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BID : ANS-018.04
Read: DB0FHN GUEST
Subj: Seven Year old Extra Connects to ISS
Path: DB0FHN<DB0FOR<DB0MRW<OK0PPL<DB0RES<ER3KAZ<UA9FBV
Sent: 040117/2110Z @:UA9FBV.PRM.RUS.AS #:47591 [Perm] GATEWAY $:ANS-018.04
From: UA9FBV@UA9FBV.PRM.RUS.AS
To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 018.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. January 18, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-018.04
Scott Avery, WA6LIE, reports hearing Mattie, KD7TYN, via the International
Space Station's packet system. The actual QSO involved the following:
KD7TYN>BEACON,RS0ISS-3*,SGATE,WIDE,CN83HG,MATTIE,KD7TYN,EXTRA/1,WA6LIE-4,I:
:all :Hi ISS from Mattie, 7 yr old EXTRA CLASS! I PASSED EXAM!
This contact took place 1 day after Mattie passed her Amateur Extra exam at
the age of 7! More information about Mattie can be found in her QRZ entry at
http://www.qrz.com/callsign.html?callsign=KD7TYN&bs=+KD7TYN. She was also
featured in an ARRL article from January 2003 when she upgrade from
Technician to General Class. The story of this amazing young lady can be read at
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/01/31/4/?nc=1.
[ANS thanks Scott Avery, WA6LIE, for the above information.]
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