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AO-85 - VK4WDM - 28-07-2017
Has anyone worked or heard AO-85 in the last couple of weeks? I have listened on on several passes and have hot even heard the voice beacon. Getting a bit worried that my system has gone very deaf
73
Wayne VK4WDM
RE: AO-85 - VK6TU - 28-07-2017
(28-07-2017, 09:31 AM)VK4WDM Wrote: Has anyone worked or heard AO-85 in the last couple of weeks? I have listened on on several passes and have hot even heard the voice beacon. Getting a bit worried that my system has gone very deaf
73
Wayne VK4WDM
Wayne,
I heard her this morning as she passed over the SW of WA, only got a vertical on the roof but the voice beacon was just noise free.
73 from Michael
VK6TU
02:39 UTC Heard Fox 1 again just readable.
Michael
RE: AO-85 - VK4WDM - 28-07-2017
(28-07-2017, 11:20 AM)vk6tu Wrote:(28-07-2017, 09:31 AM)VK4WDM Wrote: Has anyone worked or heard AO-85 in the last couple of weeks? I have listened on on several passes and have hot even heard the voice beacon. Getting a bit worried that my system has gone very deaf
73
Wayne VK4WDM
Wayne,
I heard her this morning as she passed over the SW of WA, only got a vertical on the roof but the voice beacon was just noise free.
73 from Michael
VK6TU
02:39 UTC Heard Fox 1 again just readable.
Michael
(28-07-2017, 02:28 PM)VK4WDM Wrote:(28-07-2017, 11:20 AM)vk6tu Wrote:(28-07-2017, 09:31 AM)VK4WDM Wrote: Has anyone worked or heard AO-85 in the last couple of weeks? I have listened on on several passes and have hot even heard the voice beacon. Getting a bit worried that my system has gone very deaf
73
Wayne VK4WDM
Wayne,
I heard her this morning as she passed over the SW of WA, only got a vertical on the roof but the voice beacon was just noise free.
73 from Michael
VK6TU
02:39 UTC Heard Fox 1 again just readable.
Michael
RE: AO-85 - VK4WDM - 29-07-2017
Problem solved. It was a dodgy coax switch the was not causing much of a problem for strong local signals but not good enough for the weaker stuff. I heard AO-85 from the WA/SA border to nth of PNG on the last pass with strong sigs when it was west of me. My antenna is a fixed horizontal LPY. No stations heard unfortunately and no response to my calls.
73
Wayne VK4WDM (Townsville)
RE: AO-85 - VK6TU - 29-07-2017
(29-07-2017, 09:57 AM)VK4WDM Wrote: Problem solved. It was a dodgy coax switch the was not causing much of a problem for strong local signals but not good enough for the weaker stuff. I heard AO-85 from the WA/SA border to nth of PNG on the last pass with strong sigs when it was west of me. My antenna is a fixed horizontal LPY. No stations heard unfortunately and no response to my calls.
73
Wayne VK4WDM (Townsville)
Wayne,
Glad you found the problem, now I just have to get a more suitable antenna and work out how to work AO-85 using my IC 910H
Think I am to far away to be in the same footprint as you so do not think I would have heard you call.
73 fromMichael
VK6TU