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2M1EUB/P QRV 28/06/08 N.E.SCOTLAND IO87RJ
by paul robinson 27 Jun '08

27 Jun '08

Hi group ill be qrv once again from io87rj near aberdeen scotland from 28.06.08 for 7 days. its not an easy location for stateside but possible,if you wish to work me ,please be quick as only a small window for USA! would also be good to work some new calls from the states!! Europe window is ok! Ill be on all birds but mainly ao7 ssb .i will also be 160 and 80m as well as some hf ssb! including 6m and 4m ssb ..check out the qrz web page under 2m1eub ,theres a nice photo of the qth ,and of my dog ted.qsl is via home call 2e1eub.73 de paul amsat uk/na member --------------------------------- Not happy with your email address? Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo!

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ao-7 vhf beacon report
by Auke de Jong, VE6PWN 27 Jun '08

27 Jun '08

Has anyone noticed the mode-B beacon is behaving in an interesting new way? Just now (over NA 05:00Z today) I recorded it sending a repeating pattern that didn't seem to be CW, just a pattern of dits numbering 1 5 7 repeating over and over. The tone quality seemed very "hash", and varied in width somewhat gradually narrower and wider to about 75Hz a-la aurora. I have heard this pattern before on a different occasion, but at the time i didn't know for sure if it was coming from Oscar-7. This time I know for certain that it was coming from Oscar-7! Also, that time, the sequence was playing-out very much faster than it was tonight, so fast that I could not make out the actual sequence, only that it was repeating, probably at least twice as fast as tonight. Does this signal have any meaning, or is it just a glitch brought-on by so many years of radiation? on an un-related note: I wonder how many hours the electronics have on them? I doubt any modern satellite can ever touch the record-setting performance of this old one . As the old saying goes... they don't make 'em like they used-to! To which I retort: why not?!? We've learned so much, and yet evidently, so little.... Auke de Jong VE6PWN DO33go Edmonton, AB

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go-32 this am
by Mr Jeffrey L Ross 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

hello folks, anyone copy or hear go-32 this am pass? anyone here me xmit? I use to be able to copy this sat good. wondering if my station is working on 9600 baud. had a good 85 degree pass Jeff kc8gkf

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IARU Administrative Council news release
by Trevor 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Item 2 relates to the Amateur Satellite Service. ---- NEWS RELEASE International Amateur Radio Union P.O. Box 310905 Newington, CT 06131-0905 USA FAX: +1 860 594 0259 E-Mail: iaru(a)iaru.org 26 June 2008 For immediate release IARU Officer Nominations Agreed for 2009-2014 Term The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual meeting on 24-25 June 2008 in Konstanz, Germany and took the following actions. 1. The consultative process leading to nominations for IARU President and Vice President for the five-year term beginning on 9 May 2009 was completed between the AC and the American Radio Relay League, the IARU member-society that serves as the International Secretariat. IARU President Larry Price, W4RA had announced in 2007 that he was not available to serve an additional term. The AC agreed that Vice President Tim Ellam, VE6SH and Region 1 President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR are suitably qualified to serve as IARU President and Vice President, respectively. Their nominations will be offered to the member-societies for ratification. 2. A comprehensive review and update of the working document that defines the additional spectrum requirements of the amateur and amateur-satellite services was conducted. Requests from the amateur satellite community for support of additional allocations were considered and referred to the IARU Satellite Adviser for additional information. 3. The IARU International Coordinator for Emergency Communications, Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP, presented his report in person. He noted the outstanding performance of radio amateurs in China who responded to the recent tragic earthquake emergency. 4. Reports of the other IARU international coordinators and advisers were received. They are International Beacon Project Coordinator Peter Jennings, AB6WM/VE3SUN; Satellite Adviser Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV; EMC Adviser Christian Verholt, OZ8CY; and Interim Monitoring System International Coordinator Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG. 5. An additional progress report was received from an ad hoc committee that is investigating the future role and structure of the IARU. Work since the previous AC meeting has refined the structure and identified the remaining issues to be resolved. 6. A resolution offered by Region 1 that seeks to improve the operating standards of radio amateurs was adopted. The AC endorses and recommends the principles set out in the booklet “Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur” by John Devoldere, ON4UN and Marc Demeuleneere , ON4WW, and encourages each IARU Region to consider this booklet, with a view to adopting it, including any Regional variations that might be felt appropriate. 7. A study of the international QSL bureau system was commissioned. The study will seek input from member-societies on the problems they face in light of escalating postage and other expenses, and the anticipated impact of electronic confirmation systems such as the ARRL’s Logbook of the World. 8. The three-year strategic plan for the development of support for amateur radio frequency allocations was reviewed and renewed for the period 2008-2011. The principal focus is on preparations for the 2011 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11), especially the attainment of an amateur allocation in the vicinity of 500 kHz. 9. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meetings at which IARU representation will be required for the coming year were identified, and plans for representation were reviewed. 10. The plans of Region 3 for the IARU presence at Telecom Asia 2008 (Bangkok, 2-5 September) and of the International Secretariat for Telecom World 2009 (Geneva, 5-9 October) were reviewed. 11. The budget for 2009-2011 as presented by the International Secretariat (ARRL) was reviewed. The budget includes provision for financial contributions from the three regional organizations to defray a portion of the expenses, in accordance with previously adopted policy. 12. The 29 March 2009 implementation of the worldwide exclusive allocation of 7100-7200 kHz adopted at the 2003 WRC was noted and the many contributors to this achievement were recognized. 13. “Amateur Radio: Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency Communication” was selected as the theme for the next World Amateur Radio Day, April 18, 2009. 14. Status reports from each of the three IARU regional organizations were received and discussed. The next regional conference will be that of Region 1, to be held in Cavtat, Croatia in mid-November. Attending the Konstanz meeting were IARU President Larry Price, W4RA; Vice President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA; Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ; regional representatives Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, Don Beattie, G3BJ, Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AMH, Ramon Santoyo, XE1KK, Rod Stafford, W6ROD, Michael Owen, VK3KI, Gopal Madhavan, VU2GMN, ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, on behalf of the International Secretariat, and recording secretary Paul Rinaldo, W4RI. IARU International Coordinator for Emergency Communications Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP attended a portion of the meeting. The next scheduled meeting of the AC will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand in October 2009. -end- __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. 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WTB: elements for Bird 4410A
by Joe W2KJ 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Fellow Amsaters: Want to buy one each of the following elements for the Bird 4410A wattmeter: 4410-3 1KW 2-30Mhz 4410-15 100W 1Ghz-1.8Ghz Anyone have one each of these critters excess to your needs??? I could sure use them. Many thanks and 73, Joe W2KJ

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Assist
by D. Mynatt 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Hello Group, Is there any one in or near Pueblo, CO/USA who would be willing to assist my non-profit in establishing a working ground station capable of receiving LEO and HEO satellites. Technical as well as equipment help needed, but I have some equipment. Any one? Dave Mynatt Program Director ===== http://sciencecenter.no-ip.org SID ID: S-0258 APRS UI-View KA0SWT LAT: 38'16.278" N LON: -104'40.537" W Alt: 4780ft DM78

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cubesats again
by David 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Hello All, Listened on two passes this morning: 2008/06/25 2241 UTC CUTE-1.7+APDII in CW mode (nice photo) DO-64/Delfi-C3 silent SEEDS II in CW mode - telemetry sent 2008/06/26 0008 UTC CUTE-1.7+APDII in CW mode - telemetry sent COMPASS-1 CW heard DO-64/Delfi-C3 silent 73 de David VK5DG

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Re: APRS FD Sat doc
by Robert Bruninga 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

> I have my D-700 configured with settings from the > referenced page and Field Day call... and > stored in a PM (program memory). But, who do I > send a message to? Chicken-egg problem I guess... SO everyone should send their messages to ALL so that not only can they originate a message, but everyone else with a D7 or D700 can receive it... And thereby know who they can QSO! > Are position beacons from the 145.93 uplink also being > passed as well as the messages from 145.85 to the > downlink so it's a matter of looking at the > station list and sending a message to anyone you see as in > normal APRS terrestrial ops? Yes and Good points!. GO-32 is unique when operating with the D700, D7 etc radios. The POSITION formats only go through on the 145.93 uplink, but messages only go through on the 145.85 uplink. SO I guess it best to have both channels in memory. Beacon your posit a few times on .93 and watch for other stations. Send all your messages to ALL and include any other callsigns in the text of the QSL message. BE SURE TO CLEAR OUT YOUR MESSAGE memories before a pass so that you have room to capture any incoming. If your memories are full, your radio will reject any new messages. How to use GO32 for APRS: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/GO32-ops.html

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APRS through ISS and FD
by Alan P. Biddle 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Hi, Question. I know that a QSO WITH the ISS does not count as a space contact for FD. Is it also true that a contact THROUGH the digi does not count? I got a call from a local FD group, and the Q&A list does not explicitly rule that out. Or at least it can be read that way. It looks as if the "amateur radio satellite" part does knock it out. Alan WA4SCA Q. Why doesn't our contact with the International Space Station count for the satellite bonus? A. While the ISS is be definition, the purpose of the satellite QSO bonus is to complete an Earth to Earth contact via an amateur radio satellite.

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CUTE-1.7+APDII GMSK decode
by Mineo Wakita 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

I decoded today, 25Jun2008, CUTE-1.7+APDII GMSK (9600bps). Grand Station is now testing to digipeat GMSK over Japan. JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:00:35z] <UI C>:GMSK Test JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:00:37z] <UI C>:GMSK Test JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:00:42z] <UI C>:GMSK Test JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:01:00z] <UI C>:GMSK Test JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:01:05z] <UI C>:GMSK Test JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:01:06z] <UI C>:GMSK Test JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:01:09z] <UI C>:You'reGmskReceiver! JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:01:12z] <UI C>:You'reGmskReceiver! JQ1YTC>JQ1YCZ [06/25/08 12:01:36z] <UI C>:You'reGmskReceiver! JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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