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Looking for AO-7 calls during 1320Z pass Saturday
by Gould Smith 30 Sep '06

30 Sep '06

Hello BB, I will be doing a talk/demonstration Saturday, 30 September at the Ten-Tec Factory Hamfest. There is an AO-7 pass 1320-1340Z and I will be using a 2M antenna, downconverter and HF rig with spectrum display. I would appreciate some calls during the pass, voice and CW to show off the signals and activity level. I won't have an uplink, so can't reply. Looking forward to hearing a lot of activity tomorrow morning. Thanks, Gould, WA4SXM

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Re: YES !! RS-15 is alive !
by Matt 30 Sep '06

30 Sep '06

Beacon was quite strong last night (RS-15 was in sunlight). All the beacon did was to send a carrier every 4 and half seconds that lasted for 1 second, and it shifted in freq down by about 100 Hz (watched it on Spectran). The freq shift I guess is from not having enough power to drive everything. Beacon comes on - transponder comes on - satellite dies - beacon comes on - transponder etc....... I tried to uplink with as much grunt as I can muster, 100w into 22 ele X yagi switchable, but nothing. I'll have a few more shots at it and see how it goes. >YES !! RS-15 is alive ! >73, Pedro LU7ABF lu7abf(a)amsat.org.ar

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HITSAT FM 2128 UTC
by Mineo Wakita 30 Sep '06

30 Sep '06

I noticed the rhythm of one FM beacon was fast in the last few days. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/hitsat03.htm --------------------------------------------- Name: Mineo Wakita / JE9PEL, JAMSAT member Mail: ei7m-wkt(a)asahi-net.or.jp URL : http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ QTH : Yokohama Japan, GL:pm95tj Date: Sep 29, 2006 ---------------------------------------------

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Andrew L4NM Connectors
by Aub Voss 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

Were you ever able to locate center pins for the Andrew L4NM connectors? I am in the same situation you were, trying to locate just the pins. If you have located a supplier, please advise. Thanks much. Regards, Aaron Voss Asst. Project Manager

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hitsat correction
by Andythomas 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

sorry that was Object A not C keps andy

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Hitsat poor cw modulation?
by Andythomas 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

Hitsat heard at 17:58:20 utc doppler high on 437.2820, (using object c keps) but the cw signal is degraded compared to six days ago, Now it is much more of a "Rasp" than the "tone" it was. I have sent a file containing both examples to the command team. andy. G0SFJ

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HITSAT 1754 UTC
by Mike Rupprecht 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

AOS 1754 UTC Sep 29 (JN49lr) Hit3 25494c494c4a4649 Hit4 c1d9d1e1 Hit1 jr8yjt Hit2 9300255072a Hit3 2b4b4b4a4b484848 Hit4 c1d9d1b8 Hit1 jr8yjt Hit2 93002590324 LOS 1801 UTC Date: Sep, 30 Time: 02:55:07 JST HIT2 9300255072a HIT3 2b4b4b4a4b484848 HIT4 c1d9d1b8 Temp +X face: 111,648 °C -> ??? Temp -X face: 34,779 °C Temp +Y face: 34,779 °C Temp -Y face: 37,181 °C Temp +Z face: 34,779 °C Temp -Z face: 41,986 °C Temp Transceiver: 41,986 °C Temp Battery: 41,986 °C Prim. Battery: 7,539 V Sec. Battery: 8,477 V 5 Volts: 4,951 V 5.5 Volts: 4,358 V RSSI: 0,824 V 73, Mike DK3WN

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ARISS Contacts During JOTA
by Erik Jacobsen 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

Is there anyway that ARISS can be availble for general astronaut contacts on 10/21-10/22 for JOTA? I am going to be operating W9W that weekend with my troop. Based upon the latest Keplian Elements, these times seem to be favorable for all of the United States on 10/21-10/22: 10/21: 0522Z to 0542Z 0658Z to 0718Z 2325Z to 2341Z 10/22: 0059Z-0118z 0234Z to 0254Z 0544z to 0606z This is the prediction for Chicago IL: 2006-10-21 00:29:42 ISS 307.7 0.0 ecl 2164 357.4 -58.8 2006-10-21 00:34:36 ISS 29.5 43.6 ecl 475 359.7 -58.8 2006-10-21 00:39:29 ISS 112.0 0.0 ecl 2153 2.0 -58.8 2006-10-21 02:04:57 ISS 291.8 0.0 ecl 2160 38.7 -53.1 2006-10-21 02:09:26 ISS 226.3 16.8 ecl 945 40.3 -52.6 2006-10-21 02:13:54 ISS 160.5 0.0 ecl 2148 41.9 -52.0 2006-10-21 16:56:29 ISS 173.1 0.0 2.5 2172 245.1 10.4 2006-10-21 17:00:00 ISS 127.6 5.9 1.5 1563 245.7 9.8 2006-10-21 17:03:31 ISS 82.3 0.0 2.0 2177 246.4 9.2 2006-10-21 18:29:31 ISS 228.5 0.0 2.4 2173 260.9 -6.2 2006-10-21 18:34:29 ISS 142.2 67.7 -1.8 366 261.7 -7.2 2006-10-21 18:39:26 ISS 57.1 0.0 ecl 2169 262.5 -8.1 2006-10-21 20:05:07 ISS 271.0 0.0 2.1 2174 276.9 -24.0 2006-10-21 20:09:46 ISS 340.3 19.3 ecl 874 277.7 -24.9 2006-10-21 20:14:25 ISS 50.2 0.0 ecl 2167 278.6 -25.7 2006-10-21 21:41:21 ISS 300.4 0.0 ecl 2175 296.4 -41.1 2006-10-21 21:45:39 ISS 0.6 11.7 ecl 1180 297.4 -41.9 2006-10-21 21:49:55 ISS 60.6 0.0 ecl 2162 298.4 -42.6 2006-10-21 23:16:50 ISS 309.8 0.0 ecl 2167 325.4 -54.7 2006-10-21 23:21:30 ISS 20.3 20.3 ecl 838 327.2 -55.2 2006-10-21 23:26:09 ISS 91.0 0.0 ecl 2157 329.0 -55.6 2006-10-22 00:51:50 ISS 302.0 0.0 ecl 2162 8.0 -58.9 2006-10-22 00:56:45 ISS 218.2 57.8 ecl 392 10.3 -58.8 2006-10-22 01:01:38 ISS 134.2 0.0 ecl 2147 12.6 -58.6 2006-10-22 02:27:57 ISS 274.5 0.0 ecl 2157 46.9 -50.5 2006-10-22 02:31:10 ISS 233.3 4.7 ecl 1647 47.9 -50.1 2006-10-22 02:34:23 ISS 191.8 0.0 ecl 2146 48.9 -49.6 2006-10-22 17:17:08 ISS 202.9 0.0 2.6 2176 248.6 6.6 2006-10-22 17:21:45 ISS 134.7 19.5 0.3 873 249.4 5.8 2006-10-22 17:26:22 ISS 66.6 0.0 2.0 2178 250.2 5.0 2006-10-22 18:51:43 ISS 250.3 0.0 2.3 2176 264.3 -10.6 2006-10-22 18:56:38 ISS 331.1 39.4 -1.1 518 265.1 -11.5 2006-10-22 19:01:32 ISS 51.9 0.0 ecl 2168 265.9 -12.4 2006-10-22 20:27:51 ISS 287.5 0.0 2.0 2178 280.7 -28.4 2006-10-22 20:32:16 ISS 350.2 13.4 ecl 1102 281.6 -29.2 2006-10-22 20:36:39 ISS 52.7 0.0 ecl 2166 282.4 -30.0 2006-10-22 22:03:48 ISS 307.5 0.0 ecl 2174 301.7 -45.1 2006-10-22 22:08:13 ISS 10.4 13.5 ecl 1091 302.9 -45.8 2006-10-22 22:12:36 ISS 73.2 0.0 ecl 2161 304.1 -46.5 2006-10-22 23:38:55 ISS 307.8 0.0 ecl 2169 334.1 -57.1 2006-10-22 23:43:50 ISS 29.9 41.4 ecl 493 336.2 -57.5 2006-10-22 23:48:41 ISS 110.9 0.0 ecl 2148 338.4 -57.8 2006-10-23 01:14:09 ISS 292.5 0.0 ecl 2161 18.6 -58.3 2006-10-23 01:18:40 ISS 226.1 17.8 ecl 910 20.6 -58.0 2006-10-23 01:23:10 ISS 159.1 0.0 ecl 2144 22.6 -57.7 Thanks Erik Jacobsen, KB9BNY Varsity Scout Team Couch

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HITSAT 1621 UTC
by Mike Rupprecht 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

AOS 1621 UTC Sep 29 (JN49lr) Hit4 c1d8d1e1 Hit1 jr8yjt Hit2 93001195735 Hit3 36494c494e4a4948 Hit4 c1d8d2b8 Hit1 jr8yjt Hit2 93001235522 Hit3 0d4c4c494d48484a Hit4 c1d8d2e2 LOS 1629 UTC 73, Mike DK3WN

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Next Galileo satellite launch
by jules＠g0nzo.co.uk 29 Sep '06

29 Sep '06

The next Galileo satellite has been scheduled. Date: November 30 Payload: GIOVE B (GSTB-V2/B) Launcher: Soyuz-FG / Fregat Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Mission: demonstration satellite for Galileo navigation system

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