January 2007 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

PEHUNESAT-1
by Hakan Harrysson 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

Hello! I just had a pass with high elevation up to 40 degrees but nothing heard. I was tuning +/- but i could not find any signal I am running 2 times 16EL and the station is optimised for EME. I am sorry but i could not copy anything at all. My locator is JO67WI and the pass i am reporting is 20070112 2030utc Tomorrow 0940utc i will have a pass that comes as near as 746km and at that time no one of the other 145825 satellites are in range. I shall listen very carefull then! 73 GL Hakan SM7WSJ

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AO-7 Mode A
by RaySoifer＠cs.com 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

Today at 1700 GMT, AO-7 came up in Mode A and stayed there for the entire pass. I had no trouble getting in with approximately 100 W eirp, producing an S7 downlink signal through my very unremarkable 10-meter receiving system: a Ten-Tec Argonaut V and a Hy-Gain AV-640 vertical antenna. The beacon, on 29.502, was at about the same strength. There was only one problem: mine was the only signal in the passband. Moral: if you don't find AO-7 on Mode B (U/V), try Mode A. You might be pleasantly surprised! 73, Ray W2RS

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Re: AO-7 Mode A
by Andrew Glasbrenner 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

Correct. Here are two websites to check to see what mode it is/will be in: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ao7log.php It looks like AO-7 currently changes mode around 1130 UTC. 73, Drew KO4MA > >I believe AO-7 is now in constant sunlight and therefore the 24 hour >counter should work and swap modes accordingly. > >Bob >N4HY

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Will the January 16th ARISS Contact(Streator, IL) be on Echolink???
by Erik Jacobsen 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

I just want to confirm that the January 16th ARISS Contact will be on Echolink as indicated at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ariss/ariss_news.php? I will have a group of 4th and 5th graders listening in McHenry, IL. 73 and Thanks Erik

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PEHUENSAT-1 Info & Help required
by Amsat Argentina 13 Jan '07

13 Jan '07

We need help and effort from everybody trying to receive and provide reports & data. Please. PEHUENSAT-1 is in orbit, since 01/10 4:23 GMT. Transmission is on 145.825 FM short AX25 burst at 1200baud every 30 seconds, try tunning +/- . (Take care of other sats at same QRG NO-44, HO-59, NO-60 & NO-61) Many reports say not heard, some say heard something. Locally UNCOMA & LU8YD Ctrl statns reported erratic and low signal using az/el on 8+8 cross yagi. Situation is under study, a report will be published with your help and when conclusions made. Most probable Keps are object #29710 ID 2007-001B available on www.celestrak.com under current data, last 30 days launchs. PEHUENSAT-1 1 29710U 07001B 07011.96059777 -.00000065 00000-0 -16231-5 0 101 2 29710 97.9483 73.1578 0012960 268.9216 91.0485 14.79281628 278 To have a quick glance at next passes in your location and time, http://www.amsat.org.ar click revolving globe, then your location, then on PEHUENSAT-1 . Reports can be entered / viewed on http://www.amsat.org.ar?f=z Tks for help ! 73, LU7AA, Amsat Argentina info(a)amsat.org.ar www.amsat.org.ar

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Re: IO-26 decoded !
by Mineo Wakita 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Alberto, I2KBD wrote at the last year. > If anybody is interested I can pass the equations and > channels valid in MBL mode. Please teach us these equations in MBL mode. --------------------------------------------- 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: Jan 12, 2007 ---------------------------------------------

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CO-56 (CUTE-1.7 + APD) status
by Ralph Wallio, W0RPK 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

James -- CO-56 has been transmitting a continuous carrier on 437.385MHz (CW telemetry downlink) since 07May06. See http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/ for the CUTE-1.7 + APD BLOG and their last entry on 12Nov06. CUTE-1.7 + APD power budget will allow this condition to continue indefinitely. All other downlinks are off-the-air. I attempt to keep CubeSat information up-to-date in my web page at http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm. TNX es 73 de Ralph Wallio, WØRPK W0RPK(a)netINS.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/ Hubbert's Peak - The Mother of all Perfect Storms

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Lanrangian points
by w7lrd＠comcast.net 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Hello Amsat'ers Is it possible or practical to have a communications satellite at the L1 or L2 points. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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Re: Lanrangian points
by G0MRF＠aol.com 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Would you like to explain that pse Bob In a message dated 1/12/2007 7:22:19 AM GMT Standard Time, w7lrd(a)comcast.net writes: Hello Amsat'ers Is it possible or practical to have a communications satellite at the L1 or L2 points. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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Ofcom Consultation - 10 GHz, 28 GHz, 32 GHz and 40 GHz
by Trevor 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

The UK Regulator Ofcom has announced a new consultation. The 10 GHz allocations refered to are 10.125-10.225 GHz and 10.475-10.575 GHz Responses to this consultation must be in by 8th February 2007, see http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2007/ofcom_consultation_10-40ghz.htm 73 Trevor M5AKA --------------- Daily Amateur Radio RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email your news items to: editor at southgatearc.org News On Your Website: http://www.southgatearc.org/rss/index.htm News On Your PC: http://www.southgatearc.org/rss/newsreader.htm Upload Your News: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news.htm --------------- ___________________________________________________________ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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