[amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ DM31, next Thursday (13 February 2020)

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

Hi!

On my way to the Yuma Hamfest on Thursday, 13 February, I will visit
grid DM31 in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern
Arizona. Depending on traffic leaving Phoenix and the weather, I hope
to be down there between 1430 and 1600 UTC. I plan on working passes
until it gets dark down there, which should be around 0100 UTC, as I
still need to be in Yuma that evening in advance of the hamfest. I
will work satellites in FM, SSB, and packet, depending on availability.
I will probably operate from the national monument's visitor center,
which is in grid DM31ow.

I will run APRS in my car using WD9EWK-9 for the drive, but APRS
coverage doesn't normally extend into the national monument and around
the USA/Mexico border in that area. You can follow my drive at:

http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9

I hope to be able to tweet updates from DM31, which would appear on my
@WD9EWK Twitter account. For those who do not use Twitter, you can see
my tweets in a web browser at:

http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

QSOs from DM31 will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. QSL cards are
available on request - please e-mail me with the QSO details. No need
to first send me a QSL card and/or SASE. If you are in my log, I will
be happy to send a QSL card.

Thanks, and 73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK