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Re: AO-51 message + SSTV
by Rodney Waln 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

hi, i was on 00:45z+- july 20 2009 pass and it was not on then, my be later in the day passes when in range of control stations, or loaded up to the satellite BBS?? not sure how that works but some one has it figured out :-) 73's Rodney kc0zhf

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Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 344
by Skip Prinsen W7PN 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Hi Anthony, Here is the info. Using: _*www.qrz.com*_ This is a free web site for anyones' use. Your answer to your question is Yes, David is located in Alaska. 73 de "Skip" W7PN *WL7H* DAVID W ELDREDGE PO BOX 7352 Nikiski, AK 99635 USA amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. WL7H in AK? (ANTHONY JAPHA) > 2. Update from WD9EWK (n3tl(a)bellsouth.net) > 3. AO-51 lunar landing special operation over JA (Masahiro Arai) > 4. Re: SpaceJam 3 (was Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question) (George Henry) > 5. K5GNA antenna free (Charles Pennington) > 6. Re: SpaceJam 3 (Greg Beat) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:26:56 -0400 > From: "ANTHONY JAPHA" <tjjapha(a)earthlink.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] WL7H in AK? > To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <380-220097019142656765(a)earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Thanks for all the helpful suggestions for shielding the laptop screen. > > No answers about WL7H though. Has anyone worked this stn? Is it in Alaska, or down in the lower 48? > > QRZ.com has him in BP40, which looks just outside the AO-7 footprint when I heard him on 7/17. > > 73, > Tony, N2UN > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:15:47 +0000 > From: n3tl(a)bellsouth.net > Subject: [amsat-bb] Update from WD9EWK > To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: > <071920091615.16323.4A6346B3000333AE00003FC322230647629B0A02D2089B9A019C04040A0DBF049BCC02(a)att.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hey everyone, > > Patrick, WD9EWK, checked in to report the following plans for passes today: > > SO-50 at 16:40 UTC - from the DM46-DM47 grid boundary > > SO-50 at 18:22-ish UTC, and also the afternoon AO-27 passes - from the DM47-DM57 grid boundary. > > AO-51 this evening - from the DM57-DM58 grid boundary. > > 73 to all, > > Tim - N3TL > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:27:22 +0900 > From: Masahiro Arai <m-arai(a)a.email.ne.jp> > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 lunar landing special operation over JA > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Cc: ao51-modes(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <200907191627.AA02748(a)giga.a.email.ne.jp> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > Stations located in JA and neighboring nations will be able to hear > the lunar landing 40th anniversary special downlink, voice messages > and robot 36 SSTV picture which are same as transmitting over North > America and Europe. > > Please watch AO-51 435.300MHz FM downlink passes over JA. Special > downlink will transmitt 20th evning and 21st mornig in JA. QSL will > issue from AMSAT-NA. QSL info is shown on the web site. > http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php > > JA6PL and some othre stations support this event. > > > Thank you, Drew and the AO-51 operations group! > > > Masa JN1GKZ > > > > >> If there is a station or two there with excellent L band uplink capabilities >> who would like to relay the audio for us, we can do it. Email the ao51-modes >> list and myself if you would like to volunteer. The same goes for JA or >> anywhere else. >> >> 73, Drew KO4MA >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Roland Zurmely" <py4zbz(a)yahoo.com> >> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:08 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Control Team News >> >> >> "July 20 >> AMSAT-NA will mark the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing >> with a special event on AO-51. AO-51 will transmit a message commemorating >> the event Monday, July 20 during evening passes in the U.S. and Europe. The >> message will be transmitted on the 435.300 MHz FM downlink and will contain >> a Robot 36 SSTV image as well as a voice message." >> >> >>>>> in the U.S. and Europe <<< >>>>> >> Why not in south america ? >> >> We have a lot of stations that would like to hear the message and to receive >> the SSTV image ! >> >> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:03:47 -0500 > From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw(a)att.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SpaceJam 3 (was Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - > question) > To: "Greg Beat" <gregory.beat(a)comcast.net>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <B93A13360D6D4C7FA9D27D068401EBDC@parents> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I listened for the W9JY-11 balloon on APRS, and for the 446.025 crossband > repeater, and heard nothing... did it actually go up yesterday? > > George, KA3HSW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Beat" <gregory.beat(a)comcast.net> > To: "Gould Smith" <gouldsmi(a)bellsouth.net>; <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:38 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question > > > >> I have been tracking balloons (SpaceJam-3) today .... so I was just >> starting >> to read my USPS mail. :-) >> >> Thanks for prompt reply. >> >> Greg >> w9gb >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:14:16 -0400 > From: "Charles Pennington" <chrlsp(a)verizon.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] K5GNA antenna free > To: "AMSAT BB" <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <F91BEF1E3E5E43D5A41DDD9F06A40332@tempest6> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > FREE FREE Clifton Heights, PA. (Phila Suburb). I have a complete setup, > never assembled, never used. Yours free, first come, first served. Call me, > Bud @610-626-4332 or email chrlsp(a)verizon.net. Bud K3NMF. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:53:58 -0500 > From: "Greg Beat" <gregory.beat(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SpaceJam 3 > To: "George Henry" <ka3hsw(a)att.net>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <C012CEF79FF947E48C78865A4A9DE16D@CompaqEVO> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > Yes. > > There were actually 2 balloons with APRS beacons. > The ATV video package did not make these launches. > > W9YJ-11, was launched first and supposedly reached ~ 100,000 feet > Landed near the town of Bronson, IL > I heard stations on the cross-band repeater from Fond DuLac, WI; Toledo, OH > when it was around 50,000 feet. > > N9QGS-11 was launched second and lost its GPS data stream above 50,000 feet > (just East of Royal, IL). > It did recover its latitude/longitude and direction about 20 minutes later > (near Oakwood, IL and I-74), but never its altitude. > Landed south of Catlin, IL > > I have MS Power Point slides of the OpenAPRS.net APRS tracks for both > balloons. > > You can go to OpenAPRS.net, enter the SSID for each balloon and request data > over past 2 days. > That will show you the actual tracks. > > Greg > w9gb > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw(a)att.net> > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 1:03 PM > To: "Greg Beat" <gregory.beat(a)comcast.net>; <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: SpaceJam 3 (was Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question) > > >> I listened for the W9JY-11 balloon on APRS, and for the 446.025 crossband >> repeater, and heard nothing... did it actually go up yesterday? >> >> George, KA3HSW >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Greg Beat" <gregory.beat(a)comcast.net> >> To: "Gould Smith" <gouldsmi(a)bellsouth.net>; <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:38 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question >> >> >> >>> I have been tracking balloons (SpaceJam-3) today .... so I was just >>> starting >>> to read my USPS mail. :-) >>> >>> Thanks for prompt reply. >>> >>> Greg >>> w9gb >>> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 344 > **************************************** > >

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Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
by Danny Stone 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom installation for EL-rotator application? 73, Danny KK4E

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Re: Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
by Jim Jerzycke 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Norm's Rotor Service has NEW U-100's and U-110's for sale. http://www.rotorservice.com/images/U110RC%20Nw.jpg When Alliance folded up he bought everything they had. http://www.rotorservice.com/press3-alliance.htm Jim KQ6EA --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Danny Stone <kk4e(a)pacbell.net> wrote: From: Danny Stone <kk4e(a)pacbell.net> Subject: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 3:24 PM Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom installation for EL-rotator application? 73, Danny KK4E _______________________________________________ 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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K5GNA antenna free
by Charles Pennington 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

FREE FREE Clifton Heights, PA. (Phila Suburb). I have a complete setup, never assembled, never used. Yours free, first come, first served. Call me, Bud @610-626-4332 or email chrlsp(a)verizon.net. Bud K3NMF.

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AO-51 Control Team News
by Roland Zurmely 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

"July 20 AMSAT-NA will mark the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing with a special event on AO-51. AO-51 will transmit a message commemorating the event Monday, July 20 during evening passes in the U.S. and Europe. The message will be transmitted on the 435.300 MHz FM downlink and will contain a Robot 36 SSTV image as well as a voice message." >>> in the U.S. and Europe <<< Why not in south america ? We have a lot of stations that would like to hear the message and to receive the SSTV image ! 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Update from WD9EWK
by n3tl＠bellsouth.net 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

Hey everyone, Patrick, WD9EWK, checked in to report the following plans for passes today: SO-50 at 16:40 UTC - from the DM46-DM47 grid boundary SO-50 at 18:22-ish UTC, and also the afternoon AO-27 passes - from the DM47-DM57 grid boundary. AO-51 this evening - from the DM57-DM58 grid boundary. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL

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WL7H in AK?
by ANTHONY JAPHA 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions for shielding the laptop screen. No answers about WL7H though. Has anyone worked this stn? Is it in Alaska, or down in the lower 48? QRZ.com has him in BP40, which looks just outside the AO-7 footprint when I heard him on 7/17. 73, Tony, N2UN

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FW: ANS-200 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Dee 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-200 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * BOD Ballot Information * Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, SK * OSCAR 5 In Print * AO-51 Commemorative QSL * Solar Eclipse 22nd July * ARISS Schedule SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.1 BOD Ballot Information AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.1 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.1 To All AMSAT Members: You will be receiving an envelope with important AMSAT information along with your ballot. PLEASE keep and read all information except the ballot - there is an error on it (It says vote for three candidates instead of four). Within the next few days, we will be sending a new ballot in an envelope marked "corrected ballot". The new ballot will be a different color and have the word "corrected" on the top. That is the one you need to return. [ANS thanks Martha for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.2 Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, SK AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.2 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.2 The Amateur Radio community has lost one of its ambassodors. Walter Cronkite, amateur call KB2GSD, was a spokesman for the hobby. He Narrated the "Amateur Radio Today" production by the ARRL. The ARRL has presented him with many awards. His love of Space science and the NASA Moon Missions won our Admiration. His coverage of those showed his interests in technology. Who Doesn't remember listening to those exciting broadcasts of the Moon Missions? Mr. Cronkite had won NASA's respect by winning one of their prestigious "Ambassodor of Exploration Awards" given by them to the only "outsider" by NASA. His contributions and support of Amateur Radio will be remembered For many years to come. Note: A prepared special 14 minute audio only tribute to Walter Cronkite hosted by Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, that you can download and play from the website at www.arnewsline.org. [ANS thanks William Pasternack, WA6ITF, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.3 OSCAR 5 In Print AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.3 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.3 The Oscar 5 satellite built by Australian Radio Amateurs at the end of the 60's is mentioned in the latest issue of SatMagazine. The July/August issue of SatMagazine covers the Australian space program and mentions the work of Australian Radio Amateurs who built Oscar 5. The article on page 59 includes a picture of Oscar 5 which carried transmitters on 29.450 MHz and 144.050 MHz and was launched on January 23, 1970, into an orbit of 1435 x 1481 km with an inclination of 102.0 degrees. Ther July/Aug 2009 issue of SatMagazine is at http://www.satmagazine.com/2009/SatMag_JulAug09.pdf SatMagazine http://www.satmagazine.com/ ---- [ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.4 AO-51 Commemorative QSL AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.4 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.4 News release July 16, 2009: AMSAT-NA will mark the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing with a special event on AO-51. AO-51 will transmit a message commemorating the event Monday, July 20 during evening passes in the U.S. and Europe. The message will be transmitted on the 435.300 MHz FM downlink and will contain a Robot 36 SSTV image as well as a voice message. A special AO-51 QSL will be available to those who copy the downlink. Send QSL requests marked "Apollo 11" with SASE to the AMSAT office at 850 Sligo Ave. Suite 600, Silver Spring, MD 20910. [ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.5 Solar Eclipse 22nd July AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.5 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.5 Solar eclipse is visible at Asia and Pacific on 22nd July. Very limited area is able to see total solar eclipse. Many amateur satellites pass above the solar eclipse area. Electric power generated by solar cells will show very interesting behavior under solar eclipse. How about collecting telemetry and ploting solar cell power condition? Temperature may also show interesting look. I checked the telemetry transmitting satellite orbit around Japan. The following satellites pass above solar eclipse area. COMPASS-1, FO-29, CO-66, CO-58, DO-64, STARS, PRISM, SOHLA-1, AO-27, NO-44 There is something to be said for DO-64 condition. Will DO-64 stop transmitting telemetry under the solar eclipse? If AO-27 store telemetry as WOD, WOD shows complete solar eclipse condition. Let's try to collect telemtry under solar eclipse! solar eclipse info http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2009/TSE2009.html [ANS thanks Masa, JN1GKZ for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.6 ARISS Schedule AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.6 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 13, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.6 1. ARISS Contact Between Koichi Wakata and Mugegawa Junior High On Saturday, July 11, students from Mugegawa Junior High School participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA. Wakata answered 17 questions posed to him by the students. Over three hundred parents and guests attended the event, which was covered by five newspapers and a television station. 2. ARISS Contact Held with Technopolis, Belgium An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS and TechnopolisR in Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium. The contact took place on Saturday, July 11 via telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina. Fourteen questions were asked and answered as an audience of 200 looked on. Belgian astronaut Dirk Frimout was present and gave a talk on space. Three radio and television stations and two newspapers covered the event. The contact audio was fed into the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) and EchoLink servers, providing additional outreach. 3. Successful ARISS Contact with Euro Space Center On Sunday, July 12, youth visiting the Euro Space Center in Belgium during Air and Space Day participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS. The contact was made possible through telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Twenty-four students asked one question each of the astronaut in front of an audience of 500 guests. The contact audio was fed into the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) and EchoLink servers, providing additional outreach. 4. SuitSat-2 Becomes a Satellite The Orlan spacesuit that was to house SuitSat-2 amateur radio equipment was recently discarded on a Progress due to space limitations on the ISS. Work continues on the satellite hardware with plans to use a different configuration for deployment. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team plans to meet delivery and launch dates for an EVA deployment in April 2010. For more information, see: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php 5. ARISS Satellite Meeting Held The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) U.S. team met in Phoenix, Arizona over the July 10 - 12 weekend. The team performed integration tests on various components of the SuitSat-2 hardware. 6. Astronaut Training Status A training session is planned this week for astronaut Tracy Caldwell to prepare her for her amateur radio license exam. Caldwell is scheduled to fly with Expedition 23 in April 2010. 7. AMSAT Videos of Dayton Hamvention Available for Viewing The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) has posted videos taken at the Dayton Hamvention 2009. Several Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) presentations are available for viewing. (ARISS Status, Will Marchant; Columbus Module Antennas, Lou McFadin; SuitSat-2, Gould Smith; Spaceflight Participant, Richard Garriott) See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/videoNews.php 8. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On July 10, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1665 provided a status on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) SuitSat-2 program. To view "Ham Radio in Space: SuitSat-2 Loses the Suit Part but will Still Fly," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News-A/news.txt [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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KE5GDB in EL94
by Andrew Koenig 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

I'm here at Sea Base, a Boy Scout high adventure camp in the FL Keys. I have my FT-60 and an Arrow, so I will do my best to make it on some of the afternnon/evening passes when not diving. I'll be here until tuesady. 73 de KE5GDB -- Andrew Koenig

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