John, I worked Hector on 3/3 and 21/4. I am sitting her wondering......I don't know anything about being a qsl manager but wonder if I can help him out. Particularly if it helps him achieve VUCC. I could receive e-mail logs and check and respond to mail requests. I keep up with my own cards, though the volume has dropped as more get EM30 and now abother station is in this grid. And you know I am serious about the hamsats. I'd even pay for his batch of qsl cards. That would not break me. Hi! >From your post, it seems you have a relationship with Hector. What do you think? 73 George WA5KBH -----Original message----- From: saguaroas...@cox.net Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:47:37 -0500 To: John Papay j...@papays.com, amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hector CO6CBF EL92
> John, > > The timing of your post was fortuitous. I'm just catching up on QSL's and I > had worked Hector on 2 Apr. I was about to send him an email asking how to > handle the QSL request. I'll keep my eyes on the mailbox. > > Did you happen to note the calls he QSL'd? Might help someone who worked him > but doesn't get a card for whatever reason figure out the details. > > It was nice to get Cuba in the books. > > 73 > Rick K7TEJ > > ---- John Papay <j...@papays.com> wrote: > > Hector, CO6CBF, made his first satellite QSO back on > > January 27th, 2011 on the AO-51 satellite. He didn't > > have much help getting started but he read and built an > > antenna and made that contact after he could successfully > > hear others on the satellite. > > > > I've only worked 3 Cuban stations, CO8TW in FL20, CO5LU in EL93 > > and Hector CO6CBF in EL92. EL92 is rare. I did not have it and > > neither did KO4MA, K6YK or NI7P/exN7SFI. I sent the card to > > Hector before I did any research on the mail issues. It turns > > out that mail from Cuba to the USA has been suspended by the > > Cuban government due to delays with our TSA screening incoming > > mail. Cuba feels that this delay is unacceptable. You would > > think that mail from the USA to Cuba would be refused also but > > that is not the case. Hector reported being very surprised to > > receive a card from me with an IRC in tact. The mail from the > > USA to Cuba works. Sending IRC's is acceptable. Green stamps > > would not be acceptable. > > > > Now the problem was how to return cards from Cuba to the USA. > > Hector has friends that live in the US but visit Cuba from time > > to time. He was finally able to send a number of cards back with > > his friend and they in turn mailed them to me for distribution. > > > > There are 75 QSL cards in the mail now from Hector, CO6CBF. Just > > two of them are in envelopes received by Hector, however, he reports > > that since that time, he has received several envelopes from the US. > > > > There were a few cards with incorrect callsigns. I did my best to > > determine the intended recipient but there may be some errors on my > > part. If you get a card addressed to you for a contact you made with > > Hector but your callsign is wrong, simply send a card to him and he > > will send one back via the above mentioned process. Be patient. > > > > Please remember that Hector's first language is not English. If he gets > > your callsign wrong, it is likely due to your not using phonetics. There > > is no need to discuss phonetics; just use them when making a QSO with > > Hector. > > > > The QSL cards are smaller than the standard QSL, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2". That is > > because the only printer that Hector has right now will not print that > > size. He is trying to fix another printer that will allow the full size > > card to be printed. > > > > Hector has shared his plans for future satellite grid operations. He > > will be trying to activate every grid in Cuba and may do some water grids > > as well. His biggest problem right now is a portable UHF radio. He has > > 2 meter portables but nothing to take on the road for UHF. It is > > unfortunate > > that we cannot send him a radio due to restrictions, however, other > > countries > > like Canada and Mexico could. If there is anyone outside the US that has > > a UHF portable that would cover the satellite band and would like to help > > Hector, please consider sending it to him. He is trying to > > build a uhf to 2meter downconverter that could be used with a 2m HT but the > > outcome is unknown. Anything you build for UHF receive has to be very > > sensitive as satellites run very low power. An HT would be the best > > solution. > > > > So if you are one of the lucky 73 who gets a QSL card from Hector, > > unsolicited, > > please take the time to make one out and return it to him. He is trying to > > get his VUCC and it's a lot more difficult for him than it is for us. An > > IRC always helps. Please do not send cards to me. > > > > Thank you Hector for getting on the birds from Cuba. You have given many of > > us a new grid as well as a new DXCC entity! > > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
