AO-85 passes sounded good over the east coast this weekend. However, I set up for the 04:06 pass and only heard what sounded like the satellite back in test mode (female voice announcing this is Fox-1).
What is the status for this week, as there is a very good overhead pass today at 20:06 UTC?
On a side note, I like others I believe, have found that getting into AO-85 with your HT and handheld Arrow or Elk antenna to be almost impossible. Last evening I set up the Icom and used 20 watts, that was the first time I actually made more than one contact.
Thanks
Loon
Loon,
If you hear "Hi This is Amateur Radio Satellite Fox-1", the satellite is in transponder mode. A transmission with the 67 Hz tone should activate it.
The satellite is open for use for now, but there is likely to be another round of testing later this week.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:02 AM, W3MAT . [email protected] wrote:
AO-85 passes sounded good over the east coast this weekend. However, I set up for the 04:06 pass and only heard what sounded like the satellite back in test mode (female voice announcing this is Fox-1).
What is the status for this week, as there is a very good overhead pass today at 20:06 UTC?
On a side note, I like others I believe, have found that getting into AO-85 with your HT and handheld Arrow or Elk antenna to be almost impossible. Last evening I set up the Icom and used 20 watts, that was the first time I actually made more than one contact.
Thanks
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On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:10:25 -0400, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
If you hear "Hi This is Amateur Radio Satellite Fox-1", the satellite is in transponder mode. A transmission with the 67 Hz tone should activate it.
(Thank you, Fox designers, for not requiring a different tone every 10 minutes like SO-50!)
That turns out to be a good barometer from my QTH for how high up the sat has to get before someone can successfully activate it. When it comes up from the south over the Pacific, it might get up to 20° elevation before someone starts calling CQ. I know for certain that my 5-watt HT and I are not triggering it before then.
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