[amsat-bb] WD9EWK from FN56 starting @ 1727 UTC today...

2014-07-20 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! I plan on working several passes from grid FN56 in Maine, starting with the AO-7 pass at 1727 UTC. After a couple of hours up there, I will head back towards southern Maine or New Hampshire for the night. Hope to work lots of stations, including some in Europe. Time permitting, and

Re: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK from FN56 starting @ 1727 UTC today...

2014-07-20 Thread Bill (W1PA)
Patrick, Thank you for the eye-ball at the ARRL Convention, and the new grid today on SO-50. Congrats to Drew (KO4MA) for his last grid east of the Mississippi (same pass -- at least that's what I heard). Bill W1PA ___ Sent via

Re: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK from FN56 starting @ 1727 UTC today...

2014-07-20 Thread Paul Stoetzer
AC0RA tells me that he worked both Patrick in FN56 and F6CTW on the 1727 UTC AO-7 pass using just 5 watts from an FT-817 and a half Arrow (4 of the 7 70cm elements) for his uplink. Maximum elevation of the pass for AC0RA was just 2 degrees. It doesn't take much power or even antenna to get into

Re: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK from FN56 starting @ 1727 UTC today...

2014-07-20 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
, July 20, 2014 2:16 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK from FN56 starting @ 1727 UTC today... Patrick, Thank you for the eye-ball at the ARRL Convention, and the new grid today on SO-50. Congrats to Drew (KO4MA) for his last grid east of the Mississippi (same pass