Hi!
It's mid-summer, time to make trips away from the desert to cooler places and work satellites. I have already made a couple of trips north to work from DM34 and DM35 in June. Are there other grids that people need around northern Arizona? Options include...
DM34/DM44 grid boundary: along I-17, near Camp Verde AZ DM35/DM45 grid boundary: north or south of I-40, west of Flagstaff AZ DM54/DM55 grid boundary: along I-40, east of Holbrook AZ
I know there have been some travelers working satellites across northern Arizona, but it always seems like those grids are new for someone whenever they show up on the satellites. I have been to those places many times in the past, and enjoy making return trips to put them on the air.
I could go to other places that don't have the cooler weather, like the DM23/DM24 boundary in western Arizona, or the DM52/DM53 boundary in southeastern Arizona - places I have visited already, earlier this year. Something like DM32 is not far from the Phoenix area, and can get there in less than an hour's drive. After two trips to grid DM31 in February, and the very hot temperatures down there in summertime, I will probably not try to get back down there until sometime after summer is done.
Thanks in advance, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
I'm sure that a lot of the new ops will need some or all of those grids on sats. Is there a possibility to try 6m from those locations?
73
Fernando, NP4JV
On Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 11:30 AM Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Hi!
It's mid-summer, time to make trips away from the desert to cooler places and work satellites. I have already made a couple of trips north to work from DM34 and DM35 in June. Are there other grids that people need around northern Arizona? Options include...
DM34/DM44 grid boundary: along I-17, near Camp Verde AZ DM35/DM45 grid boundary: north or south of I-40, west of Flagstaff AZ DM54/DM55 grid boundary: along I-40, east of Holbrook AZ
I know there have been some travelers working satellites across northern Arizona, but it always seems like those grids are new for someone whenever they show up on the satellites. I have been to those places many times in the past, and enjoy making return trips to put them on the air.
I could go to other places that don't have the cooler weather, like the DM23/DM24 boundary in western Arizona, or the DM52/DM53 boundary in southeastern Arizona - places I have visited already, earlier this year. Something like DM32 is not far from the Phoenix area, and can get there in less than an hour's drive. After two trips to grid DM31 in February, and the very hot temperatures down there in summertime, I will probably not try to get back down there until sometime after summer is done.
Thanks in advance, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK _______________________________________________ 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Patrick,
Mark me down for DM54/DM55. As always, thanks for roving!
73, Tanner
W9TWJ
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On Jul 14, 2019, at 1:46 PM, Fernando Ramirez via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
I'm sure that a lot of the new ops will need some or all of those grids on sats. Is there a possibility to try 6m from those locations?
73
Fernando, NP4JV
On Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 11:30 AM Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Hi!
It's mid-summer, time to make trips away from the desert to cooler places and work satellites. I have already made a couple of trips north to work from DM34 and DM35 in June. Are there other grids that people need around northern Arizona? Options include...
DM34/DM44 grid boundary: along I-17, near Camp Verde AZ DM35/DM45 grid boundary: north or south of I-40, west of Flagstaff AZ DM54/DM55 grid boundary: along I-40, east of Holbrook AZ
I know there have been some travelers working satellites across northern Arizona, but it always seems like those grids are new for someone whenever they show up on the satellites. I have been to those places many times in the past, and enjoy making return trips to put them on the air.
I could go to other places that don't have the cooler weather, like the DM23/DM24 boundary in western Arizona, or the DM52/DM53 boundary in southeastern Arizona - places I have visited already, earlier this year. Something like DM32 is not far from the Phoenix area, and can get there in less than an hour's drive. After two trips to grid DM31 in February, and the very hot temperatures down there in summertime, I will probably not try to get back down there until sometime after summer is done.
Thanks in advance, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK _______________________________________________ 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Hi Tanner!
Thanks for the reply. I will keep you in mind for any trips out to DM54/DM55. I'm not looking to reduce this to only one northern Arizona trip for the rest of the summer, but it is good to know if there are any needs to fill in some gaps on the maps.
Fernando mentioned 6m... I need to work on my portable setup, and especially get digital modes going. I can receive the digimodes with my K3S, and just need to make time to get the transmit side going. No guarantees on 6m during any of these trips, but I'll make sure to mention it if I have plans to work 6m along with satellites.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 7:24 PM Tanner Jones twjones85@gmail.com wrote:
Patrick,
Mark me down for DM54/DM55. As always, thanks for roving!
73, Tanner
W9TWJ
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Tanner Jones