Good evening, On the last pass of FO-29 over the United States, there were a couple of stations tuning and one that started calling CQ in CW right on the center frequency.
HK3Z was already calling CQ on that frequency when the satellite rose over North America. I did work him, but several others could have as well if not for the QRM. Please go up or down a ways to find your signal so you are out of the way. Remember that FO-29's passband is 100 kHz wide - 435.800 MHz to 435.900 MHz. There's more than enough room for everyone. If I decide to call CQ, I generally start calling 10-15 kHz above center and move down only if nobody is responding there. Now, there was also non-ham FM QRM on the center frequency, but that's a different story and there's not much we can do about that. 73, Paul, N8HM _______________________________________________ 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
