Re: [amsat-bb] Crying wolf? RS-15

[Mike Gilchrist <kf4fdj@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:32 PM 6/11/2004, Freeman wrote:

... Doesn't explain why the downlink disappeared two
minutes after LOS without me changing anything.  That would suggest I
was actually hitting a sat.



I used to calculate sat position for my anipodal node.  I regularly 
listened for various birds at this time.  RS-15 was ONE of the only birds I 
ever heard when it's position was directly over the opposite side of the 
earth from me (antipodal.)  I always thought this was an interesting 
phenomenon, and studied it for a while.

I have also heard RS-15 WELL over the horizon.  But to be fair, 10 meter 
propagation sometimes causes some amazing path openings.

73, Mike kf4fdj 

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