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

WAS
by Kevin Deane 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

Looks like I need SC, WV, and ME. I am not in any kind of rush by any means, I am sure if anyone else needs these we can work together. Kevin KF7MYK

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Satchat
by Vince Waelti 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

Hi all, just letting everyone know they are welcome to participate in the weekly SatChat held on the *AMSAT* server on EcoLink. -L AND -R links allowed as well. Everyone is welcome. I will be net control. (this gives you a chance to talk with the people you hear on the birds) As usual, I will call up at 7PM CENTRAL TIME & close down at 8:30PM CENTRAL TIME. That's 8-9:30pm eastern, 5-6:30 pacific. Thanks! Vince Waelti, K9TSU *Net Controller for the Sat-Chat *Green County ARES/SKYWARN *Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN * Web -> www.k9tsu.tk <-Web *608-312-0138

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need WV, Del, NC, NH for WAS
by Mervyn Hecht 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

I need four more states, WV, Del, NC, and NH for WAS by SAT. If anyone from one of these states can email me to set up a schedule I would appreciate it. Merv, KO6E please email to <mervynhecht(a)yahoo.com>

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WAS via Sat
by Kevin Deane 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

So I looked a little closer at my grid map and it seems that Idaho was not the last one after all... :( Kevin KF7MYK

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RAX-2 Success – Anomaly Detected
by Trevor . 10 Mar '12

10 Mar '12

Congratulations to all those involved in the RAX-2 project. http://www.uk.amsat.org/5586 73 Trevor M5AKA

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ISS packet BBS gripe
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 10 Mar '12

10 Mar '12

It would be nice if people would refrain from connecting to the ISS packet mailbox when others are engaged in unproto-mode conversations (making contact between 2 or more live people.) It's especially annoying on weekends during the day. It's apparent that the people who connect to the RS0ISS-11 during a busy pass do not realize how #1 they clog up the channel with retries and #2 they clog up the channel with retries or how they clog up the channel with retries. Obviously if you are on a pass in the middle of the night and can't find a live person through the endless unattended beacons, connecting to the packet BBS isn't as big a deal. OK, I'm done griping. I sure love making contacts via ISS! It's a fun and underrated resource we are truly blessed to have at our disposal. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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UT1FG/MM Power Supply Failure
by John Papay 10 Mar '12

10 Mar '12

Many of us have been following UT1FG/MM as he sails from port to port, operating on the birds and 6 meters. When Yuri left port in Nicaragua a few days ago, he emailed the bad news that his 12v power supply that runs his IC706 had failed and could not be fixed. This prompted an effort to find a way to replace that power supply and insure continued operating as he sails up to Montreal Canada. The solution was eventually found and thanks to the efforts of Captain Manolis Joannou, HP1CQ, Yuri continues to operate. An abbreviated version of the story of International good will and extreme determination to succeed is now posted on my website. This hobby is more than just operating and making contacts. For the rest of the story, please visit this webpage: http://www.papays.com/sat then click on the ut1fg/mm panama link. 73, John K8YSE

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Re: UT1FG/MM Power Supply Failure
by K5OE 10 Mar '12

10 Mar '12

Thanks, John, for your part in this "recovery" and nice chronicling of the event. Yuri sounds as good as always with the new power supply. FWIW, my last VO-52 contact, on what we will likely refer to as "the old transponder," was with Yuri: 28.02.2012 0035 UT1FG/MM VO-52 M-B SSB EJ78 Yuri off coast of Costa Rica 73, Jerry, K5OE

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Eham
by Vince Waelti 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

I got an article published on the front page of www.eham.net . Go to the site and you will see it. This was a VERY poor one that I wrote, but I have a better one that I submitted to QST. Vince Waelti, K9TSU *Net Controller for the AMSAT Sat-Chat *Green County ARES/SKYWARN *Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN * Web -> www.k9tsu.tk <-Web *608-312-0138

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ARRL 3400 MHz Bandplan Consultation
by Trevor . 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

ARRL have produced a draft bandplan for the 3400 MHz band http://www.arrl.org/files/media/News/9_cm_Band_Plan-Draft.pdf They've got weak signal terrestrial in the lower 300 kHz of 3400 which looks good since it's to our benefit to have the terrestrial weak signal working segment within the satellite allocation. Regions 2 & 3 are fortunate in having a Amateur Satellite allocation at 3400-3410 MHz, I think only Denmark and Norway have that in Region 1. Hopefully IARU/ARRL will be able to acheive a global allocation at a future ITU WRC. ARRL Seeks Comments on Proposed 9 cm Band Plan http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-seeks-comments-on-proposed-9-cm-band-plan 73 Trevor M5AKA

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