Last night AO-92 L/v downlink seemed at times unusually noisy and distorted with rapid fading. Other I talked to on other sats and one ham in ZL land also mentioned it. I have not noticed this on AO-92 U/v, at least to this extent. My imagination or fact?
Ron W5RKN
Hi Ron,
The downlink is the same radio as the U/v, so from that perspective there is no particular reason that the L/v transmit signal would be different. The L/v uplink passes through a downconverter with an output of the same U frequency as the U/v uplink, directly into the receiver. If there was any distortion to the L/v signal it would likely occur in the downconverter path, but I haven't heard any other reports of problems. The first thing that comes to mind for rapid fading is satellite spin, I do not have any telemetry in front of me but if you check that out on FoxTelem or the website to see if it is spinning faster than last week, that might be a contributor. Noise then, if the satellite downconverter is working correctly, is probably on the uplink signals and may be greater than normal with the rapid fading.
Jerry Buxton, NØJY
On 12/23/2018 19:46, Ronald G. Parsons wrote:
Last night AO-92 L/v downlink seemed at times unusually noisy and distorted with rapid fading. Other I talked to on other sats and one ham in ZL land also mentioned it. I have not noticed this on AO-92 U/v, at least to this extent. My imagination or fact?
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