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VK4XYL > RIGS 09.07.03 12:19l 28 Lines 793 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Why not ssb handhelds ?
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From: VK4XYL@VK4WIE.#BNE.QLD.AUS.OC
To : RIGS@WW
VK4XYL Opined with considerable skill:-
> Sounds good to me. I have an old Icom IC202 which only has 144.0 to
144.2
> SSB but was originally designed for portable use. I wasn't too happy
with
> the builtin whip antenna, so I mounted a 2m quater wave on the back of
my
> push bike carrier, added an external battery, and I was bike mobile on
2m
> SSB.
So Harry M1BYT inserted tongue in cheek and asked:
>Did you have to ride the bike side-saddle to ensure proper modulation
>Kathy ;-)
<giggles> I did try sidesaddle, but that just caused the radio to switch
to DSB!! Then I tried the other side and got AM! And I had to add drop
handlebars to get LSB.
de Kathy vk4xyl
Packet: vk4xyl@vk4wie.#bne.qld.aus.oc
E-Mail: vk4xyl@optusnet.com.au
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