[amsat-bb] Re: SO-50 Over Europe

[Paul Stoetzer]

Some passes over the US can approach that level of futility. I don't
think I've heard a pass where not one QSO was completed though.

Biggest problem here is people can't hear the bird and then keep
calling even though they can't hear it.

73.

Paul, N8HM



On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Peter Wilson <protest at virginmedia.com> wrote:
> To all in Europe.....
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> We have just had an overhead pass of SO-50 and yet again, not one successful
> QSO.
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> I heard many stations trying to access the bird but not one station managed
> a two way contact.
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> Can any experienced European operator explain to me what is happening.
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> I thought the FM birds were supposed to be the easy ones?
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> Peter
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> G8KEK
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