Hi Joe,
OK, fair enough. That beacon has been heard recently when the satellite is in Mode A, and has been transmitting RTTY telemetry. Until recently it hadn't been heard for a long while. AO-7 is also exiting a period of continuous solar illumination, so things are beginning to behave more chaotically. You might want to check http://oscar.dcarr.org/ and http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/main.php to get an idea of the immediate mode.
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Armbruster" josepharmbruster@gmail.com To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" glasbrenner@mindspring.com Cc: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 9:00 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 beacon
Andrew,
I tried to listen to the 435.1000 MHz CW with no luck.
Joe, KJ4JIO
Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
Which beacon? The satellite was in Mode B, and the 145.972 beacon only works occasionally. There was plenty of activity around 145.950. I worked K3SZH, K4TB, KG4ZLB, and K7ULS. On the previous pass I worked K3SZH and PS8RF, and heard several others.
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Armbruster" josepharmbruster@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 8:38 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 beacon
I just attempted to listen to the AO-7 beacon as it passed over the west coast of Florida. I couldn't pick it up... Is anyone else able to hear it?
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