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HO68
by PY5LF 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hello HO68 beacon back to work , just heard 2:00 UTC over Brazil . Thanks Alan. 73 PY5LF LUCIANO FABRICIO CURITIBA-PR-BRAZIL GG54JM <http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf> http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf <http://www.falautomation.com.br/> www.falautomation.com.br

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nano sail
by jerry 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Let Me try this again . I was getting computer and radio set up to listen for Nano Sail sat. I heard packet signal before I had the station ready to recieve . It was close to 2 minutes ahead of fastrac .Fastrac was at 0 deg. elevation when I heard the first packet signal. Could NanoSail be that far ahead of Fastrac ? In packet strings below , can anyone tell Me which are the "telemetry " values ? Thanks , Jerry WB5LHD Fastrac . S23:25 FAST2/KD5SZV*>KE5DTW>UA,? 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>UA,? 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I00,?,F0 (1201 baud): FAST1 Is Now Connected. GO HORNS! 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I13,?,F0 (1201 baud): .F772001619429944.99113151619589824191-0.7059+0.5686+0.6000 +1452528.94 +1623706.94 +6669636.31 -5843.71082 +4495.65898 +164.25 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I16,?,F0 (1201 baud): 00 -1389 850 3.032c0 9 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 628 3868 2.995 027 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 553 27 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I17,?,F0 (1201 baud): 92 2.991 018 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 2128 6368 3.001 029 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 3290 530 3.003 0 0 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I10,?,F0 (1201 baud): 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 0 0 0.000 026 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 -674 -1434 3.001c0 5 0.0 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I11,?,F0 (1201 baud): 0 +0.000 +0.00 -2768 -7028 3.002c0 2 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 -121 6617 2.995 0 0 0.00 +0. 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I12,?,F0 (1201 baud): 000 +0.00 0 0 0.000 025 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 898 -361 3.001c04944. GCP fast1> 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>RR2,? 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I23,?,F0 (1201 baud): f77 1 P 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I24,?,F0 (1201 baud): gpsmmc 147415 GCP fast1>

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fastrac
by jerry keeton 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

can someone tell which of the lines are the te 23:25 FAST2/KD5SZV*>KE5DTW>UA,? 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>UA,? 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I00,?,F0 (1201 baud): FAST1 Is Now Connected. GO HORNS! 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I13,?,F0 (1201 baud): .F772001619429944.99113151619589824191-0.7059+0.5686+0.6000 +1452528.94 +1623706.94 +6669636.31 -5843.71082 +4495.65898 +164.25 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I16,?,F0 (1201 baud): 00 -1389 850 3.032c0 9 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 628 3868 2.995 027 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 553 27 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I17,?,F0 (1201 baud): 92 2.991 018 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 2128 6368 3.001 029 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 3290 530 3.003 0 0 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I10,?,F0 (1201 baud): 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 0 0 0.000 026 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 -674 -1434 3.001c0 5 0.0 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I11,?,F0 (1201 baud): 0 +0.000 +0.00 -2768 -7028 3.002c0 2 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 -121 6617 2.995 0 0 0.00 +0. 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I12,?,F0 (1201 baud): 000 +0.00 0 0 0.000 025 0.00 +0.000 +0.00 898 -361 3.001c04944. GCP fast1> 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>RR2,? 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I23,?,F0 (1201 baud): f77 1 P 23:25 FAST1>KE5DTW>I24,?,F0 (1201 baud): gpsmmc 147415 GCP fast1>

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nano sail
by jerry keeton 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

I heard packet signals at least 2 minutes ahead of the FASTRAC packet. Didn't get a print of the signal . I see the spamers have taken over the forums page on the fastrac website . They need to clean it out. Jerry WB5LHD

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Tone interference
by Louis House, KD5GM 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

I have discovered a pulsating tone (about 600 HZ) in my 910H receiver when I am tuned to 145.900 MHz (working the Linear birds VO-52 etc). The tone stops when I power off the G-5500/LVB tracker. All equipment is grounded and ferrite core filters are on all of the cables to solve this problem. Aside from moving all equipment across the room from each other, what might I be missing? Any help will be appreciated Thanks, LOUIS, KD5GM in EL29kq CW, The original digital mode AMSAT #37061: FIST #3606

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FYI - QRZ System Upgrade Tomorrow (1/21)
by Zachary Beougher 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hi All, Not sure how many of you hang out on QRZ and regularly update your pages, but you may want to read this: http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=281634 According to the thread, QRZ will basically be in a read-only mode for several hours beginning tomorrow. No QRZ pages will be able to be updated, no posts will be able to be made in any of the forums, etc. 73! Zack KD8KSN

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"Citizen Satellites" in February Scientific American
by Daniel Schultz 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

I received the February issue of Scientific American today. On page 48 there is an article by our own Bob Twiggs titled "Citizen Satellites", concerning the history and future of Cubesats. It does briefly mention that "scores of OSCAR communications satellites have been helping ham radio enthusiasts connect since the early 1960's". In the final paragraph it suggests that Cubesats may soon "enable an amateur presence in space", which may "come sooner rather than later". Boy I sure can't wait until we amateurs can start to launch our "do-it-yourself satellites" into space.... Dan Schultz N8FGV

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NanoSail-D
by Fred VE3FAL 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Gang: What mode is the NanoSail-D data being sent in? I am monitoring 437.270 and last pass heard nothing. I will monitor next couple of days. Fred CIW649/VE3FAL CFARS Member SATERN Member,SATERN Amateur Radio Liaison Officer DEC Amethyst District ARES RU QRP Club # 285

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Re: SO67 today evening
by Tony Langdon 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

At 09:06 AM 1/21/2011, P.H. wrote: >And why do some REGULAR stations insist on using FM as opposed to FM-N >and shouting like a banshee into the mic?! It is extremely irritating >and makes hearing those who operate properly very difficult. Good question. I found FM-N was perfect for this bird. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com

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Nanosail-D2: and this is how it sounds
by PA3GUO 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Dear all, Here is a high quality mp3 audio recording of Nanosail-D2: http://www.pa3guo.com/nanosaild2_pa3guo_20jan2011.mp3 You decode data from this file yourself, using MixW software ! (note: reception of Nanosail-D2 done using the FUNcubeDongle) -- Henk, PA3GUO

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