[amsat-bb] Re: Best FD Sat

[Chris Maness]

That would be fun.  I would like to operate a bird that is almost as
old as I am :o)  I have never used AO-7 before.  Do you think it is
doable with an arrow antenna?  Will I need to try to use CW?  I have
never used CW on the sats before.

Thanks,
Chris Maness

On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 11:24 AM, George Henry <ka3hsw at att.net> wrote:
> Don't leave out AO-7...  looks like it will be in Mode A at the start of FD, and
> switch to Mode B around 23:35 UTC.  As long as no one runs too much uplink power
> (like some regulars who shall remain nameless...), causing it to FM, it's a
> great bird!
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> George, KA3HSW
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> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Chris Maness <chris at chrismaness.com>
>> To: Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 12:49:02 PM
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Best FD Sat
>>
>> You going to be busy.  Yes, that was my current list.  I was  just
>> wondering if anything had changed.  I have had the best luck  with
>> transponder birds.  That would be VO-52 and FO-29,  correct?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris Maness
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM,  Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>
>>wrote:
>> >  Check the OSCAR status page to see what is up and running ...
>> >
>> > http://oscar.dcarr.org/
>> >
>> > Looks like I'll be programming  AO-7, AO-27, FO-29, SO-50, AO-51, VO-52, and
>>the ISS - in appropriate modes -  for the weekend!
>> >
>> >
>> > Clint Bradford, K6LCS
>> > http://www.work-sat.com
>> >
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