Amateur radio satellites?

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:39 pm

Cheers Phil.

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:05 pm

I miss DO-17 (DOVE). Could hear it on a handheld and decode the packet data. *sigh*

Blinky · Post by **Blinky** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:46 pm

WPXZBP wrote:I miss DO-17 (DOVE). Could hear it on a handheld and decode the packet data. *sigh*

MIR *sigh* could see it and hear it
Oscar 10...hours of fun *sigh*

the list goes on.

Post by **VK6ZMS** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:59 pm

MIR:
Men In Red

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:11 pm

Im Jelouse I cant get them on a scanner

oh well, ill just keep scanning 70cm and 2 meter bands down here in Buno.

Post by **robbage** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:39 pm

slipknot wrote:Im Jelouse I cant get them oh well, ill just keep scanning 70cm and 2 meter bands down here.

Is there much activity down that way?

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:05 pm

For now, im just using a scanner to listen to the amateur bands but i cant get anything, no becons, no repeaters, no singals at all on the amateur bands.

Post by **Bonez** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:07 pm

Just FYI, since you clearly can't read - it is spelt "amateur", just like the name of the sub-forum.

Please try to spell it correctly from now on...

Thanks

Blinky · Post by **Blinky** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:58 pm

slipknot wrote:For now, im just using a scanner to listen to the amateur bands but i cant get anything, no becons, no repeaters, no singals at all on the amateur bands.

Depending where you are, you should be able to hear the Mt William repeater on 146.900MHz. If not, put the input frequency of 146.300MHz in your scan list and you should hear anyone locally using the repeater. Beacon wise, 144.560MHz is the beacon at Roelands or 50.306MHz but on a FM scanner you would not hear much anyhow...just a strong carrier and maybe some clicking.

Apart from that I don't think there is too much activity around Bunbury.

You will probably hear a bit more when you get your X50.

Phil

Post by **robbage** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:08 am

If you don't hear 146.700 several times during a day then you have equipment problems. Rubber duckie antennas usually don't cut it.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:36 am

Busselton 147.350 mHz

ConstableCare · Post by **ConstableCare** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:08 am

http://www.heavens-above.com/amateursat ... t=0&tz=CET

Try the above link. This will provide you with timings and azimuth info of when AR Satellites pass over your part of the country side. You will have to configure your location i.e. put in your lat / long co-ordinates on the setup page in order for it to calculate correct timings and azimuth info.

Then all you do is leave your radio on the desired satellite's down-link frequency and hear the action...

Cheers, CC

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:24 am

Nick wrote:Busselton 147.350 mHz

Cant hear it from here

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:28 am

robbage wrote:If you don't hear 146.700 several times during a day then you have equipment problems. Rubber duckie antennas usually don't cut it.

ill have a listen, cheers Robbage.

Thanks for the site cc.

Post by **robbage** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:40 pm

My mistake. You're in Bunbury I just realised. I'm slow that way. Roleystone might be a push