[amsat-bb] BY 70-1 operable

[Greg D]

Weak pass, as expected.  But I did hear myself towards the very end of
the pass.  Downlink seemed to be about 2 khz low, but hard to know for
sure.  I tried moving the transmit side a bit, but no real conclusion
there on what works best.  Maybe a khz or so low there too.

Next pass is late tonight, if I remember.

Greg  KO6TH


Greg D wrote:
> Ok, found the frequencies:  436.200 up, 145.920 down, per Wakita-san's
> website (http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/by70ca45.htm).
>
> Have Gpredict programmed and ready to go.  Will try for a
> fully-automated pass.  Fingers crossed.
>
> Greg  KO6TH
>
>
> Greg D wrote:
>> The PL tone use was per Jari OH2FQV.  Interesting that you heard me more
>> than once; I only heard my downlink the one time (announced call, and
>> then grid square after a slight surprise-induced pause).
>>
>> What are the base (non-doppler adjusted) frequencies?
>>
>> Greg  KO6TH
>>
>>
>> KO6TZ Bob wrote:
>>> Greg,
>>>
>>> I heard you more than once.  I didn't think to use a PL tone.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>> KO6TZ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I just had a nice 60 degree pass over CM98, and using the tracking info
>>> from http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm# I was able to throw my call sign
>>> through the satellite, but only once.  There is about a half-second
>>> delay on the Receive side, but it's not at all a problem.
>>>
>>> The success was just a bit after TCA.  I did have the 67 hz tone enabled
>>> throughout the pass, manual tuning of Tx and Rx, per the info from the
>>> website (thanks Pedro!).  Very clear audio on the downlink, nice and
>>> strong.  But I couldn't do it again.  Just the one transmit / receive
>>> event.  No other traffic heard, though there might have been some weak
>>> stuff earlier in the pass while I was tuning around.
>>>
>>> Next pass is very low to the north west, but may give it a try.
>>>
>>> Greg  KO6TH
>>>
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