We will be trying to access the birds but I won't promise anything as the past few years have not met with great success at another FD site.
Plus we will give a 'try' at 23cm EME this year. Only using a 5 foot dish with a three element WA5VJB pc board yagi < http://www.wa5vjb.com/pcb-pdfs/Yagi900.pdf > as the feed. I know this is NOT optimal for this but all we want do do is really pick up the signal from the Echo of Apollo < http://echoesofapollo.com/ > event this weekend and this is what I have available. Last I heard they are 'planning' on using 1296.1MHz.
Will be operating as W8UM from Ann Arbor, MI (EN82dh) next to Domino's headquarters.
James W8ISS ===== On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 12:13 +0000, n3tl@bellsouth.net wrote:
Hey everyone,
How about posting the call sign you'll be using over Field Day weekend for satellite contacts?
Here, I'll be providing the satellite station for the combined FD effort of the Athens Amateur Radio Club and the Northeast Georgia ARC, and they have obtained the special 1x1 call W4G for Field Day.
I know many of us will be using club calls over Field Day, and I'm interested in know "who will be who" this weekend.
I'm also interested in CW contacts on AO-7, FO-29 and VO-52, so I hope those of you who will be working those three will bring a key or paddle along. If you do, please listen for W4G a few kHz below the middles of theses satellites' passbands.
73 to all, and enjoy Field Day!
Tim - N3TL Athens, Ga. - EM84ha W4G for Field Day 2009 _______________________________________________ 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