[amsat-bb] Plans from FJ/N0KV

[Jim White]

Our internet has been down for two days and just now back up.

We have strong local noise on VHF at the AO91 and 91 frequencies so 
those are off the list.  Morning passes here on any sat have pretty much 
no one on them.  We are having great success with FO29 (a workhouse).  
We are also able to work AO7 and in fact worked a handful of Europe 
stations there the other day.  Pretty awesome - especially since I'd 
never been on AO7 before.  Downlink is hard to hear but it's workable.

So the plan is to concentrate on SO50 (to the extent someone else is not 
using all the bandwidth), FO29, and AO7 when SA or NA are in the 
footprint.  Again, FO29 is working great.  Be glad to work all comers 
there.  And *please* don't tune your uplink while calling us.  It's 
impossible to track you across the passband, point the antenna, turn for 
normal Doppler, paper log, all at the same time. We are happy to tune 
for you if you stay put on 145.840 - which is where we are.  The other 
guys are helping with the antenna when possible but not always.

Thanks for your patience as we fumble through this.  We have about 60ish 
sat contacts.  Three more days on island.  Hot, humid, breezy to 
strongly windy , and HF bands the pits.  Mostly FT8 and CW on 20, 30, 
40, occasionally 17  (plus possible 80 tonight).  Will do SSB on HF when 
conditions allow.  Good long run on 40 SSB into mostly US last night and 
hopefully tonight about 0000Z.

Jim, WD0E
 From St. Barts.  Operating as FJ/N0KV (also FJ/KI5P cw only on HF).
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