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

AO-51 end of the aftenoon pass
by Mateusz 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

Here is a record from last seconds of aftenoon pass of AO-51 over Russia and East Europe, there was something unusual: http://www.enduro.idl.pl/audio_sat/ao51ssb_fm_end.mp3 I swithed receiver to USB and tuned to that signal (Doppler correction ON), it was not local, it was dissapear as AO-51 went under horizon. Matt SQ7DQX

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AO-51 USB/FM mode
by Matt 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

I forgot to add that elevation was lower than 0.9 degree. My antennas are pointed to horizon. Matt SQ7DQX

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HELP WITH YAESU FT 847 CAT CONTROL SETUP
by Albert Onley 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

I am trying to get my ft 847 to work in CAD mode . I have the C+ on, using NULL MODEM CABLE ,baud set to 57600 BOTH IN RADIO AND PROGRAM , using COM 1. RUNNING XP HOME WITH SP 2. AL K4VHV

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UGATUSat is RS-38
by Mike Rupprecht 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

09:48 UTC strong CW beacon on 435.490MHz rs38 ubs189 uab176 [DATA] rs38 ubs188 uab177 ibs17 iab110 isp0 tab156 tsep146 tuf0 tbi167 tspa134 tspb255 mcon69 sma115 smb111 mra11 mrb14 rs38 ubs189 uab177 ibs17 iab130 isp22 tab156 tsep146 audio file of a complete beacon record (4 min) here: <http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=10401> http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=10401 73, Mike DK3WN

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sat_reporter
by Andrew Rich 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

I am putting together a sat_report web based system My fields at the moment are 1. From 2. Subject 3. Satellite 4. Frequency /s 5. Mode /s 6. Notes 7. Country Would you like to see anything else ? 1. Station setup 2. Signal report 3. File attachments Prototype http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/index.htm Andrew Rich VK4TEC

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First QSO'S on HO-68 linear Xponder
by Luc Leblanc 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

Just got my first few QSO'S on the linear transponder of HO-68. It was like a small motel room with all efficiencies but walls are in cardbox and you can hear the 3 rooms on each side. But what an excellent signal and audio was Q5 on any station i was able to hear. It was like 20 meter band on a contest day... Recommendation just tune the higher frequency (The downlink). Messing with the uplink just not work as you step over a lot of stations. It is by far the strongest linear satellite and i will try auto doppler on the next linear session. I count about 15 simultaneous station at the same time and the dowlink power was holding even with some excessive uplink power at times! It is understandable as the new toy was just getting out of the box... As the power budget is higher the transponder is able to give enough signal to a lot more stations. The key is high downlink power to be able to sustain more station at the same time. But just try to reduce your power when the satellite is overhead he's just above you at TCA Time to Closest Approach "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall VE2DWE WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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HO-68
by Dale Hershberger 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

I am having a difficult time to access HO-68. I have it in my tracking programs along with SO-67. The problem is that the listed times for HO-68 and the scheduled times as posted for times do not seem to work for me. SO-67 works for me and I have accessed it ok but have I yet to be successful in getting into HO-68. I know it is a dumb thing I am overlooking and will kick my self when I get it right. I had some good passes according to SatPC32 and NOVA but all I hear is silence... I have checked for the mode, FM and Linear. I have the tone set but I know there is something I am overlooking. Any help is greatly appreciated....Had a busy Holiday weekend. And want to thank our China AMSAT friends for what sounds like a very good new Satellite. Thank you to Alan Kung, BA1DU and friends for this very nice Christmas gift. Dale/ KL7XJ

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XE2VAS in DM40 next Sunday (3 January)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 28 Dec '09

28 Dec '09

Hi! I received an e-mail from Uriel XE2VAS earlier this morning. He said he was on AO-27, SO-50, AO-51, and SO-67 during the day yesterday (Sunday, 27 December) from the small city of Imuris, about 70km/43 miles south of Nogales and the USA border in grid DM40. In a change of plan, he will not return to DM40 until next Sunday (3 January). On that day, he will attempt to work any FM satellite passes while he is down there. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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LU or other DX on HO-68
by Andrew Glasbrenner 28 Dec '09

28 Dec '09

Hi All, Last night I thought I heard a LU5OJ? on HO-68 right after AOS. If you know who this might have been, please let me know. I'm also interested in schedules for SSB QSOs with new stations/grids/countries, especially those stretching the footprint on HO-68, during linear transponder passes. 73, Drew KO4MA EL88pg

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multiple sats
by Larry Gerhardstein 28 Dec '09

28 Dec '09

Whats the trick to get SatPC32 to display multiple satellites via the "M" button? Larry W7IN

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