[amsat-bb] Europe Trip

[Norm n3ykf]

Just think: If you'd chosen to go to Central America or those
environs, anti malarials would be the new morning ritual. Feeding that
stuff to toddlers is a gas.

Family trips are great. Wife and I have a deal. I do child care, she
puts up with ham radio. Not a bad trade. Lost count eons ago of the
number of diapers changed. (twins...)

Mirkwood stands before you.

Remember, stay on the path!

Norm n3ykf

On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Gabriel Zeifman
<gabrielzeifman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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