RE: [amsat-bb] All portable UO-14 pass, Jul 9, 2000!

[Tony Langdon <tlangdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Regarding the message below: 
> 
> Yesterday (Saturday) we had passes on  UO-14 and AO-27 that 
> were covering
> 
> half the USA and Canada that were basically unused.  One pass we had 7
> total
> stations and we were calling out for somebody to check in!  Amazing!

Hmm, an opportunity going begging.  Where are all those portable stations?
Our little ragchew was quite enjoyable, but seemed so short, despite most of
us managing to cover almost horizon to horizon. :)  I was in the box seat,
the pass was at 89.2 degrees elevation from my QTH. :)

So, dod you work any of them yourself?

I find those quiet passes are also useful to spread information around, like
setup skeds, or talk about other birds, or whatever.  Actually, Sunday was
good all round, because the "spotting" started even before the SO-35 pass,
with 10 metres FM being open to VK5 (very short skip there), VK6, VK8 and YJ
around 0600 - 07:45z.  Passed the word about SO-35 there to a number of
stations via 10 metres.  10m closed about 30 minutes before SO-35's pass
(0809z), so a quick QSY to SO-35, work a few stations, and setup skeds for
the UO-14 pass (1238z), over 4 hours later.

Worked VK5EX via all 3 modes (10m, SO-35 and UO-14 :) ) in the one evening!.
The 10m contact was actually via VK3RHF, and I was going in on 70, so FM
repeater DX all round. :)

Not a bad day's fun. :)
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