[amsat-bb] Re: SoCal to East Texas

2011-11-04 Thread N0JY
Eric, AO-7, FO-29, VO-52 should all work fine for that. I'm just southwest of Fort Worth and they give me California at least a couple of times a day (usually more) for 10-20 minutes per pass. 73, Jerry NØJY On 6/18/2011 6:05 PM, Eric Fort wrote: A Technician class friend of mine and I

[amsat-bb] Re: SoCal to East Texas

2011-06-19 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: g0...@aol.com To: eric.f...@gmail.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 6:18 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SoCal to East Texas Best approach for a chat is a linear transponder which will support several QSOs at once. Try FO-29 or AO-7 73 David

[amsat-bb] Re: SoCal to East Texas

2011-06-19 Thread Jeffrey Koehler
Happy father's day to all I think it all depends on the size of the footprint and therefore the altitude of the bird? I don't believe the FM sats have that kind of altitude. Not that I want to start the HEO vs. LEO argument on fathers day. 73 Jeff WB2SYK FN13XC Sent from Yahoo! Mail

[amsat-bb] Re: SoCal to East Texas (Eric Fort)

2011-06-19 Thread Clint Bradford
... ragchew ... between TX and Phelan, CA ... No birds. How about Echolink? If you both have Apple iPhones or iPod touch units, iPTT is a fun app. Clint, K6LCS ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] Re: SoCal to East Texas

2011-06-18 Thread G0MRF
Any sat will make the distance, but you will not be able to 'Ragchew' on an FM satellite as you are sharing a limited resource.- Only one QSO at a time. Best approach for a chat is a linear transponder which will support several QSOs at once. Try FO-29 or AO-7 Even so, you will be