[K6BW] Oscar 7 Satellite Contact (echoed from QRP-L)

[Bill Smith]

Well, that was FUN!!

I just listened to a nice ascending pass from OSCAR 7, right overhead.
Copied several calls and a couple of CW qso's near the bottom of the
downlink freq.
Not too bad for a formerly dead satellite that now works with NO batteries
to help it out.
1974 to 2011. I would call that getting our money's worth!
Heck, I might have to break out the antennas and az/el rotor and get serious
about it again!  ;>)

I'll just do it with QRP...

If I can hear signals at 100mw then I guess I don't need much more than that
in the uplink.

Mike Baker  K7DD
K7dd at cox.net
All QSO's are uploaded to LOTW and EQSL.