20 Mar
2011
20 Mar
'11
5:40 a.m.
----- Original Message ----- From: "P.H." bbjunkie@f2s.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 2:17 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-40 range record ??
Hi,
For a small club satellite presentation I will be mentioning the benefits of HEO over LEO and the range advantage.
Can anyone tell me the distance record set when AO-40 was alive?
Thanks
73
2i0VAX
Pete
Hi Pete, 2i0VAX
My DX record on AO40 from JN70ES Naples Italy was a QSO with ZL2AOX Ian Ashley in RF72MV with a distance of 18299.0 Km as you can see in the following page of QRZ.com
The uplink was in L band and the downlink in S band
This is why it is very important to pull for the new HEO satellite P3-E ! !
Best 73" de
i8CVS Domenico