January 2016 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

PSAT still going and going...
by Robert Bruninga 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

PSAT seems alive and well, supporting both APRS digipeating on 145.825 and PSK-31 on 435.350 FM downlink (28 Mhz uplink). I love a satellite that needs no care most of the time (unless some of our other ground stations are doing it and I’m clueless as usual.) Anyway, I just checked the downlink page http://pcsat.findu.com and see a handful of users over the last two weeks since I last checked. Orbit clock “s#058612” shows 586 orbits and 12 minutes since last reset, and that is about 40 days. I do notice that most telemetry is coming down in the dark (S# sun vectors mostly 0000’s) so it is in the dark over the northern hempiphere these days. But seems to be holding up. http://aprs.org/psat.html Bob, WB4APR

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Colorado Amateur Satellite net Begins in 1 hour
by Skyler F 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

This is a reminder that the Colorado Amateur Satellite net will begin in 1 hour from now (7PM mountain time Thursday). 6PM Pacific 7PM Mountain 8PM Central 9PM Eastern Please visit us on *AMSATNET.INFO <http://amsatnet.info/>* *IRLP* 9870, the Denver Reflector *ALLSTAR LINK* 40764, direct hookup to the repeater here. 41715, KC9ZHV hub at a data center if I am out of bandwidth. More info on AllStar - amsatnet.info/#node *ECHOLINK* *AMSAT* unless there is an ARISS contact, then go direct to KD0WHB-L *LOCAL RF* 449.625 (-) 141.3 ( WØKU Lookout Mountain) 447.225 (-) 141.3 (The STEM school repeater we set up) 447.850 (-) 141.3 (ACØKQ's repeater where he lives on TOP of saddleback mountain) 147.450 SIMPLEX (Aurora, CO) 446.275 (-) 100.0 Galena St. Local repeater at my house, giving a whopping 5 blocks of great coverage *REMOTE RF* Your Repeater here!, Email me if you want to link in or me to link your echolink or allstar repeater in automatically (no automatic IRLP linking supported) Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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Active 9600 Baud Satellites
by Tony 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

All: Managed to decode several 9600 baud satellites in the past couple of weeks: UniSat-6: 437.426 XW-2F: 145.955 CAS-3G: 145.475 Tigersat: 435.000 LO-74: 437.445 Mike's (DK3WN) list of active satellites is a wonderful resource. There's a long list of telemetry software as well. http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?page_id=29535 Thanks Mike... Tony -K2MO

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star comm group
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

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HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY- W2JV
by W2JV 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Hello: It’s that time of year, put away the Holiday leftovers and be part of HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY. We will be celebrating our 17th year with over 30 forums! I will be doing a talk on the history and operation of Amateur Satellite’s, from our exciting beginnings to operating Duplex with todays reasonably priced equipment. If you cant attend please look for me, weather permitting, on all passes in FN30 during the day, thank you. 73 W2JV Peter weather and links

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Re: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ Thunderbird Hamfest in Phoenix AZ, Saturday morning (9 January)
by Richard Tejera 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Patrick, I'll see you there, and like last year I'll be at Yuma as well. Happy to help you man th a AMSAT booth there as well. 73 Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On January 6, 2016, at 20:57, "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> wrote: Hi! Weather permitting, I will have an AMSAT booth at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club's annual hamfest in Phoenix, Arizona. The hamfest site is a church parking lot, west of the I-17 freeway and south of Bell Road. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/content.php?348-hamfest It has been raining here in Phoenix for the past couple of days, and the rain should continue through Friday. Current forecasts show no rain on Friday evening and Saturday morning, so this should hopefully ensure a rain-free hamfest. I will try to post more information on Friday evening and/or Saturday morning here on the -BB, and I will certainly post updates on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed. If you do not use Twitter, you can read my Twitter feed using a web browser at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK During the hamfest, WD9EWK will be on the air demonstrating satellite operation. If you hear WD9EWK, please call and be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest site is in grid DM33. After the hamfest, WD9EWK QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. If you would like to receive a QSL card for any QSOs made during the hamfest, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. No need to first send me a QSL card or SASE. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK _______________________________________________ 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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WD9EWK @ Thunderbird Hamfest in Phoenix AZ, Saturday morning (9 January)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Hi! Weather permitting, I will have an AMSAT booth at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club's annual hamfest in Phoenix, Arizona. The hamfest site is a church parking lot, west of the I-17 freeway and south of Bell Road. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/content.php?348-hamfest It has been raining here in Phoenix for the past couple of days, and the rain should continue through Friday. Current forecasts show no rain on Friday evening and Saturday morning, so this should hopefully ensure a rain-free hamfest. I will try to post more information on Friday evening and/or Saturday morning here on the -BB, and I will certainly post updates on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed. If you do not use Twitter, you can read my Twitter feed using a web browser at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK During the hamfest, WD9EWK will be on the air demonstrating satellite operation. If you hear WD9EWK, please call and be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest site is in grid DM33. After the hamfest, WD9EWK QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. If you would like to receive a QSL card for any QSOs made during the hamfest, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. No need to first send me a QSL card or SASE. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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AO-73 contacts correction
by wa7eth＠frontier.com 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Senior moment. I will be receiving on 145.960. Sheesh........that's what happens when you get old ! ! ! Sorry for the confusion everyone. I will be looking for CW contacts around 145.960 and may move as suggested. Thanks for your patience!.73'...Ed WA7ETH

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Re: [amsat-bb] Request for 1906Z SO-50 Pass
by Rick Tejera 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Good for her! I hope the Hamcation posts video of her presentation. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Radio Club www.w7tbc.org 623-572-0713 623-203-4121 (cell) SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Lea - WX4TV Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 10:06 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Cc: Carole Subject: [amsat-bb] Request for 1906Z SO-50 Pass Good Morning, Hope (KM4IPF) will be presenting at the Youth Forums at the Orlando Hamcation and Dayton Hamvention. She gives her first practice presentation tonight at the Orlando OARC meeting and gives another one again tomorrow at the Lake Monroe LMARS meeting. She is putting the finishing touches on her PowerPoint right now, and we find that we don't have any good video of her actually working contacts on a pass. Weather permitting (it's a cold 70 degrees and rainy here in Florida), we will shoot video of her working the 1906Z pass this afternoon. If there is not a rare grid on the pass, would anyone who can make the pass please listen for her and work her for the video? Remember, she is 9 years old and still learning to do it all on her own, so if you could give callsigns and grids a couple of times when you work her, it would be appreciated! If you're in Central Florida, come hear her tonight or tomorrow, and if you make the hamfests, be sure to attend the Youth Forums. The kids who speak at them are the future of our hobby and they typically give some incredible talks. Know in advance that your QSO may end up in the talk! Thanks and 73, James Lea - WX4TV Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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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Looking for AO-73 CW contacts
by wa7eth＠frontier.com 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

I will be looking for some cw contacts on AO-73 this evening about 0503 - 0514Z - hoping to find some folks interested in CW .....I will be transmitting on uplink 145.960 and coming down wherever AO-73 decides it wants to put me. Hoping to hear some stations. 73'...Ed WA7ETH

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