Hello everyone,
Please enjoy AO-7, and remember to keep your uplinks into AO-7 at levels low enough that they don't "FM" or distort the passband. There are several regular users on the satellite, so making QSOs is usually possible on most passes.
73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP of Operations
Yes Drew a number of us try to enjoy sevaral passes a day.
But!
KEEP IT SHORT!
I mean some operators simply not able to forget a kind of "standard QSO text".
There is no time to send more info than report, LOC and -perhaps- a name, when it is a very first QSO.
May I call attention of all those who do not always keep it in mind how short an orbit can be?
Yesterday I have been waiting for a certain station who started to send info about his equipment -and when he finished, the orbit was also finished for me!
Sevaral station may wait for you when you are in QSO!
I do hope experienced radio operators will help "rag chewers" to make their Qs shorter!
gl de ha6nn Andras