David XE3DX recently posted that he will be operating from EK08, EK09, EK18 and EK19 from April 17th to the 30th. These are grids that you don't hear very often so if you are chasing grids, be on the lookout and please give David some room.
This morning's AO-51 pass at 1050z was a little exciting. XE1SOV showed up from EK18, one of the grids that David will operate from and a new one for me. David was also on the pass and worked a few stations. After the pass, David emailed me with a request that we should use phonetics when working him and other XE's. He asked me to confirm some of the callsigns he heard/worked where phonetics were not used. This is not an issue for debate and please do not respond one way or the other. I am simply passing on his request. Act on it as you see fit. David uses LOTW, so if you make a contact you'll be able to get confirmation without sending for a card. If he doesn't get your call right, there will be no match in LOTW. As an aside, the US postal rate to Mexico (and Canada) goes to $.80 for 1 oz. effective April 17th. All other countries remain at $.98 for 1 oz. 73, John K8YSE _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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
