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Online Sat Predictions
by Amsat Argentina 05 Aug '14

05 Aug '14

Try http://amsat.org.ar/sat.htm just finished. Quickly provides on single screen most data required for ham sats & active maps & graphics. Allows select Location & Sat showing in local time actual & future precalculated passes. Comments, suggestions, welcome. 73, lu7abf, Pedro lu7abf(a)amsat.org.ar

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Re: [amsat-bb] NO EJECTION MASS Propulsion
by Andrew Glasbrenner 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

This part made me perk up: "therefore is potentially demonstrating an interaction with the quantum vacuum virtual plasma" I clearly have some reading to do. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier(a)gmail.com> >Sent: Aug 4, 2014 6:54 PM >To: amsat bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] NO EJECTION MASS Propulsion > >I hope they aren't wrong because they clearly don't understand how it >works!!! > >http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20140006052 > >Bob >N4HY > > > >-- >Bob McGwier >Co-Owner and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC >Professor Virginia Tech >Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY >Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ) >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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dx on fo-29
by Lizeth Norman 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Checked qrz and others. Nothing on the new station I heard today: 9z4f. Call comes back as Tridindad/Tobago. Anyone know anything? I was playing with my dongle and wasn't able to get the station reconfigured to come back to him. Strong 5/9 into the bird, 73 de Norm n3ykf

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Calpoly kepler host down
by PE0SAT | Amateur Radio 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Hi, Thanks for reading this. A question is the following host temporary down or is it moved to another location, if so could you please tell me/us the new location. http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~ops/keps/kepler.txt 73 Jan PE0SAT -- With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/ DK3WN SatBlog http://www.dk3wn.info/p/

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SO-50 QSO's
by John Belstner 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

I heard lots of new calls on SO-50 today and I really wanted to give them a shout back and say welcome. Unfortunately, that's about all I heard was a bunch of folks throwing their call sign out. Is there some "transmit only" mode that I'm not aware of? ;-) On a more serious note, try to hear the downlink first before transmitting. It reduces QRM and greatly increases your chances of making a QSO! Thanks and 73, John W9EN

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AO-73 at 03:30Z
by Paul Stoetzer 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Good evening, I have been on a few evening passes of AO-73 lately and have found little to no activity. With the loss of VO-52, AO-73 now carries our easiest to hear linear transponder. I will be on the 03:30Z pass over the United States that covers much of the United States if anyone cares to join me. I will be calling CQ at around 145.965 MHz. The transponder will shut off just after 03:37:15 when it enters sunlight. 73, Paul, N8HM

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satellite grid map reqeust
by John Papay 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Several years ago I started posting grid maps on my website so that grid chasers and grid expeditioners could get an idea of what was needed by active satellite operators. However, some of these maps have not been updated in quite a while. And there are many new grid chasers that have not submitted their maps for posting. If you have a map that is currently posted and has not been updated recently please send me an updated map(s) or just send me a text file of the grids you have confirmed, one 4 character grid square per line And another text file of grids you have worked but are not yet confirmed using the same format of one grid per line. I will generate the maps from these files and you can download and print the resulting map that will be posted. If you have never submitted a map, please consider doing so. Knowing who has what is very helpful to potential grid expeditioners and it is a nice way to keep track of what you need and where that grid is located with respect to grids you already have. It's a lot easier for someone in a grid adjacent to one you need to go there compared to someone who might live hundreds of miles away doing the same. If you send me your grid lists as specified above, I will generate the maps for you. Here's a list maps on my website and the date they were updated: AA4QE 5/11/2012 AC0RA 8/26/2013 CO6CBF 11/22/2011 K6YK 4/26/2011 KB1PVH UNKNOWN KB1RVT 9/6/2013 KB9RID 1/8/2011 KC0YBM 12/31/2011 KD8CAO 10/8/2011 KD8KSN 8/2/2011 KI6YAA 11/30/2010 KK5DO 4/21/2012 KO4MA 10/28/2013 N5AFV 2/25/2012 VA3OR 3/22/2012 W5PFG 9/16/2012 WA4NVM 2/27/2012 WD9EWK 3/4/2012 Info on how to make the maps is on the grid map page: http://www.papays.com/sat/gridmaps/gridmaps.html 73, John K8YSE

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Who is Midori ?
by Keith O'Brien 03 Aug '14

03 Aug '14

Caught a bit of FunCube-2 CW beacon on 145.840 Sunday AM local and it sent: 'UKUBE 1 CALLING MIDORI' Who is Midori ?? Keith N4ZQ

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Telemetry freq for Ukcube-1/Funcube-2?
by Mark L. Hammond 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

Hello Funcube-2 Telemetry Chasers, What are you using as the "real" frequency as compared to the published frequency of 145.915 MHz? I've gotten some frames from using the Funcube Dongle Pro+, but want to use my IC-910 and I haven't been around for a pass with telemetry xmissions active to try and tune in the actual downlink. Thanks--- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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FUNcube-2 Telemetry Beacon
by Peter Kaminski 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

Hello, a question. Is there a schedule for the telemetry TLM beacon activity available or are there any special days there the beacon is on? If so there can I get this information? regards Peter DL9DAK

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