October 2010 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Activando EK44
by David Maciel 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

Hola grupo por cuestiones de trabajo me encuentro en Tapachula,Chiapas, intentare activar EK44 desde Aquí, no puedo asegurar los pases exactos porque no traje el mejor equipo para hacerlo ni el GPS, pero me gustaría poder contactar con alguien para poder informar de mis salidas, si alguien tiene BlackBerry será mas fácil para mi avisar, si puedo mando un Email mas adelante, si alguien quiere contactar en el BlackBerry mi PIN es: 2276D6AD. Si el tiempo lo permite y encuentro posición y el punto para EK45 también lo podre activar para ustedes, saludos y estamos en contacto..... Hi group for work I am in Tapachula, Chiapas, will try to activate EK44 >From Here, I can not ensure accurate passes because I did not bring the best equipment to do so, or GPS, but I would like to contact someone to report my departure if anyone has BlackBerry (Only XE) will be easier for my warning, if I can send an email later, if anyone wants to contact in my BlackBerry PIN is: 2276D6AD. If time permits and meeting point for position and EK45 also be activated for you, and are in contact greetings ..... XE3DX - 4B3DX David Maciel xe3dx(a)amsat.org www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ Amateur Ham Radio POR FAVOR, si vas a reenviar este e-mail: - Borra mi dirección. - Protege a quien(es) se lo envías,colocando la(s) dirección(es) en la casilla CCO (con copia oculta). ¡Gracias!

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UO-11 Back On
by Armando Mercado 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

UO-11 is back on, heard at 0303UTC over the central US. My satellite program shows UO-11 in eclipse during this pass. 73 Armando, N8IGJ

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Radio Interference on ISS
by KI6RRQ 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

Yep Larry, I'm in San Diego, CA, I hear them on the ISS down link all the time, I have tried to tell them in English that they were on a satellite downlink but they don't speak English and I am usually on an HT so they are not hearing me. I will try to bring my digital voice recorder with me, next time to see if I can capture a call sign. 73 Rich KI6RRQ "Last year in Mexicali Mexico we spot a company that uses ISS down link freq 145.800 Mhz to communicate on simplex, as soon as we get their phone number by monitoring for a few days we give them a courtesy call and they politely agree to change their operating freq. I did not record the audio from this pass but would like to get it to see if we can get more details. 73's Larry KI6YAA"

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K0BAM/p Next 3 Days
by Zachary Beougher 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

The below information came from Jim, K0BAM regarding his traveling plans the next few days.... The weather is nice, so I'm gonna do some wandering in the next few days. Today DM67 (11,000 ft) San Juan County, CO - I'll be on AO-27 @ 2015 UTC and AO-51 @ 2300 UTC Saturday DM57 (10,000 ft) at San Miguel and Deloris Counties CO - AO-27 @ 1946 UTC and 1926 UTC; AO-51 @ 2219 UTC and 2300 UTC Sunday DM58 (5,000 ft) Delta County, CO - AO-27 @ 2100 UTC; AO-51 @ 2317 UTC. 73! Zack KD8KSN

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"6HE" beacon?
by PY2ZX 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

Hello, During latest Comprida Island expedition (GG64, IOTA-SA-024) we heard a strange CW signal "6HE" at 144,470 MHz, CW, pointed aprox. 60 ~ 70 degrees, to the ocean toward Rio de Janeiro. Does anyone has heard anything like that? Seems like a radio buoy but I never listen it on 2 meters. Any ideas? The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy98eqXrq-k Flavio PY2ZX

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international SAT contacts
by Matt Wilbur 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Hi all, I sent a note a few weeks ago about a trip to Kauai and the potential for satellite contacts. It was pretty comical, the only chance I had to actually hit a pass was one where a satellite went directly overhead. I ran out, got full quieting, was all kinds of excited, and .. well.. I was the only guy in the footprint :-) I'm heading to Seychelles tomorrow (LI75RJ, out in the indian ocean) for an 8 day trip and bringing my HT and Arrow2. Am I being overly hopeful that I'll have anyone to talk to if I can catch few passes? I'm a new ham and new to satellite contacts so just not sure if it's worth the trouble to try. ?? thanks Matt NM6W (S79RC from 31Oct-8Nov)

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ISS Inhabited For 10 Years
by B J 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

http://spacecoalition.com/blog/benefits-of-space-exploration/space-station-… http://tinyurl.com/2g3beup http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/10years.html http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/expedition_10_years/ It's been continuously occupied for longer than Mir. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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ISS NA Flyby
by Jeremy Kiehner 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Tonight about 2320 28/10/10 UTC I finally made contact with NA1SS, Col Wheelock. A BEAUTIFUL flyby I watched, turned on HT in the truck, heard voice. Few attempts later I made contact. We talked briefly about the views. I can only imagine his view of the eastern US during our night while I watched them fly over head. Safe journey crew! Thanks for QSO Jeremy -KB3DLP FM19 York, PA

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AMSAT at Fort Wayne Hamfest
by Doug Kuitula 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Hi all, For those of you that are going to be at the Fort Wayne, Indiana Hamfest. I just wanted to let you know that the AMSAT Forum will be on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 1:15pm. Hope to see you there. For more info check the following : www.fortwaynehamfest.com 73 de Doug KA8QCU

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What does it mean?
by Michae J. Wolthuis 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

I just contacted Eric, who gave me fp/kv1j - gn17. What does the fp stroke mean? Do I enter this into AC Logger as kv1j without the fp/? Something new on AO-51, I'm learning! Mike Kb8zgl

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