Re: [amsat-bb] What am I hearing??

[Cliff Buttschardt <cbuttsch@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob and many others; thanks for the report on AO07.  I was aware that
AO7 was a possiblity due to the received frequency but until Bob pointed
out the reason for the coarse note, I was unconvinced. Thanks Cliff K7RR 

Bob Johnson wrote:
> 
> I don't know if it was supposed to be visible for you at the time, but you
> have perfectly described AO-7, and the frequency is right.  See
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/news/wsr.html#ao-7
> 
> The modulated CW tone indicates that either it is not getting enough sunlight
> or someone is running much too much power on the uplink.  It is unfortunately
> not unusual for users to run way too much uplink power.
> 
> - Bob
> 
> On Saturday 07 December 2002 04:03 pm, Cliff Buttschardt wrote:
> > This signal might be common but I've not heard it before!  On 7 Dec 02
> > at 2030 UTC from Central California there was CW telemetry with a rough
> > T1 note.  The telemetry was composed of multiple three number
> > groups followed by two HI's.  CW rate was about ten WPM.  The beam
> > heading was NNW on a frequency of 145.971.  The note seemed to be
> > modulated at a 20 hertz rate producing a gargling sound.
> >      At the time AO10, SO41, RS15, SO33 and MO46 in view.  Could it be
> > that SO33 faulted to CW at the time and I was hearing one third the
> > beacon frequency?  Not likely but interesting indeed.  Cliff K7RR
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