Operating standing on a hill in blowing snow never seems to bother me, having an audience brings out the hot mess! ;D
On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 5:16 PM Bryan KL7CN bryan@kl7cn.net wrote:
I have encountered the same comments -- and sometimes they do sound like complaints but not terribly often -- when operating full manual for Doppler correction while holding and rotating an antenna for manual tracking. It's a real hot mess out there for me sometimes.
Many more times, and usually from the most avid rovers and experienced operators, I have encountered patience and special "voice cadence" recognition of my callsign when I am a bit more than a little off frequency.
It takes resilience for everyone. That combined with aligning all the technical elements of a successful satellite QSO are what make it so fun to me!
Hooray Amateur Satellites!
-- bag
Bryan KL7CN/W6 Location: CM98, usually E-Mail: bryan@KL7CN.net Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279
On Sep 30, 2020, at 5:55 AM, Don KB2YSI kb2ysi@gmail.com wrote:
A big +1 on both posts.
More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They
might get an idea of what manual everything entails.
Many times on linear birds I have been complained to about not being
100% on frequency. It is always a station sitting in a chair maxing out their level of exertion at pushing a button.
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 15:06 Bryan KL7CN via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org
wrote:
Thank you for sharing that, Mark!
Anyone who has roved can relate.
Keep (re)learning and keep roving!
On Sep 29, 2020, at 10:07 AM, Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
So, moral of the story, sometimes getting out of one's comfort zone and trying something different is a good thing. But doing so requires some humility. Some things are harder than they look, whether it's building and launching a satellite, or just working one from a gravel road in Nebraska. My hat is off to the successful rovers across the nation. And I shall work on (re)learning the necessary basic skills before setting out again.
-- bag
Bryan KL7CN/W6 Location: CM98, usually E-Mail: bryan@KL7CN.net Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279
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