Thanks to WD9EWK, KC9TTR, and WB3JVD for my first QSOs on this satellite! It was a max 9 degree pass, with decent signals. I will say, if you are going to try this one, use the Celestrak or Spacetrack keps, since they are updated more frequently.
73, Drew KO4MA
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Hi Drew. Glad you had a chance to work the bird. Paul N8HM and I made a contact on the earlier 23:43z pass. I lucked out with Murphy, my transmit HT's battery crapped out just after our QSO. Did not hear any stations on the bird other than the two of us. I don't have narrow band FM on that Kenwood HT but find if I hold the HT 3 times father away from my mouth and speak soft the bird has excellent audio. It is very nice of the controllers to allow us to work the repeater.
I always use the Celestrak keps.
73, Rick
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On Jun 5, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com wrote:
Thanks to WD9EWK, KC9TTR, and WB3JVD for my first QSOs on this satellite! It was a max 9 degree pass, with decent signals. I will say, if you are going to try this one, use the Celestrak or Spacetrack keps, since they are updated more frequently.
73, Drew KO4MA
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Drew,
Glad to work you on that pass. I heard nobody else. I almost didn't hear you come back, as the satellite was just over the mountains to my east at that point. On the next pass at 0247 UTC, I worked AA5PK in Texas for my only QSO.
This is a fun satellite. I hope it is available for our use on more passes, before it reenters.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 1:32 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner < glasbrenner@mindspring.com> wrote:
Thanks to WD9EWK, KC9TTR, and WB3JVD for my first QSOs on this satellite! It was a max 9 degree pass, with decent signals. I will say, if you are going to try this one, use the Celestrak or Spacetrack keps, since they are updated more frequently.
73, Drew KO4MA
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Andrew Glasbrenner -
Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
Rick Walter