Re: [amsat-bb] Ok, so what's available in Mode A

[Michael Rudzki <kf8bex@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try our site, Tim. We are the Southeast Michigan Area AMSAT Net:

http://oeonline.com/~kf8bex/amsat/index.html


We have some current satellite information there. The only Mode-A 
satellites operational are RS-13 and RS-15. RS-15 is very weak, due to 
the depletion of the batteries and you will become more proficient at  
listening for weak signals. RS-16, which was launched some time ago, 
was supposed to be another Mode-A satellite, but they haven't been able 
to switch on the transponders. 

With all the previous postings about our need to have more and more 
FM repeater satellites, one would have thought that Mode-A satellites are 
an ancient technology, a thing-of-the-past and that we should look toward 
the future...to FM repeater satellites. The more I read postings like yours, 
the more I am skeptical of the thought that Mode-A should be totally 
abandoned for FM repeater sats. 

Mike Rudzki, N8MR
E-Mail: n8mr@amsat.org
        kf8bex@oeonline.com
Active on:  RS-10 (when it was working), RS-13, RS-15
Worked All States OSCAR CW #238  <<<< 49 of which were on Mode-A satellites. 



At 08:55 AM 1/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Been looking for a site that has up to date information, made a couple
>contacts on RS13 last night with my new satellite station. An Ameco TX-62
>with TX-61 VFO and an HR-2600. Are there any other birds running Mode A? My
>last contact was RS-10 about 3 years ago!
>
>Tim, ka8ddz
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