This morning I switched the satellite back to "normal" mode for a bit with the 145.92/435.3 repeater on, set power levels on both 435.3 and 435.15 transmitters to 450mw and 500mw, and reenabled the SSB/FM repeater. I believe the higher power on the SSB/FM repeater running alone was causing some of the interference issues and odd behavior we have been hearing and getting reports about. I did also briefly listen to the 145.88 uplink in FM and there was non-amateur QRM there.
Let me know if this sounds more like the way this mode sounded last time we ran it.
Twitter and the AMSAT AO-51 schedule page also updated.
73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations
Hi Drew, That is much better :-) Worked like last time this mode was on. Just had a pass with AOS at 1241 UTC here in Copenhagen. Two QSO's - SQ7DQX and UA9UIZ. Thanks. 73 OZ1MY Ib ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" glasbrenner@mindspring.com To: "Amsat-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:51 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 mode update
This morning I switched the satellite back to "normal" mode for a bit with the 145.92/435.3 repeater on, set power levels on both 435.3 and 435.15 transmitters to 450mw and 500mw, and reenabled the SSB/FM repeater. I believe the higher power on the SSB/FM repeater running alone was causing some of the interference issues and odd behavior we have been hearing and getting reports about. I did also briefly listen to the 145.88 uplink in FM and there was non-amateur QRM there.
Let me know if this sounds more like the way this mode sounded last time we ran it.
Twitter and the AMSAT AO-51 schedule page also updated.
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Attention Drew Ko4MA This mornings pass @2000 UTC orbit #28925 AO-51 was back to normal to my way of thinking USB up and FM down, no funny going carriers and signal strength was normal again I.E. S7 to 9, originally we down here thought the interference was caused by our northern neighbours as they cause a lot of havoc on AO-7 mode B as it goes South east to north west, thank you for every thing. Alex VK5ALX with the MP3 recording showed it as we hear it. As aside we here in VK/ZL look forward to AO-51 in mode V/S and each month, more are getting there gear up and running Graham McPhee VK2AYE QF54ce
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" glasbrenner@mindspring.com To: "Amsat-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:51 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 mode update
This morning I switched the satellite back to "normal" mode for a bit with the 145.92/435.3 repeater on, set power levels on both 435.3 and 435.15 transmitters to 450mw and 500mw, and reenabled the SSB/FM repeater. I believe the higher power on the SSB/FM repeater running alone was causing some of the interference issues and odd behavior we have been hearing and getting reports about. I did also briefly listen to the 145.88 uplink in FM and there was non-amateur QRM there.
Let me know if this sounds more like the way this mode sounded last time we ran it.
Twitter and the AMSAT AO-51 schedule page also updated.
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