Hi all, I again monitored and worked into ARISSat-1 during the earlier pass and the final one as it entered eclipse over here in Europe. The early pass was a low angle from my QTH and screened by buildings so I was not able to access the satellite. However the FM downlink was quite reasonable and I did hear someone active on CW . The final pass as it moved into eclipse was really remarkable and my downlink and the FM transmissions were booming in . The loudest that I have ever heard from the satellite, in addition I quickly monitored the CW portion and someone was booming in, I could not stay at that end of the band as I was trying to make schedule on SSB. Heard someone calling but not able to confirm whom it was as they were not easy to copy. I wonder in view of the recent predicted re-entry if the loss of height is perhaps why it is now so strong, or was it perhaps the angle and coverage of the satellites antenna? Will try again tomorrow evening and thanks to those that were hoping to make a contact. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat-UK Amsat NA _______________________________________________ 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
