I think AO-13 was gone by 1997. I made lots of European QSO's on AO-10 in that time frame.
73, John, K6YK On Fri, 2 Dec 2011 17:23:18 -0500 "George and Cheryl Abbott" <ka1...@cox.net> writes: > My guess would be AO13.If you have the exact date and time you may be > able > to determine which satellite it was by using an old computer and the > > original Quiktrack program.73,George W1GMA > > -----Original Message----- > From: i8cvs > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 4:47 PM > To: John Geiger ; AMSAT-BB > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HEO history question > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Geiger" <aa...@fidmail.com> > To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@amsat.org> > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 8:58 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] HEO history question > > > Back in late 1997 or early 1998 I was using a Kenwood TR9130 on 2m > SSB. > > One morning I was tuning from the FM to the SSB portion of the > band, and > > heard a station just below 146mhz. I tuned them in, and it was a > station > > from Wales! Obviously going thru a satellite as the 2 meter > conditions > > weren't that good that morning. I am now wondering what satellite > it > > probably was. Hearing it was enough to motivate me to eventually > get into > > satellite operations-that took a few years though. > > > > Anyways, what satellite was I probably hearing? I am guessing > AO10 or > > AO13 but were they operational at that time? > > > > 73s John AA5JG > > Hi John, AA5JG > > OSCAR-10 was launched in 1983 and it started to get problems with > the > main computer in 1986 > > OSCAR-13 was launched in 1988 and reientered because of drag in > 1996 > > Between 1997 or early 1998 OSCAR-10 was operating time to time > with > low level signals in Mode-B, 2 meters downlink while OSCAR-13 was > died. > > If you are sure about the time of your reception back in late 1997 > or early > 1998 I guess that probably you was hearing or OSCAR-10 or mostly > RS-12 > a powerful LEO satellite in Mode-KT with uplink in 15 meters and > downlink > in two bands at the same time i.e.10 meters in the Mode-K and 2 > meters in > Mode-T exactly from 145.907 to 145.953 MHz > > BTW at that time 23 april 1996 OSCAR-10 was still well operational > in > Mode-B because I have the QSL card from i8KRO for a QSO made > through > two satellites OSCAR-10 and RS-12 > > The uplink on RS-12 for i8KRO was in 21 MHz and the uplink for me > on OSCAR-10 was in 435 MHz while the downlink for both of us was > in 145 MHz > > Nice to remember ! > > 73" de > > i8CVS Domenico > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ed97a9e35b1a71dcc8st06vuc _______________________________________________ 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
