[Meteor-Scatter] First(?) 144-MHz-QSO via Reflexion on ISS

[Steve Harrison]

At 05:58 PM 12/9/2007 +0100, DF2ZC wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>Triggered by Peter SM2CEW's tries to complete a QSO by using the ISS as a
>reflector Frank DH7FB and I decided to try that as well........
........
>However with the first tries on 8 December we quickly had to realise the
>amazingly quickly changing large doppler makes use of this mode impossible
>and we returned back to good old CW since this is also copyable at such a
>situation when you are not 100% tuned on the signal........

WAIT... Everyone KNOWS CW is far inferior to a new digital mode for quick
communications. It'll never work, don't waste your time......

8-)

>The second try today Sunday 9 December at ISS orbit 51845 starting 
>with a common window at 1626Z we copied signals at elevations of 
> > 20 degrees and within a minute exchanged all data.

Impossible, everyone KNOWS CW is inferior to almost anything else,
especially a digital mode...

==================8-O

>Signal reports were about S3...S5 (DF2ZC running only 300 watts out). It 
>was a tough task to follow the quick doppler changes and also adjust 
>elevation and azimuth rotators. Two hands is at least one too few...

Well, you need to train a few monkeys or hamsters or something. 8-)

>That was a thrill! And now we are celebrating...

Congratulations! What CW speed did you use, and how long were you able to
maintain contact? Reminds me of the days 10 years ago when Shelby Ennis,
W8WN and I were working each other almost every morning on HSMS at 10,000
LPM.....

>And we will try more QSOs the coming days.

Keep us informed, please!

Steve, K0XP