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BY70-1 Last Chance Western USA
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

It will be interesting to see if it stops working tomorrow as it begins to heat up as it begins to drag in the atmosphere. Speaking of which right now, BY70-1 is coming up in a few minutes and I intend to work this pass and next pass of it tonight. Work it while you can I guess! 73 Nick, KE8AKW

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EM30/31 Re-Schedule
by R.T.Liddy 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

Due to a schedule conflict, I need to cancel my operation from EM30/31 on 2/16. I'm planning to do it on 2/17 instead. 73, Bob K8BL/5

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FN27/28 Expedition This Weekend - Schedule
by Ken Alexander 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

Hi Folks! Following is my schedule for the weekend. As I mentioned on Twitter, I do pay attention to the "grids worked" maps you have on your QRZ web pages. As a result I am making a special detour to make FN17 available to a few who need it. A few of you even e-mailed me your maps. That's fine too! Send them to the e-mail address on my QRZ page. A few notes: - The weather forecast looks promising! I'm not likely to freeze or get buried in snow as long as I can keep the car on the road! - I have a long drive to FN27/28 on Saturday morning. Forgive me if I miss the first pass. - I will do my best to operate from the FN27/28 boundary, conditions permitting. If it's not safe then I'll have to do them separately. I don't know if I have cell service there. I'll announce where I will be if there is. - There are a few XW-xx "freight trains" in the schedule. We'll see how agile I can be! I'll try and keep up! - The usual disclaimers regarding obstacles like trees and geography that may block my signal. I may pack up early if there's no activity and I get bored. Get in there and work me. Snoozing = Losing Once you work me, please stand aside on subsequent passes and let others who need the new grid work me. I'll work you just to get you out of the way if you insist on being a pest, but I might forget to log you! :-) If you want to make a quick call and say hello then please wait until things quiet down and you hear me calling CQ. 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS Friday Evening FN25 -------------------------- 17.02.2017 AO-73 01:10 17.02.2017 FO-29 02:25 17.02.2017 BY70-1 03:26 17.02.2017 EO-79 03:57 17.02.2017 FO-29 04:09 Saturday Afternoon FN27/28 -------------------------- 18.02.2017 EO-79 16:39 18.02.2017 FO-29 17:02 18.02.2017 AO-07 17:23 18.02.2017 AO-85 18:30 18.02.2017 AO-07 19:13 18.02.2017 AO-85 20:10 18.02.2017 AO-07 21:08 18.02.2017 XW-2D 21:34 18.02.2017 XW-2F 21:35 18.02.2017 XW-2B 21:39 18.02.2017 XW-2C 21:47 18.02.2017 XW-2A 22:37 18.02.2017 XW-2D 23:09 18.02.2017 XW-2F 23:09 18.02.2017 XW-2B 23:14 18.02.2017 XW-2C 23:23 Saturday Evening FN27/28 -------------------------- 19.02.2017 XW-2A 00:10 19.02.2017 AO-73 00:13 19.02.2017 AO-73 01:49 19.02.2017 FO-29 02:19 Sunday Morning FN17 -------------------------- 19.02.2017 AO-07 18:14 19.02.2017 AO-85 18:55 19.02.2017 AO-07 20:06 19.02.2017 AO-85 20:36 19.02.2017 XW-2D 21:22 19.02.2017 XW-2F 21:22 19.02.2017 XW-2B 21:27 19.02.2017 XW-2C 21:35

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BY70-1 decay
by Roland Zurmely 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

Graph showing the orbital evolution: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/by70.htm#e> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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NAYIF-1 SSB
by PY5LF 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

Hi A few contacts yesterday during the first pass over here. https://youtu.be/rGOjEoDL2qo Sorry the language is mostly Portuguese and Spanish , but you can check the signal and audio. Congratulations and thank you to all involved on this project. 73

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Nayif-1 Transponder CubeSat Update and New TLEs
by M5AKA 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

Nayif-1 (FUNcube-5) SSB/CW transponder CubeSat - First day update https://amsat-uk.org/2017/02/15/nayif-1-launched/ A new post-launch set of Nayif-1 TLE’s has been issued by the launch authority and it can be downloaded from http://amsat-nl.org/download/NAYIF_TLE.txt Please note that these numbers are not based on JSpOC observations so we do not yet have a valid catalog number. Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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NAYIF-1 anf SatPC32 Doppler.SQF
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

I have loaded parameters to work NAYIF-1 on SatPC32 on doppler.SQF but does not appear in satellite list, close and open the program and the same, have another name? David Maciel XE3DX *http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>* *david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com <david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com>*

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NAYIF-1 04:39z pass over CM98
by Greg D 16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

Nice pass just now, contacts with KO6TZ and K8YSE. Both sounding really good. I was using keps for 2017-008F (since they load automatically into Gpredict); seemed to work ok. I lost the bird a minute or two early, then realized that my rotor decided to swing around just at the wrong time, and it was too late to stop it. But even so, I'd say those keps are just a tad late, as both Bob and John had already found themselves and were chatting when I first got the rig and antennas configured. QSB was not much of a problem (operator issues were more severe :) ). I didn't check the telemetry side of things this pass. Equipment here is a Yaesu 847. 2m 2x8 element CP beam for receive, and 2x15 CP beam for transmit. No amps or preamps needed. Nice bird! Greg KO6TH

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Nayif-1
by KO6TZ Bob 15 Feb '17

15 Feb '17

Another good satellite. Made my first two contacts 0n the 04:45 pass over Western USA. Contact with K8YSE/7 and KO6TH. Loud audio on the downlink. Some drift during the pass, but that should work out in time with refined TLE's. Good job to all involved. KO6TZ Bob

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NAYIF1 TLE'S
by ingejack＠cox.net 15 Feb '17

15 Feb '17

What are the correct TLE'S for NAYIF1 ?? I am showing Item 41953 17008F is that correct ?? Thanks KC7MG

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