That would be fun. I would like to operate a bird that is almost as old as I am :o) I have never used AO-7 before. Do you think it is doable with an arrow antenna? Will I need to try to use CW? I have never used CW on the sats before.
Thanks, Chris Maness On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 11:24 AM, George Henry <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't leave out AO-7... looks like it will be in Mode A at the start of FD, > and > switch to Mode B around 23:35 UTC. As long as no one runs too much uplink > power > (like some regulars who shall remain nameless...), causing it to FM, it's a > great bird! > > > George, KA3HSW > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Chris Maness <[email protected]> >> To: Clint Bradford <[email protected]>; [email protected] >> Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 12:49:02 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Best FD Sat >> >> You going to be busy. Yes, that was my current list. I was just >> wondering if anything had changed. I have had the best luck with >> transponder birds. That would be VO-52 and FO-29, correct? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris Maness >> >> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Clint Bradford <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> > Check the OSCAR status page to see what is up and running ... >> > >> > http://oscar.dcarr.org/ >> > >> > Looks like I'll be programming AO-7, AO-27, FO-29, SO-50, AO-51, VO-52, >> > and >>the ISS - in appropriate modes - for the weekend! >> > >> > >> > Clint Bradford, K6LCS >> > http://www.work-sat.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
