Re: [sarex] ISS-SCHOOL CONTACT 1/2/2004

["Wayne R Hatfield" <ice@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wayne R Hatfield - KD5JJP

Heard the ISS this morning in North Louisiana for about 6 min also heard a
few packet burst. Everyone in the office thought is was a great New Years
gift for the kids at the G. A School in Ohio.

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>     I was able to hear and record about 5 minutes of the contact with
>     Mike Foale and the Gilmour Academy  School. I started to hear them
>     when the ISS was about 900 miles west of my location in Lawrence,
>     Mass. The only problem was the bursts from the packet GPS that kept
>     intefering with the conversation. It caused Mike Foale to keep
>     calling the school to make sure that they could hear. He was able to
>     speak to them until he was almost opposite San Juan and then he
>     signed off with the school wishing them a Happy New Year. Arthur N1ORC
>
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