[net.columbia] Challenger QSO Schedules

philb@tekecs.UUCP (06/18/83)

 
	I would be very interested in finding out the information necessary
	to make a contact with the astronaut/ham on the next orbiter flight.
	Would some one please post the times, areas covered, protocol, and
	callsigns necessary to do this??? I would very much like to make a
	contact with the orbiter during this flight. Maybe make a date with
	Ms. Ride......

	How about shuttle audio rebroadcasts on hf or 2m. Any one know about
	that (2m in Portland area)?

	Congrats on the sucessful Phase 3B launch!!!

					73`s and tnx
					Phil Biehl, KA6YEP
					tekecs!philb

karn@eagle.UUCP (06/25/83)

First of all, it won't be the next shuttle flight, it'll be STS-9.
Owen Garriot, W5LFL, will be the operator as he is a mission specialist
for that flight.  The orbiter will be Columbia, not Challenger.

This particular flight has another advantage in that the inclination
will be 57 degrees instead of the usual 28.5 degrees.  This will
cover northern latitudes much better, but the passes will still be very brief.

The operating protocol will most likely consist of alternate one minute
transmit and receive periods.  Owen will scan a range of uplinks on 2
meters (not including his own transmit frequency), record the calls he
hears, and then read them off on his downlink frequency during the
alternate minute.

Read July QST for further details.  ARRL & AMSAT will be working jointly
on disseminating info on this project.

Phil Karn, KA9Q


PS. Sally Ride is married.  Sorry.

raf@loux.UUCP (06/27/83)

I don't care if she is married!
Can anyone tell me where I can get a good 
(not newspaper) picture of Sally Ride?
I would prefer life size but I'll take
magazine if I have to. (If it's the right magazine...)

Isn't it nice to have a real heroine in the world again?

			in love again
			Ron Flannery