[amsat-bb] Still ok to use AO-85 in daylight?

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

Yes, please feel free to use it while illuminated!

73, Drew KO4MA




-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>Sent: Jul 30, 2019 5:42 PM
>To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Still ok to use AO-85 in daylight?
>
>Good day!
>
>Just wanted to make sure it was still ok to use AO-85 when it's illuminated.
>
>Here it is just after 5:30pm local time on a sunny day and I almost had the
>entire pass all to myself across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, &
>Mid-Atlantic until George (WA5KBH) finally came in right at the end of my
>footprint.
>
>Made me worry that I might have missed an instruction about the use of
>AO-85 since this is not what you normally expect on an FM satellite mid-day.
>
>Thanks!
>
>-Scott,  K4KDR
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