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Today's Topics:
1. Re: DJ-G7 - BNC-to-SMA Adapter (Clint Bradford)
2. Re: DJ-G7 - BNC-to-SMA Adapter (Alan P. Biddle)
3. SO-67 27 December 2009 1619 UTC audio
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
4. Re: HO-68 - first FM pass over Australia (Andrew Rich)
5. XE2VAS from DM40 - now through Thursday (31 Dec)
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
6. HO-68 Schedule Dec 27--Jan 03 (Alan Kung)
7. LU or other DX on HO-68 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
8. multiple sats (Larry Gerhardstein)
9. Re: LU or other DX on HO-68 (Sebastian)
10. Re: multiple sats (PE0SAT)
11. Re: multiple sats (Alan P. Biddle)
12. Re: LU or other DX on HO-68 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
13. Re: LU or other DX on HO-68 (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
14. RES: LU or other DX on HO-68 (PY5LF)
15. XE2VAS in DM40 next Sunday (3 January)
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:16:45 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: DJ-G7 - BNC-to-SMA Adapter
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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>> ... my arrow antenna's BNC connector doesn't plug directly to the DJ-G7's
SMA antenna jack ...
I hope you didn't order the Yaesu CN-3 adapter. It should be taken off the
market. It provides absolutely no protection/strain relief to your new HT's
SMA connector when in use.
Stephen Gulyas makes "intelligent" BNC-toSMA adapters ... which have a hard
rubber gasket that "mates" to the top of a radio. VERY protective from the
stress and strain we place on our radios when changing out antennas.
Scroll down half of this page to download a copy of what Stephen offers ...
http://www.work-sat.com
Look for: Stephen Gulyas?s BNC-to-SMA adapters (76kb .pdf)
Enjoy what Santa brought you!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:34:32 -0600
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: DJ-G7 - BNC-to-SMA Adapter
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I will second that recommendation. I took a series of pictures of my new
rig, sent them to Stephen, and he came up with a recommendation which is a
perfect fit for the DJ-G7. It may not be on that list, but he will know
which one you need. It will even handle the Pryme AL-800 antenna. Probably
the best made component on my rig. ;) He runs a small operation, but is a
real craftsman.
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Clint Bradford
Sent: 27 December, 2009 14:17
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: DJ-G7 - BNC-to-SMA Adapter
>> ... my arrow antenna's BNC connector doesn't plug directly to the DJ-G7's
SMA antenna jack ...
I hope you didn't order the Yaesu CN-3 adapter. It should be taken off the
market. It provides absolutely no protection/strain relief to your new HT's
SMA connector when in use.
Stephen Gulyas makes "intelligent" BNC-toSMA adapters ... which have a hard
rubber gasket that "mates" to the top of a radio. VERY protective from the
stress and strain we place on our radios when changing out antennas.
Scroll down half of this page to download a copy of what Stephen offers ...
http://www.work-sat.com
Look for: Stephen Gulyas's BNC-to-SMA adapters (76kb .pdf)
Enjoy what Santa brought you!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:56:57 -0800 (PST)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-67 27 December 2009 1619 UTC audio
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi!
The 1619 UTC SO-67 pass was a nice one covering virtually all of
the continental USA and most of Mexico as the satellite moved
southbound. I was operating from DM43iu, about 60 miles/100km
northeast of Phoenix, where the satellite was up to a maximum
elevation of 53 degrees. Stations were heard from Oregon to South
Carolina, and as far south as central Mexico. You can hear my
audio recording at:
http://so67.wd9ewk.net/
(look for the MP3 with the filename starting with 20091227)
This was the first SO-67 pass I worked in over a month. It seems
like most have compensated for this satellite's unique
characteristics. Waiting for the carrier to drop, even for the
briefest of moments, makes a big difference. If you don't wait
for the carrier to drop, a quick unkey of the mic and then keying
the mic again also works - as long as you are working full-duplex.
Thanks again to AMSAT SA for the satellite and the generous
scheduling over the last few days.
Near the end of that pass, Uriel XE2VAS was briefly heard from
grid DM40 approximately 40 miles/60km south of Nogales AZ in
northern Mexico. Uriel *may* be operating from DM40 over the
next few days, FM satellites only, for those who may need/want
a QSO for that grid. If you work XE2VAS, whether from his home
grid DM41 at the USA/Mexico border or from DM40, you may send
your QSL requests with SASE to my PO box.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:10:55 +1000
From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HO-68 - first FM pass over Australia
To: <vk5alx@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <6F33DE21EEAC45C984A6333742C21FC7@xxxxxxxxxx>
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There was packet mixed in and I could decode it as well
BJ1SA-12/1 27/12/09 21:10:00
----- Original Message -----
From: <vk5alx@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 11:54 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 - first FM pass over Australia
> Six stations, plus myself, accessed Hope-1 (HO-68) on its
> first FM pass over Australia starting at 11:00 UTC (27 Dec)
>
> - VK2ZAZ, VK2TJU, VK2CMP. VK7HRX, VK4ZQ, VK2WEL
>
> Downlink signal at my location reached -98dBm but I did
> experience several very deep fades which took the signal
> from full quieting to full noise. The fades were very sudden
> and lasted from just a few seconds to up to half a minute each
> time. Some signal dropouts were experienced.
> However, maximum elevation here was just 15 degrees.
> Antennas here were RHC for 70cm receive and LHC on 2 mtr TX.
>
> Some distortion in the received audio was evident indicating that the
> satellite's receiver might be a little off frequency or that it
> prefers narrow deviation.
>
> Hopefully we will have more opportunities to test the bird further
> before it is commissioned for normal use.
>
> 73 and best wishes for 2010
> Alex VK5ALX
>
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:04:18 -0800 (PST)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] XE2VAS from DM40 - now through Thursday (31 Dec)
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi!
Uriel XE2VAS (also N2IY), who lives in Nogales in northern Mexico
(grid DM41), was on a couple of satellite passes from the rarely-
heard grid DM40 today. He will try to be on other FM satellite
passes through Thursday (31 December). Anyone working XE2VAS and
wanting a QSL card can send the QSL request with SASE to my PO box.
Please do NOT use the mailing address for XE2VAS or N2IY on QRZ.com.
Thanks to John K8YSE, I was able to hear the audio from the AO-27
pass at 2032 UTC this afternoon with XE2VAS. I will send this to
Uriel, so he can hear how he sounded through the satellite.
Although Uriel has a 2m FM mobile radio and an IC-706, it sounded
like he was using an HT with his Elk log periodic antenna on that
pass.
Please remember that Uriel's first language is *not* English. If
you want a better chance for a QSO, please use standard international
phonetics for your callsign and grid locator. An even better option
is to use Spanish-language digits with phonetics for your callsign
and grid locator in a call to XE2VAS. K8YSE and N5AFV both did this,
and quickly completed their QSOs. Since hams in the USA and Canada
are only required to ID in English at the end of a QSO (English or
French, for Canadians), making the initial call to a station like
XE2VAS in Spanish *is* legal - as long as you make your legal station
ID at the end of the QSO.
Good luck and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:11:56 +0800
From: "Alan Kung" <alankung@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 Schedule Dec 27--Jan 03
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <002401ca87d0$64487d20$6c01a8c0@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="gb2312"
27 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
20:20...South Africa
20:30...Europe,North Africa
20:40...Europe,North America, North Africa,North Pole
20:50...North America, Europe,North Pole
20:55...Turn Off
========================================
28 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
01:40...South America
01:55...North South America,South NA
02:10...North America
02:15...North NA,Russia,North Pole
02:20...Turn Off
28 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
12:31...South Australia,South Pole
12:35...Australia,South Pole
12:41...Turn Off
28 Dec. 2009
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
12:51...South Asia, North Australia
12:55...East Asia, South Asia
13:05...East Asia, North Asia, Middle Asia
13:06...Turn Off
28 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
21:45...South Africa
21:55...South America,West Africa
22:05...West Europe, West North Africa
22:15...North America, Europe,North Pole
22:20...North America, North Europe, North Asia,North Pole
22:25...Turn Off
========================================
29 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
01:20...South America
01:35...North South America,South NA
01:50...North America,North Pole
01:55...North NA,Russia,North Pole
02:00...Turn Off
29 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
12:13...South Australia,South Pole
12:20...Australia
12:25...Australia,South Asia
12:29...Turn Off
29 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
12:34...South Asia,East Asia,North Australia
12:40...East Asia, South Asia
12:45...East Asia, East North Asia
12:50...Turn Off
29 Dec. 2009
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
16:05...Middle East Asia, South Asia
16:20...South Europe,Middle East Asia
16:30...Europe,Middle East Asia
16:35...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole
16:40...Turn Off
29 Dec. 2009
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
18:00...East Africa,Middle East Asia
18:10...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia
18:20...Europe,North America,North Pole
18:30...North America, North Europe,North Pole
18:40...North America,North Pole
18:45...Turn Off
29 Dec. 2009
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
21:40...Wset Africa
21:50...Wset Europe,North Africa
22:00...Europe,North America, North Pole
22:05...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole
22:10...Turn Off
========================================
30 Dec. 2009
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
12:19...North Australia,South Asia
12:25...East Asia,South Asia
12:30...East Asia,East North Asia
12:32...Turn Off
30 Dec. 2009
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
13:45...South Australia,South Pole
13:50...Australia,South Pole
14:00...Australia,South Asia
14:06...Turn Off
30 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
17:45...East Africa,Middle East Asia
17:55...Europe,Middle East Asia,North East Africa
18:05...Europe,North NA,North Pole
18:15...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole
18:25...North America
18:30...Turn Off
========================================
31 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
02:35...South America
02:50...North South America,South NA
03:00...North America
03:10...NA,North Asia,North Pole
03:15...Turn Off
31 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
11:40...South Australia,South Pole
11:50...Australia
11:55...Australia,South Asia
11:57...Turn Off
31 Dec. 2009
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
13:45...North Australia,South Asia
13:50...South Asia,East Asia
13:55...Asia
14:00...Turn Off
31 Dec. 2009
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
16:05...North NA,North Europe, North Pole
16:15...NA, North Pole
16:25...South NA, North South America
16:30...Turn Off
========================================
01 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
01:20...North East Asia
01:25...East Asia, North Asia
01:30...East Asia, South Asia
01:34...Turn Off
01 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
08:30...North Europe,North NA,North Asia,North Pole
08:40...Europe,North Africa,Middle Asia,North Pole
08:50...South Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia
09:00...South Africa
09:05...Turn Off
01 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
14:01...North NA,North Europe, North Pole
14:05...East NA, West Europe,North Pole
14:10...East NA
14:20...South NA, North South America
14:30...South America
14:35...Turn Off
01 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
20:40...South Africa
20:55...North South Africa,South Europe
21:05...East NA,Europe,North Pole, North Africa
21:15...North NA,North Europe,North Pole, North Asia
21:20...Turn Off
01 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
22:30...West South Africa,East South America
22:50...North NA,West Europe,North Pole
23:00...East NA,Europe,North Pole, North Africa
23:05...Turn Off
========================================
02 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
01:08...East Asia, North Asia
01:15...East Asia, South Asia,North Australia
01:20...Turn Off
02 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 Linear Tansponder
Turn On:
15:30...North NA,North Europe, North Asia,North Pole
15:40...NA, North Pole
15:50...South NA, North South America
16:00...Turn Off
02 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
18:15...South Pole
18:25...South Africa,South Pole
18:35...South Africa
18:45...North Africa, Middle East Asia
18:45...Europe,North Africa, Middle East Asia
18:55...Turn Off
02 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
23:10...North Australia, Japan
23:20...Australia
23:35...Turn Off
========================================
03 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
02:29...North Asia
02:35...North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:44...Turn Off
03 Jan.. 2010
HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder
Turn On:
06:05...North Asia,North Europe
06:15...Europe,Middle Asia
06:25...South Europe,Middle Asia,East Africa
06:35...South Africa
06:40...Turn Off
73
Alan Kung, BA1DU
HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager
www.camsat.cn
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:34:38 -0500
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LU or other DX on HO-68
To: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4B38D00E.1080703@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hi All,
Last night I thought I heard a LU5OJ? on HO-68 right after AOS. If you
know who this might have been, please let me know. I'm also interested
in schedules for SSB QSOs with new stations/grids/countries, especially
those stretching the footprint on HO-68, during linear transponder passes.
73, Drew KO4MA EL88pg
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:21:14 -0700
From: Larry Gerhardstein <larryg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] multiple sats
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4B38404A.9010202@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Whats the trick to get SatPC32 to display multiple satellites via the
"M" button?
Larry W7IN
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:30:22 -0500
From: Sebastian <w4as@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LU or other DX on HO-68
To: AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <047BD8DA-A042-4C2E-9560-6A539395E342@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
That was LU5BOJ/O from FG75 whom I worked at 01:52 UTC. We worked briefly
as he was about to lose the bird. Not sure why he used the portable
designation. It was O for Oscar as per his phonetics, and not a zero.
Perhaps it's required in his country while working through a satellite?
It's interesting that his first name is Oscar.
That's the first station I have heard from Argentina on any of the birds.
73 de W4AS
Sebastian, EL95
On Dec 28, 2009, at 10:34 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> Hi All,
> Last night I thought I heard a LU5OJ? on HO-68 right after AOS. If you
> know who this might have been, please let me know. I'm also interested
> in schedules for SSB QSOs with new stations/grids/countries, especially
> those stretching the footprint on HO-68, during linear transponder passes.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA EL88pg
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:42:58 +0100
From: "PE0SAT" <pe0sat@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: multiple sats
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <20091228164258.88E7523087@xx.xxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
On Mon, December 28, 2009 06:21, Larry Gerhardstein wrote:
Hi Larry,
> Whats the trick to get SatPC32 to display multiple satellites via the
> "M" button?
I think the only trick is to select multiple satellites in your Satellite
group. Make sure that they are activated.
> Larry W7IN
Good Luck
73's PE0SAT
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:45:11 -0600
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: multiple sats
To: <gerhardstein@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <1F75592DA517460EB8B61FBDDE25A9BA@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Go to Satellites, then the Selected column. Highlight the desired
satellite, then click the Show On/Off button. If the satellite has an
asterisk in front of the letter, it will show up on the Multisat mode.
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Larry Gerhardstein
Sent: 27 December, 2009 23:21
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] multiple sats
Whats the trick to get SatPC32 to display multiple satellites via the
"M" button?
Larry W7IN
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:50:43 -0500
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LU or other DX on HO-68
To: Sebastian <w4as@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4B38E1E3.6080501@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Sebastian wrote:
> That was LU5BOJ/O from FG75 whom I worked at 01:52 UTC. We worked briefly
as he was about to lose the bird. Not sure why he used the portable
designation. It was O for Oscar as per his phonetics, and not a zero.
Perhaps it's required in his country while working through a satellite?
It's interesting that his first name is Oscar.
>
> That's the first station I have heard from Argentina on any of the birds.
>
> 73 de W4AS
> Sebastian, EL95
>
Awesome! I called him but had another station reply to me. I'll keep an
eye out for him on the air and try to find an e-mail to set up a
schedule. I've worked LU on AO-40 and I think AO-10, but I don't think I
was able to get a QSL for those QSOs. I assume you worked him en Espanol?
73, Drew
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:05:02 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LU or other DX on HO-68
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<2e18ad3e0912280905j2288c5cdmb2b5d7b04e128ab4@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Hi Sebastian!
> That was LU5BOJ/O from FG75 whom I worked at 01:52 UTC.
> We worked briefly as he was about to lose the bird. ?Not sure
> why he used the portable designation. ?It was O for Oscar as
> per his phonetics, and not a zero. ?Perhaps it's required in his
> country while working through a satellite?
You're 100% correct.
That callsign LU5BOJ/O would be a valid call in Argentina. Unlike
in many places like the continental US where the digit indicates the
area where the call was issued, in Argentina the first letter after the
digit is used for that. LU5BOJ is a call issued for the city of Buenos
Aires (also known as "Capital Federal"), separate from the province
of the same name that surrounds that city. It is like how the US
capital city Washington DC is separate from the surrounding states
of Maryland and Virginia. The "/O" shows he was operating from
somewhere outside his home "province"; in this case, LU5BOJ was
in Salta province in the northwest of the country.
You can see a map and how those indicators match up (thanks to
my friend Diego LU8ADX) at:
http://www.lu8adx.com.ar/mapa/index.htm
> That's the first station I have heard from Argentina on any of the birds.
Congratulations! Maybe more will show up on HO-68 or even AO-7
if equipped to work the linear transponders.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
(I was down there in 2004, operating briefly as LU/WD9EWK. Foreign
hams do not have to put the indicators like "/O" after their calls to show
where in the country they are operating from as the locals )
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:35:18 -0200
From: "PY5LF" <py5lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] RES: LU or other DX on HO-68
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <001f01ca87e4$1fd00460$5f700d20$@xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Drew
May be LU5BOJ , Oscar . I contacted him during HO68 pass last night.
73
PY5LF
LUCIANO FABRICIO
CURITIBA-PR-BRAZIL
GG54JM?
http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf
www.falautomation.com.br
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De: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx Em nome
de Andrew Glasbrenner
Enviada em: segunda-feira, 28 de dezembro de 2009 13:35
Para: Amsat-BB
Assunto: [amsat-bb] LU or other DX on HO-68
Hi All,
Last night I thought I heard a LU5OJ? on HO-68 right after AOS. If you
know who this might have been, please let me know. I'm also interested
in schedules for SSB QSOs with new stations/grids/countries, especially
those stretching the footprint on HO-68, during linear transponder passes.
73, Drew KO4MA EL88pg
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:45:07 -0800 (PST)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] XE2VAS in DM40 next Sunday (3 January)
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Hi!
I received an e-mail from Uriel XE2VAS earlier this morning. He
said he was on AO-27, SO-50, AO-51, and SO-67 during the day
yesterday (Sunday, 27 December) from the small city of Imuris,
about 70km/43 miles south of Nogales and the USA border in grid
DM40. In a change of plan, he will not return to DM40 until next
Sunday (3 January). On that day, he will attempt to work any FM
satellite passes while he is down there.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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