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

August AO-51 mode requests
by Andrew Glasbrenner 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

If anyone has any requests for August that they haven't yet sent in to ao51-modes(a)amsat.org , please do so ASAP. I'd like to have them by Tuesday so the committee can get a schedule together by the end of the month. Thanks! 73, Drew KO4MA

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AO-51 telemetry software
by john heath 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

Hi Chaps, Trying to set up TlmEcho Getting run time error 53 any suggestions appreciated thanks John G7HIA

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Wanted Dish Antenna Central Florida
by **THE-RFI-EMI-GUY** 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

Hi I am looking for a 4 to 8 foot prime focus dish. Either solid or KU-Mesh for amateur satellite use. Let me know what you have, how much or if interested in any trades. I intend to mount with AZ-EL mount so if you have appropriate hardware let me know. -- Joe Leikhim K4SAT "The RFI-EMI-GUY"© "Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason." "Follow The Money" ;-P

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2M1EUB/P QRV SCOTLAND
by paul robinson 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

I will be qrv once again from IO87RJ ,NE SCOTLAND from the 27.JULY .07 for 7 days! anyone wishing to work me ,ill be qrv all sats and may be hf ! qsl is via my home call 2E1EUB. while in scotland ill be active as 2M1EUB/P 73 de paul --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your freeaccount today.

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W3PM on AO-51
by Hakan Harrysson 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

Hello! I got the idea to try out my portable setup this sunday and took out my VX-5 with handheld Arrow antenna. I worked a couple of EU stations and after that to my surprise i heard W3PM/MM who came back to me on first call. He was operating from Queen mary 2 http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary_2 (if i heard right,,) and was located in HN58. Pretty cool contact between two portable stations and it shows the performance of the satellite. (With this small tiny equipment it is possible to work a lot on satellite.) 73 Hakan SM7WSJ

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AO-16 still silent
by David 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

Hello All, Just listening out for AO-16 and hearing nothing. Is there any news on its recovery? 73 de David VK5DG

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FIRST AO51 CONTACT
by Doug Kuitula 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

Hi all, Just wanted to say thanks to W6GMT and VA7VW for the contacts today on AO51. These were my first since the MIR days. Not sure if the one with GMT was an official contact, but it was fun none the less. I'm using an Arrow antenna and a Kenwood THD7A. 73 de Doug KA8QCU

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FW: [PNWVHFS] DEM is back in business
by w7lrd＠comcast.net 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

fyi -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: "E Olson" <ericn7epd(a)msn.com> To: <PNWVHFS(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [PNWVHFS] DEM is back in business Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:00:35 +0000 Just noticed that DEM is open again from Florida today!! New phone number and now an email address for tech questions!! See http://www.downeastmicrowave.com/ 73 de Eric N7EPD --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ~The Voice of the Pacific NorthWest VHF Society~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PNWVHFS" group. To post to this group, send email to PNWVHFS(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to PNWVHFS-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/PNWVHFS -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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WD9EWK demonstration on 2 AO-51 passes tonight
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

Hi! Thanks to all the stations who heard WD9EWK on AO-51 during two passes this evening (0152-0203 and 0329-0343 UTC). I was doing another presentation/demonstration for the ThunderBird Amateur Radio Club (W7TBC) at their monthly meeting, a follow-up to a presentation/demonstration I gave in March. This time, we were trying to get club members set up to make their first satellite contacts. We had success on that front tonight, for a couple of members. We were at the Thunderbird School of Global Management campus in Glendale, a west-side suburb of Phoenix, in grid DM33vo: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=33.6219+n+112.1829+w&ie=UT… At the club's June meeting, kits for a WA5VJB "Cheap Yagi" for the FM satellites were distributed (2 elements on 2m, 5 elements on 70cm, plus the 2m/70cm "duplexer" or band splitter). I think I counted 4 of them at tonight's meeting, plus a few other club members had HTs with telescoping-whip antennas ready to give it a try tonight. The 0152-0203 UTC pass was a demonstration where the members tested their gear on a low (15-degree) pass. I made 7 contacts with stations in Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, Arizona, Minnesota, and central Mexico during that pass. Between the two passes, the club had their normal meeting and I had a question-and-answer session along with time to verify radio setups for the later - and better (45 degrees maximum elevation to the west) - pass. The later pass had a fair amount of activity. Two of the club members made satellite contacts on that pass. Jeff W0NWA worked Bernardo 6I2HWB in southern Baja California (DL44), and Bob K7UNL worked me (a real "DX" contact, separated by 20 feet or roughly 6m) followed by Jeff K7WIN in southeastern Arizona (DM41). I ended up with 8 QSOs on the later pass with stations in California, Arizona, Mexico and Canada. A couple of members attempted to make contacts without success, and others just listened to the pass. Despite the heat - for the 0329 UTC pass, 2029 local time and the sun setting about 30 to 45 minutes earlier, it was still 105F/41C outside with a bit of humidity. We had a great time, and for a couple of the club members they now have satellite contacts for their logs. We may do another of these hands-on demonstrations in a few months, when it is not so hot outside. I let the club officers know I would be happy to do this again with them at some later date. Thanks to all the stations who made contacts with me along with W0NWA and K7UNL this evening. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Phoenix, Arizona, USA http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Coax for UHF to Microwaves
by Jim Sanford 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

Gents: I happened upon a chance, at a very small (but fun!) hamfest on Sunday to get my hands on some LMR 600 coax, which I'd hoped to use at 2m/70cm. Turns out it was too short for my 110' tower (building at base). In followup, I have a chance of some 1 1/4 Andrew heliax, or some 7/8 andrew heliax. I'd hoped to run one line for 2m (dedicated) an another to be switched among 220, 432, 900, 1296, 2304, and 3456. I'm seeking <1db loss at 2m and < 3db on the other bands. The Andrew datasheet says 3.3GHz is the max frequency for the 1 1/8, which I'm really tempted to buy based on price and the expensive acccessories that come with it. BUT, if I take the mfr data literally, it won't work on 3456. Question: Does anybody have any idea whether or not the 1 1/8 can be "pushed" to 3456? Or does the loss really start screaming up above 3300? Thanks & 73, Jim wb4gcs(a)amsat.org

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