[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 PBBS OPEN !

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

Hi Jeff,

The 435.150 transmitter signal is indeed LHCP, and the .300 is RHCP. We are 
running slightly less power on the .150 downlink, currently about 400 
milliwatts on .150, and 500 milliwatts on .300. The L band digital uplink is 
certainly a challenge, but it allows us to open the BBS up without incurring 
some interference problems we have had when using the V band BBS uplink via 
the SQRX receiver. I run a similar system on L, 10 watts through 50 feet of 
LMR-400UF to a 24 element looper, with the added problem of long needle 
pines HIHI. I could really use some time on the chainsaw, and an L-band 
amplifier or more antenna.

73, Drew KO4MA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K7WIN - Jeff" <k7win at k7win.net>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:02 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 PBBS OPEN !


> AO-51 PBBS was on last evening; however, seemed to be hard to work. On a 
> 45
> degree pass I was receiving about half of the signal level that I normally
> receive from AO-51 and I was unable to connect using L band and 10 watts 
> (22
> element M2 yagi). Normally AO-51 is full scale on S-Meter when above 20-30
> degrees. I have polarity switching capability and seemed to be LHCP 
> instead
> of the normal RHCP. Maybe one of my feedline cables got caught on 
> something
> and my yagis are pointing in the wrong direction. This has happenned to me
> before :-)
>
> 73 de Jeff, K7WIN
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt at asahi-net.or.jp>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:56 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 PBBS OPEN !
>
>
>>
>> I confirmed that AO-51 PBBS ON now.
>>
>>> PACB-1>AMSATN-1 [10/11/07 21:00:47]:
>>> PBBS open with 1268.700 uplink only.
>>> 73 de AO-51 Command Team, 10 OCT 2007.
>>
>> de JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
>>
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