[amsat-bb] Unable to hear AO-7

Maybe I am doing something wrong on Mode A. Over the summer I had a couple of successes. Since then, nothing.

Station works all the other birds with ease.

I recall AO7 has no battery so it must be illuminated. So I only try when the bird is in sunlight.

I cannot seem to find my signal on the downlink. I am using dipole, vertical, end fed, every possible combination. Last evening, I thought I may have heard my CW note, but I am not sure.

I typically can hear K3SZH calling CQ on the downlink, but just barely.

AO7 has low power, but I have worked it before. Certainly it is me who is missing something.

Mark Lunday WD4ELG wd4elg@arrl.net http://wd4elg.net