So, I've been trying to use SO-67 and HO-68 for a few days now, and I have had no luck.
For equipment, I've been using a Yaesu FT-60R programmed with the primary frequencies and two secondaries programmed on either side for Doppler shift. My antenna is an ELK 2m/440cm.
Now, I know SO-67 has been down, but all the passes I've tried have been after that satellite was supposedly "repaired" and back on schedule. Nada. Not even quieting in the receiver.
HO-68 has been a similar bust. I checked the schedule posted from Alan and highlighted the ones that were supposedly on for FM/PACSAT over NA and heard nothing. The latest pass I tried was at 17:58 UTC 89 degrees straight overhead, but still I heard nothing and it was supposed to be on.
I know my receiver is working, because I checked all my programmed frequencies, and I have been able to work AO-27 and AO-51 in the past few days, and I heard the ISS Packet beacon several times as well.
Now that I think of it, I haven't heard SO-50 either.
Any thoughts?
I've had better luck on the weaker sats with my mobile and a short whip than I have with this ELK antenna. What gives?
- Jake, K3UAZ