I worked the QO-100 satellite! My first satellite contact!!!
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Published 2023-07-04
It was pretty epic, almost like HF.
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All Comments (21)
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All QSOs uploaded to LoTW. QSLs will be going out soon. :)
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It is a crime that North America doesn't not have a Geo stationary satellite available. Especially considering how long Amsat has been operating and the money made by manufacturers in the US market that we do not have this capability.
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I am active on QO-100, best thing is it's pretty simple to get active, and there's activity on it 24/7. Worked Greenland 🇬🇱 and lots of Asia and South America.
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I was at the North East Weak Signal picnic this weekend and just kept asking myself "Why aren't I on 10Ghz!?! 🤣" That led me down the QO-100 road. Just going to have to find a way into the coverage area once I get in 10Ghz.
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I do video via QO-100, it's fun to actually see the station you're working. There are quite a few stations doing it including several in Brazil.
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I really wish the hams on the NA continent could get it together and make one of these type satellites for north and south america too.
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Congratulations. I wish we had a geo satellite to work here in Australia. I made my first ISS contact a couple of days ago. Will try SO50 once my arrow ii antenna arrives.
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It would be nice if AMSAT were to launch such a satellite. I supported AO-40 and since that ill fated project, there has been little progress/interest in LEO. I worked AO-10/AO-13 and really enjoyed the long duration visability of those satellites.
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Congratulations
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Congratulations on making your first satellite contact, Ria! And what a great satellite to do it on! I hope to work QO-100 one day. 73, John Brier KG4AKV
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Well done!
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Its amazing N2RJ. Students of OSCAR India is also working on QO 100. Hope we can make this out soon.
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Aloha Ria, my Arrow antenna was my first commercially made antenna that I ever bought to work satellites here in Hawaii and was Pretty Boni easy to do here. I need to get back into doing satellites again. Mahalo-Todd WH6DWF🇺🇸🤙🏻
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:) Congratulations sv7sjs
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Nice. You're such a pro !
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Very, VERY cool! Congrats!
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Yes let's make this happen in our part of the world also.
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Congrats and thanks for the inspiration.. this is something on my to-do list !
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Thanks so much Ria! This beyond cool!
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This reminds me of my first contacts on a repeater circa 1975. The technology looks sort of neat. I've done a few contacts on EME when I had the big VHF and UHF stacks... There's a challenge. Steerable EME might be my next radio adventure. Looks like you're having a blast with the travel. 🙂
