VK5MIR Voce Transcript 6/5/98 @ 2154 UTC

[kd4sff@xxxxxxxx (Albert K Lark)]

I finally settled down enough to write a transcript.   Andy has a
wonderfully cheerful Australian accent!

6/5/98 2154 UTC on 145.985 MHz FM simplex:

W5RRR this is R0MIR, do you copy ? Over.
W5RRR this is R0MIR, do you copy ? Over.
W5RRR this is R0MIR, do you copy ? Over.

Andy, If you give me their phone number, I'll give them a  call, so you
can contact them next pass round. This is KD4SFF.

This is R0MIR,  thanks very much, but don't sweat it.  I was just
noticing we were passing over at this time, and thought that maybe they'd
be up, but their not.  They wouldn't be at the radio station anyway.  So
even if we were able to get in touch with them by phone, they would't be
able to get there in time anyway.  How copy ? Over.

I've got a real good copy here.  This is Al in Greenville, South
Carolina.  I know your real excited about coming home,  and I'm certainly
excited about getting hold of you.  What's the first thing you want to do
when you get back down home Andy?

Al, well I think a hot shower is going to feel pretty good. I've been
washing my hair with a no rinse shampoo for four months, and using body
bath to clean up with.  So I think a decent hot shower is going to be the
first order of business.  Of course it's going to depend on how I feel. 
You know it's going to be a bit of an adjustment.  I may not feel like
too much for a while.  Over

Roger - Roger Andy.  Well I won't hold you.  I know a lot of other hams
have heard you on the air, and are certainly going to want and try to
work you.  So just try to pick out a callsign.  I know it's real tough
to, I'm running a lot of power, that's probably why I'm getting thru to
you.  But I want to thank you very much!  If you could come back with my
callsign one time, and I'll go with yours "VK5MIR".  That's a real neat
callsign, Andy.  And I'll be looking for you coming back.  My call is
KD4SFF, Kilo Delta Four Serria Foxtrot Foxtrot. Over.

KD4SFF, copy that. Yeah, the VK5 is my Australian callsign, which they
gave me for this flight.  So it was pretty decent of them.  OK, well
thanks for the contact.  Now you take care and have a good weekend. 
VK5MIR Clear.

(After much hooping and hollering, I listened to the rest of the pass-
which I always tape)
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N3SZX, how do you copy? Over
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WA6LR this is R0MIR. Greetings. Over.

Doing just fine.  There's a lot of people trying to connect with me, and
I'm trying to do voice with them, but they step on each other, and I
can't pick out a callsign!  Yours was the first I was able to pick out. 
But I heard all of this chatter.  All these people I'd like to talk
to...but there stepping on each other, and I can't pick out callsigns. 
So it's kind of hard, but you came thru well there. WA6LR, how are things
tonight? Over.

I copy that WA6LR.  Thanks very much.  I'm looking forward to being back
on the ground in about a weeks time.  You have a good weekend.  ROMIR
Clear.

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AA2DR this is R0MIR.

Copy that.  I remember your callsign.  You don't often get a double A
callsign when your over the US.  So I remember yours, so that's good.  A
pleasure to talk to you.  And you know I'm coming back in about a weeks
time.  I'll be leaving MIR in a few days.  I wont be doing much voice. 
So I want to do more contacts. Let me wish you well.  How do you copy?
Over.

I copy that, our pleasure.  And you guys have given me a lot of pleasure
during my time up here of course.  So thanks to all of you as well, and
all the Amateur Radio Community and the World for that matter.  There are
some other calls I do want to try and get, one call in particular.  So if
you don't mind, I'll clear off now, and wish you well, and say, R0MIR
Clear.

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R0MIR is calling N3SZX, calling N3SZX , do you copy ? Over.

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N8YKG go ahead for R0MIR.

NIPPP stand by for one moment.

R0MIR calling N8YKG. Over

R0MIR calling N1PPP.  Over.

WF1F go ahead for R0MIR.

I'm doing fine.  Glad to get you Miles.  I want to thank you for your
help.  You know I'm coming back at the end of the week, so it will
probably be not much more voice opportunities.  In fact I'll be leaving
MIR in a few days.  It may be the last time I'll be doing voice.  So let
me take a moment to wish you well , and thank you for your support.  How
copy/ Over.

Miles, best wishes to you...........................

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TNX & 73,
Al Lark / KD4 Super Flying Fortress
Experimenters Group ARC / Amsat Area Coordinator / kd4sff@amsat.org
(PS:  It looks like I'll be again operating from the B-29 "Fifi", this
time at the Charleston International Airport in SC. on Labor Day Weekend.
See April 97 QST pg. 40 & 41.  The CAF B-24 will also be there)