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        "address": "amsat-bb (a) wd9ewk.net",
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    "sender_name": "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb]  more SSB satellite experimenting (23 August)",
    "date": "2008-08-24T05:22:46Z",
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    "content": "Hi!\n\nToday, I planned to spend most of the morning at a city park\nin north Phoenix (a park straddling the DM33/DM43 grid boundary)\nto try a few passes on DO-64 and VO-52.  I also worked an AO-51\npass using my all-mode setup (two FT-817NDs with Arrow Antennas\nhandheld 2m/70cm Yagi), before those SSB birds started making \ntheir morning passes here - and before it reached 41C/106F \noutside!\n\nThe DO-64 pass I tried first was about 22 degrees maximum elevation\nto the east.  I could hear the beacon, and could hear my CW going\nthrough the transponder.  I could not hear myself when using the \nmic.  Since the second pass to the west was about the same elevation,\nI didn't try it.  I was on VO-52 for two passes, both passes having\nmaximum elevation in the 20-25 degree range.  I heard a couple of\nstations in SSB on each pass, I was able to hear myself call CQ a \nlot during each of the passes, but logged no QSOs. \n\nSince I am not using computer control, I have tried not to park near\nthe center of the passbands on these satellites.  Specifically for \nVO-52, I have tried to park around 145.910 or 145.915 MHz on the \ndownlink as not to interfere with others around 145.900 MHz using \nfull computer control.  Unfortunately for me today, nobody ventured \nup to find me during the passes.  \n\nDuring the second (western) VO-52 pass around 1825-1840 UTC, I \nstarted reducing my power as I called CQ.  The FT-817ND has 4 power\nlevels, and I went down from the high power (5W) setting to the \nlowest level (500mW) and could still hear myself clearly through \nVO-52.  Antenna polarization was more important as the power level \nwent down, in order to get to and through the transponder.  I had \nto twist my Yagi around more, to make sure I could make the round-\ntrip to the satellite.  This is a good thing, as now I know I can \nuse a lower power level if I am operating with only the FT-817ND's \ninternal NiMH battery pack.  I normally use one of my two 12V/20Ah \njumpstart battery packs to power my two FT-817NDs or (for the FM \nbirds) my IC-2720H when on the satellites. \n\nSince next weekend is a holiday weekend for the US (and Canada), I \nhope to be on VO-52 and maybe DO-64 during those 3 days.  I might\ntry AO-7 if there is a high pass in my area as well.  If you are \non during those passes next weekend, please feel free to tune up \nthe passband.  Please be patient with me, as I am not set up for \ncomputer control on my radios - yet.  If things go well, I will do \nsome demonstrations on VO-52 along with the 3 FM satellites during \nthe upcoming ARRL Southwestern Division convention here in the \nPhoenix area on 12-14 September. \n\n73!\n\n\n\nPatrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK \nhttp://www.wd9ewk.net/\n\n\n",
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