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ISS
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Just worked ISS again COL Wheelock 22:01 UTC from em55 on 145.800rec and 144.490 T on FM This was my second contact this weekend WOW also KI4OTG here in Memphis also worked him. It seems that the voice contacts are made around the 22.xx utc time The signal was full scale on my TS 2000 with a 17B antenna 73 all es gud luk WA4HFN Damon

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Tisat-1 Report
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hi all, Pleased to report that I received good strong signals from Tsat-1 on 437.305 +/- doppler on a pass at 0903hrs Z from my QTH here in Wales (UK) I used an Arrow antenna on a tripod feeding my FT736 and had no problem copying the satellite. Congratulations to all concerned. Another new one added to my list of many. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat-UK Amsat NA

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TIsat over Brazil
by PY2ZX 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hello, Very good copy of TIsat over Brazil around 0144 Z: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW2ygDUgaPk Flavio PY2ZX GG66nt

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Re: SSTV demo on July 14th AO-51 afternoon pass
by ryan woods 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hello Drew I would be glad to help if I can it just depends on what the uplink is the only thing I have that will do SSTV is my 817 so if I can help just send me an email at kd8atf(a)yahoo.com with the details so I can get setup.

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SD/MN grid trip
by Andrew Glasbrenner 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Yesterday I booked tickets for my wife's family reunion (both her Danish/German family and their American cousins) in lovely Flandreau, SD from August 24 to 31. I'll be active on hopefully both the FM and SSB birds from EN13 and will make limited excursions to nearby grids if needed. I've put many of these on the air a few times over the last 10 years, but there are a lot of new grid hunters that need them I'd bet. Drop me an email with your most wanted in that area, and I'll start working on a plan of operations. 73, Drew KO4MA

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SSTV demo on July 14th AO-51 afternoon pass
by Andrew Glasbrenner 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

I need a few volunteers that can send SSTV via AO-51 on Wednesday afternoon for a demonstration as part of the ARRL TI-2 program that Mark Spencer WA8SME is teaching. We'll do this via the 435.150 downlink and an unpublished uplink. Interested parties will need to have operated SSTV via AO-51 previously, and have an adequate station. Please drop me an email tonight if you can help out. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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ISS SSTV Activation July 15-16
by Trevor . 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/

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VA7EWK @ CO80mb (Whistler Mtn. BC) now
by Patrick STODDARD 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hi! I am atop Whistler Mountain, at just over 6000 feet/1850m elevation, with my HT and log periodic. I just worked an SO50 pass, and will try the next SO50 pass around 1933 UTC to the west. After that, over to AO27 for its 1940 UTC pass. Even at this elevation, I expect to miss the first 3 minutes of the 7-minute repeater time. Then it will be time for lunch. I may work other later passes from up here, or on a mountaintop closer to Vancouver (CN89), depending on when I leave Whistler. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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StudSat-TISat - Launch sucessuful
by Mani VU2WMY 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hello All All the five satellites including the StudSat and TISat aboard the PSLV C15 were successfully separated from the vehicle and they are very much in the 640 Km orbit right now. we are looking for the beacon signal reports across the Globe. Good wishes and Good to all the projects. 73 de 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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Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 on PSLV-C15
by Daniel Kekez 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hi All, The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) would like to announce the delivery of Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 (NLS-6) cluster payload to Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (SDSC-SHAR), Andhra Pradesh, India, for launch on board PSLV-C15. PSLV-C15 will be launching from the First Launch Pad at SDSC-SHAR into 637 km sun-synchronous orbit with 10:30 Local-Time of Descending Node. NLS-6 shares this launch with Cartosat-2B primary, Alsat-2A co-primary, and STUDSAT auxiliary payload. NLS-6 is the 6th launch by SFL. The NLS-6 cluster comprises of two nanosatellite: AISSat-1 and TIsat-1. NLS-6 launch updates are being posted to http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-6/ About AISSat-1 ------------------------------ AISSat-1 is built by SFL for the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). It is intended to demonstrate a new maritime AIS receiver that has been developed by FFI. The AIS receiver will be used to monitor ship traffic in Norwegian waters. The design of AISSat-1 is based on SFL Generic Nanosatellite Bus (GNB). The spacecraft has a main structure measuring 20 cm by 20 cm by 20 cm and it is stabilized in three-axes using reaction wheels. It has a fixed 46 cm long VHF payload monopole antenna for the AIS receiver and four UHF uplink monopole antennas for the command receiver. The downlink in the S-Band. AISSat-1 has an overall dimension of 80 cm by 45 cm by 37 cm and an overall mass of 6.5 kg. AISSat-1 will be secured to the launch vehicle using the XPOD GNB separation system. AISSat-1 is not an amateur satellite and, as such, has coordinated appropriate frequencies. Its ground segment is located at Svalbard and its control centre is at FFI, near Oslo, Norway. More information on the spacecraft can be found at http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/AISSat-1/ and http://www.spacecentre.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=513… About TIsat-1 ------------------------------ TIsat-1 is a 1 kg CubeSat of 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm and is built by students and staff at University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). The primary mission objective is to involve students in systems engineering, development and test with a very challenging project and to provide students and staff at SUPSI with space mission knowledge. TIsat-1 will monitor the durability of material probes exposed to space environment, will test a micro electromechanical device and will validate the redundant, fault tolerant hardware and firmware design of the bus. Two monopole antennas (VHF and UHF) will be deployed after separation. Housekeeping and payload data will be communicated to the ground as orbital data profiles. TIsat-1 will be secured to the launch vehicle using the XPOD Single separation system. TIsat-1 communicates over amateur radio frequencies, as coordinated through the IARU, and they have been working with radio amateurs in Switzerland during the spacecraft's development. They have a Morse Code and data beacons. More information can be found at http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/tiSat1.html Future Launches by SFL ------------------------------ SFL has signed its 7th launch contract with ANTRIX for NLS-7 in late 2010/early 2011. NLS-7 will launch the twin-satellite CanX-4 and CanX-5 formation flying mission. SFL will be signing its 8th launch contract for NLS-8 momentarily, for the launch of two astronomy nanosatellites: BRITE-Austria (CanX-3A) and UniBRITE (CanX-3B). NLS-8 will also launch one partner spacecraft. In addition, SFL is under discussion for NLS-9, NLS-10, and NLS-11 launches in 2011/2012 time frame, and would like to extend an invitation to spacecraft developers world-wide to join our launches. For further information, please contact: Freddy M. Pranajaya Manager, Advanced Systems Group UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory 4925 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M3H 5T6 +1-416-667-7890 Voice +1-416-667-7799 Fax freddyp(a)utias-sfl.net http://www.utias-sfl.net/ 73, -Daniel, VA3KKZ

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