[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 update-running 2.05 Watts

[John Geiger]

Yes it was a big signal last night!  I have just gotten a Yaesu FT897D set up on the FM sats and was thinking it had the best receiver I had seen yet on 70cm FM until I read this email.

How long will it be on high power?

73s John AA5JG

--- On Tue, 3/2/10, Mark L. Hammond <marklhammond at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Mark L. Hammond <marklhammond at gmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  AO-51 update-running 2.05 Watts
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org, ao51-modes at amsat.org
> Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 5:11 PM
> Hi all,
> 
> AO-51 is now running 435.300 at high power, currently
> defined as 2.05 Watts (as of 2305utc 2March10).  The
> digital transmitter (435.150) has been turned OFF.
> 
> Enjoy the big signal!
> 
> 73 on behalf of the AO-51 Command Team,
> 
> Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]
> 
> 
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