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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/ZMOUSTI2MIZJXBOZJWAZVBSVXKY66WU7/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "ZMOUSTI2MIZJXBOZJWAZVBSVXKY66WU7", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/2WRDRX6OYQ2A4NO2PXNKYLNA2TUZECFS/", "sender": { "address": "updwrb (a) bristor-assoc.com", "mailman_id": "6a38e6f613ad494f85758faeecec9d50", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/6a38e6f613ad494f85758faeecec9d50/emails/" }, "sender_name": "w4upd", "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW", "date": "2009-06-04T01:53:47Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/WP5LZGRPCFSTUGG4ZPE4X4EKBBYQKHZ6/", "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "I have a 12 degree pass here at 01:55 that I am going to try. Not sure \nwhether there will be enough sun on the bird but will try. Don't know \nwhy I'm not hearing it, since I hear the others fine. Will try VO-52 as \nwell which comesinto view shortly as well to make sure I hear it.\n\nReid, W4UPD\n\n\[email protected] wrote:\n> Hey Reid,\n> \n> AO-7 is pretty much \"locked\" in Mode B for the time being because of \n> the nature of its orbit. It's not getting to a point where the system \n> toggles between Modes A and B, but that's fine with me because Mode B \n> is the best mode for me and my station.\n> \n> I heard myself for the first time at about 00:06 UTC, and moved just \n> below 145.940 to call CQ in CW. I didn't have any takers, so moved up \n> to about 145.944 and started calling again, which is where the WA4??? \n> called me. Our QSO started during the 00:15 minute and ended during \n> the 00:16 minute.\n> \n> From what I could hear, the satellite was very strong. I don't know \n> what to say about your not hearing it. I suspect you've checked the \n> antenna on a terrestrial repeater or simplex and know that there's no \n> problem with it or your feedline. I hope you get it figured out.\n> \n> 73,\n>\n> Tim\n>\n> -------------- Original message from w4upd\n> <[email protected]>: --------------\n>\n>\n> > I can't figure out what's wrong here. I listen for AO-7 on the\n> past your\n> > were talking about and was not able to here it at all and it\n> went as\n> > high as 89 degrees here. I thought maybe the pass times were off\n> but\n> > listen well before and after the times and still did not here it.\n> > However, I hear all of the other satellites at the appropriate\n> times.\n> > Was AO-7 in A or B mode? Usually I hear AO-7 horizon to horizon\n> (except\n> > directly overhead) with a Ringer II vertical. I'm missing something\n> > here. I enjoy working AO-7 now I seem not to be able to hear it.\n> >\n> > Reid, W4UPD\n> >\n> >\n> >\n> > [email protected] wrote:\n> > > Hey everyone,\n> > > > I worked the AO-7 pass just after 00:00 UTC here because it\n> had a maximum elevation for me of almost 89 degrees. I wanted to\n> see how much, if any, my ability to work would expand when\n> runninng a half-watt if a used CW instead of\n> > SSB.\n> > > > On this pass, at least, I had a copyable signal from 30\n> degrees to 30 degrees,\n> > and made a partial contact at 00:15 UTC with a station whose\n> call sign I did not\n> > fully copy - which is totally my fault. The call was WA4 (or, at\n> least, that's\n> > what I copied), but I didn't catch the suffix. The signal faded\n> slightly, and I\n> > didn't ask for a repeat. That's embarrassing, and I apologize to\n> the operator\n> > for that. When he called me, AO-7 was below 35 degrees. I\n> reported a 589 to him,\n> > and he gave me a 559, which exceeded my expectations. When we\n> finished the QSO,\n> > AO-7 was at 28 degrees elevation to my location, and I faded\n> into the noise.\n> > >\n> > > It'll take a few more passes, at least, to say with some\n> measure of certainty,\n> > but it appears that, for my station, I probably can expect to\n> have workable\n> > signals at a half-watt out on AO-7 at 50 degrees elevation and\n> above in SSB, and\n> > at 30 degrees elevation and above in CW. Given the compromises I\n> choose to have\n> > with a fully portable station, that's not to bad for milliwatts.\n> > >\n> > > 73 to all,\n> > >\n> > > Tim - N3TL\n> > > _______________________________________________\n> > > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of\n> the author.\n> > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? 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