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

FUNcube Dongle Presentation Video
by Trevor . 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

A video of the presentation given by Howard G6LVB to the 2011 TAPR DCC can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/12/31/funcube-dongle-presentation-video/ 73 Trevor M5AKA

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FO-29 heard by several European stations
by VK2MAL Yahoo 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

A few Australians have been using Oscar 29 the last few days. We are lucky to get first dibs here after Japan switches it on. Good signals from her yesterday, didn't get a chance to report on http://oscar.dcarr.org/ as I was in the middle of mowing my lawns when the bird came over. 73's Mal - VK2MAL Sent from my iPhone

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looking for ARRISat-1 QSO! 1607utc pass 31Dec2011
by Mark L. Hammond 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Okay, time is running out... Heard myself on multiple passes of ARISSat-1 lately, but nobody has been around or able to make an SSB QSO. I'll be on during the 1607utc (11:07am Eastern) pass today, hoping to make a voice contact. SatPC32 is set for 145.930 receive, so I'll be close to that frequency. Hope to make contact with somebody :) 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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ARISSat Today--low power, I would guess
by Burns Fisher 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Hi, I had two passes of ARISSat today over New Hampshire. The first one, I only caught the tail end and got a Kursk frame or 2, but no satellite telemetry. The second one I had nice and strong as soon as it appeared above the horizon, but it must have been in low power mode. The transmission cut off cleanly (no fade). Then shortly afterwards it came on again and cut off again. I should have timed them but did not. I had 3 periods of reception during the pass. Unfortunately, none was long enough to let the telemetry decoder get a frame. Farrell, were you sending SSTV to the transponder around 1630Z? It did look like SSTV on the spectrum diagram but it was not doppler synchronized, so it was drifting even when I synchronized. It also disappeared long before my pass was over, as I would have expected if the source were way west of me. Burns, W2BFJ

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FO-29 heard by several European stations
by Ib Christoffersen 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Hi all, At the report page several European stations report FO-29 on. http://oscar.dcarr.org/ She worked very well. Any comment from our Japanese friends ? Happy New Year to all. 73 OZ1MY Ib

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Live Feed
by Craig Gagner 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

I am going to attempt a live feed of the next ARRISAT-1 Pass over Massachusetts. Looks like the pass will be at 1109 EST . I am starting the broadcast now, this will have live audio and video at the following link .. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/w1msg I wont be able to use my e-mail while broadcasting but I will shut the broadcast down after the pass. Please e-mail me direct if you are able to hear and see it. I will also be running the MMSTV software as well. 73 Craig W1MSG

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ARRISSat-1 Decay from Space-Track
by John Heath 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Hi, 60 day predictions on the Space-Track web site has ARISSat-1 object 37772 re entering 30th December. Based on the posts on this topic from Nico, Roland and James, and my calculations, I think we have a bit longer. But only a few days. 73 John G7HIA

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ARISSat-1 transponder still working.
by Eric Knaps, ON4HF 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Hello all, Just worked on the ARISSat-1 transponder with good signals. Worked IV3RYQ at 13:20utc and PD0RKC at 13:23utc. I also received a nice sstv picture in fm with S9 signals. 73 and happy newyear to you all! Eric. -- Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA http://www.on4hf.be

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ARRL/TAPR 2011 DCC (Digital Communications Conference) Videos Now Available On-Line
by Mark Thompson 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

ARRL/TAPR 2011 DCC (Digital Communications Conference) Videos Recorded by ARVN (Amateur Radio Video News) Now Available On-Line at: TAPR YouTube Channel ARRL/TAPR DCC 2011 Playlist www.youtube.com/TAPRDigitalVideo OR ARVN http://arvideonews.com/dcc2011/ VIDEOS ARE EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE! PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO ARVN!! In order to insure videos will be available on-line in the future please donate towards their production cost at: http://arvideonews.com/contribute/ You can learn more about TAPR and the ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) at: TAPR www.tapr.org ARRL/TAPR DCC www.tapr.org/dcc Join TAPR on Facebook www.facebook.com/TAPRDigitalHam Follow TAPR on Twitter www.twitter.com/TAPRDigital

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Hackers to build geostationary satellite network.
by Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042

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