[amsat-bb] Re: rx Sirius sat beacons with AIDC3733 converter

[Roberto]

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From: <f6htj at aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:23 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] rx Sirius sat beacons with AIDC3733 converter


>
> In addition: Good reception of sat carriers (+/- 2320.190 MHz)
> with AIDC3733 2400>144 converter (was modified for AO40 rx):
> receiver set at +/- 64.190 MHz (instead of 144.190)
>
> 73 de Michel F6HTJ
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hello all; for information here in south west Europe we use 2320,100 to
> 2320,300 cw/ssb portion of 13cm band for tropospheric , AS , RS,  traffic.
> I have been told by Piero I5CTE
> there is permanent continuous carrier beacon around 2320.190 MHz (+/-
> doppler) by 1 of the 3 Sirius elliptic NA satellites.
> It appears reception is very good here with small 20 turn helix
> antenna (in spite of 12m heliax coax) peaking 539.
> Apogee (50000km ) around 325deg with 27deg elevation.
> F5BOF reports same signal with small hand held 25 elements f9ft yagi.
>
> So these are for us very interesting beacons. Depending hours we can 
> receive 1 o 2 sats.
>
> Any info about beacon sat polarisation and eirp ?
>
> 73 de Michel F6HTJ
> Amsat #7409
>
>
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