[K6BW] Oscar 7 Satellite Contact (echoed from QRP-L)

[Bill Smith]

Hi Roger,

I don't know much about it, think it did stop, but regenerated.  Perhaps a UFO serviced it... anyway, it is still working on photo-cells.  The batteries must have long ago stopped functioning.

Might be fun some day to at least hear its transmissions, if not send it a signal.  

Bill


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: rhubbard3 at aol.com 
  To: k6bw at mailman.qth.net 
  Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 10:59 AM
  Subject: Re: [K6BW] Oscar 7 Satellite Contact (echoed from QRP-L)



  Hi Bill, How did this satellite come back to life?

  Roger






  -----Original Message-----
  From: Bill Smith <hbco2 at sbcglobal.net>
  To: HWA <k6bw at mailman.qth.net>
  Sent: Fri, Aug 26, 2011 8:20 pm
  Subject: [K6BW] Oscar 7 Satellite Contact (echoed from QRP-L)


  Well, that was FUN!!

  I just listened to a nice ascending pass from OSCAR 7, right overhead.
  Copied several calls and a couple of CW qso's near the bottom of the
  downlink freq.
  Not too bad for a formerly dead satellite that now works with NO batteries
  to help it out.
  1974 to 2011. I would call that getting our money's worth!
  Heck, I might have to break out the antennas and az/el rotor and get serious
  about it again!  ;>)

  I'll just do it with QRP...

  If I can hear signals at 100mw then I guess I don't need much more than that
  in the uplink.

  Mike Baker  K7DD
  K7dd at cox.net
  All QSO's are uploaded to LOTW and EQSL.

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