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EO-79
by ingejack＠cox.net 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

EO-79 very strong but lots of noise on the Sat. Had to correct Doppler through the pass continuously. Heard many stations trying to find themselves but no contacts. My Settings were Uplink 435066 DWNLINK 145954 Using Satpc32 Cat tuning I was able to control Doppler through pass... 73 JACK-KC7MG

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EO-79 observation of correct frecuency.
by LU2DPW Juan Carlos 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Hi to all Few minutes ago pass EO-79 over Argentina. Up 435075 and down 145963 my signal good but strong noise, not QSO. 73 de Juan LU2DPW - Mercedes (BsAs) - GF05gi De: Keith O'Brien via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Para: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Enviado: Sábado, 12 de noviembre, 2016 13:11:37 Asunto: [amsat-bb] FunCube 3 EO-79 Saturday morning local was the first chance I had to try out Funcube 3. Finding my correctuplink frequency required a lot of tuning. I finally located it about 21 KHz up from the published frequency of 435.050. Signal level was good considering my antenna limitations here. Called CQ entire passand heard a lot of signals trying to find themselves, but got no replies this pass. Nice to have another satellite to play with.... Keith N4ZQ EL88

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FunCube 3 EO-79
by Keith O'Brien 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Saturday morning local was the first chance I had to try out Funcube 3. Finding my correctuplink frequency required a lot of tuning. I finally located it about 21 KHz up from the published frequency of 435.050. Signal level was good considering my antenna limitations here. Called CQ entire passand heard a lot of signals trying to find themselves, but got no replies this pass. Nice to have another satellite to play with.... Keith N4ZQ EL88

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DREAM-1 (CAS-2T)
by Douglas Tabor 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Since this pup is up (poetic license has be revoked) for a short time, where does one go to find pass prediction info? Will listen for the CW (435.710), but can’t live by my radio all day. For those on the cruise, have a great symposium and time out there. Wishing I was there too. 73, Doug, N6UA Douglas Tabor dtabor(a)estesvalley.net

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pj: (6)
by James Hickox 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

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2016 AMSAT Annual Meeting will not be online
by Clayton Coleman 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

I regret to announce that the 2016 AMSAT Annual Meeting aboard the Carnival Liberty will not be made available via EchoLink as originally announced. This is due to several factors affecting the ship's onboard satellite Internet. The audio will be recorded for future posting online. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Fox Telem MAC Install issue...
by Chad Phillips 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

I am trying to install the FoxTelem software on my mac. I have the latest version of java installed, latest version of OS X. I hold down the cmd key when trying to open the install file, yet it says the file is corrupt. Any ideas? Thanks, Chad kg0mw

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PRICE DROP NIB 16-element Cushcraft 416-TB UHF Boomer $60
by JC Smith 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

New in box, cross-polarized, sixteen element Yagi w/80" boom, 12.5 dBd forward gain. See manual with pictures and complete specs here: http://www.pa3guo.com/cushcraft_416tb_manual.pdf This is a satellite antenna but of course has other applications and elements could be trimmed for higher freqs. $60 plus shipping or pick up in Walnut Creek, CA. Two available.

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Chinese stage reenters over Myanmar
by andy thomas 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

Please see this link:Myanmar debris: 'Mystery object lands at jade mine' - BBC News any thoughts - would it be part of the CAS mission? 73 de andy g0sfj | | | | | | | | | | | Myanmar debris: 'Mystery object lands at jade mine' - BBC News A metal cylinder, possibly from a Chinese satellite launch, falls on to a mine in Myanmar, media say. | | | |

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EO-79 now in transponder mode - pass reports appeciated
by Wouter Weggelaar 11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16

Hi all, AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL working with ISIS BV are delighted to announce that the FUNcube U/V transponder, on the 2U CubeSat QB50p1, has now been activated with a regular schedule. Due to power budget constraints the transponder cannot be operational 24/7 and an orbit specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and will stay on for a period of 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified over the forthcoming weeks as a result of experience. The transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.047-435.077 MHz LSB Downlink: 145.935-145.965 MHz USB And the output power is approximately 400mW. Qb50p1 was launched in June 2014, as a collaborative effort led by the von Karman Institute and ISIS-BV, into a sun synchronous 620×600 km polar orbit as a precursor spacecraft for the QB50 mission. The primary function of the satellite was to test a number of the systems and science payloads. This phase has now been completed and we are grateful to VKI and ISIS BV for carrying this transponder into space and, again, to ISIS, for developing and uploading the new, required, flight code. ========== We would like to receive pass reports on the -bb so that we can gauge how the satellite is used and if it is performing well. Please post a quick reply stating: - pass time and date - if you could use the transponder - if it was busy - any other remarks you would like to make ========== We hope you have lots of fun using EO-79! The AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL FUNcube Team

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