[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 record (almost)

2011-09-14 Thread PY5LF
Bob I don't know if we are the record , but me and Joe K3SZH also have a good distance ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQCevdgkLc 73 PY5LF LUCIANO FABRICIO Curitiba-PR-Brazil GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf -Mensagem original- De: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 record (almost)

2011-09-14 Thread Dale Hershberger
Way to go Bob! I have not tried lately but this gives me incentive to try again. 73 Dale KL7XJ On 9/14/2011 11:28 AM, Bob- W7LRD wrote: Hello AO-7 fans Just worked OH5LK in KP30on from CN87wk, near Seattle, Wa., that's 7692km. I believe the record is 7766km, but whose keeping track.

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 record (almost)

2011-09-14 Thread n0jy
Good work, Bob! Jerry N0JY > > > > Hello AO-7 fans > > Just worked OH5LK in KP30on from CN87wk, near Seattle, Wa., that's > 7692km.  I believe the record is 7766km, but whose keeping track > .  So you N. European stations keep listening to your LOS. > > 73 Bob W7LRD > __

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread Greg D.
> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:14:55 + > From: w7...@comcast.net > To: jamesduf...@comcast.net > CC: amsAT-BB@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record > > > > When there is vhf/uhf contest going on I occasionally hear a contester on the > AO-7 downlink. Howeve

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread K8KFJ
In a message dated 7/17/2010 5:26:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jamesduf...@comcast.net writes: < In the amateur realm, I believe only RS10-RS11 have been turned off, Speaking of the Russian birds, I found a QSL card the other day dated September 2000 for a RS-13 QSO with KØSU in C

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread Bob- W7LRD
t-bb BB" Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:20:45 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record Drew - Thanks for the comments and shedding light on this topic. On Jul 17, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: > Let me clarify something here for the record, especially since it keeps > c

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
-Original Message- >From: James Duffey >I based my comments on the AMSAT Satellite Summary of AMSAT Oscar AO-7 located >on the AMSAT website. See: > >< http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html > > >Which contains the following two paragraphs: > >"*Note: Due to changes in Amate

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread James Duffey
Drew - Thanks for the comments and shedding light on this topic. On Jul 17, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: > Let me clarify something here for the record, especially since it keeps > coming up. We absolutely DO have the ability to command AO-7, including a > command set that will

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
-Original Message- >From: James Duffey > Although it is a great engineering feat to have our hardware still partially > operational after 36 years in orbit, in some sense >it is a bit embarrassing > to have hardware in orbit that we cannot control. Fortunately, in AO-7s case > the in

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Don't worry about it. The US doesn't comply with the IARU bandplans on any of the HF bands either. On 17-Jul-10 21:14, James Duffey wrote: and it does not conform to the IARU band plan ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of th

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread James Duffey
On Jul 17, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Peter Portanova wrote: > However, I can't think of too many satellites that have "come back to life" > call it luck and possibly > another force that also contributed to this marvelous piece of engineering > to still be giving us enjoyment and world records! Most

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread Dee
Especially when we "need" them to operate from(thru), eh Pete? 73, Dee -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Peter Portanova Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:46 AM To: amsat-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread Peter Portanova
Mr. Duffy, I glad that you mentioned those individuals who made incredible sacrifices of their time and expertise to launch AO-7. However, I can't think of too many satellites that have "come back to life" call it luck and possibly another force that also contributed to this marvelous piece of

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
James. You're a few years out of date. Joe Kasser has lived in Australia, Britain and Israel since he was a /W3. QRZ currently puts him in Britain although he is actually in Singapore at the National University. On 17-Jul-10 14:29, James Duffey wrote: > >Give credit where credit is due, to thos

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Record

2010-07-17 Thread James Duffey
On Jul 16, 2010, at 6:48 AM, Peter Portanova wrote: > Hello, > > Congratulations, Joe and Luciano, on your outstanding, record-setting QSO! > We must also give credit to the " Powers of the Heavens Above" who have kept > AO-7 communicating with us! > The "Powers of the Heavens Above" do not