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Re: AO-7 beacon
by Andy MacAllister 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hah! I should have tuned aroung 10M more carefully, instead of just listening to the Doppler shift on 70cm! Andy W5ACM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim - N3TL" <n3tl(a)bellsouth.net> To: "'Andy MacAllister'" <w5acm(a)swbell.net>; "'AMSAT BBS'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:42 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 beacon > Hey Andy, > > No disrespect ... but the Grand Old Girl has been in Mode A. I worked > KC9ELU > this morning and AA5PK after the AO-51 pass you mention in this email, > both > on Mode A. > > Thanks to you for the contact on AO-51. > > Happy New Year, and 73 to all, > > Tim - N3TL > Athens, Ga. - EM84ha > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Andy MacAllister > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 6:31 PM > To: 'AMSAT BBS' > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 beacon > > David, and other AO-7 watchers, > > I was hoping for Mode B or Mode A, but we got Mode "D" (435.1 MHz beacon > only). > Yes, I guess it just cycled into the 70-cm beacon mode for the last pass > of > SKN 2010! > At least it was a nice strong carrier, and I got in some SKN QSOs via > AO-51 > just a bit earlier. > > TNX to AA5PK, N3TL and K2BMI for the AO-51 SKN contacts! > > 73 de Andy W5ACM > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Giles" <vk5dg(a)amsat.org> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:38 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 beacon > > >> Hello and happy new year, >> >> I've just been listening to AO-7. The 10m beacon was off and I couldn't >> raise a signal through the transponder. But I did hear the 70cm beacon >> and it was only transmitting a constant carrier (no RTTY or CW this >> time). >> >> Any of the old hands know what would cause this? >> >> 73 de David VK5DG > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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oscar-68 tnx oz1my
by iw5bsf＠alice.it 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hello,ib for qso 20:58 1-1-2010 on sat transponder linear oscar-68 my preampli crash hi.....receiver downlink i hope to hear. Happy new year greetings to all radio amateurs satellite 73 de IW5BSF Roberto Coordinator A.R.I Satelliti

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Re: Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Ok Grid and country lookup on callsign, I will make it so you can add them yourself I will add a form to populate your details. Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com> To: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:20 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds Andrew, Here's a link to grid square details. http://www.arrl.org/locate/gridinfo.html Here in US, we usually use the first 4 characters for QSOs on the birds. Can you store data on the server? If so, it would be cool when I enter my callsign, the page pre-populates grid, QTH, etc. Best, Elan --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> wrote: > From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds > To: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 11:15 AM > I have to re-name a field , i used a > reserved word "from" silly me > > Andrew > > I am adding a change log as well > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:04 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds > > > Really great! Thanks for building this. I was thinking it > would be a great thing to have. > > Wish list: > > 1) Sort by callsign as well as bird. This way I can see > what my reports were in one chunk. Maybe break apart call > and location? > > 2) Add field for grid. > > Thanks! I really like it. > > Elan - WB2IOL > > > > --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > wrote: > > > From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Working my way thru the > birds > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 5:58 AM > > Using my new sat_reporter > > page > > > > http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ > > > > Andrew Rich VK4TEC > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - > Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00

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Re: Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Ok I have added grid - but i will leave it as a free field for the time being I am doing this because people might move around. What I will do though, is make it look up and populate the add form with you base GRID Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com> To: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:20 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds Andrew, Here's a link to grid square details. http://www.arrl.org/locate/gridinfo.html Here in US, we usually use the first 4 characters for QSOs on the birds. Can you store data on the server? If so, it would be cool when I enter my callsign, the page pre-populates grid, QTH, etc. Best, Elan --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> wrote: > From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds > To: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 11:15 AM > I have to re-name a field , i used a > reserved word "from" silly me > > Andrew > > I am adding a change log as well > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:04 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds > > > Really great! Thanks for building this. I was thinking it > would be a great thing to have. > > Wish list: > > 1) Sort by callsign as well as bird. This way I can see > what my reports were in one chunk. Maybe break apart call > and location? > > 2) Add field for grid. > > Thanks! I really like it. > > Elan - WB2IOL > > > > --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > wrote: > > > From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Working my way thru the > birds > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 5:58 AM > > Using my new sat_reporter > > page > > > > http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ > > > > Andrew Rich VK4TEC > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - > Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00

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Re: AO-16 intermittent telem
by Mark L. Hammond 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hello Auke, Thank you for your report. You may remember that the current status of AO-16 is that a hardware failure causes the satellite to reset itself (which turns off the transmitter). The issue appears to be related to the internal temperature of the satellite. When the satellite is in continuous sunlight (no eclipses), the bird warms up and will support continuous operations. When the satellite cools down (during periods of eclipse), it resets itself and turns the transmitter off. Th satellite is, and will be for the next several years, in an orbit with substantial eclipses, so the bird is cool and unable to sustain operations. What you were hearing was me commanding ON a transmitter in AO-16, and then hearing it shut itself OFF. The satellite will not turn itself ON; it has to be commanded ON. Sadly, it will shut itself OFF, as it has been doing for the last few years. The satellite will stay up for only a few minutes at best. The duration seems very random, but it's always short... When AO-16 is commanded ON, it defaults to the digital mode (1200 BPSK), so you'll hear it "humming". It takes another set of commands to configure the satellite into voice mode. Often the satellite turns itself OFF before it can be configured into voice mode... I do keep testing the satellite every few weeks to see if conditions have improved or if the satellite has changed in such a way that would result in its continuous operation during orbits that include eclipses. So, if you are near the east coast of the US, you might "catch" me testing out the bird and hear it turned OFF and ON. To this point, nothing has changed for the better. We can keep hoping :) It will something like 10 years before the orbit of AO-16 will have no eclipses... 73, Mark Hammond, N8MH AO-16 command station _______________________________________________ AO-16 intermittent telem -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-16 intermittent telem From: "Auke de Jong, VE6PWN" <sparkycivic@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:37:09 -0700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello All, Today I noticed AO-16 buzzing over NA this afternoon, with it's signal abruptly cutting off, and later back on a few times for several minutes, as it aproached the North Pole. I've no idea of the signifigance, if any that this behaviour indicates about it's declining health... or perhaps a command station was working with it at the time? 73' Auke de Jong VE6PWN DO33go Edmonton, AB

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Re: UA1OEJ
by Bato, Andras 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hi Patrick, My note is addressed to everyone over the rainbow, i.e. in Canada, Alaska and th Northern USA, I very often call CQ W VE when on AO7 -usually in CW. Why CW? Because CW is made for DX! In other words real dx can made in DX only. I usually get no reply. What happened to telegraphers there? I can hear myself well when AO-7 is above Greenland! Then the footprint of AO-7 buries the Whole Northern part af the American continent! It would be a real pleasure to hear answers to my CQ calls! By the way, there are many other stations have been trying this from the neighboring countries. (There are great many around us.) hny de ha6nn Andras

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Mode A tough for me
by w6zkh＠comcast.net 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

This last AO-7 Mode A pass at 1412utc wasnt too successful for me. Heard a couple of weak CW signals and I think Glenn AA5PK answered my CQ, but heard him for just a second, when the bird was off the tip of Baja, and that was it. I could just barely hear my own signal coming back to me. My G5RV antenna isnt the best for 10 meters, and that isnt saying too much either. When the weather gets better, I will make up a wire turnstile dipole of sorts and see how that hears. John W6ZKH

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Icom Service Manuals
by Glenn AA5PK 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Here's a good resource. Many Icom manuals for download: http://www.marcucci.it/e_download_s.htm 73 Glenn AA5PK

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Re: Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Done, Show just that satellite, clickable from the main table. Andrew VK4TEC ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Rich To: G0MRF(a)aol.com ; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds Done 1) Colours changed 2) Satellite is now the subject Andrew VK4TEC ----- Original Message ----- From: G0MRF(a)aol.com To: vk4tec(a)tech-software.net Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds In a message dated 01/01/2010 08:17:56 GMT Standard Time, vk4tec(a)tech-software.net writes: As requested, now populates the date and time with the current time, but lets you edit at will. http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ Andrew Hi Andrew. Happy new year! Getting better by the day. Thank you. 2 ideas. 1) The main title - Subject etc is difficult to read in its present white on light grey. A different colour background instead of the light grey would be good. - Probably just a problem on some laptops LCD screens. 2) Sorry this is probably too difficult. - As it's a satellite reporting system, would it be better instead of having a text subject, to have a satellite as the subject. Possibly clickable from your list? That would also prevent abuse of the system with people who find the site at random filling in their own text. Also, as the list has expanded to include NOAA etc a drop down menu that allows you to find all the entries for a particular satellite while excluding the others would be great for finding the recent history of a particular satellite........Sorry, I did say it was difficult, but that is one of the advantages of the DC Carr version which is 'graphical' and not text based. Still, a nice resource. Many thanks David ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00

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Re: Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Done 1) Colours changed 2) Satellite is now the subject Andrew VK4TEC ----- Original Message ----- From: G0MRF(a)aol.com To: vk4tec(a)tech-software.net Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds In a message dated 01/01/2010 08:17:56 GMT Standard Time, vk4tec(a)tech-software.net writes: As requested, now populates the date and time with the current time, but lets you edit at will. http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ Andrew Hi Andrew. Happy new year! Getting better by the day. Thank you. 2 ideas. 1) The main title - Subject etc is difficult to read in its present white on light grey. A different colour background instead of the light grey would be good. - Probably just a problem on some laptops LCD screens. 2) Sorry this is probably too difficult. - As it's a satellite reporting system, would it be better instead of having a text subject, to have a satellite as the subject. Possibly clickable from your list? That would also prevent abuse of the system with people who find the site at random filling in their own text. Also, as the list has expanded to include NOAA etc a drop down menu that allows you to find all the entries for a particular satellite while excluding the others would be great for finding the recent history of a particular satellite........Sorry, I did say it was difficult, but that is one of the advantages of the DC Carr version which is 'graphical' and not text based. Still, a nice resource. Many thanks David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00

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