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Shuttle ham radio moment as Garriott chats from Columbia
An open radio call from NASA Space Shuttle Columbia sparked a wide response as Owen Garriott, mission specialist, spoke to amateur radio operators. Lance Collister of Frenchtown Montana said he first contacted Garriott at 8 33 p m CST for two minutes. Garriott described the contact as a milestone for ham radio noting the shuttle carried a four watt signal from an overhead window. JPL club attempted to reach him but could not complete a contact.
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Associated Press
Columbia
United States
Montana
Lance Collister
Frenchtown
Mont
Owen Garriott
Collister
Garriott
Spacelab
Seattle
Baja California
Space
The
Space Center Radio Club
North America
Garrett
San Francisco
Baja Peninsula
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
JPL
Jay Holladay
American Amateur Radio Association