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ARISSAT-1 >> Why not launch it now?
by AB9RN 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

Curious why NASA is delaying such a long time to hand launch the satellite until July? I would think they would want to get it out of there and de-clutter the ISS. Given that it appears to be dead without a solar panel functioning, it seems like an obvious idea to me. Is there some reason why they can't schedule this sooner?

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XE3DX on EK19 Today
by David Maciel 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

Today I'll be activating EK19. I hope to hear. 17/april/2011 21:32Z AO-51 EK19 17/april/2011 23:11Z AO-51 EK19 David XE3DX EK19

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VK/WD9EWK in late May 2011
by Alex 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

Actually VK is the suffix so the call will be WD9EWK/VK Cheers, enjoy your visit. Alex / VK5ALX > While I am in Australia, I plan on doing some satellite operating in > FM and SSB as VK/WD9EWK. If asked, I will also operate as VK/VA7EWK. > Both callsigns are legal in Australia under the "class license" that > covers operating by foreign hams for short visits.

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Re: ARISSat-1 - Battery Failure
by Armando Mercado 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

On 16 Apr 2011 10:47:57, John P. Toscano, W0JT wrote: >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 - Battery Failure >One small consolation is that if the ISS crew can't get it working before >tossing it into space, it could (possibly) be brought back to Earth on a >future return trip to be diagnosed and repaired on the ground. >But let's hope it is something simple to fix up on the ISS and that someone >on the crew can take a little time to fix it. >But I also understand that none of those 3 scenarios are guaranteed (easy >to fix, time to fix it, or return it to Earth). >John P. Toscano, W0JT I can think of a somewhat darker scenario... On April 14, 2011, Clint K6LCS posted: >Message-ID: <B4798E98-0A8B-4B39-918C-F8EC70FFEE4D(a)mac.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII >RadioSkaf's Alexander, RA3WOK, just wrote me that they do, indeed, suspect battery failure of the ARISSat-1. >Investigation and plans for deployment continue. >"According to preliminary information the problem is a failure of the battery ... " >"In the near future, batteries will be on Earth. It cannot be kept on the ISS." >"The situation will improve in June and July, when scheduled launching of ARISSat-1." If the batteries cannot be kept on the ISS, there are three opportunities to return them (intact) to earth before the Russian EVA #29 now scheduled for July 27, 2011: -On STS-134 returning to earth May 12(?), 2011 -On Soyuz TMA-20 returning to earth May 16, 2011 -On STS-135 returning to earth July 12, 2011 Someone will have to remove the battery from ARISSat, and place it on one these vehicles... assuming the time and down mass capacity to this can be found. Replacing the battery with another becomes the next issue. Is there a spare on board? If that cannot be done then the option is to launch ARISSat as is and let it run off the solar panels. If the desire is to get the battery off the ISS as quickly as possible, then it goes on the Progress M-09M, which is to be de-orbited April 26, 2011. If time cannot be found to remove the battery from ARISSat, then the simplest thing to do is to put ARISSat, battery and all, on the Progress and de-orbit it. Of course, we could all be surprised and it could be deployed by the STS-134 crew, but they are going to be plenty busy as it is. This is just idle speculation on my part... It's a gloomy rain day in Michigan. :-) 73 Armando, N8IGJ

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QSLs for KL7CN Caribbean DXpedition
by KL7CN 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

I have some bad news to report. The MP3 recorder I used to log the QSOs on our recent Caribbean DXpedition was stolen last night along with my beloved MacBook Pro. Chalk it up to the misery of our times. I do have some paper notes, so please e-mail me if you would like ay -- bag Sent from an iPhone; replies are brief, but still attempt to be witty.

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Heil Traveler and a Recorder
by Allen Kenny 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

I wrote an article for the AMSAT Journal back in 2005 that showed my solution. It consists of a box placed between the headset and the adapter. I connected two 3.5 mm jacks into the speaker circuit. One jack gets connected to the input of the recorder. The second jack is available for use by any observers. 73, Allen KK4AK

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Heil Traveler and a Recorder
by Zachary Beougher 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

Does anyone on this list have a Heil Traveler (http://rffun.com/catalog/mics/1348.html and http://rffun.com/catalog/mics/3838.jpg for the adapter to the TH-D7A) that they are using on their HT, and at the same time have a recorder hooked up? I am hoping to get the Traveler soon (not pleased with the audio the speaker mic is producing), but I don’t know how to hook the recorder in line. I seem to recall a similar post pertaining to this subject about 2-3 weeks ago, but after a brief search of the archives I could not find it. 73, Zack KD8KSN

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VK/WD9EWK in late May 2011
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 17 Apr '11

17 Apr '11

Hi! I've been asked by a few people recently if I am going to be at Dayton next month. I've been there the past two years, but will not make it this year. Maybe in 2012. As this year's Hamvention is starting, I will be flying to Australia. I have never been there before, so this should be a fun trip - even with the 16-hour flights over the Pacific. My tentative travel plan is as follows: 19-21 May: two flights - Phoenix-Los Angeles, then Los Angeles- Melbourne (arriving on 21 May) 21-24 May: Melbourne area 24-26 May: drive around the countryside away from Melbourne 26 May: return to Melbourne Airport in the early morning, then fly up to Sydney 26-28 May: Sydney area 28 May: fly back to Melbourne in the late evening 29 May: two flights - Melbourne-Los Angeles, then Los Angeles- Phoenix While I am in Australia, I plan on doing some satellite operating in FM and SSB as VK/WD9EWK. If asked, I will also operate as VK/VA7EWK. Both callsigns are legal in Australia under the "class license" that covers operating by foreign hams for short visits. I plan on making the trip with a small station - TH-D72A HT for FM satellites and APRS, one or both of my FT-817NDs for SSB/CW satellite work, and my TH-F6A HT (backup radio for FM, plus its all-mode receiver could be used in place of one FT-817ND). I may even try a little bit of HF operating with one of my FT-817NDs that make up my all-mode satellite station. If time permits, I hope to meet up with some of the Australian satellite hams in and around Melbourne and possibly in Sydney (best chance for me in Sydney would probably be the evening of 26 May). As I have done on other trips in the past several months, I plan on making use of APRS on my TH-D72A while traveling in Australia. My APRS call will be WD9EWK-9, with VK/WD9EWK in a status field that is included with each transmission. I plan on confirming my QSOs in Australia with QSL cards and also the LOTW system. I'll take care of getting Australian stamps for international airmail, so I can get some QSL cards in exchange for my cards. I'll post more here on the -BB as the trip gets closer, and also on the "amsatvk" list where I have already made some posts with my plans. I am looking forward to this trip, something I have thought about for many years. This will be my first trip to Australia, but probably not my last trip. :-) 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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ANS-107 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne Maenpaa 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-107 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: * Come See AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention 2011 * Satellite Grid Opportunities From Mexico * UK Marconi Day Special Events Station Plans Satellite Operation * AO-51 Operational Again After Short Glitch * Reminder: AMSAT at National Air and Space Museum's Space Day * AMSAT France Disbands * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-107.01 Come See AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 107.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 17, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-107.01 The 2011 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year May 20-22. AMSAT will have new hats, golf shirts and tee shirts. Also featured will be a free "gift" with every new or renewing membership. This year featured AMSAT attractions include: + Operational ARISSat-1 Prototype + Astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, will be attending as a special guest of the ARRL and AMSAT. Doug will visit the AMSAT booth on both Friday and Saturday. + AMSAT theme for 2011 is "Providing Education Through Amateur Satellites" Check out AMSAT's Hamvention posted at ... http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2011/Dayton.php for the latest events: + AMSAT theme for 2011 is "Providing Education Through Amateur Satellites" + ARISSat-1 + AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together + AMSAT Forum + AMSAT/TAPR Banquet This is the 60th year of the Dayton Hamvention, sponsored by DARA (Dayton Amateur Radio Association). As has been the case for the many years the Hamvention will be at the Hara Arena Complex on the north side of Dayton. Further information on Hamvention 2011, including advance ticket sales and motel accommodations, can be found at http://www.hamvention.org. AMSAT will occupy the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satel- lite Demonstration area. Plan to visit all of the AMSAT activities! AMSAT/TAPR Banquet ------------------ The fifth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be Friday night May 20 at the Kohler Presidental Banquet Center. The Banquet speaker will be David Rowe, VK5DGR talking on The Village Telco. Additional infor- mation about the talk can be found on the AMSAT Web site, 2011 Ham- vention, Banquet page. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Go to the Dayton Banquet 2011 link: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2011/Banquet.php to find information about reservations and additional information. AMSAT Hotel ----------- The AMSAT block of rooms at the Fairborn Country Inn & Suites are now closed. Please make your own accommdations for Hamvention 2011. [ANS thanks Gould Smith, WA4SXM for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-107.02 Satellite Grid Opportunities From Mexico AMSAT News Service Bulletin 107.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 17, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-107.02 David XE3DX recently posted that he will be operating from EK08, EK09, EK18 and EK19 from April 17th to the 30th. These are grids that you don't hear very often so if you are chasing grids, be on the lookout and please give David some room. Also heard on AO-51 from EK18 was XE1SOV. David uses LOTW, so if you make a contact you'll be able to get confirmation without sending for a card. If he doesn't get your call right, there will be no match in LOTW. [ANS thanks David XE3DX and John K8YSE for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-107.03 UK Marconi Day Special Events Station Plans Satellite Operation AMSAT News Service Bulletin 107.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 17, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-107.03 On Saturday, April 30, 2011 two members of the Barry Amateur Radio Society, South Wales, UK will be activating a Marconi Day Internation- al Special Event Station from Flatholm Island located in the Bristol Channel. They plan to operate on many of the HF bands and amateur satel- lites when access is possible. They will be using the club callsign GB4MBC. Operation from Flatholm Island is subject to weather for landing. Additional information will be posted at QRZ.com. [ANS thanks Ken Eaton, GW1FKY for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-107.04 AO-51 Operational Again After Short Glitch AMSAT News Service Bulletin 107.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 17, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-107.04 This week the AO-51 Command Team received reports that AO-51 was down. Mark N8MH, AO-51 Command Station noted, "Eclipses are still getting longer, and the sun angle is getting worse too. It probably has experienced a low battery trip." The AO-51 Command Team requests that users post their oper- ational information on the OSCAR Status Page: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ The good news was that AO-51 resumed operation in time for Steve, KJ4FEL to make his first satellite contact. Steve wrote, "AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md) during which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You K8YSE!!" Heard from Mark, N8MH, "People like you are the reason that Drew KO4MA and I dropped what we were doing to run home from work early today to turn AO-51 back on. We're happy to hear about your first QSO! Congrats." Keep up with the latest AO-51 Control Team News on-line at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php [ANS thanks Mark, N8MH for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-107.05 Reminder: AMSAT at National Air and Space Museum's Space Day AMSAT News Service Bulletin 107.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 17, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-107.05 Dave Taylor, W8AAS says that, "The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has invited AMSAT to organize displays and activities at Space Day to be held on Saturday, 7 May from 10:30 to 3:00 at the Air & Space Museum on the National Mall." Dave would like to hear from anyone who has space-related amateur radio artifacts, posters, activities or anything else they'd like to display. Also needed volunteers who can staff our tables (either all day or any part), help with setup and tear down, and various other tasks. There are always lots of interesting exhibits to visit and visitors to talk with, so attending is fun and it helps promote ham radio. ARISS will have various flight-type hardware on hand and also expects a radio contact with ISS. To sign up contact Dave via e-mail: w8aas(a)amsat.org [ANS thanks Dave Taylor, W8AAS for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-107.06 AMSAT France Disbands AMSAT News Service Bulletin 107.06 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 17, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-107.06 Reports have been received that AMSAT France appears to have disbanded. According to a notice published in France URC News on Monday April 11th, 21 leaders present at an Extraordinary General Assembly of AMSAT France voted over the weekend of April 9th to dissolve the organization. The actual vote is reported as 11 votes in favor of going out of business and 10 in favor of continuing. A short news release gave no reason for this decision. The original press release, in French is on line at: http://tinyurl.com/3spvx6l. [ANS thanks the URC News Site for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-107.07 Satellite Shorts From All Over AMSAT News Service Bulletin 107.07 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 17, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-107.07 + William Shatner narrates a look back at how the idea for the space shuttle was born; it also details what needs to happen for a space shuttle mission to take place. Watch the video at: http://www.universetoday.com/84875/captain-kirk-and-the-space-shuttle/ + NASA has a downloadable poster showing Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle Orbiters posted at: http://tinyurl.com/6kblwea + Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 30th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 16-18, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. These papers will also be pub- lished in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The sub- mission deadline is July 31, 2011. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111. You can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org + Luis, LU6QI continues to report stretching the AO-7 footprint with a DX contact with Bob, N3LL in SSB Mode B on April 5, 2011, covering a distance of 6914.6 km. Luis also contacted Adrian ZF8/ZF2AE a few days before, covering more than 6000 km. Luis wrote, "I am QRV for other stations who would like to attempt a QSO either in SSB or CW. My grid locator is FF66TQ. My mail is lu6quintas(a)gmail.com". + Hams like science so you will be interested in learning some quick facts about NASA's next-generation space telescope. NASA has created a short video to show you just how literally "cool" the James Webb Space Telescope really is. In a 4 minute video produced at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., astrophysicist Amber Straughn takes you on a quick journey of facts and images to explain what the Webb will tell us about the cosmos. Watch the video at: http://tinyurl.com/3ze2ulq (Spacedaily.com) + The 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held Novem- ber 4-6 at the Wyndham San Jose in San Jose, California. The AMSAT Board meeting will be at the same hotel on Thursday and Friday Novem- ber 3 - 4. A special hotel rate for attendees has been negotiated that includes free WiFi, parking and airport shuttle. [ANS thanks everyone 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. And with that keep in mind the ham who was the drummer in an orchestra. When he missed a beat the conductor commented that players who cannot follow notes have their instrument taken away and are given two sticks so they can be the drummer. The drummer was heard mentioning that when you cannot play the drums they take away one of the sticks and make you the conductor. 73, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM K9JKM at amsat dot org

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KL7CN recorder found
by KL7CN 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

Breaking news -- a kind soul found the recorder on the street near the robbery. Will post details soon. -- bag Sent from an iPhone; replies are brief, but still attempt to be witty.

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ARISSat-1/KEDR declared success by Roscosmos!
by Alan P. Biddle 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

Looks like we have all been wrong about this. Yesterday, just after midnight Moscow time, I found this on the Roscosmos site: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11669&lang=en Russian Educational Satellite Works 16.04.2011 Russia's Kedr minisatellite designed by students from Kursk and carried to the ISS under UNESCO's program in January has went on air. Its first broadcast was carried out on April 11-13 to mark the 50 years of the first manned space flight. The 30-kg Kedr will transmit 25 greetings in 15 different languages, photos of the Earth, telemetry and scientific data. Hats off to the satellite designers at Kursk U. More seriously, aside from the "embellishments" concerning Kursk, which in fact only did their experiment package, it looks as if someone had a timed release news article which they forgot to cancel. Alan WA4SCA

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ARISSat-1 - Battery Failure
by Clint Bradford 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

RadioSkaf's Alexander, RA3WOK, just wrote me that they do, indeed, suspect battery failure of the ARISSat-1. Investigation and plans for deployment continue. "According to preliminary information the problem is a failure of the battery ... " "In the near future, batteries will be on Earth. It cannot be kept on the ISS." "The situation will improve in June and July, when scheduled launching of ARISSat-1." Clint, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com

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TW4000 modifications
by John Geiger 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

Here is a question about a blast from the past. Can a Kenwood TW4000 be modified to receive from 430-440mhz to cover the satellite portion of the band? 73s John AA5JG

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Re: K5OE QRV Caribbean MM 11-April to 16-April
by K5OE 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

That was good fun, making over 200 contacts from wet grids. It was a little frustrating that I couldn't control the ship and I was sometimes in grid locations I didn't predict :-) I missed most of the late-night SO-50 and early-morning AO-51 passes due to the need to sleep and I typically only had AO-27 for about 5 minutes. The detox starts today and I am off alcohol and red meat for a few days. Contacts were made in: EL28, EL36, EL35, EL34, EL44, EL43, EL51, EL52, EL62, EL60, EL54, EL55, EL45, EL46, EL47, EL37, & EL29. Again, no QSLs are needed: just send me an email request (k5oe at amsat dot org) with your QSO date/time (and mailing info) and I will confirm my log and send you a QSL. Please wait until 18 April to send requests for a QSL card and give me a few weeks to get them made and mailed out. If you want LoTW, I am happy to oblige, but no promises on how long it will be before I get around to updating the file(s) and you need to tell me exactly how you coded the contact (I find very few succesful satellite QSLs using LoTW). 73, Jerry, K5OE --- original message -- Subject: [amsat-bb] K5OE QRV Caribbean MM 11-April to 16-April From: K5OE <k5oe@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 11:07:11 -0400 (EDT) I will be QRV aboard the Carnival Ecstasy from late on 11-Apri-2011 till early on 16 April-2011 (CDT). This is a family holiday (10 of us), but I will work as many FM satellite passes as our hectic schedule allows. This trip crosses grids between Galveston and Yucatan/Cozumel and I expect to be the most active on 12 April and 15 April (days at sea). Per IARP rules I will be signing HP/K5OE/MM while at sea and XE/K5OE/P while in Mexico. No QSLs are needed: just send me an email request (k5oe at amsat dot org) with your QSO date/time and Iâ€™ll confirm and send a QSL. Please wait until 18 April to send requests for a QSL card. Special thanks, again, to Allen, N5AFV, for his excellent, detailed how-to guides (http://www.qsl.net/n5afv/cruise.html) and to the AO-51 command team for leaving AO-51 in mode V/U. 73, Jerry, K5OE

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satellite average elevation
by Bob- W7LRD 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

I saw on this bb a site or note that shows the overall average elevatation. As I remember it elevation is surprisingly low for most passes. Where can I find it? 73 Bob W7LRD

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Subject: Re: Verticals & Such on SSB Birds
by Richard Lawn 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

I too am always looking for ideas as I get older and know downsizing is sooner rather than later forcing me to move and shed my M2 rotatable pair. I've been slowly working on building double Moxon's for 440 and 2 meters both using #6 copper wire and trying to measure very carefully. Another list serve participant suggested I tried these as they have worked well for him and better than other stationary antennas he has tried. Next up for me when I have time is to try your Quadrifilars and I have another article or two on construction suggestions. My one big question is how did you get the #6 wire to solder? I use a gun and inevitably the joint breaks. What's your secret? Torch? Rick W2JAZ

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Re: ISS Packet using AGWPE
by John Marranca, Jr 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

QUOTE: "4. An AX.25 hard-connection to the RS0ISS-11 Packet PBBS (C RS0ISS-11) is not recommended over highly populated areas." Couldn't have said it BETTER myself, JoAnne. Sadly, some folks JUST DON'T GET IT. John KB2HSH -- _______________________________ John Marranca, Jr -PBX Technician- BN Systems, Incorporated Orchard Park, NY (716)406-7130

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NCIS:LA
by Tom Busch 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

I really enjoyed last night's NCIS: Los Angeles. Space entrepreneurs, microsats, and the usual mayhem. Tom WB8WOR

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for sale
by Gerry 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

VE4GTB Echo November 19 is shutting down. It’s been a great run from the days of AO10, AO40, up to AO51. Over the years have made many contacts and good friends, several who are now silent keys. I will be listing items for sale during the next few weeks. Starting with the following: TNC7 Multi dual speed TNC 1200/9600 Bd RS232/USB also 38.4kbaud modem $175.00 Keps 13LNC72-DB dual IF output 2.4GHZ low noise P-HEMT downconveter Input frequency……………2400-2402 MHz Output frequency A…………144 - 146 MHz Output frequency B………….434 –436 MHz $150.00 Uni Track 2003 $125.00 Track- Box $100.00 Although the Canadian Dollar is higher in value will take US$ at par. I can be reached off list at ve4gtb(a)mts.net Gerry VE4GTB We’ll meet again, don’t know where don’t know when. But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day.

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ARISSat-1 Failure to Transmit
by Peter Portanova 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

Hello, I don't possess any "inside information" on what the cause was of ARISSat-1 not to be heard, however I have a theory. We know that Packet transmission's ended and began soon after the posted times for ARISSat to be powered on/off, this action was done because they agreed that the satellite "woke up". The power on sequence for ARISSat-1 is visual, meaning that if their was a battery failure they would not have seen the satellite power up. If we believe that this occurred a possible reason for not hearing the satellite was that it was connected to the wrong antenna, and seeing the coax in this area it is conceivable that this might be the cause. I know we will learn what actually occurred, at some point, it's our priority not theirs, perhaps we can have a contest, "pick the cause" and the winner can win a good night's sleep in a motel of their choice, satellite equipment not permitted. 73's Pete WB2OQQ

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Carrying Arrow Sat antenna on airplane
by Bill Photinos 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

Has anyone had any issues trying to carry an Arrow Sat antenna as a carry on on a airplane? Am going to be doing some traveling and would like to take it along to make some contacts. 73, Bill - W4RVN

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RF Quiet my digital recorder
by Bill W1PA 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

I am using an Olympus digital audio recorder for logging LEO passes, because I can directly transfer a .wma to my PC from it (versus the tape recorder I used in the 90's). I am using an extension clip-on mic. I am finding that it generates a lot of RF crud on 435, enough to swamp the RX if I am not careful. Beside a torroid on the mic cable, and maybe a foil/mesh cover over the recorder (maybe one of those new-fangled RF-ID protecting wallets), anything else I should try? Bill W1PA

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Re: ISS Packet using AGWPE
by Edward R. Cole 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

At 01:21 PM 4/15/2011, Ng, Peter wrote: >hey what's going on? amsat-bb got quiet all of the sudden....too quiet! :) > >I'm trying to connect to ISS using AGWPE with my soundcard. can >anyone help me with this? How does one connect to the ISS >digipeater? Are there documentation on the AMSAT site or >elsewhere? Any help would be appreciated! > >73's Peter VE7NGP >_______________________________________________ >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 WE are all catching up our lost sleep! ;-) 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 ====================================== BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa(a)hotmail.com ======================================

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Verticals and such on SSB birds
by John Geiger 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

I have found firsthand that verticals, J poles, and the like work pretty good on FM satellites. How well do these same antennas work on the SSB satellites? Would they make VO52 usable? That seems to be the easiest of the SSB sats to get into. What about FO29? 73s John AA5JG

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ARRIsat-1 - No Show
by Edward R. Cole 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

It really does not instill much confidence in partnering with RSC-Energia for any future satellites. I will withhold judgement of individuals involved till we learn more. I certainly am not in favor of spending Amsat funds on such a venture, again. But then I no longer have a voice in the matter as I have let my membership in Amsat lapse. That was totally a financial decision - as a senior retired on social security, I have to chose what I spend money for. I could continue a couple memberships that provide a senior/retired rate. That also means I am retired as a field op. 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 ====================================== BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa(a)hotmail.com ======================================

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Joe "Pollyanna" Fitzgerald on ARISSat-1
by Joe Fitzgerald 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

The ARISSat-1 project can chalk up many successes, here is my list so far: AMSAT has: Built and launched a spacecraft which has sent signals back to earth Grown up significantly in our project management capabilities, now bearing fruit as AMSAT-Fox is developed Developed a telemetry scheme that gives us several dB advantage over anything else previously flown on an amateur or small university spacecraft Gown in our understanding of and implementation of ITAR compliance Learned a fair amount about extracting the most power out of solar panels and putting it to work or storage And on a personal level, I have: Learned a lot about project management - Learned a lot about BPSK demodulation and channel codecs Been privileged to work with a lot of smart people -Joe KM1P

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Re: ANS-104 ANS Special Bulletin - ARISSat-1 Not HeardDuring Gagarin Commemoration
by John Spasojevich 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

My understanding was that the D-700 was turned off. Packet transmission began soon after the posted time for ARISSat to be powered off. Since theory and conjecture abound I would toss out a theorie that they did turn it on but were unaware it was not transmitting. Until they actually say what happened, assuming they say what really happened, we'll never know. John - AG9D

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FN01 tomorrow (4/15)
by Helmuth Kump 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Weather- and Murphy-permitting, I will be in PA State Game Lands 95 tomorrow (FN01bb) and working most of the daytime passes, hopefully starting with SO-50 at 1345 and going till AO-51 at 2120. Hope to work you then. I'll post other info on my QRZ.com. 73 Doc KT3L

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I: Re: ARISSat-1 - Battery Failure
by Francesco Grappi 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

.... I agree with you Tony, much better to read some news about e.g. P3E status or HO-68 .... isn't it ? 73" Frank IW4DVZ -----Messaggio originale----- Da: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Per conto di Anthony Monteiro Inviato: giovedì 14 aprile 2011 21.42 A: AMSAT BB Oggetto: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 - Battery Failure Dear Friends, There has been a great deal of speculation on the amsat-bb about the Russian battery on ARISSat-1 having failed. Be aware that this is nothing other than idle speculation. There has been no information from RSC-Energia to support this. I believe the mis-information comes from a report on the ARISSat-1 power system that was written by me and sent to RSC-Energia. One of the sections included a prediction of the battery life in orbit. The 825M3 is a Russian space suit battery and its life was not specified or characterized for operation of a satellite. The most recent AMSAT Journal includes an article that covers this material. The article in the AMSAT journal predicts that the 825M3 battery should last for about 2 months in orbit. That means that if the satellite was deployed in February as originally planned, it might be too weak to run the satellite reliably by the time the Yuri celebration commenced on April 12th. This fact was stated on the (Russian) Roscosmos web site but is being misinterpreted as the battery "is weak." For the record, the battery in ARISSat-1 was a brand new 825M3 space suit battery and was charged on the ISS prior to the February test. After charging, the battery can run ARISSat-1 for at least 100 hours so it should have had more than enough remaining charge to operate through the Yuri Gagarin event. It is of course possible that the battery did indeed fail but any information propagated on amsat-bb to that effect at this time is not based on facts. AMSAT is working with RSC-Energia and NASA to identify the actual reason that the satellite was not heard. 73, Tony AA2TX _______________________________________________ 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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Dayton Rooms
by Martha 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

I have to send the rooming list for the AMSAT Dayton rooms to the hotel tomorrow. If you have not called me with your reservation, you need to do so ASAP (301-589-6062) -- 73- Martha

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XE3DX Grid Expedition April 17-30th
by John Papay 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

David XE3DX recently posted that he will be operating from EK08, EK09, EK18 and EK19 from April 17th to the 30th. These are grids that you don't hear very often so if you are chasing grids, be on the lookout and please give David some room. This morning's AO-51 pass at 1050z was a little exciting. XE1SOV showed up from EK18, one of the grids that David will operate from and a new one for me. David was also on the pass and worked a few stations. After the pass, David emailed me with a request that we should use phonetics when working him and other XE's. He asked me to confirm some of the callsigns he heard/worked where phonetics were not used. This is not an issue for debate and please do not respond one way or the other. I am simply passing on his request. Act on it as you see fit. David uses LOTW, so if you make a contact you'll be able to get confirmation without sending for a card. If he doesn't get your call right, there will be no match in LOTW. As an aside, the US postal rate to Mexico (and Canada) goes to $.80 for 1 oz. effective April 17th. All other countries remain at $.98 for 1 oz. 73, John K8YSE

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Hudsonvalleysatcomgroupnet tonight april14, 2011 on Echolink N2EYH L #429079
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hope to hear you on the net tonight at 800 PM EDT on Echolink N2EYH-L node 429079.Lets discuss Arrisat. How disappointing the second time. 73 Gary

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One more soldering question
by zach hillerson 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

I know this is a bit off topic.... I am finally ready to make a dipole or two. I noticed that the solder I've been using (it came with the Weller gun) is 60/40. I am Planning to purchase a bit more and it seems to come in a variety of mixes. Is there a preferred solder for amateur use and where do you typically purchase this? I was looking online, but would love to find it locally. Thanks, Zach

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Re: ANS-104 ANS Special Bulletin - ARISSat-1 Not Heard During Gaga...
by G0MRF＠aol.com 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Thanks for the update Gould. Clearly a frustrating time for all involved. I must have missed the announcement from AMSAT about the D-700 on 70cm. David G0MRF "As we are apprised of developments, we will share that information. " "The ARISS team was asked for a recommendation on which frequency would be appropriate to use, and the suggestion was made to use 437.550 MHz."

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ANS-104 ANS Special Bulletin - ARISSat-1 Not Heard During Gagarin Commemoration
by Gould Smith 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-104 ANS Special Bulletin - ARISSat-1 Not Heard During Gagarin Commemoration SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.01 ARISSat-1 Not Heard During Gagarin Commemoration AMSAT News Service Bulletin 104.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 14, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.01 The planned operation of ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V/KEDR on April 11 and April 12 from inside the International Space Station as part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight was not successful. No earth stations on the ground reported hearing transmissions on the ARISSat-1 downlink(145.950 MHz for FM analog/145.920 MHz for digital). The planned retransmission of the satellite's FM downlink via the Kenwood TM-D700 transceiver --currently used for ARISS contacts--was also not successful as no reports were received of signals heard on 437.550 MHz. However, a similar ARISSat-1 transmission test conducted in February was successful, with 145.950 MHz signals being successfully received by several ground stations. At this point it isn't clear to the ARISSat-1 team what went wrong with the most recent test. Unfortunately, little information has been shared by RSC-Energia concerning plans made to configure the satellite and the interface used to connect the satellite to one of the external ARISS antennas. The status of the satellite's Russian-provided silver zinc battery is also unknown. ARISSat-1 is a cooperative effort of AMSAT, RSC-Energia and NASA. AMSAT designed and built the spacecraft as a prototype of a proposed series of educational satellites which can carry student-built experiments. The ARISSat-1 prototype features a student experiment designed and built by Kursk State Technical University in Russia. A backup was also provided (without solar panels). AMSAT delivered the two units to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX in early October. NASA has led the integration of ARISSat-1 into the ISS flight program. NASA coordinated the logistics of transporting the satellite and a backup unit, including export licensing, from Houston to Moscow. The shipment occurred in early December immediately following RSC-Energia confirmation that the appropriate import documentation had been approved. NASA also conducted the three-phase Payload Safety Review that ARISSat-1 had to pass in order to be permitted to be shipped to the ISS and deployed from the Space Station. Per protocol agreements signed by AMSAT, NASA and RSC-Energia, RSC-Energia assumed full responsibility for ARISSat-1 after NASA shipped the prime and backup units. RSC-Energia's stipulated responsibilities included integration of the Kursk experiment, providing a silver zinc battery for the spacecraft, shipment of the primary flight unit to the ISS via a Progress Cargo vehicle (which took place in January 2011) and subsequent deployment during a planned Russian EVA in February 2011. Once AMSAT shipped ARISSat-1 and the backup unit in early October, AMSAT was no longer directly involved with management and operation of the satellite. AMSAT agreed to send a representative to Moscow (Lou McFadin, W5DID) in order to assist with testing and final checkout of the satellite once it arrived from the US. Lou was accompanied by NASA's Mark Steiner, K3MS and the requests for visas and access the RSC-Energia facilities was coordinated by NASA. Due to visa limitations (Russia does not allow changes to visas once individuals are in Russia), the window for Lou's and Mark's time in Moscow could not be changed once it became apparent that the shipment was being held by Russian customs and wouldn't be released until after the expiration of visas. During the time that Lou and Mark were in Moscow, testing procedures were drafted and agreed to by RSC-Energia's principal investigator for ARISSat-1 (Sergey Samburov, RV3DR) as a signed protocol to assist the Russian engineers with testing and checkout without the presence of AMSAT. Lou and Mark departed Moscow on 22 DEC 10 for the US and the satellite with the backup unit were subsequently released from Russian customs and delivered to RSC-Energia on 28 DEC 10 following submission of appropriate documentation by RSC-Energia. In addition to the missed opportunity for AMSAT and NASA to participate in the checkout in Moscow, the delayed release from Russian Customs also meant that the satellite arrived in RSC-Energia just as they were commencing a 10-day total holiday shutdown from 1-10 JAN 11. In order to make launch of the Progress 41P cargo vehicle to the ISS in January, the satellite had to be flown to the Baikonour Cosmodrome on 11 JAN 11, the day after RSC-Energia personnel returned from their holiday. Sergey Samburov, RV3DR spent a period of time during the holiday period conducting a checkout of the satellite, but it is still unclear whether the documentation provided by Lou McFadin and Mark Steiner and agreed to as a protocol was followed. For example, AMSAT and NASA have yet to receive any of the full set of closeout photographs of the satellite's exterior stipulated in the protocol. The satellite did make the flight to Baikonour and was subsequently flown to the ISS on 28 JAN 11 on Progress cargo vehicle 41P. Once the satellite arrived at the Space Station, there was another unexpected alteration to the original plan which has been previously agreed to by AMSAT, NASA, and RSC-Energia. Russian officials now wanted confirmation that the satellite was in working order prior to EVA deployment. Why this decision was made was never fully explained to AMSAT or NASA. Even though the satellite was never intended to be operated from inside the ISS, the RSC-Energia team made plans to operate ARISSat-1 from inside the ISS during the period 10-13 FEB 11, connecting the two-meter transmitter to one of the external antenna used for ARISS contacts with the intent of getting confirmation from ground stations that the satellite's transmissions could be received by amateur radio stations on the ground. This unexpected development raised AMSAT and NASA concerns given the potential for damage to the spacecraft inside the ISS and the possibility of misinterpretation of results. Despite these concerns, the test was successfully conducted on 10 FEB 11 for 20 hours with the Kenwood TM-D700 on the ISS used to verify normal transmission from the satellite. Ground stations, including Tony Monteiro AA2TX, did provide reception reports confirming successful operation of the satellite. ARISSat-1 was scheduled to be deployed during Russian EVA-28, scheduled for 16 FEB 11, as one of the planned tasks on that EVA. However, AMSAT and NASA were informed on 11 FEB that RSC-Energia officials decided to remove the satellite deployment from the Russian EVA-28 schedule of activities due to complications with another task scheduled for that EVA. AMSAT and NASA were informed that the ARISSat-1 deployment would be rescheduled and included as a task in the next Russian EVA, currently scheduled for July 2011. Around the same time, the RSC-Energia Principle Investigator mentioned the possibility of a "special event involving ARISSat-1" around the date of the 50th anniversary of the Gagarin flight commemoration on 12 APR 11. AMSAT and NASA inferred that, by retaining the satellite onboard the ISS until the next Russian EVA in July, RSC-Energia could ensure that the satellite could be activated within the ISS specifically for the Gagarin Commemoration. During the period from the testing on 10 FEB 11 to the planned time of activation on 11 APR 11, the satellite was placed in storage on the ISS. AMSAT and NASA were not informed of the configuration the satellite was in when it was stored, though it appears that the Lexan covers over the solar panels had been removed and replaced by 'soft covers' that were meant to be used only in preparation for deployment. We were not informed if the satellite was deactivated following the test, or if the battery was disconnected to prevent drainage, or if the satellite may have been inadvertently left on. Given that operation of the satellite from within the ISS was never part of the original plan and these activities took place without AMSAT and NASA involvement, the ARISSat-1 engineering team is in the dark concerning the impact of storage on the satellite. As the originally agreed-to plan was to deploy the satellite within only a few weeks of arrival on the ISS, there were no provisions made in the satellite design to prepare the satellite for long-term storage on the ISS. Adding to the lack of information was that the primary RSC-Energia Principle Investigator for ARISSat-1 went on vacation for the entire month of March and there wasn't a designated backup to coordinate with AMSAT and NASA. Sergey, RV3DR returned from vacation on 1 APR 11, but was unavailable for the regularly scheduled weekly conference call that was scheduled to take place on 5 APR 11. This meant that AMSAT and NASA were not apprised of the details for planned operation of ARISSat-1 for the Gagarin Commemoration until late in the first week in April. AMSAT sent out a press release to the media on Friday, 8 APR 11, as well as a special ANS Bulletin containing the information that had been provided to AMSAT through information gathered by our counterparts at NASA who have access to a schedule of the planned daily activities of the ISS crew. The documentation for the configuration and operation on 11-12 APR was developed by RSC-Energia without AMSAT or NASA input. AMSAT and NASA were provided a draft plan only a couple of days prior to operation; that document was in Russian and we could not comment on it prior to planned activation. One new development was the last-minute decision by RSC-Energia to retransmit the ARISSat-1 two-meter FM downlink on 70 CM by configuring the Kenwood TM-700 that is currently used for ARISS contacts in cross-band repeat mode. The ARISS team was asked for a recommendation on which frequency would be appropriate to use, and the suggestion was made to use 437.550 MHz. However, procedures for configuration of the TM-D700 were not shared with AMSAT or NASA. There remains the distinct possibility that the unsuccessful result of this test was due to a misconfiguration of ARISSat-1, its interface to the ARISS external antenna, or the TM-D700. An additional consideration is that the Cosmonauts who were available for the Gagarin Commemoration were not necessarily the same individuals involved with the 'test' in early February due to a planned crew rotation that took place in early April, where three individuals (two Russian, one American) were flown to the ISS to supplement three individuals who were still onboard. Neither AMSAT nor NASA received any status reports directly from RSC-Energia during the timeframe of the planned operation. We also don't know what the Cosmonauts found when they operated the three activation switches on the control panel, such as whether the LEDS were lit or not. The status of the flight battery is currently unknown to AMSAT and NASA. Hopefully, RSC-Energia will provide an update on the status of the satellite to AMSAT and NASA and a determination can be made of the health of the satellite. As noted above, ARISSat-1 is made possible through the cooperation of RSC-Energia, NASA and AMSAT. However, the degree of information received from RSC-Energia has been very sporadic, given that ARISSat-1 is technically a Russian satellite (callsign RS01S), and, per the signed protocol agreements, RSC-Energia has assumed full responsibility for all activities associated with ARISSat -1 from pre-launch preparation in Moscow through EVA deployment from ISS. Indeed, RSC-Energia has never publicly acknowledged that AMSAT was the organization that built the satellite nor the significant NASA involvement in the project. Clearly, what our expectations are concerning 'transparency' of information does not coincide to what RSC-Energia has been willing to share to date. We will continue our efforts to gain insight from RSC-Energia concerning what transpired regarding their planned Gagarin Commemoration event. We're anxious to know the status of the satellite as well as prospects for deployment in July. We are dependent upon the willingness of RSC-Energia to keep AMSAT and NASA informed. As we are apprised of developments, we will share that information.

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Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever!
by Bob- W7LRD 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

There is something very intrinsically powerfull about this process/event. I hear it time and time again. For me it was RS12. Why does hearing your call/name or your own voice come back from a little box several hundred high, traveling at about 17,000 miles per hour have such a moving impact in our minds and lives? As I mentioned in a earlier post, "the novelty never really gets old". I just recently got my mobile rig up and running and it was RS12 all over again! I accept the fact we or most of us are part of a unique group of individuals that derive profound pleasure in this activity. I have tried to explain this to "normal" people and they just look at me funny. At times I center my day around a computer print out. My xyl has jokingly said ,"you need a intervention". There is no doubt in my mind this post will strike a nerve to many readers. see you on the birds 73 Bob W7LRD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg(a)hotmail.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:28:28 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! Congrats, Steve! It's a feeling you will never forget. (Mine was 18 years ago - RS-10 - and I can still remember like it was yesterday.) Greg KO6TH > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:29:03 -0700 > From: davism294(a)yahoo.com > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; Work-Sat(a)yahoogroups.com > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > > I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a jig. > > AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md) during > which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You > K8YSE!! > > My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited to hear > him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed the > microphone :-) > What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of recording the > passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web > site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and > inspiration to give satellites a try. > > > > WooHoo!!!!!! > > > 73, > Steve > KJ4FEL > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: ARISSat-1 battery
by Nitin Muttin [VU3TYG] 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi David, Agree with your comments, I am sure many were waiting egarly to hear the signals from ARRISsat.I think the team must have documented some key learnings from this which will help during the July launch of the satellite. Regards Nitin [VU3TYG] --------- Original Message -------- From: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 216 Date: 13/04/11 10:44 > 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. Re: ARISSat Deactivation > (Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]) > 2. Top Videos from Tuesday (Clint Bradford) > 3. Packet active (Petr, OK1IN (ex OK1UND)) > 4. UT1FG/MM QSL confirmation (Omar Alvarez) > 5. Re: UT1FG/MM QSL confirmation (Sebastian) > 6. Re: UT1FG/MM QSL confirmation (Zachary Beougher) > 7. logging, horse is dead I know (KF1BUZ) > 8. Doppler.SQF? (K3RWN) > 9. Re: ARISSat Deactivation (Alex) > 10. Re: ARISSat-1 battery (Tom Schuessler) > 11. Re: ARISSat-1 battery. (Mateusz) > 12. Re: AMSAT-BB ARISSat Deactivation (Nitin Muttin [VU3TYG]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:04:53 -0500 > From: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]" > <kenneth.g.ransom(a)nasa.gov> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat Deactivation > To: "kk5do(a)arrl.net" <kk5do(a)arrl.net>, "amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: > <CBB2346C58D9B14983E5AEFE4B3458868EF51677CB(a)NDJSSCC01.ndc.nasa.gov> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > ARISSat-1 has no 430 MHz transmitter and the MRM2 has no amateur radio antenna. > > ________________________________________ > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bruce [kk5do(a)arrl.net] > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 6:27 PM > To: amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat Deactivation > > this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned > on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations > on 2m and we were in the wrong place. > > Afterwards, Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out > activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B ?Kedr? test microsatellite in the > MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery and > operated its 430 MHz transmitter yesterday. > > 73...bruce > > > On 4/13/2011 6:05 PM, Armando Mercado wrote: > > Hello, > > > > ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says: > > > > "...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation& close-out activities on > > the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk > > module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery..." > > > > So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned. > > > > http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html > > > > 73, Armando N8IGJ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 2 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:06:14 -0700 > From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Top Videos from Tuesday > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <13912386-04CB-4034-96CD-C85A89ABB48B(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Quick links to the top four space-themed videos from last night's Yuri's Party in Mira Loma CA US. > > http://tinyurl.com/Top4Vid > > Clint > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:32:34 +0200 > From: "Petr, OK1IN (ex OK1UND)" <ok1in(a)seznam.cz> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Packet active > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <20110413193234.AFA2610EC423(a)uvirt16.active24.cz> > Content-Type: text/plain ; charset="UTF-8" > > This pass over Europe 20:15 UTC - normal AX.25 on .825, other signals NIL > 73! Petr > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:08:03 -0700 (PDT) > From: Omar Alvarez <xe1aom(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM QSL confirmation > To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <947675.67729.qm(a)web39506.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hello > Anyone can tell me if Yuri UT1FG/MM wrote about the way to confirm his QSOs? > thnak you > > Omar > XE1AO > DK89df > > > ******************************** > M.C. Omar Alvarez C?rdenas > Facultad de Telematica, U de C > 316 1075 > xe1aom(a)ucol.mx > omar_ac(a)hotmail.com > ******************************** > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:43:49 -0400 > From: Sebastian <w4as(a)bellsouth.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: UT1FG/MM QSL confirmation > To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <687A268C-9DF4-42DD-8EAB-E9C8548041CB(a)bellsouth.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I've received a number of QSL's from Yuri, all via the buro. > > 73 de Sebastian, W4AS > > > > On Apr 13, 2011, at 9:08 PM, Omar Alvarez wrote: > > > Hello > > Anyone can tell me if Yuri UT1FG/MM wrote about the way to confirm his QSOs? > > thnak you > > > > Omar > > XE1AO > > DK89df > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:47:11 -0400 > From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: UT1FG/MM QSL confirmation > To: "Omar Alvarez" <xe1aom(a)yahoo.com>, <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <SNT111-DS4BB7B40108EF10E5CAAC7B3AD0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Omar, > > Here is a post from K8YSE from about a 3 weeks ago: > > ****** > Yuri, UT1FG/MM, is currently reviewing a draft of a > proposed qsl procedure for his maritime mobile operation > on satellites. As soon as he finalizes the procedure, it > will be posted here on the -bb. Please hold off on sending > for cards. > > Yuri is currently at anchor in FN58 awaiting dock space to unload > their cargo. He will likely leave the ship shortly and return home > for a well deserved vacation. He has certainly gone all out to > work the birds in hundreds of wet grids. Thanks Yuri! > > 73, > John K8YSE > ****** > > 73! > > Zack > KD8KSN > > -----Original Message----- > From: Omar Alvarez > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:08 PM > To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM QSL confirmation > > Hello > Anyone can tell me if Yuri UT1FG/MM wrote about the way to confirm his QSOs? > thnak you > > Omar > XE1AO > DK89df > > > ******************************** > M.C. Omar Alvarez C?rdenas > Facultad de Telematica, U de C > 316 1075 > xe1aom(a)ucol.mx > omar_ac(a)hotmail.com > ******************************** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 7 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:03:29 -0700 > From: KF1BUZ <kf1buz(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] logging, horse is dead I know > To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <001c01cbfa48$275c2290$761467b0$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Okay so qrz, then lotw, hrd and what ever, > > Does any one look at these online things to see if some one talked with or > what have ya? > Things that make me go ummmmmmmm > > Kf1buz > Dan > 73's > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:11:23 -0400 > From: "K3RWN" <rwnewbould(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler.SQF? > To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <4B0F577DE0C94CDABF9C619BEDE4B932@RADIOROOM2> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I had a computer problem and my Doppler.SQF file is trashed. Would anybody > be willing to send me their Doppler.SQF file to get me going so I do not > need to recreate the wheel? > > > > Rich > > K3RWN > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:47:39 +0000 > From: Alex <vk5alx(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat Deactivation > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <embd4fe25b-a4bd-44f3-94f0-6e3a309617cc@Alex-PC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 > > Yes, I had 3 radios going with one listening on 437.550 MHz. Nothing > heard on any frequency. > > Alex VK5ALX > > > this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned > > on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations > > on 2m and we were in the wrong place. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:11:32 -0500 > From: "Tom Schuessler" <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 battery > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <003601cbfa5a$09915070$1cb3f150$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > All I have to say here is "Pollyanna is alive and well". The spin machine > goes into action. See below. > > Tom Schuessler, N5HYP > > __________________________________________-- > > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 battery. > From: G0MRF@xxxxxxx > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:11:21 EDT > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Hi Nitin / Vince. > > Although the non appearance of ARISSat-1 has been a little disappointing, > in the overall scheme of things we are still looking at a major AMSAT > achievement here. There is after all a satellite awaiting 'launch' on the > ISS. > We know it's a success because so many people have named it and want it to > be > identified as belonging to them. We even have some working telemetry > decoding software 3 months ahead of launch. - Yipee. > > I'm really not sure what all the confusion over the last few days tells > us. Prepared press releases full of mistakes, a complete lack of > preperation > following the long period of testing which left the battery delpleted. No > plan B to charge it during the sleep period - One wonders if the switches > were even returned to the correct positions when it was last turned off. > > Despite a turbulent last few days, the main event is yet to come and as > long as the designers have anticipated it being deployed with a completely > flat battery, then we can all sit back and wait for July more prepared from > this rehearsal than we would have been. > > Regards > > David G0MRF > > > ---- As well as.... > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat Deactivation > From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:27:26 -0500 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned > on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations > on 2m and we were in the wrong place. > > Afterwards, Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out > activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the > MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery and > operated its 430 MHz transmitter yesterday. > > 73...bruce > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:39:05 +0200 > From: "Mateusz" <sq7dqx(a)poczta.onet.pl> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 battery. > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <664102E1D5C243308CF2B8A8B0EE91B4@win7Komputer> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > > http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11374&lang=en > > > > > > From: G0MRF(a)aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:31 PM > To: sq7dqx(a)poczta.onet.pl ; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 battery. > > Well found Matt > > Looks like the contents of page 9 highlight some potentially critical issues. > > Time will tell. > > David > > > > In a message dated 13/04/2011 20:11:43 GMT Daylight Time, sq7dqx(a)poczta.onet.pl writes: > http://arissat1.org/media/pdf/ARISSat-1%20CDR%20Battery.pdf > > > very interesting document ... any professional comment? > > Matt SQ7DQX > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:10:00 -0700 > From: "Nitin Muttin [VU3TYG]" <vu3tyg(a)amsatindia.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB ARISSat Deactivation > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <50fd8409df3b589e1b4433c5192d992e(a)134.134.139.74> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I was monitoring the 437.550 downlink on all passes from April 11th until > April 13th but nothing heard. > -- > Regards > > Nitin [VU3TYG] > > > --------- Original Message -------- > From: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 215 > Date: 13/04/11 04:38 > > > 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 &quot;Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest...&quot; > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Richard John K7MDH) > > 2. Re: AO-51 apparently down (Zachary Beougher) > > 3. Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!! (Andrew Rich) > > 4. Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations (Trevor .) > > 5. More Shack Cleaning (Joel Black) > > 6. AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > > (Stephen Davis) > > 7. ISS Heard 21:25UTC in CHILE!!! (CA3SOC Raul Romero) > > 8. Re: ARISSat-1 battery. (G0MRF(a)aol.com) > > 9. Re: Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) > > 10. Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > > (Zachary Beougher) > > 11. Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > > (Mark L. Hammond) > > 12. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Mark L. Hammond) > > 13. ARISSat Deactivation (Armando Mercado) > > 14. First Contact (Clint Bradford) > > 15. Re: ARISSat Deactivation (Bruce) > > 16. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) > > 17. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Richard John K7MDH) > > 18. Re: Icom 9100 (Zachary Beougher) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:01:22 -0700 > > From: &quot;Richard John K7MDH&quot; &lt;K7MDH(a)arrl.net&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working? > > To: &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;BEF364DC91EC40BEA549628162BA8582@VISTA3&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=&quot;iso-8859-1&quot; > > > > Thanks for the info, the change to https: explains everything. I have just > discovered that I can manually download a compressed file from Space-Track, > extract the text file, and manually update Nova from the text file. Looks > like Celestrack could make that process a lot easier, so I will explore that > next. > > > > Nova hasn't been upgraded since 2008 ( and it had so many little bugs to > fix !! ) so I'm not going to sit around waiting to see if they put out a new > version. > > > > Thanks again, > > Richard K7MDH > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:30:04 -0400 > > From: &quot;Zachary Beougher&quot; &lt;zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 apparently down > > To: &quot;Mark L. Hammond&quot; > &lt;marklhammond(a)gmail.com&gt;, &quot;Amsat - BBs&quot; > > &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;SNT111-DS4BA3F16AF5A4355D64807B3AA0(a)phx.gbl&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=&quot;iso-8859-1&quot;; > > reply-type=original > > > > AO51 still appeared to be down during the 1922z pass. I only monitored > half > > of the pass, but I never heard a carrier. > > > > Zack > > KD8KSN > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark L. Hammond > > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:52 AM > > To: Amsat - BBs > > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 apparently down > > > > Hello All, > > > > We are receiving reports that AO-51 appears to be down. Hopefully one > > of us can get it going again this afternoon/evening. > > > > Eclipses are still getting longer, and the sun angle is getting worse, > > too. It probably has experienced a low battery trip (least we hope > > it's that simple...) > > > > Please watch and post on http://oscar.dcarr.org/ > > > > 73, > > > > > > -- > > Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 3 > > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:58:32 +1000 > > From: &quot;Andrew Rich&quot; &lt;vk4tec(a)tech-software.net&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!! > > To: &quot;CA3SOC Raul Romero&quot; &lt;ce3soc(a)gmail.com&gt;, > &lt;AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;38283E78DEB3481AB1A411301E478C06@MACBOOKPRO&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=&quot;iso-8859-1&quot;; > > reply-type=original > > > > Good on ya > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: &quot;CA3SOC Raul Romero&quot; &lt;ce3soc(a)gmail.com&gt; > > To: &lt;AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 1:07 AM > > Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Heard in CHILE!!! > > > > > > &gt; 15:00 UTC heard ISS in 145.825 Packet > > &gt; > > &gt; 145.919 145.950 not heard > > &gt; > > &gt; Raul Romero > > &gt; 9-7190753 > > &gt; ce3soc(a)gmail.com > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt; _______________________________________________ > > &gt; Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > > &gt; Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > &gt; Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:00:07 +0100 (BST) > > From: &quot;Trevor .&quot; &lt;m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Message-ID: &lt;99241.34290.qm(a)web27206.mail.ukl.yahoo.com&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Ukraine Amateurs have lost Satellite allocations at 1.2, 2.4, 5, 10 GHz. > > See > > http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/ukranian_rules.htm > > > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ > > Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org > > Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm > > ---- > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:20:39 -0500 > > From: Joel Black &lt;jbblack(a)charter.net&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] More Shack Cleaning > > To: AMSAT &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;4DA613A7.1050807(a)charter.net&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > Hopefully, this is the last of the equipment. > > > > I found an old FODTrack board. It is built, but it is not in an > > enclosure. Last time I used it with InstanTrack, it worked fine. I > > still have the Icom AG-25 2m preamp and an unmodded CalAmp 31732. > > > > FODTrack: $75 OBO > > AG-25: $90 OBO > > CalAmp 31732: $30 OBO (Mod details are here: > > http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/wc0y/index.html) > > > > Posting on QTH.com also. > > > > 73, > > Joel - W4JBB > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:29:03 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Stephen Davis &lt;davism294(a)yahoo.com&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO > > Ever! > > To: Amsat - BBs &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt;, Work-Sat(a)yahoogroups.com > > Message-ID: &lt;518784.86552.qm(a)web161817.mail.bf1.yahoo.com&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a > jig. > > > > AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md) > during > > which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You > > K8YSE!! > > > > My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited > to hear > > him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed > the > > microphone :-) > > What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of > recording the > > passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > > > A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web > > site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and > > inspiration to give satellites a try. > > > > > > > > WooHoo!!!!!! > > > > > > 73, > > Steve > > KJ4FEL > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:30:08 -0300 > > From: &quot;CA3SOC Raul Romero&quot; &lt;ce3soc(a)gmail.com&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Heard 21:25UTC in CHILE!!! > > To: &quot;AMSAT BB&quot; &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;ADD5F25AC97C481B818652B8E2682042@dualcore&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=&quot;iso-8859-1&quot;; > > reply-type=original > > > > Recent LOG > > > > > > 21:22:56 CE3SNA-9/ARISS&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:22:59 CE3SNA-9/ARISS&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:23:20 CE3SNA-9/ARISS&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:23:23 CE3SNA-9/ARISS&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:23:26 CE3SNA-9/ARISS&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:24:30 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:24:32 CE3SNA-9/ARISS&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:24:33 CE3SNA-9/RS0ISS-4*&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:24:33 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:24:34 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:24:36 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:24:39 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:24:42 CE3SNA-9/ARISS&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:24:42 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:24:44 RS0ISS-4/SGATE&gt;CQ&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > > > 21:24:46 CE3SNA-9/ARISS&gt;S3R68Y&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > > > 21:24:50 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;UA,F > > 21:24:51 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > > > 21:24:53 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:24:56 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:24:59 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:25:02 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:25:05 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11&gt;APRS&gt;UI,?,F0 (1191 > baud): > > :BLNQSL1/1:KC4AAC-1,LW5DGM-8,LU8DCH{UISS52} > > 21:25:05 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:25:08 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:25:11 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:25:14 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:25:17 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:25:20 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:25:23 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:25:25 RS0ISS-11&gt;LW2EE-3&gt;DM,F > > 21:25:26 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;DISC,P > > 21:25:30 RS0ISS-4/SGATE&gt;CQ&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > > > 21:25:39 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;UA,F > > 21:25:39 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > > > 21:25:41 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:25:43 LU4EOU/RS0ISS-4*/RS0ISS-4&gt;CQ&gt;UI,C,F0 (1191 baud): > > =/b'&lt;]&gt;fB5- BMario, www.lu4eou.com.ar > > > > 21:25:44 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:25:47 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > > > 21:25:48 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:25:51 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:25:55 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:25:58 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:26:01 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > > > 21:26:02 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:26:06 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11&gt;APRS&gt;UI,?,F0 (1191 > baud): > > =3816.38S/05852.98W`GF01nr ....QRV Via Satellite {UISS52} > > 21:26:06 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:26:08 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > > > 21:26:10 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I01,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)&gt; > > > > 21:26:12 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:26:14 RS0ISS-4/SGATE&gt;CQ&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > &gt;ARISS - International Space Station (BBS/APRS on) > > > > 21:26:15 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR0,P > > 21:26:17 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I01,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)&gt; > > > > 21:26:28 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR1,F > > 21:26:29 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I12,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > Msg# Size TS Date Time From To @ BBS Subject > > > > 21:26:31 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I13,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 17 24 19-May/1215 PU2KSQ&gt;ALL 73 from brasil via > iss! > > > > 21:26:33 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I14,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 16 1 19-May/1214 PU2KSQ&gt;ALL > > > > 21:26:35 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I15,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 15 291 16-May/2241 RW6HP &gt;ALL > > > > 21:26:37 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR1,P > > 21:26:40 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I15,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 15 291 16-May/2241 RW6HP &gt;ALL > > > > 21:26:42 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I16,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 11 239 B$ 15-May/1913 UA9UIZ&gt;ALL Hello All > > > > 21:26:44 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR1,P > > 21:26:47 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I16,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 11 239 B$ 15-May/1913 UA9UIZ&gt;ALL Hello All > > > > 21:26:54 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11&gt;APRS&gt;UI,?,F0 (1191 > baud): > > :BLNQSL1/1:KC4AAC-1,LW5DGM-8,LU8DCH,LU4EOU{UISS52} > > 21:26:54 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR1,P > > 21:26:56 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR1,P > > 21:26:59 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I10,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 8 71 B$ 15-May/0025 LU8YY &gt;ALL Contacto Ariss Dante > > > > 21:27:01 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I11,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 6 107 13-May/1600 LW5DGM&gt;ALL Hola!! > > > > 21:27:03 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I12,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 4 38 12-May/1208 VE1WRG&gt;ALL Greetings frm Nova > Scotia, > > Can > > > > 21:27:05 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I13,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > 110960 Bytes free > > Next message Number 18 > > > > 21:27:07 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I14,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)&gt; > > > > 21:27:11 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR2,F > > 21:27:11 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I25,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > Subject: > > > > 21:27:15 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;RR3,F > > 21:27:18 RS0ISS-11&gt;LU8DCH&gt;I37,P,F0 (1191 baud): > > CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)&gt; > > > > 21:27:21 PY3ADY-7/WIDE1*/WIDE2-2&gt;RVU23U&gt;UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > > 'P3jl!5&gt;/]&quot;&lt;]}73 a todos&gt; Anderson via sat > > > > > > > > Raul Romero > > 9-7190753 > > ce3soc(a)gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: &quot;Dave Taylor&quot; &lt;dave.w8aas(a)verizon.net&gt; > > To: &quot;AMSAT BB&quot; &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:30 PM > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!! > > > > > > &gt; Which means that ISS is back to normal operations. The Russians > > &gt; apparently weren't able to fulfill their planned ARISSat-1 schedule. > > &gt; I'm looking forward to hearing why they didn't activate. > > &gt; > > &gt; -- Dave, W8AAS > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt; On Apr 13, 2011, at 11:07 AM, CA3SOC Raul Romero wrote: > > &gt; > > &gt;&gt; 15:00 UTC heard ISS in 145.825 Packet > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; 145.919 145.950 not heard > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; Raul Romero > > &gt;&gt; 9-7190753 > > &gt;&gt; ce3soc(a)gmail.com > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; > > &gt;&gt; _______________________________________________ > > &gt;&gt; Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > > &gt;&gt; author. > > &gt;&gt; Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > > &gt;&gt; program! > > &gt;&gt; Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > &gt; > > &gt; _______________________________________________ > > &gt; Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > > &gt; Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > &gt; Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:31:31 EDT > > From: G0MRF(a)aol.com > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 battery. > > To: sq7dqx(a)poczta.onet.pl, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Message-ID: &lt;352b.b8b0688.3ad77033(a)aol.com&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=&quot;US-ASCII&quot; > > > > > > Well found Matt > > > > Looks like the contents of page 9 highlight some potentially critical > > issues. > > > > Time will tell. > > > > David > > > > > > > > In a message dated 13/04/2011 20:11:43 GMT Daylight Time, > > sq7dqx(a)poczta.onet.pl writes: > > > > http://arissat1.org/media/pdf/ARISSat-1%20CDR%20Battery.pdf > > > > > > very interesting document ... any professional comment? > > > > Matt SQ7DQX > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 9 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:00:45 +0000 > > From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF &lt;nigel(a)ngunn.net&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Message-ID: &lt;4DA61D0D.3010500(a)ngunn.net&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > That's a serious loss of spectrum. > > > > On 13-Apr-11 21:00, Trevor . wrote: > > &gt; Ukraine Amateurs have lost Satellite allocations at 1.2, 2.4, 5, 10 > GHz. > > &gt; See > > &gt; http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/ukranian_rules.htm > > &gt; > > &gt; 73 Trevor M5AKA > > &gt; Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ > > &gt; Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org > > &gt; Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm > > &gt; ---- > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt; _______________________________________________ > > &gt; Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > > &gt; Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > &gt; Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > &gt; > > > > -- > > Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 > 937 825 5032 > > Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF 9H3GN), e-mail nigel(a)ngunn.net > www http://www.ngunn.net > > Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP > Club International #385, > > Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, > ALC, GCARES, XWARN, EAA382. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 10 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:18:43 -0400 > > From: &quot;Zachary Beougher&quot; &lt;zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO > > Ever! > > To: &quot;Stephen Davis&quot; &lt;davism294(a)yahoo.com&gt;, &quot;Amsat - > BBs&quot; > > &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;SNT111-DS2366E5130C22BFFF0FCD31B3AA0(a)phx.gbl&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=&quot;iso-8859-1&quot;; > > reply-type=original > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > Unfortunately, there is no known cure for the bug that just bit you. You > > will have to put up with the side effects for the rest of your life. ;-) > > > > Congrats! > > > > Zack > > KD8KSN > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stephen Davis > > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:29 PM > > To: Amsat - BBs ; Work-Sat(a)yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > > > > I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a > jig. > > > > AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md) > > during > > which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You > > K8YSE!! > > > > My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited > to > > hear > > him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed > the > > microphone :-) > > What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of recording > > > the > > passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > > > A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web > > site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and > > inspiration to give satellites a try. > > > > > > > > WooHoo!!!!!! > > > > > > 73, > > Steve > > KJ4FEL > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 11 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:52:21 -0400 > > From: &quot;Mark L. Hammond&quot; &lt;marklhammond(a)gmail.com&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO > > Ever! > > To: Stephen Davis &lt;davism294(a)yahoo.com&gt;, Amsat - BBs > > &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;XAsN1g00H56cfur05AsNr4(a)gmail.com&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=&quot;us-ascii&quot; > > > > Steve, > > > > People like you are the reason that Drew KO4MA and I dropped what we were > doing/ran home from work early today to turn AO-51 back on. > > > > Happy to hear about your first QSO! Congrats. > > > > Hope to catch you in the log. > > > > 73, > > > > Mark N8MH > > > > > > At 02:29 PM 4/13/2011 -0700, Stephen Davis wrote: > > &gt;I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a > jig. > > &gt; > > &gt;AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH > (EM95md) during > > &gt;which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank > You > > &gt;K8YSE!! > > &gt; > > &gt;My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so > excited to hear > > &gt;him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about > swallowed the > > &gt;microphone :-) > > &gt; What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of > recording the > > &gt;passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > &gt; > > &gt;A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web > > &gt;site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips > and > > &gt;inspiration to give satellites a try. > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt;WooHoo!!!!!! > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt;73, > > &gt;Steve > > &gt;KJ4FEL > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt; > > &gt;_______________________________________________ > > &gt;Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > > &gt;Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > &gt;Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 12 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:57:01 -0400 > > From: &quot;Mark L. Hammond&quot; &lt;marklhammond(a)gmail.com&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working? > > To: Daniel Kekez &lt;va3kkz(a)amsat.org&gt;, Richard John K7MDH > > &lt;K7MDH(a)arrl.net&gt; > > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Message-ID: &lt;XAx21g00R56cfur05Ax2Xc(a)gmail.com&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=&quot;us-ascii&quot; > > > > Anybody have &quot;good luck&quot; with the new beta version? I get > errors and haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded... > > > > ARGHHH!!! > > > > Mark N8MH > > > > At 06:34 PM 4/13/2011 +0000, Daniel Kekez wrote: > > &gt;On 2011-04-13 16:19, Richard John K7MDH wrote: > > &gt;&gt; I'm been using Nova software with Space-Track downloading for > some > > &gt; &gt; time. Last several days, it will not download any updates. I've > > &gt; &gt; verified my name/password is still active by signing onto > > &gt; &gt; Space-Track.org. > > &gt; > > &gt;Space-Track now requires secure HTTP (SSL) connections to download > TLEs. > > &gt;You'll notice that when you visit Space-Track, it now uses > &quot;https&quot;. They > > &gt;have been advertising this change for several weeks and have finally > > &gt;switched over. > > &gt; > > &gt;My install of NLSA Nova (version 2.2.0.48) can no longer download from > > > &gt;Space-Track. > > &gt; > > &gt;I'd recommend either downloading from Celestrak, or using a tool that > > &gt;can download from Space-Track: > > &gt;http://www.celestrak.com/SpaceTrack/TLERetriever2Help.asp > > &gt; > > &gt;73, > > &gt;-Daniel, VA3KKZ > > &gt;_______________________________________________ > > &gt;Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > > &gt;Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > &gt;Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 13 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:05:44 -0400 > > From: &quot;Armando Mercado&quot; &lt;am25544(a)triton.net&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat Deactivation > > To: &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;F224BCAC887E4663A967807CF37A5636@hppav&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=&quot;iso-8859-1&quot; > > > > Hello, > > > > ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says: > > > > &quot;...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation &amp; close-out activities > on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B &quot;Kedr&quot; test microsatellite in the MRM2 > Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery...&quot; > > > > So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned. > > > > http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html > > > > 73, Armando N8IGJ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 14 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:18:18 -0700 > > From: Clint Bradford &lt;clintbradford(a)mac.com&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] First Contact > > To: AMSAT BB &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;EE234C47-720A-49F3-8D7C-4AE1813E5ADC(a)mac.com&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > > > &gt;&gt; ... I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm > dancing a jig. > > > > Uh, dude, you've caught it ... and it is quite contagious ... with few > known cures: > > > > Satellite-itis. > > > > I've tred everything to cure myself of this. Modern meds - legal and, er, > otherwise. Pina Coladas. Using VistaPrint to make AMSAT banners and > informational post cards. Staying up for 48 hours preparing for a party and > trying to work ARISSat-1 ... NOTHING has cured me of this malady. > > > > Every once in a while, my wife will hear me exclaim from the back yard, > &quot;I just talked to Vancouver!&quot; I am sure she thinks I am nuts, and > wonders why I just don't use the cell phone ... > > > > &gt;&gt; ... recording the passes ... > > > > What is your setup? A direct connection to your audio, or a smartphone > voice recorder app, or ??? ? > > > > so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > > > &gt;&gt; ... A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web site ... for all > the tips and inspiration to give satellites a try. > > > > I am to old to get this affected ... thanks! > > > > Clint, K6LCS > > http://www.work-sat.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 15 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:27:26 -0500 > > From: Bruce &lt;kk5do(a)arrl.net&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat Deactivation > > To: &quot;amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org&quot; &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;4DA6315E.90506(a)arrl.net&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > > > this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned > > on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations > > on 2m and we were in the wrong place. > > > > Afterwards, Dmitri performed hardware deactivation &amp; close-out > > activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B ?Kedr? test microsatellite in the > > MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery and > > operated its 430 MHz transmitter yesterday. > > > > 73...bruce > > > > > > On 4/13/2011 6:05 PM, Armando Mercado wrote: > > &gt; Hello, > > &gt; > > &gt; ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says: > > &gt; > > &gt; &quot;...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation&amp; close-out > activities on > > &gt; the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B &quot;Kedr&quot; test microsatellite in the > MRM2 Poisk > > &gt; module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery...&quot; > > &gt; > > &gt; So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned. > > &gt; > > &gt; http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html > > &gt; > > &gt; 73, Armando N8IGJ > > &gt; _______________________________________________ > > &gt; Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > > &gt; Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > > &gt; program! > > &gt; Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > &gt; > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 16 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:39:16 +0000 > > From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF &lt;nigel(a)ngunn.net&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working? > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Message-ID: &lt;4DA63424.3040801(a)ngunn.net&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > Works fine here. > > > > On 13-Apr-11 22:57, Mark L. Hammond wrote: > > &gt; Anybody have &quot;good luck&quot; with the new beta version? I get > errors and haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded... > > &gt; > > &gt; ARGHHH!!! > > &gt; > > &gt; Mark N8MH > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 17 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:40:00 -0700 > > From: &quot;Richard John K7MDH&quot; &lt;K7MDH(a)arrl.net&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working? > > To: &quot;Mark L. Hammond&quot; &lt;marklhammond(a)gmail.com&gt; > > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Message-ID: &lt;3C06318B5C224473A96B87B6F6549ACC@VISTA3&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > > reply-type=original > > > > It's working for me. However, the About box shows &quot;Version 2.0.0.8 > [2011 Apr > > 13]&quot;. > > > > Hey, that's TODAY ! Must be a VERY new version. > > > > 73, Richard > > > > > > > > &gt; Anybody have &quot;good luck&quot; with the new beta version? I get > errors and > > &gt; haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded... > > &gt; > > &gt; ARGHHH!!! > > &gt; > > &gt; Mark N8MH > > &gt; > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 18 > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:04:54 -0400 > > From: &quot;Zachary Beougher&quot; &lt;zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com&gt; > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100 > > To: &quot;John Geiger&quot; > &lt;aa5jg(a)fidmail.com&gt;, &quot;Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org&quot; > > &lt;amsat-bb(a)amsat.org&gt; > > Message-ID: &lt;SNT111-DS24E451079D37DEC179080FB3AD0(a)phx.gbl&gt; > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=&quot;iso-8859-1&quot;; > > reply-type=original > > > > I did notice that the $99,999 remote software - yes, $99,999 - for the > > IC-9100 is now marked &quot;TBD&quot; in the price section.... I hope > someone > > fat-fingered that one. > > > > Zack > > KD8KSN > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Geiger > > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:28 AM > > To: 'VHF REFLECTOR' ; ICOM Reflector ; Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom 9100 > > > > Has anyone on the list used the Icom 9100 yet? If so, what are you > > impressions of it? > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 6, Issue 215 > > **************************************** > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 6, Issue 216 > **************************************** > > ________________________________________________

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AO-51 apparently down
by Mark L. Hammond 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hello All, We are receiving reports that AO-51 appears to be down. Hopefully one of us can get it going again this afternoon/evening. Eclipses are still getting longer, and the sun angle is getting worse, too. It probably has experienced a low battery trip (least we hope it's that simple...) Please watch and post on http://oscar.dcarr.org/ 73, -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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AO-51 is working fine-My First Satellite QSO Ever!
by Ellis Foley 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Congratulations Steve !. Get ready ! its an Never-Ending Bug ! I got Bit back in 1974 ! and I still get as excited today, as I did back then (almost!) Welcome to the fraternity! Gud lk and happy passes! de Ellis Wa1rks.

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Re: AMSAT-BB ARISSat Deactivation
by Nitin Muttin [VU3TYG] 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

I was monitoring the 437.550 downlink on all passes from April 11th until April 13th but nothing heard. -- Regards Nitin [VU3TYG] --------- Original Message -------- From: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 215 Date: 13/04/11 04:38 > 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. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Richard John K7MDH) > 2. Re: AO-51 apparently down (Zachary Beougher) > 3. Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!! (Andrew Rich) > 4. Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations (Trevor .) > 5. More Shack Cleaning (Joel Black) > 6. AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > (Stephen Davis) > 7. ISS Heard 21:25UTC in CHILE!!! (CA3SOC Raul Romero) > 8. Re: ARISSat-1 battery. (G0MRF(a)aol.com) > 9. Re: Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) > 10. Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > (Zachary Beougher) > 11. Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > (Mark L. Hammond) > 12. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Mark L. Hammond) > 13. ARISSat Deactivation (Armando Mercado) > 14. First Contact (Clint Bradford) > 15. Re: ARISSat Deactivation (Bruce) > 16. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF) > 17. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Richard John K7MDH) > 18. Re: Icom 9100 (Zachary Beougher) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:01:22 -0700 > From: "Richard John K7MDH" <K7MDH(a)arrl.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working? > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <BEF364DC91EC40BEA549628162BA8582@VISTA3> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Thanks for the info, the change to https: explains everything. I have just discovered that I can manually download a compressed file from Space-Track, extract the text file, and manually update Nova from the text file. Looks like Celestrack could make that process a lot easier, so I will explore that next. > > Nova hasn't been upgraded since 2008 ( and it had so many little bugs to fix !! ) so I'm not going to sit around waiting to see if they put out a new version. > > Thanks again, > Richard K7MDH > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:30:04 -0400 > From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 apparently down > To: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond(a)gmail.com>, "Amsat - BBs" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <SNT111-DS4BA3F16AF5A4355D64807B3AA0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > AO51 still appeared to be down during the 1922z pass. I only monitored half > of the pass, but I never heard a carrier. > > Zack > KD8KSN > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark L. Hammond > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:52 AM > To: Amsat - BBs > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 apparently down > > Hello All, > > We are receiving reports that AO-51 appears to be down. Hopefully one > of us can get it going again this afternoon/evening. > > Eclipses are still getting longer, and the sun angle is getting worse, > too. It probably has experienced a low battery trip (least we hope > it's that simple...) > > Please watch and post on http://oscar.dcarr.org/ > > 73, > > > -- > Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > _______________________________________________ > 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: 3 > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:58:32 +1000 > From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!! > To: "CA3SOC Raul Romero" <ce3soc(a)gmail.com>, <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <38283E78DEB3481AB1A411301E478C06@MACBOOKPRO> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Good on ya > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CA3SOC Raul Romero" <ce3soc(a)gmail.com> > To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 1:07 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Heard in CHILE!!! > > > > 15:00 UTC heard ISS in 145.825 Packet > > > > 145.919 145.950 not heard > > > > Raul Romero > > 9-7190753 > > ce3soc(a)gmail.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 4 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:00:07 +0100 (BST) > From: "Trevor ." <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <99241.34290.qm(a)web27206.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Ukraine Amateurs have lost Satellite allocations at 1.2, 2.4, 5, 10 GHz. > See > http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/ukranian_rules.htm > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ > Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org > Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm > ---- > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:20:39 -0500 > From: Joel Black <jbblack(a)charter.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] More Shack Cleaning > To: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <4DA613A7.1050807(a)charter.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hopefully, this is the last of the equipment. > > I found an old FODTrack board. It is built, but it is not in an > enclosure. Last time I used it with InstanTrack, it worked fine. I > still have the Icom AG-25 2m preamp and an unmodded CalAmp 31732. > > FODTrack: $75 OBO > AG-25: $90 OBO > CalAmp 31732: $30 OBO (Mod details are here: > http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/wc0y/index.html) > > Posting on QTH.com also. > > 73, > Joel - W4JBB > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:29:03 -0700 (PDT) > From: Stephen Davis <davism294(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO > Ever! > To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, Work-Sat(a)yahoogroups.com > Message-ID: <518784.86552.qm(a)web161817.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a jig. > > AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md) during > which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You > K8YSE!! > > My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited to hear > him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed the > microphone :-) > What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of recording the > passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web > site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and > inspiration to give satellites a try. > > > > WooHoo!!!!!! > > > 73, > Steve > KJ4FEL > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:30:08 -0300 > From: "CA3SOC Raul Romero" <ce3soc(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Heard 21:25UTC in CHILE!!! > To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <ADD5F25AC97C481B818652B8E2682042@dualcore> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Recent LOG > > > 21:22:56 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:22:59 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:23:20 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:23:23 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:23:26 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:24:30 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:24:32 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:24:33 CE3SNA-9/RS0ISS-4*>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:24:33 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:24:34 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:24:36 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:24:39 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:24:42 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:24:42 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:24:44 RS0ISS-4/SGATE>CQ>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > 21:24:46 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > `bB[l .YY`Greetings via ISS_ > > 21:24:50 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>UA,F > 21:24:51 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > 21:24:53 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:24:56 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:24:59 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:25:02 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:25:05 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11>APRS>UI,?,F0 (1191 baud): > :BLNQSL1/1:KC4AAC-1,LW5DGM-8,LU8DCH{UISS52} > 21:25:05 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:25:08 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:25:11 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:25:14 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:25:17 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:25:20 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:25:23 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:25:25 RS0ISS-11>LW2EE-3>DM,F > 21:25:26 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P > 21:25:30 RS0ISS-4/SGATE>CQ>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > 21:25:39 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>UA,F > 21:25:39 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > 21:25:41 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:25:43 LU4EOU/RS0ISS-4*/RS0ISS-4>CQ>UI,C,F0 (1191 baud): > =/b'<]>fB5- BMario, www.lu4eou.com.ar > > 21:25:44 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:25:47 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > 21:25:48 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:25:51 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:25:55 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:25:58 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:26:01 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > 21:26:02 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:26:06 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11>APRS>UI,?,F0 (1191 baud): > =3816.38S/05852.98W`GF01nr ....QRV Via Satellite {UISS52} > 21:26:06 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:26:08 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I00,P,F0 (1191 baud): > Welcome to RS0ISS's message board > System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free > > 21:26:10 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I01,P,F0 (1191 baud): > CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)> > > 21:26:12 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:26:14 RS0ISS-4/SGATE>CQ>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > >ARISS - International Space Station (BBS/APRS on) > > 21:26:15 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P > 21:26:17 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I01,P,F0 (1191 baud): > CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)> > > 21:26:28 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,F > 21:26:29 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I12,P,F0 (1191 baud): > Msg# Size TS Date Time From To @ BBS Subject > > 21:26:31 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I13,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 17 24 19-May/1215 PU2KSQ>ALL 73 from brasil via iss! > > 21:26:33 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I14,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 16 1 19-May/1214 PU2KSQ>ALL > > 21:26:35 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I15,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 15 291 16-May/2241 RW6HP >ALL > > 21:26:37 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,P > 21:26:40 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I15,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 15 291 16-May/2241 RW6HP >ALL > > 21:26:42 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I16,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 11 239 B$ 15-May/1913 UA9UIZ>ALL Hello All > > 21:26:44 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,P > 21:26:47 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I16,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 11 239 B$ 15-May/1913 UA9UIZ>ALL Hello All > > 21:26:54 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11>APRS>UI,?,F0 (1191 baud): > :BLNQSL1/1:KC4AAC-1,LW5DGM-8,LU8DCH,LU4EOU{UISS52} > 21:26:54 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,P > 21:26:56 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,P > 21:26:59 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I10,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 8 71 B$ 15-May/0025 LU8YY >ALL Contacto Ariss Dante > > 21:27:01 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I11,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 6 107 13-May/1600 LW5DGM>ALL Hola!! > > 21:27:03 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I12,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 4 38 12-May/1208 VE1WRG>ALL Greetings frm Nova Scotia, > Can > > 21:27:05 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I13,P,F0 (1191 baud): > 110960 Bytes free > Next message Number 18 > > 21:27:07 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I14,P,F0 (1191 baud): > CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)> > > 21:27:11 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR2,F > 21:27:11 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I25,P,F0 (1191 baud): > Subject: > > 21:27:15 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR3,F > 21:27:18 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I37,P,F0 (1191 baud): > CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)> > > 21:27:21 PY3ADY-7/WIDE1*/WIDE2-2>RVU23U>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud): > 'P3jl!5>/]"<]}73 a todos> Anderson via sat > > > > Raul Romero > 9-7190753 > ce3soc(a)gmail.com > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Taylor" <dave.w8aas(a)verizon.net> > To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:30 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!! > > > > Which means that ISS is back to normal operations. The Russians > > apparently weren't able to fulfill their planned ARISSat-1 schedule. > > I'm looking forward to hearing why they didn't activate. > > > > -- Dave, W8AAS > > > > > > On Apr 13, 2011, at 11:07 AM, CA3SOC Raul Romero wrote: > > > >> 15:00 UTC heard ISS in 145.825 Packet > >> > >> 145.919 145.950 not heard > >> > >> Raul Romero > >> 9-7190753 > >> ce3soc(a)gmail.com > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:31:31 EDT > From: G0MRF(a)aol.com > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 battery. > To: sq7dqx(a)poczta.onet.pl, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <352b.b8b0688.3ad77033(a)aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Well found Matt > > Looks like the contents of page 9 highlight some potentially critical > issues. > > Time will tell. > > David > > > > In a message dated 13/04/2011 20:11:43 GMT Daylight Time, > sq7dqx(a)poczta.onet.pl writes: > > http://arissat1.org/media/pdf/ARISSat-1%20CDR%20Battery.pdf > > > very interesting document ... any professional comment? > > Matt SQ7DQX > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:00:45 +0000 > From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel(a)ngunn.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <4DA61D0D.3010500(a)ngunn.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > That's a serious loss of spectrum. > > On 13-Apr-11 21:00, Trevor . wrote: > > Ukraine Amateurs have lost Satellite allocations at 1.2, 2.4, 5, 10 GHz. > > See > > http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/ukranian_rules.htm > > > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ > > Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org > > Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm > > ---- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > -- > Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 > Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF 9H3GN), e-mail nigel(a)ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net > Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385, > Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC, GCARES, XWARN, EAA382. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:18:43 -0400 > From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO > Ever! > To: "Stephen Davis" <davism294(a)yahoo.com>, "Amsat - BBs" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <SNT111-DS2366E5130C22BFFF0FCD31B3AA0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Steve, > > Unfortunately, there is no known cure for the bug that just bit you. You > will have to put up with the side effects for the rest of your life. ;-) > > Congrats! > > Zack > KD8KSN > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Davis > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:29 PM > To: Amsat - BBs ; Work-Sat(a)yahoogroups.com > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever! > > I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a jig. > > AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md) > during > which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You > K8YSE!! > > My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited to > hear > him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed the > microphone :-) > What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of recording > the > passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web > site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and > inspiration to give satellites a try. > > > > WooHoo!!!!!! > > > 73, > Steve > KJ4FEL > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 11 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:52:21 -0400 > From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO > Ever! > To: Stephen Davis <davism294(a)yahoo.com>, Amsat - BBs > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <XAsN1g00H56cfur05AsNr4(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Steve, > > People like you are the reason that Drew KO4MA and I dropped what we were doing/ran home from work early today to turn AO-51 back on. > > Happy to hear about your first QSO! Congrats. > > Hope to catch you in the log. > > 73, > > Mark N8MH > > > At 02:29 PM 4/13/2011 -0700, Stephen Davis wrote: > >I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a jig. > > > >AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md) during > >which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You > >K8YSE!! > > > >My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited to hear > >him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed the > >microphone :-) > > What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of recording the > >passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > > >A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web > >site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and > >inspiration to give satellites a try. > > > > > > > >WooHoo!!!!!! > > > > > >73, > >Steve > >KJ4FEL > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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: 12 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:57:01 -0400 > From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working? > To: Daniel Kekez <va3kkz(a)amsat.org>, Richard John K7MDH > <K7MDH(a)arrl.net> > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <XAx21g00R56cfur05Ax2Xc(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Anybody have "good luck" with the new beta version? I get errors and haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded... > > ARGHHH!!! > > Mark N8MH > > At 06:34 PM 4/13/2011 +0000, Daniel Kekez wrote: > >On 2011-04-13 16:19, Richard John K7MDH wrote: > >> I'm been using Nova software with Space-Track downloading for some > > > time. Last several days, it will not download any updates. I've > > > verified my name/password is still active by signing onto > > > Space-Track.org. > > > >Space-Track now requires secure HTTP (SSL) connections to download TLEs. > >You'll notice that when you visit Space-Track, it now uses "https". They > >have been advertising this change for several weeks and have finally > >switched over. > > > >My install of NLSA Nova (version 2.2.0.48) can no longer download from > >Space-Track. > > > >I'd recommend either downloading from Celestrak, or using a tool that > >can download from Space-Track: > >http://www.celestrak.com/SpaceTrack/TLERetriever2Help.asp > > > >73, > >-Daniel, VA3KKZ > >_______________________________________________ > >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: 13 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:05:44 -0400 > From: "Armando Mercado" <am25544(a)triton.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat Deactivation > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <F224BCAC887E4663A967807CF37A5636@hppav> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello, > > ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says: > > "...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery..." > > So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned. > > http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html > > 73, Armando N8IGJ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:18:18 -0700 > From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] First Contact > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <EE234C47-720A-49F3-8D7C-4AE1813E5ADC(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > >> ... I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a jig. > > Uh, dude, you've caught it ... and it is quite contagious ... with few known cures: > > Satellite-itis. > > I've tred everything to cure myself of this. Modern meds - legal and, er, otherwise. Pina Coladas. Using VistaPrint to make AMSAT banners and informational post cards. Staying up for 48 hours preparing for a party and trying to work ARISSat-1 ... NOTHING has cured me of this malady. > > Every once in a while, my wife will hear me exclaim from the back yard, "I just talked to Vancouver!" I am sure she thinks I am nuts, and wonders why I just don't use the cell phone ... > > >> ... recording the passes ... > > What is your setup? A direct connection to your audio, or a smartphone voice recorder app, or ??? ? > > so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. > > >> ... A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web site ... for all the tips and inspiration to give satellites a try. > > I am to old to get this affected ... thanks! > > Clint, K6LCS > http://www.work-sat.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:27:26 -0500 > From: Bruce <kk5do(a)arrl.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat Deactivation > To: "amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <4DA6315E.90506(a)arrl.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned > on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations > on 2m and we were in the wrong place. > > Afterwards, Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out > activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B ?Kedr? test microsatellite in the > MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery and > operated its 430 MHz transmitter yesterday. > > 73...bruce > > > On 4/13/2011 6:05 PM, Armando Mercado wrote: > > Hello, > > > > ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says: > > > > "...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation& close-out activities on > > the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk > > module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery..." > > > > So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned. > > > > http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html > > > > 73, Armando N8IGJ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 16 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:39:16 +0000 > From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel(a)ngunn.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working? > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <4DA63424.3040801(a)ngunn.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Works fine here. > > On 13-Apr-11 22:57, Mark L. Hammond wrote: > > Anybody have "good luck" with the new beta version? I get errors and haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded... > > > > ARGHHH!!! > > > > Mark N8MH > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 17 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:40:00 -0700 > From: "Richard John K7MDH" <K7MDH(a)arrl.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working? > To: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond(a)gmail.com> > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <3C06318B5C224473A96B87B6F6549ACC@VISTA3> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > > It's working for me. However, the About box shows "Version 2.0.0.8 [2011 Apr > 13]". > > Hey, that's TODAY ! Must be a VERY new version. > > 73, Richard > > > > > Anybody have "good luck" with the new beta version? I get errors and > > haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded... > > > > ARGHHH!!! > > > > Mark N8MH > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 18 > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:04:54 -0400 > From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100 > To: "John Geiger" <aa5jg(a)fidmail.com>, "Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <SNT111-DS24E451079D37DEC179080FB3AD0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I did notice that the $99,999 remote software - yes, $99,999 - for the > IC-9100 is now marked "TBD" in the price section.... I hope someone > fat-fingered that one. > > Zack > KD8KSN > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Geiger > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:28 AM > To: 'VHF REFLECTOR' ; ICOM Reflector ; Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom 9100 > > Has anyone on the list used the Icom 9100 yet? If so, what are you > impressions of it? > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 6, Issue 215 > **************************************** > > ________________________________________________

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Re: ARISSat-1 battery.
by G0MRF＠aol.com 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Well found Matt Looks like the contents of page 9 highlight some potentially critical issues. Time will tell. David In a message dated 13/04/2011 20:11:43 GMT Daylight Time, sq7dqx(a)poczta.onet.pl writes: http://arissat1.org/media/pdf/ARISSat-1%20CDR%20Battery.pdf very interesting document ... any professional comment? Matt SQ7DQX

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Re: ARISSat-1 battery
by Tom Schuessler 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

All I have to say here is "Pollyanna is alive and well". The spin machine goes into action. See below. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP __________________________________________-- Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 battery. From: G0MRF@xxxxxxx Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:11:21 EDT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Hi Nitin / Vince. Although the non appearance of ARISSat-1 has been a little disappointing, in the overall scheme of things we are still looking at a major AMSAT achievement here. There is after all a satellite awaiting 'launch' on the ISS. We know it's a success because so many people have named it and want it to be identified as belonging to them. We even have some working telemetry decoding software 3 months ahead of launch. - Yipee. I'm really not sure what all the confusion over the last few days tells us. Prepared press releases full of mistakes, a complete lack of preperation following the long period of testing which left the battery delpleted. No plan B to charge it during the sleep period - One wonders if the switches were even returned to the correct positions when it was last turned off. Despite a turbulent last few days, the main event is yet to come and as long as the designers have anticipated it being deployed with a completely flat battery, then we can all sit back and wait for July more prepared from this rehearsal than we would have been. Regards David G0MRF ---- As well as.... Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat Deactivation From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:27:26 -0500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations on 2m and we were in the wrong place. Afterwards, Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery and operated its 430 MHz transmitter yesterday. 73...bruce

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Re: ARISSat Deactivation
by Alex 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Yes, I had 3 radios going with one listening on 437.550 MHz. Nothing heard on any frequency. Alex VK5ALX > this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned > on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations > on 2m and we were in the wrong place.

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Doppler.SQF?
by K3RWN 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

I had a computer problem and my Doppler.SQF file is trashed. Would anybody be willing to send me their Doppler.SQF file to get me going so I do not need to recreate the wheel? Rich K3RWN

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logging, horse is dead I know
by KF1BUZ 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Okay so qrz, then lotw, hrd and what ever, Does any one look at these online things to see if some one talked with or what have ya? Things that make me go ummmmmmmm Kf1buz Dan 73's

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UT1FG/MM QSL confirmation
by Omar Alvarez 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Hello Anyone can tell me if Yuri UT1FG/MM wrote about the way to confirm his QSOs? thnak you 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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Top Videos from Tuesday
by Clint Bradford 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Quick links to the top four space-themed videos from last night's Yuri's Party in Mira Loma CA US. http://tinyurl.com/Top4Vid Clint

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Icom 9100
by John Geiger 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Has anyone on the list used the Icom 9100 yet? If so, what are you impressions of it? 73s John AA5JG

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Re: ARISSat Deactivation
by Bruce 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations on 2m and we were in the wrong place. Afterwards, Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B “Kedr” test microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery and operated its 430 MHz transmitter yesterday. 73...bruce On 4/13/2011 6:05 PM, Armando Mercado wrote: > Hello, > > ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says: > > "...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation& close-out activities on > the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk > module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery..." > > So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned. > > http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html > > 73, Armando N8IGJ > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- 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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Space-track downloads working?
by Richard John K7MDH 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

I'm been using Nova software with Space-Track downloading for some time. Last several days, it will not download any updates. I've verified my name/password is still active by signing onto Space-Track.org. Can anyone else verify whether Space-Track downloads are currently working? with Nova software? Thanks, Richard K7MDH

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First Contact
by Clint Bradford 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

>> ... I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a jig. Uh, dude, you've caught it ... and it is quite contagious ... with few known cures: Satellite-itis. I've tred everything to cure myself of this. Modern meds - legal and, er, otherwise. Pina Coladas. Using VistaPrint to make AMSAT banners and informational post cards. Staying up for 48 hours preparing for a party and trying to work ARISSat-1 ... NOTHING has cured me of this malady. Every once in a while, my wife will hear me exclaim from the back yard, "I just talked to Vancouver!" I am sure she thinks I am nuts, and wonders why I just don't use the cell phone ... >> ... recording the passes ... What is your setup? A direct connection to your audio, or a smartphone voice recorder app, or ??? ? so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO. >> ... A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web site ... for all the tips and inspiration to give satellites a try. I am to old to get this affected ... thanks! Clint, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com

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ARISSat Deactivation
by Armando Mercado 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Hello, ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says: "...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery..." So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned. http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html 73, Armando N8IGJ

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Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations
by Trevor . 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Ukraine Amateurs have lost Satellite allocations at 1.2, 2.4, 5, 10 GHz. See http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/ukranian_rules.htm 73 Trevor M5AKA Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm ----

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ISS Heard in CHILE!!!
by CA3SOC Raul Romero 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

15:00 UTC heard ISS in 145.825 Packet 145.919 145.950 not heard Raul Romero 9-7190753 ce3soc(a)gmail.com

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More Shack Cleaning
by Joel Black 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Hopefully, this is the last of the equipment. I found an old FODTrack board. It is built, but it is not in an enclosure. Last time I used it with InstanTrack, it worked fine. I still have the Icom AG-25 2m preamp and an unmodded CalAmp 31732. FODTrack: $75 OBO AG-25: $90 OBO CalAmp 31732: $30 OBO (Mod details are here: http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/wc0y/index.html) Posting on QTH.com also. 73, Joel - W4JBB

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Packet active
by Petr, OK1IN (ex OK1UND) 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

This pass over Europe 20:15 UTC - normal AX.25 on .825, other signals NIL 73! Petr

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Re: Space-track downloads working?
by Richard John K7MDH 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Thanks for the info, the change to https: explains everything. I have just discovered that I can manually download a compressed file from Space-Track, extract the text file, and manually update Nova from the text file. Looks like Celestrack could make that process a lot easier, so I will explore that next. Nova hasn't been upgraded since 2008 ( and it had so many little bugs to fix !! ) so I'm not going to sit around waiting to see if they put out a new version. Thanks again, Richard K7MDH

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ARISSat-1 battery.
by G0MRF＠aol.com 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Hi Nitin / Vince. Although the non appearance of ARISSat-1 has been a little disappointing, in the overall scheme of things we are still looking at a major AMSAT achievement here. There is after all a satellite awaiting 'launch' on the ISS. We know it's a success because so many people have named it and want it to be identified as belonging to them. We even have some working telemetry decoding software 3 months ahead of launch. - Yipee. I'm really not sure what all the confusion over the last few days tells us. Prepared press releases full of mistakes, a complete lack of preperation following the long period of testing which left the battery delpleted. No plan B to charge it during the sleep period - One wonders if the switches were even returned to the correct positions when it was last turned off. Despite a turbulent last few days, the main event is yet to come and as long as the designers have anticipated it being deployed with a completely flat battery, then we can all sit back and wait for July more prepared from this rehearsal than we would have been. Regards David G0MRF In a message dated 12/04/2011 21:13:19 GMT Standard Time, vlfiscus(a)mcn.net writes: At 10:49 PM 4/11/2011 +0530, vu3tyg(a)amsatindia.org wrote: >Nothing heard on the 16.20 UTC pass, watch the live feed from ISS from >http://spaceflight.nasa.gov looks like the crew is working on addressing the >issue, the last comment I heard is recharging the batteries ( Please excuse >if I am wrong J ). > > > >73's > >Nitin [VU3TYG] That's what I was thinking because someone should have heard it by now. Maybe in two months pass the time since it should launched, even though it was off there might have been a small drain on the batteries and now they're in a discharge state. KB7ADL

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ARISsat-1 not heard on the 0327 UTC pass
by Alan P. Biddle 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Had a great pass, but saw nothing. Also, did not hear Oscar 6. ;) Alan WA4SCA

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Re: ARISSAT-1: No signal
by Patrick Strasser 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

schrieb Greg D. am 2011-04-13 07:18: > I did hear a frequency drifting carrier around 145.920 that disappeared about the time the Station set, but the carrier was RISING in frequency, which is inconsistent with a satellite. We had a reasonable pass at 22:59 UTC here at OE6XUG, Austria JN77, and we heard something similar: Rising carrier, and something that could have been BPSK. The only recording device was a digital voice recorder, I hope the compression leaves something for identification or decoding. Cheers Patrick OE6PSE -- Engineers motto: cheap, good, fast: choose any two Patrick Strasser OE6PSE <oe6pse at wirklich priv at>

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Re: Cans o' Worms
by Clint Bradford 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

>> ... And don't forget "What kind of antenna should I use for satellite?" Well, I kinda see that one as an opportunity to educate ... >> ... 'Which is better debate: A fiberglass or metal crossboom.' Duh - That depends upon, of course, the type of arrows in your quiver. Clint, K6LCS

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ARISSat-1 Deactivation
by Armando Mercado 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hello, The ISS timeline for 4/13/2011 calls for the "Deactivation of Radioskaf hardware and closeout" at 10:30-10:50 UTC. http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/535242main_041311_tl.pdf 73, Armando N8IGJ

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Yuri's Night - THANK YOU
by Clint Bradford 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Just finished breaking down the a/v equipment, my wife is loading the dishwasher, and we are pleasantly coming down off a great "high." Many friends celebrated this date with us in our back yard, along with our Icelandic horse and burro. (The burro's name is Edward R. Burro. If you are laughing, you are either a student of journalism, or more than 80 years of age ... (grin).) No, the ARISSat-1 was not heard on a great pass of the ISS at 9:56PM PDT. THANK YOU to the folks who called in via Skype! THAT was great for the party atmosphere! We got our live video feed shown to the planet, too! We showed the new First Orbit movie, along with other new and old videos. It's been a historic 48 hours. I hope we can get the scheduling together to perform whatever maintenance needs to be done to our ARISSat-1, and have it successfully deployed soon. Clint (now going to bed) Bradford, K6LCS

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ARISSat-1 no reception April 12 23.20 UTC
by Vu Trong Thu 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Dear all, Nothing heard from ARRISSat-1 on 145.950 (FM) and 145.919 (USB) during the April 12 23.20 UTC pass over Vietnam. 73, Thu XV9AA

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ARRISat-1 CW
by Aa4mi＠aol.com 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Greetings, Is the ARRISat-1 CW signal on 145.919 MHz an "A1" mode or an audio tone on an FM signal? 73, Carl Zelich, AA4MI, _aa4mi(a)arrl.net_ (mailto:[email protected]) AMSAT Member 36366, _AMSAT_ (http://www.amsat.org/) - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation _QRZ AA4MI_ (http://www.qrz.com/db/aa4mi)

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XE3DX on EK18,EK19,EK08 and EK09.
by David Maciel 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hi group, I will make another trip, will now vacation with my family, I will try to work on new grids for some, I can not give more details, I'll be away from home since the 17th and 30th April, you can work on grids EK08, EK09 on several occasions, EK18 and EK19 in one or two passes. in a few days may be better informed. Do not forget that I can also confirm via LoTW or Direct. Also will try to work 6 meters from EK08 only. Hola grupo, voy a realizar un nuevo viaje,ahora serán vacaciones con mi familia, yo tratare de trabajar nuevos grids para algunos, ahora no puedo dar mas detalles, yo estaré fuera de casa desde del 17 al 30 de abril, podre trabajar los grids EK08, EK09 en varios pases, EK18 Y EK19 en uno o dos pases. en unos días podre informar mejor. No olvidar que puedo confirmar via LoTW o Directa también. Intentare también trabajar 6 Mts desde EK08 únicamente. David Maciel XE3DX Amateur Ham Radio www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ xe3dx(a)amsat.org

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last ao-50 pass
by Buzcut 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hey I couldn't get the EL 23 guys call it was cornfuzzling me, if any one had it please let me know Dan

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No mention of ARISSat in ISS status report
by Armando Mercado 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hello, No word of ARISSat in the 4/12/2011 ISS status report, but they are watching an object that will make a close approach Friday. "Conjunction Advisory: Ballistics experts are tracking a conjunction with Object 33457 (Chinese CZ-4B Rocket Body) with a TCA (Time of Closest Approach) on 4/15 (Friday) at 6:31am EDT. This object is an intact rocket body with good tracking returns. It is classified as a medium concern at this time." http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html 73, Armando N8IGJ

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ISS Deception Reports
by Clint Bradford 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

>> ... I am curious why we need 100 reports that a signal was not heard? Because some of us are damned excited with this project ... It is also good to let others know that their setups are not necessarily improper - that those who "think" they know what they are doing are not hearing it right now. And besides - how many "50th anniversaries of man orbiting the Earth" can one celebrate in one's lifetime? Clint, K6LCS

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ARISSat-1 Same report.. No Signals over EU
by Giulio P. AOL 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Last pass 19.50 UTC over Europe, no signals 73 de Giulio I4/AB2VY

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Re: satellite average elevation
by Andrew Glasbrenner 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Gentlemen, Your difference of opinion may stem from the fact that AO-6 through AO-8 had orbits that were in the 1450km range, and not the 600-800km that is more common now. That might hose up the numbers some, as the angles and path losses are considerably different. You just might be _BOTH_ right for the assumed scenario. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Bob Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> >Sent: Apr 12, 2011 2:24 PM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: satellite average elevation > >> As I said, in the "goode olde dayes" we used >> 30 degree up tilt and it worked well... >> Lessening the up tilt may increase the gain >> for the lower angle passes but will also decrease >> the gain on the higher angle passes. So, it is a >> "trade off" no matter what you do! > >Sorry to sound like I am quibbling... but that last sentence implies the >idea of an equal "trade off". But the tradeoff is not equal at all and may >be missing the point here. >

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ARISSatTLM Software Now Available for Apple Mac
by JoAnne Maenpaa 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hello everyone, Making sure this gets wider coverage than the ANS list: SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-102.02 Mac Version of ARISSatTLM Software Now Available for Download AMSAT News Service Bulletin 102.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 12, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-102.02 The Mac version of the ARISSatTLM software is now available for download from: http://www.arissattlm.org/download/ARISSATTLM.zip [ANS thanks the ARISSat-1 team for the above information] /EX -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Lve issc overage
by KF1BUZ 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

I have been watching since I got up around 7 am pst, There has been no mention of battires only the IP phones are not working as they should, I am not hearing the Russians talking about anything on space to ground, which is odd, normaly they are chatty on a day off. Have a great day KF1BUZ http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

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Remembering Another Spaceflight Anniversary
by B J 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

http://www.universetoday.com/84774/video-re-live-the-first-shuttle-flight-3… I remember getting up early to watch the launch on TV and, two days later, the landing. It was, after all, an historic event as a new era in spaceflight began that day, 20 years, as someone noted, after Gagarin's mission. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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-VE copy is a +VE evaluation .
by Nader Omer 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

For sure a -VE is a +VE evaluation for a new Bird. Not heard a bird is a way of ventilate the frustration. A friend in need is a friend (list) indeed. J 73 , Nader.

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Reception Reports
by Clint Bradford 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

>> ... IT'S LIKE EVERYONE TELLING US WE HAVEN'T HEAR OSCAR 6 TODAY. No, you are wrong. Sorry you might have missed the news, but OSCAR 6 is now non-operational. No one is trying to hear her. But ARISSat-1, on the other hand, has many countries involved in attempting to get it up and running today. Clint, K6LCS

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Dead Battery>
by Clint Bradford 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Stefan VE4NSA is reporting, "Dead battery. If they have time today/tomorow they might try to charge it. Otherwise nothing will happen." Can anyone confirm or refute this? Clint, K6LCS

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Frustration abt Arissat-1
by Petr Pakr 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hallo NASA, maybye is time to tell - Arissat-1 have a problem. I feel that too much peoples loose too much time for nothing... :-( 73! Petr

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ArisSAT-1nothing heard 14:57 UC South Africa
by Allan Saul 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

zip here. 73 Allan ZS1LS

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ARISSat-1 No Signal Reports
by Peter Portanova 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Dave, Well said, it's one of the reasons why we enjoy being part of the AMSAT community, talking thru satellites never gets old, for most of us, but the camaraderie that we enjoy, the many valuable spinoff groups that form. To those of us who subscribe to this feeling, hearing "no contact" reports makes perfect sense, thank you for your eloquent words. 73 Pete WB2OQQ

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ARRISSAt-1 not heard 15.10 UTC
by Nitin Muttin 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Nothing heard on all frequencies from ARRISSat-1 on during the 15:10 UTC pass over India. 73's Nitin [VU3TYG] _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3567 - Release Date: 04/11/11

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arrisat1 no signals/signals
by Bruce 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

I am curious why we need 100 reports that a signal was not heard? Would it not be more beneficial to post nothing unless a signal was actually heard thereby reducing the number of posts to the bb? also, please reply to this message directly so as not to clutter the bb. 73...bruce

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ARISS nothing heard 14:10UTC San Diego
by Scott Rights 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

I could hear a carrier on 145.800 so I was pointed in the right direction ;-) but nothing on 145.950 I was listening last night too (12th UTC date). Scott N6PG

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Nada 0706AM PDT
by Clint Bradford 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Nothing heard 0706AM PDT pass ... Well, at least I know my Keps and PocketSat3 are right on, since I SAW the ISS earlier this morning ... (grin) Spoke with Sacramento and Montana a little while ago on AO-51. No good pass of ISS here (DM13) until 9:56PM PDT. Time to get ready for our Yuri Party tonight! Clint, K6LCS 909-241-7666

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Nothing heard from ARISSat-1
by Satoshi Yasuda 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

I listened until 1221 UTC, but I could not receive the signal in Japan. Satoshi

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ARISSat-1
by Aa4mi＠aol.com 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Monitored from 6:55A ET until 7:20A ET: no signals heard. 73, Carl Zelich, AA4MI, _aa4mi(a)arrl.net_ (mailto:[email protected]) AMSAT Member 36366, _AMSAT_ (http://www.amsat.org/) - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation _QRZ AA4MI_ (http://www.qrz.com/db/aa4mi)

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ARISSat-1 (-ve copy )
by Nader Omer 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

All, Nothing from ARISSat-1 over Africa during the last two passes!! :-((((( 73.Nader

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SIGHTED, Not Heard
by Clint Bradford 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Saw it at 5:32AM PDT ... But nothing heard on FM. Clint

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ARISSat Battery charging.
by Louis McFadin 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Let me clarify this battery charging issue for ARISSAT. The crew has the capability to charge the battery onboard ISS. The battery is a Russian suit battery. That means they have a certified charger on board. The system was designed such that it's easy to remove the battery and charge it. From what we can tell they elected to not do that. We have very little knowledge as to what the status of ARISSat is. There has been no word from the Russians. If any of the ARISS or AMSAT team has word. It will be published as quickly and as widely as we can do it. On Apr 11, 2011, at 6:22 PM, 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. Re: AMSAT Logo (Zachary Beougher) > 2. Lets get it right! (n4csitwo(a)bellsouth.net) > 3. Re: The Need for Phonetics (Scott Rights) > 4. Space-Flute Duet (Clint Bradford) > 5. ARISSat-1 (-ve copy ) (Nader Omer) > 6. Re: The Need for Phonetics (i8cvs) > 7. Re: The Need for Phonetics (Luc Leblanc) > 8. Re: Fwd: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada > (Eric Thompson) > 9. Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC (Edward R. Cole) > 10. ARISSat-1 nothing over ITALY (Giulio P. AOL) > 11. Typical pass for Echo? (Bill W1PA) > 12. Re: The Need for Phonetics (Jeff Moore) > 13. Call for Papers--2011 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications > Conference (Ford, Steve, WB8IMY) > 14. real satellite situation (Bob- W7LRD) > 15. Re: Typical pass for Echo? (KM9U) > 16. BBC - PLT Interference at VHF (Trevor .) > 17. ARISSat-1 tlm decoder. (G0MRF(a)aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:19:23 -0400 > From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Logo > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <SNT111-DS207593AB8713298F253D19B3A80(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > WOW! I never knew there were so man variations of the AMSAT logo out > there.... After going through several logos I found one that will work - > thanks for all of the replies! > > Zack > KD8KSN > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zachary Beougher > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:50 AM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Logo > > Does anyone have or know of anyone that has a good quality copy of the AMSAT > logo I can use on a Power Point presentation? I have permission to use it, > but I can not find any good ones. I found several that have the white > background behind them, but I need one that I can overlay on a (eg) grey > background and not have the white rectangular box around the logo. I did > find one - http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/misc/logo/official-scan.gif - but > the graphics where really bad (very rough edges) when overlaid on a grey > background. I see several on the AMSAT website, so I know there are some > out there. > > Thanks! > > Zack > KD8KSN > _______________________________________________ > 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: 2 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:26:05 -0400 > From: <n4csitwo(a)bellsouth.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Lets get it right! > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <D66E73ABCEE34A86B25DCCEA784B4446@DHJ> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > BTW everyone, > > Its ARISS and ARISSat-1. Not ARRIS, ARRISS, ARRISSat, etc. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:28:02 -0700 > From: Scott Rights <scott.rights(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics > To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <F876DD65-570C-476D-AB98-0BA576ED1677(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I agree Glen > > I use the ICAO phonetics for work, but I have terrible luck with them when working DX! > Scott N6PG > > Sent from my iPhone > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:32:18 -0700 > From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Space-Flute Duet > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <6B052723-F9ED-4F04-80C4-20D7E429AEB4(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > You'd better believe this will be played - LOUD - tomorrow night during our ARISSat-1 / Yuri Party! > > http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Tull.html > > Quite a bit of history in making this project happen ... search the BBC and your other regular news sources for background. > > Clint > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:36:13 -0700 (PDT) > From: Nader Omer <st2nh(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 (-ve copy ) > To: amsat bb bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <695101.40503.qm(a)web161210.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > All, > Nothing?from ARISSat-1 over Africa during the last two passes!! > ?:-((((( > ? > 73.Nader > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:44:27 +0200 > From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics > To: "Glen Zook" <gzook(a)yahoo.com>, "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, > "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter(a)gmail.com> > Message-ID: <000701cbf880$dea2baa0$0401a8c0@b3o7f1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Glen, K9STH > > I agree completely with you and via OSCAR-10, OSCAR-13 and AO40 as > well in HF when calling stations in South America I realized that for best > understanding it was better to use geographical linguage instead of the ICAO > phonetics and my call letters i8CVS becomes Italia Ocho Canada' Victoria > Santiago or Italia Ocho Condensador Valvula Sintonia and with QRM,QSB > and weak signals my call was better understud by people of espanish > linguage. > > By the way when calling stations in USA the ICAO phonetics Italy Eight > Charlie Victor Sierra sounded better for me. > > 73" de > > i8CVS Domenico > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Glen Zook" <gzook(a)yahoo.com> > To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:43 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics > > > I can assure you that in basically 52 years of working DX that geographical > names definitely work better in the vast majority of situations than the > ICAO phonetics. Yes, eventually, the ICAO phonetics will be understood. > However, the station on the other end is generally going to work stations > that are the easiest to recognize and that includes what phonetics are used. > Therefore, how much time you spend in the pileup depends on how well the DX > station understands your transmissions. As for me, I prefer not to spend a > long time in a pileup! > > I give up! The same arguments that are made time after time on QRZ.com for > using only the ICAO phonetics are being made here. Frankly, the ICAO > phonetics do NOT work well, if at all, for certain letters when the other > station does not have English as their first language, especially when QRM > or QSB is present. > > I keep saying that ICAO phonetics are fine when English is the first > language of the person or if the person who does not have English as their > primary language has had formal training in the "proper" use of the ICAO > phonetic alphabet. However, when the ICAO phonetic alphabet fails, then the > operator needs to have an alternate phonetic alphabet available rather than > continue to attempt to get the information across using the ICAO phonetics. > > I am receiving numerous E-Mails from people who definitely agree that when > working DX using geographical names usually works much better. But, those > persons are hesitant to enter into this discussion. > > Basically, everyone is chasing their tail. That is, those who think that > the ICAO phonetics are sacred and need to be used no matter what against > those who believe that certain circumstances require using an alternative > phonetic alphabet. Few persons are going to change their minds! > > One needs to look at the public safety arena where the ICAO phonetics are > just not used. If the ICAO phonetics are so great then why is there an APCO > phonetic alphabet? The basic answer is that public safety organizations > have found that the ICAO phonetics just don't do a good job. Therefore, the > APCO phonetic alphabet. > > I can assure you that this discussion will never end because those who > insist that the ICAO phonetics must be used no matter what seldom realize > that they are no panacea and that alternate phonetics do have a place in > radio communications. > > Glen, K9STH > > Website: http://k9sth.com > > > --- On Sun, 4/10/11, Jeff Moore <tnetcenter(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > This is a bunch of baloney! Your "unpublished" non-standard just confuses > most people. I've listened to hours of DX and the ITU alphabet gets through > just fine. It's when people start throwing out their cutesy made up alphabet > that it gets confusing. > > Stick to the standard and it will work fine. > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 7 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:53:44 -0400 > From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6(a)videotron.ca> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Cc: eu-amsat(a)yahoogroups.com > Message-ID: <4DA33218.25082.EE3DAF(a)lucleblanc6.videotron.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > > When a station does not copy my call sign or anything else i use any mean to have them understand if international phonetics does not work > i try something else period. Some called this the KISS way... > > > "-" > > > Luc Leblanc VE2DWE > Skype VE2DWE > www.qsl.net/ve2dwe > DSTAR urcall VE2DWE > WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:08:29 -0700 (PDT) > From: Eric Thompson <n6spp(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fwd: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 > @0712AK=nada > To: "Ransom, Kenneth G. $JSC-OC$\[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY\]" > <kenneth.g.ransom(a)nasa.gov>, "Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw(a)acsalaska.net>, > "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Cc: AL4S_Rich_k3 <rich(a)gillin.us> > Message-ID: <552545.47204.qm(a)web111108.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Thnx Kenneth-?? > > ?I'll post my prediction chart again here for S.Central AK---? > > Here is what I see for BP51 passes- > (Six more ?passes at +1 elev or more) > > For AOS+ max elevation (bp51cf) I show: > ? > monday +3 max elev??? aos:?? 0710AK > tues???????? +5????????????????????????????? 0117AK > tues??????? +12??????????????????????????? 0250AK > tues??????? +13???????????????????????????? 0425AK > tues???????? +6????????????????????????????? 0600AK > wed???????? +1????????????????????????????? 0009AK > wed???????? +9????????????????????????????? 0141AK > ? > Initial xsmsn ending Wednesday at 0230 AK local. > ? > So maybe a shot for the guys that want to try at 0250 or 0425 AK local > tomorrow.. at max elev-ISS in southern sky. > ? > ? Will see what we can get...?? Eric? n6spp > (ps- any help is great.. + I have the arrisat2 links+ a few programs+iphone apps > etc) > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]" > <kenneth.g.ransom(a)nasa.gov> > To: Edward R. Cole <kl7uw(a)acsalaska.net>; "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Cc: Thompson <n6spp(a)yahoo.com> > Sent: Mon, April 11, 2011 10:52:21 AM > Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada > > ARISSat-1 should be active until April 13 at 10:30 UTC. You get a shot at it on > April 12. > > Kenneth - N5VHO > > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Edward R. Cole > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:09 AM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Cc: Thompson > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada > > Eric, N6SPP/KL7 no reception of ARISSat at 1512utc? Next time ISS is > visible will be 9:15utc Apr. 12? 5-deg max elevation.? ARISSat will > be turned off before the pass at 10:50utc.? Very little chance to > observe from Alaska. > > > >> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:22:53 -0700 (PDT) >> From: Eric Thompson <n6spp(a)yahoo.com> >> Subject: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada >> >> >> Nada here on 145.95,919, or 939..? ? Elk? horiz.. no polarity >> control.. +3 degrees max elev? at 0712AK...? wav file recording? ready.. >> >> ? ? Eric n6spp >> >> >> From: Eric Thompson <n6spp(a)yahoo.com> >> Sent: Sun, April 10, 2011 11:28:35 PM >> Subject: ARRISAT Initial transmissions- Monday 11th 0700AK >> >> Hey guys- >> >> Please see the attached ISS quick-pass list. >> >> According to the latest bulletin, the timed transmissions are from >> (BP51- AOS) 0710 AK Monday to? (BP51-AOS) 0141 AK Wednesday.. >> >> If I'm reading this right, there are seven passes during this >> period.. BP51 local pass times are 0710,0250, 0425. 0600? etc.. >> >> Max elevations are 3, 5, 12,13,6,1, 9 degrees? etc.. >> >> Looks like an early morning challenge.? Yow >> >> ? Dale, am I on the right page? Are you going to attempt some of >> these sigs just above the horizon? >> >> ? Initial transmission downlinks:? 145.95 FM? voice,telem,robot 36,bpsk. >> 145.939 cw-1, 145.919 cw-2. >> >> ? I'd like to make recordings and send to KA2UPW/5, but not sure if >> I'll be awake. hi >> >> ? ? Eric? KL/N6SPP >> > > > 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 > ====================================== > BP40IQ? 500 KHz - 10-GHz? www.kl7uw.com > EME: 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter? > DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa(a)hotmail.com > ====================================== > _______________________________________________ > 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: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:03:21 -0800 > From: "Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw(a)acsalaska.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC > To: vu3tyg(a)amsatindia.org, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <201104112003.p3BK3Mgm081888(a)cordova.acsalaska.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Not wanting to be a naysayer, but this was discussed a few weeks ago > on Amsat-bb with the word from the mission staff that no external > power connection was provided. In other words it runs on > solar-charged batteries. Of course, we know they had some sort of > "bench power connection" for testing. I hope the "folks" on the ISS > are good technicians and can "rig up" something. There was a concern > the batteries might drop off in storage until this summer when the > "Main Show" is to happen. > > Of course maybe they can "duck tape" it outside and let it run on the > panels/batteries? OK that was in jest (humor). > > I only have operational is a 2m Lindenblad CP omni directional > antenna that is probably not good enough to hear ARISSat when down at > the horizon and at max range. Just luck that my 2m-eme system is out > of commission at present else I would had a excellent receiver. > > GL and 73's > Ed - KL7UW > > At 09:19 AM 4/11/2011, Nitin Muttin wrote: >> Nothing heard on the 16.20 UTC pass, watch the live feed from ISS from >> http://spaceflight.nasa.gov looks like the crew is working on addressing the >> issue, the last comment I heard is recharging the batteries ( Please excuse >> if I am wrong J ). >> >> >> >> 73's >> >> Nitin [VU3TYG] >> >> >> >> From: Nitin Muttin [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 8:24 PM >> To: 'amsat-bb(a)amsat.org' >> Cc: 'amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com' >> Subject: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC >> >> >> >> All, >> >> >> >> Nothing heard from the ARRISSat-1 on 145.950 / 437.550 and 145.919 during >> the 14.42 UTC pass over India. >> >> >> >> 73's >> >> Nitin [VU3TYG] >> >> _____ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3564 - Release Date: 04/10/11 >> >> _____ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3564 - Release Date: 04/10/11 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: 144-1.4kw, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter? > DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa(a)hotmail.com > ====================================== > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:10:43 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Giulio P. AOL" <giuliop70(a)aim.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 nothing over ITALY > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <8CDC6A40D4527A8-1588-229A6(a)webmail-d041.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > No Signals in the pass 20:58 - 21:07 UTC over ITALY > > 73 de Giulio AB2VY / I4 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:14:47 -0400 > From: "Bill W1PA" <w1pa(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Typical pass for Echo? > To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <BAY157-ds15ECC60222F74654B1814F98A80(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > This is not intended as a "troll", or written with any attitude. > > Today's 3:30 EDT AO-51 pass was the first pass I have tried to > work on a LEO in a long time (years). Blew the dust > off the FT-530 and Arrow and sat out in the parking lot at work. > > Was that pretty typical (i.e. quantity of stations) now for a > mid-afternoon, weekday pass over the US? > What about the very early morning passes? > > Bill W1PA > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:17:49 -0700 > From: "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics > To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <73731D4F928E41A39863FDA06A74AFE2@JEFFS> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > See comments in line below: > > Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Zook" <gzook(a)yahoo.com> > > I can assure you that in basically 52 years of working DX that geographical names definitely work better in the vast majority of situations than the ICAO phonetics. Yes, eventually, the ICAO phonetics will be understood. However, the station on the other end is generally going to work stations that are the easiest to recognize and that includes what phonetics are used. Therefore, how much time you spend in the pileup depends on how well the DX station understands your transmissions. As for me, I prefer not to spend a long time in a pileup! > > <== If everybody is using the same phonetic alphabet, then there shouldn't be any problem understanding what one is saying. > > > I give up! The same arguments that are made time after time on QRZ.com for using only the ICAO phonetics are being made here. Frankly, the ICAO phonetics do NOT work well, if at all, for certain letters when the other station does not have English as their first language, especially when QRM or QSB is present. > > <== Don't you ever wonder why you keep seeing the same arguments?? The ITU phonetic alphabet works fine if it's used. > > I keep saying that ICAO phonetics are fine when English is the first language of the person or if the person who does not have English as their primary language has had formal training in the "proper" use of the ICAO phonetic alphabet. However, when the ICAO phonetic alphabet fails, then the operator needs to have an alternate phonetic alphabet available rather than continue to attempt to get the information across using the ICAO phonetics. > > <== "Training" comes from use. What I don't understand is how you can advocate a phonetic alphabet that by your own admission isn't even documented legitemately anywhere let alone recognized or recommended. > > I am receiving numerous E-Mails from people who definitely agree that when working DX using geographical names usually works much better. But, those persons are hesitant to enter into this discussion. > > <== Could it be that they understand the quicksand you're standing on? > > Basically, everyone is chasing their tail. That is, those who think that the ICAO phonetics are sacred and need to be used no matter what against those who believe that certain circumstances require using an alternative phonetic alphabet. Few persons are going to change their minds! > > <== There's nothing "sacred" about the ITU phonetic alphabet. It's just the current Internationally recognized and recommended standard that should be used. Anything else just confuses people. > > One needs to look at the public safety arena where the ICAO phonetics are just not used. If the ICAO phonetics are so great then why is there an APCO phonetic alphabet? The basic answer is that public safety organizations have found that the ICAO phonetics just don't do a good job. Therefore, the APCO phonetic alphabet. > > <== Public safety organizations use their own phonetic alphabet for the same reason they use their own numeric codes, to confuse the general public and make it harder for them to understand the info being passed. It has nothing to do with one being easier to understand than the other. > > I can assure you that this discussion will never end because those who insist that the ICAO phonetics must be used no matter what seldom realize that they are no panacea and that alternate phonetics do have a place in radio communications. > > <== You're right! As long as people argue against the accepted, documented, recommended prevailing standard, the discussion will go on. Come up with a documented, better phonetic alphabet and get it internationally recognized and recommended and then this discussion will go away (or at least be changed to an argument between the old and new standard). As long as there is no official alternative (and I don't give a rip about how long the geographic non-documented non-standard has been used), the internationally recognized standard is what should be used. You can play your word games all day long on DX, but as soon as you start working emcomm - you'd better be using the accepted standard or you're putting people's lives at stake. > > Glen, K9STH > > Website: http://k9sth.com > > > --- On Sun, 4/10/11, Jeff Moore <tnetcenter(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > This is a bunch of baloney! Your "unpublished" non-standard just confuses most people. I've listened to hours of DX and the ITU alphabet gets through just fine. It's when people start throwing out their cutesy made up alphabet that it gets confusing. > > Stick to the standard and it will work fine. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:46:03 -0400 > From: "Ford, Steve, WB8IMY" <sford(a)arrl.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Call for Papers--2011 ARRL/TAPR Digital > Communications Conference > To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty(a)contesting.com>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, > <vhf(a)w6yx.stanford.edu>, <psk31(a)bipt106.bi.ehu.es>, > <digitalradio(a)yahoogroups.com> > Message-ID: > <145372871023544E98881538F29B1DFC0DCC19(a)cartagia.ARRLHQ.ORG> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 30th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 16-18, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31, 2011. Please send papers to: > > Maty Weinberg > ARRL > 225 Main St > Newington, CT 06111 > > or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org > > Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights. > > 73 . . . Steve, WB8IMY > ARRL > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:01:25 +0000 (UTC) > From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] real satellite situation > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: > <38097653.3898144.1302559285318.JavaMail.root(a)sz0126a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > This next pass of AO-51 at 2222Z I will be trying out for the first time my FT-8800 running mobile in my truck.? I have no idea how this will play.? Be gentle with me. > > 73 Bob W7LRD > > CN87 > > Seattle > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:07:35 -0400 > From: "KM9U" <arskm9u(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Typical pass for Echo? > To: "Bill W1PA" <w1pa(a)hotmail.com>, <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <BA544E5EEB3A446282E530838843A325@dv9000> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I did not listen to the AO-51 pass you mention, but I would guess it was > very crowded as is common. I will not comment on a guess but I will say that > early morning passes are generally less crowded and "laid back". If you are > up for the VERY early morning passes of SO-50...come join me, I'm often by > myself. > > Chuck, KM9U > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill W1PA" <w1pa(a)hotmail.com> > To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 17:14 > Subject: [amsat-bb] Typical pass for Echo? > > >> This is not intended as a "troll", or written with any attitude. >> >> Today's 3:30 EDT AO-51 pass was the first pass I have tried to >> work on a LEO in a long time (years). Blew the dust >> off the FT-530 and Arrow and sat out in the parking lot at work. >> >> Was that pretty typical (i.e. quantity of stations) now for a >> mid-afternoon, weekday pass over the US? >> What about the very early morning passes? >> >> Bill W1PA >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: 16 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:16:12 +0100 (BST) > From: "Trevor ." <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: [amsat-bb] BBC - PLT Interference at VHF > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <438047.64464.qm(a)web27204.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > This report is worth a read: > > http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp-pdf-files/WHP195.pdf > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 17 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:21:46 EDT > From: G0MRF(a)aol.com > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 tlm decoder. > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <48a7b.200a4f48.3ad4d8fa(a)aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Hi all. > > I have a minor (probably operator error) with the TLM software. > > Is there a way to get the audio to feed through to the PC speakers? I've > tried Spectran and Spectraview without problem, but the ARISSat software > does not appear to send audio out on my system. I cant hear the radio as I > have a jack in the headphone socket which mutes the radio's speaker. > > The software is working. I can decode the CW callsign and locator of a 2m > beacon and the level is controlled nicely with the windows 'microphone' > record level. > > It's not muted > It's got the correct input selected and the gain turned up. > > But.....no audio out...so I'm just setting the frequency by visually > putting the signal in the right place. > > 73 > > David > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 6, Issue 205 > **************************************** Lou McFadin W5DID ARISS US Hardware manager

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ASRISSat-1
by Carl Rimmer W8KRF 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

I pretty much made my frustration statement on the ISS Fan Club site. Someone said this was just "part of the game." What bothers me is just that, it has become a game. They took our football and are playing by their rules. What a let down!!!! Let's see what happens in July. Oh, as far as that battery goes, we need to send the Energizer Bunny up with Endeavor. LOL. 73, -- *Carl W8KRF *

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Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC
by Nitin Muttin 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Nothing heard on the 16.20 UTC pass, watch the live feed from ISS from http://spaceflight.nasa.gov looks like the crew is working on addressing the issue, the last comment I heard is recharging the batteries ( Please excuse if I am wrong J ). 73's Nitin [VU3TYG] From: Nitin Muttin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 8:24 PM To: 'amsat-bb(a)amsat.org' Cc: 'amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com' Subject: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC All, Nothing heard from the ARRISSat-1 on 145.950 / 437.550 and 145.919 during the 14.42 UTC pass over India. 73's Nitin [VU3TYG] _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3564 - Release Date: 04/10/11 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3564 - Release Date: 04/10/11

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ARISSSAT-1 due for April 12th, not 11th!
by Achim Vollhardt 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

ISS On-Orbit Report April 11th: http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html "Dmitri performed hardware setup and test activation of the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B “Kedr” microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk module, connecting it to an 825M3 Orlan battery and checking out its 430 MHz transmitter from the satellite control panel. [The small satellite was named Kedr in honor of the call sign of Yuri Gagarin. It will be activated onboard the station tomorrow, April 12, i.e., Cosmonautics Day, when the world celebrates the anniversaries of the first human flight into space and the first Space Shuttle flight.(...)]" Looks completely normal to me, that nobody heard anything.. activation is now planned for April 12th (today). 73s Achim, DH2VA

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Still Nothing From ARISSat-1 In DO33
by B J 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

I had a good view of the ISS during the pass, though. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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ARISSat-1
by Louis McFadin 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Nothing heard on the 7 AM EDT 65 degree pass over Orlando. On Apr 12, 2011, at 2:51 AM, 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. Re: The Need for Phonetics (Jim Shorney) > 2. ARISsat-1 not heard (John Heath) > 3. ARISSat-1 update (Gould Smith) > 4. Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC (Joe Fitzgerald) > 5. Arissat still silent (P. Pakr) > 6. Nothing Heard in VK of ARISSat-1 (Colin Hurst) > 7. Nice view of ISS ... (Viktor Kudielka) > 8. Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC (Phil Karn) > 9. Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC (KF1BUZ) > 10. Nothing Heard 2M ARISSat-1 9:32PM PDT (Clint Bradford) > 11. Just an hour from now ... (Clint Bradford) > 12. R50KEDR Heard on 14.190 (John Heath) > 13. ARISSat-1 No Signal (John Spasojevich) > 14. Re: ARISSat-1 No Signal (KF1BUZ) > 15. Nothing here either: 0606z pass over California (Greg D.) > 16. Nothing Heard From ARISSat-1 In DO33 (B J) > 17. Not Heard 1106 PM PDT (Clint Bradford) > 18. satellite average elevation (Bob- W7LRD) > 19. Nothing heard over Nashville 0610 (Alan P. Biddle) > 20. Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC (Phil Karn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:03:22 -0500 > From: "Jim Shorney" <jshorney(a)inebraska.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics > To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <20110412000315.B8E5816E398(a)mail03.inebraska.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:17:49 -0700, Jeff Moore wrote: > >> <== Could it be that they understand the quicksand you're standing on? > > > No. We know from long experience (35+ years in my case) that Glen is right. > > 73 > > -Jim > > > -- > Ham Radio NU0C > Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. > TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! > > "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." > > HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ > http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney > http://www.nebraskaghosts.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:22:39 +0100 (BST) > From: John Heath <g7hia(a)btinternet.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISsat-1 not heard > To: Amsat <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <330370.94421.qm(a)web86606.mail.ird.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > 0107? AOS pass in range UK - nothing heard on 145.950 > > 73 john g7hia > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:35:42 -0400 > From: "Gould Smith" <gouldsmi(a)bellsouth.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 update > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <0EE1E8CB77EF40158B1BCB10C560994B@GouldMainPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > As Armando, N8IGJ noted in his earlier email, NASA as published an update of today's activities ( it can be found at :http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html) .Contained this document is a section about ARISSat > > Dmitri performed hardware setup and test activation of the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk module, connecting it to an 825M3 Orlan battery and checking out its 430 MHz transmitter from the satellite control panel. [The small satellite was named Kedr in honor of the call sign of Yuri Gagarin. It will be activated onboard the station tomorrow, April 12, i.e., Cosmonautics Day, when the world celebrates the anniversaries of the first human flight into space and the first Space Shuttle flight. Development, manufacturing and launch of Kedr is the first phase in Russia's integrated program approved by UNESCO, with the goal to create and operate mini-satellites with a mass less than 100 kg by combined efforts of students across the world. Once Kedr is activated, it will transmit 25 greetings in 15 languages, pictures of Earth, and telemetry data from science hardware and support systems, as well as historical audio recordings. 50 years after Gagarin's fl! > ight all ham radio operators across the world thus will have a unique opportunity to hear the famous "Poyekhali" (Let's Go!) from Earth orbit.] > > Some clarifications: > ARISSat-1, RadioSkaf-V, RadioSkaf-B, Kedr are all names for the same satellite. > It is doubtful that the satellite will transmit pictures of earth as it is inside the ISS. > ARISSat-1 only transmits on 2M. The ARISS team has arranged for the TM-D700 transceiver aboard the ISS to also transmit the ARISSat signals on 437.55 MHz. > There are 24 different messages that will transmit in a sequence, one of which is the Gagarin-ground station conversation. > The crew operates on UTC time and sleeps from 2130Z - 0600Z usually so probably no activity until after 0600Z > The 12 April schedule found at http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/534825main_041211_tl.pdf doesn't specifically list an activity to turn on ARISsat-1 > Keep listening, we'll let you know more as we know more. > > 73, > Gould, WA4SXM > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:47:28 -0400 > From: Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald(a)alum.wpi.edu> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <4DA3A120.9040701(a)alum.wpi.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 4/11/2011 1:44 PM, Phil Karn wrote: >> Since it's already connected to the station antenna, it sure would be nice >> if they could just plug it directly into the ISS power supply, switch it on >> full duty cycle, and just *leave* it for a couple of, oh, years. > > Phil, > > I am curious to see how your BPSK1000 fares on a rapidly tumbling > platform. Let's hope ISS doesn't start tumbling more than once per orbit! > > If you do convince them to leave the ISS powered up on board ISS, we > could evaluate rapit deep fades in the channel by putting middle school > students in charge of holding an arrow antenna. > > -Joe KM1P > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:02:59 +0200 > From: "P. Pakr" <p.pakr(a)seznam.cz> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Arissat still silent > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <20110411220258.6CDE08A8006(a)sg1.krivonet.info> > Content-Type: text/plain ; charset="UTF-8" > > Next pass over Czech, nothing heard here :-( > 73! Petr > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:52:47 +0930 > From: "Colin Hurst" <cjhurst(a)bigpond.net.au> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Nothing Heard in VK of ARISSat-1 > To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <C8B6CE92B219472DBF5394B1577A6723@Athlon> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Had a nice pass at 0045utc 12/4/2011, 67 degrees elevation. > No signals heard. > 73 > Colin VK5HI > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:39:11 +0000 > From: Viktor Kudielka <viktor.kudielka(a)ieee.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Nice view of ISS ... > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <20110412033911.GD26119(a)SATURN.lan> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > ... over Vienna at 03:25UTC with 47 degrees elevation. > Automatic antenna tracking seems to be nearly perfect, > but no signal ? > The CW decoder of ARISSatTLM produced a random string of > characters including ...HIHI... > 73, Viktor OE1VKW > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:58:54 -0700 > From: Phil Karn <karn(a)philkarn.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC > To: Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald(a)alum.wpi.edu> > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <BANLkTi=gMJKZbivTEVeoP+zV2+Wj_mA1xw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald(a)alum.wpi.edu>wrote: > >> >> I am curious to see how your BPSK1000 fares on a rapidly tumbling >> platform. Let's hope ISS doesn't start tumbling more than once per orbit! >> > > It's a pretty sensitive mode, but it still won't work with a zero-watt > transmitter. > > >> >> If you do convince them to leave the ISS powered up on board ISS, we >> could evaluate rapit deep fades in the channel by putting middle school >> students in charge of holding an arrow antenna. >> >> > My concern is that the on/off cycling won't play well with my convolutional > interleaver. It takes 16.384 seconds to fill the interleaver at AOS. You > might get decoded data up to 8 seconds earlier than that if what you do get > is very clean, but there's little margin for additional error correction. > > And when the transmitter switches off, the interleaver will drain over > 16.384 seconds as it fills with noise. If the signal in the last 16.384 > seconds before switch-off is unusually strong, you may be able to decode > data up to 8 seconds before LOS. But anywhere from 8 to 16 seconds will be > chopped off *each end* of each already very short 40-60 second > transmission. > > I designed this signal to deal well with occasional deep fades lasting up to > 1-1.5 seconds -- not for total "fades" lasting 2 minutes at a time. Had I > known that this "emergency low power mode" was actually going to be used, I > would have designed the whole mode completely differently, with block > interleaving aligned to the transmit on/off times. > > The golden rule of the modem designer: "know your channel". Optimizing for > one impairment usually pessimizes it for something else. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:22:28 -0700 > From: KF1BUZ <kf1buz(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC > To: <karn(a)ka9q.net>, "'Joe Fitzgerald'" <jfitzgerald(a)alum.wpi.edu> > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <00f101cbf8c9$3ceed0b0$b6cc7210$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Well its 421 am they will be awake around 0600 am utc.. 2 hours from now, > then we will see if they flippa da switcha > > Kf1buz > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Phil Karn > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 8:59 PM > To: Joe Fitzgerald > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Joe Fitzgerald > <jfitzgerald(a)alum.wpi.edu>wrote: > >> >> I am curious to see how your BPSK1000 fares on a rapidly tumbling >> platform. Let's hope ISS doesn't start tumbling more than once per orbit! >> > > It's a pretty sensitive mode, but it still won't work with a zero-watt > transmitter. > > >> >> If you do convince them to leave the ISS powered up on board ISS, we >> could evaluate rapit deep fades in the channel by putting middle >> school students in charge of holding an arrow antenna. >> >> > My concern is that the on/off cycling won't play well with my convolutional > interleaver. It takes 16.384 seconds to fill the interleaver at AOS. You > might get decoded data up to 8 seconds earlier than that if what you do get > is very clean, but there's little margin for additional error correction. > > And when the transmitter switches off, the interleaver will drain over > 16.384 seconds as it fills with noise. If the signal in the last 16.384 > seconds before switch-off is unusually strong, you may be able to decode > data up to 8 seconds before LOS. But anywhere from 8 to 16 seconds will be > chopped off *each end* of each already very short 40-60 second > transmission. > > I designed this signal to deal well with occasional deep fades lasting up to > 1-1.5 seconds -- not for total "fades" lasting 2 minutes at a time. Had I > known that this "emergency low power mode" was actually going to be used, I > would have designed the whole mode completely differently, with block > interleaving aligned to the transmit on/off times. > > The golden rule of the modem designer: "know your channel". Optimizing for > one impairment usually pessimizes it for something else. > _______________________________________________ > 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: 10 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:47:09 -0700 > From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Nothing Heard 2M ARISSat-1 9:32PM PDT > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <4FF01222-2099-4C54-8C94-D658CFE02E7C(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Another poor pass for me ... nothing heard. > > BUT AT 11:06PM PDT - a whopper of a pass. Followed by a pass in the morning that should be VISIBLE! > > ("Honey, brew another pot o' coffee, will you please?") > > Clint, K6LCS > 909-241-7666 - cell > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:09:42 -0700 > From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Just an hour from now ... > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <D8875A02-4FA0-4E30-A5FF-1EBE90BADE92(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Added a photo of me working (unsuccessfully) a pass of the ISS this evening (9:32PM PDT, Riverside, CA DM13). > > In the background, FirstOrbit.org's incredible film that will be released to the world tomorrow - a re-creation of Yuri's 108-minute flight, taken by modern cameras aboard the ISS. > > http://gallery.me.com/clintbradford#100077 > > Clint, K6LCS > Skype - clintbradford > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:20:53 +0100 (BST) > From: John Heath <g7hia(a)btinternet.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] R50KEDR Heard on 14.190 > To: Amsat <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <951449.92923.qm(a)web86601.mail.ird.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > 0520 UTC > > The gagarin station R50KEDR on 14.190 working split listening 5 up. > > Weak signal at my QTH in southern England > > 73 john g7hia > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:08:25 -0500 > From: John Spasojevich <johnag9d(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 No Signal > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <BANLkTinhnB5fFMb7TbOPUUOacrF3pie2pw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Nothing heard on the 0437 UTC pass in Montgomery, IL 76 degrees elevation, > nice night though. > > John - AG9D > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:16:30 -0700 > From: KF1BUZ <kf1buz(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 No Signal > To: "'John Spasojevich'" <johnag9d(a)gmail.com>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <00f201cbf8d9$2accaf00$80660d00$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Nothing heard over reno, no packet or anything.. > > Slacking space doods!! > Kf1buz > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John Spasojevich > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:08 PM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 No Signal > > Nothing heard on the 0437 UTC pass in Montgomery, IL 76 degrees elevation, > nice night though. > > John - AG9D > _______________________________________________ > 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: 15 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:23:27 -0700 > From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Nothing here either: 0606z pass over California > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <BLU133-W298B2A1BBC173A8237AC00A9AB0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > No signal on 145.950 here in Cal. With my luck they probably started the 15 min timer just before LOS... > > By the way, confirming the earlier post about inconsistent KEPs. Gpredict updates from Celestrak, and was slightly behind Predict which I had loaded from Amsat.org website. (I use Gpredict for pass prediction and eye candy during a pass; predict drives my rotor and Doppler shift radio client.) > > Greg KO6TH > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 16 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:25:29 -0700 (PDT) > From: B J <top_gun_canada(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Nothing Heard From ARISSat-1 In DO33 > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <794603.7473.qm(a)web30906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I listened until 0620 UTC but it was a low-elevation pass. The next 3 will be over 30 degrees. > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 17 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:35:36 -0700 > From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Not Heard 1106 PM PDT > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <0816DB2F-0E77-455C-ABC2-E58B55990C4C(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Darn .... Nada heard on an excellent pass of the ISS at 1106PM PDT. > > But I think the astronauts were just awakened at the top o' the hour. > > OK - 5:30-ish AM PDT next pass over Southern CA DM13-land! > > Clint > Skype - clintbradford > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 18 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:35:48 +0000 (UTC) > From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] satellite average elevation > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: > <1639302076.3920933.1302590148277.JavaMail.root(a)sz0126a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > I saw on this bb a site or note that shows the overall?average elevatation.? As I remember it elevation is surprisingly low for most passes.? Where can I find it? > > 73 Bob W7LRD > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 19 > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:41:15 -0500 > From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE(a)UNITED.NET> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Nothing heard over Nashville 0610 > To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <0D3F14EBAC99494FA86A73A7FD1D8543@WA4SCA> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > All, > > Silence over Nashville on the 0610 UTC pass. All but 2 of the passes during > the scheduled period of activation will be "in the weeds" from an elevation > standpoint at my QTH. > > Did get a nice I/Q recording of the passband, though. > > > Alan > WA4SCA > > ----------------------------------- > > The prospect of domination of the > nation's scholars by Federal employment, > project allocations, and the power of money > is ever present - and is gravely to be > regarded. > > President Dwight D. Eisenhower > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 20 > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:50:44 -0700 > From: Phil Karn <karn(a)philkarn.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC > To: Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald(a)alum.wpi.edu> > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <BANLkTimUmhaTC0BhCvuQaid90A4DmFWdrQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > To elaborate: > > BPSK-1000 uses "convolutional interleaving" with a depth of 16,384 symbols. > The symbol rate is 1 kHz (1,000 symbols/sec) so it takes 16.384 seconds for > a data symbol to pass through both the transmit and receive interleave > buffers. The transmitter delay changes a lot from one symbol to the next, > but every symbol experiences the same *total* (transmitter + receiver) > delay: 16,384 symbol times or 16.384 seconds. The idea of any interleaver is > to chop up (short) fades and spread them out in time so that they can be > easily corrected by the Viterbi error correction algorithm (which deals well > with random thermal noise but not with burst errors). > > The usual rule of thumb is that an interleaver can easily handle a complete > fade lasting up to 10% of its length, as long as you give it time to recover > between fades. That would be 1.6 seconds, which seemed plenty long for a > continuously transmitting LEO spacecraft on 2 meters. > > Of course, you pay a price in delay -- there's no way around it. I have > Sirius Satellite Radio in my car, and it always cuts out 4 seconds *after* I > drive into the parking garage at work. It doesn't come back until (at least) > 4 seconds *after* I drive out and it sees the satellite(s) again. The reason > is exactly the same -- an interleaver that takes care of brief fades but not > the really long ones caused by driving into a parking garage. > > I chose convolutional interleaving for BPSK-1000 because it has half the > delay of block interleaving for the same fade performance. > > Convolutional interleavers also operate continuously, a good match to > ARISSat-1's continuous transmitter. At AOS, your deinterleaver is still full > of noise received earlier; it takes 16.384 seconds to flush it all out and > feed "solid" data to the decoder. During that time, it ramps from pure noise > to pure signal, and at some point it starts correcting what it sees. > Depending on how strong the signal is, that may happen before the flushing > is complete. I.e., it might reconstruct some of the missing symbols sent > before your AOS. > > Similarly there is a slow ramp from solid signal down to pure noise over > 16.384 seconds at LOS. > > See how this helps handle fading? Even an abrupt, complete fade starts the > same, slow 16-second ramp down from signal to noise. If the fade ends only a > second or two later, the rampdown won't have progressed very far and the > decoder will still see mostly signal when the trend reverses and ramps back > up to pure signal. That takes a few extra seconds, but the error correction > can easily handle it all -- as long as the fade isn't *too* long. > Interleaving takes a signal that may be solid one moment and gone the next > and smooths it out so that the signal-to-noise ratio changes only slowly. It > literally averages the signal-to-noise ratio. > > Since even a short LEO pass is usually several minutes long, these 16 second > fill/drain intervals didn't seem like a big deal. Besides, we've already had > a similar problem since the old days of the uncoded Phase III block > telemetry format. You might have AOS in the middle of a frame and have to > wait for the next one to start before you can decode anything. Interleaving > isn't really any worse. > > The problem is that I didn't count on having the transmitter turned on for > only 40-60 seconds at a time. So....if the transmissions are only 40 sec, > and if you have to wait 16.384 seconds for the interleaver to fill, and you > can't rely on the last 16.384 seconds as the interleaver drains, that leaves > 40 - 2*16.384 = 7.232 seconds of solid, noise-free "middle" to work with. > > As I recall, ARISSat-1 data frames can be up to 512 bytes long. Ignoring > HDLC flags, bit stuffing, CRC, etc, that's 4K bits. At a data rate of 500 > bps (the FEC is rate 1/2), 512 bytes will take 4096/500 = 8.192 seconds to > transmit. > > 8.192 seconds is longer than 7.232 seconds. > > Ooops. > > But wait, there's more. If the satellite sends a series of back-to-back 512 > byte frames, and the transmitter comes on too late after one has already > started, you'll have to wait for it to end before you can begin decoding the > next one. Meanwhile, the clock is quickly ticking down until the transmitter > goes OFF again... > > Double oops. > > Now this probably overstates the problem a bit. Being the engineer that I > am, this is a very conservative analysis -- I made the most pessimistic > assumption at each step. After all, I was stunned when somebody streamed > BPSK-1000 over the net with a lossy MP3 encoder and it *decoded*; I never > thought that would work. > > Error correction can fill in for a remarkable variety of ills. In reality, > the satellite won't send a continuous stream of 512 byte frames. In reality, > the key-down intervals may be more than 40 seconds. So I actually won't be > too terribly surprised if the thing actually works. But it won't perform > anything like it will when the satellite is eventually operated in its > intended 100% duty cycle mode. > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 6, Issue 207 > **************************************** Lou McFadin W5DID ARISS US Hardware manager

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Re: Still Nothing From ARISSat-1 In DO33
by B J 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

<snip> > I had a good view of the ISS during > the pass, though. I forgot to mention that the pass was just before 1100 UTC. <snip> 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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ARISSat-1 09:27 UTC Nothing Heard
by Peter Portanova 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hello, Happy Yuri Day to all, still waiting for the parade to begin. 73, Pete WB2OQQ

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ARISSat-1 No Signal
by John Spasojevich 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Nothing heard on the 0437 UTC pass in Montgomery, IL 76 degrees elevation, nice night though. John - AG9D

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ARISSat-1 tlm decoder.
by G0MRF＠aol.com 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hi all. I have a minor (probably operator error) with the TLM software. Is there a way to get the audio to feed through to the PC speakers? I've tried Spectran and Spectraview without problem, but the ARISSat software does not appear to send audio out on my system. I cant hear the radio as I have a jack in the headphone socket which mutes the radio's speaker. The software is working. I can decode the CW callsign and locator of a 2m beacon and the level is controlled nicely with the windows 'microphone' record level. It's not muted It's got the correct input selected and the gain turned up. But.....no audio out...so I'm just setting the frequency by visually putting the signal in the right place. 73 David

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BBC - PLT Interference at VHF
by Trevor . 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

This report is worth a read: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp-pdf-files/WHP195.pdf 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Nothing heard over Nashville 0610
by Alan P. Biddle 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

All, Silence over Nashville on the 0610 UTC pass. All but 2 of the passes during the scheduled period of activation will be "in the weeds" from an elevation standpoint at my QTH. Did get a nice I/Q recording of the passband, though. Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present - and is gravely to be regarded. President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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