AO-7 is in Mode A every other day right now. You can operate AND be nostalgic!
73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Rob <[email protected]> >Sent: Sep 19, 2013 4:40 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The "Good Ole Days" are now > >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 _______________________________________________ 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
