After five attempts on SO-50, I was able to make a QSO with N4UFO (love the call sign!) on the 08 UT pass this morning! Slant range was over 1000 miles for me, pretty close to my limit with my Arrow II antenna and HT.
I'm still recovering from the shock and awe of being able to do this. :-)
--Bill, KG5FQX, Missouri City TX, EL29
Congratulations! Now you're hooked! Hope to QSO with you soon.
Steve AI9IN EM79
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Dillon" bill.g.dillon@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: nfufo@yahoo.com Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 1:56 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] First contact via satellite!
After five attempts on SO-50, I was able to make a QSO with N4UFO (love the call sign!) on the 08 UT pass this morning! Slant range was over 1000 miles for me, pretty close to my limit with my Arrow II antenna and HT.
I'm still recovering from the shock and awe of being able to do this. :-)
--Bill, KG5FQX, Missouri City TX, EL29 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Steve Kristoff skristof@etczone.com
Congratulations, Bill!
Well done!
I'll listen for you on SO-50!
-- bag
Bryan KL7CN/W6
On Jul 3, 2015, at 10:56, Bill Dillon bill.g.dillon@gmail.com wrote:
After five attempts on SO-50, I was able to make a QSO with N4UFO (love the call sign!) on the 08 UT pass this morning! Slant range was over 1000 miles for me, pretty close to my limit with my Arrow II antenna and HT.
I'm still recovering from the shock and awe of being able to do this. :-)
--Bill, KG5FQX, Missouri City TX, EL29 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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