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Another opportunity for cross-satellite
by n3tl＠bellsouth.net 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Hey Everyone, >From 22:48 UTC to 22:54 UTC later today (16 October), AO-16 and AO-51 will be "up together" again. AO-51, during that period, will cover much of the eastern U.S. and Canada, according to Orbitron. AO-16 will cover all of the western U.S. during that same period. Stations in the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest, please note - it appears as though Alaska stations may hear folks working the 145.920 uplink on AO-51 if they're working AO-16 after both kick me out of their respective footprints - in the 22:55-56 UTC area. I am going to work AO-16 that pass. That is, I will be transmitting 5 wats from my HT into an omni antenna at 145.920, and tracking AO-16 for receive using my Elk log periodic, handheld, at an FT-817ND to receive on UHF sideband. AA1PL banged into AO-16 from Rhode Island this morning, mobile. Anyone running an omni antenna could have their signals reach both satellites, and those stations pointing beams to reach AO-51 to the northeast have a chance to reach AO-16 from the back side. That's what happened during both of the cross-satellite contacts I've made so far, with WB9L and WA4NVM. I find passes like these to be great opportunities for a very unique kind of contact, so I'm going to see how things go tonight beginning at 22:48 UTC. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL AMSAT Member No. 36820 Athens, Ga. - EM84ha

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qsl na1ss de kc8gkf
by Mr Jeffrey L Ross 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

hi folks, qsl NA1SS , got the call in the pic but not a very good pic. must of been a weak signal @18 degrees north. Will be there for the next good pass. Found out my rig must be on fm not dig mode for SSTV. (ft-857) By the way our 145.800 freq has lots of noise in my area of the world. (west Michigan) Wondering how it is in other areas. kc8gkf

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ISS SSTV
by Luc Leblanc 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

On the 1833 pass the only one picture transmited where a variant of the BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) with the NA1SS call sign "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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ISS, 14:00 UTC Pass
by Simone T 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Just heard Garriot on Voice over southern France, full scale on TH-D7 + Rubber Duck. Perhalps I wasn't able to get into the pileup... Is there any particular modality to get an answer? By the way, thanks for the answers on antenna matters... 73s Simone / IW1FYV/1

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NA1SS on voice
by francesco messineo 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Hi all, heard voice contacts from ISS on 145.800. Signal very strong on handeld 4 elements yagi, but no way to pass with only 5W into this antenna. best 73 Frank IZ8DWF

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Re: "Flea Power" follow up...Part 2
by John Marranca, Jr 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Good Evening everyone....nice to take a break from politics, etc. On tonight's AO-51 QRP pass at 2330z pass, I was using my ever-faithful Icom 2AT as an uplink. At 1 watt, I was pretty amazed at how good it sounded in the downlink...and was able to work Drew, KO4MA, Dave, VP9/G1OCN in Bermuda, and Paul, N2BX. Tomorrow night's pass I'll be trying the low power setting: 100mW. 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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ISS voice uplink freq still 144.490?
by Mike Ryan 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Is the ISS uplink freq for voice still 144.490 for the US? I can hear W5KWQ (Richard) talking to people but cant hear the other end even when the call is fairly nearby. Mike

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Another cross-satellite contact!
by n3tl＠bellsouth.net 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Hey everyone, Between 11:48:48 UTC and 11:39:04 UTC this morning, I enjoyed another cross-band, cross-mode, cross-satellite (AO-16/AO-51) contact – this one with Rick, WA4NVM, in Memphis, Tenn. Rick’s beams were pointed east, and he heard me on AO-51’s 435.300 FM downlink. I was listening on 437.026 in sideband and, as usual, was hand-holding my Elk log periodic. It was pointed almost due west when I heard Rick call me. I had transmitted an ID with my callsign and “listening on AO-16.” I transmitted 5 watts from VX-7R HT into a 0-gain eFactor omni antenna, using the same 145.920 FM uplink for AO-16 that AO-51 uses. I first copied Gerry, VE4GTB, from Winnipeg at 11:35 UTC. I then heard Pete, AA1PL, confirm his first-ever satellite contact with Rick, KB1PAJ. Rick uses a handheld station for the FM satellites, so his signal wasn’t making the trip to AO-16. AA1PL, on the other hand, was loud, clear and strong – and he was mobile! I’ve emailed him to let him know that, because of the respective footprints of the satellites when I heard him, his signal extended from somewhere around 28 degrees west to about 144 degrees west – not bad for a mobile! I sent an MP3 clip, too. Here are the numbers regarding the N3TL-WA4NVM contact. I’ll use 11:39:00 UTC for reference since it was just slightly past mid-contact: AO-51 was at 7.3 degrees elevation to Rick’s east at a range of 2,377.198 km (1,477.122 mi). AO-16 was at 11.6 degrees elevation to Rick’s west at a range of 2,221.306 km (1,380.256 mi). AO-51 was at 15.8 degrees elevation to my east at a range of 1,795.391 km (1,115.604 mi). AO-16 was at 4.7 degrees elevation to my west at a range of 2,794.482 km (1,736.411 mi). What a hoot! Before closing - congrats to those who have worked NA1SS. How cool is that?! 73 to all, Tim – N3TL AMSAT Member No. 36820 Athens, Ga. – EM84ha

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I worked ISS in FM phone mode
by nader omer 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

during the last pass 14:03z i succeded to talk to Richard garriott W5KWQ (TNX Richard) on board ISS in FM phone mode and on the same pass he did contact with 7z1sj,7z1aq,hz1fs,7z1hl,st2nh i recorded the QSO and i hope to post it later. keep calling ISS if you hear no sstv UPLINK 145200 DOWNLINK 145800 (zone -1 frquency) GOOD LUCK TO ALL 73 de ,st2nh , Nader

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ISS recording this morning?
by Steven Bienvenu 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

I would be very grateful if anyone could offer a recording of this morning's 8:31 am pass of Richard Garriott's transmissions over the Gulf of Mexico (1331 UTC). I clearly recall listening to his father as he passed over in the Shuttle in the early 80's. I was parked then along the Cane River, in Natchitoches, La. Rig: Kenwood 7400A, Auto: Old Bonneville...leaky trunk....mobile whip. Today it was my pickup truck, 706mkIIG, and $4 worth of WA5VJB 4 ele beam on a pole in a stake box. Expensive rotator... Back to pediatrics... Best Regards to all. Steven Bienvenu W5ZA/m...ostly

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