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

Re- HO-68 question
by PA3GUO 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hi Pat Indeed, I would have assumed that 01:51 UTC to 14:20 HO-68 would have been off. Note that the beacon is always audible (as far as I know) Based on this schedule I would have assumed 14:20-15:05utc the FM repeater to have been on Woaaah !!!! While typing this email: I just see there is a typo on the camsat website ! 18 Sept is entered twice :-) :-) Try the same time tomorrow ! Henk -- Henk, PA3GUO

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UO-11 back on
by Armando Mercado 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

UO-11 was on during the 1637 UTC pass over the central US.

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HO-68 question
by Patrick Farcon 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

I finally got an opportunity to try and work HO-68 again on the weekend. Very tough during the week due to work schedule. I had a 65 deg at peak pass over FN20un but was unable to hear the satellite at all during the entire pass. Often I have a high 70cm noise level here so I figured it was operator tracking error (Arrow on a tripod) and the high noise level. I went to http://oscar.dcarr.org to see if anyone had heard the pass and unfortunately there were no reports either way. What I did find was a bit confusing unless the past work week took a real toll on me...LOL!... There were 4 reports out of Europe earlier in the day of the satellite being heard. When I had checked the schedule on http://www.camsat.cn I thought I understood the satellite to be off between 1:51 and 14:20 UTC. The pass I was trying to catch was at 14:39 UTC but the reported heard times were in the OFF period for HO-68. Am I reading this all wrong? I was hoping to perhaps catch a European station or two on that pass and also work others here in the US. Thanks in advance and maybe it¹s just a tough morning for me! 73, Pat

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AO-7 Mode A
by Guy Brauning 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

The AO-7 Mode A pass on 9/18/10 at approximately 1430 UTC (POS with 14 degs elevation) at my location, FM-19, was truly impressive. The CW downlink was rock solid for the entire pass into my little 2 element 10 meter yagi with my uplink power of 10-15 watts into a 3 X 3 element RHCP yagi. The CW downlink tone was most impressive with no warbling at all! No one answered my CQs but what a delight to hear such an impressive downlink from the grand old lady. AO-7 is truly a remarkable resource! Enjoy her! Guy N3SCR

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(no subject)
by claryco＠aol.com 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Cori and I will be on the DN74 / DN75 grid line for the AO27 pass that switches to VOX at about 18/1947Z. This is another line that doesn't quite fall exactly on the state line. In this case, the grid line at 45N appears to be about 50 feet inside the Wyoming line so contacts will count only for that state. (WC7V has Montana pretty well represented anyway.) The HO68 sked starting tomorrow hasn't been published yet, so I'll try to be on from DN74 on VO52 during its 18/1619Z pass as we head for the line. We'll head for DN64 and DN63 after the AO27 pass following the 1947Z pass. 73 for now, Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC Gillette WY / Campbell Co. / DN74

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need help with satpc32 on windows 7
by ryan woods 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hi all I need help I got satpc32 back in 2007-08 but just had to get a new computer due to hard drive failure and the new computer wont let me install satpc32 Im running win 7 home for the os. thanks for the help 73 de kd8atf

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Yaesu FT-530 Setup
by Clint Bradford 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Anyone using a Yaesu FT-530 in full-duplex mode to work the FM satellites? If so, would you please contact ... Robb Queen KE6FUZ <RQueen(a)anaheim.net> ... and assist him. Here's what he last wrote me: "I was able to silence the speaker audio from your last email but when I transmit it doesn't silence the squelch. I don't feel like I am transmitting out. I have the correct freq. for the uplink and downlink ... " I have a '530 here somewhere - but do not know it well enough to help. THANK YOU! Clint, K6LCS

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ND9M on the air ???
by Alvaro de Leon Romo 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hi guys just back from work, was ND9M from DN73 this morning ????? Thanks in advance Al XE2AT

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KD8KSN/0 in DN60
by John Papay 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

Zack was on from DN60 as promised. He worked 21 stations by my count, a very high number on a 7 minute pass. The recording is on my website: http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html Nice job Zack! KG4JR? also was on from Gitmo but didn't work anyone. 73, John K8YSE

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AO-7 from N. Europe
by Bob- W7LRD 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

Hello to my fellow AO-7 fans- Next pass at 1902Z keep an ear out for me at your LOS from CN87wk (Seattle, Wa.) 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle Wa.

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