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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73
by Kevin M 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Tonight, I hears myself very well on the AO-73 pass...and only myself! Please....I need four more contacts for my 73 on 73 award! This was the 02:54 pass. (It switched off at 03:00.) I will not be up for the 04:31 pass. But, I plan on being around for the earlier evening passes during the weekdays! Can you help? tnx and 73, George ------------ I don't know, George... what's your callsign, and I'll look up and see if I've worked you yet. =^) 73, Kevin N4UFO

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DEORBITSAIL over Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Data copied at orbit #42 13:39-13:49 UTC 13 jul 2015 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B8 00 99 01 44 01 03 00 03 00 00 00 0F 01 60 02 61 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 29 23 10 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B9 0C 6A 20 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 47 23 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B8 00 99 01 45 01 03 00 03 00 00 00 0C 01 5F 02 61 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B9 0C 73 20 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 92 23 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B8 00 9B 01 43 01 03 00 03 00 00 00 0D 01 60 02 60 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B9 00 DF 03 49 08 D9 04 A5 00 02 04 7B 00 73 20 08 01 40 04 73 00 03 00 02 00 03 00 0C 00 01 00 08 08 08 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 BF 23 10 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B9 0C 73 20 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 DD 23 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B8 00 9A 01 45 01 03 00 02 00 00 00 14 01 60 02 61 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 0A 24 10 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 28 24 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B8 00 9A 01 43 01 03 00 02 00 00 00 12 01 60 02 61 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B9 00 D6 03 12 07 0B 07 EE 03 67 00 12 00 57 20 76 00 40 04 7F 00 03 00 02 00 03 00 0C 00 01 00 08 08 08 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 55 24 10 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 73 24 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B8 00 9A 01 46 01 03 00 03 00 00 00 12 01 60 02 61 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 A0 24 10 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF B9 0C 6A 20 C0 C0 00 A6 A6 86 40 40 40 00 88 9E A6 40 40 40 00 03 F0 FF 88 00 BE 24 C0 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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DeorbitSail silent
by Ken Swaggart 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Nothing heard from DeorbitSail during the 1825Z pass today, or the previous pass. Is it just my station? Tnx, Ken, W7KKE

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Eggbeater VS Big ( Or Little) Wheel
by Joe 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

How do these two antennas compare? The Eggbeater? http://www.m2inc.com/index.php?ax=amateur&pg=181 or the mini wheel? http://www.hamtv.com/oal.html#wheels Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] EB-144 High SWR going crazy
by Dino Papas 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Lee - did you take the center assembly apart? My original EB-144 had a failed connection at the coax connector center pin inside the antenna center assembly which initially appeared as an intermittent depending on the torque applied when attaching the feed line. That connection is difficult to repair as you have to desolder the short piece of feed line from the balun PCB and then remove the connector from the body; I was able to do it and M2 to their credit replaced mine very quickly as the eggbeater was to be our ARISS contact backup antenna only a few days later (the fault showed up at the ARISS site when setting up). If this is the case with yours send me a note and I’ll forward the pix I took of the inside the body of the center assembly. 73 - Dino KL0S On Jul122015, at 2349 PM, Lee Maisel <maisel(a)lobo.net> wrote: > Hello, > > I have an M2 EB-144 eggbeater, and am going crazy trying to figure out why I get high SWR and it is not working. > > I replaced all cable with LMR-400 (about a 50' run) and new solder on N connectors, and tested them, but no matter what I get horrible high SWR. > > I redid the ends, I took the whole antenna down, took it apart, checked and redid all connections, hooked it up to the radio in the shack, NO high SWR.. Took it back up installed on the roof, and same old horrible high SWR. > > Any clue what the problem could be? > > Thanks! > > Lee > W5LMM

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EB-144 High SWR going crazy
by Lee Maisel 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Hello, I have an M2 EB-144 eggbeater, and am going crazy trying to figure out why I get high SWR and it is not working. I replaced all cable with LMR-400 (about a 50' run) and new solder on N connectors, and tested them, but no matter what I get horrible high SWR. I redid the ends, I took the whole antenna down, took it apart, checked and redid all connections, hooked it up to the radio in the shack, NO high SWR.. Took it back up installed on the roof, and same old horrible high SWR. Any clue what the problem could be? Thanks! Lee W5LMM --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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AO-73
by gkcarr＠go-express.net 12 Jul '15

12 Jul '15

Tonight, I hears myself very well on the AO-73 pass...and only myself! Please....I need four more contacts for my 73 on 73 award! This was the 02:54 pass. (It switched off at 03:00.) I will not be up for the 04:31 pass. But, I plan on being around for the earlier evening passes during the weekdays! Can you help? tnx and 73, George

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Second Sat Show on W5KUB This Tuesday!
by Clint Bradford 12 Jul '15

12 Jul '15

Well, we got "newbies" intrigued with ham satellites last week on the W5KUB show ... This week, AMSAT-NA reps will be on the air - Live ham radio show every Tuesday night on w5kub.com at 8 PM Central time. (0100 UTC Wed). We also simulcast the show on shortwave station wtww at 5085 khz. AMSAT Vice President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY and Vice President Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA. Jerry and Drew will talk about the latest AMSAT information: + Fox-1A launch coming this fall + Operational satellites + AMSAT's future opportunities Log on to http://www.w5kub.com - and join the chat room while you watch Tuesday night! Clint K6LCS

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DL7VTX QSLs
by Paul Stoetzer 12 Jul '15

12 Jul '15

Good evening, I received an email from Jens, DL7VTX, yesterday. He says that he has had cards printed for his trip to PJ7, J7, PJ6, and FS back in February and March and will be replying to QSL requests this week. 73, Paul, N8HM

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Video of TAPR-AMSAT presentations
by M5AKA 12 Jul '15

12 Jul '15

Presentation Videos: Amateur Radio Geostationary Transponder and the Adventures of a Hacker Turned Radio Ham http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/12/tapr-amsat-2015-talks/ Surrey Space Centre - DeorbitSail 145.975 MHz http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/telemetry/deorbitsail/ The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at Guildford July 25-26 is open to all, admittance is £10 each day, parking free http://amsat-uk.org/2015/06/16/international-space-colloquium-at-guildford/ 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK ----

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