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Re: AO-7 Question



Keep in mind just because it's dark at the satellite sub-point, it might not be 1000km up. The quickest and easiest way to tell if the satellite is in sun is to observe if the footprint of the satellite intersects the day/night line on the ground. If it does, it is in sun.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
>From: ANTHONY JAPHA <tjjapha@earthlink.net>
>Sent: Apr 1, 2006 10:50 AM
>To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.ORG
>Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Question
>
>I see from the AO-7 log that the bird seems to be continuously in Mode B
>and that QSOs have been made on passes around 21-22Z, when it is probably
>in darkness (at least the subsatellite point is in darkness).  Is this
>correct?  I'd like to try it operating portable this weekend.
>73,
>Tony, N2UN
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