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Status Report ANDE August 12, 2007
by Henk, PA3GUO 12 Aug '07

12 Aug '07

Status Report ANDE August 12, 2007 "ANDE digipeating working fine, both side A (public) and side B (non-public)" Logged stations: OE5RPP, HB9SKA Henk, PA3GUO 16:37:44 !PA3GUO-8>APRS,ANDE-2* <UI R>::test side B 16:37:52 !PA3GUO-8>APRS,ANDE-2* <UI R>::test side B working fine 16:37:58 !ANDE-2>APRS1,SGATE <UI>::BLN1ANDE :ANDE-1 only wakes up 1 of evry 15s for users. Pse conserve. 16:38:43 !PA3GUO-8>APRS,ANDE-1* <UI R>::test side A working fine 16:38:44 !PA3GUO-8>APRS,ANDE-1* <UI R>::test side A working fine 16:38:53 !PA3GUO-8>APRS,ANDE-1* <UI R>::73 16:38:55 !OE5RPP>CQ,ANDE-1*,WIDE <UI>:=4756.37N/01328.94E`Hello to all via SAT de oe5rpp(a)qth.at AUSTRIA {UISS50} 16:39:00 !ANDE-1>BEACON <UI>:T#002,137,051,053,050,214,11100001,000 16:39:03 !OE5RPP>APU25N,ANDE-1*,WIDE,TRACE7-7 <UI C>:>121630zvy73 from Attergau, Austria via SAT de oe5rpp(a)qth.at 16:39:14 !HB9SKA>APRSAT,ANDE-1* <UI C>::TALK :73 from H!B9SKA Thomas please Q S L 16:39:22 !PA3GUO-8>APRS,ANDE-1* <UI R>::73's, PA3GUO - ANDE Command Station The Netherlands 16:39:50 !ANDE-1>BEACON <UI>:T#003,005,009,009,004,004,01000000,000 16:40:20 !ANDE-1>BEACON <UI>:>Satellite 145.825mhz US Naval Academy 16:40:23 !PA3GUO-8>APRS,ANDE-1* <UI R>::HB9SKA 59 de PA3GUO 16:40:38 !PA3GUO-8>APRS,ANDE-1* <UI R>::OE5RPP 59 de PA3GUO 16:40:40 !ANDE-1>BEACON <UI>:T#004,006,174,097,003,150,00100010,000

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MP3 streaming of Shuttle Audio?
by w8iss＠wideopenwest.com 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

Does anyone know of a good MP3 audio feed of the shuttle mission on the web? I am looking for one so that I can put it into my list on my media server here. The Linksys Media Link I have only will do MP3 files. Thanks, James W8ISS

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I: FO-29 operation sked
by Francesco Grappi 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

Hi Masahiro, JN1GKZ Thank you very much for informations regarding Fo-29 status, ....I hope that automatic UVC recover can restart to work on automatic way. (fingers crossed) Many thanks also to JARL commander team for your effort on this. 73" Francesco IW4DVZ Italy -----Messaggio originale----- Da: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Per conto di Masahiro Arai Inviato: sabato 11 agosto 2007 6.52 A: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Oggetto: [amsat-bb] FO-29 operation sked FO-29 is semi-operational! FO-29 battery is almost dead and automatic UVC recover function does not work. This means transmitter will stop after eclips and wake up command is needed to start transmit. In other words, FO-29 is operational after sending wake up command by the JARL FO-29 command station until eclips. The command station was sending wake up command to FO-29 one or tow orbits every day in this week. The signal is very clear. Some orbits, the transponder was shutoff by the command station before LOS. And another orbits, the transponder remained in operational. The command station announced the following operation schedule. Part of EU, AF, NA and SA stations will have chances to work FO-29. 11 Aug from 0343z to eclips from 0528z to eclips 12 Aug from 0432z to eclips Please keep downlink siganl weaker than the beacon. The wake up command is sending by manual in this moment. I thank the command station for FO-29 control. Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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ANDE beacon 11 Aug 2007
by Mineo Wakita 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

20070811135111:ANDE-1]BEACON,qAO,JE9PEL:T#004,007,175,099,002,178,00100010,000 20070811135050:ANDE-1]BEACON,qAO,JE9PEL:]Satellite 145.825mhz US Naval Academy 20070811135021:ANDE-1]BEACON,qAO,JE9PEL:T#003,005,009,009,004,004,01000000,000 20070811134841:ANDE-1]BEACON,qAO,JE9PEL:T#001,007,176,099,004,177,00100010,000 http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi?absolute=1

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FO-29 CW, 11 Aug 2007
by Mineo Wakita 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

FO-29 435.798 MHz, CW 03:39-03:56 UTC, 11 Aug 2007 12:39-12:56 JST, 11 Aug 2007 Max ele 35 deg Solar Current 1009.8 [mA] Battery Current 20.4 [mA] Battery Voltage 16.5 [V] Middle Voltage 7.5 [V] Bus Voltage 17.4 [V] JTA Tx Power 779.4 [mW] Structure1 Temp 8.9 [C] Structure2 Temp 10.4 [C] Structure3 Temp 10.4 [C] Structure4 Temp 10.0 [C] Battery Cell Temp 10.8 [C] http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29tes4.htm --------------------------------------------- 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: Aug 11, 2007 ---------------------------------------------

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FO-29 operation sked
by Masahiro Arai 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

FO-29 is semi-operational! FO-29 battery is almost dead and automatic UVC recover function does not work. This means transmitter will stop after eclips and wake up command is needed to start transmit. In other words, FO-29 is operational after sending wake up command by the JARL FO-29 command station until eclips. The command station was sending wake up command to FO-29 one or tow orbits every day in this week. The signal is very clear. Some orbits, the transponder was shutoff by the command station before LOS. And another orbits, the transponder remained in operational. The command station announced the following operation schedule. Part of EU, AF, NA and SA stations will have chances to work FO-29. 11 Aug from 0343z to eclips from 0528z to eclips 12 Aug from 0432z to eclips Please keep downlink siganl weaker than the beacon. The wake up command is sending by manual in this moment. I thank the command station for FO-29 control. Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan

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EN56 AO51 ?
by Alvaro de Leon Romo 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

Who was the station in EN56 in the AO51 the Friday night at 0226 pass ?? I heard N9RRS ??? Many thanks in advance Al _________________________________________________________________ Nuevo Messenger www.prodigy.msn.com Windows Live Messenger en Prodigy/MSN

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FO-29 status, 7 Aug 2007
by Mineo Wakita 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

JARL report about FO-29 (Fuji-3) status and operation, 7 Aug 2007 The inside impedance of battery in FO-29 (Fuji-3) are rising now extremely by deterioration at time. According to the telemetry data and the eclipse rate of the satellite main body (the rate that a day is not), 25 minutes are supposed with a limit as for the analog battery system use. Because the eclipse rate of current FO-29 (Fuji-3) is about 30%, the power supply of the relay with the battery cannot serve a period of the eclipse. And the malfunction occurs in the part of the electricity control system. The malfunction to become the problem in use in particular is UVC which is an automatic function about the electricity management. When the satellite is in the eclipse, and the light of the sun is not the solar battery, the transmitter becomes OFF by UVC. It is designed afterwards so that an analog system transmitter becomes ON automatically when the terminal voltages of the battery exceed the rated value after the light of the sun is the solar battery. However, it is likely that malfunction occurs for this function, and the terminal voltage cannot turn on a transmitter even if it exceed the rated value unless we send a command from the ground. The eclipse rate of FO-29 (Fuji-3) will rise in future and rises to 34% in March 2008 and comes over a peak of the eclipse rate. When it goes over this peak, the eclipse rates decrease slowly, and it is 20% in August 2009, and it is all sunshine (the period when the sun continues being) in February 2010. Because we follow for about 8 months, as for all sunshine, it seems that we can apply the analog system relay consecutively for this period. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29sta3.htm#3 --------------------------------------------- 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: Aug 10, 2007 ---------------------------------------------

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ISS and STS -118 visual pass
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Hi all, I have just had the great pleasure over here in the UK (Wales to be exact ) of a visual of the ISS closely followed by Space shuttle STS-118. Conditions were perfect and I cannot recall seeing the ISS so bright, also to make it really significant to those living in Wales I know that astronaut Dr.Daffyd Rhys Williams ( David as he is known) intended to take up with him a flag of Wales. Although he is Canadian of course, he paid a visit to Wales to trace his roots and carry out other business. The visual tonight being paired was a pleasure to watch and enjoy - Even the weather held out. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat - UK Amsat NA

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SATPC32 DDE export to a logging program?
by Alan P. Biddle 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has developed a way to use the DDE output from SATPC32 for real time input to a logging program, such as DXKeeper? Since SATPC32 is THE tracking program, you pretty much need to go that direction since it has control of the radios. Mostly an idle thought now, but more relevant when the new P3E birds are launched. Alan

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