[SMCARA] Re First Contact

[Richard B]

Dave, 
I downloaded the Pro Sat HD application for my IPAD. 
Playing with it now. 
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73 DE N1LID (Boz) Thursday, 14 April 2016, 05:08PM -04:00 from Dave Q < quickskys at gmail.com> :

>Congrats on the contacts.  I bought the Diamond antenna a while ago after
>AJ gave a demo at one of the club meetings and have made a few contacts
>using my handheld.
>
>I have an iPhone and iPad.  There is a great app called ProSat.  Gives all
>the info for the pass and has a graphic that shows the pass.  Also shows
>the "foot print" of the satellite over the earth so at a glance you can
>tell if the pass will be overhead or not.
>
>It also has a database of thousands of satellites.  Have mine showing the
>ISS and SO-50.  Last time we were at the beach was very easy to find and
>point out the ISS as it went overhead.  Impressed the heck out of my
>grandsons.  Who knew how fast it travels across the sky.
>
>Much better than having to print out info.  Not sure if there is an Android
>version or but would bet there is.
>
>Keep looking Southwest!
>
>73s,
>--Dave  W3DLQ
>
>On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 3:48 PM, < jbr13 at md.metrocast.net > wrote:
>
>>
>>    As Ham operators we have firsts several, if not many more, times in our
>> hobby.  Last night was another one of those for me.  I picked up my first
>> contact working a satellite, on SO-50.  I started this venture Monday with
>> just using my HT with a diamond whip antenna and listening for the
>> satellite pass.  That night I heard guys during a pass but what down in the
>> noise, and could not make out any callsigns.  Tuesday I did more research
>> and reading, also called HRO and ordered a Arrow 2M/440 handheld beam.  I
>> wanted to make an antenna for this but the Arrow fit the bill well and I
>> can use it for some other plans. So yesterday I looked at satellite passes
>> and printed them out, programed my Yaesu FT1XD HT with the Uplink and
>> Downlink Freq's and waited for my antenna.  First pass was at 6pm and no
>> UPS guy yet, so I listed with the Diamond whip antenna and made out some
>> callsigns on that pass, but did not transmit.  I walked back in the house
>> and the UPS guys was just there. So I put together the Arrow antenna, and I
>> am ready for the next pass, at 7:30pm. IT is a nice long pass over head,
>> and I hear all kinds of guys in there. I through out my call 4 or 5 times,
>> but no one comes back to me, oh well.  Take everything inside for the night
>> and as I think on what I could do better or may be doing wrong. I remember
>> that the SO-50 satellite needs a PL tone that I forgot to load into the
>> memories on my HT.  Next pass is late, at 10:57pm and I am back outside for
>> about a 8 minute pass.  I listen for a couple minutes for a place, and then
>> through my callsign out.  I get a K6FW in California as my first contact
>> over a satellite. Right behind him is a KM4H in TN calls me, next is KI4RO,
>> and then W4DTA.  All this in about 2 minutes.  Crazy but so much fun on a
>> budget setup!
>>
>>
>> Jason Rearick
>> N3YUG
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