[amsat-bb] Re: satellite activity and future sats...

[Tony Langdon]

At 10:00 AM 8/28/2012, Bob DeVarney W1ICW wrote:
>I am afraid you're right, Tom, and it pains me to admit it. I am not 
>sure why activity has dropped off.. but I can say in my own case I 
>lost interest in satellite operating after AO-40 died and have gone 
>on to other things ( EME ) to use the existing equipment I had.

In my case, around the time AO-40 died, IRLP came to VK, and I became 
heavily involved in that field for over 10 years.  Nowadays, various 
constraints limit me to mobile, portable and data modes.  I would 
like some antennas for the sats, but they'd have to be omnis.  I've 
got gear that will work the SSB birds, but lack suitable antennas 
(can only just hear myself come back on VO-52), and suitable times to 
use it on phone.

73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
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