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

Re: anybody hear Arissat-1 yet?
by Clint Bradford 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

What notes are you working from??? The "formal" activation begins 7:30AM PDT Monday, April 11 ... Do you have a test schedule you're working from??? We're gearing up for five passes here in Southern CA for the event! Here are the five passes I show that are monitor-able for us in Southern California during the Yuri Gagarin celebration activation of ARISSat-1 ... http://gallery.me.com/clintbradford/100077 Times are ... 11:06PM PDT 04/11 05:32AM PDT 04/12 07:07AM PDT 04/12 09:56PM PDT 04/12 11:32PM PDT 04/12 PLUS OR MINUS UP TO TWO MINUTES. And while monitoring 145.950, there will be two-minute "gaps" between 40-60 seconds of pre-recorded transmissions - so KNOW where the ISS will be in the sky, and KEEP MONITORING for the entire pass! Clint 909-241-7666

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Use latest ISS element sets
by Viktor Kudielka 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Hello all, In the following you see visibility predictions for the ISS generated with element sets 11 and 4 days old (from Ray Hoad) and new ones (from space-track). Differences of about one and a half minutes do occur. Even the orbit number changes ! Either you use the newest data or you should be patient ;) Vy 73, Viktor OE1VKW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element Set Number: 105 (Orbit 70873) Element Set Epoch : 31Mar11 21:27:39.138 UTC Date (UTC) Time (UTC) of Duration Azimuth at Peak Vis Orbit AOS MEL LOS of Pass AOS MEL LOS Elev Mon 11Apr11 20:58:54 21:02:49 21:06:47 00:07:53 188 135 81 9.8 NNN 71046 22:32:41 22:37:34 22:42:27 00:09:46 235 150 69 56.6* NNN 71047 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element Set Number: 150 (Orbit 70981) Element Set Epoch : 07Apr11 18:09:13.138 UTC Date (UTC) Time (UTC) of Duration Azimuth at Peak Vis Orbit AOS MEL LOS of Pass AOS MEL LOS Elev Mon 11Apr11 20:59:48 21:03:46 21:07:44 00:07:56 189 135 81 10.0 NNN 71046 22:33:37 22:38:30 22:43:22 00:09:46 235 150 69 57.4* NNN 71047 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element Set Number: 169 (Orbit 71038) Element Set Epoch : 11Apr11 09:01:50.793 UTC Date (UTC) Time (UTC) of Duration Azimuth at Peak Vis Orbit AOS MEL LOS of Pass AOS MEL LOS Elev Mon 11Apr11 21:00:22 21:04:20 21:08:18 00:07:56 189 135 81 10.1 NNN 71047 22:34:10 22:39:03 22:43:59 00:09:49 236 155 69 58.0* NNN 71048 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Viktor W. Kudielka AMSAT-NA LM-240;AMSAT-UK;AMSAT-DL;OeVSV

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fast1&2
by jerry keeton 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

UTEXAS needs to do something with Their website if They want data sent to them . If anyone is interested , here is the 12:00 noon pass : 17:09 FAST2>BEACON>UI,?,F0 (1200 baud): F21001630493718.5877830589824 21+0.1765+0.0588+0.6000 -3903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 364283286 010 013 010 015 025 Jerry WB5LHD

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Re: ITU Phonetics - Kilo
by Bob- W7LRD 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

I just broke my Delta-echo-lima-echo-tango-echo key 73 Bob W7LRD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Kolakowski" <Rogerkola(a)aol.com> Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 10:52:51 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ITU Phonetics - Kilo Until they start "correcting" names and Bombay becomes Mumbai and Peking becomes Beijing... Roger WA1KAT On 4/10/2011 6:57 PM, Glen Zook wrote: > If you want to get technical, geographic names has been a "standard" much longer than the ICAO phonetics. However, it is fine with me if you insist on using the ICAO phonetics when in a DX pileup. That just means that I am generally going to work the DX first! > > As I keep saying, there is a place for ICAO phonetics and there is a place for geographic names. I do use ICAO phonetics when working stateside and generally with operators who speak English as their primary language. But, when in a pileup trying to work a DX station I definitely switch to geographical names because I work the DX MUCH sooner! > > Glen, K9STH _______________________________________________ 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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ITU Phonetics - Kilo
by Clint Bradford 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

>> ... The use of Kilowatt as a phonetic is a pet peeve ... Not an ITU-approved term. "K" is "kilo." SOURCE: ARRL Handy Ops Guide's ITU Phonetics: http://web.me.com/clintbradford/Work-Sat/Shack_Aids.html Clint, K6LCS

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Proper Phonetics
by Clint Bradford 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

The ARRL Ops Guide (ARRL publication FSD220) is a very popular download from my sat site's "Shack Aids" ... http://tinyurl.com/shack-aids Two great pages containing ... Communications Procedures ITU Phonetic Alphabet R-S-T System explanation Time Conversion Chart Clint, K6LCS

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Re: STANDARD
by K5VGU Duane Vigue 10 Apr '11

10 Apr '11

No comment on the phonetics discussion...tastes great, less filling...however, I do have something on the following comment: <<<Oh and by the way its HAND HELD not handy talky, you guys talkin on your baby moniter or somethin?>>> A little history lesson for some of us here ( me included )...google SCR-536...I assume this is where the term "handie talkie" comes from. Note the radio "received coverage" in the November 1942 QST. Interesting. 73 all...see you on the birds! Duane, K5VGU Wetumpka, AL EM62wm ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 3000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4da269a7327ba63e784st04duc

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UH-OH!
by Kevin Deane 10 Apr '11

10 Apr '11

Did I make an a#$ out of myself again? I thought the STANDARD WAS "Alpha Foxtrot Yankee KILO Uniform X-ray Sierra Tango etc... " ??? I better start paying attention. I thought the above is what pilots, military and Hams use and sissy lala's just make up their own... Anyway I personally love all the gossip no matter how many e-mails! Kevin KF7MYK

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Re: Cans o' Worms
by Clint Bradford 10 Apr '11

10 Apr '11

>> ... don't know that or what ICAO stands for ... No, but I learned long ago what "IKEA" stands for: I Kan't Even Assemble ... Clint

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Ecuador's first CubeSat - NEE-01 Pegasus
by Trevor . 10 Apr '11

10 Apr '11

See http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/ecuador_cubesat.htm 73 Trevor M5AKA Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm ----

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