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iPhone APP error
by Jeff Griffin 25 Jun '17

25 Jun '17

Sry about the subject error... I noticed something odd today while operating satellites for FD. I usually get anyone who wants in the audience involved, I have someone log, I make the contact and run the s/w and radio, I also pass the mic to anyone who wants to make a sat contact, and another person will point the antenna. We find a north marker and I give that person my cell phone as a antenna pointing aid. Anyway on my cell phone running GoSatWatch an iPhone app that there was a AO-73 pass at 9:28 EST. The pass was a nice 77 degree's. I walked to my sat setup with the group and turned on the TS2000 and my Laptop, and I couldn't find the pass on my laptop. To make a longer story short after looking at all data the 9:28 on the iPhone pass was a phantom pass. I noticed it was only 38 minutes after the last AO-73 pass. I still can see it after doing a kep update in my phone. Anyone else see this? Anyone know why this might happen? I've never seen it before. 73 Jeff kb2m

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AMSAT-bb Archive. Error 404
by David G0MRF 25 Jun '17

25 Jun '17

Hi Looks like the very nice website revamp has generated a page not found error on the Current AMSAT-bb Archive. Thanks David G0MRF

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ANS-176 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 24 Jun '17

24 Jun '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-176 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * India Launches 40th PSLV With 31 Satellites On-board * ARISS SSTV Commemorative Activity * LilacSat-1 Designated LilacSat-OSCAR 90 * Amateurs Recover I-Inspire-2 Satellite * SARL/AMSAT SA SDR Workshop To Be Held In August * New Zealand’s KiwiSAT Update SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-176.01 ANS-155 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 176.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE June 25, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-176.01 India Launches 40th PSLV With 31 Satellites On-board An Indian mapping satellite and 30 other payloads vaulted into space Friday aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, arriving in an on-the-mark orbit more than 300 miles above Earth. Launching on its 40th flight, the PSLV rocketed away from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, a facility nestled on Sriharikota Island on India’s east coast, at 0359 GMT Friday (11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday). The 144-foot-tall (44-meter) launcher thundered into a mostly sunny sky over the launch base, where liftoff occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time The 1,570-pound (712-kilogram) Cartosat 2E satellite was the primary passenger on Friday’s launch, joining a fleet of Earth-imaging platforms built to feed observations of cities, crops, natural disasters and other targets to Indian civil and military authorities. Cartosat 2E radioed ground controllers moments after separation from the PSLV’s fourth stage, and engineers confirmed it unfurled its solar panels as planned. The PSLV launch team confirmed the upper stage released another Indian satellite — NIUSAT — a few seconds after Cartosat 2E. Designed for agricultural monitoring, NIUSAT is suitcase-sized satellite weighing about 33 pounds (15 kilograms) developed by students at Noorul Islam University in India’s Tamil Nadu state. Fifteen other satellites launched Friday also include amateur frequency downlinks: Max Valier Satellite 145.860 MHz Venta 1 437.325 MHz Pegasus 436.670 MHz NUDTSat 436.270 MHz VZLUSAT 1 437.240 MHz DragSail-CubeSat 437.300 MHz, 2403 MHz, and 2405-2445 MHz UCLSat 435.975 MHz InflateSail 436.060 MHz URSA MAIOR 435.950 MHz LithuanicaSAT 2 437.265 MHz SUCHAI 1 437.225 MHz Aalto 1 437.220 MHz and 2402.00 MHz Robusta 1B 437.325 MHz D-Sat 437.505 MHz skCUBE 437.100 MHz and 2401 MHz [ANS thanks SpaceFlightNow and the IARU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS SSTV Commemorative Activity Special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) transmissions are expected to be made from the International Space Station on 145.800 MHz FM around the weekend of July 15. In commemoration of their 20th anniversary, the ARISS team is planning to transmit a set of 12 SSTV images that capture the accomplishments of ARISS over that time. The ARISS SSTV Blog says: While still to be scheduled, we anticipate the SSTV operation to occur around the weekend of July 15. We are planning for at least a 2 day operation, but are working for a potential longer operation. Note that all of this tentative and may change based on crew scheduling and ISS operations. Starting with our first meeting in November 1996, our joint operations on Mir, becoming the first operational payload on ISS in November 2000 to our 1103rd school contact (so far), ARISS’ accomplishments have been tremendous. We have touched the lives of many and inspired and educated countless students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers. Please stay tuned as more details on our SSTV event will be communicated in the coming weeks. Please spread the word. And think about how you can get students in your area involved in capturing these images. We would love to hear your stories on how that goes. [ANS thanks Frank, KA3HDO, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- LilacSat-1 Designated LilacSat-OSCAR 90 OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO, has announced that, pursuant to a request submitted to the AMSAT Board of Directors, the LilacSat-1 satellite has been assigned the designation LilacSat-OSCAR 90, or LO-90. LilacSat-OSCAR 90 was designed and constructed by the Harbin Institute of Technology in Harbin, China as part of the QB50 project to study the lower thermosphere. It was carried aboard an Orbital-ATK Cygnus cargo ship, which was launched to the International Space Station on April 18, 2017, and deployed from the ISS on May 25, 2017. LO-90 carries a voice transponder with a 145 MHz FM uplink and a 435 MHz digital voice downlink using the Codec2 open source voice codec as well as a camera open for activation by amateur radio operators worldwide. More information about the satellite can be found http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/?page_id=594. A guide for receiving the downlink prepared by Adam Whitney, K0FFY, can be found at http://adamwhitney.net/working-lilacsat-1/. Since the launch of the first amateur radio satellite, OSCAR 1 in 1961, it has been traditional for amateur radio satellites to carry the name OSCAR, for “Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio”. AMSAT, which administers the numbering of OSCAR satellites at the request of the Project OSCAR organization, encourages all builders/owners of amateur radio satellites that meet the requirements listed at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2478 to apply for an OSCAR designation. [ANS thanks Paul, N8HM, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Amateurs Recover I-Inspire-2 Satellite I-Inspire-2 is a 20 x 10 x 10cm CubeSat built by the University of Sydney in collaboration with the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales (Sydney) WIA News reports: On board the tiny spacecraft is an experiment, part of the QB50 project, designed to “explore the lower thermosphere, for re-entry research and in-orbit demonstration of technologies and miniaturised sensors”, as reported in earlier editions of the WIA broadcast. Its operational frequency was coordinated by IARU to be in the satellite segment of the 70cm amateur band. It was placed in orbit from the International Space Station in late May. The deployment was successful; however there were no signs of life when the ground stations started looking for it. The engineering group quickly tested various scenarios on the engineering model only to come to the conclusion that, due to the extended delay in the deployment, the satellite’s battery was likely to be depleted and the satellite was trapped in an endless loop, trying to deploy its antenna. The engineering group suggested that the satellite is still listening albeit with its antennas in the stowed position. This meant that the satellite command receiver might have difficulty receiving any signals from ground control stations. A set of commands were devised which, if received, would instruct the satellite to wait until the battery is charged before attempting to deploy its antenna. Both UNSW and ANU ground stations transmitted the recovery command to the satellite; however after a week or so of no success it was decided that more transmitter power was required to overcome the lack of receiver sensitivity caused by the still stowed antenna. A request for assistance was passed to EME operators around the world and many responses were received. The greatest hope for a successful recovery was thought to be PI 9 CAM using high power and a 25 m dish, normally used for radio astronomy but also EME. They were scheduled to transmit on the weekend of June 10-11. On Sunday June 11, during the morning pass, Rob VK1KW reported a strong signal every 30 seconds on I-Inspire-2’s frequency. Dimitris VK1SV who is part of the ANU team, verified reception from home around midnight. The following morning Dimitris drove to the ANU ground station and was able to send commands to the satellite for the first time since it was deployed. Many other radio amateurs around the world also reported reception of the beacon. The satellite had come back to life! This is a wonderful example of successful collaboration between radio amateurs and the academic community. If a frequency outside the radio amateur band had been used, it is doubtful that the satellite would have been brought back to life. The crew of I-Inspire-2 wishes to thank all radio amateurs involved and is looking forward to a successful collection of data for the scientific experiment! [ANS thanks WIA News and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- SARL/AMSAT SA SDR Workshop To Be Held In August The date for the joint SARL/AMSAT SA workshop about enhancing the SDR experience has been set for Saturday 12 August 2017 at the National Amateur Radio Centre. The workshop will focus on getting more fun from a VHF SDR dongle. The second part of the workshop will focus on how to kick start the South African Radio League monitoring of the increase in the RF noise floor level project using the SDR waterfall. Both a HF and VHF dongle will be available as well as a memory stick with the required SDR and some fun software. More details will be published soon. If you are interested in attending the workshops, please send an e-mail with your details to admin(a)amsatsa.org.za and you will be added to a mailing list to keep you up to date with details of the workshops in Gauteng and the Western Cape. You are listening to a news bulletin of the South African Radio League. Take your hand-held to work this week. [ANS thanks SARL weekly news in English 2017-6-24 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand’s KiwiSAT Update Yes, we’re going into space and you can be part of it! AMSAT_ZL has reached a staging point in the development of their satellite project, KiwiSAT. We’re ready to go, ready to get up there! The KiwiSAT Team has produced a fine unit ready to launch. Then came a set-back. Our critically important Leader of the KiwiSAT Engineering Team, Fred Kennedy ZL1BYP, was struck down and driven to endure many months of medical procedures. This has have left him unable to continue his important work. It’s time for renewal. Over time the support team has aged, drifting from their positions of youth and ability. Much has been achieved but all to no avail if KiwiSAT sits on a shelf. Can you help? AMSAT-ZL is looking both to its members and to the general New Zealand amateur radio population for a coordinator to join the team and lead the project through this final stage. We’re making history. We’re going into space! We need a volunteer “Orbit Insertion Team” consisting of a Launch Co-ordinator and as many assistants as he/she requires to undertake the task of securing a launch for KiwiSAT. This new team will also take over Fred Kennedy’s leadership responsibilities. In parallel, the established KiwiSAT engineering team will continue their involvement, giving support along the way. Much of the new team’s work will be organisational rather than hands-on engineering. Involved is arranging final environmental testing of KiwiSAT, identifying and negotiating a launch, attending the launch and attending to funding for this final phase. Basic planning is complete, we need action. Other tasks will undoubtedly be crop up however it is envisaged that the current team will ensure the preparation of KiwiSAT to full flight status is completed. Offers need to be received by 30 June 2017. The AMSAT-ZL Committee will then appoint a team and leader. Offers can be advised to the AMSAT-ZL Secretary, 894 Ponga Road, RD 4, Auckland 2584 or by Email to iana(a)kcbbs.gen.nz or to myself tdcarrell(a)gmail.com. Email either of us for more details. Financial assistance is available to enable the successful applicant to meet for a briefing with Fred in Auckland, July this year. Thank you, Terry, ZL3QL President AMSAT-ZL [ANS thanks Southgate and NZART for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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Max Valier Sat ii3mv CW beacon via FO-29
by Eduardo PY2RN 24 Jun '17

24 Jun '17

beacon copied on FO-29 https://youtu.be/hQiyNn_o1vc 73, ED PY2RN.

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 159
by Miguel Angel Baldonado 24 Jun '17

24 Jun '17

Hello friends, I have heard very strong signals in their orbits 20 and 21 of the first cubesat exerimental Chilean SUCHAI 1 https://youtu.be/AO2nrYGPTOw https://youtu.be/gBLkyEwlaeE 73 & DXs >From GF05 LU3EMB Obtener Outlook para Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> on behalf of amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 9:01:10 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 159 Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: ARRL Field Day (Paul Stoetzer) 2. Re: ARRL Field Day (Jeff Griffin) 3. Review of the Restructured Research and Analysis Programs of NASA's Planetary Science Division (Arthur Feller, W4ART) 4. Re: ARRL Field Day (Mike Diehl) 5. Re: ARRL Field Day (David H Jordan) 6. APRS FD contacts (between satellites) (Robert Bruninga) 7. Brazilian 4 Grid Operation (Andrew Glasbrenner) 8. GH55-GH56-GH65-GH66 (Eduardo Erlemann) 9. Re: ARRL Field Day (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)) 10. SatPC32 Error in Opening (Richard Lawn) 11. Re: SatPC32 Error in Opening (w4upd) 12. Re: SatPC32 Error in Opening (Jim Jerzycke) 13. Re: FD sat contacts (Gary Mayfield) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 13:57:59 -0400 From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> To: Jeff Griffin <kb2m(a)arrl.net> Cc: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day Message-ID: <CABzOSOrEE0SWHhRqZJ+pwDTc3vvNo4bEqFjZH9KcXBxE+_t72A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If you work W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 this weekend, you should feel free to submit 1,000 contacts! 73, Paul, N8HM On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Griffin <kb2m(a)arrl.net> wrote: > As I always interpreted the ARRL FD sat rules. Before I turn my sat log in > to the club for FD I remove any duplicate calls. If I worked W2RS on AO-27, > AO-10, and AO-40 I would submit only one contact.... > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rsoifer1--- > via AMSAT-BB > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:44 AM > To: kx9x(a)yahoo.com; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day > > > What Sean says, goes. For ARRL purposes, then, all satellites are lumped > together as one band. Not for AMSAT FD, though. > > > 73 Ray W2RS > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean K. <kx9x(a)yahoo.com> > To: rsoifer1 <rsoifer1(a)aol.com>; amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 7:38 am > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day > > > > Hi all- > > > ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: > "Satellite." > > > While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to > the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats. > > > Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X > > > > > > > > From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day > > > > > Jeff and Paul, > > > > > > The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," > though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM > sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though. > > > > > > > > Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7. > > > > > > 73 Ray W2RS > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:18:56 -0400 From: "Jeff Griffin" <jeff_griffin(a)comcast.net> Cc: "'AMSAT-BB'" <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day Message-ID: <034701d2ec4d$2dde5c70$899b1550$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I thought some of you guys would like that one. I remember standing out in the snow with Ray at the Maine symposium in I think 2000 uploading pictures to a PACSAT.... I'm K2BR for FD... 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: prstoetzer(a)gmail.com [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Stoetzer Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 1:58 PM To: Jeff Griffin Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day If you work W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 this weekend, you should feel free to submit 1,000 contacts! 73, Paul, N8HM On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Griffin <kb2m(a)arrl.net> wrote: > As I always interpreted the ARRL FD sat rules. Before I turn my sat > log in to the club for FD I remove any duplicate calls. If I worked > W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 I would submit only one contact.... > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:44 AM > To: kx9x(a)yahoo.com; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day > > > What Sean says, goes. For ARRL purposes, then, all satellites are > lumped together as one band. Not for AMSAT FD, though. > > > 73 Ray W2RS > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean K. <kx9x(a)yahoo.com> > To: rsoifer1 <rsoifer1(a)aol.com>; amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 7:38 am > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day > > > > Hi all- > > > ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: > "Satellite." > > > While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no > limit to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats. > > > Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X > > > > > > > > From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day > > > > > Jeff and Paul, > > > > > > The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," > though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on > non-FM sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though. > > > > > > > > Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7. > > > > > > 73 Ray W2RS > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:21:49 -0400 From: "Arthur Feller, W4ART" <afeller(a)ieee.org> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Review of the Restructured Research and Analysis Programs of NASA's Planetary Science Division Message-ID: <0CD25AFE-67B8-440C-B95C-F9B28DE9CB13(a)ieee.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Download Free PDF <https://www.nap.edu/download/24759> 73, art?.. W4ART Arlington VA To thrive in life, you need three bones: a wish bone, a back bone, and a funny bone. - Reba McEntire http://afeller.us <http://afeller.us/> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:22:38 -0700 From: Mike Diehl <diehl.mike.a(a)gmail.com> To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> Cc: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day Message-ID: <BE631D32-7240-4F2F-82D4-B7C3F53F06B8(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Does this bonus apply to BY70 as well? 73, Mike Diehl AI6GS > On Jun 23, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> wrote: > > If you work W2RS on AO-27, AO-10, and AO-40 this weekend, you should > feel free to submit 1,000 contacts! > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > >> On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Jeff Griffin <kb2m(a)arrl.net> wrote: >> As I always interpreted the ARRL FD sat rules. Before I turn my sat log in >> to the club for FD I remove any duplicate calls. If I worked W2RS on AO-27, >> AO-10, and AO-40 I would submit only one contact.... >> >> 73 Jeff kb2m >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rsoifer1--- >> via AMSAT-BB >> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:44 AM >> To: kx9x(a)yahoo.com; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day >> >> >> What Sean says, goes. For ARRL purposes, then, all satellites are lumped >> together as one band. Not for AMSAT FD, though. >> >> >> 73 Ray W2RS >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sean K. <kx9x(a)yahoo.com> >> To: rsoifer1 <rsoifer1(a)aol.com>; amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Sent: Fri, Jun 23, 2017 7:38 am >> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day >> >> >> >> Hi all- >> >> >> ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: >> "Satellite." >> >> >> While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit to >> the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats. >> >> >> Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:21 AM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day >> >> >> >> >> Jeff and Paul, >> >> >> >> >> >> The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," >> though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM >> sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7. >> >> >> >> >> >> 73 Ray W2RS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:07:57 +0000 From: David H Jordan <aa4kndhj(a)gmail.com> To: rsoifer1(a)aol.com, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day Message-ID: <CAHqrOLZabqAt_2TDyBTmFY+U0bAX_hzZ40NqdqML1-L0=3R0hg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I interpret it the same way. Dave, AA4KN LMARS Winter Springs, FL On Fri, Jun 23, 2017, 10:20 AM rsoifer1--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Jeff and Paul, > > > The way I read ARRL FD rule 7.3.7, each satellite is a separate "band," > though you can make only one QSO on each FM satellite (unlimited on non-FM > sats). Only one 100-point bonus, though. > > > > Look for me from WE7GV on FO-29 and possibly AO-7. > > > 73 Ray W2RS > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:15:44 -0400 From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] APRS FD contacts (between satellites) Message-ID: <0e80af3b9f3d118b6e066112f6914348(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Between satellite contacts, Don?t forget APRS at Field day too. Have fun! Independent of scoring (APRS gets no respect at FD anyway)? it is still a good time to play APRS radio and make contacts. Who cares about points when there are so many people on the air! Remember CQSRVR lets you call CQ everywhere in the world from your APRS radio out in the field. Just send a message to CQSRVR with the first two words as CQ FD followed by your info. Everyone else in the world who has also sent such a message is automatically logged into the CQSRVR and will get a copy. Once you have sent yours, then you too will get a copy of all future such messages from everyone else. CQSRVR just makes the global CQ to everyone else. To make contacts, then you need to initiate a 1-on-1 message to any other callsign you see to make the contact! See details: http://aprs.org/cqsrvr.html You have that expensive APRS radio, USE IT! Bob, WB4APR ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:31:27 -0400 From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Brazilian 4 Grid Operation Message-ID: <0C654F84-0191-486A-AB64-16DCCA4DC67B(a)mindspring.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I was asked to pass this along: Sirs, next June 23-25, PT2AP and PT2AZ will attempt to activate the GRIDs GH55 / GH56 / GH65 and GH66 simultaneously, Calling North America, South America, Europe and Africa, in Satellite operation. It is not yet certain, because we need the authorization of the owner of the Farm, which we will only know when we get there. But at least one of these GRIDs is certain of the activation. We probably will not have phone coverage, and we'll be "in the dark" ... We will try to activate the SO-50 , FO-29, AO-7, AO-85 ... Look for PT2AP-9, on APRS tracker, on the days of activation ... Disclose to our friends ... 73 of PT2AP ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 21:15:45 +0000 (UTC) From: Eduardo Erlemann <sasb.geo(a)yahoo.com> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] GH55-GH56-GH65-GH66 Message-ID: <1048562484.769495.1498252545058(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 PT2AP and PT2AZ already active from 4 GRIDs corner?GH55-GH56-GH65-GH66. They are on AO-7, FO-29, AO-85, SO-50 and XW SATs, will stay there until Sunday. 73 Ed - PY2RNGG66LW From: Mark Lunday <wd4elg(a)outlook.com> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 2:22 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 questions, Part 1 I have a fully registered version, but I am still limited to 12 satellites? When I click on the "V" on the left and make it "V+" so that I can correct the uplink and downlink frequencies, I try to change the frequency using the up and down arrows under the 20, 100, 500, 1k and 5k labels.? But it only changes the downlink.? Why? Once I can hear my downlink and I toggle the "V" back to "V-" then how do I save the corrected frequencies to Doppler.SQF What if I want to use SatPC32 to tune around the passband and look for other stations?? What are the steps for that? I want the Countdown window to attach to the right.? It does that on one computer, but attaches to the left on another. I am using my FT817, and have the CAT working.? When listening to FO-29, I try to tune the VFO but it keeps putting me back on the frequency shown in SatPC32. Another weird behavior...in CAT control mode, it keeps jumping between uplink and downlink frequencies.? How do I stop this?? Is that the special FT817 configuration I need to use? Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC? FM06be wd4elg(a)arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com SKCC #16439? FISTS #17972 _______________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:55:17 -0700 From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Field Day Message-ID: <CAN6TEUfoPNTZu-3em-ion+XDXWavoX5gN+41X6HqEBKvGcAF2w(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" ?Hi Sean! Thanks for chiming in and confirming the interpretation of satellite contacts are lumped together as a single band under the ARRL Field Day rules. This is how I've treated them all along. Makes for some extra work in submitting my reports to ARRL and AMSAT, but it isn't impossible. If other stations call me on an FM satellite after I've made my points-earning QSO, I will work those other stations. I won't score the extra QSOs, but I work those calling me since I could be their first satellite QSO for the 100-point bonus. When I submit my Field Day reports to ARRL and AMSAT, I specifically exclude these additional QSOs from my scores. In over a decade working satellites during Field Day, this hasn't been an issue for either competition. Same thing when I work stations on more than one satellite for the ARRL Field Day scoring - log the QSOs, but they don't go into the score. Even up at 7000-7500' around Flagstaff AZ, temperatures are probably going to be north of 90F tomorrow. I'll be somewhere up there, hoping to find a good spot with some shade, an opening in the forest for working satellites, and some luck to make a few satellite QSOs (plus some propagation on HF and 6m, too). I might even go back to somewhere on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, if all else fails... 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 7:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Hi all- > ARRL Field Day rules lump all satellites together as a single band: > "Satellite." > While you are limited to one QSO on the FM satellites, there is no limit > to the number of QSOs you can make on transponder sats. Sean Kutzko Amateur > Radio KX9X > > > ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:03:10 -0400 From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn(a)gmail.com> To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Error in Opening Message-ID: <CADQmrTF-CT0juqd3oHk-ejoUWGbZ-h_E_BOX3h4sSr8EE2x=Lw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I made the mistake of trying to set up a different radio configuration and in doing so I've apparently trashed a file and now the program will not even open to allow me to fix the issue. There error message is as follows: "Error while loading file Standard.sat The Program will be closed." Any suggestions? I reinstall SatPC32 but I'm operating portable away from the home QATH and do not have my registration serial number with me! Rick, W2JAZ ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:12:11 -0400 From: w4upd <w4upd(a)cfl.rr.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Error in Opening Message-ID: <594D923B.5020204(a)cfl.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I did a similar thing some weeks ago. Yo can get a copy from the SatPC backup directory and replace the bad one. You may have to add or edit the new stuff you want, but the file will be file and readable by SatPC. For example, my system Windows 10 has it here: C:\Users\GARFLD\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32_DataBackup\SatPC32 Reid, W4UPD Amsat: 17002 On 6/23/2017 6:03 PM, Richard Lawn wrote: > I made the mistake of trying to set up a different radio configuration and > in doing so I've apparently trashed a file and now the program will not > even open to allow me to fix the issue. There error message is as follows: > > "Error while loading file Standard.sat > The Program will be closed." > > Any suggestions? I reinstall SatPC32 but I'm operating portable away from > the home QATH and do not have my registration serial number with me! > > Rick, W2JAZ > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 23:12:08 +0000 From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea(a)verizon.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Error in Opening Message-ID: <297709a9-e7a5-de9b-f0cb-d496462b17c1(a)verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Every time I've reinstalled it or upgraded it, the registration info automagically applied itself to the "new" program. 73, Jim KQ6EA On 06/23/2017 10:03 PM, Richard Lawn wrote: > I made the mistake of trying to set up a different radio configuration and > in doing so I've apparently trashed a file and now the program will not > even open to allow me to fix the issue. There error message is as follows: > > "Error while loading file Standard.sat > The Program will be closed." > > Any suggestions? I reinstall SatPC32 but I'm operating portable away from > the home QATH and do not have my registration serial number with me! > > Rick, W2JAZ > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 23:52:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Gary Mayfield <kk0sd1(a)att.net> To: Jeff Griffin <jeff_griffin(a)comcast.net>, 'Paul Stoetzer' <n8hm(a)arrl.net>, 'AMSAT-BB' <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FD sat contacts Message-ID: <344380143.970049.1498261979975(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Jeff, ? ? ? I for one agree. I don't like the single FM rule or the fact that working w1aw on FO-29 and working w1aw on AO-73 is a dupe in the ARRL rules.?? ? ??? ? ? ?I've thought put w1aw and k6kph on the FM birds with some serious punch and have them hand out contacts on the FM birds. And have them be the only contacts that count...Or drop the 100 point bonus eliminating a lot of folks without satellite experience. ? ? Don't want to start a flame war just expressing my opinion. 73,Joe kk0sd On Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:20 PM, Jeff Griffin <jeff_griffin(a)comcast.net> wrote: HI Paul, yes I know the rules well after 20 years. What I?m talking about is a total restructure of the sat contact thing. I would like a way to make sat operations a contest, like the rest of the bands. I?m looking for ideas? 73 Jeff kb2m From: Paul Stoetzer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 8:03 PM To: AMSAT-BB; Jeff Griffin Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FD sat contacts They are fine, though confusing about the meaning of contacting "different satellites." Does that mean that "satellite" is a band and working a station on more than one satellite would be a dupe? I'm not sure. AMSAT rules allow you to work the same station on multiple satellites. 73, Paul, N8HM On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 19:47 Jeff Griffin <kb2m(a)arrl.net> wrote: Does anyone have any comments on the current ARRL FD satellite contact rules? 73 Jeff kb2m _______________________________________________ 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? 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Suchai Satellite
by Pedro Converso 24 Jun '17

24 Jun '17

Congratulations !! to our friends Chilean Hams. SUCHAI is above emitting AFSK/CW on 437.229 KHz. Tracking at http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?sat=sucha Beacon reports welcome at http://spel.ing.uchile.cl/suchai.html 73, LU7ABF, Pedro

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Field Day Ruling LO-90
by Bruce 24 Jun '17

24 Jun '17

For the purpose of Field Day, LilacSat-1 or LO-09 will be considered a digital satellite and not a single channel FM satellite. The reasoning is that an FM single channel satellite has an FM voice modulated signal going up and an FM voice modulated signal coming down. With LO-90, there is an FM voice modulated signal going up however, you must have separate equipment to demodulate the digital signal. This will also score three points for each digital contact that you make. Sorry for the late rule, LO-90 is a very new satellite and mode. 73...bruce Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference*AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 athttp://www.amsatnet.com Podcast athttp://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/amsat

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KiwiSAT Project + QB50
by M5AKA 24 Jun '17

24 Jun '17

Join New Zealand’s Most Exciting Amateur Radio Project – KiwiSAT https://amsat-uk.org/2017/06/24/kiwisat-amsat-zl/ QB50 CubeSats were launched on an ISRO PSLV-C38 at 04:59 GMT on June 23 List with beacon format and frequency information at https://upload.qb50.eu/listCubeSat/ ARISS SSTV Commemorative Activity https://amsat-uk.org/2017/06/21/ariss-sstv-commemorative-activity/ FUNcube Satellite Status June 2017 https://amsat-uk.org/2017/06/17/funcube-satellite-status-june-2017/ Book now for AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Milton Keynes October 14-15 https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ 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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FD sat contacts
by Jeff Griffin 23 Jun '17

23 Jun '17

Does anyone have any comments on the current ARRL FD satellite contact rules? 73 Jeff kb2m

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SatPC32 Error in Opening
by Richard Lawn 23 Jun '17

23 Jun '17

I made the mistake of trying to set up a different radio configuration and in doing so I've apparently trashed a file and now the program will not even open to allow me to fix the issue. There error message is as follows: "Error while loading file Standard.sat The Program will be closed." Any suggestions? I reinstall SatPC32 but I'm operating portable away from the home QATH and do not have my registration serial number with me! Rick, W2JAZ

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