Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 CM88/QRP (overhead pass)

[Cliff Buttschardt <cbuttsch@xxxxxxxx>]

John, I will make a specific try to work you on the 18:07 UTC pass from
Livermore.  Cliff K7RR

John Mock wrote:
> 
> AO-51 sounding good on an overhead pass in California.  Easily worked one
> station with 1W through an homebrew antenna similar to an Arrow.  It seemed
> like a zoo at times, also with whistling and other strange noises.  I think
> i cut through that clutter on 140mW, but i didn't succeed in making another
> contact, probably mostly due to being out of practice.  AO-51 definitely
> seems more like AO-14 than AO-27, probably because it's easy to hear and
> everyone wants to get on it.  Maybe that will improve once the novelty wears
> off.
> 
> I'm planning to be at the Norcal QRP meeting in Livermore tomorrow (Sunday)
> and i'll maybe try to do an informal demo on 1W for the 18:05-18:17Z pass.
> If you hear me, a *BRIEF* hello from one or two stations would be nice but
> not much more than that, as i don't want to tie up the bird, especially on
> a weekend transcontinental pass!
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