And now back to normal.
Lots of folks are running unattended beacons on 145.825, which can cause QRM to HO-68 FM users. I only decoded about half of those heard:
21:59 HP1AVS-4/WIDE2-2>P8SS1X>UI,R,F0 (1199 baud): 'kPUl .-/]DIGIPEATER en Gorgona
22:00 K4MQF/WIDE2-2>RS0ISS-4>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud): =3811.25N/07746.23W`PHG52306/Greeting to all ! from Spotyslvania Va
22:00 AB5JO/RELAY/WIDE>GPSC30>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud): 73 VIA ARISS DE AB5JO MOBILE IN LAREDO,TX, USA EL07
22:00 AB5JO/RELAY/WIDE>GPSC30>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud): $GPRMC,220035,A,2734.3349,N,09930.1045,W,000.0,195.8,231010,,,A*6C
22:01 AB5JO/RELAY/WIDE>GPSC30>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud): 73 VIA ARISS DE AB5JO MOBILE IN LAREDO,TX, USA EL07
22:01 AB5JO/RELAY/WIDE>GPSC30>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud): $GPRMC,220135,A,2734.3349,N,09930.1045,W,000.0,195.8,231010,,,A*6D
22:04 N1NCB1-14/W3ADO-1/ARISS>4S3T6X>UI,?,F0 (1194 baud): `b2Fp4V[/"3y} 22:04 WA1KAT/RS0ISS-4/SGATE/WIDE>BEACON>UI,?,F0 (1199 baud): =4239.70N/07057.02W-Topsfield,MA 5w vertical
22:04 W9QO/ARISS/SGATE/WIDE2-2>STPX2U>UI,R,F0 (1199 baud): 'oIrl!e-/]"6Y}
22:05 K4MQF/WIDE2-2>RS0ISS-4>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud): =3811.25N/07746.23W`PHG52306/Greeting to all ! from Spotyslvania Va
22:05 VE3FFR/W3ADO-1/SGATE/WIDE>APRS>UI,R,F0 (1199 baud): !4416.01N/07629.01W- 22:05 W9QO/ARISS/SGATE/WIDE2-2>STPX2U>UI,R,F0 (1199 baud): 'oIrl!e-/]"6Y}
There was a little gap there in the middle where I swapped over to the 435.300 repeater, and gaps at each end.
73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com Sent: Oct 23, 2010 4:35 PM To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: "marklhammond@gmail.com" marklhammond@gmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 short experiment
From 2025UTC this afternoon, for 1-2 orbits, the 435.150 downlink on AO-51 is configured as a repeater and being used to monitor 145.825. Please DO NOT attempt to transmit through this downlink! We are taking a look at congestion and unattended operation that may be impacting the use of HO-68 in FM mode. Reception reports are of course welcome.
73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-VP Operations
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