Re: [amsat-bb] SO-50 newbee

["Robert Turlington" <rob_g8ate@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bob
we have a similar situation here in Europe ,not knowing when its going to be 
switched on.
I think we must have a new sysop cus its now regulary switched on, but only 
a few stations worked, partly because people have got fed up not knowing if 
its switched on or not and the fact that a good Rx system is required which 
eleminates a large number of UO14 stations I think!



Regards Robert G8ATE





>From: Bob Bruninga <bruninga@usna.edu>
>CC: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
>Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 newbee
>Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:03:30 -0400 (EDT)
>
> > SO-50?  How often is it on? I had given up listening for it and in fact 
>it
> > is not even in my tracking files, because I thought it was harldy ever 
>on.
>
>Answered my own question.  Downloaded Keps, next pass was 8 minutes away.
>A few minutes into  the pass and I still hadnt heard anything, so I
>figured, I may as well transmit just to see what happened...  Duh...
>an FM repeater in the sky with no one on!
>
>I had to call CQ to scare up a contact.  N5AFV came back and said, yep,
>typical pass only has a few people on. KD1IN also came on a little later.
>
>Being new on the bird, I didnt want to be a hog so I just listened.  I
>would say that 70% of the pass there was  no one on.  I could hear myself
>everytime, so I know my uplink and downlink were correct. (but I was using
>the full OSCAR array at work).     What a civilized experience and
>on Sunday Afternoon no less.  Pass was about 2040z or so..
>
>Alan informed me that it is only on if a SYSOP turns it on pass-by-pass.
>That is why its on sometimes and not on sometimes...  Guess I outta add it
>to my APRStk so that my kenwood (D7 or D700) autotunes it on every pass so
>if it is on, Ill hear it..
>
>de WB4APR, Bob
>
>
>
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