[amsat-bb] Re: Need some ears to listen for VO-52, Northern EU, Canada, USA...

[William Leijenaar]

Hi AMSATs,

There was a slip on my fingers. 
The date should be 13-March-2012.

(Thanks to 9A2EY, Zeljko who noticed my mistake)

73 de PE1RAH,
William Leijenaar


>Hi AMSATs,
>

>I received the news that VO-52 will be switched on in a couple of hours from now, at 13:50UTC, (03-March-2012)
>Unfortunately the satellite will not pass over central Europe, and I am not able to check the status the first two orbits.
>

>I am looking for hams in Russia, Northern Europe, Canada, USA, or others that can listen for VO-52 right after it is turned on.
>

>! ! !  Please don't use high uplink powers !!! (We don't want it to rise temperature very fast just after cold switch on) ! ! !

>

>Please listen for the CW beacon at 145.860, which is a good reference.
>(Audio records and reports are very welcome at ISRO and myself)

>

>73 de PE1RAH,
>William Leijenaar
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