[amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts

2011-02-04 Thread books47925
Hello Everyone, Clare, I certainly do miss AO-40, along with AO-13, and AO-10 :( Thanks for all the QSO's, QSL's! Many friends were made via satellite! Has anything been heard from AO-10 lately? I knew it went into sleep mode for a long rest, but it would just show up again without

[amsat-bb] Re: AlfaSpid RAS Predict

2010-02-06 Thread books47925
Hi John, Are you using this rotor system for an array of antennas or a big dish? If a dish, how large? I noticed their rotors at Visalia last year. But didn't ask the reps their thoughts about turning a 12 to 16 foot dish. I know there are two versions, I think one is heavy duty. Not sure

[amsat-bb] Jim, W6ASL (SK)

2010-01-16 Thread books47925
Hello Satellite Friends, I'm very sorry to pass along the information below about my dear friend Jim, W6ASL. Many of you may have worked Jim as he was quite active on the birds, using his indoor antenna setup. I met Jim through the microwaves and will never forget the 10 GHz QSO with him