RE: [amsat-bb] AO-40 Improving!!

["Michael Klomfass" <dh5mk@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,
at my first attempt to capture AO-40 I got 312 Blocks with
118 having CRCC OK !!!  MA239 -> 249 (LOS)
#
I?m using a homebrew 19-turn Helix, converter MKU24-Oscar by DB6NT
(0.6db NF, 28db gain), 10m RG-213, TS-2000, AO40RCV by AE4JY
#
The maximum S-meter reading was S8 (squint > 50deg.).
I wonder if I must detect any sun-noice with my equipment??
Could someone confirm that ??


73 de Michael

dh5mk@dh5mk.de


Don?t forget to mail the TLM-files !!!!!!!

M  QST AMSAT OSCAR-40   ***TELEMETRY COLLECTION***    2001-04-13
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| ALON/ALAT 132/0; ALON changing -3 deg/orbit.  Camera takes 4 |
| pictures at 3 minute intervals orbit 207 ma 250. Please help |
|            collect the "D" block data download.              |
|  Please "zip" compress your telemetry files and e-mail to:   |
 \               ao40-archive@amsat.org                       /
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
Behalf Of Mark L. Hammond
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 12:46 AM
To: Gary "Joe" Mayfield; amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-40 Improving!!


I'll second this.  Yesterday, I got my first good CRCC block.  Today, I got
about 35!  Man, I could hear it out about 27kM!

It is a good time to listen indeed.

73,

Mark

At 03:56 PM 4/13/2001, Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield wrote:
>The pointing angle on AO-40 is defintely getting better!  My automated
setup
>got 355 blocks this morning in unattended mode.  50 had good CRC.
>
>If you had trouble hearing it before try it again (before perigee).
>
>73,
>Joe
>ka0yos@amsat.org
>

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