[amsat-bb] 15-10m satellite transponders to be launched

Scott scott23192 at gmail.com
Thu Apr 11 06:20:15 UTC 2019


My 130 ft. long-wire (http://myantennas.com/wp/product/efhw-8010/) set
about 4 meters off the ground is used primarily for 80m NVIS.

However, on 10m it is heard by NO-84's PSK31 repeater very well and not
just directly overhead.  I've gotten into it as low as 10° elevation and am
almost always solid into the satellite somewhere around the 20° - 25° mark
on both sides of a pass.

So, at least at 28 MHz, the signal from a low antenna certainly gets up
into space.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 2:02 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I wonder is an NVIS antenna would be useful here. Unfortunately my
> AS-2259GR only goes up till 20 MHz (with tuner).
>
>
> On 04/11/2019 07:27 AM, Ray Soifer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > IARU has coordinated two Chinese satellites, expected to be launched
> later this year, which will carry 15-to-10-meter linear transponders.  If
> successful, these will be the first use of 15 meters for a satellite uplink
> since RS-12/13 went silent in 2002.  Operation of the earlier RS birds
> enabled much DX to be worked on otherwise dead bands.  More info to follow.
> > As a reminder, DX worked via satellite counts for Satellite DXCC, but
> not for other DXCC awards.
> >
> > 73 Ray W2RS
>


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