Give it a while, there are probably 10x the users now as there will be in 3 months. 25w will seem excessive by then.
73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2013, at 5:55 PM, James Luhn <l...@wt.net> wrote: > > I have had the same experience as Perry with AO-73 with regards to signal > problems. I have an IC-910 transceiver and a M2 2mcp14 (2 meters) and M2 > 436CP30 antenna with a Yaesu G-5500. I have the IC-910 set to about 25 watts > on UHF. I have made one contact on AO-73. It has taken me forever to get > the doppler correct as I usually cannot hear my signal. Last night my > returning signal was extremely strong for about 1 minute. In comparison, the > received signal from FO-29 is extremely strong so I am assuming that my UHF > antenna is working fine. Like Perry, I have never experienced this before. > At times AO-73 takes some very deep fades (telemetry). With such a small > little cube, I would not think the satellite is blocking the antenna > (although 4 inches is starting to get close to 435 wavelength. The frequency > offset confused me at first. I just kept cranking up the frequency and there > I was but very, very weak. I'm not gripping as I am having a blast. Those of > you ! with experience are probably getting a laugh at what I report. I am a newbie to this satellite stuff and learning as I go and extremely excited to make even one contact. Maybe the geese overhead are causing me some problems. :-) > > 73, > -james > W5AOO > ...a ham for 50+ years and enjoying every minute of it! > _______________________________________________ > 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
