Hi Patrick,
I will listen for you on the next pass (7 minutes from now). I could clearly hear myself on the last pass once it got above 5 degrees. I can copy the FM and CW TX from AOS to LOS just fine.
Hope to work you, Jeff - K2AK DM41
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 6:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 in Arizona @ 1332 UTC
Hi!
This was my first attempt on this satellite. CW telemetry at 145.920 was easy to copy, and I hear CW and SSB through the transponder. It wasn't hatd to hear the transponder after the satellite was up a few degrees from the horizon, and I heard my own CW near mid-pass. Maximum elevation here was 33 degrees.
Above 20 or so degrees elevation, I could hear my CW. Near the midpoint, I briefly heard myself in SSB. Fading is there, but having to adjust my VFO more often than working VO52 makes this bird more of a challenge.
Although I didn't complete a QSO, I think I heard KN6ZA in CW. I know I clearly heard AA5PK in SSB starting around 1337-1338 UTC. I will try again on the next pass at 1508-1517 UTC.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb