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TIsat-1, StudSat Launch 12.Jul.2010
by Mineo Wakita 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

The 51-hour countdown for the 17th flight launch of Indian space agency's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C 15 from Sriharikota spaceport is expected to begin on Saturday morning. Preparations were in full swing for the launch of the PSLV-C-15 on July 12. All the parameters for the launch were doing well and the 51-hour countdown was expected to start at 6 am tomorrow. TIsat-1: Swiss CubeSat Uplink: 145.980MHz FM, AFSK Downlink: 437.305MHz FM, AFSK Beacon: 437.305MHz CW Callsign: HB9DE http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/tiSat1.html StudSat : India CubeSat Uplink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK Downlink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK Beacon : 437.505MHz, 20bps ASK http://www.teamstudsat.com/ http://www.indianexpress.com/section/technology/698/ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/51hour-countdown-for-pslvc15-launch-start… http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/suitsfun.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Sunday night passes
by kb3rlj＠yahoo.com 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

I'm not having much luck making a contact but I heard a good bit on one of the SSB satellites (I tried a lot of them, I forget) and I heard contacts being made with the ISS crew. I'm still need to figure out what I'm doing wrong in transmitting and/or learn what I don't have set right on my TS-2000. Brian KB3RLJ Wilmington, DE Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Looking for CM94 ?
by David Wing 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

I will be taking a one day trip up the coast a bit to CM94. This is the grid that contains Vandenberg AFB which launches its fair share of satellites (unfortunately, I will not be operating from the base) and I've been told it is a bit of a rare grid these days. If you are looking for this grid, below are the passes I plan to operate. These will mostly be pretty high passes for me which is good as I will be using a handheld Arrow antenna. I wish there were a lower elevation pass of AO-07 in the east or even better, an easterly pass of HO-68 in FM mode but these are not in the cards. If there is enough demand, I can work on activating this grid again in the future. Here are the passes I plan to work: Day Object AOS(U) LOS maxEl Az 14.07.2010 AO-27 21:02 21:17 52 153 - 353 15.07.2010 AO-51 0:02 0:15 48 152 - 354 15.07.2010 AO-07 1:20 1:41 65 151 - 348 15.07.2010 FO-29 1:57 2:15 80 014 - 192 15.07.2010 AO-07 3:14 3:34 23 202 - 330 15.07.2010 VO-52 3:51 4:03 31 143 - 359 73, David K6CDW

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More Pictures Of Asteroid Lutetia
by B J 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM44DZOFBG_index_0.html A most interesting celestial body. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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K7CWQ ???
by Alvaro de Leon Romo 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi guys some one had heard Loren K7CWQ from CN93 ??? He will be from 10th to 16th in FM satellites... I heard someone like he on SO50 at 1831 pass today ,but is my bad side :-( Thanks in advance Al XE2AT _________________________________________________________________ Enciende tu hotness con Hotmail www.hotmailhotness.com.mx

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Marcos Pontes ISS Video
by ps8rf Piraja 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hello All, The Brazilian Space Agency - AEB released the videos of astronaut Marcos Pontes, PY0AEB when he was on board the International Space Station in March 2006. In the video we hear some QSO' with stations in Brazil. This is the first video of the genus produced in Portuguese language. Thanks to Tadeu, PY1KCF for providing the videos on Youtube and Mauricio, PY4MAB by informations. In the first link of youtube you can hear the QSO with hams. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vilmCC7RRQ0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJll0WZfYmg I Hope you enjoy it. 73 Piraja, PS8RF _________________________________________________________________ TRANSFORME SUAS FOTOS EM EMOTICONS PARA O MESSENGER. CLIQUE AQUI PARA COMEÇAR. http://ilm.windowslive.com.br/?ocid=ILM:Live:Hotmail:Tagline:senDimensao:TR…

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SO-67 no activity?
by N9IJ 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Caught the near-overhead 1450 UTC pass of SO-67 this morning, heard my downlink signal, and never heard any other activity. Len N9IJ n9ij(a)comcast.net

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Time to go home...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi! I am packing things up, getting ready to go to Vancouver airport for the flight home. A quick look through my log shows 392 QSOs were logged by VA7EWK in the past 8 days from all locations (including some that were logged with both of my callsigns, when I worked at the USA/Canada border Thursday afternoon). It has been a fun time up here, between the sightseeing (several hundred photos in my digital camera, and my car has over 3000km/1900 miles on it!) and getting on the radio. I operated from 9 grids (CN78, CN79, CN88, CN89, CN99, CO60, CO70, CO80, CO90), and even tolerated the "heat wave" that has gripped southern British Columbia over the past few days. Warm by local standards, but not nearly as warm as it is back in Arizona. Other than the first 2 nights I was on Vancouver Island, I never saw rain - a first, for all my trips to Vancouver going back over 15 years. I still need to update my spreadsheet with QSOs from the past few days. I might do that at the airport before flying out, or on the 3-hour flight back to Phoenix. Once I do that, I can provide more stats on my operating up here. Thanks again to everyone for the QSOs over the past 8 days! 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - North Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Time to head home...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi! I am packing things up, getting ready to go to Vancouver airport for the flight home. A quick look through my log shows 392 QSOs were logged by VA7EWK in the past 8 days from all locations (including some that were logged with both of my callsigns, when I worked at the USA/Canada border Thursday afternoon). It has been a fun time up here, between the sightseeing (several hundred photos in my digital camera, and my car has over 3000km/1900 miles on it!) and getting on the radio. I operated from 9 grids (CN78, CN79, CN88, CN89, CN99, CO60, CO70, CO80, CO90), and even tolerated the "heat wave" that has gripped southern British Columbia over the past few days. Warm by local standards, but not nearly as warm as it is back in Arizona. Other than the first 2 nights I was on Vancouver Island, I never saw rain - a first, for all my trips to Vancouver going back over 15 years. I still need to update my spreadsheet with QSOs from the past few days. I might do that at the airport before flying out, or on the 3-hour flight back to Phoenix. Once I do that, I can provide more stats on my operating up here. Thanks again to everyone for the QSOs over the past 8 days! 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - North Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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ISS Voice QSO and World Cup Final game - Netherlands VS Spain
by Fabiano Moser 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hello all, I had a voice QSO yesterday with astronaut Doug Wheelock, where he and russian cosmonauts asked about the game of today (World Cup). Germany won´s Uruguay 3x2. If you have a Voice contact today, *PLEASE DON´T TELL ABOUT THE GAME TODAY!* *Mr. Doug asked me to don´t tell about the result of the Final Game, because they will recive an upload version at ISS.* Than don´t let they about the game if you have a lucky to get a QSO with the crew please. Best regards and good luck! -- 73 Fabiano Moser CT7ABD / PY5RX "There is no great talent without great will. (Honoré de Balzac)"

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