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Successful contact using JingTong and J-Pole

alex erlank – January 21, 2008 – 16:47

I successfully connected to the ISS bbs and uploaded a message using only a 2.5W Jingtong radio and homemade J-Pole antenna!

The J-Pole antenna was strung up in a tree in the garden, under which i sat with my radio and laptop. Living in Cape Town, South Africa means I have the ISS to myself on most passes.

Just proving its possible!

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alain – February 3, 2008 – 07:01

Hi Alex,
Congratulations!
You remember me when I saved my first message on the MIR pms. Back in the days you could even get a response from the astonauts. Today it's not possible anymore... what a great loss

Alain
iz6byy ww3ww

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It´s incredible

PU2RYQ – January 30, 2008 – 19:26

Congratulations Alex, never cut this tree.

Américo
PU2RYQ
Brazil

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Congratulations Alex.

VK3UKF – January 24, 2008 – 23:58

Excellent job Alex well done mate.
Now that's QRP with a capital Q.

:-)
Kevin, VK3UKF.

The day I stop learning will be the same day that I die.

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