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

Re: Oscar 7 Question
by Andrew Glasbrenner 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=9&retURL=/satel… has what you seek... 73, Drew -----Original Message----- >From: Dave Marthouse <dmarthouse(a)gmail.com> >Sent: Jun 7, 2011 6:09 PM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] Oscar 7 Question > >Can someone please refresh my memory. What is the apogee and perigee of Oscar 7. Thanks in advance. > > >Dave Marthouse N2AAM >dmarthouse(a)gmail.com >_______________________________________________

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PSAT or ParkinsonSAT ?
by PA3GUO 08 Jun '11

08 Jun '11

Hi Bob, When you reminded us on your APRS website, I came across this paper: http://www.aprs.org/psat/AMSAT-2010c.doc describing a launch in 2011. Could you provide us an update on the status ? Henk, PA3GUO,

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VK3AS portable JW
by asquires＠bigpond.net.au 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

I hope to operate the FM satellites Oscar 50 and 51 from Spitsbergen over the next week.Some of the operation may be MM. 73 Andy VK3AS

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dn44 Wyoming
by kl 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

All, I will be operating portable from dn44 today. Starting with ao27 at 1838Z. I will be on as many passes of ao27, so50 ao51 and so67 as possible. wc7v

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ISS Qsl
by Kevin Deane 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Hi Group, Does anyone here know the ISS QSL card requirements for digipeating through RS0ISS-4? Obviously it is possible to get a QSL card from the other amateur radio station on the ground, with whom you have a 2 way packet QSO in a pass. Is there any way to get an ISS QSL card itself, other than by having a two way voice contact with the ISS crew? Not a SWL card for receiving only. I know the ISS fanclub produce a certificate for digipeating through the ISS, but want to find out if ARISS itself does anything similar that doesn't involve leaving a message on the BBS? All the best Philip G0ISW I second this question... Kevin KF7MYK

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SO-67 ARRL field day
by Don Hoover 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Will SO67 be available for Field Day over the US? I know it's usual schedule is for the first week of the month but I was wondering if any special arrangement has been made or requested for the ARRL field day weekend. Thx

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ISS digi QSO
by Jeremy Bomkamp 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

What requirements are there for a valid QSO over the ISS digi? Is it the same as AO-51 where it is just an exchange of callsign and grid? Can it be done through the Comment text of an APRS HT like the VX8GR or THD72? Or is a tnc needed or software like UISS?

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Thanks for QSOs on Saturday at DM44 and DM54/DM55
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Hi! I am still getting caught up after my quick trip to eastern Arizona, but I wanted to thank everyone who made QSOs with WD9EWK at the White Mountain Hamfest in Show Low AZ on Saturday morning, followed by QSOs at two other locations after the hamfest Saturday afternoon/evening. It was fun to be up there at the hamfest, and also have the chance to put some of Arizona's rarely-heard grids on the birds for a few hours. The hamfest was at a new location in Show Low, on a college campus along the main street (Deuce of Clubs Avenue) instead of at a high school a few blocks north of this location. A smaller parking lot, with trees all around, but not too many to block satellite signals. Being up at 6500 feet (1981m) elevation made for a very nice morning. I made 23 QSOs on several passes using 2 linear transponders (AO-7, VO-52) and 2 FM satellites (SO-50, SO-67) from grid DM44xf. It was good to hear Allen N5AFV operating as KK5W from Galveston Island in Texas throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. Thanks to Show Low's Kachina Amateur Radio Club for inviting me, so AMSAT could have a presence at eastern Arizona's only hamfest. As with many hamfests here in Arizona, this was a half-day event. We have lots of these smaller hamfests, instead of having fewer large events that seems to be common in other places. After a quick stop for lunch, I set off for the DM54/DM55 boundary an hour or so northeast of Show Low along I-40. Since I was not going to make it to the spot along I-40 on the grid boundary in time for the 2002 UTC AO-27 pass, I stopped at Holbrook - a town along I-40, about 15 miles (25km) west of the grid-boundary spot. I set up in a parking lot with a great view to the east in grid DM44ww along old US-66 north of I-40, and proceeded to log 11 QSOs on that 7-minute pass. After this pass, I made the short drive over to the spot at the DM54bx/DM55ba grid boundary. This spot is along old US-66 just east of I-40 exit 303 in Navajo County. I wanted to stay there for a few passes, and ended up staying for more than I had originally planned. I worked many passes on several active birds - AO-27, AO-51, SO-50, and SO-67 in FM; AO-7 and VO-52 in SSB; FO-29 in SSB and CW. A total of 65 QSOs were logged here. I had operated from this spot almost 2 years ago, and I don't think DM55 has been on the birds since then. I worked from DM54 last year after the hamfest in Show Low, and I think it had not been heard on the satellites since then. I need to print more QSLs for the DM54/DM55 QSOs, and make new cards for the two locations from earlier on Saturday. I have uploaded all of these QSOs to Logbook of the World as WD9EWK (I do not add anything like "/P" to my call for satellite QSOs from the continental USA). If you would like to receive a QSL card - even if you've received electronic confirmation through LOTW - please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. No need to mail me a card or SASE for those QSOs. I will be happy to send out the cards. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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New Digital ATV Group
by Mark Thompson 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

A new yahoo group dedicated to Digital Amateur Television has been created. The purpose of the group is to share knowledge & experiences using & developing DATV technology for amateur use. You can join the group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalATV/ Look forward to your participation in the group. 73, Mark, WB9QZB

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Successful demo
by n0jy＠lavabit.com 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Thanks to everyone for the SO-50 QSOs last night! The Hood County ARC presentation went well and there were about 15 of our members outside with me for the contacts, all suitably impressed and encouraged. 73, Jerry NØJY

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