As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various stationary antennas. It's been tough testing them since not many birds seem active, particularly AO-51 which I usually heard well. Can anyone tell me if AO-51 was functioning during the pass at around 16:30 EDT on 7/18. I haven't heard a peep out of it but have heard a few other birds. TNX Rick W2JAZ
If you are listening on 435.300, that is the problem. AO-51 is operating on 145.880 up/ 435.150 down.
Dave - KB1PVH
Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jul 18, 2011 4:56 PM, "Richard Lawn" [email protected] wrote:
As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various stationary antennas. It's been tough testing them since not many birds
seem
active, particularly AO-51 which I usually heard well. Can anyone tell me
if
AO-51 was functioning during the pass at around 16:30 EDT on 7/18. I
haven't
heard a peep out of it but have heard a few other birds. TNX Rick W2JAZ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
On 7/18/2011 12:41 PM, Richard Lawn wrote:
As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various stationary antennas. It's been tough testing them since not many birds seem active, particularly AO-51 which I usually heard well. Can anyone tell me if AO-51 was functioning during the pass at around 16:30 EDT on 7/18. I haven't heard a peep out of it but have heard a few other birds. TNX Rick W2JAZ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Rick,
I did here AO-51 on that pass. I got in late on it. Footprint was not on L48 anymore. I did make some calls hoping for someone in Alaska. I did hear some Russian stations and called them but their signal was fading in and out. I have worked them before and we have exchanged QSL cards. Anyways it was functioning ok.
Dale/KL7XJ BP40
Have you looked at the schedule page? We are on 435.150 down now.
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 18, 2011, at 4:41 PM, Richard Lawn [email protected] wrote:
As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various stationary antennas. It's been tough testing them since not many birds seem active, particularly AO-51 which I usually heard well. Can anyone tell me if AO-51 was functioning during the pass at around 16:30 EDT on 7/18. I haven't heard a peep out of it but have heard a few other birds. TNX Rick W2JAZ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Yes I knew about freq change. All I can assume is that the home brew k5oe isn't up to the task and I will turnstile moxon in a week when I get back to this vacation qth. Tnx Rick W2jaz
On Monday, July 18, 2011, Andrew Glasbrenner [email protected] wrote:
Have you looked at the schedule page? We are on 435.150 down now.
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 18, 2011, at 4:41 PM, Richard Lawn [email protected] wrote:
As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various stationary antennas. It's been tough testing them since not many birds seem active, particularly AO-51 which I usually heard well. Can anyone tell me if AO-51 was functioning during the pass at around 16:30 EDT on 7/18. I haven't heard a peep out of it but have heard a few other birds. TNX Rick W2JAZ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
I think you will like the turnstile Moxon. I recently, last week, fabricated one for receiving Russian navigation satellites on 149.940 to 150.030 MHz and was very pleased. It replaces a commercial QFH I had in my attic. I used 3/4" wide aluminum straps for the elements, a 90 degree hybrid coupler instead of the phasing network, and held the ends of the elements in alignment with 3/4" wide strips of bare G-10 printed circuit boards.
John WA4WDL
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard Lawn" [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 11:27 PM To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Activity?
Yes I knew about freq change. All I can assume is that the home brew k5oe isn't up to the task and I will turnstile moxon in a week when I get back to this vacation qth. Tnx Rick W2jaz
On Monday, July 18, 2011, Andrew Glasbrenner [email protected] wrote:
Have you looked at the schedule page? We are on 435.150 down now.
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 18, 2011, at 4:41 PM, Richard Lawn [email protected] wrote:
As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various stationary antennas. It's been tough testing them since not many birds seem active, particularly AO-51 which I usually heard well. Can anyone tell me if AO-51 was functioning during the pass at around 16:30 EDT on 7/18. I haven't heard a peep out of it but have heard a few other birds. TNX Rick W2JAZ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
participants (5)
-
Andrew Glasbrenner -
Dale Hershberger -
Dave Webb KB1PVH -
jmfranke -
Richard Lawn