May 20, 2011
WOW! That's about all I have to say... ;-)
This was my third year going to Dayton, and it was probably my favorite. There seemed to be a lot more attendance this year than last (at least on Friday when I was there). I didn't purchase as many goodies as I have in years past. I picked up the Heil Traveler w/ HTA-KHT adapter for my Kenwood D7A, and that was about it. The only thing I regret about the trip was that I did not get many pics. There was so much going on that the camera took a back seat. I did manage to get a few good ones.
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| My dream rotor - the Yaesu G-5500.... |
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Left to right: KD8KSN, KC8JDS, KD8NUQ, KB8TZE. My Dad (no call) was taking the pic.
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| AMSAT booth area |
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| AMSAT satellite demo area. |
It was great meeting up with several guys that I have talked with over the past year and a half on the birds. It was fun going out with Keith, W5IU, and Mark, N8MH, and helping work/watching them work the birds. I picked up my equipment later on and got on a low AO27 pass and talked with KB1PVH to get EM79 on the rover VUCC list.
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| Me and Col. Doug Wheelock (ISS 25) |
On to the highlight of the day... Col. Doug Wheelock was at the AMSAT booth from 1:30-2:30p giving out autographs AND pictures (with you), so we stood in a 20 MINUTE - yes, a 20 MINUTE - line, and we got our picture taken with him, got a very nice picture of him that he autographed, and he also signed my Arrow boom, the same antenna that I worked him on last July when he was aboard the ISS, expedition 25. I have a few pics of the antenna and Col. Wheelock below, and then there are a few miscellaneous pics. I MAY put a video out within the next month. I have not had a chance to look over the footage yet to see if it justifies a video. We will see.
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| Photo credit KA2UPW |
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The antenna reads, "NA1SS to Planet Earth"... [Col. Wheelock's signature] Commander, ISS 25"
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| Me monitoring AO27 while N8MH & W5IU worked it right behind the camera. Not sure why I was making the face. :oP |
This was my third year going to Dayton, and it was probably my favorite. There seemed to be a lot more attendance this year than last (at least on Friday when I was there). I didn't purchase as many goodies as I have in years past. I picked up the Heil Traveler w/ HTA-KHT adapter for my Kenwood D7A, and that was about it. The only thing I regret about the trip was that I did not get many pics. There was so much going on that the camera took a back seat. I did manage to get a few good ones. 
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