[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 2nd repeater operational

[Dennis Griffin]

435.300 downlink? I thought it was 435.150.

Thanks for the reply. I've heard ISS just fine with the same setup,  
but I see that AO-51 is a bit over twice as high. I'll try open  
squelch next time and Doppler tuning on rx. I don't understand,  
however, why I didn't hear myself on the nominal 435.150 at peak of  
pass, unless rx is actually 435.300. I have the W-32 set for Full  
Duplex, so receive mute wasn't active.

73 de Dennis KD7CAC



On May 28, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:

> You should try to listen with the squelch off, the satellite signal  
> is usually not strong enough to crack it. It also might be that  
> there was no one on during that pass. Could you hear anything on  
> the 435.300 downlink?
>
> 73, Drew
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Griffin"  
> <eagleeyedennis at yahoo.com>
> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
> Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 2nd repeater operational
>
>
>> Thanks, Drew. I tried it on a straight overhead pass with my IC- 
>> W32  on high power, thru an Arrow II Satellite handheld antenna,  
>> but no  joy. The squelch did open for a few minutes during the  
>> peak of the  pass, but I was unable to discern any audio.
>>
>> 73 de Dennis KD7CAC
>> Scottsdale, AZ
>>
>>
>> On May 28, 2008, at 7:51 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
>>
>>> 145.86 is the old 2m digital uplink. 145.88 is the 2nd repeater   
>>> voice uplink.
>>>
>>> 73, Drew
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Griffin"  
>>> <eagleeyedennis at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:48 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 2nd repeater operational
>>>
>>>
>>>> MacDoppler Pro has the tx as 145.860. Can you confirm which it  
>>>> is?  A good pass coming up here in my area.
>>>>
>>>> 73 de Dennis KD7CAC
>>>> Scottsdale, AZ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 28, 2008, at 6:47 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Just a reminder that the 2nd repeater is active on AO-51,   
>>>>> 145.880 uplink and
>>>>> 435.150 downlink. It is not restricted to QRP this time, but  
>>>>> we  do ask that
>>>>> only FM voice be used. Those that have been reluctant to use  
>>>>> the FM
>>>>> satellites should give it a try, there is no contention. Last   
>>>>> night on the
>>>>> first east coast pass, there were only 3 stations the entire pass.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Drew KO4MA
>>>>> AMSAT VP Operations
>>>
>