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05 Jan '11

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HO-68 comments.
by John Hackett 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Once again, I note the whinging about HO-68's orbit not being suitable for a particular station ... or two. I'd like to remind the gentlemen concerned that HO-68's on time is NOT designed to favour one particular area. Please remember, it's a Chinese satellite and we should abide by and respect their decision of when to activate the transponder. For my own use,the HO-68 late afternoon GMT 'on' times are optimum. Conversly, I 'could' complain about the ISS orbit - (but I don't) -only 'seeing it at max 6 degrees for 90 seconds every 2 days - (read: unworkable from my QTH), dirro SO-50, AO-27 and VO-52. What may be poor for one operator could be optimum for another. Please remember, the world consists of more than The United States Of America and Southern Europe. 73 John. <la2qaa(a)amsat.org>

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Mix W
by jerry 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Trevor M5AKA I use MixW to recieve packet from Fastrac .1200bps. Often , I hear the signal , but it doesn't print . Tonight I had a 57 Degree pass and copied very well. Jerry WB5LHD

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Need Advice for SDR choice
by Andrew Rich 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hello I need some advice. I would like to purchase a Software Defined Radio I would like to be able to do 1. Around 50 MHz to 2.400 GHz 2. USB LSB CW FM WFM / RAW ? 3. I would like to be able to decode AX25 packet (ISS) I also have another project of decoding Mode S aircraft signals. I have Windows XP / MAC OS X / Linux OpenSUSE. What are my decoding options for the SDR ? I can build packages etc in LINUX - Andrew VK4TEC -

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Keeping Track of HO-68 et. al.
by John Papay 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

I thought this might be helpful to those trying to determine when HO-68 is workable from your qth. Every week on Sunday I use the program WinAOS in the Programs Menu of SatPC32 to generate a list of visible passes for all satellites that I operate. I set the date for each day, starting at 0000 UTC. I set the duration for just one day. The printer font is set so one day fits on one page. I repeat this for each day of the week. When I'm done I have a piece of paper for each day of the week showing the satellites and the times/elevation/azimuth for LOS/AOS. Then I go through the list and underline certain passes I want to be on. If there's an expedition, I mark the passes that seem optimum. When the HO-68 schedule comes out, it is a simple matter to run down through the times and match them up with the passes on my visible list printout. I mark if it is linear or FM and make any notes as to what might be on a particular pass. The pass times are fairly consistent so you know right away which ones will be on for your area. There is usually one morning pass and two afternoon passes for EN91. WinAOS is just one of the many nice features of SatPC32. WinListen will allow you to determine if there is a mutual window between two locations. This is the way you get a contact with that distant station. Determine the mutual windows and send them an email to hopefully arrange a schedule. SatPC32 is sold by AMSAT and helps support the organization. DK1TB is the author and donated the program to AMSAT. He provides updates and excellent technical support. The program can run for weeks unattended and never crash. This and the other programs like WinAOS and WinListen are great reasons to be using it at your station. 73, John K8YSE

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Receiving Packet using MixW?
by Trevor . 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hi, I'm trying to receive 1200bps FM packet using the MixW program but am unable to get it to decode anything. If anyone has had success with this program or can point me to an idiots guide to setting it up please contact me off-list. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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An explanation of the word whinging - from an Englishman's perspective.
by john hackett 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Sir, Herewith, an explanation of the term whinging ... Some dictionaries give the definition of whinging as complaining while others derine it as complaining in a continual whining manner ... the keyword being 'continual'. The colloquial 'Manchester' definition of whinging is a repetitive comment - as has been noted several times on various reflectors --- (ergo - 'continual'). One particular station stated he resented being referred to as a whinger ... No offence was intended on my part but if offence was inadvertantly taken, I sincerely apologise. 73 John. <la2qaa(a)amsat.org> NB. Despite the LA callsign, I am! a Limey from Manchester so perhaps I should have chosen my words a little more carefully, again ... no offence was intended.

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Re: first 1000 QSOs
by Loren 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

just a test of Reply function

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Satellite Presentation at Murray State University, KY
by Clint Bradford 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

AMSAT area coordinator Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be presenting his "Working Amateur Satellites With Your HT" session at the February 1, 2011 meeting of the Murray State University Amateur Radio Club. ALL are welcome to attend. "MSUARC has been serving their region for fifty years," writes Clint. "I am really looking forward to meeting the group!" (Wait a sec - isn't Clint in California? What is he doing in Kentucky? Too many frequent flier miles?) Clint's out in Southern California - but has prepared a custom slideshow for MSUARC, which will be displayed as Skype handles the session's audio. "I'd much rather be there in person - but this arrangement has worked quite successfully in the past. We'll have a great time!" Attendees should visit Clint's Web site ahead of time at ... http://www.work-sat.com ... and download the four-page .pdf tutorial. And he welcomes pre- presentation questions - call him at 909-241-7666 (cell) or send email to clint(a)clintbradford.com . /end/

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K5VGUs Portable EM67 Results
by K5VGU Duane Vigue 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Just a small note to say a BIG thanks for all the contacts while I was on vacation (working portable) in Kentucky for Christmas. I had a good time and the bad weather held off until Christmas - we had a white Christmas on top of it all. I was able to work 5 passes on AO-27 and SO-50 combined ( four on 12/23 and 1 on 12/25 ) and successfully made 27 contacts. The pass on 12/25 was straight TH-F6A HT and its Diamond SRH77CA antenna. The others were worked via my "replica" arrow and mobile rigs in my truck. Thanks to all operators that QSOd with me...I had a blast, as usual! I have started sending out QSL cards for these contacts, so, IF you need EM67, please email me the details of our QSO so that I can be sure not to leave you out. Already have N8RO, AA5CK, and KE4KOL on my list. Finally, I did NOT make it to EM68 this trip, but will be in EM67 several times throughout the year, so I anticipate getting to EM68 at some point. I will provide details when the time comes. THANKS AGAIN TO ALL. See you on the birds. 73 de K5VGU ____________________________________________________________ Globe Life Insurance $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. Adults or Children. No Medical Exam. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4d235e27c69a2a27720st01duc

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ISS visable
by Bob- W7LRD 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Happy New Year I just watched the ISS pass over Seattle. Always glad to help! I was watching my satellite array track the ISS and noticed how "jerky" it is every time it increments. I have a 5400 az/el with LVB tracker. Made me wonder if I could get more life out of the rotors if there were a "soft start" of sorts for the rotors. The bouncing back and forth with each adjustment made me think the gears are getting a workout. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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Re: Yaesu VX-7R
by Clint Bradford 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

THANK YOU to Rich, Tim, Robert, Reid, and Adrian for the informative messages! Clint, K6LCS

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Yaesu VX7R
by KI6RRQ 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Clint, I use the Yaesu VX-7R for FM satellites, alone with no other radios, set up on my qrz.com page. (I have added a 9 volt, pre-amp at my receive point on my Arrow antenna) I program one memory channel, for the "split freqs" as you said but then I use the "memory tune" function to work the FM birds. (ones with no tone) When you enable the memory tune function while using your split frequency pair, you can then turn your tuning dial up and down to adjust for Doppler and just transmit as you like, this really works great and you only use one memory channel to work the pass. The only problem is the VX-7R does not pass tones in the memory tune mode, to pass tones you have to use your split freq memory channel (without using the memory tune function) or the VFO because for some reason memory tune does not allow you to pass tones. Ron @ customer service @ Yaesu did not believe me at first, he tested his test models, spoke to Japan and finally got back to me and acknowledged that the memory tune function, will not pass tones. For me the memory tune function is better on FM birds that do not require a tone because one programed memory channel, allows you to adjust for Doppler, instead of 5 memory channels, each pre-programed for Doppler shift, respectively being; 10+, 5+, 0, 5-, 10- over, at and below, the downlink freq. I Love the VX-7R, mine has been indestructible and indispensible for all kinds of duty, almost 3 years old and the well-used, Lithium Ion battery works as well today as it did new. I don't think the VX-7R has the most discriminating receiver in the history of hand helds but it's pretty good, with a pre-amp, along with the Yaesu hand held mic, the rig allows me, good and lightweight working conditions, while working remote, as compared to my Yaesu FT-897D rig. (costing many multiples more) 73 de KI6RRQ Rich -----Original Message----- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:54:13 -0800 From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu VX-7R To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Message-ID: <3595F78A-B311-41B2-BBA3-7049FD3DCABD(a)mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii VX-7R owners - to work the FM satellites, are you just programming "split freqs" into single memory channels (per page 46-ish of the manual)? Or is there a more esoteric method? I have owned a VX-7R since the week they were released ... but have neglected it far too long ... Clint, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com

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HO-68 Scheduled OnTime / Visibility by GridSquare Cross Reference tool
by Bruce Semple 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

There must be a better way (than the way I am currently doing it) - to find out when the following two parameters are true: 1. HO-68 is ON 2. HO-68 is visible from my QTH (allowing for some minimum radio horizon) Is there some tool out there? My observation is that usually - when I have a nice high pass (elevation > 15-20 deg) over my QTH - USA - East Coast - HO-68 is in one of it's scheduled off times. Not a complaint -- I'm just trying to figure out how to better coordinate with the HO-68 schedule. Thoughts / Comments appreciated Bruce WA3SWJ

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AO-51 @ 9k6
by Vincenzo Mone 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hi to the list, reading on the amsat web as the status of AO-51 i can read: By command only: 9k6 Baud Telemetry Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM at 9600 baud What does it mean? Should we have to activate it? If yes how? Thanks in advance 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************** ******* GSM +39 338 9749786 ******* ****** SMS +39 338 9749786 ****** ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 ***** *** 2nd e-mail: vimone(a)tin.it *** *********************************

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BEESAT decode
by Vincenzo Mone 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hi to the list, i would like to know if BEESAT is active and what I need to decode it. Just now I had a good pass and could hear on 436.000 MHz a burst of about 1 or 2 seconds long. I heard about 5 or 6 continually then quite, then after a while again the same as above. It was like the squelch opened on FM. I have tried to decode it with my 9k6 baud G3RUH modem but could not decode none neither the RX led Lighted up, maybe the modem is not the correct one. Anyone can drive me to the correct details? Thanks in advance. 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************** ******* GSM +39 338 9749786 ******* ****** SMS +39 338 9749786 ****** ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 ***** *** 2nd e-mail: vimone(a)tin.it *** *********************************

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IR0CK in sat band ?
by f6htj＠aol.com 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hello all and HNY. There seems to be an Italian repeater inside 2m satellite band (145.850 MHz) : http://www.ondatelematica.it/joomla/index.php/ponti-ripetitori-/69-ripetito… maybe on air as satellite gateway ? 73 de Michel F6HTJ

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Yaesu VX-7R
by Clint Bradford 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

VX-7R owners - to work the FM satellites, are you just programming "split freqs" into single memory channels (per page 46-ish of the manual)? Or is there a more esoteric method? I have owned a VX-7R since the week they were released ... but have neglected it far too long ... Clint, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com

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WD9EWK's 2010 satellite QSO stats
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hi! After seeing a few messages showing a breakdown of QSOs by satellite for a few operators, I decided to go through my log after the end of the year and do the same thing. I logged more satellite QSOs in 2010 (2704) than in any previous year. Not only have I tried to be active from home (or close to it), I've been on whenever I've traveled away from home. None of my QSOs in 2010 were made from fixed stations; all were completed with my portable gear. As you've seen me write in many posts and probably have heard me say, working the satellites has been fun! Here are some breakdowns of those 2704 QSOs... QSOs by call sign: 2159 QSOs as WD9EWK 377 QSOs as VA7EWK (July 2010) 152 QSOs as XE2/WD9EWK (February and July 2010) 16 QSOs as VA7EWK and WD9EWK (Canada/USA border, 8 July 2010) QSOs by satellite: 741 on AO-51 - 27.4% 587 on AO-27 - 21.7% 428 on SO-50 - 15.8% 390 on HO-68 - 14.4% (311 in FM, 79 in SSB) 227 on AO-7 - 8.4% 211 on FO-29 - 7.8% 105 on VO-52 - 3.9% 15 on SO-67 - 0.6% QSOs by mode: 2082 in FM - 77.0% 616 in SSB - 22.8% 6 in CW - 0.2% Operated from: 7 US states (Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin) 1 Canadian province (British Columbia) 1 Mexican state (Baja California) 2 US state boundaries (Illinois/Wisconsin, Indiana/Ohio) 1 international boundary (Canada/USA) 38 grids (CN78, CN79, CN88, CN89, CN99, CO60, CO70, CO80, CO90, DM21, DM22, DM23, DM24, DM25, DM31, DM32, DM33, DM34, DM35, DM41, DM42, DM43, DM44, DM45, DM51, DM52, DM53, DM54, DM56, EM79, EN40, EN41, EN51, EN52, EN61, EN62, EN70, EN80) My first QSO of 2010 was with Omar XE1AO on AO-51 (FM), operating from Phoenix AZ (DM33xp/DM43ap) on 1 January 2010. My last QSO of 2010 was with George WA5KBH on FO-29 (SSB) from north of Black Canyon City AZ (DM34we) on Friday (31 December) afternoon. I thought I'd have more AO-51 QSOs than I did, but I'm not surprised it has been the satellite with the most QSOs. Despite all its issues, AO-51 has been the most productive satellite for QSOs since my first QSOs in late 2005. HO-68 is generally not available in the evenings here in Arizona, which is a shame. With that said, it has been a very good performer since it was first activated in late 2009 - in FM and SSB. I know there are some who have traveled more and worked from more places than I have in the past year. K8YSE's road trip in September around Lake Superior comes to mind, as do ND9M's trips during the past year. The only way I can approach what they have done on their trips would require more vacation time or winning lottery numbers. :-) I have noticed more have taken up the challenge of working the satellites away from home, a good thing. Since my trip to Dayton in May, I have taken my all-mode satellite station anywhere I've gone. I've been picking up more new call signs on the SSB passes throughout 2010, so there is hope for more activity on those satellites in 2011. SSB activity may never match the level of FM activity, but I'm happy I took the time to learn how to do that. Thanks to everyone for all the QSOs on the satellites throughout 2010. Happy 2011 to all, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: IR0CK in sat band ?
by i8cvs 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

----- Original Message ----- From: <f6htj(a)aol.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:15 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] IR0CK in sat band ? > > Hello all and HNY. > > There seems to be an Italian repeater inside 2m satellite band (145.850 > MHz) : > http://www.ondatelematica.it/joomla/index.php/ponti-ripetitori-/69-ripetitor e-ir0ck-r10-145850-600-sub-67 > > maybe on air as satellite gateway ? > > 73 de Michel F6HTJ > > Hi Michel , F6HTJ Operating on 145.850 MHz with their repeater they are into the SATELLITE BAND and following the IARU band-plan they interfere the International Satellite Service ! Obviously the team "ondatelematica.it managing the above repeater is a very and very IGNORANT TEAM in this matter ! BUT IT IS NOT ALL ! Unfortunately in Italy the Communication Ministry do not take care on how the frequency band is divided and managed inside between 144 to 146 MHz and do not recognize by law the IARU Band-Plan so that every one can do everything he want to do inside the 144 to 146 MHz band whithout any penalty. In Italy the IARU Band Plan is only considered a "gentlement agreement " wich in theory is followed only by the ARI members. The ARI (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani) is the only filiation of IARU in Italy but unfortunately in this country there are many other smaller radioamateur associations that do not recognize the IARU International Radio Union and since our Communication Ministry do not recognize the IARU band plan as the only one to be used by law it follow a terrific chaos into the amateur frequency bands in Italy. WHAT A SHAME ............! See belowe ! http://www.ondatelematica.it/joomla/index.php/ponti-ripetitori-/69-ripetitor e-ir0ck-r10-145850-600-sub-67 73" de i8CVS Domenico

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KISS results
by Rsoifer＠aol.com 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Hi all, My "KISS satellite station" (_http://gvarc.us_ (http://gvarc.us) , click on Technical Page) made 14 SKN QSOs this year, on AO-7, FO-29 and VO-52. All the best to everyone for 2011. 73 Ray W2RS

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blimey!
by andy thomas 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

blimey that was quick!! 54 seconds?

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ARGOS
by Andrew Rich 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

>I have been doing some reading up on a system that might interest people > > ARGOS > > ARGOS is fitted to most polar orbiting weather satellites > > This is used to pick up beacons on 401 MHz. Fixed to animals, buoys etc. > > The early generation of ARGOS systems were doppler RX only. (1 / 2) > > NOAA 19 is the first polar bird to be fitted with the new 465 MHz TX > funtion.(ARGOS 3) > > What this does is sends empheris data and also polls ground beacons, hence > saving on TX when no satellite is around. > > METEOP is also fitted with the same system > > - Andrew VK4TEC -

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Fw: Weather Balloon
by Andrew Rich 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

> Always wondered what freq the weather balloons where around here > (RadioSondes) > > Went to the local met bureau this morning with my scanner > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lboBEToLLhE > > - Andrew VK4TEC - >

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Re: AO-51 Status
by Andrew Glasbrenner 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Correct. The shutdowns should only be happening during morning passes (when the eclipses), or if we have the data transmitter on for too long like this afternoon. However, when the repeater is on, it should be very strong, at about 1.5 watts on the downlink. Users can leave the 67Hz tone on and forget about it. If not needed, it won't hurt to be there. No need to think about it after enabling it on your uplink. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> >Sent: Jan 1, 2011 10:19 PM >To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Status > >Confirming this "possibly OFF during eclipse periods" is NOT a situation where we can use a 67.0 tone to turn it ON for two minutes. This is a "harder-coded" off period - is that correct? > >Clint, K6LCS >_______________________________________________ >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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John Heaton G1YYH - SK
by Jim Heck 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

HI Folks, It is with a heavy heart that I have to report the death of AMSAT-UK committee member John Heaton, G1YYH. He died in hospital in Manchester UK on Christmas Eve, having been admitted two weeks earlier. He had not been well for several months prior to his death. John was the AMSAT-UK Webmaster for many years, and a regular attender at the annual AMSAT-UK Colloquium. He always gave his time and considerable expertise very generously. He will be terribly missed by his friends and colleagues. He was a real gentleman. There is more information about John on his personal web site at http://www.phers.co.uk/content/view/26/65/ 73s Jim G3WGM Hon Sec AMSAT-UK

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A bit of history please.
by Tom Schuessler 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Hello to the AO51 team, Since I am new to the Amateur Satellite world and have only been active for about 7 months now, I have a few historical questions about AO51 and also AO27. We are now moving into these eclipse periods and I see from the graphic that appears in the 2010 version of AMSAT's' "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites", that the advent of long duration eclipses is a recent phenomenon and was not so in the early days of the orbit. If the orbit has been drifting since initial insertion as sun synchronous, I am curious how much has the orbit shifted since release? Right now it seems that an AZ of 90 degrees (Perfect overhead) would happen at about 11:15Z. How much has this changed since insertion? How much orbital decay has occurred since insertion? AO-27 is much older and somewhat lower also I think. Has it drifted in time as compared to what it was following launch? How much orbital decay has occurred with it in 17 years? Such is the fate of a satellite that does not have any means of on board orbital maneuverability. Perhaps if the methods for micro propulsion being tested by the U. Texas folks with their FastTrack satellites might be adaptable to future cubesat designs to help prolong sun synchronous orbits and thus mission lifetimes. Many thanks to all the operational teams for all the satellites on their labor-of-love efforts to keep the birds running in the best possible condition. 73 Tom Schuessler N5HYP

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HO-68 Schedule 02-09 Jan 2011
by Alan Kung 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

UTC: 02 Jan 2011 ================================ 16:40...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 17:25...Turn Off 18:25...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 19:10...Turn Off 20:00...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 20:45...Turn Off 22:35...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 23:20...Turn Off 03 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:20...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:34...Turn Off 13:15...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,South America 14:00...Turn Off 16:30...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 17:15...Turn Off 18:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 19:00...Turn Off 22:20...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia, Oceania 23:05...Turn Off 04 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:03...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia, East Asia,South Asia 02:17...Turn Off 10:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe 11:00...Turn Off 13:00...Turn On--CW/SSB NA, South America 13:45...Turn Off 16:15...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:00...Turn Off 17:50...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:35...Turn Off 19:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 20:30...Turn Off 05 Jan 2011 ================================= 23:50...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia Oceania 00:35...Turn Off 01:47...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:02...Turn Off 12:40...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 13:25...Turn Off 16:00...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa,Europe,NA South America 16:45...Turn Off 17:30...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:15...Turn Off 19:10...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 19:55...Turn Off 06 Jan 2011 ================================= 23:35...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 00:20...Turn Off 03:17...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:32...Turn Off 14:10...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 14:55...Turn Off 17:25...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,India,Middle East Europe,NA 18:10...Turn Off 18:55...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 19:40...Turn Off 20:40...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 21:25...Turn Off 23:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 24:00...Turn Off 07 Jan 2011 ================================ 03:00...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:15...Turn Off 13:55...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe, NA,South America 14:40...Turn Off 17:10...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 17:55...Turn Off 18:40...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:25...Turn Off 20:25...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 21:10...Turn Off 23:00...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 23:45...Turn Off 08 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:43...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:58...Turn Off 13:40...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe, NA,South America 14:25...Turn Off 17:10...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 17:55...Turn Off 18:20...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:05...Turn Off 20:05...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 20:50...Turn Off 22:45...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 23:30...Turn Off 09 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:27...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:43...Turn Off 13:20...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 14:05...Turn Off 73! Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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Kevin Schuchmann - AGAIN
by Clint Bradford 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Thank you, Kevin, for ANOTHER substantial donation to AMSAT that just hit the "tote board" widget! Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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AO-51 Status
by Clint Bradford 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Confirming this "possibly OFF during eclipse periods" is NOT a situation where we can use a 67.0 tone to turn it ON for two minutes. This is a "harder-coded" off period - is that correct? Clint, K6LCS

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Re: AO51 Switch Back to Voice?
by Zachary Beougher 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Hi Mark, Thank you for the reply! I wasn't on the birds last January, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect with the CW Straight Key Night. 73! Zack KD8KSN -----Original Message----- From: Mark L. Hammond Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:32 AM To: Zachary Beougher ; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO51 Switch Back to Voice? Hi Zach, We've had our hands full with power management considerations (and holiday schedules). Our plan is to go to normal FM voice mode with 435.300 down, 145.920 up--one transmitter only; 435.150 will be turned ON and OFF for collection of telemetry on a daily basis by the command team. The hope is that the mode change will occur around 2030 today (1 Jan 2011). We anticipate running the regular voice repeater all month as we manage through the changing eclipse periods. AO-51 will be seeing longer eclipses and there will be times when the bird goes off for several minutes at a time--including over populated areas. It seems like it's occurring in the early AM time frame... 73! Mark N8MH At 10:00 AM 1/1/2011 -0500, Zachary Beougher wrote: >Happy New Year Everyone! Could anyone tell me when AO51 switches back to >regular voice operation? The current schedule >(http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php) ended on the 30th, and I >didnâ€™t see anything about when it would be back in voice. 73! Zack KD8KSN >_______________________________________________ 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 Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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HO68 & SatPC
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

The following lines made SATPC32 work on HO-68 tracking for me Put this in AMSATNAMES.txt: 36122 09072B HO-68 And this in Doppler.SQF HO-68,435790,145910,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CWbcn HO-68,435740,145950,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,Xponder HO-68,435675,145825,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Rptr-BBS Thanks to Glenn Damon WA4HFN

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Re: HO68 & SatPC
by Mark L. Hammond 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

http://www.dk1tb.de/NewSatelliteData and http://www.dk1tb.de/FAQ_e.htm It's all there... 73, Mark N8MH At 04:53 PM 1/1/2011 +0000, wa4hfn(a)comcast.net wrote: >The following lines made SATPC32 work on HO-68 tracking for me Put this in AMSATNAMES.txt: 36122 09072B Â HO-68 And this in Doppler.SQF HO-68,435790,145910,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CWbcn HO-68,435740,145950,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,Xponder HO-68,435675,145825,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Rptr-BBS Thanks to Glenn DamonÂ Â WA4HFN _______________________________________________ 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 Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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AO51 Switch Back to Voice?
by Zachary Beougher 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Happy New Year Everyone! Could anyone tell me when AO51 switches back to regular voice operation? The current schedule (http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php) ended on the 30th, and I didn’t see anything about when it would be back in voice. 73! Zack KD8KSN

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AO-51 Off
by Rsoifer＠aol.com 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Hi, AO-51 turned off at approximately 1242 UTC as I was listening to N5AFV's CW coming through the passband. 73 Ray W2RS

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HO-68
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

HO-68 problem solved Thanks to AA5PK WA4HFN Damon

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HO68
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Need help with the Identification Number and International Designator for HO68 for SatPC 32 to work Please reply to wa4hfn(a)comcast.net and not on the BBS Thanks Damon

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