Today I was working in Aurora (just east of Buckley AFB). I had ben watching an approaching storm slowly moving towards us. From the start I though to myself "tornado" but it just looked to weird. It was like a big dust storm with rotating clouds above it. The storm was moving to the North East (typical tornado track is to the NE) and a couple miles away. We were in a safe location to view it as it passed. It went past, no problem. I said a quick prayer that everyone in front of the storm stays safe. Then it happned.
The storm made a turn to the South East and picked up speed.... big time. It was headed right for us. We made a break for the truck (no where else to go in that field). As we got back to the truck the sirens sounded. That is the first time I heard Tornado sirens in Colorado. I was sure no one here used them.
We locked down the windows in the topper, I turned the truck in to the storm and we waited. About 300 yards away was another of our crews in their truck. The storm hit ni minutes and we couldn't see shit. Winds were easily 60-70mph, ground level clouds, heavy rain, hail. The truck was shaking like a roller coaster. We had a GPS reciever on a tripod sunk in the ground 4" and it started to go over. My partner jumped out of the truck and grabbed it.
After about 10 minutes the storm passed. I was glad to see our other crew safe and sound. Across the site we saw a back-hoe still digging.
The storm made a turn to the South East and picked up speed.... big time. It was headed right for us. We made a break for the truck (no where else to go in that field). As we got back to the truck the sirens sounded. That is the first time I heard Tornado sirens in Colorado. I was sure no one here used them.
We locked down the windows in the topper, I turned the truck in to the storm and we waited. About 300 yards away was another of our crews in their truck. The storm hit ni minutes and we couldn't see shit. Winds were easily 60-70mph, ground level clouds, heavy rain, hail. The truck was shaking like a roller coaster. We had a GPS reciever on a tripod sunk in the ground 4" and it started to go over. My partner jumped out of the truck and grabbed it.
After about 10 minutes the storm passed. I was glad to see our other crew safe and sound. Across the site we saw a back-hoe still digging.
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i never worked SO-35, but i heard it was pretty good.. yup UO-14 went bye bye about a year or so ago, that satellite was so much better than A)-27.. A)-27 is stil up but very very weak, and is hit or miss.
lok for info on the amsat.org website on AO-51, it is currently TX'ing at about 1W but will go to more once t is checked out further...wow!!! it can go as high as 7W!!!
As far as the ISS goes, i have worked it with a discone antenna with a 2m mobile set to split mode (145.8down/144.49up) I once got MIR on my HT, that was nice.
Lately i have been trying the FO series, with my FT-817 and a portable 2m/70cm beam. so far so good.