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

ARRL Centennial QSO Party - W1AW/8 (Michigan)
by Paul Stoetzer 21 Feb '14

21 Feb '14

Dale, K8RO, was heard operating as W1AW/8 from Michigan on the last pass of FO-29 for anyone chasing the W1AW portable operations. He wasn't sure if he was going to be on the next pass or not, but hopefully everyone will get a chance to work him before next Tuesday. I was glad to get my home state in the log! Any W1AW/4 operations planned from Florida for this week? Also, the ARRL has released the tool for tracking your score in the Centennial QSO Party. The overall point totals are derived from your LoTW log data and the W1AW portable QSO total is derived from their uploaded data. The link is here:

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FUNcube Warehouse Upload Ranking Changes
by David A B Johnson 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

Hi, At the request of several users we have added another column to the page which enumerates the position in the ranking as well as the number of uploads. http://warehouse.funcube.org.uk/ranking.html?satelliteId=2 Current range is 1 – 536 73 Dave, G4DPZ FUNcube Team Member

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Distributed Ground Station Network For CubeSat Communications
by M5AKA 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

Paper by Zachary J. Leffke KJ4QLP http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/20/distributed-ground-station-network-for-cubes… Also on the AMSAT-UK website Fox-1 CubeSat Publicity Handout http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/20/fox-1-cubesat-publicity-handout/ Brown University CubeSat on TV http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/18/brown-university-cubesat-on-tv/ Ofcom: Coexistance issues for 2300 and 3400 MHz bands http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/19/ofcom-coexistance-issues-for-2300-and-3400-m… Overcrowding of the two metre satellite band http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/18/overcrowding-of-the-two-metre-satellite-band/ Delfi-n3Xt transponder to be tested - Update Feb 20, 2014 http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/17/delfi-n3xt-transponder-to-be-tested/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK Website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396 Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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DSTAR AMSAT users net
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

Hi All DSTAR /AMSAT users net tonight 0200 utc on REF60B Damon WA4HFN em55

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test
by Dale Hershberger 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

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Funcube Dashboard Dying
by Burns Fisher 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

Hi, I have a computer which I am currently dedicating to getting AO-73 data via a FunCube dongle. I leave the dashboard running all the time and when the AO-73 comes over the horizon, it grabs the data. But something odd has been going on from the start. After multiple days of running, the dashboard apparently crashes. At least when I check in on it, the dashboard is no longer running and I have to restart it. Has anyone else had this experience? If any dashboard developers are listening, is there any data that I can collect to help figure this out? Thanks and 73, Burns, W2BFJ

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Request for Solar Flux Data
by Colin Hurst 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

I am looking for the 45 day Solar Flux Data (www.swpc.noaa.gov) covering/overlapping the period 21st November to 7th January. Please email me direct. Thank You. Colin VK5HI

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Feb 26 SO50 Passes
by Dale Hershberger 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

Feb 26 KL4E will be giving another school Satellite demo. This will be with elementary and middle grade students. This is part of Engineers week presentations. He will work three SO50 passes with his HT and Arrow antenna. The pass times in UTC are: 1801 1942 2123 These times are AOS for BP51 Dale-KL7XJ Area Coordinator Alaska

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144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna
by M5AKA 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

The Alpha Sky Antenna is now retailing at $89 instead of the previous $299. Has anyone any experience of this antenna ? Amateur Radio Store https://amateurradiostore.com/all-alpha-antennas-c-2/hoa-friendly-alpha-sky… 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Ofcom - Interference to 2400 from proposed LTE band
by M5AKA 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

The UK communications regulator Ofcom have published a consultation on the technical coexistence issues for the proposed 2300 and 3400 MHz LTE (4G cellphone) bands. http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/19/ofcom-coexistance-issues-for-2300-and-3400-m… In is worth noting that Ofcom use the ITU-R frequency filing database as the source of information for the usage of the Amateur-Satellite Service bands. This highlights the importance of all amateur satellites being correctly registered in the ITU-R database. ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK Website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396 Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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