January 2011 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

AO-27 2228UT pass
by Rick Tejera 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Thought I'd give this pass s go even though it was only 9 def. Max el from my QTH. I heard one station, but couldn't pull his call out of the hash before the bird went behind my neighbors house. Just wondering who it was. (no, I'm not going to log it, just curious) 73 Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ

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TubeSats, revisited
by George Henry 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

It appears that Interorbital Systems has sold at least 3 of their TubeSat kits to foreign buyers. Given that they are already violating FCC rules by marketing them as license-free, and on frequencies not allocated for space-to-earth communications, I have to wonder what the chances are that those kits were shipped in compliance with ITAR regulations.... (The first TubeSat launch is pending, 1st quarter 2011.... it would probably behoove us all to let the FCC know that we DON'T want these unlicensed & uncoordinated satellites launched!) George, KA3HSW

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Kenwood TM-V7A on FM sats
by John Geiger 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

I am picking up a Kenwood TM-V7A later today and can't wait to get it on the FM sats. Anyone else using one on the satellites and care to comment on its performance. I know about the display issues with them. Ordered an Arrow Antennas dualband J pole from HRO today to go with it. 73s John AA5JG

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Re IRoCK 145.850
by Roberto 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Thank you, we are taking measures to what is happening please spread this message, I have to collect all the protests of both the individual associations affiliated to the IARU sent to my inbox iw5bsf(a)alice.it must be sent as soon as specifying what happens. 73 de Roberto iw5bsf Coordinator ARI Satelliti

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Quick AO-51 QSO Report (2011/1/6 1420z)
by David Palmer 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi Mark and Amsat, Just wanted to report that I heard AO51 come over nicely this morning (2011-01-06 at around 1420z). I put out a quick call, nice audio on downlink, and heard Loren K7CWQ come back. On my return to him, the bird suddenly disappeared about 10 seconds in .... Loren replied, it cut off on him after about 5 seconds ... and on my repeat reply, it cut off after about 3 seconds. Didn't hear it again on that pass. Sounded just like someone trying to transmit with an HT on low batteries! :-) A quick check showed AO51 was barely in eclipse (screenshot from my SatPC32 below): http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JEsfS-puDmk/TSXUKQFKhEI/AAAAAAAAATc/bsapXtrj1cM/s… So this sounds exactly like the behavior Mark was describing AO51 would do. Even though the bird was heard at first, I flagged it as "not heard" on the oscar.dcarr.org page just to note that it dropped off early during the QSO. 73 all! Dave KB5WIA / CM88

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OSCAR-11 Report
by Clive Wallis 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

OSCAR-11 REPORT 31 December 2010 At the present time OSCAR-11 (AKA UO-11 or UoSAT-2) is now in a very stable and predictable mode of operation. There are very few changes taking place at the present time, I have therefore decided to limit the size of the monthly reports to a short status report. The full monthly report will still be available on my website, and new listeners to OSCAR-11 should read this for further information. The URL is www.g3cwv.co.uk/oscar11.htm . This page contains a links to the longer report, a short audio clip to help you identify the satellite and a file of the last telemetry received. The website also contains an archive of news & telemetry data which is updated from time to time, and details about using a soundcard or hardware demodulators for data capture. There is also software for capturing data, and decoding ASCII telemetry. This report covers the period from 30 November to 31 December 2010. During this time the satellite has been heard from 10 to 20 December and from 31 December. It is expected to switch-off on 10 January 2011. Excellent signals have been reported from stations located around the world, and good copy obtained from decoded telemetry frames. The satellite is now transmitting during eclipses, although signals are weaker at those times. This indicates that there is still some capacity remaining in the battery. The on-board clock is now very stable. It gained seven seconds during December. The VHF beacon frequency is 145.826 MHz. AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry Reception reports have been received from Horatio CX8AF, John KB2HSH, Francisco PY9FP and Mike DK3WN . Many thanks for those and to everyone who posted reports on the satellite status website. At the present time, while OSCAR-11 is operating in a predictable way, I no longer need direct reports or files by e-mail. However, could all listners continue to enter reports on the general satellite status website. This is a very convenient and easy to use facility, which shows the current status of all the amateur satellites, and is of use to everyone. Reports around the expected times of switch-on and switch-off are of special interest. The URL is http://oscar.dcarr.org/index.php If you place this bulletin on a terrestrial packet network, please use the bulletin identifier $BID:U2RPT152 .CWV, to prevent duplication. 73 Clive G3CWV xxxxx(a)amsat.org (please replace the x's by g3cwv)

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Morocco is active on VO-52
by i8cvs 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi All, The only one satellite station from Morocco CN8LL is active with good signals from IM64RG the city of Kenitra. I got an excellent QSO with Adil during VO-52 orbit 30677 at 08:20 UTC to day Jan 6 ,2011 Stay tuned ! 73" de i8CVS Domenico

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Nova for windows and perl
by Andrew Rich 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Does anyone have some examples what you can do with nova for windows using perl ? Andrew vk4tec Sent from my iPhone Andrew Rich

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Fwd: [isrohams] Wouxun Review
by Mani VU2WMY 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

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AO7 mode B
by graham mcphee 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

The AO7 switching time seems to have changed, can any one in the control team shed any light on the subject please Graham VK2AYE

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