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Mode S?
by Bob DeVarney W1ICW 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Are there any satellites still transmitting on Mode S? I still have my Mode S setup on the tower from the AO-40 days, and to would be nice to check it out to see if it still works.. I guess I could go snooping for cordless phones in the neighborhood, but I'd prefer to check it out with something of a ham nature. 73 de W1ICW

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FYI - The deadline for submissions for the next AMSAT Journal is July 23
by Douglas Quagliana 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

As a friendly reminder, we are approaching the deadline for article submissions for the next issue of the AMSAT Journal. Please finish your articles and submit them to journal(a)amsat.org by July 23. Thanks and 73, Douglas KA2UPW/5

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Behind NASA Video on Rover Landing
by Clint Bradford 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

L.A. TIMES article - Behind JPL's "Seven Minutes of Terror" video on risky rover landing ... http://soc.li/8graWEB And don't forget to watch the launch of astronauts to the ISS Saturday morning! Clint K6LCS

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New AO-27 schedule uploaded
by George Henry 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

Just found out that a new schedule was uploaded to AO-27 on July 4th. Users of the Java AO-27 Satellite Schedule Lister should make sure that you have downloaded the latest data files! George, KA3HSW AO-27 Satellite Schedule Lister site: https://sites.google.com/site/ao27satellitescheduler/

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AO-07 mode?
by Tom Gentry 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

Is AO-07 mode hopping or stuck in one mode at the present? On 14 July 2012; at 23:55 UDT, I just had a nice 40 degree high pass and heard nothing on 145 MHz. Me or the bird? Tom K5VOU

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ISS KIBO CubeSats
by Mineo Wakita 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

RAIKO, FITSAT-1, WE-WISH, TechEdSat, F-1 They will be loaded into the J-SSOD deployer on ISS KIBO with TechEdSat and F-1 by HTV-3 (Kounotori-3) on 21 July 2012. These satellites will be deployed from KIBO by the robotic arm in September 2012. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/iss_kibo.htm http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/techedf1.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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FO29 schedules with AK and NW VE
by Andrew Glasbrenner 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

Hi all, I was looking at my grid map today and noticed I only have BO49 and BP40 confirmed in the far NW. I'd love to make a schedule for new grids for me, or to confirm FL or EL88 for you. Anyone up for FO29 at 1952z on sunday? I can work to the horizon and a bit below in that direction, especially portable from a nearby beach on the Gulf. This 8 degree pass covers all of Alaska and NE VE. 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone

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AO7 0200Z Hawaii
by Robert Smith 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

Aloha all It appears A0-7 is still in MODE A. If so, I may give CW a try on the 0200Z pass this afternoon. My key speed is SLOW and reception is "iffy." Regardless it would be nice to make a contact in MODE A. I am still at my home QTH and mountains are problematic. The footprint does make it to western Iowa northward to Minnesota fm my home QTH. QRS pse, or if in MODE B I will still give it a try. Worth a try. 73 de NH7WN, robert Honolulu

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Fw: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

FYI 73 WB2OQQ Subject: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message Sir/Ma'am, The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has updated a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 23657. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 23657 Time of Closest Approach: 15 JUL 2012 21:21 UTC Overall miss distance: 211 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: -196 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: -41 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -69 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 21 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 289 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 12 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 5 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 64 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 2 meters Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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W0PHD de W9KE
by Thomas Doyle 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

Heard you on the FO-29 pass around 17:20 utc today (Saturday). Good signal on both CW and SSB. I tried calling you on both CW and SSB but no luck. Thought you might want to know that your are getting into the sat. 73 W9KE Tom Doyle

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DM23/DM24
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

Hi! After working FO29 & AO27 in the last hour, I'm back for the passes on these birds in the next 45 minutes. It is about 96F/36C, cloudy & humid. My glasses fogged up when I got out of my car a little while ago. Hope to work you on these upcoming passes... 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - southeast of Parker, Arizona http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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aprs via ariss
by Lizeth Norman 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

Hi all, I tried gating packets like this on 437.55 this afternoon. Is the format right? N3YKF-3>APTT4,ARISS,IS:/131918z2901.30N/08210.41W>288/000/n3ykf mobile!/A=000121 !wgO! Thanks, Norm n3ykf

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low hanging fruit:portable antenna setup
by Lizeth Norman 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

Hi all, Looking to optimize my portable antenna setup for best performance. I've got an Elk dual band and an Elk 8 el uhf log periodic for uplink/downlink. Gain figures (from Elk) are 7db give or take for both bands and 8db for the 8el uhf How should these be mounted to minimize interaction with the ground, each other and the tripod for the best results? 73 es have fun, Norm

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SatPC32 12.8b and Win7
by Matt Severin 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

While working with the 8 teachers at Teachers' Institute II, I had a variety of computer operating systems. We had some odd behavior with the Win7 machines, but I am not sure if this was a fluke or a pattern. We were using SatPC32 v12.8b with the SAEBRTrackBox setting in the software, and the students with issues were running Win7. The G5500's did not always respond as expected. For example, if we commanded it to move to 45 degrees elevation, it would, but if we manually entered 179 degrees it would drop down to about 25 degrees. The fix seemed to be to set the turning point of azim rotor under the 'Rotor Setup" to S instead of N. I am running v12.8a and have not trouble with the exact same set up and I am set to 'N". Has anyone else experienced this? In my trouble shooting, I believe I was able to trace it back to the computers/software. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. Matt, N8MS

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Thank you
by Matt Severin 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Thank you to all of the hams that helped to make the ARRL Teachers' Institute II a success. I had 8 teachers this past week at the Dayton Amateur Radio Assoc. club house learning how to set up and operate a satellite station, and by the first part of Day 3 all 8 had made their first satellite qso! By the week's end many had made multiple contacts with the satellite community. Thank you for your patience and stick-with-it-ness with this group. They are very excited to get home and set up their station, and even more excited to share satellites with their students. 73 Matt, N8MS

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Fw: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Hello, FYI 73 WB2OQQ Subject: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message Sir/Ma'am, The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has updated a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 23657. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 23657 Time of Closest Approach: 15 JUL 2012 21:21 UTC Overall miss distance: 748 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: -179 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: -382 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -619 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 26 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 898 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 11 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 8 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 208 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 2 meters Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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LightSail-1 Videos
by Trevor . 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Videos showing the deployment of LightSail-1's Solar Sail, Solar Panels and Antennas can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8912 73 Trevor M5AKA ----

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help satpc32iss
by Nick Pugh 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

On satpc32iss where is the douppler.sqf and the radio config files stored? Thanks nick

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RV: New Grids on Trip *XE3DX*
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

tomorrow begins my summer trip, my only contact by twitter @ xe3dx, it is easy for me to send messages from my phone. XE3DX David Maciel Twitter @xe3dx -----Mensaje original----- De: David Maciel (XE3DX) [mailto:[email protected]] Enviado el: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:53 PM Para: 'AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org' Asunto: New Grids on Trip *XE3DX* Hey guys, I'm on vacation with the family on the trip I can work some squares for you, on the 16th-20th july, on SO-50 and AO-27 only, I will be active in most of the day passes, I want to work EK48.EK49, EK69, EL50, EL51, EL61 and EL60.Campeche,Yucatan and Quintana Roo States. I returned home on July 30th - 04th August, a second chance for activate this for you, I await your comments. On xe3dx(a)amsat.org or @xe3dx twitter... XE3DX David Maciel

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updated list of planned passes for DM23/DM24 on 13 July
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Hi! Guess I need to slow down a little when plotting passes to work. Here are the passes I plan to work tomorrow (Friday, 13 July) at the DM23/DM24 grid boundary in western Arizona: 1811-1828 UTC on FO-29 1845-1849 UTC on AO-27 1955-2015 UTC on FO-29 2023-2030 UTC on AO-27 2141-2157 UTC on FO-29 2204-2211 UTC on AO-27 The first of the AO-27 passes listed above will only have 2 degrees of maximum elevation around 1846-1848 UTC. The repeater is scheduled to switch on at 1842 UTC, so I will not hear the first few minutes of the 7-minute repeater time. Since the afternoon temperature should approach 110F/43C out there, I expect to be "commuting" between the grid boundary and Quartzsite (about 25 minutes south of the boundary, along the I-10 freeway) to be able to stay in my car with its air conditioning. :-) 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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When JFK Met Telstar
by Clint Bradford 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Fifty years ago today, the little Telstar satellite relayed the first TV transmission across the Atlantic. It wasn't long before President Kennedy had his black-and-white electrons beamed from the U.S. to Europe. http://maccentricity.blogspot.com/2012/07/when-telstar-met-jfk.html >From cNet. Clint Bradford

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Fw: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Hello, Another Update, 73 WB2OQQ The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has identified a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 23657. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 23657 Time of Closest Approach: 15 JUL 2012 21:21 UTC Overall miss distance: 760 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: -186 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: -389 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -626 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 38 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 1388 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 11 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 8 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 338 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 2 meters Thank you for your time and assistance. Please contact us if there are any questions. Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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A little problem in EL60
by Omar Alvarez 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

On Saturday 14th I will be on Xcaret park (EL60), there is a possibility that the security people do not let me in with the Arrow antenna, so I will try with the telescopic antenna of my FT-60R. I will check activities and back to EL60 for one or two passes. I will email again when I am sure about the day and pass. Regards Omar XE1AO DK89df ******************************** M.C. Omar Alvarez Cárdenas Facultad de Telematica, U de C 316 1075 xe1aom(a)ucol.mx omar_ac(a)hotmail.com ********************************

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WD9EWK @ DM23/DM24, Friday (13 July)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Hi! I plan on making a quick drive west toward the Colorado River and operate from the DM23/DM24 grid boundary for about 3 hours starting with an AO-27 pass around 1842 UTC. I only have 3 degrees of elevation on that pass, but the later pass at 2023 UTC will be better. I also plan on working one or two FO-29 passes from out there, with the first FO-29 pass coming around 1900 UTC. I've been out to this spot before, about a 30-minute drive north of the I-10 freeway and the town of Quartzsite in very rural La Paz County. I should have APRS running for this drive. It should be visible at http://aprs.fi/wd9ewk-9 if there are no problems. There are good mountaintop digipeaters along the entire drive outside of Phoenix, so this shouldn't be a problem. I will also post updates to my Twitter feed @WD9EWK (visible at http://twitter.com/wd9ewk for those not using Twitter), and - if possible - an additional post to this list once I am out there. I will be happy to send QSL cards to those who work WD9EWK at the grid boundary. There's no need to first send me a card or SASE. Just e-mail me the QSO details, and - if you're in the log - I will mail a card. I will also upload QSOs to the Logbook of the World. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Solar flare
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

X-FLARE! Big sunspot AR1520 unleashed an X1.4-class solar flare on July 12th at 1653 UT. Because the sunspot was directly facing Earth at the time of the blast, this is a geoeffective event www.spaceweather.com Damon WA4HFN

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Three Hams Head to ISS
by Clint Bradford 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

SB SPACE ARL ARLS004 ARLS004 Three Hams Scheduled to Head to ISS This Weekend NASA will televise the launch and docking of the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for 8:40 PM (CDT) Saturday, July 14 (0140 UTC, Sunday, July 15). NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, along with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, are completing preparations as they undergo their final Soyuz spacecraft fit. Live NASA TV coverage of the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan begins at 8:30 PM CDT on Saturday, July 14 (0130 UTC July 15). The trio will arrive at the station on July 16, joining NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba, KE5DAR, and two Russian cosmonauts: Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, RN3BS. Acaba, Padalka and Revin have been aboard the ISS since mid-May. Williams, Malenchenko and Hoshide -- who also will be part of the Expedition 33 crew starting in September -- will return to Earth in mid-November. A link with NASA TV's scheduled coverage is available at, http://www.arrl.org/news/three-hams-scheduled-to-head-to-iss-this-weekend. NNNN /EX

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AMSAT-UK Membership
by Rob Styles 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

For all Newcomers to the wonderful world of Amateur Radio in space there has never been a more exciting time for you to join one of the UK’s largest group of people who have an interest in Amateur radio satellites/space activities from all around the world. AMSAT-UK has an ever growing membership base from shortwave listeners to satellite engineers, amateur radio in space is becoming more affordable with the concept of Cubesats. join today here http://www.uk.amsat.org/8879 73 Rob M0TFO AMSAT-UK

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Satellite presentation/demo @ Goodyear AZ on Monday (16 July) evening
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Hi! I will give a satellite-related presentation for the Tri-City Amateur Radio Association's monthly meeting on Monday, 16 July 2012, at 7.30pm. The meeting will be at the Goodyear City Hall, located at 190 N. Litchfield Road in Goodyear, Arizona (southwest corner of Litchfield Road/Van Buren Street, south of exit 128 on the I-10 freeway). More information about the club is available at http://www.tricityara.org/ About 30 minutes before the meeting (0200 UTC on Tuesday, 17 July), WD9EWK should be on an eastern VO-52 pass for a demonstration. Depending on how long the meeting and presentation go, there may be another demonstration later in the evening (SO-50 @ 0300 UTC, or a west-coast VO-52 pass @ 0335 UTC). All demonstration plans are dependent on the weather. I will try to update the -BB with the demonstration plans on Monday afternoon, as well as my Twitter feed @WD9EWK (use http://twitter.com/wd9ewk if you aren't on Twitter directly to view my feed). Please give us a call if you hear WD9EWK on any of these passes. If you work WD9EWK during any of these passes Monday evening and want a QSL card, please e-mail me with the QSO details. I will be happy to send out a card, without first receiving a card or SASE. QSOs will also be uploaded to the Logbook of the World. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Operation ON-Target out west needs APRS Ops
by Bob Bruninga 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Las Vegas, Arizona area help needed among others? The annual Operation On-Target of scouts and hams manning dozens of mountain tops out west and back east to attempt signalling with mirrors and Ham radio is taking shape for Saturday 21 July. Here is the current map. http://goo.gl/maps/zc33 Although we pretty well have the Appalachains covered from GA to Maine (with some gaps still needed), for the first time we are starting to see lots of participation out west. On the above map there seems to be a mountain chain forming in So Cal and in Utah. All we need are a station or two in the Las Vegas, western Arizona or death valley area to link them up. This year will be the first year for APRS to do the Golden Packet linking out west. There are already dozens of hams out there involved, but we need them to use their APRS radios to bring the event alive. For more info please see http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html Bob, WB4APR

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Possible passes in EL61 and EL60
by Omar Alvarez 12 Jul '12

12 Jul '12

Hello, the most probably passes I can work are: SO-50 2012-07-13 20:35 XE 2012-07-14 01:35 UTC AO-27 (Xcaret) 2012-07-14 13:07 XE 18:07 UTC probably EL60 2012-07-14 14:45 XE 19:45 UTC probably EL60 SO-50(Xcaret) 2012-04-14 19:23 XE 2012-04-15 00:23 UTC probably EL60, not sure. AO-27 2012-04-15 14:16 XE 19:16 UTC SO-50 2012-04-15 19:51 XE 2012-04-16 00:51 UTC AO-27 2012-04-16 13:48 XE 18:48 UTC SO-50 2012-04-16 18:39 XE 23:39 UTC 2012-04-16 20:20 XE 2012-04-17 01:20 UTC My hotel is in EL61 and the EL60 is 14 km away, maybe I can go for a second day to activate EL60, I will try to email or tweet it. It depends of weather, activities or Murphy´s law.... Omar XE1AO DK89df ******************************** M.C. Omar Alvarez Cárdenas Facultad de Telematica, U de C 316 1075 xe1aom(a)ucol.mx omar_ac(a)hotmail.com ********************************

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email issue
by Robert Coppock 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

hi, rusprint qsl cards is telling me my amsat dot org email is not working. i just tried it and it works fine for me. has there been any issues in say, the last 5 weeks that i have been waiting for my cards ?robert k f 0 g

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Trying to catch up with my QSL sending efforts.
by Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Hello every one, I finally got the ink for my deskjet printer to continue printing my QSL card. Please if I owe any one of you a printed QSL card, please send me an e-mail off-list with the details, i usually work from my roof with so many things and in some passes are not logged properly, specially the time and grids... 73, Raydel, CM2ESP Havana, EL83 Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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F-1 CubeSat on TV
by Trevor . 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

The F-1 CubeSat featured on VTV1 and included an interview with XV9AA. See the TV broadcast at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8861 Also on the AMSAT-UK site is report on todays opening of the National Radio Center (NRC). The satellite antennas at the NRC were provided by AMSAT-UK. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8841 73 Trevor M5AKA

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HRD etc.
by Richard Lawn 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

I'm back at our summer lake place and trying again to work birds using a TS2000 and stationary antennas which I've been experimenting with now for 2 summers. Not very impressive just yet but also fooling around with different software including macdoppler and HRD satellite software running windows on a MacBook pro. I spend too much time it seems trying to find myself, in part because I'm more used to my ft847 at home which I prefer to the kenwood. Anyone out there using the ts2000 have any suggestions for finding yourself using cw and HRD or macdoppler I'd appreciate the advice. I've learned with these stationary antennas that QSOs are possible but you have to move quickly. Rick W2JAZ

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SST-US and Virgin Galactic Small Satellite Launches
by Trevor . 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC is collaborating with Virgin Galactic to offer radically cheaper option for developing, launching small satellites. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/8836 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sept. 15-16 http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve AMSAT-UK News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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XE1AY/m
by Omar Alvarez 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Hello My friend Ismael Martinez XE1AY will be driving tomorrow (13:00 UTC) from Manzanillo Colima (DK79) to Queretaro If the weather is ok he will be activating the grids along his travel: DK79, DK78, DK89, DL80,DL81, DL91, DL90, EL00 y EL01 All in FM satellites. From Colima also, Hugo XE1BEP will be active in FM satellites from DK89ec. Good luck. Omar XE1AO DK89df ******************************** M.C. Omar Alvarez Cárdenas Facultad de Telematica, U de C 316 1075 xe1aom(a)ucol.mx omar_ac(a)hotmail.com ********************************

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aprs iss freq: is there anyone out there?
by Lizeth Norman 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Are there any stations in South America to gate aprs packets to the net from the uhf freq? How does one do this? I've got a few Byonics TT4's from a balloon project. The story: I'll be driving the Panamerica Sur from Lima to Nazca Peru and would like to have the ability to be seen via the net. Norm n3ykf

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New Grids on Trip *XE3DX*
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Hey guys, I'm on vacation with the family on the trip I can work some squares for you, on the 16th-20th july, on SO-50 and AO-27 only, I will be active in most of the day passes, I want to work EK48.EK49, EK69, EL50, EL51, EL61 and EL60.Campeche,Yucatan and Quintana Roo States. I returned home on July 30th - 04th August, a second chance for activate this for you, I await your comments. On xe3dx(a)amsat.org or @xe3dx twitter... XE3DX David Maciel

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Looking for WY
by davekn4ok＠aol.com 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Anyone from WY on the satellite? Dave, kn4ok

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aprs iss frequency
by Nick Pugh 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

What is the current frequency of the packet tx on the iss Tnx nick

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Telstar Launched 50 Years Ago Today
by B J 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/07/04/50-years-ago-the-first-tv-satelli… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar I remember how people were fascinated by what it could do. "Live via satellite" was a magic phrase back then. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Telstar's 50th Anniversary QSO Party (TODAY!!)
by ka2pbt 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Jul 10, 1500Z-2100Z To commemorate the launch of TELSTAR, W2NFA AT&T Middletown Amateur Radio Club will operate a special event station at the site of the Holmdel Horn Antenna. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmdel_Horn_Antenna ) The horn antenna at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Holmdel, New Jersey, was constructed in 1959 to support Project Echo—the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's passive communications satellite project which used orbiting aluminized plastic balloons as reflectors to bounce radio signals from one point on Earth to another. Later the horn was used as a radio telescope by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson in the discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation leftover from the "Big Bang." SSB 21.325 14.275 7.275 CW 7.040 14.040 21.040. We will be attempting satellite contacts on FO-29 and AO27 at the following times (UTC): AO27 16:48 - 16:54 FO29: 17:20 - 17:40 AO27: 18:28 - 18:35 Certificate Available: AT&T Amateur Radio Club c/o Steve Wolkovitz 200 Laurel Ave, Rm A3-4A35 Middletown, NJ 07748-1998.

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TV interview with 10 year old ham
by Trevor . 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Channel 9 TV talked to a 10 year old ham about his DIY space projects. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/8821 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sept. 15-16 http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve AMSAT-UK News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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Peru trip July 22-August
by Lizeth Norman 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Hi all, I have finally received my customs docs for the equipment. Will drive down to Nazca activating grid squares along the way. Norm n3ykf

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Latests and Last rev to APEEx
by Mark Spencer 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

The last rev to the APEEx concept. Included a couple of slides on command details is all. Mark Mark Spencer, WA8SME Education and Technology Program Director ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioTM 43 Pinelock Dr. Gales Ferry, CT 06335 860-381-5335 860-460-1139 (cell) mspencer(a)arrl.org

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Pakistan Activation on Satellite and HF
by JoAnne Maenpaa 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Hello everyone, Here is a news item that would be too late if we waited for the weekend publication schedule: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1069 AP, PAKISTAN. Operators Asad/AP2AUM, Muhammad/AP2MF and Khalid/AP2MKS will be active as AP2ARS from Swat District between 1300z July 14th and 1900z July 15th. They will operate from an elevation of 2300m ASL using frequencies 7050 and 14150 kHz, and the satellites. Power output will be 150 watts to an Inverted V dipole for HF and an egg beater for the satellite communications (Grid Locater: MM65HH). QSL via: PARS AP2ARS, P.O.BOX 1450, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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AO-07 may be out of Eclipse periode
by Ib Christoffersen 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Hi all, It looks like AO-07 is out of the Eclipse period again. Will be interesting to follow over the next couple of days. 73 OZ1MY Ib

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Satellite contact between Alaska and Cuba
by Hector, CO6CBF 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

I am happy to report that after a lot of attempts, Dale KL7R and I reached a Sat contact between BP54xt and EL92sd. The Cubans cannot operate on AO-07 mode B, So FO-29 is our only opportunity for long contacts. I cannot say how much time we tried but I am sure that it was more than 10 attempts. Dale did all the hard work, he drove around 4 miles from his home to a nearby hill. Majority of times he drove very late in the night. All the SSB attempts failed. Today at 1920z was our first attempt on CW and It was successfully! Dale `s working conditions are a Yaesu FT-817 (only 5W semi-duplex) and ARROW antenna with preamplifier. My working conditions are a majority homebrew setup, 10 elements yagi on 2m and 18 elements yagi for 70cm with a homebrew preamplifier. Thanks very much to Dale for his constancy and effort! PD: I continue looking for new grids and long contacts on satellite, if you are into any footprint with EL92sd and wan to try, please drop me an email. 73! Hector, CO6CBF EL92sd Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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Videos - Helen Sharman + Shuttle
by Trevor . 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

Rocket Science – Interview with the UK's first Astronaut Helen Sharman GB1MIR http://www.uk.amsat.org/8809 Video showing all the Space Shuttle launches simultaneously http://vimeo.com/27505192 73 Trevor M5AKA ----

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National Air and Space Museum To Recognize Telstar on Thursday, July 12th
by Eric Rosenberg 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

Telstar, the satellite that made the world’s first transmissions of live television possible in 1962, will be the subject of a program at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum July 12. The “Telstar 50th Anniversary” symposium, which will begin at 1:30 p.m., will be presented in cooperation with the Embassy of France. It will begin with a satellite television connection to the Pleumeur-Bodou Telecommunications Museum in France commemorating the first global transmission of a television signal 50 years ago. “It was that rarest of all television moments, the kind that compels viewers to lean forward and stare in a primal wonder and amazement at their screens” was how newscaster Walter Cronkite described a Telstar-enabled public broadcast that occurred about two weeks after the satellite’s launch and first test transmission July 10. A multinational event, the July 23 broadcast was carried by American networks CBS, NBC and ABC as well as CBC in Canada and Eurovision in Europe. The first pictures were of the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower. Although the program was to have begun with remarks by President John F. Kennedy, the talk was delayed and a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs was televised in its place. The symposium will be presented in two parts. Secretary of the Smithsonian Wayne Clough will begin the satellite connection between the two museums. French Ambassador François Delattre and the U.S. General Consul in France, Robert Tate, will also speak. “Live broadcast of events happening throughout the world are taken for granted today, but 50 years ago transmissions enabled by Telstar captured the attention and imaginations of people everywhere,” Clough said. “The 50th anniversary reminds us how far we have come, and how much potential there is the new era of digital communications.” Following the satellite connection, historians and experts from industry and government will discuss Telstar’s historical significance, its impact on commercial space endeavors and the birth of global communications. Footage from the original 1962 broadcast between France and the United States on July 12 will be shown at the symposium. Concluding remarks will be delivered by State Department Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones. Support for the program is provided by Intelsat and France Telecom-Orange. The symposium will be held in the museum’s Moving Beyond Earth gallery. Reservations are not required. Telstar 1 launched on July 10, 1962, from Cape Canaveral and was the first privately sponsored space-faring mission. It handled a variety of transmissions, including telephone, fax, data, still pictures and television signals from several locations across the United States and Europe. The original Telstar was part of an agreement between AT&T, Bell Telephone Laboratories, NASA, the British General Post Office and the French National Post Telegraph and Telecom Office. The satellite was built at Bell Telephone Laboratories. A small model of Telstar 1 will be on display during the symposium. More information on the program may be found on the museum’s website and blog.

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West Teachers Institute Satellite Activity
by Mark Spencer 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

Hi Guys, This week we will be having the TI2 Space in Dayton, OH, and a basic TI in Sacramento, CA. I hope you will be able to give some contacts to the folks in Dayton all week (Monday through Thursday), be patient, I believe all the teachers will be satellite novices. For those on the left coast, could you give a listen for Tommy N5DUX, probably on Tuesday afternoon? That is the time slot when the introduction to satellites is given to the new teachers during the basic TI. Thanks for your support.my turn is coming up in a few weeks at HQ, to be announced later. Mark Mark Spencer, WA8SME Education and Technology Program Director ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioTM 43 Pinelock Dr. Gales Ferry, CT 06335 860-381-5335 860-460-1139 (cell) mspencer(a)arrl.org

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Fw: UPDATE: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

UPDATE#3 73 WB2OQQ Subject: UPDATE: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message Sir/Ma'am, The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has updated a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 15495. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 15495 Time of Closest Approach: 10 JUL 2012 12:49 UTC Overall miss distance: 274 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: -90 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: -3 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -259 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 30 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 557 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 10 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 8 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 63 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 8 meters Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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Summer OSCAR News in the Post
by Trevor . 09 Jul '12

09 Jul '12

The Summer edition of the AMSAT-UK publication OSCAR News is being posted to members. In this issue: - Development of High Voltage Technology Demonstration Satellite, HORYU-2 - A Multi-purpose Portable Set-up: Working Low Earth Orbit Satellites from any place - AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Guildford Sep 15-16 - Increase in ISS Debris Avoidance Manoeuvres - G3CVI column "Haven't got a callsign?" - The FUNcube Dongle and the next generation - FUNcube Report June 2012 - AMSAT-FOX - Listening to the ISS - ITAR - International Traffic in Arms Regulations - ESMO - European Student Moon Orbiter You can get OSCAR News by joining AMSAT-UK online at http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ----

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Possible Satellite Operation from FP
by JoAnne Maenpaa 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

Hello Everyone, I just spotted this in the DXNL 1787 - DX Newsletter. It would be too late if we waited for the next weekend ANS bulletin cycle ... so here it is: FP, ST PIERRE ET MIQUELON, NA-032 Eric,FP/KV1J, plans to hand out some IOTA points in SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK31 on 160m-6m operating from Miquelon (NA-032, DIFO FP-002, WLOTA 1417, Loc GN17) on July 10-17. If the conditions are fine he may also work via satellites. His plans include also the IARU HF World Championship. QSL via homecall. See also: http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July12.html -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Fw: UPDATE: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

Hello, UPDATE #2 73 WB2OQQ Subject: UPDATE: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message Sir/Ma'am, The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has updated a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 15495. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 15495 Time of Closest Approach: 10 JUL 2012 12:49 UTC Overall miss distance: 303 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: -75 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: -4 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -294 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 37 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 1580 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 11 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 13 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 138 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 9 meters Please reply to this message to acknowledge receipt of this close approach notification. It is possible to provide another estimate using owner/operator ephemeris data. If the satellite operator is interested please have them reply to all addresses listed in the Cc line. Email is the preferred method of communication. Thank you for your time and assistance. Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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One more day - AMSAT 2012 Field Day Submissions
by Bruce 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

There is only one more day to get your AMSAT 2012 Field Day submission sheets in. Monday, July 9, 2012 at 23:59PM Central Time is the deadline. I have only received 12 submissions thus far. I acknowledge when I receive a submission, if you sent one and I did not email you back, please send it again. All 12 are scored and in my spread sheet. So far, *^%$#@ is number 1, ^%^&** is number 2 and &^$#@ is number 3. Looks like those calls were scrambled in the email somehow. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Fw: Reform of the 1986 UK Outer Space Act
by Graham Shirville 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

Hi All, These proposals to reform the UK Outer Space Act, include changes to make it more “cubesat friendly”. Whilst they only relate to our, UK legislation, both the Consultation Document and the Impact Assessment Document cover a lot of interesting ground, technical, legal and statistical. Well worth a review in my opinion. http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency/news-and-events/2012/May/reform-of-the-… Rest assured that AMSAT-UK will be responding! cheers Graham Shirville G3VZV

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EL60 and EL61
by Omar Alvarez 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

Hello my friends From july 13th to 17th I will be on vacations from EL61 and EL60. If the recreations activities with the family (my wife XE1BMG and my 7 and 9 years old childrens) give me a break, I will glad to activate those grids with my QRP station (FT-60R and Arrow II) If some of you are interested, please sent me an email to make a list. Remember that sometimes AO-27 is a zoo, so I will answer only with your callsing and my grid locator. I will try to do my best. My direct email: omarac(a)gmail.com Omar XE1AO DK89df P.D. I will post some scheldures by tweeter: XE1AO, so please help me to redistribute the information. ******************************** M.C. Omar Alvarez Cárdenas Facultad de Telematica, U de C 316 1075 xe1aom(a)ucol.mx omar_ac(a)hotmail.com ********************************

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AMSAT net
by Jimmy KC9PXZ 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

I was reading online about the AMSAT net out of Huston as I understand. There are no repeaters that retransmit that I can reach from my home QTH. Is that net still active is the first question abs the second is dies the AMSAT Echolink node retransmit the next and if so were can I find the info? That is if it is still active. Thanks for your time, 73 KC9PXZ Jimmy Norwalk, Wi. EN43qt

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vy0/ve5sat
by Wyatt Dirks 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

Sorry for the confusion he is in in the yukon which is vy1. also the pass is on the 8th at 1214utc which is aos for Tim. 73 Wyatt > From: wyattdirks(a)msn.com > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 18:03:30 -0500 > Subject: [amsat-bb] vy0/ve5sat > > > Tomorrow morning Tim ve5sat/ac2gk with be operating from CP16 in the Yukon territory on so50. The pass is at 1214utc and this will be the only pass he will work from up there. > > GL > > Wyatt > AC0RA > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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CQ Hawaii agn!
by K4FEG 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

Hello Satellite folks in the Aloha state. the next AO7-b satellite pass you will have a nice 9 degree satellite pass that will reach into the central USA, any one want to give it a try? drop me an email! Satellite will come over EM55aj at 0124UTC I will be listening to see if any one can give it a shot! 73 K4FEG

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Satchat
by Vince, K9TSU 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

Satchat starts in 20 mins on the *AMSAT* echolink node. Everyone welcome.

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Wisconsin AMSAT members
by Jimmy KC9PXZ 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

Hello again, I was wondering do the Wisconsin AMSAT members do things radio together at all. Like meeting or ops as a group. If so I would like to get in on the fun. If not to bad, it seems (at least to me) that it would be allot of fun. Thanks for your time 73 KC9PXZ Jimmy Norwalk, Wi. En43qt

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vy0/ve5sat
by Wyatt Dirks 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

Tomorrow morning Tim ve5sat/ac2gk with be operating from CP16 in the Yukon territory on so50. The pass is at 1214utc and this will be the only pass he will work from up there. GL Wyatt AC0RA

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ZAGG Sparq2 - 6AH Portable Power
by Clint Bradford 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

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K2e De ssb and fm 13 colonies
by transbets＠gmail.com 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

Radio trouble on ssb in Delaware..will work ao27 at 2:10 and fo29 attempt at 2:25 local time. 73 kb2m

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Pennsylvania/K2M 13 colonies
by transbets＠gmail.com 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

Does anybody else need PA for the 13 colonies? I have had no takers in two days and will be going to DE to help get some contacts this afternoon. If anybody still needs PA please let me know and I will be there if needed. 73, Elizabeth KB3WSW/K2M

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Fw: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

FYI 73 WB2OQQ The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has identified a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 15495. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 15495 Time of Closest Approach: 10 JUL 2012 12:49 UTC Overall miss distance: 383 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: -107 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: -4 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -368 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 44 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 3100 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 12 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 8 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 236 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 9 meters Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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July 4: Another new AO-7 world distance record: 7903.55km, AC0RA and OM3BD break their own record
by Bill Dzurilla 07 Jul '12

07 Jul '12

The 7849km AO-7 world record set by AC0RA and I on July 2 lasted less than 48 hours. Wyatt once again woke up early and this time drove 150 miles to EN41ad. We had a 30 second QSO at 0949Z to extend the record to 7903.55km. Thanks, Wyatt, this has been fun. Recordings, pictures, and further info at http://qsl.net/nz5n/AO7record.htm. 73, Bill OM3BD NZ5N

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(no subject)
by David Fine 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

X1.1 Class solar flare at 2308 7/6/12 per Spaceweather.com.

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AO-27 Pass 2023 UTC
by Joe Batty 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

Hi Guy's, I think I was the only station from CN85 working this particular pass. I didn't hear any other station from CN85. I'm kind of taken back when some unidentified station identified "the CN85" station as always having problems and he doesn't know what he's doing or having problems with. You know what, maybe your are right. But then I could hear the sat very well, I could hear my station identify myself, and I did very much not try to step on any one already in communication that had control of the sat and waited my turn until it cleared. I would have very much preferred to have an email or a call from someone offering to help a station that's relatively new to sats and act as an elmer rather than cast the aspersions as I heard. I am new to sats and I'll not apologize for that. I do have not have a lot of experience with the Icom 910 but I've tried to assemble a reasonable satellite station. More help would be appreciated than criticized over the air. 73 Joe KT7E CN85

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13 colonies still on saturday ?
by Robert Coppock 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

hi right coasters, will any 13 colonies stations be on ao-27 tomorrow at appx 4pm edt ? there is a pass going thru the middle of usa, for us left coasters. other than that, THANK YOU very much for the effort that you all put into this project, and i hope to be on the air with ssb birds /mobile next year (i have a generator on the way).Robert k f zero g cn81

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Re: AO-27 Pass 2023 UTC
by Robert Coppock 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

hi Joe, they were probably jealous of your great call sign. thanks for learning me a new word, aspersions. hihi. maybe you could describe your station setup and all the journeymen/journeywomen on here (not me) can give some suggestions and help. keep on rockin' on the sats, and have fun. amsat and satellites are a blast. from just down the road in cn81,Robert k f zero g

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Out of Office
by Martha 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

I will be out of the office today, Friday, July 6th. Back on Monday! -- 73- Martha

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kb2m/k2e schedule
by Jeff KB2M 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

I will be heading to PA this afternoon after work. So it looks like I won't be making anymore NJ k2i contacts. I just worked the second half of an AO-07 pass as k2i and got no takers. We plan on working with k2m for a few FM and SSB passes tomorrow morning from PA. We will be in DE for the 12:36 FO-29 pass, 14:10 AO-27, and the 14:21 FO-29, and maybe the 15:40 AO-07. All local time. 73 Jeff kb2m

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tilt over tripod
by Bob- W7LRD 06 Jul '12

06 Jul '12

Many thanks to the many who sent me their suggestions for a tip over tripod. Attached is picture of the tripod for the satellite antennas. Now lots of digging and concrete mixing to do. Any all additional suggestions are appreciated. 73 Bob W7LRD

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HUDSON VALLEY SATCOM GROUP NET CANCELLED TONIGHT
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

Sorry for the late notice but due to a death in the family I will have to cancel the net for tonight.Hope to hear you all in two weeks. 73 Gary wa2aqh

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Ariane 5 launch in 10 minutes
by g0mrf＠aol.com 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

Live coverage here http://www.arianespace.tv/index.htm If you can tolerate the 'adverts' and music David

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U-110
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

Didn't get my two cents worth in on the U-110 (fixing antennas after wind storm) The articles had to be in the early '80's. Used out of the box as elevation. Was getting serious about the mods when the KenPro came out so they are still sitting on the shelf. My records show I got the KenPro in '83!! Tom K8TL

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K2D July 6 and 7
by Mark Spencer 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

If you will still need K2D for the 13 Colonies Satellite effort after today, could you send me a note via my direct e-mail to set up a schedule and I'll try and make the schedule. I have some conflicts that will prevent me doing ad-hoc operations beyond the normal scheduled date of July 5. I will be on this afternoon's FO29, AO27 and AO7 passes. 73, Mark Mark Spencer, WA8SME Education and Technology Program Director ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioTM 43 Pinelock Dr. Gales Ferry, CT 06335 860-381-5335 860-460-1139 (cell) mspencer(a)arrl.org

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HORYU-2
by Trevor . 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

The KIT Blog indicates the telemetry is now working again. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/8770 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Nova and Sat-PC32 on Windows 7
by Jim Sanford 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

All: My laptop finally died, and the replacement came with 64-bit version of Windows 7. I installed (as administrator) both Sat-PC32 and Nova; neither works. Does anyone have any idea or instructions on how to install? Or are they known to NOT work, in which case, what are people using for 64-bit Windows 7? Thanks & 73, Jim wb4gcs(a)amsat.org

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Icom 9100 query
by Fred Kennedy 05 Jul '12

05 Jul '12

Hi Guys, Can anyone with an IC-9100 confirm what sort of plug/skt is used for the Data 2 connection. I've a 9100 on the way and would like to hook up to data immediately on arrival. (for KiwiSAT tests.....!!!) From the online manual it looks like a square pin 'special' rather than a standard DIN. Do they provide a plug with the unit? (If they do its not listed on the supplied accessories!.) Thanks and 73 Fred ZL1BYP

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tilt over tripod
by Bob- W7LRD 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

I am installing a different tripod for my satellite antennas. 25 feet tall with 5 feet between the legs at the base. It will be set up to be tipped over for antenna access. Does anyone have any experience with a similar system? I have a few ideas already from my elmer J oe-K0VTY. You can neve r have too much information. I have a welder, concrete mixer and strong grandsons for moving things around. Pictures available upon request. Any ideas are appreciated. 73 Bob W7LRD CN87

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2M1EUB/P QRV IO88RM 18.55GMT NXT PASS
by paul robinson 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

QRV...NEXT PASS AO7 IF IN MODE B....FROM IO88RM ...18.55GMT HAVE ABT 18DEG ELV PAUL 2M1EUB/P CU ABT 145.949

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Re: Rokot launch today with RS series sat?
by Andrew Glasbrenner 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

It looks like it's been bumped to 03:12 UTC on July 13th. 73, Drew -----Original Message----- >From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> >Sent: Jul 2, 2012 4:32 PM >To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Rokot launch today with RS series sat? > >Anyone heard anything about this launch? It is listed for today, and with the Yubleiny-2/MiR satellite onboard. > >73, Drew KO4MA > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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13 colonies states on sat
by Jeff KB2M 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Have anyone worked all the 13 colonies on Satellite yet? 73 Jeff kb2m

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Re: U-110 Rotor Setup
by Joel Black 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Okay, that sounds familiar, John. It had pots that may have been belt driven that increased or decreased the resistance depending on rotation. Something else I remember - the person put a plastic garbage can over it to keep out the rain. I know why he did that. I just find it amusing that I remember that detail. Let me ask one other question before I get to comments. I actually have one U-100 and one U-110. Is this going to be an issue? I'm not sure what the difference is. @AA5AM: Don't put too much into it. I thought someone might remember it off the top of their head. There are several solutions that I got that may be better than what I was looking for. @KL7XJ: I vaguely remember the SatEL being advertised in the Journal. I think it is time to renew my AMSAT membership and maybe purchase those DVD's. @VK4HHH: I have looked at K8DAV's setup quite a bit. I got myself confused thinking it only worked over a parallel port (that is an issue but can be overcome unless portable/field). However, I realized the basic stamp controller worked over a serial port (not an issue). I may go this route, but I'm still looking for options. Will this setup work using SatPC32 which was my preferred tracking software when I was satellite active? @KO6TH: I like your approach. Let me see if I got my head wrapped around your design - serial interface to the FODtrack board which then controlled your controller? That's pretty cool. @VU2POP: Very nice homebrew tower and rotor setup. Still working out my options. I just want something simple that I can take to the field using a modern laptop. Lot's of good suggestions here. Downloaded the form to renew my AMSAT membership too. 73, Joel - W4JBB On 7/3/2012 5:09 AM, John / NS1Z wrote: > I think you are referring to the satellite compendium put out many > years ago. Ii am sure it is out of print now. Over the years I built a > couple and one even auto track (but a LOT of work) > > -----Original Message----- From: Joel Black > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:09 PM > To: AMSAT > Subject: [amsat-bb] U-110 Rotor Setup > > I am looking for an old article regarding the use of two U-110 rotors > for satellite operations. > > I have gone through all my old references and cannot find what I'm > looking for. > > Basically, it was a setup using two U-110's (or it could have been two > U-100's). The homemade controller used either toggle or rocker switches > and had a digital readout of AZ/EL using DVOM's. As far as I remember, > it was all manual. I remember seeing this in the back of some > publication, but I cannot find it. > > Does anyone have any inkling of and idea what I'm talking about? > > 73, > Joel - W4JBB > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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EL39/EM30
by Bruce 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

It was back on 7/30/01 that I made a trip over to the Beaumont and found a cemetery that just happened to have a road that split EL39/EM30. I am thinking of heading over there again. Is there anyone that needs the two grids before I decide when to make the trip? I will have to use my HT and Arrow. That means FM sats. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Re: CO6CBF/p EL93
by Hector, CO6CBF 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Hello all, The trip up to EL93 was uneventful! 18 stations were worked on the AO-27 1828z pass and 5 more were worked on the low elevation western pass at 2009z. All contacts will be uploaded to LOTW (using CO6CBF). Anyone who needs a QSL card, please request it to George, WA5KBH. Thanks to everyone who worked me and then stood by when others were calling me!!! 73! Hector, CO6CBF Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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Near-Space Balloon Student is Young Ham of the Year
by Trevor . 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

17 Year old Erin King AK4JG has been named as Amateur Radio Newsline™ Young Ham of the Year. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/8745 73 Trevor M5AKA

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QRV 4July
by Amateur Radio Station W4MPS 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Apologies to all for not having K2J up on the sats. Multiple problems now, hopefully, resolved. Look for me starting 4July on AO-27 / SO-50 / AO-7 and VO-52. 73 Marc K2J North Carolina FM05 (W4MPS)

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2M1EUB/P QRV 1800GMT
by paul robinson 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

WILL BE QRV NXT PASS MODE B.....? AO7 1800GMT FROM IO88 SQ 2M1EUB/P

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Stupid. Question
by Vincenzo Mone 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Hi to the list, Please apologize if for someone i am making a stupid question. I am going to change my broken G-5400B rotator with a new G-5500 one. Before i mount it on the mast i am going to set it to the North. On the old one, on the Control Box there was 0 degreese and 360 degreese on the same point, in the middle of the analo display while on the new one i have the 0 degreese on the left side of the analig display at the beginner of the analog display while the 360 degreese is on the right side of the analog display. The stupid question is: How do i have to set the Azimuth rotator? On the 0 degreese on the left side of the analog display or on the 360 degreese on the right side of the analog display? Any help will be really appreciated. Enzo Sent from iPhone

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U-110 Rotor Setup
by Joel Black 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

I am looking for an old article regarding the use of two U-110 rotors for satellite operations. I have gone through all my old references and cannot find what I'm looking for. Basically, it was a setup using two U-110's (or it could have been two U-100's). The homemade controller used either toggle or rocker switches and had a digital readout of AZ/EL using DVOM's. As far as I remember, it was all manual. I remember seeing this in the back of some publication, but I cannot find it. Does anyone have any inkling of and idea what I'm talking about? 73, Joel - W4JBB

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CO6CBF/p EL93
by Hector, CO6CBF 03 Jul '12

03 Jul '12

Hi all, I know it is short notice! Tomorrow morning, I will be in a work trip to Matanzas province in EL93. I will try to operate on the 1828z AO-27 pass and if I find a place with a decent horizon view, I will try on the 2009z pass also. If anyone need this grid confirmed, please drop me an email and I will look for you. 73! Hector, CO6CBF Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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Re: Original 13 colonies
by Robert Coppock 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

Peter wb2oqq, '16:34 pass of AO-27' ? is that edt ? i see a pass at appx 1300pdt~2000utc on heavens above. and fo29/jas-2 about 1/2 hr earlier. are your keps current ? i tried so-50 at 0820pdt~1520utc, heard a bunch of stations, but no 13colonies ops. sorry, i would have emailed direct, but qrz is down now.Robert k f zero g cn81 jefferson state seventhree

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W5PFG/R recent trip QSL's
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

If you need a QSL card for any of my grids operated over the last ten days, please email me the QSO detail. No need to send me a card. All of these contacts are uploaded to Logbook of the World. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Teachers' Institute 2--Space in the Classroom
by Matt Severin 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

Hi all, Next week, July 9-12, I will be instructing the ARRL Teachers' Institute 2 in Dayton, OH. We'll have 8 teachers learning how to set up and operate ground stations that they will be able to take back to their schools to use in their classrooms. Support from ARRL ETP donors, the Dayton Amateur Radio Association, and Yaesu have made this endeavor possible. We will be operating from about 1200 utc to 2000 utc each day, give or take a few hours. Our primary amateur radio satellites will be AO27, SO50, FO29, and VO52, plus we will try to capture data and telemetry from the many cubesats currently operating. Hopefully you'll have a moment to say hello and work a few of the teachers in my group. 73, Matt, N8MS

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Update from 2M1EUB rover in Scotland
by Daniel "Nick" Kucij 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

Got an update today from Paul, 2M1EUB: "hi nick im in io88 sq hope to b on soon ,poor wx rain nonstop has put me off seting up...may be on 2morr. paul" 73, Nick KB1RVT

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