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

Re: Satellites Over US West Coast
by Paul Delaney - K6HR 17 May '11

17 May '11

OK now I'm getting somewhere! My SatPC32 predictions DO NOT match the info on the AMSAT link below! My location appears to be entered correctly into the tracking program, the PC clock is correct and the keps are updated against the 'nasa.all' source. AMSAT shows next FO-29 pass as 22:41:15 - 23:01:29 My SatPC32 shows FO-29 pass as 22:24:00 - 22:33:00 No wonder I don't hear anything! Now...what could be wrong in my SatPC32 setup to cause this? Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamradio(a)verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 Can you hear the beacon on FO-29? You also might have to adjust the uplink frequency in he CAT menu in SatPC32 to find your signal. Do your SatPC32 predictions match the ones from the AMSAT online prediction? http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/ i'd be happy to be on one of the passes to listen for you or transmit. 73, Andreas, N6NU

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Re: Fm satellite Frequencies and Doppler
by Clint Bradford 17 May '11

17 May '11

Here is ONE site that has 'bout everything you need to know to work the current FM birds ... http://www.work-sat.com Clint, K6LCS >> ... Would someone be kind enough to give me a list of frequencies with doppler correction for the Fm birds. I have Ao51 but not heard for a while . Its for easy programming into my Ht.

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IHU
by Clint Bradford 17 May '11

17 May '11

Excuse my ignorance (just consider the source, guys ... ) but what is the "IHU" that's onboard AO-51? -Internal Heating Unit? -Receiver section (I Hear U?) -Temp sensor (It's Hot Underneath) DREW>> ... the IHU crashes each eclipse ... Clint Bradford clintbradford(a)mac.com

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Re: Fm satellite Frequencies and Doppler
by Jeremy Bomkamp 17 May '11

17 May '11

It should be on for every ascending pass about the time it crosses 28-30 degrees north latitude. There is a program here that will allow you to see when AO-27 is in analogue repeater mode: http://sites.google.com/site/ao27satellitescheduler/

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Satellites Over US West Coast
by Paul Delaney - K6HR 16 May '11

16 May '11

Hello, I have been listening during satellite passes for weeks now, and hear nothing. I am in DM03. Has anyone in the Southern California area heard or worked a satellite in the past two or three weeks? Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamradio(a)verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080

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Digi @ Dayton?
by Zachary Beougher 16 May '11

16 May '11

Hi All, Does anyone know if anyone sets up a digipeater at Dayton, or do we rely on the local digi’s? 73, Zack KD8KSN

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Fm satellite Frequencies and Doppler
by mm0kjg 16 May '11

16 May '11

Hello there. Would someone be kind enough to give me a list of frequencies with doppler correction for the Fm birds. I have Ao51 but not heard for a while . Its for easy programming into my Ht. Cheers Kev De MM0KJG 73's

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Re: IHU
by Clint Bradford 16 May '11

16 May '11

YABDM - "Yet Another Bradford DUH! Moment ... " - thanks, gentlemen. "Internal Housekeeping Unit." Clint

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Demonstration Schedule for Dayton 2011
by Keith Pugh 16 May '11

16 May '11

This year with AO-51 and HO-68 on the Sick List and SO-67 scheduled for Europe and Africa, the schedule will be a little slim for the FM Birds. We will do the best we can with the Linear Birds and the available FM Birds. The attached schedule is in UTC and corresponds to the times that the Dayton Demonstration Area will be staffed. Since this is an outdoor area, we could have weather problems; however, the "Weather Guessers" are showing a good weekend so far. WinAos QTH: -84.3/39.8 T#: 12192 Sat.: 9 [Standard] DAYTON HAMVENTION ---------------------------------------------------------- Day Object AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ Grid EM79ut ---------------------------------------------------------- 20.05.2011 ISS 12:47 12:56 09 66 237 - 052 Listen Only: 20.05.2011 AO-07 13:34 13:54 20 29 007 - 237 ISS and HO-68 20.05.2011 VO-52 13:42 13:54 12 30 023 - 169 20.05.2011 SO-67 14:05 14:16 11 49 018 - 183 Europe Schedule: 20.05.2011 HO-68 14:18 14:35 17 25 029 - 160 SO-67 20.05.2011 ISS 14:23 14:31 08 13 283 - 047 20.05.2011 VO-52 15:19 15:30 11 23 357 - 224 Sick List: AO-51 20.05.2011 SO-67 15:40 15:48 08 10 345 - 240 20.05.2011 HO-68 16:05 16:24 19 60 011 - 210 Time: UTC 20.05.2011 AO-27 17:10 17:20 10 10 105 - 008 20.05.2011 ISS 17:35 17:43 08 17 318 - 090 20.05.2011 HO-68 17:54 18:07 13 11 355 - 263 20.05.2011 SO-50 18:04 18:17 13 45 194 - 038 20.05.2011 AO-27 18:46 19:01 15 73 162 - 348 20.05.2011 ISS 19:10 19:19 09 57 305 - 134 20.05.2011 AO-51 19:45 19:56 11 14 114 - 005 20.05.2011 SO-50 19:45 19:58 13 22 247 - 025 20.05.2011 AO-27 20:28 20:39 11 11 221 - 324 20.05.2011 FO-29 20:43 21:03 20 56 018 - 181 20.05.2011 AO-07 20:49 21:07 18 18 107 - 355 20.05.2011 AO-51 21:21 21:36 15 73 170 - 346 21.05.2011 AO-07 12:34 12:55 21 63 013 - 211 21.05.2011 ISS 13:11 13:19 08 24 261 - 046 21.05.2011 SO-67 13:47 13:57 10 28 024 - 171 21.05.2011 VO-52 14:00 14:13 13 46 018 - 181 21.05.2011 HO-68 14:01 14:18 17 18 033 - 154 21.05.2011 AO-07 14:28 14:44 16 14 003 - 262 21.05.2011 SO-67 15:21 15:30 09 17 353 - 229 21.05.2011 VO-52 15:37 15:47 10 15 351 - 237 21.05.2011 HO-68 15:48 16:08 20 76 013 - 203 21.05.2011 ISS 16:24 16:31 07 10 319 - 073 21.05.2011 SO-50 16:54 17:04 10 13 160 - 053 21.05.2011 HO-68 17:37 17:52 15 15 359 - 252 21.05.2011 ISS 17:59 18:07 08 35 313 - 111 21.05.2011 AO-27 18:18 18:32 14 44 147 - 354 21.05.2011 SO-50 18:33 18:46 13 65 218 - 031 21.05.2011 ISS 19:34 19:42 08 18 293 - 159 21.05.2011 FO-29 19:49 20:07 18 24 027 - 155 21.05.2011 AO-27 19:59 20:12 13 21 203 - 334 21.05.2011 SO-50 20:16 20:26 10 11 272 - 018 21.05.2011 AO-51 20:42 20:56 14 46 149 - 354 22.05.2011 AO-07 13:27 13:47 20 32 008 - 233 22.05.2011 SO-67 13:29 13:38 09 17 032 - 159 22.05.2011 ISS 13:35 13:43 08 13 284 - 048 22.05.2011 HO-68 13:45 14:00 15 13 037 - 144 22.05.2011 VO-52 14:19 14:31 12 71 013 - 191 22.05.2011 SO-67 15:02 15:12 10 27 358 - 217 22.05.2011 HO-68 15:31 15:51 20 82 016 - 195 I hope to talk to many of you on the "Birds" this weekend. 73 - Keith, W5IU

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VUCC Fees - Dayton Hamvention
by John Papay 16 May '11

16 May '11

If you are planning on going to Dayton, please take some time to visit the ARRL area not far from the AMSAT booth. Seek out the highest ranking officials you can find and talk with them about the VUCC program and LOTW. The fee schedule for VUCC applications, both paper and LOTW, released back in mid January has not changed to my knowledge. Very little has been said about this issue to date. The fees were excessive and if continued, would have a negative impact on the VUCC program. You can talk about the high cost of an application but there is nothing like comparing it to the cost of a similar DXCC application. When you do that, it is apparent that something is not right. I prepared a one sheet comparison of three typical VUCC vs DXCC applications to give to ARRL officials at the Orlando Hamcation. Newington was not present at Orlando but the Florida Director was and got a copy. I have uploaded my comparison to my website. Please print some copies, put them in your hamfest bag and give them to those you talk with at the ARRL. The more League officials that see this, the better chance we have of getting these fees reduced and in line with DXCC application fees. Download the comparison at: http://www.papays.com/vuccfees2011.pdf There are many issues with the VUCC program other than fees. I made an application back in mid January, two days after the new few schedule appear on arrl.org. It was processed and my totals appeared on my LOTW page. Last week I received the endorsement stickers but have yet to receive the "VUCC Grid Report" which lists all of your confirmed girds on the left side of the pages and has space on the right side for you to list the new grids you are applying for credit. Without this sheet, you cannot file for another endorsement via an Awards Manager (card checker) or by sending them to the League. I know that they have been having problems with implementing VUCC in LOTW, but the lack of information about the status of the VUCC Program is troubling. The new website was supposed to help disseminate information faster but it is not working in the case. As ARRL members we should be kept informed of the VUCC issues, status and timelines. This is another great point to discuss with ARRL officials. Hope to see many of you at the Hamvention. 73, John K8YSE

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