Just got the switch on of mode v/s at about 01:55 UTC and heard myself with a good downlink signal so everything still works OK here.
I note that this is the twelfth freq/mode combination I have entered into the PacSat32 doppler SQF file for AO-51
A very versitile bird.
Clare VE3NPC
Glad it worked for someone; I heard nothing on the 03:24z pass here, but I'm a bit out of practice on VS. Kept trying to remember how my 13cm downlink is wired... I think I remember, now that the pass is over!
Greg KO6TH
----Original Message Follows---- From: "Clare Fowler" lcfowler@magma.ca To: "amsat-bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 V/S Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:13:47 -0400
Just got the switch on of mode v/s at about 01:55 UTC and heard myself with a good downlink signal so everything still works OK here.
I note that this is the twelfth freq/mode combination I have entered into the PacSat32 doppler SQF file for AO-51
A very versitile bird.
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Greg,
I know what you mean. I have a low power mode S beacon which I use to verify things are working. There is always something!
The first time I powered it up post-AO-40 for AO-51, I got only the faintest signals. After a bit of checking, I found that the low noise preamp was not drawing power. I inject the DC into the feed line, and the fuse in the injector was blown. An the reason for that was the diode protecting against reverse polarity power was bad. PFM. Incredible signal with a small dish when everything is working.
Alan WA4SCA
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