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Successful WFD Satellite Contact

Posted: 26 Jan 2020 08:31 AM PST
https://wb4son.com/wpblog/?p=4016


A bit of planning goes a long way

There was a 8:30L XW-2A satellite pass this morning.Â* I pointed my Arrow
x-beam to the NW at about 25 degrees elevation.Â* By 8:33, I was in contact
with NK1N in SNJ a beautiful S9 SSB signal on a mostly empty bird. (Setup
took about 20 minutes to setup the gear and deploy the antenna).

The weather was fantastic sunny, about 44 degrees and a tad windy.Â* Hard
to call it winter.Â* The SSB & CW operators werent so luck yesterday as a
large rainstorm blew through from about 8 PM until midnight.Â* But at least
it stayed above freezing.
Toughbook running SatPC32, Icom 910H, powered from solar charged Bioenno
LiFePO4 Battery (Antenna visible thru window)
Arrow Crossed 70cm/2m Antenna on photo tripod pointed at the initial 1/3
spot for the pass.