[amsat-bb] ISS contact with West Point Ham club

[Scott]

Heard the ISS side of their contact "live" as well & was also worried when
there were so many apparently unanswered calls from Drew.

At least this explains why W2KGY was active the night before when I worked
them on LilacSat-2!

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1185323759714131968

-Scott,  K4KDR

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On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 5:58 PM John Brier via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> There is a video of the contact too. Contact gets started at about 3:41:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/WestPointUSMA/videos/734993083640986/
>
> I have to admit, it was hard watching them struggle to make the
> initial contact while Drew was calling them for the first few minutes.
>
> But I loved it when Drew realized he was talking to someone he knew
> (Col. Stephen Hamilton, I believe), and then said "beat Navy."
>
> Does anyone know what elevation/azimuth control system they are using?
> The control box looks like a 4U 19" rack mount system. I assume it's a
> big commercial rotator.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 11:34 AM christy hunter via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > pretty neat!
> >
> >
> https://www.dvidshub.net/news/348932/ham-radio-club-contacts-speaks-morgan-aboard-iss
> >
> > 73 Christy KB6LTY
>