Does the 10m uplink have any bounce/skip off the atmosphere?
The ionosphere can bend your uplink down so that it does NOT hit PSAT2 when it is low on the horizon. On the other hand, at the horizon, it might also at times bend just enough to extend the footprint. But you wont hear the UHF downlink to know...
So I suspect, the ionosphere will be more in the way than not.
Just a wild guess. With the same PSK31 transponder having been on 100% for over 2 years with the original PSAT (NO84), there has not been enough users to really know what happens. It also downlinks on the same frequency. (but uplinks in the normal ten meter PSK band at 28.121) so if there are ANY users at all on 10m then they will bring up the transponder.
But on PSAT2, the IARU decided all uplinks must be in the satellite band and we had to m ove the uplink to the exclusive 29.481 frequency.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [email protected] On Behalf Of Robert MacHale via AMSAT-BB Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 1:52 PM To: AMSAT BB [email protected]; Scott [email protected] Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SSTV from PSAT-2
Scott, Just curious -- Does the 10m uplink have any bounce/skip off the atmosphere? Seems like you should be able to "reach" around beyond line of sight at that frequency. Right? Robert MacHaleKE6BLR Ham Radio Licensehttp://spaceCommunicator.club Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio and Space Exploration
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, 10:48:29 AM PDT, Scott via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
That's great, Roland! Thanks for the updates.
The elevation is still too low for me to receive any of the 70cm downlink, but I have been hearing some of the 2m APRS on 145.825.
It was great news to see the post from Bob regarding the orbit slowly moving north.
If you can, please monitor the 70cm downlink for any sign of PSK31 - since Bob announced that the PSK31 transponder was active, I have been transmitting on the 10m uplink on the chance that the satellite hears me even at such low elevations.
-Scott, K4KDR
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-----Original Message----- From: Roland Zurmely via AMSAT-BB Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 1:31 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV from PSAT-2
2 new pictures from PSAT-2: https://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/psat2.htm 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ
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Ah, thanks for sharing! Robert MacHale. KE6BLR Ham Radio License. http://spaceCommunicator.club/igates%C2%A0 . Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, 11:21:32 AM PDT, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
Does the 10m uplink have any bounce/skip off the atmosphere?
The ionosphere can bend your uplink down so that it does NOT hit PSAT2 when it is low on the horizon. On the other hand, at the horizon, it might also at times bend just enough to extend the footprint. But you wont hear the UHF downlink to know...
So I suspect, the ionosphere will be more in the way than not.
Just a wild guess. With the same PSK31 transponder having been on 100% for over 2 years with the original PSAT (NO84), there has not been enough users to really know what happens. It also downlinks on the same frequency. (but uplinks in the normal ten meter PSK band at 28.121) so if there are ANY users at all on 10m then they will bring up the transponder.
But on PSAT2, the IARU decided all uplinks must be in the satellite band and we had to m ove the uplink to the exclusive 29.481 frequency.
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [email protected] On Behalf Of Robert MacHale via AMSAT-BB Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 1:52 PM To: AMSAT BB [email protected]; Scott [email protected] Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SSTV from PSAT-2
Scott, Just curious -- Does the 10m uplink have any bounce/skip off the atmosphere? Seems like you should be able to "reach" around beyond line of sight at that frequency. Right? Robert MacHaleKE6BLR Ham Radio Licensehttp://spaceCommunicator.club Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio and Space Exploration
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, 10:48:29 AM PDT, Scott via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
That's great, Roland! Thanks for the updates.
The elevation is still too low for me to receive any of the 70cm downlink, but I have been hearing some of the 2m APRS on 145.825.
It was great news to see the post from Bob regarding the orbit slowly moving north.
If you can, please monitor the 70cm downlink for any sign of PSK31 - since Bob announced that the PSK31 transponder was active, I have been transmitting on the 10m uplink on the chance that the satellite hears me even at such low elevations.
-Scott, K4KDR
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-----Original Message----- From: Roland Zurmely via AMSAT-BB Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 1:31 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV from PSAT-2
2 new pictures from PSAT-2: https://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/psat2.htm 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ
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