We'll be pulling into our destination port area in DM13 on Wednesday morning. Our stay will be about 12 days before we take off for the Panama Canal and up to Charleston, SC.
I probably won't be much, if at all, tomorrow night once we cross into DM03, a green stamp grid square. But I'll be keeping a close watch on the GPS on the chance that we dip just far enough south to cross into the rare DM02 grid square. (Our planned route takes us to within a very few miles of the line.)
That grid is highly sought after by 6M buffs that chase the Fred Fish Award for working all 488 grids in the Lower 48 states. I don't have 6M with me during this trip, but there's plenty of interest from those who are looking for that grid in case a satellite equivalent of the award becomes available.
Here's my planned list of passes and the expected grids for Tuesday, 1 March.
SO67 - 01/1553Z - CM83
AO27 - 01/2010Z - CM93
AO7 - 02/0122Z - if in Mode B - CM93 or DM03
FO29 - 02/0145Z - CM93 or DM03
These passes occur during my work hours. I'll be on if possible.
VO52 - 01/1645Z - CM83
SO67 - 01/1726Z - CM83 or CM93
VO52 - 01/1822Z - CM83 or CM93
AO27 - 01/2148Z - CM93
AO51 - 01/2254Z - CM93
AO7 - 01/2333Z - if in Mode B - CM93
FO29 - 01/2359Z - CM93
AO51 - 02/0032Z - CM93
I was on SO67 yesterday morning during the 28/1612Z pass, but there was no sign of the bird during last night's pass at 01/0420Z although the satellite's op sked that I received showed that it should have been QRV. I'll try SO67 Tuesday morning again though.
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
Grid CM83