As previewed here and on Radio Bulgaria International's DX programme, G0SFJ operated with an Arrow and a FT51-R from LZ and YO these last few days.
My records show:
From Belite Brezi (see: http://www.astro-brezi.org,
LZ, KN21nn, on 12 and 13/8 on AO51:
G7HIA 9H1FF F6CDZ G0VHS PD1DRE SW1IXP OZ1MY DG9YIB
From the European circle (monument) in Herastrau Park,
Bucharest,(see: http://bruxelles.mae.ro/pdf/Romanian%20Headlines%20no.%208.pdf
paragraph 24)
YO, KN34al on 18/8:
IW0DTK
and in the evening outside Bucharest in a sunflower field, KN34bq
ON5SA (mostly)
Also I heard G8ATE and GB1PBL and called both Dave and Robert but they were low on my horizon and talking to each other!
Observations
1. I found out in the manual that my FT51R reduces tx power when the case gets hot (repeated useage on 5 watts) and I think this was a problem after mid pass. Lesson: do not use up power (and heat!) on the only alligator on the satellite Northbound (you know who you are - on reflection, you probably don't!)! Certainly, temperatures in YO were in the high 30s (Centigrade) for most of the day, and this could mean it would heat up quicker. Maybe I'll fit a small Peltier device to the case?
2 I found it difficult to switch on SO-50 in the mornings and the night passess were after 2300 local and in pitch dark, so I'm afraid I abandoned SO-50. It might be that I was simply on the wrong rx frequency if it is changeing from expected.
2 A pleasure to meet Victor YO3HQN, Eddy YO3HCV and Dragos YO3GCF. I hope at least one of them will appear soon with an Arrow?HT on AO51...
All passes tape recorded. I will QSL direct or via bureau and some pictures of the operation will appear in due course on
73 and thanks again to the AO51 command crew
and G0SFJ
___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html