I have a pass in about one hour now from near Seattle.

Since, I've never used HO-68, is the beacon: Downlink 435.7900 MHz CW ??

Btw, how does the typical beacon signal compare to the typical transponder signal folks have? Is it louder or same?

Thanks, Joe, AD7D.

-----Original Message----- From: Mark L. Hammond [mailto:marklhammond@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 4:55 PM To: Joseph Holman; Zachary Beougher; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: HO68 1706z Pass???

Allan's post the other day effectively said, 'beacon only until further notice--if you don't hear it please report it!'

I think we saw some reports that the beacon was NOT heard...

"We weren't expecting the transponder, but we didn't hear the beacon either. Glenn AA5PK "

I suspect they will appreciate reports to the Oscar Status page, too!! It is really helpful to command stations...

73!

Mark N8MH

At 12:47 AM 1/16/2011 +0000, Joseph Holman wrote:

So, is only the beacon on current on HO68?

Joe, AD7D.

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Zachary Beougher Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 10:51 AM To: Mark L. Hammond; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HO68 1706z Pass???

No, I was listening to the repeater. I misunderstood Alan's email yesterday. I thought the repeater was back on.

Zack KD8KSN

-----Original Message----- From: Mark L. Hammond Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 12:33 PM To: Zachary Beougher Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] HO68 1706z Pass???

I think CW beacon only---is that what you listened for??

At 12:14 PM 1/15/2011 -0500, you wrote:

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I did not hear HO68 a few minutes ago when I went out for the 1706z pass ­ can anyone confirm that? I have had some station issues lately, so maybe the issue is on my end. From what I understood in Alan’s email yesterday, HO68 w8 was back in operation. Zack KD8KSN _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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

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