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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/P6WOLO3LSNTVS2YOOJHLBKKJW3BP27AE/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "P6WOLO3LSNTVS2YOOJHLBKKJW3BP27AE", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/P6WOLO3LSNTVS2YOOJHLBKKJW3BP27AE/", "sender": { "address": "the2belo (a) msd.biglobe.ne.jp", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "J. Boyd (JR2TTS)", "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73 Lack of transponder activity", "date": "2015-12-10T22:51:56Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:40:39 -0700, \"Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)\" <[email protected]> wrote:\n\n> AO-73's transponder normally operates when the satellite is\n> not in sunlight, and whenever the AO-73 command stations\n> turn the transponder on all the time (usually during the\n> weekends and some holidays).\n\nPerfect, since that's usually the only time I have free time to operate\nin the first place!\n\n> here on the AMSAT-BB list and also on the @FUNcubeUK Twitter\n> feed:\n> \n> https://twitter.com/FUNcubeUK\n\nFollowed.\n\n> As W5PFG mentioned, this is an easy satellite to work with\n> portable stations. I regularly work it with an FT-817ND for\n> the uplink, and the downlink is handled either with another\n> FT-817ND or my SDRplay SDR receiver with an 8-inch Windows\n> 10 tablet running HDSDR. At times on high passes, I can cut\n> my transmitter power down from 5W to 500mW and still have a\n> readable signal through the transponder. The uplink frequency\n> you use will probably change from pass to pass, which is why\n> the recommendations of using manual control when working this\n> satellite are good. Since this satellite has a sensitive\n> uplink receiver, it shouldn't be hard to line yourself up on\n> the transponder.\n\nI have an old ICOM IC-706 for the uplink, a Yaesu FT-857D for the\ndownlink, and a laptop controlling both via CAT. I'm currently only\nmanually tracking with an Arrow but I figure that will be enough for a\nstart.\n\nThanks for the tips, will report back when I've made an attempt. 73\n\n-- \nJ. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B\[email protected]\nhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/\nhttp://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS\nTwitter: @Minus2_C\n\n", "attachments": [] }