Congrats, Steve! It's a feeling you will never forget. (Mine was 18 years ago - RS-10 - and I can still remember like it was yesterday.)
Greg KO6TH
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:29:03 -0700 From: davism294@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; Work-Sat@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever!
I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a jig.
AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md) during which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You K8YSE!!
My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited to hear him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed the microphone :-) What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of recording the passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO.
A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and inspiration to give satellites a try.
WooHoo!!!!!!
73, Steve KJ4FEL
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