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

Re: Helices
by John Marranca, Jr 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Thank you to EVERYONE that has responded to my query from this morning. I appreciate it very much. It is the sense of helping one-another that I enjoy the satellite community so much. 73 de 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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GB5OSO sputnik special event station report
by Robert Turlington 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Hi All many thanks to all stations who managed to have a QSO with the sputnik special event Satellite station GB5OSO ,well done! I am awaiting the QSL cards to come from the printers so it may be a while before they arrive. The event went very well with 300+ QSO's in 33 DXCC countries on AO7,AO27,SO51,AO51 and VO52 ,in all 170+ stations were logged many of whome were worked on more than one Satellite and special thanks to the two stations who I worked on all 5 birds namely G1OCN and ON5NY.Also many thanks to JA0CAW and JH1EKH who were able to organise a conection via EchoLink to SO50 and AO51 whilst they were over Japan.There was also some activity on HF and wiil post the results for that later on.Regards Robert G8ATE _________________________________________________________________ Feel like a local wherever you go. http://www.backofmyhand.com

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Re: WiSP on Vista
by Mineo Wakita 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Hello Alan VE4YZ and ALL, I succeeded in setup WiSP on Windows Vista, according to Export/Import of Registry on Xp/Vista. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/wispvist.htm Thank you very much. de JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: Doppler
by Dave Guimont 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

> >Doppler to newcomers is like asking them to drive a car with Stick >Shift, I mean the ones before we had synchronized gears. Today >driving a car, operating a computer, does not require much brain. >A lot of people replaced their brains already with Laptops but lost >the software. > >Will be interesting to see what's coming down the pike. Tnx, Walter, I drive a synchronized car, but if I had to jump into my dad's old Model T, at 85, I think I could figure out which of the 3 pedals to push!! Of course, today, I would try it in a big parking lot with no cars.... That is about how hard it is to crank a knob!! I quit!! 73, Dave wb6llo(a)amsat.org Disagree: I learn.... Pulling for P3E...

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Re: Doppler compensation??
by Dave Guimont 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

>Yes, > >Because of the low sun activity the satellites are underpowered and it >negatively (inversely) affects their transmitters (Low squint angle). The >Doppler effect is now increasingly changing randomly especially on >frequencies below 12MHz. All the modern radios are getting a hick-up and >SatPc32 is complaining the most. Best way is to turn the radio off >immediately and hide because it is Halloween. ye gods! one cranks the knob faster!!! 73, Dave wb6llo(a)amsat.org Disagree: I learn.... Pulling for P3E...

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Phase 4
by John Marranca, Jr 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Say it isn't so. Say it's just a dream.... Just this past weekend, I was reading an OLD QST from 1974 that had mentioned the notion that AMSAT wanted a geo-synch satellite by 1975. How amazing. The thought was kicked around on a local AMSAT 2-meter net in the early 1990 (back during the Mode K days of yore). Imagine...ULTRA RELIABLE DX...24 hours per day. Those with antenna restrictions or home-owner's covenants could be QRV. And if the up/down links were UHF and above, a pair of helices could be used INSIDE, pointing through a window.... Just a thought, though. What about our European and Asian friends? Could facilities be included so that geo-synchs over their respective footprints could be linked? Or possibly the satellite being "parked" over an area that could include the US and Europe? I realize that it is all dependent on the space that the host bird has. This is truly exciting! 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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Call for Symposium Photos
by JoAnne Maenpaa 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Hi everyone, I'd appreciate it if you could forward me any photos from the Symposium that you think would be suitable to print in the AMSAT Journal. I noticed a few nice cameras clicking away :-) Direct e-mail to me is k9jkm(a)comcast.net in case the amsat alias gives you any heartburn with big attachments. Thanks! -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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