[sarex] Re: What's up with AO-51?

Hi Richard,

I have not noticed the AO-51 satellite to be weaker than usual, nor have I noticed any peculiar sounds. There is the usual hash when two stations key up on top of each other, but I have not noticed anything else.

73, Zach

On 9/19/06, Richard Hackney richard.hackney@wku.edu wrote:

Observations from AO-51 passes on 9/19 and 9/20:

1. Do others sense that AO-51 V/U is currently

weaker on downlink that it normally was when in the usual medium power mode (not comparing to the recent high-power mode)?

2. Are others hearing a "buzz/fuzz/hash" on the AO-51

downlink signal?

3. If so, does anyone understand what's going on?

Thanks and 73, Richard N1ASA

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