Those settings look correct to me. I made my first sat contact on HO-68 using just a Yaesu VX-7R ht and an Arrow II handheld yagi. So long as you're homebrew antenna was constructed correctly, you're aiming for a realistic max elevation (I usually aim for 30 degrees or higher), you're tuning your downlink to compensate for the Doppler, and the sat is turned On during the pass you should be able to establish a QSO. My biggest problem with HO-68 is the scheduling. For me the sat is usually turned off during the good passes I can use. If I'm lucky I may get 1 good pass with it turned on a week.
~73, KC2WQW Ron On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Ng, Peter <peter...@bccdc.ca> wrote: > Hi Alan and Everyone on the list, > > I have not been able to make contact with HO-68 on V/U FM voice. However, > I do hear a CW beacon on the 435.7900 MHz downlink. With this new schedule, > I am looking forward to trying again. I just want to ensure my settings are > correct. > > Uplink 145.8250 MHz FM PL 67.0 Hz > Downlink 435.6750 MHz FM > > I'm using a 5W HT with a homebrew yagi. Is that enough to reach a high > orbit sat? > > 73, Peter VE7NGP > _______________________________________________ > 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
