On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:25 AM, David Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The satellite phone they have requires a beamed signal to the satellite and > in the rough sea with the ship rocking and rolling they can't keep a > connection. It worked fine when they were on land.
And for those with selective memories that want to say "but they uploaded from the ship while they were on the WAY to Clipperton" let me excerpt the website: "In true ham spirit, we did what they said could not be done...connect to the satellite while in motion. We had an excellent connection and now expect to be able to update our website daily before we get to Clipperton...so keep watching THIS PAGE!!" They also mentioned calm seas and beautiful WX at that point. 73 Dan Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
