Well, I worked the MIR space station back in the day, and in more terrestrial terms, I worked repeaters in Chattanooga from the south side of Atlanta (more than 100 miles) and later that morning repeaters in Savanna GA from the same location.
The Chattanooga/Savanna DX was mobile with a Wilson WE800 into a 5/8 magmount mobile. Max out about 13 watts. The MIRS was using a Kenwood V7A into a Comet 5/8 fixed antenna about 25ft off the ground.
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