27 Jun
2016
27 Jun
'16
11:47 a.m.
For the 13 of you who worked me (including W1AW) , thanks for the QSO's. We were in FN32, if you need the grid.
I ran a modest satellite set-up for Central MA ARA; IC-820H and Arrow on a camera tripod. 12 Q's on FO-29, and 1 Q on AO-85. I left my spot at the 40 CW tent to work one AO85 pass and four FO-29 passes overnight and Sunday morning.
I am a testament to prepping prior to FD -- spent much of May learning and practicing on FO-29; it became clear very early that I wasn't going to learn manual doppler control in a month, so I added SatPC32 to manage it and added an Icom "vox box" to the 820 to free up a hand and to allow me to hand control the Arrow and spin the VFO.
Bill