----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 5:20 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK now on VO-52!
Hi all!
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I then planned to make one more attempt on FO-29 before returning to Phoenix this afternoon. I found a nice high (maximum elevation 75 degrees) pass at 1835-1851 UTC. I could hear the downlink about a minute or so into the pass, and could hear myself through FO-29 shortly after that. Around the halfway point of the pass, I lost the downlink. I was not able to hear it for the remainder of the pass.
My radios checked out OK, so now I need to take a look at my Yagi and coax. I had a coax issue crop up a few months ago, so that could be the problem. I have not read anything that would indicate a new problem on FO-29, and I'm hoping there are no problems with that satellite.
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Hi Patrick, WD9EWK/VA7EWK
With FO-29 a low noise preamplifier antenna mounted is mandatory.
Actually FO-29 is working very well even in full eclipse here during the night south-bound orbits.
When you are able to receive the CW beacon all the way during a whole orbit then your receiving system is OK for it.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico