October 2006 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Re: AMSAT-BB Blocked
by John Mock KD6PAG 22 Oct '06

22 Oct '06

I've been receiving quite a few 'failed mail' reports for message i've never sent. I saw alot of this a year or two ago. As best as i could tell then, some form of 'malware' was harvesting my e-mail address from an infected PC's address book[s]. I then had my e-mail address intermittently blocked by a several ISPs. The problem mostly went away on its own, albeit i did report the problem to a couple of ISPs. I'm seeing similar reports in the past week or so. Also, no headers have been provided, so i can't diagnose this on my own right now. I also go copies of a couple of my own postings, and the 'From:' line in my message was "amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org]" (as i read the AMSAT-BB on-line due to its volume). I suspect the malware is thus also sending infected e-mail using 'amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org' and perhaps your ISP, legitimately on auto-pilot, is blocking messages from this Sender. The fix to this will probably vary from ISP to ISP. This is not a pretty picture and i see no easy fixes. -- KD6PAG (Networking Old-Timer, Satellite QRPer) [Note: If i'm in your address book, please replace 'qsl.net' with 'amsat.org'. I never send unsolicited binary attachments, and so if you receive anything purportedly from <kd6pag(a)qsl.net> that isn't signed with my callsign, then it probably isn't from me. There's a new worm/virus out there that appears to be sending infected messages with addresses it finds in their hosts' address books. If you getting strange 'failed mail' messages, that's what going on.]

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TLE data at celestrak.com
by Perry Yantis 22 Oct '06

22 Oct '06

I see that the Celestial bbs has now changed its format without notice ahead of time. While the keps still work in Nova OK, it does not work with Uni-track. So how do I fix it??? I have used the Celestial BBS for years because it was straight text, no compacting, or fancy stuff that caused problems with Uni-track. Why the change??? Perry WB8OTH Perry Yantis pyantis(a)earthlink.net

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TLE data at celestrak.com
by Perry Yantis 22 Oct '06

22 Oct '06

Thanks for all the information about keps. Perry WB8OTH Perry Yantis pyantis(a)earthlink.net

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UO-11
by Ronald A. Stunden 22 Oct '06

22 Oct '06

Heard here in CN89 (Richmond near Vancouver) very strong signal. from AOS at 00:06 until LOS at 00:15.. MaxE was 9.5 ..YC

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ICOM W32A
by VE3CJE 21 Oct '06

21 Oct '06

Ebay has the Icom W32A listed. New units Item number: 280018856289. Norman.

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Re: OSCAR-11 Heard
by Mineo Wakita 21 Oct '06

21 Oct '06

I heard UO-11 145.826MHz FM at 09:30 UTC, 21 Oct 2006. And I tried to decode it by using "UO-11 soundcard Demodulator". http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm --------------------------------------------- Name: Mineo Wakita / JE9PEL, JAMSAT member Mail: ei7m-wkt(a)asahi-net.or.jp URL : http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ QTH : Yokohama Japan, GL:pm95tj Date: Oct 21, 2006 ---------------------------------------------

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QRP Mode and JOTA
by Erik Jacobsen 21 Oct '06

21 Oct '06

Getting ready for JOTA, I just gave the QRP Mode a try. The satellite was difficult to copy on a 66.3 degree pass. Using my arrow antenna I had to compensate for deep fades. Plus, the squelch was open. Anyone else having the same experience? Thanks & 73 Erik Jacobsen, KB9BNY & W9W on 10/20-10/21.

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JOTA
by Brock Thomsen 21 Oct '06

21 Oct '06

W6GMT BROCK THOMSEN WINTER QTH SUMMER QTH 1721 MELODY LANE PO BOX 222 BAKERSFIELD CA MARCELL MN 93308 56657 I will be working the AO-51 passes and the VO-52 Pass Saturday AM from the Scout camp Here in Bakersfield Using the Club Call W6BAR also some HF 10,17,20.40 on the JOTA freq. 73 Brock

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AMSAT-BB Blocked
by Eric H Christensen 21 Oct '06

21 Oct '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ever since the symposium, my e-mail server has been blocking all messages coming from this SIG (not the SAREX list). Has anyone else been experiencing this? Of course you probably would get this message if it were being blocked would you? 73s, Eric KF4OTN AMSAT Member 35360 AMSAT Area Coordinator Please donate to the Eagle project! http://www.amsat-na.com/donation.php?donate=eagle -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQIVAwUBRTluRsX5so7y5L2YAQJ4zhAAzGmbe6Y+pwsgtUM6Z4LVvBzu2HSykLo7 uLyHg4RlaViOb6TbbhDWEhgboYcUn/yhuhq+gcQskrLIL62vpX82vA0HPYzep1Zj Zb2d5HNrVgtNBbysbhO2P49X1/5sBXo5Jf7o3NCyeCSF/6xdoTH1/p2YqVuoOzhK LQQ32rdZSdn3oVQX6PxeikJmM+SdkRBgb0UXzlImr4DWRrabR2sH3+leQivQ85GJ eAtqD2IGjjOo1hP2mvbcKeN62ZCFeE+xrRPs6aojbxk2oLaP3fFsRKm/AoCqTPIN 3UvHqxyz3Fy+lF6gedJoF1lbe9F7gb1jKJ4TIoHpvf+mAmYvsGjsXJAWd8IAxNKI lJXQULI1raU+04a7Idm+1ZJeYHenbyVhQBm5NUpbd42mKmXTb8TI9L65eeKfu1IB smwYhgCwiqZF5NY0WAtCTKJAO3tNaY0+fEO5S1Ujwz563G5ppX2rFsVAioisaYbI buxtS4bqF6+tpjX6KErrYCOOWQc9YAPJ9oZaKxyyLJoI40QpervFrPLSGvwBeUQe ZjPXLGDXIMnihwNlZlwjVyrNgETa2yaoi1HXpovvc33p7RL6WA9h04JpsEC50zdt LSoriY3xHmTTahiWUFnxON4qePBUEqFUdF0LQht9RLAhYZewxXh85sIaPjv71feI 1ovpSraPPP4= =WlyW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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GTO-Track
by Brad, K1GTo 20 Oct '06

20 Oct '06

I've started designing a simple Java application that will run on a Nextel phone (should actually run on any java phone) that will automate the frequency shifting necessary to have a QSO on a Linear/transponder satellite. I know that I'm nowhere near as experienced as most of the guys on here, so I wanted to run a few things by you, so you can tell me if it is a good idea, or how it might be improved. In the first Phase, the application will use an internet connection to connect to a running Predict server (that's the Linux satellite tracker program). The application that runs on the phone will interface to predict to obtain Doppler shift information about the satellite currently selected, based on the QTH coordinates programmed into Predict. As the satellite approaches and then departs, the application on the phone will, via an ICOM CI-V interface, shift the frequency such that the operator doesn't have to touch the dial (once its set where he wants it). In order to be most useful, I'm thinking that the operator should scan around on the RX frequency and find a spot, whether it's an open frequency for calling CQ, or a frequency where someone else is calling CQ and they want to respond. By selecting that RX frequency, the application will make calculations and properly adjust the receiver such that the correct input frequency is used. In effect, the application will pair up the correct TX and RX frequencies so that you transmit on the input frequency that corresponds to the output frequency, with Doppler, and everything else factored in. That was sort of question 1 there, is that how it ought to work? Then the next part of the question would be: Should the application leave the RX frequency constant, not adjusting it whatsoever for any Doppler, etc, and only adjust the input frequency?

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