[amsat-bb] Re: My first transatlantic contact on satellites

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

Congratulations Hector! Europe is not easy so far south! Keep an ear out for the Brazilians and Argentinians (and others) to the south too.

73, Drew KO4MA


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>From: "Hector, CO6CBF" <hmartinez at ucf.edu.cu>
>Sent: Dec 5, 2012 10:27 AM
>To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>Subject: [amsat-bb] My first transatlantic contact on satellites
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>Hello everyone!
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>I am pleased to report that yesterday morning I had my first transatlantic
>contact on satellites. I worked EA4CYQ Juan Antonio in IM78cx. 
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>I had looked for intercontinental contacts before but it had been very hard
>for me.  Now, running my new donated satellite gear I am able to work FO-29
>until 0 degree in any direction. It was my third attempt and was successful!
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>Cubans cannot operate on AO-7 mode B due to a 432MHz restriction in our
>country, so we have only a few chances on FO-29 every five months when the
>satellite is getting close to apogee. Juan Antonio and I had a two minutes
>window and we had enough time to interchange reports, grids and greetings.  
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>Here is the recording:
><https://ucf-pegasus.ucf.edu.cu/owa/redir.aspx?C=2dad444d014b4ba394baa23be53
>ca8a2&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.papays.com%2fsat%2fgeneral.html>
>http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html
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>Thanks very much to Juan Antonio EA4CYQ for the great contact and to John
>K8YSE for look for us and record the contact!
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>Right Now, FO-29 has a big footprint in the morning passes. Please, if you
>are into the footprint and want to try a long contact, just drop me an email
>directly. I will try until have a contact with you. 
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>73!
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>Hector, CO6CBF
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>EL92sd
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