December 2014 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

CW satellite beacon on 145.865?
by Daniel Estévez 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

Hi, I was listening to the AO-73 pass this morning when I heard a CW beacon from a satellite that I have been unable to identify. The signal has the characteristic Doppler shift, so it's definitely from a satellite. The beacon repeats every 30 seconds. My antenna setup is far from optimal, so only three beacon intervals can be copied (but the signal was strong) on the recording. The CW reads: B1IBEJZD05 B1IBRJZD05 B1IBEJZD05 My QTH is in IN80DO, near Madrid, Spain, and the time was 10:18 UTC 31/12/2014. The frequency was around 145.866. I have tried to Google for this CW sequence or the frequency trying to identify the satellite, but I have had no luck. Could anyone help me? I attach a small audio recording of the CW. The time was 10:18:33 UTC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2pPGQkeEAfdU3UzRmV4bDhzTHc/view?usp=shari… 73 and Happy New Year, Dani EA4GPZ.

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Non-receipt of the Journal .....now received
by Tom Warren 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

Well, after my posting of non-receipt and my additional reply which must have been blocked, I’ve received the latest journal. Happy New Year to all, 73…Tom...W4TMW …………………………………………………………… Until we can get your post office problem worked out, I'd be happy to send you mine that arrived yesterday. Email me your address and I'll mail it Friday. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org <http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org <http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb>] On Behalf Of Tom Warren Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 9:35 AM To: amsat-bb at amsat.org <http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 428 I’ve had “non receipt” problems ever since I started my membership this past summer. I’ve received 1 issue without calling Martha at the Amsat office and again I’m not receiving issues. I’m giving up my membership. 73 Tom W4TMW

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Cross-satellite test
by Roland Zurmely 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

PY5LF -> AO-7 B -> FO-29 -> PY4ZBZ Please see here: < http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/cross.htm > 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Cross-satellite test !
by Roland Zurmely 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

PY5LF -> AO-7 B -> FO-29 -> PY4ZBZ Please see here: http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/cross.htm 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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New Year Greetings
by Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

Dear All, Warm Wishes and Greetings for 'A Happy New Year 2015' from all of us here at Upagrah Amateur Radio Club [VU2URC], ISRO satellite Centre, Bangalore. May this New Year shower all of us with happiness, peace, prosperity and good health. 73 de Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192 Mobile: 91-9880 341 456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Amsat Journal
by Lee Ernstrom 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Has anyone received the November/December AMSAT Journal yet? WA7HQD Lee (Doc) Ernstrom Sent from my iPad

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W100AW SO December 30
by Sean K. 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Will activate W100AW on SO50 this afternoon/evening. 2154-2206z (14 degrees)2334-2347z (61 degrees) Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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W100AW FO-29 2009-2027z
by Sean K. 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Sorry for the short notice but I'll give it a try. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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EN74/EN75 Line - AO-7B for EU - 1824Z
by Paul Stoetzer 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Good afternoon, Sorry for the late notice, but I'm heading to the EN74/EN75 line for the AO-7 pass at 1824Z. 73, Paul, N8HM

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AO-7 Mode A
by RSoifer1＠aol.com 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

I was on the most recent pass of AO-7 (2113-2130Z). The satellite was in Mode A, and while within range of southern Arizona there were exactly two stations on it: W1AW/0 on SSB and myself on CW. Why so few? Although the 10m downlink is not as strong as when the bird was new, signal strength on my Elecraft KX3 and multi-band vertical was more than adequate. I suspect that, for many, the problem is a poor receiving antenna. If you have a 10m beam, so much the better, but you don't really need one. A good ground plane or vertical antenna, or a 10m dipole at a reasonable height (say, 30 feet or more) iwill produce good results. Elevation controll is not required -- AO-7 will be above 30 degrees elevation less than 10% of the time it is within range of your station. SKN on OSCAR is coming up on January 1st, UTC. See you on all satellite modes! 73 Ray W2RS

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