Just tried to work the bird 15:09 - 15:20 UTC. Nothing heard today. It sounded great yesterday. I had a clean, strong signal back with very good audio by speaking softly.
Sorry we could not work today Ryan. I assume you did not hear it either Rick - WB3CSY Sent from Rick's iPhone 5 "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein > On May 18, 2014, at 7:30 AM, M5AKA <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is an issue in that there is no global standard for amateur FM. Some > countries in the world use 5 kHz deviation FM with 20 or 25 kHz channel > spacing while others use 2.5 kHz deviation and 10 or 12.5 kHz channel > spacing. Trying to transmit a 5 kHz dev signal through a system designed for > 2.5 kHz doesn't work too well. > > > Almost all transceivers produced in Asia are capable of transmitting either > deviation since they sell to all markets. There's a setting in the menus to > change transmitted deviation, it may be referred to as FM or FM-W for 5 kHz > deviation and FM-N for 2.5 kHz deviation. > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > > On Sunday, 18 May 2014, 6:37, Tom schuessler <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried the satellite four times today, the 17th, and wish I had used my > cheap Chinese radio that has narrowband FM transmitter capabilities. From > what I understand the the satellite losing the signal due to over deviation > makes a lot of sense. Was able to trigger the ID on all the passes I tried > with no sound from me but no Qs. I guess we all need to talk softly. Hope we > have a few more chances to use this bird before it's orbit decays. > > 73 all > > Tom, N5HYP > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
