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Today's Topics:
1. Solved Re: Please check my settings for ISS (Mike Ryan)
2. Re: Solved Re: Please check my settings for ISS (Ryan Butler)
3. Re: Please check my settings for ISS (Wayne Estes)
4. Re: Please check my settings for ISS (w4upd)
5. Turn deviation down for ISS repeater (OZ1MY)
6. Re: Please check my settings for ISS (Curt Nixon)
7. Re: Solved Re: Please check my settings for ISS (Roger Kolakowski)
8. What frequency do I use? (WB2LLP)
9. Re: What frequency do I use? (Trey Brown)
10. Re: What frequency do I use? (Roger Kolakowski)
11. Re: Magazine Article on Cubesats (Luc Leblanc)
12. A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO (Clare Fowler)
13. Re: What frequency do I use? (Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ)
14. Re: A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO (David Barber)
15. Re: A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO (Graham Shirville)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:38:53 -0500
From: "Mike Ryan" <mryan301@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Solved Re: Please check my settings for ISS
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hello all,
Thanks much for all the great feedback. Its turned out my keps were off in
SATPC32 and I just needed to do a quick update. Funny that the ISS was the
only SAT exhibiting the problem. Perhaps its orbit/schedule is more dynamic
than the rest?
Made 4 contacts yesterday on ISS with relative ease. Awesome big signal coming
from there. Loving every second of it. I wish they would keep it going a
little longer.
Mike WB1AAT
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:19:49 -0600
From: Ryan Butler <rbutler@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Solved Re: Please check my settings for ISS
To: Mike Ryan <mryan301@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <49667C05.4090602@xxxx.xxx>
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Mike Ryan wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Thanks much for all the great feedback. Its turned out my keps were off in
SATPC32 and I just needed to do a quick update. Funny that the ISS was the
only SAT exhibiting the problem. Perhaps its orbit/schedule is more dynamic
than the rest?
>
> Made 4 contacts yesterday on ISS with relative ease. Awesome big signal
coming from there. Loving every second of it. I wish they would keep it going
a little longer.
>
> Mike WB1AAT
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Mike,
The ISS unlike most other LEO satellites requires frequent "boosts" in
it's orbit using engines on the Progress resupply ships, the shuttle,
and I believe even a few that are part of the station. Because of that,
the Keps are much more dynamic than a lot of other LEO's.
Ryan, NF0T
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:58:39 -0600
From: Wayne Estes <w9ae@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Please check my settings for ISS
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4966851F.7000006@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Mike WB1AAT wrote:
I've tried listening to a few passes (as high as 70 degrees) the last 2
days and heard nothing but silence. I must be doing something wrong.
Can the group confirm I am doing this right for the current cross band
repeater?
My Xmit is 145.99 tone 67 hz
My RX is 437.8
My radios, antennas, preamps, and such are fine as I can still work
SO-50, AO-51, and FO-29. What gives?
Wayne W9AE replies:
Somebody posted those frequencies a couple days ago, but it seems
"backwards" to me. I thought ISS downlinks were ALWAYS on 2m.
I keep missing the ISS passes the last couple days, but I've loaded the
above frequencies and the reverse into Doppler.SQF on SatPC32, so I can
hopefully confirm which is the correct uplink/downlink for the crossband
repeater.
The last time I worked the crossband repeater the downlink was
definitely on 2m, but that was probably using the "standard" crossband
repeater pair of 437.8 MHz up and 145.8 MHz down.
When you do finally hear the crossband repeater, speak softly or turn
the microphone gain way down. The crossband repeater's audio is easily
overloaded even when you transmit in FM-narrow mode (3 kHz deviation).
Wayne Estes W9AE
Oakland, Oregon, USA, CN83ik
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:07:10 -0600
From: w4upd <updwrb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Please check my settings for ISS
To: Wayne Estes <w9ae@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4966871E.6020303@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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You need to check the date of your keps. ISS needs very up-to-date keps
due to the ability to vary its orbit when necessary.
Regards,
Reid, W4UPD
Wayne Estes wrote:
> Mike WB1AAT wrote:
>
> I've tried listening to a few passes (as high as 70 degrees) the last 2
> days and heard nothing but silence. I must be doing something wrong.
> Can the group confirm I am doing this right for the current cross band
> repeater?
>
> My Xmit is 145.99 tone 67 hz
> My RX is 437.8
>
> My radios, antennas, preamps, and such are fine as I can still work
> SO-50, AO-51, and FO-29. What gives?
>
> Wayne W9AE replies:
>
> Somebody posted those frequencies a couple days ago, but it seems
> "backwards" to me. I thought ISS downlinks were ALWAYS on 2m.
>
> I keep missing the ISS passes the last couple days, but I've loaded the
> above frequencies and the reverse into Doppler.SQF on SatPC32, so I can
> hopefully confirm which is the correct uplink/downlink for the crossband
> repeater.
>
> The last time I worked the crossband repeater the downlink was
> definitely on 2m, but that was probably using the "standard" crossband
> repeater pair of 437.8 MHz up and 145.8 MHz down.
>
> When you do finally hear the crossband repeater, speak softly or turn
> the microphone gain way down. The crossband repeater's audio is easily
> overloaded even when you transmit in FM-narrow mode (3 kHz deviation).
>
> Wayne Estes W9AE
> Oakland, Oregon, USA, CN83ik
>
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 01:16:07 +0100
From: "OZ1MY" <oz1my@xxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Turn deviation down for ISS repeater
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000d01c971ef$77f46e80$6401a8c0@xxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi all,
During the last two passes over Europe tonight the
observation is that many use too high deviation.
It makes the audio difficult to read (hear).
Try to turn the mike gain down or use FM Narrow
on the uplink when using the repeater :-)
And another thing - for a QSO to be valid you just need
the call and the signal report.
No need for locator or personal name.
Please no flames.
73 OZ1MY
Ib
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:31:17 -0500
From: Curt Nixon <cptcurt@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Please check my settings for ISS
To: Wayne Estes <w9ae@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <49669AD5.5060002@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
The ISS repeater is indeed in "upside down" mode V/u right now. (The
frequencies listed are correct. It has been very busy for evening
passes for the last couple of nites...If your timing is correct, you
wont have nay trouble hearing it--even low.
Double check your tracking program keps by going to one of the on-line
pass prediction sites.
Hope this helps.
Curt
KU8L
Wayne Estes wrote:
> Mike WB1AAT wrote:
>
> I've tried listening to a few passes (as high as 70 degrees) the last 2
> days and heard nothing but silence. I must be doing something wrong.
> Can the group confirm I am doing this right for the current cross band
> repeater?
>
> My Xmit is 145.99 tone 67 hz
> My RX is 437.8
>
> My radios, antennas, preamps, and such are fine as I can still work
> SO-50, AO-51, and FO-29. What gives?
>
> Wayne W9AE replies:
>
> Somebody posted those frequencies a couple days ago, but it seems
> "backwards" to me. I thought ISS downlinks were ALWAYS on 2m.
>
> I keep missing the ISS passes the last couple days, but I've loaded the
> above frequencies and the reverse into Doppler.SQF on SatPC32, so I can
> hopefully confirm which is the correct uplink/downlink for the crossband
> repeater.
>
> The last time I worked the crossband repeater the downlink was
> definitely on 2m, but that was probably using the "standard" crossband
> repeater pair of 437.8 MHz up and 145.8 MHz down.
>
> When you do finally hear the crossband repeater, speak softly or turn
> the microphone gain way down. The crossband repeater's audio is easily
> overloaded even when you transmit in FM-narrow mode (3 kHz deviation).
>
> Wayne Estes W9AE
> Oakland, Oregon, USA, CN83ik
>
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:42:28 -0500
From: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Solved Re: Please check my settings for ISS
To: "Mike Ryan" <mryan301@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <010a01c971f3$2641ae00$0300a8c0@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
its orbit/schedule is more dynamic than the rest
Roger
WA1KAT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ryan" <mryan301@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:38 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Solved Re: Please check my settings for ISS
> Hello all,
>
> Thanks much for all the great feedback. Its turned out my keps were off in
SATPC32 and I just needed to do a quick update. Funny that the ISS was the
only SAT exhibiting the problem. Perhaps its orbit/schedule is more dynamic
than the rest?
>
> Made 4 contacts yesterday on ISS with relative ease. Awesome big signal
coming from there. Loving every second of it. I wish they would keep it
going a little longer.
>
> Mike WB1AAT
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:15:57 -0500
From: WB2LLP <wb2llp@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] What frequency do I use?
To: AMSAT -BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <8D9FD51ACEE24D9D93879A7B41B187F5@xxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
As of late Thursday afternoon the ARISS site was showing the 145.99/437.80
pair in two locations. Unfortunately one location was the inverse of the
other. Which was correct? If I had packed up my equipment and gone out to
work the ISS repeater, and heard nothing because I picked the wrong frequency
pair I would come home rather frustrated/irritated.
AO-51 is a wonderfully capable machine and the controllers are doing a
wonderful job of changing the satellite capabilities which encourages the
newcomer to improve his station and the old timer to dust off his AO-40
hardware. Unfortunately, for any number of reasons, the satellite
capabilities and frequencies have been changing rather quickly. If a user does
not check the AMSAT website, and the AMSAT BBS before trying to hear the
satellite he risks hearing nothing and getting frustrated thinking that there
is something wrong with his equipment or his understanding of the process.
I would like to suggest that the controllers give some serious thought to
more stability in the AO-51 configuration. Maybe the configuration periods
should be at least 2 weeks so that people have a better chance of knowing
the hardware and frequencies of the satellite. Also, the person trying a new
configuration has a few consecutive days to get the bugs out of his station.
Additionally, make sure the information presented on the AMSAT and ARISS sites
is correct.
73 de WB2LLP Gene
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:36:19 -0600
From: Trey Brown <palintheus@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: What frequency do I use?
To: WB2LLP <wb2llp@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT -BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4966D443.7040301@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php#25Years
ISS is currently in a special configuration
WB2LLP wrote:
> As of late Thursday afternoon the ARISS site was showing the 145.99/437.80
pair in two locations. Unfortunately one location was the inverse of the
other. Which was correct? If I had packed up my equipment and gone out to
work the ISS repeater, and heard nothing because I picked the wrong frequency
pair I would come home rather frustrated/irritated.
>
> AO-51 is a wonderfully capable machine and the controllers are doing a
wonderful job of changing the satellite capabilities which encourages the
newcomer to improve his station and the old timer to dust off his AO-40
hardware. Unfortunately, for any number of reasons, the satellite
capabilities and frequencies have been changing rather quickly. If a user does
not check the AMSAT website, and the AMSAT BBS before trying to hear the
satellite he risks hearing nothing and getting frustrated thinking that there
is something wrong with his equipment or his understanding of the process.
>
> I would like to suggest that the controllers give some serious thought to
more stability in the AO-51 configuration. Maybe the configuration periods
should be at least 2 weeks so that people have a better chance of knowing
the hardware and frequencies of the satellite. Also, the person trying a new
configuration has a few consecutive days to get the bugs out of his station.
Additionally, make sure the information presented on the AMSAT and ARISS sites
is correct.
>
> 73 de WB2LLP Gene
>
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--
Trey - N5THX
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:24:30 -0500
From: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: What frequency do I use?
To: "WB2LLP" <wb2llp@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, "AMSAT -BB" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <00ee01c97212$2aa983e0$0300a8c0@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Or watch the list...the frequencies have been discussed many times over the
last 2 weeks...(oh, and don't forget the tone)
Roger
WA1KAT
----- Original Message -----
From: "WB2LLP" <wb2llp@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT -BB" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:15 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] What frequency do I use?
> As of late Thursday afternoon the ARISS site was showing the
145.99/437.80 pair in two locations. Unfortunately one location was the
inverse of the other. Which was correct? If I had packed up my equipment
and gone out to work the ISS repeater, and heard nothing because I picked
the wrong frequency pair I would come home rather frustrated/irritated.
>
> AO-51 is a wonderfully capable machine and the controllers are doing a
wonderful job of changing the satellite capabilities which encourages the
newcomer to improve his station and the old timer to dust off his AO-40
hardware. Unfortunately, for any number of reasons, the satellite
capabilities and frequencies have been changing rather quickly. If a user
does not check the AMSAT website, and the AMSAT BBS before trying to hear
the satellite he risks hearing nothing and getting frustrated thinking that
there is something wrong with his equipment or his understanding of the
process.
>
> I would like to suggest that the controllers give some serious thought to
more stability in the AO-51 configuration. Maybe the configuration periods
should be at least 2 weeks so that people have a better chance of knowing
the hardware and frequencies of the satellite. Also, the person trying a new
configuration has a few consecutive days to get the bugs out of his
station. Additionally, make sure the information presented on the AMSAT and
ARISS sites is correct.
>
> 73 de WB2LLP Gene
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:14:44 -0500
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Magazine Article on Cubesats
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: eu-amsat@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <49661864.28812.10A5788@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
On 8 Jan 2009 at 5:27, John . wrote:
> SatMagazine is a free web based magazine that I get each month.? This
month's issue is dedicated to Cubesats.? They even mention AMSAT and amateur
radio in one article.? A link to the magazine is attached.
> ?
> http://www.satmagazine.com/cgi-bin/display_edition.cgi
>
> Regards
> John
>
>
>
Here it is on 3 lines... but read the rest about 10 pages on the cubes! what i
like is "an international group of amateur radio operators"
they don't mention wich one NA or DL? Its one small step for the AMSAT'S but
giant leap for THE HAM SATELLITE OP'S KIND.
"The workshop was also supported by AMSAT, an international group of amateur
radio operators that is participating in ESEO by providing
some of the satellite communication functions. AMSAT will enable the ESEO
flight operations to access
the Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations (GENSO) and the
worldwide amateur radio network."
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:39:21 -0500
From: "Clare Fowler" <lcfowler@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000601c97246$8ab2ca60$291d70cf@xxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Had my 1st transatlantic QSO on AO-51 on mode V/S.
with G3VZV at 10:11 UTC. (5:11 am local).
Elevation 5 degrees range 2700 km. Short QSO
and good signals. Now back to bed.
Clare VE3NPC
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:46:06 +0000
From: Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: What frequency do I use?
To: AMSAT -BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <1231497966.24953.3.camel@xxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain
On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 21:15 -0500, WB2LLP wrote:
> As of late Thursday afternoon the ARISS site was showing the 145.99/437.80
pair in two locations. Unfortunately one location was the inverse of the
other. Which was correct? If I had packed up my equipment and gone out to
work the ISS repeater, and heard nothing because I picked the wrong frequency
pair I would come home rather frustrated/irritated.
>
> AO-51 is a wonderfully capable machine and the controllers are doing a
wonderful job of changing the satellite capabilities which encourages the
newcomer to improve his station and the old timer to dust off his AO-40
hardware. Unfortunately, for any number of reasons, the satellite
capabilities and frequencies have been changing rather quickly. If a user does
not check the AMSAT website, and the AMSAT BBS before trying to hear the
satellite he risks hearing nothing and getting frustrated thinking that there
is something wrong with his equipment or his understanding of the process.
>
> I would like to suggest that the controllers give some serious thought to
more stability in the AO-51 configuration. Maybe the configuration periods
should be at least 2 weeks so that people have a better chance of knowing
the hardware and frequencies of the satellite. Also, the person trying a new
configuration has a few consecutive days to get the bugs out of his station.
Additionally, make sure the information presented on the AMSAT and ARISS sites
is correct.
It's not particularly hard to check the AO-51 schedule before operating.
Presumably you're already sitting in front of a computer to get the pass
details.
Gordon
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:22:13 -0000
From: "David Barber" <david.barber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO
To: "'amsat-bb'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <B15DE4D0C779437793E554BEA0E92861@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Congratulations on the QSO.
I (and I guess many others) would be interested to know the equipment setup
at each end.
David
G8OQW
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Clare Fowler
Sent: 09 January 2009 10:39
To: amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO
Had my 1st transatlantic QSO on AO-51 on mode V/S.
with G3VZV at 10:11 UTC. (5:11 am local).
Elevation 5 degrees range 2700 km. Short QSO
and good signals. Now back to bed.
Clare VE3NPC
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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:03:20 -0000
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO
To: <david.barber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>, "'amsat-bb'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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reply-type=original
Hi David,
Nothing terribly special!
IC910 barefoot
WIMO circular polarised VHF and UHF crossed quad antennas (10dBd and 12 dBd
respectively), the famous G3RUH 600mm/2 foot dish and patchfeed with a Kuhne
DB6NT preamp at the feed (left over from AO40 days - sigh). They are all at
about 40 feet and at low elevations are looking through/around some big tree
trunks but 290 az is about my clearest direction.
My elevation was around 3 degrees and antennas and tuning was being done by
hand (nothing was changing very quickly by that stage of the pass).
The .880 uplink sounded nice and clear at the time.
cheers
Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Barber" <david.barber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "'amsat-bb'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "'Clare Fowler'" <lcfowler@xxxxx.xx>; "'Graham Shirville'"
<g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 12:22 PM
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO
> Congratulations on the QSO.
>
> I (and I guess many others) would be interested to know the equipment
> setup
> at each end.
>
> David
> G8OQW
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> Behalf Of Clare Fowler
> Sent: 09 January 2009 10:39
> To: amsat-bb
> Subject: [amsat-bb] A-51 V/S Trans Atlantic QSO
>
> Had my 1st transatlantic QSO on AO-51 on mode V/S.
> with G3VZV at 10:11 UTC. (5:11 am local).
> Elevation 5 degrees range 2700 km. Short QSO
> and good signals. Now back to bed.
>
> Clare VE3NPC
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