Pass schedules plans the next 24 hours:
10/21/2015 2100-2130Z - EM25/26 Line near Coweta, OK for a AO7(B) Central US footprint, and a FO29 Western US Footprint 10/21/2015 2300-2340Z - EM16 for AO7(B), XW2E, XW2F, LilacSat2 (If I make good time thru Tulsa) 10/22/2015 0030-0100Z - EM16 for XW2E, XW2F, LilacSat2 10/22/2015 1345-1415Z - EM17/EM18 Line Near Newton, KS for XW2E, XW2F, LilacSat2
I was really hoping AO85 would be up and working, as several of my stop points included passes, but I understand the engineering team needs to do their thing. I may also work some impromptu EM17 passes later tonight and early tomorrow morning, but that will depend on my non-sat activities.
Plans 24-72 hours :
After that I'll be heading west towards Garden City, KS where I will be spending the night. I plan on stopping in EM08/EM07 and DM98/DM97 for SO50/FO29 at different points on 10/22/15 as the afternoon progresses. I will be in Holly, CO Friday and Saturday, and DM88/DM87 will likely be activated on those days.
Plans 72 Hours+ :
Watch Twitter @KG5CCI for latest updates. I try and post as far ahead of time as I can, but sometimes it's as little as 15 minutes prior.
73!
-Dave, KG5CCI
On 10/9/2015 11:53 PM, Dave Swanson wrote:
Hello Satellite Friends and Colleagues,
I'll be traveling in few weeks to some spots off the beaten path, and wanted to give everyone a heads up on the tentative plans. On Wednesday, October 21st I'll depart Little Rock, AR (EM34) for Wichita, KS (EM17) via EM25, EM26 & EM16, likely stopping in several of the grids along the way. After a night in Wichita I'll be heading west out in the great wheat fields of western Kansas and eastern Colorado, which will include grids EM08, EM07, DM98, DM97, DM88, and DM87... the last 4 of those being pretty rarely heard. I'll likely be out there until Sunday the 25th, when I'll return to Wichita, and then back to Little Rock on the 26th.
Like most of my trips, this is multi-purpose business and personal, in addition to working satellites, so I don't have precise times of which passes I'll be on and where I'll be yet. I will be working any and all linear and FM birds (including all the new ones) from all locations, weather and time permitting, so be ready with your all-mode gear and I'll try and get as many 'new-ones' handed out as I can.
If there is a large change my in plans, I'll post a new email, but as always the absolute best way to get an idea of where I'll be and at what time is to watch my Twitter account at https://twitter.com/KG5CCI
73!
-Dave, KG5CCI