Receiving AO-51 satellite in Norway

Got my new Wouxun KG-UVD1P. It's a good radio and my first 2m/70cm HT so I guess my opinion doesn't mean much.

QTH: JO59CO
Date: 13 Oct 2010
AOS: 15:21:22 UTC
LOS: 15:35:30 UTC

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[sweetgyy]

ok it has a sensitive front end but how much intemod it gets ? how does it perform in the city?

[dofty]

@sweetgyy If I send 5W 600khz down, it goes silent. But for the money, it's great. Sold mine after passing my license, couldn't bear the small quirks any longer. Bought an Icom IC-E91 with D-STAR and Yaesu VX-8GR instead. It's a perfect beginners radio, and/or backup radio.

[skolefriken]

jævla tyskera xD

han får inn nån tyskera å æ hør flere ganga at de sir ett eller anna om november ;D

(æ har tysk tilvalg på skola)

[dofty]

@Skutvik80 Frekvensene er 435.300 på downlink og 145.920. Men man må ta hensyn til doppler effekten, og da må man gjerne gå litt høyere på frekvensen når satellitten er på vei mot deg, og lavere når den går fra deg. :)

[BeigeGenius]

I am waiting for mine. I've seen forum posts from people saying tehy are cheap but personally I would say they are actually priced corectly and that radio's from the main three are over priced, this is noticeable for accessories using similar technology to mobile phones (bluetooth headsets, batteries etc.).