Hi all, Many thanks to all - Very pleased to have make the contact over the pond despite the comments. Please be patient - I am the only operator available to work the satellites and quite often the only operator on site also working HF bands. Unlike the London location for the Olympic Flagship station whom have a very large team and an antenna farm for HF. Here in Wales we have limited resources and are working hard to keep everyone happy under some difficult times of propagation on HF. For satellite operation I am using just my "Elk" antenna which I have mounted on a rotator on the portable cabin, the TX/RX is a Kenwood TS2000. Satellite was not the prime objective of operation for the event but one that I have personally made the effort to activate and also make the public aware of in as part of our hobby. Our location which you will observe on 2O12W.com is on a promenade with quite a number of amusements in the Fairground - QRM and noises on the VHF/UHF bands etc are not making easy hear some stations. I thank you kindly for your efforts for a contact on satellites and also sorry if I am not active on all of the passes which might have a good footprint. (AO-7 does not appear to have been active on mode "B" ) This is our first week and it has been exhausting leaving home very early morning, driving 25 miles to the location and then not getting back home again until very late at night with a very dry throat after operating pile ups on HF bands - Nearly 4,000 QSO's and a long way to go yet" Our group is activating this Olympic Flagship call until September when the Para -Olympics close. I hope therefore that we do get a chance for a satellite contact with everyone at some point in this timescale subject to my availability. Many thanks,good luck and best regards. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Also QSL Manager for the Barry Amateur Radio Society - 2O12W Olympic event
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