December 2012 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

AO7 Mode Switch Update
by K4FEG 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Good Day BB; this morning during the 1035UTC pass of AO7 over the USA AO7 switched from Mode B to Mode A at 1037UTC according to my station clock. Due to the fact that something cause the satellite to "shift" the switch time to begin with it cannot be said that this switch time will remain constant but for the last few days I have been narrowing down the switch time and this seems to be a stable point for now. I hope this helps those who keep up with such matters! 73 FRM K4FEG EM55aj

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Re: VUCC Sat
by Ron Seiler 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Would also like to add my congrats to KC9TTR. I earned VUCC Sat #45 in 1995, so only 90 were issued over the 9 years to 2004. That's an average of 10 per year at a time when we had HEO sats and a wealth of LEO sats. 101 VUCC's over the eight years from 2004 to 2012 is an average of about 12 per year. 73, Ron VA7VW -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Price Sent: 17-Dec-12 18:02 To: Ted; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Sat My goodness! I got #135 on April 5th 2004. There must have been a long dry spell. On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Ted <k7trkradio(a)charter.net> wrote: > First of all, congrats to KC9TTR for #236 !! > > As a side comment, I look up at VUCC #226 (dated 12-29-11). That means > there have been only 100 VUCC's this year. The death of HO68, SO67, > AO51 and now > AO27 really put the 'hurt' on new activity. I feel fortunate to have > got most of my grids from AO-51. Any future VUCC's are going to take a > lot of effort and hard work. > > 73, Ted, K7TRK > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of K&R Yoksh > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 2:49 PM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Sat > > Congrats from VUCC Sat #150 > > 73 > > Kyle Yoksh > K0KN > Olathe, KS > > > --- Original Message --- > > Today I received VUCC Sat certificate #236 from the ARRL. Thanks to > all the operators who helped me achieve this, especially portable > operators in grids away from home. > > KC9TTR > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator Email N4QWF(a)AMSAT.ORG Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ DXCC #33,478 VUCC SAT #135 WAS SAT #296 51 on AO-51 #13 LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il >From the Foothills of the Blueridge *Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!" _______________________________________________ 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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Re: VUCC Sat
by K&R Yoksh 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Congrats from VUCC Sat #150 73 Kyle Yoksh K0KN Olathe, KS --- Original Message --- Today I received VUCC Sat certificate #236 from the ARRL. Thanks to all the operators who helped me achieve this, especially portable operators in grids away from home. KC9TTR

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TH-D72 APRS HT's
by Robert Bruninga 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

For any AMSAT folks have TH-D72’s: We are looking for as many D72 owners that live within a few hours of Mammoth Cave, KY to join in a significant cave-radio experiment on 2-3 March 2013 to demonstrate VHF/UHF cave radio “texting” and status reporting. The D72’s can automatically relay position and text data up to 7 or 14 hops from radio to radio. We want to see how well this technique can be used in caves. See http://aprs.org/cave-link.html The date corresponds to the annual Cave City hamfest and is a good excuse to come play. We have the support of the National Park service to conduct this first ever cave-radio-relay experiment. Contact me to volunteer wb4apr(a)amsat.org Bob, WB4APR

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FCD/SDR
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

I have the original FCD and the HF adapter. I ordered the new DC to light FCD a few hours before the December QST arrived. I have been playing with the dongle for a while. Mainly on the satellites but have also copied EME JT65 signals with it. On FO-29 and AO-7 it is fun to watch the whole band pass at once. In many cases some preselection is necessary (VHF repeater for the gas company is close by, if you don't tune it out the system is desensed). On the HF side, a simple LC tuner as a quantum improvement. SO after the QST article I stopped by Best Buy. Without the benefit of exotic test equipment a can say I can't tell the difference!! I hooked up the HF adapter, again can't tell the difference. Now all I need is a computer controlled VFO!! 73 Merry Christmas and HNY Tom K8TL

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Cheap and Easy SDR
by Mike Hoblinski 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

I was reading the article in QST January magazine that details turning a DVB-T usb TV Dongle into a SDR receiver with coverage from 64 to 1700 Mhz with some gaps. I was wondering how this differs with the Fun Cube Dongle being sold. The article also shows how to extend coverage to the HF band. The TV Dongles sell for about 20 dollars on ebay. Mike N6IMF

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"ARISSat-1 Operational Survey" by Steve, N7HPR at ARRL/TAPR DCC, Atlanta, GA, September 21, 2012
by Mark Thompson 17 Dec '12

17 Dec '12

"ARISSat-1 Operational Survey" by Steve, N7HPR at ARRL/TAPR DCC, Atlanta, GA, September 21, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0i_6in8CE0&list=PL2Uw0HJVsJgbkEi1cu1N_4K1SJ…

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New web site for sats
by Marci Miguel 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

here's a good resource also for satellite ops http://www.logersat.com/ 73´s Marci EA1BYC

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Possible Details Of NK Satellite
by B J 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

http://allthingsnuclear.org/north-koreas-satellite/ http://38north.org/2012/09/nhansen091212/ The satellite described in these 2 articles is the Kawngmyongsong-3, but the one currently in orbit is believed to be a copy. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: VUCC SAT
by Jim Adams 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

Congrats from VUCC # 209. Jim Adams - K0BAM

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