[amsat-bb] Re: AO51 weak sig

2010-09-09 Thread matt wilbur
I'm a complete beginner so I don't have a good history with AO-51 or anything else AMSAT, but I did get good signal/copy on passes Mon and Tue from San Diego (DM13ic). Got my first QSO as a licensed ham Mon on AO-51 (woot!). I'm using an FT-60R HT and a Pryme AL-800 vertical. Have not been able t

[amsat-bb] Re: AO51 weak sig

2010-09-09 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hi Folks, Easy said, easy done--with undesirable resultsincreasing the power much from where we are right now would likely cause the batteries to drop low enough to shut the bird OFF in an orbit or two. Not quite the outcome you had in mind, I suspect... We are where we are. It's all about

[amsat-bb] Re: AO51 weak sig

2010-09-09 Thread k8kfj
I'm with you Roger. I think Damon could have made it sound more like a request instead of a command. Just my 2 cents worth. 73, Gary -K8KFJ- Sat VUCC #125 -Original Message- From: Roger Kolakowski Cc: AMSAT Sent: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 10:28 am Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO51 wea

[amsat-bb] Re: AO51 weak sig

2010-09-09 Thread Roger Kolakowski
WOW! Please? Roger WA1KAT On 9/9/2010 10:01 AM, wa4...@comcast.net wrote: > > > Whats up with AO51 I can just tell that it is there .Little to no signal ? > > up the output some > > WA4HFN Damon > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed