[amsat-bb] S1 Transmitter & beacon

["Stacey E. Mills, M.D." <w4sm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Several of you have reported easily hearing the GB on the S1 transmitter 
between MA=20 and MA=26 this morning.  Decoding the beacon was, as 
expected, hampered by hi-squint angle, magnetorquing, and spin-related 
QSB.  To make things a little easier, we have switched to the EB (2400.600 
MHz), which is approximately 4 dB louder, and the beacon will come on 
earlier, from MA=15 to 26.

Although the exact start/stop MA, beacon, and even S-band transmitter in 
use may vary (see MOTD in the A-blocks), we will attempt to continue 
activating an S-band beacon each orbit while we are in an orientation that 
makes the squint angles reasonable.


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  Stacey E. Mills, W4SM    WWW:    http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/ham1.html
    Charlottesville, VA     PGP key: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/key
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