LituanicaSAT-1 FM Transponder Report From Washington, DC
Good evening,
I heard the CW ID, voice message, and my own downlink briefly on a 6 degree maximum elevation pass in Washington, DC (FM18lv) at about 0058Z on 1-Jun-2014 until my receive was unfortunately wiped out by my preamp battery dying. Next pass at 0232Z is a much higher elevation pass and I will have my preamp battery charged!
The station here is 2 FT-817s, an Elk handheld LPDA, and a High Sierra MIcrowave LNAA432 preamp. I was operating on my balcony with an excellent view of the southern horizon. I used Narrow FM on the uplink and that seemed to work out better for getting into the satellite than my last attempt on 1-May.
Here is the audio from the pass: https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-in-washington-dc-usa-fm1...
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
Just worked the last pass, a 70 degree maximum elevation pass over Washington, DC. The satellite sounded good with strong signals. Lots of interference on the uplink made things challenging. I worked KK4VAU in Tennessee and KQ2RP in New Jersey. Also heard AA5PK and N5AFV, both in Texas.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Good evening,
I heard the CW ID, voice message, and my own downlink briefly on a 6 degree maximum elevation pass in Washington, DC (FM18lv) at about 0058Z on 1-Jun-2014 until my receive was unfortunately wiped out by my preamp battery dying. Next pass at 0232Z is a much higher elevation pass and I will have my preamp battery charged!
The station here is 2 FT-817s, an Elk handheld LPDA, and a High Sierra MIcrowave LNAA432 preamp. I was operating on my balcony with an excellent view of the southern horizon. I used Narrow FM on the uplink and that seemed to work out better for getting into the satellite than my last attempt on 1-May.
Here is the audio from the pass: https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-in-washington-dc-usa-fm1...
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
Here is the audio I captured on the 0232Z pass over North America.
https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-0232z-01-jun-2014mp3
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Just worked the last pass, a 70 degree maximum elevation pass over Washington, DC. The satellite sounded good with strong signals. Lots of interference on the uplink made things challenging. I worked KK4VAU in Tennessee and KQ2RP in New Jersey. Also heard AA5PK and N5AFV, both in Texas.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Good evening,
I heard the CW ID, voice message, and my own downlink briefly on a 6 degree maximum elevation pass in Washington, DC (FM18lv) at about 0058Z on 1-Jun-2014 until my receive was unfortunately wiped out by my preamp battery dying. Next pass at 0232Z is a much higher elevation pass and I will have my preamp battery charged!
The station here is 2 FT-817s, an Elk handheld LPDA, and a High Sierra MIcrowave LNAA432 preamp. I was operating on my balcony with an excellent view of the southern horizon. I used Narrow FM on the uplink and that seemed to work out better for getting into the satellite than my last attempt on 1-May.
Here is the audio from the pass: https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-in-washington-dc-usa-fm1...
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
I was the only person on the 0855Z pass over North America. Maximum elevation was 70 degrees. The satellite still sounded good. I again noted that Narrow FM and making the fine adjustments for Doppler on the uplink worked better. Downlink signals were stronger than SO-50, likely due to the lower orbit. I will try again on 2-Jun at 0121Z and 0256Z.
Audio from the pass is here:
https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-0855z-01-jun-2014
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Here is the audio I captured on the 0232Z pass over North America.
https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-0232z-01-jun-2014mp3
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Just worked the last pass, a 70 degree maximum elevation pass over Washington, DC. The satellite sounded good with strong signals. Lots of interference on the uplink made things challenging. I worked KK4VAU in Tennessee and KQ2RP in New Jersey. Also heard AA5PK and N5AFV, both in Texas.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Good evening,
I heard the CW ID, voice message, and my own downlink briefly on a 6 degree maximum elevation pass in Washington, DC (FM18lv) at about 0058Z on 1-Jun-2014 until my receive was unfortunately wiped out by my preamp battery dying. Next pass at 0232Z is a much higher elevation pass and I will have my preamp battery charged!
The station here is 2 FT-817s, an Elk handheld LPDA, and a High Sierra MIcrowave LNAA432 preamp. I was operating on my balcony with an excellent view of the southern horizon. I used Narrow FM on the uplink and that seemed to work out better for getting into the satellite than my last attempt on 1-May.
Here is the audio from the pass: https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-in-washington-dc-usa-fm1...
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
Paul Lituanicasat passed over Brazil , GG54JM , few minutes ago ( 10:50UTC) and I had a nice QSO with PY2FFG . Good signal , similar to SO50 . Today we have more few chances later. 73
PY5LF Luciano Fabricio Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF
-----Mensagem original----- De: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Em nome de Paul Stoetzer Enviada em: domingo, 1 de junho de 2014 06:13 Para: [email protected]; [email protected] Assunto: Re: [amsat-bb] LituanicaSAT-1 FM Transponder Report From Washington, DC
I was the only person on the 0855Z pass over North America. Maximum elevation was 70 degrees. The satellite still sounded good. I again noted that Narrow FM and making the fine adjustments for Doppler on the uplink worked better. Downlink signals were stronger than SO-50, likely due to the lower orbit. I will try again on 2-Jun at 0121Z and 0256Z.
Audio from the pass is here:
https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-0855z-01-jun-2014
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Here is the audio I captured on the 0232Z pass over North America.
https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-0232z-01-jun-2014m p3
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Just worked the last pass, a 70 degree maximum elevation pass over Washington, DC. The satellite sounded good with strong signals. Lots of interference on the uplink made things challenging. I worked KK4VAU in Tennessee and KQ2RP in New Jersey. Also heard AA5PK and N5AFV, both in Texas.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
Good evening,
I heard the CW ID, voice message, and my own downlink briefly on a 6 degree maximum elevation pass in Washington, DC (FM18lv) at about 0058Z on 1-Jun-2014 until my receive was unfortunately wiped out by my preamp battery dying. Next pass at 0232Z is a much higher elevation pass and I will have my preamp battery charged!
The station here is 2 FT-817s, an Elk handheld LPDA, and a High Sierra MIcrowave LNAA432 preamp. I was operating on my balcony with an excellent view of the southern horizon. I used Narrow FM on the uplink and that seemed to work out better for getting into the satellite than my last attempt on 1-May.
Here is the audio from the pass: https://soundcloud.com/paul-stoetzer/lituanicasat-1-in-washington-dc -usa-fm18lv-0058z-01-jun-2014
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC, USA (FM18lv)
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