There have been Mode B passes here during which I couldn't hear myself at all, even if the elevation was well above the horizon and there wasn't much local RFI. During the pass that just finished, I could barely hear my downlink even with the satellite nearly overhead at TCA. The signal was weak and crackly.
I plan on trying a VO-52 pass later this morning to see if perhaps there's a problem with my station, such as a cable fault.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
On 7/26/12, Ib Christoffersen oz1my@privat.dk wrote:
Hi all, AO-07 seems to be a little strange. It changes between mode-A and mode-B (or perhaps mode-C) Mode C is the same as B but with lower power on the downlink.
Looking at http://oscar.dcarr.org/
is also confusing.
Perhaps the sun angle is very bad.
Any bids ?
73 OZ1MY Ib
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