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

SO-67 status
by Andrew Glasbrenner 28 Jun '10

28 Jun '10

Forwarded from the Sumbandila team: Hi guys, I'm sorry to inform you that we couldn't upload any schedules this evening. The On Board Computer was off at the beginning of the pass. SO I had to switch it on and try to stabilize the satellite. I'll keep on monitoring the satellite state tomorrow, and will resume with the Amsats once everything is in order. My apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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SatPC 32 CAT / track doppler in my ICOM 910H
by Robert Felt 28 Jun '10

28 Jun '10

de KB5YZG I have had my SatPC 32 up and running for long time, all modules seem to work fine except the CAT. It wont take control of the Icom910H and track the doppler. When I designate a particular satellite and click on the "C" for CAT control, the s/w connects to the radio and the Icom receives some bogus frequencies and mods , that don't correspond to the selected satellite (doppler file). I have re-checked all of the configuration setting !! ??? The S/W seems to be talking to the radio, but not with the right frequencies and doesn't track these frequencies once they are loaded. Any suggestions. Thanks , Bob -kb5yzg tel (828) 696-4103

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handhelds
by Bob- W7LRD 28 Jun '10

28 Jun '10

With the plethora of hand helds available. What are the "best" ones for sats. I have used a W32A no longer in production. My grandson has the bug and I want to aim him in the right direction. 73 Bob W7LRD

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k4t qsl - thank you
by Robert Coppock 28 Jun '10

28 Jun '10

= hi, i got my qsl card a couple of days ago. that contact was great, san francisco coit tower to dry tortugas, on pi day (3.14) and getting the card makes a nice memory. thank you Mark /n8mh, and also the entire dxpedition team and qsl manager. i am sure you all made many hams happy. thank you very much, 73, Robert k f 0 g =

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HO-68 Schedule -27-04 July 2010
by Alan Kung 28 Jun '10

28 Jun '10

UTC: 27 June 2010 ================================ 16:00...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 16:45...Turn Off 17:50...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 18:35...Turn Off 19:35...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 20:20...Turn Off 28 June 2010 ================================ 00:50...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 01:35...Turn Off 01:41...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:53...Turn Off 10:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,South America,NA,North Asia 11:00...Turn Off 17:30...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 18:15...Turn Off 29 June 2010 ================================ 23:20...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 00:05...Turn Off 00:30...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 01:15...Turn Off 03:06...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia, East Asia, South Asia 03:22...Turn Off 09:35...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe 10:20...Turn Off 12:10...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,Europe,Africa,South America 12:55...Turn Off 17:15...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:00...Turn Off 18:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 19:30...Turn Off 30 June 2010 ================================= 02:54...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:09...Turn Off 09:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 10:00...Turn Off 13:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 14:30...Turn Off 17:00...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 17:45...Turn Off 22:50...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 23:35...Turn Off 01 July 2010 ================================= 02:37...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:52...Turn Off 06:05...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,Middle East, Europe,Africa 06:50...Turn Off 10:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 11:30...Turn Off 13:30...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 14:15...Turn Off 16:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:30...Turn Off 18:30...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 19:15...Turn Off 22:30...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 23:15...Turn Off 02 July 2010 ================================ 02:15...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:31...Turn Off 10:30...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 11:15...Turn Off 13:10...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 13:55...Turn Off 16:25...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 17:10...Turn Off 22:15...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,Africa,NA, Europe,North Asia,East Asia 23:00...Turn Off 03 July 2010 ================================ 01:10...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 01:55...Turn Off 02:04...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:19...Turn Off 10:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 11:00...Turn Off 12:55...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 13:40...Turn Off 16:10...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 16:55...Turn Off 04 July 2010 ================================ 23:45...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 00:30...Turn Off 01:37...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:53...Turn Off 05:10...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,Europe,Africa 05:55...Turn Off 12:40...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 13:25...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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satpc32
by Ken 27 Jun '10

27 Jun '10

I am having trouble getting the time right on my sat32pc program. Help. Ken

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ao-51 v/s working ?
by Robert Coppock 27 Jun '10

27 Jun '10

= howdy, i did not hear anything on s-band ao-51 27th 0022-0032 utc. is it working for anyone else? i see wd9ewk and aa5pk on the dcarr satellite logger page for that time, but it doesnt specify which repeater. i hope all are enjoying field day. 73, Robert k f 0 g =

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[Fwd: Uploaded Amsat Schedules]
by Andrew Glasbrenner 27 Jun '10

27 Jun '10

From the Sumbandila team: Hi Guys, Below is a list of Amsat activities from tonight onwards. It also shows the schedules that have been uploaded. We unfortunately can't upload all at once. 27/6/2010 North America 20:15 Uploaded 28/6/2010 North America 00:40 Uploaded 02:15 Uploaded 03:50 Uploaded 05:20 06:55 13:40 15:10 16:45 18:20 20:00 South Africa 06:00 Uploaded 07:35 Uploaded Europe 07:16 08:49 29/6/2010 North America 00:20 01:55 03:30 05:05 06:40 13:20 14:55 16:00 18:05 19:35 South Africa 05:41 07:16 Europe 06:57 08:30 30/6/210 North America 00:00 01:35 03:10 04:45 06:20 13:00 14:35 16:10 17:45 19:15 20:45 23:40 South Africa 07:00 08:29 Europe 08:12 09:46 01/07/2010 Europe 07:53 09:27 02/07/2010 Europe 09:08 10:43 03/07/2010 Europe 08:49 10:24 04/07/2010 Europe 06:57 08:31 10:05

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ao-51 V/S working ok today !
by Robert Coppock 27 Jun '10

27 Jun '10

= hi Drew, Alan, Mal, Randy and all, the bird is working fine today in V/S mode. there were 5 or 6 stations on the pacific ocean pass at 1410utc. i worked it for the club i spent field day with on saturday at the berkeley, ca pier, and operated w6cus /rover today from home to get them the 100 pts. my k5gna hand-held d/c still works great. thank you to all who replied to help, and a THANK YOU to Drew for taking the time to make sure it was all set right. i hope all had a great field day weekend. 73, Robert k f 0 g cm97 dublin, ca =

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SRMSAT
by Trevor . 27 Jun '10

27 Jun '10

A satellite being built by students of SRM University in Chennai may be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in September The primary load on the September launch is Cartosat and this launch is also slated to carry two Amateur Radio satellites STUDSAT and TISat-1. The NDTV report does not give the name of the satellite the SRM University students are building but it is believed to refer to SRMSAT. A description of the SRMSAT ground station indicates it may use the bands 145.8MHz for the uplink and 434.5MHz for the downlink. An SRM University press release describes SRMSAT as a 15 watt satellite weighing between 10 and 15 kg and measuring one meter cube. The project is estimated at Rs 2 crore and the construction of the satellite is on within the university’s premises. “This project is aimed at increasing the technical expertise of our staff and students and giving them the rare opportunity of constructing a satellite first-hand with ISRO scientists guiding them. We want to prove that our students are worthy of this feat. We hope to launch a satellite once in every two years, of course, with different scientific objectives,” says P Satyanarayana, vicechancellor, SRM University. Read the NDTV story 'ISRO may launch nano satellite in September' at http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=9450692&nextids=9447831|… SRMSAT Information http://www.prlog.org/10719954-future-perfect-of-srm-university.html SRMSAT Ground Station http://srmuniv.academia.edu/ssn/Papers SRMSAT Yahoo Group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/srmsat/ Chennai Hams VHF/UHF/HF Enthusiasts Forum http://chennaihams.blogspot.com/2010/03/asol-exam-conducted-at-srm-universi… Further information on other payloads with Cartosat is at http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2010/may_satellite_launch.htm ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org Or Upload Using Form At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm ----

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