Re: [amsat-bb] D68C status

[Jon Ogden <na9d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me just say that the D68C crew is doing an outstanding job on HF!  They
are very loud and very easy to work here in the midwest USA.  I even heard
them on 80m yesterday afternoon and would have worked them on 80 had it not
been for some equipment problems I had.

They are doing a great job and I am sure they will be on AO-10 as soon as
they can.

73,

Jon
NA9D

on 2/11/01 4:13 AM, Richard W L Limebear at Richard@g3rwl.demon.co.uk wrote:

> Gang
> 
> I realise that some of you are pretty keen to get D68C on AO-10 and I have
> been trying to get status information both from their web page and from
> their main Pilot. I have failed in this but offer the following info I
> collected on the way:
> 
> Antenna erection was slowed by torrential rain; HF always was their priority
> and, from what I hear, the HF stuff is in use with big pile-ups. As far as
> AO-10 operation is concerned - I don't know. They didn't show up yet so I'd
> say there has to be a good reason for this (even though we don't know what
> it is). 
> 
> I did point out to them before departure that the best windows into the US
> were early on, and they changed the erection priority list to suit, so (again)
> I'm sure theres a good reason for the delay. This means that some people who
> had high hopes are going to be disappointed; all I can say is sorry. (I told
> them that next time they should take *me*.)
> 
> I have been told that their internet connectivity is much poorer than was
> expected; this is probably why the info (and their web page) is not up to
> date.
> 
> 
> 73
> Richard W L Limebear G3RWL
> g3rwl@amsat.org
> FOC # 1188
> 
> So many beautiful girls ..... (sob) so little time
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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)

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