I, and many others were able to get into the transponder at 4:00Z on August 6th. I used about 40w into a Lindenblad on TX and another omni on receive. One 'window' seemed much better for all of us than did the others, probably having something to do with the orientation of the RX antenna. I say this because the BPSK and FM signals were not very low in the other windows, whereas at the same time the linear band seemed quite less powerful.
It's an amazing thrill to work our AMSAT SDX for the first time, and my sense is that any VO-52 class station should be able to hear its downlink. 73, Bruce VE9QRP -- http://ve9qrp.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ 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
