Satellites Contacts for Field Day 101
This will be the first time our club station has our satellite rig up and running and I wanted to learn from the experts about tips field Day satellite contacts. My understanding there is some bonus for a satellite contact, and likely many will be on the birds.
What do you recommend to someone who is fairly familiar with making satellite contacts, but never during field day?
Thanks!
Bryce Chanes KR0CKT
I would prepare to operate on the linear birds. You will be assured a contact.
73 Jeff Kb2m
From: Bandman444--- via AMSAT-BB Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 12:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellites Contacts for Field Day 101
This will be the first time our club station has our satellite rig up and running and I wanted to learn from the experts about tips field Day satellite contacts. My understanding there is some bonus for a satellite contact, and likely many will be on the birds.
What do you recommend to someone who is fairly familiar with making satellite contacts, but never during field day?
Thanks!
Bryce Chanes KR0CKT _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
From my experience, it helps to work nighttime satellite passes. Even the FM satellites are not as busy late in the evening. That's how I got the 100 bonus point for my club last year. They'll probably be even less busy in the wee hours of the morning.
73,
Mac Cody / AE5PH
On 06/17/2018 11:56 PM, Bandman444--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
This will be the first time our club station has our satellite rig up and running and I wanted to learn from the experts about tips field Day satellite contacts. My understanding there is some bonus for a satellite contact, and likely many will be on the birds.
What do you recommend to someone who is fairly familiar with making satellite contacts, but never during field day?
Thanks!
Bryce Chanes KR0CKT _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Hi Bryce-
Read my article on this very topic in the June QST, or read a PDF of it on the AMSAT website here:
https://www.amsat.org/get-on-the-satellites-for-field-day/
Sean KX9X
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On Jun 18, 2018, at 10:47 PM, Mac A. Cody [email protected] wrote:
From my experience, it helps to work nighttime satellite passes. Even the FM satellites are not as busy late in the evening. That's how I got the 100 bonus point for my club last year. They'll probably be even less busy in the wee hours of the morning.
73,
Mac Cody / AE5PH
On 06/17/2018 11:56 PM, Bandman444--- via AMSAT-BB wrote: This will be the first time our club station has our satellite rig up and running and I wanted to learn from the experts about tips field Day satellite contacts. My understanding there is some bonus for a satellite contact, and likely many will be on the birds.
What do you recommend to someone who is fairly familiar with making satellite contacts, but never during field day?
Thanks!
Bryce Chanes KR0CKT _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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