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SO67 Correction Sorry USA
by Hans 14 May '11

14 May '11

Hi all My apologies if I got you hopes up in the US! SO67 will be operating over Europe again this week. The schedule planned going forward is as follows: Till 22 May Europe 23 - 29 May Australasia 30 May - 5 June Americas 6 June - 12 June Europe 13 June - 19 June Central Asia ( if I receive the schedule in time) 20 June - 3 June Australasia ( 2 weeks) Visist www.amsatsa.org.za <http://www.amsatsa.org.za/> check out how to win a So67 first day cover! 73 Hans ZS6AKV

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KD8KSN/M & a question
by Zachary Beougher 14 May '11

14 May '11

Hi All, Thanks for the QSO during my few mobile ops the past couple days – and for your patience. We had three small road trips planned for various reasons Wednesday-Friday, so it provided a great opportunity to try the mobile equipment out, find out what combinations work better than others, etc., etc., so I can perhaps get on the air a little more while mobile during vacations and such. I will be uploading all QSOs to LoTW within a day or so, and if anyone wants a card just email me the QSO details. I did have a question: One consistent issue I found while operating is that I could just barely hear a bird from AOS-TCA, but from TCA-LOS I could hear fine, even down to 10-5 degrees. I am not understanding why I can’t hear one side of the pass, but I can hear the other fine – almost full quieting with the preamp. I should also mention that I experienced this issue on AO27 and SO50, not AO51. I would thinnk it would be a polarization issue, but that still doesn’t make sense to me. My main setup consisted of: Uplink: TH-D7A (7w plugged into 12VDC), Comet CA-2x4SR mag for uplink. Downlink: FTM-350AR, ARR SP432VDG preamp on battery or 12v, Arrow duplexer (440 side hooked up which solved my desense issues so I could work full duplex), and a 19” quarter wave mag. I had posted here about a month or so ago wondering if intermod would be an issue using a preamp while mobile. I monitored about 7-8 passes over the past three days while mobile and intermod was never an issue. I did have a little bit of alternator whine on the FTM-350AR’s receive, but it was very minimal. That could be solved by running the cables directly to the battery. Since we were in the family vehicle I just used the cig lighter (I know that’s not a good idea, but it was only for a couple days). 73! Zack KD8KSN

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S067
by Hans 14 May '11

14 May '11

SO67 will be available on selected passes over South Africa this weekend. All of next week it will continue to provide service over the Americas. Starting Monday 23 May it will be Australasia's turn and the US for the week starting 30 May. Get the schedule on www.amsatsa.org.za <http://www.amsatsa.org.za/> . 73 Hans ZS6AKV

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Re: IC9100 and SATPC32
by Andrew Glasbrenner 13 May '11

13 May '11

>W5IU does very well with the FT-1634. (Two FT-817s.) As does WD9EWK, KB5WIA, and some guy down in the swamps in Florida! 73, Drew KO4MA

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Re: IC9100 and SATPC32
by Alan P. Biddle 13 May '11

13 May '11

Jim, I always ask that question. Depending on who you talk with, you get slightly different versions of the same answer. The FT-847 went out of production due parts availability. Like many here, they equate satellite with P3 HEO, and feel that until that happens, there is no justification for the additional engineering work to bring out an updated version. I have been told there is a notional design for one. Others have gotten different versions. Will ask again. Alan WA4SCA -----Original Message----- From: kq6ea(a)verizon.net [mailto:kq6ea@verizon.net] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 11:27 AM To: morsesat(a)optonline.net Cc: APBIDDLE(a)mailaps.org; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: IC9100 and SATPC32 I keep wondering if/when Yaesu will bring out a replacement for the FT-847. If anybody is going to Dayton this year, PLEASE ask them. Unless they keep getting questions about it, they won't know there's a market for it. 73, Jim KQ6EA May 13, 2011 09:18:58 AM, morsesat(a)optonline.net wrote: Unless the IC-9100 comes down in price about $2,000, I don't care if it will work with SATPC32. I am not getting rid of my IC-910's unless someone drops an IC-9100 in my lap. 73, Dee, NB2F -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 7:57 AM To: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: IC9100 and SATPC32 Frank, I just cruised by the SATPC32 web site and find that there is a patch for the IC-9100 on the download page. According to the explanation, this version will not work with the IC-910, though a full version is on the way. Alan WA4SCA -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Frank Woolfe Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:57 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] IC9100 and SATPC32 Well the IC9100 has hit the market, when is SATPC32 going to be updated to accommodate this new offering from ICOM? Frank H Woolfe; Dip EE, VK5KV. _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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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New AMSAT-TAPR Banquet Speaker
by Gould Smith 13 May '11

13 May '11

David Rowe, VK5DGR, had to cancel his trip to Dayton and won't be able to speak at the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet next week. We are pleased to announce that Bob Bruninga, WB4APR will be the speaker for the 2011 AMSAT/TAPR Banquet. Friday May 20, 2011, Kohler Presidential Banquet Center, Kettering, OH Bob's topic is "Power from Space and in Your Shack" (see the abstract below). For more information and to make dinner reservations, visit http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2011/Banquet.php ASAP because reservations must be made in advance and close end-of-day on Monday. May 16. *** "Power from Space and in Your Shack" By Bob Bruninga, WB4APR Last year Solar energy passed from a niche market for greenies to an economic opportunity that beats money in the bank. The monetary return for every dollar on your roof can exceed 10% per year for life which far exceeds the security of any other investment in a bank or our fickle economy. But this economic advantage is overlooked, misunderstood or wasted by many hams because of our warped and twisted prior love-affairs with batteries and generators on which we depend for field-day and emergency power. To fully grasp today's economics of renewable energy we must learn to completely separate our needs for economical energy 99.9% of the time from our desires for emergency power for only 0.1% of the time. There are economical solutions for both but they are separate and mutually exclusive. Further, over the last decades there has been a hidden evolution of power supplies in every aspect of our daily lives. Everything we do with energy from our ham shack to our big screen TV depends on this technology but it has also provided us with unbelievable versatility to access power from just about any source from 100 to 240 VAC or 100 to 330 VDC or any voltage down to 12 volts.. Where to find power? Have you looked on the roof of your house or under the hood of your car recently? The better that hams understand these subtle evolutionary changes in energy, the better we are prepared not only for Field Day, for emergencies but also for the future of our families.

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Re: FW: AO-51 WELCOME BACK
by Andrew Glasbrenner 13 May '11

13 May '11

We've been turning the satellite on, and off, manually on passes over North America when a command station is available. This has generally been the afternoon passes, and only on an as-available basis. Uplink is 145.880, Downlink 435.150. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Humberto González <xe1fze(a)hotmail.com> >Sent: May 13, 2011 11:08 AM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: AO-51 WELCOME BACK > > > > > > > > > > >Hi John, yes was active in that pass, but was working in QRP Frequencies, Up 145.880 Dn 435.150. Was strange because I was trying to hear the activity of ground stations and Ups, several stations were there including N8MH. > >But looks like was too soon to celebrate, in the followed pass didn't hear nothing. > > > >Will see what happens next days, and of course the official info > > > >73's > >Bert, XE1FZE > > >> From: aa5jg(a)fidmail.com >> To: xe1fze(a)hotmail.com; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 WELCOME BACK >> Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 02:15:00 +0000 >> >> I listened to the 2140z pass today and didn't hear anything. Was it on >> then? >> >> 73s John AA5JG >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Humberto González" <xe1fze(a)hotmail.com> >> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:08 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 WELCOME BACK >> >> >> > >> > AO-51 is back, was nice surprise see the bird active again on the QRP >> > repeater. Heard several stations saounding like nice music to my ears. >> > Congratulations to all AO-51 team and the stations whom participate in any >> > way to achive the comeback of this nice bird. >> > >> > Bert / XE1FZE - DL80 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > >_______________________________________________ >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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IC9100 and SATPC32
by Frank Woolfe 13 May '11

13 May '11

Well the IC9100 has hit the market, when is SATPC32 going to be updated to accommodate this new offering from ICOM? Frank H Woolfe; Dip EE, VK5KV.

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FW: AO-51 WELCOME BACK
by Humberto González 13 May '11

13 May '11

Hi John, yes was active in that pass, but was working in QRP Frequencies, Up 145.880 Dn 435.150. Was strange because I was trying to hear the activity of ground stations and Ups, several stations were there including N8MH. But looks like was too soon to celebrate, in the followed pass didn't hear nothing. Will see what happens next days, and of course the official info 73's Bert, XE1FZE > From: aa5jg(a)fidmail.com > To: xe1fze(a)hotmail.com; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-51 WELCOME BACK > Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 02:15:00 +0000 > > I listened to the 2140z pass today and didn't hear anything. Was it on > then? > > 73s John AA5JG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Humberto González" <xe1fze(a)hotmail.com> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:08 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 WELCOME BACK > > > > > > AO-51 is back, was nice surprise see the bird active again on the QRP > > repeater. Heard several stations saounding like nice music to my ears. > > Congratulations to all AO-51 team and the stations whom participate in any > > way to achive the comeback of this nice bird. > > > > Bert / XE1FZE - DL80 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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AO-51 Status
by Clint Bradford 13 May '11

13 May '11

I am not sure if there is a "formal" alliance 'tween AMSAT, the AO-51 control team, and this Web site ... http://oscar.dcarr.org/ ... but it sure would seem helpful if all signal reports for AO-51 were entered there! Clint, K6LCS

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