Hi I have worked many Russians on CW and SSB on the VO-52 stations like RX9AT, UA9UKO, UA8MLT, UA3AIC, UN7RBD, UA9UEG, UA9SAN, UA9ULT, UN4PW, UU6JG, etc. These stations are from Ukaraine, Kazakigstan etc, Me being located in South India I just get about a minute or so to complete a contact, its just at the fringe of the foot print. Similarly had also worked 4L0G from Georgia ( Eu Russia ) I can hear many more talking in Russian but very little time to get into their QSO. But once your call is known they do reply, I wish to add that these Russians follow band discipline, mode segements specially working on the Linear transponders.

Best 73 Pop VU2POP

----- Original Message ----- From: "Håkan H" sm7wsj@telia.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 10:30 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] FM on VO-52

Hello!

It is the firsth of April but i was very surprised to hear a russian station on VO52 with downlink in FM?? is this something new or have i missed something?

It was a callsign and clearly a call via satellite. downlink on 145.925mhz.

73 Hakan SM7WSJ

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