[sarex] UO-14 listening/working

[Mike Gilchrist <kf4fdj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good evening.

UO-14 is currently operating as an FM bent pipe "repeater" satellite.  As 
such, it is a full duplex bird, meaning that you can listen to the downlink 
as you transmit.  If your rig is capable of full duplex operation, fine, 
otherwise half-duplex operation works just fine on the FM birds if you 
program the frequencies in your HT correctly.

You should program your HT with 5 frequency pairs for working AO-27.  Start 
with the first pair, using a non-standard split, and tune to the next one 
as the pass progresses.


Downlnk -  Uplink
_________________
435.080 - 145.970  AOS
435.075 - 145.975
435.070 - 145.975  Mid Pass
435.065 - 145.975
435.060 - 145.980  LOS


I have not worked this bird, in this mode yet, so only time will tell what 
the link budget requires for successful operation.  I would imagine an 
Arrow type antenna will suffice for reception.  We will have to experiment 
to determine if QRP power is sufficient to work the bird.

73, Mike


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