[amsat-bb] Re: The Eagle has died.

[w7lrd@comcast.net]

Hello
For me AO-40 was an "easy sat".  A 30 inch primestar, helix feed, and a 3731 d/c.  Only an occasional "click" from whatever.  If we are looking at the sky with a dish, how does the higher noise floor and qrm from the ground affect our reception.  I admit I am not quite understanding something.
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Eric Van Offelen" <ericvo at telefonica.net> 

> Mode U/S with AO-40 was a real pleasure to work, with excellent signals once 
> the receiving set-up had been optimized (1.2 m solid dish and a good DB6NT 
> LNA). 
> Living here in high density WiFi area, cordless phones, wireless CCTV and 
> all kind of 2.4 Ghz junk ! 
> I could regularly hear the noise floor of the S band transponder and contact 
> very low power stations. 
> 73's 
> Eric 
> EA5GIY 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "i8cvs" 
> To: "Robert Oler" ; "Keith Bainbridge" 
> ; "AMSAT-BB" 
> Cc: 
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 2:52 PM 
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Eagle has died. 
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Robert Oler" 
> > To: ; 
> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 6:33 AM 
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Eagle has died. 
> > 
> >> I sometimes look back on 
> >> the AO-40 Easy Sat articles (well written by Steve Ford) and smile. 
> >> 
> >> anyway intresting comments on your part. 
> >> 
> >> Robert Oler WB5MZO/portable 
> >> 
> >> Amsat Life member 
> >> Robert Oler WB5MZO Houston TX 
> > 
> > Hi Robert, WB5MZO 
> > 
> > In addition to the Steve Ford articles read please the article written by 
> > Antony Monteiro AA2TX in to QST september 2006 page-42 and smile 
> > again ! 
> > 
> > 73" de 
> > 
> > i8CVS Domenico 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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