[amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A

[Joe]

True! even tho I'm in a good spot here, if there is noise it is because 
I'm making it.
Closest neighbor that is here year round is like 1/2 a mile away, rest 
are vacation homes even further away.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 6/10/2017 6:30 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> The noise floor was probably a lot less back then, no switching 
> wall-warts on every device.
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> 73 John AF5CC
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> On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 11:26 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net 
> <mailto:nss at mwt.net>> wrote:
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>     I just played with it some when the Mode "A" was predictable a few
>     months ago. And from what I remember in like 1976 it seemed a LOT
>     stronger back then. Nothing special a 10 meter dipole and Drake
>     TR-4 for the receiver back then.
>
>     Joe WB9SBD
>     Sig
>     The Original Rolling Ball Clock
>     Idle Tyme
>     Idle-Tyme.com
>     http://www.idle-tyme.com
>     On 6/10/2017 6:02 PM, rsoifer1 at aol.com <mailto:rsoifer1 at aol.com>
>     wrote:
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>         It's about an S-unit weaker.
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>         73 Ray W2RS
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>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: Joe <nss at mwt.net <mailto:nss at mwt.net>>
>         Ts o: rsoifer1 <rsoifer1 at aol.com <mailto:rsoifer1 at aol.com>>;
>         gzook <gzook at yahoo.com <mailto:gzook at yahoo.com>>; amsat-bb
>         <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>
>         Sent: Sat, Jun 10, 2017 1:09 pm
>         Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A
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>         How does it compare now to back then signal strength wise?
>         Joe WB9SBD
>
>         The Original Rolling Ball Clock
>         Idle Tyme
>         Idle-Tyme.com
>         http://www.idle-tyme.com
>         On 6/10/2017 3:04 PM, rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
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>             Hi Glen,
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>             I remember working you with that set-up.
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>             73 Ray W2RS
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>             -----Original Message-----
>             From: Glen Zook<gzook at yahoo.com <mailto:gzook at yahoo.com>>
>         <mailto:gzook at yahoo.com <mailto:gzook at yahoo.com>>
>             To: rsoifer1<rsoifer1 at aol.com <mailto:rsoifer1 at aol.com>>
>         <mailto:rsoifer1 at aol.com <mailto:rsoifer1 at aol.com>>;
>         amsat-bb<amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>
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>             Sent: Sat, Jun 10, 2017 12:41 pm
>             Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A
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>             In the "goode olde dayes", when AO-7 was new (and also
>         Oscar VI), I used to use a 2-element 10-meter beam mounted
>         below a 7-element 2-meter Yagi elevated about 45-degrees.
>         Later, added a 70 cm beam with the 2-meter beam on an az-el
>         mount with a TV rotor for the elevation.
>
>                   Glen, K9STH
>             Amsat 239 / LM 463
>             Website:http://k9sth.net
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>                                         From: rsoifer1--- via
>         AMSAT-BB<amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>
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>         Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2017 2:22 PM
>               Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A
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>             Mode A has always been weaker than Mode B, but with a
>         decent 10-meter antenna it is quite usable.  Many operators
>         access Mode B with a 2-meter beam of some sort, then try to
>         hear Mode A with a dipole or ground-mounted vertical , then
>         complain that they cannot hear it.
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>             There is no substitute for a good 10-meter beam.  A
>         tri-bander usually works too, but check the tuning to see that
>         the SWR isn't too high at 29.5 MHz.  If it is, you may have to
>         re-tune it or even shorten the elements slightly.  If you
>         absolutely cannot put up a beam, your second choice can be a
>         10-meter ground plane, elevated so it is mounted in the
>         clear.  It has no forward gain of course, but it will give you
>         a low radiation angle, which will help in hearing AO-7 when it
>         is at low elevation which it is most of the time.
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>             With Field Day coming up, a little attention now to your
>         10-meter antenna will show up in your results later.
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