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

[K5OE@xxxxxxx]

Gene,
I worked him at 0810z, shortly after AOS in Texas, on CW.  He had a strong signal at that point:  559.  I saw on the logger that KK5DO worked him shortly after that.

> Was fired up here in Oregon at AOS (abt 2.6 deg) but
> no sign of them anymore :#(
> Did anyone on the West Coast work them???
> 
> 73,
> Gene
> AA6NP
> 
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Kingery <mkmk518@snowhill.com>
> To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] 3DA0WC worked in USA
> 
> 
> > 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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