PL is on as of about 2215Z. Before LOS I heard it drop twice for a second or two until it heard a valid tone again. This will happen about every 120 seconds. Reports are welcome, especially from remote users/areas.
73, Drew KO4MA Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: > Well, the PL mode is still off. We'll try again this afternoon. > > 73, Drew KO4MA > > Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: > >> This evening I shut the 435.150 transmitter off and raised 435.300 to >> near 2 watts output. Tomorrow morning I plan to turn on the new PL >> routine. This improved routine will turn the downlink on with an >> unsquelched uplink when it hears a 67 hz tone. I plan on leaving a tail >> of several minutes, so the transmitter will stay on without hearing a >> tone for an interval of several minutes. >> >> What does this mean for the user? It would be helpful to program in a 67 >> hz PL tone again, but not absolutely required as long as someone else in >> the footprint does. It also means if you are the first person in the >> footprint (not very likely in North America, Europe, or Japan) you might >> not hear the satellite until after it hears 67hz for a few seconds. >> >> If all goes well, we'll continue this mode through the mode change >> Sunday night. Reports from when the downlink turns on or off would be >> appreciated. >> >> 73, Drew KO4MA >> AMSAT-NA VP Operations >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
