I miss RS-6 and RS-8 .... sniff ....
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Pavel Milanes Costa <[email protected]>wrote: > Amen, I second that motion... > > Third word hams who do not have 70cm rigs can work the sats more easily > (70cm FM gear is very rare here, not to mention SSB) > > The 2m uplink is workable with transverters and HF multimode CAT capable > rigs are almost ubiquitous for the 10m downlink > > 73 > > El 18/09/13 17:48, Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE escribió: > >> I've been working sats off and on for many years. I must admit that I >> haven't done much since RS-12/13 and RS-15 went silent. I believe that if >> we had more "easy sats" with Mode VHF up and HF down they might be more >> popular. Tuning and alignment weren't as critical. >> >> Just my two cents or so. >> >> >> Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE >> Grid EL09uf >> Eagle Creek Observatory >> http://www.**eaglecreekobservatory.org<http://www.eaglecreekobservatory.org> >> I've stopped asking "How stupid can you be?" Some people are taking it >> as a >> challenge. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@**amsat.org<[email protected]>] >> On >> Behalf Of Les Rayburn >> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:32 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [amsat-bb] The "Good Ole Days" are now >> >> Like many hams (I suspect), I dreamed of working satellites for decades. >> Followed them with at least a passing interest but always seemed to put >> them >> off till "someday". Even during the craze of the "work satellites with >> your >> handheld", I was distracted by other priorities. When I got involved in >> VHF/UHF a few years ago, and purchased an Icom IC-910H, I kept thinking >> I'd >> finally pull the trigger. But years passed without anything other than >> weak-signal contacts being made on that rig. >> >> A few months ago, I finally decided to give it a try. Downloaded SATPC32, >> and updated my keps. FO-29 was the next satellite coming my way, so when I >> was inside the footprint, I tuned around a bit, and found some stations >> coming in. Cool! I was actually hearing hams on satellite---next up was >> answering a CQ...nervously I pushed the PTT on the mic. >> >> 82 grids and a few hundred contacts later, I'm having a ball! >> >> I don't miss the birds that came before, but just enjoy what we have now. >> My >> only complaint might be that more folks are not active on F0-29 and VO-52. >> Even SO-50 can be nearly empty after midnight. >> >> My understanding is that within the next year we'll have 2 or 3 more >> linear >> LEO satellites, and possibly another FM bird, right? While we may not >> work a >> lot of DX on those, we should get to the point where no one has to wait >> long >> for "something" to be overhead. That's exciting to me! >> >> AMSAT is staffed with wonderful volunteers, and seems to be doing great >> work. I'm thrilled to be a member, even if it is #38965. >> >> The good ole days are now. Get on the birds and make some contacts. I need >> your grid! (ha, ha) >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ > 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<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
