[amsat-bb] Unable to hear AO-7

[Mark Lunday, WD4ELG]

Maybe I am doing something wrong on Mode A.  Over the summer I had a couple
of successes.  Since then, nothing.  

Station works all the other birds with ease.

I recall AO7 has no battery so it must be illuminated.  So I only try when
the bird is in sunlight.  

I cannot seem to find my signal on the downlink.  I am using dipole,
vertical, end fed, every possible combination.  Last evening, I thought I
may have heard my CW note, but I am not sure.

I typically can hear K3SZH calling CQ on the downlink, but just barely.  

AO7 has low power, but I have worked it before.  Certainly it is me who is
missing something.

Mark Lunday
WD4ELG
wd4elg at arrl.net
http://wd4elg.net