[HIham] Re: [hamradiohawaii] Suitsat transmitting after all

[Ron Hashiro]

ernie_nh7l wrote:

>New report says Suitsat is transmitting after all:
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>http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp12/060204suitsat.html
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>Ernie NH7L
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>I chased it earlier today.  The signal was so weak, that I couldn't pull it out from the noise.  It was a 24 degree pass.
>

One needs big cross polarized beams to pull out intelligible sigs.

It's only 1/2 watt, and the closest approach is something like 300 
miles, and typically, it's more like 500+.  500+ miles 1/2 Watt VHF on a 
tumbling space suit is far from ideal sig conditions.

Ron H