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Fw: Re: Messageboard Post
by acjohn1＠juno.com 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

I have been trying my best to talk to the Iss here for a month now. Everyone wants to talk to it and complain that there is no one talking on the SSB sats. This tells me that it would be far better to spend a little money and put up more cube sats than a lot of money on one SSB sat. John KG4VHV ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 19:33 +0000, John B. Stephensen wrote: > ats in 800 km orbits have much lower launch costs. However, the vast > majority of members told AMSAT that they didn't want more LEO satellites > after AO-51. Perhaps small is better. For the kind of money that cubesats cost, you could launch about a dozen of them instead of one geosynchronous one. That way you'd *always* have a cubesat or two visible. Add some sat-to-sat comms, and you're in business. Gordon _______________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________ Make sure your shower gets you clean. Click now for a high quality shower filter! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1wwkECamlZ4ARK96Q5daPlVQe…

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EME article
by Trevor 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

The free publication HAM-MAG has an EME article in issue 2 PAGE 31 : Portable EME operation - By DL3OCH See http://www.ham-mag.com/ 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- Subscribe to Southgate Amateur Radio News by Email http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2783644&loc=en_US ----

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New sats and HRD Keps ?
by racer5039 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

I am using HRD for my rig control and would like to ask, if the Keps are being loaded into HRD yet for the new Sats? If they are what are they called? I have tried to load the keps by hand but I can't seem to get this to work. I am sure it is an operator problem. I posted a question on the HRD site but didn't het much help over there. Marv N0FJP, EN34jc

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DYI - Hammy Radio Post It Note
by JoAnne Maenpaa 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

Hi all, Just found a slick way to print small stuff on a post-it note to keep frequency lists, etc. within eyeball range in the shack. It worked slick enough here in this shack that I gotta tell someone about it ... If you would like to have a post-it note with the Japan GOSAT flock on it go to the www.amsat.org page. 1. Print this page on plain paper (GOSAT frequency table should be on there) 2. Place an appropriately sized post-it note right over the portion of the printed page that contains the frequency table. 3. Send this page through the printer again. Stuff gets overprinted from its first ride through the printer but the post-it now has a clean copy of the table. It worked on my Lexmark ink jet. Careful with your printer if you have a fancy one. Hmmm, also just made another one with the WSPR freqs on it ... -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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Re: Messageboard Post
by K8KFJ＠aol.com 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

_clintbrad4d(a)earthlink.net_ (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: > Why should I (or anyone else) give these > clowns money if they cannot even update their web site. Come on, > everyone knows that 3-D was a flop, except maybe AMSAT Geez Joe, I wish you could loosen up a bit and tell us how you really feel. :-) 73, Gary -K8KFJ- West Virginia <EM98> AMSAT #32,574 Sat VUCC #125 **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt… cemailfooterNO62)

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AEA ST-1 Satellite Tracker
by David 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

Greetings. Has anyone converted the AEA ST-1 to operate from a USB port in place of the old Com port. I would like to use it on a new computer that has only USB ports. Thanks for any and all help. Dave VA7DG

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Information on the Icom IC-820H
by Ron G. Seiler 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

Hello all, I have an envelope of printed information on the the Icom IC-820H consisting of: - a May 1994 Satellite Operator newsletter with a review by Bob Meyers W1XT - a reprint of the September-October 1994 Satellite Times magazine test - a print of James Miller G3RUH's 11 Nov 1994 review - a copy of the March 1995 product review from QST - a photocopy of the original Icom brochure - prints of mods for QRP, MARS, 9600 baud PACSAT, expanded RF and cross band repeat (I never tried these so you would use at your own risk) If this is of any use to anyone, please email me at va7vw(a)amsat.org and I will mail it to you. 73, Ron VA7VW

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[ans] ANS-025 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Dee 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-025 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * GOSAT + Six SatPals Successfully Launched By Japan * SKN Best Fist Winners * Latest AMSAT Awards * ARISS Status - 19 January 2009 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-025.01 GOSAT + Six SatPals Successfully Launched By Japan AMSAT News Service Bulletin 025.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 25, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-025.01 GOSAT + Six SatPals Successfully Launched By Japan JAXA GOSAT launch site Japan has launched a satellite whose focus will be to observe the concentration distribution of greenhouse gases from space. The launch of the Ibuki satellite (also known by GOSAT - Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite) took place on January 23rd at 03:54 UTC from the LP1 launch platform of the Yoshinubo launch complex on Tanegashima. Ibuki has a approximate mass of 1750 kg. Is equipped with two solar panels that generate 3.8 kW. The satellite will operate for 5 years on a sun-synchronous sub-recurrent orbit with a inclination of 98 degrees. The small satellites with Amateur Radio capabilities launched with this satellite are SDS-1, SOHLA-1, SPRITESAT, PRISM, KKS-1, STARS-1, and the KAGAYAKI. Further information, frequencies and keplerian data can be found on the AMSAT website. We have some new stars to be pointing to and check the website often as more information is passed on. [ANS thanks Masa, JN1GKZ,for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-025.02 SKN Best Fist Winners AMSAT News Service Bulletin 025.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 25, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-025.02 Many thanks to all who participated in AMSAT's Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2009. Thanks in large part to the popularity of AO-51, we have a record 24 Best Fist winners this year. Participation outside North America was especially high, especially in Asia, a trend which we hope will continue. The following amateurs each received at least one Best Fist nomination from someone they worked: AA5PK, I6IBE, JA1COU, JA0CAW, JE4QGF, JG5WLV, JM1LRA, JN1UEP/4, JO3MQY, JR0EFE, K8DID, K9QHO, K0RJS, KN4OK, N3TL, N4ZQ, N5AFV, N7EQF, W6ASL, WA6ARA, WA8HOK, WA8SME, 9A5YY, 9M6YBG See you next year! 73, Ray W2RS [ANS thanks Ray Soifer, W2RS, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-025.03 Latest AMSAT Awards AMSAT News Service Bulletin 025.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 25, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-025.03 We are starting the New Year with a new U.S. President and a few new award recipients. A couple of these awards were issued at the end of 2008. We would like to welcome the following to the satellite community. They have made their first satellite contact and are now members of the AMSAT Satellite Communicators Club. Gail McDaniel, KB0RZD Thomas Lepley, KX3TL The following have earned the AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award. Ivo Brungera, I6IBE, #476 Clayton Freund, WB5TOI, #477 Gail McDaniel, KB0RZD, #478 Joe Seibert, AL1F, #479 The following have earned the AMSAT South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award. Ivo Brugnera, I6IBE, #US128 Gail McDaniel, KB0RZD, #US129 To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-025.04 ARISS Status - 19 January 2009 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 025.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 25, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-025.04 1. Upcoming School Contacts Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Canada was successful via Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, January 20 at 18:06 UTC via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. A space club has been formed at the hospital and those children participating in the club have learned about the ISS via videos, the internet and guest speakers. They learned to use correct radio protocol and have tracked and plotted the course of the ISS. They have also created artwork displayed during the contact. Media coverage of the event was a success. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Castor Valley Elementary School in Greely, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday, January 27 at 19:30 UTC. A space club has been formed at the school for grades 1-8. Students from this group will ask questions of the astronaut. Students have learned about the ISS via video, internet and through guest speakers. They have been taught the correct radio protocol and have tracked and plotted the course of the ISS. All classes have taken part in space projects and activities. Media, members of the community, the school board and other dignitaries have been invited to attend. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with CERAM EAI in Sophia Antipolis, Alpes Maritimes, France. The contact will take place on Thursday, January 29 at 14:54 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. CERAM University conducts research projects in aviation, engineering and IT. Amateur radio communication has been introduced to students to prepare for the contact. Newspaper and television coverage is anticipated and webcast retransmission is possible. Ecole & Collège Jean XXIII, a private primary & secondary school in Pamiers, France, will experience an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, January 30 at approximately 13:08 UTC. Five hundred students, ages 3 to 15 years old, attend the school. Students in the third cycle classes (3rd - 5th grades) and those in their second year of secondary school have studied radio communications. Radio operators from "l'Institut de Développement des Radiocommunications par l'Enseignement" (IDRE) have introduced radio technology to the children. Topics covered included remote command use, introduction to Morse code, ham radio phone contact, distress beacon search, electronic kits, and different ham radio station possibilities. This ARISS activity has been incorporated into the educational subjects of Astronomy, History of Space Exploration, Geography and Writing. 2. Richard Garriott Debrief An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program debriefing session was held with spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, on Tuesday, January 13. Richard gave a status on the ISS Ham equipment onboard the ISS and provided valuable feedback on ARISS operations. 3. Cosmonaut Training Status Cosmonaut Dmitri Kondratiev received training on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) equipment. He is scheduled to fly on Expedition 20. Photos of the training session are available on the Energia Web site. See: http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_01-14.html [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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Re: AO-16 and a brief update!
by Mark L. Hammond 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

Hi Luc! Indeed, I was one of your contacts on that pass. I think that is our first QSO, glad to have it occur on AO-16 :) Thank you for the contact! AO-16 receivers remain very sensitive and the DSB downlink is easy to hear (at 1.8 watts, mind you ;) ). "We" should really consider using the FM uplink/SSB downlink on future missions. It is an effective mode. In the last week AO-16 has been shutting down even during a single pass (meaning, the uptime is shorter). Telemetry shows the internal temperatures are now around 15-16 deg C, so it continues to cool down. Along with the cooler temps come more frequent restarts of the bird. This is expected. I continue to command it ON when I can, which is usually in the afternoon passes over the east coast of the US. I can't make every pass, but I catch the ones I can... 73, Mark N8MH AO-16 Command Station -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-16 From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:52:44 -0500 Priority: normal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hi I was testing for an issue with my VHF sat beam after a complete overhaul of all the hardware above the azimuth rotor and i plug a dual band magnet mount antenna on a metal file cabinet in my basement and just when AO-16 was near TCA i was able to make 2 QSO with a Q5 uplink signal. I was running about 50W. He's probably the most sensitive on the actual fleet. The pipe bending twist is still running great. I think N8MH was one of the 2 QSO? "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Re: Kagayaki ??????? WOW
by nader omer 25 Jan '09

25 Jan '09

HI OZ1MY WOW I just thinking about the same fast signal that choped the waterfall of the hamscope while I track the whole family last pass around 22:00 utc. I do not remeber at what frquency this occur! It took 5 to 7 second to cross the all bandwidth of the waterfall . yes it is so strong and yes it had doppler drift tone! I thougth it was a kind of local qrm?? but I had never see a qrm like this before for sure it is from the sky which one ? Kagayaki ??????? may be Nader ,st2nh www.st2nh.com

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