Hi Glenn, I haven't made a QSO yet either. The biggest problem, I think, is the satellite's tumbling, which results in frequent obstruction of the little uplink antenna by the main body of the spacecraft. On this pass, when I could see the uplink antenna, you couldn't, and vice versa. The rapid Doppler, due to the low altitude, doesn't help either. I'll try again tomorrow morning. 73 Ray In a message dated 8/7/2011 2:42:54 P.M. GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I wish I'd heard you calling, Ray. Still trying to make my first contact through ARISSat, The QSB is a killer. 73 Glenn AA5PK ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 9:25 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Transponder 1412Z >I heard myself calling CQ for about 2 minutes, peaking 569, but no takers > that I could hear. Then, about 2 minutes later, I heard AA5PK calling CQ, > about the same strength, but I could no longer hear myself. > > It's a challenge! > > 73 Ray W2RS > _______________________________________________ > 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
