30 Years Ago: Astronaut W5LFL to Communicate on 2 Meters from Space Shuttle

[Paul W. Schleck]

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This is from a web-site that is replaying Usenet, including
net.ham-radio, from 30 years ago (currently early 1983). The site is:

http://www.olduse.net

If you prefer to use your own newsreader, the site also supports an NNTP
connection at:

nntp.olduse.net:119


>From: ad7i <utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!lime!houxe!hogpc!houxq!houxp!ad7i>
>Subject: ARRL 30: 2 Metre Shuttle Communications
>Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
>Date: Wed Apr 20 08:13:13 1983


qst de ad7i
holmdel, new jersey, u.s.a.
hr arrl bulletin nr 30 from arrl headquarters
newington ct april 18, 1983
to all radio amateurs bt

astronaut owen garriott, w5lfl, will operate an amateur radio station
aboard the next space shuttle mission, scheduled for september 1983.
on april 16, nasa officially approved a joint arrl/amsat proposal to
include an amateur station aboard the sts 9/spacelab flight. the
joint arrl/amsat proposal calls for arrl to furnish the special
amateur radio equipment for use on the shuttle, and to organize and
coach amateurs in procedures for rapid and efficient communications
with the shuttle. this operation, which will be on 2 meter fm, will
mark the first time in the history of space exploration that the
general public will be able to communicate directly with an astronaut
in orbit. details will be forthcoming in qst ar

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[Patty Winter]

In article <5172dbf0$0$81745$540e...@novia.net>,

Paul W. Schleck <psch...@oasis.novia.net> wrote:
>
>This is from a web-site that is replaying Usenet, including
>net.ham-radio, from 30 years ago (currently early 1983). The site is:
>
> http://www.olduse.net
>
>
>>From: ad7i
>>Subject: ARRL 30: 2 Metre Shuttle Communications
>>Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
>>Date: Wed Apr 20 08:13:13 1983
>
>

>hr arrl bulletin nr 30 from arrl headquarters
>newington ct april 18, 1983
>

>astronaut owen garriott, w5lfl, will operate an amateur radio station
>aboard the next space shuttle mission, scheduled for september 1983.

Here's a photo I took of him as he was about to board the astronaut van.
Turns out that yelling "73, Owen!" can get a ham's attention even at a
moment like this when his mind is on a million other things. ;-)

http://www.wintertime.com/OH/sts9-walkout.jpg


Patty