Hi Angelo, Running S-mode on AO-51 is fun and great to work.
For the benefit of BB readers that are new to S-band, can you share the specifics of your system that results in S9+60 readings? Dish, downconverter, preamp, coax, noise level in the shack, what you're using for IF (what rig), etc.? Thanks! I think users will be curious. 73! Mark N8MH At 04:59 PM 2/23/2010 -0600, Angelo Glorioso wrote: >Hi Graham, > > I have to agree with you.. Very little fading like in the past. It reached >the S9 + 60 on the S meter. Made contacts with N5AFV from his car and >KC9ELU. Traffic >got heavy near the end of the pass with a few 7 landers. I was even able to >make a contact with N1RCN on AO-51 with about .5 degrees elevation today. > > The good old gal is working great!! :-) > > >73 de Angelo > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirvi...@btinternet.com> >To: "Angelo Glorioso" <n5...@hotmail.com>; "Bob- W7LRD" <w7...@comcast.net>; >"Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbren...@mindspring.com> >Cc: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> >Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:39 PM >Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 V/S > > >> Hi all, >> >> It is amazing just how strong the AO51 S Band signal is with even a small >> dish on the ground. >> >> I understand that the S Band PA is probably producing just less than I >> watt of RF so I really really hope that our long delayed ESEO spacecraft >> will get off the ground before too long. This is scheduled to have a U/S >> FM transponder with a 3 watt PA so should be workable with even smaller >> dishes! >> >> More info on ESEO can be seen here >> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=78&retURL=satellites/futures.php >> >> 73 >> >> Graham G3VZV >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Angelo Glorioso" <n5...@hotmail.com> >> To: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7...@comcast.net>; "Andrew Glasbrenner" >> <glasbren...@mindspring.com> >> Cc: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:19 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 V/S >> >> >>> Signal here reached the usually S9+60db at 5 degree elevation on the >>> western >>> pass. Sounded good. Just need to get rid of my hmmm on the signal. :-( >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7...@comcast.net> >>> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbren...@mindspring.com> >>> Cc: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> >>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:06 PM >>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 V/S >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Last pass signals were s9 + 20 max on a three foot dish/3731aa >>>> downconverter >>>> >>>> 73 Bob W7LRD >>>> >>>> CN87 >>>> >>>> Seattle >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbren...@mindspring.com> >>>> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbren...@mindspring.com> >>>> Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org >>>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:41:14 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific >>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 V/S >>>> >>>> We are in mode V/S now. I'm slightly concerned we may have hit the low >>>> voltage trip during the last pass while I was trying to get some >>>> telemetry, so reports of S reception would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> 73, Drew KO4MA >>>> AMSAT-NA VP Ops >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] _______________________________________________ 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
