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

1.2ghz useful??
by Stargate 11 Mar '07

11 Mar '07

Is 1.2ghz (uplink or downlink) planned for any of the upcoming sat's? Thanks, RoD KD0XX A good friend will come and bail you out of jail, A TRUE friend will be sitting next to you saying..... "DAMN THAT WAS FUN"

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couldn't resist this one
by Bruce 11 Mar '07

11 Mar '07

I have been looking for a new car. Been checking out a particular manufacturer. I have not been happy with the dealers in Houston so I started looking out of town where I will be going on a short vacation next week. I found one dealer and have been talking with a sales rep. The dealership phone number is XXX-599-5959. Don't want them to get a zillion calls. I wonder if they even have a ham working there. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on W0KIE Intelsat Americas, T1, 6.2/6.8Mhz Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org

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Puyallup Wa. fleamarket
by w7lrd＠comcast.net 11 Mar '07

11 Mar '07

Hello This is a very large flea market in Western Washington. This year there was very little satellite type gear. The only thing of mention was a IC-1271A for $700 (good deal). The lack of "our" type of equipment and exposure I find a bit troubling. I was selling a complete "S" band downlink system for a reasonable price, lots of looking but no sale. We (AMSAT) should have some exposure at these events. There must have been over 1000 + hams roaming around all the goodies. I'm only one person, so next year I would like put AMSAT on the map there. I have no idea how to go about it. Any advice, volunteers, sugestions and how to do this would be appreciated. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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UO-11 turned on Today
by Edward Chuang 11 Mar '07

11 Mar '07

Hi Clive, UO-11 turned on again, here is the report on Mar.11,2007: QTH: PL04vq 09:35z Not heard (Max. elev. 23 Deg.) 11:11z Copied (Max. elev. 20 Deg.) 73 de Edward / BX1AD -----

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Re: Hit-Sat Oscar 59?
by Mineo Wakita 11 Mar '07

11 Mar '07

It is the situation that the electricity income and expenditure does not match HIT-SAT by eclipse, and it continues intermittently, and transmit CW. HIT-SAT ground-control station says that let restoration use continue sequentially. --------------------------------------------- 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: Mar 11, 2007 ---------------------------------------------

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General
by Nick Adiletto 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

To whom it may concern: This is to inform you of Nicholas Adiletto death on February 3rd. Could you please put a notice out to let other know. Thank you very much. Alice Adiletto, his wife

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Hit-Sat Oscar 59?
by john heath 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

Hi Listened for this one a few times but no CW telemetry. Is anybady copying this one ? 73 John G7HIA

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EST/EDT time change this week end
by Luc Leblanc 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

Hi all fellow readers As another stupidity (the first one was to change time EST-EDT) we will have to change our clock sooner than it was in the last decades over this week end. I will have to uncheck the automatic time adjustment in my Win XP as i made all the last updates and none of them seems to be correcting that. I heard Microsoft was supposed to issued a patch but i found noting in the same updates. This new time deal as important as the invention of sliced bread was made to "saved energy" Why not ban SUV big trucks and 4X4 made for mountain and hard and difficult roads? as near all of them are running on streets cities roads and highways? Resistance is futile you are aging and you will die too. http://www.popartuk.com/frames/select/frame.asp?pid=3363 "-" "It is not the class of license the amateur holds, but the class of the amateur that holds the license." Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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Re: EST/EDT time change this week end
by Edward Cole 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

At 06:13 AM 3/10/2007, Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] wrote: >Try this link for time update support. >http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst > >Kenneth - N5VHO tzedit will not unzip on my computer --- I am using win2000pro --- too old I guess 73, Ed - KL7UW ====================================== BP40IQ 50-MHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com 144-EME: FT-847, mgf-1801, 4x-xpol-20, 185w DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa(a)hotmail.com ======================================

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Re: Mobile RFI
by Kyle Yoksh 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

----- Original Message ----- > Don't forget to check it for birdies before buying. I have a 1998 > Saturn SC2 that has a *nasty* noise emission on 2m right smack on top > of the calling frequency. > > -- > 73 de Maggie K3XS Hi Maggie (and the list), This is a very common issue w/ Saturn vehicles. I worked for a Saturn dealer until 1998, and found the problem myself in every SL and SC I drove. It also occurs in my 91 SL1, and the official cause is said to be the ECU (main computer). My vehicle is very well grounded, although I haven't built a copper box around the ECU yet.. hi hi It's also a good idea on these vehicles to attach ground straps from the trunk lid to the chassis.. I used the braid from some old CATV coax, with ring terminals crimped onto each side. Anyone using a trunk-mounted antenna with a Saturn might want to add these.. This cured some pretty strange antenna problems I was having, as it did for others folks I know.. Kyle Yoksh KØKN Olathe, Kansas Amsat# 35249

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