RE: [amsat-bb] AO-40 passband back on

["Gediminas Kasparaitis" <gediminas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How many dB LEILA  is below MB ?

The S-meter is not too accurate of a tool, especially on TS2000

I guess with a linear uplink at bad squints at peaks it hits
much earlier than the signal appears at 10db below the beacon...


My signal was at S2 on the S-meter while the beacon was at
S9 and I triggered Leila...I'm using a home made cross yagi, so
it looks like I need to work on improoving CP ...

Gedas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
> Behalf Of Scott Elliott
> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 6:24 AM
> To: AMSAT-BB@AMSAT. Org
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] AO-40 passband back on
>
>
> i agree, 30w has always been more than enough with an 8 ele yagi :).
>
> and ive managed to talk to people in french guiana (spelling? :) and south
> africa.
>
> only problem is, leila likes my voice, as i have a bassy type voice, it
> attacks me at good squints.
>
> next place id like to work, is japan :). but where i lived, i couldnt see
> the horizon, so now as im in a flat, from the top, i can see the horizon.
>
> anyways, 30 w is more than enough, if you need more power, either get a
> better yagi, or make the receive side better :)
>
>
>
> Speak to you later.
>
> Scott Elliott
> M3SJE / 2E1FJB / M1SJE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
> Behalf Of Lee
> Sent: 20 October 2002 06:03
> To: AMSAT-BB
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-40 passband back on
>
>
> A signal 6db below the beacon is already 4db too much.  The recommend
> operating level has always been 10 dB below the MB power level.  As far as
> I've seen from the command stations this is supposed to apply to
> ALL station
> regardless of which band they are using for uplink.  Overly strong signals
> also cause people to mistakenly focus too much of their attention on the
> uplink side of the station instead of the receive side were it is truly
> needed.  I've had many QSOs stepped on by stations who were only
> capable of
> hearing near or above beacon strength signals.  If EVERYONE would
> operate at
> the recommended levels these stations would quickly realize that their
> receiving setup was inadequate and make the needed improvements.
>
> Stations running excessive power only serve to encourage others to join in
> and develop these same poor operating habits.
>
>
> Lee-KU4OS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@tin.it>
> To: "Rick Vidmar - K9KK" <k9kk@earthlink.net>; "Greg D."
> <ko6th_greg@hotmail.com>; "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 17:23 PM
> Subject: R: [amsat-bb] AO-40 passband back on
>
>
> > I aegree.
> >
> > During orbit 901 at 14:50 UTC and MA=30 with squint =32 degrees
> > the beacon was strong but my downlink was all the time almost 6 dB
> > belove the beacon level using more than 300 watt on 70 cm uplink and
> > a 15 turns RHCP helix  antenna.
>
>
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