[amsat-bb] Sad Tale of a New Rover

[Bryan KL7CN]

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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