SO-50 is generally quiet during the day for a few reasons. Many people are at work, and it's also a weak bird that is not as easy to hear as AO-51. It also requires a PL to turn it on if it's off, and then another PL to use it.
Also many satellite enthusiasts use the TS-2000 which has a birdie on the downlink which can make it difficult, if not impossible to hear. But it's a great bird with excellent audio. 73 de W4AS On Aug 26, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Ng, Peter wrote: > I was also surprised at how quiet SO-50 was during my initial attempts. I > thought there something wrong with my setup. I find the traffic on SO-50 is > very light. Don't know why...could be the time of day (or night in my case). > I had great help from KC2WQW and W6ZKH. Regardless of anyone else being on, > when you can hear myself on the downlink, you know you're getting through. > have fun! > > 73's Peter VE7NGP > >> That's true but you would think there would be others on the bird. >> >> 73 Matt >> W5LL >>> ... >>> Did you transmit the ON tone? SO-50 is set up so you have to turn it on by >>> ... >>> Rick Tejera _______________________________________________ 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
