Wyatt did all the heavy lifting for this unique, perhaps record-setting QSO. He woke up at 3am, drove to a portable hilltop location, and set up his station. All I had to do was sip my coffee and give him a signal report. The QSO was remarkably easy, we talked to each other for over a minute with strong sigs. I was expecting maybe 15 seconds of a signal way down in the noise, but this was no sweat at all, and it was just our first attempt. This suggests that significantly longer distances are possible. The AO-7 orbit seems a bit different this summer, my North America windows are longer and extend deeper into the USA, not sure why.
Thanks again, Wyatt. 73, Bill OM3BD/NZ5N >________________________________ > From: Wyatt Dirks <wyattdi...@msn.com> >To: billdz....@yahoo.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org >Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 7:23 AM >Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] OM3BD qrv for North America via AO-7 > > > >Thanks for the qso Bill. This early morning I worked Bill(OM3BD) on AO-7 at a >distance of over 7800kms. Don't miss the chance to get Slovakia in the logbook >if your in the U.S. > >GOOD DX! > >73 Wyatt >AC0RA > > >> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:59:33 -0700 >> From: billdz....@yahoo.com >> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org >> Subject: [amsat-bb] OM3BD qrv for North America via AO-7 >> >> I am back in Slovakia, grid locator JN88mf this summer and qrv AO-7. Any >> North American stations in range who did not catch me last year, please try >> again, email me for skeds. It seems that the orbits have somehow shifted >> and my windows to North America are a bit longer this year, and from my hill >> I can hear the bird to -2 degrees. >> >> >> Unfortunately, they are building houses below me on the west side of the >> hill, so this will probably be my last year with a clear view to the horizon. >> >> 73, Bill OM3BD/NZ5N >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
