[amsat-bb] FM Birds, New Grids, and Chaos

[Burns Fisher]

You might look for a pass that is way east of you over the ocean.  Fewer
people on at that time.  Also coming up from the south. There are operators
in South America that you might reach.  But anyway, the less land in the
visibility circle of the satellite, the less busy it will be.

Good luck and 73!

Burns WB1FJ.

On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 10:48 PM Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> Since getting back into satellites a few months ago, I set my first goal
> to be completing VUCC. 76 grids confirmed, and hoping to possibly finish up
> this week.
>
> I’m meeting with the VUCC card checker this week to sign off on my 2 Meter
> VUCC. That took over five years, since I’m limited to a single 6 element
> Yagi in the attic. At least half of those contacts came via WJST meteor
> scatter.
>
> Thought it would be nice to get both 2 Meter and Satellite at the same
> time.
>
> Most of my contacts have come on the linear birds, with over 2/3 of them
> on FO-29. I realize that there is a lot more activity and grid activation
> on the FM birds—so I need to spend more time there.
>
> But the chaos of that type of operation just doesn’t appeal to me. Plus
> the noise levels in the attic make it difficult for me to hear the FM birds
> very well. SO-50 comes in “pretty well” but the AO birds are often covered
> with noise and difficult to hear.
>
> Any tips to improve my success rate on FM? Other than completely avoiding
> weekend operation! :-)
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>
>
>
>
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