[VHFcontesting] spacecraft DX

[Eric Smith]

W7GLF and myself (KB7DQH) may have heard some reflections
as far North as CN87...  We both heard some very brief
activity on 6... then nothing.  At the time we were on
144.240, I had just switched on the 6 meter rig in the
rover vehicle to see about desense and or noise floor
chanes on 6 with the borrowed Icom 7000 transmitting on
two.  Didn't observe any, but did hear voices on the band
about that time.  Beam pointed North...
Eric
KB7DQH

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:48:04 -0800
 "frank bechdoldt" <k3uhf at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Gene,
> 
> 	Last night or this morning (whoes' counting) I worked
> kq6mu in dm16
> (parumph Nevada) from my location in CN86 (clatskanie
> Oregon). I'm K3uhf. 
> I remember you wanting unusual contacts to be reported
> from the PNWVHF
> conf. in Seaside, I was across the isle from you. This
> contact was made off
> the space craft returning from orbit carrying space dust.
>  you would have
> to look up the crafts name in the morning paper. It was
> made at 9:48 Zulu
> on 50.125 USB and his signal was 20 over S-9.  From the
> reflectors this may
> of been the only one completed, Though I heard some
> garbled chatter on
> 144.2 also.  The opening lasted for about one minute. I
> didn't see much
> success on ping jockey either. Oddly the noise floor went
> really high about
> one minute after re-entry. This was reported by others as
> well on the dx
> reflector. It was up on both 2 and 6 meters. I wonder if
> it was space noise
> from outside the ionosphere or something.  Oddly enough
> ir might of been
> worth staying up late for one qso. Now I'm off to bed im
> tired and my
> writing barely makes sense hi hi. 
> 
> frank bechdoldt
> 
> 
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