Well I just worked my first ever satellite this evening (AO-51) and all I can say is WOW!.....The smile is still on my face! What a blast! regards, James - ZL4JM davenbeck.engineering@gmail.com +64 (0)21 1477265
Congrats, James ... and welcome to orbit!
I've only been working the satellites for a few months, but I still get the same rush of excitement every time I hear that first signal, which tells me I've acquired the satellite for a given pass. This is the most fun I've ever had in amateur radio!
73, Tim - N3TL AMSAT Member No. 36820 Athens, Ga. EM84ha - USA -------------- Original message from "James Craig" davenbeck.engineering@gmail.com: --------------
Well I just worked my first ever satellite this evening (AO-51) and all I can
say is WOW!.....The smile is still on my face! What a blast! regards, James - ZL4JM davenbeck.engineering@gmail.com +64 (0)21 1477265
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On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 15:58 +0000, n3tl@bellsouth.net wrote:
Congrats, James ... and welcome to orbit!
I've only been working the satellites for a few months, but I still get the same rush of excitement every time I hear that first signal, which tells me I've acquired the satellite for a given pass. This is the most fun I've ever had in amateur radio!
The one thing I've not been able to work out yet is hearing myself on the downlink. Others can hear me just fine, but I can't hear anything much.
I'm guessing my TX is swamping the input of the RX. Perhaps I can try with an assistant at the far end of the garden ;-)
Gordon
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