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W2NAP
02-14-2012, 07:00 PM
KA6HQT up in a plane about 40k feet over IN on 20m right now. 14.247USB

talked to him just a bit ago.
W1GUH
02-14-2012, 07:21 PM
What are his "operating conditions?"
W2NAP
02-14-2012, 07:31 PM
What are his "operating conditions?"

he was on a buisness jet forgot what kind it was (falcon? IIRC). using the aircraft hf radio. i got in/out as quick as possible since so many were trying to get him.
N8YX
02-14-2012, 08:01 PM
I worked a commercial pilot on 10M several years ago - at the time, his jet (a 'heavy') was located over Cincy. Talk about your pile-ups...
W1GUH
02-14-2012, 08:06 PM
Very cool. Worked a commercial jet over the Canary Islands a few years back. I mentioned it to a ham friend who said something about, "That's illegal." Huh? Must have been misinformed.
suddenseer
02-14-2012, 08:20 PM
KF8RX was a freight pilot years ago. He took his HT with him. He would log several hundred on 146.52 per trip. What a footprint!
W2NAP
02-14-2012, 09:41 PM
KF8RX... I think he used to show up on the black sheep lounge.. seemed to always get into it with N1MIT
VE7DCW
02-14-2012, 10:53 PM
I worked VE3RMJ who was about the same height piloting an Air Canada A340 back to Toronto from Las Vegas September 26th 2011..... I must admit it's just plain cool to get through a pileup to an A/M !!

ETA: worked him on 14.275 of all places..... :-D
kb2vxa
02-15-2012, 05:40 PM
The last time I heard a 20M A/M was back in 90something and what made it particularly interesting was it was one of the few DC-3 island hoppers left in regular service. It proves that Hard To Kill is more than just a movie.