February 2013 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

WD9EWK @ Yuma AZ Hamfest, 15-16 February
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

Hi! I will have an AMSAT table at the Yuma Hamfest in southwestern Arizona on Friday and Saturday, 15-16 February 2013. The hamfest is located at the Yuma County Fairgrounds, south of the I-8 freeway and across the street from the Yuma International Airport and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. The hamfest starts on Friday afternoon, and runs through Saturday afternoon. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.yumahamfest.org/ During the hamfest, WD9EWK will be on various satellite passes from outside the main hall at the hamfest. There may not be many chances to work passes on Friday, but I plan on working more passes on Saturday. The hamfest is located in grid DM22qq. I will be happy to send QSL cards to anyone working WD9EWK during the hamfest. No QSL or SASE is required, just drop me an e-mail with QSO details, and I'll send out a card. QSOs will also be uploaded to LOTW. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Recieved MASAT-1 (MO-72) QSL Card
by Nitin Muttin 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

I recieved the beautiful QSL card for submitting telemetry for MASAT-1 (MO-72) today. Thanks MASAT team. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG]

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CO7WT QRV on FL11 this nigth on SO-50
by Ing. Pavel Milanes Costa 12 Feb '13

12 Feb '13

Hi OMs I (CO7WT) will be active this nigth (12-feb-3012 ~0130Z) on the SO-50 bird. It will be an aprox. 40 degrees pass here, with my setup I have shure coverage of about 20 degrees and up... QSL is 100% via manager ( N2CQ ) and will be ready a few days after the contact. I'm ready for any scheduled contact, always in non office hours... If you are interested, please drop me an email. Remember, I operate semi-portable, with base rigs and a homebrew arrow in my hand in my QTH's roof. I'm new to sats, so any suggestion, critics, etc... are always welcomed. Please if you can hear my say your call slowly and Q coded ;-) 73

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New Cuban Stations on Satellites
by Raydel Abreu Espinet 12 Feb '13

12 Feb '13

Hello everyone, As many of you should already know, now we have two new Cuban Amateur Operators on FM Satellites. Recently CO7WT and CM2XN have finally achieve their firsts QSO on SO-50 Satellite. This may look simple, but for a Cuban Ham this is a great success, after many weeks of antenna building, equipment adjustments and learning, this two fellow hams enjoy of the amazing opportunity of make a QSO on a FM Transponder Satellite. They know there is a lot more of operating skills to learn and they are very happy to do so. This apparent little success is a great success and motive of pride for the Cuban Satellite Group named GROS, "Grupo de Radioaficionados para Operaciones Satelitales" (Ham Radio Group for Satellite Operations ...a very free translation...) One of the many objectives of our Satellite Group is to promote this part of the hobby to our fellows ham. Many Cubans hams does not have the required equipment to successfully make a satellite QSO, but with the help of the Group they can put their technical skills to work and success. Few other Cuban hams has the required gear but they usually thought working a satellite is too difficult. However, with these little success the Group can show to the rest of the Cuban ham community how two stations using inventiveness and perseverance worked a FM Satellite, and perhaps those hams with the proper equipments finally decide to get on the air and activate new grids. CO7WT, Pavel is the Group's Technical Vice-Coordinator. And CM2XN, Jose, is a Group new Member since 1 month ago. The Group continues with the VHF Nets in Havana Province two times a month on Fridays and we are working on extend it to a National Net on HF one time by month on the future. The Group's First National Meeting continues postponed due to logistical arrangements but it is still as a priority to the Cuban National Amateur Radio Federation (F.R.C. - Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba) and we have their full support. You are free to ask any question or send comments regarding the Cuban Satellite Group to any Member of the Coordination Board as well to any member in general. - CO6CBF, Hector, Vice-Coordinator (co6cbf(a)frcuba.co.cu) - CO7WT, Pavel, Technical Vice-Coordinator (pavel(a)conas.cu) - CM2ESP, Raydel, Coordinator (cm2esp(a)frcuba.co.cu) There is a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eocmIubIBQ4) of Hector, CO6CBF, at the 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium talking about how a Cuban Ham operate a satellite. Thanks to Patrick WD9EWK and AMSAT for such opportunity!!! All the best from Cuba and thank all of you for your help, patience and understanding. 73, Raydel, CM2ESP GROS Coordinator PS: Sorry if I write something wrong, my english is not perfect.....

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ISS ShadowBeacon UP
by Mineo Wakita 12 Feb '13

12 Feb '13

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/isshado2.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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OA4A beam rehab
by Lizeth Norman 11 Feb '13

11 Feb '13

Greetings all! I wanted to expressly thank the fellows that were kind enough to post me copies of their manuals of the beams in question and to share their experience. Today, my wife and I spoke with Ernesto, OA4CN, the president of the Peruvian national radio club. He indicated that the organization was still interested in rehabbing the beams. Will be making the trip towards the end of the month of April, and will be there a month. Thanks again to all. I'll be sending out PM's, as well as keeping everyone on the -bb updated. 73 de Norm n3ykf

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n3ykf/oa4 April 22/May 23
by Lizeth Norman 11 Feb '13

11 Feb '13

Hi all! Going to Peru, again. Bear in mind, these are tentative plans based on things in and out of my control. Will try to activate another grid. This one will be up in the Andes, will keep everyone posted. Will also activate FH17 (Lima, Peru). Please note that I will be taking full sized UHF and VHF cavities. Would expect better performance on AO-7 and FO-29 from my receiver with a cavity in line. The last time was horrendously noisy, even with a DCI filter. Only had a few good opportunities to exploit passes from quiet locations. Preselection is a wonderful thing. 73 de Norm n3ykf

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Re: Work offer inside
by Stephen Ponder 11 Feb '13

11 Feb '13

Has someone's email been infected? This email looks suspicious ... No, I did not click on any link inside the email. 73 Steve Ponder, N5WBI ---------------------- Sent from my iPhone

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Work offer inside
by al7cr＠amsat.org 11 Feb '13

11 Feb '13

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Sat/Sat Link
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 11 Feb '13

11 Feb '13

Heard a earth/sat/sat/earth signal this morning. at 1550 earth heard YL??? in ko26 in qso with SM7BHE via AO29 on 435860 on CW. Heard both sides of the CW QSO didn't pick up the pencil fast enough to record the YL full call. It had to be AO-07 to FO-29 link. Been a lot of years since I have heard a double link.

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