Little CW Operation?
I'm still learning about SATs but I just was curious if my experience was typical regarding CW activity.
On most passes, I am lucky to hear a single CW station on FO29 or other linear transponder birds.
I monitor during the week from my desk when MacDoppler tells me a pass is coming up.
Is this fairly typical during the week?
Thanks,
Tom NY4I
Tom Schaefer, NY4I ny4i@arrl.net EL88pb Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389 DSTAR Capable APRS: NY4I-15
Hi Tom, NY4I
There is more CW activity on VO-52 here over Europe, 3 or 4 stations on a single pass.
Try over USA
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Schaefer, NY4I" ny4i@arrl.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 6:49 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Little CW Operation?
I'm still learning about SATs but I just was curious if my experience was
typical regarding CW activity.
On most passes, I am lucky to hear a single CW station on FO29 or other
linear transponder birds.
I monitor during the week from my desk when MacDoppler tells me a pass is
coming up.
Is this fairly typical during the week?
Thanks,
Tom NY4I
Tom Schaefer, NY4I ny4i@arrl.net EL88pb Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389 DSTAR Capable APRS: NY4I-15
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Try AO-7 either A or B mode.
73 Bob W7LRD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Schaefer, NY4I" ny4i@arrl.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 9:49:45 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Little CW Operation?
I'm still learning about SATs but I just was curious if my experience was typical regarding CW activity.
On most passes, I am lucky to hear a single CW station on FO29 or other linear transponder birds.
I monitor during the week from my desk when MacDoppler tells me a pass is coming up.
Is this fairly typical during the week?
Thanks,
Tom NY4I
Tom Schaefer, NY4I ny4i@arrl.net EL88pb Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389 DSTAR Capable APRS: NY4I-15
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If you can, call CQ. That's how I got the 1 CW QSO I've ever gotten on the sats. I would have had 2 if I hadn't messed up the VFO.
I've really got to get my sat station set up again so I can try again... I love the somewhat warbley sound of CW on AO-7. :)
Sean - VA5LF
On 2011-06-08, at 10:49 AM, Tom Schaefer, NY4I wrote:
I'm still learning about SATs but I just was curious if my experience was typical regarding CW activity.
On most passes, I am lucky to hear a single CW station on FO29 or other linear transponder birds.
I monitor during the week from my desk when MacDoppler tells me a pass is coming up.
Is this fairly typical during the week?
Thanks,
Tom NY4I
Tom Schaefer, NY4I ny4i@arrl.net EL88pb Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389 DSTAR Capable APRS: NY4I-15
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That warbley or fm'ing sound is if we run too much power or there are several people on at the same time. Those poor 36 (I think) year old solar cells are working really hard. Try to keep the power to a minimum to maintain communications.
73 Bob W7LRD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Cavanaugh" seanc@unixgeeks.ca To: "Tom Schaefer, NY4I" ny4i@arrl.net Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 2:53:21 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Little CW Operation?
If you can, call CQ. That's how I got the 1 CW QSO I've ever gotten on the sats. I would have had 2 if I hadn't messed up the VFO.
I've really got to get my sat station set up again so I can try again... I love the somewhat warbley sound of CW on AO-7. :)
Sean - VA5LF
On 2011-06-08, at 10:49 AM, Tom Schaefer, NY4I wrote:
I'm still learning about SATs but I just was curious if my experience was typical regarding CW activity.
On most passes, I am lucky to hear a single CW station on FO29 or other linear transponder birds.
I monitor during the week from my desk when MacDoppler tells me a pass is coming up.
Is this fairly typical during the week?
Thanks,
Tom NY4I
Tom Schaefer, NY4I ny4i@arrl.net EL88pb Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389 DSTAR Capable APRS: NY4I-15
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I have been calling CQ. From the reports I am getting, I am not hearing the downlink as well. I can hear myself and I lower my power until I can barely hear myself. Better antennas will improve this. I did work NL7VX in the Washington DC area tonight.
AO7 comes up here in Tampa at 8:30 local time and it looks like the pass will cover a good part of the US so maybe I will make more contacts tonight. Thanks to all for your helpful comments. This really is magical stuff. I'm looking forward to making lots of CW contacts during Field Day.
73,
Tom Schaefer, NY4I ny4i@arrl.net EL88pb Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389 DSTAR Capable APRS: NY4I-15
On Jun 8, 2011, at 5:53 PM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:
If you can, call CQ. That's how I got the 1 CW QSO I've ever gotten on the sats. I would have had 2 if I hadn't messed up the VFO.
I've really got to get my sat station set up again so I can try again... I love the somewhat warbley sound of CW on AO-7. :)
Sean - VA5LF
On 2011-06-08, at 10:49 AM, Tom Schaefer, NY4I wrote:
I'm still learning about SATs but I just was curious if my experience was typical regarding CW activity.
On most passes, I am lucky to hear a single CW station on FO29 or other linear transponder birds.
I monitor during the week from my desk when MacDoppler tells me a pass is coming up.
Is this fairly typical during the week?
Thanks,
Tom NY4I
Tom Schaefer, NY4I ny4i@arrl.net EL88pb Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389 DSTAR Capable APRS: NY4I-15
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