Have you used SO-50 before? It's not always easy to hear, even with large beams. However, it hears excellently. Before the 74.4 command was made public, I used to enable it automatically with a 2 watt HT and packet beacon every 3 minutes, to an omni.

73, Drew KO4MA

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From: Peter Wilson protest@virginmedia.com Sent: Jan 21, 2014 3:50 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 Acquisition

Hi all,

We had a northerly pass of SO-50 earlier today and I was unable to switch the timer on, get any response, or hear anyone else.

I used the 74.4 Hz sub tone to arm the timer but nothing. I have 100 Watts available to steerable beams, so signal strength is not the issue.

Is this bird difficult to open?

Thanks

Peter

G8KEK

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