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 was much better, although it didn't help the stations in the eastern areas that were out of the footprint, but nearly two dozen stations got DM02 in their logs.
I was able to put DM01 on the air for one full AO27 pass followed by part of an AO51 pass during which my ship crossed into DM11; several stations who'd worked me early in the pass called later in the same pass after I crossed the grid line and got two grids! Later on, I was on from DM10 as well. For the oh-dark-thirty bunch, I'll be on FO29 tonight for the only pass that I'll be on from DL19. Here's the schedule and the grids that I'm looking (or hoping) to operate from tomorrow: Planned Passes FO29 - 14/0938Z - DL19 AO7 - 14/1441Z - DL18 AO51 - 15/0012Z - DL26 FO29 - 15/0022Z - DL26 (after finishing with AO51) Probable AO27 - 14/2036Z - DL17, possibly DL27 SO50 - 14/2325Z - DL27 Maybe VO52 - 14/1555Z - DL18 AO7 - 14/1636Z - DL18 VO52 - 14/1732Z - DL18 AO27 - 14/2216Z - DL26 AO51 - 14/2234Z - DL26 FO29 - 14/2238Z - DL26 73, Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC Grid DM10 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
