[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 short experiment

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

And now back to normal.

Lots of folks are running unattended beacons on 145.825, which can cause QRM to HO-68 FM users. I only decoded about half of those heard:

21:59 HP1AVS-4/WIDE2-2>P8SS1X>UI,R,F0 (1199 baud):
'kPUl .-/]DIGIPEATER en Gorgona

22:00 K4MQF/WIDE2-2>RS0ISS-4>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud):
=3811.25N/07746.23W`PHG52306/Greeting to all ! from Spotyslvania Va

22:00 AB5JO/RELAY/WIDE>GPSC30>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud):
73 VIA ARISS DE AB5JO MOBILE IN LAREDO,TX, USA EL07

22:00 AB5JO/RELAY/WIDE>GPSC30>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud):
$GPRMC,220035,A,2734.3349,N,09930.1045,W,000.0,195.8,231010,,,A*6C

22:01 AB5JO/RELAY/WIDE>GPSC30>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud):
73 VIA ARISS DE AB5JO MOBILE IN LAREDO,TX, USA EL07

22:01 AB5JO/RELAY/WIDE>GPSC30>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud):
$GPRMC,220135,A,2734.3349,N,09930.1045,W,000.0,195.8,231010,,,A*6D

22:04 N1NCB1-14/W3ADO-1/ARISS>4S3T6X>UI,?,F0 (1194 baud):
`b2Fp4V[/"3y}
22:04 WA1KAT/RS0ISS-4/SGATE/WIDE>BEACON>UI,?,F0 (1199 baud):
=4239.70N/07057.02W-Topsfield,MA 5w vertical

22:04 W9QO/ARISS/SGATE/WIDE2-2>STPX2U>UI,R,F0 (1199 baud):
'oIrl!e-/]"6Y}

22:05 K4MQF/WIDE2-2>RS0ISS-4>UI,R,F0 (1200 baud):
=3811.25N/07746.23W`PHG52306/Greeting to all ! from Spotyslvania Va

22:05 VE3FFR/W3ADO-1/SGATE/WIDE>APRS>UI,R,F0 (1199 baud):
!4416.01N/07629.01W-
22:05 W9QO/ARISS/SGATE/WIDE2-2>STPX2U>UI,R,F0 (1199 baud):
'oIrl!e-/]"6Y}

There was a little gap there in the middle where I swapped over to the 435.300 repeater, and gaps at each end.

73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP Operations



-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
>Sent: Oct 23, 2010 4:35 PM
>To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>Cc: "marklhammond at gmail.com" <marklhammond at gmail.com>
>Subject: [amsat-bb]  AO-51 short experiment
>
>>From 2025UTC this afternoon, for 1-2 orbits, the 435.150 downlink on AO-51 is configured as a repeater and being used to monitor 145.825. Please DO NOT attempt to transmit through this downlink! We are taking a look at congestion and unattended operation that may be impacting the use of HO-68 in FM mode. Reception reports are of course welcome.
>
>73, Drew KO4MA
>AMSAT-VP Operations
>
>
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