435.300 downlink? I thought it was 435.150.
Thanks for the reply. I've heard ISS just fine with the same setup, but I see that AO-51 is a bit over twice as high. I'll try open squelch next time and Doppler tuning on rx. I don't understand, however, why I didn't hear myself on the nominal 435.150 at peak of pass, unless rx is actually 435.300. I have the W-32 set for Full Duplex, so receive mute wasn't active.
73 de Dennis KD7CAC
On May 28, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
You should try to listen with the squelch off, the satellite signal is usually not strong enough to crack it. It also might be that there was no one on during that pass. Could you hear anything on the 435.300 downlink?
73, Drew
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Griffin" [email protected] To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 2nd repeater operational
Thanks, Drew. I tried it on a straight overhead pass with my IC- W32 on high power, thru an Arrow II Satellite handheld antenna, but no joy. The squelch did open for a few minutes during the peak of the pass, but I was unable to discern any audio.
73 de Dennis KD7CAC Scottsdale, AZ
On May 28, 2008, at 7:51 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
145.86 is the old 2m digital uplink. 145.88 is the 2nd repeater voice uplink.
73, Drew
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Griffin" [email protected] To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 2nd repeater operational
MacDoppler Pro has the tx as 145.860. Can you confirm which it is? A good pass coming up here in my area.
73 de Dennis KD7CAC Scottsdale, AZ
On May 28, 2008, at 6:47 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
Just a reminder that the 2nd repeater is active on AO-51, 145.880 uplink and 435.150 downlink. It is not restricted to QRP this time, but we do ask that only FM voice be used. Those that have been reluctant to use the FM satellites should give it a try, there is no contention. Last night on the first east coast pass, there were only 3 stations the entire pass.
73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations