I am monitoring the K4FK repeater via Echolink, node 581415, if anyone wants to talk prior to the AO-7 pass, which will be 20 minutes from now.
73, Bill
--- On Thu, 7/14/11, Bill Dzurilla billdz.geo@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Bill Dzurilla billdz.geo@yahoo.com Subject: OM3BD QRV AO-7 next pass 0925Z July 14 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011, 3:58 AM Anyone in N. America up early for AO-7 Mode B try? On the next pass starting about 0925Z, my footprint will extend deep into N. America, Minnesota to the west and Georgia to the south. Look for me on the top portion of the passband, 145.959 or so. Signals were very strong on the last pass, and I copied the bird from my hilltop QTH to -0.5 degrees.
Has the AO-7 orbit shifted higher? I don't recall such big windows to N. America last year.
73, Bill OM3BD/NZ5N