Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 digital help?

["Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi AJ,

Well, that was a very good suggestion to try GO-32...  Success!  16 degree 
pass, so not a lot of time to fiddle with things, but I was able to copy 
several packet bursts, quite readable ASCII text, and a little gibberish.  
Naturally. I didn't have the presence of mind to turn on logging, so I don't 
have much of a record of the results...

My setup:
Kenwood TH-D7a(g), with packet (TNC) mode on.  TNC set to 9600 baud (hb 
9600), conversational mode (k); serial terminal using HP 200lx Palmtop.  
Antenna was an 8-element homebrew Quagi, hand-held mostly vertical 
polarization (but horizontal seemed to work too).

Status message said there were 2 users on, so the bird is still getting 
traffic.

Thanks for the help!

Greg  KO6TH



----Original Message Follows----
From: "A.J. Farmer (AJ3U)" <farmer.aj@gmail.com>
CC: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 digital help?
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 12:42:22 -0400

On 7/3/06, Greg D. <ko6th_greg@hotmail.com> wrote:
>With the day off today I thought I'd try my hand at the digital side of
>AO-51.  Bottom line is that I need help...
>
>But, I got nothing.  I know I can't hear the 9600 signal, but the TNC 
>didn't
>register anything.  Fortunately, none of the neighbors noticed what I was
>doing.

Hi Greg,

You should give GO-32 a try.  It has much stronger digital signal than
AO-51 and I have found it much easier to work.  Since operation is
identical to AO-51 except for frequencies and callsigns, can use GO-32
to make sure all of your gear is working properly then give AO-51
another shot.  If I remember correctly, AO-51's digital transmitter is
only running at 1/4 watt or something around that.  You will need a
pre-amp to get a good lock on the signal, even with your Quagi.

Have fun!

--
A.J. Farmer, AJ3U
http://www.aj3u.com
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