Here is nice certifcate that I got in the mail yesterday:
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Here is a QSL from working Vlad twice on 20m, once on RTTY and once on SSB. You paypal his account. I gave him $5US and I got the card via mail from Texas in 3 weeks. He must use a QSL service:
I ended up getting a break in the weather enough to work AO-27 on its 18:18Z to 18:33Z pass over Maryland on 9/18/2012.
I had a bit of a learning curve switching the frequencies, holding the antenna and recorder and trying to work someone. I heard CO6CBF at EL92 and he called me but I did not get a confirmation from him. I heard W4SE, NL7VX, NX9B and WI9I.
My first satellite contact was K4KEG EM 55 at close to LOS. Here is the QSO that I recorded:
My second QSO was right after that with W5PFG who called me and was on the grid line of DM94/EM04. Here is the QSO that I recorded:
What alot of fun. I know I will get better at it as time goes. I think I am going to get a tripod.
73
Joe
N3FHW
I just got the Baofeng UV-5R in the mail yesterday. What a great radio for the price. I have the Arrow Antenna II. I listened using it with my scanner yesterday during a high pass of SO-50 and heard a dozen QSOs. I have all the frequencies programed in the Baofeng now and will be working the birds as soon as there is a decent pass.
I am going to try and work them today but we have bad WX here. Raining, Wind and a Tornado Watch.
I will try and post some audio,
Joe
N3FHW