[amsat-bb] Ref my ARISSat-1 report 26th Sept.

[GW1FKY at aol.com]

Thanks to the feedback from operators in Europe whom advised me that they  
had in fact heard ARISSat-1
on the morning passes on Monday 26th Sept.
It appears that I did not wait long enough for its activation after coming  
from eclipse, I followed up the pass
today (Tuesday ) at approx. 0900 hrs GMT.  Sure enough it did activate  OK 
but longer than I had anticipated
and perhaps rather like the situation in the earlier days for Europe after  
it was released.
Today ( using tracking ) it came over the horizon - a reasonable clear view 
 -  at approx. 0900hrs and reached its max. elevation of only 14  degrees 
for my QTH at approx. 0904hrs.
It had not turned on at this stage and I did not hear the FM transmissions  
until 0909 hrs at which time it had 
tracked down to an elevation of only 7 degrees.
Not able to work via the SSB link at such a low angle so can't comment  
except to say that under better 
operating situations during the month, I have heard my own down link  quite 
strongly and had two confirmed
contacts.
Many thanks and apologies if my earlier report caused confusion.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKy