[amsat-bb] Physics Class in Hawaii, AO-91 attempt

[Mac A. Cody]

John,

The AMSAT-BB is a most appropriate place to post requests for skeds.
Another place would be Twitter, as there is an active group of
satellite operators that post there regularly.?? If you have a Twitter
account, you can follow and tweet to @AMSAT to contact other satellite
operators.?? I believe that there is something similar on Facebook.
Since I don't use Facebook, I'll have to let someone else verifythat.

I would love to have a QSO with you and your students!?? Unfortunately,
I live in Richardson, TX (EM12px) and opportunities for skeds are
infrequent, brief, and at low elevation angles (like less than one
degree maximum)!?? It is a bit more possible the further west I go.
In March of 2018, I had a successful sked with N7AGF at BK29gq, while
he was there on vacation.?? I was at EM12ek and we both heard each other
loud and clear, so it is doable. The distance was nearly 6000km!

I don't know whether you and your class would be interested in trying
a sked with such a great distance.?? I'm sure that there are satellite
operator on the west coast that would be willing to have a sked.

73 and Mahalo,

Mac Cody / AE5PH

On 5/3/19 11:58 AM, John Bonewitz via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Aloha!
>
> I???m a Physics Teacher at Kea???au High School (BK29LO). My students have
> built a yagi antenna and learned how to work amature radio satellites as
> part of a unit on satellite motion. They have successfully heard themselves
> on the downlink of AO-91 several times now, but we haven???t managed to make
> a contact.
>
> We are going to try to make another attempt today at 21:58z - 22:10z. It
> would be amazing if someone could listen for us! My call is KH6JB.
>
> I hope this is the right place to post something like this. Forgive me if
> I???ve left something out!
>
> 73
>
> John Bonewitz
> KH6JB
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