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Author Topic: Any interest in AM 10 Meter Parachute Mobile QSOs on Sunday May 31? SF Bay Area  (Read 5272 times)
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AF6IM jumping from a C54G, 1999 Quincy Illinois.


« on: May 15, 2015, 03:47:44 PM »

Will be jumping on May 31 at Byron CA carrying a Yaesu FT 817 and 10M end fed dipole trailing wire antenna. Will be making SSB QSOs under open canopy starting at about 12,000 ft. If there is interest I'll make some AM QSOs too. Should work line of sight contacts and who knows, maybe further if conditions permit.

If you are interested contact me at af6im@arrl.net to set up a freq and rough schedule. We have little control over scheduling as experienced jumpers pay $22 per jump and tandem jumpers pay over $200.  http://bayareaskydiving.com/?gclid=CIOpi4G_xMUCFU9ffgodP4UACA   Guess who gets boarding priority?

We will have unique QSL cards for this event, our 20th Parachute Mobile mission. www.parachutemobile.com

Check website above for spot freq and jump time updates. Our AM spot is planned for 29.025 MHz. Will have a base station at drop zone operating SSB at 28.425MHz. We also have a sked on 28.540MHz with a group of Japanese hams during one of the jumps. JA QRP DX is a long shot but no harm in trying.

Forecast winds are kinda high Sun aft so we will try to get some jumps in between 10 and noon CA time. Will jump all day if winds permit. With our big radio jump canopies (210 sq ft) landing in winds above 15 knots is dicey. We use big canopies for these jumps due to gear weight and the desire for long hang times.

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Mark
AF6IM
www.parachutemobile.com
 


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