[amsat-bb] Re: WA5KBH

2012-04-24 Thread Marvin Tamez
Great news... From: Jack Wilson wilsonj...@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 6:19 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] WA5KBH Report from EL29 MD Anderson Hospital WA5KBH George made it thru surgery.  He is short the left

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts?

2011-02-21 Thread Marvin Tamez
Patrick, I mentioned to Bill earlier, off group, that three of my confirmed QSL's are blank in the VUCC column. What could have caused that? Leaving out Propagation=SAT, maybe? Also on the 10th of this month I started using an ELK-L5 and it has made a noticable difference! Hearing at much lower

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts?

2011-02-21 Thread Marvin Tamez
help... Marvin From: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com To: Marvin Tamez k5...@yahoo.com Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 10:39:59 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts? M, Are all of your matches coming back as VUCC Satellite

[amsat-bb] Logging program/LOTW

2011-02-05 Thread Marvin Tamez
Hello group I need advice and direction concerning logging programs and LOTW. Using WINLOG32 I uploaded 184 QSO's in to LOTW which resulted in 2 matches. Knowing that some of you have been doing the same and I have had QSO's with you; is the fact that Winlog32 does not provide for a SAT name

[amsat-bb] VUCC rule

2011-01-27 Thread Marvin Tamez
Hello group, I need help interpreting the following VUCC rule. For VUCC awards on 50 through 1296 MHz and Satellite, all contacts must be made from locations no more than 200 km apart.   I'm I correct to interpret it to mean that all one's operating locations, QTH and portable, must be within

[amsat-bb] VUCC 200 km question

2011-01-27 Thread Marvin Tamez
Thanks to kk5do and k6yk my question concerning the VUCC 200 km rule has been answered. 73, Marvin k5mlt ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] Re: Looking for activity where there is little.

2011-01-15 Thread Marvin Tamez
Tom, I just heard you on SO50, 04:38-04:48, and answered your call several times and made my own calls. I heard you acknowledge someone calling you but could not hear anyone elses. How much traffic did you hear?  Maybe next time... 73, Marvin K5MLT  From:

[amsat-bb] Re: Sat protocol

2011-01-11 Thread Marvin Tamez
I too am new to satellite operations having made my first QSO on November 24 of last year via AO51 and was immediately identified as a newbie and encouraged and given advice by several with whom I made QSO's. When I decided to get into this mode of operation, like most endeavors I pursue, I