Patrick, Thank you for the report and all the great work you do promoting satellite operation for AMSAT.
73, Gould, WA4SXM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat...@wd9ewk.net> To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 1:41 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Scottsdale AZ hamfest - report > Hi! > > Thanks to all the stations across the USA and Mexico for the 18 > contacts during 6 different passes while I was at the Scottsdale > (Arizona) Spring Hamfest. Two passes each, on 3 different > satellites (AO-7, SO-50, VO-52), during the half-day hamfest. > Lots of people stopped by my AMSAT table, and - as I've seen at > other hamfests - larger crowds showing up for the SSB satellite > demonstrations. Weather was perfect, and I was able to stand > outside without a jacket from about 0600 local (1300 UTC), before > sunrise. > > Toward the end of the morning, I was answering lots of questions > about my two FT-817NDs and SSB satellite operating. Many have > seen demonstrations of FM satellite operating, or seen the many > videos online, but not too many see SSB satellite operating. > Several commented that they could put together a station with a > larger multiband all-mode transceiver like an FT-857 or IC-706 > with an FT-817 as a receiver. The hamfest wrapped up around 1900 > UTC, but I was standing and talking with people for at least a > full hour past the official end of the hamfest. A good thing! > > Also, thanks to the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club for a great > event at a new location, and for providing AMSAT with a space > at the hamfest. This new location, at a church, had lots of > covered parking used for vendors and others representing clubs > or organizations. I was directed to a couple of spaces in the > covered parking area, which was ideal for everyone except me. > Pointing my log periodic through the cover was not going to be > a good thing, and I was able to get a couple of uncovered parking > spaces for my truck and table before the hamfest got under way. > > The past couple of days have been very busy, with my quick road > trip to the San Diego area followed by this hamfest closer to > home. Other than trying to work ND9M tomorrow :-) I don't plan > on doing too much. One relatively quiet day out of a 4-day > weekend is a good thing. The next hamfest I will attend with an > AMSAT table will be in Tucson two weeks from now, on Saturday > 26 March. > > 73! > > > > > Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK > http://www.wd9ewk.net/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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 AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
