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

Congratulations to CAMSAT
by William Leijenaar 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

My congratulations to the CAMSAT people with the XW-1 satellite. Now we have another interresting satellite to the list of OSCARs. I can not work the satellite for the moment, but when my station is active again I sure will make some qso's. Still my congratulations to the people who worked on this satellite. 73 de PE1RAH, William Leijenaar --- Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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XW-1 Beacon collection
by Michael Chen 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Guys, If possible, please send me the audio record, content, your QTH, callsign, date/time of the XW-1 beacon you heard by email. Later, you'll be able to upload it via web. But now, only email works. Michael Chen, BD5RV/4 Email: michael.bd5rv(a)gmail.com MSN: bd5rv(a)jsdxc.org Skype: michael-bd5rv

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Manual Tracking XW-1
by Robert Bruninga 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

XW-1's orbit is quite easy for manual tracking, though not quite as easy as it is for AO-51 ECHO or GO32... Just remember these facts: * XW-1's orbits come over 17 minutes earlier each day. * There is a pass 109 minutes earlier and/or later * Once a week (6 days) add about an hour and a half (basically 109 - 17) * The pattern repeats every 6 days but 6 minutes later Basically the exact pass pattern repeats every 6 days, but unfortunately slips by 6 minutes a week so a permanent repeating schedule like we use for AO-51 and GO32 for months is not possible unless you want to add the 6 minutes each week. See www.aprs.org/MobileLEOtracking.html This way say you are far from a PC, all you will need to do is monitor the AX.25 packet downlink for several hours some day with your APRS mobile. Once you get a packet, then you can manually derive the rest of the passes for your trip. (I hope they eventually turn on APRS digipeating on the AX.25 channel for such wilderness travelers..) Bob, WB4aPR

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YouTube VO-52 Video
by Trevor . 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

I liked this YouTube video HAM RADIO - How To Make A VO-52 SAT QSO http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2009/vo52_satellite_contact_video.… 73 Trevor M5AKA Daily Amateur Radio News (Email/RSS): http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email your News To: editor at southgatearc.org Or use the Form at: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news.htm ----

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Re: Doppler.sqf
by vk5alx＠amsat.org 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Arlon, Add this to the existing file XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435790,145910,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CWbcn XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435740,145950,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,Xponder XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435675,145825,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Rptr-BBS 73, Alex VK5ALX

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More Youtube video's from XW-1 (hope-1)
by Eric Knaps, ON4HF 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4-0yuC4Sx4&feature=related Enjoy... Eric -- ON4HF -- Eric Knaps Waterstraat 30 B-3980 Tessenderlo Belgium Tel. +32472985876 (mobile) http://www.on4hf.be

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Satellite Sounds Record from 1958
by RFI-EMI-GUY 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=1145 http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW06200.pdf -- Joe Leikhim K4SAT "The RFI-EMI-GUY"© "Use only Genuine Interocitor Parts" Tom Servo ;-P

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XW-1 pass Australia
by Andrew Rich 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Australia - Brisbane ICOM 706 MK II G - 2m 5/8 Whip (I know I know) Start 17/12/2009 08:13 PM 435.796 MHz USB CW Stop 17/12/2009 08:29 PM 435.782 MHz USB CW Andrew VK4TEC ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Rich To: peter Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:46 PM Subject: Fw: XW-1 pass Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Rich To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:46 PM Subject: XW-1 pass Australia Australia - Brisbane ICOM 706 MK II G - 2m 5/8 Whip (I know I know) 16/12/2009 08:30 PM Local - 10 degrees 435.796 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:33 PM Local - 18 degrees 435.796 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:35 PM Local - 28 degrees 435.793 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:37 PM Local - 29 degrees 435.791 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:38 PM Local - 30 degrees 435.790 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:39 PM Local - 28 degrees 435.788 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:39 PM Local - 26 degrees 435.785 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:41 PM Local - 19 degrees 435.784 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:42 PM Local - 17 degrees 435.782 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:43 PM Local - 12 degrees 435.782 MHz USB CW 16/12/2009 08:44 PM Local - 10 degrees 435.782 MHz USB CW Andrew VK4TEC

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XW-1 Beacon
by Sangat Singh 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Heard beacon over Malaysia 04.10 UTC Pass. Strong signal Sangat Singh, 9M2SS -- Sangat Singh 53, Jln. Perdana National Planetarium 50480 Kuala Lumpur (MALAYSIA) Mobile: +6012 283 8873 Office: +603 2278 7388 FAX: +603 2273 8873 Skype ID: sukhija

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XW-1 == YAOGAN 8 ?
by PE0SAT 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

The Keppler data in tle-new.txt has changed the name for object name 2009-072A to YAOGAN8. Is this another official name for XW-1? 73's -- With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page http://www.ham.vgnet.nl/

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