Re: [amsat-bb] VX5R and arrow antenna help

[kk5yy@xxxxxxxx (Gerald Schmitt)]

Hi Chris,

My name is Jerry KK5YY and perhaps I can be of some help. 

Currently I believe MIR is unmanned and thus quiet. I would recommend
trying to hear AO-27 or UO-14 either should be easily heard on the
Arrow. 

For AO-27 start listening on 436.805 just as it comesover the horizon.
Shift down 5 KHz at a time as needed to keep the signal clear as the
bird passes over and goes away. 

For UO-14 start at 435.080 and shift down as above.

There a a couple of drawbacks to using any of the FT-50/VX-1/VX-5
class radios. First since they are not truely dual band radios you 
cannot hear your own downlink. This is not too great a limitation 
for the experienced operator but does present an unneeded 
hurdle to the new operator. 

The firmwear design does not support easily changing the downlink
frequency while maintaining an uplink frequency but it does 
support crossband memories. I have found the easiest way to 
set up this class of radios is to program a series of memories to
accomodate the Doppler shift.

If you need more help drop me a note. 

Gerald Schmitt KK5YY
Area Coordinator New Mexico/West Texas
kk5yy@amsat.org

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 21:51:13 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi all, 
>I've been trying to listen to one of the FM sats to no avail. I'm not near 
>home and my Nova software, so I've been using www.heavens-above.com to get the 
>passes. This afternoon, I couldn't get the beacon on MIR with either the arrow 
>or a rubber duck. I'm still wet behind the ears (obviously). Any suggestions?
>Tnx,
>Chris
>KD5AXK
>
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