Hi Greg I'm confused. It seems to me that the place when Doppler is zero is when the satellite is about half way through the pass. This is when the Doppler goes from positive (coming at me) to negative (going away from me). It seems like this place would be the time of closest approach (TCA) and not way out on the horizon when I see maximum Doppler. What am I missing?
73, Pete WA6WOA --- On Thu, 1/7/10, Greg D. <ko6th_g...@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Greg D. <ko6th_g...@hotmail.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: probably simple To: glasbren...@mindspring.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 7:34 PM Hi Drew, SatPC32 is probably an excellent program (I'm on Linux here, so can't use it), and if you've got the automation available, that's certainly the best way to go. And, by definition, the lower the elevation, the farther away the satellite is, so your DX contacts are going to be at the edges of the pass. But any pass where you are really stretching the footprint is going to be a low elevation pass. The more you stretch, the lower the pass. In the limit, I think Bob's ultimate pass has a peak at .001-degrees for both stations. If you're doing that, then you're at TCA, and zero doppler. That's all I meant to convey, Greg KO6TH > Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 05:53:13 -0500 > From: glasbren...@mindspring.com > To: ko6th_g...@hotmail.com > CC: w7...@comcast.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: probably simple > > Greg D. wrote: > > Hi Bob, > > > > Whatever the satellite, if you're trying to stretch the footprint, your > > sked is always going to be at the peak of elevation, for that fleeting > > moment when the satellite is a few degrees above the horizon. That means > > that you're always going to be at zero doppler shift, and the math will > > always be the same. Find yourself once at TCA on any pass, and lock them > > in. The numbers will be the same for your sked. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Greg KO6TH > > > > > I wouldn't agree with that statement at all. Most of my long haul > contacts on AO-7, FO-20 and 29, and now HO-68, are right after AOS or > just before LOS, certainly not at TCA. Use my recent QSOs on HO-68 with > Argentina as an example. Even when I work Europe on AO-7 it is at the > beginning or end of a pass...not the middle. > > Bob, SatPC32 will show you the frequency with Doppler shift, and the > Doppler shift. A little subtraction or addition and you have what you want. > > 73, Drew KO4MA _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
