25 Sep
2006
25 Sep
'06
12:30 a.m.
I couldn't hear anything from SO-50 tonight, around 0425 UTC. No response after sending the turn-on tone and then transmitting high power with the squelch PL tone. Usually I hear it very well after I remember to switch on the mast-mounted preamp.
Wayne Estes W9AE Oakland, OR, USA, CN83ik
25 Sep
25 Sep
12:20 p.m.
New subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SO50
Last night I wrote:
I couldn't hear anything from SO-50 tonight, around 0425 UTC.
This morning I reply:
Daylight reveals that the coax cable to my UHF yagi snagged on a tripod bolt and caused the UHF yagi's elevation to be off by 40 degrees. That explains why I couldn't hear SO50 and why I couldn't get into VO52. A hacksaw took care of the offending bolts.
Wayne Estes W9AE Oakland, OR, USA, CN83ik
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