[Scan-DC] MILSAT comms

[Andrew Clegg]

Wow, that's amazing. I'm surprised I'm not seeing the signals on my specan. 
I have a similar setup, but with an outdoor discone (and a pre-amp). Can you 
tell me which freqs specifically you hear activity on? I have been searching 
for the beacons at 250.35, 250.45, 250.55, & 250.65. So far no joy.

Cheers,
Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AllanStern at aol.com>
To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] MILSAT comms


>
> "Andrew Clegg" _w4jecom at w4je.com_ (mailto:w4jecom at w4je.com)   posted:
>> Does anyone have any experience receiving the ~250 MHz MILSAT  satellite
>> downlink signals? With the previous success of seeing the  Orbcomm and
> GOES
>> satellite signals pretty easily at 137 and 401 MHz, I  have been trying
> to do
>> the same with the MILSAT signals, checking out  the 253 MHz band for the
>> beacon frequencies, and other channels as  well. So far, I have not
> detected
>> a peep. Are these signals very very  weak compared to Orbcomm and GOES?
>
>   Every day I snag comms on the MilSat freqs in  the 250, 260 MHz area.
>   Most of what I hear are comms from Brazilian  Hams who are "hijacking"
> the satellites for long distance comms.
>   Occasionally I hear legitimate Military comms  though.
>   My primary receiver for these comms is a  Radio Shack Pro-43 handheld
> scanner, with a Radio Shack center-loaded whip  attached; the
> scanner-with-antenna are mounted on a bookcase shelf near a  window.  I do 
> not use a
> preamplifier. That's it, and I hear comms from  the sat every day.
>   When I first shared this information, I heard  back from several other
> fellows who do that same as I do.
>   I also snag the comms via an outdoor-mounted  NilJon HD WB Omni, but the
> Pro-43 with the center-loaded whip is working just as  well.
>
>
> AL STERN  Satellite Beach  FL
> AllanStern at aol.com
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