Hi Jan, Auke, Probably polarization. Do you have a circularly polarized antenna? If so, try the other direction. I had very different results RH and LH; the non-default position was by far the best for me in the second half of the pass on Field Day. This was just for the downlink; my uplink is linear, so I don't know how that side reacts.
Greg KO6TH > Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:40:34 +0200 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7??? > > > On Wed, July 8, 2009 06:35, Auke de Jong wrote: > > > Hi Auke, > > > Could the solar panels on one particular side be failing? Are there any > > regular patterns to the performance? > > > > ... and so continues the next chapter of most interesting satellite we > > have! > > The experience I have the last couple of weeks, is that when AO-7 is > comming towards me everything works great but when it is going away from > me, it is very difficult to use the bird. > > No idea what the reason could be? > > > PE0SAT - Jan > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 _______________________________________________ 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
