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

Re: GN36/GN26 operation
by Mark Saurman 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Hi again, Thanks everyone for the QSOs while I was on the GN26/GN36 border and on the GN26/GN27 border. Hope I was able to give a few of you some new ones. Sorry for the short advance notice. Our trip back to NL is primarily to visit friends and family and the XYL is standing in a wedding so radio is not at the forefront. When she decided she was going out with her female friends to see Magic Mike I decided to take that opportunity to head to some rarer grids hihihi! I will probably have opportunity to get out again but it'll be with short notice again. The GN36/26 border is about an hour and a half to two hour drive from here but I can get to GN36 in just under an hour. Since it seems like most have been asking for GN36 that's probably where I'll head. Of course if anyone wants a contact from GN37 that can be easily provided, just let me know. We'll be leaving here on the 17th. Also, we're going to Saint-Pierre next Monday, August 13th. Operations will be from GN16, unlike many DXpeditions who go to the very ham friendly Hotel Miquelon up in GN17 so maybe some of you need that. For QSLing, please QSL direct to N8TLV. I do not currently have LotW but getting my ID mailed out to the ARRL from here before I leave is on my to-do list. I have the software installed already so I will have LotW, just be patient and I'll have your QSOs loaded in. Hope that answers everyone's questions! 73, Mark VO1ONE

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Re: VE3NKL/p
by Nikolai Ozerov 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Thanks to everybody who was on the satellites during our vacation in Newfoundland. Working you on the birds was an exciting experience... Now it is time to fill out QSL cards and send them out... I will update my progress on this on the QRZ page. 73, Nikolai / VE3NKL > Many thanks to Nikolai, VE3NKL, who operated portable from 6 different > grids in Newfoundland, Canada during the past 2 weeks. > > *Thanks to his family that shared their vacation time with us "Grid > Chasers" while Nikolai took time out to work the satellite passes.* > > Great signal and you handled it well Nikolai. Thank you for the contacts > and new grid squares. > Thanks for GN09, GN19, GN26, GN28, GN37 & GN38 (May have been one more!). > > When do you go on vacation again?? HI HI! > 73 > de K4FEG EM55

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Mars Science Laboratory Photographed During Landing
by B J 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120806b.html 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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STRaND-1: Satellite Based On Smartphone
by B J 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

http://audioboo.fm/boos/909797-phone-in-space-planet-hunting-and-spaceport-… http://www.sstl.co.uk/divisions/earth-observation-science/science-missions/… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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GN36/GN26 operation
by Mark Saurman 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

Hi all, Going to try and operate from the GN36/GN26 border on the passes today between 17Z and 19Z today. Focusing on FM birds but will give the SSB ones a shot. I have a hard time sometimes with them being handheld! 73, Mark VO1ONE

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ISS contact downlink recording
by dutchboy47501＠gmail.com 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

I recorded the downlink from a recent ISS contact with a group of Boy Scouts near Chicago. Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F813COaiGaQ Ken KC9TTR

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Re: Mars Science Laboratory Landing Confirmed
by Tony Langdon 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

At 03:36 PM 8/6/2012, B J wrote: >The first image has been transmitted and received. Watched the whole landing, awesome stuff. :) 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com

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Mars Science Laboratory Landing Confirmed
by B J 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

The first image has been transmitted and received. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Mars Science Laboratory Landing Coverage
by B J 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/msl/status.html http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html Landing less than 1 hour from now. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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/portable!
by Vince, K9TSU 06 Aug '12

06 Aug '12

The 6th, 7th and 8th I'll be portable and mobile in EN53 and EN54 on So50 and Ao27. de K9TSU

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