I was a few minutes after you (18:19utc). Really good signals from the ISS on my home system. Taking care of a sick wife, so participating from home...
I also heard the 2 DX designation, so will try the 70cm side on the next pass.
Greg. KO6TH
On June 28, 2014 11:36:15 AM PDT, "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" amsat-bb@wd9ewk.net wrote:
Hi!
About 2 minutes after you, I also had a quick QSO! Five watts from my back yard, for my first Field Day QSO. Other regulars were getting through before the ISS footprint covered more of the continental USA. Then my phone started blowing up, with tweets and SMS messages from those who heard NA1SS respond to me. My Field Day could be complete with this QSO, but I'm going to work portable HF from the yard later, and some western satellite passes tonight for my satellite QSO bonus.
Did anyone try 70cm for a QSO? NA1SS was saying "2A DX", so a second transmitter could have been on.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Clint Bradford clintbrad4d@earthlink.net wrote:
Two Watts ... handheld radio ... tape measure Yagi ... Just spoke to
the ISS
11:16AM PDT!
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