Hi Bill,
With a vertical, you are going to have a low angle of radiation, so you will probably only hear the satellite on the horizon. Maybe others on the reflector can say more about this.
73s John W5TD
--- Bill Goff b-goff@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I've been interested attempting to work thru this satellite for several days beginning 1/31 without much luck. One each occasion I've not heard the beacon at all nor heard any other qso's. I've used the amsat path predictions and online tracking so I'm sure I'm listening at the correct times. I'm using a colinear vertical about 20' up at the QTH, so I think I've got enough antenna to at least hear the satellite. Does anyone here know it the software update is still in process? Is the satellite not in operation now?
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