Jeff WB8RJY

owner : COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
broadcast engineer

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@kg0mw The two big boys from M2 .Both over 20 ft long with polarity kits allow access down to the horizon.

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

Speaking if satellites, I have been downloading images for years from NOAA 15,18,19.
Always wanted to get the HD
Images from the GEOSTATIONARY
GOES 16.found an old 6 ft dish and fabricated a coffee can feed .these UK mages are 5400x5400 pixels and 80 mg also tried a 4 ft dish.

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

Crazy 6m day again today .
Just worked Scotland
From here in central Michigan

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@VE6WK Absolutely.on vhf when using preamp ,run ur RF gain on the radio way back .then u will see more results.

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@k2mts N6ua was describing the pinch roller that was driven by the captain shaft.
The idler wheel provided drive to the take up reel to take up the tape.

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

Memory batt died on pc.
Replaced it and set date and https://t.co/bb8B3u0zDN on satpc32 when clicking on satellites , box pops up: UNGULTIGES ARGUMENT ZUM CODIEVEN DES https://t.co/JkW9oltPQC !thanks !

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@k2mts Make a 6meter delta https://t.co/Qq8PRgLjOl very good .better than a dipole / inverted v

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@ke9v Not everybody has the time or interest in lotw.

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@OH2FQV Nice to see u on Twitter my friend. Looking forward to working u on RS44 ! Talk to u soon !

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

Sitting in the shack between passes with the 6 meter beam pointed south.worked SG6T
in Sweden with a +9 db report.
How is this even possible ?

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@kg0mw @ve3hls The 6m band has not been good enough for ssb ,but been working many many states
1s,2s,3s,4s,5s,7s,0s.
With FT8 as well as central and south America! Today was the first day 6m was not open in the last week !
Set up wjst-x MONITOR APP
on a smart phone to monitor the band remote

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@VE6WK What antenna ?

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@kg0mw 6m is insane.cant even fund a place to work on ft8.ssb is loaded.beacons everywhere.
Worked cuba,columbia,argentina.
Have not seen this on 6m in years.

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

What a suprise to work R1AO
in St.Petersburg Russia today
On AO7 ! 7185 km . 1630 utc.

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@2m0sql You were 59 as usual my friend.
This allowed the local radio club to experience sat comm which they had never seen before.
Thanks for helping !

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@2m0sql Always nice to hear you my friend. Stay safe!

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@PRStoetzer @k2mts I've wondered about that .he's everwhere,he's everywhere.all the tjme,
Every day!

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@2m0sql Always great to work you sir.
Today you were 59 plus .
Work u again soon.73s

[Jeff WB8RJY @Jefforybrought1]

@G0IIQ Always a pleasure Dave.
Talk to you again soon !