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

DELAWARE
by Mervyn Hecht 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Can anyone give me a lead to any station in Delaware on any satellite? Is anyone even alive in Delaware? Please reply to <mervynhecht(a)yahoo.com>. Merv KO6E

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WB2SIH OPERATION
by waf3153＠aol.com 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

I will be leaving New York early thursday ( 3/08) >on a trip to EL99. I will be traveling on interstate route 95. I >will do my best to be on the SO50 and AO27 passes. The higher passes >i will most likely operate mobile from and the lower passes i will >try to stop and use the arrow. All of the operating plans >are? tentative, but I will do my best to be active whenever possible >during the trip.? ?73, Buff WB2SIH

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Amateur Radio Spacecraft LightSail-1
by Trevor . 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

This is one way to increase the orbit of a satellite use a solar sail. Some information on the LightSail program at http://www.uk.amsat.org/5430 73 Trevor M5AKA

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DQ0STRATEX VHF & UHF Balloon Mission March 10
by Rob Styles 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Hope this helps. http://www.uk.amsat.org/5418 also via Twitter @amsat_uk Rob M0TFO

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DQ0STRATEX VHF & UHF Balloon Mission March 10
by JoAnne Maenpaa 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Hello everyone, Here a news item which would be too late if we waited for the weekend AMSAT News Service ANS bulletin cycle: Perhaps our friends in range of Europe would be interested in ... DL, GERMANY DQ0STRATEX is a special event call on the occasion of the stratospheric balloon project (StratexB) planned for March 2012 by the local DARC clubs Duelmen (N28) and Luedinghausen (N29). They plan to send an amateur radio load, consisting of an APRS and a speech beacon, to the stratosphere with this balloon project. Another payload will be added by the HAMs of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Bremen (I04) with an experimental ADS-B receiver. The special event station DQ0STRATEX is active in all modes on all bands between Jan 13,2012, and Jan 31, 2013, handing out the special DOK STRATEXB. They have two balloon missions planned, on Mar 10 around 0930 UTC and on Mar 24 around 1600 UTC, both starting on the airport at Borkenberge near Luedinghausen. The APRS beacon is transmitting on 144.800 MHz and the speech beacon in FM on 430.375 MHz. SWL reports are highly appreciated (also online). QSL cards via DK4REX. See also: http://www.darc.de/distrikte/n/29 [ANS thanks the DXNL 1770 - Mar 7, 2012 DX Newsletter for the above information] -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Re: VO-52 Not Heard
by Nitin Muttin 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

All, We are aware of the current situation. Myself and Mani, VU2WMY tried listening to the beacon and work thru the satellite during the 04:05 UTC pass over India ( 6 degree elevation) on Feb 29th but nothing was heard. I will post further updates when I hear from ISRO on the current status and next steps. Please submit your reports at www.oscar.dcarr.org or drop me a email. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] Secretary, AMSAT INDIA Hi John, K8YSE Transponder and Beacon of VO-52 where also not heard over Europe at 17:55 UTC orbit Nr 36876 28 Feb 2012 73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Papay" <john(a)papays.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:03 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] VO-52 Not Heard > VO-52 was not heard over the US at 1330z, 28Feb2012. > Reports on oscar.dcarr.org at 1100z also say that it > was not heard over Europe. > > Please listen for VO-52 and submit reports to > the oscar.dcarr.org website. > > 73, > John K8YSE

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Masat-1 (MO-72)
by Carl Rimmer W8KRF 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Masat-1, also named MO-72 by AMSAT, is Object E. 73, -- *Carl W8KRF*

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Masat-1
by David Hopkins 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Gentlemen, Can anyone please tell me what is the correct International designator is for the Masat-1 satellite. Several satellites were ejected at the same time and numbered 38079 to 38085 Which is Masat-1 Thanks David David G. Hopkins (VK4ZF CAPALABA QLD AUSTRALIA 27.32.38S 153.12.03E QG62OL Skype :- davhop

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need WV, DEL and GA for WAS
by Mervyn Hecht 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Can anyone give me a lead to any stations on FO-29 or other sat in West VA, DEL or GA? Please reply direct to me at <mervynhecht(a)yahoo.com>

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Cincinnati Hams send Photo via satellite
by Trevor . 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Nice story in the press: http://www.uk.amsat.org/5394 73 Trevor M5AKA

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