[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason for varying signal strength?)

2010-04-07 Thread Bob- W7LRD
to have access to such a marvelous bucket of bolts. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle - Original Message - From: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 8:07:38 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason for varying signal strength?)

2010-04-07 Thread davekn4ok
Bill, from my experience it happens when there are lots of high power signals pulling down the RX. See ya on the bird, Dave, kn4ok -Original Message- From: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tue, Apr 6, 2010 9:07 pm Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason for varying signal strength?)

2010-04-07 Thread Nick Pugh K5QXJ
PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason for varying signal strength?) So, folks, does anyone have any thoughts or comments about this issue? 73, Bill NZ5N --- On Sun, 4/4/10, Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com wrote: From: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason for varying signal strength?)

2010-04-07 Thread francesco messineo
Hi all, On 4/7/10, davekn...@aol.com davekn...@aol.com wrote: Bill, from my experience it happens when there are lots of high power signals pulling down the RX. this is the same experience I have. When the bird is over Africa with no stations or max one station calling in the whole

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason for varying signal strength?)

2010-04-06 Thread Bill Dzurilla
So, folks, does anyone have any thoughts or comments about this issue? 73, Bill NZ5N --- On Sun, 4/4/10, Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com wrote: From: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com Subject: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason for varying signal strength?) To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Sunday,

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode C? (Or other reason for varying signal strength?)

2010-04-06 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
As far as I know the 24 hour timer can only toggle between A and B, not C. Either way, the power output is likely to be more dependent on the particular illumination angle and total power generated by the panels rather than rather it's in B or C. Take antenna polarization and squint into