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Just a reminder, CW tonight for SKN on AO-51 SSB/FM
by Andrew Glasbrenner 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

SSB/FM Repeater, V/U (CW QSOs only on Straight Key Night) Uplink: 145.880 MHz USB Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM The CW guys stood by as requested all week, now please do them the same courtesy for Straight Key Night. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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UA1OEJ ???
by Bob- W7LRD 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Happy New Year I think I coppied UA1OEJ on AO-7 cw signal was a few db above mental telepathy. Anyone know if this fellow is active on AO-7. It would be really stretching the AO-7 footpring from CN87. Happy New Year to all think HEO 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle, Wa.

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Virtual serial port emulators for Windows which are NOT null modem cables?
by Alan P. Biddle 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

According to Google and Bing, there are lots of free and commercial virtual serial port emulators, with a range of features including automatic error injection for testing. However, all of them emulate null modem cables so far as I can find. This is a problem in some applications, such as the use of serial ports for control functions where a straight through cable is expected. Has anyone encountered a virtual port driver which can be configured for other than a null modem cable? TNX, Alan WA4SCA

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SO-67 schedule
by Jan-Albert Koekemoer 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Hello May you all be blessed abundantly in the new year! SOUTH AMERICA 02/01 11:18 02/01 12:54 03/01 10:58 03/01 12:32 04/01 10:39 04/01 12:11 05/01 10:19 05/01 11:50 05/01 13:32 06/01 11:29 06/01 13:06 07/01 11:10 07/01 12:44 08/01 10:50 08/01 12:23 09/01 10:31 09/01 12:02 JAPAN 03/01 01:16 AUSTRALIA / NZ 1/1 21:09 1/1 22:43 2/1 00:16 2/1 20:49 2/1 22:20 2/1 23:57 3/1 22:00 3/1 23:34 4/1 21:38 4/1 23:07 5/1 21:19 5/1 22:53 6/1 00:29 6/1 21:00 6/1 22:33 7/1 00:09 7/1 20:38 7/1 22:12 7/1 23:48 AFRICA 02/01 06:35 02/01 08:09 03/01 06:15 03/01 07:48 04/01 05:53 04/01 07:27 05/01 05:32 05/01 07:07 05/01 08:39 06/01 06:46 06/01 08:20 07/01 06:26 07/01 08:00 08/01 06:05 08/01 07:39 09/01 05:44 09/01 07:18 09/01 09:48 10/01 05:22 10/01 06:58 10/01 08:30 11/01 06:38 11/01 08:11 12/01 06:17 12/01 07:51 13/01 05:56 13/01 07:31 14/01 05:34 14/01 07:10 14/01 08:41 Regards Jan-Albert E-mail Disclaimer http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm

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HO-68 Schedule Dec 27--Jan 03
by Alan Kung 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

27 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 20:20...South Africa 20:30...Europe,North Africa 20:40...Europe,North America, North Africa,North Pole 20:50...North America, Europe,North Pole 20:55...Turn Off ======================================== 28 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 01:40...South America 01:55...North South America,South NA 02:10...North America 02:15...North NA,Russia,North Pole 02:20...Turn Off 28 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 12:31...South Australia,South Pole 12:35...Australia,South Pole 12:41...Turn Off 28 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 12:51...South Asia, North Australia 12:55...East Asia, South Asia 13:05...East Asia, North Asia, Middle Asia 13:06...Turn Off 28 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 21:45...South Africa 21:55...South America,West Africa 22:05...West Europe, West North Africa 22:15...North America, Europe,North Pole 22:20...North America, North Europe, North Asia,North Pole 22:25...Turn Off ======================================== 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 01:20...South America 01:35...North South America,South NA 01:50...North America,North Pole 01:55...North NA,Russia,North Pole 02:00...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 12:13...South Australia,South Pole 12:20...Australia 12:25...Australia,South Asia 12:29...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 12:34...South Asia,East Asia,North Australia 12:40...East Asia, South Asia 12:45...East Asia, East North Asia 12:50...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 16:05...Middle East Asia, South Asia 16:20...South Europe,Middle East Asia 16:30...Europe,Middle East Asia 16:35...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole 16:40...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 18:00...East Africa,Middle East Asia 18:10...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 18:20...Europe,North America,North Pole 18:30...North America, North Europe,North Pole 18:40...North America,North Pole 18:45...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 21:40...Wset Africa 21:50...Wset Europe,North Africa 22:00...Europe,North America, North Pole 22:05...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole 22:10...Turn Off ======================================== 30 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 12:19...North Australia,South Asia 12:25...East Asia,South Asia 12:30...East Asia,East North Asia 12:32...Turn Off 30 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 13:45...South Australia,South Pole 13:50...Australia,South Pole 14:00...Australia,South Asia 14:06...Turn Off 30 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 17:45...East Africa,Middle East Asia 17:55...Europe,Middle East Asia,North East Africa 18:05...Europe,North NA,North Pole 18:15...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole 18:25...North America 18:30...Turn Off ======================================== 31 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 02:35...South America 02:50...North South America,South NA 03:00...North America 03:10...NA,North Asia,North Pole 03:15...Turn Off 31 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 11:40...South Australia,South Pole 11:50...Australia 11:55...Australia,South Asia 11:57...Turn Off 31 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 13:45...North Australia,South Asia 13:50...South Asia,East Asia 13:55...Asia 14:00...Turn Off 31 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 16:05...North NA,North Europe, North Pole 16:15...NA, North Pole 16:25...South NA, North South America 16:30...Turn Off ======================================== 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 01:20...North East Asia 01:25...East Asia, North Asia 01:30...East Asia, South Asia 01:34...Turn Off 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 08:30...North Europe,North NA,North Asia,North Pole 08:40...Europe,North Africa,Middle Asia,North Pole 08:50...South Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 09:00...South Africa 09:05...Turn Off 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 14:01...North NA,North Europe, North Pole 14:05...East NA, West Europe,North Pole 14:10...East NA 14:20...South NA, North South America 14:30...South America 14:35...Turn Off 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 20:40...South Africa 20:55...North South Africa,South Europe 21:05...East NA,Europe,North Pole, North Africa 21:15...North NA,North Europe,North Pole, North Asia 21:20...Turn Off 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 22:30...West South Africa,East South America 22:50...North NA,West Europe,North Pole 23:00...East NA,Europe,North Pole, North Africa 23:05...Turn Off ======================================== 02 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 01:08...East Asia, North Asia 01:15...East Asia, South Asia,North Australia 01:20...Turn Off 02 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 15:30...North NA,North Europe, North Asia,North Pole 15:40...NA, North Pole 15:50...South NA, North South America 16:00...Turn Off 02 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 18:15...South Pole 18:25...South Africa,South Pole 18:35...South Africa 18:45...North Africa, Middle East Asia 18:45...Europe,North Africa, Middle East Asia 18:55...Turn Off 02 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 23:10...North Australia, Japan 23:20...Australia 23:35...Turn Off ======================================== 03 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 02:29...North Asia 02:35...North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:44...Turn Off 03 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 06:05...North Asia,North Europe 06:15...Europe,Middle Asia 06:25...South Europe,Middle Asia,East Africa 06:35...South Africa 06:40...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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First Hand-Held contacts
by Lee Ernstrom 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

I just completed my first QSOs through AO-51 at 12:25 UTC on my new DJ-G7 handheld and the Arrow antenna while standing on the back porch in a snow storm in the dark and cold. Thank you KJ4MCZ in FN42 and N5AFV in EL29 for being the first. I am now smittin. WA7HQD Lee Ernstrom, DN31

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Hope-1 (XW-1/HO-68) video available on YouTube
by Rick Walter 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Hi Henk. Nice video. VA3FM had my callsign incorrect, it is WB3CSY. He was asking me to repeat my grid. That was my first contact via HO68 (thanks Steven) using 5 watts with my Yaesu FT-60R and an Arrow antenna. It is very difficult to make a contact via HO68 with that equipment versus the other FM birds. 73, Rick - WB3CSY

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Re: OSCAR I Antenna
by Rich Dailey (Gmail) 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

A bit of a correction/addition to my earlier email. Don Stoner, W6TNS (sk) described the antenna of OSCAR I in a Feb 1962 article in CQ: "The cover of the package contained a fixture for the 1/4 wave monopole which used the case as a counterpoise. The antenna was secured to the cover until after the transmitter separated from the parent vehicle." Rich, N8UX At 11:49 PM 12/30/2009, you wrote: >I understand that the early Oscars got their ride into space by replacing a piece of concrete (or similar dead weight material) with our satellite. That's why they have the shape that they do (looking like a segment of a ring). >But what about the antenna? Was it deployed after launch, or did it ride into space already sticking out the side? An on-orbit deploy would have been excessively complicated for that era (it's even difficult today!), but I can't see something like that surviving launch intact, either.

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Greetings
by Mani VU2WMY 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Wishes and Greetings from INDIA for " A Happy and a prosperous New Year 2010" 73 de Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2054/2192/2537 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com

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UO-11 active
by Mike Rupprecht 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

All, I heard UO-11 at 08:25 UTC over Europe. Happy New Year to all! 73, Mike DK3NW

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