Re: Active 10m Satellite Beacons?

Ka3hsw wrote:

> 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.

Thanks - I'll try to be patient :-)

> 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.

Hm, good idea, obviously. I don't know why I didn't think of that...

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