Re: [amsat-bb] ao51 what a disappointment????

[Charles R Reiche <charlieray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why should not being able to get on some FM bird put you out of the amsat
"business"???
If I were you, I would find everyone on this list with a ts2k and pressure
kenwood to re-write thier software.
I Just made my first contact on fo-29, I could really care less what is
going on with ao-51 becuase I know its going to be everyone playing with a
new "toy" for a while.  I see no reason go get worked up about the design of
the satellite.  I would get worked up if I paid that much for a "satellite"
rig that doesnt work FM tone satellites.  Amsat isnt making the satellites
with tone becuase they want it to be harder to work, They use PL to make the
sat last longer and stand up to interference etc...

Best of luck.

n3crt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Perry Yantis" <pyantis@earthlink.net>
To: "Amsat BB" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 11:17 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] ao51 what a disappointment????


> I have now listened to AO-51 and just as I expected, it is just like SO50
> and I can not enjoy it because of the tone access.
>
> I have a TS2000x and the Unitrac tracking system with the newest Unitrac
> software.
>
> The Unitrac is suppose to send a tone to the satellite, but it doesn't
seem
> to work.
>
> I have send several emails to the author of Unitrac but as yet have not
> received any answers.
>
>
> I then just set up for split operation like some have suggested and still
> no luck.
>
> I have no idea why tone access has been used on SO-50 and now AO-51.
>
> One thing I am sure of is that I can't use these satellites because of the
> tone access.
>
>
> If this is going to be the standard for the future satellites then I will
> have no other choice but to give up satellites all together after 32 years
> of sat ops.
>
> This is very irritating to me since I have used the same basic equipment
to
> access all analog satellites since AO-6, but now can't access these new
> satellites just because of the tone access.
>
> How will Amsat ever attract more satellite users if the newer satellites
> are more difficult to work or require buying new equipment to be
> successful??
>
> If there is anyone out there that is using the TS-2000 and Unitac
> successfully on SO-50 and AO-51, I would sure like to know how you are set
> up???
>
>
> Perry Yantis WB8OTH
> pyantis@earthlink.net
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