[K4RY] Listen to FOX1A satellite

[John Klingelhoeffer]

Good to hear from you.

Yep, I heard that very same transmission on my terrestrial 2m antenna
setup.  Not surprisingly, I have been so busy working on satellite stuff,
that I don't have a good satellite antenna!  Hope to rectify that soon.

The satellite should be finished initial orbital testing (IOT) in a week or
so, and the FM transponder opened to all users.  Watch www.amsat.org for
information and news.

73

John...
WB4LNM


On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 10:48 PM, Remington Harrison <
rch0012 at tigermail.auburn.edu> wrote:

> Hi John
>
> I was able to pick up one transmission at about 6:52 PM outside my
> apartment. Antenna was "pointed" WSW  (can you really point a dipole?) and
> "Fox 1 safe mode" came in pretty clear on a UV-5R.
> I was lucky to catch it when I did; I didn't hear any more transmissions
> after that and I didn't know how to track the satellite.
>
> 73
> -R. Chase Harrison
> KO4LA
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: John Klingelhoeffer <wb4lnm at gmail.com>
> Date: 10/8/2015 5:08 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: K4RY at eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: [K4RY] Listen to FOX1A satellite
>
> We had a successful launch this morning of the AMSAT FOX1A satellite from
> Vandenberg AFB, and both telemetry and voice ID have been heard around the
> world.
>
> The first pass over this part of Alabama should start around 6:45 PM this
> evening, and continue for 10-12 minutes.  I would think you might be able
> to hear this, although weakly, on an HT with a duckie antenna.  Better on a
> mobile antenna, and of course, even better on a directional antenna.
>
> The frequency is 145.980 MHz.  About every two minutes, you should hear a
> quieting of your receiver, and then a young ladies voice saying, "FOX1,
> SAFE MODE".  There is a plan in place to command the satellite into high
> speed data mode on that orbit, so if you hear something that sounds like an
> old phone modem instead, this is what has happened.
>
> Reception reports are requested.  Thanks and 73
>
> John...
> WB4LNM
>
>
>
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