[VHFcontesting] Trends in VHF/UHF Weak Signal Operating

[GeorgeF]

When I go to the amsat page (the one I found on Google) I click on 
Satellite Info, then Current Status.  Then I clicked on AO-7, UO-11, 
RS-15, LO-19, FO-20.  All came up with the Page Not Found error. after 
trying 5 I didn't try the rest.  Its hard to find out info on the sat if 
the link is dead.

After more digging I did find a page that listed the transponder sats, 
found 4 (AO7, FO29 VO52 and AO73), I don't count SO-50 as its FM, I'm 
only interested in CW (primary) and SSB (secondary).

George - KI4FIA
www.MilAirComms.com


On 2/9/2014 17:24, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
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>> When I was active I did a fair amount of Satellite work, but here again,
>> we're loosing more satellites than we're gaining. I believe we're down
>> to only 2 working SSB/CW satellites and 1 is older than I am.  AO-7 was
>> one of my favorites to work.
> Right now there are 5 active transponders, 2 launching within 1--2 months, 2 on orbit awaiting activation as a secondary payload, the ISS, and one FM repeater satellite. There are DOZENS of other university sats that provide telemetry only. Sats are FAR from dead.
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>> But there doesn't seem to be any new SSB/CW sats being launched so I
>> fear that sat ops will also continue to decline.
> See above...
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>> I just tried to check the AMSAT website.  Even its broke, I clicked on 3
>> different links and the links didn't work....
> www.amsat.org is fine, after being rebuilt after a hacking incident. The old site however is defunct, although you can still get into it via Google. Go in the front door and it works fine.
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> 73, Drew KO4MA
> AMSAT VP Operations
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