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

GB5OSO activity
by Robert Turlington 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Was on the ao-7 mode a pass just after 0800utc but no activity worked a couple on vo-52 and 4 on SO50 now waiting for the next few passes to come up Active also on 7.06 ish at the momentRegards Robert G8ATE _________________________________________________________________ 100’s of Music vouchers to be won with MSN Music https://www.musicmashup.co.uk

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OCTOBER 9th Presentation on Curing RFI By Jim Brown, K9YC
by Eric Rosenberg - W3DQ 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

The Potomac Valley Radio Club is proud to announce that renowned audio and RFI expert Jim Brown, K9YC, will be making a presentation to the PVRC at Capitol College in Laurel Maryland on Tuesday, October 9th, 2007. This a rare opportunity to learn about audio and RFI mitigation from one of amateur radio's most well-respected authorities on audio engineering, and RFI and its mitigation. K9YC is an active contester and DXer from his QTH in Santa Cruz, California, and currently serving on the Board of Directors of NCCC. He became interested in music and radio as a teenager, falling in love with jazz and Bach, and qualifying for an amateur radio license before his 14th birthday. Three years later he received Amateur Extra Class and First Class Radiotelephone licenses, and entered the Electrical Engineering program at the University of Cincinnati. He received the BSEE in 1964 and has worked in broadcasting and professional audio since 1960. Since 1985, his consulting practice has specialized in the design of sound systems for worship, performance, and sports facilities. More recently, his focus has expanded to include research and consulting on EMC issues. Jim is a Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), and a member of the Acoustical Society of America, the Society of Broadcast Engineers, and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and has presented invited papers to all of those societies. He is a member of the AES Technical Committee on Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement, and the AES Standards Committee's Working Groups on Microphones, Intelligibility, Acoustic and Sound Source Modeling, Digital Audio Transmission, and Audio Connectors, and is Vice-Chair of the Standards Working Group on EMC and Chair of the AES Technical Committee on EMC. K9YC's excellent publications on audio and RFI can be found on his website: http://audiosystemsgroup.com/K9YC/K9YC.htm THIS PRESENTATION IS OPEN TO ALL! ---------------------------------------------- MEETING DETAILS: Date & Time: Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 7:30 PM Location: Avrum Gudelsky Memorial Auditorium Capitol College 11301 Springfield Rd Laurel, MD 20708 301-369-2800 / 800-950-1992 Directions From Washington, DC, and south of Laurel, MD: Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Exit 22 North off I-95) to the Beltsville/Powder Mill Road exit. Turn left onto Powder Mill Road, then turn right onto Springfield Road. Follow Springfield Road for one mile. Capitol College is on the right. Directions From Baltimore and north of Laurel, MD: Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Exit 7 South off I-695) to the Beltsville/Powder Mill Road exit. Turn right onto Powder Mill Road, then take the first right onto Springfield Road. Follow Springfield Road for one mile. Capitol College is on the right. Capitol College website: http://www.capitol-college.edu PVRC Contact Information: Eric Rosenberg, W3DQ (w3dq <at> arrl.net)

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Sputnik Re-creation Audio
by Clint Bradford 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Here's a meager .wav file with tonight's special AO-51 audio, as received in Southern California with minimal equipment... WONDERFUL EVENT, AO-51 CONTROL TEAM! http://web.mac.com/clintbradford/Site/Blog/Blog.html Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359 909-241-7666

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Sputnik Broadcast
by Clint Bradford 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Wonderfully loud and clear in DM-13 Southern California. MANY THANKS. Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359 909-241-7666

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"Ask the man who owns one..."
by Margaret Leber 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Anybody who hasn't had enough Sputnik this week can visit BoingBoing: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/03/richard-ultima-garri.html -- Margaret Stephanie Leber CCP, SCJP SCWCD <maggie(a)voicenet.com> http://voicenet.com/~maggie AOPA 925383 -- Amateur Radio Station K3XS -- ARRL 39280 -- AMSAT 32844 "The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order."-A.N.Whitehead

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THANKS TO ALL FOR THE SPUTNIK EVENT
by John Marranca, Jr 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Tonight was truly fantastic and historic. My thanks to all for the hard work they undoubtedly put into this night. Fifty years ago today, that same sound was certainly met with fear and trepidation, as well as amazment and curiosity. The idea of a transmitter orbiting the earth...and at a time when the Cold War and countless "space-themed" B-Movies....it must have been incredible. Great event! Can't wait fot the certificate to come! John KB2HSH -- _______________________________ John Marranca, Jr PBX Technician/Shop Steward CWA Local 1122 BN Systems, Inc Orchard Park, NY (716)972-2006

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AO-51/Sputnik event extended for European participation
by Andrew Glasbrenner 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

We are in the process of enlisting some EU stations, and have extended the event until approximately 1330 UTC October 4th. This should allow our EU friends to participate during their morning passes of Oct 4th. We could still use a few more stations with good L band uplinks to uplink the audio, particularly in Northern Europe. Contact me at ko4ma(a)amsat.org as soon as possible if interested. 73, Drew

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Re: Terrestrial QRM to AO-27 and SO-50
by Bob Stewart 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

--- Bob Stewart <bob(a)evoria.net> wrote: > I may have found the culprit, though I'm not entirely sure, yet. > I've sent an email to the group that I found, and I'll report > back on the results. It seems to be in the right area. Right area, wrong repeater. :( What I found was only a typo. Back to square one. Bob - AE6RV

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Sputnik One broadcast
by Maurice André Vigneault 04 Oct '07

04 Oct '07

Clear copy of AO-51 message and Sputnik transmission at 0001 UTC from my balcony with a three element hand held UHF antenna. "Congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the launching of Sputnik One" followed by bursts of data. We alerted the community here in Ottawa on a local repeater giving all coordinates and several stations copied and greatly enjoyed the exercise. Thanks for the efforts. Maurice-Andre Vigneault, VE3VIG AMSAT-NA member #36358 AMSAT-NA Club member #A-0499 AMSAT-NA Area Coordinator

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Re: AO-51/Sputnik event extended for European participation
by G0MRF＠aol.com 03 Oct '07

03 Oct '07

In a message dated 02/10/2007 20:05:40 GMT Standard Time, glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com writes: We are in the process of enlisting some EU stations, and have extended the event until approximately 1330 UTC October 4th. This should allow our EU friends to participate during their morning passes of Oct 4th. We could still use a few more stations with good L band uplinks to uplink the audio, particularly in Northern Europe. Contact me at ko4ma(a)amsat.org as soon as possible if interested. 73, Drew That's a shame. I have spent time trying to arrange a contact with the special event station that will be active on the day on AO-51. Will scrap plans to take the station into my school. Now no possibility to have a QSO. Wish I had known this earlier. Still, will listen and hopefully send a report. David

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