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2013-04-15 Thread ac4ny_1
Welcome to the birds and keep up the good work! Working satellites is addictive. Hi Hi 73 Joe..AC4NY EM73dp (My neighbors thinks I lost it; running around the yard with a handheld antenna)! - Original Message - From: Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent:

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2013-04-15 Thread i8cvs
On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com wrote: snip I wasted 35+ years on HFman, all the fun really is in the World Above 50 MHz! Thanks for helping to make a boys dreams come true at age 51! -- 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114

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2013-04-15 Thread ac4ny_1
Message - From: Robert Garceau rgarc...@snet.net To: 'ac4ny_1' ac4n...@juno.com Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:09 AM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: The Ham Radio Bucket List Hi Joe: I have been following this thread and have a few questions. I have been in ham radio for 50 years. And, yep

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2013-04-15 Thread STeve Andre'
On 04/15/13 09:34, i8cvs wrote: On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com wrote: snip I wasted 35+ years on HFman, all the fun really is in the World Above 50 MHz! Thanks for helping to make a boys dreams come true at age 51! -- 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair

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2013-04-14 Thread Thomas Doyle
Congratulations Les, Great to see youngsters getting into satellites. 73 W9KE Tom Doyle (64 years old) On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com wrote: I've been a ham well over 40 years, since my childhood. Back then, I could barely afford the Heathkit

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2013-04-14 Thread Michael Hatzakis
What a great story, thanks so much for sharing this. What an awesome concept, a ham radio bucket list... I need to write one... Oh yeah, I take issue with just one comment, I wasted 35+ years on HF, HF is also awesome, and fueled my excitement in Ham radio but in a different way, so hope

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2013-04-14 Thread Les Rayburn
Michael, Glad that you enjoyed it. No, my tongue was firmly in cheek with that comment. I was very active on HF, especially 160 Meters for years. Nothing like the Gentleman's Band. Also have enjoyed a lot of 10 Meter, 15 Meter, and 20 Meter work. QRP on 12 Meters, SSTV, RTTY, ATV---I've tired