17 Aug
2009
17 Aug
'09
2:37 a.m.
Hello
I worked the last three passes of AO-51. I am observing some very deep fades during the pass. Some at fairly high elevations. Rx conditions are a three foot primestar dish, 5 1/2 turn helix feed, 3731AA transystem down converter, forty feet of RG-6 to a TS700A rcvr. Signals will peak at close to +15-20db, then fade to S2-4, which is about my noise level, then rise again to +15-20. I would be interested to know if anyone else experiences this, I do have some trees that can cause some variable conditions. Your mileage may vary. There are only a few on the bird, we can actually have a conversation!
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle