[amsat-bb] Re: OZ7IGY beacon over FO-29 for 50 year aniversary this week

[i8cvs]

Hi ib , OZ1MY

I have received the OZ7IGY beacon to day via FO-29 from 15:32
to 15:36 UTC when the elevation from the JO55 beacon site and FO-29
was ranging from about 30° to 20° during orbit 52360

The CW signal on 435.808 MHz slowly decreasing for doppler during
the ascending orbit going to LOS for me was about 10 dB over my noise
floor and it was transmitting the call letter OZ7IGY at a low speed of
about 30 wpm followed by a steady carrier with no QSB on my 10 turns
helix RHCP and low noise GaFet preamplifier normally used for satellite
QSO

Not yet heard OZ7IGY operating and calling CQ nor on CW or SSB

73" de

i8CVS Domenico

----- Original Message -----
From: "OZ1MY" <oz1my at privat.dk>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 7:38 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] OZ7IGY beacon over FO-29 for 50 year aniversary this
week


> Hi all,
> The old vintage OZ7IGY (International Geographic
> Year) beacon has been activated on approximately
> 145.988 MHz.
> They wanted to use another frequency, but had problems
> so that they asked me if it was OK to use 145.988 MHz.
> That is is nice frequency since OZ7IGY is retransmitted
> by FO-29 in the low end of the downlink band. That end
> is not used by anyone normally, so it should not be a
> problem.
> It will be for this week only.
>
> It is not on all the time since it is very old valve (tube)equipment.
> I think the plan is to use it most af the day during
> the weekend - and 16 - 22 during working days.
>
> The signal from FO-29 is really good when the elevation
> angle from JO55 (Denmark) is low.
> I could hear it from FO-29 at a distance of 4100 km from my QTH.
>
> The beacon OZ7IGY is probably the oldest VHF beacon in
> the World ?
>
> Try to listen for it - this is a one time event !
>
> Stations in Europe may want to have QSO with OZ7IGY, which
> is manned this weekend and from 16 to 22 during the comming
> week.
> I have heard it on 432.270 MHz. They use the beacon antennas
> and 25 W only.
>
> Have a nice weekend
> 73 OZ1MY
> Ib
>
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