[amsat-bb] FM signal on FO-29?

Burns Fisher burns at fisher.cc
Sun Nov 8 23:04:49 UTC 2015


Fun and interesting!  AO85 and AO73 have been coinciding frequently of
late, but they are not compatible.

On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> Speaking of FM signals on FO-29, you'll be able to hear the AO-85
> transponder through FO-29 when their paths cross as well. I wonder if
> you could get a high enough SNR to decode the DUV...
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Clayton W5PFG <w5pfg at amsat.org> wrote:
>> I wouldn't recommend playing the FM audio heard via FO-29 to a group of
>> children. Normally it's not English.  It's most likely NOT a religious
>> broadcast based on their choice of crude words.
>>
>> 73
>> Clayton
>> W5PFG
>>
>> On 11/8/2015 16:13, Zach Leffke wrote:
>>>
>>> So yes, in the last couple weeks I've seen a LOT of FM activity on
>>> FO-29.  And based on my experience with Friday's pass, which was
>>> ascending, I'm leading towards the Central/South America QRM theory.
>>> Lots of strong FM activity as the pass started and the satellite was
>>> over the lower latitudes, but as FO-29 ascended over higher latitudes
>>> towards the north pole, the FM activity died down.
>>>
>>> -Zach, KJ4QLP
>>
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