On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:11 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Brian and Nate, > > Wouldn't that be something if we could arrange a jumper-plane-jumper > DSTAR > QSO? I am up for trying it some weekend soon.
That would be interesting! > We (AF6IM and KF6WRW) have been keeping our toggles stowed until we > get to about 3000 ft. Gives us slower descent for more comm time and > slower forward speed to cut wind noise. Speaker mic is noisy but very > intelligible. In Oct we are going to try HF radio comms on a HAHO > exiting at about 20000 ft with oxygen. The masks have internal mics. If you pulled at 3000' MSL here, well... you'd be dead/underground! (Since the airport I launch out of is at 5885'! ;-) ) > I am turning 60 in October. Been a skydiver since 1968 and a ham since > April 08. Really love the new hobby and am having a lot of fun > combining it with the old one. It is fun to mix things up, isn't it? Kinda like making a big bowl of Chex Mix for a party! LOL! -- Nate Duehr [email protected] facebook.com/denverpilot twitter.com/denverpilot
