July 2015 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Chinese amateur satellites - Launch delay
by David G0MRF 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Hi all. I see Spaceflightnow.com have announced a delay to the amateur satellites initially due to fly on the 20th July I was searching around for the up and downlink frequencies for the transponder, but instead found this: Long March 6 • Multi-payload Launch time: TBD Launch site: Taiyuan, China A Chinese Long March 6 rocket will launch with a cluster of small Chinese amateur and university research satellites. The flight will mark the first launch of the Long March 6, a new rocket fueled by kerosene and liquid oxygen to replace China’s previous generation of launch vehicles. Delayed from July 20. [July 6] It suggests the new launch date will be in September. 73 David G0MRF

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Delfi-C3 (DO-64) - Rascal Upload server setting
by PE0SAT | Amateur Radio 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

To all Delfi-C3 Rascal users When you're uploading Delfi-C3 (DO-64) telemetry to the online server, then visit the following link. http://www.delfispace.nl/operations/delfi-c3-telemetry-reception/ The upload server is being migrated to another. 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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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-27 Turned On
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

After a Tweet to T.S. Kelso, AO-27 is back in the amateur. txt list from CelesTrak. Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Samsung S4

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VP2MKV QSLs
by Jim White 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

All the contacts for the sat operate from VP2MKV are now in LOTW and there are several matches. The log for the >9,300 HF contacts is also there. The >650 6 meter contacts are not in LOTW and are available via a paper QSL card to N0KV. Jim

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Ao27
by Chris 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Hi All Attempted with no success, to work AO27 recently (0620 ish UTC) however working conditions here were not the greatest. I conducted an attempt in co-ordination with VK6MLB. Intending to keep an eye out on the next run of passes tomorrow, hopefully with some more success. Interested to know how others went with their attempts 73ChrisVK6PII / VK6FCBG Sent on the go with Vodafone - Galaxy s5

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Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FT-847 for sale!
by Richard Tejera 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

If I had the money,the check would already be in the mail... you are correct, it's a steal. Hope it finds a good home. Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On July 4, 2015, at 21:03, Ted <k7trkradio(a)charter.net> wrote: $875 is an excellent price and below market. Someone should snatch this up !! 73, K7TRK -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stefan Wagener Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 5:13 AM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FT-847 for sale! Have a very nice FT-847 available. Unit is a 9/10 (very minimal signs of wear), fully functional, no modifications, non-smoking radio, very clean and very well kept, never mobile! Comes with original manual, laminated quick set-up guide, new microphone and power cable. Has a removable protective cover on the display (beautiful green appearance). Asking $875 plus shipping. PayPal or MO okay. Questions? ship me an email. My callsign at gmail.com 73, Stefan VE4NSA _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-27 Turned On
by Rick Tejera 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Nicholas: >If anyone has contacts into CelesTrak to get AO-27 back into the >amateur.txt file it would help some of the control operators stations. >Our e-mails have gone unanswered. The nasabare element set has AO-27 keps current as of July 1st: AO-27 1 22825U 93061C 15182.49015678 .00000016 00000-0 23505-4 0 9991 2 22825 098.7096 132.6037 0007239 267.3541 205.6596 14.29888933134984 Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Radio Club www.w7tbc.org 623-572-0713 623-203-4121 (cell) SaguaroaAstro(a)cox.net -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicholas Mahr Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 3:48 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 Turned On Hi all, It appears over the past few months, control operators have been working on the old bird as seen here http://www2.umbrasi.com/ . Im still not sure if its fully operational yet, im going to listen for it tomorrow, you should do the same too. As for keps, im using the keps generated off of N2YO, not sure how accurate they are but im using them. Looks like they finally got a update in, as its been over a year since the last update :). Let everyone know on the BBS if you hear it or not. I have not talked on this satellite for 5 years now! Hopefully more memories to come. *June 28, 2015* AO-27 Turned on today. Seems good on the bootloader If anyone has contacts into CelesTrak to get AO-27 back into the amateur.txt file it would help some of the control operators stations. Our e-mails have gone unanswered. - Michael, N3UC - Dan, KM4HZJ - James, N3UCC *April 18, 2015* AO-27 Turned on today. Uploaded Secondary boot loader - Michael, N3UC *April 12, 2015* Turned on High power to check power output. Looks good. - Michael, N3UC 73's KE8AKW _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FT-847 for sale!
by Rick Tejera 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Didn't say i didn't want it, Just Can't afford it right now. :( .. Just hope it goes to a good home. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Radio Club www.w7tbc.org 623-572-0713 623-203-4121 (cell) SaguaroaAstro(a)cox.net From: Stefan Wagener [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 7:35 PM To: Richard Tejera Cc: Ted; AMSAT Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FT-847 for sale! Thanks guys! Yes, this is a great deal for a beautiful radio. Now, guess what? Nobody wants it and it will go on Eham and QRZ this week. Well at least AMSAT BB users had a chance :-) 73, Stefan VE4NSA On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Richard Tejera <Saguaroastro(a)cox.net> wrote: If I had the money,the check would already be in the mail... you are correct, it's a steal. Hope it finds a good home. Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On July 4, 2015, at 21:03, Ted <k7trkradio(a)charter.net> wrote: $875 is an excellent price and below market. Someone should snatch this up !! 73, K7TRK -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stefan Wagener Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 5:13 AM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FT-847 for sale! Have a very nice FT-847 available. Unit is a 9/10 (very minimal signs of wear), fully functional, no modifications, non-smoking radio, very clean and very well kept, never mobile! Comes with original manual, laminated quick set-up guide, new microphone and power cable. Has a removable protective cover on the display (beautiful green appearance). Asking $875 plus shipping. PayPal or MO okay. Questions? ship me an email. My callsign at gmail.com 73, Stefan VE4NSA _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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AO-27 Turned On
by Nicholas Mahr 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Hi all, It appears over the past few months, control operators have been working on the old bird as seen here http://www2.umbrasi.com/ . Im still not sure if its fully operational yet, im going to listen for it tomorrow, you should do the same too. As for keps, im using the keps generated off of N2YO, not sure how accurate they are but im using them. Looks like they finally got a update in, as its been over a year since the last update :). Let everyone know on the BBS if you hear it or not. I have not talked on this satellite for 5 years now! Hopefully more memories to come. *June 28, 2015* AO-27 Turned on today. Seems good on the bootloader If anyone has contacts into CelesTrak to get AO-27 back into the amateur.txt file it would help some of the control operators stations. Our e-mails have gone unanswered. - Michael, N3UC - Dan, KM4HZJ - James, N3UCC *April 18, 2015* AO-27 Turned on today. Uploaded Secondary boot loader - Michael, N3UC *April 12, 2015* Turned on High power to check power output. Looks good. - Michael, N3UC 73's KE8AKW

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Fwd: Satellite Communications the easy way
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "W5KUB.com" <video1.w5kub(a)gmail.com> To: "Damon" <wa4hfn(a)comcast.net> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2015 10:00:55 AM Subject: Satellite Communications the easy way Clint Bradford, K6LCS ** Amateur Radio Roundtable ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Subject: Satellite Communications the easy way ------------------------------------------------------------ It's time for Amateur Radio Roundtable, a live weekly amateur radio webcast and simulcasted shortwave program every Tuesday night at 8 PM CDT (0100 UTC Wednesday). The show can viewed at W5KUB.com (http://w5kub.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0d5cdae05233f79e11025a75d&i…) or heard on shortwave radio station, WTWW on 5085 KHz. Tom Medlin, W5KUB, is joined by co-host Ted Randall, WB8PUM, from the QSO Radio Show. The show covers a wide range of topics for ham radio operators, shortwave listeners, and electronic hobbyists; including balloon launches, Satellite, go-kits, emergency communications, SDR, digital modes, DXing, home brewing, and more. During last week's show, there was a major U.S. internet routing problem and outage which affected our show. Due to this outage we were unable to proceed our show and it has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 6th. This week’s guest will be Clint Bradford, K6LCS. Clint lives in Southern California, and, by last count, has performed his "How to Work Amateur Radio Satellites With Your HT" presentation almost 80 times at conventions and clubs across the United States. To learn working the "birds" with just a simple HT, tune in Tuesday night's show. Clint will also discuss other tools needed; such as, free tracking software, how to home-brew a simple Yagi antenna for more punch in the signal, and the simple protocol used when making these fun and interesting contacts. In addition to learning about the satellites, the same equipment is used to contact the International Space Station. Clint also coordinated a school contact with the International Space Station - enabling students to interview an astronaut as the International Space Station streaked overhead. Clint's websites are work-sat.com (http://w5kub.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0d5cdae05233f79e11025a75d&i…) and K6LCS.com (http://w5kub.us10.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0d5cdae05233f79e11025a75d&…) We are adding a segment to the show at allows our viewers and listeners to call in to a phone line and be on the show. Please call in and say hello and give us a signal report and comments about the show. To watch Amateur Radio Roundtable go to W5KUB.com (http://w5kub.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0d5cdae05233f79e11025a75d&i…) . To join the chat room, signup for a new account. It only take a couple of minutes. If you are listening on 5085 KHz, we would like to hear from you. Please send an email to tom(a)w5kub.com (mailto:[email protected]) and tell us your location and signal report. Be sure to check out Ted Randall's show, the QSO Radio Show. Information about Ted's Saturday shortwave show can be found at qsoradioshow.com (http://w5kub.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0d5cdae05233f79e11025a75d&i…) . We need help with topics. If you have a specific subject that you would like to present in a future show, send an email to tom(a)W5KUB.com (mailto:[email protected]?subject=tom%40W5KUB.com) . Forward this message to a Friend (http://us10.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=0d5cdae05233f79e11025a75d&id=c…) will allow you to share this message with your friends. Join us for fun and interesting discussions! Tom Medlin, W5KUB Tom and Ted taking phone calls during the Field Day Live show Your text caption goes here. You can change the position and width of the caption from the block settings tab. ============================================================ Copyright © 2015 W5KUB.com Webcast, All rights reserved. You are receiving this message because of your affiliation with amateur radio. Our mailing address is: W5KUB.com Webcast 3060 Country Place Dr E Collierville, TN - Tennessee 38017 USA ** unsubscribe from this list (http://w5kub.us10.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=0d5cdae05233f79e11025a75d&i…) ** update subscription preferences (http://w5kub.us10.list-manage1.com/profile?u=0d5cdae05233f79e11025a75d&id=f…)

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