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NanoSail-D
by Fred VE3FAL 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

Did not copy any signals today of NanoSail-D.. 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: restating LOTW question *** HO-68?
by Bill Dzurilla 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

And what about HO-68? I also asked a year ago and got the same answer that Joe did. But it still seems impossible to upload HO-68 QSOs to LOTW, comes back as "Invalid". 73, Bill NZ5N > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:15:08 -0600 > From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: restating LOTW question > To: "'Jeff Yanko'" <wb3jfs(a)cox.net>, > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <COL114-DS14DFAA6BBC9DB16684A9DB8AF80(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I did close to a year ago and they said they knew about the > problem, but > were busy with VUCC and web re-design. It is probably > a good time to remind > them :-) > > 73, > Joe kk0sd

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TS-2000 Questions!
by Stuart Balanger 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

*I have received & have set up the Kenwood TS-200 & have a little problem, the initials "TNC" on the digitial display indicatethe the internal "TNC" is on \, & was wondering how dow I turn off the Internal "TNC"? Also, can listen to the Mt.B eacon "97" repeater, but can't get the offset to work! All help greatly apprieated! 73,.Stu (WA2BSS) *

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For sale: Kansas City Tracker w/cable
by Bill Dzurilla 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

I have for sale the Kansas City Tracker board complete with the interface cable. $60 shipped CUSA. It moves your rotor automatically to track the orbit of a satellite. Only works with older computers. Info at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/catalog/kct/. 73, Bill NZ5N billdz.geo(a)yahoo.com

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SO67
by Hans 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Hi all Schedule for Eastern Asia and Australia for week 4 starting Monday 24 January 2011 now on www.amsatsa.org.za <http://www.amsatsa.org.za/> Reports have been received of sudden boosted audio burst. Reports are invited. Does it happen on all contacts or contact with stations that run higher power? Every orbit? Please send me a mail at saamsat(a)intekom.co.za. Audio clips always appreciated. Thanks 73 Hans ZS6AKV

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NASA TV
by Robert McGwier 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

NASA TV is currently talking about ARISSAT. It is a lengthy discussion, it is the press release and says to look forward to Feb. 16. Bob

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Nasa web page
by Robert McGwier 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition26/russian_…

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Nanosail-D Sail Deploy Successful!
by John Boudreau 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Received telemetry tonite that indicates a successful deploy of the sail. NanoSailD.org 8C0F0000D32101010104008B740200004BD6C47ACFC0F9C3C4 NanoSailD.org 8C0F0000D32101010104008B74020000C3D6C47ACFC0F9C3C4 Software Version 140 Burn Time 15 Start Phase 0 Current Phase 72.2 hours Switch State 1 Panel Deploy Status 1 1 = DEPLOYED Sail Deploy Status 1 1 = DEPLOYED Reset Counter 4 Power Port 139 139 = S-Band OFF Battery Voltage 7.25 V Bus Temperature -17.8 C Satellite Time 3583.3 hours 149.3045718 days Satellite Ejection Time 3510.0 hours 146.2503009 days Sail Deploy Time 3582.0 hours 149.2502894 days 73 and congrats to the folks at MSFC and Ames John - VE8EV

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Drawing winners
by Andrew Glasbrenner 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Here are our drawing winners so far. I'm picking up the drawings for Martha for a while so she can concentrate on some end of year activities (and some vacation). This way we can keep this fund drive rolling over the holidays. The winners so far are: $1000-$1250 Richard Lewis $1250-$1500 Eric Schecter $1500-$1750 Stephen Silverman and Charles Suprin I did get off a little bit counting things, so we did two drawings for the last interval. Since it was my mistake, Martha and Barry will have to dock my pay for the additional prize! Thanks to all the donors, especially Clint Bradford for his matching donations. If you'd like to sponsor a matching donation program, please email me direct at ko4ma(a)amsat.org. We still have a long way to go to close the ledger on ARISSat-1 and get FOX off to a good start financially, but this has been an excellent start. Remember,as a 501c3, donations to AMSAT may be tax-deductible, and the end of the year is rapidly approaching! Happy Holidays and 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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Antenna for 1.2GHz
by Vincenzo Mone 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Hi to the list, Sorry for the OT question. Please anybody can suggest me a good and not to much expensive Antenna for the 1.2 Ghz to use with the satellites? Actually I am using a Tonna 23 elements but with poor results, I want to thanks in advance for any help. 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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Re: It only takes a Dongle + Antenna to hear NanoSail-D2
by G0MRF＠aol.com 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

OK Henk, you sold me the idea. I see there is a pass at 1650 and 1850 ish this evening in Europe. I'll give it a try and perhaps get that rare QSL from NASA. 73 David G0MRF In a message dated 21/01/2011 07:35:41 GMT Standard Time, pa3guo(a)upcmail.nl writes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vZfm500hE As can be seen in this HD Video it only takes a FUNcubeDongle plus a 12 elements beam to hear & decode Nanosail-D2 ! Adding the control software of Mike & Mike, plus WRplus and MixW you have a ground station that can support small satellite missions. -- Henk, PA3GUO http://www.pa3guo.com

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restating LOTW question
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Hi! Thanks to those who have responded to my post when I made my first uploads to LOTW. I had asked about what "mode" I should use when uploading AO-16 QSOs, since that is a cross-mode satellite (that's how I worked it - FM up, SSB down). I have heard about what to set the BAND field, and N5JB's document makes it pretty clear that you use the band you transmit on for that field. I am not uploading fields beyond the 7 necessary to make a valid LOTW QSO record, so other fields like FREQ and FREQ_RX don't matter. My guess is that, if I follow the way the BAND field is handled for satellite QSOs in LOTW, I would use the mode I transmitted with for the MODE field. In the case of AO-16, that would be FM. N5JB's document mentions an additional field BAND_RX that some may use. I have not seen any mention of a "MODE_RX" field, but I will go with "MODE" as the mode from my transmitter unless I get some authoritative information to the contrary. I will proceed to uploading CJ7EWK QSOs from November 2008, and try to get all of my July 2010 VA7EWK QSOs - including those at the Canada/USA border - done tonight. Then the huge task of the WD9EWK QSOs. By the way, is SO-67 still a no-go in LOTW? 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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XE2/WD9EWK QSOs in LOTW, and a question
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Hi! I just uploaded all of my XE2/WD9EWK satellite QSOs to LOTW. Only 242 QSOs, and it took me about 20 minutes to massage my spreadsheet log into an ADIF file suitable for LOTW. Upon uploading my QSOs, I had 32 QSLs from 242 QSOs. Not bad at all! I will keep at it tonight, trying to get some of my Canadian QSOs (as VA7EWK and CJ7EWK) into LOTW this evening. The PDF by N5JB was extremely helpful. I uploaded only the 7 fields necessary to make an LOTW QSO entry, even though I have a lot more data for each QSO in my spreadsheet. I have a question for those who have uploaded AO-16 QSOs to LOTW. For the Mode field, do you use FM as the mode you transmitted, SSB for the mode you received, or something else? Just trying to make sure I get this one right, since I have some AO-16 QSOs as CJ7EWK (and a bunch more as WD9EWK). Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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It only takes a Dongle + Antenna to hear NanoSail-D2
by PA3GUO 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vZfm500hE As can be seen in this HD Video it only takes a FUNcubeDongle plus a 12 elements beam to hear & decode Nanosail-D2 ! Adding the control software of Mike & Mike, plus WRplus and MixW you have a ground station that can support small satellite missions. -- Henk, PA3GUO http://www.pa3guo.com

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Nanosail-D Sail Deploy Successful!
by Alan Sieg WB5RMG 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

John - VE8EV said : Received telemetry tonite that indicates a successful deploy of the sail. NanoSailD.org 8C0F0000D32101010104008B740200004BD6C47ACFC0F9C3C4 NanoSailD.org 8C0F0000D32101010104008B74020000C3D6C47ACFC0F9C3C4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Information from twitter.com/NanoSailD : RT: @NanoSailD: John @naeisel has done it! I have two valid data seta and both have the correct signatures. and then RT: @NanoSailD: NanoSail-D has sent data that it deployed the sail. Will wait until morning for ground based tracking to confirm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looks very promising John. What I understood from Dean earlier this evening is that once the sail is deployed, there is a small S-Band Tx that will come on for a few seconds out of every minute... Hopefully that will be detected soon at one of the ground terminals for that final confirmation. Maybe I should find out what that freq is... I only learned about this S-band Tx tonite... Betcha there are some folks here that could hear that too ..!.. Thanks /;^) -- # Alan Sieg, WB5RMG since 1976 # http://wb5rmg.wordpress.com # http://www.linkedin.com/in/alansieg # wb5rmg(at)amsat(dot)org AMSAT#20554

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CJ7EWK & VA7EWK QSOs in LOTW
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Hi! Just finished with my Canadian satellite QSOs as CJ7EWK and VA7EWK. All have been uploaded to LOTW, and the last few files are still being processed. I also uploaded a handful of QSO records for WD9EWK, the second half of the QSOs made at the Canada/USA border that are also in some of the VA7EWK QSO records. I have seen QSLs for some of my AO-16 QSOs using the transmit mode (FM) in the MODE field, so that seems to be a good way to go. Of course, everyone needs to follow the same band and mode conventions for this to work right. Overall, LOTW has taken 570 QSO entries for my Canadian and Mexican calls, and I have received 74 QSLs from them. There are still about 150 more QSOs the LOTW server needs to process, and I hope to see the results from those additional QSOs in the morning. Other than the SO-67 QSOs, I will start uploading my other satellite QSOs as WD9EWK this weekend. I'm taking care to set all the information in my LOTW station entries, including the IOTA number for those QSOs made from Vancouver Island and counties for the stateside QSOs. And, of course, the grids. Better to have all of that set up in the beginning. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: XE2/WD9EWK QSOs in LOTW, and a question
by Rodney Waln 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

yep my bad that is the correct format for LOTW, it should be transmit Kc0zhf --- On Thu, 1/20/11, Rodney Waln <kc0zhf(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rodney Waln <kc0zhf(a)yahoo.com> Subject: RE: XE2/WD9EWK QSOs in LOTW, and a question To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Date: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 9:40 PM well i was always told that it should be the received frequency? is there any way that we all could adopt a agreement that it be that so there is no question and then every one benefits?? just a sugjestion, anyway that is the way i will upload contacts, just my $2 worth kc0zhf

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Re: XE2/WD9EWK QSOs in LOTW, and a question
by Rodney Waln 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

well i was always told that it should be the received frequency? is there any way that we all could adopt a agreement that it be that so there is no question and then every one benefits?? just a sugjestion, anyway that is the way i will upload contacts, just my $2 worth kc0zhf

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HO-68
by Gkcarr 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

HO-68 beacon heard good and strong during pass 5, 287 @ 0214 UTC itonight n EM30.No other signals heard. 73 George WA5KBH EM30

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FW: Re: em40 needed
by Angelo Glorioso 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Zack, Damon is referring to me in this email. Many have no idea what it is to loose your TWO homes in a hurricane with 7ft of water ( Katrina ). Being displaced for another a year. Moving 3 times, having a new baby come to our lives. ( Happiest I have been since before Katrina.) Parents having health issues ( cancer - twice ). Finally moved back into my house but still not finished. Lots of painting, trim, rebuild of the garage and still have to put the HF tower up. ( Stepper 3 element sitting on the floor in the radio room ) and other stuff to do. Believe me when I say, this is not what I wanted this late in my life but life deals you a hand you have to deal with. I other words, QSL cards are not on the top of my list things to do. I will get to it but in time. I did check the web site but there is not option for GIRDS. So, be patience. They will come. 73 de Angelo > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com> > To: <wa4hfn(a)comcast.net>; "AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:12 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: em40 needed > > > > Damon, > > > > Try Angelo, N5UXT. He just got back from EL59, but his home QTH is in > > EM40. > > I still need to get EM40 confirmed as well. > > > > Zack > > KD8KSN > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wa4hfn(a)comcast.net > > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:47 AM > > To: AMSAT > > Subject: [amsat-bb] em40 needed > > > > Is there anyone that can go to EM40 to help many of us out with getting > > that > > grid confirmed ? Ive sent 2 SASE's to ????? and havent recieved a card > > back. > > Also here is a link to print free cards http://www.radioqth.net/qsl.aspx > > Cards can be onplain printer paper and will be fine > > > > Thanks to all the good hams that DO QSL > > WA4HFN Damon > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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HO68
by PY5LF 21 Jan '11

21 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 21 Jan '11

21 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 21 Jan '11

21 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 21 Jan '11

21 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 21 Jan '11

21 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 21 Jan '11

21 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 21 Jan '11

21 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 21 Jan '11

21 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 21 Jan '11

21 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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Re: finding yourself in the passband of an analog satellite
by na2x＠yahoo.com 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hi Norm, Good question. It brings to mind another question (a second post coming). To do it manually, I first start with the info for the satellite found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php For example, under VO-52, it shows (for the Indian Transponder) Mode U/V (B) Linear Transponder (Inverting) (Indian Transponder): Operational Uplink: 435.2200 - 435.2800 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 145.9300 - 145.8700 MHz SSB/CW I read this to mean that (with no doppler) for this transponder, an uplink input frequency of 435.2200 MHz will result in a downlink frequency of 145.9300 MHz, etc., etc. I make up a small table for each satellite showing uplink and downlink frequencies across the range of frequencies. So for VO-52 (Indian Transponder), the table looks like this: Uplink Downlink ----------------------------- 435.22 MHz 145.87 MHz 435.23 MHz 145.88 MHz 435.24 MHz 145.89 MHz 435.25 MHz 145.90 MHz 435.26 MHz 145.91 MHz 435.27 MHz 145.92 MHz 435.28 MHz 145.93 MHz Of course, you can put as many entries in the table as you wish. You could have every Khz frequency in the range. I use this information as a starting point. Doppler will move the downlink receive frequency. So, for this satellite, if I hear some one calling CQ on 145.890 Mhz, I know I should start at an uplink frequency of around 435.240 Mhz and then tune around to find my downlink to match other station.

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HO-68 Status 110120
by Alan Kung 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hi All, The transponder was not turn on correctly, there is only the beacon now, we will try again at 0255UTC, if OK, the transponder will keep operation for full circle from 0255UTC to 0500UTC. 73 Alan, BA1DU

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Re: finding yourself in the passband of an analogsatellite
by na2x＠yahoo.com 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

That is a nice tool, Mark. I flipped the input/output ranges in my table in my response. The table should look like this Uplink Downlink ----------------------------- 435.22 MHz 145.93 MHz 435.23 MHz 145.92 MHz 435.24 MHz 145.91 MHz 435.25 MHz 145.90 MHz 435.26 MHz 145.89 MHz 435.27 MHz 145.88 MHz 435.28 MHz 145.87 MHz And, for the example, if I hear some one calling CQ on 145.890 Mhz, I should start at an uplink frequency of around 435.260 Mhz, etc..

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finding yourself in the passband of an analog satellite
by normn3ykf＠stny.rr.com 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hi all!! How does one do this. It's not as easy as it sounds. Bearing in mind the fact that most birds are inverting, how do you do it manually, and then adjust for doppler. Or answer someone calling cq? How do you find his spot? Not as easy as zero beating a cw station!! Thanks, Norm n3ykf

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ARISSat-1 article
by David H. Jordan 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

SpaceDaily.com just released an article concerning upcoming ISS activities. It also contains a brief discussion of the ARISSat-1 mission at http://tinyurl.com/6jeqf5b. Thanks to JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM for bring this to my attention. Dave, AA4KN Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

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Historical Software
by Martha 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

You can own a piece of AMSAT history. I have the following software available for a minimum donation of $5.00: Atari W3IWI (1985) 5 1/4 disk AMSAT AMS-81 (1986) for Sinclair computers - Cassette W3IWI Basic Orbits for I-99 (1985) - Cassette UoSat 1 & 2 Telemetry Capture Editing and Decoding program for IBM - 5 1/4 disk W3IWI Orbit Prediction Program for TRS-80 Color Computer - Cassette AMSAT 2064 Tracking Program (1984) - Cassette ORBITS II for IBM (1993) - 3 1/2 disk N4HY QuikTrak for IBM - 3 1/2 disk If you are interested send your order to: AMSAT, 850 Sligo Ave, #600, Silver Spring MD 20910 73- Martha - AMSAT Manager

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Re: Nanosail-D (what are we listening for???)
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

These are the only two I could get last night. Fm KE7EGC To UNDEF Via TELEM <UI pid=F0 Len=64 >[22:55:45] NanoSailD.org 8C0F0000A21400000004008A890200004939C37ACFC0000000 Fm KE7EGC To UNDEF Via TELEM <UI pid=F0 Len=64 >[22:55:56] NanoSailD.org 8C0F0000A31400000004008A880200004939C37ACFC0000000 Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jan 20, 2011 10:39 AM, "Wouter Weggelaar" <wouterweg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've just tracked a pass over Delft (PA-land) of nanosail-d > Sounds like ordinary 1200BPS AFSK to me. > Tomorrow I will have a TNC connected in monitor mode + maybe the TH-D7. > I've used the tracking yagi's of the ISIS ground station. > > I expect the beacon to be UI frames. Their website does not say so on > the front page. > However, they have hidden a PDF away on the data submission page. > Direct link: http://beacon.engr.scu.edu/BeaconProcessingSystem/NanoSailDBeaconDecoding.p… > Additionally, Bob is right, there is NO bitrade or modulation type in > this document. > > 73s > > Wouter Weggelaar > PA3WEG > > > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Bob Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: >> Would someone pass back to the FASTSAT and NANOSAT folks that they should >> tell us what we are listening for? AX.25? 1200 baud, 9600 baud? CW? What >> are we listening for? >> >> I just had an overhead pass, but by the time I went through all their web >> pages and links, I found NOTHING useful. By the time I gave up, and got >> back to the radio, I really missed the whole pass. >> >> Bob, Wb4APR >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On >> Behalf Of Dave Taylor >> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:24 PM >> To: amsat >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: NanoSail-D Ejects; NASA Seeks Amateur Radio >> Operators' Aid to Listen for Beacon Signal >> >> For those interested... >> >> -- Dave, W8AAS >> >> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> RELEASE: 11-009 >>> >>> NANOSAIL-D EJECTS; NASA SEEKS AMATUER RADIO OPERATORS' AID TO LISTEN >>> FOR >>> BEACON SIGNAL >>> >>> HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST, engineers at >>> Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that the >>> NanoSail-D nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and >>> Technology Satellite, FASTSAT. The ejection event occurred >>> spontaneously >>> and was identified this morning when engineers at the center analyzed >>> onboard FASTSAT telemetry. The ejection of NanoSail-D also has been >>> confirmed by ground-based satellite tracking assets. >>> >>> Amateur ham operators are asked to listen for the signal to verify >>> NanoSail-D is operating. This information should be sent to the >>> NanoSail-D dashboard at: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm. >>> The NanoSail-D beacon signal can be found at 437.270 MHz. >>> >>> The NanoSail-D science team is hopeful the nanosatellite is healthy >>> and >>> can complete its solar sail mission. After ejection, a timer within >>> NanoSail-D begins a three-day countdown as the satellite orbits the >>> Earth. Once the timer reaches zero, four booms will quickly deploy and >>> the NanoSail-D sail will start to unfold to a 100-square-foot polymer >>> sail. Within five seconds the sail fully unfurls. >>> >>> "This is great news for our team. We're anxious to hear the beacon >>> which >>> tells us that NanoSail-D is healthy and operating as planned," said >>> Dean >>> Alhorn, NanoSail-D principal investigator and aerospace engineer at >>> the >>> Marshall Center. "The science team is hopeful to see that NanoSail-D >>> is >>> operational and will be able to unfurl its solar sail." >>> >>> On Dec. 6,, 2010, NASA triggered the planned ejection of NanoSail-D >>> from >>> FASTSAT. At that time, the team confirmed that the door successfully >>> opened and data indicated a successful ejection. Upon further >>> analysis, >>> no evidence of NanoSail-D was identified in low-Earth orbit, leading >>> the >>> team to believe NanoSail-D remained inside FASTSAT. >>> >>> The FASTSAT mission has continued to operate as planned with the five >>> other scientific experiments operating nominally. >>> >>> "We knew that the door opened and it was possible that NanoSail-D >>> could >>> eject on its own," said Mark Boudreaux, FASTSAT project manager at the >>> Marshall Center. "What a pleasant surprise this morning when our >>> flight >>> operations team confirmed that NanoSail-D is now a free flyer." >>> If the deployment is successful, NanoSail-D will stay in low-Earth >>> orbit >>> between 70 and 120 days, depending on atmospheric conditions. >>> NanoSail-D >>> is designed to demonstrate deployment of a compact solar sail boom >>> system that could lead to further development of this alternative >>> solar >>> sail propulsion technology and FASTSAT's ability to eject a >>> nano-satellite from a micro-satellite - while avoiding re-contact with >>> the FASTSAT satellite bus. >>> >>> Follow the NanoSail-D mission operation on Twitter at: >>> http://twitter.com/nanosaild >>> >>> For additional information on the timeline of the NanoSail-D >>> deployment >>> visit: >>> http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/501204main_NSD2_timeline_sequence.pdf >>> >>> To learn more about FASTSAT and the NanoSail-D missions visit: >>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats >>> >>> -end- >>> >>> News release >>> http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/11-009.html >>> >>> >>> For releases sent directly to you, contact: betty.humphery(a)nasa.gov. >>> >>> Marshall Space Flight Center >>> Public Affairs Department >>> 256-544-0034 >>> 256-544-5852 (fax) >>> http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news >>> >>> Follow Marshall news and interact with the NASA Marshall community on >>> Facebook, Twitter and Flickr: >>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/nasamarshallcenter >>> http://twitter.com/NASA_Marshall >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Fwd: NanoSail-D Ejects; NASA Seeks Amateur Radio Operators' Aid to Listen for Beacon Signal
by Dave Taylor 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

For those interested... -- Dave, W8AAS > > -----Original Message----- > > RELEASE: 11-009 > > NANOSAIL-D EJECTS; NASA SEEKS AMATUER RADIO OPERATORS' AID TO LISTEN > FOR > BEACON SIGNAL > > HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST, engineers at > Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that the > NanoSail-D nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and > Technology Satellite, FASTSAT. The ejection event occurred > spontaneously > and was identified this morning when engineers at the center analyzed > onboard FASTSAT telemetry. The ejection of NanoSail-D also has been > confirmed by ground-based satellite tracking assets. > > Amateur ham operators are asked to listen for the signal to verify > NanoSail-D is operating. This information should be sent to the > NanoSail-D dashboard at: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm. > The NanoSail-D beacon signal can be found at 437.270 MHz. > > The NanoSail-D science team is hopeful the nanosatellite is healthy > and > can complete its solar sail mission. After ejection, a timer within > NanoSail-D begins a three-day countdown as the satellite orbits the > Earth. Once the timer reaches zero, four booms will quickly deploy and > the NanoSail-D sail will start to unfold to a 100-square-foot polymer > sail. Within five seconds the sail fully unfurls. > > "This is great news for our team. We're anxious to hear the beacon > which > tells us that NanoSail-D is healthy and operating as planned," said > Dean > Alhorn, NanoSail-D principal investigator and aerospace engineer at > the > Marshall Center. "The science team is hopeful to see that NanoSail-D > is > operational and will be able to unfurl its solar sail." > > On Dec. 6,, 2010, NASA triggered the planned ejection of NanoSail-D > from > FASTSAT. At that time, the team confirmed that the door successfully > opened and data indicated a successful ejection. Upon further > analysis, > no evidence of NanoSail-D was identified in low-Earth orbit, leading > the > team to believe NanoSail-D remained inside FASTSAT. > > The FASTSAT mission has continued to operate as planned with the five > other scientific experiments operating nominally. > > "We knew that the door opened and it was possible that NanoSail-D > could > eject on its own," said Mark Boudreaux, FASTSAT project manager at the > Marshall Center. "What a pleasant surprise this morning when our > flight > operations team confirmed that NanoSail-D is now a free flyer." > If the deployment is successful, NanoSail-D will stay in low-Earth > orbit > between 70 and 120 days, depending on atmospheric conditions. > NanoSail-D > is designed to demonstrate deployment of a compact solar sail boom > system that could lead to further development of this alternative > solar > sail propulsion technology and FASTSAT's ability to eject a > nano-satellite from a micro-satellite - while avoiding re-contact with > the FASTSAT satellite bus. > > Follow the NanoSail-D mission operation on Twitter at: > http://twitter.com/nanosaild > > For additional information on the timeline of the NanoSail-D > deployment > visit: > http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/501204main_NSD2_timeline_sequence.pdf > > To learn more about FASTSAT and the NanoSail-D missions visit: > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats > > -end- > > News release > http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/11-009.html > > > For releases sent directly to you, contact: betty.humphery(a)nasa.gov. > > Marshall Space Flight Center > Public Affairs Department > 256-544-0034 > 256-544-5852 (fax) > http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news > > Follow Marshall news and interact with the NASA Marshall community on > Facebook, Twitter and Flickr: > > http://www.facebook.com/nasamarshallcenter > http://twitter.com/NASA_Marshall > http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets >

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AO51 2148z Recording?
by Zachary Beougher 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hi All, Does anyone happen to have the 2148z AO51 recording from yesterday (1/19)? My recorder failed, or I forgot to hit the record button. I know I worked AJ5C in EM36, KJ4OHL in EM83 (I think), and there was also a N3??? /p station in FN11?. If someone could just give me the call sign of the N3 portable station, I can piece the rest together. 73! Zack KD8KSN

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em40 needed
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Is there anyone that can go to EM40 to help many of us out with getting that grid confirmed ? Ive sent 2 SASE's to ????? and havent recieved a card back. Also here is a link to print free cards http://www.radioqth.net/qsl.aspx Cards can be onplain printer paper and will be fine Thanks to all the good hams that DO QSL WA4HFN Damon

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HVSATCOM NET TONIGHT1/20 8PM(utc-5)ON N2EYH-L Echolink or mt beacon 146.970
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

It is time again for the HV SATCOM Group Net tonight on Echolink N2EYH-L node 429079.We have had trouble with the Echolink connection several times in the past and I apologize for this. Hopefully our club director of engineering has this problem solved now. We usually have a Amsat area coordinator or two check into the net to answer any questions you may have. So join us tonight for the net.73 Gary wa2aqh

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Re: Nanosail-D (what are we listening for???)
by Clive G7SVI 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hope this helps Jeff They are on the Twitter feed Nanosail TLE 1 90027U 0 11019.40613897 +.00003325 +00000-0 +47680-3 0 0001 2 90027 071.9739 007.2360 0021785 203.3337 159.2085 14.7703891000001 73s Clive G7SVI AMSAT-UK

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MSFC's WA4NZD confirms ejection of NanoSail-D sub-satellite
by Alan Sieg WB5RMG 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

For immediate release: 19 January 2011 Huntsville, AL USA The Marshall Amateur Radio Club (@ MSFC) - WA4NZD late Wednesday afternoon confirmed ejection of the NanoSail-D sub-satellite. This loaf-of-bread sized spacecraft was carried to orbit late last year on an Air Force rocket as part of NASA's FastSat project. This is the first successful deployment of a satellite, launched from a satellite already in orbit .!. The only communication from the NanoSail-D vehicle is via ham radio with 1200 baud FM AX25 beacon packets. The WA4NZD team of N4PMF and WB5RMG, was listening on 437.275 MHz FM with the NanoSail-D Principal Investigator Dean Alhorn at the club station when the beacon was heard and susbequently decoded onto the screen. Please visit http://wa4nzd.wordpress.com for pictures and more links to the NanoSail-D project. They are asking for telemetry reception reports from all over the world to help fill in gaps. The battery is expected to last for only three days. Thanks /;^) -- # Alan Sieg, WB5RMG since 1976 # http://wb5rmg.wordpress.com # http://www.linkedin.com/in/alansieg # wb5rmg(at)amsat(dot)org AMSAT#20554

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Feb. Scientific American: Interesting Article on Cubesats
by Tom Clark 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

I call your attention to the article entitled "Citizen Satellites" on pages 48-53 of the latest Scientific American (my copy arrived just today). The article is by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang and Bob Twiggs. Many of you know Bob Twiggs as KE6QMD, a long-time AMSAT supporter who is widely known as having been "father" of the Cubesat concept when he was at Stanford. Bob is now a Professor at Moorehead State Univ in Kentucky. Many of you may have met him when he brought several of his students to the 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium in Chicago. You can read about Moorehead's space program at http://ssc.moreheadstate.edu/. AMSAT and OSCAR have a proud heritage in espousing the concept that there is real potential worth to small, "hitchhiker" satellites. For may years it was like AMSAT was a voice in the "toy satellite" wilderness; as you read the Scientific American article, you will be surprised at just how that message has spread to the commercial, scientific and military world. 73 de Tom, K3IO

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High speed High def video
by Jeff Yanko 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hi all, A couple weeks ago, somebody posted the link to the YouTube video of the space shuttle launch by the high speed and high def cameras. Could somebody please pass the link along since I have misplaced it. 73, Jeff WB3JFS

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Fw: DELFI C3 Close Approach
by Peter Portanova 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hello, For your information 73- Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com Subject: DELFI C3 Close Approach > Sir/Ma'am, > > The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has identified a > predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 18959. > > Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) > Secondary Object: SCC# 18959 > Time of Closest Approach: 22 JAN 2011 06:34 UTC > > Overall miss distance: 552 meters > Radial (dU) miss distance: 80 meters > In-Track (dV) miss distance: -108 meters > Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -536 meters > > Primary Radial Error (U): 11 meters > Primary In-track Error (V): 262 meters > Primary Cross-track Error (W): 6 meters > > Secondary Radial Error (U): 12 meters > Secondary In-track Error (V): 74 meters > Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 9 meters

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Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer?
by Bill Dzurilla 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hi, I picked up an old Kansas City Tracker, circa 1990, and was wondering if there is any way to use it with a modern computer. It is designed to plug into the ISA slot of a PC. I don't know much about computers, but my understanding is not modern computers no longer have ISA slots. Could it be adapted to plug into a USB port or something that a modern computer has? 73, Bill NZ5N

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PC-SAT/NO-44
by Patrick Green 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

When is the 2 week 100% sun period starting for this? 73 de Pat --- KA9SCF.

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LoTW
by Bob Herrell 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Hi all, My logs are all current on LoTW. I am beginning to see new calls for my satellite contacts showing up. Still like them old fashion paper cards though. I will continue to upload every evening after the last pass. 73, Bob AJ5C

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HO-68 telemetry
by Eric Knaps, ON4HF 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Received the beacon from HO-68. Orbit 5271 at 21:09 utc. XW-1 Telemetry Decoder (c) Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN ================================================== PA Output RF Switch Status : PA2 Works (Beacon only) Transponder Working Status : Beacon only Transponder Temperature : 18 C Beacon RF Output Power : 90 mW Beacon Power Supply Volts : 5 V Receiver Power Supply Curr : 0 mA Linear Transponder ACG Volts : 0 V Transponder RF Output Power : 0 mW Transponder PA Curr : 0 mA Linear Transponder Up Conv : 0 mA Linear Transponder Volts : 0 V FM Dig S/F Transponder Curr : 0 mA FM Dig S/F Transponder Volts : 0 V 73, Eric. -- Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA Tel. +32472985876 (mobile) http://www.on4hf.be

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