Hi Everyone, I just thought I'd relay a bit of QRM I observed on AO-51 on this morning's 3/16/2011 1322z pass. The bird was totally quiet (just a nice carrier) for the first 5 minutes of the pass, but then it sounded like a repeater was getting into the sat uplink:
3/16 1327z: "Connected, KD7QAF repeater." 3/16 1328z: "KD7QAF repeater disconnected." 3/16 1328z: "hey Stacy did I see you at the corner there by Wendys?" 3/16 1330z: "...repeater in Middleton, Idaho." Pretty minor as far as QRM goes, but I just wanted to flag it up in case anyone knows of a KD7QAF repeater (call might have been KD7QAN?) that's got an output near 145.920. Might be worth letting them know they're getting into a sat. Also had a nice chat with Kerry WC7V on the same pass -- I'd forgotten how nice it is to work AO-51 on the early morning passes, it's a fantastic satellite!!! The morning passes aren't crowded at all, and '51 has such beautiful clear audio and great coverage. 73 de Dave KB5WIA / CM88 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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
