I also agree with the others. Signal strength is down significantly. I’m deciding 3-10 frames a pass now and saw 20-40 a few days ago.
Something is not right
Might be my imagination but the sat frequency seemed to shift a few hundred HZ as well.
Fingers crossed
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 2:43 AM VK5HI via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Burns and Mike, My telemetry downloads suggest back on the 1st February it was around 125 milli-watts. On the 13 February it had been running 75 milli-watts for some time. Then on the 14th February it dropped to 13 milli-watts. May explain why it has been tough going the last two days. All days quoted are GMT days. 73 Colin VK5HI.
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB Sent: Sunday, 16 February 2020 09:06 To: Mike Lucas documike@comcast.net Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] HuskySat-1: Telemetry, "FWD Power"
Could you take a look at the "measurements" page on the HuskySat tab and click on "RF Power" to get a graph of the power that you have been receiving? Mine varies between about -77.5dBm and about 60dBm, (of course it changes during a pass) but I don't see much of a difference in the last day or 2.
Thanks...
On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 4:50 PM Mike Lucas via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
This concurs with my observations the past couple of days also.
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2020 1:39 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] HuskySat-1: Telemetry, "FWD Power"
Hi Chris and Roy,
... we can't see a difference in the received signal > strength on
the ground, but any independent validation of that is > greatfully
received.
Subjective observation is that my received signal seemed weaker for the past 2 or so days. The antenna I'm using is a 7 element yagi on 435.800 at 20 degrees fixed elevation on a TV rotor. I've only been able to capture fewer than 50% of the packets compared with reception earlier in
the week.
I live on a 100% wooded lot (no leaves since its winter) but all the trees are frosted ala winter wonderland style from passing weather systems since last Thursday. The trees introduce a lot of variability in my received signal depending on which tree I'm pointed at. But my received signal on 435.800 has been noticeably lower even at the "good" patches of sky.
My HuskySat telemetry at 2125Z said Forward Power = 13.4 mW.
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