RE: [amsat-bb] a040

["Martyn Kinder" <martyn@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A little bit more info.

The squint at the time was about 50 degrees (I don't have the latest ALON/ALAT figures.

I have taken three more screenshots:

http://www.czd.org.uk/radio/a040-15.jpg
http://www.czd.org.uk/radio/a040+15.jpg
http://www.czd.org.uk/radio/a040-dc-off.jpg

The images above show the "signal" diappearing as the dish is moved +/- 15 degrees off bearing and the final image is a screenshot when I turned the down converter off (a G3WDG040).

The signal has weakened considerably as squint has increased in the last hour.

GL.
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Martyn Kinder G0CZD

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<: -----Original Message-----
<: From: Martyn Kinder 
<: Sent: 06 February 2004 22:55
<: To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
<: Subject: [amsat-bb] a040
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<: This is one of those e-mails where I could end up being 
<: highly embarrassed..
<: 
<: I'm monitoring on 2401.344 at the moment and I can see this.
<: 
<: http://www.czd.org.uk/radio/a040.jpg
<: 
<: I can also detect an audible but very weak carrier. The 
<: signal I can see is directional on a beam heading of approx 
<: 170 degrees (from IO83TC) and diappears if I beam slightly 
<: off (5 degrees or so).
<: 
<: According to mtrack, this is the correct frequency and 
<: bearing for A040 and the Middle Beacon.
<: 
<: Can anyone else detect this or am I going slighly mad?
<: 
<: Martyn
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<: Martyn Kinder G0CZD
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<: mailto:martyn@czd.org.uk
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<: Web: http://www.czd.org.uk Microwave Directory: 
http://www.czd.org.uk/radio/uwd/index.html


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