Re: [amsat-bb] Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 22:57:50 -0700

[Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dick,

The beacon is really strong, even when the squint is high.
You should be able to easily hear the beacon with your
set-up. Heck, I can hear the beacon without a dish
using just a feed!

Here are a few things to try:

1. Did you account for the magnetic declination?
See: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/seg/gmag/declination1.pl

2. Did you tune far enough around where you thought the beacon
    would be? Downconverters are often off by 10 KHz or more

3. Did you account for the Doppler-shift? This can also be a
    surprisingly high amount.

4. On 11/9/2003, The satellite should be visible anytime after
    around 7-8 PM your time.

Any luck?

73,
Tony AA2TX


At 09:57 PM 11/9/2003 -0800, Rick wrote:

>I am trying to get my satellite equipment working.  Using Unitrac 2000,
>Icom 910, N3IYR's dish, and a UEK-3000 S-band converter mounted on the back
>of the dish.
>
>I have not been able to receive any signals (including the S band beacon) at
>all.   Been trying all evening (Sun 9 Nov).  Unitrac showing the bird from
>10 to 37 degrees above the horizon to the southeast of Denver).
>
>Tried varying the receive freq and manually adj the beams slightly with no
>luck either.
>
>My big question is; are others hearing the beacon or is the squint angle to
>far off to hear the bird?
>
>Thanks
>
>Dick K8ZTT
>Franktown CO

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