Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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All six of the FM birds I track are scheduled to pass high overhead in one day. The last two pass pass nearly simultaneously and both pass higher than 80 degrees overhead. Can a rookie like me really work them all in one day?

00:00 - Welcome
00:10 - Theme
00:30 - Introduction
01:20 - AO-91
07:06 - AO-123
11:26 - SO-50
20:06 - SO-124
28:56 - ISS/PO-101
41:15 - Wrap-up
43:13 - Outro

Set Up:
Arrow II 146/437-10 Yagi Antenna
Yaesu FT-2D
Yaesu FTM-6000 at mid power level
Sony ICD-PX470 Stereo Digital Voice Recorder - amzn.to/4mua8zk
9ah Bioenno LiFePO4

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Radio Equipment:
Sony ICD-PX470 Stereo Digital Voice Recorder - amzn.to/4mua8zk
Nanuk 909 Case - amzn.to/4jgwB03
Nanuk 910 Case - amzn.to/3Z3wFcl
Digirig DR-891 - amzn.to/4k8CuO1
Lido Suction Cup Mount for Yaesu Mobile Radios - amzn.to/4mwZ9VT
CW Morse Iambic Paddles - amzn.to/3FvcLQP
Arrow II 70cm/2m Yagi Antenna w/out duplexer - amzn.to/3Sl55Ub
Sandbags for antenna tripod - amzn.to/3HdwVzn
Vekkia Headlamp w/ redlight - amzn.to/43sLOFw
Rite in the Rain logbook - amzn.to/4kBAz4B
Heil Sound foot switch - amzn.to/45x5QkG
Nano VNA-H antenna analyzer - amzn.to/4jgVedf

Recording Equipment:
DJI Wireless Mic System (not what I have, but what I'd get today) - amzn.to/43xRsq3

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National Park Map Coffee Mug - amzn.to/3FCEhMn

Music:
"Rusty Nails" - by Got Happy
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