[amsat-bb] Sad Tale of a New Rover

[Don KB2YSI]

Operating standing on a hill in blowing snow never seems to bother me,
having an audience brings out the hot mess! ;D

On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 5:16 PM Bryan KL7CN <bryan at kl7cn.net> wrote:

> I have encountered the same comments -- and sometimes they do sound like
> complaints but not terribly often -- when operating full manual for Doppler
> correction while holding and rotating an antenna for manual tracking. It's
> a real hot mess out there for me sometimes.
>
> Many more times, and usually from the most avid rovers and experienced
> operators, I have encountered patience and special "voice cadence"
> recognition of my callsign when I am a bit more than a little off frequency.
>
> It takes resilience for everyone. That combined with aligning all the
> technical elements of a successful satellite QSO are what make it so fun to
> me!
>
> Hooray Amateur Satellites!
>
> -- bag
>
> Bryan KL7CN/W6
> Location: CM98, usually
> E-Mail: bryan at KL7CN.net
> Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279
>
> > On Sep 30, 2020, at 5:55 AM, Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > A big +1 on both posts.
> >
> > More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They
> might get an idea of what manual everything entails.
> >
> > Many times on linear birds I have been complained to about not being
> 100% on frequency. It is always a station sitting in a chair maxing out
> their level of exertion at pushing a button.
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 15:06 Bryan KL7CN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> > Thank you for sharing that, Mark!
> >
> > Anyone who has roved can relate.
> >
> > Keep (re)learning and keep roving!
> >
> > > On Sep 29, 2020, at 10:07 AM, Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > So, moral of the story, sometimes getting out of one's comfort zone and
> > > trying something different is a good thing. But doing so requires some
> > > humility. Some things are harder than they look, whether it's building
> > > and launching a satellite, or just working one from a gravel road in
> > > Nebraska. My hat is off to the successful rovers across the nation.
> > > And I shall work on (re)learning the necessary basic skills before
> > > setting out again.
> >
> > -- bag
> >
> > Bryan KL7CN/W6
> > Location: CM98, usually
> > E-Mail: bryan at KL7CN.net
> > Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279
> >
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-- 
73,
Don KB2YSI
https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi