UPDATE – 16 July, 2009 – 16:45 UTC

The K5E special event operation is off to a good start, with contacts in the log on four different amateur satellites – AO-7, FO-29, SO-50 and VO-52.

OTHER OPERATORS

In an attempt to cover as much of North America as possible, three operators have volunteered to assist in the K5E Satellite Special Event. They will ID, per information I received from ARRL, as:

AA5PK/K5E

K8YSE/K5E

WA4NVM/K5E

Contacts with these stations are valid to claim a Special Event QSL. Please send ALL requests for QSL to N3TL, and please include an SASE.

Operating Schedules: Here are the operating schedules for these stations. I will post updates as necessary:

AA5PK/K5E will operate the following 10 passes (times noted are mid-pass for his location):

2009-07-17 01:03:08 ECHO (AO-51)

2009-07-17 02:27:24 OSCAR 7 (AO-7)

2009-07-18 01:27:23 OSCAR 7 (AO-7)

2009-07-18 02:03:03 ECHO (AO-51)

2009-07-18 22:24:59 EYESAT-1 (AO-27)

2009-07-19 01:23:22 ECHO (AO-51)

2009-07-19 02:20:31 OSCAR 7 (AO-7)

2009-07-19 16:41:05 JAS-2 (FO-29)

2009-07-19 21:56:23 EYESAT-1 (AO-27)

2009-07-20 00:43:51 ECHO (AO-51)

On the passes above, AA5PK/K5E will be the ONLY K5E Special Event Station.

K8YSE/K5E will operate from the morning of July 21st through 0359 UTC on July 22nd as the ONLY K5E Special Event Station active.

WA4NVM/K5E Will operate form the morning of July 22nd through 0359 UTC on July 23rd as the ONLY K5E Special Event Station active.

NOTE TO ALL: Only 1 QSL card will be issued per valid amateur call sign. Multiple contacts on the SSB/CW satellites (AO-7, FO-29 and VO-52) shouldn’t be a big deal because those satellites aren’t too busy – but the 1 QSL per call rule still applies. Especially on the FM satellites (AO-27, AO-51 and SO-50), please only one contact (all three satellites combined, not per satellite). This will enable the K5E and /K5E stations to work as many as possible. Thank you!

I will post additional updates as warranted, and also will update www.qrz.com/k5e. Please see that Web page for full details on the special event.

73 to all,

Tim – N3TL K5E – The 40th Anniversary Apollo 11 Satellite Special Event