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    "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/7D5PZNCLCLRAGHOGQ75DYMGNJBJGCKFX/?format=api",
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        "address": "ka8qcu (a) pasty.net",
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    "sender_name": "Doug Kuitula",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb]  Fw:  Re: first impression",
    "date": "2008-09-21T00:14:33Z",
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    "content": "\n\n Mark Jim,\n  Just wanted to say that I've gone through the same thrill as you with my\n first contact on the birds. I'm doing it the what you are with a handheld\n and an Arrow antenna. It took me a good month of just listening and getting\n used to the procedure, as well as the doppler shift, before I actually made\n a contact. Like you, my next step will be a basic rotor with a small\n antenna. As they say, \"One step at a time\".\n  But the best time I've had is exposing my great niece and nephew (5 and 6\n years old) to amateur radio satellites, as well as a small telescope. They\n probably think their uncle is a bit strange, but they had a lot of fun.\n Anything we can do to expose them to science will pay off in the future.\n 73 de Doug KA8QCU\n\n\n> ----- Original Message -----\n> From: \"Mark Lunday, WD4ELG\" <[email protected]>\n> To: \"'Jim Danehy'\" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>\n> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 12:39\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: first impression\n>\n>\n> > Jim\n> >\n> > I would like to add to your comments.  I have been a ham for 31 years,\nand\n> a\n> > DXer almost from the start.  CW has been my mode of choice, and I have\n> never\n> > run more than 100 watts (I get a lot of grief from the hard-core DXers\nfor\n> > not using QRO, but that is another story).  I have always wondered about\n> > AMSAT, but never wanted to invest in the heavy duty equipment and\n> antennas.\n> > With the sunspot lulls and a new FT817 from my XUL last Christmas and no\n> > progress in the sunspot department, I decided to see what all the\n> excitement\n> > was about.  Starting in April with 5 watts and a hand-held Arrow\ndual-band\n> > yagi, I had a rejuvenated ham experience working satellites.  My hands\n> shook\n> > with excitement when I made my first QSO through AO-51.  The thrill was\n> just\n> > as great when I worked MODE A on AO-7 two weeks later.  The Doppler on\nCW\n> > and SSB is an interesting challenge, but the satellite prediction\nprograms\n> > (thanks, Simon for HRD!) make it much easier.  Instead of firing up my\nrig\n> > on HF first thing, I now check the satellite passes first to see what is\n> > available!  My Arrow is mounted on a radio shack rotor in the attic at a\n> > fixed elevation of 20 degrees, and I have heard every satellite that I\nam\n> > listening for so far.  What a thrill!  I agree with you Jim, this puts\n> even\n> > more excitement into the hobby for me.  Although so far I have heard\nevery\n> > bird active, I have already re-worked a couple of hams in just the 30\n> QSO's\n> > made so far.  I like how Patrick WD9EWK is actively evangelizing the\n> > satellites, and others are doing the same.  I think it's time for a demo\n> at\n> > my local club meeting, and for groups beyond ham radio.  This is another\n> > entry point for non-hams into our hobby.\n> >\n> > 73, look forward to hearing you on the \"birds\"\n> >\n> > Mark Lunday\n> > WD4ELG, FM06\n> > [email protected]\n> > http://wd4elg.net\n> >\n> >\n> >\n> > _______________________________________________\n> > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite\nprogram!\n> > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n\n",
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