[amsat-bb] AO-7

[Paul Stoetzer]

It also seems like the past couple of days is when AO-7B really hasn't
been heard much. Perhaps the geomagnetic storms have been a factor
too.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner
<glasbrenner at mindspring.com> wrote:
> AO-7 is switching to Mode A or off when stations are overtaxing the transponder with excessive uplink power, especially on CW. If you plan on AO-7 for field day, plan on Mode A and have a backup.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 23, 2015, at 4:50 PM, W. M. Willoughby <redski at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Is anyone working AO-7B successfully? I am not hearing it and the Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page is showing a variety of heard, not heard and conflicting reports. It also appears to be randomly switching to mode A. Does anyone have any info?
>> Thanks,RedKC4LE at amsat.org
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