[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-12-30 Thread graham mcphee
Attention Drew Ko4MA This mornings pass @2000 UTC orbit #28925 AO-51 was back to normal to my way of thinking USB up and FM down, no funny going carriers and signal strength was normal again I.E. S7 to 9, originally we down here thought the interference was caused by our northern neighbours as

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-12-30 Thread OZ1MY
Hi Drew, That is much better :-) Worked like last time this mode was on. Just had a pass with AOS at 1241 UTC here in Copenhagen. Two QSO's - SQ7DQX and UA9UIZ. Thanks. 73 OZ1MY Ib - Original Message - From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" To: "Amsat-BB" Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:51 PM

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-10-13 Thread John Papay
Bob, Just saw the message about L band being activated and checked it out on the morning western pass. Signals were much stronger on 435.300 than they were on 435.150 and I do have polarity switching. Seems like more than 3db. No one was on the 1303z pass but if you are full duplex, you can alw

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-10-12 Thread Bob- W7LRD
- From: "John P. Toscano" To: "Amsat-BB" Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 8:15:38 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update Bob- W7LRD wrote: > > Thanks Drew et al. > > No one else on but me, or at least I was all I could hear,

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-10-12 Thread John P. Toscano
Bob- W7LRD wrote: > > Thanks Drew et al. > > No one else on but me, or at least I was all I could hear, on the > 0100Z pass, running about 60W to a 24 loop yagi. Question-- > What is the power of the 1.2ghz downlink? The signal strength is > at least 3 S units less that the 435.3 frequency.

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-10-12 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
Bob- W7LRD wrote: > > Thanks Drew et al. > > No one else on but me, or at least I was all I could hear, on the > 0100Z pass, running about 60W to a 24 loop yagi. Question-- What is > the power of the 1.2ghz downlink? The signal strength is at least 3 S > units less that the 435.3 frequency. A

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-10-12 Thread Bob- W7LRD
Thanks Drew et al. No one else on but me, or at least I was all I could hear, on the 0100Z pass, run ning about 60W to a 24 loop yagi.  Question-- What is the power of the 1.2ghz downlink?  The signal strength is at least 3 S units less that the 435.3 frequency.  Anyone with 1.2ghz stuff---d