Hi Tim
By far the best (in my opinion) is AO-7! It switches between mode A & B at
about 2335Z each 24 hours. There are a interesting bunch of "characters" that
populate this satellite. As opposed to the FM sats we can actually have a
conversation, in fact 3 or more in a round table as people enter and leave the
footprint. Check out
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/main.php?PHPSESSID=6dd58a40327b312b8178ae739709db09
and the log to see what mode it's on. Keep in mind AO-7 is six years older
that you are, and this fine bucket of bolts is like a timex watch. Follow the
guide lines when operating through it. Your quadra filer helix antennas might
be a little iffy, however NL7VX uses omni antennas and I can work him (on the
east coast) from Seattle fairly good. Will look for you.
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Goodrich" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, June 6, 2011 12:28:27 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Getting back into Sats- current state of affairs
Hi All,
It's been a few years since I've posted here, but just bought a Yaesu 736R
over the weekend and am back to experimenting with the birds. Looking at the
AMSAT page, it's sad to see how few birds are operational, including the
once stellar AO-51 and also HO-68 (which I never got to work).
I did hear VO-52 and the APRS on ISS last night. However, this morning, I
tried to activate SO-50 during the 9:07PST pass and I didn't hear anything.
Is there a problem with this bird, is it too weak for me to hear, or was
there just no activity? I should have been able to hear myself after
activating it with the tones on full duplex, but didn't.
Thanks,
Tim
K6TW (formerly KI6VBY)
Yaesu FT-736R
2m and 70cm homebrew Quadralfilar Helixes, 50ft LMR-400
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