[amsat-bb] Europe Trip

[Gabriel Zeifman]

Yes, should be a great trip! Hope to work you guys on that pass! Being such
short windows, I'm considering just giving everyone a "59" as the piece of
information in the exchange, just to maximize everyone's chance. Have no
fear, the grids will be in LoTW if I do end up running that way.

73,
Gabe
NJ7H

On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 8:31 PM, Bryan KL7CN <bryan at kl7cn.net> wrote:

> Yes, bravo Gabe! Well done!
>
> -- bag
>
> Bryan KL7CN/W6
> bryan at kl7cn.net
> CM98, usually
>
> > On Apr 18, 2017, at 18:20, Mike Diehl <diehl.mike.a at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Gabe,
> >
> > This is excellent news indeed! I can't think of a better way to follow
> up activating DM02 with you than to get a chance to score Iceland from
> SoCal, a rare opportunity indeed.
> >
> > I too hope everyone considers us out west who basically never get a
> chance like this. Being a 5° max pass I will have to travel quite a ways to
> get an optimal chance and it would be a shame if someone flipped it.
> >
> > Thanks again Gabe for taking roving to this level and thanks in advance
> to the other ops for considering your friends out west trying to score rare
> DX.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Mike Diehl
> > AI6GS
> >
> >> On Apr 18, 2017, at 5:50 PM, Gabriel Zeifman <gabrielzeifman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello fellow bird folk,
> >>
> >> Plans for my upcoming Europe trip are now finalized. I will be leaving
> >> direct to Europe from the K6G expedition, first ops being on 4/30.
> >>
> >> First stop is a long layover in Iceland. BIKF airport happens to be
> right
> >> on the HP83/84 line, so I plan to operate from there. Scheduled times on
> >> the ground are 4/30 1345Z - 5/1 0740Z, subtract a bit for customs and
> >> security time, plus I'll probably be visiting the Oceanic Air Traffic
> >> Control Center at some point. West Coasters and ops in the center of NA
> >> take note, there is likely only ONE usable pass (sadly). This is the
> 1956Z
> >> pass of AO-7, which has footprint over basically the entire continent. I
> >> sure hope the QRO lids remain at bay and don't flip it to mode A, this
> is a
> >> very rare opportunity. Plenty of passes possible for the East Coast and
> >> Europe.
> >>
> >> After that, I will be heading to Amsterdam for four nights, then
> Brussels
> >> for one night. Not sure how much operating in each country but I hope to
> >> work at least one pass to the US from each towards my CCXD.
> >>
> >> The second week will be in the British Isles. May 6-8 on Jersey, 8-10 on
> >> Guernsey, and 10-13 on Isle of Man. I will be staying on the west coast
> of
> >> each island to maximize possibilities for low passes to North America.
> >>
> >> To wrap it up, I will do a day roving in Northern Ireland and the
> Republic
> >> of Ireland with George MI6GTY before heading back home.
> >>
> >> This is a trip with my family, so I won't be on every pass. I will make
> my
> >> best effort to be on good North America bound passes, and it should be
> easy
> >> to cover Europe as well. AO-7 will be the primary NA bird, but some use
> of
> >> FO-29 will be possible.
> >>
> >> All countries are CEPT TR61/01 and I have gotten LoTW certificates for
> all
> >> calls. All QSLing will be through LoTW, but if necessary I can get some
> >> cards made up, which will be available via direct NJ7H as usual.
> >>
> >> Callsigns:
> >>
> >> Iceland TF/NJ7H
> >> Netherlands PA/NJ7H
> >> Belgium ON/NJ7H
> >> England M/NJ7H (short layovers, not sure if will be used)
> >> Jersey MJ/NJ7H
> >> Guernsey MU/NJ7H
> >> Isle of Man MD/NJ7H
> >> Northern Ireland MI/NJ7H
> >> Republic of Ireland EI/NJ7H
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Gabe
> >> NJ7H
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