[K3PZN-List] First ISS Contact

Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:17:02 -0400

Cool!

On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:51:06 -0400 Lawrence J Solarczyk <[email protected]>
writes:
>Hi all!
>
>I had my first experience sending a CQ through the digi on the
>International Space Station (ISS).
>The pass was at 0306Z (2306 local time) and the ISS was only 20 
>degrees
>above my horizon. Look at the 4th packet frame, you can see my CQ UI
>frame.  Also notice that 40 seconds later, I received a response to my 
>CQ
>by WD5CBW.  Unfortunately, I was unable to QSL his transmission due to 
>my
>fumble fingers and excitement. With the low orbit, I was unable to get 
>a
>packet through before LOS.
>
>73 de Larry WX3F
>
>
>VE3TKB>APM361,RS0ISS* [09/23/02  23:06:33] <UI R>:
>=4430.05N/08014.05W`PHG2000/PCSAT/[email protected]
>-ONSIMCOLLINGW-361-<04b>
>
>KC5ION>APS212,RS0ISS*,RS0ISS [09/23/02  23:06:36] <UI>:
>>240304z[212][email protected]
>
>WD5CBW>APRS,RS0ISS* [09/23/02  23:06:42] <UI>:
>ve3nbj de wd5cbw 
>
>WX3F>CQ,RS0ISS* [09/23/02  23:06:49] <UI R>:
>
><snip>
>
>WD5CBW>APRS,RS0ISS* [09/23/02  23:07:29] <UI>:
>wx3f de wd5cbw 
>
>WA0D>WA0D,RS0ISS*,EM12KW,RANDY [09/23/02  23:07:31] <UI>:
>=3300.46N/09705.00W-PHG6230
>
>KC5ION>APS212,RS0ISS*,RS0ISS [09/23/02  23:07:36] <UI>:
>=3253.22N/09650.28W/PHG424.40 Greetings from Dallas
>
>KD4NOQ>EM55BE,RS0ISS* [09/23/02  23:08:05] <UI>:
>-----------------------------------------------------BREAK-------------------------------------------------
>
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>Center.
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