My ship has finished the shipyard period and will make the overnight run
from Charleston (FM02) to Jacksonville (EM90) this weekend to load up
for the return to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. With a bit of luck
and good timing, I should be QRV from wet grid FM01 the evening on
Sunday, 26 June. T
Unfortunately I had the VO52 pass at 08/1352Z all to myself when the
ship was in FM01. The downlink was strong, but there were no takers.
My ship was still barely in FM01 when SO67 came up a while later. There
was no QRM on the bird's downlink, so I was all set. But the ship's
engineering depar
April 08, 2011 2:08 PM
To: Clary, James T, Civilian
Subject: Re: ND9M/MM Sat Ops: FM01 - Late (Very) Notice
I am not sur, but SO-67 will be at 14:42 Z, is it active?
Can be a second chance for FM01?
Omar
XE1AO
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I'll be QRV on VO52 at 08/1352Z from FM01. I doubt we'll be in this grid
long enough for any other passes though.
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
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My ship was originally scheduled to sail from Jacksonville today, and do
donuts in the ocean for a few days before heading up to Charleston on
Sunday. All that has been chucked out the window; now we're to leave
tomorrow (07 April) in the late afternoon and head straight for
Charleston, so there wo
My ship will be pulling into Jacksonville (EM90) late tonight, so there
are no more wet grids to operate from for the time being. It'll be nice
to at least try sleeping through the night tonight for the first time in
weeks without getting up for an oh-dark-30 pass. I've been doing it for
so long th
My ship kicked into high gear overnight and is much farther along than
our voyage plan called for. We're crossing into FL08 in a few minutes
instead of later this afternoon. I'll try to be on SO67 at 29/1311Z and
whatever pass(es) occur while we're in the grid. We won't be in the grid
all that long
The Gulf Stream is pushing us a bit faster now. We'll be crossing into
FL04 sooner than expected, around 28/2250Z. The upcoming AO7 pass that
starts locally at 28/2248Z looks to be the only available window for
this grid before we exit into FL05 about an hour later.
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
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We've got one more full day of sailing before we arrive in Jacksonville,
but there are a few good grids in the FL field still left. My op sked
for tonight and tomorrow is below. I fully expect to get on while we're
in FL07, but we'll be in that grid during the work day so I don't know
what pass(es)
Here's the list of planned ops for tonight and tomorrow. Although EL93
isn't listed with certainty below, I'm confident that I'll be able to
get on at some point during the workday; we'll be in EL93 for about
three to four hours in the late morning. I'll send out a note tomorrow
when I know better.
I expect to be QRV from EL72 on VO52 at 27/1504Z. We'll be in this grid
until around 27/2200Z, so I'll be able to get on again from EL72 at
least one more time at 27/2113Z on FO29 before we cross into EL73.
We should be in EL73 for about three hours, from about 27/2200Z to
28/0100Z. Based on th
We're approaching the gap between the Yucatan Peninsula and the western
tip of Cuba which is where we'll be turning north and then later
northeast toward the Florida Keys. Our voyage plan will keep us solidly
in international waters, and there will be no issues at all with
territorial waters.
T
After the just completed VO52 pass that started here at 26/0111Z, I
checked with the ship's bridge watchstanders who confirmed that we won't
cross into EK98 in time for the next VO52 pass; we won't cross the line
until a half hour or so afterward. That's too bad because that
particular pass will co
This seems to be the season for milestones. Congrats to Nick, KB1RVT,
who worked me today in EK97 for his Grid #600. That's an impressive
number in anyone's book, but all those grids were worked in just his
first two years, and on top of that, the only antenna he used was an
Arrow! Way to go, Nick!
Here's the op sked for tonight and tomorrow. Pse note that "planned"
means just that: I'm figuring on being in the grid(s) listed, but I can
only be certain when the actual pass occurs, and the GPS rules. I
identify my current grid during each and every contact so there won't be
any question later
Many tks to everyone who sent screen captures and video clips of my ship
transiting the Panama Canal today. Although I've been sailing for a long
time, this was my first time through the canal and a very exciting day
for me. (Remember when this area was KZ5, now a deleted DXCC country?)
Plus I
We should be crossing into FJ07 shortly, around 22/2300Z. I'll be on the
AO7 pass that rises locally at 22/2302Z, assuming AO7 is still in Mode
B. We will be in FJ07 for three or four hours, so the VO52 pass at
23/0149Z should be good for that grid as well.
I expect to be on from FJ08:
FO29
We had another favorable break at midday today when the ship's speed was
slowed by a convergence current for a few hours that caused us to still
be in EJ78 long enough to get that grid into a few logs on AO27.
Later this afternoon, my FT897D failed unexpectedly, but I was
eventually able to br
My apologies for missing the 20/0914Z FO29 and AO51 passes last night. I
set my alarm to get up in plenty of time, but discovered far too late
that I'd set the alarm based on tonight's passes instead of last night's
and wound up missing them by just a few minutes. And while I was
admonishing myself
We had an early holiday present this afternoon when the ship went
through EK21 for about 40 minutes at which time AO51 kindly gave us a
well timed pass. It wasn't expected or planned, but very welcomed.
For tonight and tomorrow, we've got the possibility of as many as seven
different grids sche
We're on schedule to arrive at and transit the Panama Canal on
Wednesday, 23 March. Once we clear the canal, we'll head northwest
around Cuba and pick up the Gulf Stream that will give us little extra
push as we head toward Jacksonville.
One non-satellite note: I've been working XE1AO and XE1AY
We'll be in DK96 for about 90 minutes, but there are no passes scheduled
for that time frame. Also, we're advancing our clocks tonight to GMT -6,
so my work sked moves to 1400-2300Z for the next few days.
Our voyage plan will start using latitude and longitude points that
coincide with quad gri
Here's my planned ops for tonight and Thursday. Pse note that as we sail
further south, AO27 becomes less available to me. I'm already leaving
the footprint before the seven-minute timer runs out, and it'll get
worse for me before it gets better.
There'll be only pass available while we're in D
I worked XE2AT this morning on AO7 at 16/1254Z when I was in grid DL40.
He told me later that not only was it a new grid, but that it was grid
#1000 for him. That's a terrific accomplishment!
Congrats Alvaro! Muy bueno!
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
Grid DL40
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I'll still be in DL41 on the next FO29 pass at 16/1112Z. But we should
cross into DL40 at about 1240Z and be ready to go for AO7 which comes up
locally at 1243Z. We'll be DL40 for just over an hour, so that will the
only pass for the grid.
I'll be on from DL50 on AO7 pass at 16/1436Z and VO52 a
Here's the list of passes that I'm expecting to make tomorrow, those
that are probable but occur during my work hours, and a few that are
coin tosses. I want to mention first however that I received no fewer
than seven queries today alone about whether I'd be putting out a sked
update; 'nuff said a
I'll be on from grid DL34 on the FO29 pass at 15/1209Z and then the AO51
pass that follows immediately afterward at 15/1227Z.
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
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Here's a partial op sked for tonight's and tomorrow's passes and grids.
I'm cutting it short to make the first pass on the list. More info
later.
Planned
VO52 - 15/0245Z - DL26
FO29 - 15/1024Z - DL25 or DL35 (or both!) - we'll probably be in DL35
for an hour or less
AO51 - 15/1048Z - DL35 or
Today's departure started off with a disappointing run through DM02 when
I couldn't hear AO27 well at all. The satellite only got up to 6 degrees
at my QTH, but I've worked that satellite a lot of times at lower
elevations, so I really couldn't figure out why I had such difficulty.
The next pass wa
I'll be QRV from DM11 for one more pass very shortly; this one is VO52
at 14/0229Z. It's a low pass here.
Then the next VO52 pass at 14/0402Z will be the only time I'll be on
from the next grid square south, DM10. After that, I'll be on FO29 from
DL19 at 14/0928Z.
I'll work up an op sked fo
We're apparently going to depart the Oceanside, CA area a bit later than
originally planned, so we'll likely be in DM02 from about 1730-2130Z.
That would swing a second AO27 pass into the spotlight for that grid.
I'll try to be on during VO52's pass starting at 13/1712Z, but we'll
probably still be
We're wrapping up our assignment in the San Diego area. Thankfully, the
tsunami that resulted from the earthquake in Japan was pretty much a
non-event for us, but it was interesting to witness all the different
types of alerts (government, military, and civil) that went out in the
local area.
W
Hello Domenico,
I am on a ship close to San Diego in southern California. There was very
little effect from the tsunami when it reached this area. As a
precaution, my ship left the coast and sailed out a few miles to deeper
waters, but it turned out to be unnecessary, and we have already
return
Unfortunately, the ship's ETA schedule is a little too tight to allow
for any deviation, and we will not be able to dip into DM02. It was
worth a shot.
We'll be in the San Diego vicinity (DM13) for roughly two weeks before
taking off for Charleston, SC, by way of the Panama Canal. I'll see if
o
There is a chance - a chance, mind you - that my ship may drop down into
DM02 tonight. This is a rare grid square for those looking to work all
488 grids in the Lower 48 states. If we get there, the most likely
passes that I'll be on will be AO7 (if it's in Mode B) and VO52.
AO7 - 02/0317Z
VO5
We'll be pulling into our destination port area in DM13 on Wednesday
morning. Our stay will be about 12 days before we take off for the
Panama Canal and up to Charleston, SC.
I probably won't be much, if at all, tomorrow night once we cross into
DM03, a green stamp grid square. But I'll be keep
Here is my planned schedule for 28 Feb and the grids I expect to be in:
AO27 - 28/2041Z - CM65 - approx turn on time
AO51 - 01/0112Z - CM64 or CM74
AO7 - 01/0222Z - CM74
VO52 - 01/0320Z - CM74
SO67 - 01/0420Z - CM74
VO52 - 01/0453Z - CM74
FO29 - 01/1059Z - CM84
These passes occur duri
Sorry for the short notice, but last night when I wrote up my op sked
for today, I overlooked a VO52 pass that will rise locally at 28/0436Z.
I'll be in the center of the band from CM45.
I'll post tomorrow's op sked later.
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
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We're progressing toward W6-land and should be there this coming
Wednesday. North America is solidly within many footprints now, and a
lot of contacts have been made. It's also surprising to me that several
of the passes I've been on have had no other signals even though the
footprint covered well
I was able to get BM55 into a few logs and BM75 into a bunch of them
today, despite the crappy weather out on the Pacific. (There were no
sigs other than my own on a morning VO52 pass covering some western
states when I was in BM65, so that one went by the wayside.) We've got
at least another day o
Today was a good day to stay indoors as a cold front moved through,
bringing with it strong gusty winds, much colder temps (go figure!), and
all day showers. I was able to make a few passes, but at best it was
very hard keeping the step-ladder "station" in place, holding on to the
antenna, and tuni
Dale,
Pse translate Alaska Standard Time to GMT, and I'll try to be QRV on
whatever satellite is available at that time.
73,
Jim, ND9M/MM / VQ9JC
Grid BM35
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:38:19 -0900
> From: Dale Hershberger
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Engineers Week Satellite Demonst
Today was very productive with three new wet grids being put into logs
on five different satellites. Tomorrow should make at least two new
grids (BM35 and BM45) available, and a third one (BM55) is possible.
Here's where I expect to be QRV for tomorrow:
AO7 - 24/1736Z
AO27 - 24/2236Z (appr
I should be QRV on the following passes tomorrow:
AO7 - 24/0338Z (if in Mode B)
AO51 - 24/0438Z (for JA)
VO52 - 24/0504Z (very low elevation for me)
SO50 - 24/0652Z
I'll try to be on as many of the following passes as possible, but pse
note that these occur during my work hours;
I'm told that AO7 has switched to Mode A, so I'll instead be QRV on FO29
at 23/0255Z (QSX around 435.855) from AM84. Then later on at 23/0619Z,
I'll be on VO52 (QSX 145.905 +/-), also from AM84.
We'll likely cross into the BM grid field tomorrow.
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
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I'll be QRV on VO52 this evening at 22/0603Z. This will be a low pass
for me at 8 degrees max, so it'll be mainly for testing my station's
receiving capability. It's apparent that my problem with hearing my own
downlink at low elevations on the linear sats will persist, at least
until I can change
I expect to be QRV on AO7 tomorrow morning at 21/1653Z and will try to
be in the 145.950-955 range. CW will be the primary mode, but I should
be able to switch to SSB if needed. My QTH should be in or near grid
AM42.
FO29 looks good at 21/0209Z, but that's during the business hours. If
nothing'
I expect to be QRV on AO7 at 19/1703Z near the middle of the band if the
local winds don't get too out of hand overnight. CW will be the mode at
least at first. SSB will be available but I frequently have a hard time
hearing my downlink with lower elevation passes, and this one will top
off at abou
Greetings from the Eastern Edge of the World!
My ship is currently midway between Guam and the International Date
Line, heading east on a great circle toward southern California.
We'll hit the IDL this weekend, which means (for us on the ship) that
we'll get to work Saturday twice! It will
Greetings from the Indian Ocean!
My merchant marine ship is enroute from Diego Garcia (grid MI62) to
Charleston, SC (FM03) and is taking the Pacific route this time. I've
got the FT897D and FT817ND with the Arrow-2 with me, and I'll be QRV
from quite a few wet grids along the way. Unfortunately
My merchant marine vessel is scheduled to sail from the Persian Gulf to
Diego Garcia starting tomorrow, 24 May. I expect to be QRV in several
wet grids during the afternoon and evening, as well as in the morning if
my work schedule permits it.
I'll be hitting AO-51, AO-27, FO-29, and VO-52 as much
Tks for collecting and assembling all the data, Jeff.
I've got a trip lined up to Texas in January with DL88 as the primary
target. Your list confirms what I'd already expected to see, and I'll do
what I can to put a dent in those numbers by operating from a bunch of
grids on your list in DL, EL,
Diego Garcia (QTH 07S 072E, grid MI62) may not be the worst place for
satellite ops, but for the rest of the year it's home for me!
> Could be i'm wrong here if you know the worse place to be on earth
> for an amateur satellite operator just mention it? (Poles excluded)
>
> Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
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