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Old 05-20-2010, 03:33 PM   #9
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That was COOL!!!
Did you do that simplex or what?? How long was the communique?

JIM
Sorry for the delay in response. I left a message in a packet mailbox, using a KPC-3 packet controller, that antenna, computer and a Kenwood V7A dual bander.

I don't remember the name of the satellite tracking software I used. It was really simple to use as I recall.

With my set up I had to wait until the MIR was descending, coming over Canada southward, over my station and out over the Atlantic. Then I could get through the QRM and into the mailbox. I then had about 45 seconds to login, leave a short message, and then log out before the MIR was over the horizon. And I had to set a clock to get up about 3 am to do this!

I got my YL Kathy - KD4DQQ - to make a contact. She has one QSL card in her collection, and it's from the MIR. If you're only going to have one QSL card, I guess that's the one to have!
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