Hi all, Im fairly new to working satellites and I want to start using the satellites AO 7 and FO 29 as Ive not worked them before. Could anyone tell me the uplink & downlink mid passband frequencies for both satellites plese as It would make it slightly easyer for me to operate them as I find It difficult enough as Im only using a vertical antenna :-)
73.....Callum MM3YCG
Callum,
AO-7
Mode A - 145.900 up/29.450 down (ssb) (mid) Mode B - 432.150 up/145.950 down (ssb) (mid)
FO-29
145.950 up (ssb) (mid) 435.850 down (ssb) (mid)
All the information you need is on the AMSAT website under "Sat Status"
And if you are not a member of AMSAT, join and receive a free handy dandy laminated sheet containing all the frequency information for all the active birds!
(That's AMSAT NA not AMSAT UK as you don't get one with the UK membership - in fact you don't seem to get an acknowledgement of payment for renewing membership either but that's another issue!)
:-(
David KG4ZLB/M0ZLB www.kg4zlb.com
Callum Graham wrote:
Hi all, Im fairly new to working satellites and I want to start using the satellites AO 7 and FO 29 as Ive not worked them before. Could anyone tell me the uplink & downlink mid passband frequencies for both satellites plese as It would make it slightly easyer for me to operate them as I find It difficult enough as Im only using a vertical antenna :-)
73.....Callum MM3YCG
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On Feb 11 2009, David - KG4ZLB/MØZLB wrote:
Callum,
AO-7
Mode A - 145.900 up/29.450 down (ssb) (mid) Mode B - 432.150 up/145.950 down (ssb) (mid)
NOTE from WØJT: Mode A is NON-INVERTING, so use USB on both the up and down links, and as you tune HIGHER in the UP link passband you tune HIGHER in the DOWN link passband.
Mode B is INVERTING, so use LSB on the UP link and USB on the DOWN link. As you tune HIGHER in the UP link passband you tune LOWER in the DOWN link passband.
FO-29
145.950 up (ssb) (mid) 435.850 down (ssb) (mid)
WØJT sez: Mode J is INVERTING, so use LSB on the UP link and USB on the DOWN link. As you tune HIGHER in the UP link passband you tune LOWER in the DOWN link passband.
Callum Graham wrote:
Hi all, Im fairly new to working satellites and I want to start using the satellites AO 7 and FO 29 as Ive not worked them before.
73 and good luck on the birds John P. Toscano, WØJT AMSAT-NA Life Member #2292
On Wed, February 11, 2009 21:08, Callum Graham wrote:
Hi Callum,
Hi all, Im fairly new to working satellites and I want to start using the satellites AO 7 and FO 29 as Ive not worked them before. Could anyone tell me the uplink & downlink mid passband frequencies for both satellites plese as It would make it slightly easyer for me to operate them as I find
Look at: http://www.ham.vgnet.nl/?Satellite:Help:Passband
It difficult enough as Im only using a vertical antenna :-)
I made my first connection also with a vertical, it is not easy but possible.
73.....Callum MM3YCG
73's Jan - PE0SAT
Hello Callum
Check out http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
Also be aware AO-7 will switch over between mode A to B at about 2100Z, then back to mode A in 24hours. You will be able to determine what mode it is in by checking out the log at the above web site. You are just out of the footprint from me at CN87. We'll have to wait for the next HEO.
73 Bob W7LRD
----- Original Message ----- From: "Callum Graham" mm3ycg@btinternet.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:08:39 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Help
Hi all, Im fairly new to working satellites and I want to start using the satellites AO 7 and FO 29 as Ive not worked them before. Could anyone tell me the uplink & downlink mid passband frequencies for both satellites plese as It would make it slightly easyer for me to operate them as I find It difficult enough as Im only using a vertical antenna :-)
73.....Callum MM3YCG
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