On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 8:11, Tim

<tlemmon@...> wrote:

Love it.

Love it.

Love it.

On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 8:32?PM KE4UW Dave <mossdj@...> wrote:

Thanks to the hard work by Eddie figuring out how SAT32PC works, and the really hard work by Eddie to jam enough of that information between my ears, I successfully made a few contacts via the RS-44 satellite this afternoon.? Wow, FINALLY!

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I managed one contact on July 3, but only through the exemplary skills and extraordinary patience of K0JM Mark in Minneapolis.? He stuck with me as I wandered around in frequency, at least long enough to complete the QSO.? But it was rather embarrassing showing the world I still didn’t know how to do this properly.? Since then Eddie gave me more remedial instruction, and today was much more successful.?

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If you need someone to teach you how to do this, Eddie is your man.? Patient, persistent, and will/can actually thoroughly RTFM.

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I know I got it right today.? After some additional help from Eddie I managed to upload the QSOs to LOTW, and damned if all five weren’t already confirmed.? I guess satellite ops are pretty good at uploading to LOTW.?

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Eddie, thanks a million.? I don’t think I’m 100 percent there yet, so don’t throw away all your crib notes.? But it was a heck of an afternoon.? ?

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Dave UW

On Jul 19, 2023, at 10:22 PM, Edmund Thompson <Edmundthompson@...> wrote:

?It was my pleasure Dave. You're too generous. Figuring it out for the both of us!?

Ham radio is about helping each other.?

Now I know how to use SatPC32 to work with the IC-9700 and the homebrew EasyComm mini satellite antenna controller too!

RS-44 is currently easiest, with up to15 minute passes, but once I would have leaned to CAS-4A/B, or XW-4... but I fear they are now weak and failing.

Oh by the way, RTFM ! ?

Eddie, AE4TQ?

On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 20:58, Eric Howell

<erhowell@...> wrote:

Outstanding Eddie!!!!!

Eric Howell

Erhowell@...

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On Jul 19, 2023, at 8:46 PM, Joe Schippert via groups.io <joe_schippert@...> wrote:

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Great progress, and a good accomplishment for any ham!

Thanks for sharing, and thanks for encouraging the rest of us to get on the Satellites. ?

Eddie, I’ve got you on speed dial and will be calling one of these days. I need a rig, and to to re-read your presentation first!

?73, Joe ?AJ2Y?

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On Jul 19, 2023, at 20:32, KE4UW Dave <mossdj@...> wrote:

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Thanks to the hard work by Eddie figuring out how SAT32PC works, and the really hard work by Eddie to jam enough of that information between my ears, I successfully made a few contacts via the RS-44 satellite this afternoon.? Wow, FINALLY!

?

I managed one contact on July 3, but only through the exemplary skills and extraordinary patience of K0JM Mark in Minneapolis.? He stuck with me as I wandered around in frequency, at least long enough to complete the QSO.? But it was rather embarrassing showing the world I still didn’t know how to do this properly.? Since then Eddie gave me more remedial instruction, and today was much more successful.?

?

If you need someone to teach you how to do this, Eddie is your man.? Patient, persistent, and will/can actually thoroughly RTFM.

?

I know I got it right today.? After some additional help from Eddie I managed to upload the QSOs to LOTW, and damned if all five weren’t already confirmed.? I guess satellite ops are pretty good at uploading to LOTW.?

?

Eddie, thanks a million.? I don’t think I’m 100 percent there yet, so don’t throw away all your crib notes.? But it was a heck of an afternoon.? ?

?

Dave UW

--
Eric Howell
W4MC
w4mc@...

On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 20:58, Eric Howell

<erhowell@...> wrote:

Outstanding Eddie!!!!!

Eric Howell

Erhowell@...

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On Jul 19, 2023, at 8:46 PM, Joe Schippert via groups.io <joe_schippert@...> wrote:

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Great progress, and a good accomplishment for any ham!

Thanks for sharing, and thanks for encouraging the rest of us to get on the Satellites. ?

Eddie, I’ve got you on speed dial and will be calling one of these days. I need a rig, and to to re-read your presentation first!

?73, Joe ?AJ2Y?

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On Jul 19, 2023, at 20:32, KE4UW Dave <mossdj@...> wrote:

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Thanks to the hard work by Eddie figuring out how SAT32PC works, and the really hard work by Eddie to jam enough of that information between my ears, I successfully made a few contacts via the RS-44 satellite this afternoon.? Wow, FINALLY!

?

I managed one contact on July 3, but only through the exemplary skills and extraordinary patience of K0JM Mark in Minneapolis.? He stuck with me as I wandered around in frequency, at least long enough to complete the QSO.? But it was rather embarrassing showing the world I still didn’t know how to do this properly.? Since then Eddie gave me more remedial instruction, and today was much more successful.?

?

If you need someone to teach you how to do this, Eddie is your man.? Patient, persistent, and will/can actually thoroughly RTFM.

?

I know I got it right today.? After some additional help from Eddie I managed to upload the QSOs to LOTW, and damned if all five weren’t already confirmed.? I guess satellite ops are pretty good at uploading to LOTW.?

?

Eddie, thanks a million.? I don’t think I’m 100 percent there yet, so don’t throw away all your crib notes.? But it was a heck of an afternoon.? ?

?

Dave UW

--
Eric Howell
W4MC
w4mc@...

On Jul 19, 2023, at 8:46 PM, Joe Schippert via groups.io <joe_schippert@...> wrote:

?Great progress, and a good accomplishment for any ham!

Thanks for sharing, and thanks for encouraging the rest of us to get on the Satellites. ?

Eddie, I’ve got you on speed dial and will be calling one of these days. I need a rig, and to to re-read your presentation first!

?73, Joe ?AJ2Y?

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On Jul 19, 2023, at 20:32, KE4UW Dave <mossdj@...> wrote:

?

Thanks to the hard work by Eddie figuring out how SAT32PC works, and the really hard work by Eddie to jam enough of that information between my ears, I successfully made a few contacts via the RS-44 satellite this afternoon.? Wow, FINALLY!

?

I managed one contact on July 3, but only through the exemplary skills and extraordinary patience of K0JM Mark in Minneapolis.? He stuck with me as I wandered around in frequency, at least long enough to complete the QSO.? But it was rather embarrassing showing the world I still didn’t know how to do this properly.? Since then Eddie gave me more remedial instruction, and today was much more successful.?

?

If you need someone to teach you how to do this, Eddie is your man.? Patient, persistent, and will/can actually thoroughly RTFM.

?

I know I got it right today.? After some additional help from Eddie I managed to upload the QSOs to LOTW, and damned if all five weren’t already confirmed.? I guess satellite ops are pretty good at uploading to LOTW.?

?

Eddie, thanks a million.? I don’t think I’m 100 percent there yet, so don’t throw away all your crib notes.? But it was a heck of an afternoon.? ?

?

Dave UW

On Jul 19, 2023, at 20:32, KE4UW Dave <mossdj@...> wrote:

?

Thanks to the hard work by Eddie figuring out how SAT32PC works, and the really hard work by Eddie to jam enough of that information between my ears, I successfully made a few contacts via the RS-44 satellite this afternoon.? Wow, FINALLY!

?

I managed one contact on July 3, but only through the exemplary skills and extraordinary patience of K0JM Mark in Minneapolis.? He stuck with me as I wandered around in frequency, at least long enough to complete the QSO.? But it was rather embarrassing showing the world I still didn’t know how to do this properly.? Since then Eddie gave me more remedial instruction, and today was much more successful.?

?

If you need someone to teach you how to do this, Eddie is your man.? Patient, persistent, and will/can actually thoroughly RTFM.

?

I know I got it right today.? After some additional help from Eddie I managed to upload the QSOs to LOTW, and damned if all five weren’t already confirmed.? I guess satellite ops are pretty good at uploading to LOTW.?

?

Eddie, thanks a million.? I don’t think I’m 100 percent there yet, so don’t throw away all your crib notes.? But it was a heck of an afternoon.? ?

?

Dave UW

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Scott Weiss N2WF recently did some tower work for me. Though he lives in McDonnough He showed interest in our group. Please add him to the N4N emails. Tnx …

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On Jul 14, 2023, at 9:06 PM, Donald S Brant Jr <dsbrantjr@...> wrote:

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FYI, Harbor Freight sells stainless cable ties which?should not suffer the same fate:??

73, Don N2VGU

On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 8:53?PM Gary McConville via <WB4SQ=[email protected]> wrote:

Twenty years has finally taken its toll. Tape/ties holding my coax lines feedlines have broken free of the mast and boom. Need someone to refasten the cables.

On Jul 10, 2023, at 5:02 PM, Ernie Stedman W2FMU <estedman@...> wrote:

?Jeff,?

That is pretty cool!? ?I worked a ZL on 10 meter phone twice in the past week.

Good bands!

On Jul 10, 2023, at 1:25 PM, Jeff Otterson <jeffrey@...> wrote:

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Pretty exciting paint.? The opening came up, lasted about 15 minutes, and was gone.? I worked 7 JAs in the space of 10 minutes.

And as far as working DX on 6M, have you tuned around much lately?? Even during the contests it is almost all digi.

Jeff n1kdo

On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 11:30?AM Gary McConville via <WB4SQ=[email protected]> wrote:

Reminds me of watching paint dry.

On Jul 10, 2023, at 10:00 AM, Tim <tlemmon@...> wrote:

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Also, about how many hops do you figure a contact with Japan is on 6 meters?

Tim

On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 7:09?PM Jeff Otterson <jeffrey@...> wrote:

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? ? ? ? Date? ? ? Time? ? ? ? ? ?Call? ? Band? ? ? ? ? Mode? ? ? ?Submode? ? ? ?Station Call? ? Result

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? 2023-07-09? 22:52:00? ? ? ? ?JR7WFC? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for Japan: 6M

? 2023-07-09? 22:52:00? ? ? ? ?JR7WFC? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for grid square: QM09

? 2023-07-09? 22:51:00? ? ? ? ?JH0INP? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for grid square: PM96

? 2023-07-09? 22:43:00? ? ? ? ?JA7QVI? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? log vs LotW mismatch: updated GRIDSQUARE with QM08ka from LoTW; was previously logged as QM08kc

? 2023-07-09? 22:43:00? ? ? ? ?JA7QVI? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for grid square: QM08

? 2023-07-09? 17:46:00? ? ? ? ?KE0ESG? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for grid square: DN96

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LotW operations: 5 QSLs processed, 5 log entries updated, 0 errors

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On Jul 10, 2023, at 10:00 AM, Tim <tlemmon@...> wrote:

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Also, about how many hops do you figure a contact with Japan is on 6 meters?

Tim

On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 7:09?PM Jeff Otterson <jeffrey@...> wrote:

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? ? ? ? Date? ? ? Time? ? ? ? ? ?Call? ? Band? ? ? ? ? Mode? ? ? ?Submode? ? ? ?Station Call? ? Result

?

? 2023-07-09? 22:52:00? ? ? ? ?JR7WFC? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for Japan: 6M

? 2023-07-09? 22:52:00? ? ? ? ?JR7WFC? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for grid square: QM09

? 2023-07-09? 22:51:00? ? ? ? ?JH0INP? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for grid square: PM96

? 2023-07-09? 22:43:00? ? ? ? ?JA7QVI? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? log vs LotW mismatch: updated GRIDSQUARE with QM08ka from LoTW; was previously logged as QM08kc

? 2023-07-09? 22:43:00? ? ? ? ?JA7QVI? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for grid square: QM08

? 2023-07-09? 17:46:00? ? ? ? ?KE0ESG? ? ? 6M? ? ? ? ? ?FT8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? N1KDO? ? new confirmation for grid square: DN96

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LotW operations: 5 QSLs processed, 5 log entries updated, 0 errors

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