Hi! Thanks again to the SumbandilaSat/SO-67 command team for turning the amateur transponder on so often this weekend. I had 3 potential passes I could work from here this morning, although two of the three were very low (both with maximum elevation of 3 degrees). I focused on the one high pass, the one scheduled to start at 1635 UTC, which had a maximum elevation of 88 degrees. I operated from a parking lot in central Phoenix, grid DM33xl (about 1 mile/1.6km west of the DM33/DM43 grid boundary).
As always, it is easy to hear this satellite. Lots of activity on this pass from western Canada to central Mexico, and stations as far east as Texas. I've uploaded the audio from that pass, along with a PDF showing the passes for today on SO-67 out here, to: http://so67.wd9ewk.net/ This morning's recording starts at 1638 UTC, since the satellite has been scheduled to turn on a minute or two before AOS here in central Arizona. We're slowly figuring this satellite out, and there were a couple of calls on this pass that I had not heard on previous SO-67 passes. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
