The lightest satellite station in the world?

The email below from Pedro EB4DKA illustrates how little power you need to work some of the satellites.

In this case, just 300 mw of FM using Oscar 50.
It's certainly the lowest powered FM satellite QSO I've ever heard of.

73 Trevor M5AKA

Hi friends,
I would like to share with you that this morning I had a very QRP satellite QSO with ON5NY via SO-50 at 09:40 UTC.

I was using my Alinco DJ-C5 credit card HT with the stock antenna (only 300 mW) and the total weight of the station was 85 gr.

Not bad, I think!

Maybe the lightest satellite station of the world???

Best 73s from Spain
Pedro EB4DKA
http://www.eb4dka.tk/

AMSAT-UK publishes a bi-monthly newsletter packed with the latest Amateur Satellite news.
For more information contact Jim Heck G3WGM
Tel: 01258 453959
Email: g3wgm@amsat.org
Website: http://www.uk.amsat.org

AMSAT-NA website: http://www.amsat.org/

Other recent stories..