[amsat-bb] idle comments - Idle SATs

[Don KB2YSI]

Plain QSO's or grids? I might be able to do 40 contacts by years end.

An award is a goal, goals are easy to quantify, and you can see progress as
you are working towards them.


73, Don KB2YSI

On Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 08:07 Mike Diehl <diehl.mike.a at gmail.com> wrote:

> How about an 88 on 88 or 40 on 4B award?
>
> 73,
> Mike Diehl
> W8LID
>
> > On Mar 15, 2018, at 23:46, R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > Having "Linear SAT Activity Days" is a GREAT idea!
> >
> > Maybe an AMSAT "Linear SAT 100" Award for 100 Q's
> > would be interesting. Perhaps, endorsable, too.
> >
> > 73,    Bob  K8BL
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
> > To: R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net>
> > Cc: Joe N3XLS <n3xls at yahoo.com>; Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net>;
> amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 10:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] idle comments - Idle SATs
> >
> >
> >
> > I admit that the launches of AO-91 and 92 have reduced my linear
> > operating time. As much as I enjoy operating on the linear sats,
> > operating portable as I do, I'm not going to be able to operate every
> > pass. I have made fewer than two dozen linear sat QSOs this year.
> >
> > Perhaps some linear satellite operating days are in order where
> > everyone decides to work as many passes of the XWs as possible or
> > CAS-4B or UKube-1 or something. FO-29 and AO-7 do seem to draw a
> > decent amount of activity still.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 11:00 PM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:
> >> 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
> >> ________________________________
> >> 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 tw
>  o
> >  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
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