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

Re: [aprssig] K6RPT-12 recovered in Indiana
by Bob Bruninga 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Cancel my request, Drats, emails crossed. Congratulations on an excellent recovery! Bob, Wb4APR From: aprssig-bounces(a)tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org] On Behalf Of Mark Conner Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5:09 PM To: aprssig(a)tapr.org Subject: [aprssig] K6RPT-12 recovered in Indiana A member of the BASE/DePauw Univ balloon group recovered the payload this afternoon. This payload is identical to the one still flying near the Azores. 73 de Mark N9XTN Forwarded message below: This pales in comparison to the amazing flight of -11, but I recovered -12 from a tree top using the EZ Hang with a tennis ball. Recovery was fairly straightforward. I brought down one small twig from the tree top that I will ship back to Ron. Having the unit in my possession, I can confirm a payload mass of 153 gram. The antenna includes a simple whip with a nice counterpoise going up the payload string. The power was simply four "AA" lithium batteries. (Energizer Lithium Ultimate). The balloon is definitely Totex and 188 gram returned to the ground with the flight string in one large sheet. The neck was simply folded over and secured with two cable ties under a layer of black plastic electrical tape. Ron has shared accurate information with all of us. I'm glad that I was able to get this unit back for him. Now, lets hope that -11 keeps on flying along. -----------

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Indiana Balloon recovery?
by Bob Bruninga 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Isnt anyone in Indiana going out to pick up the other DX balloon that landed about half way between Terra Haute and Bloomington Indiana? It was still beaconing up to about 3 hours ago, and has a perfect posit. Just go pick it up? See: http://aprs.fi/?_s=os&call=a%2FK6RPT-12 Bob, Wb4APR

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Re: AZORES -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon! [Morrocco next!]
by Bob Bruninga 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

It made it across the Atlantic! First packets being heard in the AZORES and automatically injected into the APRS-IS system: See plot: http://aprs.fi/?call=k6rpt-11 Now we need hams in Morrocco to tune from their normal APRS channel to 144.39 for continued automatic ARPS internet tracking! Or send raw packets to me and I will integrate them if I can... In the “show-last” dialog box, enter 2 days to see its track all the way back to launch in Calif! Bob, Wb4APR Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AZORES -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon! > If no local hams speak, there is an USAF airfield at Lajes > (or there it was a few years ago). Maybe you can find > someone there with a 2m capable receiver willing to record a long .Wav file... ----- Reply message ----- De: "Bob Bruninga" <bruninga(a)usna.edu> Para: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Asunto: [amsat-bb] AZORES -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon! Fecha: mar., dic. 13, 2011 18:51 Subject: Re: [aprssig] ATTN: European Hams -- Get Set To Monitor K6RPT-11 APRS Balloon! Well, if -11 is still airborne, operational, and headed in the same direction - and if anybody in the Azores is listening, it ought to be in range soon. Its on 144.39 MHz, AX.25 1200 baud packet > To see a complete picture of K6RPT-11's flight across the United > States (APRS-wise, at least), check out > > http://tinyurl.com/7wuhcb3 > > Last received packet at 08:42 UTC on 2011-12-13 put it 400 miles off > the East coast of the United States, moving east at 150 miles per hour > at 109,000 feet. > > Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32 > > On 12/12/2011 10:25 PM, Stephen H. Smith wrote: >> The K6RPT balloons launched from California late Sunday afternoon >> local time (about 0100 UTC Monday) have far exceeded expectations. >> K6RPT-12 landed Monday afternoon near Indianapolis, Indiana. >> >> K6RPT-11 survived the day's UV exposure and is still flying as of >> 22:30 EST (03:30 UTC). It's currrently over the state of Maryland >> about 50 miles (80 KM) north of Washington, D.C moving at 145 MPH >> (230 KM/h). This balloon is going to be out over the Atlantic >> within the next hour if all goes well. There is now a real >> possibility that it may get into radio range of the UK or continental >> Europe sometime Tuesday morning UTC. >> >> The problem is that it is transmitting on the North American APRS >> frequency of 144.39 MHz. Could some Euro receive/igate stations >> temporarily retune their RX to 144.39 until midday UTC Tuesday? >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >> >> -- >> >> Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com >> Skype: WA8LMF >> Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net >> >> ***** NEW Precision Mapping 9 For UIview Released! ***** >> http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/PMap9_Notes.htm >> >> >> Vista & Win7 Install Issues for UI-View and Precision Mapping >> http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/UIview_Notes.htm#VistaWin7 >> >> HF APRS over PSK63 >> http://wa8lmf.net/APRS_PSK63/index.htm >> >> "APRS 101" Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating >> http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> aprssig mailing list >> aprssig(a)tapr.org >> https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig >> > > > _______________________________________________ > aprssig mailing list > aprssig(a)tapr.org > https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig _______________________________________________ aprssig mailing list aprssig(a)tapr.org https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig _______________________________________________ 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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Norwegian Student CubeSTAR in the press
by Trevor . 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

The CubeSTAR satellite (437.465 MHz) being built by students at the University of Oslo features on page 2 of the December 14 issue of the publication Electronics Weekly, see http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1C4ee6257db71e1467.cde CubeSTAR http://cubestar.no/ University of Oslo - CubeSTAR http://www.mn.uio.no/fysikk/english/research/projects/cubestar/ CubeSTAR on IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination pages http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=191 ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA

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FW: [aprssig] K6RPT-11 Has Left The US Mainland - Europe Get Ready to Monitor 144.39
by Bob Bruninga 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

AMSAT/APRS ops needed in Europe to track trans-atlantic balloon! Here is the last position copied on APRS with it 500 miles out to sea headed for Europe.. http://aprs.fi/?call=k6rpt-11&mt=roadmap&z=7&timerange=172800&_s=ss_call Its on USA freq of 144.39 so will not be heard in Europe except by people specifically tuning for it. Just point your high gain beam east and monitor 144.39 and capture any of the 1200 baud AX.25 packets! Bob, WB4APR -----Original Message----- From: aprssig-bounces(a)tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org] On Behalf Of Steve Noskowicz Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 11:30 PM To: TAPR APRS Mailing List Subject: Re: [aprssig] K6RPT-11 Has Left The US Mainland - Europe Get Ready to Monitor 144.39 I see that VE3LSR-4 gated it recently from about 500 miles, so hopefully we'll be able to 'see' it about that far off the coast. What's the radio range at 107k ft...? My calculations show about 407 miles line-of-sight (over the horizon) to a 30' tower and 470 miles diffraction corrected radio range, it looks reasonable. Anybody know a URL for real-time jet stream maps/plots? Go baby, Go! -- 73, Steve, K9DCI USN (Vet) MOT (Ret) Ham (Yet) -- I served during the cold war, so you can continue to be served a cold one. Up to date APRS Beginner Guide - updated Apr-2011 http://K9DCI.home.comcast.net Click 'APRS Beginner INFO' under Contact More Details, Features and Downloads at: http://k9dci.home.comcast.net/ --- Gregg Wonderly wrote: > At that altitude, what is going to > happen over the ocean? Will it head north > due to some influence of the lower level jet stream > activities I wonder? > > Gregg > > On 12/12/2011 10:12 PM, Stephen H. Smith wrote: > > The K6RPT-11 balloon is now headed out into the > Atlantic! It left the US > > East Coast in southern New Jersey at 23:12 EST (0412 > UTC). Again, people on > > the east side of the Atlantic should start monitoring > in 4 or 5 hours on > > 144.39 for this balloon's 1-watt transmitter. > > > > WA8LMF LiveTrack Mapping Display via UIview and > Precision Mapping 9.0 Server > > > > . <http://wa8lmf.net/LiveTrack> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > > > -- > > > > Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com > > Skype: WA8LMF > > Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net > > > > ***** NEW Precision Mapping 9 > For UIview Released! ***** > > http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/PMap9_Notes.htm > > > > > > Vista & Win7 Install Issues for UI-View and > Precision Mapping > > http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/UIview_Notes.htm#VistaWin7 > > > > HF APRS over PSK63 > > http://wa8lmf.net/APRS_PSK63/index.htm > > > > "APRS 101" Explanation of APRS Path Selection > & Digipeating > > http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > aprssig mailing list > > aprssig(a)tapr.org > > https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig > > > > > _______________________________________________ > aprssig mailing list > aprssig(a)tapr.org > https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig > _______________________________________________ aprssig mailing list aprssig(a)tapr.org https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig

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Looking ahead a few days with ARISSat-1
by Mark L. Hammond 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Hi All, Based on current elements and WinAOS/SatPC32, it looks like we (North America) *might* begin to get some useable passes with ARISSat-1 beginning this Friday afternoon (Dec. 16)! It may actually take a few days beyond Friday, (depending on panel illumination, etc.) but it's coming back around, just in time for the Christmas holidays :) 73, -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Panadapter for the FT-817 using the Funcube Dongle
by n1jez＠burlingtontelecom.net 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

The initial paper was presented at Microwave Update 2011. Paul, W1GHZ has made life easier with boards for the FT-817 (or other radios I would suspect). http://www.w1ghz.org/small_proj/small_proj.htm 73, Mike, N1JEZ AMSAT 29649 "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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Nanosat Mission Idea Contest
by Trevor . 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/12/13/nanosat-mission-idea-contest/ http://www.spacemic.net/ 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: RAX-2 Qusetion
by Mike Rupprecht 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Tom, You heard RAX-2. Unfortunately they forgot to change the call sign (M-Cubed as well). 73 Mike DK3WN ----- original Nachricht -------- Betreff: [amsat-bb] RAX-2 Qusetion Gesendet: Mo, 12. Dez 2011 Von: Tom Lubbers K8TL<k8tl(a)earthlink.net> > I have been monitoring 437.345 MHz. Today I found a bunch of frames from > RAX-1. Since I can't find any current info on RAX-1 I wonder if RAX-2 is > identifying as RAX-1. Haven't seen anything from FAST1 since Saturday > evening. Never anything at 9600, thought maybe the 9600 might be broke on my > end but the frames from RAX-1 were at 9600. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > --- original Nachricht Ende ----

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DM83-93, DM72-82, and EM31 QSL's
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

If we worked from DM83-93, I will QSL all stations in log. No need to QSL or SASE. If we worked from DM72-82, I will QSL all stations in log. No need to QSL or SASE. All of the above contacts will be in LotW by 12/13. Since EM31 was a quick roadside activation, I will not QSL unless you make a request for it. No SASE needed, just email me the QSO details. If you need it in LotW, say so in your email. 73 Clayton

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