Hearing my FM signal on AO-85 about 3 seconds later.
This is fun, Was it the late '60s ? LDE's ?(Long Delayed Echoes)
Used to be guys talking about them and a few articles in CQ I think.
Anyway, was just giving out my callsign and heard it about 3 seconds later on the passband.
I am taking a WAG gee and saying it's due to the digital processing up there?
Still, it's fun and funny. Or, wait. That spook-asteroid is passing by now. Asteroid-Bounce. Hmmm. she's farther out than the moon so 3 or 4 seconds might be right. mmmmm, just maybe ....
Can I QSL myself and have it count for some rare VUCC grid?
Now the proof would be if your second ego would acknowledge the same grid square and ask for a QSL from yourself :-) LOL
Was good catching you on satellite,
73, Stefan VE4NSA
On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Bob KD7YZ kd7yz@denstarfarm.us wrote:
This is fun, Was it the late '60s ? LDE's ?(Long Delayed Echoes)
Used to be guys talking about them and a few articles in CQ I think.
Anyway, was just giving out my callsign and heard it about 3 seconds later on the passband.
I am taking a WAG gee and saying it's due to the digital processing up there?
Still, it's fun and funny. Or, wait. That spook-asteroid is passing by now. Asteroid-Bounce. Hmmm. she's farther out than the moon so 3 or 4 seconds might be right. mmmmm, just maybe ....
Can I QSL myself and have it count for some rare VUCC grid?
-- 73, Bob KD7YZ www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz AmSat LM#901 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
Bob,
I heard the same thing on AO-85 recently. I would hear myself coming back from the satellite in real time (plus a slight delay for my SDR receiver & software), and then hear it again 2-3 seconds later. It seemed more like some station was retransmitting whatever it heard from AO-85, which happened to be my voice at that moment. I did not write down when this happened, but I have recordings of all AO-85 passes I worked, so I can go back and pinpoint when this happened. I might do this later tonight between some passes while staying up late, or tomorrow. If someone is really bored and looking for stuff to do, feel free to visit my Dropbox space at http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/ and take a listen to my recordings. :-)
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK
On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 2:01 AM, Bob KD7YZ kd7yz@denstarfarm.us wrote:
This is fun, Was it the late '60s ? LDE's ?(Long Delayed Echoes)
Used to be guys talking about them and a few articles in CQ I think.
Anyway, was just giving out my callsign and heard it about 3 seconds later on the passband.
I am taking a WAG gee and saying it's due to the digital processing up there?
Still, it's fun and funny. Or, wait. That spook-asteroid is passing by now. Asteroid-Bounce. Hmmm. she's farther out than the moon so 3 or 4 seconds might be right. mmmmm, just maybe ....
Can I QSL myself and have it count for some rare VUCC grid?
-- 73, Bob KD7YZ www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz AmSat LM#901
On 31-Oct-15 2218, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
Bob,
I heard the same thing on AO-85 recently. I would hear myself coming back from the satellite in real time (plus a slight delay for my SDR receiver & software),
yeh, kidding aside ... O also thought it seemed like somebody sending it back up.
The audio processing certainly doesn't take that long! Somebody must be having what they perceive as a fun time, out there... :-)
Jerry Buxton, NØJY
On 10/31/2015 21:21, Bob KD7YZ wrote:
On 31-Oct-15 2218, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
Bob,
I heard the same thing on AO-85 recently. I would hear myself coming back from the satellite in real time (plus a slight delay for my SDR receiver & software),
yeh, kidding aside ... O also thought it seemed like somebody sending it back up.
Jerry,
There was also some beeping heard early and late in the 0642 UTC AO-85 pass over the west coast. It didn't stay for long, but it was there. Probably related to the audio fun previously referenced.
Back to updating my log, and uploading telemetry...
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK
On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Jerry Buxton n0jy@amsat.org wrote:
The audio processing certainly doesn't take that long! Somebody must be having what they perceive as a fun time, out there... :-)
Jerry Buxton, NØJY
The beeping was probably me, sending a spotting tone. Sorry about that. I only tried it because it was a late-night pass.
-- bag
Bryan KL7CN/W6
On Nov 1, 2015, at 00:19, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) amsat-bb@wd9ewk.net wrote:
Jerry,
There was also some beeping heard early and late in the 0642 UTC AO-85 pass over the west coast. It didn't stay for long, but it was there. Probably related to the audio fun previously referenced.
Back to updating my log, and uploading telemetry...
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK
On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Jerry Buxton n0jy@amsat.org wrote:
The audio processing certainly doesn't take that long! Somebody must be having what they perceive as a fun time, out there... :-)
Jerry Buxton, NØJY
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