[amsat-bb] working satellites with Morse

[W3AB/GEO]

My first SAT contact was a CW contact with W2CW, if I recall correctly. Very cool, IMHO.

Sorry I'm unable to assist you any more than that.

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73 de W3AB/GEO​

On Apr 23, 2018, 17:28, at 17:28, Mike Stansberry <stansberrymj at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi, all.  I hope someone can help me out.
>
>I've been trying to work the transponder satellites using CW (Morse)
>for 
>some
>time.  I use satpc32 for the tracking program and a Kenwood TS-2000X. 
>I've
>been able to hear my downlink signal by using transmit RIT to find the 
>signal.
>At that point, satpc32 tracks the Doppler and keeps the signal where I
>have
>it set, within a few Hertz.
>
>I've called CQ a lot with no responses.  A couple of times I heard CW
>but
>the signal just drifted across where I was at, from lower to higher 
>frequency.
>
>What might I be doing wrong?  Or is there just not much activity on
>Morse?
>
>I haven't heard much SSB or FM on the FM birds but what I've heard I've
>been unable to work anyone.  They just talk too fast for me to
>understand
>and the signals aren't always the strongest.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>73, Mike, K0TER
>
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