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ISS - Mission Control Comm Check
by Bob Christy 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Today's ISS crew schedule shows VHF comm checks from the Russian segment while over North America. Ground stations are at White Sands and Wallops. The pass is from 20:00 UTC (west coast) to 20:15 UTC (east coast). VHF-1 is 143.625 MHz FM, there may also be something on VHF-2 at 130.167 MHz. Bob Christy

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Recording from HO-68 on June 20?
by Michael Elliott 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Would anyone happen to have any recordings from HO-68 over Fathers Day Weekend from June? I have had an unfortunate incident with my mp3 recorder which had a couple of passes of satellites from June 19 & 20 stored on it. I typically copy my recordings to a computer late in the evenings or early morning, but we were going to a family fathers day dinner and didn't get a chance to copy them over. To make my story short, I had a CreativeLabs recorder which I discovered did not like bouncing off of a brick patio. I thought it was just the switch on the unit which failed so I grabbed another unit from ebay. After putting the drive from into the new-to-me unit I was not able to recover the data. I then tried another drive with different firmware with again no success. Also the way Creative handles the formatting my PC (Windows and Linux) could not view data off of the drive. I have since grabbed a different recorder that has a good clip on it. So now I've hit the web searching for possible help. I am fairly sure the pass was Sunday the 20th, I know it was HO-68 and I worked a CM station which was maritime mobile. I have listened to the recording from K8YSE (who has a excellent site by the way) but my qso was not captured. I wish I could verify the time but in my desire to try to fix the recorder I failed to document the passes. I want to say it was around 14:00-18:00 UTC on Sunday. If anyone has a recording I would greatly appreciate if you would let me know... Thanks, Mike, K4MOA

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an issue with LVBTracker
by Shamai Opfer 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hi all, After many months (Actually years) of good and flawless service, My LVB Tracker woke up one day with the display showing Z|||Z|||Z||| or sometime >|||>|||>|||>|||... I tried several things: reset, checking the internal 5V supply voltage, etc.. I tried to reprogram the PIC using the PicProg program, but got only this reponse: "chip not recognized". I followed the instructions in the document BuildingtheLVBTrackerv2.pdf (dated Dec 29, 2007) but no success Any idea? anyone? Pictures enclosed 73 & thanks, Shamai 4Z1WS

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Looking to make my First Sat QSO
by saguaroastro＠cox.net 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

All, I just finish making (with the help of my freind Jimmy, KZ7QCW) a Dual beam yagi accoring to plans from Kent britain (WA5VJB). I Listened in on the AO-51 pass at 004UT. I'm using my Kenwood TH-7D in duplex mode. Heard a good signal and a few pile ups. I was able to tune for the doppler pretty easy and kept a good signal. I tried to break twice, but couldn;t get through, not sure it was me or the antenna (my guess would be me). Even though i didn;t make a contact, I had fun listening and learned a bit about how the communication process goes, so hopefully my next attempt will be more sucessful. I will be on AO-51 again for the pass at 0001UT 15 Jul. I'd appreciate anyone listening for me (K7TEJ) from DM33. Any advice & elmering is appreciated and welcomed. 73's and thanks in advance. Rick Tejera K7TEJ

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(no subject)
by Mik Forsythe 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

For Sale: Icom IC-910H, power cable, microphone, Heil Traveler one ear headset, manual and original box. USPS insured priority mail shipping included. $1,100.00.

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Re: ISS INFO
by Dee 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Nick, I really don't remember what they sent back in the large envelope. After you asked, I searched for the QSL I received sometime ago to see if anything else was with it-a certificate or something. Just have the QSL's so I can't answer the question. I was part of a team that did a space shuttle QSL'ing and we sent out the QSL only. It was a pleasure to read all the cards and see everything that was sent to the Astronauts. I was amazed at how many contacts the SS made as they sent a list for us to verify them by and only about 1/3 of the QSO's requested a QSL. It seems to me that if you talk to an astronaut, you would want to display a QSL in the shack for such an accomplishment. All the cards were forwarded to NASA in Houston to the Astronauts that actually performed the QSO's in Space. They wrote back and sent a great poster to the team as a reward for volunteering to do the QSL's. That's why I explained that the whole process takes time. Many people involved and my hat is off to those volunteers that make us happy. 73, Dee -----Original Message----- From: Daniel "Nick" Kucij [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 3:19 PM To: NB2F(a)amsat.org Subject: ISS INFO Hi Dee, I was fortunate to get a QSO with the ISS the other evening. I saw your post about QSLs on the Amsat BB. Just how large an envelope is needed? IRCs cost at least $2.10, so would $4 in postage be needed? What do they send you along with a QSL card? Thanks, 73 Nick KB1RVT

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Re: ISS
by DOMINICK INTERDONATO 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hi All. In order to expedite this info, here is the scoop. To confirm a contact, you must send the information Date, Time, who you talked to etc. to: ARRL Headquarters ARISS QSL Expedition #24 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA You must include a Large Self addressed envelope with enough postage to cover the cost back to you. (at least 2 IRC's or equivalent) This is for US cards only. Check the ARRL website for other countries QSL Programs. This expedition number with Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, is #24 -along with Shannon Walker. Good luck on your contacts and be patient with the QSL being sent back. 73, Dee, NB2F NJ AMSAT Coordinator On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Peter Portanova wrote: > Hello, > > I've made contact with the appropriate person within NASA regarding > how the ISS is acknowledging our contacts. I will let you know as > soon as I hear something, meanwhile enjoy the fact that the channel is > open. > > 73's Pete > WB2OQQ > www.massapequanyweather.com > _______________________________________________ > 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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TiSat Beacon heard
by Mani VU2WMY 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Heard the TiSat CW beacon on 437.305 Mhz at 0.2 degree (max) elevation with a diamond X510 vertical during the 02:43 Z western pass. The range was 2953 Kms. Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2054/2192/2537 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com

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ISS
by Peter Portanova 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hello, I've made contact with the appropriate person within NASA regarding how the ISS is acknowledging our contacts. I will let you know as soon as I hear something, meanwhile enjoy the fact that the channel is open. 73's Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com

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En95 / fn06 grids
by newsradio6＠gmail.com 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Folks, I hope to be active on ao51 passes next week in EN95 (manitoulin island) and FN06 (martin river, ontario) hh on the arrow. Callsign VA3BL. Also on 20m psk for you hf guys. Wish me luck...this will be our first 'RV Vacation' ever! John Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.

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