[amsat-bb] AiSat-1 heard over Arizona

[Fernando Ramirez]

Hi Rick! I was able to work KC7MG and KB6LTY using my Mobilinkd TNC3, Icom
IC-2820H and Arrow antenna.

Had to turn the power to 50W and only got digipeated after the satellite
was above 30°.

It's a tough one to work with an HT :-(

73

Fernando, NP4JV

On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 10:01 PM saguaroastro via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> All, just had a 70° pass of AiSat-1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I
> heard the first packet when it was only 3° above the horizon, but no
> decode. I heard about 10 packets during the 10 minute pass, but none
> decided. I also set about that many beacons up, but none were receive by
> the sat.I was using my D72A into an ELK lp.What have the rest of you been
> using and have you had any success?73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy
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