All, I finally did it, made my first QSO on the birds this afternoon. Worked W6AJP on A051 on the 0100UT 21 July pass from DM33, Thank you for the QSO. I was also worked by WC7V in DM45, again thanks for the QSO, I hope I didn't sound like too much of a rookie :-). QSL's will be in the mail tomorrow.
I did hear someone else call me, I think it may have been K6SIP, but before could reply the bird went below my radio horizon and I lost the signal. My station is pretty simple: a Kenwood TH7D handheld using a homebrew dual band yagi from plans by Kent Britain WA5VJB. Simple to build and works like a charm and only $30.00 in parts. I attached a digital voice recorder to the radio and used my Ipod ear buds (A Heil headset is on the short list of things to get next time I'm at HRO :-)). Again thanks for the QSO's and hope to work more of you in the future. Clear Skies Rick Tejera Editor SACnews, Public Outreach Coordinator Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org <http://www.saguaroastro.org/> [email protected] K7TEJ
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