[amsat-bb] [Video] My best satellite demo ever - 18 QSOs

[Philip Jenkins]

No, thank YOU, John!

Our efforts at RARSFEST wouldn't be nearly as successful, wouldn't draw
nearly as much interest, if it weren't for your demos in 2018 and 2019 (and
additionally Tucker W4FS in 2017).

I can't thank you enough for helping me (and AMSAT) at RARSFest.

Philip N4HF

On Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 3:18 PM John Brier via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> https://youtu.be/QWtdyT4PYMw
>
> A few days before my satellite demo at the Raleigh Amateur Radio
> Society hamfest (RARSfest), I put the word out to satellite operators
> on mailing lists, Facebooks, Twitters, and even good old fashioned web
> forums, and boy did they come calling!
>
> Without a doubt, I have never made so many QSOs (contacts) on one
> satellite pass. What a great demo. Thanks to all the hams that
> contacted me:
>
> 01- HP2VX - Virgilo- Panama
> 02 - 9Y4D - Christopher - Trinidad and Tobago
> 03 - N3JNX - Joseph - Pennsylvania
> 04- W5PFG - Clayton - Texas
> 05 - WH6ETF - Brandon - Florida
> 06 - NA1SA - Loon - Pennsylvania
> 07 - N4DCW - Michael - Kentucky
> 08 - W5RRR - Johnson Space Center - operated by John AB5SS
> 09 - W5CBF - Hector - Louisiana
> 10 - NS3L - Steve - Pennsylvania
> 11 - KJ4EU - Jerald - Kentucky
> 12 - K3RRR - Robert - Maryland
> 13 - K9KFX - Dru - Indiana
> 14 - AB1OC - Fred - New Hampshire
> 15 - VE2OTA - Donald - Quebec Canada
> 16 - N9LQ - Joel - Illonois
> 17 - K3RLD - Roy - Pennsylvania
> 18 - KE2QI - Robert - New York
>
> This was on the 2019-04-20 - 1719 UTC - AO-91 pass.
>
> Equipment:
>
> Alaskan Arrow antenna with two of three boom sections assembled.
> Kenwood TM-V71A
> Bioenno 12V 9aH LiFePO4
>
> You can see my FM mobile radio body support system here:
>
> https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/mobile-radio-body-support/
>
> RARSfest:
> https://www.rarsfest.org/
>
> Sponsored by Nordic PC, M2 Antenna Systems, Arrow Antenna, and Dog
> Park Software.
>
> https://nordicpc.com
> https://m2inc.com
> https://dogparksoftware.com
> http://arrowantennas.com
>
> Vertical video ;-) courtesy Jelmer Tiete @jelmt, also the thumbnail is
> from him. Thanks Jelmer!
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>