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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-23 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-23 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: The Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-… https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Facebook Posts: https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_inde… https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_inde… Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/ School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at http://www.ariotti.com UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13 The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2019-09-23 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-09-21 03:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: http://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) http://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ ****************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1331. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1274. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AMSAT @ Payson AZ swap meet (5 October 2019)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Hi! AMSAT will be at the Tonto Amateur Radio Association's swap meet on the morning of Saturday, 5 October 2019. The swap meet will be at Rumsey Park, west of the intersection of Arizona routes 87 and 260 in Payson, Arizona (northeast of the Phoenix area). A map of the swap meet site is available at: https://goo.gl/maps/LGxfuJcf4GG2 The hamfest officially starts at 9am (1600 UTC). WD9EWK will be on the satellites during the swap meet, demonstrating satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass on the morning of the 5th, please call and be a part of a demonstration. The swap meet site is in grid DM44, in Arizona's Gila County. QSOs made during the swap meet will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards are available on request (please e-mail me directly with the QSO details). Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Satellite Presentations in CA, IN, and WA
by Clint Bradford 22 Sep '19

22 Sep '19

ARRL instructor Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be giving his "Working Amateur Satellites With Your HT” presentation at the following clubs and hamfest in the next few weeks. ALL are welcome to attend! -Maple Valley (WA) Amateur Radio Club Saturday, September 28, 2019 - 10AM Fire Station #81 near SR169 & SR18 22225 SE 231st Street Maple Valley, WA 98038. Talk-in 146.54 MHz simplex. Please see their Web site at http://www.kc7key.org/ <http://www.kc7key.org/> for more information. -San Diego HamFest 2019 Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 9:00AM Lakeside Rodeo Grounds at 12584 Mapleview Street, Lakeside CA. Talk-in 146.550 MHz simplex. Please visit the ‘fest’s Web site at http://www.sdhamfest.org <http://www.sdhamfest.org/> -IRC - Indianapolis Radio Club November 8, 2019 - 7:30PM Ivy Tech Community College, 2535 N. Capitol Ave. - Room IFC 101 (near downtown Indianapolis) Talk-in Yaesu Fusion 146.07+ (or analog with 88.5 tone) Web site is http://www.indyradioclub.org/ <http://www.indyradioclub.org/> -From the IRC club president: "Thank YOU for doing this presentation, Clint. BTW, YOU are the one that got me going in satellites and now W9IVY has an IC-9700 with a satellite array on the roof … all the students have HTs and this year we are making satellite antennas so they can make contacts with their HTs from home." If you’d like to preprogram your radios for the satellite passes during the San Diego HamFest, Clint has a frequency list (and tutorial) posted on his satellite Web site at: http://www.work-sat.com <http://www.work-sat.com/> He always welcomes questions before his presentations. Leave him a voice- mail at (909) 999-SATS or send email to: k6lcs(a)ham-sat.info <mailto:[email protected]> /end/

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Emirates build sepcial radio downlink for saturday qso
by andy thomas 22 Sep '19

22 Sep '19

It's reported at:https://menafn.com/1099033297/UAE-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Space-CentreEmirat… and MBRSC, Emirates Foundation organise live sessions from ISS that: "On Saturday, 28 September, at 2pm one session will be held to answer questions through a radio station that was recently built at MBRSC's headquarters" | | | | | | | | | | | MBRSC, Emirates Foundation organise live sessions from ISS MBRSC has given the online community a chance to direct questions to Hazzaa AlMansoori through the hashtag #AskH... | | | 2pm Emirati time is 10 am UTC by my calculation. It's not clear to me what system that qso will be on! 73 de andy g0sfj

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share a room
by Nick Pugh 22 Sep '19

22 Sep '19

I am registered at the conference hotell for the symposium Thursday throught Sunday and would like to share a room any takers ? Please email me off list Nick K5QXJ Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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AO-07 Popularity?
by James Pierce 21 Sep '19

21 Sep '19

I’ve put out calls a number of times on AO-07 as it passes over Australia and while I hear my own single back clearly I’ve never had a reply. I guess I’m curious if there is a calling protocol I’m missing, or a particular part of the passband etc? As a higher altitude bird with great coverage it would seems logical to me that it would be popular? Am I missing something? James.

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IO-86 added to APRS satellite page
by Robert Bruninga 21 Sep '19

21 Sep '19

I just added IO-86 to my APRS Satellite page: http://aprs.org/sats.html Its telemetry is in standard APRS format and users should also show up on the user link page on FINDU. With a 5W output this should be the strongest APRS satellite on 145.825 MHz. Did I get all the links right? But you have to be below 30 deg latitude to ever be in the footprint. But if you were on the equatior you would get 14 passes a day every 110 minutes all day long!! Are there any other APRS digipeating satellites that I have overlooked? It looks like a standard APRS digipeater, but I don’t see the usual generic ARISS or APRSAT digipeat aliases... So I guess this means you have to user the YB0X-1 callsign to digipeat? Bob, Wb4APR

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Update: Emirati astronaut radio link time
by andy thomas 21 Sep '19

21 Sep '19

According to the image just published at MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) | Twitter : A Radio call from the ISS to the audeince at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre is on Saturday 28.09.19 between 1400-1530 Emirati time (which I think is 1000-1230 utc) this is down as a Radio call; all others are down as Video (times are given). Registration : https://mbrsc.ae/astronauts/#AstroAbout There's no reference to ham radio in this image, might well be using a different circuit. Would be useful to predict ground tracks at these times. Evidently a lot of space <>ground radio activity by the Emirati astronaut. | | | | | | | | | | | MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) | Twitter The latest Tweets from MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre). The Official Twitter Feed of The Mohammed Bin Rashid ... | | | 73 de andy g0sfj

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-21 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 21 Sep '19

21 Sep '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-21 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD., telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Fri 2019-09-20 19:58:23 UTC 54 deg (***) School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC The Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-… https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Facebook Posts: https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_inde… https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_inde… Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/ University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at www.ariotti.com (***) AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13 The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2019-09-21 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-09-21 03:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: http://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) http://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ ****************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1331. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1274. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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N6O/mm Rove to DM02 Sunday Sept 22nd
by Ron Bondy 20 Sep '19

20 Sep '19

Alex N7AGF and Ron AD0DX will be activating DM02 this Sunday Sept 22nd on FM and linear satellites. The AMSAT community really rallied behind this and the entire $2500 cost of the 24 hour charter was covered by donations - thanks to everyone that donated. All the details for the rove can be found on our N6O page at QRZ.COM. Our first pass is planned to be AO-91 at 12:30am PAC / 0730z this Sunday Sept 22nd. We will be active until around 12 noon PAC / 1900z on Sunday. We will be using N6O/mm on the air and logging in LOTW as N6O/mm. We plan to make as many linear and FM passes as possible to hand out this grid to everyone interested. We will probably skip low western passes. Alex has a Garmin InReach and will tweet passes, so watch his twitter feed @N7AGF. Thanks again for all the support to cover the cost of the boat charter. The weather looks great for the weekend and we are excited to be activating DM02. 73 Ron AD0DX and Alex N7AGF

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