Re: [sarex] AO-27 and MIR on an HT?

["Jim R." <smokesigs@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jose Mihotek wrote:
> 
> Daniel:
> 
> last I tried ao-27 I used my  ADI Communications AT-600 handheld dual bander
> along with my Arrow Antenna handheld dual bander yagy with a built in
> duplexer in the handle and a 2 foot rg-58 coax between the radio and the
> duplexer/antenna. I had full quieting and I even had a QSO with a guy in
> Mexico city. I live in Florida. Ao-27 is active in the mornings during sun
> light. you have to adjust for doppler and polarization. Try tunning 5kHz
> higher or the smallest resolution your radio lets you ( 10kHz, etc..) when
> the bird is climbing in the sky just over the horizon. .then when you hear
> it distorting or breaking up tune lower to the exact freq. (zero doppler)
> then as it goes down in the sky tune lower another 5/10 kHz. Also, rotate
> your antenna for best reception. 5 Watts is all you need.
> 
> Same for MIR.
> 
> good luck
> 
> Jose
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lavoie Daniel (NHQ-AC) <LavoieDM@CSC-SCC.GC.CA>
> To: 'amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org' <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>; 'sarex@amsat.org'
> <sarex@AMSAT.Org>
> Date: Thursday, March 18, 1999 12:49 PM
> Subject: [sarex] AO-27 and MIR on an HT?
> 
> >Everyone,
> >
> >Last weekend I installed WinOrbit on my computer to track AO-27 and MIR,
> and
> >I can't seem to be able to hear them.  I compared the AOS for AO-27 with 2
> >sites on the Internet that gives satellite positions and WinOrbit results
> >were within a minute or less.
> >
> >What am I doing wrong?  I read multiple articles that a HT will do.  To
> >listen to UHF frequencies, I'm using a FT-470 with a 10" dual band rubber
> >ducky, the squelch wide open yet.  To listen to MIR, I'm using an IC260A
> >multimode in FM mode with a 5/8 telescopic antenna.
> >
> >I hope someone can help me because this is getting very frustrating.  I
> just
> >want to hear something from one of them birds.
> >
> >Thanks you in advance.
> >
> >Daniel
> >
> >
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It may also be worth noting that Doppler on 440 is about 3 times what it
on 146 MHz. For Mir, I have fair luck going 5 above at AOS, zero at
closest, and then -5 after closest. I have no experience what it is like
at 440, but it must be a little more.. And, yes, ALWAYS leave the
squelch open. 
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