[amsat-bb] AO-7 (~20:00z pass this afternoon)

[Roy Dean]

>
> You sounded great and I just logged you. The transponder was seriously
> FMing and on the verge of flipping due to a high power CW station lower in
> the passband. Thanks for the QSO! Jeff WE4B


Thanks, Jeff.   I've never experienced the "FMing" before (although I've
certainly read about it) - so I wasn't sure exactly what was going on.    I
really think for whatever reason it was receiving exceptionally well today
- because I've never had to turn my power down that much (and I was
definitely part of the problem as I could see the rest of the pass band
pulsating with each word I spoke - even when I was at the lowest power
setting - the sat was directly overhead by then).

After our qso ended I tuned around and listened to the other QSOs and the
FMing continued.   I was gunshy at that point so I didn't attempt any more
QSOs.  :D

--Roy
K3RLD