[amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo

[Rick - WA4NVM]

Hi Greg,

If you were pointing NE, that would be a problem.  The moon was never north 
of the
25 degree Lat. line.  I would have always been on a South bearing from your 
QTH.

I hope this helps,

Rick WA4NVM



>
> So, I had pretty marginal copy in both SSB and CW, neither of which were 
> quite good enough to hold a QSO.  The odd thing is that CW did NOT improve 
> things, even with the narrow filter on my FT-736R.
>
> The antenna is a 2x16 CP thing I picked up at a swap meet (so I don't know 
> the brand).  My copy was better with the CP relay UN-energized, so either 
> it's wired backwards, or something is broken.  On the man-made satellites, 
> I have used both polarization settings, so I know they both work.  Puzzle.
>
> There's also a no-name preamp up there, after a bit of coax to get around 
> the rotor.  Below the preamp is mostly hardline.  Turning on the preamp 
> results in a small but noticeable rise in the base noise floor, so I 
> believe it is working.  And I Just got down from the roof, after checking 
> the aiming using the sun.  No problem there.  I even played with my W9GR 
> DSP box, trying to pull out the signal.  Didn't help much.
>
> Don't get me wrong - it was a thrill just to hear the moon.  But what's 
> wrong with my setup?  The only other thing I can think of was that the 
> moon was north-east of me at the time, and that means aiming through a bit 
> of oak tree.  Is that the problem?
>
> Greg  KO6TH
>
>
>> Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:52:37 -0500
>> From: pfeufferm at gmail.com
>> To: domenico.i8cvs at tin.it; amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo
>>
>> This was my experience with a KLM 435-40CX and no preamp into a
>> FT-736R.  I had to energize the relay on the antenna in order to hear
>> them.  I assume it's RHCP normally, and LHCP when the relay is energized.
>>
>> I actually had better copy during the SSB portion than the CW, but am
>> not sure why that was.
>>
>> --Mike WQ5C
>>
>>
>> On 4/17/2010 4:31 PM, i8cvs wrote:
>> > Hi Bob, W7LRD
>> >
>> > What polarization have you used on your 40 el cp ? RHCP or LHCP ? I am 
>> > sure
>> > that with LHCP it was a very consistant signal and with RHCP nothing 
>> > was
>> > heard.
>> >
>> > Please confirm !
>> >
>> > Tanks
>> >
>> > 73" de
>> >
>> > i8CVS Domenico
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Bob- W7LRD"<w7lrd at comcast.net>
>> > To:<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 10:57 PM
>> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Arecibo
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Very consistant signal 910/40el cp. I wish they would use dxpedition 
>> >> qso
>> >>
>> > methods for more qso/hr. This is a very finite opportunity. Had fun 
>> > anyway,
>> > better luck tomorrow.
>> >
>> >> 73 Bob W7LRD
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