Paul:
I didn't realize that it's downlink was only 250mw. No wonder.
I don't think AO-51 had a constant carrier. But it seemed that way
sometimes. And, it frequently got my receiver to full quieting,
while SO-50 almost never does that.
One reason why I was asking is that I have been working up to getting
back on the FM birds via a handheld. I have a place in the mountains
in DN60, and I suspect that's much more rare than my home QTH grid
(DM 79). I was thinking of operating handheld from there, and activating it.
Thanks for your answer. I really appreciate it.
73 de Bernie, KF0QS
At 10:37 PM 11/9/2013, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
It's got a weaker downlink. I don't think the receiver is any less
sensitive than the other birds, but since it's only running 250 mW,
it's harder to hear.
The other issue is that SO-50 doesn't transmit a constant carrier
like AO-27 did (did AO-51? I never operated through it), so it
doesn't sound as "smooth" during a pass.
In case you missed it, the control operators are working on
recovering AO-27, so lets hope they are successful. I listened to
the packet tones as they commanded it during a pass this afternoon
and the transmitter sounded good. Nice strong signal.
I too prefer the linear birds, but since there are lots of grids
where hams only have FM equipment, it'd be nice to get AO-27 back to
tide us over until Fox-1 launches next year.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Washington, DC
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Bernie and Cheryl
<<mailto:ham...@ix.netcom.com>ham...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Dear Folks:
Is it just me or is SO-50 not quite as easy a bird to work as AO-27
or AO-51 were? I actually prefer working the SSB/CW birds, so I
don't have as much experience on the FM sats. That's why I'm
asking. Even though I'm able to make a few contacts on SO-50 every
pass I am on, it seems like everyone has a harder time getting
in. It seems there are few times that people seem to get into the
bird full quieting, even without other stations competing for access.
Just curious.
Thanks and 73 de Bernie, KF0QS
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