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

Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
by Trevor . 06 May '12

06 May '12

I liked the fold away yagi antenna in this video of the OSSI ground station. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7218 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Glasgow school students wins ESA CanSat competition
by Trevor . 06 May '12

06 May '12

Students at Bearsden Academy won the competition against schools from across Europe with their 434.250 MHz CanSat. It was only launched to an altitude of 1km but should have them a taste of the thrill of satellites. See the story at http://www.uk.amsat.org/7201 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ----

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Moon Takes Center Stage TONIGHT
by Clint Bradford 05 May '12

05 May '12

Sick of asteroids stealing headlines, moon steps up tonight - CNET News http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57428621-76/sick-of-asteroids-stealing-he… Clint Bradford

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SatChat Tonight....UPDATED
by Vincent, K9TSU 05 May '12

05 May '12

Hi all! The Sat Chat group will meet on EchoLink at 7PM central till 8:30pm central, which is about an hour from right now. Remember....I will not be net control. We (the "Sat Chat Team") have made the decision that a formal net isn't necessary to have fun! Everyone is welcome to meet and form a round table on the *AMSAT* EL server. Thanks, Vince. -- *Vince Waelti, K9TSU* WX9MCS/R Control Operator Midwest SSTRC Spotter # MW314 Green County ARES/SKYWARN Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN

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Elmer
by Alan Beck 05 May '12

05 May '12

Looks to me like I need an Elmer. I am trying to use the least expensive way to do things for now. Push button of a TS-50 fed by a block downconverter is where I am at now. I look forward to somebody helping me. Best 73, VY2WU Alan on PEI

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FM8DY on AO7
by py5lf_ 05 May '12

05 May '12

Thank you dear Jean , FM8DY for the QSO on AO7 , my first with Martinique Island ! 73 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio www.qrz.com/db/py5lf Curitiba-PR-Brazil GG54jm

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now @ DM51/DM52, until 2230 UTC
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 05 May '12

05 May '12

Hi! I plan on working passes at the DM51bx/DM52ba line for the next 2 hours, through the 2221-2238 UTC AO7 pass. QTH visible at http://aprs.fi/wd9ewk-9 and updates at http://twitter.com/wd9ewk 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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VO-52 and how to keep up to date on the satellite status
by Ib Christoffersen 05 May '12

05 May '12

Hi all, Very good to see VO-52 back again. This incident again makes it a good idea to remind everyone about the live report page: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ Please report the hearings to this page. It is instant information - no delay :-) There may be few reports in error - but the general picture is very good. 73 OZ1MY Ib

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Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again.
by i8cvs 05 May '12

05 May '12

Dear Mani VU2WMY and Mr.Parimala Rangan with others, To day 5 May 2012 VO-52 was working very well for me on orbit 37868 at 18:01 UTC. The drift in frequency of the Beacon seems to be only less than 3 KHz upper than nominal and is reducing gradually because probably the transponder is heating up. The SSB quality is very good with no distorsion or overloading.Worked four stations without problems. We appreciate the timely and immediate corrective actions from ISRO and AMSAT-India. TNX 73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mani VU2WMY" <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> To: "T PARIMALA RANGAN" <tprangan(a)istrac.org> Cc: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it>; "Nitin Muttin" <vu3tyg(a)yahoo.co.in>; <pe1rah(a)yahoo.com>; "VUHAMS" <vuhams(a)yahoogroups.com>; <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com>; "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; <ja0caw(a)rose.ocn.ne.jp>; <stefano.castriotta(a)tiscali.it>; "Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK" <iw0dtk(a)libero.it>; "Salinardi Felice IK4GMH" <ik4gmh(a)aribagnacavallo.it>; "Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA" <robetti(a)alice.it>; "Paolo Passerini IW2HEU" <paolopasse(a)yahoo.it>; "Malagoli Annibale" <Annibale.Malagoli(a)edipower.it>; "IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis" <iz8puq(a)alice.it>; "IZ8NKY Francesco Speranza" <iz8nky(a)alice.it>; "IZ6AVN Mario IZ6AVN" <lacivitam(a)alice.it>; "IZ5FSO Pietro" <iw5ecj(a)inwind.it>; "IZ4GAC Stefano" <s.lattanzio(a)alice.it>; "iZ4BBH Claudio" <claudio(a)zanichelli.net>; "IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini" <alessandro.palazzini(a)alice.it>; "IW6OVD Fernando Di Bartolomeo" <fernandodibartolomeo(a)alice.it>; "IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio" <fulvioon(a)gmail.com>; "ik8yss Castantino Montella" <ik8yss(a)hotmail.it>; "IK5TSW Luca" <ik5tsw(a)virgilio.it>; "ik1ran Marco" <ik1ran(a)alice.it>; "I6VMS Enzo" <i6vms(a)fastwebnet.it>; "I6KGD Gianni" <gdcicco(a)libero.it>; "i6IBE IVO BRUGNERA" <brugneraivo(a)alice.it>; "i5IAR Umberto Picchi" <u.picchi(a)tin.it>; <gio44(a)tiscali.it>; "Francesco Grappi iW4DVZ" <f.grappi(a)tin.it>; "Ferruccio Paglia IW1DTU" <mhz4464(a)yahoo.com>; "Eugenio Piluso" <iz8jhd(a)yahoo.it>; "Ettore Gatelli i2EF" <i2ef(a)libero.it>; "antonio gargiulo" <epu.ant(a)tiscalinet.it>; "IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo" <mazzeomarcello(a)gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 8:01 PM Subject: Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again. > Dear Mr.Parimala Rangan and others, > > We all at Upagrah Amateur Radio Club (VU2URC) ISRO Satellite Centre, > wish 'HAMSAT-VO-52' a very Happy Birthday. Our good wishes and > greetings for a healthy and long life to 'HAMSAT VO-52'. > > We appreciate the timely and immediate corrective actions from > everyone connected with this wonderful project. Our good wishes and > greetings to the entire HAMSAT project team on this great great day. > > 73 de > > Mani, VU2WMY > Secretary & Station-In-Charge > Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC > ISRO Satellite Centre > HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. > Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 > Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 > E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in > vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com > isrohams(a)yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > Quoting T PARIMALA RANGAN <tprangan(a)istrac.org>: > > > Dear HAMS, > > > > Today is HAMSAT's Birthday and completed 7-years of service. > > Transponder-2 (Dutch) was switched ON today, 0230 UT / 5 May 2012. > > Sorry for the break. > > > > We would appreciate your feedback. > > > > Thanks for your communication. > > > > Regards, > > > > T PARIMALARANGAN > > Operations Director > > HAMSAT > > > > ISTRAC/ISRO > > Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O) > > 080 - 2535 0132 (R) > > 0 - 9480333563 (M) > > 080 - 2202 9062 (F) > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > From: i8cvs [domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it] > > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 9:01 AM > > To: Nitin Muttin; pe1rah(a)yahoo.com; T PARIMALA RANGAN; VUHAMS; > > amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com; Amsat - BBs; Mani VU2WMY > > Cc: stefano.castriotta(a)tiscali.it; Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK; > > Salinardi Felice IK4GMH; Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA; Paolo Passerini > > IW2HEU; Malagoli Annibale; IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis; IZ8NKY > > Francesco Speranza; IZ6AVN Mario IZ6AVN; IZ5FSO Pietro; IZ4GAC > > Stefano; iZ4BBH Claudio; IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini; IW6OVD > > Fernando Di Bartolomeo; IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio; ik8yss Castantino > > Montella; IK5TSW Luca; ik1ran Marco; I6VMS Enzo; I6KGD Gianni; i6IBE > > IVO BRUGNERA; i5IAR Umberto Picchi; gio44(a)tiscali.it; Francesco > > Grappi iW4DVZ; Ferruccio Paglia IW1DTU; Eugenio Piluso; Ettore > > Gatelli i2EF; antonio gargiulo; IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo > > Subject: Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 not heard > > > > Hi All, > > > > Beacon and transponder of VO-52 were not heard over Europe on day > > 4 May 2012 during the ascending orbit 37853 at 17:44 UTC and it was > > in full Sun light. > > > > Yesterday 3 May VO-52 was not heard over South America by PY5LF > > and over USA by K5OE as well not heard over Europe by IW6OVD > > > > Please let us know what is going on. > > > > TNX > > > > 73" de > > > > i8CVS Domenico

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HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again.
by T PARIMALA RANGAN 05 May '12

05 May '12

Dear HAMS, Today is HAMSAT's Birthday and completed 7-years of service. Transponder-2 (Dutch) was switched ON today, 0230 UT / 5 May 2012. Sorry for the break. We would appreciate your feedback. Thanks for your communication. Regards, T PARIMALARANGAN Operations Director HAMSAT ISTRAC/ISRO Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O) 080 - 2535 0132 (R) 0 - 9480333563 (M) 080 - 2202 9062 (F) -------------------------------------------------------------- From: i8cvs [domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it] Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 9:01 AM To: Nitin Muttin; pe1rah(a)yahoo.com; T PARIMALA RANGAN; VUHAMS; amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com; Amsat - BBs; Mani VU2WMY Cc: stefano.castriotta(a)tiscali.it; Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK; Salinardi Felice IK4GMH; Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA; Paolo Passerini IW2HEU; Malagoli Annibale; IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis; IZ8NKY Francesco Speranza; IZ6AVN Mario IZ6AVN; IZ5FSO Pietro; IZ4GAC Stefano; iZ4BBH Claudio; IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini; IW6OVD Fernando Di Bartolomeo; IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio; ik8yss Castantino Montella; IK5TSW Luca; ik1ran Marco; I6VMS Enzo; I6KGD Gianni; i6IBE IVO BRUGNERA; i5IAR Umberto Picchi; gio44(a)tiscali.it; Francesco Grappi iW4DVZ; Ferruccio Paglia IW1DTU; Eugenio Piluso; Ettore Gatelli i2EF; antonio gargiulo; IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo Subject: Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 not heard Hi All, Beacon and transponder of VO-52 were not heard over Europe on day 4 May 2012 during the ascending orbit 37853 at 17:44 UTC and it was in full Sun light. Yesterday 3 May VO-52 was not heard over South America by PY5LF and over USA by K5OE as well not heard over Europe by IW6OVD Please let us know what is going on. TNX 73" de i8CVS Domenico ________________________________ Disclaimer: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies and the original message. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email or any action taken in reliance on this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The recipient acknowledges that any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and no binding nature of the message shall be implied or assumed unless the sender does so expressly with due authority of ISTRAC Management. Before opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defects as all liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. ________________________________

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