[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 V/S

[Graham Shirville]

Hi all,

It is amazing just how strong the AO51 S Band signal is with even a small 
dish on the ground.

I understand that  the S Band PA  is probably producing just less than I 
watt of RF so I really really hope that our long delayed ESEO spacecraft 
will get off the ground before too long. This is scheduled to have a U/S FM 
transponder with a 3 watt PA so should be workable with even smaller dishes!

More info on ESEO can be seen here
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=78&retURL=satellites/futures.php

73

Graham G3VZV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angelo Glorioso" <n5uxt at hotmail.com>
To: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd at comcast.net>; "Andrew Glasbrenner" 
<glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:19 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 V/S


> Signal here reached the usually S9+60db at 5 degree elevation on the 
> western
> pass. Sounded good. Just need to get rid of my hmmm on the signal. :-(
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd at comcast.net>
> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
> Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 6:06 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 V/S
>
>
>>
>>
>> Last pass signals were s9 + 20 max on a three foot dish/3731aa
>> downconverter
>>
>> 73 Bob W7LRD
>>
>> CN87
>>
>> Seattle
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
>> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
>> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:41:14 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 V/S
>>
>> We are in mode V/S now. I'm slightly concerned we may have hit the low
>> voltage trip during the last pass while I was trying to get some
>> telemetry, so reports of S reception would be appreciated.
>>
>> 73, Drew KO4MA
>> AMSAT-NA VP Ops
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