[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Mode S reports
Bob- W7LRD
w7lrd at comcast.net
Mon Dec 14 15:28:37 PST 2009
Pretty good signals on 2.4Ghz in Seattle CN87wk. Some deep fades, though could be the bird passing behind several trees (need a bigger dish). Rx 3 foot primestar/3731aa downconverter. Next pass will try a Keps dc.
73 Bob W7LRD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
To: "Amsat-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, "AO51 Modes" <ao51-modes at amsat.org>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 2:36:03 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Mode S reports
AO-51 is currently in Mode V/S on 145.88/2401.200. With our attitude
inverted from normal, I'm interested in any S band reports. The L/S
antenna should be pointed towards the ground now in the southern
hemisphere, and away in the northern. The schedule indicates we would
concurrently run the 9k6 telemetry downlink on 435.150. Due to low
battery voltages and being near the bottom of the output power selection
range, I shut off the 435.150 transmitter this morning at about 1025 UTC.
Please send any reports on the Mode S signal to ko4ma at amsat.org. or
ao51-modes at amsat.org.
Thanks, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations
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