12 Sep
2006
12 Sep
'06
1:25 a.m.
Hello Bob will be making his first L/S attempt on AO51 this evening on orbit #11568 (not sure I have that correct). It's the orbit that goes right (South to North) up the middle of the country. I have an IC-1271A running 10 watts through 50 feet of LMR400 to a 12 turn helix. S band is a 3 foot primestar/helix feed/3731 d/c. Looking for contacts and/or reception results. I may need a larger antenna, I have a 3 foot, a 4 foot and 12TVRO dish that are "waiting" for something. This is really a kick! 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle