And this is NOT including the distance to the satellite and from the satellite. I always kid with the DX Association people As most of the time if I have a table for AMSAT at a hamfest I am located nearby. I ask them how far they have talked - Max being Halfway around the world. I said I made a contact with Fairlawn, NJ (about 12 airmiles from me but 39,000kms up and 39,000kms back down on AO-40..Hi, Hi! They always look puzzled and so do the closeby "Listener's! Congrats on the contact! 73, Dee, NB2F Wait, am I going to be censored for mentioning an HEO bird?
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of w6zkh@comcast.net Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 3:25 PM To: Bob- W7LRD Cc: amsat-bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 feat!
Congrat's to Kerry for this feat, as saw it on the AO-7 log this morning......... I second the last sentence....
John W6ZKH annual dues payer
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob- W7LRD" w7lrd@comcast.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 11:40:15 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 feat!
To break away from the current irrelevant thread. A momentous QSO from WC7V in DN45 to RN1NW in KP71 took place today on AO-7. The distance is about 7659 km. Great going guys! Streeeeetching to foot print is always a challenge and fun. I now return you to the current round of bs.
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