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HO-68 South Africa
by Andre' v Deventer 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

Hi Alan, We just experienced our 1st live pass in South Africa. Easy QSO's with ZS6Y and ZS6BNE. FM signal @ S7 and stable till my LOS. Congrats to the Team for a wonderful new Sat to have fun with. Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays to All the Satellite fraternity ! 73 Andre ZS2bk

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question
by Nick Pugh K5QXJ 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

What sat is on 435.770 MHz transmitting 400 baud psk . I copied a sat with Doppler at 19:20 Z today. I am located in Louisiana USA I and I don't know what sat it is? Merry Christmas nick

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HO-68 over Europe in FM mode
by E. Kafetzopoulos 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

Hi all, This evening we had the same problem with HO-68. When at low elevation and when the footprint was over Assia Minor and East Europe, entry to the repeater was easy and I managed to make some contacts with UR4LRH, SQ9MES and SP7TEC. When the footprint covered part of Italy I made a last contact with IW6OVD and from then, when many other stations from Western Europe where trying to use the bird, only fragmets of calling CQs were heard during the whole pass. Dan ON5UE thinks that the problem is due to the use of packet and voice mode at the same time, since many are trying to work the sat in packet and the input ismost of the time muted. Anyway, I think that the receiver cant demodulate any of so many signals competing for demodulation. When the sat is over South-East Europe with limited activity QSOs are easy and with strong signals. Over West Europe with so many stations competing for entry, the receiver is muted. Merry Chrismas to all 73 de Evan SV1EEK

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Help
by Albert Onley 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

HI i am trying to set up Pcsat 32 How do i get the Observer location on the us map ? I put in all the inf under the Observer set up , but must missed somethihng some where . TKS AL K4vhv

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SO-67 schedule
by Jan-Albert Koekemoer 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

Hello For those believing in King Jesus, may you all have a blessed Christmas! I have received the following schedules from the various coordinators. Note that I may have omitted some passes due to other higher priorities on the satellite. AFRICA: 25/12 07:47 26/12 05:51 27/12 05:30 28/12 08:16 29/12 07:58 30/12 06:03 30/12 07:38 31/12 05:42 31/12 07:17 01/01 05:20 01/01 06:57 01/01 08:26 JAPAN 25/12 23:17 26/12 00:51 26/12 23:00 27/12 00:30 27/12 22:37 28/12 00:09 28/12 23:48 29/12 01:24 29/12 23:28 30/12 01:03 30/12 23:08 31/12 00:42 31/12 22:48 01/01 00:21 EUROPE 26/12 07:07 26/12 08:40 26/12 10:14 27/12 06:47 27/12 08:20 27/12 09:54 27/12 11:28 28/12 09:33 29/12 09:12 USA/CANADA 25/12 01:04 25/12 12:13 25/12 13:50 25/12 15:24 25/12 16:57 25/12 18:28 25/12 20:01 25/12 21:35 25/12 23:09 26/12 00:43 26/12 13:29 26/12 15:04 26/12 16:37 26/12 18:09 26/12 19:40 26/12 21:14 26/12 22:48 27/12 00:22 27/12 13:08 27/12 14:43 27/12 16:16 27/12 17:49 27/12 19:21 27/12 20:54 27/12 22:28 28/12 00:02 Regards Jan-Albert Koekemoer (ZR1JAK) E-mail Disclaimer http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm

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Merry Christmas satt fans
by Luc Leblanc 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

As already stated SO-67 and HO-68 are two wonderful Christmas gifts offered by our South African and Chineses friends. As my previous wishes seems to come to some reality regarding at an international venture for amateur radio satellite i just hope this trend will continue. In the mean time a Merry Christmas to all of you and here is a link that you can shared with you young folk's this Christmas eve. http://www.noradsanta.org/ "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall VE2DWE WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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HO68: first trans-atlantic QSO
by Henk, PA3GUO 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

KB2M and F6BYJ Congratulations on the first trans-atlantic qso via xw-1/ho68 ! I have an mp3 if you like. Henk, PAGUO

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HO68: digital communications report
by Henk, PA3GUO 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

Dec 24 1245 utc BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT>UI,C,F0: Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>DD1JSN>DM,C BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT>UI,C,F0: Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-11>G1OCN>UI,C,F0: NO -2 G1OCN\D BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT>UI,C,F0: Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT>UI,C,F0: Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>G1OCN>DISC,P BJ1SA-12>G1OCN>DISC,P BJ1SA-12>DD1JSN>UA,F BJ1SA-12>DD1JSN>I00,C,F0: ..ºb3K. Congratulations to G1OCN, DD1JSN and CAMSAT for a working sat ! Henk, PA3GUO

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Re: First Trans-Atlantic QSO XO-68- WB2OQQ
by Henk, PA3GUO 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

OK - I stand corrected (to much excitement I think). 73, Henk >Henk, > >I would like to correct you, on 18 December 2009, 12:43 UTC,WB2OQQ made the >first FM/FM Trans Atlantic QSO with OZ1MY on HO-68, thank you. > >73, >Pete, WB2OQQ

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Re: XW-1 Schedule on Dec 24-27
by fernando_dibartolomeo＠virgilio.it 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

I'm sorry, I confuse digital trasponder with linar trasponder. 73 Fernando. ----Messaggio originale---- Da: fernando_dibartolomeo(a)virgilio.it Data: 23-dic-2009 7.22 PM A: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Ogg: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 Schedule on Dec 24-27 Thank's Alan for the schedule. It 'very interesting see that the FM repeater and the linear transponder works simultaneously. I hope that the transmit power is equally distributed. Thank's again Fernando de IW6OVD. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Kung To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:22 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-1 Schedule on Dec 24-27 Wed. 23 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 19:45...South Africa,Middle East Asia 19:55...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 20:05...Europe,North America, North Pole 20:15...North America, Russia,North Pole 20:25...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 02:55...South America 03:05...North South America,South NA 03:15...North America 03:25...North NA,Russia,North Pole 03:30...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 12:09...North Australia,South Asia 12:15...East Asia,South Asia 12:22...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 12:35...North Asia, North Europe, North Pole 12:45...East NA, West Europe,North Pole 12:55...East NA, North South America,West Africa 13:00...South America 13:05...Turn Off ================================================== Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 17:40...East Africa,Middle East Asia 17:10...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 18:00...Europe,North America, North Pole 18:10...North America, Russia,North Pole 18:20...North America 18:25...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 19:20...Africa 19:30...North Africa,Middle East Asia 19:40...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia, North Pole 19:45...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 23:15...East NA, West Europe,West Africa 23:25...East NA, West Europe, North Pole 23:35...North NA, East Asia, North Pole 23:45...East Asia 23:55...South East Asia,North Australia 24:00...Australia 24:05...Turn Off Fri. 25 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 02:40...South America 02:50...South NA, North South America 03:00...North America,North Pole 03:10...North NA,North East Asia 03:15...Turn Off ================================================== Fri. 25 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 17:25...East Africa,Middle East Asia 17:35...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 17:45...Europe,North America, North Pole 17:55...North America, Russia,North Pole 18:00...Turn Off Fri. 25 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 19:05...South Africa 19:15...North Africa,Middle East Asia, South Europe 19:25...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia, North Pole 19:30...Europe,North East NA, North Pole 19:35...Turn Off Sat. 26 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 03:04...East Asia 03:10...East Asia, South Asia 03:15...East Asia, South Asia, Middle Asia 03:19...Turn Off Sat. 26 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 15:40...Europe,North America,North Pole 15:50...NA, North Pole 16:00...North America,North South America 16:10...Turn Off ================================================== Sat. 26 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 17:05...East South Africa,Middle East Asia, South Asia 17:15...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 17:25...Europe,North Pole 17:30...North America, North Europe,North Pole 17:35...Turn Off Sun. 27 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 00:59...East Asia 01:05...East Asia, South Asia 01:10...East Asia, South Asia, North Australia 01:14...Turn Off Sun. 27 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 11:00...South Australia,South Pole 11:10...Australia 11:20...Nouth Australia,East Asia 11:30...East Asia, North Asia 11:40...NA,North Europe, North Pole 11:50...NA,North Europe, North Pole 11:55...East NA,West Europe, West Africa 12:00...Turn Off Sun. 27 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 15:20...Europe,North Asia,North Pole 15:30...NA, West Europe,North Pole 15:40...NA, North South America 15:45...South America,South NA 15:50...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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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