[HamSat] AO-51

[larry fields,n6hpx/du1 manila]

  Thanks for this and I will listen for the bird as it
passes over head, I only have a hand held at the
moment. So will try an listen for a few days here.
   Most of my other radios are still in Cavite where I
live the other half of the year.

   Larry,n6hpx/du1
--- Timothy Pickett <timp at speednetllc.com> wrote:

> Hi Larry,
> 
> AO-51 passes my home qth about 6 or 7 times per day.
> Probably close to the
> same at your place if you want to listen for the
> satellite here is the
> specs:
> 
> To work Echo in this mode you need the following
> information:
> Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM voice with 67 Hz PL.
> Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM voice.
> The downlink transmitter will come on when it hears
> an uplink signal with a
> 67 Hz PL tone for about 1 second.  It stays on for
> 10 seconds after that
> signal goes away.
> 
> Good Luck! 73...
> 
> Tim
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "larry fields,n6hpx/du1 manila"
> <n6hpx_du3 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Timothy Pickett" <timp at speednetllc.com>; "Ham
> Satellites (Modes, Freqs,
> etc.)." <hamsat at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 6:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [HamSat] AO-51
> 
> 
> > Just curious how often does this bird travel over
> the
> > United States. I would love to listen for it here
> in
> > San Diego on a HT.
> >
> > Larry, n6hpx
> > --- Timothy Pickett <timp at speednetllc.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I made a contact on AO-51 with Leo W7JPI in AZ.
> I
> > > could hear the bird very
> > > well. But it seems like it was very hard to get
> into
> > > the bird. Maybe it was
> > > because of so many trying to get in I don't
> know.
> > > But it was real hard to
> > > get in. I'm using a set of large M2 cir beams
> > > (AO-10/13 class). Maybe the pl
> > > is making it harder I don't know. 73...
> > >
> > > Tim KG8OC
> > > Michigan AMSAT Area Coorinator
> > >
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