Hi!

I will have an AMSAT table at the Superstition Amateur Radio Club's annual hamfest on Saturday morning, 3 December 2011. This hamfest is in the southwestern parking lot of Mesa Community College, along the east side of Dobson Road between Southern Avenue and the US-60 freeway's exit 177 in Mesa AZ. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://wb7tjd.org/hamfest/

During the half-day event, WD9EWK will be on satellites for on-air demonstrations. AO-7 should be in mode B, and there will be passes on SO-50 and VO-52 that I should be able to work. If you hear me on those passes, please free free to give me - and the hamfest crowd - a call.

For AO-7 and VO-52, I tend to start out about 10 kHz above the center of the passband, +/- for other activity and QRM. If I hear no responses to my CQ calls, I will move around and try to work whoever I hear on the passband. Maybe even in CW. The hamfest officially starts at 0530 local time (1230 UTC), and I hope to be set up to work passes starting around that time.

As with my other satellite activities, I will be happy to confirm QSOs made during these demonstrations. I will upload the QSOs to LOTW shortly after the hamfest, and will mail out QSL cards for anyone wishing to receive one. There is no need to first send me a card and SASE - just e-mail me the QSO details. If you are in the log, I will mail a card out to you.

73!

Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/