Jim, some of us don't know your background.
Can you tell us what you are 'driving', where abouts you are geography wise, how far off shore and where you are going ??
Thanks, Ted K7TRK
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clary, James T, Civilian Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] ND9M/MM Ops: 27 Feb
We're progressing toward W6-land and should be there this coming Wednesday. North America is solidly within many footprints now, and a lot of contacts have been made. It's also surprising to me that several of the passes I've been on have had no other signals even though the footprint covered well into North America and I heard my downlinks quite easily.
The seas have calmed considerably, but the winds have brought the wind chill down into the 30s. That makes for some mighty cold passes!
Here's my planned op sked and the expected grid(s) for tomorrow, 27 Feb:
FO29 - 27/1106Z - CM15 or CM25, possibly both during the same pass
VO52 - 27/1745Z - CM25
AO27 - 27/2107Z - CM35
VO52 - 28/0305Z - Probably CM45
AO7 - 28/0324Z - Probably CM45
FO29 - 28/1013Z - CM54
These passes are during my business hours. I'll make them if I can.
AO27 - 27/2246Z - CM35 - Approximate turn on time
AO7 - 27/2343Z - CM35 - If in Mode B
FO29 - 28/0004Z - CM35
AO51 - 28/0013Z - CM35 - will miss the first few minutes to be on FO29
AO7 - 28/0130Z - CM35 - This is a likely one, but I can't be sure.
FO29 - 28/0149Z - CM35 - This is also a likely pass to make.
Here's a "maybe" pass:
VO52 - 27/1611Z - CM25 - It'll be low (4 degrees) and early here, which is why it's a maybe...
CU on the birds!
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
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