[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 to the south

[David - KG4ZLB]

That's about what I observe too David. I am the other side of the State 
to Sebastian and find that on any pass south to north, it is switching 
to analogue between three quarters of the way up FL and the middle of 
the Country.

David
KG4ZLB



Sebastian wrote:
> Hi David.
>
> I live in the southern part of the state of Florida, and from my  
> observations, it seems AO-27 turns on when it's near the center of the  
> USA.  From looking at the footprint, that puts me in range for perhaps  
> 5 minutes, and most of Mexico for about the same amount of time.  This  
> of course is when the bird is usable for me.
>
> You can check the official AO-27 homepage, where there is a link for  
> the status of the satellite for a 24 hour period here: http://www.ao27.org/AO27/index.shtml
>
> 73 de W4AS
> Sebastian
>
> On Apr 26, 2009, at 9:58 PM, David Giles wrote:
>
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David
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