[amsat-bb] AO-7

[Jim Jerzycke]

It seemed to be working OK this afternoon, as I made several contacts on it.

73, Jim  KQ6EA


On 06/24/2015 02:59 AM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> 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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