January 2009 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Re: Please keep an ear open for a phoenix!
by nader omer 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Roger Graham,G3VZV I hope the histry repeat itself !! (AO-7) :-) 73's Nader st2nh www.st2nh.com

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Please keep an ear open for a phoenix!
by Graham Shirville 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Hi All, With the successful launch today of the new cubesats - congratulations to the teams involved - there is just a very small chance of also hearing signals from XO53 - SSETI Express! SSETI Express was launched in November 2005 but, due to a failure within the power supply system on board, signals were only heard for a few hours. Investigations made after the launch indicate that it is just possible that the offending short circuit FET devices may, one day, go open circuit. This would allow power from the solar panels to again reach the electronics. It can be assumed that the batteries are pretty useless by now so it would only be likely to operate when in sunlight. SSETI Express was on 427.250MHz - the same frequency as is now being used by PRISM and this is a request that, if by any chance you hear any strange noises on the frequency to please let me know! In this context, "strange noises" could be either short bursts of 9k6 data or even some very unusual "CW like" signals. Similar things have happened in the past! many thanks 73 Graham G3VZV PS - just in case...here is a more technical description of what might be heard - - a sub 1 second burst of AX25 telemetry every 18 seconds. or - simple on/off telemetry comprising 16 x 100msec carrier pulses. Either every 30 seconds or every 2 mins

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STARS & PRISM heard over Africa
by nader omer 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

HI, With a bad window to East and low elevation I managed to heard the new Japanese cube satellites STARS &PRISM time 21:17 to 21:27 UTC, 23/01/2009 Manual tuning !! keps from JE9PEL / Mineo Wakita's webpage http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/90123sml.htm audio record with low quality and Doppler at http://www.st2nh.com/cwbeacon.wav 73 Nader , st2nh www.st2nh.com

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new sats
by Nick Pugh 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

For the 20:15 GMT pass in Louisiana USA I heard CW signals on 437.243 mhz and 437.377 mhz sorry I did not copy the call signs Nick k5qxj

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WebSDR receiver
by Wouter Weggelaar 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Hi all, We have set up a WebSDR station at the Delfi-C3 command ground station in Delft, The Netherlands. A WebSDR station consists of one or more receivers hooked up to a PC and internet. This enables users to tune in to different signals simultaneously. One receiver is for VLF reception and one is currently used for the 70cm satellite segment. Please note that we will QSY the receivers sometimes to experiment with it. The URL of the receiver is http://websdr.pa3weg.nl/ The hardware is built by Wouter-Jan Ubbels PE4WJ. The WebSDR software is written by Pieter-Tjerk de Boer, PA3FWM. In November 2008, a beta testing phase has started with a few selected stations. When these beta tests are successful, the software will be made available publicly on the WebSDR project http://www.websdr.org. Many thanks to Pieter-Tjerk de Boer, PA3FWM for providing this software and Wouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ for building the receiver and providing the high sample rate sound card! 73s, Wouter PA3WEG

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TLE assignment
by Mike Rupprecht 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Hi Mineo, I ASSUME (in order to launch) the following assignment: OBJECT A - GOSAT OBJECT B - PRISM * pretty sure * OBJECT C - SPRITE OBJECT D - KAGAYAKI OBJECT E - SOHLA-1 OBJECT F - SDS-1 OBJECT G - STARS OBJECT H - KKS-1 Let's start to play the lottery... 73, Mike DK3WN Von: Mineo Wakita [mailto:[email protected]] Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Januar 2009 18:17 An: mail(a)mike-rupprecht.de Betreff: PRISM message #2 the text -soranokonosorawoomougagotoki means: When I look at the sky, I notice me existing in the universe. JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: JAXA launch
by Andrew Glasbrenner 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

I heard KKS-1 or possibly Kagayaki briefly on an omni antenna at ~511Z here near Tampa, Florida. I'll go back to the recording and see is I can determine which one it is...10khz is sort of close together. 73, Drew KO4MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Rupprecht" <mail(a)mike-rupprecht.de> To: "'Andrew Glasbrenner'" <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:10 AM Subject: AW: [amsat-bb] JAXA launch First TLE for PRISM PRISM 1 00001U 09000A 09023.19677083 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 08 2 00001 98.0360 134.8707 0039000 93.7900 202.2108 14.75450091 11 73, Mike DK3WN -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Andrew Glasbrenner Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Januar 2009 05:32 An: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Cc: John Klingelhoeffer Betreff: [amsat-bb] JAXA launch Based on this graphic, http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/sequence_e.html , and some comparisons with satellites in similar orbits, I'm going to guess about 12:00 Midnight EST for AOS in Florida. Congratulations to JAXA and all the satellite teams. 73, Drew KO4MA _______________________________________________ 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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Travels
by w6gmt＠bak.rr.com 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

I will be traveling for the Parks Service for the next several weeks. Grids planed to acaivate are DM70, DM80, DL79, DL89, and DL98. Home Grid for the winter is in DL99 Del Rio TX. Please QSL to TX address Listed in Bio on QRZ no SASE is needed FM birds only Mainly night passes. Sorry for no better schedual but will be on when work permits 73 Brock

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New Satellites
by Robert Smith 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

Aloha (Gokigen ikaga desuka?) I am not up to speed with the new satellites however I was able to copy portions of transmissions from two birds this evening. My QTH is Honolulu. My rig; A Yaesu VX-7R with Arrow antenna. I used the keps given for PRISM and they seemed accurate as the first signal came in as predicted at 1131Z (1/23/09) Max. elev. for both satellites approx. 30 deg. W. Satellite 1 (PRISM?): .ac-jp prd-magiccwcome-down-fmsat-jm0ayz pr0000323a (noise) noise 010 pr20000000000000000 pr30000000000000002 pr4003875002e2a0500 pr5005b00008a88b71? pr600686868685f6400 pr70081807f805c???? NOISE Satellite 2: (1136Z: same elev) ?rialtece 5 cqy jq1yy 5jq1yy 5jq1yyy 51???? ?09-??-210 noise 580 noise 609x noise -21088 ??? hell? noise eisiskks-1 hell? noise Not much to go on but I think two Satellites are alive and doing well. I suffered polarity problems with both satellites but I am sure things will get better!! Best to track one at a time!!!! HAPPY NEW YEARS TO ALL And Congratuations to all the TEAMS involved in making this happen. 73, NH7WN robert, Honolulu Hawaii

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KAGAYAKI, SOHLA-1 not heard
by Mineo Wakita 23 Jan '09

23 Jan '09

KAGAYAKI (437.375) not heard SOHLA-1 (437.505) not heard JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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