OM3BD now qrv sats, JN89 possible on Sunday
Thanks to all who have emailed and requested skeds with me from JN88 in Slovakia. After a series of rig and antenna issues, I am now back on the sats, with several QSOs today with good reports.
I will try to make a test AO-7 run tomorrow when I have a common footprint with North America. If all goes well, I will take my rig and a 70cm antenna with me for the weekend when I go the the OM1HQ club station in JN89 for the IARU contest on HF. They have a 2m beam at the club. Those of you who worked me last year in JN88 should be on the lookout Sunday if you want this new grid.
No promises or skeds yet, with the bad luck I've been having anything can happen. But I still have more than 3 weeks left here and hope to have some sat contacts with North America.
Last year, best DX was Ohio to the west and Virginia to the south.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD
All systems go for the AO7 pass, with a nice window to N. America this morning on the next pass. I worked several European stations on the last pass, some distortion but strong signals.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD JN88mf
On Jul 7, 2011, at 15:38, Bill Dzurilla billdz.geo@yahoo.com wrote:
Thanks to all who have emailed and requested skeds with me from JN88 in Slovakia. After a series of rig and antenna issues, I am now back on the sats, with several QSOs today with good reports.
I will try to make a test AO-7 run tomorrow when I have a common footprint with North America. If all goes well, I will take my rig and a 70cm antenna with me for the weekend when I go the the OM1HQ club station in JN89 for the IARU contest on HF. They have a 2m beam at the club. Those of you who worked me last year in JN88 should be on the lookout Sunday if you want this new grid.
No promises or skeds yet, with the bad luck I've been having anything can happen. But I still have more than 3 weeks left here and hope to have some sat contacts with North America.
Last year, best DX was Ohio to the west and Virginia to the south.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD
Nice pass, I heard my downlink while the footprint was over Illinois and North Carolina, but no one replied to me. Maybe I'll have better luck later.
73, Bill
--- On Fri, 7/8/11, Bill billdz.geo@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Bill billdz.geo@yahoo.com Subject: Re: OM3BD now qrv, AO7 to N. America in one hour To: "Bill Dzurilla" billdz.geo@yahoo.com Cc: "amsat-bb@amsat.org" amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Friday, July 8, 2011, 4:52 AM All systems go for the AO7 pass, with a nice window to N. America this morning on the next pass. I worked several European stations on the last pass, some distortion but strong signals.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD JN88mf
On Jul 7, 2011, at 15:38, Bill Dzurilla billdz.geo@yahoo.com wrote:
Thanks to all who have emailed and requested skeds
with me from JN88 in Slovakia. After a series of rig and antenna issues, I am now back on the sats, with several QSOs today with good reports.
I will try to make a test AO-7 run tomorrow when I
have a common footprint with North America. If all goes well, I will take my rig and a 70cm antenna with me for the weekend when I go the the OM1HQ club station in JN89 for the IARU contest on HF. They have a 2m beam at the club. Those of you who worked me last year in JN88 should be on the lookout Sunday if you want this new grid.
No promises or skeds yet, with the bad luck I've been
having anything can happen. But I still have more than 3 weeks left here and hope to have some sat contacts with North America.
Last year, best DX was Ohio to the west and Virginia
to the south.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD
I have set up here at the OM7M Contest Club and just made my first contacts from JN98ep on FO-29. Listen for me over the weekend, especially for the AO-7 passes on Sunday morning with a window to the USA.
Also, if you work HF, we are participating in the IARU Contest using the call OM1HQ. Hope to see you on HF or the sats.
73, Bill OM3BD/P
Hello Bill,
I heard you on that pass but couldn't call you because there where so many stations calling you. Hope to make a contact with you soon on the sats!
73, Eric.
Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA
Tel. +32472985876 (mobile)
Op 9/07/2011 17:44, Bill Dzurilla schreef:
I have set up here at the OM7M Contest Club and just made my first contacts from JN98ep on FO-29. Listen for me over the weekend, especially for the AO-7 passes on Sunday morning with a window to the USA.
Also, if you work HF, we are participating in the IARU Contest using the call OM1HQ. Hope to see you on HF or the sats.
73, Bill OM3BD/P
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