[amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A at 2158Z

[Joe]

I heard both of you on this pass. I love this old bird! I wish there 
were more mode A birds.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 12/29/2015 4:11 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> Yes, thanks for the QSO, Bob. As I said, I had much better signals on a
> pass I worked around 1000Z last year. The downside of a 10m downlink is the
> signals don't always get through the ionosphere very well!
>
> Glad to get three more Mode A QSOs into the log today. That makes only six
> QSOs I've ever made on Mode A. With my portable setup, it's difficult to
> manage the two antennas, but I wanted to make a few more QSOs before AO-7
> only switches to Mode A when it randomly jumps modes, rather than on a
> predictable every other day schedule.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:
>
>> Paul,
>>
>> TNX for the AO-7A QSO at 2158Z!
>>
>> Very, very weak!!!  Lots of QSB!!
>>
>> 73 & HNY,     Bob K8BL
>>
>>
>>
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>> *From:* Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','n8hm at arrl.net');>>
>> *To:* "amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','amsat-bb at amsat.org');>" <amsat-bb at amsat.org
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>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 29, 2015 3:19 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z
>>
>> Great to work WB8RJY and KC9ELU on that pass from here in EN82. Heard a few
>> other weak signals out there too. Signals were much weaker than when I
>> tried this setup from this spot in the middle of the night last year. Of
>> course, that's the problem with 10m downlinks when the band is open! I'll
>> try the next pass at 2144Z too.
>>
>> Apologies for being off frequency. I'm struggling through tuning, holding
>> the Arrow, and holding my hand mic since my headset adapter broke a few
>> days ago. Luckily a replacement is waiting for me in my mailbox in DC!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','n8hm at arrl.net');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Good afternoon,
>>>
>>> I'll be on AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z today looking for a few QSOs. There's
>> only
>>> a few days left until AO-7 sees daily eclipses for many years to come,
>>> meaning the 24 hour timer will not function and the satellite will spend
>> a
>>> large majority of its time in Mode B.
>>>
>>> I may also be on the 2144Z pass.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>
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