04/23/2016

A new distance record of 5751 kilometers (3565.6 miles) has been claimed for an AO-85[1] (Fox-1A) satellite contact.

Betrand Demarcq, FG8OJ, in Saint-Francois, Guadeloupe (FK96ig), worked Jose Elias Diaz Rodriguez, EB1FVQ, in Vigo, Spain (IN52pe), at 19:15 UTC on April 14, 2016.

A recording[2] of the contact is available.

AMSAT posts records[3] on its AMSAT Satellite Distance Records page. Send[4] new claims to Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. The AO-85 CubeSat was launched last October. It carries a U/V FM transponder. - Thanks to AMSAT News Service via Paul Stoetzer, N8HMÿ


[1] http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4690
[2] https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0o1b1as1xlcrjs/eb1fvq.mp3
[3] http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4751
[4] mailto:n8hm@amsat.org

---
þ Synchronet þ Whiskey Lover's Amateur Radio BBS