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Streaming Video Coverage of Soyuz Launch Sunday Evening
by JoAnne Maenpaa 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut scheduled for launch tonight for a flight to the International Space Station. LAUNCH UPDATES AND STREAMING VIDEO: http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp29/status.html Video coverage begins at 2145 EST (0245Z) tonight. Liftoff scheduled for 2314 EST (0414Z) tonight. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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LVB tracker
by Yanko P. Yankov 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

Hello, I'm having problems with my LVB tracker project. After successful programing on the pic (16F876A), I'm not getting any response via Hyperterminal and there is no text on the LCD display. I have HDR1 jumper in run and HDR2 in off . Can some one help me troubleshoot or provide any tips ? Thank you, Yanko NX9G

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Re: OSCAR or not OSCAR ?
by William Leijenaar 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

Hi Stefan, So the answer on my question if my 433MHz toy car, when I put it into space, can get an OSCAR number is YES! According to the AMSAT website you mentioned of course... :-P - My question was not specific if these satellites can or can't get an OSCAR number. My intention was more if they should be scheduled as a ham-sat (and with that using ham frequencies). I would recommend you to read the following IARU website! http://www.iaru.org/satellite/prospective.html (especially section VI. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES) It says the following: "Organisations building satellites should compare their mission plans to the requirements of the amateur-satellite service. Then, they should determine if it is possible to comply with the requirements of the amateur-satellite service or if licensing and operation should be in some other radio service which is more consistent with the nature and requirements of the mission. A. The purposes of an amateur satellite should be: (1) To provide communication resources for the general amateur radio community and/or (2) To conduct technical investigations in all respects consistent with the Radio Regulations. [See RR S1.56 and RR S1.57.]" I have great doubts with many off those CubeSats, if they comply to number (1).... The only communication resources they provide is for themselves by a cheap downlink system, by using hams to receive data for them. This is not for the general amateur radio community as mentioned in number (1)... The option they have is to go to "some other radio service which is more consistent with the nature and requirements of the mission." 73 de PE1RAH, William >Would recommend reading the info on AMSAT's website! > >http://www.amsat.org/amsat/amsat-na/oscar.html > >Stefan, VE4NSA

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Re: OSCAR Acronym?
by Clint Bradford 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

>> ... "OSCAR" stands for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio ... Why was it changed to "OrbitING Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio?" Did "Orbital" just sound too geeky for the masses? YES - the early citations from the 1960s had it as "Orbital." WHO changed it to "Orbiting" ??? Clint, K6LCS Husband of the woman who owns the domain, thegrammarbitch.com ... (grin)

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ANS-317 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-317 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 In this edition: * 2011 AMSAT Symposium Wrap Up * This Week 50 Years Ago: OSCAR 1 Announcement * UKube-1 Final Design Approved * Strong Signals Received From Explorer-1 Prime Cubesat * ESA Sponsors Students to Attend the European CubeSat Symposium * Satellite Shorts From All Over * ARISS Status - 7 November 2011 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-317.01 2011 AMSAT Symposium Wrap Up AMSAT News Service Bulletin 317.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 13, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-317.01 2011 Symposium Proceedings in Stock in AMSAT Store -------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Online Store Manager, Bruce Paige, KK5DO has added the Proceedings of the AMSAT-NA 29th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting to the AMSAT online store in the Publications Department: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100190 If you were unable to attend the Symposium, this is your chance to get a copy of the Proceedings. Copies are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost is $25.00. Symposium Media Post Processing ------------------------------- Gould Smith, WA4SXM is writing an article for the Journal about the 2011 Symposium. Please email Gould any photos or links to your online image storage to include in the article to wa4sxm(a)amsat.org. Dan Schultz, N8FGV is requesting help from someone with professional grade sound editing software who is willing to invest a few hours in a project of importance to AMSAT's historical archives. Please contact Dan if you can help.: n8fgv(a)amsat.org. [ANS thanks the 2011 Symposium Committee for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-317.02 This Week 50 Years Ago: OSCAR 1 Announcement AMSAT News Service Bulletin 317.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 13, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-317.02 The AMSAT News Service is re-running the Project OSCAR Newsletters to commemorate the 50th anniversary of OSCAR 1. During the November/ December 2011 time frame you will be able to share the excitement of the launch campaign that started it all 50 years ago. The Newsletters were hand-typed back in 1961. Thanks to Don Ferguson, KD6IRE for scanning the original documents announcing OSCAR 1. ----- Project OSCAR Newsletter November 15, 1961 at 1345 PST First News Release, U. S. RADIO AMATEURS T0 LAUNCH "PIGGY-BACK" SATELLITE SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- A hitch-hiking radio transmitter that will speak to thousands of amateur radio operators throughout the world is scheduled to be launched into space orbit next month, announced the American Radio Relay League. Weighing only 10 pounds, the satellite has been designed, built and tested by a group of California (Peninsula) radio amateurs organized as the Project Oscar Association of the League. "OSCAR" stands for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. The radio "ham's" transmitter beacon will be carried into space aboard a scheduled space vehicle and will radiate signals in a world-wide amateur frequency band of 2-meters, radio amateur M. C. Towns, Jr. (Saratoga, Calif.) announced today. Transportation into space will be provided by an Air Force vehicle to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Once in orbit, the Air Force vehicle will "kick away" the piggy-back radio amateur satellite, leaving it to follow its own course around the earth. The mother satellite will then continue to perform the experiments for which it was intended. Radio Amateur Towns, the Oscar Association Chairman, stressed that Project Oscar "is a serious, civilian, non-commercial effort to obtain information from outer space, and to introduce radio amateurs and lay scientists to new concepts in outer space communication. "This miniature radio transmitter will be tracked and observed by radio amateurs and all interested observers throughout the world. "It will serve to instruct the radio amateur in the art of observing and tracking a moving space object. In addition, the mass of data gained from world-wide observations will provide information unobtainable by any other means. "There are an estimated 300,000 licensed radio amateurs in the world, and the American Radio Relay League hopes a large number of these hobbyists will participate in the forthcoming experiments." Towns noted that the radio amateur has, in the past, been a pioneer in various fields of radio communication, and that hundreds of U. S. radio amateurs are now engaged in space research and other space activity. The 10-pound Oscar satellite consists of a low-power beacon transmitter contained in a rectangular metal casing about a foot long. It will send out a continuous Morse code signal of the letters H-I, four dots followed by two dots. Later satellites proposed to be built by the Oscar Association may both receive and transmit amateur signals. As soon as this transmitter is in orbit, notification will be flashed to radio amateurs throughout the world by the American Radio Relay League, the international organization of radio amateurs which is sponsoring and cooperating in the project. "Radio propagation, Heaviside layer refraction, antenna efficiency and other data can be gathered and correlated from thousands of points over the world's surface," Towns said. "The cause of good will," Towns continued, "will be served in that radio amateurs, located in virtually every country of the world, would have a common amateur interest in observing and tracking their own satellite, and in exchanging scientific information relative to improved equipment for receiving the satellite signals." The Oscar transmitter is designed to operate on a frequency of 145 megacycles and can be heard by home experimenters having simple receiving equipment, Towns said. "Cooperation in the forthcoming tests is invited from any interested party," the Oscar Chairman stated, pointing out that support has already been contributed by the Air Force and numerous private concerns interested in furthering communication knowledge, and entirely on a no-cost basis of lending a helping hand to the amateurs in their own project. The radio amateur satellite idea originated in 1959 with a Los Angeles amateur operator, Don Stoner, who suggested that radio amateurs had the technical know-how to build their own satellite if someone only had the vehicle to carry it into space. He, along with radio amateur Fred Hicks, of Campbell, California, and other radio "hams" kept the idea alive and formed the Project Oscar Association. The idea spread among radio clubs of the Los Angeles and San Francisco area and gathered support from radio amateurs nation-wide, including the radio amateur organization, the American Radio Relay League. Radio "ham" Nicholas K. Marshall, technical director of the Oscar program, noted that the soon-to-be-launched satellite is but a first step in the overall Oscar concept. "Later satellites to be built by the Oscar group will perhaps receive and transmit amateur test signals for specific space experiments," he said. Marshall noted that there are approximately 12,000 radio amateurs in the Soviet Union, and that the Oscar Association hopes to receive tracking data from some of them also. [ANS thanks Don Ferguson, KD6IRE and Project OSCAR for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-317.03 UKube-1 Final Design Approved AMSAT News Service Bulletin 317.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 13, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-317.03 On November 8 AMSAT-UK posted the news that the UK space Agency and Astrium have approved the final design of UKube-1 - the UK's first CubeSat mission. The full story can be read at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/11/08/ukube-1-final-design-approved/ On November 3-4 a young team of engineers from Clyde Space presented their final design to a team of experts for the Critical Design Re- view (CDR) - the typical 'gateway' for space missions to proceed into the flight build and implementation phase. The CDR for Ukube-1 thus marks an important point in the development of the mission, establishing the robustness of the design, the level of technical risk and the schedule/resourcing for the completion of all the tasks to build the flight spacecraft. At the CDR, the review panel scrutinized the design in detail to ensure it was sufficiently mature for flight. Key areas of focus included the structure and mechanisms, the communications system, the on board software and processing, the attitude control system and power generation. At the end of the meeting the review board concluded that Ukube-1 had successfully passed CDR. The next stage is the implementation of the mission that will lead to a launch on a Russian Dneper rocket (ex ICBM converted for small satellite launches) towards the end of 2012. More on the aims and objectives of Ukube-1 can be found on the UK Space Agency website: http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency/missions/ukube-pilot-programme The UK Space Agency's pilot programme to design and launch a CubeSat, a miniature cube-shaped satellite that will allow the UK to test cutting-edge new technologies in space. In March 2011 four payloads were finally selected to fly on UKube-1. These will be integrated onto the spacecraft, which measures just 10cm x 10cm x 34cm, by Clyde Space. In addition UKube-1 will fly FunCube, an educational payload provided by AMSAT-UK, with the goal of enthusing and education young people about space, electronics, physics and radio. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-317.04 Strong Signals Received From Explorer-1 Prime Cubesat AMSAT News Service Bulletin 317.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 13, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-317.04 Montana State University built the Explorer-1 [Prime] to replicate the scientific mission of the Explorer-1 mission which was launched on Jan. 31, 1958, and detected the existence of a band of energetic charged particles held in place by the Earth's magnetic field. The band was named the Van Allen Radiation Belt after the late James Van Allen, who directed the design and creation of instruments on the original Explorer-1 satellite. Satellite: Explorer-1[PRIME] Flight Unit 2 Downlink Freq: 437.505 MHz EIRP: -0.7dBW Modulation Scheme: Non-Coherent FSK Protocol: KISS Custom Baud Rate: 1200 http://ssel.montana.edu/e1p/ Nader ST2NH added an article to his blog describing how to receive the 437.505 MHz LSB data telemetry from Explorer-1[PRIME]. Nader describes how to set up MiXW and the E-1P Telemetry Decoder software: http://tinyurl.com/cwvuwov (blogspot.com) This page includes the link to download the E1-P software from Montana State University. Nader posted his video video showing reception of an E-1P pass at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7S5CMwFlxeo ST2NH Blog with all of Nader's articles: http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/ ST2NH YouTube channel showing several cubesat decoding passes: http://www.youtube.com/user/st2nh/ Mike Rupprecht's DK3WN SatBlog has an article about his experience in receiving and decoding E1-P, see: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=23528 [ANS thanks Nader, ST2NH and Mike, DK3WN for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-317.05 ESA Sponsors Students to Attend the European CubeSat Symposium AMSAT News Service Bulletin 317.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 13, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-317.05 As part of the ESA Conference Opportunities for Sponsored Students (ECOSS) Programme, the ESA Education Office is pleased to be able to offer sponsorship to European students interested in attending the European CubeSat Symposium (30 Jan - 1 Feb 2012, Brussels). Highly qualified full-time students from ESA Member or Cooperating States are encouraged to apply for ESA Sponsorship. Students selected by ESA's Education Office will be reimbursed their conference registration fee and up to a maximum of 300 Euro in tra- vel and accommodation expenses. Sponsorship will be in the form of a single reimbursement after the conference. Before applying students must visit the conferences page of the ESA Education Portal (www.esa.int/education>Conferences) and: + Check their eligibility for the programme under the "Sponsorship Conditions" link. + Familiarize themselves with the content of the "How to Apply" link. To apply, please visit ESA Education registration system: http://www.joinspace.org The deadline for sponsorship applications is January 4th 2012. The deadline for submitting abstracts is postponed to 11 Nov 2011 for students only. Student who submitted abstracts before can also apply for ESA sponsorship. Check http://www.vki.ac.be/CubeSatSymposium/ for details. [ANS thanks Graham Shirville, G3VZV for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-317.06 Satellite Shorts From All Over AMSAT News Service Bulletin 317.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 13, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-317.06 + Symmetricom announced a mass-produced Chip Scale Atomic Clock osc- illator which maintans atomic clock accuracy and stability. More information at: http://www.symmetricom.com/products/quantum-atomic-oscillators/ + Christophe has produced a handy chart showing the CubeSat UHF down- link frequencies. http://cubesat.free.fr/IMG//pdf/Cubesat_-_frequence_bande_U.pdf + In an effort to help increase interest in satellites, a new award has been created 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: WA4NVM, WA4HFN, WB4LHD, WA4OVO, KI4OTG, KD4NOQ, KJ4BIX, AJ4KF, W5KUB, N4MGT AA4HV 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 is effective for contacts made beginning on 1 June 2011. + The Super Sensitive High Definition TV, or SS-HDTV, camera on the space station can document new and more detailed footage of the dynamic interactions that take place in the area between the Earths' atmosphere and the vacuum of space, known as the cosmic shore. Night photography now shows more detail than previously possible. JAXA and NHK posted a video of a night time ISS pass over Japan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82vXwLdqNzU&feature=related [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-317.07 ARISS Status - 7 November 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 317.07 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 13, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-317.07 1. Swiss Students Speak with Astronaut Aboard ISS On Monday, October 31, students attending Kantonsschule Zug in Zug, Switzerland connected with Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG on the ISS via Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). An audience of 600 was on hand to witness the contact and watched as 8 students got in 16 questions before the ISS went over the horizon. The contact highlighted lessons on gravity, orbits, the ISS and its flight path, as well as electromagnetic waves and amateur radio. This ARISS event was held in celebration of the school's 150th anniversary. Media coverage included two television stations and one radio station. 2. Californian Students Radio ISS Astronaut San Diego, California students from Sundance Elementary School participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 1. Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG answered questions about the ISS mission, space and how space affects the human body. The contact was integrated into lesson plans about radios, radio waves, space and space-related topics. The local ham radio club gave presentations to the youth. Sign On San Diego covered the event in an article: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/04/poway-students-connect-astro… [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 additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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Re: Uplink power for working ARISSat-1?
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Hi John, With the antenna that you have I am sure that you should have no problem hearing your own downlink and maybe getting someone to respond to your calls. I had confirmed contacts earlier in the season when ARRISat-1 was first making passes and active during daylight hours here in the UK. My set up is just an "Elk " antenna mounted on a well made tripod, I put together a unit with a motor for rotation and tracking via any of the usual forms of software available - Mainly use SatPC-32. I have tried my Kenwood TS2000 or FT 736 and also an FT857 ( this does not have duplex operation) In terms of power which was your main question - I am using around 20 watts from the transmitter on UHF for the uplink on SSB. This is also my set up for many other contacts and operation and also use a Kenwood THD 7 for AO-51. During the past week while ARRIS -1 has once again been in good favour for daylight hours I have made regular CQ calls and heard my own downlink but sadly had no response from anyone. The very short time that you get of course with the satellite switching off makes it harder to get into the bird I listen for the rapid rise in the level of noise generated then use CW to look for my downlink ( around 145.290 Mhz) The signal level varies around S5 -S6 at best. Need to make the most of the current favourable conditions for this part of the world as with shorter hours of daylight and with regression it won't be long before loose operation for a spell. I wish you luck and look forward to hopefully hearing you active so that I can get another confirmed contact in my log. Congratulations to you on your success with the decoding of the BPSK - Maybe I should also be looking at following in your footsteps. Regards Ken Eaton GW1FKY

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Uplink power for working ARISSat-1?
by John Heath 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Hi, Thought I would give the ARISSat transponder a try. Any recomendations from those that have worked it. I have available a 9 element yagi and about 20W at the feed point Is this likely to work or do I need a few kW ? Thanks John G7HIA

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OSCAR or not OSCAR ?
by William Leijenaar 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Hello AMSATs, As we all know OSCAR is the abbreviatie of Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. To my opinion the function of OSCAR satellites is to facilitate communication between amateur radio stations using amateur radio frequencies and/or do experiments on those radio frequencies. Can someone tell me how it is possible that many of the newer small satellites get a license to use ham radio satellite frequencies for only broadcasting data ? Many of these satellite missions are even not ham related, and those satellites only have a broadcast (downlink) radio onboard. Is this nowadays seen as amateur radio communication ? The word "Education" I read in many of the university CubeSat projects. Doing experiments on ham radio frequencies is like education, and I fully support this even when it is only available as a downlink at a CubeSat. When it comes to the education of building a satellite, with no ham related experiments, and where the amateur frequencies and the amateur community is used to collect only none ham payload data, I don't see this as a ham satellite. Then a 433MHz remote control toy-car should also be named a ham radio. We just ask one of those ISS astronauts to throw this toy-car out of the space station and we have another amateur satellite :o) I just wonder where is the border between an OSCAR and a satellite that uses ham radio frequencies for downloading its (none ham) payload data ? 73 de PE1RAH, William Leijenaar

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SatPC32, Gpredict etc.
by Thomas Doyle 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

There are a huge number of tracking/station control programs out there. We eventually pick one that meets our needs and learn how to use it. My main interest is in the user interface and ease of use. When we use any program for a long time it starts to seem to seem to be intuitively obvious how to use it in much the same way a carpenter finds it intuitively obvious that the next mark on the ruler past 19/32 is 5/8. Here is a short video showing parts of my feeble attempt. There might be an idea or two in there that you can use or a nit or two that you can pick. It will look a bit better if you select 480P and use full screen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et65kkqPvZY -- Sent from my computer. 73 W9KE tom ...

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ISS HF Antenna
by Trevor . 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

The diagrams at http://knts.tsniimash.ru/Shadow/en/FAQ.aspx remined me that there is an HF antenna on the ISS for 10m http://www.ariss-eu.org/2002_01_26.htm Has the antenna ever been used and are there any plans for it ? 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Nevermind
by Kevin Deane 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

I saw a site with an uplink freq thought it was an up/down... Kevin KF7MYK

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SRMSAT
by Kevin Deane 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Havent heard much on this sat, are people making CW contacts or what? Kevin KF7MYK

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Phobos-Grunt Still In Orbit
by B J 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1111/11phobosgrunt/ http://www.spacenews.com/civil/111114-russian-mars-probe-stuck.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15698439 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Best guess keps for AubieSat-1, Dice, Rax-2, M-Cubed, and Exp-1
by WILLIAMS MICHAEL 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

See: http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/ Mike (K9QHO)

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2011 Symposium Keynote Video....
by Dave hartzell 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Hello all, I have a video recording of Lance Ginner's banquet keynote talk (K6SSJ, of the early OSCAR days). While the lighting (of Lance) is bad, the audio is good and the slides (all of historical photos) are quite visible. It was captured on a FlipHD camera: 720p, 60 fps from the "front row". Here's the catch - the file is about 3 gigabytes. I would like to get this on YouTube, but right now I'm short on time cycles. The next option I'm leaning towards is Bit Torrent, as long as others would be willing to seed it with me - at least until we get it on YouTube. If someone is willing to help either transcode, edit, upload, etc. this video, please _CONTACT ME OFF LIST_. This is a great historical asset to AMSAT and Project OSCAR, and I think it should be shared with everyone/anyone. 73, Dave AF6KD

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ARISSat-1 BPSK
by John Heath 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Hi folks, Just got my first 1000 BPSK frames of data using the ARISSat-1 Telemetry software. Appreciate most of you on the bb have probably already done it already. I just wanted to say a public thank you for a superb and easy to use piece of software. Looks cool on screen too. Using the CW beacon as a reference to stay on tune is brilliant, worked well, even with manual Doppler tune. Anyone not yet tried it, give it a go. WX4SXM's quick Start Guide will put you on the right track. 73 All off to get a few more frames G7HIA

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FO-70 Fastrac-2 Emma
by Raidel Abreu Espinet 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Hi every one, does any one have the latest keplers for FO-70 Fastrac-2 Emma, I search in Space-Track by its calalog number and the site returns the name but only a blank space where the keps were supose to be. I have DK3WN telemetry software and I would like to try recieving the beacon telemetry signal. 73, Raydel, CM2ESP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Baofeng UV-X4
by Andrew Glasbrenner 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Does anyone on the list have a UV-X4 and access to a spectrum analyzer? It has to be a UV-X4, not any of the older models. Please reply direct only. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Media Covers ARISS Contact
by Clint Bradford 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

" ... Fifth grade student Martin Bombard said the experience "was amazing. It was awesome. It was the best experience of my life ..." New York's WNYT TV News covered this morning's ARISS project ... http://tinyurl.com/dps-nassau-2011 Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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Keps for AubieSat-1
by Clint Bradford 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Who is offering Keplerian data for AO-71 / AubieSat-1? Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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Object IDs
by Carl Rimmer W8KRF 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

I have made some progress in my decoding and I am decoding E1P-U2 consistently, but I am still not certain of which object it is. Has anyone definitely, or within reason, identified which of the original objects the various sats are? Since AubieSat, M-Cubed, and E1P were in the first pod to be deployed, I would think they would be clustered. RAX-2 should be all by itself. Object A and H are none of the sats but rather the booster, etc. I am asking mainly because I am using Object F for E1P but the doppler correction is off. What are those of you who are tracking these sats using? I am ready to try to decode RAX-2 and M-Cubed again but I want to make certain I am using the right TLEs. Thanks, *Carl W8KRF*

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Office Closed
by Martha 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

The AMSAT Office will be closed on Friday, November 11th in observance of Veterans' Day. -- 73- Martha

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Re: AMSAT Symposium Photographs
by Clint Bradford 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

>> ... My spam / virus system just will not let me go there ... Then change your "spam/virus" program. There is nothing inherently dangerous in merely setting up your own Facebook account and visiting others' Facebook pages. Like with all online activity, just know where you are going and trust your instincts. Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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Final Preparations For Mars Science Laboratory Launch
by B J 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20111110.html Launch is scheduled for the 25th. Meanwhile, here are 2 recent news items about Phobos-Grunt: http://www.france24.com/en/20111110-russia-fails-revive-stranded-mars-probe http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/10/us-russia-mars-probe-idUSTRE7A93D… One critical factor is the life-time of the on-board batteries. Most reports I read mentioned 3 days, though I've seen some which estimated 2 weeks. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Fifty Years in Space
by Michael Chen 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Hi, everyone, I just read the story of "Fifty Years in Space" by David, K1ZZ in the November issue of QST. It's good to review the history of amateur satellite and it reminds me that I have a lot of AMSAT friends there in the United States. It was a thrill to be a part of AMSAT team in Dayton this year and that was the 1st show of AMSAT-China to the world. The first Chinese amateur satellite was launched in 2009. We are late but we are eventually there. Michael Chen, BD5RV/4 AMSAT-China: http://www.camsat.cn ----------------------------------- Twitter: http://twitter.com/bd5rv Email: michael.bd5rv(a)gmail.com MSN: bd5rv(a)jsdxc.org Skype: michael-bd5rv

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Re: AMSAT Symposium Photos
by Clint Bradford 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

For anyone else who used Facebook's SEARCH box for the term "AMSAT" and didn't find US in the top thirty or so hits ... Go here - http://www.facebook.com/groups/7828379515/ THANK YOU, Mike, for the photos! Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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[amsat-bb] HudsonValleySatcomGroupNetTonightNov10@8PMEasternOnEcholinkN2EYH-L/MtBeacon146.970pl100
by cotejaune2＠aol.com 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Hello everyone. It is time again for the HVSG Net tonight Nov.10 @ 8 PM Eastern time.You can find the Net on echolink N2EYH-L or the MtBeacon repeater 146.970 pl 100. Please join us for the Net.73 Gary wa2aqh/ tom kc2dtq

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Re: AMSAT Symposium Photos
by Clint Bradford 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

>> ... I don't have a facebook and I would love to see them. Is there any other URL that have them published ? Perhaps if we gently twist Michael's arm, he might share them in a Flikr folder ... (grin) Clint Bradford

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Facebook AMSAT North America
by E. Michael McCardel 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Folks, a lot of people have said they couldn't find the pictures I posted to Facebook Try Searching for AMSAT North America Or link directly to http://www.facebook.com/groups/7828379515/ If you have a Facebook account think about joining this group. EMike McCardel, KC8YLD Sent from my iPad

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Re: Great Symposium
by DOMINICK INTERDONATO 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

CM SPAM detection: spam X-SID: 15 X-Authuserid: morsesat(a)optonline.net User-Agent: Laszlo Mail 3 I would like to also add my Kudos to the group. Thanks for arrangements. Good thing Dennys was nearby for cheap breakfast...HA! Hopefully, we all took a new perspective on membership needs and requirements to our home states. 73, Dee, NB2F On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:26 PM, James Luhn wrote: > I would like to thank all involved with the AMSAT Symposium. I had a > great time! It was fun meeting new friends. The presentation by > Lance at the banquet was fabulous and so interesting. It was a great > educational weekend for me. > Thank you! > 73, > -james > W5AOO > _______________________________________________ > 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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E1P telemetry reception
by Ken Swaggart 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Finally worked out the bugs in my receiving setup for E1P. My antenna is only a 70 cm HO loop with a mast mounted preamp. Haven't yet repaired the G-5500 (Yaesu hasn't responded to my queries!). Surprisingly, that antenna works quite well for E1P. Here's how I configured my equipment: Receiver Mode: LSB Freq: 437.5017 at pass start (excluding Doppler) drifting down to 437.50110. This could either be due to a slight error in the keps, or drift in the satellite's transmitter. This requires manual tweaking of the receiver in addition to Doppler correction. I tuned the receiver so the 1 second tuning tone from E1P was at the upper 1200 baud packet marker in MixW. Demodulator: MixW set at normal 1200 baud packet. Using a virtual serial port emulator to connect to the E1P telemetry decoder. Also fed the audio to a KPC-9612, but was not able to decode any packets, even though MixW was having no problem with the signal. I'm really amazed that I could collect data from a cube sat using my omni antenna! So far my best (in two passes) was 23 decoded telemetry frames. Ken, W7KKE CN75xa

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Extra, Extra, Read your copy of the Proceedings
by Bruce 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

I have just added the Proceedings of the AMSAT-NA 29th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting to the AMSAT online store under Publications. If you were unable to attend the Symposium, this is your chance to get a copy of the Proceedings. Copies are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 73...bruce AMSAT Online Store Manager -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Question about E1P
by Raidel Abreu Espinet 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi, What's the modulation for recieving the Montana University Explorer-1 Prime satelite, FM, USB??? Any info will be very appreciate as I would like to try to recieve it. Also if any one has the latest keplers or know if finally it has or not its own catalogue number. Regards, Raydel, CM2ESP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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em56/55 line
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Look for W4HLR on the em55 56 line today 09 Nov 2001 WA4HFN

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5 in EM55
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Congrats to Joe WA4OVO for award #40 5 in EM55

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Re: Symposium Photos
by Edwin M. "EMike" McCardel, KC8YLD 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Gould, I've posted some of my pictures, in an album, on the AMSAT facebook page. Use 'em anyway you want. EMike, KC8YLD E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, ARRL NO CODE REQUIRED When All Else Fails... There's Amateur Radio Learn more via www.ARRL.org <http://www.arrl.org/> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 1:51 AM, <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:54:32 -0800 (PST) > From: "G. Gould Smith" <gouldsmi(a)bellsouth.net> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Symposium Photos > Message-ID: > <1320706472.63132.YahooMailClassic(a)web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I am writing an article for the Journal about the 2011 Symposium. > ? > Please email me any photos or links to your online image storage to > include in the article. > ? > Thanks, > Gould, WA4SXM > E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, ARRL NO CODE REQUIRED When All Else Fails... There's Amateur Radio Learn more via www.ARRL.org

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Re: Frustrated...need detumbling program.
by Nader Omer 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi Carl Please see the link . Hope it w'll help. How to setup software to Rx E1p-U2I telemetry data. http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-decode-e1p-u2-cubesat.html 73 de Nader ST2NH

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adding new cubesats to oscar.dcarr.org
by Kevin Deane 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Personaly I think if you can not get something from the satellite then in my opinion it is not worthy of the page!!! Kevin KF7MYK > From: mail(a)mike-rupprecht.de > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 21:55:41 +0100 > Subject: [amsat-bb] adding new cubesats to oscar.dcarr.org > > I think, it would make sense to add the new cubesats AubieSat-1, M-Cubed, > RAX-2 and E1P to the http://oscar.dcarr.org/ list. What do you think? > > > > 73 Mike > > DK3WN > > _______________________________________________ > 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: adding new cubesats to oscar.dcarr.org
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi Mike, A very good suggestion and would prove very useful for a number of reasons, a common point fro collective information and reporting on the status. Secondly it would not only avoid emails to the bbs but also perhaps hold back on reporting or enquiring on the status I appreciate of course the frequency of operation in some cases is not strictly in the amateur bands and which may also be the reasons for the delays in these objects being allocated a classified identification. This fact and delay may not help in placing them on the oscar.dcarr.org web site. Appreciate all of your pioneering and good work on decoding and reporting on your own web pages. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat -UK Amsat NA

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Mars Curse Strikes Again?
by B J 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

It looked like a good launch, but the spacecraft may be lost: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/11/live-zenit-2launch-fobos-grunt-sampl… Origin of the Great Galactic Ghoul: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_Mars#Mars_Curse Meanwhile, the Mars Science Laboratory's scheduled to be launched later this month. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Need audio/video of AMSAT Symp.
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

If anyone has an audio or video copy of the presentations from last weekend's AMSAT Symposium, please contact me at aa4kn(a)amsat.org. Thanks, Dave, AA4KN

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Re: [ans] ANS Special Bulletin - AubieSat-1 Designated AO-71
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

At 08:25 PM 11/7/2011 -0600, you wrote: >SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-311.01 >ANS Special Bulletin - AubieSat-1 Designated AO-71 > >AMSAT News Service Bulletin 311.01 > From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. >November 7, 2011 >To All RADIO AMATEURS >BID: $ANS-311.01 > >OSCAR Number Administrator, Bill Tynan, W3XO reports that he has ad- >vised J. M. Wersinger, PhD, KI4YAU, Professor Emeritus and Director >of Auburn University's Student Space Program, that following the >successful NASA ELaNa III launch on October 28, 2011 of AubieSat-1, >and by the request of the AubieSat-1 team, the new satellite has >been assigned an OSCAR number. > >Professor Wersinger documented that telemetry has been received from >the satellite. The IARU-Sat Website states that AubieSat-1 was fully >coordinated with the IARU. > >Bill wrote, "Therefore, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT-NA >President, I hereby designate AubieSat-1 as AubieSat Oscar 71 or AO-71 Let's see ya make a qso through it. KB7ADL

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Frustrated...need detumbling program.
by Carl Rimmer W8KRF 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

The subject line is meant to be facetious, however, I am experiencing much frustration and my brain (what ever is left up there) is tumbling when it comes to decoding the cubesats that were deployed on Oct 28. I have been decoding the telemetry from ARISSat-1 without any problems. I have copied and recorded SRMSAT. I have had QSOs on AO-7. I have digi'd through ISS. I even had a nice QSO with Mike Fossum last week. BUT, I can not decode any of the telemetry from RAX-2, M-Cubed, or E1P. I hear them but just can not see anything using HyperTerminal or the designated Decoding software. I only have the Internal TNC in the TS-2000 and the SignaLink USB/AWGPE. I did try an old MFJ-1270B but it is not able to do 9k6 with its internal modem. I don't know how to tune them in using USB. The mode is stated as FSK or Non-Coherent FSK. I was told to use USB but the signal sounds awful. I know there are a few of you who are copying them. Maybe it is my ignorance or lack of experience, or maybe it just takes more sophisticated equipment. It just seems to me that if the amateur community is being asked to help with these projects, then it should be less complicated to do so. I have pretty much given up on them and put all my effort now into ARISSat-1 while it lasts. If anyone can come down to my level and give me some advise without being so matter-of-fact about it, I would appreciate it. If I just can't do it with what I have, then tell me, so I can stop wasting my golden years trying to be a rocket scientist or space cadet or whatever. Hi 73, -- *Carl W8KRF *

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adding new cubesats to oscar.dcarr.org
by Mike Rupprecht 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

I think, it would make sense to add the new cubesats AubieSat-1, M-Cubed, RAX-2 and E1P to the http://oscar.dcarr.org/ list. What do you think? 73 Mike DK3WN

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Radar Echos Asteroid YU55
by Farrell Winder 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Is there any NASA or other site wherein we might observe real time Radar Echos from Asteroid YU55 as it passes closest to earth at 6:28 PM EST this evening? Understand echo signals 2380 or 8560 MHz. Farrell Winder, W8ZCF Cincinnati, Ohio

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Great Symposium
by James Luhn 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

I would like to thank all involved with the AMSAT Symposium. I had a great time! It was fun meeting new friends. The presentation by Lance at the banquet was fabulous and so interesting. It was a great educational weekend for me. Thank you! 73, -james W5AOO

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Re: WebSDR
by Rm2642＠aol.com 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

I watch this SDR console quite frequently. Similar in some ways to the Flex Radio x000. _http://sdr-radio.com/_ (http://sdr-radio.com/) Ron

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Re: Great Symposium
by Ryan Caron 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

I'd like to second that! My first year attending a symposium, and certainly won't be the last. 73, Ryan KB1LKI P.S. I'm the UCLA guy with all the questions, and apparently the youngest in attendance at the banquet. I hope everyone is enjoying their raffle goodies! On 11/7/11 10:51 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > Message: 16 > Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 22:26:05 -0600 > From: James Luhn<luhn(a)wt.net> > To:[email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Great Symposium > Message-ID:<FDDDC66F-76C6-485A-B05B-260BCA9C3D8C(a)wt.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I would like to thank all involved with the AMSAT Symposium. I had a great time! It was fun meeting new friends. The presentation by Lance at the banquet was fabulous and so interesting. It was a great educational weekend for me. > > Thank you! > 73, > -james > W5AOO

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Telemetry data
by N. Mahdinejad 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Dear Amsat members. could you please tell m what is the difference between telemetry data satellite is in normal mode and when in detumbling mode? I know some thing about telemetry data of satellite for space communication board. that teir voltage and power transmit to ground in 0.1 Hz. I mean this rate how change in detumbling mode? I am listeaning forward to hearing from you. Best Regards. N.Mahdinejad.(university researcher)

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UKube-1 final design approved
by Trevor . 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

The UK space Agency and Astrium have approved the final design of UKube-1 – the UK’s first CubeSat. On Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, a young team of engineers from Clyde Space presented their final design to a team of experts for the Critical Design Review (CDR) – the typical ‘gateway’ for space missions to proceed into the flight build and implementation phase. Full story at http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/11/08/ukube-1-final-design-approved/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK publishes a color A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, which is full of Amateur Satellite information. Join online at http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK/ ----

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Re: Trivia Question
by Burns Fisher 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 20:19:55 -0800 > From: "Art McBride" <kc6uqh(a)cox.net> > To: "'Wyatt Dirks'" <wyattdirks(a)msn.com>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Trivia Question > Message-ID: <2A718B165CF0471F986F18B6C1A12359@KC6UQH> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Wyatt, > I would say 180. Another question at what North or South latitude is a grid > square, square? > > Art, > KC6UQH > > I don't think they are EVER really square because longitude lines are never really parallel. They approach square/parallel at the equator, but they are always going to have only the two sides defined by latitude lines parallel (what's that, a rhombus?). And at the pole the north and southmost squares are actually triangles, no? So I would say if you are standing at the pole, unless you have infinitely small feet and can really stand exactly on the pole, the number of grid squares you are in depends on how wide your feet are and how far apart they are when you are standing :-) Fun questions! Burns, W2BFJ

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Etching a KLM RHCP/LHCP PCB
by WILLIAMS MICHAEL 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

I've completed and etched one side#1 of the PCB with Press and Peel. Side#2 needs to be etched. the artwork is very basic and can be completed by hand and Rub-On Etch Resist. I had to drill 8 alignment holes to help line up the artwork to each side. Question #1: I don't want the etching solution to leach through the holes. I had some donuts to cover the holes, but they are so old that the glue is no good. Is there anything that can temporarily fill or cover the holes until side #2 is completed? Question #2: Has anyone used clear packing tape to cover the areas where the copper is to be protected or will the etching solution just eat it up with the copper? You have to admit this isn't a typical AMSAT-BB question. In projects before this, I just used side #2 as the ground plane. 73, Mike (K9QHO)

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ESA lunar probe
by R Oler 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15574653 to bad there cant be an amateur radio payload even a really small one...this probe should be "longer lived" then most as it should have a constant energy source... Wonder why the Europeans are thinking of sending Phase 5A to Mars? It will probably never fly and almost no hams can be a part of that...so well why not send it to L2 in the Earth Moon systems...a halo orbit... Robert G. Oler WB5MZO Life Member AMSAT ARRL NARS

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video from ISS
by R Oler 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/russian-federal-space-agency-urthecast-ear… Robert G. Oler WB5MZO AMSAT ARRL NARS Life member

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Kenwood TR9500
by John Geiger 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Has anyone used a Kenwood TR9500 70cm all mode on the satellites? I have found one for sale at a decent price, and am wondering how it would do in a satellite station-coupled with an Icom 706 original. 73s John AA5JG

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WebSDR
by Kevin Deane 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Wondering if anyone knew of any other listening stations like the ones here: http://www.websdr.org/ Actually pretty nice signal check when no ones around. Kevin KF7MYK

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Any ECHO can be received???
by Luc Leblanc 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

With so many High power radio telescope bombarding this tiny 2005 YU55 is it possible to hear something from IT? as an Echo! It was probably the dooms day event forecast for 2012 who used to be a bit earlier than expected... it is not what each of us hope to happen or who expect for the/our ultimate end? Is 2005 YU55 will be maintaining a steady orbital path for his next turn around? Curious no one forecast this event? http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/science/2011/11/07/002-asteroide-terre… "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE HTTP://www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall VE2DWE WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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Symposium Photos
by G. Gould Smith 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

I am writing an article for the Journal about the 2011 Symposium. Please email me any photos or links to your online image storage to include in the article. Thanks, Gould, WA4SXM

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Re: Trivia Question
by Jeffrey Koehler 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Zero. You're not in any ( I think ) 73. Jeff WB2SYK

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Re: Trivia Question
by John Geiger 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

There would be 360 degrees of longitude there, and each grid square is 2 degrees wide. 73s John AA5JG On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Wyatt Dirks <wyattdirks(a)msn.com> wrote: > thats what i thought but try and find some proof other then manually > doing the math > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:16:28 -0600 > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Trivia Question > From: aa5jg(a)fidmail.com > To: wyattdirks(a)msn.com > CC: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > 180 > > > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Wyatt Dirks <wyattdirks(a)msn.com> wrote: > > > If you on standing on the north/south pole how many grid squares are you > in? > > 73 Wyatt AC0RA > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > >

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Re: Kenwood TR9500
by Andrew Glasbrenner 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

No CAT control, and 430-440 only if I recall, but worked fine for me portable with an FT-100 in Denmark several years ago. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: John Geiger <aa5jg(a)fidmail.com> >Sent: Nov 7, 2011 2:50 PM >To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TR9500 > >Has anyone used a Kenwood TR9500 70cm all mode on the satellites? I have >found one for sale at a decent price, and am wondering how it would do in a >satellite station-coupled with an Icom 706 original. > >73s John AA5JG >_______________________________________________ >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: Kenwood TR9500
by Andrew Glasbrenner 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

No CAT control, and 430-440 only if I recall, but worked fine for me portable with an FT-100 in Denmark several years ago. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: John Geiger <aa5jg(a)fidmail.com> >Sent: Nov 7, 2011 2:50 PM >To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TR9500 > >Has anyone used a Kenwood TR9500 70cm all mode on the satellites? I have >found one for sale at a decent price, and am wondering how it would do in a >satellite station-coupled with an Icom 706 original. > >73s John AA5JG >_______________________________________________ >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: Kenwood TR9500
by Clint Bradford 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

A quick Google search of "kenwood TR9500 satellites" came up with several citations of hams using that rig successfully on the birds! Clint, K6LCS >> ... Has anyone used a Kenwood TR9500 70cm all mode on the satellites?

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conference
by Nick Pugh 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Thanks All for a fantastic conference. Go ARISS GO FOX CU in Orlando in 2012 nick k5qxj

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Fw: [QB50] ESA sponsors students to attend the European CubeSatSymposium (30 Jan - 1 Feb 2012, Brussels)
by g.shirville＠btinternet.com 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Information for the students amongst our numbers 73 Graham G3VZV From: Cem Ozan Asma Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 8:32 PM To: talk(a)spacegeneration.org ; qb50(a)vki.ac.be ; cubesat(a)atl.calpoly.edu Subject: [QB50] ESA sponsors students to attend the European CubeSatSymposium (30 Jan - 1 Feb 2012, Brussels) Dear Students, As part of the ESA Conference Opportunities for Sponsored Students (ECOSS) Programme, the ESA Education Office is pleased to be able to offer sponsorship to European students interested in attending the European CubeSat Symposium (30 Jan – 1 Feb 2012, Brussels). Highly qualified full-time students from ESA Member or Cooperating States are encouraged to apply for ESA Sponsorship. Students selected by ESA’s Education Office will be reimbursed their conference registration fee and up to a maximum of 300€ in travel and accommodation expenses. Sponsorship will be in the form of a single reimbursement after the conference. Before applying students must visit the conferences page of the ESA Education Portal (www.esa.int/education > Conferences) and: Check their eligibility for the programme under the “Sponsorship Conditions” link. Familiarize themselves with the content of the “How to Apply” link. To apply, please visit ESA Education registration system: www.joinspace.org The deadline for sponsorship applications is January 4th 2012. The deadline for submitting abstracts is postponed to 11 Nov 2011 for students only. Student who submitted abstracts before can also apply for ESA sponsorship. Check http://www.vki.ac.be/CubeSatSymposium/ for details. Cem O. Asma, PhD Aeronautics & Aerospace Dept von Karman Institute - www.vki.ac.be Tel: +32 2 3599656 Fax: +32 2 3599600 https://www.QB50.eu/ http://www.twitter.com/fp7qb50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ INFO --- Please read http://www.vki.ac.be/wiki/index.php/Attachment_Size about the use of attachments for the mailling lists at VKI. --- INFO QB50 mailing list QB50(a)vki.ac.be http://mailserver.vki.ac.be/mailman/listinfo/qb50

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Need Help editing a sound file for Amsat
by Daniel Schultz 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

I need help from someone with professional grade sound editing software who is willing to invest a few hours in a project of importance to Amsat's historical archives. Please contact me if you can help. Dan Schultz N8FGV

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Symposium Proceedings
by Bruce 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Coming soon to the AMSAT online store near you... The 2011 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings. Watch for the announcement, copies are limited 73...bruce AMSAT Online Store Manager -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Re: G5500 Elevation Rotator Short Circuit?
by Clive Wallis 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Many thanks Tim for your comments. From what you've said it sounds like a faulty motor. In the ones you've repaired have you been able to determine the cause of motor over heating? The problems I've had in the past have always been due to water getting into the units. 73 Clive G3CWV Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, UK On 07/10/2011 18:50, Tim Cunningham wrote: > The common failure of the motor windings is caused by heat which > causes the enamel coated wire to breakdown. When the enamel breaks > down an inner winding short results. > > I have successfully rewound motor windings on these rotators just to > say it could be done, but it takes some work (not recommended). > > I have never seen one of these motors with an open winding. The > failure mode on the 8 that I have repaired were always enamel > insulation breakdown as a result of overheating. > > > Tim - N8DEU > > > Sent from my HTC Tilt™ 2, a Windows® Mobile phone > > -----Original Message----- From: Clive Wallis<amsat-bb(a)g3cwv.co.uk> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 11:35 AM To: > amsat<amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] G5500 Elevation Rotator > Short Circuit? > > I wonder if this is a known fault. Recently the fuse on my G5500 > blew. The problem seems to be a short on one of the motor > circuits. > > Checking the DC resistance at the control end, the resistance of one > winding is 1.2 ohms, whereas all the other windings are 4.6 ohms. > > I could understand a motor burning out and going open circuit, but > a short circuit seems less likely. I'm wondering if it could be a > short on the cable at the rotator end, where it is subject to much > bending. There's about 15 metres of cable. > > Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Unfortunately, at the > present time I'm not able to inspect the rotator. It's stuck in the > horizontal position, so I will still be able to use the antenna for > low elevation passes. > > 73 Clive G3CWV > > Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, UK > _______________________________________________ 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 > > > _______________________________________________ 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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CM86 for one more pass
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Hi! Thanks for the QSOs on the last AO27 pass. I did not hear the first 2 minutes of the repeater time, but was able to make 12 contacts in the remaining 5 minutes. Maximum elevation was only 9 degrees, which I saw as the repeater shut off. I am parked on the municipal wharf in Santa Cruz CA (grid CM86xx), and there has been alternating sun and rain in the past hour. I hope to add more to the log on the upcoming AO27 pass around 2118 UTC. Then back up to San Jose. My current location is showing up via APRS at http://aprs.fi/wd9ewk-9 if you'd like to see where I'm hanging out. Most people are walking around or they have their fishing poles out, but I'm doing a different type of 'fishing'. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Santa Cruz, California http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: HamSphere vs. Echolink
by Clint Bradford 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

HamSphere allows non-licensed users ... but I have heard of a few folks who got the initiative to get their licenses after playing around with it. Some comments on eHam ... http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8885 Clint, K6LCS

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Re: Hamsphere
by Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Nope. Hamsphere is an internet chat system with an interface that looks like a radio. Echolink has real radios connected to it and is usable, through a repeater for instance, from your VHF handheld. > *Hi All, > Was wondering how the "Weekend Symposium" went? > Also, downloaded a software program call "HamSphere" > thru "Echo-Link" (Home Page)& was wondering if it does the same > things as"Echo-Link"? 73,.Stu (WA2BSS) > * > > >

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Question?
by Stuart Balanger 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

*Hi All, Was wondering how the "Weekend Symposium" went? Also, downloaded a software program call "HamSphere" thru "Echo-Link" (Home Page) & was wondering if it does the same things as"Echo-Link"? 73,.Stu (WA2BSS) *

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Rotor
by DOUGLAS WILLETS 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

I am setting up a satellite station and have the following question. Does it matter if you use a south center or north center rotor. Is there advantages using one over the other. Doug. KE4MSG

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Re: M-Cubed telemetry decoded
by PA3GUO 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Hi Carl ! MCubed & RAX use 9k6, you see that in an SDR, but don't really hear it. Aubiesat is CW, but relative weak. I would start with Explorer 1. Explorer-1 uses 1k2 and you can clearly hear that in USB or LSB. Also its signal is relative strong compared to the other sats. Finally, you can decode it by just playback audio (eg mp3) via MixWin. It transmits every 15 seconds a burst. Downlink frequency is 437.505 MHz. Step 1: see if you hear it (and let us know - I am interested) Step 2: decode it Henk, PA3GUO (antenna: 16 element, horiontal beam, pre-amp: SSB mast-mounted, RX: FCD SDR) >FB Mike. Could you share which Keps you were using? Also, what mode >did you use? What is your setup...radio, TNC, etc? > >I have had no luck with any of the projects. I would like to try M-Cubed. >-- >*Carl W8KRF*

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Chart of CubeSat Frequencies
by Trevor . 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Christophe has produced a handy chart showing the CubeSat UHF downlink frequencies. http://cubesat.free.fr/IMG//pdf/Cubesat_-_frequence_bande_U.pdf CubeSat France in Google English http://tinyurl.com/CubeSatfFrance 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK: http://www.uk.amsat.org ----

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M-Cubed telemetry decoded
by Carl Rimmer W8KRF 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

FB Mike. Could you share which Keps you were using? Also, what mode did you use? What is your setup...radio, TNC, etc? I have had no luck with any of the projects. I would like to try M-Cubed. 73, -- *Carl W8KRF*

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WD9EWK at CM86 - Sunday (6 November) on AO-27
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Hi! Thanks to those who were up at the early (for us here on the west coast) hour for those passes on AO-51 and AO-7 this morning. I started out on AO-51 just after 1100 UTC from the AMSAT Symposium site in San Jose (grid CM97bi). After working that pass, I drove south to Santa Cruz, a small city on the Pacific coast where part of the city lies in the rarely-heard grid CM86. I worked 3 stations on the AO-7 pass around 1228 UTC, talked to myself on the AO-51 pass that came just after AO-7, then drove back to San Jose. Then I worked a couple stations on AO-7 around 1430 UTC, followed by one quick chat on VO-52 around 1630 UTC. Thanks for the QSOs this morning, and those from the past two days I have been in San Jose. Along with the little bit of radio activity, the AMSAT Symposium has been fun. Since I know that there are at least a few who would like to work grid CM86, and I have a bit of free time before I fly home Sunday evening, I will make a return trip to Santa Cruz and work a pair of AO-27 passes in the late morning and early afternoon (around 1938 and 2114 UTC - the repeater will start a couple of minutes after those predicted AOS times). I know that I am near grid boundaries down there in Santa Cruz, but I am confining my plans to just CM86. I, or someone else, can work from CM96 or CM87 some other time. As I have been making QSOs from here, I am uploading them to the Logbook of the World system. It has been swamped with uploads from last weekend's CQ WW SSB contest, so it has been taking a little while for the QSOs - and any QSLs - to show up in there. If you'd like a QSL card for a QSO with me from San Jose and/or Santa Cruz, please e-mail me with the QSO details. If you're in my log, I will send out a card. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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M-Cubed telemetry decoded
by Mike Rupprecht 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

I could decode some M-Cubed telemetry packets last night on an 80 deg elevation pass (01:20 UTC) :-) See here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=23728 73, Mike DK3WN

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WD9EWK @ CM86 now
by Patrick STODDARD 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Hi! I am on the waterfront in SantaCruz CA, grid CM86xx, for the AO7 pass at 1226 UTC and the AO51 pass around 1241 UTC. Then it is back to San Jose for the AMSAT Symposium. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Fw: NY SATELLITE SPECIAL EVENT STATION
by Peter Portanova 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Good Morning, I was asked by Hamilton, who attended one of my Satellite Presentations, to make satellite operators aware of this event, thank you. 73's Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com Hi, A satellite special event station N3Y will operate from the New Yorker Hotel in NY City on November 5th to raise awareness for the effort to restore Nikola Tesla's last lab in Shoreham, NY into a science museum; The New Yorker Hotel, was Tesla’s last home in Manhattan. Wardenclyffe, the lab, is located in Shoreham, NY on Long Island. We are helping to raise awareness for the effort to purchase the laboratory and restore it into a science museum. To read more about the effort to restore Wardencyffe, please check out http://www.teslasciencecenter.org. . For the latest updates on what frequencies to catch the stations on and a sneak peek at the QSL cards and QTHs, go to http://copaseticflows.appspot.com/teslaevent. Thanks for your help! -- 73 de KD0FNR Hamilton http://copaseticflows.appspot.com http://copaseticflow.blogspot.com

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SoCal to East Texas
by Eric Fort 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

A Technician class friend of mine and I would like to ragchew between His QTH in Lindale, TX (32.495164 N, 95.513233 W) and My QTH in Phelan, CA (34.436400 N, 117.468649 W) with the exception of oscar 0 is anything flying that would enable this on a frequency above 50MHZ? Thanks, Eric AF6EP

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DK78.. thanks..
by Omar Alvarez 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Hello Some changes let me work only the AO-51 22:50 UTC pass. I want to thanks: XE1AY 22:50 UTC K5OE 22:52 UTC K4FEG 22:53 UTC K7MDH 22:54 UTC XE1BEP 22:57 UTC AC0RA 22:57 UTC K6VUG 22:58 UTC K7MYK 22:58 UTC K8YSE 22:59 UTC KO7R 22:59 UTC Some Rx problems but you have DK78 in th bag. Thanks to be there... Tomorrow I will upload to LoTW the QSO´s, fi someone need the QSL just send me an email, no SASE :) 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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Mast-mounted preamp recommendation?
by James Cutler 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

All, Does anyone have any recommendations on high quality mast-mounted preamps for UHF? We're using the Icom AG-35 and not happy with the noise figure. We're going to try an adjustment described here http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6116. We are looking at the amps from ARR and SSB. Any other recommendations? http://www.ssbusa.com/gaasfet.html http://www.advancedreceiver.com/page10.html Thanks, --Jamie

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This is how Aubiesat-1 sound like (CW)
by PA3GUO 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Just as FYI, for those interested, this is how Aubiesat-1 sound like (CW): http://www.pa3guo.com/aubiesat1_03nov2011_0214utc_pa3guo.mp3 -- Henk, PA3GUO

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Re: Kansas City Tracker
by Edward R. Cole 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

I have my original PacardBell P100 desktop with win95 which has been gathering dust on a shelf. It has ISA slots and parallel port which would probably be ideal for running KC Tracker. I offer it for sale for $50-OBO (as-is with keyboard and mouse but no monitor) plus shipping (best to go parcel-post from my zip 99635). I kept it since these old machines have little or no residual value in case I wanted to run some old legacy sw. But I also have a IBM P90 Thinkpad with win95 for this purpose (I also use it for packet and a DOS cw keyboard program). 73, Ed - KL7UW At 12:35 PM 11/3/2011, Robert McGwier wrote: >Since it has been a while since these have been up on the list, I want to >remind folks that this requires an early early early generation slot, >called an ISA slot. The drivers for the card are STRICTLY DOS 6.2 and >earlier interrupt handlers and are zero likely to work on a modern windows >machine. > >If you have an old machine with ISA slots, running DOS, this board was one >of the engineering marvels of its time and should still work beautifully on >Yaesu rotators today. You will need Quiktrak or IT to run it (again, DOS >computer programs). > >Bob >N4HY > >On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Al Ozias <alozias(a)copper.net> wrote: > > > Surplus KCT > > > > > > > > I have at my QTH a Kansas City Tracker board with a printed manual and a > > copy of the KCT.ZIP file. The owner of the board, George-WA5KBH, would > > like to find it a home. To acquire it contact me (Al-N7EQF) directly by > > email. The cost of acquiring the item is to pay for the shipping cost > > (flat rate priority mail envelope), commit a donation to AMSAT and promise > > not to ask me any questions concerning how to install, configure, or > > operate it (I do not know). The board is un-tested and may or may not > > work, no known reason to suspect it's condition. > > > > > > > > Thanks - Al - N7EQF > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > 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<http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > > > > > >-- >Bob McGwier >Facebook: N4HYBob >ARS: N4HY >_______________________________________________ >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 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 ====================================== BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-QRT, 1296-?, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa(a)gmail.com ======================================

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Kansas City Tracker
by Al Ozias 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Surplus KCT I have at my QTH a Kansas City Tracker board with a printed manual and a copy of the KCT.ZIP file. The owner of the board, George-WA5KBH, would like to find it a home. To acquire it contact me (Al-N7EQF) directly by email. The cost of acquiring the item is to pay for the shipping cost (flat rate priority mail envelope), commit a donation to AMSAT and promise not to ask me any questions concerning how to install, configure, or operate it (I do not know). The board is un-tested and may or may not work, no known reason to suspect it's condition. Thanks - Al - N7EQF

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Some Elmering requested for uplinking to ARISSAT-1
by Burns Fisher 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Hi everyone, A few months ago I asked for help receiving the beacon on ARISSAT-1 and got a lot of helpful suggestions. It turns out that my biggest problem was trying to listen from inside the house. Moving the antenna outside was the key. Heaven only knows what my shingles are made of...I never expected a problem! So now that I got pretty comfortable with receiving, it was time to step up from my little HT and get a somewhat more flexible and powerful rig. The only satellite rigs still on the market are the ICOM 9100 and the Kenwood TS-2000 family. I know about the birdies in the TS-2000, but I could not really afford the ICOM...maybe should have gone for a used 910 or something, but I did end up with a TS-2000. I still have the Eggbeater omni/circularly polarized 2m antenna for the downlink, and it is working great! I get a nice strong signal from the FM beacon, and I'm able to hear people on the transponder. I also either picked up the CW beacon or someone using CW on the transponder. So anyway, the downlink is working fine. Now for the uplink: I built myself a 70cm Parasitic Lindenblad per the plans of Tony, AA2TX. I have it outside about 10 feet up, and an SWR meter shows something reasonable (1.3ish) so I guess I did not totally mess it up. I can also hit the local repeater 5 miles away on fairly low power, etc. The Lindenblad should be circularly polarized with kind of a donut-shaped pattern (more gain toward the horizon where the bird is further away, less overhead where it is closer). But so far I have not been able to hear myself trying to contact ARISSAT. Here is what I tried: I set the TS2000 to satellite mode, and set it up so I was transmitting in the middle of the transponder uplink band on USB. Then I started scanning through the downlink passband while transmitting ("W2BFJ, tuning") using the "RIT" control so that transmit frequency was not changing. I was listening with LSB. I heard another station weakly, but not myself. Can someone comment on my method, both in terms of technical goodness and good operating practice? A couple specific questions: 1) Xmitting in the middle of the passband and just scanning, I should be able to at least briefly find myself without messing with doppler, right? I was planning to lock the receive and transmit frequencies (constant sum) once I found myself and follow the doppler by hand, but I never got to that step. 2) I'm right that the sidebands are inverted from receive to xmit, right? I think I would hear something even if that was wrong. 3) Finally, what about power? How much have you required for success on ARRISAT? I was running around 25W. I could boost up to as high as 50, but I can only diddle so many knobs in 5 or 10 minutes :-) 3) I know a beam would be better, but trying to reduce variables, and pointing is one of them. Besides, I'm inside in my shack! But has anyone successfully uplinked with an omni/circular? I can always remove the parasitic elements and end up with a center-fed dipole to remove the circularity. (Not sure how that would affect the impedance match...) Thanks! Burns, W2BFJ

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ARISSat-1 Nov 3, 2011
by Farrell Winder 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Did anyone hear signals from ARISSat-1 on the last pass, (16:53 Z Cincinnati) ? I did not hear anything on 2 m or the transponder. Will listen and try both 2 m and also Tx thru the transponder ,Rx approx 145.930 +/- doppler. Farrell Winder, W8ZCF

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Re: Satellite Tracking?
by Armando Mercado 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Hello Geoff, The doppler method was used in the early days of the space age, (and maybe still is). It's a neat bit of detective work. Monitor the frequency of the satellite, and determine the time of closest approach. From that you can determine the speed and altitude. Build up enough data points and you can figure out the orbit. Like you said, the target doesn't need to cooperate, just transmit. As with the latest cubesat launch, when there are many objects, it takes several weeks to figure out who's who. This could be way around that problem. 73 Armando N8IGJ >Hi Armando et al, >I don't know about the methods written up by Karl & James. For a long time >I've had a project using Doppler shift curves in the back of my mind >(the "target" doesn't need to cooperate). I have most of the hardware based >around my HPSDR box and a t'bolt frequency reference. The software hasn't >even progressed beyond ideas and algorithms. I haven't even picked a language >or development environment (one day). >I can see a very accurate Doppler shift curve being useful in the early days >after a multiple cubesat launch. How accurate would you need to be to >pick "your" cubesat from the crowd? One pass? multiple passes? >Anyway that's this morning's breakfast coffee ideas from me. Have fun >y'all :-). >73 de Geoff vk2tfg (/3).

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Re: Charge for Satellite Tracking?
by Armando Mercado 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Greetings, Well, in all seriousness, Who would like to post a set of keps for one (or all) of the amateur satellites now flying using the methods pioneered by Karl Meinzer, DJ4ZC and James Miller, G3RUH? I recall a few weeks ago someone decrying the lack technical discussion on the board. ...Well, here go you folks! Best 73's Armando N8IGJ >Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 19:49:11 +0100 >From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it> >To: "Armando Mercado" <am25544(a)triton.net>, "Amsat - BBs" ><amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Charge for Satellite Tracking? >Message-ID: <002201cc98c6$f2950220$0401a8c0@b3o7f1> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >Hi Armando, N8IGJ >If unlikely AMSAT will be oblijed to derive by itself >keps for the OSCAR satellites carrying a transponder >using the following method: >http://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/g3ruh/123.html >or the GPS method: >ftp://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/chesters/goesref/Moreau_GPS.pdf >the keps will be posted here for free in the hope to get more >satellite users and AMSAT members. >73" de >i8CVS Domenico

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DN80/DN81
by Rodney Waln 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

i operated from dn80/81 by Julesburg, CO off the side of the road, those that would like a card just send the contact information to my email and cards will be made up thanks to those that worked me, this weekend if the weather holds out i will operate from west of denver, co kc0zhf back in dn71

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Need help to compile Gpredict
by Oscar Vera 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hello, I have been having problems to compile Gpredict on mac. Is anyone gong to the AMSAT meeting and could provide a little help to compile Gredict? thank you. o.

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Rv: DK78 2011-11-04
by Omar Alvarez 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hello Celebrating my birthday I want to activate DK78 for all my Sat friends. Hope be in AO-51 at 22:46 UTC. Maybe I will be in AO-51 at 21:10 UTC, is a low pass for me in my portable QRP station. I really try to celebrate my 42 years old from this grid at the pacific coast. Its my birthday but I will try it for all of you. Regards Omar XE1AO ******************************** 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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Thanks!!!
by Hector Luis Martinez Sis 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hello Guys Thanks very much to all who worked me during my Satellite Demonstration from the sea walk of my city. I appreciate your participation! 73! Hector, CO6CBF *************************************** Genius is one per cent inspiration, and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. -- Thomas A. Edison *************************************** --- Free the Cuban Five! http://www.injusticia.cubaweb.cu/, http://www.antiterroristas.cu/ Participe en Universidad 2012, del 13 al 17 de febrero de 2012. Habana, Cuba. http://www.congresouniversidad.cu/ Consulte la Enciclopedia Colaborativa Cubana: http://www.ecured.cu/

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ISS Calling D.C. Students
by Clint Bradford 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-227 SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS CONNECT LIVE WITH D.C. STUDENTS WASHINGTON -- To highlight International Education Week (IEW), NASA and the U.S. Department of Education will host a live, long-distance call for students with International Space Station resident and Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum. Schools and students participating have strong military connections and were selected in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity. NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin and Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller will join students to discuss living and working in space with Fossum. The downlink is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 9:55 to 10:15 a.m. EST, and will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. Media representatives interested in attending should contact Sara Gast at the Department of Education at sara.gast(a)ed.gov by 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7. The event will take place at the Department of Education auditorium, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., in Washington. This year's IEW theme is "Inspiring Students Locally to Succeed Globally." The event continues a long-standing partnership between NASA and the Education Department that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. The live, in-flight education downlink is one of a series with educational organizations in the U.S. and abroad to improve teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is an integral component of Teaching From Space, a NASA Education program that promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For information about NASA's education programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/education For information about the International Space Station and its crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end- Clint Bradford clintbradford(a)mac.com

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Progress Docks At ISS
by B J 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp29/111102p45pdock/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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DK78 2011-11-04
by Omar Alvarez 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hello.. maybe my email was a little confuse.. my birthday and DK78 activation will be on friday 4th. Hope contact most of you in my portable QRP station 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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Ride from OAK to Symposium?
by Edwin M. "EMike" McCardel, KC8YLD 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Anyone flying into OAK +/- 10pm Thursday who might want to share ride to the hotel? EMike, KC8YLD E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, ARRL NO CODE REQUIRED When All Else Fails... There's Amateur Radio Learn more via www.ARRL.org

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KC0ZHF DN80/81
by John Papay 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Rodney had some trouble posting this: i operated from dn80/81 by Julesburg, CO off the side of the road, those that would like a card just send the contact information to my email and cards will be made up thanks to those that worked me, this weekend if the weather holds out i will operate from west of denver, co kc0zhf back in dn71 73, Rodney KC0ZHF

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AO-27 schedular and website? Whats up.
by Tom Schuessler 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

I remember a note sometime ago that the keeper of the www.ao27.org web site who is also the keeper/sender of the TOPR timing information for the satellite was on a hiatus and that was the explanation of why the web site was not available and the updates to the epoch.txt and topr.txt files that the AO-27 scheduler do not work. It has now been several months since then and still the sites do not work and the software scheduler program will not get updates because the domain is unavailable. It did eventually say that it updated the files successfully but it did take quite a while. Any word on what the status is and more importantly, are the timings for AO-27 being updated periodically to allow for clock drift and orbital changes. Since the turn-on/turn-off schedule is important to the long term survival of the bird and knowing the timings are important to successfully working it, I wonder what is happening here? It Thanks and 73 Tom Schuessler n5hyp(a)amsat.org

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