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Today's Topics:
1. DM16 logs corrected (Kevin M)
2. FT-736R vs. TS-2000X (Christopher Maness)
3. SPECIAL EVENT QSO PARTY -- ROSELAND RADIO ON-THE-BIRDS !
(Robert Kovacs)
4. Re: FT-736R vs. TS-2000X (Jim Walls)
5. Re: FT-736R vs. TS-2000X (Gary)
6. Upcoming ARISS contact with AstroNuts Kids Space Club
Academy, Richmond Hill, Ontario, CA (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
7. Re: FT-736R vs. TS-2000X (Tony Langdon)
8. Re: 736 vs. 2000X (Christopher Maness)
9. Re: FT-736R vs. TS-2000X (Christopher Maness)
10. Re: FT-736R vs. TS-2000X (Andrew Glasbrenner)
11. Saturday (7 May) at Sierra Vista AZ hamfest & other
operating/travels report (long) (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 15:29:42 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kevin M <n4ufo@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DM16 logs corrected
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Thanks to VE7CEW for bringing to my attention a lack of QSLs for DM16
operations Sunday. Apparently when I set up the recorder for each pass, I
was looking at a clock that was still set to Mountain time. Mea culpa. Logs
have been fixed and uploaded, just give it a bit to process as LotW is about
an hour behind at the moment. Possibly may just need to catch up, but may be
down again for maintenance like Monday. 73!? Kevin N4UFO
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 13:41:49 -0700
From: Christopher Maness <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
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I have recently picked up both a TS-2000X and a FT-736R in a sale. I plan
on selling one as I already have too many radios. I am not real active on
the birds, but I occasionally get on, and usually work them for my club on
FD. I have done some pro/con research on these radios, and I am slightly
leaning towards the TS-2000X. I have heard that the FT-736R is a better
radio, but is it so much better that it beats all the features that the
TS-2000X has. I like the fact that it has a sub receiver so that I can work
the FM birds full duplex, and I also like that it has a full 100W on 2m. I
am thinking that if the receiver on the 2000 is deaf on VHF/UHF, I can add a
preamp. Also, I have worked the June VHF/UHF contest in the bast an am
considering working it again this June.
Any thoughts?
Regards,
Chris KQ6UP
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 21:03:41 +0000
From: Robert Kovacs <robert.kovacs.g4g4@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>,
"amsat-bb-owner@xxxxx.xxxxx<xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "n2ybb@xxxx.xxxx <n2ybb@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SPECIAL EVENT QSO PARTY -- ROSELAND RADIO
ON-THE-BIRDS !
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To all radio amateurs:
The Irvington Roseland Radio Club is celebrating its 70th Anniversary with a
QSO Party on Saturday, May 14, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT (1400
to 2000 UTC).
Although we'll primarily be on 40m phone and 20m phone, and on the 2m WA2JSB
repeater & IRLP, we're also hoping to be on AO-85 at 1332-Z and on SO-50 at
1641-Z.
Please see our website and events page at www.k2gq.com<http://www.k2gq.com>
and http://www.k2gq.org/init/static/files/flyer70th.pdf .
Hope to hear from everybody then! 73,
Bob Kovacs
KC2WYH
AMSAT No. 38304
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 13:57:14 -0700
From: "Jim Walls" <jim@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Christopher Maness" <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>,
"amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
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The 736 also allows full duplex on FM or SSB birds.
The computer control on the 736 is far more limited as it is one way only
- computer to the radio only. You can't tune the radio with the knob and
have the computer know what you are doing.
The 736 has a history of power supply failures.
With all that said, I really like my 736.
Jim - K6CCC
-------- Original Message --------
> From: "Christopher Maness" <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 1:42 PM
> To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
>
> I have recently picked up both a TS-2000X and a FT-736R in a sale. I plan
on selling one as I already have too many radios. I am not real active on
the birds, but I occasionally get on, and usually work them for my club on
FD. I have done some pro/con research on these radios, and I am slightly
leaning towards the TS-2000X. I have heard that the FT-736R is a better
radio, but is it so much better that it beats all the features that the
TS-2000X has. I like the fact that it has a sub receiver so that I can work
the FM birds full duplex, and I also like that it has a full 100W on 2m. I
am thinking that if the receiver on the 2000 is deaf on VHF/UHF, I can add
a preamp. Also, I have worked the June VHF/UHF contest in the bast an am
considering working it again this June.
>
> Any thoughts?
> Regards,
> Chris KQ6UP
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 02:57:26 +0000
From: Gary <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Christopher Maness <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>,
"amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxx<xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>, "jim@xxxxx.xxxx
<jim@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
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Doesn't the TS-2000X have a birdie on the SO-50 downlink frequency?
73,
Joe kk0sd
________________________________________
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx> on behalf of Jim Walls
<jim@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 3:57 PM
To: Christopher Maness; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
The 736 also allows full duplex on FM or SSB birds.
The computer control on the 736 is far more limited as it is one way only
- computer to the radio only. You can't tune the radio with the knob and
have the computer know what you are doing.
The 736 has a history of power supply failures.
With all that said, I really like my 736.
Jim - K6CCC
-------- Original Message --------
> From: "Christopher Maness" <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 1:42 PM
> To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
>
> I have recently picked up both a TS-2000X and a FT-736R in a sale. I plan
on selling one as I already have too many radios. I am not real active on
the birds, but I occasionally get on, and usually work them for my club on
FD. I have done some pro/con research on these radios, and I am slightly
leaning towards the TS-2000X. I have heard that the FT-736R is a better
radio, but is it so much better that it beats all the features that the
TS-2000X has. I like the fact that it has a sub receiver so that I can work
the FM birds full duplex, and I also like that it has a full 100W on 2m. I
am thinking that if the receiver on the 2000 is deaf on VHF/UHF, I can add
a preamp. Also, I have worked the June VHF/UHF contest in the bast an am
considering working it again this June.
>
> Any thoughts?
> Regards,
> Chris KQ6UP
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
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to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 23:18:09 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with AstroNuts Kids Space
Club Academy, Richmond Hill, Ontario, CA
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at ASTRONUTS Kids Space Club Academy, David Dunlap Observatory,
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada on 14 May. The event is scheduled to begin at
approximately 17:37 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening
approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is
approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge
between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast
of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz
downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
The "Whats up in Space" camp & STEM contest was created by a 13 year-old,
Brett Bielecki and father Ray, 5 years ago in order to ignite the
curiosities of hundreds of elementary school children to learn about "all
things space". Our volunteer-based space camp is held at the world famous
David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill Ontario where the children are
engaged and inspired by 20 volunteer space educators, multiple Skype guests
and educational activities in a fun and educational setting. The children's
STEM contest brings together dozens of innovative future astronauts,
scientists educators and engineers in the spirit of competition. Our space
camp was launched because of the high interest for space education by
elementary school students, their parents and teachers when they recognized
the value of the "AstroNuts kids space club."
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Astronaut Tim, when you look out the windows of the cupola, on the ISS,
at our beautiful earth, it so peaceful but there are so many wars and
disagreements going on here.how does that affect the workings of
your peaceful multinational space station?
2. How did your time as an aquanaut prepare you for space flight and could
any aspects of the training have been improved on?
3. Who was your biggest inspiration and why?
4. How did you feel when NASA told you that you might go blind or have
difficulty seeing for the next couple of years or even permanently?.
5. I know that space missions have brought us many great inventions in the
past (such as wireless blow dryers) but are there any new inventions your
mission hopes to bring us over the next few months?
6. How did it feel to be the first astronaut to wear the British flag on a
spacewalk?
7. What do you prefer: Earth or Space and why?
8. What is the hardest difference from living on earth and living in space
that you've had to adjust to while living on the ISS?
9. With the satellites, in space do you get any cable service and watch t.v.
in space?
10. What did you do to train to land on an asteroid?
11. What was the turning point in your life where you decided, that this
career was the one and only destiny for you?
12. We know what it's like to get sick on earth, (cold and flu). what
happens when you get sick in the ISS?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
Next planned event(s):
1. Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia,
telebridge via VK5ZAI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-05-20 08:35:16 UTC
ABOUT ARISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration
of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by
organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard
the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the
help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with
large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these
radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about
space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see
www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.a
rrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 15:14:58 +1000
From: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
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On 12/05/2016 6:57 AM, Jim Walls wrote:
> The 736 also allows full duplex on FM or SSB birds.
> The computer control on the 736 is far more limited as it is one way only
> - computer to the radio only. You can't tune the radio with the knob and
> have the computer know what you are doing.
> The 736 has a history of power supply failures.
I have a fully optioned 736. Love the radio. Yes, there are
limitations, especially with the computer control, being a very early
implementation, but it's still a nice radio. Power supply died years
ago, but I run it off 13.8V DC, so not an issue for me.
>
> With all that said, I really like my 736.
Me too. I even have a remote base system that works around some of the
limitations of the 736's computer control.
--
73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 06:49:54 -0700
From: Christopher Maness <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Jeff Lamb <nx9b@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Chris Maness <kq6up@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] 736 vs. 2000X
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> On May 12, 2016, at 4:57 AM, Jeff Lamb <nx9b@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi, Chris. I was reading the thread on the AMSATbb about choosing between
the 736 and a 2000X.
> One thing I think everyone missed is that the 2000X also has 23cm built
in. Does the 736 have the 23cm module? If so, that evens it out a little but
from strictly a power point the 100/50/10 from the Kenwood would trump the
25watts of the 736. Plus the 736 is an older design and while it 'might'
have a better receiver, the differences would be negligible.
> Yes, the 2000 has a birdy on the SO50 (& AO27) downlink but there are
work-arounds for that too.
> Plus computer control of the 2000 is easy while the 736 barely works with
a computer. It's just older tech that does not do bidirectional signaling
between rig and computer which the 2000 does with ease.
>
> I envy you for having to make such a decision. Most guys would take either
one and be happy.
>
> Good luck with your choice.
>
> 73 de Jeff, NX9B, EM66sj
>
It has the 1.2GHz card, but I think it has an issue (the card), but
hopefully it can be repaired. Everything else seems to work. Also, I am
thinking the TS-2000X does not do SSB full duplex, correct? Someone in this
thread mentioned the 736 does full duplex in both modes. Part of the deal
included an SSB 150W brick from RFConcepts. However, it needs 40W to drive
it to 150W. Another pro for the TS-2000X is that it has built in TNC?s. I
do a bit of packet, so that is kind of neat. The manual mentioned 9k6 too,
but I am not sure if any birds are running 9k6 packet anymore. If the TNC
can do KISS, I can use my jnos running in linux again.
Thanks,
Chris KQ6UP
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 06:54:44 -0700
From: Christopher Maness <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
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Let me restate the question in a different way. Say you had both radios,
and your wife walks into your shack and says you don?t need two satellite
radios. Shaking her finger, she says you need to sell one. Which one would
go?
(My wife knows nothing about these radios ? the fiction is for effect :D )
Thanks,
Chris KQ6UP
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 09:58:54 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Christopher Maness <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>, Tony Langdon
<vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
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The TS-2000 by a mile, which is indeed full duplex. The only issue is the
birdie on SO-50's downlink, and there are workarounds for that.
73, Drew KO4MA
-----Original Message-----
>From: Christopher Maness <christopher.maness@xxxxx.xxx>
>Sent: May 12, 2016 9:54 AM
>To: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
>Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-736R vs. TS-2000X
>
>Let me restate the question in a different way. Say you had both radios,
and your wife walks into your shack and says you don?t need two satellite
radios. Shaking her finger, she says you need to sell one. Which one would
go?
>
>(My wife knows nothing about these radios ? the fiction is for effect :D )
>
>Thanks,
>Chris KQ6UP
>_______________________________________________
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 20:56:30 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Saturday (7 May) at Sierra Vista AZ hamfest &
other operating/travels report (long)
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Hi!
Sorry for the delay in posting this report. A project at the office has
consumed a lot of my time this week - not just during the workdays, but
also a couple of very late evenings and early mornings.
Last Saturday's Cochise Amateur Radio Association hamfest in Sierra Vista,
Arizona, was another good event for AMSAT. This is a small, half-day
hamfest in southern Arizona, which had a good turnout on a great day. No
rain or heavy winds to deal with. After the hamfest, the afternoon and
evening was nice for some sightseeing and - of course - more operating.
After I drove down to Sierra Vista the night before the hamfest, I only had
a 15-minute drive to reach the hamfest on the edge of town. The gate for
the hamfest site was open when I arrived a few minutes after 5am (1200
UTC). I started to set up my AMSAT table, knowing there was an SO-50 pass
an hour or so after that. Even though the hamfest didn't officially start
until 7am (1400 UTC), I still had a small crowd on hand for that pass that
went to the west of the hamfest. Seven QSOs went in the log on that pass, 6
from stations in the western USA plus XE2BHL in Tijuana. A good start to
the morning. The hamfest site is in grid DM41, not a rare Arizona grid with
some active satellite operators in the area (NP4JV, W7JPI, W7JSD).
I missed the passes for the XW-2 satellites after SO-50, as I had been
talking with people walking around my AMSAT booth, outside the buildings
at the club's "Green Acres" site. After the crowds eased, I set up for a
demonstration on AO-73 around 1535 UTC. I moved the VFO on my receiver
through the transponder and down to the telemetry around 145.935 MHz, so
the crowd could hear the SSB activity as well as the data that comes from
this satellite. I was able to work 3 stations, AA5PK in Texas followed by
XE1AO and XE1AU (a club station at XE1AO's university in central Mexico).
Omar, as always, greeted the crowd in English as I talked to him in
Spanish.
Some time passed before another satellite pass, the first of two AO-85
passes that have probably become the best for demonstrations. With the
stronger 2m downlink from AO-85 compared to SO-50's 70cm downlink, many are
now able to hear the satellite with almost any 2m FM radio they may have at
a hamfest. The first of the two AO-85 passes Saturday morning came a little
after 10am (1700 UTC), which provided for 14 QSOs from coast to coast. A
great way to show off the capabilities of AMSAT's newest satellite, and for
several in the crowd to hear the satellite for themselves on HTs with
either duckie antennas or (in one case) a telescoping whip antenna.
The later AO-85 pass, just before 12 noon (1900 UTC) and the official end
of the hamfest, came up from the west and wrapped around the north. This
wasn't as busy as the earlier AO-85 pass, but still enough activity for
most of the pass. Stations in the western USA and Canada, and as far east
as K8YSE in Cleveland, made up the 8 QSOs logged on this pass. The shortest
QSOs were made with Fernando NP4JV, who was across the field from the AMSAT
booth, and with Sid W7JSD who worked me from his house a few miles away.
Sid had been out to the hamfest earlier in the morning, and I asked him if
he could possibly try working this pass when he returned home.
On the two AO-85 passes, John K8YSE figured prominently in both passes. Not
that John made lots of QSOs on each pass, but that he initially made QSOs
with me as K8YSE/7 from his Arizona station, and then made QSOs with me as
K8YSE from his station in Cleveland. He was physically in Arizona at his
home in the Phoenix area, and remotely operating his Cleveland station
later in each of these passes. The crowd was impressed with the ability to
be on from two different stations at the same time. They were also happy
with the extremely long-distance QSO with NP4JV. :-)
Along with talking with John through both of his stations and seeing both
Fernando and Sid, Fernando had his daughter Yalitza ("Yali") with him at
the hamfest. Yali took the Technician license exam at the hamfest, and
passed. Yali has not received a call sign from the FCC yet, but hopefully
she does soon, and we can hear her on the satellites from DM41 in the near
future.
Unlike most of my hamfest road trips, I had not made definite plans to go
anywhere after the hamfest. Talking with Fernando and Yali at lunch after
the hamfest, I wanted to try working at least one pass from the nearby
Coronado National Memorial. This memorial is south of Sierra Vista, at the
USA/Mexico border. It is so close to the border that my mobile phone made
the switch to a Mexican carrier, until I left the memorial. The best place
to work an SO-50 pass just after 3pm (2200 UTC) was just inside the east
entrance of the memorial, near the large Coronado National Memorial sign at
a parking area in front of that sign. I set up my station, took pictures
of it and my GPS receiver, and proceeded to work 13 stations on that pass
across the USA and Mexico. I think some were hoping another station was
going to show up, so that helped me in making at least 10 QSOs to have this
pass count as an activation for the ARRL's National Parks on the Air
activity. This was my second NPOTA activation, and the first for me at a
National Park Service site in Arizona following my operating from Lake Mead
in Nevada the previous weekend (29 April-1 May). Like with the hamfest,
this memorial is also in grid DM41.
After working the SO-50 pass, I stopped at the visitor center to get the
obligatory stamps in my passport to show I was at this location, and then
took my time heading back to Sierra Vista. My drive home took several
hours, with a drive through another scenic part of southern Arizona to
Nogales along another portion of the USA/Mexico border, and then up through
Tucson back home. I stopped to work one AO-85 pass in the evening, around
8.25pm (0325 UTC), logging 4 QSOs from a spot northwest of Tucson in grid
DM42 before finishing my drive home.
Between the hamfest and operating from the Coronado National Memorial, this
was a fun day in southern Arizona. I'll be on the road for another hamfest
in eastern Arizona on 4 June, plus I hope to operate from more National
Park Service sites around Arizona during the summer. Thanks to the Cochise
Amateur Radio Association for their hospitality in providing AMSAT a space
at their annual hamfest, and to all of the stations that worked WD9EWK
during the hamfest and later in the day at the other locations!
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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