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

Re: Fw: Re: Anousheh Ansari on Ham Radio
by Colin Knight 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

She was active at 07:33 UTC over England trying for an Iranian callsign..she didn't use phonetics but it seemed to be EPT??RS. There seems to me a number missing in the sequence so I can't be sure if I got it correctly. After three tries she stopped and then appeared on the Moscow Mission Control frequency 143.625 and I just heard a few words from her before the pass window closed. Colin..SWL 50.58N 1.21W = = = = = = This is a forward message = = = = = = = Original sender's name: Peter Guelzow Original sender's address: peter.guelzow(a)kourou.de >David, > >she was also active over Europe and looking for stations in Iran. > >Listen here: http://www.ticket-to-mars.org/ansari_via_rs0iss.wav > >73s Peter ___________________________________________________________ Inbox full of spam? Get leading spam protection and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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HITSAT heard in CW mode over West Malaysia
by Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC) 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

Hello All, Today, 27th September 2006 at 1048 Hours UTC, I had a 27 degree pass of HITSAT over West Malaysia. I am very happy to announce that I heard its CW signal on 437.275 MHz +/- as soon as the satellite was about 0.3 degrees in elevation. This is also the first time I am hearing a signal from this satellite. I have recorded the entire pass and those who are interested may download the MP3 recording at http://www.9w2qc.net/hitsat/hitsat.mp3. The size of this file is about 5.2 MB and is about 11 minutes in duration. I was using Object-B keps (29480) as announced by Mineo-San (JE9PEL) earlier. Equipments used were ICOM IC-910H and 2 x Diamond A430S15 (15 Element) UHF Yagi, Vertically Polarized. Unfortunately, my preamp has failed to work, so no preamp was used to copy this signal. 73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9W2QC. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/457 - Release Date: 9/26/2006

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HITSAT in CW mode
by dave 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

Hello All, Just heard HITSAT's CW beacon on (0910 UTC from grid QF02) for the first time. Too busy figuring out the errors in my tracking to decode the CW - more CW practice needed too. 73 de David VK5DG

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HITSAT FM heard!
by Mineo Wakita 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

I confirmed to HITSAT FM beacon (437.425MHz), which was switched on ONLY in the range of Japan, using OBJECT B 1 29480U 06041B 06267.77198623 +.00016982 +23560-5 +16369-3 0 00196 2 29480 098.3208 276.1335 0282871 123.1344 239.7381 15.30605658000280 I will record its sound at the next pass. --------------------------------------------- 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: Sep 27, 2006 ---------------------------------------------

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2E1EUB ACTIVE FROM NE.SCOTLAND
by paul robinson 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

Hi ,just to let you know ill be on holiday in NE,Scotland (io84ok) from 29,September for about 10 days,and hope to be active from my cottage! on most birds and some hf,ill also try ao51 l/u mode that could be fun with a t81e hh? qrp on 23cm....the location is difficult to work from in some dirrections due to the high mountain ranges.....state side is not easy! but possible.......we will be trying!!! my qrz will be 2M1EUB/P located in the Cargorm mountain range..about 95km west of Aberdeen....Scotland 73 de paul --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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ax.25
by Davide Vosti 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

Hi. I'm part of a student team delevoping ax.25 for a cubesat. I want to ask you if you advice to you this protocol or not, because I read on (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc/browse_thread…) that nowaday IP is used instead of ax.25. Do you have some advice? We are developing ax.25 based on this document (http://www.nj7p.org/AX25.2.2-Jul%2098-3.pdf) but we have found that some information are missing... Do you have some others document? Thanks you for any info! Greetings Davide

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Re: L Band Upconverter
by jules＠g0nzo.co.uk 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

Try Kuhne Electronic Gmbh (DB6NT), they have converters for 2mtrs and 70cms IF. Alternativly, if you have a spare HF RX, you could use a cheap RX convreter from 2mtrs down to 10mtrs, on the back of your S band box. Then you could use 2mtrs for the TX converter IF. If you screen well and use low drive on TX, it should be fine. (That's my plan anyhow). Jules From: sco(a)sco-inc.com Subject: [amsat-bb] L Band Upconverter To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060925223938.068bf208(a)sco-inc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Does anyone know where I can get a L Band upconverter that will work (IF) on 70 cm? I already have my S Band downconverter and it has a 2m IF so i must have a 70cm IF for the L Band uplink. Les W4SCO

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Anousheh Ansari on Ham Radio
by Peter Guelzow 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

Hi everyone, I'm urgently looking for some recordings of Anousheh Ansari via RS0ISS.... She was active yesterday and this morning, calling stations in Iran. I also read a report that someone from Canada had a QSO.. Someone else? Any info and recordings would be very helpful in promoting ham radio, satellites, etc.. 73s Peter, DB2OS

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Another New Rocket Fails
by Tom Clark, K3IO 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

>From the "It really IS rocket science" department -- this one is from New Mexico -- see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5377958.stm 73, Tom

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L Band Upconverter
by sco＠sco-inc.com 25 Sep '06

25 Sep '06

Does anyone know where I can get a L Band upconverter that will work (IF) on 70 cm? I already have my S Band downconverter and it has a 2m IF so i must have a 70cm IF for the L Band uplink. Les W4SCO

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