Re: [amsat-bb] 3DA0WC worked in USA

[Michael Kingery <mkmk518@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Or maybe he has some trees or other obstructions on his end.  Worked him at
0720utc and he was easy copy (ssb) on my 10 foot dish.

Neil did a great job on his trip.  I appreciate his efforts to give us two
new DXCC's via Satellite.  Good stuff!

73 KE4AZN

>Got up at 2:40 AM local time to work 3DA.  Didn't take long to find him,
>even though the signal was very weak.  Worked 3DA0WC at 0749 UTC using CW
>about 7 kHz above the beacon.  I'm glad I have a good CW filter because he
>was very weak with my 60cm dish.  He's even weaker now at my QTH because
>AO40 just went behind a tree and dropped about 1 S-unit.  Perhaps he has a
>problem with the uplink feedline or yagi because he was easier to hear in
>Lesotho.
>
>Wayne Estes W9AE
>Mundelein, IL, USA
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