David and the BB, There is a published schedule that says that L/U is subject to interruption for telemetry collection.
I sent out a note to the BB earlier today explaining the problem I am having getting the satellite ready for this weekend. The 22:30 pass only affected those in the eastern US, I don't plan on changing L/U during the 00:00 pass that covers a larger area. The only schedule I can give you is that I will work on the satellite until I feel that it will give solid operation for this weekend, which I hope will be in the next 24 hours. 73, Gould, WA4SXM ----- Original Message ----- From: "David - KG4ZLB" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <[email protected]>; "Gould Smith" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 L/U > Listening on the 22:24utc pass of AO-51 just now and for the second day > running, the sudden distinct change in sound reception tells me that the > analogue signal is being switched over to digital for TLM collection just > as it gets to me in Florida. > > If this is so then could we have a schedule of what passes TLM is going to > be collected please - we only get a few days to work mode L and I am 0 for > 2 and I can not be bothered to waste time if the published schedule is > not going to be adhered too! > > If its just not working in L/U then forget the rant! > > Thanks > > -- > David > KG4ZLB > www.kg4zlb.com > > > > [email protected] wrote: >> Thanks for this Drew. I have just seen that designation on the AO-51 >> information page (the one linked to the status page on the AMSAT site) >> for the first time, although I've made countless visits to that page over >> the past year. >> >> For those who will operating Field Day from remote/portable sites and >> using antennas like the Elk or Arrow, you may wish to check out this PDF, >> which I found on the Cushcraft Web site: >> >> http://www.cushcraft.com/comm/support/pdf/Antenna-Polarization-14B32.pdf >> >> After reading it, I believe that AO-51 could prove to be more challenging >> to work than usual this weekend, given a TX output in the SO-50 >> neighborhood and the antenna mismatch many of us will be dealing with >> (i.e., linear polarized antenna at the ground station vs. circularly >> polarized at the satellite). >> >> If I misread the document and have drawn inaccurate conclusions, I hope >> someone will post a correction. However, it seems to me like this >> provides all the more reason for us to focus on AO-7, FO-29 and VO-52 if >> we can. >> >> Thanks to all, >> >> Tim - N3TL >> -------------- Original message from "Andrew Glasbrenner" >> <[email protected]>: -------------- >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > -- > David > KG4ZLB > www.kg4zlb.com > _______________________________________________ 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
