Thanks all, I'm definitely going to have to try this one soon.
Bryce KB1LQC On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Pete Rowe <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all > I had a nice western pass of FORTE, 16 August 13 starting at 22:54z here > in San Jose, California. > Indeed, there is no modulation anymore. > Here is my Doppler plot: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/wkxddml712q9x4f/forte.jpg > > 73, > Pete > WA6WOA > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jean-Pierre Godet <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:30 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [Sort of Off Topic] Non-Ham Satellites of Interest > > > Hello Bryce and everyone here, > > Try "satellite frequency uhf" with your favorite search engine. There is > a lot of websites wich offer frequency lists, sometimes outdated. Many are > around 250 / 280 MHz, something like that. > First try a very easy, strong one, FORTE, on 401.568 MHz (+- 10 kHz of > Doppler shift) with the tle : > 1 24920U 97047A 13226.13396630 .00000147 00000-0 85928-4 0 9728 > 2 24920 069.9555 142.7308 0022573 185.2601 174.8286 14.25669016830080 > > It sounds like the FSK modulation 4800 bps of the european radiosondes, > and as the frequecy is inside the 401 - 406 MHz radiosounding band this > often fooled the radioamateurs. > These last times there is no modulation, only a carrier, and FORTE looks > like in a stdby mode. I listened the modulated carrier on may 16th, but at > the beginning of june till now only an unmodulated carrier. > > Try this one first. ;-) > > 73 ! > > J-P/F5YG > > -- > Powered by Linux (Slackware 10.0 - kernel 2.4.26) > > On Wed, 14 Aug 2013, Bryce Salmi wrote: > > > This is more of a curious question to anyone with some knowledge of > non-ham > > satellites (I know about the NOAA satellites though). Are there any > > satellites that would be worth tracking at taking a listen to with an > Arrow > > handheld antenna and a Yeasu VX-8R (HT with AM/FM modes). This is simply > my > > curiosity of what's up there. > > > > > > Bryce > > KB1LQC > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
