Alan -

I think you are correct. I heard the AO-7 2-meter beacon the last minute of an overhead pass at sunset (local) the next day (18th) last week -- while waiting for an ISS pass. I actually was surprised (and pleased) to hear it on my Icom IC-211 as it was headed over Canada!

greg w9gb

Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:24:51 -0000 From: "Alan Cresswell" alancresswell@xtra.co.nz Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Last heard AO-7 435 beacon? To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: FAAA6A54FC78464AA088362C417DD59F@satellite Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hi Mark,

The mode A beacon was always very strong here but I have not heard it for the last few days. The last telemetry I copied was 17 March at 0900 UT.

Alan ZL2BX