[amsat-bb] Am I the lid, or was no one there?

[John Brier]

There is nothing unreliable about the network itself but many SatNOGs
stations use stationary antennas because it is easier to set that up for
24/7 use than a tracking antenna system. Consequently, many recordings from
SatNOGs stations are mostly noise. If you find out which stations have
tracking systems their recordings are generally better.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 07:39 Isaac C <shorenicehere at gmail.com> wrote:

> John,
> I am still trying to learn and be better at this. So I went to Satnogs for
> the first time to listen to this pass.  Almost all noise.
> Is Satnogs reliable?
> 73
> W4ITC
>
> On Saturday, March 21, 2020, John Brier via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> What call were you using?
>>
>> Are you talking about this pass:
>>
>> https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1898876/
>>
>> Click the audio tab and listen and you might find out if you were QRMing.
>>
>> Here is another recording of the same pass but the quality isn't as good:
>>
>> https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1898974/
>>
>> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 2:11 AM Nick Hart via AMSAT-BB
>> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Was just trying to work ao 92 on a 77 degree pass over cm87, San
>> Francisco Bay
>> > Area. Nothing heard. Called  3 times, midway between the scheduled aos
>> and the
>> > closest approach, the closest approach, and midway between the closest
>> > approach and los. Kept the power down, and the Doppler adjustments in
>> the uhf
>> > side. Just want to be sure I’m not a bad operator. Granted, it’s late
>> > local time. Was anyone on? Was I stomping on anyone, or not getting
>> through?
>> >
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