"Corrected" VK5MIR" Voice Transcript June 5, 1998 @ 2154 UTC

[kd4sff@xxxxxxxx (Albert K Lark)]

From: kd4sff
Full-Name: Albert K Lark
X-Status: New
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.  KD4SFFThis 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 they're not.  They wouldn't be at the radio
station anyway.  So even if we did 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
you're 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.  OverRoger - 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)......................................................................................................................This
is R0MIR calling N3SZX, calling N3SZX, how do you copy?
Over........................................................................................................................
WH6LR 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 callsigns!  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 they're 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 week's time.  You have a good weekend.  ROMIR
Clear..........................................................................................................................AA2DR
this is R0MIR.Copy that.  I remember your callsign.  You don't often get
a double A prefix 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 week's time.  I'll be leaving MIR in a few days. So I won't be
doing much voice.  So I want to do more contacts. Let me wish you well. 
How 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 around the World for
that matter.  There are some other calls I do want to try and get, one
call in particularly.  So if you don't mind, I'll clear off now, and wish
you well, and say, R0MIR
Clear..........................................................................................................................................R0MIR
is calling N3SZX, calling N3SZX, do you copy?
Over.....................................................................................................................................N8YKG
go ahead for R0MIR.N1PPP stand by for one moment.R0MIR calling N8YKG.
OverR0MIR calling N1PPP.  Go ahead..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 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...................................................................................................TNX
& 73,Al Lark / KD4 Super Flying FortressExperimenters 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's B-24 "Diamond Lil" will also be there.
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