[SMCARA] [Non-DoD Source] Re First Contact

Thu Apr 14 17:39:30 EDT 2016

Never a dull moment in Ham Radio!  Good going, Jason.  Bring it to FD and garner us some points.

73 Tom/W4OKW

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From: SMCARA [mailto:smcara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard B
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 5:32 PM
To: Dave Q
Cc: Smcara
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] [SMCARA] Re First Contact

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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