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

[R Oler]

FB Hector...wishing you the best and looking forward to far more to come.  I am sure every one in the Amateur radio and satellite community wish you the best.  I do.  Robert Oler WB5MZO

> From: hmartinez at ucf.edu.cu
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:27:31 -0500
> 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.  
> 
> 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!
> 
> 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. 
> 
> 73!
> 
> Hector, CO6CBF
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> EL92sd
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