Tim article about working on flea power on SO-67 is at QRZ.COM front page, take a look and leave a comment for him!!!!
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:24:32 -1000 > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on Flea Power!!!! > > > > Hi Tim KI6VBY and Tim N3TL, > > > > Congratulations to your accomplishments with "Flee Power". > > Yes, it demonstrates what can be done with extreme little RF, > > but it does not mean that you "own" the frequency, and all > > others have to vacate. I have nothing against QRP, but under > > the circumstances of a "chaos" as you describe it, you are as guilty > > as everyone else to contribute to the "chaos", even so by using QRP. > > Good operating practices require you to listen for a clear frequency > > BEFORE transmitting. Thus, if the frequency is clear and you transmit, > > some not so considerate operator stomps all over you, is shameful, > > REGARDLESS of power level. Sadly, it is all to apparent that the practice > > of listening first has been abandoned by yelling first, and if that does not > > help, poor on the coals. If you can identify inconsiderate operators, it > > might be helpful to bring the same to his or her attention, in a nice way, > > for it might have happened un intentional. QRP or "Monster Stations" are > > governed by the same rules. "Communications shall be conducted with the > > lowest power level necessary". That does not necessarily mean QRP. > > However who wants to use a shotgun to kill a fly? Think about it. > > > > Best 73, > > Peter, NH6VB > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:30:40 -0800 > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on Flea Power!!!! > > > > Maybe this should be a lesson for all those monster stations that like to > > stomp all over everyone- satellite and HF included...... > > > > Tim > > KI6VBY (exclusively QRP) > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim - N3TL [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-67 on Flea Power!!!! > > > > My profound thanks to John. K8YSE, for posting the recordings he's made of > > SO-67 passes over North America. His most recent recording, which he began > > at 15:00:38 UTC, provides proof that - even amid the chaos of a pass like > > that one - very low power levels can work our amateur satellites. Anyone who > > listens to the recording will hear the weak-signal call of N3TL at 8:51 into > > the recording. I'm faint, but I'm in there ... on 50mW (.05 watt) from my > > Yaesu VX-7R HT and Elk dual-band log periodic antenna. > > > > KI0G surprised the heck out of me when I heard him call me several seconds > > later. When he did, I thought, "He must be calling me blind. There's no way > > I made it through on 50 milliwatts." No matter - I spent the rest of the > > pass transmitting QSLs for our contact, but K8YSE's recording shows that I > > didn't make it back into the satellite before he (K8YSE) left the footprint. > > If someone farther south has a recording that includes me QSLing Bob, KI0G, > > by all means please email me a copy. > > > > My signal made it into SO-67 beginning at 15:09:29 UTC and ending at > > 15:09:30 UTC. According to Orbitron, SO-67 was pretty much right at the > > intersection of 30 degrees north x 90 degrees west, or right on top of the > > 4-grid boundary of EM40, EM50, EL49, EL59. She was at a range of 882.050 > > kilometers (548.0805 miles) to my handheld station in EM84 at 15:09:30 > > UTC. Based on those distances, my power level translates to 17,641 > > kilometers (10,961.61 miles) per watt. Given how busy SO-67 has been over > > North America the past two weekends, I'll take that! > > > > During that pass, I tried to time my transmissions based on Mr. Cresswell's > > posts to the BB on 14 November about the two passes he worked and observed > > that day over New Zealand. Specifically, I listened for people to > > immediately return calls, then have their signal drop out when the > > satellite's tail dropped out. When that happened, I transmitted - and on at > > least one occasion that K8YSE captured in his recording, flea power found > > its way to our newest amateur satellite. > > > > Thank you, everyone at AMSAT-SA, for building, launching and orbiting SO-67. > > She is a wonderful addition to the fleet, and one I'm proud to have worked > > on .05-watt. > > > > 73 to all, > > > > Tim - N3TL > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? 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