Hi Mike,
Good to work you on the last 06:00z pass. Also heard KK6OTJ, but never made 2x contact.
For a change, the bird seemed alive and well from the beginning of the pass until nearly the end (vs before when I couldn't work it until after TCA). In fact, it seems like it was too active too soon, suggesting my keps are late. I'm using the keps from object 41909, updated from Celestrak right before the pass. Is that the best set?
Greg KO6TH
Mike Diehl wrote:
Ted,
I worked the last pass over SoCal from my driveway with 500mW. I had little trouble getting in once it cleared the local obstructions.
Hand guided Elk with VFO Doppler tuning. I think most people have outdated keps so they're way off. I've worked this bird a couple times now and never over 2.5W with 817 as an uplink. As usual, QRO isn't the answer.
73's
Mike Diehl AI6GS
On Jan 2, 2017, at 8:42 PM, Ted k7trkradio@charter.net wrote:
Scott, John, K8YSE is the Gold Standard, so I'm looking forward to his reply to your question. (I'm waiting before dabbling with BY70-1, but we better be quick !)
HNY and 73, Ted K7TRK
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: Monday, January 2, 2017 8:13 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] BY70-1 Observation & Question
Happy New Year to everyone.
So for the second evening in a row, as I monitored BY70-1 for telemetry packets, I noticed performance on the FM voice transponder that prompts me to ask a question.
Specifically, I hear K8YSE getting into the satellite with a crystal clearness that you would expect from a simplex QSO with someone in your front yard. Unfortunately, he’s been by himself for the most part... a station or two might try to get in but you just get fragments or a lot of static.
As a novice, should that make me think that this satellite requires a lot of ERP to get into cleanly? Or maybe with the TLE’s changing so rapidly, is this sat just more difficult to track than the others?
One other variable tonight is the weather; I suppose anyone using a hand-held antenna who normally works outside might be off the air because of all the rain in parts of the country right now. Maybe it’s just a lot of football on TV!
I know that any answer might be speculation, but when I hear something happen on the air repeatedly it makes me want to see if I can learn the cause (or possible causes).
Thanks!
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