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

[Dennis Griffin]

Thanks for the reply, Jeff. I only had half the picture when I asked  
this, earlier today, until Drew was kind enough to get me on track.  
But now, I'm curious - if the first channel is so busy, why isn't the  
second used more?  Did it only recently became available? Can they  
not operate concurrently? Does channel 1 have better ears &/or more  
power? I'll listen in on WD9EWK's activity this coming Saturday and  
maybe I'll learn a thing or two more.

73 de Dennis KD7CAC



On May 28, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Jeff Moore wrote:

> The 435.300 freq is the primary FM downlink channel which is almost  
> always
> crowded with signals.  I think the suggestion was to try listening  
> to that
> to see if you're hearing the satellite.  The 2nd channel downlink  
> is 435.150
> (tune for doppler) and leave the squelch off.
>
> Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY
> CN94
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Griffin" <eagleeyedennis at yahoo.com>
>
>
> 435.300 downlink? I thought it was 435.150.
>
> [snip]
> 73 de Dennis KD7CAC