Didnt even monitor Voice birds.
Waited for ANDE and worked evryone that was on it. All 3 of them. Worked it from my D700 mobile with a small beam stuck out the window. Simple set up. Only change from normal APRS was changing the path to VIA ARISS. Done.
Also heard PCSAT and got several packets through it too, but I did not have a beam at the time and so I was not able to decode any packets.
Lottsa birds. Take your best shot.
Bob, Wb4APR
Didn't even monitor the digital birds. <grin> The voice birds were busy, with the usual suspects running enough power, usually on CW, to bounce the entire passband on AO-7 and VO-52. SO-50 and AO-51 VU were the usual mess, but a lot of QSOs got made. The mode LU on AO-51 was probably the only "civilized" operation, due to the manageable number of operators. I suspect that nearly everybody who wanted the point got one if they were patient, no matter how marginal the signal. So let's do it again next year!
Alan WA4SCA
Sadly, no FD stations heard this side of the pond on any satellite passes I was here to call/listen on.
So yes, again next year please !
Cheers,
Dave. Portland. Dorset. IO80SM. AMSAT UK 5766
Heard LOTS of stations on the first passes of AO-27, SO-50, and AO-51 (V/U) that obviously didn't read the new rules, making one contact after another, even after being told "only ONE contact per FM satellite!"
I did manage to make my one contact each, and then focused on AO-07 and VO-52 for the rest of the contest. Made 20 more contacts on those. AO-07 is very interesting to listen to when she's being hit with too much power on CW... hearing someone's voice being "bounced" by the ditty-dots!
Sure did miss FO-29!!!
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan P. Biddle" APBIDDLE@UNITED.NET To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:15 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FD Contacts!
Didn't even monitor the digital birds. <grin> The voice birds were busy, with the usual suspects running enough power, usually on CW, to bounce the entire passband on AO-7 and VO-52. SO-50 and AO-51 VU were the usual mess, but a lot of QSOs got made. The mode LU on AO-51 was probably the only "civilized" operation, due to the manageable number of operators. I suspect that nearly everybody who wanted the point got one if they were patient, no matter how marginal the signal. So let's do it again next year!
Alan WA4SCA
Hi Bob,.
Just wondered what kind of power you were running on your D700 to hit it? I am planning on using my D7 and a 3 element beam to see if I can hit it with low power? I am guessing I am going to have to run 5 watts min?
Looking forward to PCSAT coming back as nothing heard on UK passes as yet?
All the best,
Chris, M0DQO-8 Satellites
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob Bruninga Sent: 24 June 2007 16:36 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] FD Contacts!
Didnt even monitor Voice birds.
Waited for ANDE and worked evryone that was on it. All 3 of them. Worked it from my D700 mobile with a small beam stuck out the window. Simple set up. Only change from normal APRS was changing the path to VIA ARISS. Done.
Also heard PCSAT and got several packets through it too, but I did not have a beam at the time and so I was not able to decode any packets.
Lottsa birds. Take your best shot.
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