You will need a telescopic whip antenna on your receiver that you can aim
toward the station as it passes. This is the bare minimum for receiving
anything off a satellite; a fixed vertical base or mobile antenna will not
work. I have often been able to receive signals from satellites using a
whip on a handheld receiver. You have to know the trajectory of the station
during the pass, that is, the azimuth (compass heading relative to your
position on the earth) and elevation (angle above the horizon). The best
results will occur when the pass has a high elevation angle. Set yourself
up to be able to point the antenna in the right direction when the station
is at its peak, and you will definitely receive at least a little bit. For
more practice, try monitoring the AO-51 and AO-27 amateur satellites, too.
There is always a lot of activity on them when they pass over North America.
See this article for some good tips:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/EchoHT.php. Also check out the
www.amsat.org site for lots of good information.

- Doug


"FLYFISHING PI" wrote in message
...
I entered these freqs, and downloaded the program you mentioned. The SATS
come
right over my location, but I don't hear anything. Any ideas?

I'm using a Uniden BC785D mobile scanner with a outdoor glass mounted
antenna,
and also my PRO-95.

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