Thanks, good audio clip, What about birds that do digital modes ?
Andy On 5/26/07, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Andy, Anything less than a Yagi and pre-amp is a compromise, but you should be able to hear and work AO-51 with the vertical on the 0056z pass. You can actually work most FM satellites with an HT during a high elevation pass; copy is marginal, but it does work... See attached audio clip... Tony KT2Q ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <andrewobrie%40gmail.com>> To: <[email protected] <digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Satellite QSOs anyone ? > Thanks Tony. > I'll give a listen tonight. I have simply a > vertical dual bander antenna > for tonight but have acquired satellite Yagi for > 2M and 70CM, so will > probably try those in a week or so, > > Andy K3UK > > > On 5/26/07, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <DXDX%40optonline.net>> wrote: >> >> Andy, >> >> The AO51 FM satellite is fairly easy to work. >> The >> voice uplink is on 145.920 and the downlink is >> 435.300. It's works much like an FM repeater. >> >> Doppler will cause the downlink frequency to >> shift >> during the pass so expect to move your VFO as >> much >> as 5kHz high at the start and 5kHz low towards >> the >> end. Doppler will be closest to the actual >> downlink frequency during the middle of the >> pass. >> >> There are three passes tonight (Saturday); the >> closest will begin at 00:56z and end at 01:11z. >> The bird will be at it's closest point around >> 00:03z (09:03pm EST). See attached image of >> AO51's >> footprint and pass times. >> >> The VO-52 satellite is another 'easy sat'. This >> one has a wide passband and is SSB/CW only. It >> uses an inverting transponder; LSB on the >> uplink, >> USB on the downlink. Let me know if you're >> interested... >> >> See www.amsat.org >> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php >> >> Tony KT2Q >> >> >> ---- Original Message ----- >> From: "Andrew O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <andrewobrie%40gmail.com> >> <andrewobrie%40gmail.com>> >> To: <[email protected] <digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com> >> <digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>> >> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 1:23 PM >> Subject: [digitalradio] Satellite QSOs anyone ? >> >> > 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. >> > >> >> >> >> >
