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Fw: AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ANS-216 RadFXSat/Fox-1B Launch Opportunity
by afesan＠gmail.com 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

I´ll be back on satellites (after 7 years off) with (also) 23cm operational.. Planned mount all the antennas & station in September-October. Antonio (EA1IW) -----Mensaje original----- From: Luc Leblanc Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 3:49 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ANS-216 RadFXSat/Fox-1B Launch Opportunity 24 elements loop yagi is ready just have to connect the coax line to the shack. > > High time to get 23cm equipment including antennas operational again! > Excellent news! > Which will be the first 15 stations that can report they are ready for > this? > Henk, PA3GUO > > Fox-1C* 435.300 MHz/1267.300 MHz ** 145.920 MHz > Fox-1D* 435.350 > > MHz/1267.350 MHz ** 145.880 MHz > _______________________________________________ Luc Leblanc VE2DWE _______________________________________________ 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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Last Call for Papers: ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
by Ford, Steve, WB8IMY 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

We're soliciting technical papers for presentation at the 34th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference, to be held October 9-11 in Chicago, Illinois. Papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings. You do not have to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings. The submission deadline is August 17, 2015. E-mail your submission to Maty Weinberg at ARRL Headquarters at maty(a)arrl.org<mailto:[email protected]>. Please to do not send zip files as these will be rejected by our e-mail server.

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ANS-216 RadFXSat/Fox-1B Launch Opportunity
by PA3GUO 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

High time to get 23cm equipment including antennas operational again! Excellent news! Which will be the first 15 stations that can report they are ready for this? Henk, PA3GUO > Fox-1C* 435.300 MHz/1267.300 MHz ** 145.920 MHz > Fox-1D* 435.350 MHz/1267.350 MHz ** 145.880 MHz

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ANS-216 RadFXSat/Fox-1B Launch Opportunity
by Mike Seguin 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

Ready as well. Mike, N1JEZ > On 8/4/2015 6:09 AM, Alan wrote: >> Henk, >> >> 1267.300 MHz---READY! >> >> Alan >> WA4SCA >> >> >> <-----Original Message----- >> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of PA3GUO >> <Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 3:17 AM >> <To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ANS-216 >> RadFXSat/Fox-1B Launch >> <Opportunity >> < >> < >> <High time to get 23cm equipment including antennas operational again! >> <Excellent news! >> <Which will be the first 15 stations that can report they are ready >> for this? >> <Henk, PA3GUO >> <> Fox-1C* 435.300 MHz/1267.300 MHz ** 145.920 MHz > Fox-1D* 435.350 >> MHz/1267.350 MHz ** >> <145.880 MHz -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO83, 84 orbit
by Joe Fitzgerald 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Please note that Mike's list identifies these spacecraft as BRICSAT and PSAT respectively. They are identified as NO-83 and NO-84 on the AMSAT site http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt -Joe

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cn76
by Bob- W7LRD 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

too many "murphy's" I was hearing stations the last couple of pass, could not get into the bird. Will still be here through Tues. afternoon..Will try. It worked from my driveway but not here 73 Bob W7LRD CN76

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AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ANS-216 RadFXSat/Fox-1B Launch Opportunity
by JoAnne Maenpaa 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-216 In this edition: * RadFXSat/Fox-1B Launch Opportunity Announcement November 2016 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-216.01 ANS-216 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 216.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 4, 2015 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-216.01 RadFXSat/Fox-1B Launch Opportunity Announcement November 2016 AMSAT has been notified by Scott Higginbotham, Mission Manager for ELaNa-12 (Fox-1A launch) and ELaNa-14 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B launch) in NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center, "The ELaNa-14 CubeSat complement is scheduled to fly along with NOAA's JPSS-1 spacecraft on a Delta II that will be launching from VAFB on November 15, 2016. Due to a number of CubeSats recently dropping off of the manifest for this flight, a door has been opened, and it is my pleasure to inform you that your respective CubeSats (RadFXSat, GoldenEagle-1, EagleSat, and MiRaTA) have all been officially added to the manifest." AMSAT will begin working with Tyvak, the CubeSat Dispenser and Dispenser Integration Contractor for this flight. Additional news regarding the schedule milestones toward meeting launch requirements will be released as more information becomes available. In a message sent to AMSAT Vice President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Higginbotham concluded, "Congratulations and welcome aboard!" Planned Frequencies for the Fox-1 FM Series Cubesats -------------------------------------------------------------- Uplink FM (67 Hz tone) Downlink FM ---------------------------- ----------- Fox-1A 435.180 MHz 145.980 MHz RadFxSat/Fox-1B * 435.250 MHz 145.960 MHz Fox-1C* 435.300 MHz/1267.300 MHz ** 145.920 MHz Fox-1D* 435.350 MHz/1267.350 MHz ** 145.880 MHz * Pending IARU Coordination, Changes will be announced ** Switchable by command station, not operational simultaneously Download the Fox-1A Operating Guide from the AMSAT Station and Operating Hints page: http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2144 [ANS thanks NASA and Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President Engineering for the above information] /EX

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cn76primit
by Bob- W7LRD 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

had some rx problems last pass-will be on at 2153z- jury rugged set up will work on it. 73 Bob-cn76

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AO83, 84 orbit
by Bob 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Is there site where I can get orbit information? My program does not list these. Bob

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so50 cn76
by Bob- W7LRD 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

I will try so50 at 1848Z 73 bob w7lrd cn76

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