[amsat-bb] Re:AO-7 behavior

[DOBarrows@xxxxxxx]

Freeman,

I have noticed that AO-7 springs to life past the middle of the pass.  My 
tracking programs say that AO-7 starts out in eclipse and then gets into sunlight 
toward the northern end of the pass. (On evening passes, that is.)   I have 
heard it drop off later, but just thought it was because the bird was getting 
too low in elevation.

Dave W8IJ
Camp Hill, PA

>Has anyone noticed AO-7 suddenly dropping power in the evening passes
>over North America?  I have seen this several times lately with AO-7 as
>it passes over the extreme northern border of Canada.  The power, all of
>a sudden, drops several DB.  Any QSO I was in the middle of ends due to
l>ack of signal.  I can no longer hear my own downlink, although I can
>sometimes hear the other station very  faintly.
>
>Have others seen this, or should I look at my gear closer?  This only
>happens with AO-7.
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