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

Correction - ND9M schedule for Wednesday, Oct. 13
by Rick - WA4NVM 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

It was a test and John, K8YSE passed. The last pass on AO-51 should be 2337Z, not 2237Z. Thanks again John..... I would hate to have everyone off an hour. CU on the birds, Rick WA4NVM > Hi again, > > Jim asked me to post his plans for tomorrow, Oct. 13. > > He plans to spend the night in DN56. Not in concrete, but may be on the > morning pass of AO-51 at 1223Z from DN56. > > A chance he may be on SO-50 at 1445Z. I tried to talk him into this pass. > > Look for him on the HO-68 SSB pass at 1635Z from the DN56/DN57 grid lines. > > Then next up for Wednesday afternooon is AO-51 at 2200Z from DN66/DN67 > grids. Followed with a FO-29 pass at 2316Z (same grids) > > And finally another AO-51 pass at 2237Z from those same grids. > > I sure hope I didn't miss any passes he told me over the phone. If so, > I'm very sorry. If a bird flies..... I listen for Jim! > > 73 all, > Rick WA4NVM > _______________________________________________ > 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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Scout Jamboree on the Air -- Please let the Scouts have the birds.
by Tom Schuessler 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Greetings satellite enthusiests, With the notice earlier today from the SO-67 ground crew opening up worldwide passes for this coming Jamboree on the Air weekend, there are now multiple opportunities for Amateur Satellite communications for the many JOTA stations globally. As an AMSAT member and as a organizer for a JOTA operation at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX (K2BSA/5), I am very excited for the possibility to have now many good passes for satellite demonstrations during our operating day. I am very invested in developing a great experience for the many Scouts who I expect to come through our event and also the many thousands worldwide who will experience Ham Radio and satellites, some for the first time. My request of the many regular satellite operators around the globe is this; please let Scout stations have preference on the birds this weekend. Like our effort, so many of these JOTA satellite demos will be low power and handheld. If they have to compete with big fixed guns, they can find themselves with little chance of making meaningful contacts with other Scout JOTA groups. My experience of being unable to bust through the din of an AO-27 pass at a Scout demo several weeks ago is still fresh. Our hope on JOTA weekend is to provide a meaningful introduction to Ham Radio to the Scouting community. Please let Scout JOTA demos have first chance at a pass. Please inhibit Packet activity on HO-68 as the satellite will be in "FM" only mode. Observe the "QRP" request for the AO-51 second repeater. And let's all slow down on AO-27 despite the short windows. Many Ham Radio operators got their first exposure during Scout events like JOTA. Let's hope this year we pick up some more. 73 de N5HYP Tom Schuessler 2713 Lake Gardens Drive Irving, Texas 75060 972-986-7456 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp(a)arrl.net

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ND9M schedule for Wednesday, Oct. 13
by Rick - WA4NVM 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Hi again, Jim asked me to post his plans for tomorrow, Oct. 13. He plans to spend the night in DN56. Not in concrete, but may be on the morning pass of AO-51 at 1223Z from DN56. A chance he may be on SO-50 at 1445Z. I tried to talk him into this pass. Look for him on the HO-68 SSB pass at 1635Z from the DN56/DN57 grid lines. Then next up for Wednesday afternooon is AO-51 at 2200Z from DN66/DN67 grids. Followed with a FO-29 pass at 2316Z (same grids) And finally another AO-51 pass at 2237Z from those same grids. I sure hope I didn't miss any passes he told me over the phone. If so, I'm very sorry. If a bird flies..... I listen for Jim! 73 all, Rick WA4NVM

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ND9M Update
by Rick - WA4NVM 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Hi All, The plan right now is AO-51 tonight. First pass at 2239Z from grid DN58 and the 0018Z (10/13) from DN57. I will update tomorrows sked later. 73 all, Rick WA4NVM

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Fwd: Counterfeit ICOM Alert
by Bruce 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Be on the lookout. 73...bruce -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CLARC] Counterfeit ICOM Alert Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:35:03 -0500 From: Alfred Perez <perez.alfred(a)gmail.com> To: N5VEV(a)ymail.com FYI to all, http://www.icom.co.jp/world/notice/index.html Alfred Perez Emergency Radio Communications N5VEV (832) 380-5867 24/7 Emergency Contact This also number accepts SMS - Text Messages (713) 927-7080 Backup Cell / / / Member:/ // <http://www.arrl.org/>/Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) <http://www.arrl.org/>/ /ARES STX DIST 14 South East (Harris County) <http://www.harriscountyares.org/>/ /ARES STX DIST 1 (Galveston County) <http://www.arrlstx.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=bl…>/ /Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club <http://www.clarc.org/>/ /Galveston County Emergency Communications Group <http://www.gcecg.org/>/ /Houston Amateur Mobile Society (H.A.M.S.) <http://www.2meterhams.org/>/

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Re: LVB Tracker Problem
by WILLIAMS MICHAEL 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Bob, I built the LVB tracker up from one of Howard's early bare boards. I had these problems interfacing to an old Wilson 550 rotor. I added relay circuits inside the old rotor box. The relay coils had supression diodes. The relays were switching 120 VAC which I think was the root cause. I started this project with the LVB tracker's power supplied from the rotor. I eventually gave the LVB tracker its own supply. Then I added supression circuirtry inside the LVB Tracker cabinet. I finally solved the problem and ran for years until the rotor just gave out mechanically. The spikes would stop the tracker in a pass when there was relay activity. Sometimes I could just power down/up and the LVB tracker everything would be OK. Sometimes reload SATPC32, and occassionally it would corrupt the calibration constants so I had to reload. One thing is certain, the LVB Tracker is a tough one. When the rotor gave out, I purchased a 5500. No problems using the 5500. Food for thought, and I don't want to send you down the wrong path. Listen to Howard. Good luck with your problem. Mike K9QHO

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Reports on SO-67 over Europe please
by Ib Christoffersen 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Hi all, Due to renovation of our house I do not have the possibility to monitor SO-67 and the rest of our satellites at the moment - and for the next couple of month. I would very much like to follow what is happening so please report on: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ This week SO-67 is scheduled to be active over Europe as seen in the e-mail from Andrew. Also the schedule is on: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ As always we are secondary "passengers" so all the planned active passes may not be on. Thanks in advance. 73 OZ1MY Ib

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Re: check your logs (please)
by John Becker 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Thanks Bob. I would but can't since I did all the logging on a computer (only) at the time and it get hit by the big big lightning. Along with a ton of other stuff..... At 09:17 PM 10/11/2010, you wrote: >I'll check my AO-40 (sobsob) logs and if I can find you in there I'll send you a card > >73 Bob W7LRD

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New PJs on the satellites
by John Geiger 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Does anyone know if the DXpeditions to the "new" PJ entities plan on any satellite operation? I figure they are busy with HF operations right now but getting on for a few satellite passes once they have worked down the pileups on HF would sure be fun for the sat operators. 73s John AA5JG

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Fw: Sumbandila schedule until 2010-10-17
by Andrew Glasbrenner 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

The Sumbandilasat and SA-AMSAT team has released their tentative activation times for this weekend, and it looks like North and South America will have many active passes. Keep in mind that many Scouts will be active for JOTA this weekend, so please make an extra effort to contact them and welcome them to amateur satellites. 73, Drew KO4MA PS Thank you to the Sumbandilasat and SA-AMSAT team, and also to Ed, N8BBQ for calculating the pass times. >----- >Sumbandila ham payload activations (times in UTC; active for 15 minutes): > >Africa > >2010-10-12 20:24 >2010-10-13 08:25 >2010-10-14 08:07 >2010-10-15 20:53 >2010-10-16 20:36 >2010-10-17 20:18 > >Europe > >2010-10-12 19:10 >2010-10-12 20:46 >2010-10-13 08:08 >2010-10-13 09:42 >2010-10-13 17:20 >2010-10-13 20:25 >2010-10-14 07:50 >2010-10-14 09:24 >2010-10-14 17:00 >2010-10-14 20:07 >2010-10-15 07:30 >2010-10-15 09:05 >2010-10-15 10:40 >2010-10-15 18:14 >2010-10-16 07:12 >2010-10-16 08:45 >2010-10-16 10:20 >2010-10-16 16:25 >2010-10-17 06:52 >2010-10-17 10:00 >2010-10-17 17:37 >2010-10-17 19:09 > >Americas (JOTA special event) > >2010-10-16 10:39 >2010-10-16 12:12 >2010-10-16 13:37 >2010-10-16 15:09 >2010-10-16 16:42 >2010-10-16 18:14 >2010-10-16 19:47 >2010-10-16 21:20 >2010-10-16 22:38 >2010-10-16 22:54 >2010-10-16 23:55 >2010-10-17 00:14 >2010-10-17 01:28 >2010-10-17 01:44 >2010-10-17 03:00 >2010-10-17 03:19 >2010-10-17 04:55 >2010-10-17 06:35 >2010-10-17 10:20 >2010-10-17 11:53 >2010-10-17 13:15 >2010-10-17 13:32 >2010-10-17 14:50 >2010-10-17 16:23 >2010-10-17 17:56 >2010-10-17 19:29 >2010-10-17 21:01 >2010-10-17 22:35

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