All systems go for the AO7 pass, with a nice window to N. America this morning on the next pass. I worked several European stations on the last pass, some distortion but strong signals.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD JN88mf On Jul 7, 2011, at 15:38, Bill Dzurilla <billdz....@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks to all who have emailed and requested skeds with me from JN88 in > Slovakia. After a series of rig and antenna issues, I am now back on the > sats, with several QSOs today with good reports. > > I will try to make a test AO-7 run tomorrow when I have a common footprint > with North America. If all goes well, I will take my rig and a 70cm antenna > with me for the weekend when I go the the OM1HQ club station in JN89 for the > IARU contest on HF. They have a 2m beam at the club. Those of you who > worked me last year in JN88 should be on the lookout Sunday if you want this > new grid. > > No promises or skeds yet, with the bad luck I've been having anything can > happen. But I still have more than 3 weeks left here and hope to have some > sat contacts with North America. > > Last year, best DX was Ohio to the west and Virginia to the south. > > 73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD _______________________________________________ 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
