Satellite DX report

AO-51 continues to be the most active and popular FM satellite and can be worked with a VHF/UHF HT with a hand-held Arrow antenna.

DX heard from Ohio in the last week includes:
TG9GIG, WP4CNU, VA7MG, VE3OSC, VE3TEP, XE1HON, XE1NW, XE1SVT, XE2YWB, YV4DYJ, YV5DSL, YV6BFE. TG9GIG was also worked on VO52 on SSB.

AO7, a satellite launched in 1974, which came back to life in 2002 after not being heard from since 1981, provides the best opportunity for longer range contacts.

Western Europe is in view of the Eastern U.S. on some passes with G1WPR, PA1TNO, OH8MBN, F6HRO and LA2QAA being logged on the AO7 Web site: http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/main.php

The AO7 online log shows that there is a lot of opportunity to work DX on this bird. AO7 alternates (on its own) between Mode A (2 meters up / 10 meters down) and Mode B (432 up / 2 meters down). This is an FM/SSB satellite.

Check the Web site for an idea of what mode it might be in.

73, John K8YSE