Hi!
I am planning a quick road trip to a point near the Arizona/Mexico border tomorrow (Monday, 15 September). I will be in grid DM31 for at least the two AO-27 passes around 2046 and 2227 UTC, subject to local weather conditions and law enforcement (heavy police and Border Patrol presence in that area). I might stick around for an AO-51 pass Monday evening, around 0132 UTC, before making the 3-hour drive back to Phoenix. If there is a safe place to stop off the highway, I *might* be able to park on the DM31/DM32 grid boundary. Otherwise, it will be just DM31 for those passes.
Grid DM31 is mostly in Mexico, except for the northeast corner of the grid that crosses into Arizona. A portion of a military bombing range, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, and the border town of Lukeville AZ in Pima County are in that corner. I've heard one station from that grid, on the Mexican side of the border, in June 2006 via AO-51. Others have told me it has been several years since other stations have tried the satellites from either side of the border in DM31.
If we make a contact, I will send you a QSL. No worries!
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/