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<tt>Just before 8p central, or about 00:53Z I stepped outside with a
VX-8R<br>
<br>
145.825, rubber duck<br>
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Too many clouds to visibly see it streak across the sky. Heard 3
packets, on both the HT and my nearby non-tnc IC-208H on a 5db
gain antenna on the car roof. <br>
<br>
This is what the HT decoded:<br>
<br>
A Status packet:<br>
</tt><tt>RS0ISS-4 ARISS - International Space Station <BBS/APRS
on><br>
<br>
An "Other" packet, no posit<br>
WB2IOL Radio Kansas City<br>
<br>
A quick search: </tt><br>
<pre>EM28qx at home (WA2MCT=EL17HQ)
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<font size="+1"><b>Call:</b> WB2IOL <b>Class:</b> Advanced
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<b>PORTNOY, ELAN<br>
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KANSAS CITY, MO 64114</b><br>
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