[amsat-bb] NO-84 mystery solved

[Mark Lunday]

I gently asked him if perhaps he was over-modulating his signal, among a
bunch of other friendly ham-related topics.

 

He answered the other topics but not the over-mod.  I shall listen on
another pass.

 

It is weird, Joe.  I remember doing ½ watt on PropNet PSK back 10 years ago.
How could he be hitting the bird if he’s using ½ watt?  Or even 5 watts?
Unless he has a long boom yagi, but I don’t think so.

 

And I still can’t get through the downlind!  28120 kHz, 1500 Hz audio, 50
watts out to an off-center-fed dipole at 64 feet.  I tried both with my Flex
5K and my TS480 on 28120.  I monitored the downlink with SDRPlay receiver so
I could see the entire passband.  Nuttin.

 

Mark Lunday, WD4ELG

Greensboro, NC  FM06be

wd4elg at arrl.net

http://wd4elg.blogspot.com

 

From: Joe [mailto:nss at mwt.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 11:04 AM
To: Mark Lunday; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] NO-84 mystery solved

 

Did you tell him what was happening?
I honestly can hardly believe that he doesn't have something drastically
wrong.
Because guys that run that beacon program rarely run more than 5 watts MAX.
most are like 500 milliwatts 1/2 a watt.
Joe WB9SBD