Try amsat UK for info on orbits etc. Have used Oscar 10 and 50 but try for a
contact at the furthest point in orbit, that way it is stationary almost . not
so easy on a polar orbit as you have to chase the bird. Don`t know of hand if
any birds have an elliptical orbit Oscar 10 was a mistake but one of the best
birds ever to fly.
Mike GM6OFO
Andrew O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've never made a satellite QSO, any mode. Does anyone have a tip of
which satellite to use for the easiest one to try first? I have HF ,
2M, and 440 all mode capability. Anyone want to try a QSO this
weekend? For "good passes", how far above the horizon does the bird
realistically have to be for an "easy" contact ?
Andy K3UK
PS, anyone have an easy to read chart of satellite by name , up/down
link frequencies and modes supported ? I have found several but they
all seem to contradict each other and require a lot of flipping from
one window to another.
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