Enligt nedanstående bulletin:
"There were some excellent reports on the AO-7 log by VE9QRP and W8IJ this evening (04 Jan after 0000). Sweet. Unfortunately, I worked the 04:40 pass on the west coast and there was nada except someone who appeared to tune up and gave up."
"I’m curious enough to mention that AO-7 is only operable when in full sunlight. This doesn’t meant that it is operable when Nova says "Visible." Visible means that it is "Sunlit" but not that it is in full sunlight. So wait about 30 more seconds (or so) for it to get fully illuminated."
"Not all tracking programs will tell you when it is illuminated by the sun. If not, look at the footprint and see if there is a clear delineation between the footprint and the sunlight portion of the earth beyond the gray line. That is when it will be fully illuminated (thanks to Drew KO4MA for that hint.)"
"I’ve recently added some real-time graphs to track the mode shifts and also a scorecard for AO-7 operators. You don’t have to make the entry yourself, but someone you have had a QSO with does. Kudos to K3SZH for being the most frequently heard or listening ham on AO-7."
Emily states that if you do work AO-7, you are encouraged to log your contacts at:
http://www.emilyshouse.com/experthams/ao7/
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JAMSAT member Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL caught an AO-7 telemetry cycle on 5 January 2006. Mineo reported that the telemetry cycle was approximately 80 seconds long and that he has recorded it to an MP3 file.
You can hear Mineo’s MP3 file at the following URL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/60105a07.mp3
The following data was also provided:
AO-7
Jan 5, 2006
11:04-11:26 UTC
145.972 MHz CW
54 Degrees Max Elevation
HI HI
180 180 180 180
252 252 252 252
324 324 324 324
496 496 496 496
568 568 568 568
696 696 696 696
HI HI
For an explanation of AO-7 telemetry see:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7_tlm.html
For the most recent AO-7 status report see:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php#AO-7
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