Hey Reid, AO-7 is pretty much "locked" in Mode B for the time being because of the nature of its orbit. It's not getting to a point where the system toggles between Modes A and B, but that's fine with me because Mode B is the best mode for me and my station.
I heard myself for the first time at about 00:06 UTC, and moved just below 145.940 to call CQ in CW. I didn't have any takers, so moved up to about 145.944 and started calling again, which is where the WA4??? called me. Our QSO started during the 00:15 minute and ended during the 00:16 minute. >From what I could hear, the satellite was very strong. I don't know what to >say about your not hearing it. I suspect you've checked the antenna on a >terrestrial repeater or simplex and know that there's no problem with it or >your feedline. I hope you get it figured out. 73, Tim -------------- Original message from w4upd <[email protected]>: -------------- > I can't figure out what's wrong here. I listen for AO-7 on the past your > were talking about and was not able to here it at all and it went as > high as 89 degrees here. I thought maybe the pass times were off but > listen well before and after the times and still did not here it. > However, I hear all of the other satellites at the appropriate times. > Was AO-7 in A or B mode? Usually I hear AO-7 horizon to horizon (except > directly overhead) with a Ringer II vertical. I'm missing something > here. I enjoy working AO-7 now I seem not to be able to hear it. > > Reid, W4UPD > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > > I worked the AO-7 pass just after 00:00 UTC here because it had a maximum > > > elevation for me of almost 89 degrees. I wanted to see how much, if any, > > > my ability to work would expand when runninng a half-watt if a used CW > > > instead of > SSB. > > > On this pass, at least, I had a copyable signal from 30 degrees to 30 > > > degrees, > and made a partial contact at 00:15 UTC with a station whose call sign I did > not > fully copy - which is totally my fault. The call was WA4 (or, at least, > that's > what I copied), but I didn't catch the suffix. The signal faded slightly, and > I > didn't ask for a repeat. That's embarrassing, and I apologize to the operator > for that. When he called me, AO-7 was below 35 degrees. I reported a 589 to > him, > and he gave me a 559, which exceeded my expectations. When we finished the > QSO, > AO-7 was at 28 degrees elevation to my location, and I faded into the noise. > > > > It'll take a few more passes, at least, to say with some measure of > > certainty, > but it appears that, for my station, I probably can expect to have workable > signals at a half-watt out on AO-7 at 50 degrees elevation and above in SSB, > and > at 30 degrees elevation and above in CW. Given the compromises I choose to > have > with a fully portable station, that's not to bad for milliwatts. > > > > 73 to all, > > > > Tim - N3TL > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.52/2153 - Release Date: 06/03/09 > 18:00:00 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
