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PCSAT2 Special Ops on 12 Sept
by Robert Bruninga 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

PCSAT2 on ISS continues to operate its FM voice downlink on 437.975 on most passes during waking hours. Since the Shuttle has been delayed for several days, and passes are 20+ minutes earlier each day, this results in passes during the Naval Academy's morning classroom hours in the USA area next week. For EASTERN USA stations, we want to make a special FM voice contact with other schools. The 0903 EDT and 1036 EDT passes on Tuesday the 12th will occur during our students satellite lab period and we hope to contact other schools or VIP ARISS stations. If you want to set up a station during that class time, let us know so we can coordinate. Thanks, WB4APR, Bob USNA Satellite Lab

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DL62/63/72/73
by Alvaro de Leon Romo 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

I forgot to advise that I will be in SO50 and AO51.. The Thue 7th in SO50 at 2304 UTC and the Frid 8th at 0335 and 1553 UTC the three pass are very high so GL all, in case of no QSOs again I will be in the police department because the intersection of the 4 grids is a small and alone road , many thanks to KC0TGY/XE3 for give me this 4 grids :-) 73 de Al XE2AT _________________________________________________________________ Moda para esta temporada. Ponte al día de todas las tendencias. http://www.msn.es/Mujer/moda/default.asp

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Bad and good news XE2AT !!
by Alvaro de Leon Romo 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

I back to home today afternoon with a bad news :-( I can reach the line of two grids at time, the first pass I can hear the satellite very strong but unfortunally I can go trough because strong stations crowded the sat :-( , elevation was below 10 degrees and a lot of trees were a bad recipe :-( The second pass was very high but I really dont know what happen , I can hear to Allen N5AFV at the beginingof the pass but then all was crowded with another signals !!!! I called several times but the problem continue, a lot of interference and nothing about AO51 !!! All pass and no QSOs !! what a mess, 1 hour driving and no QSOs.... Well now I am using a small TH6FA and is the second time that the interferences win to the satellite signal, the interference was from a close station in 70cm but I think the radio is not selective :-( bad new.... I really miss my old TH79 and the ICw32.... The good new is that tomorrow I will fly again, my wife is happy lady ,I will be close to DL62-63-72-73, so I will try to be the Thuesday night and if no QSOs I will try again the Friday morning,..... If somebody have the same problem in the receiver side of this radio please send me an email. GL to all Ps 50 % of chance to be next week again in DL75/76.....cross your fingers 73 de Al XE2AT _________________________________________________________________ Platica con tus amigos en linea con MSN Messenger http://messenger.t1msn.com.mx/

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Journal Articles
by Ed Long 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Everyone, Attention all you authors out there. I am calling for more articles for the Journal. I would like to have anything you would like to publish by September 22nd. Articles on many subjects about amateur satellites are interesting and are good subjects for the Journal. Get your computers warmed up and fly those fingers over the keyboard and send me something! Thanks very much. 73, Ed Long WA4SWJ Editor, The AMSAT Journal

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Florida AMSAT Net
by David J 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

The Florida AMSAT Net will meet this Thursday evening at the usual time of 7:30 pm ET, 11:30pm utc on the West Florida Group Ni4CE repeater system, the Orlando N4HHA repeater at 443.1 MHz, 103.5Hz tone, the N4LEM Cocoa repeater, 147.36 MHz +107.2 PL or connect by echolink to KG4YZY-R or N4HHA-R. The net's purpose is to provide a platform for hams with amateur satellite interest to meet and discuss topics of interest. All amateurs are invited to check in. Dave, AA4KN

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G5400 and TS-790 under Lunix??
by William Liporace - NA2NA 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

I am getting ready to learn and move to Linux. I currently have a TS-790 and a Yaesu G-5400 rotor. Can it be controlled under Linux? What kind of controller can I get? I may even try to use a KCT board that I have. I have never really had it working, does any one have this working under Linux? Any help and suggestions would be grateful!! 73 es TNX Will NA2NA telnet://na2na.net AR-Cluster Node

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Satellite gear on Ebay
by Andrew Glasbrenner 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Hello Group, I listed some satellite related items on Ebay tonight, and will try to list more tomorrow. My Ebay ID is ko4ma, and you can go to this auction, then see all of them at the "View Seller's Other Items" link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Kenwood-TR-851-432-435-ssb-satellite-AMSAT-UHF-all-mode… I'll donate 10% of the auctions to AMSAT in return for the bandwidth on -bb! 73, Drew KO4MA

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Re: AO-51 back in mode J-FM (and VERY busy)
by DOBarrows＠aol.com 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

W8EH observes: Part of the trouble that I observed with AO-51 is some stronger stations (without PL) or illegal cordless phones, are blanking out the uplink. I had trouble after the switch to V/U. I usually run 2 watts to a CP KLM beam. Even with the rig boosted up to 45 watts, I couldn't overcome whatever/whoever was blanking out the sat most of the time. Out of two passes this morning, I made only one contact. Lots of stations on, but only the strongest seemed to make it over whatever was blocking us. Strange that I didn't have that trouble at all when it was in V/S mode earlier. =========================================================== I noticed the same thing - it was like AO51 had the squelch set too high. I would hear stations call me and when I keyed the mic to answer I couldn't hear myself in the downlink. It seems to happen more when AO51 is at a high elevation, maybe because the offending non-pl tone station is in my part of the country or maybe it is just that my transmit antenna (KB6KQ loop) works best at lower angles. Don't notice it on SO50. -- Dave W8IJ

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OT: Ham radio stores near Moscone Centre ?
by Tim Tuck 06 Sep '06

06 Sep '06

Hi all, Sorry for the off topic post but I'll be in San Francisco attending a conference at the Moscone Centre first week of Oct, and I was wondering what Amateur Radio stores are within walking distance of the Centre since I'm staying at a hotel close by ? This will be my first trip to SF so I hope I wont get lost :) Any other AR related info about SF greatly appreciated ! cheers Tim -- VK2XTT :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSAT :: QF56if

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Re: Shuttle Launch Frequencies - STS-115 {Was: Re: STS-121}
by Félim Doyle M3HIM 05 Sep '06

05 Sep '06

Trevor, Can you clarify what all of these are? The 1541.200 MHz seems to be in the 1535 to 1545 MHz range that you specify elsewhere as a TAL site pre-launch briefing on INMARSAT. 73 de Félim M3HIM IO91ot Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor" <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] STS-121 > --- Vincenzo Mone <vimone(a)alice.it> wrote: > > > Hi to the list, > > pleas which are the up/downlink frequencies for the STS-121? > > I understand these frequencies are used for launch related comms: > > 1541.200 MHz, 1435.5 MHz, 261.875 MHz (f.m.) and 10.780MHz (u.s.b.) > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > ---- > Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo(a)amsat.org

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