[amsat-bb] Re: AO-16 signal periodicity

[Mark L. Hammond]

Here's a link to a graph and some audio files;  I forgot them on the first send!  Sorry.

http://www.dk3wn.info/sat/afu/sat_ao16.shtml

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Interesting data from Mike DK3WN!

Mark N8MH


>From: "Mike Rupprecht" <mail at mike-rupprecht.de>
>To: "'Mark L. Hammond'" <n8mh at embarqmail.com>
>Subject: AW: AW: AW: AW: AW: Help needed--AO-16 telem
>Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:27:02 +0100
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>Hi Mark,
>
>yes, I think it's the same situation here in europe. There are some stations
>in the south of Europe with big stations and it seems they block the
>transponder ... 
>
>There is indeed an interval of 14 seconds, that means 4.28 rpm - right?
>
>73, Mike
>
>
>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Mark L. Hammond [mailto:n8mh at embarqmail.com] 
>Gesendet: Samstag, 26. Januar 2008 15:52
>An: Mike Rupprecht
>Betreff: Re: AW: AW: AW: AW: Help needed--AO-16 telem
>
>Thanks for the report, Mike!  I'm glad you were able to make some contacts
>via AO-16.
>
>The bird is quite busy here in the US, so making a QSO can be challenging
>here, too.
>
>It's NICE to have AO-16 voice pileups on a "dead digital bird" :)
>
>73,
>
>Mark N8MH
>
>At 03:23 PM 1/26/2008 +0100, you wrote:
>>Hi Mark,
>>
>>wow, great signals from AOS till LOS.
>>
>>Just worked (quite easy) some european stations (I6VMS, TA1D, OT4B and
>RK3DXB). It's much QRM over Europe but with some discipline good QSO's are
>possible.
>>
>>Thank you so much for all.
>>
>>73, Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>


Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]