He certain was a popular fellow. I noticed on the last AO-51 pass that a guy would get their calls in and he'd acknowledge & QSL several at a time. This seemed to work well in managing the pile up.
Getting close to VUCC, 5 more to go! Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ On Aug 7, 2011, at 19:21, "Glenn AA5PK" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Dave's very narrow window of opportunity in the grid corners >>> allowed only a handful of successful QSOs on the two AO-51 >>> passes this evening. The pile-ups were overwhelming! Dave >>> did a fabulous job despite the bedlam. Thanks Dave! >> >> And a thanks from here as well! I worked him this morning on a >> western VO-52 pass, and he was saying at that point it was >> difficult. Thanks for making the trip up there. > > I worked Dave this morning @ 1552Z on an AO-7 pass. Weak, but readable. > Looking at his tracker now, it appears he's heading back down to his vehicle. > Thanks also from me, Dave, for backpacking to that grid intersection. > > 73 > Glenn AA5PK > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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
