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Yep still works!!
by w7lrd＠comcast.net 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

Hello This evening (0325Z) on AO-51 my old S band AO-40 (sobsob) still works!! No one else was on, only the west coast was available. The biggest challange is tracking the fast moving AO-51 with a 3 foot primestar dish with out auto tracking (next project). think HEO 2009 73 Bob W7LRD -- "if this were easy, everyone would be doing it"

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Still not getting into the ISS...
by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

I tried again just now on the (fairly high) pass over the UK and EU. Heard a couple of EA and SM stations on, but I couldn't open the repeater myself. I had my Kenwood TH-F7E handheld with the cross-band Yagi, and a Jingtong JT-308 with its own rubber duck listening for the downlink. The Jingtong was picking up a huge signal from the ISS - very very good reception indeed. I just couldn't seem to get the repeater to open for me at all though. Any suggestions? I know the TH-F7E and antenna work well for LEO satellites, so I figured it would work for the ISS. Gordon

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Re: QSL Cards?
by Jeffrey Koehler 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

Hi Tom: You could look into using something like eQsl (www.eqsl.cc) which is pretty cool. Also, get yourself a computer logging program (N3FLP's amateur contact log) that will interface with eQsl. Pretty neat, although there is a learning curve associated with eQsl. The exchage is different on the FM sats vs the others (AO-7, FO-29, AO-16) where you can actually have a short conversation. listen in for a bit before you try to work anyone. On the FM birds, you have to be pretty quick, as well...people don't wait to make calls to others. The FM birds are a world of their own. Enjoy, and see you on the birds!! 73, Jeff WB2SYK FN13 --- On Sun, 1/4/09, Jim Walls <jim(a)k6ccc.org> wrote: From: Jim Walls <jim(a)k6ccc.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: QSL Cards? To: "Amsat-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 5:32 PM Tom Williams wrote: > I'm just starting to work sats - are QSL cards commonly exchanged? How is the exchange initiated? Also, what is the voice protocol on a busy bird? > As far as QSL cards, yes many people send them. When I was active, I would QSL to any station that I had not talked to before, or any time upon request. I normally just sent the postcard, and I did have special QSL cards printed for satellite use with a custom set of fields that made more sense for satellite work. See http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc/QSL.html for my cards. If the other station was on an expedition (for example a rare grid), I would send an SASE as I knew they had gone to special expense to activate a grid for the community so I would pay for the postage both ways. For the voice protocol on the busy birds, the best way is to listen for a couple passes and you'll pick it up pretty quickly. The short answer is keep it VERY SHORT and FAST. When the birds are not busy, you can actually chat. Back a few years ago when I was active, there were northbound passes on UO-14 in the late evening that were well off the Pacific coast of the USA and the footprint just skirted the west coast. As I am in the Los Angeles area I often got on and there was only one or two other stations for the first one to three minutes of my pass. We would often chat for fun that way. As the bird went farther north, there were more people and it was back to the SHORT and FAST operating mode. -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim(a)k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 _______________________________________________ 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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Re: not getting into the ISS using HRD 4.1
by Bill Dzurilla 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

I think everyone is having a hard time getting in, just because there are so many people trying at the same time. When most of the footprint is outside the CUSA and the repeater is not busy, I can get in easily with just a 19" ground plane (here in south Florida, there are often passes where Floridians are in but otherwise the footprint is mostly over water). Double check that you have the correct new uplink frequency (145.99). 73 and GL, Bill NZ5N >>>I am having a problem getting into the ISS,even when its over head. >>>I can hear the station vary loud. Last night it was almost over head and it was 40 over, still no luck. I am using HRD 4.1Build 2019 to run the TS-2000. I have checked the tone and it should be set for 67hz. and turned on. It is almost like the tone isnt there. Will the uplink antenna make that much of a differance? I am using an old style KLM 143-150-14C without the switch wired up so I cant change it. The other question I have is...is it better to cant the antennas at a 45* angle rather than being 90* to ground(looking more like an"X" than "+") ? I would sure like to get in one time before the mode changes again. Great web site. Thanks everyone for the help the last couple of weeks. It make this new mode a lot more fun. Marv. N0FJP

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SO-50 06:48 pass over the UK
by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Having not really got into the ISS, I'm going to be on SO-50 in 20 minutes or so when it appears over the UK. At its highest it will be 88 degrees elevation over my QTH, straight over the top! I should be able to get in at that... Gordon

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ARISS V/U from uk
by andy thomas 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Just worked ON4LEA at 0558 utc. Replied to IV3RYQ call but no reply from him. Could not hear MM3YEQ on sked. 73 de andy G0SFJ

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ISS frequencies
by WB2LLP 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Since several people were having good luck using the ISS repeater, I decided to put the frequences into my computer. While I am there, I was decided to add the crew contact frequencies, but.... what do regions 1,2/3 mean? 73 de WB2LLP Gene

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not getting into the ISS using HRD 4.1
by racer5039 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

I am having a problem getting into the ISS,even when its over head. I can hear the station vary loud. Last night it was almost over head and it was 40 over, still no luck. I am using HRD 4.1Build 2019 to run the TS-2000. I have checked the tone and it should be set for 67hz. and turned on. It is almost like the tone isnt there. Will the uplink antenna make that much of a differance? I am using an old style KLM 143-150-14C without the switch wired up so I cant change it. The other question I have is...is it better to cant the antennas at a 45* angle rather than being 90* to ground(looking more like an"X" than "+") ? I would sure like to get in one time before the mode changes again. Great web site. Thanks everyone for the help the last couple of weeks. It make this new mode a lot more fun. Marv. N0FJP

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Re: QSL Cards?
by Jeffrey Koehler 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Well, I forgot to mention Logbook of the world. www.arrl.org/lotw/ You can also download entries from N3FJP's software into Logbook of the world. Pretty simple. 73 and good luck. Jeff WB2SYK FN13xc --- On Sun, 1/4/09, John W Lee <k6yk(a)juno.com> wrote: > From: John W Lee <k6yk(a)juno.com> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: QSL Cards? > To: jeffk13057(a)yahoo.com > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 7:07 PM > > Don't forget, E-QSL's don't count for any > of the major awards ! > > > On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:35:05 -0800 (PST) Jeffrey Koehler > <jeffk13057(a)yahoo.com> > writes: > > Hi Tom: > > > > You could look into using something like eQsl > (www.eqsl.cc) which is > > pretty cool. Also, get yourself a computer logging > program (N3FLP's > > amateur contact log) that will interface with eQsl. > Pretty neat, > > although there is a learning curve associated with > eQsl. > > > > The exchage is different on the FM sats vs the others > (AO-7, FO-29, > > AO-16) where you can actually have a short > conversation. listen in > > for a bit before you try to work anyone. On the FM > birds, you have > > to be pretty quick, as well...people don't wait to > make calls to > > others. The FM birds are a world of their own. > > > > Enjoy, and see you on the birds!! > > > > 73, > > Jeff WB2SYK FN13 > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Become a Medical Transcriptionist. Click here to find > schedules designed to fit your life. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2bxf5CLFKAvBTbeJDd5sqIc1o… >

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Re: QSL Cards?
by John W Lee 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Don't forget, E-QSL's don't count for any of the major awards ! On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:35:05 -0800 (PST) Jeffrey Koehler <jeffk13057(a)yahoo.com> writes: > Hi Tom: > > You could look into using something like eQsl (www.eqsl.cc) which is > pretty cool. Also, get yourself a computer logging program (N3FLP's > amateur contact log) that will interface with eQsl. Pretty neat, > although there is a learning curve associated with eQsl. > > The exchage is different on the FM sats vs the others (AO-7, FO-29, > AO-16) where you can actually have a short conversation. listen in > for a bit before you try to work anyone. On the FM birds, you have > to be pretty quick, as well...people don't wait to make calls to > others. The FM birds are a world of their own. > > Enjoy, and see you on the birds!! > > 73, > Jeff WB2SYK FN13 > ____________________________________________________________ Become a Medical Transcriptionist. Click here to find schedules designed to fit your life. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2bxf5DTiGfJPlMdOJJlBFY96j…

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