Hi Howard:
As a relative newbie to the Sats myself, I can tell you the most intimidating thing for me was also the speed at which the guys delivered the calls and grids phonetically. Its just that we aren't used to it. It will get easiwer the more you listen. And, if you ever have the opportunity to listen to air traffic controllers and pilots, it is almost unintelligible..until you get used to listening to it. Also, part of the comfort zone develops as you start to know ahead of time, what to expect them to say.
Listen alot..you will get used to it.
FWIW
Curt KU8L EN82hi
Howard Kowall wrote:
Well thanks to all that have replied I have made some Satellite contacts on SO-50 and AO-51 I just find it seems kind of fast,the operators just speed out there call and grid square and I am having trouble copying it Even when I tell the to repeat it (which I don't really want to do because it takes up Sat time)they still fire it off way to fast(maybe I am not as young as I used to be)I just want to get some experience under my belt so I can try the U/L ssb Sats then maybe some of the dig Sats I have just joined Amsat and have found allot of info there,so I felt joining was a good idea and also to support them . Hope to have a qso with some of you,have to wait till it gets warmer out to put my antennas up,just finished building and testing my rotor controller,and have now got a good hang of SatPc32.I found that a rig only half duplex is a bit of a pain,so I am not able to hear myself on the down link,I will have to make arrangements with someone on calibrating the correct tuning with a half duplex rig on AO-7 Thanks to all who took an interest in my email. Howard VE4ISP Don't have my Amsat # yet sorry I guess it come in the mail Also how do you get into the members section?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Cavanaugh" seanc@unixgeeks.ca To: "Howard Kowall" hkowall@shaw.ca Cc: "AMSAT-BB@amsat.org" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: (no subject)
As someone who recently started working sats myself, I can only say try it. I was nervous the first time I keyed up, but that went away pretty quickly, and now I have a great time on the satellites.
Plus I need a VE4 QSO. ;)
-- Sean - VA5LF
Howard Kowall wrote:
Thank you very much for the reply Once again sorry for any inconvenience I have caused I am fairly new to Satellite operation but have been reading the emails coming in. Concerning AO-51 and SO-50, procedures all this talk makes me a little scared to try them,without making a mistake. Thanks Howard VE4ISP
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sven Arne Astrup" sastrup@online.no To: "'Howard Kowall'" hkowall@shaw.ca; "'AMSAT-BB@amsat.org'" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:54 PM Subject: SV: [amsat-bb] (no subject)
Seems to be working ok now!
73 de Sven LA6KJ
-----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] På vegne av Howard Kowall Sendt: 23. februar 2009 17:50 Til: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Emne: [amsat-bb] (no subject)
Hope I have this working now. Once again sorry for all this Howard VE4ISP _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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