rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (11/29/83)
According to my calculations, Hams in the Midwest can work W5LFL at the following times: DATE FROM (CST) TO ORBIT WED 30 11:10 AM 11:25 AM 34A FRI 02 6:35 PM 6:55 PM 71D SUN 04 8:55 AM 9:23 AM 97A MON 05 8:42 AM 9:05 AM 113A TUE 06 8:29 AM 8:50 AM 129A TUE 06 4:18 PM 4:48 PM 134D W5LFL will transmit on even minutes, listen on odd minutes. W5LFL will transmit on 145.55 (145.53, and 145.57 backup). W5LFL will listen on 144.91/93/95/97/ 145.01/03/05/07/09. (one of the above at a time) Give his call once at the beginning of an odd minute and repeat your call several times. Bob, K9EUI
wheatley@inuxc.UUCP (11/30/83)
Talked to the ARRL after this noons flyby, and I am told that the antenna is not oriented to favor ground communications, nor will it be for a few more days. Not sure quite what this means, but they felt that signals heard would be weak copy. At any rate, about 4 or 5 carloads of hams here listened, and a few of us thought we heard something, although VERY weak. could be some local pranksters, however. Anyone have any further information....ANYONE HEAR W5LFL??? Steve Wheatley KU9C inuxc!wheatley
wheatley@inuxc.UUCP (12/01/83)
I just listened to the ARRL Shuttle Hotline (203-666-0688) and was told
that W5LFL worked the west coast on orbit 35A, although his antenna is
NOT favorable in direction for ground communications. The schedule,
as of 5 pm yesterday (EST WED), is as follows
WED: 40D
THUR: 49A
56D
FRI 70D
71D
72D
These are orbit numbers, so he is evidently still following the original
schedule, but no mention was made of operation on orbit 34A, so I guess
us midwesterners who thought we may have heard him faintly, were fooled
by the local qrm.
Good Luck, Steve Wheatley KU9C inuxc!wheatleyjwb@ecsvax.UUCP (12/05/83)
w5lfl heard in North Carolina 5 DEC, 8:28 am calling CQ North America, will listen for 5 seconds. Signal was a little weak to my mobile rig. The scheds I had did not list this pass for operation, so I heard him mostly through luck. Heard three transmissions but did not hear any calls read back. Jack Buchanan K4FRS Chapel Hill NC ed
michaelk@azure.UUCP (Michael Kersenbrock) (12/07/83)
W5LFL on the shuttle "came in" very strong tonight. He did seem to be further east than expected. A lot of hams (sigh) did not seem to know better than to call him on his downlink frequency. Mike Kersenbrock WB4IOJ Tektronix Microcomputer Development Products Aloha, Oregon
daemon@decwrl.UUCP (12/07/83)
From: Ed Featherston HL01-1/P06 225-5241 <roll::featherston>
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Subject: W5LFL
W5LFL was heard at my home QTH at 8:10 AM (EST), Wed. 12/7/83. His
signal was DFQ (full quieting) my ICOM IC-2AT handie talkie. My antenna
was a VOCOM 3" Stubby Duck. Also, heard him while mobile at 9:35 AM (EST)
this morning (Orbit #145). My antenna was a 1/4 mag mount on the car roof,
and his signal was 90% quieting my IC-2AT.
KA1VF
Mail address : ...decvax!decwrl!rhea!jetsam!smith
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