Re: Active 10m Satellite Beacons?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Steen Eiler
Jørgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>I've been trying to catch AO-7 on several passes and RS-15 on an especially
>good one (elevation 70°) - I've heard none of them.
>
>While I've never heard AO-7 before, I'm pretty sure that I've heard RS-15
>before, on my current equipment (Collins 51S-1, ant: longwire, indoor, 3rd
>and top floor).
>
>Can anyone confirm or deny the absence of these beacons?

I have heard AO-7's 10M beacon several times...  Because it is running totally
off the solar panels, it is only in operation while in sunlight, and resets
every time it goes into darkness.  It doesn't always come back on when it
re-enters sunlight, and when it does come on, may do so in either mode A or
mode U/V (formerly mode B).  Be patient - you'll hear it one of these times.

RS-15's beacon is listed as "intermittent".  You would probably be better off
listening for activity in the CW portion of the downlink than for the beacon. 
I haven't even listened for it in ages, because it is tumbling so badly that
the long, deep fades make it almost unusable.  

73 de KA3HSW

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