[amsat-bb] idle comments - Idle SATs

[R.T.Liddy]

Unfortunately, I've been roving the past couple weeks and operating
from several uncommon Grids/Gridlines and usually find no one or only
one on the Linear SATs. Does that make me want to drive to some odd
place and set up to rarely make a QSO? People shouldn't worry abt
being exactly zero-beat, if that puts them off. Just get close & we'll
find you. If people keep avoiding them, eventually no one will bother
using them, period. Maybe, the "Easy SATs" are so easy that folks don't
bother with the others.
73,    Bob  K8BL  /4/5/9
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From: Joe N3XLS via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
To: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net>; amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] idle comments



Its not too many satellites,  not enough ops!
-------- Original message --------From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net> Date: 3/15/18  6:23 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] idle comments 
Hello from Seattle

I read the bb almost thoroughly throughout the day.  A small common denominator is subtly appearing.  I read, "I was on the bird all alone",  or something like, "no one to talk to".  The unusual conclusion, we have too many satellites!  I never thought this ham would even think of it.  If I look at Satpc32 with "only" a dozen listed, in fast forward a bewildering barrage of circles floats across the screen.  I am not saying this is a bad thing, it just spreads us out and at times, there is, "no one to talk to".  I do testing like try different power levels, talk to myself til as close to AOS as I can get.  You know the drill.  From what I read there are more on the starting block.  I'd like to see more L band time,  maybe a bird with a S band DL a MEO, a HEO- I know, idle comments.  We have the five & dime coming at us, which sounds like a whole other world, I'm looking forward to it.  Then there is the massive off air time making all this stuff work.  Currently testing between two L
  band antennas and between two different 70cm antennas.  At this time I have my Satpc32 talking fine with the radio but not with the rotor.  A com port issue which currently I can not figure out.  Assistance solicited.   On the ISS it would be fun to see one of the "hams"  up there have that "burning in the belly"  to yuck it up, get  WAS, VUCC, DXCC or whatever.  Again, just idle comments not a criticism of the ARISS system.  Sunny day in Seattle, xyl says yard work.

73 Bob W7LRD

Seattle