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Re: K4T VUCC update
by John W Lee 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Ah Yes ! Remember the old adage: The road to success is paved with patience, persistance and postage! On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:56:59 -0400 John Papay <john(a)papays.com> writes: > There is a new graphic on my webserver that > plots all of the grids that K4T worked on the > satellites. They easily achieved VUCC in just > a few days by working 127 different grids and > about 422 satellite qso's. VUCC seems a long > way off when you first start collecting grids, > but if you stay with it, you'll have the award > in short order. Getting the cards, of course, > is sometimes more difficult than making the contact! > > Congratulations to the K4T Team for working over 100 > grids from the Dry Tortugas! > > The graphic is here: > > http://www.papays.com/sat > > Click on the image to download an Adobe Acrobat file > that can be zoomed for greater detail. > > 73, > John K8YSE > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > ____________________________________________________________ Small Business Tools Compete with the big boys. Click here to find products to benefit your business. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=J3H4W4cQu-6uzARUzr31qAAAJ1CmZ…

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K4T VUCC update
by John Papay 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

There is a new graphic on my webserver that plots all of the grids that K4T worked on the satellites. They easily achieved VUCC in just a few days by working 127 different grids and about 422 satellite qso's. VUCC seems a long way off when you first start collecting grids, but if you stay with it, you'll have the award in short order. Getting the cards, of course, is sometimes more difficult than making the contact! Congratulations to the K4T Team for working over 100 grids from the Dry Tortugas! The graphic is here: http://www.papays.com/sat Click on the image to download an Adobe Acrobat file that can be zoomed for greater detail. 73, John K8YSE

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Re: RS-15 beacon signal
by Armando Mercado 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Hello, I have been listening to RS-15 beacon for several years and it is still a mystery to me. I have heard it turn on in less than 60 seconds of entering sunlight. It will also remain silent while in continuous sunlight for weeks. My feeling is RS-15 is in a slow tumble with only some of its solar panels working. If it is in the right alignment with the sun, it will come on. I have noticed that the "beeps" seem to get longer the longer it stays on. Several years ago the "beep" seemed to be as long as the CW telemetry frame it used to transmit. 73, Armando, N8IGJ =============== Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:15:03 +0100 From: "Mike Rupprecht" <mail(a)mike-rupprecht.de> Subject: [amsat-bb] RS-15 beacon signal To: "'amsat bb bb'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Message-ID: <002501cac86a$09bd2600$1d377200$@de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" All, this morning I made some very interesting measurements of the beacon signal from RS-15. Does anyone know the relationship between the length of the carrier and (presumably) the temperature? The length varies between 1.5 seconds and sometimes over 20 seconds. You can see some interesting graphs here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=13008 Thanks and 73, Mike DK3WN

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Folding 4' satellite Dish antenna
by Stan, W1LE 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Hello The Net: This Ebay item may be of interest. 170460483013 <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170460483013> Stan, W1LE Cape Cod FN41sr

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Dressler VV 2000 GAAS preamp
by John Neeley 21 Mar '10

21 Mar '10

I picked up a Dressler VV2000 GAAS preamp yesterday at a swapfest, and wonder if anyone on the board has ever used one? It is a mast mount 146-148 mhz Low Noise Preamp with N connectors. I have the manual, which was downloaded off the internet. Just curious as to see if anyone else had one of the critters...and any comments... it can take 1kw of power.......dont think my FT847 will ever do that... John W6ZKH

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NASA to Launch Three New CubeSats in November
by Jack K. 21 Mar '10

21 Mar '10

Subject: NASA to Launch Three New CubeSats in November > > Three small research satellites with amateur radio educational > payloads are scheduled for launch in late November. > > Called CubeSats because of their shape, they come from > Montana State University, the University of Colorado and > Kentucky Space as part of NASA's Educational Launch of > Nanosatellite mission. > > Kentucky's KySat-1 is believed to be the first CubeSat to > carry a 2 meter-to-70 cm FM transponder - truly a crossband > repeater in space and one that should be accessible by most > radio amateurs within its flight path, authorities said. > > CubeSats are in a class of small research spacecraft called > pico-satellites. They have a volume of about one quart and > weigh no more than 2.2 pounds. The University of Florida was > selected as an alternate in case one of the three primary spacecraft > cannot fly. >

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HO-68 Schedule - 21-28 Mar 2010
by Alan Kung 21 Mar '10

21 Mar '10

21 Mar. 2010 ================================ 16:35...Turn On--SSB/CW India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 17:20...Turn Off 18:10...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 18:55...Turn Off 22 Mar. 2010 ================================ 01:15...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 02:00...Turn Off 02:16...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:32...Turn Off 03:05...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 03:50...Turn Off 19:40...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 20:25...Turn Off 23 Mar. 2010 ================================ 01:00...Turn On--FM South America,NA,North Asia 01:45...Turn Off 01:59...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:15...Turn Off 02:45...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,South America,North Asia 03:30...Turn Off 11:40...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,Oceania,Asia 12:25...Turn Off 17:50...Turn On--SSB/CW India,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:35...Turn Off 19:20...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 20:05...Turn Off 24 Mar. 2010 ================================= 01:38...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:49...Turn Off 09:55...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 10:40...Turn Off 12:55...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,Oceania 13:39...Turn Off 16:00...Turn On--SSB/CW India,Middle East,Africa,Europe,NA 16:45...Turn Off 23:25...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 24:10...Turn Off 25 Mar. 2010 ================================= 01:22...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:35...Turn Off 06:40...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,North Asia,Middle East, Europe,Africa 07:25...Turn Off 15:00...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 15:45...Turn Off 17:15...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,India,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:00...Turn Off 19:05...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 19:50...Turn Off 26 Mar. 2010 ================================ 00:10...Turn On--FM South America,NA,North Asia 00:55...Turn Off 02:51...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:06...Turn Off 11:10...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe 11:55...Turn Off 18:45...Turn On--FM Africa,Europe,NA 19:30...Turn Off 22:55...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,Asia,Oceania 23:40...Turn Off 27 Mar. 2010 ================================ 01:40...Turn On--FM South America,NA,North Asia 02:25...Turn Off 02:40...Turn On--FM North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:55...Turn Off 10:50...Turn On--FM Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 11:35...Turn Off 18:30...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 19:15...Turn Off 28 Mar. 2010 ================================ 01:25...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 02:10...Turn Off 04:07...Turn On--FM North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 04:22...Turn Off 07:20...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,Europe,Africa 08:05...Turn Off 10:35...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe 11:20...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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ANS-080 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 21 Mar '10

21 Mar '10

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-080 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org ******************************************************************** * The AMSAT team is preparing for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT * * Booth and activities. For the latest information go to: * * http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2010/Dayton.php * ******************************************************************** In this edition: * Satellite Operations from Oahu and Kauai Hawii * AMSAT Hamfest Activities for 27 March 2010 * AO-51 to support Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary * AMSAT-DL Symposium and AGM * Call for Papers--2010 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference * SpaceX Completes Falcon 9 Static Fire Test * ARISS Status - 15 March 2010 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.01 Satellite Operations from Oahu and Kauai Hawii AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.01 Adrian, AA5UK, will be on Oahu (BL11) and Kauai (BL02ic & BL01) operating portable KH6. He plans to operate on the Linear and FM satellites during his stay, mostly from his rented house in BL02ic (March 27th through April 5th) and will try to operate portable/mobile from BL11 and BL01 time permitting. Emphasis will be SSB on FO-29, VU-52, AO-7 and HO-68. He will post daily availability via AMSAT BB, his QRZ page and Twitter: @AA5UK. Schedule requests are encouraged due to the limited pass windows for those operators needing HI for WAS at the fringe of the footprints. Please use the email listed on QRZ.com to arrange for a time and date. [ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.02 AMSAT Hamfest Activities for 27 March 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.02 The Radio Society of Tucson (K7RST) will host the Tucson spring hamfest on Saturday, 27 March 2010, at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, AZ. The Kino Sports Complex is on Ajo Way, east of the I-10 freeway and Tucson Electric Park stadium in Tucson. The hamfest will run from 7am-11am (1400-1800 UTC). Along with an AMSAT table, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, will have on-air demonstrations using various satellites during the hamfest. Meanwhile, further East, Keith Pugh, W5IU, will have an AMSAT booth and be conducting demonstrations at the Parker County Hamfest in Weatherford, TX. [ANS thanks Patrick, WD9EWK, and Keith, W5IU, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.03 AO-51 to support Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.03 AMSAT-NA is supporting the Boy Scouts of America 100th Anniversary Jamboree by dedicating an AO-51 V/U FM repeater for the event. From Friday April 16, 15:00 UTC until Sunday April 18 19:00 UTC, an AO-51 repeater will be allocated for Jamboree use. All users are requested to give way to Jamboree stations or QSO's with Jamboree stations. The frequencies used will be 145.880 FM uplink, and 435.150 FM downlink, no PL tone required. AMSAT wishes the Scouts good luck operating via the AO-51 satellite for the event. 73, Ed N8BBQ AO-51 Operations Group [ANS thanks Ed, N8BBQ, for the above information} /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.04 AMSAT-DL Symposium and AGM AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.04 The AMSAT-DL Symposium and AGM will be held in the radome of the spectacular 20 metre dish at Bochum. The event takes place on Saturday April 24, 2010 from 10:00 to 17:00 local time. There will be a lecture programme and an update on AMSAT-DL projects and the results of the joint study between AMSAT-DL and the Federal Republic of Germany Research Center for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DLR). For further details of the Symposium including directions see http://tinyurl.com/ykezgjj AMSAT-DL in Google English http://tinyurl.com/AMSAT-DL Federal Republic of Germany Research Center for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DLR) http://tinyurl.com/GermanyDLR GO-Mars with AMSAT-DL's P5A Mission - Pixel Page http://ticket-to-mars.org/index.pl?lang=en_EN [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.05 Call for Papers--2010 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.05 Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 29th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 24-26, 2010 in Vancouver, Washington [Portland, Oregon]. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31, 2010. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg ARRL 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111 or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights. [ANS thanks Steve, WB8IMY, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.06 SpaceX Completes Falcon 9 Static Fire Test AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.06 On Saturday, March 13, SpaceX successfully completed a test firing of the inaugural Falcon 9 launch vehicle at Space Launch Complex 40 located at Cape Canaveral. Following a nominal terminal countdown, the launch sequencer commanded ignition of all 9 Merlin first stage engines for a period of 3.5 seconds. Just prior to engine ignition, the pad water deluge system was activated providing acoustic suppression to keep vibration levels within acceptable limits. The test validated the launch pad propellant and pneumatic systems as well as the ground and flight control software that controls pad and launch vehicle configurations. This was the final step for the rocket and launch pad before launch itself. SpaceX is now waiting for completion of the final set of tests of the flight termination system, specifically the explosives and initiators, and the acceptance of that test documentation by Air Force range safety. [ANS thanks SpaceX for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.07 ARISS Status - 15 March 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.07 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.07 1. Upcoming School Contacts Shiogama Daini Junior High School in Shiogama, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, March 25 at 07:44 UTC. To prepare for the contact, the youth studied astronomy and were introduced to the Hubble Space Telescope. They learned about radio communication and some students continued their studies and prepared for their amateur radio license exams. 2. JAXA Astronaut Participates in ARISS Contact with Alma Mater On Tuesday, March 9, JAXA's Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with his alma mater, Ikaruga Elementary School, in Taishi Town, Japan. Approximately 350 guests watched as fifteen students asked their questions of the on-orbit astronaut. This ARISS activity was the highlight of the Ikaruga science curriculum on environmental issues and received significant media coverage. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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Fun and exotic six on weekend !
by Nader Omer 20 Mar '10

20 Mar '10

Hello Gentelmen I succeeded to uploaded 6 messages today (20-03-2010) to Hope-1 BBS. My plan was to upload 13 messages!! (13 bad luck # ) ;-) Yes I did the math and many tests for this acording to satellite pass. Unfortunately the FM ruin my all week plan!! (For sure an unintended QRM from single station .But with a big gun hi hi ). Anyhow the following photos (link) show more info about Wisp and the amount of data it can handling according to pass time etc http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/2010/03/6-messages-uploaded-more-wisp-inf… 73's Nader

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Lots of activity today..
by Patrick STODDARD 20 Mar '10

20 Mar '10

Hi! Lots of activity on the birds today. Kerry WC7V has been busy at DN46/DN56, and Larry XE2/KI6YAA was just on AO27 from the DL29/DM20 boundary on the east side of the Baja California peninsula. Kerry posted his plans to the -BB previously, and Larry mentioned to me earlier that he would be heading toward Bahia de los Angeles on the Gulf of California side of Baja California this weekend. Along with those two, I will be on various passes from DM34/DM44 in north-central Arizona today through the 0114 FO29 pass. Many of the regulars already have me in their logs from these grids, but some have picked these up as new grids for their logs. This is a great way to start springtime. Getting some new grids in the log from WC7V and KI6YAA from rarely-heard spots, and even giving out some grids from here. :-) Who knows what else might turn up later. Good luck to all, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - south of Camp Verde AZ http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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