[amsat-bb] Re: There's no usable satellites

[Tom Schaefer, NY4I]

I think the point is that FO-29 is no longer an option in that list.

Tom
Tom Schaefer, NY4I
ny4i at arrl.net
EL88pb 
Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389
DSTAR Capable  APRS: NY4I-15



On Oct 24, 2011, at 12:22 PM, B J wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Bato,Andras <bato at starjan.hu> wrote:
> 
>> Gentlemen,
>> 
>> I have spent too much money on an FT-847!
>> 
>> I had better to buy a well equipped HF transceiver instead!
>> 
>> There is practically no usable satellites -except for AO-7 and VO-52.
>> 
> 
> I've worked FO-29, AO-27, and AO-51 with my '847.
> 
> The problem is that you can find always the same stations on them.
>> 
> 
> Sometimes that happens but, once in a while, I contact a station I've never
> worked before or reach someone in a new grid square.
> 
> I've been on satellites for just over 3  years and I've logged over 340
> different stations and over 270 grid squares, making contacts in 5 different
> countries in North America and Europe.  I did that using 7 different birds
> and the ISS FM repeater.
> 
> 
>> 
>> F2IL is in my log about 300 times...
>> 
>> Spending money on FM satellites were made according to long term plans of
>> IARU, ARRL and AMSAT which had been a dream of
>> handling emergency traffic using hand-held equipment and antenna -as far as
>> I know.
>> 
>> Satellite activity is seriously declining!
>> 
> 
> I've found that there's always something new I can try over a satellite.
> This year, I started on SSB and made contacts over AO-7 Mode B, FO-29, and
> VO-52.  I'd like to try AO-7 Mode A if I can get a proper antenna for it.
> 
> <snip>
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