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Re: ND9M Road Trip
by Gkcarr 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Jim and Cori, you made a very valiant effort at giving out many new grids to many operators during your six week grid-xpedition! I know we all appreciate your effort and don't envy your upcoming job of confirming all to all. It was indeed my pleasure to meet ansd visit with you both at the Houston hamfest. We apprecaite you assisting with the sat demo as well! Till next we meet, God's choicest blessings to you both! 73 George WA5KBH

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Re: ND9M Road Trip
by John Papay 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Jim did a great job in operating from at least 86 different grids. A graphical representation of those grids is on my webserver. Red grids are ones that I worked him in. Blue grids are the ones I missed. http://www.papays.com/nd9m.jpg As Rick said, one could have almost completed VUCC by just working ND9M/p over the course of 6 weeks. Congratulations Jim on a stellar operation! 73, John K8YSE

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ND9M Road Trip
by Rick - WA4NVM 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

GM all "bird" watchers (or is that workers), I just wanted to say a BIG THANKS to Jim and Cori for their satellite road trip. I think they are home by now, or maybe today. I just can't wait to see the write up and some of the pictures from their trip. I think they were on the road for 48 days! Thousands of miles and dollars spent just to give the rest of us new grid squares. And if you were lucky enough to work all of the grids, it would almost give you a VUCC in less than two months. Thanks again from all of us. I can't imagine the writer's cramp from all of those QSL cards. Hi Hi 73 all, Rick WA4NVM

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Yaesu VX-7R
by Robert Smith 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Aloha Re: the VX-7R: Mine is programmed for all the FM birds. I use 5 steps for Doppler at 5KHz intervals; 2 before and 2 after the central frequency. To program these, I goto VFO and program the first downlink. For instance 436.805 MHz for SO-50. No tone is necessary here. I then hold the "MON" down for the next avail memory and click "MON" again to store. I do this sequentially for the next 4 "doppler" frequencies. So SO50 might be in memory banks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. In order to facilitate the odd split WITH TONE, I go back to VFO and enter 145.850 MHz and go into the set key (MON SET) in order to attach a 67.0 Hz tone to the 145.850. It is not necessary to change uplinks for Doppler. At this point I simply I PTT out of the VFO frequency and hold down the MON key again. A flashing * will indicate which memory channel is active. I immediately scroll back with the tuning knob to the first memory channel, ie 1. Push the PTT and MON simaltaneiously and you have now storied your uplink 2 meter frequency (with tone) onto channel 1 wihich also has your AOS downlink frequency. Repeat this procedure 4 more times. So when you goto Channel one in the programmed mode you will see 436.805 and if you push the PTT you will see 145.850 MHz. This works like a charm! As the bird comes in just go to each successive down link channel. (Also see pp 46 bottom of VX-7R manual for odd splits. REMEMBER: SO-50 wants turned on and a 74.4 Hz tone is needed there. I doubt it will ever be necessary except here in Hawaii. Good luck and 73 to all robert NH7WN, Honolulu

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Yaesu VX-7R passing tones in odd band split memory
by Call Sign 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Patrick, My Yaesu VX-7R HT, does not pass tones, in a single memory channel set up for odd band split (2m/440). I experimented extensively by trying to open the squelch on another radio, set to tone squelch, both sides of the odd split memory had tone and the same tone dialed in before storing each side into the same memory channel, on the HT. To be sure, I brought the matter to Ron at Vertex Standard (Yeasu customer service) in Cypress Calif, he was sure I was not doing something correct, however, he was only able to duplicate my results and could not pass tones, on his test radio, in that configuration, he followed up by phone after he called engineers in Japan for clarification and confirmation. I have not tested other Yaesu HT's or other Yaesu "radios", your response said "on a Yaesu radio", my post was with regards to my VX-7R. Regards...... Message: 2 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:28:29 -0700 From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Current Handheld-Which is best Actually, you can program PL tones in the odd-split memories on a Yaesu radio. You just have to program the tones with both of the frequencies - even if you only need a PL on the transmit frequency. Make sure the "T" is lit up for a transmitted PL when you are putting the first (receive) frequency into the odd-split memory. Message: 1 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:01:08 -0800 From: "Call Sign" <ki6rrq(a)cox.net> Subject: [amsat-bb] Current Handheld-Which is best To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Message-ID: <E1FC6357636E42E6BA00A383EE2C8649@agentj07qkr8dt> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Heres another vote for the Yaesu HT rigs; I use a Yaesu VX-7R and I appreciate being able to program a single odd band split, memory channel (that require no pl), then I use the memory tune (MT) function on the radio and turn one dial back and forth to adjust for Doppler and the 2 meter transmit is ready to go anytime I squeeze the PTT. This set up works much better for me then 5 separate memory channels for every bird. The Kenwood HT's wont let you program that odd band split into a single memory channel, (dont know about others) however sadly, Yaseu made it so you cannot pass pl tones in the odd band split memory channels but of course you can pass pl tones in the other memory or VFO modes.

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EL94 at 2238 10 March AO-51
by Mark Hammond N8MH 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

I hope to be active on AO-51 per subject. Portable as N8MH. Tnx for AO-27 contacts! 73, Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

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EN60 Operation by KD8CAO
by John Papay 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Doug KD8CAO will likely be in EN60 for the 2105z and 2243z passes of AO-51 on 10 March. He will also likely operate from EN60 on the 12 March 2303z AO-51 pass. EN60 hasn't been on much so it would be a good one to work if you don't have it. 73, John K8YSE

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Grid Square Map Plots
by John Papay 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

I've received several inquiries about the software that was used to create the ND9M/p road trip grid square plot: http://www.papays.com/nd9m.jpg The program is a Great Circle Map generator with some very nice features created by SM3GSJ. KD8CAO originally discovered this program and posted info about it on the amsat-bb. It is called GcmWin. Since that time, Roger has added some functionality that makes it very suitable for those who chase grids. Originally, to plot grid square data, a 6 character grid designation was required. Roger changed it so that 4 character grids were acceptable. In addition, only one set of grid square data could be overlayed on the map. He graciously changed the software so that two different colors from two different grid square files could be plotted. Now you can show your confirmed grids in one color and your worked grids in another. The program has many other features related to propagation that might interest those who work HF. The homepage for the software is: http://www.qsl.net/sm3gsj/ I am thinking about creating a webpage that could be used as a repository for posting these maps for anyone that is interested in having their plot on line. Let me know if you're interested. You can view my plot at: http://www.papays.com/k8ysegrids.jpg My radius is set at 8200 miles which is a compromise between detail and the maximum distance that can be worked on AO-7. If you decrease the radius, more detail can be shown. You can include grid square numbers if you make the radius small enough. Red is confirmed and Blue is worked. The map doesn't include cards received after 1 Jan 10. Thanks to Roger SM3GSJ for making this program available! 73, John K8YSE

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ND9M- Road Trip
by Peter Portanova 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Thank You, I would like to also acknowledge Jim and Cori for providing this growing, enthusiastic Satellite Community with an exciting 48 days of Grid Exploring, I can't wait for the video! To those who say working thru Amateur Satellites is no longer fun, we say if you followed ND9M, worked him and read his updates you would have a different opinion, thank you guys!! 73's Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com

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Re: HO-68 Command Team Contact
by Reid Crowe 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

I've sent an email to Alan, thank you to everyone who replied. 73, Reid N0RC On 3/10/2010 9:15 AM, Mike Rupprecht wrote: > Try to contact Alan Kung directly: alankung(a)public3.bta.net.cn > > 73, Mike > DK3WN > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Im > Auftrag von Reid Crowe > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. März 2010 15:51 > An: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Betreff: [amsat-bb] HO-68 Command Team Contact > > I'm looking for contact info for the HO-68 command team. I wasn't able > to find it on their site. Does anyone know their email address? I'm > trying to request that HO-68 be turned on to support operation for FQ56. > _______________________________________________ > 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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