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
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