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Today's Topics:
1. Re: [aprssig] ISS on FD? (Alexander Sack)
2. Re: Field Day Dual-Hop! (Greg D.)
3. ND9M/MM FM01 (John Papay)
4. Update on Jim - ND9M/mm (Rick - WA4NVM)
5. ISS (Kevin Deane)
6. Re: ISS (Alexander Sack)
7. Field Day Results (Bruce)
8. Sked Request: FM04, FM56, DM90, DM96, & EN46 (K5OE)
9. Operating portable the grid JN70GT from the depth of volcano
Vesuvio ! (i8cvs)
10. QSO with NA on AO7 (Luis Quintas)
11. Re: Operating portable the grid JN70GT from the depth of
volcano Vesuvio ! (Dave Guimont)
12. FAST1 Status report over Europe at 18:07 UTC
(Francisco Jim?nez-Mart?n S?nchez)
13. Re: [aprssig] ISS on FD? (Greg D)
14. WTB: 2m CP antenna (Darryl Ponder)
15. Re: Field Day Dual-Hop! (George Henry)
16. [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? (Alexander Sack)
17. Re: Field Day Dual-Hop! (Joe)
18. FD Mess (wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:05:49 -0400
From: Alexander Sack <pisymbol@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [aprssig] ISS on FD?
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> Yeah, Keps for the ISS have been really short lived recently. I updated mine
> on Friday, and I think again yesterday, and by last night when I updated
> them again, things moved out another 20 minutes. I think someone forgot to
> turn off one of their thrusters...
>
> I tuned in for their 6pm (local PDT) pass, and heard nothing on 145.800 nor
> 145.825. I stayed up last night to catch the 12:40am pass, and again nothing
> (though I only stayed around for the first half of the pass). Nothing has
> been posted on David's OSCAR database related to hearing the crew either.
>
> Their next pass here is after Field Day closes, so I'll have to look forward
> to next year. But I did make contacts on AO-51, AO-7, and FO-29, and a
> partial on AO-27 to Hawaii, so it still was a good day.
>
> Greg KO6TH
>
>
> Bob Bruninga wrote:
>>
>> I got APRS satellite packets via ISS but not while I was looking.
>>
>> My KEPS were 2.5 days old and I heard nothing during my "predicted"
>> passes,
>> though looking at the APRS radio later, I did see RS0ISS and 3 other
>> stations. ?Maybe they re-boosted.
>>
>> I did think I heard voices from that radio once or twice but assumed it
>> was
>> QRM from nearby public 2-way radios (I was surrounded by the Race Across
>> America Bike tour people who all had VHF radios of some kind or other).
>> ?Now
>> I realize it might have been an astronaut on ISS? ?But since it didn't
>> match
>> my prediction, I wasn't paying attention.
>>
>> Bob, WB4APR
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>
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>
I am pretty sure the ISS got reboosted somewhere yesterday afternoon
EDT or the Keps across the whole web were off. I have been tracking
it non-stop with the slim hope of making a voice contact. When I
updated my TLEs this morning, the ISS pass predictions were *really*
off like a reboost happened.
Also as Bob stated, when I went outside yesterday to listen for voice,
I heard nada. But what was weird is APRS-IS was showing packets in
Canada when all the usual suspects showed the ISS over France! :-(
-aps (KC2ZSX)
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:13:54 -0700
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Field Day Dual-Hop!
To: <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BLU133-W7AE316810214E09D33262A9540@xxx.xxx>
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Actually, the later (North-heading) pass of AO-51 was remarkably sane. I
made my 100 point contact with AA5PK, and then sat back to listen. Towards
the end of the pass it was pretty quiet, so I answered W6YX who was actually
having to call CQ for some attention.
But AO-7 literally sounds like 20 meters. I've never heard it so busy. The
Old Girl is holding up extremely well, and I had much better luck there than
with FO-29, which seemed to be suffering from the onslaught. AO-27 was
super busy too, so I decided to wait for the mid-Pacific 3-degree pass.
Almost snagged the NH7 station... Sorry, just couldn't pull out the call
sign as the bird set. Time to buy a better preamp and get it mounted
directly on the antenna boom (instead of 10' and a cable splice away).
Greg KO6TH
> Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:35:36 -0400
> From: morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Field Day Dual-Hop!
> To: ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
>
> The birds were overcrowded... I had an arrow type antenna set up (split the
> UHF and VHF beams on to 2 separate booms on my G5400 being controlled by LVB
> tracker and SATPC32 program for demo purposes) with my Icom 910 and it was
> difficult to even get the 100 point contact. Made a few contacts and Maybe
> next year we all can set up the one contact per bird rule and KEEP it!
> Was fun and the questions I had with my set up perked interest from the
> people that were "onlookers" Sorry to WB2OQQ and others that I know but the
> interference was a bit much to overcome.
> Hope all had a great Field Day.
> 73,
> Dee, NB2F
> At "K2BAR"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> Behalf Of Greg D.
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:00 PM
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Field Day Dual-Hop!
>
>
> Well, one-way, and I didn't have the presence of mind to try to make a cross
> satellite contact.
>
> The end of the last AO-07 pass (which sounded very much like 20 meters!)
> crossed with the beginning of FO-29's, so the two satellites passed within a
> couple of hundred miles of each other. Since the downlink for AO-07 is in
> the middle of the uplink passband for FO-29, I switched over to FO-29 to
> take a listen. Sure enough, the bottom of FO-29's passband sounded like 20
> meters for a few moments. Then it went away.
>
> Fleeting chaos. Sweet.
>
> Greg KO6TH
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:22:05 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ND9M/MM FM01
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Jim ND9M/MM reports that his emails from the ship have not been
going out. He is underway now and expects to be in FM01
after 2200z 26June. This means that he will likely not be
in FM01 for the first AO-7 pass at 2129 nor the AO-51 pass
that follow at 2145z. The next AO-7 pass at 2322 will likely
be the one to work him on.
Jim also reports that he is on 144.23 for terrestrial contacts.
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:28:23 -0500
From: "Rick - WA4NVM" <wa4nvm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Update on Jim - ND9M/mm
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <35AF82C80D0943CD80DF69DE0C6141BA@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Jim just call me on the cell phone and informed me his email was non
functional.
Here's an update on his grids for today.
AO-7B at 2128z FM02
AO-51 at 2143z FM02
AO-7B at 2319z FM01
VO-52 at 0032z FM01
VO-52 at 0208z FM01
Good luck all on some new grids,
Rick WA4NVM
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:45:26 -0700
From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <COL107-W13207D75A02FFF0689A79183540@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Well it was on time ond on that last pass for me but I didnt get in... I can
still hear it!!!
Kevin
KF7MYK
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:26:40 -0400
From: Alexander Sack <pisymbol@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS
To: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <BANLkTingzb_M5s=f=7sF0vZTnhBd3Q8Twg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Well it was on time ond on that last pass for me but I didnt get in... I
can still hear it!!!
Hear what? :-)
Packet or voice?
-aps
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:33:58 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Field Day Results
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4E07C1E6.6090200@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Be sure to read this week's ANS bulletin #177. In particular, the
article on submitting your field day results. Please do not wait until
the last minute. Every year someone does and they are left out of the
years tallies. I have already received the first field day submission.
It is not to early to submit your results.
Good Luck
73...bruce
--
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:54:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: K5OE <k5oe@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sked Request: FM04, FM56, DM90, DM96, & EN46
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <8CE02737F1EA8FE-1FA8-28BCA@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Anyone active in any of these "holes" in my map? Please reply off-list:
k5oe at amsat dot org.
Tnx es 73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:52:30 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Operating portable the grid JN70GT from the depth
of volcano Vesuvio !
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000701cc3464$7e492ac0$0401a8c0@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
Hi All, in Europe
On day 28 june 2011 I will be operating VO-52 portable from the depth of the
cone of volcano Vesuvio in grid square JN70GT a "hole"never worked before !
The depth of the cone is about 300 meters so that the window for me will be
very short as follows:
AOS at 07:51 UTC with elevation of 49?
TCA with maximum elevation of 80? at 07:52 UTC
LOS at 07:54 UTC with elevation of 39?
I will operate SSB in the middle of the downlink at 145.900 MHz using 30
watt from my TS 790E and a IOio antenna.
The power supply will be provided by a small 650 watt 220 volt 50 Hz
gasoline electric generator.
The team will be made by five radio Hams.
Dont' loose this unique opportunity to work a "deep hole JN70GT" never
worked before !
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:10:05 -0300
From: Luis Quintas <lu6quintas@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] QSO with NA on AO7
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <Amsat-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BANLkTimMn7kdzOPKO2w_TkqO=zm5YFjZKA@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I Tnx Allen (N5AFV) for QSO on CW on AO7 Mode B, June 24 at 23.33 Z,
Orbit 67532 (EL29GQ - - FF66TQ, 7644 km). QRV for others QSOs attempts
via AO7.
--luis
LU6QI
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:13:00 -0700
From: Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Operating portable the grid JN70GT from the
depth of volcano Vesuvio !
To: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <D7.F3.03893.C27E70E4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed
Dom,
You never cease to amaze me!!! Can you somehow
manage to increase the bird's elevation so I can work you from San Diego!!
Best of luck in the venture
73 Dave wb6llo
>On day 28 june 2011 I will be operating VO-52 portable from the depth of the
>cone of volcano Vesuvio in grid square JN70GT a "hole"never worked before !
>
>The depth of the cone is about 300 meters so that the window for me will be
>very short as follows:
>
>AOS at 07:51 UTC with elevation of 49?
>TCA with maximum elevation of 80? at 07:52 UTC
>LOS at 07:54 UTC with elevation of 39?
>
>I will operate SSB in the middle of the downlink at 145.900 MHz using 30
>watt from my TS 790E and a IOio antenna.
>
>The power supply will be provided by a small 650 watt 220 volt 50 Hz
>gasoline electric generator.
>
>The team will be made by five radio Hams.
>
>Dont' loose this unique opportunity to work a "deep hole JN70GT" never
>worked before !
>
>73" de
>
>i8CVS Domenico
>
>_______________________________________________
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73, Dave, WB6LLO
dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx
Disagree: I learn....
Pulling for P3E...
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:15:49 +0200
From: Francisco Jim?nez-Mart?n S?nchez <caliposistemas@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FAST1 Status report over Europe at 18:07 UTC
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: eu-amsat@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <008601cc3363$e9e01f20$bda05d60$@xxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hello All,
Fastrac-1 heard, beacon active each 3 minutes, tried to digipeat without
success!
Does anyone know what is the path for digipeat? Do you think it will be
activated over Europe?
Greetings,
EA1JM, Fran
Fm EA1JM-6 To APRS Via FAST1 <UI pid=F0 Len=40 >[20:06:46]
=4054.17N/00511.97W`ea1jm.fran@xxxxx.xxx
Fm FAST1 To BEACON <UI pid=F0 Len=123 >[20:07:20]
F11001641583629.962191960446.74 -4717286.85 +4819604.31 +4407.26359
-3238.96974 -4970.40783+0BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
Fm EA1JM-6 To APRS Via FAST1 <UI pid=F0 Len=40 >[20:07:58]
=4054.17N/00511.97W`ea1jm.fran@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:24:23 -0700
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [aprssig] ISS on FD?
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4E076B47.8070906@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Bob,
Yeah, Keps for the ISS have been really short lived recently. I updated
mine on Friday, and I think again yesterday, and by last night when I
updated them again, things moved out another 20 minutes. I think someone
forgot to turn off one of their thrusters...
I tuned in for their 6pm (local PDT) pass, and heard nothing on 145.800
nor 145.825. I stayed up last night to catch the 12:40am pass, and again
nothing (though I only stayed around for the first half of the pass).
Nothing has been posted on David's OSCAR database related to hearing the
crew either.
Their next pass here is after Field Day closes, so I'll have to look
forward to next year. But I did make contacts on AO-51, AO-7, and FO-29,
and a partial on AO-27 to Hawaii, so it still was a good day.
Greg KO6TH
Bob Bruninga wrote:
> I got APRS satellite packets via ISS but not while I was looking.
>
> My KEPS were 2.5 days old and I heard nothing during my "predicted" passes,
> though looking at the APRS radio later, I did see RS0ISS and 3 other
> stations. Maybe they re-boosted.
>
> I did think I heard voices from that radio once or twice but assumed it was
> QRM from nearby public 2-way radios (I was surrounded by the Race Across
> America Bike tour people who all had VHF radios of some kind or other). Now
> I realize it might have been an astronaut on ISS? But since it didn't match
> my prediction, I wasn't paying attention.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
>
>
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:25:28 -0500
From: "Darryl Ponder" <darrylponder@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB: 2m CP antenna
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <E02A27332A09443EB2DAA858CA7EB910@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Looking for a 2m CP antenna. If you have one you would like to sell, please
contact me.
Darryl
K0GV
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:01:28 -0500
From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Field Day Dual-Hop!
To: "amsat bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BC374019F5F3481EB3315D83096A2679@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
I actually made most of our (W9CCU) contacts on FO-29 this year, with AO-7
and VO-52 close behind.
REALLY disappointed at the number of stations making multiple contacts on
the FM birds... what these people don't seem to realize is that every extra
contact they make deprives another station of the opportunity to make their
one FD contact.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 2:13 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Field Day Dual-Hop!
>
> Actually, the later (North-heading) pass of AO-51 was remarkably sane. I
> made my 100 point contact with AA5PK, and then sat back to listen.
> Towards the end of the pass it was pretty quiet, so I answered W6YX who
> was actually having to call CQ for some attention.
>
> But AO-7 literally sounds like 20 meters. I've never heard it so busy.
> The Old Girl is holding up extremely well, and I had much better luck
> there than with FO-29, which seemed to be suffering from the onslaught.
> AO-27 was super busy too, so I decided to wait for the mid-Pacific
> 3-degree pass. Almost snagged the NH7 station... Sorry, just couldn't
> pull out the call sign as the bird set. Time to buy a better preamp and
> get it mounted directly on the antenna boom (instead of 10' and a cable
> splice away).
>
> Greg KO6TH
>
>
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:08:17 -0400
From: Alexander Sack <pisymbol@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BANLkTin6X-VRYKiAOWfX41ifeW6nPOyqsg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
So I think everyone read the announcement ARRL made before FD. Now
that FD weekend is at an end, can someone explain to me why NASA
couldn't let the astronauts have 10 minutes on the radio for one pass?
I mean were they having issues with the radio itself?
I still don't see a 26th timeline as I thought that might give me a
clue on why this weekend was an epic failure (I mean I couldn't even
hear the digipeater at times).
-aps (KC2ZSX)
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:33:44 -0500
From: Joe <nss@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Field Day Dual-Hop!
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4E0894C8.1000608@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I know,
Possibly they do not know what is happening? (Doubt it) how to fix it?
I also do not know. This is one of the main reason I hate the CB fiasco
of the single channel FM birds. Especially because of the nature of the
FM capture effect. The Bully with the biggest signal is the only one heard.
This may make it even more CB'ish, but maybe once a station has worked
someone, then everyone else starts CQing again? Yes a massive mess.
I feel the ideal would be the one QSO per station during FD. As it is
intended to be. Maybe have an OO monitor passes like when FD is
happening and send out pink slips to all that do not abide by the one
QSO policy during FD?
Or what probably would be even faster than the one QSO per station,
would be to run QSO's like a sprint type
then each station gets 2 QSO's and are gone.
Typical would be like this.
CQ Field Day this is W9ABC
W9ABC this is K9K9XYZ
K9XYZ we are 1A Wisconsin
QSL we are 5a Illinois
QSL
Qrz this is K9XYZ
K9XYZ this is W9AAA
W9AAA we are 1A Wisconsin
etc.
I don't know.
A simple small linear transponder would be soo much nicer. And not all
that hard to make either.
But alas we keep putting up these FM birds. UG>
Joe WB9SBD
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 6/27/2011 12:01 AM, George Henry wrote:
> I actually made most of our (W9CCU) contacts on FO-29 this year, with AO-7
> and VO-52 close behind.
>
> REALLY disappointed at the number of stations making multiple contacts on
> the FM birds... what these people don't seem to realize is that every extra
> contact they make deprives another station of the opportunity to make their
> one FD contact.
>
> George, KA3HSW
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg D."<ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> To:<morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>;<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 2:13 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Field Day Dual-Hop!
>
>
>> Actually, the later (North-heading) pass of AO-51 was remarkably sane. I
>> made my 100 point contact with AA5PK, and then sat back to listen.
>> Towards the end of the pass it was pretty quiet, so I answered W6YX who
>> was actually having to call CQ for some attention.
>>
>> But AO-7 literally sounds like 20 meters. I've never heard it so busy.
>> The Old Girl is holding up extremely well, and I had much better luck
>> there than with FO-29, which seemed to be suffering from the onslaught.
>> AO-27 was super busy too, so I decided to wait for the mid-Pacific
>> 3-degree pass. Almost snagged the NH7 station... Sorry, just couldn't
>> pull out the call sign as the bird set. Time to buy a better preamp and
>> get it mounted directly on the antenna boom (instead of 10' and a cable
>> splice away).
>>
>> Greg KO6TH
>>
>>
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Message: 18
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:13:34 +0000 (UTC)
From: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] FD Mess
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It took me 5 satellite passes before I could make 1 contact There were too
many ops making what sounded like HI POWER multi contacts .This should not
have happened. Maybe someone with good writting skills could send the ARRL
world above 50 an artical on how to work the birds during FD
WA4HFN em55 Damon
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