Hi Nick. I never knew you operated with an Arrow antenna inside the house! What a signal. You were my 15th contact back on 10/29/09 when I just started playing with the birds. I used an Arrow antenna, standing outside with one Yaesu FT-60 HT running 5 watts on 1/2 duplex. It was on AO-51. What a satellite. It, along with AO-27 were some great times on FM. I think we worked 40 times over the years. I sure hope we get to work more in the future. It is always nice talking to you Nick. 73, Rick, WB3CSY in FN10
On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 9:21 PM, Daniel "Nick" Kucij dnkucij@myfairpoint.net wrote:
Fellow satellite ops, I have moved and left my shack location, where I operated since I got my license in 2009. The move is due to down-sizing, necessitated by aging. As some may know, I operated from a second floor room in the northeast corner of our Vermont home, using an Arrow antenna indoors. It worked remarkably well, especially on the linear transponders in directions from north to south. West was a challenge due to the building, but Europe was a sweet spot. It was a great run, I now have over 1500 grids confirmed. Thanks to everyone on the birds, especially the rovers!
Unfortunately, my new location in a condo, appears to be not so conducive for working the birds. I may try some occasional outdoor ops from portable locations this summer, but will miss the regular comradery of our small fraternity, it has been a lot of fun!
Enjoy the hobby and be good to each other!
73 and gud DX! Nick, KB1RVT
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