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    From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to All on Friday, October 23, 2026 21:58:19
    Hi everyone,

    Is anyone working the Orionids meteor shower? A friend of mine is trying on
    6m using MSK144. The peak was over a few days ago but I'm told there's
    still activity.

    -- Sean KS4TD

    ... Broken barometer for sale: no pressure.

    --- MultiMail/Win
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)
  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Sean Dennis on Saturday, October 24, 2026 17:14:50
    On Fri 23-Oct-2026 9:58p, Sean Dennis@1:18/200.0 wrote:
    Hi everyone,

    Is anyone working the Orionids meteor shower? A friend of mine is trying on
    6m using MSK144. The peak was over a few days ago but I'm told there's still activity.

    I hope you don't mind a response in the negative (I liken it to telling someone.. IT WORKS ON MY COMPUTER.. (Yeah thanks..).. Though we need activity in here.

    I have not done any work in the extraterrestrial side of ham radio.. I should at least set a goal of building a handheld tape measure satellite antenna and working an satellite or two...

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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    * Origin: The Rat's Den BBS (1:135/250)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Rug Rat on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 16:12:57
    Hello Rug,

    24 Oct 26 17:14, you wrote to me:

    I have not done any work in the extraterrestrial side of ham radio..
    I should at least set a goal of building a handheld tape measure
    satellite antenna and working an satellite or two...

    It's fun to work satellites and meteor showers. I'm hoping that after my foot gets fixed and I go back to work that I can afford to get a small home with a backyard where I can put up a few antennas and have room to do more ham radio-related things like work satellites.

    I did work the ISS once using a handheld 2m rig and a handheld tape measure Yagi. It was fun!

    -- Sean KS4TD

    ... The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20240309
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)