[amsat-bb] Wow! Do not discount AO-85 yet!

[John Brier]

It just worked/sounded as good as ever on the 1602 UTC pass (2019-07-06).

I was able to get in easily with 5 watts through most of the last half of
the pass. It was not fading in RX or TX capability at all like it was the
previous few times I worked it. This was a 72 degree pass for me.

Perhaps its solar panels were lit perfectly and maybe its RX antenna was
lined up perfectly for me... either way, I am impressed. I'll upload my
recording later but just wanted to put this out there as there were a ton
of WMPLOTA stations on AO-91 earlier... maybe spread the traffic out on
AO-85 some. At least when it is not in eclipse.

73, John Brier KG4AKV