Wyatt has been working on a website covering a lot of his work on the satellites. It has photos and descriptions of some of his gear (his satellite box is cool):
https://sites.google.com/site/radiostationac0ra/ On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 2:18 PM, John Geiger <[email protected]> wrote: > I have worked Wyatt many times on the FM sats but didn't know he was doing > the SSB sats until recently when I saw his posting looking for Hawaii on AO7 > or FO29. Do you know what he is using for a satellite radio on those sats? > > 73s John AA5JG > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clayton Coleman W5PFG" > <[email protected]> > To: "AMSAT" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 4:01 PM > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Wyatt AC0RA, a skilled and dedicated operator > > > Wyatt Dirks AC0RA is very passionate about his satellite operations. > Having started with a home brew antenna, he has experimented with > several portable station configurations including LPDA’s, commercial > Arrows, and recently added a 13-element M2 beam. > > Just today, January 28, he made a 6,941km contact with ON4HF using > AO-7 mode B. While this is several hundred kilometers below the > distance record for mode B contacts, it is important to note that > Wyatt performed this feat completely portable, without a set of > cross-polarized beams, without automated antenna tracking, and more > importantly – out in the cold Iowa weather. > > He’s recently been making contacts with other stations in Europe. > This does not come easily in a portable setting from the mid-USA > states. Many folks who have been around for a long time, who have > “been there and done that,” may not see this as much of an > accomplishment. I assure you if we had satellites capable of greater > distance contacts, Wyatt would be on them pushing the limits of their > capabilities with minimal equipment. > > Not only does Wyatt posses the right equipment, he demonstrates skill > and dedication, something uncommon in young men his age just shy of 20 > years old. We should encourage operators of this caliber as they will > be our future engineers and friends in the space frontier. > > 73, > Clayton > W5PFG > > _______________________________________________ > 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? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
