There I was standing on the side of the road on a breezy afternoon around 1930z. I had a piece of 3/4” 6061 in one hand and my PTT switch in the other with only my IC-910H at minimum power to keep me warm. I was listening to the sweet sound of noise at 145.938 MHz with an occasional “one two” to keep my manual tuning on track while I awaited for the sweet DX to get into the footprint.
Then you entered the scene pounding away with your CW and sweeping around demanding attention. You were as strong as an ox. You were splattering throughout the whole 60kHz of the passband, how could anyone miss you? And then as suddenly as you appeared there was utter silence. I mean, with that much power how could you not bring any bird to it’s knees?
Perhaps we can meet again sometime, maybe try QRP for a less dramatic entrance and we can have a chance to have a conversation.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID
There are only a few folks doing SAT-CW on a regular basis. It shouldn't be difficult to figure out who they might be. Maybe it's already known and someone talked with the person and they said "Take a hike!!". Or, maybe not. I can't imagine the person remains unknown. GL/73, Bob K8BL P.S. BTW, can you believe AO-7 was launched in 1974? !!!!!!
On Monday, April 1, 2019, 7:54:00 PM EDT, Mike Diehl [email protected] wrote:
There I was standing on the side of the road on a breezy afternoon around 1930z. I had a piece of 3/4” 6061 in one hand and my PTT switch in the other with only my IC-910H at minimum power to keep me warm. I was listening to the sweet sound of noise at 145.938 MHz with an occasional “one two” to keep my manual tuning on track while I awaited for the sweet DX to get into the footprint.
Then you entered the scene pounding away with your CW and sweeping around demanding attention. You were as strong as an ox. You were splattering throughout the whole 60kHz of the passband, how could anyone miss you? And then as suddenly as you appeared there was utter silence. I mean, with that much power how could you not bring any bird to it’s knees?
Perhaps we can meet again sometime, maybe try QRP for a less dramatic entrance and we can have a chance to have a conversation.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Maybe next time I think about doing a trip to a never before heard grid I should tell everyone who wants it to “take a hike”. There are a few selfish morons out there who are reminded time and time again and continue to disrupt the hobby for the rest of the responsible users out there. It was a wonderful morning flight down to CO36 this morning before work to hand out this new grid to a grand total of four people on AO-92 and SO-50. I also really enjoyed listening to nothing for several minutes to discover AO-7 had been killed by an idiot, ruining the chance for anyone outside the very limited range of those FM passes to get the grid.
73, Gabe AL6D/VE6NJH
On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 4:10 PM R.T.Liddy [email protected] wrote:
There are only a few folks doing SAT-CW on a regular basis. It shouldn't be difficult to figure out who they might be. Maybe it's already known and someone talked with the person and they said "Take a hike!!". Or, maybe not. I can't imagine the person remains unknown. GL/73, Bob K8BL P.S. BTW, can you believe AO-7 was launched in 1974? !!!!!!
On Monday, April 1, 2019, 7:54:00 PM EDT, Mike Diehl <[email protected]> wrote:
There I was standing on the side of the road on a breezy afternoon around 1930z. I had a piece of 3/4” 6061 in one hand and my PTT switch in the other with only my IC-910H at minimum power to keep me warm. I was listening to the sweet sound of noise at 145.938 MHz with an occasional “one two” to keep my manual tuning on track while I awaited for the sweet DX to get into the footprint.
Then you entered the scene pounding away with your CW and sweeping around demanding attention. You were as strong as an ox. You were splattering throughout the whole 60kHz of the passband, how could anyone miss you? And then as suddenly as you appeared there was utter silence. I mean, with that much power how could you not bring any bird to it’s knees?
Perhaps we can meet again sometime, maybe try QRP for a less dramatic entrance and we can have a chance to have a conversation.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Gabe,
The journeys of rovers like yourself and that of AO-7 provide a unique opportunity. It’s unfortunate to have those opportunities wrecked by lack of situational awareness. I know I’ve missed you in plenty of DXCC this way to feel the pain but keep doing what your doing, it’s appreciated.
It’s truly ironic when people mode flip the bird. In their desperate attempt to make up for lack of hearing they leave behind nothing to hear.
Luckily for me, I was one of the fortunate four this time around with a chance on SO-50, couldn’t bring myself to yet again disappoint others who called just seconds after you lost footprint.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID
On Apr 1, 2019, at 20:21, Gabriel Zeifman [email protected] wrote:
Maybe next time I think about doing a trip to a never before heard grid I should tell everyone who wants it to “take a hike”. There are a few selfish morons out there who are reminded time and time again and continue to disrupt the hobby for the rest of the responsible users out there. It was a wonderful morning flight down to CO36 this morning before work to hand out this new grid to a grand total of four people on AO-92 and SO-50. I also really enjoyed listening to nothing for several minutes to discover AO-7 had been killed by an idiot, ruining the chance for anyone outside the very limited range of those FM passes to get the grid.
73, Gabe AL6D/VE6NJH
On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 4:10 PM R.T.Liddy [email protected] wrote: There are only a few folks doing SAT-CW on a regular basis. It shouldn't be difficult to figure out who they might be. Maybe it's already known and someone talked with the person and they said "Take a hike!!". Or, maybe not. I can't imagine the person remains unknown. GL/73, Bob K8BL P.S. BTW, can you believe AO-7 was launched in 1974? !!!!!!
On Monday, April 1, 2019, 7:54:00 PM EDT, Mike Diehl <[email protected]> wrote:There I was standing on the side of the road on a breezy afternoon around 1930z. I had a piece of 3/4” 6061 in one hand and my PTT switch in the other with only my IC-910H at minimum power to keep me warm. I was listening to the sweet sound of noise at 145.938 MHz with an occasional “one two” to keep my manual tuning on track while I awaited for the sweet DX to get into the footprint.
Then you entered the scene pounding away with your CW and sweeping around demanding attention. You were as strong as an ox. You were splattering throughout the whole 60kHz of the passband, how could anyone miss you? And then as suddenly as you appeared there was utter silence. I mean, with that much power how could you not bring any bird to it’s knees?
Perhaps we can meet again sometime, maybe try QRP for a less dramatic entrance and we can have a chance to have a conversation.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Bob,
I’m not sure if it was a CW regular or just someone using the keyer to find their downlink. It’s a sad situation really since they would be much more successful if they perfected hearing the bird first.
It is amazing how old this bird is, and we’re lucky to have a LEO with its footprint. Its age is all the more reason we need to take care in not destabilizing it.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID
On Apr 1, 2019, at 20:10, R.T.Liddy [email protected] wrote:
There are only a few folks doing SAT-CW on a regular basis.
It shouldn't be difficult to figure out who they might be.
Maybe it's already known and someone talked with the person and they said "Take a hike!!". Or, maybe not.
I can't imagine the person remains unknown.
GL/73, Bob K8BL
P.S. BTW, can you believe AO-7 was launched in 1974? !!!!!!
On Monday, April 1, 2019, 7:54:00 PM EDT, Mike Diehl [email protected] wrote:
There I was standing on the side of the road on a breezy afternoon around 1930z. I had a piece of 3/4” 6061 in one hand and my PTT switch in the other with only my IC-910H at minimum power to keep me warm. I was listening to the sweet sound of noise at 145.938 MHz with an occasional “one two” to keep my manual tuning on track while I awaited for the sweet DX to get into the footprint.
Then you entered the scene pounding away with your CW and sweeping around demanding attention. You were as strong as an ox. You were splattering throughout the whole 60kHz of the passband, how could anyone miss you? And then as suddenly as you appeared there was utter silence. I mean, with that much power how could you not bring any bird to it’s knees?
Perhaps we can meet again sometime, maybe try QRP for a less dramatic entrance and we can have a chance to have a conversation.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
This guy has been doing this for quite a while. If you hear him, listen on the input and see if we can nail down what part of the country he lives in. Looking at his waterfall signature with an SDR would be a good start. Think of it as the ultimate fox hunt. Someone must live within 20 miles of him.
Bob WA8FXQ
On Apr 1, 2019, at 7:59 PM, Mike Diehl [email protected] wrote:
Bob,
I’m not sure if it was a CW regular or just someone using the keyer to find their downlink. It’s a sad situation really since they would be much more successful if they perfected hearing the bird first.
It is amazing how old this bird is, and we’re lucky to have a LEO with its footprint. Its age is all the more reason we need to take care in not destabilizing it.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID
On Apr 1, 2019, at 20:10, R.T.Liddy [email protected] wrote:
There are only a few folks doing SAT-CW on a regular basis.
It shouldn't be difficult to figure out who they might be.
Maybe it's already known and someone talked with the person and they said "Take a hike!!". Or, maybe not.
I can't imagine the person remains unknown.
GL/73, Bob K8BL
P.S. BTW, can you believe AO-7 was launched in 1974? !!!!!!
On Monday, April 1, 2019, 7:54:00 PM EDT, Mike Diehl [email protected] wrote:
There I was standing on the side of the road on a breezy afternoon around 1930z. I had a piece of 3/4” 6061 in one hand and my PTT switch in the other with only my IC-910H at minimum power to keep me warm. I was listening to the sweet sound of noise at 145.938 MHz with an occasional “one two” to keep my manual tuning on track while I awaited for the sweet DX to get into the footprint.
Then you entered the scene pounding away with your CW and sweeping around demanding attention. You were as strong as an ox. You were splattering throughout the whole 60kHz of the passband, how could anyone miss you? And then as suddenly as you appeared there was utter silence. I mean, with that much power how could you not bring any bird to it’s knees?
Perhaps we can meet again sometime, maybe try QRP for a less dramatic entrance and we can have a chance to have a conversation.
73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Bob writes:
Looking at his waterfall signature with an SDR would be a good start.
Does anybody have an SDR recording of this? If the recording Includes his TCA we can use SARSAT techniques to determine his location.
If someone has such an SDR recording then please let me know. 73, Douglas KA2UPW
On Apr 1, 2019, at 8:31 PM, Bob Meyers [email protected] wrote:
Looking at his waterfall signature with an SDR would be a good start.
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