Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Question on AO-40 for downlink

[Paul Yeager <w4ski@xxxxxxxx>]

Wayne:

I'm not on A0-40 often, but when I am, it's portable, do to my location on 
the north side of a mountain.  In my area (North Carolina), I think roughly 
55 degrees is maximum elevation.  Your mileage may vary, of course.  If 
you're farther south than I am, you'll need to be able to point a bit 
higher.  With a 9 call, you might be farther north than I am, and therefore 
not need so much elevation.

For exact numbers, might I suggest running pass predictions spread across a 
period of time (I think six months would do it) with the tracking program 
of your choice?

See ya someday on AO-40!

73,

Paul W4SKI

At 10:02 PM 8/14/03 -0500, Wayne Estes W9AE wrote:
>Ron Nutter wrote:
>
>I am putting together an AO-40 station that will also be portable.  My
>question is the amount of tilt I need to have for the antennas to point to
>the bird.  I have a commercial grade tripod that I will be starting out
>with.  Assuming that straight ahead of you is 0 degrees and straight above
>is 90 degrees, in north america, how far above 0 degrees should I expect to
>be able to point the antennas to see AO-40 ?
>
>
>Wayne replies:
>
>The maximum elevation of AO40 is dependent on your latitude.  The
>northernmost excursion of AO40's apogee will be about 11 degrees North
>latitude in the Spring of 2004.
>
>So the maximum elevation of AO40 in the Northern Hemisphere is 101 degrees
>minus your latitude.  Overe the next several years, the maximum elevation
>will be a few degrees less than that most of the time.
>
>Wayne Estes W9AE
>Mundelein, IL, USA
>
>
>
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