Re: [amsat-bb] AO-10....amazing!

[K5OE@xxxxxxx]

Jim,
Your system is fine.  AO-10 went into eclipse about 0210 utc last night.  It has been so long since I've worked AO-10, I forgot to check for the eclipse.  The batteries are long dead, so it only works when in sunlight.  AO-10 is very predictable, as its orbit progresses about 40 minutes earlier every day.  By Saturday it will be over Europe a couple of hours ealier and maybe we will have some good DX opportunities :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE

In a message dated Thu, 8 Nov 2001  1:30:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@pacbell.net> writes:

> Well, I heard a bunch of 'you guys' tonight with my classic "Low
> Power-Crummy Antenna" setup. I was so excited about actually HEARING
> AO-10, that I didn't write any callsigns down. But what REALLY knocked
> my socks off, was that I found my downlink, right where it was supposed
> to be! Had so much feedback (forgot I needed headphones) that I almost
> dropped the mic. By the time I found my 'phones, and the adapter, the
> bird was down to 10 degrees, and I couldn't hear the beacon anymore.
> Maybe next time!
> 73, Jim  KQ6EA
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