During the recent week of V/S I got caught changing my mobile station configuration and had to make more changes for V/S This occurred during one of our more nasty heat and humidity cycles. Working outside, even in the shade was difficult. On the last possible day, I finally did hear a brief period of S band. Now I know what I have to do for next time.
As I recall it, one of the criteria for the AO-40 was to provide several different modes to stretch the experience and capabilities of Hams. Many Hams complained that they had to buy extra equipment, but many found sources of commercial equipment that could be modified and sold at reasonable prices. The current satellite building criteria seems to be that if you can not work the satellite with an HT and a hand held antenna we do not attempt it.
As a compromise, how about one week a month AO-51 is in VS and another it is in LS? This is a technical hobby, let us prove we can handle the challenge.
73 de WB2LLP Gene
On 24 Aug 2009 at 11:27, WB2LLP wrote:
As a compromise, how about one week a month AO-51 is in VS and another it is in LS? This is a technical hobby, let us prove we can handle the challenge.
73 de WB2LLP Gene
YES great idea i vote for it. It is hard to test our L and S band equipment when we only have 4 to 5 days available sometimes not even a week end period in this time frame and even if we get one rain often ruin the whole thing.
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Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
Yes Gene, It should be great !
73 Fer IW1DTU
________________________________ From: WB2LLP wb2llp@optonline.net To: AMSAT -BB AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:27:57 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 VS
During the recent week of V/S I got caught changing my mobile station configuration and had to make more changes for V/S This occurred during one of our more nasty heat and humidity cycles. Working outside, even in the shade was difficult. On the last possible day, I finally did hear a brief period of S band. Now I know what I have to do for next time.
As I recall it, one of the criteria for the AO-40 was to provide several different modes to stretch the experience and capabilities of Hams. Many Hams complained that they had to buy extra equipment, but many found sources of commercial equipment that could be modified and sold at reasonable prices. The current satellite building criteria seems to be that if you can not work the satellite with an HT and a hand held antenna we do not attempt it.
As a compromise, how about one week a month AO-51 is in VS and another it is in LS? This is a technical hobby, let us prove we can handle the challenge.
73 de WB2LLP Gene
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