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New AO-85 Distance Record Claimed

Thread starter ARRL
Start date Apr 24, 2016

ARRL

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Apr 24, 2016

A new distance record of 5751 kilometers (3565.6 miles) has been claimed for an AO-85 (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 of the contact is available.

AMSAT posts records on its AMSAT Satellite Distance Records page. Send new claims ...

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