Re: [amsat-bb] Chirps on 145.8986 mHz

[Joe Leikhim <jleikhim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I noticed some short duration spurious signals that I attributed to a bad
paging transmitter, however there was nothing in the modulation to
indicate such was the case. Maybe AO-40 is running outside it's
temperature range and the TX won't oscillate?

Tim Cunningham wrote:

>
> > > I have heard some short duration "Chirps" on 145.8986
> > > at 22:39 UTC...has anyone else heard this signal?  They
> >
> >
> > I have just heard those chirps here around 145.899 MHz just
> > shortly after AO-40 should have crossed the horizon with Ken's
> > latest Keps.  The last chirp was heard 18-DEC at 00:29:01z
> >
>
> Let me re-qualify what I heard as AO-40 was headed for Perigee
> this evening.  I was tuning around on 70cm looking for signs of life
> close to LOS this evening using Ken Ernandes Kep set #9.  After
> giving up and assuming the bird went over the horizon, I parked
> my FT-847 on 145.899 MHz while I did some work in the office.  I
> had just read an e-mail that indicated a short chirp was being
> heard and I heard the same shortly after parking my radio on
> 145.899 MHz.  Actually, the first chirp caught my attention. So, I
> swung around to check the radio as the antennas were pointed at
> the LOS horizon and I heard 2 more chirps.  I failed to measure
> the time between chirps since I was caught off guard.  There were
> no other amateur satellites in view at the time.  These chirps were
> very short in duration.  The first 2 that I heard seemed to be strong
> and the third was noticeably weaker in strength and nothing was
> heard for at least an hour later to make sure it was not a fluke.
>
> The first chirp was heard somewhere around 00:28.30z (best
> guess for this one) and the third and last chirp was heard at
> 00:29:07z (according to computer clock).  My clock on the
> computer is about 7 seconds fast so the actual time of the last
> chirp would have actually been be at 00:29:00z.
>
> According to the set #9 Keps, AO-40 should have hit LOS from
> my location at 00:24:26.  Yet, the final chirp that may have
> emanated from AO-40 was heard 4 minutes 34 seconds after
> the anticipated LOS.
>
> 73's,
>
> Tim - N8DEU
> Huntsville, Alabama
>
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