[amsat-bb] Re: Amazing New HAMSAT - AO-73!

[Andy MacAllister]

Hi Dom!

Of course it is impossible to compare HEO with LEO, but I am still very 
impressed with the signals I heard via AO-73 tonight. I could not have 
achieved DXCC from Houston without HEO HAMSATS. At least for now I am happy 
that we have a new linear transponder in the sky that work so well!

On the next pass I worked AA5PK, K4FEG, W5AOO and WB0KFC.

It will be a long time before our next HAMSAT QSO Dom...

Until then, we will do what we can with what we have!

73 de Andy W5ACM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs at tin.it>
To: "Andy MacAllister" <w5acm at swbell.net>; "'AMSAT BBS'" 
<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amazing New HAMSAT - AO-73!


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andy MacAllister" <w5acm at swbell.net>
> To: "'AMSAT BBS'" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 4:37 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Amazing New HAMSAT - AO-73!
>
>> Very FB QSOs with NX9B and K8YSE on AO-73 just a few minutes ago.
>> 15 deg max elevation pass here in Houston...
>>
>> LOTS of activity on the new satellite!
>>
>> 73 de Andy W5ACM
>>
>
> Hi Andy, W5ACM
>
> Compare please the actual satellite activity  against how much better
> was the epoch 1982 in wich you and many af us partecipated to your
> "ZRO TEST" at low squint angle for hours through OSCAR-10 and
> OSCAR 13
>
> My heart bleeds at seeing many satellite old timers suffer so remembering 
> !
>
> 73" de i8CVS Domenico
>
> Member of the ZRO TEST "Z9" CLUB Nr 18
>
> ZRO Memorial Station Engineering Award Z8 Mode B
> and Z8 Mode L endorsements
>