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WD9EWK @ Kingman (Arizona) Hamfest, 6 November
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Hi! I will be at the Kingman Hamfest in northwestern Arizona on Saturday, 6 November 2010. This is a two-day event, but I will not be there for day one on Friday (5 November). During Saturday, I will be there with an AMSAT table and on the satellites as WD9EWK for demonstrations using FM and SSB. This hamfest is supposed to run all day on Saturday, and - if there are crowds there all day - I will be there. The hamfest is in grid DM25xf, not far from the DM25/DM35 grid boundary in another part of Kingman. Depending on when the hamfest wraps up, there may be a possibility of post-hamfest satellite activity from either the DM25/DM35 grid boundary or maybe a quick drive over the new bridge near Hoover Dam from somewhere in southern Nevada. One way to figure out where I will be operating from is with APRS: http://aprs.fi/wd9ewk-7 This will be a quick trip, and I plan on returning home late Saturday evening. Before heading home, I hope to be on passes in the evening. Possibly for SO-50 passes, and maybe as late as SO-67 and/or VO-52 passes. Since APRS coverage is pretty good in much of Arizona, the aprs.fi link above should be the best guide to my whereabouts for those passes. For anyone working WD9EWK at the hamfest or anywhere else after the hamfest, there is no need to first mail me a QSL request or SASE. Please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you are in the log, I will send you a QSL card (or cards). 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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AO-51 L/SU
by Bob- W7LRD 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Just tried AO-51 L/SU. The S band signal is weaker than it has ever been. Or my old AO-40 (sobsob) S band rx setup is maybe failing. I was trying for "stereo" reception on uhf and S band. I did work KC9ELU just at his LOS. I had a fairly high elevation, anyone else notice this S band signal? Maybe I need a bigger dish. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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interface for aprs
by Carlos Poinho 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

hello all anyone have a good outline of an interface for APRS and simple to build thank's in advance

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AO-51 report needed
by Andrew Glasbrenner 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Was AO-51 transmitting last pass over the US? A direct, rapid reply would be wonderful. There are reports of it not being heard on David Carr's page, but that is common when at low power or S is on. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Re: [sarex] Re: 2010-11-01 ARISS Status
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Getting very good live video and audio now at the site noted below Sion. Thanks for the link. Dave, AA4KN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sion Chow Q. C." <9w2qc(a)9w2qc.net> To: <sarex(a)AMSAT.Org> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:26 AM Subject: [sarex] Re: 2010-11-01 ARISS Status > Dear All, > > For those interested in viewing the National Planetarium, KL (9M2RPN) > ARISS contact, kindly visit the following website: > > http://www.angkasa.gov.my/live_webcasting/index.html > > Thank you. > > 73, > Sion Chow Q. C., > 9M2CQC, WQ2C /HL1, > ex: 9W2QC, AB3IO > > > On Nov 1, 2010, at 9:59 PM, Carol Jackson wrote: > >> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report >> November 1, 2010 >> >> >> 1. Upcoming School Contact >> >> S.K. Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has been scheduled for an >> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on >> Tuesday, November 2 at 18:05 UTC. The contact will be made from the >> National Planetarium satellite ground station in conjunction with the >> "Prime Minister's - National Space Challenge Trophy 2010" event. The >> planetarium teaches space science and has an exclusive section displaying >> a mockup of the ISS as well as a rocket engine. Space participant Sheikh >> Muszaphar is frequently invited to schools to give talks to the students, >> encouraging them to study space science. >> >> 2. Successful ARISS Contact with Funakata Elementary >> >> On Friday, October 29, an Amateur Radio on the International Space >> Station (ARISS) contact was held between students from Funakata >> Elementary School in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and astronaut Shannon Walker, >> KD5DXB on the International Space Station (ISS). The youth were able to >> get in 16 questions before the ISS went over the horizon. Approximately >> seventy students, guests and media were present. >> >> 3. Astronaut Training Status >> >> Astronauts Joe Acaba, KE5DAR and Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI participated in >> simulated ARISS school contacts with students attending Ralph McCall >> School in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada on Tuesday, October 26. The training >> sessions were terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts using ARISS >> equivalent equipment. >> >> Acaba, who is slated to fly with Expedition 31, also had an ARISS >> refresher course on Wednesday, October 27 for his upcoming mission in >> 2012. >> >> 4. AMSAT News on ARISS Events >> >> AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) ran three items in its >> October 31 ANS (AMSAT News Service) bulletin. A status on ARISSat is >> given in the entry, "ARISSat-1 Passes NASA Safety Review - Ready For Trip >> to Russia." The story, "Second Amateur Radio Station to be Activated on >> ISS" talks about the Ericssons onboard the ISS which will be installed in >> the Columbus module early next year, and the third item, "ARISS Contact >> With George Observatory Successful" covers a recent contact held with >> Texan Scouts. For all stories, see: >> http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2010/000457.html >> >> "Second Amateur Radio Station to be Activated on ISS" may also be found >> on the front page of the AMSAT Web site: >> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php >> >> 5. ARRL Article Gives Overview of ARISSat-1 >> >> The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted an article on its Web site >> covering ARISSat-1. The story describes the enhancements made to this >> satellite and contrasts its capabilities with those of SuitSat-1. The >> story also appeared in the ARRL Letter on October 28. "ARISSat-1 "Suits >> Up" for February 2011 Launch" may be found at: >> http://www.arrl.org/news/arissat-1-suits-up-for-february-2011-launch >> >> ---- >> Sent via sarex(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex > > > ---- > Sent via sarex(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex

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FYI re:SO-67
by Andrew Glasbrenner 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

From the Sumbandila SO-67 team: Apologies to all who had waited for SO-67 and for only now offering a warning or explanation for the past two days' inactivity. The task scheduler on Sumbandila was updated via a mechanism that was not previously used, and which did not set the executable permissions of the binary. We did not understand the problem until this morning and could therefore not predict if the repeater would be active. We hope to fix this tonight at 18:30 UTC. In the meantime David Carr's status page was useful to know the situation even before our passes, so the ham monitoring effort was not wasted. Thanks to KO4MA, AA5PK, N5AFV, N3SCR, AJ5C and KB5WIA. 73 de ZR1CBC, Johann. P.S. Please forward my message to other interested parties. Besides your enquiry I did not see any discussion. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Glasbrenner [mailto:glasbrenner@mindspring.com] Subject: Re: Week 1 requests Thank You Johann. Several amateurs have reported not hearing SO-67 on it's scheduled activations this week, including myself just now at 0120-0135. Is something wrong? 73, Drew KO4MA E-mail Disclaimer http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm

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Nova help
by Gopal Madhavan 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Hi all I have been using Nova for windows for many years now but there has been a gap of some years, but am having problems loading all the satellites Just a few of the amateur sats are shown in the list Can someone help please Thanks Gopal Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN E-mail: gopal.Madhavan(a)gmail.com

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College Satellite this Thursday evening
by Dr. Jay Garlitz 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

It's time for another College Satellite night! We hope to see you on the birds Thursday evening November 4th from 22:00 UTC to 0500 UTC. College Satellite nights are a monthly event held the first Thursday of the month. Mark your calendar and spread the word to college hams/club stations that you know! College club stations plan on being on birds AO51, SO50, AO7, VO52, HO-68 and more.Please give these stations a call and work them.they will identify their college club identity along with their call sign. We understand the FM birds are crowded but please welcome the college students/club stations and let them take calls from the many stations who want to speak with them. In appreciation and 73, Dr. Jay Garlitz, AA4FL Gator ARC Faculty Advisor at UF, W4DFU trustee www.gatorradio.org <http://www.gatorradio.org/>

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AMSAT-UK FUNcube Frequencies now confirmed
by Trevor . 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

The IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination panel has announced coordinated frequencies for the AMSAT-UK FUNcube 1U CubeSat. The frequencies are: Inverting linear transponder: Uplink 435.080 – 435.060 MHz Downlink 145.960 – 145.980 MHz Beacon 145.955 MHz CW and 1200 bps BPSK FUNcube website http://www.FUNcube.org.uk/ FUNcube SDR Dongle http://www.FUNcubeDongle.com/ FUNcube Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube/ Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites PDF http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/408/168/ AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, which is full of Amateur Satellite information. Join online at https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subs_form/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Request Quotation
by Farrell Winder 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

Please provide a quotation via E-Mail covering : 1. Satellite Tracking Software for SatPC 32 2. SatPc 32 Hardware Above items to be compatible to interface with Windows 7 via Yaesu G-5500 with GS-232B Controller. Thank you, Farrell Winder, W8ZCF

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