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ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR Status
by Farrell Winder 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

Still loud and clear on the 18:08Z Cincinnati pass. Downlink on own signal good but no response to CQ.. Try the next one at 19:41Z . Farrell Winder, W8ZCF Cincinnati, OH

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ARISSAT-1
by kl 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

All, Copied beacon for pass at around 1800Z. Copied W8ZCF on cw through transponder at 18:10Z at about 3 deg elevation. Voice beacon also observed briefly. 73 WC7V Kerry

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ARISSAT 1
by Pete Rowe 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

Nice clear signal at 1803 Z here in San Jose, CA. IHU temp 42 degrees. Pete WA6WOA

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ARISSAT-1
by Bob- W7LRD 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

Monitored the satellite fm broadcast at 1805z keps seem current keps seem accurate, signal dropped out at the calcuated time. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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ARISSat-1 in So CA
by Clint Bradford 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

Current pass (like RIGHT NOW - 10:03AM PST) was three minutes "ahead" of AMSAT-NA's Keplerian data. But I couldn't have asked for better reception ... Temps were 42C and 41C ... Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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Re: Need East Coast
by k6yk 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

Yep, It just takes a little dedication. I was operating VERY casually this year mostly only on Ao-27 and a little on SO-50. The result for 2011 is: 470 QSOs, 41 states, 175 grids. Keep trying, folks! And good work Clayton! 73, John, K6YK On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 21:42:10 -0600 Clayton Coleman W5PFG <kayakfishtx(a)gmail.com> writes: > Since becoming active on satellites again in April 2011, I have > managed to work 48 states on the FM transponders with portable > equipment. I did not set out to accomplish this minor feat on FM > alone because I do also operate VO-52, AO-7, and FO-29 /P. Hawaii > is > impossible for me unless AO-7 is used. New Hampshire is the other > state I need but I've got several options to get it confirmed if I > would just sit down and schedule one with friends. Maine is not > common but New Hampshire seems less common in my ~8 month window of > activity. All good award confirmations come to those who wait, > right? > What fun is chasing an award if it's easy? > > There are lots of active grids, states, and countries available for > paper chasers on the birds. More importantly, there are many > genuine > and experienced operators for which the satellite community can be > grateful. Whether a casual operator, a paper chaser, or DX-hound, > the > current operational birds have a lot to offer proportionate to what > you put into working them. > > My suspicion is there is a group of "been there, done that" > experienced operators that don't get on and operate much any more. > Maybe this is because there's not a HEO satellite, maybe they have > all > the wall paper they want, perhaps they get annoyed the LIDs on FM > transponders, or maybe they are just waiting on the "next great > bird" > to get them active again. In any case, I would invite those of you > who have not operated the current satellites in recent times to get > on > the air so that some of us "newcomers" have a chance to be > acquainted > with you. > > Looking forward to contact with you in 2012. > > 73, > Clayton > W5PFG ____________________________________________________________ LifeLock® Official Site Identity Theft Can Happen to Anyone So Get Protection with LifeLock. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f033dbde7d2410f1eeest03vuc

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ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR Reception
by Farrell Winder 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

All, Report that 1st part of 16:34Z pass covering Cincinnati was strong. A couple of minutes later noted some erratic behavior on trying to receive own transmitted CW, then return signal became weak. Did hear some good CW "dots" but no call letters followed. Try next pass at 18:08 Z I will be correcting for doppler to receive my signal on 145.930. Will listen for any stations CW or USB. Farrell Winder, W8ZCF

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Meteor Pings at Space Weather Radio
by JoAnne Maenpaa 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

Hello Everyone, Here is one "Satellite Short" which would be too late if we waited for the weekend ANS news cycle: + The annual Quadrantid meteor shower will peak on January 4. Fore- casters expect the shower to peak around 07:20 UT (02:20 am EST) on Wednesday morning, January 4. At maximum, as many as 100 meteors per hour could emerge from a radiant near Polaris, the north star. You can listen to the meteor pings on-line. The meteor echoes from the Air Force Space Surveillance Radar in Texas detects a meteor or satellite as it passes over the facility. Follow the link at: http://www.spaceweatherradio.com/ -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Arissat-1: Keeps on ticking (but is it taking a licking?)
by Burns Fisher 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

A nice strong pass over NH around 1500z. Many telemetry frames decoded and forwarded. The little guy is still going strong! Oddly, the doppler predictions seemed to be pretty close today even at its highest point when the frequency changes most rapidly. Is there low solar activity or something? Anyway, I have notced pretty high temps in a few places, for example the IHU temp has been in the 60s. RF was in the 70s once, I think. The solar cells are high, but that's not surprising anyway with the sun shining on them. Hoping for another pass around 2115z. Burns, W2BFJ

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Re: ARISSat-1 descending rapidly
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 03 Jan '12

03 Jan '12

Hi all, Just worked 2E0SQL ( Peter ) over here in the UK at 1520 hrs ,still strong but caught me on the 180 degree turn of my rotator. He was 5 / 8-9 and also monitored the FM transmissions on a separate radio with afixed antenna. Ken Eaton GW1FKY

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