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

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

John,

I just worked an AO-85 pass about an hour ago. Had to wait
until about 1/3 of the way to get through, then it worked OK.
I heard AA5PK and WD9GET in Texas, along with AC9E
in New Mexico. About 33 degrees max elevation here.
Nice to still have AO-85 around...

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
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On Saturday, July 6, 2019, John Brier via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> 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
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