On 30 January 2011 at 2315 UTC after more than 15 failed attempts, Luis LU6QI managed to communicate with Gary K4MF AO7 via satellite.
The QSO took place in CW mode B during orbit # 65714, it was the end of the last of Luis and the beginning of Gary. Luis says very clearly that managed copy for 30 or 40 seconds, enough to exchange signals and greetings.
This is not the 1st QSO between USA and Argentina by low altitude satellites that Oscar LU5BOJ / O that is located in Salta, Argentina and several contacts achieved via AO7 USA.
Luis LU6QI The location is approximately 1200 km further south of the Oscar what he did that was not easy to make this QSO. The distance between the location of Gary (EL98JG) and Luis (FF66TQ) is 7024.45 km
I have heard that some station opened in Buenos Aires also made some time communicating with the U.S. and even South Africa.
The satellite in this case was just above the horizon (no more than 2 or 3 degrees) occurs during the QSO.
Luis has the following elements:
IC706MKII Icom and Yaesu FT757GX with a transverter for 2 mts.
So does transmit and receive on 2m and 70 cms in both FM, SSB, CW. Antennas
Cushcarft (738XB of 38 elements and 15 db to 70 cm gan and 22XB of 22 elements and 14 db for GAN 2m)
Yaesu Rotor azimuth and elevation and use the software (free)
Soft
: Orbitron. Congratulations Luis
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