Hi Dom!
Of course it is impossible to compare HEO with LEO, but I am still very impressed with the signals I heard via AO-73 tonight. I could not have achieved DXCC from Houston without HEO HAMSATS. At least for now I am happy that we have a new linear transponder in the sky that work so well!
On the next pass I worked AA5PK, K4FEG, W5AOO and WB0KFC.
It will be a long time before our next HAMSAT QSO Dom...
Until then, we will do what we can with what we have!
73 de Andy W5ACM
----- Original Message ----- From: "i8cvs" domenico.i8cvs@tin.it To: "Andy MacAllister" w5acm@swbell.net; "'AMSAT BBS'" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amazing New HAMSAT - AO-73!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy MacAllister" w5acm@swbell.net To: "'AMSAT BBS'" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 4:37 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Amazing New HAMSAT - AO-73!
Very FB QSOs with NX9B and K8YSE on AO-73 just a few minutes ago. 15 deg max elevation pass here in Houston...
LOTS of activity on the new satellite!
73 de Andy W5ACM
Hi Andy, W5ACM
Compare please the actual satellite activity against how much better was the epoch 1982 in wich you and many af us partecipated to your "ZRO TEST" at low squint angle for hours through OSCAR-10 and OSCAR 13
My heart bleeds at seeing many satellite old timers suffer so remembering !
73" de i8CVS Domenico
Member of the ZRO TEST "Z9" CLUB Nr 18
ZRO Memorial Station Engineering Award Z8 Mode B and Z8 Mode L endorsements