Congratulations Francisco.

Today I also missed work. In my case because I tripped and sprained my foot and it hurts to walk. So, I too stayed home, turned on the radio -- and -- unlike the past two days when Richard was on as he passed over Los Angeles -- today I hreard nothing.

As that great news lady Linda Ellerbee used to say: "...and so it goes..."

Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF ARNewsline - Los Angeles CA

----- Original Message ----- From: "Francisco Costa, CT1EAT" listas_ct1eat@sapo.pt To: ariss-sstv@AMSAT.Org; sarex@AMSAT.Org Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:06 PM Subject: [sarex] Voice qso with Richard Garriot

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Hi ISS fans

Today I missed work because I had a feeling I was going to work Richard on ISS. I wasn't wrong. See all in my blog http://ct1eat.blogspot.com/ or YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhAkwuU8gwg Thanks to all ARISS team for this unforgetable week. Good luck.

73 F.Costa, CT1EAT http://ct1eat.no.sapo.pt

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Well done Eric and the troop!

I actually heard the downlink side of your QSL. The one time I didn't have a bunch of kids in the shack! Murphy knows!!!

Other callsigns heard... VK6FRAG, VK3DMW, VK1AMG, VK2BV... e&oe, I was fiddling with qsstv at the time!

Regards de Norm, VK3XCI Mildura on the Murray QF15bt

Eric van de Weyer wrote:

Hi All

This evening on the pass over Sydney at about 1040z we managed a short contact with Richard on the ISS from our JOTA station VK2BV. It was a big thrill for both the operators and the kids in attendance at the station at the Waverley Amateur radio Society clubrooms.

We had previously heard SSTV a couple of passes earlier as well as the subsequent one although it was only a few degrees above the horizon and not a very good signal. 21 On the earlier pass, at about 0908 we had a magnificent view of the ISS as it flew overhead but no contact or anything heard. That was a 78 degree pass.

73....Eric VK2VE.

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