Re: [amsat-bb] beacon+20 net

[Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Friends,

I might add that when I have monitored the net,
Dave (WB6LLO) is always spot on at -10dB relative
to the beacon. Good job Dave!

Tony AA2TX

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At 03:28 PM 1/7/2004 -0800, Dave Guimont wrote:


>>Excellent idea!  Gentle reminders and demonstrations of proper operating
>>technique could go a very long way toward making AO-40 even more enjoyable.
>>
>>Lee-KU4OS
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <kgschaffrath@beckman.com>
>>
>> > I would like to propose that the net control of the beacon+20 net
>> > make an effort to teach some of the newer operators to reduce
>> > their power levels to beacon -10db.  Most ops were 'copyable'
>> > 20kc below the beacon by their image alone. The image is due
>> > to the mixing of the beacon and a Huge signal on the opposite
>> > side. Otherwise this net may become known as
>> > the Beacon +20-over net.
>
>Lee, I could not agree more, I'm trying to find out which net he was 
>referring to...I've been ramrodding this effort, and have made most of 
>them.  We get a rare Leila break on those uplinking 435, but that seems to 
>happen when the agc is bouncing all over the place, and I've never been 
>able to figure out how I can reduce my power on 435 rapidly enough to 
>adjust my uplink...Is there a way?....Partly the reason I'm on 1.2 up 99% 
>of the time!
>
>Any Leila break I've observed when I've been on, net or otherwise, happens 
>when the agc is bouncing...
>
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>
>            73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org
>                    Disagree: I learn....
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