pretty neat!
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/348932/ham-radio-club-contacts-speaks-morgan-a...
73 Christy KB6LTY
There is a video of the contact too. Contact gets started at about 3:41:
https://www.facebook.com/WestPointUSMA/videos/734993083640986/
I have to admit, it was hard watching them struggle to make the initial contact while Drew was calling them for the first few minutes.
But I loved it when Drew realized he was talking to someone he knew (Col. Stephen Hamilton, I believe), and then said "beat Navy."
Does anyone know what elevation/azimuth control system they are using? The control box looks like a 4U 19" rack mount system. I assume it's a big commercial rotator.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 11:34 AM christy hunter via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
pretty neat!
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/348932/ham-radio-club-contacts-speaks-morgan-a...
73 Christy KB6LTY
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Heard the ISS side of their contact "live" as well & was also worried when there were so many apparently unanswered calls from Drew.
At least this explains why W2KGY was active the night before when I worked them on LilacSat-2!
https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1185323759714131968
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 5:58 PM John Brier via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
There is a video of the contact too. Contact gets started at about 3:41:
https://www.facebook.com/WestPointUSMA/videos/734993083640986/
I have to admit, it was hard watching them struggle to make the initial contact while Drew was calling them for the first few minutes.
But I loved it when Drew realized he was talking to someone he knew (Col. Stephen Hamilton, I believe), and then said "beat Navy."
Does anyone know what elevation/azimuth control system they are using? The control box looks like a 4U 19" rack mount system. I assume it's a big commercial rotator.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 11:34 AM christy hunter via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
pretty neat!
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/348932/ham-radio-club-contacts-speaks-morgan-a...
73 Christy KB6LTY
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