Congrats, Don!
That bug bit me about 17 years ago. It still hasn't let go.
Greg KO6TH
(RS-10, with a QSO from California to New York on 10 watts to a copper pipe J-pole for the 2m uplink, and a wire strung out to a tree in the back yard hooked to a Radio Shack shortwave receiver for the 10 meter downlink)
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 12:21:54 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] First QSO
Finally did it made first contact via satellite (SO-50_ today 6/7/10 at 15:18U with K8YSE . Thanks John for coming back to me.
Don WB8ZOM
It is quite a learning curve but if you can hang in long enough you can do it.
The bug has now put a big bite on me
Don WB8Z)M
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