[amsat-bb] Re: Funnies

2011-05-05 Thread Ted
I have it on good authority that Loren, K7CWQ, worked Sputnik... Ted, K7TRK -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Deane Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 3:41 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Funnies Since Ha

[amsat-bb] Re: Funnies

2011-05-05 Thread jmfranke
Other than the moon, I would have to vote for OSCAR 6. John WA4WDL -- From: "Ted" Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 7:30 PM To: "'Kevin Deane'" ; Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Funnies > I have it on good authority

[amsat-bb] Re: Funnies

2011-05-05 Thread Edward R. Cole
At 02:40 PM 5/5/2011, Kevin Deane wrote: > >Since Ham Radio cartoon funnies seem to be so hard to come by, I >have been making my own. I was hoping I could find out from you >guy's what was the OLDEST and BEST sat you all got to use so I could >make them more interesting...Basically lookin for

[amsat-bb] Re: Funnies

2011-05-05 Thread Edward R. Cole
I forgot to mention that the command stations were very busy in the first few weeks of AO-6 because we had to keep the transponder turned-off to save the batteries. Unfortunately, this resulted in QSO's being cut in half, because the bird lit up with activity every time the Tx became activated

[amsat-bb] Re: Funnies

2011-05-05 Thread i8cvs
Hi Kevin, KF7MYK Not including the SPUTNIC-1 beacon on 20 MHz the ECHO-1 beacon on 108.030 MHz and the moon on 70 cm EME the OLDEST communication satellite for me was OSCAR-6 and the BEST for me was AO40 on mode U/S and L/S 73" de i8CVS Domenico - Original Message - From: "Kevin Deane"