A group of Mexican hams will operate from grid DL94 near the town of Galeana, in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon (south of Texas) starting at 0100 UTC Saturday (7 February 2008) through 1600 UTC Sunday (8 February 2008). This group is planning on working FM satellites as well as the linear-transponder satellites (VO-52, FO-29, AO-7). They plan on trying to work through the ISS, if it is available.

Along with the planned satellite operating, they may also be on VHF SSB (around 50.120-50.125 MHz USB and 144.200 MHz USB) and might also be active during this weekend's Mexican RTTY contest on HF.

The group is made up of the following operators:

XE2MVS Orlando Salinas XE2NRG José de Los Reyes XE2NS Alfonso Tamez XE2YBG Benigno Gomez XE2YOM Oscar Martínez

and Jesús Carranza (not currently licensed, but interested in ham radio)

XE2MVS, XE2NS, and XE2YBG are experienced satellite operators. They will be happy to make QSOs with stations hoping to work the very rare grid DL94 this weekend. Please be sure to use the international phonetic alphabet and digits (i.e., "four-three" instead of "forty- three" to say 43), so they are able to clearly understand your English.

Good luck, and 73!

Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/