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

ISS
by Ted 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Silly question, but what is the mode on the ISS crew contact. FM or ssb? Tnx, K7TRK

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NanosatC-BR1 identified
by Roland Zurmely 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

Hi Nico, The NCBR1 stood by QB50p1 in the QuadPack in Platform A of DNEPR. And the object Q is currently very close to QB50p1 ! NCBR1 is certainly the object Q! Congratulations! 73 Roland.

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Recordings of FO29 Field Day passband...?
by Robert Bruninga 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

> I have been asked by ICOM to webcast field day this year. Unrelated, but it would be great if someone with a good satcom station recorded the passband of FO29. Not so much to get individual QSO's but to grasp what a full wideband transponder can carry. IE, tune the passband from one end to the other at a constant rate. Then again, and again, and again at the same rate. Maybe separate files for each scan so we can tell when a complete scan begins and ends. This would give those who are unfamiliar with wideband linear transponder operation what the capability really is under FD loading... Just a thought. Bob, Wb4APR

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Fwd: Field day
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Tom" <wa5kub(a)gmail.com> To: "Tri-State" <randyw4412(a)aol.com>, "Tony Brignole" <abrigno(a)comcast.net>, "Damon WA4HFN" <wa4hfn(a)comcast.net>, "Rick - WA4NVM" <wa4nvm(a)comcast.net>, "Michael Knight" <kk4ioh(a)gmail.com>, "Ray Novak, N9JA" <raynovak(a)icomamerica.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 8:49:42 PM Subject: Field day It's time for the 2014 Field Day webcast!! Please join W5KUB.com during our live Field Day webcast this Saturday and Sunday, June 28 th & 29 th , rain or shine. To join the webcast go to http://W5KUB.com where the fun begins! This year we will provide live video of four Field Day operations in the Mid-South. See what it takes to set up emergency communications and watch amateur radio operators compete for highest score. We will also have a segment showing satellite contacts. You will see the fierce competition side of some amateurs, while you will see others just enjoying the outing and having fun. You can communicate real time with hams at these events and other hams around the world via our chat room Below is our tentative schedule: Saturday June 28 th 12:00 PM CT (1800 UTC) – Memphis, Tennessee Field Day This is a joint event with the Delta Amateur Radio Club, the Mid-South Amateur Radio Association, and the Tri-State Repeater Club. There will be HF, VHF, UHF operations, including satellite contacts. According to ARRL, the International Space Station may participate in Field Day. Unknown time - K4BFT, Huntsville Amateur Radio Club from the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Sunday, June 29 th 8:00 AM CT (1400 UTC) - Olive Branch Amateur Radio Club from Olive Branch, Mississippi. 1:00 PM CT (1900 UTC) - Northeast Mississippi Radio Amateurs club in Fulton, Mississippi. In addition, we will interview our friend Ray Novak from Icom as he is operating from the Fulton location. Unknown time - K4BFT, Huntsville Amateur Radio Club from the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. During our drive time between events, we will tentatively webcast the Huntsville Field Day. Please help spread the word by posting this announcement in Facebook and forwarding this message to your ham radio friends that may not have received this message! Join our group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/ to keep up with us year-round. We'll 'see' you at Field Day! 73, Tom Medlin, W5KUB http://w5kub.com -- Please check out our ham radio video broadcast page at http://w5kub.com and please join our W5KUB video broadcast group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/279273778772594/ Senior Member of the I.E.E.E

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what birds for field day
by Jim White 26 Jun '14

26 Jun '14

I've just rebuilt my sat station and was planning to be on for Field Day to give out some contacts from home. What birds are folks planning to use? I assume SO-50 and FO-29. Any others? Jim WD0E

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W1AW/9 - IL update
by Grant Zehr 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

W1AW/9 operations (from IL) are underway. Contacts were made today via SO-50, FO-29, VO-52 , AO-7 and the ISS packet repeater. Tomorrow (Thursday 6/26) I anticipate being on during the morning satellite passes, starting about 11:15 UTC. If SO-50 is on during that pass I will attempt to operate there. (If transponder is quiet, I will switch to VO-52). Immediately following I plan to be on the FO-29 eastern US pass. Then I should be on VO-52 and FO-29 during the following passes (western US) later in the morning. In the afternoon I anticipate being on AO-7 and again on VO-52 and FO-29 in the late afternoon/evening. I will be available for most ISS passes for keyboard QSO's. I will be sending CQ de W1AW/9. In order to have a valid QSO, I need to be sure a human is at the other keyboard, responding to me. I cannot verify QSO's consisting of only APRS information, or automated Signals Heard reports. If you are using UISS put my call in the TX APRS box with a greeting message and I will confirm. I have logged only one ISS contact so far, with KA1OLE. I'm looking for more! Feel free to call for repeat QSO's on the same or different satellites. The more contacts the better! I'm mainly operating phone, but can switch to CW as needed. If anyone would like to schedule a contact for a specific pass let me know and I may be able to accommodate. 73, W1AW/9 - IL (Grant AA9LC)

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Predicted conjunction
by W2JV 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

FYI The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has updated a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 9962. Primary Object: Delfi C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 9962 Time of Closest Approach: 27 JUN 2014 08:13 UTC Overall miss distance: 207 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: 63 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: -119 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -158 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 9 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 478 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 8 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 22 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 494 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 8 meters Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA 73 Pete W2JV

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W5KUB live web cast of field day
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

I have been asked by ICOM to webcast field day this year. We have scheduled 3 locations that will be webcast. 1. Memphis, 2. Olive Branch field day, and 3. Northeast Mississippi gang in Fulton, Ms. My schedule would be Memphis on Saturday morning, Olive branch on Sunday morning, and Fulton, MS on Sunday afternoon. Because of travel times, I will probably have only a couple hours at each of the MS locations but should have much more time for Memphis. I need your help. Can you find me someone that can speak about field day at Memphis and that person will be interviewed. Also are there specific stations in the Memphis field day you want to show more or highlight? Rick and Damon will you be there and are you planning to work any satellite? I think that would also be good content that people will be interested in. Thanks, Tom W5KUB W5KUB.COM

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Field Day 2014
by Jim Reicher 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

Thanks to all who responded to my query about tracking software. I have another question. I've been ignoring the reflector for a while, and I've lost track of the satellites that are currently usable for voice/cw contacts. After some research, I have the following in my list: AO7, FO29, SO50, VO52, AO73, LO78. Am I missing any? Are the above birds (especially the newer ones) actually available? Thanks! 73 de W0HV, Jim in Raymore, MO

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Re: [amsat-bb] DIGEST readers
by Kevin M 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

> Unfortunately, a while back, Yahoo changed how multiple messages about the same subject (even to different reflectors - those are "bundled" into a single message) are handled and, when a reply to any of those messages is sent, all of the attached messages cannot be deleted! At least I have not found a way! Try switching to "plain text" for that reply, and then switch back to 'rich text'. You can delete the unnecessary text. In the compose window in my browser, it's a couple up arrows in the gobbledygook next to the send button. Mouse over it and it will say 'Switch to plain text'. Do it again to reverse. 73 N4UFO ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Control is the need of the fearful mind. Trust is the need of the courageous heart."

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