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

Soyuz and Crew Today
by JoAnne Maenpaa 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Perhaps some may be interested ... SOYUZ ROCKET TO LAUNCH THREE-MAN CREW TODAY ------------------------------------------- A Russian-made Soyuz booster rocket and its crew transport capsule were are scheduled for blastoff at 4:12 p.m. EDT (2012 GMT) today bound for the International Space Station. We'll have live updates and streaming video coverage: http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp28/status.html HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO OF PRE-FLIGHT PREPS: http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/exp28/ -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Re: Getting back into Sats- current state of affairs
by Bob- W7LRD 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Hi Tim By far the best (in my opinion) is AO-7! It switches between mode A & B at about 2335Z each 24 hours. There are a interesting bunch of "characters" that populate this satellite. As opposed to the FM sats we can actually have a conversation, in fact 3 or more in a round table as people enter and leave the footprint. Check out http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/main.php?PHPSESSID=6dd58a40327b312b8178ae739… and the log to see what mode it's on. Keep in mind AO-7 is six years older that you are, and this fine bucket of bolts is like a timex watch. Follow the guide lines when operating through it. Your quadra filer helix antennas might be a little iffy, however NL7VX uses omni antennas and I can work him (on the east coast) from Seattle fairly good. Will look for you. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Goodrich" <tim(a)timgoodrich.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Monday, June 6, 2011 12:28:27 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Getting back into Sats- current state of affairs Hi All, It's been a few years since I've posted here, but just bought a Yaesu 736R over the weekend and am back to experimenting with the birds. Looking at the AMSAT page, it's sad to see how few birds are operational, including the once stellar AO-51 and also HO-68 (which I never got to work). I did hear VO-52 and the APRS on ISS last night. However, this morning, I tried to activate SO-50 during the 9:07PST pass and I didn't hear anything. Is there a problem with this bird, is it too weak for me to hear, or was there just no activity? I should have been able to hear myself after activating it with the tones on full duplex, but didn't. Thanks, Tim K6TW (formerly KI6VBY) Yaesu FT-736R 2m and 70cm homebrew Quadralfilar Helixes, 50ft LMR-400 _______________________________________________ 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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aprs contacts
by jerry keeton 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

I have many qsl cards from hams I have made contact with using packet on the ISS . I don't acknowledge a qso unless He acknowledges My call sign in return . What really takes the time from a pass is when someone has mail and doesn't download it from RS0ISS-11 mail box. Can't get to the repeater when it's trying to deliver mail . I find NO-44 active for packet , but doesn't get much traffic . It is very hard to reach at times , but still usuable . I agree also , psk31 would very much limit the contacts made on a pass. I use psk31 on FM and it is very quiet and pleasant to use , but don't think it would make a good digital format for satellite work . Jerry WB5LHD

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Re: HR 607 Efforts - Thank you
by Peter Portanova 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Hello Bryan, I appreciate you're thoughtful comments on our visit with Congressman King, I thought of the passage by Hillel, If Not Now When? Amateur Radio Operators have been without a true friend in Washington since the halcyon days of Barry Goldwater, let's hope we can build a bridge to help protect our spectrum, thank you. Regards, Peter, WB2OQQ

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COMPASS Heard?
by Bob Bruninga 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Think I heard COMPASS-1 today? Today while listening to the clean tones of CO-65, another very warbly CW signal came up right on top of it. I did a quick scan of all other AMSATS and found that Compass was over at the same time. I notice it is listed as semi-operational. I guess this was one of those Semi's? Or is it on all the time and I can add it to my list of Demo satellites? Bob, WB4APR

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Re: Getting back into Sats- current state of affairs
by PA3GUO 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Hi Tim, Welcome back ! An excellent place to track cubesat status (updated daily): http://www.dk3wn.info/p/ http://oscar.dcarr.org/ lists status of all the amateur radio satellites Henk, PA3GUO,

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Re: Broadcasting (APRS for communication)
by PA3GUO 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Regarding APRS usage: We did use the ANDE-1 APRS capabilities for transmission of telemetry from the satellite, commanding the satellite, as well as for 'regular' communication between radio-stations: http://www.pa3guo.com/ande.html 1223082942: PA3GUO-8]APRS,ANDE-1*,qAO,PA3GUO::OE5RPP : QSL de Henk 1223082941: OE5RPP]APU25N,ANDE-1*,WIDE7-7,qAO,PA3GUO:]230756zvy73 from Attergau, Austria via SAT de Peter 1223082928: PA3GUO-8]APRS,ANDE-1*,qAO,PA3GUO::G7THL : QSL de Henk !S 08:28:11 !G7THL>APU25N,ANDE-1*::PE1ITR-3 :QSL? 73s Dave G7THL{38 1223082901: PA3GUO-8]APRS,ANDE-1*,qAO,PA3GUO::F8NHA : QSL de Henk 1223082851: F8NHA]T4QQP0,ANDE-1*,TRACE,qAo,EI7IG:`xKl -/]F8NHA(a)REF-UNION.ORG 1223082849: PA3GUO-8]APRS,ANDE-1*,qAO,PA3GUO::F4BVC : QSL de Henk 1223082842: F4BVC-7]TY1YQ5,ANDE-1*,WIDE,qAO,PA3GUO:`waGm!U]/]"4$}f8kgk.dyndns.org 1223082934: DL8DR]APRSAT,ANDE-1*,qAO,PA3GUO:=5328.17N/00949.92EyANDE deorbit, pse QSL {UISS51} 1223082856: PE1ITR-3]APRS,ANDE-1*,ARISS,qAo,EI7IG::F4BVC-7 :59 here de Rob pe1itr(a)amsat.org Henk, PA3GUO

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Re: COMPASS Heard?
by PA3GUO 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Hi Bob, Compass sounds like this: <http://www.pa3guo.com/compass_pa3guo_30apr08_0920utc_cw_437.275.mp3> http://www.pa3guo.com/compass_pa3guo_30apr08_0920utc_cw_437.275.mp3 Regarding demo purposes, here is a demo of how to turn on the CW beacon: http://youtu.be/dwELlPwExsQ I would suggest to contact Mike, DK3WN, for details on Compass operations. Actually, there is a world-wide team monitoring Compass on a daily basis: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=5 Henk, PA3GUO

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Getting back into Sats- current state of affairs
by Tim Goodrich 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Hi All, It's been a few years since I've posted here, but just bought a Yaesu 736R over the weekend and am back to experimenting with the birds. Looking at the AMSAT page, it's sad to see how few birds are operational, including the once stellar AO-51 and also HO-68 (which I never got to work). I did hear VO-52 and the APRS on ISS last night. However, this morning, I tried to activate SO-50 during the 9:07PST pass and I didn't hear anything. Is there a problem with this bird, is it too weak for me to hear, or was there just no activity? I should have been able to hear myself after activating it with the tones on full duplex, but didn't. Thanks, Tim K6TW (formerly KI6VBY) Yaesu FT-736R 2m and 70cm homebrew Quadralfilar Helixes, 50ft LMR-400

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Re: SO67 Over the Americas
by Giacobbe Lauser 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Thanks, Hans! We're looking forward to it! - Jake, KK6L

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