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

New Indian satellites
by Tom Schuessler 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Where is the best place to get current keps for these satellites?

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E1Pu2 & RAX2 downlink conflict?
by Ryan Caron 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

What frequencies are E1Pu2 and RAX2 using? Both are CubeSats aboard the NPP launch on October 27th, and both have the same IARU coordination - 437.505MHz, and both are 9k6. I haven't seen any frequencies from IARU, the mission websites, or this BB specifically associated with these reflights (RAX1 suffered from power problems on orbit, and E1P didn't make it to orbit due to the Taurus failure). Perhaps this has already been resolved since the mission websites indicate that E1P is on 437.505 (IARU allocation) but RAX1 used 437.100. But it is good to make sure! http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished.php http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=311 http://ssel.montana.edu/e1p/operations/ 73, KB1LKI

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Re: AO-27 pass at 2115 UTC over DM04
by Bryan Herbert 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Rick, Stephen, Thank you for the help. Patrick emailed me and confirmed the QSO. Next time I'll be sure to use the camcorder on my phone like I usually do, it's much more reliable. Thanks again and 73 -- Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA http://bryanherbert.com http://twitter.com/ke6zgp

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Working HO-68
by Richard Lawn 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Doing what I try to do every vacation which is try to spend a little time back on the birds. I've yet to have a QSO on HO-68. I hear the beacon just fine. But I just finished my 2nd pass from NJ and was unable to hear any signals let alone myself coming back on any mode. Did I misread the operating schedule or am I doing something wrong? MacDoppler told me there was a good pass to this part of the world are around 21:30 my time. Great beacon strength but nobody else was home. Rick W2JAZ

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AO-27 pass at 2115 UTC over DM04
by Bryan Herbert 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

My recorder failed during the pass and I cant remember the callsign of the station I worked. I want to say it began with WD9 and he was near Phoenix? If anyone knows or if the station I worked sees this please send me an email. 73 and TIA! -- Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA http://bryanherbert.com http://twitter.com/ke6zgp

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SRMVU
by Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

Dear Fellow Hams, We are very thankful for the continuous support from you, by sending us the beacon data. We are right now trying to estimate the performance of the satellite and will be planning to perform the operation of the payload in the next couple of days. Before the operation of the payload is begun, we would like to do a small performance test with respect to the RF link. We, therefore request you to kindly keep sending the beacon signal and also try to send the details of the RF signal performance over the entire length of the pass. I would like to quote some of the words from the SRMSAT project Students and Mentors "IT IS A GREAT MORAL BOOSTING CONTINUING INFO FLOW FROM YOU FOR THE SRMSAT GROUP. iT MAKE US PROUD TO CONFIRM FREQUENTLY THAT OUR SAT IS WORKING. gRAET SUPPORT.tO BE TAGGED " We would also like to thank Mr. Nader Omer for his support by developing the SRMVU Decoder. " This is great. Thanks to the team for taking such efforts for developing the decoder.......its just amazing to see the response of the HAM people out there " Looking forward for the support. 73 AB3OE, Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti

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items for sale
by Bill Booth 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

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ISS is on the radio
by Alexander Sack 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

So, I just heard Mike Fossum on the radio! Finally. Wow! He said I thought hello Ohio, West Virginia, and I *thought* he said hello New Jersey. Though I don't know if it was me. I called a few times in haste because he was spotty on my low power rig. I can only wish someone else heard him. -aps (KC2ZSX)

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Crab Portable from CN73...
by Ted 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

Will be attempting to master the Arrow from Bandon, Oregon..(right on the beach) in between some delicious crab legs (Memphis does bbq- we do crab, Damon!!) This Sunday afternoon, PM and Monday afternoon, PM passes for AO-51 and maybe AO-27. Possible earlier (my time) passes on either I'll advise on qsl's when I get back 73, Ted K7TRK

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X37C Spaceplane Being Studied
by B J 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

http://www.universetoday.com/89925/crewed-variant-of-x-37-space-plane-propo… http://tinyurl.com/5wvzy6q 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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