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Mak-SV1BSX - SK
by Fabio Teixeira Magalhaes 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

I did not have chance to talk with Mak via sat but talked with him many times via internet. His elevation system (using actuator) inspired me to make my satellite rotor system. My condolences to his family..... Lord bless you dear OM.... Fabio - PY4AJ

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Mak SV1BSX
by k3szh＠netzero.net 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

It was with sadness I heard of Mak's passing. Yes, we tried a few times to make a connection on AO-7 but by his calculations we were about 200km short. I still cherish his beautiful Christmas card. My sincere condolences to his family. 73s my friend. Joe K3SZH ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the perfect picture with our powerful photo search features. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/BLSrjpYR2bmnOgWHZayElxtFAH94…

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Mak-SV1BSX
by Francesco Grappi 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

.I have no words.. to talk with him was, like ever, a pleasure. My condolences to his family, rest in peace my friend. Frank IW4DVZ

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Mak-SV1BSX
by malcolm Hall 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

I didn't work Mak very often,but I know he will be missed especially in Europe....we shall miss him on the Sat's The Lord bless you my friend Malc G7NFO

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Shuttle sonic boom
by David J 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

I thought someone might be interested in what the STS-119 sonic boom sounded like here in Orlando preceding today's successful landing at the cape. I hope those of you familiar with the phenomenal audio sound collage, "...and the gods made love" that leads us into the legendary Jimi Hendrix album, Electric Ladyland, will find this quite nostalgic. All we need is a little flanging. To hear this, go to www.mydrive.ch/en. username: plethra2 password: aa4kn_1. Double click the "Shuttle sonic boom" folder and then the sonic boom file. Let me know if you have any trouble. Enjoy!

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Mak-SV1BSX
by TERRY BROMLEY 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

I'm very sad to hear the bad news about Mak, it was alway's a pleasure to say hi to him via the sat's. He will be sadly missed, goodby my friend. Terry G1WPR.

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Earth Venus Earth communications at
by Bob McGwier 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

I am really happy to tell everyone of a terrific "SDR" experiment. HI. Our colleagues in AMSAT-DL have been working towards demonstrating several of the pieces to allow for interplanetary communications in the event the Phase V mission to Mars comes to fruition. A team consisting of many well known amateurs including Wolfgang Büscher (DL4YHF), Freddy de Guchteneire (ON6UG), Hermann Hagner (DK8CI), Michael Lengrüsser (DD5ER) , Karl Meinzer (DJ4ZC), James Miller (G3RUH), Max Münich (DJ1CR), Hartmut Paesler (DL1YDD), Achim Vollhardt (DH2VA). The AMSAT-DL web page is here: http://www.amsat-dl.org//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166&Item… and the English press release is here: http://www.amsat-dl.org/pic/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_… In the photographs attached to these pages and press releases, one can see the SDR-IQ and Spectrum Lab. Congrats to RFSPACE (http://rfspace.com/Home.html) and Wolfgang DL4YHF (http://freenet-homepage.de/dl4yhf/spectra1.html). I hope everyone joins in congratulating this team on their multiple year effort and outstanding achievement. Bob McGwier N4HY -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.", Anatole France. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn

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Rotator Yaesu G-5400B
by Vincenzo Mone 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Hi Folks, sorry for the OT message. I own the rotator Yaesu G-5400B which are a Azimuth and elevation rotators. I had enclosed with the pack when I bought it an "L" bracket. Unfortunately due to maintenance I have lost the Bracket. Please is there anybody which own one and can pass me all the measures So I can build a new one? I need the measures of the "L" bracket and the right Positions of the holes to fix the two rotators. Any help will be really appreciated. Thanks in advance 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 *************************************** ***** GSM +39 338 9749786 ***** ***** SMS +39 338 9749786 ***** ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 ***** *** 2nd e-mail: vimone(a)tin.it *** ***************************************

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Re: successful first EVE-Echoes (Earth-Venus-Earth) in Germany and Europe
by m5aka＠yahoo.co.uk 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Congratulations to all at AMSAT-DL. I see there is a video showing Karl Meinzer DJ4ZC and Freddy ON6UG with the 2.4 GHz amplifier used for EVE which can be seen at: http://tinyurl.com/EVE13cmAmp GO-Mars with AMSAT-DL's P5A Mission http://www.ticket-to-mars.org/ A video of the Amateur Radio Mars Orbiter P5-A presentation given at the 2008 AMSAT-UK Colloquium by Achim Vollhardt DH2VA can be seen via http://tinyurl.com/P5Apresentation This 2009 AMSAT-UK Colloquium is being held at the University of Manchester from Friday July 24th to Sunday 26th July. Further details at http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium 73 Trevor M5AKA Daily Amateur Radio RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Get Daily Amateur Radio News by Email http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2783644&loc=en_US ----

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(no subject)
by andy thomas 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

KKS-1 ia alive and wel land sending good CW: Reception #1 (AOS 0047 this morning) ano metropolitan college wfinkstrialtechnology 8x and in the next orbit (AOS 0232U) Reception #2 gn we ology 8-52-11 minami senjyuarakawa kutokyo tojapan http://www.metro-cit.ac.jp kks-1 project tokyo metropolitan 437.385 cw, doppler corrected and saved in a wav file for later decode. Evidently slightly off tunee. Note that the keps I used were slightly old: KKS-1 1 33499U 09002H 09086.21173095 .00000079 00000-0 21069-4 0 1989 2 33499 098.0312 196.9754 0009336 217.2504 142.8055 14.70668037 9259 which I found on www.n2yo.com and NOT on Celestrak. Have emailed the KKS-1 crew. 73 de andy g0sfj

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Alaska on FO-29 ???
by K8KFJ＠aol.com 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Naw .... it's just Steve (NL7VX) in Virginia. :-) You had me goin' there for a while Steve until I copied that FM grid. I'm going to try and get on the bird soon and perhaps we can QSO. Good job!!! 73, Gary -K8KFJ- West Virginia <EM98> Sat VUCC #125 **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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Dayton SDR Forum so far
by Robert McGwier 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

On May 16 2008 at the ARRL National Convention and the Dayton Hamvention we will have a software defined radio forum aimed at amateur radio operators. SO FAR: Bob McGwier, N4HY SDR update (< 15 minutes) Scott Cowling WA2DFI on HPSDR Project update (20 minutes) Frank Brickle, AB2KT, on VR and DttSP (20 minutes) Michelle Thompson, W5NYV on Microwave Engineering Project (http://bit.ly/G3nW) (20 minutes) Gerald Youngblood on the new Flex offerings (http://www.flex-radio.com/) (20 minutes) We have room FOR TWO MORE TALKS AND THAT IS IT. That will not count the fun we will have harassing Dave Toth relentlessly in the halls before and after! COME ONE COME ALL. The AMSAT and TAPR dinner will be that night. Richard Garriott, an amateur radio operator, computer game author, son of astronaut Owen Garriott and recent returnee from the space station where he was a space tourist will be the banquet speaker at the TAPR and AMSAT dinner! TAPR and AMSAT officially sponsor HPSDR. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php Bob McGwier ARS N4HY

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COMPASS-1 QSL received
by andy thomas 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

My postman brought me today a very nice QSL card and postacard from the COMPASS-1 team, with a very interesting leaflet and brochure in German and covering letter in English. many thanks to the COMPASS-1 team andy G0SFJ

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April AO-51 schedule
by Andrew Glasbrenner 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Hello All, Here is the new AO-51 schedule for April. Enjoy the continued higher power downlinks this month, because eclipses begin again around the last week of April, and we'll have to turn the power down then. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations. April 2009 AO-51 Schedule March 30 - April 12 FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 9k6 BBS and Telemetry Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM April 13 - April 19 FM Repeater, L/US Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM Downlinks: 435.300 and 2401.200 MHz FM April 20 - April 26 FM Repeater, V/S Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlinks: 2401.200 MHz FM 9k6 BBS and Telemetry Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM April 27 - May 3 FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 9k6 BBS and Telemetry Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM

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Re: First SSTV Rx
by Mike Rupprecht 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

We made some test with Robot 24 (OZ2MA) and Robot 72 (DK3WN) this morning. See the pictures here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=3537 73, Mike DK3WN -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von John W Lee Gesendet: Freitag, 27. März 2009 18:16 An: k5knt.kent(a)gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Betreff: [amsat-bb] Re: First SSTV Rx That looks like KO6TZ's picture. I've seen it many times ! And it does NOT take too much audio to make the MMSSTV work. I can turn the volume down on my radio to where I can just hear it on the speaker, and that's enough. Louder is OK, as long as you don't crank it up where it's all distorted. 73 JOhn K6YK On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:24:33 -0500 Kent Frazier <k5knt.kent(a)gmail.com> writes: > Hi all, > > After reading some of the posts about the SSTV on AO-51 I decided to > give it > a try. I downloaded and installed MMSSTV and waited for a pass. > There was a > good 40 degree pass over San Angelo, Texas beginning at about 00:14 > UTC. I > connected my radio's data jack to my computer with my USB adapter > and > recorded the pass with my digital voice recorder. Lucky I did as > nothing > showed up on the computer via the data jack connection. I used my > Elk > Antenna to receive the signals. > > After the pass I brought everything back into the house and > connected the > voice recorder's ear jack to the computer's mic jack. After > adjusting the > volume so MMSSTV wasn't complaining about an overload I ran the > recording. > MMSSTV was in Auto Rx Mode and changed to Robot 36 as it received > the > information. > > The image isn't very clear, but at least I was able to receive > something. > > If anyone would care to look at the image and help me identify why > it is not > clearer it would be appreciated. It has been uploaded to my > photobucket > account at the following URL: > > http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/dd316/badfrog88/Amateur%20Radio/?actio n=view$t=200903270131.jpg > > -- > 73, Kent K5KNT > AMSAT #36765 > ARRL > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > ____________________________________________________________ Book your once-in-a-lifetime Peru vacation by clicking now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTOQu3bzhvYhnGW3MfNN5HRa2B6 5tM5uFkRV9jj5vTGzwNotvbNRpm/

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AMSAT needs a Visual C#, C++, Visual Basic programmer
by Gould Smith 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

AMSAT has a need for a volunteer Visual C#, C++, Visual Basic programmer. The task is to take an Excel file of Area Coordinator information, including their skills and produce an output file/spreadsheet that: 1) Parses through the cells containing multiple skills in a cell and develop a list of those skills 2) compiles a list of these skills and then produces a list of all the ACs that have that skill (with their contact information) 3) We can setup the spreadsheet in a fixed format, so this program can be run multiple times a year on the database. Please contact Gould, WA4SXM if you are interested in writing a program to do this. 73, Gould

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successful first EVE-Echoes (Earth-Venus-Earth) in Germany and Europe
by Peter Guelzow 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

On March 25th, 2009 a team from the German space organisation AMSAT-DL reached another milestone on its way to an own interplanetary probe towards planet Mars. The ground station at the Bochum observatory transmitted radio signals to Venus. After traveling almost 100 million kilometers and a round trip delay of about 5 minutes, they were clearly received as echoes from the surface of Venus. Receiving planetary echoes is a première in Germany and Europe. In addition, this is the farthest distance crossed by radio amateurs, over 100 times further than echoes from the moon (EME reflexions). For receiving the EVE (Earth-Venus-Earth) reflections, an FFT analysis with an integration time of 5 minutes was used. After integrating for 2 minutes only, the reflected signals were clearly visible in the display. Despite the bad weather, signals from Venus could be detected from 1038UT on until the planet reached the local horizon. The high power amplifier which is described in the current AMSAT-DL journal has therefore passed this crucial test as a final key component for the planned P5-A Mars mission. By receiving generated echoes from Venus, the ground and command station for the Mars probe has been cleared for operational use and the AMSAT-Team is now gearing up for building the P5-A space probe. For financing the actual construction and launch, AMSAT-DL is currently in negotiation with the DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) among others, to obtain financial support for the remaining budget of 20 Mill EUR. AMSAT-DL wants to show that low-budget interplanetary exploration is possible with its approach. More information and the link to the official press release: http://www.amsat-dl.org//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166&Item… The EVE experiment was repeated on Thursday, March 26th for several hours with good echoes from Venus. Morse code was used to transmit the well known „HI“ signature known from the AMSAT OSCAR satellites. 73s de DB2OS Peter Guelzow President AMSAT-DL

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[Fwd: Earth-Venus-Earth experiment success
by Tim Tuck 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

FYI... This is amazing ! regards Tim -----------------------include message----------------- Amsat-DL international team successfully transmitted and received signals via Venus on 25-03-2009 at 10:38 utc. The signal received was about 0.3 dB under bad interference from WLAN and bad weather in Bochum. The transmitter was about 6 kW CW on 2.4 GHz . The transmitter used a magnetron that has been locked to rubidium and for the first time SSB quality was achieved making it possible to use this transmitter for P5A Amsat-DL mission to Mars. The use of a magnetron for this purpose was possible thanks to a new Amsat-DL developed modulator that enables a magnetron to be used for narrow band operation. With this transmitter Amsat-DL is ready to start the next step in the Mars mission and prepare the spacecraft. More information on Amsat-DL website http://amsat-dl.org <http://amsat-dl.org> --------------- end include -------------- -- VK2XTT :: QF56if :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSAT-VK :: AMSAT

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Dave Toth, Part II
by Bob McGwier 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

I talked for a while with Dave this afternoon. It was amazing. While he was not trying to kick touch the roof from a stand, he was talking about coming to Dayton for 3 days. He just sounded terrific. He has some potentially tough days ahead with the upcoming treatments but he wanted me to let everyone know that he was as cantankerous as ever and he intended to go back to work in 12 weeks. He believes the prognosis is good. He is tired, still in a bit of pain, but in good spirits. He appreciates the emails, notes, etc. he has been getting, is looking forward to a visit from John, and expects to be having a good time at Dayton in 7 or so weeks! He is a little too tired to tackle all of the emails but he will soon. Bob -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.", Anatole France. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn

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AMSAT-BB Digest
by Call Sign 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

Yes I agree with Gene, Elmer's wanted! I would read any tutorials, specific to this AO-51 event. I was able to grab some of Richard Garriotts, ISS, TV transmissions on my Yaesu VX7R HT with a Panasonic Digital Voice Recorder, plugged into my mic's head phone jack, using my dual band hand held Arrow antenna and then play that into, the computer SSTV program on my desktop computer, back in the shack. (QTH is in a radio hole, I must go remote and have no laptop, I think I have a link to those pics on my QRZ) I would love it, if someone could explain how I might; (1) convert a digital picture into the SSTV sound format, so I can put it on my digital voice recorder (I can do this from my shack before a pass) and then a better way to get that data, into the transmit side of my VX7R radio, outside of playing the sound file into the HT mic. I may have to break down and get a net book or lap top, dedicated for this purpose but if there is a more minimalist approach, I would love to consider it. Furthermore, as a CERT Communications team member, I would like to be able to transmit a SSTV pic from a remote site, with the absolute minimum of equipment needed. As a rule, right now, I always have, in my car; an Emergency CERT backpack, an HT HAM radio with battery charger, a directional antenna and others, a digital camera and a digital voice recorder, what other, minimum, pieces of the puzzle do I need, to transmit SSTV, remotely and how do they fit together? Just typing this email, has caused me to realize, I need to burn a SSTV program onto a disc and put that in my CERT bag too, so even if I dont have a laptop, in an emergency, if/when I can get to a computer, I can install the SSTV program, to view/create/send SSTV, remote. (feel free to respond here if appropriate or directly to KI6RRQ(a)cox.net if you have some wisdom and the desire to share it) Rich KI6RRQ > Message: 11 > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:17:18 -0400 > From: WB2LLP <wb2llp(a)optonline.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Slow Scan > To: AMSAT -BB <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <393BE64D02154B49A334B0BCD863CF57@gene> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > AO-51's handlers are doing a very nice job of presenting us with several > different satellite modes. This week it is an opportunity to try Slow > Scan TV. Now it would be very nice if someone from the Slow Scan > community would tell us how to receive the pictures and once we have done > that, how do we send a picture. We only have a week to play with > something which is very different for some of us, so let us not waste any > time. > > TNX es 73 de WB2LLP Gene > > ARRL 1139432 > AMSAT 33183

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Any sugestions on where to get replacement adjustment pots for the Yeasu 5400 controller?
by boprie＠aol.com 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

Hi All ? We'd be interested in suggested sources for these. Tnx and 73 Dave

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G5500 help
by Jack Barbera 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

Matt Bennett Was adised by YAESU they do not sell the control box alone.Might look into Green Heron RT21.I use it for my H>F> Rotor control,works great Jack WA1ZDV

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Dave Toth, VE3GYQ
by Bob McGwier 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

I am saddened to report that Dave Toth, VE3GYQ, was hospitalized and had the tender care of a serious neurosurgeon. Dave, being the mild mannered, tame individual we all know and love, has managed to extricate himself from the clutches of the hospital and is resting at home. He will have to undergo some pretty tough medical treatments in a short time but he is a fighter like almost none of the rest of us can understand. He is watching BSG, moaning about going to Dayton, had his son tell me he was going with me and that is that. My plan is to take him to Dayton to at least the Saturday so he can be at the SDR forum. Dave is ambulatory, can get on his computer, and I know would love messages. But he is under absolutely strict orders to rest for now, so please email only. I've made arrangements to keep up with him via his son and Dave is absolutely insistent that if he can stand up and walk, I am taking him to Dayton. What a HARD HEAD! We love you Dave, take care. Bob -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.", Anatole France. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn

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Dave Toth
by n4hy 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

I am saddened to report that Dave Toth, VE3GYQ, was hospitalized and had the tender care of a serious neurosurgeon. Dave, being the mild mannered, tame individual we all know and love, has managed to extricate himself from the clutches of the hospital and is resting at home. He will have to undergo some pretty tough medical treatments but he is a fighter like almost none of the rest of us can understand. He is watching BSG, moaning about going to Dayton, had his son tell me he was going with me and that is that. My plan is to take him to Dayton to at least the Saturday so he can be at the SDR forum. Dave is ambulatory, can get on his computer, and I know would love messages. But he is under absolutely strict orders to rest for now, so please email only. I've made arrangements to keep up with him via his son and Dave is absolutely insistent that if he can stand up and walk, I am taking him to Dayton. What a HARD HEAD! We love you Dave, take care. Bob -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.", Anatole France. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn

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SOHLA-1 telemetry data
by Mineo Wakita 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/sohlatlm.htm (English by JE9PEL/1) http://www.sssrc.aero.osakafu-u.ac.jp/HP_M/ (Japanese by Grand Station) JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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