[amsat-bb] SO-50

2013-11-09 Thread Bernie and Cheryl
Dear Folks: Is it just me or is SO-50 not quite as easy a bird to work as AO-27 or AO-51 were? I actually prefer working the SSB/CW birds, so I don't have as much experience on the FM sats. That's why I'm asking. Even though I'm able to make a few contacts on SO-50 every pass I am on, it s

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-50

2013-11-09 Thread Bernie and Cheryl
Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Bernie and Cheryl <<mailto:ham...@ix.netcom.com>ham...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: Dear Folks: Is it just me or is SO-50 not quite as easy a bird to work as AO-27 or AO-51 were? I actually prefer working the SSB/CW birds

[amsat-bb] LituanicaSAT-1

2014-03-07 Thread Bernie and Cheryl
Dear OM's and YL's: Being of Lithuanian descent, I really want to be able to access LituanicaSAT-1. This afternoon, at about 21:50UTC, I tried listening for it, both on the transponder frequency, and on the CW beacon frequency, and heard nothing. I couldn't find any information online regar