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KLM CS-2 strip line design
by Darryl Ponder 26 Mar '12

26 Mar '12

I am refurbishing an old KLM 435-18C that has a KLM CS-2 polarization switcher on it. I need help in understanding the design of the 37 ohm impedance strip line transformer that is inside the CS-2. By my calculations the transformer line length is half as long as it should be (1/8 wavelength and not 1/4 wavelength). However, it is folded, and I suspect the answer is in the folding. If anyone on the board is familiar with strip line design and would be willing to trade a few emails (outside the reflector) on the subject I would really appreciate it. I have been unable to track down what I need after many Google and Bing searches, so appeal to a much better source - this group. Regards, Darryl Ponder K0GV

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DM93 & DM94
by ted 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

Thanks for the satellite QSOs today (Sunday). They will be loaded to LOTW and if you need a card an email will work. 73....ted....aa5ck

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KH6> Equipment issues
by Adrian Engele 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

Folks, I noticed during the earlier pass today I could not hit SO50 and now during the FO29 @ 2240Z pass I could hear lots of people but not transmit into the satellite. I pulled everything apart and ran checks. As far as I can tell some RF must have gotten into my IC-7000 and locked it up. I did some testing and I have SSB working again. Hopefully this was just a temporary glitch. I will know more once try on an upcoming pass. Keep your fingers crossed. Sorry for those who were trying to work me but could not find me. Aloha Adrian AA5UK/KH6

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BBC TV – How Satellites Rule Our World – March 25, 2100 BST
by Trevor . 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

The BBC TV are broadcasting a show by satellite engineer Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock Ph.D., MBE, titled In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World. It is believed that Peter Shaw of the amateur radio STRaND smartphone satellite project will be appearing on the show which will also be available to watch on the web. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/6012 73 Trevor M5AKA

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KH6 operation from BK29nn last day
by Adrian Engele 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

Greeting fellow operators, Thanks to the many operators I have worked over the past few days under horrible weather and operating conditions. We have had nothing but torrential rains and high winds in Hilo for the past few days. We even had a 4.9 Mag. earthquake North of us 24 hours ago which we felt locally. I am posting to the general group my last passes for today in case someone wants to try to work me who was not on my request list. Please note I am having trouble with AO-7 down-link, it is very weak here so please don't assume it will be easy to work me on that satellite. Also do not CQ for me, I will be CQ'ing as the DX station. USE LOW POWER ON AO-7!! Be patient and await your turn assuming I can hear you. Better bet are the two FO-29 passes I plan to be on today. Sat UTC AOS LOS Orbit SO-50 SUN 3/25/2012 20:28:44 20:39:3 49765 FO-29 SUN 3/25/2012 22:40:5 22:58:05 77064 AO-27 SUN 3/25/2012 22:47:35 23:00:47 96453 AO-7 MON 3/26/2012 1:38:23 1:54:58 70960 AO-7 MON 3/26/2012 3:27:38 3:49:48 70964 FO-29 MON 3/26/2012 8:43:58 8:53:11 77071 Monday we are heading to Kailua-Kona. I still need to do a sight survey to see what is possible since there are two volcanoes in the way. I will also operate more ad-hoc since I would be operating in the field and all operations from BK29ao are dependent on the weather. I will mostly likely operate closer towards the middle of the week if possible. I will be heading up to BK19 on one day to do a sight survey to get a feel to see if this grid is even possible to operate from. Maybe with some high angle passes. I will advise. I am also looking at the JA opportunities for this coming week. It may mean an early (02:00AM local time pass) I will advise. Aloha Adrian AA5UK/KH6

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UK CubeSat Plasma Propulsion Thruster
by Trevor . 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

It will be used to provide very precise attitude control and pointing, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/6039 73 Trevor M5AKA

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transatlantic balloon HF frequencies
by Carlos Poinho 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

hello and the frequencies are? Carlos Poinho CU3FT

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Transatlantic balloon: Azores CU Aware
by andy thomas 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

Have just informed Costa, CU1EZ, Santa Maria island (Azores), of the transatlantic balloon HF frequencies, during our qso on 12 metres. He's looked at this -bb and I'm sure he will do his best to listen out. 73 de andy G0SFJ

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ANS-085 for distribution
by Dee 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-085 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org ************************************************** * Volunteers are needed to help at the AMSAT booth at Dayton. * Gould , WA4SXM, is looking for volunteers to help man the AMSAT booth during * the 2012 Hamvention. People are needed all 3 days for 2 hour * shifts. Please send the days and times you are available to help * as well as how many shifts you are willing to work via e-mail to * wa4sxm at amsat.org. * Monitor http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Dayton.php * for the latest AMSAT at Dayton news and developments . ************************************************ In this edition: * AMSAT-NA BOD Nominations Due * ARISS Mentor Introduction at Dayton 2012 * NASA'S GRAIL MOONKAM RETURNS FIRST STUDENT-SELECTED LUNAR IMAGES * Satellite Operation Planned for UK Olympic Special Event Station * Masat-1 Experiment Required Silent Mode for a Short Period of Time * HAMSAT VO-52 User Reports Requested * Satellite Shorts From All Over * 2012 AMSAT-NA Symposium Update * New Feature For SatPC32 Adjusts Doppler From Satellite Point of View * ARISS Status Report - 19 March 2012 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-085.01 ANS-085 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 085.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 25, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-085.01 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. A valid nomination requires either one current Member Society, or five current individual members in good standing, to nominate an AMSAT-NA member for the position. Three directors have terms expiring this year: Tom Clark, K3IO; Lou McFadin, W5DID; and Gould Smith, WA4SXM. The three nominees receiving the highest number of votes will be seated as regular board members with two year terms. The two nominees receiving the next highest number of votes will be seated as alternates for one year. Written nominations, consisting of names, calls and individual signatures, should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA, 850 Sligo Ave #600, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. They must be received no later than June 15th. No other action is required. Nominations may also be made by electronic means. These include e-mail, FAX, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to MARTHA(a)AMSAT.ORG or faxed to 301-608-3410, and also must be received by June 15th. If using any electronic submission, there is a second, verifying step. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS. A verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days following the close of nominations. [ANS Thanks Alan, WA4SCA for this input] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- ARISS Mentor Introduction at Dayton 2012 AMSAT and ARRL are teaming up during the 2012 Hamvention to recruit new ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) mentors. Friday and Saturday (May 18 & 19) at 4pm in the ARRL stage area AMSAT will explain the need for additional ARISS mentors and the requirements and responsibilities needed to help provide a reliable conversation between astronauts and selected schools or groups. We encourage anyone interested in helping make future school contacts with the ISS successful to please attend. [ANS Thanks the ARISS Team] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- NASA'S GRAIL MOONKAM RETURNS FIRST STUDENT-SELECTED LUNAR IMAGES WASHINGTON -- One of two NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed back the first student-requested pictures of the lunar surface from its onboard camera. Fourth grade students from the Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Mont., received the honor of making the first image selections by winning a nationwide competition to rename the two spacecraft. The image was taken by the MoonKam, or Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students. Previously named Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) A and B, the twin spacecraft are now called Ebb and Flow. Both washing-machine-sized orbiters carry a small MoonKAM camera. Over 60 student-requested images were taken aboard the Ebb spacecraft from March 15-17 and downlinked to Earth on March 20. "MoonKAM is based on the premise that if your average picture is worth a thousand words, then a picture from lunar orbit may be worth a classroom full of engineering and science degrees," said Maria Zuber, GRAIL mission principal investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. "Through MoonKAM, we have an opportunity to reach out to the next generation of scientists and engineers. It is great to see things off to such a positive start." GRAIL is NASA's first planetary mission to carry instruments fully dedicated to education and public outreach. Students will select target areas on the lunar surface and request images to study from the GRAIL MoonKAM Mission Operations Center in San Diego. The MoonKAM program is led by Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, and her team at Sally Ride Science in collaboration with undergraduate students at the University of California in San Diego. More than 2,700 schools spanning 52 countries are using the MoonKAM cameras. "What might seem like just a cool activity for these kids may very well have a profound impact on their futures," Ride said. "The students really are excited about MoonKAM, and that translates into an excitement about science and engineering." Launched in September 2011, Ebb and Flow will answer longstanding questions about the moon and give scientists a better understanding of how Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system formed. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., manages the GRAIL mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. GRAIL is part of the Discovery Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver built the spacecraft. To view the student-requested images, visit: http://images.moonkam.ucsd.edu For more information about MoonKAM, visit: https://moonkam.ucsd.edu For more information about GRAIL, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/grail [ANS Thanks Michael Williams, K9QHO, for this input] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Satellite Operation Planned for UK Olympic Special Event Station This week John Warburton, G4IRN announced The Radio Society of Great Britain will activate two special event call-signs to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: + 2O12L (Two Oscar One Two Lima) from London, England 2O12W (Two Oscar + One Two Wales) from Barry, Wales. The London station, 2012L will be active through the duration of the Games, located at the historic Eltham Palace, south-east London on 160m-2m, all modes. More information on the web site: http://www.2O12L.com The Welsh station 2O12W will also be active on all bands from 160m to 23cms and all modes including SSTV and satellite from Whitmore Bay, Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. More information on web site: http://www.2O12W.com. 2O12L and 2O12W go on the air on 27th July 2012. [ANS thanks The Radio Society of Great Britain and Southgate News for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Masat-1 Experiment Required Silent Mode for a Short Period of Time Masat-1 (MO-72) recently has been switched to a 'silent mode' on March 16, March 21, and March 22 to perform long term, sensitive electromagnetic measurements which require the switching off the satellite's transmitter. In silent mode, all RF transmission from the satellite is turned off, while the satellite receiver makes the required measurements. After these experiments regular telemetry transmission resumed operation. MO-72 Call sign: HA5MASAT TX frequency: 437.345 MHz Modulation: CW (120 char/min.), 2-GFSK (625 and 1250 bit/s) TX power: 100 and 400 mW Soundcard software to capture and decode the GFSK telemetry can be downloaded from: http://cubesat.bme.hu/en/radioamatoroknek/ The latest keplerian elements are also available on this site. [ANS thanks the Masat-1 Team and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMSAT VO-52 User Reports Requested AMSAT-India Secretary Nitin, VU3TYG says the user feedback form (in Word format) requested by VO-52 controllers has been posted on the web for download from: http://www.amsatindia.org/reports/VO-52-Feedback.doc HAMSAT VO-52 controllers at ISRO thanked amateur radio operators for the reports received after VO-52 was reactived with the Dutch Trans- ponder. They are in the process of documenting anomaly analysis and Transponder 2 Switch ON' report containing the feedback from users. Reports are requested to be sent in the Word format as attachments to e-mail sent to: tprangan(a)istrac.org and copied to wmy(a)isac.gov.in. [ANS thanks AMSAT-India Secretary Nitin, VU3TYG and Mani, VU2WMY at India ISRO Satellite Centre for the above information] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Satellite Shorts From All Over + AMSAT to facilitate student satellite contacts AMSAT is encouraging all students attending the 2012 Dayton Hamvention to come by the Satellite Demonstration Area just outside of the Ball Area entrance and make a contact using the amateur satellites. There will be AMSAT volunteers there to explain how to make the contacts and during actual satellite passes will try to get as many students as possible to complete actual contacts. There are lists of satellite pass times in the satellite demonstration area and at the AMSAT booth (BA444-BA449). [ANS Thanks Gould, WA4SXM, For the above.] + NASA released a new narrated animation depicting the planned 2014 launch of the Orion spacecraft on the Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission to a 3600 mile altitude orbit: http://tinyurl.com/OrionOrbitTest (YouTube) Full article at: http://tinyurl.com/OrionArticle (UniverseToday) + Paul, 2E1EUB says his next mobile satellite operations as 2M1EUB from his van will be starting March 24 for 7 days from the east coast of Scotland. Main operations are planned for AO-7 Mode A/B and other satellites as available. Paul will post his latest infor- mation on amsat-bb and also on the lookup at QRZ.com for 2M1EUB. + The Project Blue Horizon 6 high-altitude transatlantic balloon flight took off on Friday, March 23 at 2300 EST (0300 Saturday UT) from Owego, NY transmitting on 7.1023 and 10.1466 MHz CW with the N2XE call sign and 144.390 MHz FM APRS using the KD2AUD call sign. Please send reports via e-mail to pbh18.data(a)gmail.com or manually enter received data points at http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/ More information is available on their web page. + Congratulations to Rick Walter, WB3CSY, for earning VUCC Satellite certificate #228 with 165 confirmed grids. Rick wrote, "I would like to thank the many satellite operators who continually take time to stop during their travels and give us rare grids. It would be much more difficult to obtain this prestigious award without their help." + The next Hudson Valley Satcom Net is Thursday March 29, 8:00PM EDT (UTC-4) on the 146.97 MHz Mt. Beacon ARC Repeater and also on the N2EYH-L Echolink Node. More information at: http://www.hvsatcom.org and http://www.wr2abb.org/ (Stu, WA2BSS) + Watch the BBC video of UKube-1, planned to launch in 2013: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17439236 UKube-1 will carry a set of AMSAT-UK FUNcube boards that will pro- vide a 435/145 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW amateur radio com- munications. See also: http://www.uk.amsat.org/5933 + John, K8YSE reported that Yuri, UT1FG/MM, who has been so active on the birds may be off the air for a short time. He is navigating the St. Lawrence Seaway and has been too busy to operate on the satellites. There are many inspection requirements for a ship com- ing into the Great Lakes and his duties are such that he does not have much free time. He will be in Montreal shortly. All of his equipment is working fine. Yuri will be operating as time permits. + The Winter 2012 TAPR Packet Status Register Journal now available for download: http://www.tapr.org/psr/psr117.pdf. You can download previous editions from http://www.tapr.org/psr.html. This quarterly Journal is full of Technical, Non-Technical and User Digital infor- mation and articles. + Watch a video of time lapse images from the ISS showing how stars appear from space: http://vimeo.com/ajrclips/starsfromspace. A jaw dropping flight of the ISS over the aurora can be viewed at: http://tinyurl.com/AuroraGreatLakes +USAF and Lockheed have Satellite Problems Too: http://news.yahoo.com/delicate-rescue-saves-stranded-1-7b-us-satellite-1 44826517.html At least their problems had a happy ending. +New Echolink Net. Saturday evenings at 8pm Eastern. The NET is titled "SATCHAT" by initiator. Check in at the AMSAT Conf. Echolink slot and Join the conversations about satellites. Ask questions and hear what other people in the country are Doing for satellite activity. It is hosted by: Vince Waelti, K9TSU Stop by and add your experiences to the group. [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- Symposium 2012 Monday Trip to the Kennedy Space Center Those attending the 2012 AMSAT Symposium and interested in a Monday Trip (Oct 29) to the Kennedy Space Center please contact Martha via email: martha at amsat.org. The trip will include a round trip bus from the hotel and entrance to the Space Center. The cost will be about $100. This is a wonderful experience for those that haven't been and for those that have been multiple times. We need to get an idea of how many will participate to select the correct bus. [ANS Thanks Gould for this Symposium Update.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- New Feature For SatPC32 Adjusts Doppler From Satellite Point of View Erich, DK1TB has added a new feature into SatPC32 V12.8b which will allow adjustment for doppler shift between two separate stations so each will appear to be on the same frequency. From a ground station point of view each station will see a different doppler shift unless they are located physically near each other. What is desired is that both stations will appear on the same frequency from the satellite receiver's point of view. The whole idea of doppler correction is to be at a constant frequency within the satellite receiver passband. To do that you have to adjust your uplink frequency constantly. And you have to adjust your down- link frequency to continue to hear yourself or someone else using full doppler correction. Erich has now added the option of seeing the frequency you are on at the satellite receiver. This is a common frame of reference so if you tell someone you'll be on 435.845 at the satellite, they can be on that same frequency even though your terrestrial dial frequencies will be much different. Just adjust your receiver or use the up/down buttons in SatPC32 to set your frequency shown in the "Sat" window. That frequency will remain constant as your uplink and downlink are controlled by SatPC32. Staying at a constant frequency at the satellite allows many stations to share the bird without drifting into each other. And being able to know exactly where you are in the passband without doing the calcula- tion in your head gives you more time to concentrate on making a suc- cessful QSO. This feature is implemented by loading a patch file for SatPC32, V12.8b which can be found in the "downloads" link at: http://www.dk1tb.de - Scroll down to Section 7, Patches. Erich, DK1TB donates the proceeds from the sale of SatPC32 to AMSAT. When you purchase this software you are helping AMSAT. You can download the software from the SatPC32 website at: http://www.dk1tb.de/ A CD-ROM with the software is available from the AMSAT Store: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100017 To activate the downloaded version of the program, you can purchase a registration code via the AMSAT online store or by calling the AMSAT office. See: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100020 [ANS thanks John Papay, K8YSE for the above information] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- (ARISS) Status Report March 19, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was successful on Wednesday, March 21 at 08:39 UTC. The contact was held in the museum "Clin d'Ailes", located on the Payerne Swiss Airforce Base that has on display military aeronautics exhibits from the second half of the 20th century. Mr. Claude Nicollier, HB9CN, who is the first Swiss astronaut and president of the Museum Foundation, plans to attend the event. The Clin d'Ailes Swiss Air Force Museum Ham Radio Club, holding callsigns HB4FR and HB9SPACE, set up its radio for the contact. Students plan to launch a stratospheric balloon equipped with video and photo cameras and sensors and beacons two weeks prior to the event. After the ARISS contact, they will present the videos, photos and the analysis of the recorded sensor data. Salem Elementary School in Apex, North conducted an ARISS contact on Wednesday, March 21 at 14:09 UTC via station VK5ZAI in Australia. This contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 2. Liberty Junior High Radios Don Pettit on ISS Students attending Liberty Junior High School in Burbank, Illinois experienced a very successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, March 14. Over 800 students, teachers and guests were present as students put their questions to astronaut Don Pettit, KD5MDT on ISS. The ARISS contact highlighted the school's comprehensive education plan covering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subject matter. Other activities students participated in included investigating thermal properties of different materials, building models of the ISS and exploring the cast distances of space and the effect of distance and radio waves. 3. Belgium Contact Successful An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held on Friday, March 16 between Middenschool de Regenboog Bree in Bree, Belgium and on-orbit astronaut André Kuipers, PI9ISS. A newly licensed 14 year girl operated the radio during the event while students had all 15 of their prepared questions answered. The contact was carried out as part of a curriculum covering the micro-gravity environment, history of manned spaceflight, commercial spaceflight and the construction of the ISS. 4. Leone Acciaiuoli Students Question ISS Astronaut On Sunday, March 18, Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX fielded ten questions from youth attending the Istituto Tecnologico Statale Trasporti e Logistica "Leone Acciaiuoli" in Ortona, Italy via an ARISS contact. Approximately 200 people were in attendance, including representatives from two television stations. AMSAT-Italia also provided coverage, streaming video on the Internet. The contact complemented science courses taught at the school such as Navigation, Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics and Satellite Communications and was a featured activity during the International Day of Planetaria. 5. ARISS-U.S. Schools Selected The NASA Teaching From Space office received 27 U.S. proposals for ARISS contacts that will be scheduled during the second half of this year. The U.S. Selection Committee reviewed the proposals and selected 18 schools for these contacts. The schools will be notified of their status early this week. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, 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, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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SATCHAT
by Vince Waelti 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

As of today, I am announcing an ammendment to the SatChat's script. We will now RUN THE SAT CHAT ON THE FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH. FIRST AND THIRD rather than every week. Same time. 1900 hours to 2030 hours CDT. For months that have a fifth week, I will hold a net then as well. I have done this because I run a local AMSAT net right after, and 4 hours of net controlling is tiring. To sum up: The Sat-Chat held on the *AMSAT* EchoLink server is now on the first and third Saturday, at the same time as usual. For clarification, here are a few dates we will hold the net: April, 7April, 21May, 5May, 19June, 2June, 16July, 7July, 21 Vince Waelti, K9TSU *Green County ARES/SKYWARN *Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN * Web -> www.k9tsu.tk <-Web *608-312-0138

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CanSat Construction at Education Fair
by Trevor . 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

I like this Korean video - getting students to construct a CanSat at an education fair, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/5989 73 Trevor M5AKA

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BBC TV Newsnight show on Clyde Space and UKube-1
by Trevor . 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/5983 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Winorbit in Windows 7?
by K5OE 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

Attention old timers: anyone solve the 16-bit compatibility problem? I like this program for the Mutual Visibility feature and would like to have it available in my laptop. 73, Jerry, K5OE

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H-II rocket launch info
by Masahiro Arai 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

JAXA announced launch of two H-II rocket. They are carrying amateur satellites. H-IIA #21 Launch date: 1639-1642z 17 May, 2012 Payload: GCOM-W1 (Global Changing Observation Mission 1st - Water) or SHIZUKU KOMPSat3 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 3) SDS4 (Small Demonstration Satellite 4) HORYU2 HORYU2 is amateur satellite. Please reffer the following web site. http://kitsat.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/index_e_new.html H-IIB #3 Launch date: 0218z 21 July, 2012 Palyoad: HTV3 (H-2 Transfer Vehicle) or KOUNOTORI3 HTV3 delivers J-SSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) to ISS. J-SSOD is new small satellite deployment system from ISS usig JEM robot arm. Satellites RAIKO, WE WISH, FITSAT1, F-1 and TechEdSat, which are deployed by J-SSOD, also deliver. All the satellites carrying amateur radio system. Deployment will be done Sep, 2012. JAXA press releases are shonw on the URL. http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2012/03/20120321_h2af21_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2012/03/20120321_h2bf3_e.html 73 Masa JN1GKZ

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Hamfest-NJ
by Dee 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Hi All, I will be at the SPLIT-ROCK Ham fest in Succasunna, NJ tomorrow. 3/24/2012 If you have questions about AMSAT, and or satellite operations, please stop by the table and Get up to date information. I will be demonstrating SATPC32 Software that controls your equipment and gives you doppler corrections To your operating rig. (no live demo's as I'll be indoors) Support AMSAT and see a "model" of FOX1. See you there. Dee Interdonato, NB2F AMSAT NJ Co-ordinator

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KISS FM
by Rsoifer＠aol.com 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

On an AO-27 pass this afternoon, I worked three stations: N7GWB, WC7V and N5UXT. Nothing unusual about that, but I should mention that I was using a garden-variety FM radio, an FT-7800, and my KISS antenna, a 19-inch dual-band magmount. One more easy way to get on the birds. For more info, please go to the Green Valley ARC Web site, gvarc.us, click on Technical Page, and scroll to my article, "KISS FM." 73 Ray W2RS

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Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 95
by WILLIAMS MICHAEL 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

rg ------------------------------ On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 3:00 PM EDT amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: >Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://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. Student-selected GRAIL Images (Clint Bradford) > 2. MoonLam Links (Clint Bradford) > 3. SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler (John Papay) > 4. Re: SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler (i8cvs) > 5. Successful Launch Of Eduardo Amaldi (B J) > 6. IC-9100 Confirmations (Tom Lubbers K8TL) > 7. IC-9100 Confirmations (Angelo Glorioso) > 8. Re: SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler (Alan P. Biddle) > 9. USA East Coast Balloon Launch Friday 3/23 (JoAnne Maenpaa) > 10. More On Edoardo Amaldi (B J) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:45:51 -0700 >From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(a)earthlink.net> >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] Student-selected GRAIL Images >Message-ID: <6B1AF4F9-98D5-4E75-9099-7CF519C35F05(a)earthlink.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >March 22, 2012 > >RELEASE: 12-093 > >NASA'S GRAIL MOONKAM RETURNS FIRST STUDENT-SELECTED LUNAR IMAGES > >WASHINGTON -- One of two NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed >back the first student-requested pictures of the lunar surface from >its onboard camera. Fourth grade students from the Emily Dickinson >Elementary School in Bozeman, Mont., received the honor of making the >first image selections by winning a nationwide competition to rename >the two spacecraft. > >The image was taken by the MoonKam, or Moon Knowledge Acquired by >Middle school students. Previously named Gravity Recovery And >Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) A and B, the twin spacecraft are now >called Ebb and Flow. Both washing-machine-sized orbiters carry a >small MoonKAM camera. Over 60 student-requested images were taken >aboard the Ebb spacecraft from March 15-17 and downlinked to Earth on >March 20. > >"MoonKAM is based on the premise that if your average picture is worth >a thousand words, then a picture from lunar orbit may be worth a >classroom full of engineering and science degrees," said Maria Zuber, >GRAIL mission principal investigator from the Massachusetts Institute >of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. "Through MoonKAM, we have an >opportunity to reach out to the next generation of scientists and >engineers. It is great to see things off to such a positive start." > >GRAIL is NASA's first planetary mission to carry instruments fully >dedicated to education and public outreach. Students will select >target areas on the lunar surface and request images to study from >the GRAIL MoonKAM Mission Operations Center in San Diego. > >The MoonKAM program is led by Sally Ride, America's first woman in >space, and her team at Sally Ride Science in collaboration with >undergraduate students at the University of California in San Diego. >More than 2,700 schools spanning 52 countries are using the MoonKAM >cameras. > >"What might seem like just a cool activity for these kids may very >well have a profound impact on their futures," Ride said. "The >students really are excited about MoonKAM, and that translates into >an excitement about science and engineering." > >Launched in September 2011, Ebb and Flow will answer longstanding >questions about the moon and give scientists a better understanding >of how Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system formed. > >NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., manages the >GRAIL mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. >GRAIL is part of the Discovery Program managed at NASA's Marshall >Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems >in Denver built the spacecraft. > >To view the student-requested images, visit: > >http://images.moonkam.ucsd.edu > >For more information about MoonKAM, visit: > >https://moonkam.ucsd.edu > >For more information about GRAIL, visit: > >http://www.nasa.gov/grail > > >-end- > > >Sent from my iPod touch. > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:06:19 -0700 >From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(a)earthlink.net> >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] MoonLam Links >Message-ID: <55B1CCEE-182D-4B29-855D-8669E4941704(a)earthlink.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Wow ... Servers overloaded at the MoonKam links cited in my last message ... > >Thanks for your interest! Try them in a couple hours! > >Sent from my iPod touch. > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:20:51 -0400 >From: John Papay <john(a)papays.com> >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler >Message-ID: <333765.40076.qm(a)smtp104.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > >Erich DK1TB has again implemented another great feature >into SatPC32 V12.8b by means of a "patch" file. You can >find it in the "downloads" link on his website, www.dk1tb.de >Scroll down to Section 7, Patches. > >I often hear others talk about meeting someone, usually a >long distance new grid square, on a certain frequency. Since >doppler is always in play, telling someone you will be on >435.845 is meaningless unless you are both in the approximate >same location. If the other station is at LOS and you are at >AOS, your dial readings could be 15Khz apart. It's a great >way to miss a 60 second window. > >The trick here is to use the same point of reference. That reference >would be the frequency you are on at the satellite receiver. The whole >idea of doppler correction is to be at a constant frequency within the >satellite receiver passband. To do that you have to adjust your uplink >frequency constantly. And you have to adjust your downlink frequency to >continue to hear yourself or someone else using full doppler correction. > >Erich has now added the option of seeing the frequency you are on at >the satellite receiver. This is a common frame of reference so if you >tell someone you'll be on 435.845 at the satellite, they can be on that >same frequency even though your terrestrial dial frequencies will be much >different. Just adjust your receiver or use the up/down buttons in SatPC32 >to set your frequency shown in the "Sat" window. That frequency will remain >constant as your uplink and downlink are controlled by SatPC32. > >If you haven't managed to interface your radio with SatPC32, this is just >another reason to do so. Staying at a constant frequency at the satellite >allows many stations to share the bird without drifting into each other. >And being able to know exactly where you are in the passband without doing >the calculation in your head gives you more time to concentrate on making >a successful QSO! Rumor has it that even a certain Maritime Mobile >will soon be >controlling his radio with SatPC32. > >73, >John K8YSE > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:39:43 +0100 >From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it> >To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, "John Papay" <john(a)papays.com> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler >Message-ID: <001001cd08ae$f84add40$0401a8c0@b3o7f1> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Hi Erich, DK1TB > >Congratulations for your new implementation into >SatPC32 V12.8b >It is really a great job seeing the frequency we are >on at the satellite receiver ! > >73" de > >i8CVS Domenico > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Papay" <john(a)papays.com> >To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 1:20 AM >Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler > > >> Erich DK1TB has again implemented another great feature >> into SatPC32 V12.8b by means of a "patch" file. You can >> find it in the "downloads" link on his website, www.dk1tb.de >> Scroll down to Section 7, Patches. >> >> I often hear others talk about meeting someone, usually a >> long distance new grid square, on a certain frequency. Since >> doppler is always in play, telling someone you will be on >> 435.845 is meaningless unless you are both in the approximate >> same location. If the other station is at LOS and you are at >> AOS, your dial readings could be 15Khz apart. It's a great >> way to miss a 60 second window. >> >> The trick here is to use the same point of reference. That reference >> would be the frequency you are on at the satellite receiver. The whole >> idea of doppler correction is to be at a constant frequency within the >> satellite receiver passband. To do that you have to adjust your uplink >> frequency constantly. And you have to adjust your downlink frequency to >> continue to hear yourself or someone else using full doppler correction. >> >> Erich has now added the option of seeing the frequency you are on at >> the satellite receiver. This is a common frame of reference so if you >> tell someone you'll be on 435.845 at the satellite, they can be on that >> same frequency even though your terrestrial dial frequencies will be much >> different. Just adjust your receiver or use the up/down buttons in >SatPC32 >> to set your frequency shown in the "Sat" window. That frequency will >remain >> constant as your uplink and downlink are controlled by SatPC32. >> >> If you haven't managed to interface your radio with SatPC32, this is just >> another reason to do so. Staying at a constant frequency at the satellite >> allows many stations to share the bird without drifting into each other. >> And being able to know exactly where you are in the passband without doing >> the calculation in your head gives you more time to concentrate on making >> a successful QSO! Rumor has it that even a certain Maritime Mobile >> will soon be >> controlling his radio with SatPC32. >> >> 73, >> John K8YSE >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:29:32 +0000 >From: B J <va6bmj(a)gmail.com> >To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful Launch Of Eduardo Amaldi >Message-ID: > <CAP7QzkP53xqbKuiCaYd5V6iZ9CBtHf+LjOKWnsR0yD+xTPiw+g(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >http://moonandback.com/2012/03/23/the-edoardo-amaldi-supply-ship-on-way-to-… > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:13:52 -0400 (GMT-04:00) >From: Tom Lubbers K8TL <k8tl(a)earthlink.net> >To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9100 Confirmations >Message-ID: > <27623727.1332508433122.JavaMail.root(a)wamui-bucket.atl.sa.earthlink.net> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > >Shopping for new rig: >Does the 9100 do Classic mode "A" 2m up 10 M down? Received two answers from ICOM Yes and No! It seems to me that it will but I want to be sure. > >The recent review in QST said that the BA1 didn't support Satellite operation, is that true? > >Any one try it on EME? > >Thanks in advance. >Tom K8TL > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 7 >Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:37:21 +0000 >From: Angelo Glorioso <n5uxt(a)hotmail.com> >To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9100 Confirmations >Message-ID: <BAY168-W951D0DBD10727D361A054BED460(a)phx.gbl> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > >Hi Tom, > > Yep, the 9100 does classic a mode with SatPC32. > > > >73 de Angelo / N5UXT > >Happy owner of a ICOM IC-9100 Rig. > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------- >If you don't ask, you will never know!! > > > > > > >> Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:13:52 -0400 >> From: k8tl(a)earthlink.net >> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >> Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9100 Confirmations >> >> Shopping for new rig: >> Does the 9100 do Classic mode "A" 2m up 10 M down? Received two answers from ICOM Yes and No! It seems to me that it will but I want to be sure. >> >> The recent review in QST said that the BA1 didn't support Satellite operation, is that true? >> >> Any one try it on EME? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> Tom K8TL >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 8 >Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:17:51 -0500 >From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE(a)UNITED.NET> >To: "'John Papay'" <john(a)papays.com>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler >Message-ID: <828348660F1744AAADFE2749527BECFA@WA4SCA> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >John, > >Thanks for mentioning this. I had missed his update. This makes SATPC32 >unique in providing this support. > >There is an article in the July/August 2010 issue of the AMSAT Journal >called "Bringing the One True Rule of Doppler Tuning into the 21st Century." >It explains in some detail the rational for doing this. If someone wishes a >copy, please contact me OFF LIST and I will send you a PDF. > >73s, > >Alan >WA4SCA > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of John Papay >Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 7:21 PM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler > >Erich DK1TB has again implemented another great feature >into SatPC32 V12.8b by means of a "patch" file. You can >find it in the "downloads" link on his website, www.dk1tb.de >Scroll down to Section 7, Patches. > >I often hear others talk about meeting someone, usually a >long distance new grid square, on a certain frequency. Since >doppler is always in play, telling someone you will be on >435.845 is meaningless unless you are both in the approximate >same location. If the other station is at LOS and you are at >AOS, your dial readings could be 15Khz apart. It's a great >way to miss a 60 second window. > >The trick here is to use the same point of reference. That reference >would be the frequency you are on at the satellite receiver. The whole >idea of doppler correction is to be at a constant frequency within the >satellite receiver passband. To do that you have to adjust your uplink >frequency constantly. And you have to adjust your downlink frequency to >continue to hear yourself or someone else using full doppler correction. > >Erich has now added the option of seeing the frequency you are on at >the satellite receiver. This is a common frame of reference so if you >tell someone you'll be on 435.845 at the satellite, they can be on that >same frequency even though your terrestrial dial frequencies will be much >different. Just adjust your receiver or use the up/down buttons in SatPC32 >to set your frequency shown in the "Sat" window. That frequency will remain >constant as your uplink and downlink are controlled by SatPC32. > >If you haven't managed to interface your radio with SatPC32, this is just >another reason to do so. Staying at a constant frequency at the satellite >allows many stations to share the bird without drifting into each other. >And being able to know exactly where you are in the passband without doing >the calculation in your head gives you more time to concentrate on making >a successful QSO! Rumor has it that even a certain Maritime Mobile >will soon be >controlling his radio with SatPC32. > >73, >John K8YSE > >_______________________________________________ >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 > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 9 >Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:18:04 -0500 >From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm(a)comcast.net> >To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] USA East Coast Balloon Launch Friday 3/23 >Message-ID: <001301cd08ff$c331dcc0$49959640$@net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hello Everyone, > >Here is one news item which is more timely at the moment rather than waiting >for the weekend ANS news cycle. (We'll post a reminder in the ANS). > >Interested stations on the USA East Coast may wish to follow this flight on >VHF. The HF beacon may likely be heard with wider coverage: > >+ The Project Blue Horizon 6 high-altitude transatlantic balloon > flight is planned to launch on Friday, March 23 at 2300 EST (UTC-4) > from Owego, NY transmitting on 7.1023 and 10.1466 MHz CW with the > N2XE call sign and 144.390 MHz FM APRS using the KD2AUD call sign. > Please send reports via e-mail to pbh18.data(a)gmail.com or manually > enter received data points at http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/ > More information is available on their web page. > >-- >73 de JoAnne K9JKM >k9jkm(a)amsat.org >Editor, AMSAT News Service > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 10 >Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:31:42 +0000 >From: B J <va6bmj(a)gmail.com> >To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] More On Edoardo Amaldi >Message-ID: > <CAP7QzkMQyKa=WAPrvzk1Sx0T7x2Y5QOXK=Fr1t0WKvS8m_wK2w(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >http://www.americaspace.org/?p=16277 > >73s > >Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >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! >http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > >End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 95 >***************************************

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More On Edoardo Amaldi
by B J 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

http://www.americaspace.org/?p=16277 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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USA East Coast Balloon Launch Friday 3/23
by JoAnne Maenpaa 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Hello Everyone, Here is one news item which is more timely at the moment rather than waiting for the weekend ANS news cycle. (We'll post a reminder in the ANS). Interested stations on the USA East Coast may wish to follow this flight on VHF. The HF beacon may likely be heard with wider coverage: + The Project Blue Horizon 6 high-altitude transatlantic balloon flight is planned to launch on Friday, March 23 at 2300 EST (UTC-4) from Owego, NY transmitting on 7.1023 and 10.1466 MHz CW with the N2XE call sign and 144.390 MHz FM APRS using the KD2AUD call sign. Please send reports via e-mail to pbh18.data(a)gmail.com or manually enter received data points at http://www.projectbluehorizon.com/ More information is available on their web page. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler
by John Papay 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Erich DK1TB has again implemented another great feature into SatPC32 V12.8b by means of a "patch" file. You can find it in the "downloads" link on his website, www.dk1tb.de Scroll down to Section 7, Patches. I often hear others talk about meeting someone, usually a long distance new grid square, on a certain frequency. Since doppler is always in play, telling someone you will be on 435.845 is meaningless unless you are both in the approximate same location. If the other station is at LOS and you are at AOS, your dial readings could be 15Khz apart. It's a great way to miss a 60 second window. The trick here is to use the same point of reference. That reference would be the frequency you are on at the satellite receiver. The whole idea of doppler correction is to be at a constant frequency within the satellite receiver passband. To do that you have to adjust your uplink frequency constantly. And you have to adjust your downlink frequency to continue to hear yourself or someone else using full doppler correction. Erich has now added the option of seeing the frequency you are on at the satellite receiver. This is a common frame of reference so if you tell someone you'll be on 435.845 at the satellite, they can be on that same frequency even though your terrestrial dial frequencies will be much different. Just adjust your receiver or use the up/down buttons in SatPC32 to set your frequency shown in the "Sat" window. That frequency will remain constant as your uplink and downlink are controlled by SatPC32. If you haven't managed to interface your radio with SatPC32, this is just another reason to do so. Staying at a constant frequency at the satellite allows many stations to share the bird without drifting into each other. And being able to know exactly where you are in the passband without doing the calculation in your head gives you more time to concentrate on making a successful QSO! Rumor has it that even a certain Maritime Mobile will soon be controlling his radio with SatPC32. 73, John K8YSE

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IC-9100 Confirmations
by Angelo Glorioso 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Hi Tom, Yep, the 9100 does classic a mode with SatPC32. 73 de Angelo / N5UXT Happy owner of a ICOM IC-9100 Rig. --------------------------------------------------------- If you don't ask, you will never know!! > Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:13:52 -0400 > From: k8tl(a)earthlink.net > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9100 Confirmations > > Shopping for new rig: > Does the 9100 do Classic mode "A" 2m up 10 M down? Received two answers from ICOM Yes and No! It seems to me that it will but I want to be sure. > > The recent review in QST said that the BA1 didn't support Satellite operation, is that true? > > Any one try it on EME? > > Thanks in advance. > Tom K8TL > _______________________________________________ > 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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IC-9100 Confirmations
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Shopping for new rig: Does the 9100 do Classic mode "A" 2m up 10 M down? Received two answers from ICOM Yes and No! It seems to me that it will but I want to be sure. The recent review in QST said that the BA1 didn't support Satellite operation, is that true? Any one try it on EME? Thanks in advance. Tom K8TL

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Successful Launch Of Eduardo Amaldi
by B J 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

http://moonandback.com/2012/03/23/the-edoardo-amaldi-supply-ship-on-way-to-…

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MoonLam Links
by Clint Bradford 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

Wow ... Servers overloaded at the MoonKam links cited in my last message ... Thanks for your interest! Try them in a couple hours! Sent from my iPod touch.

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Student-selected GRAIL Images
by Clint Bradford 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

March 22, 2012 RELEASE: 12-093 NASA'S GRAIL MOONKAM RETURNS FIRST STUDENT-SELECTED LUNAR IMAGES WASHINGTON -- One of two NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed back the first student-requested pictures of the lunar surface from its onboard camera. Fourth grade students from the Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Mont., received the honor of making the first image selections by winning a nationwide competition to rename the two spacecraft. The image was taken by the MoonKam, or Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students. Previously named Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) A and B, the twin spacecraft are now called Ebb and Flow. Both washing-machine-sized orbiters carry a small MoonKAM camera. Over 60 student-requested images were taken aboard the Ebb spacecraft from March 15-17 and downlinked to Earth on March 20. "MoonKAM is based on the premise that if your average picture is worth a thousand words, then a picture from lunar orbit may be worth a classroom full of engineering and science degrees," said Maria Zuber, GRAIL mission principal investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. "Through MoonKAM, we have an opportunity to reach out to the next generation of scientists and engineers. It is great to see things off to such a positive start." GRAIL is NASA's first planetary mission to carry instruments fully dedicated to education and public outreach. Students will select target areas on the lunar surface and request images to study from the GRAIL MoonKAM Mission Operations Center in San Diego. The MoonKAM program is led by Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, and her team at Sally Ride Science in collaboration with undergraduate students at the University of California in San Diego. More than 2,700 schools spanning 52 countries are using the MoonKAM cameras. "What might seem like just a cool activity for these kids may very well have a profound impact on their futures," Ride said. "The students really are excited about MoonKAM, and that translates into an excitement about science and engineering." Launched in September 2011, Ebb and Flow will answer longstanding questions about the moon and give scientists a better understanding of how Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system formed. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., manages the GRAIL mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. GRAIL is part of the Discovery Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver built the spacecraft. To view the student-requested images, visit: http://images.moonkam.ucsd.edu For more information about MoonKAM, visit: https://moonkam.ucsd.edu For more information about GRAIL, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/grail -end- Sent from my iPod touch.

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5 in EM55 check your logs
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

In an effort to help increase interest in satellites, we have created a new award for working five (5) different hams in the EM55 grid. You do not have to be in your home grid to count the stations worked. There are several satellite ready hams in EM55. Here is the current list that we know of: WA4NVM, WA4HFN, WB4LHD, WA4OVO, KI4OTG, KD4NOQ, KJ4BIX, AJ4KF, W5KUB, N4MGT, AA4HV and K4FEG Send your log to WA4NVM or WA4HFN for checking, along with your current mailing address. The award is free and should any donations be sent, they will be forwarded to AMSAT along with your call and name. This award will be effective 1 June 2011, therefore, all contacts must be on or after this date. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/contact/ You can see the award at wa4hfn on QRZ

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CO-65 digipeater always ON
by Mineo Wakita 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

Ground Station of CO-65 says that Digipeter is always open in March all over the world. Uplink 1267.600MHz / Downlink 437.475MHz, 9600bps GMSK I expect many reports of the success of the digipeat. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ct17gmsk.htm http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=26685 JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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CO6CBF/p FL02 QSL cards
by Hector Luis Martinez Sis 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Hello Guys Thanks very much for the great contacts during my portable operation in FL02! Now, the contacts are in LotW. I uploaded these as CO6CBF only. Please, if you need my QSL card, request it to George, WA5KBH. Thanks very much again 73! Hector, CO6CBF *************************************** Genius is one per cent inspiration, and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. -- Thomas A. Edison *************************************** --- Consulte la Enciclopedia Colaborativa Cubana http://www.ecured.cu/

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2013 Launch for First Scottish Built Satellite
by Trevor . 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/5933 73 Trevor M5AKA ----

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BBC Interview - Elon Musk and Mars
by Trevor . 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

BBC News - Mars for the 'average person' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17439490 Elon Musk is interviewed in the BBC Radio 4 show 'Scotts Legacy' http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dhrmj I don't know if the BBC iPlayer works overseas but the use of a Proxy Server or software such as Expat Shield may be a way around it. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Dayton Reminder
by Martha 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

If you are planning to stay with the AMSAT group while attending the Dayton Hamfest, please call the AMSAT office and reserve your room. You will need your room nights and a credit card to hold the room. We are staying at the Country Inns and Suites located at 3971 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Beavercreek OH. The rooms are $99 with 2 double beds. -- 73- Martha

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CM2ESP/Portable
by Raidel Abreu Espinet 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

Hello all, In AO-27's today pass I was working portable at my workplace's front yard (also in EL83) with my homebrew arrow antena, I was at street level so when the satellite went below 10 degrees I loss the signal due the buildings. I missed the last 3 minutes, at the end I could hear barely KB1RVT calling me but signal was too low, sorry... I tried to answer but I heard nothing. Hope contact with you in some other time, I will probably work again this satellite this thursday and saturday. I could not record the audio here and in John's recording website I found only the last 4 minutes. I have right now QSO information from ND9M, N8RO and CO6CBF, at memory is hard to remember all stations I worked, so please if we did a full two-ways QSO just send me an e-mail. Also if any one has a full pass audio recording I will appreciate if is posible to send it to me via e-mail (less than 1MB) Regards and thank you very much for todays great QSOs. 73, Raydel, CM2ESP, EL83sc 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: Satellite Recordings 2 Year Anniversary
by Tom Schuessler 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

Many thanks to John for the encouragement he has been to so many of us to whom he has been the first or at least one of the first contacts. John always uses his big guns to help us little pistols get in the game and that is the way it should be done. Before I got my recorder, John's recordings were invaluable to me in helping me to understand why or why not a particular pass worked for me. They were a great learning tool. If John decides to hang up the pass recordings archive job, I would hope that somebody else might pick up the ball and run. This is a hobby you know and doing a task on a daily basis can get old after a while. I would not blame him if he wanted to hang it up. Thanks John for all you have done throughout the years to the Ham Satellite community. Hope you get to collect a few hundred more grids someday soon. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP

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OT -- Satellite Internet
by Jim Sanford 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

All: Living out here in the boondocks (so I can plant a tower and grow a credible aluminum microwave array) my internet options are dialup, verizon, and satellite. Verizon was unreliable (couldn't stay connected; had to reset the device several times an hour), so gave up. Looked at satellite, considered Wild Blue. Then heard bad things about them. Then they no longer served my area. Went with Hughes, which was OK for a year or so, then fell on their sword. Paying for 1mb downloads, getting 200K to 700K. Most emails have to be "sent" several times before getting through without some kind of error -- which does not happen when I take the same laptop on the road and connect through a hotel network. I've been working with Hughes "customer service" since October --unsatisfactory: -- they have not been able to improve things for more than a couple of hours -- they cannot deviate from the script, and want to blame my router -- even when it is out of circuit -- they have difficulty with the language -- they are unwilling or unable to connect me to a higher level of tech support So, Hughes is about to become history. I've recently learned about a new satellite service called "exede", which I've traced to Wild Blue under a new name. They claim up to 12Mb download rates, but have a total capacity cap -- which appears to be well beyond my average daily use. (I only busted Hughes' daily limit once in 3 years, when I installed WindersXP on a new machine and had to get all the service packs and security "fixes".) I'm wondering if anyone has any experience, good or bad, with exede/WildBlue. Please respond direct, off list, to wb4gcs(a)amsat.org To list members and operators: thanks for indulging brief, off-topic but related, info. Very 73, Jim wb4gcs(a)amsat.org

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UT1FG/MM Status
by John Papay 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Many have been wondering what happened to Yuri, UT1FG/MM, who has been so active on the birds. He is navigating the St. Lawrence Seaway and has been too busy to operate on the satellites. There are many inspection requirements for a ship coming into the Great Lakes and his duties are such that he does not have much free time. He will be in Montreal shortly. All of his equipment is working fine. Yuri will be operating as time permits. 73, John K8YSE

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AMSAT @ Tucson AZ hamfest on Saturday (24 March)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Hi! On Saturday, 24 March 2012, I will be at the Radio Society of Tucson's annual hamfest. This, like most hamfests here in Arizona, is a half- day event. It starts at 0600 (1300 UTC), and runs until noon. The hamfest is at a new location, at the Golden Corral restaurant at 4380 E. 22nd Street in Tucson. This is on the southeast corner of 22nd Street and Columbus Blvd. More information about the hamfest is available at http://www.rstclub.org/ AMSAT will have a table at this hamfest. There will be demonstrations using AO-7 early in the morning, VO-52 around mid-morning, and SO-50 later in the morning. For AO-7 and VO-52, I like to start out about 10 kHz above the center of the passband +/- other activity or QRM/QRN, but may move around if nobody is answering my CQ calls. Please call WD9EWK if you hear me on any of those passes. If you work WD9EWK during any of the hamfest demonstration passes, I will be happy to send you a QSL card. No need to first send me a card; just e-mail me with the QSO details. QSOs will also be uploaded to Logbook of the World. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Satellite Recordings 2 Year Anniversary
by John Papay 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Today marks the two year anniversary of my satellite recordings website. Since March 18th, 2010, there have been about 2800 recordings posted totalling about 1.9Gb. AO-51 is the most recorded satellite with 1358 files. It was a great bird and its demise was a great loss to the satellite community. But the sound from it is preserved. It's interesting to go back and listen to some of the older recordings to see what has changed and what has not changed. AO-27 is the second most popular with about 920 recordings. They are all edited to remove the part of the pass that is either silent or contains telemetry. HO-68 is another bird which we all miss. There are 86 pass recordings to remember it by. Likewise there are 69 recordings of SO-67, a bird you could hear easily with a rubber duck antenna. There are linear bird recordings as well but I don't post many since you have to tune around to pick up qso's and then stay with them for a bit. But they are there and some show how much like HF a linear bird can sound like when someone like UT1FG/MM shows up from a wet grid. Now that VO-52 is back on I'll try to post some recordings of that one as well. I'm not sure how much longer I'll continue to post these recordings. Many that could benefit from them don't know they are there. 73, John K8YSE

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Satellite Recordings 2 Year Anniversary
by John Papay 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Today marks the two year anniversary of my satellite recordings website. Since March 18th, 2010, there have been about 2800 recordings posted totalling about 1.9Gb. AO-51 is the most recorded satellite with 1358 files. It was a great bird and its demise was a great loss to the satellite community. But the sound from it is preserved. It's interesting to go back and listen to some of the older recordings to see what has changed and what has not changed. AO-27 is the second most popular with about 920 recordings. They are all edited to remove the part of the pass that is either silent or contains telemetry. HO-68 is another bird which we all miss. There are 86 pass recordings to remember it by. Likewise there are 69 recordings of SO-67, a bird you could hear easily with a rubber duck antenna. There are linear bird recordings as well but I don't post many since you have to tune around to pick up qso's and then stay with them for a bit. But they are there and some show how much like HF a linear bird can sound like when someone like UT1FG/MM shows up from a wet grid. Now that VO-52 is back on I'll try to post some recordings of that one as well. I'm not sure how much longer I'll continue to post these recordings. Many that could b

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CM2ESP back on FM satellites.
by Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) 18 Mar '12

18 Mar '12

Hello all, Finally I finish my portable setup and I hope being back in the FM satellites. Now featuring the ugliest ever built arrow antenna hi hi hi hi, it is not pretty but it works, I hope to be active on weekends at my roof or front yard, and may be in some other place, who knows... I give up of using my fixed antenna due to poor gain and high coax losses. I am so happy of being back. Many thanks to K8YSE and AC0RA for today's reports on AO-27. John, your work with the recordings website is very helpfull, and I use it always. 73, Raydel CM2ESP EL83sc 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: Satellite Recordings 2 Year Anniversary
by Jim Adams 18 Mar '12

18 Mar '12

Thank you so much for your recordings. I for one have benefited from them, and have told many a new ham to go to your website and learn how to work an fm sat and LISTEN to different passes to understand how they are worked. I've played your recordings for other hams and at local club meetings and have the usual response of "I didn't know we could so that" from hams. Listening to the fm sat QSO's with my call sign in there and explaining to them I use a ONE WATT ht always leaves their mouths open. I've also used your recording when there was so much wind I couldn't hear anything on my recording. If AMSAT hasn't already given you an award, a plaque, an engraved gold tag on the next spacecraft, they should. Please keep up the good work. Jim Adams - K0BAM Delta, Colorado

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DM90 operation today
by Glenn AA5PK 18 Mar '12

18 Mar '12

If the weather cooperates, I'll be operating QRP portable from DM90 for the ~1852Z SO-50 pass and the ~1935Z AO-27 pass. We have severe weather (high winds, hail and possible tornados) predicted, but it's not supposed to arrive until late afternoon or evening. 73 Glenn AA5PK San Angelo, TX

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XE1BEP from DK88 today
by Omar Alvarez 18 Mar '12

18 Mar '12

Hello, Hugo XE1BEP will be today (Sunday) from DK88 in AO-27 and SO-50 portable and QRP. 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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HR9/WQ7R
by K4FEG 18 Mar '12

18 Mar '12

HELLO EVERYONE, for those who worked HR9/WQ7R EK66, I received my QSL card from him on 3.17.12 for our satellite contact back on October 3, 2011. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE POSTAL SERVICE IN Honduras IS VERY EXPENSIVE. 73's all and keep the faith, the cards are coming! Frank K4FEG

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Re: Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Video
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

At 10:33 AM 3/17/2012 +0000, "Trevor ." <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >See http://www.uk.amsat.org/5879 > >73 Trevor M5AKA I've seen a number of these videos and saved a few from the NASA media archive website. One thing I've always wondered, just before the SRB splashes down, something is jettisoned off the bottom. I've always wondered what that was. KB7ADL

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Re: MILSAT Malfunction/Save
by Trevor . 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

Wasn't it a cloth stuck in an inlet on the ariane-1 rocket that caused the loss of the rocket and the amateur satellite P3A back in about 1980 ? 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Video
by Trevor . 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/5879 73 Trevor M5AKA

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MILSAT Malfunction/Save
by Joe Leikhim 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

Sound familiar? http://news.yahoo.com/delicate-rescue-saves-stranded-1-7b-us-satellite-1448… -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida www.Leikhim.com JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 Note to GMail Account users. Due to an abnormally high volume of spam originating from bogus GMail accounts, I have found it necessary to block certain GMail traffic. Please phone me if you believe your message was not received.

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Hello [email protected]
by dphelps1＠ameritech.net 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

What's up Want to do the things you couldn't do in the past. http://nbc.com-onlinereport.info

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Center of the transponder
by Andrew Glasbrenner 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

Fellow satellite operators, There is nothing particularly magical about the center of the transponder on VO-52 or FO-29. In fact, on FO-29 it is the poorest sounding place in the entire passband. Just because SatPC32 puts you there with the default Doppler.SQF configuration, does not mean every single QSO should take place there. Spread out a little, listen to what is going on, and we'll all make more, and happier, QSOs. I might also add that if a rare station pops up, or makes a habit of operating in one spot, it might be beneficial to call CQ the entire pass somewhere other than the middle of the pile. Even with the previous observations, it is nice to hear many new calls on the transponders. Just remember this isn't AO-51 or AO-27...spin the VFO a bit. I'm looking forward to Funcube and the other new transponders this September. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Re: [amsatindia] HAMSAT VO-52:Transponder 2 (Dutch) Performance Feedback Format
by Nitin Muttin 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

The feedback form in Word format is available at http://www.amsatindia.org/reports/VO-52-Feedback.doc 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] Secretary, AMSAT INDIA ________________________________ From: Mani VU2WMY <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> To: "BB, AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; AMSAT-INDIA <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com>; VUHAMS <vuhams(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, 17 March 2012 12:55 PM Subject: [amsatindia] HAMSAT VO-52:Transponder 2 (Dutch) Performance Feedback Format Dear HAMSAT VO-52 users, Due to hectic official schedules, we were unable to respond and acknowledge 'INDIVIDUALLY' to all those who shared their information, reports, concerns, views, opinions, good wishes and greetings with us during the time of crisis with HAMSAT VO-52 and there after the successful activation of transponder. Hence, we take this opportunity through this mail, to express our sincere thanks once again to each and every one of you for sharing with us your valuable feed backs and signal reports on the performance of the HAMSAT VO-52 transponder 2. As mentioned earlier, we are in the process of documenting a 'Anomaly Analysis and Transponder 2 Switch ON' report containing the feed back from users and the same needs to be completed and submitted at the earliest. In this regard, it is kindly requested to spare a little amount of your precious time to send in your valuable signal reports in the 'ENCLOSED FORMAT'. Note: HAMSAT VO-52 Transponder 2 (Dutch) 'Performance Feedback Format' can be downloaded at: www.amsatindia.org/reports 1.We are in need of signal reports, at least for three more days. 2. Kindly use SEPARATE FORMAT for EACH entry/report/observation. 3. We also request to kindly re-send all your earlier reports/observations that have already been sent to us, using the 'Format Enclosed'. 4. As many as reports can be sent, but we hopefully expect at least one from every user. 4. The dully filled in formats may kindly be sent to ; tprangan(a)istrac.org and copied to wmy(a)isac.gov.in We do hope that, you all would bear with us. 73 de Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------- __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: * New Members 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___

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HAMSAT VO-52:Transponder 2 (Dutch) Performance Feedback Format
by Mani VU2WMY 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

Dear HAMSAT VO-52 users, Due to hectic official schedules, we were unable to respond and acknowledge 'INDIVIDUALLY' to all those who shared their information, reports, concerns, views, opinions, good wishes and greetings with us during the time of crisis with HAMSAT VO-52 and there after the successful activation of transponder. Hence, we take this opportunity through this mail, to express our sincere thanks once again to each and every one of you for sharing with us your valuable feed backs and signal reports on the performance of the HAMSAT VO-52 transponder 2. As mentioned earlier, we are in the process of documenting a 'Anomaly Analysis and Transponder 2 Switch ON' report containing the feed back from users and the same needs to be completed and submitted at the earliest. In this regard, it is kindly requested to spare a little amount of your precious time to send in your valuable signal reports in the 'ENCLOSED FORMAT'. Note: HAMSAT VO-52 Transponder 2 (Dutch) 'Performance Feedback Format' can be downloaded at: www.amsatindia.org/reports 1.We are in need of signal reports, at least for three more days. 2. Kindly use SEPARATE FORMAT for EACH entry/report/observation. 3. We also request to kindly re-send all your earlier reports/observations that have already been sent to us, using the 'Format Enclosed'. 4. As many as reports can be sent, but we hopefully expect at least one from every user. 4. The dully filled in formats may kindly be sent to ; tprangan(a)istrac.org and copied to wmy(a)isac.gov.in We do hope that, you all would bear with us. 73 de Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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VUCC #227
by saguaroastro＠cox.net 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

All, I just received my VUCC satellite Award today. Certificate # 227. Thanks to all who worked me over the past two years to get me here. I'm gonna need a bigger frame! 73 Rick K7TEJ

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Re: VUCC #227
by Bob Herrell 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Congratulations Rick. 73, Bob Herrell - AJ5C VUCC #203

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Re: VUCC #227
by Jim Adams 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Congrats! It's a really nice certificate isn't it? Jim - K0BAM VUCC # 209

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CO6CBF/p FL02 again
by Hector Luis Martinez Sis 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Hello Guys! Tomorrow morning, my girlfriend and I will go to Villa Clara province in FL02. I hope to be operating on the AO-27 and SO-50 passes until Sunday when we will come back. As you know, the birds are very busy because of Yuri ´s operation; anyway if you need this grid confirmed, please contact me off the list and we will try it. 73! Hector, CO6CBF *************************************** Genius is one per cent inspiration, and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. -- Thomas A. Edison *************************************** --- Consulte la Enciclopedia Colaborativa Cubana http://www.ecured.cu/

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CO-65 schedule in March
by Mineo Wakita 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Ground Station of CO-65 announces it as follows. > This is information of operation schedule change in March 2012. > > At present, it is difficult to perform the satellite operation like former > because this laboratory moved the other day. And the operative situation > largely changed, so we modified the operation schedule in March as follows.... > > * Mission operations (APD observation etc...) are not performed. > * Digipeter is always open. > > Please check detail of passes from the following website. > URL(Japanese) : http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/operationschedule.html > > When we will rechange the schedule of operation again, we will inform about it > in this blog. Thank you for your understanding. > URL(Japanese) : http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/ I, JE9PEL think that Digipeater is always open via JQ1YTC all over the world, uplink 1267.600MHz / downlink 437.475MHz, 9600bps FSK. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ct17gmsk.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Space@VT continued (VT-ARA, etc.)
by Robert McGwier 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Several have asked. The university club station, K4KDJ, will remain in Squires. The ITAR stinking smoldering festering pile of &*() will prevent the Space@VTbuilding from being open to anyone but U.S. persons so VT-ARA cannot be relocated there even if we wanted to (we don't). ----------- Additional info: Bill Davis, W9KIC (antenna and EM professor at VT) "retires" from being faculty advisor to the VT ARA and I will be the new adviser next Fall and the plan is the "renewal" trustee when that comes up. ----------- I love Blacksburg. Had you told me prior to 9/11 that I would be living here I would have laughed so hard you would have been insulted. There is NOTHING outside of the 45 min train ride to NYC I miss about living in New Jersey. 73's P.S. Wikipedia brag sheet probably put together by the Chamber of Commerce! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksburg,_Virginia and VT: yet another land grant former Methodist school (like Auburn) which I have been associated with. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech -- Bob McGwier Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY

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More re Tom Clark, K3IO
by Rsoifer＠aol.com 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Further to Bill Tynan's article in the latest AMSAT Journal, it should be noted that the Radio Club of America's elevation of Tom Clark, K3IO, to the status of Fellow came with a very special honor. Elevation to Fellow is conferred by the RCA Board of Directors, which normally will not consider it until the person has been a member of the cllub for at least five years. In Tom's case, the Board waived that requirement and elevated him after on;y three years of membership. Congratulations to Tom on this well deserved honor. 73 Ray W2RS

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HUDSON VALLEY SATCOM GROUP NET TONIGHT 03/15 @800 PM EASTERN ON N2EYH-L ECHOLINK
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Hello all. It is time again for the HVSG Net@ 8 PM Eastern on Echolink N2EYH-L and the Mt.Beacon ARC Repeater 146.970 pl 100. Sorry both Tom and I were unable to make the last Net. We hope you can join the group for the net tonight. Hope to hear you there. 73 Gary wa2aqh/Tom kc2dtq

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DELAWARE DELAWARE DELAWARE
by Mervyn Hecht 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

IS ANYONE ON FROM DELAWARE? Please email me at mervynhecht(a)yahoo.com

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thank
by Nick Pugh 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

On behalf of the AARA and myself I want to thank Keith Pugh and Roger Ley for represent AMSAT at the Rayne hamfest last weekend. AMSAT has been represented at this hamfest for at least 3 decades thanks to Keith and Roger. I would also like to thank the ARRL and Mark Spencer for his great talks to our educators and new hams at the hamfest. It is by efforts like Keith, Roger and Mark that keeps our hobby vibrant. Again thanks Nick k5qxj

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Delphi
by jerry keeton 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Thanks for the replies , My suspicions confirmed . Thought it sounded a little off frequency . 73's WB5LHD

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VO52
by PY5LF 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hi VO52 working very well , few minutes ago over SA. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x95Nhaj6ax8> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x95Nhaj6ax8 Many thanks to Mani and all other people involved. 73 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio www.qrz.com/db/py5lf Curitiba-PR-Brazil GG54jm

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Space@VT
by Robert McGwier 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Our new Space at Virginia Tech building is really going up fast and should be open by June. I have really been taken aback (pleasantly surprised) by how much investment Virginia and Virginia Tech is putting into Space engineering and science. This facility is 20,000 square feet /1800 sq. meter, clean rooms, and my student Zach Leffke (KJ4QLP) has constructed a functional ground station, built GnuRadio apps to demodulate telemetry, runs the facility remotely, send video, audio, and telemetry decodings to remote locations. He demonstrated this capability at the Wireless Innovation Forum last fall to our sponsor who was wowed. The new facility ground station will be built out starting this summer after the building opens (again, work done by Zach and other students). http://www.space.vt.edu/ shows the building (for now) and the following link shows the current faculty affiliates and their interests http://www.space.vt.edu/people/index.html Troy Henderson and I have a dynamics and constellation modeling student we share. Bailey, Henderson, Fish, Earle, and I have funded satellite construction on the same launcher with AMSAT Fox and others proposed. We are having fun down here in the Appalachian mountains! Bob -- Bob McGwier Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY

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Disposable satellites
by Trevor . 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

A BBC article on the proposed use of what are described as "disposable satellites" by the Pentagon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17370150 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Isabel Island, Grid DL71 March 16-21 on Satellites
by JoAnne Maenpaa 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hello Everyone, I noticed that this DXpedition would be halfway over if we waited for the weekend ANS news cycle: + A team of 10 operators, from the Aguas-Calientes Amateur Radio Club will activate Isabel Island, grid DL71, using the callsign XF1AA. The planned dates are March 16-21. Ismael, XE1AY, is one of the operators and is active on the satellites. If you should hear Ismael on the birds, please give him the air time to work as many as he can. (OPDX Bulletin 1050 & K8YSE) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Interfacing Signal Link to FT726
by Steven O'Neal 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

All, I have a FT726 that I would like to interface to a Signal Link external Sound card. I'd rather avoid the mic jack/stereo out connectors and wire direct into the radio. Does anyone have a link to where someone has done the deed and or can email me instructions off list. Thanks Steve N6CRR

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VO52 work great
by Eugenio Piluso 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hi All, during the last orbit (37097) over the Europe I have QSO with i8CVS and iZ7HZR. The signal in downlink are very strong S6-8. As RX front end I use an SSB electronic transverter LT2S and 4+4 RHCP yagi (home made). For the uplink 6+6 LHCP yagi (home made) and 50W. I completely agree with the comments of the i8cvs about the Amsat-India and ISRO lesson. Thank you again to the Indian dear friend 73 de iz8jhd Eugenio

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VO-52 loud and clear on orbit Nr 37097 over Europe
by i8cvs 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hi All, The VO-52 Dutch transponder was working very well on the ascending orbit Nr 37097 with max elevation of about 30° from my JN70ES Recorded the whole orbit on magnetic tape with recorder REVOX-A77 Worked only IW6OVD and IZ8JHD and made a long chat with those Ham friends. My uplink power was 30 watt on a 10 turns Helix antenna RHCP No other SSB stations were available on the passband because probably they were not informed about the recovery of VO-52 At the end of the orbit at 2° elevation only two stations were active from Russia. The transponder modulation is OK and very linear even if a comparative report with the Indian transponder can be available only in the next few days. Signal strength: CW Beacon is very clear without chirps and signals linearity on the passband seems to be comparable with that of the Indian Transponder The best polarization in 2 meters downlink is LHCP as with experienced with the Indian Transponder.(same antennas) The lession learned (in my opinion) from AMSAT-India and ISRO is the following one: "If you want a satellite to communicate it should be simple and have only one mode of operation and redundant trasponders". Critical report: ISRO and AMSAT-India should have more than only one control station. Congratulations to ISRO, to AMSAT-India and to William PE1RAH 73" de i8CVS Domenico

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Heard VO-52 on 17:27 pass form UK using FUNcube Dongle
by David A. B. Johnson 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hi, Great to see the passband in the SDR-RADIO. Great work guys! 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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AMSAT Table - Stuart FL Hamfest 3/17
by John Papay 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

N3YKF and K8YSE will have an AMSAT table at the Stuart Florida Hamfest on 3/17. Now that we have VO-52 back we will have more opportunities to demo satellites. Norm will be operating his portable station and I will likely have my Remote Station operating via a 3G Hotspot. Weather predictions are good so we should have a good turnout. Please give us a call if you hear us on the birds! 73, John K8YSE

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VO-52 Heard and recorded 14-03-2012 15:55 UTC
by PE0SAT 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Congratulations, Thanks to everyone for their cooperation in the activation of VO-52 Dutch transponder. My first opportunity to listen was at 15:55 UTC. The recording can be found via: http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/2012/vo-52-dutch-transponder-active/ Signals where 5-5 to 5-7 73 Jan PE0SAT -- With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/

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delphi
by jerry keeton 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Delphi 64 I continue to try to capture telemetry from DO 64 but as yet have not been successful . Using Rascal software and 2M FM . Get good reception and the " sync " light flashes on and off , but I have never recieved a packet . Do I need sideband radio ? Can't figure why I don't recieve packets .

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MO-72 camera in action
by Bato, Andras 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

MO-72 i.e.Magyar OSCAR 72 (alias MaSat-1) has made the very first Hungarian photographs from space. Please visit http://cubesat.bme.hu/2012/03/14/a-masat-1-elkeszitette-az-elsu-urfelvetelek et/ Let me congratulate all members of the team led by HA5WH! May you have further success! gl de ha6nn Andras

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Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 'Turned On'
by Mani VU2WMY 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Dear Friends, I take this opportunity to sincerely thank each and every user and well wishers, who have been following and monitoring closely all those events and activities that followed since the interruption on 28th February 2012. Thanks for all those encouraging and supporting expressions! The initial telemetry reports indicated all the crucial and critical parameters to be normal and satisfactory and we do hope 'HAMSAT VO-52' would be available with much stronger power. The overall spacecraft health is in 'Excellent Condition' and all that we need to do is to monitor the transponder parameters. 14:05 UT on 14 March was a moment of great satisfaction and joy to all of us here in bringing 'HAMSAT VO-52'back to life. It also gives us great pleasure to note that 'HAMSAT VO-52'from India/ISRO has a earned a name in the history of 'Amateur Radio Satellites'. On behalf of everyone, I take this opportunity to sincerely thank particularly, Mr. Parimalarangan-Operations Director for his hard work and great efforts besides his exemplary technical competence and skills exhibited in recovering back 'HAMSAT VO-52'. Also my sincere thanks to Mission Director Mr. R. Suresh and the entire 'HAMSAT VO-52' Mission Management and Project teams for all the support, encouragement and recognition provided to 'Amateur Radio World'. My Good wishes to VO-52 and the transponders on-board for a 'Healthy and Long Life'. My Good wishes & Greetings, once again to Williams PE1RAH. 73 Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [amsatindia] Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 'Turned On'
by Nitin Muttin 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

This is great news, Thanks to all at ISRO in making this happen. I was able to hear the beacon and a recording is available at http://vu3tyg.addr.com/Telemetry/VO-52/ 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] ________________________________ From: Mani VU2WMY <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> To: "BB, AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; AMSAT-INDIA <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com>; VUHAMS <vuhams(a)yahoogroups.com> Cc: VU3TYG <vu3tyg(a)yahoo.co.in>; PE1RAH <pe1rah(a)yahoo.com>; RANGAN <tprangan(a)istrac.org> Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2012 7:41 PM Subject: [amsatindia] Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 'Turned On' Dear HAMSAT VO-52 users, The commands to 'Turn On' the transponder # 2 (Dutch transponder, made by Williams PE1RAH) on-board HAMSAT VO-52 was successfully sent during 14:00 UT 35 deg ascending Node pass over Bangalore, India. The sent commands were successfully received, acknowledged and confirmed by the telemetry. Subsequently, the transponder # 2 is now 'ON' and Williams CW message beacon was heard again after a gap of approximately 6 years & 4 months. The beacon signal was heard loud and strong here at Bangalore. A detailed Initial reports addressed to: tprangan(a)istrac.org and a copy to wmy(a)isac.gov.in would be greatly appreciated. 73 de Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------- __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: * New Members 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___

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VO52
by ingejack＠cox.net 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Very strong into Arizona DM42 This morning. Had qso with w7jpi k8yse kb1pbh Jack/kc7mg

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Good To Hear VO-52 is Back
by Keith O'Brien 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

March 14 1437 UTC Big signal from VO-52 this local morning. The Dutch transponder was very strong from AOS to LOS at a max elevation of 14 Degrees here in West Central Florida. I was able to reduce my output to as low as it would go, 2.7 watts SSB, and still able to hear myself very well. The CW beacon sounded a little wobbly, probably from others running higher power. CW beacon Text : HI HI HI THIS IS VU SAT WITH THE DUTCH MODE UV TRANSPONDER MADE BY WILLIAM LEIJENAAR 73 DE PE1RAH Congrats to all those responsible for getting VO-52 back on again. It sound real good and nice to have an old friend back with us. 73 Keith N4ZQ

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VO52
by ingejack＠cox.net 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

loud and clear into DM42 Arizona this morning,. Thaks very much..

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TS-790 and satellite gear for sale
by William Liporace - WC2L 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

I have a TS-790 for sale. This unit the 1.3 GHz module install. The radio was repaired and aligned by AVVID. There is a power supply available if interested. If your local, I also have the Yaesu G5400 w/ fiberglass boom. I do have the ARRL PIC controller available with the rotor. I do have a 2 & 440 satellite antennas (sorry not at home to count elements) Please contact off the list Will WC2L

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VO-52 Loud and Clear 3/14/2012 1430z
by John Papay 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

VO-52 was in use over North America shortly after being turn on over India. The pass around 1430utc was active with W7JPI, KC7MG, KB1PVH and KN6ZA? The beacon was also heard. Signals were strong from the satellite. Congratulations to everyone in India involved in the restoration. I hope it will continue to operate as it has in past years! It is good to have it back! 73, John K8YSE EN91dh

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FW: Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 'Turned On'
by Ulip Željko 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Mani C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!!!!! 73 Zeljko 9A2EY -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mani VU2WMY Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 3:11 PM To: BB, AMSAT; AMSAT-INDIA; VUHAMS Cc: RANGAN; PE1RAH; VU3TYG Subject: [amsat-bb] Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 'Turned On' Dear HAMSAT VO-52 users, The commands to 'Turn On' the transponder # 2 (Dutch transponder, made by Williams PE1RAH) on-board HAMSAT VO-52 was successfully sent during 14:00 UT 35 deg ascending Node pass over Bangalore, India. The sent commands were successfully received, acknowledged and confirmed by the telemetry. Subsequently, the transponder # 2 is now 'ON' and Williams CW message beacon was heard again after a gap of approximately 6 years & 4 months. The beacon signal was heard loud and strong here at Bangalore. A detailed Initial reports addressed to: tprangan(a)istrac.org and a copy to wmy(a)isac.gov.in would be greatly appreciated. 73 de Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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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VO-52 Update
by Mani VU2WMY 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Find below the latest information received from Operations Director VO-52 regarding the transponder switch 'ON'. Mani, VU2WMY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir, 1 HAMSAT Paylaod Transponder-2 shall be switched ON in orbit: 37101/37102 today, the 14th March 2012 / 14:00 UT 2 Elevation for Bangalore: 33 deg. This visibility facilitates good command operation and observation of the satellite bus/Dutch transponder performance in real-time 5 Mr. Subramani VU2WMY, ISAC is requested to do the needful in alerting the HAM Community and also to arrange for the feedbak to my mail ID (tprangan(a)istrac.org), immediately after the contact With Best Regards T PARIMALARANGAN ISTRAC/ISRO Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O) 080 - 2535 0132 (R) 0 - 9480333563 (M) 080 - 2202 9062 (F) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: VO-52 Update
by i8cvs 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hi Mani, VU2WMY and others I will monitor again VO-52 this evening during the first available orbit over Europe Nr 37098 at 17:21 UTC Tank you for your information. 73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mani VU2WMY" <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> To: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it> Cc: "BB, AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; "AMSAT-INDIA" <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com>; "PE1RAH" <pe1rah(a)yahoo.com>; "VU3TYG" <vu3tyg(a)yahoo.co.in> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:27 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] VO-52 Update > Hi Domenico and others, > > Commands were sent during 03:20 UT pass over India. But, unfortunately > the commands were not been acknowledged and confirmed by the > telemetry. The next opportunity is at 14:00 UT 35 deg ascending pass > over Bangalore, India. > > we are trying our best to restore the services at the earliest with > the constrain of having a single command & control station for VO-52. > we do hope that, we'll be successful in our efforts, very soon. > > > Mani VU2WMY > > Quoting i8cvs <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it>: > > > Hi Mani, VU2WMY > > > > The next pass at 03:20 UTC over India is just actually in process > > and I hope to hear VO-52 over Europe at 06:27 UTC > > > > Thanks for your informations. > > > > 73" de > > > > i8CVS Domenico > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mani VU2WMY" <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> > > To: "BB, AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; "AMSAT-INDIA" > > <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com>; <vuhams(a)yahoogroups.com> > > Cc: "PE1RAH" <pe1rah(a)yahoo.com>; "VU3TYG" <vu3tyg(a)yahoo.co.in> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 4:03 AM > > Subject: [amsat-bb] VO-52 Update > > > > > >> Hello Domenico, > >> Not attempted during 01:44 UT pass. > >> Probably the command station may give a try during the next pass at > >> 03:20 UT. Not received any updates from them yet. > >> Will keep you all informed with the ongoing developments. > >> > >> 73 de > >> Mani VU2WMY > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > ---- > >> Hi Mani, VU2WMY > >> > >> I would like to know from you if the attempt to switch ON > >> the Dutch transponder on VO-52 at 01:44 UTC, March 14 > >> 2012 was succesfull or not. > >> > >> Actually at 02:09 UTC and 07:39 local time over India there, > >> are no messages about on AMSAT-BB > >> > >> By the way I will monitor the orbit 37091 at 06:27 over > >> Europe. > >> > >> 73" de > >> > >> i8CVS Domenico > >> > >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >

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VO-52 Update
by Mani VU2WMY 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hello Domenico, Not attempted during 01:44 UT pass. Probably the command station may give a try during the next pass at 03:20 UT. Not received any updates from them yet. Will keep you all informed with the ongoing developments. 73 de Mani VU2WMY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Mani, VU2WMY I would like to know from you if the attempt to switch ON the Dutch transponder on VO-52 at 01:44 UTC, March 14 2012 was succesfull or not. Actually at 02:09 UTC and 07:39 local time over India there, are no messages about on AMSAT-BB By the way I will monitor the orbit 37091 at 06:27 over Europe. 73" de i8CVS Domenico ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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G5500 Azimuth Rotator Update
by David Palmer KB5WIA 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hi Everyone, Here's a quick update on my G5500 Azimuth rotator story. (Recall that three weeks ago I stalled the rotator after switching antennas.) Yaesu Parts USA is still backordered on the replacement motors, possibly some will arrive from Japan in a few more weeks (or possibly not). The company that I sent the motor to in LA (Eurton Electric) just gave me a quote today for the rewinding cost: $365. That's close to $3X what the motors go for new (if you can find one!), so at least with them it's not cost-effective to repair the motor. I'm having the motor shipped back, and I'll either try to rewind it myself, maybe someone else who can rewind it, or buy a replacement sometime in the future. To get the antennas back on the air, I decided last week that it would be good to have a spare -- so I ended up purchasing a replacement G5500 system and installing the azimuth rotator this last weekend. Everything's working great so far! I also added a thermal cut-out switch to the motor to prevent a similar stall-induced-motor-burnout in the future. If anyone is interested in how I installed the switch (or what a G5500 azimuth rotator looks like inside), I've added pictures to my blog at: http://kb5wia.blogspot.com/2012/03/az-el-antenna-system-new-70cm-yagi-and.h… 73! Dave KB5WIA

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VO52 not heard @ 0245 UTC pass
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Hi! I was outside for the 0245 UTC VO52 pass here in central Arizona (DM43), and heard nothing from the transponder or the CW beacon. That was a 74-degree pass here, which should have been easy to copy. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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VO-51 Update
by Mani VU2WMY 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Due to 'Operational Constraints' the commands to turn on the transponder were not been able to send. In-convenience caused is regretted. The next attempt would be made during 01:44 UT pass over India. On behalf of 'Operations Director-VO-52 Mani, VU2WMY ISRO Satellite Centre Bangalore, India ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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UPDATED AMATEUR SATELLITE FREQUENCY COORDINATION REQUEST
by Hans 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Frequency coordination for amateur radio satellites is provided by the IARU through its Satellite Advisor, an official appointed by the IARU Administrative Council, its top policymaking body. The IARU Satellite Advisor is assisted by an Advisory Panel of qualified amateurs from all three IARU Regions. The panel meets regularly via Skype to consider amateur satellite frequency coordination requests for satellites planned for operation on frequencies in the amateur service. The panel members often provide advice and assist satellite builders with the selection of the best possible frequencies to meet the objectives of their mission. The Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination request form has been updated (Version 27) and is available for download from www.iaru.org/satellite. On the IARU web satellite page there are also available a number of guideline documents which will assist satellite builders, including a document on the ITU requirements for Amateur Radio Satellites. . 73 Hans ZS6AKV Hans van de Groenendaal IARU Satellite Advisor

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Need help with AMSAT table, April 7-Raleigh, NC
by Mark L. Hammond 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Hi All, I am going to host an AMSAT table at the RARSFEST in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, April 7th (yes, Easter weekend). Anybody care to assist? We usually can't pull off demos, but hosting a table with toys+tracking programs usually draws some good attention and publicity. The RARS folks always make us feel welcome. Please contact me directly if you're willing and able to help. Thanks! -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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satpc32 help
by Nick Pugh 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

I updated the keps and now when I open satpc32 I get a error message that keep repeating and the only way to abort the error message is to reboot. Removing the keep file does not fix the problem. Help?? Thank nick

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9600baud digital satellites
by David Hopkins 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Gentlemen, Most of the current cube sats and those to follow in the future all use data communications for transmitting telementry back to earth. In order to receive this data a ground station requires a TNC of some sort that can work up to 9600 baud. To those of you who are already using this type of equipment, how are you doing i,t what equipment are you using? David David G. Hopkins (VK4ZF) CAPALABA QLD AUSTRALIA 27.32.38S 153.12.03E QG62OL Skype :- davhop

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FW: satpc32 help
by Angelo Glorioso 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Keith, Sounds like you have a sat that is not longer in use in the Satellite sections of SATPC32. Trying and delete the decommissioned bird in between hitting the error icon. This has happened to me before. 73 de Angelo --------------------------------------------------------- If you don't ask, you will never know!! > From: quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:33:38 -0500 > Subject: [amsat-bb] satpc32 help > > I updated the keps and now when I open satpc32 I get a error message that > keep repeating and the only way to abort the error message is to reboot. > Removing the keep file does not fix the problem. Help?? > > > > Thank > > > > nick > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: Need some ears to listen for VO-52, Northern EU, Canada, USA...
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

In a message dated 13/03/2012 09:00:18 GMT Standard Time, pe1rah(a)yahoo.com writes: Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Hi William, Glad to receive the good news and i wish you and the team " Good Luck" - it has been greatly missed by many. However with the posting of the news I think perhaps the date should be 13th March 2012.. Kind regards Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat-UK Amsat NA

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VO-52 PE1RAH Trxp Switching 'ON'
by Mani VU2WMY 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Dear VO-52 (HAMSAT) users, Subsequent to the clearance by the 'Expert committee' the Transponder # 2 (The Dutch Transponder made by William Leijenaar PE1RAH) on board HAMSAT V0-52 would be switched 'ON' at 13:42 UT on 13.03.2012 during orbit # 37080 over India. A 'Critical Comparative Signal Report' between the Indian and Dutch transponder would be of great help for further evaluations and necessary actions for the maintenance the transponder in good and healthy condition for better services and also, the inputs would be very valuable to the respective transponder designers. We all hope, Williams PE1RAH would be very happy with our decision and behalf of every one here in India involved with project, wish Williams and his transponder, once again all the very best and good luck. Thanks to AMSAT-India (Nitin VU3TYG) for the all the help and co-ordination provided. Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The official Announcement received at 08:19 UT from Mr. T. Parimalarangan, Operations Director VO-52, is herewith pasted. Dear Sir, 1 HAMSAT Payload Transponder-2 (Dutch) will be switched on TODAY at 13:50 Hrs UT / 13 March 2012 2 RF Specification of Transponder-2: Uplink frequency : 435.25 MHz Downlink frequency : 145.9 MHz Beacon : CW at 145.859330 MHz (145.86 MHz) Output level of Beacon Carrier: 18 dBm 3 Mr. Subramani VU2WMY, ISAC is requested to post the attachment in the website of HAM community, immediately. Also, the Real Time Feedback (on both the Indian visibility of this night) may please be conveyed through my mobile (0-9480 333 563). HAM users may be asked to send the performance report to my mail ID: tprangan(a)istrac.org 4 Performance of Transponder-2 shall be posted by 2130 Hrs IST (13.3.2012) With Best Regards, T PARIMALARANGAN OD (NP), HAMSAT ISTRAC/ISRO Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O) 080 - 2535 0132 (R) 0 - 9480333563 (M) 080 - 2202 9062 (F) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Need some ears to listen for VO-52, Northern EU, Canada, USA...
by William Leijenaar 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Hi AMSATs, I received the news that VO-52 will be switched on in a couple of hours from now, at 13:50UTC, (03-March-2012) Unfortunately the satellite will not pass over central Europe, and I am not able to check the status the first two orbits. I am looking for hams in Russia, Northern Europe, Canada, USA, or others that can listen for VO-52 right after it is turned on. ! ! ! Please don't use high uplink powers !!! (We don't want it to rise temperature very fast just after cold switch on) ! ! ! Please listen for the CW beacon at 145.860, which is a good reference. (Audio records and reports are very welcome at ISRO and myself) 73 de PE1RAH, William Leijenaar ---

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(How *not* to use 145.8250 ISS packet...) 73
by Guy Mallery 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=K6PKL-1&limit=200&view=normal

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Ohio State ARRL Convention - Call for AMSAT Participation
by Edwin M. "EMike" McCardel, KC8YLD 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Folks, The Ohio State ARRL Convention will be held Saturday August 4, 2012 in conjunction with Voice of Aladdin's Columbus Hamfest. This event, the first convention for the Ohio Section, is beginning to shape into a rather big event. Already committed is Guest Speaker, ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, and there has even been rumblings of a Wouff Hong ceremony. As a member of the Ohio Section Cabinet, I am also on the Convention planning committee. Regardless, I am looking for volunteers to help mount an AMSAT presence for the event. What I have in mind is a table inside and a Satellite Demo outside, similar to what we do at Dayton, but I am open to any and all suggestions. I am also looking for anyone who might have a good satellite related program that would run 30-45 minutes. It may also be possible to have an Ohio AMSAT gathering during the event. I think this would be a good exposure for AMSAT as well as a chance for Ohio members to get to know each other. I you are interested in helping out or would like to propose an forum talk please CONTACT ME OFFLINE at kc8yld(a)amsat.org. 73, EMike, KC8YLD E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, ARRL ASMSAT-Edu Moderator NO CODE REQUIRED When All Else Fails... There's Amateur Radio Learn more via www.ARRL.org

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GOMX-1 to test CubeSat Space Protocol
by Trevor . 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Due to launch this year on a DNEPR from Yasny GOMX-1 carries a camera and software defined radio, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/5648 73 Trevor M5AKA

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VO52 wishes
by Etienne Swart 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Good to hear the Indian Goverment is paying full attention to the resuscitation of VO52. I wish the technical team all the best in there recovery efforts. 73's ZS6Y

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