[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 - Idaho Repeater QRM on uplink?

16 Mar 2011

      Hi Zack,
Yeah, noticed the same, KD7QAF likely wasn't the correct call.  My
ears hadn't fully woken up yet this morning, darn it!
Maybe it was KD7QAS I heard ... that's an IRLP node in Middleton, ID,
and the robot voice definitely announced Middleton.  And "F" and "S"
do sound kinda alike.....
Dave
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Zachary Beougher
zack.kd8ksn@hotmail.com wrote:
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Hi Dave,
KD7QAF is an ex call sign (now AC7VA - Washington) and KD7QAN is a op in
Yuma, AZ.  From the looks of his QRZ page he has not been very active, so I
would doubt if he has a repeater.
73!
Zack
KD8KSN
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Glasbrenner
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:58 AM
To: David Palmer
Cc: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 - Idaho Repeater QRM on uplink?
Thanks for the heads up. It's likely an echolink or irlp node. Does anyone
have a recording? If we can nail the call down I'll follow up with them.
73, Drew KO4MA
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On Mar 16, 2011, at 11:18 AM, David Palmer zdap42@gmail.com wrote:
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Hi Everyone,
I just thought I'd relay a bit of QRM I observed on AO-51 on this
morning's 3/16/2011 1322z pass.   The bird was totally quiet (just a
nice carrier) for the first 5 minutes of the pass, but then it sounded
like a repeater was getting into the sat uplink:
3/16  1327z:  "Connected, KD7QAF repeater."
3/16  1328z:  "KD7QAF repeater disconnected."
3/16  1328z:  "hey Stacy did I see you at the corner there by Wendys?"
3/16  1330z:  "...repeater in Middleton, Idaho."
Pretty minor as far as QRM goes, but I just wanted to flag it up in
case anyone knows of a KD7QAF repeater (call might have been KD7QAN?)
that's got an output near 145.920.  Might be worth letting them know
they're getting into a sat.
Also had a nice chat with Kerry WC7V on the same pass -- I'd forgotten
how nice it is to work AO-51 on the early morning passes, it's a
fantastic satellite!!!  The morning passes aren't crowded at all, and
'51 has such beautiful clear audio and great coverage.
73 de Dave KB5WIA / CM88
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