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C3 packets
by n1jez＠burlingtontelecom.net 02 May '08

02 May '08

Anyone have any short audio files of C3 they would care to share that I could use for an upcoming satellite presentation? I haven't had the time yet to catch and record any myself. 73, Mike N1JEZ AMSAT #29649 "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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SEEDS and Cute 1.7 + APDII & Compass-1 over West Malaysia
by Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC) 02 May '08

02 May '08

Dear All, Below is a recording of SEEDS for about half the time of the file, then QSYed to Cute 1.7 + APDII. Compass-1 was transmitting on top of Cute 1.7 + APDII around the 5th minute. Time: 1137 Local or 0337 UTC. Max Elevation: 12 Degree. http://www.9w2qc.net/amsatbb/3satellites02may1137.mp3 73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9W2QC.

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Delfi-c3, 2 evening passes
by Mark L. Hammond 02 May '08

02 May '08

Copied Delfi-c3 on both evening passes tonight in FM05pj, 145.930. 02052008_0119utc 02052008_0255utc Sounded fine, packets decoded from both. 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Delfi-C3 and Seeds over West Malaysia
by Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC) 02 May '08

02 May '08

Dear All, Below is a pass of Delfi-C3 and Seeds over West Malaysia. Time was 0958 Local or 0158 UTC, Maximum Elevation 21 degrees. Seeds was heard at first and then I moved to Delfi-C3 on 145.930 MHz. Good to hear Delfi-C3 transmitting again over West Malaysia. Below are some data: Brief Seeds CW before I moved to Delfi-C3: http://www.9w2qc.net/amsatbb/seeds02may0958.mp3 There were some audio problems towards the end of the file. This is due to my PC and has nothing to do with the satellite. Throughout the transmission, CW sounded nicely via the IC-910H's internal speaker. Screenshot of RASCAL receiving Delfi-C3: http://www.9w2qc.net/amsatbb/delfi02may0958.JPG Some 170+ packers from Delfi-C3 as decoded by RASCAL: http://www.9w2qc.net/amsatbb/delfi02may0958.txt Seeds was tracked using Object J and Delfi-C3 using Object E. 73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9W2QC.

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SEEDS in 1k2 AFSK mode
by David 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hello All, Pass at 0035 UTC. SEEDS was transmitting packets in 1200 baud AFSK packet - didn't have the TNC hooked up so I didn't get anything. Heard CUTE and COMPASS but not Delfi-C3. 73 de David VK5DG

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COMPASS-1 telemetry
by Mike Rupprecht 01 May '08

01 May '08

May 01, 2008 22:16:55 UTC compass 85270000002600212906b66301 85270000002600212906b66301 --------------------------------------- Solar Cell Voltage 2.61 V Solar Panel 1 Cur 244.71 mA Solar Panel 2 Cur 0.00 mA Solar Panel 3 Cur 0.00 mA Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA Solar Panel 5 Cur 238.43 mA EPS Reset Counter 0 Power Level Critical Battery Capacity Heater Active Battery Heater ON Power Safe Counter 41 Emergency Mode Counter 6 Battery Voltage 3.57 V Battery Current 621.18 mA Battery Temperature 1 °C 73, Mike DK3WN

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Steady Tone 145.930 USB
by D. Mynatt 01 May '08

01 May '08

I have a steady tone at 145.930 USB; approximately 1500-1900Hz. Orbitron shows Delfi should be coming over soon. Is steady tone normal? Dave ===== http://sciencecenter.no-ip.org SID ID: S-0258 APRS IGate KA0SWT LAT: 38'16.278" N LON: -104'40.537" W Alt: 4780ft DM78

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Cute-1.7 very low elevation pass very good !
by Henk, PA3GUO 01 May '08

01 May '08

Today, May 1st, tirst opportunity in the evening was an only 1.0 (!) degrees elevation pass. Using the latest kepler sets, HamRadioDeluxe (automatic doppler correction) and the TS2000X, my 2x8 elements beam (no pre-amp) picked up the signal beautifully, all the way from AOS to LOS ! Sound bite: http://home.vianetworks.nl/users/hamoen/pa3guo/cute_17_01may08_1725utc_pa3g… Again: less then one degree elevation, no pre-amp, from a 100mW transmitter in space. Fantastic satellite ! Henk, PA3GUO ps: the 75 degrees pass later the evening, showed the kepler set was good also: I used a 500Hz CW filter, and HRD automatically tuned perfectly for doppler.

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DELFI-C3 rx report 2008-05-01 (PA3GUO)
by Henk, PA3GUO 01 May '08

01 May '08

Hi Rob, Those are indeed very interesting results ! Here are is another analysis I did on the spin rate, today during a 17 degrees maximum elevation pass (19:00utc). Measurement started just before the max 17 degrees elevation moment. At the end of the pass the TX went off, then on, and then stayed off (see the white arrows in the picture). I extrapolated the envelope of the signal. With the latest kepler sets auto doppler correction worked perfect. The graph: http://home.vianetworks.nl/users/hamoen/pa3guo/dc3_01may08_pa3guo_rotation.… Results: There seem to be two different periods: - one of 1:04 seconds - inside those: one period of 30 secs, followed by a period of 34 secs. Henk, PA3GUO

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Delfi-C3 TLM packets copied
by ik1sow 01 May '08

01 May '08

Good copy during the last pass over JN35, strong signal and TLM packets on 145.930 copied with Rascal , AOS 20:30 LOS 20:42 utc. 73 de IK1SOW, Lino. -- Io utilizzo la versione gratuita di SPAMfighter per utenti privati. Sino ad ora ha rimosso 110 mail spam. Gli utenti paganti non hanno questo messaggio nelle loro email . Prova gratuitamente SPAMfighter qui:http://www.spamfighter.com/lit

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