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Re: Protocol
by mlolmsted＠fuse.net 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Having been a ham for over fifty years and having worked most modes of operation, including chasing DX and even satellite back in 1979, I totally agree that working AO-51 can get frustrating. However, if you think the mess on AO-51 is bad, try working a rare dx expedition sometime. Talk about pile-ups! As for protocols, I think I've read this same protocol discussion in just about every ham mag. and no one has come up with a workable solution that solved the problem. People are individuals and they tend to do what they want to do. I really wish I had a workable, amiable solution, but I don't, sorry. However, I don't recommend the Frequency Policemen idea, they generally just tend to make everyone more upset and the confusion gets even worse Now I'll get off my soap-box. Thanks, Merle, AA4QE

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SSB via satellite (was Re: Protocol)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Hi Gordon! > Because AO-51 is the most reliable satellite in terms of actually > finding and working it. SO-50 seems to be almost impossible to lift, > and the linear transponder ones require extremely expensive radios. You > can work AO-51 with an el-cheapo dual-band handie and a homebrew > antenna, and you can work /P really easily because you don't need a > rotator or satellite tracking software. SO-50 isn't impossible, but your receiver and antenna system need to be able to deal with weaker signals than you hear from other FM birds. SO-50 is transmitting at 250mW, and it gets regular workouts on passes over here. AO-51 is now running with more power on the downlink than usual, which will make the difference between it and SO-50's downlink more noticeable. PL tones are also mandatory on SO-50, to turn it on (transmit briefly with 74.4 Hz) and to talk through the satellite (67.0 Hz). > I'm not going to rush out and buy a VHF/UHF SSB rig just to work the odd > pass, especially since I've never heard anyone on the linear birds. I > don't know if VO-52 works - I've never even heard its beacon - and AO-27 > is only ever enabled over the US, making it useless for most of the > world. It would be great to attempt a QSO through AO-7 but again I'm > not going to go and buy a rig that costs as much as a car to do it. I would not characterize a Yaesu FT-817ND and Kenwood TH-F6A (outside North America, TH-F7) as "extremely expensive" radios. Sure, these two radios are more expensive than a single 2m/70cm FM HT, even more expensive than the new TH-D72A HT, but not like the prices were on all- mode 2m and 70cm gear were in years past. I regularly work the linear birds with either two FT-817NDs or one 817 and a TH-F6A receiving the downlink. With an FT-817ND, you also get a radio capable of QRP HF and 6m operation. The 817s have been in production for a decade, so you could also look at picking up a used 817 (or two) to try SSB on the birds. The 817s have a CAT control port on them, so they can be controlled with software like SatPC32. Two 817s can be controlled by SatPC32, if you are looking for an all-mode full-duplex satellite ground station with those radios. Besides an 817, you could also look at radios like the IC-706Mk2 or Mk2G, IC-7000, FT-857, FT-897, etc. You'd need a larger battery to run them than you would an 817, but all of these are capable of being used for SSB satellite work. VO-52's beacon is just a carrier on 145.936 MHz. It is on all the time, and the VO-52 downlink is easy to copy. It is a great satellite for someone interested in starting out on SSB via satellite. AO-27 is available on daylight passes over the Northern Hemisphere, not just over North America. If the web site is accurate, you can get an updated schedule for AO-27 for the upcoming 24 hours at: http://www.ao27.org/ You can also download a program that shows when AO-27 will be on for any particular date from: http://sites.google.com/site/ao27satellitescheduler/ The SSB birds are not as busy as the FM birds, but you can find activity on them. Many will work SSB with computer-controlled radios or antennas/rotator, but I - and others - do this without the benefit of computer control. It may be "old school", but with practice it is possible. If you are looking to work these birds from a portable station, that is entirely possible. I do that all the time - at hamfests, parks, from the back of my truck, with my gear laid out on the roof or trunk of a rental car, wherever I happen to be. All of my satellite station, excluding antennas and items deemed unsafe in a carry-on bag for air travel, fit in an old laptop bag. The antenna and other stuff go in a duffel bag that gets checked for air travel. You don't get the numbers of QSOs on an SSB bird that you might on AO-51, but I have fun with it. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Yaesu FT 8800
by waf3153＠aol.com 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Does anyone on the reflector have any experience with? the Yaesu FT8800 for satellite operation?? Any information will be appreciated. Thanks ,?Buff WB2SIH FN31DD

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Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 19
by Mike Rupprecht (mobil) 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Llll/oopppptrttpoo ----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ----- Von: John Elliott <jaellio(a)gmail.com> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. Januar 2011 07:52 An: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Betreff: [amsat-bb] Reooo: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 1o9 ip If anyone is using HRD with y-R controller to a Yaesu 5500 rotator. Can they contact me direct at jaellio(a)gmail.com and assist me to get minett working ??. Regards John Elliott VK3CVF _______________________________________________ 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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IR3UEF D-Star repeater 145.800 (!)
by f6htj＠aol.com 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Oh, I forgot that one: http://www.jfindu.net/dstarlh.aspx?rptr=IR3UEF 73 de Michel F6HTJ

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programming an ID800 to work the FM birds
by Ray T. Mahorney 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

is there an easy way to do this short of programming the up and down link frequencies into separate memory channels? in other words can the radio handle a split that broad on one memory channel? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA

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I: Re: IR3UEF D-Star repeater 145.800 (!)
by Francesco Grappi 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

...And about others still active ? 73" Frank IW4DVZ -----Messaggio originale----- Da: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Per conto di Alain De Carolis Inviato: martedì 11 gennaio 2011 18.35 A: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Cc: eu-amsat(a)yahoogroups.com Oggetto: [amsat-bb] Re: IR3UEF D-Star repeater 145.800 (!) Good news: the repeater on 145.800 has been deactivated http://www.issfanclub.com/node/30266 I would like to publicly praise ARI for this wise decision 73's Alain IZ6BYY/WW3WW _______________________________________________ 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: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 19
by John Elliott 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

If anyone is using HRD with ERC-R controller to a Yaesu 5500 rotator. Can they contact me direct at jaellio(a)gmail.com and assist me to get mine working ??. Regards John Elliott VK3CVF

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Re: Ao51 Protocol ?
by WILLIAMS MICHAEL 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Domenico, I8CVS said: "To solve the above problem the only way is to use satellites with linear transponder like VO-52. OSCAR-7 and FO-29 with several QSO on CW and SSB at the same time without QRM in the same passband." ------------------------- These multiple QSOs at the same time can also be full duplex. 73, Mike Williams, K9QHO

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Re: SASI Satellite Tracker Software
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

At 04:48 PM 1/10/2011 -0500, wb2llp(a)optonline.net wrote: >Vince, > >Is there further information, and possibily the code available for SASI? >Now we have to resurrect FODTRACK. > >73 de WB2LLP All I know is IntantTrack worked with the Kansas city Tracker and the TSR for SASI uses that to communicate, but through the parallel port. Someone here must know the KC tracker protocol. Not sure about how the TSR communicates with the SASI hardware, and I've never looked inside it. Probably a couple of memory locations to store the AZ & EL locations from an A to D converter, and some way to send commands to control left right up & down. KB7ADL

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SAT Protocol
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

WHY NOT TELL THE BAD OPERATOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING WRONG MEMTOR THEM , TEACH THEM HOW TO OPERATE. EVERYONE IS RUNNING AROUND THE PROBLEM. TELLEM HOW TO ........ The 1000 and 5000 contact thing is a big part of the problem. Maybe the AMSAT floks need to address it first ! I have made calls to stations that I needed for a new grid contact only to hear someone jump on and call someone for another THANKS FOR THE CONTACT. That sucks and is a problem. We can work SSB birds and should but the FM birds is where we need to clean up. Its our job to tell the bad op, so lets start telling them PLEASE no more comments on the subject TAKE ACTION send them an email or send them a note in the mail and be nice about it. WA4HFN

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Humor or is it
by Howard Kowall 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7kirdtdI1c Just a little Vid I cam across concerning ham radio is it humor or not Howard VE4ISP

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Mode-S uplinks
by Edward R. Cole 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

In the process of re-building my wind-damaged satellite antenna array and got thinking about the mode-S sats. I will be installing a 8dBic (RHCP) patch antenna (bought from L-Com) and have two different Drake downconverters to chose from depending on what the uplink band is. I am guessing that AO-51 is the only S-band sat available, currently. I have 435 and 123 MHz IF's for S-band converters depending on whether the uplink is VHF or UHF, respectively. So the question is whether mode-US or mode-VS is the norm on AO-51. I can install both downconverters with a coax switch and run two IF coax lines, but it would be simpler to have only one. Especially, since installation is at a current +3F temperature. I am installing a downsized array from what I had up: using 2/3 of my 436CP42 which I call my "436CP26", a M2-2m7 yagi, and the patch. I am not re-installing the 33-inch S-band dish or the 1268 loop-yagi this winter. The dish was probably what caused the support mast to bend over (65mph winds get some credit). 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 ====================================== *temp not in service

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Sat protocol
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Maybe now would be a good time for someone to write an artical for QST on how to work the birds! Perhaps send an email to the new satellite ops explaining to them proper way ( BE A MENTOR ) Something needs to be done thats for sure WA4HFN Damon em55

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FS Kuhne 23Cm 0.7 dB, 35 dB gain preamp
by David A. B. Johnson 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Hi, Never been used. MKU LNA 232 A2 Selective preamplifier, NF typ. 0.7 dB, Gain >35 dB, incl. 23cm notch (1250 MHz notch) N-Type connectors Please contact off-line for details. 73 - Dave, G4DPZ

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GO-32
by jerry 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Thanks Mike ( DK3WN ) Recieved this this afternoon . I think I can safetly say it is GO-32 . Guess I need the software to decode it when it comes over .My station is not much , surprised I get this much . I use UISS set at 9600bps to capture the signal . Thanks again . Jerry WB5LHD GO-32-------01/10/2011 Fm VLK-12 To -11 [17:56:59]

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Re: WB2OQQ @ HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY TOMORROW
by Peter Portanova 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Mark, I too am glad we connected today on HRU's W2V special event call, exchanging grids with you could not have been planned any better. I had 65 "satellite students" in my presentation today and 17 braved the 22 degree wind chill for the passes. I then explained to them who N8MH is and just happened to bring with me some of your detailed and educational details, of the last few days, on how you and the other command team members are managing AO-51 during the eclipses, they were thrilled with that information. and now want your autograph! Thank you Mark for helping me make my time at HRU good for AMSAT! 73- Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com http://www.qrz.com/db/WB2OQQ?

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Re: satellite protocol and HO-68
by Tom Schuessler 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Hello all, Been doing the FM satellite passes now for 7 months and have been reading the thread on satellite operating protocol that has been making the rounds the last day with interest. I have a thought worth mulling over I think, especially as we attempt to attract more hams to our niche of the hobby. My comment about satellite protocol has to do with how HO-68 is used when in the FM/PACSAT mode. The power level competition between the FM folks and the packet folks make for a very challenging environment for most operators, especially the handheld guys like me. The packet folks have a right as do the FM folks and I am sure there is as much frustration amongst Packet satellite operators as is experienced by the average FMer. If I had the resources to do SSB/CW I would gladly be using that mode when it comes around on HO-68 but that is not in the financial game plan for now. Don't get me wrong, I am much appreciative of the China AMSAT folks for championing a very serviceable bird for all to use. I just wonder, especially for us in NA, if we could work out some sort of gentlemen's agreement that would help mitigate some of the competition on FM/PACSAT weeks. Maybe since CA AMSAT seems to in general work a week of SSB and then a week of FM, we could work it so that in a given month, the first weeks non SSB passes would be strictly FM voice and then the second non-SSB week would be purely Packet. This would take some definite spreading of the word through this and other media and would also take some level of discipline by the two sides to maintain the lines of demarcation. Such an effort though would probably go a long way to make an "Easysat" much more enjoyable for all. What you all think? Tom Schuessler 2713 Lake Gardens Drive Irving, Texas 75060 972-986-7456 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp(a)arrl.net

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AO-51
by Carl Rimmer 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

I have to agree with the others regarding the mis-use of AO-51. I don't get on there every pass but the other day was ridiculous. I thought it was CH19. There is absolutely no respect. Another gripe I have are those who work every pass and contact the same people each pass. That makes it very crowded. I would suggest listening for new calls and grid squares. As the satellites get more and more publicity, new people will be coming on board. Perhaps there operating skills are not as good as yours, but they have a right to make contacts. Check your log books and if you have worked someone, give another person a chance to work them. There were several new calls for me the other day but it was so bad that I just shut it down. Is ham radio joining the ranks of the general populous and losing our civility? It sure seems like it. 73, W8KRF

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Sat Protocol
by Dads 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Sat operators: When I started in satellites in the 1990,s.things were different. They had a person that sort of monitored a lot of satellite passes and conversations. He was a ham that operated sats too. What he did was sort of police the operators, When you used too much power he sent you an e- mail. I believe the rule of thumb to operate on the satellite is never use no morepower on the uplink than you have on the beacon signal downlink. So when he became a SK we didn,t have any body to monitor our QSO,s. Maybe you old timers can remember his call. Maybe we can have comments from the real old satellite operators. Jerry w0sat

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Fwd: Re: Re: Sat protocol
by Edward R. Cole 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

My original post got rejected by either networkref.com or comcast.net Re: Amsat Journal - the readership of the journal probably are already aware of proper sat. protocol you want a wider readership to be published. 73, ED >Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:11:51 -0900 >To: "rnutter(a)networkref.com" <rnutter(a)networkref.com>, >"wa4hfn(a)comcast.net" <wa4hfn(a)comcast.net> >From: "Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw(a)acsalaska.net> >Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Sat protocol >Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > >May I suggest you write Joe Lynch, N6CL, editor of CQ-VHF Magazine: >cq-vhf(a)cq-vhf.com >Bob Witte, K0NR, is the FM columnist for CQ-VHF: bob(a)k0nr.com > >73, Ed - KL7UW > >At 12:00 PM 1/10/2011, rnutter(a)networkref.com wrote: >>I have talked directly to the editor in chief of QST. I got a "not >>interested" response >> >>Ron >> >>Sent from my iPhone >> >>On Jan 10, 2011, at 1:40 PM, wa4hfn(a)comcast.net wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > >> > Maybe now would be a good time for someone to write an artical >> for QST on how to work the birds! >> > >> > Perhaps send an email to the new satellite ops explaining to >> them proper way ( BE A MENTOR ) >> > >> > Something needs to be done thats for sure >> > >> > WA4HFN Damon em55 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 > > >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 >====================================== >*temp not in service 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 ====================================== *temp not in service

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Italian Repeaters on IARU Satellite Freqs
by Keith Baker KB1SF/VA3KSF 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Greetings All. By way of a "heads up:, I'm not sure we (AMSAT-NA) can do anyting about this. However, our friends in Europe might bring up the issue in discussion. http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=279925 As time goes on, my hunch is that this problem is only going to get worse. 73, Keith KB1SF

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Re: unknown signal
by Mike Rupprecht 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Hi Jerry, you heard the GO-32 beacon (every 30 sec a short burst). It's no UI-frame so you can't use MixW. If you use a TNC in KISS mode you will receive a short beacon like that: [47 Bytes KISS Frame (without CRC)] 1 > C0 00 0A 0B 15 00 8C 00 3C 7D 01 00 54 65 63 68 53 61 74 2D 21 > 56 34 2E 32 10 40 00 00 00 00 40 08 10 00 40 00 04 00 00 00 41 > 00 00 50 0E 00 00 C0 À.....Œ.<}..TechSat-V4.2.@....@[email protected]...À 73, Mike DK3WN PS: At the moment GO-32 is active in beacon mode with CPU-B. I expect that GO-32 will fall back into its emergency mode very soon. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von jerry keeton Gesendet: Samstag, 8. Januar 2011 00:41 An: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Betreff: [amsat-bb] unknown signal Was monitoring 435.325 listening for GO-32 . Got the message below but not sure if that is from Oscar 32 . Was on 9600 bps . Anyone have any clues? Jerry WB5LHD 1:Fm -2 To vr-2 [17:19:51] ìâ¿Îà^ 2:Fm -2 To vr-2 [17:19:51] ìâ¿Îà^ _______________________________________________ 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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unknown signal
by jerry 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Robert G8ATE Thanks for the reply . I live in the boonies , at least 10 miles from the nearest super market scanner . So I think I can rule that out . I do have a remote weather station , Maybe from that , but I've never seen it before . I thought maybe that or some internal software message ? I just thought it strange it happened as GO32 was overhead and that is what I was listening for. Thanks again Jerry WB5LHD

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Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports
by Mark L. Hammond 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Hell All, The command team could really use your help. If you work AO-51 (or hear it) and there isn't a recent entry, please make a report entry here http://oscar.dcarr.org/ so we know all is well. Things are touch-and-go now that we are experiencing eclipses, and reports on the OSCAR Status Page that the bird is up and functional are extremely helpful. We do expect the transmitter to go OFF during eclipse, but eclipses are only a couple minutes or less at the moment. Thanks for your help! Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Saturday @ hamfest in Glendale AZ...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Hi! Saturday (8 January) morning at the Thunderbird Hamfest in Glendale, Arizona, was a great time. This is the only indoor hamfest in the Phoenix area, and there was a good turnout. At different times in the late morning, I had some help at the AMSAT table from Israel AD7ND (I still need to get him on the satellites) and Rick K7TEJ. Both are in the radio club that organized the hamfest, and worked at the hamfest during the morning. Since I didn't have anyone else to help with the table, I had no opportunities to go outside and do any demonstrations until an HO-68 pass around 1722 UTC that morning. Or so I thought... This HO-68 pass would have been the best pass to demonstrate SSB operating. It was a pass with maximum elevation of 89 degrees at the hamfest site in grid DM33vo, and I had my portable SSB satellite station ready - Yaesu FT-817ND as my transmitter, Kenwood TH-F6A as my receiver, and Elk Antennas 2m/70cm log periodic as my antenna. I set my radios where I normally would to start out on an SSB pass for HO-68, and sent some dits toward the satellite. I heard nothing. As I am doing this, I'm talking with the crowd who followed me outside, and we still heard nothing for several minutes. I kept with the CW for a few more minutes, until after the midpoint for the pass, before I stopped. I hoped there were no problems with my gear, and ended up taking the rest of the pass time to answer questions about satellite operating in general and SSB satellite operating specifically. Then we all went back inside the hall, and I was able to relieve Rick at the AMSAT table. Thanks to KD5QGR's web site, I saw a few others had already posted they didn't hear HO-68 on that pass. I was relieved to know that I wasn't the only one who heard nothing from the satellite, and added my report on that site. It would have been a really nice pass for a demonstration, seeing some of the calls listed for HO-68 around that time. Oh well... Despite not having any successful demonstrations for the morning, it was a good day for spreading the word about satellite operating. The ThunderBird Amateur Radio Club, the hamfest organizer, was helpful as usual in making room for AMSAT at their event. This was the 4th straight year I've had an AMSAT table at their January hamfest, the last 3 being indoors on the Thunderbird School of Global Management campus. My next hamfest where I will bring an AMSAT table will be the two- day Yuma Hamfest and Emergency Preparedness Show in Yuma AZ on 18-19 February. Thanks to those who were hoping to hear WD9EWK on passes Saturday morning, and my apologies for not being on the air anywhere during the hamfest. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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SASI Satellite Tracker Software
by Jeff Kelly 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Does anyone have a set of the SASI satellite tracker drivers or install program they can send to me? Thanks, Jeff K2SDR

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HO-68 Schedule 09-16 Jan 2011
by Alan Kung 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

UTC: 09 Jan 2011 ================================ 16:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 17:20...Turn Off 18:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:10...Turn Off 19:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 20:35...Turn Off 22:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 23:10...Turn Off 10 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:11...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia, East Asia,South Asia 02:26...Turn Off 13:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA, South America 13:50...Turn Off 16:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:05...Turn Off 18:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:50...Turn Off 11 Jan 2011 ================================= 00:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,East Asia,Oceania 00:45...Turn Off 01:59...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:14...Turn Off 10:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,East Asia,Oceania 10:50...Turn Off 12:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 13:35...Turn Off 16:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India, Africa,Europe,NA South America 16:50...Turn Off 17:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:25...Turn Off 19:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 20:00...Turn Off 12 Jan 2011 ================================= 23:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 00:25...Turn Off 01:41...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:55...Turn Off 12:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 13:20...Turn Off 17:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,India,Middle East Europe,NA 18:20...Turn Off 19:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 19:50...Turn Off 20:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 21:30...Turn Off 13 Jan 2011 ================================ 23:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 00:10...Turn Off 01:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:05...Turn Off 14:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe, NA,South America 14:50...Turn Off 17:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 18:00...Turn Off 18:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:30...Turn Off 20:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 21:15...Turn Off 23:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,North Asia, Oceania 23:50...Turn Off 14 Jan 2011 ================================ 01:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:45...Turn Off 13:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe, NA,South America 14:30...Turn Off 17:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 17:45...Turn Off 18:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:15...Turn Off 20:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 21:00...Turn Off 22:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 23:35...Turn Off 15 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:34...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia Oceania 02:50...Turn Off 13:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 14:15...Turn Off 16:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 17:30...Turn Off 18:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:15...Turn Off 19:55...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 20:40...Turn Off 22:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 23:20...Turn Off 16 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:22...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia Oceania 02:37...Turn Off 13:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 14:00...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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WB2OQQ/ W2V special event Ham Radio University
by Peter Portanova 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

Hello, I wanted to thank all the satellite operators who contacted me, as W2V today on the 19:23 pass of AO-27 and the 20:08 pass of AO-51. I had a blast, we had 65 "satellite students" in my presentation and 17 braved the 22 degree wind chill to hear you, and you folks are what "bonds" the entire presentation. We had a review after the passes and they could not get over the camaraderie and crisp manner that everyone exhibited on the passes, thank you for helping me and AMSAT to grow. If you would like a QSL card, just visit QRZ, W2V and send your information, I really appreciated your overwhelming response to this event. 73- Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com http://www.qrz.com/db/WB2OQQ?

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Re: unknown signal
by andy thomas 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

I have had the same problem. It's not from any satellite AFAIK. Either it's raw noise in which a random meaning has been found, or else it's the bar code scanner in the local supermarket. 73 de andy g0sfj

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SO67 Back in operation
by Hans 09 Jan '11

09 Jan '11

Hi all SumbandilaSat SO67 is back in the amateur radio mode. This week is the turn of Central Asia. Details on www.amsatsa.org.za <http://www.amsatsa.org.za/> 73 Hans ZS6AKV

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ANS-009 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-009 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: * OSCAR SKN Best Fist Nominations Are Due * AO-51 Power Management Update * SO-67 Repeater to Resume Operations * ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Update * Satellite Meeting in South Africa * OSCAR-11 REPORT 31 December 2010 * Satellite Presentation at Murray State University, KY * ARISS School Contacts Resume for 2011 * AMSAT-UK's John Heaton, G1YYH Silent Key * Vietnam CubeSat to Launch in 2011 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.01 OSCAR SKN Best Fist Nominations Are Due AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.01 Ray, W2RS thanks all who participated in AMSAT's Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2011. Please remember to nominate someone you worked for 'Best Fist.' Your nominee need not have the best fist of those you heard, just of those you worked. Nominations should be sent to w2rs(a)amsat.org. A list of those nominated will be published in ANS in early February, and in a forthcoming issue of The AMSAT Journal. [ANS thanks Ray, W2RS, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.02 AO-51 Power Management Update AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.02 Mark Hammond, N8MH notes that AO-51's power management feature has been operational now that this satellite is entering eclipses and its batteries cannot maintain full power when the solar panels are not being illuminated. Mark noted, "The good news is that eclipses are pretty short right now and are occurring at early local time in the Northern Hemisphere. So many aren't even awake yet. Looking longer term--by early March 2011 we will have a period of full sun again, that lasts a couple of months. Then we are back into eclipses for a long, long--and we'll have ecli- pses that will get up to 30 minutes in length! If that's over your QTH, that means you can't work AO-51 potentially for a whole pass. Final operating details remain to be determined to see exactly what the orbit and eclipses will look like at that time." Mark has posted a file at: http://tinyurl.com/2358a3x (amsat.org) captured during the January 4 solar eclipse. You can see the normal eclipses of AO-51 every 100 mins (just over 14 times each day). Now, look right in the middle--see what is a double dip? That a normal eclipse AND an extra one from the partial solar eclipse. The AO-51 Command Team requests that users continue to post their observations of AO-51's operating condition on the Live OSCAR Satel- lite Status Page: http://oscar.dcarr.org/index.php. Keep up to date with the latest Command Team and Operations Group AO-51 News at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php [ANS thanks Mark, N8MH, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.03 SO-67 Repeater to Resume Operations AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.03 With the troublesome controller reprogrammed it is hoped that Sumbandila will resume its repeater schedule next week. Four passes over South Africa during the evening of 8 January will be scheduled as a test. Please report your observations at David Carr's live OSCAR status page: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ The weekly schedule will be published at http://amsatsa.org.za/ once full operations resume. [ANS thanks Johann, ZR1CBC, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.04 ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Update AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.04 The ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V team has faced a number of challenges since the two amateur radio experiments were crated and shipped to NASA Johnson Center in early October. However, Gould Smith, AMSAT's ARISSat-1 project manager recently told ANS that, "We are very pleased to report that the flight unit and backup arrived in Moscow on December 8th, 2010 and were delivered to RSC-Energia in Moscow on December 29th, 2010. We now understand that the Russian team is working on testing and integrating the Kursk Experiment and Silver-Zinc battery into the flight unit during their Russian Orthodox Christmas holidays." Gould went on to note that the flight unit is still scheduled to fly to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on January 11th, 2011 where it will be attached to Progress vehicle 41P. The Progress vehicle is scheduled to launch up to the ISS at the end of January. Once ARISSat-1 is on board the ISS, crew members will re-attach the handles, install the battery, replace the dummy loads with the real antennas and perform a quick power-on test. The Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) to deploy the satellite is still scheduled for the end of February 2011. Needless to say, the ARISSat-1 team is excited about all the effort being made by RSC-Energia to complete integration, and remains cautiously optimistic that all will continue to go according to schedule. [ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.05 Satellite Meeting in South Africa AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.05 Eddie Leighton, ZS6BNS, will be anchoring a meeting on satellites on Saturday 15 January beginning at 10AM at South Africa's National Amateur Radio Centre. Learn more about operating amateur radio satellites, how to build a simple satellite antenna, how to track and all the ins and outs of this fascinating part of Amateur Radio. Find out how you can get involved in the SA AMSAT CubeSat project. The NARC is situated at Sender Technology Park, Octave Road, Radiokop, Roodepoort. [ANS thanks the SouthGateARC News Site for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.06 OSCAR-11 REPORT 31 December 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.06 At the present time OSCAR-11 (AKA UO-11 or UoSAT-2) is now in a very stable and predictable mode of operation. Between the period of November 30 to December 31, 2010 the satellite has been heard from December 10-20 and again is on since December 31. It is ex- pected to switch-off on January 10, 2011 under control of its inter- nal timer. Excellent signals have been reported from stations located around the world, and good copy obtained from decoded telemetry frames. The satellite is now transmitting during eclipses, although signals are weaker at those times. This indicates that there is still some capacity remaining in the battery. The on-board clock is now very stable. It gained seven seconds during December. The VHF beacon frequency is 145.826 MHz. AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry Reception reports have been received from Horatio CX8AF, John KB2HSH, Francisco PY9FP and Mike DK3WN. Many thanks for those and to everyone who posted reports on the satellite status website. If you hear UO-11 please post the information on the Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page: http://oscar.dcarr.org/index.php. Reports around the expected times of switch-on and switch-off are of special interest. At the present time, while OSCAR-11 is operating in a predictable way Clive, G3CWV no longer needs direct reports or files by e-mail. Visit Clive's UO-11 web page http://www.g3cwv.co.uk/oscar11.htm for links to a full UO-11 status report, a short audio clip to help you identify the satellite and a file of the last telemetry received. The website also contains an archive of news & telemetry data which is updated from time to time, and details about using a sound card or hardware demodulators for data capture. There is also software for capturing data, and decoding ASCII telemetry. [ANS thanks Clive, G3CWV, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.07 Satellite Presentation at Murray State University, KY AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.07 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.07 AMSAT area coordinator Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be presenting his "Working Amateur Satellites With Your HT" session at the February 1, 2011 meeting of the Murray State University Amateur Radio Club. ALL are welcome to attend. "MSUARC has been serving their region for fifty years," writes Clint. "I am really looking forward to meeting the group!" (Wait a sec - isn't Clint in California? What is he doing in Kentucky? Too many frequent flier miles?) Clint's out in Southern California - but has prepared a custom slide show for MSUARC, which will be displayed as Skype handles the session's audio. "I'd much rather be there in person - but this arrangement has worked quite successfully in the past. We'll have a great time!" Clint has full information on his web page: http://www.work-sat.com [ANS thanks Clint, K6LCS, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.08 ARISS School Contacts Resume for 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.08 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.08 ARISS Operations Team Mentor Charlie Sufana, AJ9N noted that the school contact schedule is being resumed following the recent crew change on board the International Space Station. The Expedition 26 crew current on orbit includes Dmitry Kondratyev, Catherine G. Coleman, KC5ZTH and Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA. The first school contact occurred on Saturday, January 8 with the Uni- versità degli studi di Bari "Cittadella Mediterranea della Scienza", Bari, Ba, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR. Additional school contacts continue with this planned schedule: Wednesday January 12 08:08:20 UTC Tsutsujigaoka Minami Elementary School in Akishima City (Tokyo), Japan, direct via 8J1TME Wednesday January 12 10:54:52 UTC Istituto Comprensivo Marco Polo-Viani Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy, and Istituto Suore Mantellate, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy direct via IZ5PVC. Simulcast on: http://www.versiliawebtv.it/streaming/reteversilia.html Saturday January 15 09:02:16 UTC Istituto Comprensivo Via Toscana 2 Civitavecchia, Roma, Italy, direct via IKØWGF. Simulcast on: http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia The Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 565. ARISS has posted a frequency chart for packet, voice, and cross band repeater modes showing Doppler correction at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_ correction.rtf (careful with the line wrap). Finally, astronauts Michael Fossum, KF5AQG, and Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW, are scheduled for ARISS prebrief sessions this month. Both are scheduled to fly with Expedition 28 in June 2011. [ANS thanks ARISS Mentor Charlie, AJ9N, and Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.09 AMSAT-UK's John Heaton, G1YYH Silent Key AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.09 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.09 AMSAT-UK Hon Sec Jim G3WGM wrote, "It is with a heavy heart that I have to report the death of AMSAT-UK committee member John Heaton, G1YYH. He died in hospital in Manchester UK on Christmas Eve, having been admitted two weeks earlier. He had not been well for several months prior to his death." "John was the AMSAT-UK Webmaster for many years, and a regular attender at the annual AMSAT-UK Colloquium. He always gave his time and consid- erable expertise very generously. He will be terribly missed by his friends and colleagues. He was a real gentleman." [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Jim, G3WGM, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-009.10 Vietnam CubeSat to Launch in 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 009.10 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 9, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-009.10 Satellite news carried on the SouthGateARC news site reported that a Vietnamese Amateur Radio CubeSat, F-1, is slated for launch towards the end of next year. The F-1 CubeSat will carry 2 independent transceivers (Yaesu VX-3R & MHX L400) using amateur radio 145 and 437MHz bands. The transmission speed will be 1200bps and higher using FM AFSK & GMSK modulation, AX.25, KISS protocol. It will carry a low resolution C328 camera with 640x480 resolution. The IARU satellite frequency coordination committee have agreed a down- link frequency of 437.485MHz and it is hoped to launch in the 4th quarter of 2011. Vietnam F-1 CubeSat on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116436068290 F-1 on IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination pages http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/ finished_detail.php?serialnum=150 [ANS thanks the SouthGateARC News site for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, wishing everyone a happy new year, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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EM06/EM16/EM07/EM17 portable operation
by Tyler Nicholas 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Hello everyone, I will be in EM06vu from January 21 to the 23 for the January VHF contest. This happens to be close to EM06/EM16/EM07/EM17, so I will be going that corner also. I can't get to the exact corner, so I can only do 2 grids at a time. I am going to try to be on most afternoon passes on the following: AO-51, AO-27, SO-50, FO-29, and VO-52 from EM06 and be on select passes at the grid corner. I will let everyone know the exact details in a week or so. If you want a sched for a certain time/grid combo, send me an e-mail (look on QRZ for e-mail address) and I can make it happen. Tyler Nicholas K5TDN

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SO-67 repeater to resume operations
by Johann Lochner 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Hi folks, With the troublesome controller reprogrammed we hope that Sumbandila will resume its repeater schedule next week. Tonight over South Africa the four passes below will be scheduled as a test. Please report your observations at David Carr's live OSCAR status page: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ The weekly schedule will be published at http://amsatsa.org.za/ once full operations resume. 73 de ZR1CBC, Johann. ----- Europe 2011-01-08 19:29 2011-01-08 21:03 North America 2011-01-09 01:45 2011-01-09 03:19

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Congrats to the new folks doing so well !
by k6yk 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Slow year for K6YK in 2010. Total sat QSO's - 368 AO-27 = 210 HO-68 = 98 AO-51 = 45 SO-50 = 15 41 states 149 grids (7 new) Thanks guys ! 73, John K6YK ____________________________________________________________ Globe Life Insurance $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. Adults or Children. No Medical Exam. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d291904b4a64aed176st04vuc

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WB2OQQ @ HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY TOMORROW
by Peter Portanova 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Hello, I will be a Forum Moderator for "How to Work the Amateur Satellites with your HT" as part of the Ham Radio University Event, www.hamradiouniversity.org 1/9/2011 I will be available tomorrow 1/9/2011 for the AO-27- 19:23 UTC and AO-51- 2008 UTC, passes. I will be using the special event callsign W2V, a very special QSL card is available, mailing details can be found on QRZ.com, W2V. I look forward to working you, please listen for my call, thank you. 73- Pete WB2OQQ AMSAT NY Coordinator

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trying new EggBeater
by Joseph Holman 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Just finished installing a new EggBeater with my 8 year old and would like to listen to 70cm voice activity... What satellite is my best option currently these days? Thanks, Joe, AD7D.

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SO-67 Successful operation in Europe
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Hi all, Thanks to the team involved, I am pleased to report successful operation of SO-67 during the trial evening pass over here in Europe today. (Saturday 8th January 2011 around 1935 hours GMT) Managed to work a number of stations in Europe using just my "ELK" antenna and about 10 watts of RF. I had good reports and could hear my own downlink quite well, but also had to remember the operating technique and the use of the tone for access. Trust that things will be now OK for the return to normal operation next week as planned. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat -UK AMSAT NA. PS. Also note AO -51 is also operating OK in this part of the world pleased to report, with thanks also those involved with its management.

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Giffords Assassination Attempt
by Clint Bradford 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Congressman Gifford's husband was scheduled to be on the last shuttle mission. Clint Bradford

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KLM-2M-C22 Polarity
by Louis House, KD5GM 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

I am using the KLM-2m-c22 (also the 432 model) with the CS-3 relays. These antennas are mounted in the X pattern and are working very well. The question is: under normal construction, (by the book), of the antennas, are they left hand or right hand polarized before the CS-3 relay is energized? Thanks in advance for any information. LOUIS, KD5GM in EL29kq CW, The original digital mode AMSAT #37061: FIST #3606

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Satellite Magazine - Fastsat, NanoSail-d and O/OREOS
by Trevor . 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Fastsat, NanoSail-d and O/OREOS feature on pages 61/62 of the latest issue of Satellite Magazine. Download a copy from http://www.satmagazine.com/2011/SM_January_2011.pdf Also see Prime Time on page 14 and SpaceX page 60 73 Trevor MI5AKA 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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Eclipse Seen from Space
by Clint Bradford 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Eclipse, as seen by Hinode satellite January 4 ... http://bcove.me/57037ei2 Clint

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LVB Tracker & G-5500 Rotator
by Bob Herrell 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Hi All, I am having problems trying to use the LVB Tracker/G5500 on the Serial Port. My box will not communicate. Mike Young sent me another box with the MAX232 chip and I am not able to communicate with it either. I can control the G5500 via the LVB faceplate. I am using COM Port 1, 9600, 8-N-1 None and CAN communicate with hyperterminal with a loopback plug. When it is plugged to the LVB box I am NOT able to communicate via hyperterminal or SatPC32. The SDX Server is set correctly to COM1/9600, has been saved and SatPC32 recycled. Still no go. My original box, when the USB chip is removed and a MAX232 chip installed appears to communicate with the G5500, but when the G5500 is powered off, both meters on the G5500 peg to the max. Very strange. Still not control via Serial port. Anyone have any ideas? Mike & I are stumped on this one. 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C

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K0BAM 2010 Sat Stats
by Jim Adams 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

I saw in another thread a breakdown of satellite passes, and thought what a cool idea. I didn't start working sats until January 2010, because I wasn't licensed until December 2009. All of my sat work is standing outside, with an ht and Arrow antenna. Due to my being surrounded by 13,000 ft mountain ranges, all passes I work have to be 30 degree elevation or higher. I get to work AO-27, AO-51 and SO-50 each once a day. I know I listened for a week before I had the courage to transmit but what a thrill those first few contacts were! 1st contact was 01/19/2010 with KI6IUJ Last contact was 12/31/2010 with WD9EWK AO-27 - 322 AO-51 - 208 SO-50 - 173 HO-68 - 25 SO-67 - 18 TOTAL - 746 contacts plus one with the ISS I've qualified for VUCC, just waiting on the award to arrive. Worked sats from DM68 (home grid) and portable from DM57, DM58 and DM67. This summer I plan on making several trips to rare grids around me. Working sats for me is a blast, frustrating at times but still lots of fun. And thank goodness for digital tape recorders! Jim Adams - K0BAM Ridgway, Colorado

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unknown signal
by jerry keeton 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Was monitoring 435.325 listening for GO-32 . Got the message below but not sure if that is from Oscar 32 . Was on 9600 bps . Anyone have any clues? Jerry WB5LHD 1:Fm -2 To vr-2 [17:19:51] ìâ¿Îà^ 2:Fm -2 To vr-2 [17:19:51] ìâ¿Îà^

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UT1FG around South America !
by Roland Zurmely 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Look here, map with the 36 grid squares of my satellite contacts with Yuri : http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/satelite.htm#y 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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WD9EWK @ Glendale AZ hamfest on Saturday (8 January)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi! I will be at the Thunderbird Hamfest 2011 on Saturday (8 January) morning in Glendale, Arizona, with an AMSAT table. The hamfest starts at 7am (1400 UTC), and should run until midday (1900 UTC), more or less. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/Hamfest_2011.html Although this is an indoor hamfest, I plan on going outside with my portable satellite station and have demonstrations throughout the morning. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass, please feel free to say "hello" to the crowd. If you work WD9EWK and would like to receive a QSL card for the contact(s), please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you're in the log, I will happily send you a card. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: HF gathering FQ
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Damon, Back in March or so, I ran into VE1SKY, and NL7VX talking about starting some kind of "after the pass" type net on I think 40 Meters. I'm not sure if that ever materialized or not. Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jan 6, 2011 9:02 PM, <wa4hfn(a)comcast.net> wrote:

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HF gathering FQ
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Is there an HF frequency for bird workers to gather,tell stories , bragg or what ever? WA4HFN Damon

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AO-27 2228UT pass
by Rick Tejera 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Thought I'd give this pass s go even though it was only 9 def. Max el from my QTH. I heard one station, but couldn't pull his call out of the hash before the bird went behind my neighbors house. Just wondering who it was. (no, I'm not going to log it, just curious) 73 Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ

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TubeSats, revisited
by George Henry 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

It appears that Interorbital Systems has sold at least 3 of their TubeSat kits to foreign buyers. Given that they are already violating FCC rules by marketing them as license-free, and on frequencies not allocated for space-to-earth communications, I have to wonder what the chances are that those kits were shipped in compliance with ITAR regulations.... (The first TubeSat launch is pending, 1st quarter 2011.... it would probably behoove us all to let the FCC know that we DON'T want these unlicensed & uncoordinated satellites launched!) George, KA3HSW

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Kenwood TM-V7A on FM sats
by John Geiger 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

I am picking up a Kenwood TM-V7A later today and can't wait to get it on the FM sats. Anyone else using one on the satellites and care to comment on its performance. I know about the display issues with them. Ordered an Arrow Antennas dualband J pole from HRO today to go with it. 73s John AA5JG

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Re IRoCK 145.850
by Roberto 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Thank you, we are taking measures to what is happening please spread this message, I have to collect all the protests of both the individual associations affiliated to the IARU sent to my inbox iw5bsf(a)alice.it must be sent as soon as specifying what happens. 73 de Roberto iw5bsf Coordinator ARI Satelliti

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Quick AO-51 QSO Report (2011/1/6 1420z)
by David Palmer 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi Mark and Amsat, Just wanted to report that I heard AO51 come over nicely this morning (2011-01-06 at around 1420z). I put out a quick call, nice audio on downlink, and heard Loren K7CWQ come back. On my return to him, the bird suddenly disappeared about 10 seconds in .... Loren replied, it cut off on him after about 5 seconds ... and on my repeat reply, it cut off after about 3 seconds. Didn't hear it again on that pass. Sounded just like someone trying to transmit with an HT on low batteries! :-) A quick check showed AO51 was barely in eclipse (screenshot from my SatPC32 below): http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JEsfS-puDmk/TSXUKQFKhEI/AAAAAAAAATc/bsapXtrj1cM/s… So this sounds exactly like the behavior Mark was describing AO51 would do. Even though the bird was heard at first, I flagged it as "not heard" on the oscar.dcarr.org page just to note that it dropped off early during the QSO. 73 all! Dave KB5WIA / CM88

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OSCAR-11 Report
by Clive Wallis 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

OSCAR-11 REPORT 31 December 2010 At the present time OSCAR-11 (AKA UO-11 or UoSAT-2) is now in a very stable and predictable mode of operation. There are very few changes taking place at the present time, I have therefore decided to limit the size of the monthly reports to a short status report. The full monthly report will still be available on my website, and new listeners to OSCAR-11 should read this for further information. The URL is www.g3cwv.co.uk/oscar11.htm . This page contains a links to the longer report, a short audio clip to help you identify the satellite and a file of the last telemetry received. The website also contains an archive of news & telemetry data which is updated from time to time, and details about using a soundcard or hardware demodulators for data capture. There is also software for capturing data, and decoding ASCII telemetry. This report covers the period from 30 November to 31 December 2010. During this time the satellite has been heard from 10 to 20 December and from 31 December. It is expected to switch-off on 10 January 2011. Excellent signals have been reported from stations located around the world, and good copy obtained from decoded telemetry frames. The satellite is now transmitting during eclipses, although signals are weaker at those times. This indicates that there is still some capacity remaining in the battery. The on-board clock is now very stable. It gained seven seconds during December. The VHF beacon frequency is 145.826 MHz. AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry Reception reports have been received from Horatio CX8AF, John KB2HSH, Francisco PY9FP and Mike DK3WN . Many thanks for those and to everyone who posted reports on the satellite status website. At the present time, while OSCAR-11 is operating in a predictable way, I no longer need direct reports or files by e-mail. However, could all listners continue to enter reports on the general satellite status website. This is a very convenient and easy to use facility, which shows the current status of all the amateur satellites, and is of use to everyone. Reports around the expected times of switch-on and switch-off are of special interest. The URL is http://oscar.dcarr.org/index.php If you place this bulletin on a terrestrial packet network, please use the bulletin identifier $BID:U2RPT152 .CWV, to prevent duplication. 73 Clive G3CWV xxxxx(a)amsat.org (please replace the x's by g3cwv)

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Morocco is active on VO-52
by i8cvs 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi All, The only one satellite station from Morocco CN8LL is active with good signals from IM64RG the city of Kenitra. I got an excellent QSO with Adil during VO-52 orbit 30677 at 08:20 UTC to day Jan 6 ,2011 Stay tuned ! 73" de i8CVS Domenico

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Nova for windows and perl
by Andrew Rich 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Does anyone have some examples what you can do with nova for windows using perl ? Andrew vk4tec Sent from my iPhone Andrew Rich

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Fwd: [isrohams] Wouxun Review
by Mani VU2WMY 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

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AO7 mode B
by graham mcphee 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

The AO7 switching time seems to have changed, can any one in the control team shed any light on the subject please Graham VK2AYE

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AO-51 Reports--thank you!!
by Mark L. Hammond 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Thank you all for the increased frequency of reporting on http://oscar.dcarr.org/ . It is very helpful! Your continued support is appreciated... 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Ham IV rotor problem
by D. Craig Fox 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Greetings and happy new year to my fellow sat-ops. I thought I would try here before searching the entire ‘net, for some tips in trouble shooting a rotor problem. My up/down link sat antennas are mounted on a common boom, fixed el., above my HF yagi. I turn all of it with a very old Ham IV rotor and the original CDE controller. Here is the problem. The rotor turns fine, but there is no readout of direction. This first began to occur intermittently, then finally the needle just stopped moving while turning the antennas. I have checked the wiring at both ends and all seems in order. I am really hoping to avoid having to tear down the rotor, so any suggestions on trouble shooting from “outside the case” would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much. Craig N6RSX NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.

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SatStatus
by Andrew Rich 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

A while back I created a web page called sat status It could take sat reports from people and also from APRS streams I am thinking of re-instating this It had a dash board, an APRS data stream also made entries (from ISS) from example. I have also know worked out a simple chat server Interested ? - Andrew -

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Turkish satellite
by Howie DeFelice 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

A similar report showed up recently on the Satellite Today report: [Satellite TODAY 12-29-10] Turkey plans to send 3USAT, the nation’s first homemade communications test satellite, into orbit in September, satellite communications operatorTurksat announced Dec. 28. The satellite, under development at the Istanbul Technical University, is part of a Turksat program to manufacture Turkey's first communications satellite by 2015. “The satellite will provide wireless voice transmission over an amateur band between two groups of people at two distant locations. Next month, we will announce where the new satellite will be launched from,” Istanbul Technical University Professor Alim Rustem Aslan said in a statement. India placed Turkey's first homemade cubic satellite into orbit in September 2009. HowieAB2S

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New Turkish 3U cube with amateur two-way payload?
by Andrew Glasbrenner 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Turkey_To_Launch_First_Home_Made_Communic… Ignoring that silly drawing, has anyone heard about this before now? 73, Drew KO4MA

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HO-68 beacon heard.
by Eric Knaps, ON4HF 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hello Group, I am hearing the HO-68 beacon strong while writing this ( 21:25 utc) I have seen reports here that the bird was not heard for a while, I guess it's still out there. Only no transponder active. 73 Eric. -- Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA Tel. +32472985876 (mobile) http://www.on4hf.be

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Re: New Turkish 3U cube with amateur two-way payload?
by Rich Dailey 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

At 12:24 PM 1/5/2011, you wrote: >http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Turkey_To_Launch_First_Home_Made_Communic… >Ignoring that silly drawing, has anyone heard about this before now? Sorry, but I'm really diggin' that design, with the log periodic antenna, and the mast with the red thing on top. Not to mention the fact that it will provide voice transmission wirelessly. :-) It all looks and sounds very scientific. I only hope that since it will be using an amateur band, radio amateurs are involved. Rich, N8UX https://twitter.com/RichDailey https://www.facebook.com/RichDailey

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We Need Help
by Martha 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

AMSAT is looking for members who are willing to work on the AMSAT Journal. If you are interested, please contact Gould Smith at 865-691-2718 -- 73- Martha

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K6LCS Site Validity
by Clint Bradford 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Someone just visited the LINKS section on eHam, found my satellite site, and entered this comment: "Question site validity that the funds actually go to. URL doesn't match AMSAT at all." That person obviously knows little about me. And less about the AMSAT fund raising widget program. The widget's script is what AMSAT sent to me, of course. And, of course, those "Links" comments are all entered anonymously. So, you ignorant moron, please call AMSAT's home office to verify "where my funds go." Since you do not trust me, just find the phone number yourself. It is posted on the AMSAT-NA Web site. You can also find email contact info there, too, for all current AMSAT board members. Un-freakin'-believable. Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com

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IR0CD D-Star repeater in satellite band ( 145.975 MHz) ?
by f6htj＠aol.com 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hello all; and here is another one: http://www.dstarusers.org/viewrepeater.php?system=IR0CD 73 de Michel F6HTJ

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I thought that you would be interested in this
by g7hia＠amsat.org 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hello, John Heath sent you this page from the L-com website. To view, simply follow this link or copy and paste the URL into the address field in your browser. USB Extender - W01-EXT-USB-50 http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=10560 Hi, FUNcube dongle mounted remotley. A possible solution from L-Com. 160 feet+ 73 John G7HIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ L-com Global Connectivity 45 Beechwood Drive North Andover, MA 01845 www.L-com.com E-mail: sales(a)L-com.com Phone: 1-800-341-5266 Fax: 1-978-689-9484

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HO-68 comments.
by John Hackett 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Once again, I note the whinging about HO-68's orbit not being suitable for a particular station ... or two. I'd like to remind the gentlemen concerned that HO-68's on time is NOT designed to favour one particular area. Please remember, it's a Chinese satellite and we should abide by and respect their decision of when to activate the transponder. For my own use,the HO-68 late afternoon GMT 'on' times are optimum. Conversly, I 'could' complain about the ISS orbit - (but I don't) -only 'seeing it at max 6 degrees for 90 seconds every 2 days - (read: unworkable from my QTH), dirro SO-50, AO-27 and VO-52. What may be poor for one operator could be optimum for another. Please remember, the world consists of more than The United States Of America and Southern Europe. 73 John. <la2qaa(a)amsat.org>

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Mix W
by jerry 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Trevor M5AKA I use MixW to recieve packet from Fastrac .1200bps. Often , I hear the signal , but it doesn't print . Tonight I had a 57 Degree pass and copied very well. Jerry WB5LHD

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Need Advice for SDR choice
by Andrew Rich 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Hello I need some advice. I would like to purchase a Software Defined Radio I would like to be able to do 1. Around 50 MHz to 2.400 GHz 2. USB LSB CW FM WFM / RAW ? 3. I would like to be able to decode AX25 packet (ISS) I also have another project of decoding Mode S aircraft signals. I have Windows XP / MAC OS X / Linux OpenSUSE. What are my decoding options for the SDR ? I can build packages etc in LINUX - Andrew VK4TEC -

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Keeping Track of HO-68 et. al.
by John Papay 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

I thought this might be helpful to those trying to determine when HO-68 is workable from your qth. Every week on Sunday I use the program WinAOS in the Programs Menu of SatPC32 to generate a list of visible passes for all satellites that I operate. I set the date for each day, starting at 0000 UTC. I set the duration for just one day. The printer font is set so one day fits on one page. I repeat this for each day of the week. When I'm done I have a piece of paper for each day of the week showing the satellites and the times/elevation/azimuth for LOS/AOS. Then I go through the list and underline certain passes I want to be on. If there's an expedition, I mark the passes that seem optimum. When the HO-68 schedule comes out, it is a simple matter to run down through the times and match them up with the passes on my visible list printout. I mark if it is linear or FM and make any notes as to what might be on a particular pass. The pass times are fairly consistent so you know right away which ones will be on for your area. There is usually one morning pass and two afternoon passes for EN91. WinAOS is just one of the many nice features of SatPC32. WinListen will allow you to determine if there is a mutual window between two locations. This is the way you get a contact with that distant station. Determine the mutual windows and send them an email to hopefully arrange a schedule. SatPC32 is sold by AMSAT and helps support the organization. DK1TB is the author and donated the program to AMSAT. He provides updates and excellent technical support. The program can run for weeks unattended and never crash. This and the other programs like WinAOS and WinListen are great reasons to be using it at your station. 73, John K8YSE

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Receiving Packet using MixW?
by Trevor . 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Hi, I'm trying to receive 1200bps FM packet using the MixW program but am unable to get it to decode anything. If anyone has had success with this program or can point me to an idiots guide to setting it up please contact me off-list. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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An explanation of the word whinging - from an Englishman's perspective.
by john hackett 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Sir, Herewith, an explanation of the term whinging ... Some dictionaries give the definition of whinging as complaining while others derine it as complaining in a continual whining manner ... the keyword being 'continual'. The colloquial 'Manchester' definition of whinging is a repetitive comment - as has been noted several times on various reflectors --- (ergo - 'continual'). One particular station stated he resented being referred to as a whinger ... No offence was intended on my part but if offence was inadvertantly taken, I sincerely apologise. 73 John. <la2qaa(a)amsat.org> NB. Despite the LA callsign, I am! a Limey from Manchester so perhaps I should have chosen my words a little more carefully, again ... no offence was intended.

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Re: first 1000 QSOs
by Loren 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

just a test of Reply function

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Satellite Presentation at Murray State University, KY
by Clint Bradford 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

AMSAT area coordinator Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be presenting his "Working Amateur Satellites With Your HT" session at the February 1, 2011 meeting of the Murray State University Amateur Radio Club. ALL are welcome to attend. "MSUARC has been serving their region for fifty years," writes Clint. "I am really looking forward to meeting the group!" (Wait a sec - isn't Clint in California? What is he doing in Kentucky? Too many frequent flier miles?) Clint's out in Southern California - but has prepared a custom slideshow for MSUARC, which will be displayed as Skype handles the session's audio. "I'd much rather be there in person - but this arrangement has worked quite successfully in the past. We'll have a great time!" Attendees should visit Clint's Web site ahead of time at ... http://www.work-sat.com ... and download the four-page .pdf tutorial. And he welcomes pre- presentation questions - call him at 909-241-7666 (cell) or send email to clint(a)clintbradford.com . /end/

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K5VGUs Portable EM67 Results
by K5VGU Duane Vigue 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Just a small note to say a BIG thanks for all the contacts while I was on vacation (working portable) in Kentucky for Christmas. I had a good time and the bad weather held off until Christmas - we had a white Christmas on top of it all. I was able to work 5 passes on AO-27 and SO-50 combined ( four on 12/23 and 1 on 12/25 ) and successfully made 27 contacts. The pass on 12/25 was straight TH-F6A HT and its Diamond SRH77CA antenna. The others were worked via my "replica" arrow and mobile rigs in my truck. Thanks to all operators that QSOd with me...I had a blast, as usual! I have started sending out QSL cards for these contacts, so, IF you need EM67, please email me the details of our QSO so that I can be sure not to leave you out. Already have N8RO, AA5CK, and KE4KOL on my list. Finally, I did NOT make it to EM68 this trip, but will be in EM67 several times throughout the year, so I anticipate getting to EM68 at some point. I will provide details when the time comes. THANKS AGAIN TO ALL. See you on the birds. 73 de K5VGU ____________________________________________________________ Globe Life Insurance $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. Adults or Children. No Medical Exam. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4d235e27c69a2a27720st01duc

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ISS visable
by Bob- W7LRD 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Happy New Year I just watched the ISS pass over Seattle. Always glad to help! I was watching my satellite array track the ISS and noticed how "jerky" it is every time it increments. I have a 5400 az/el with LVB tracker. Made me wonder if I could get more life out of the rotors if there were a "soft start" of sorts for the rotors. The bouncing back and forth with each adjustment made me think the gears are getting a workout. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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Re: Yaesu VX-7R
by Clint Bradford 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

THANK YOU to Rich, Tim, Robert, Reid, and Adrian for the informative messages! Clint, K6LCS

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Yaesu VX7R
by KI6RRQ 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Clint, I use the Yaesu VX-7R for FM satellites, alone with no other radios, set up on my qrz.com page. (I have added a 9 volt, pre-amp at my receive point on my Arrow antenna) I program one memory channel, for the "split freqs" as you said but then I use the "memory tune" function to work the FM birds. (ones with no tone) When you enable the memory tune function while using your split frequency pair, you can then turn your tuning dial up and down to adjust for Doppler and just transmit as you like, this really works great and you only use one memory channel to work the pass. The only problem is the VX-7R does not pass tones in the memory tune mode, to pass tones you have to use your split freq memory channel (without using the memory tune function) or the VFO because for some reason memory tune does not allow you to pass tones. Ron @ customer service @ Yaesu did not believe me at first, he tested his test models, spoke to Japan and finally got back to me and acknowledged that the memory tune function, will not pass tones. For me the memory tune function is better on FM birds that do not require a tone because one programed memory channel, allows you to adjust for Doppler, instead of 5 memory channels, each pre-programed for Doppler shift, respectively being; 10+, 5+, 0, 5-, 10- over, at and below, the downlink freq. I Love the VX-7R, mine has been indestructible and indispensible for all kinds of duty, almost 3 years old and the well-used, Lithium Ion battery works as well today as it did new. I don't think the VX-7R has the most discriminating receiver in the history of hand helds but it's pretty good, with a pre-amp, along with the Yaesu hand held mic, the rig allows me, good and lightweight working conditions, while working remote, as compared to my Yaesu FT-897D rig. (costing many multiples more) 73 de KI6RRQ Rich -----Original Message----- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:54:13 -0800 From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu VX-7R To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Message-ID: <3595F78A-B311-41B2-BBA3-7049FD3DCABD(a)mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii VX-7R owners - to work the FM satellites, are you just programming "split freqs" into single memory channels (per page 46-ish of the manual)? Or is there a more esoteric method? I have owned a VX-7R since the week they were released ... but have neglected it far too long ... Clint, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com

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HO-68 Scheduled OnTime / Visibility by GridSquare Cross Reference tool
by Bruce Semple 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

There must be a better way (than the way I am currently doing it) - to find out when the following two parameters are true: 1. HO-68 is ON 2. HO-68 is visible from my QTH (allowing for some minimum radio horizon) Is there some tool out there? My observation is that usually - when I have a nice high pass (elevation > 15-20 deg) over my QTH - USA - East Coast - HO-68 is in one of it's scheduled off times. Not a complaint -- I'm just trying to figure out how to better coordinate with the HO-68 schedule. Thoughts / Comments appreciated Bruce WA3SWJ

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AO-51 @ 9k6
by Vincenzo Mone 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hi to the list, reading on the amsat web as the status of AO-51 i can read: By command only: 9k6 Baud Telemetry Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM at 9600 baud What does it mean? Should we have to activate it? If yes how? Thanks in advance 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************** ******* GSM +39 338 9749786 ******* ****** SMS +39 338 9749786 ****** ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 ***** *** 2nd e-mail: vimone(a)tin.it *** *********************************

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BEESAT decode
by Vincenzo Mone 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hi to the list, i would like to know if BEESAT is active and what I need to decode it. Just now I had a good pass and could hear on 436.000 MHz a burst of about 1 or 2 seconds long. I heard about 5 or 6 continually then quite, then after a while again the same as above. It was like the squelch opened on FM. I have tried to decode it with my 9k6 baud G3RUH modem but could not decode none neither the RX led Lighted up, maybe the modem is not the correct one. Anyone can drive me to the correct details? Thanks in advance. 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************** ******* GSM +39 338 9749786 ******* ****** SMS +39 338 9749786 ****** ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 ***** *** 2nd e-mail: vimone(a)tin.it *** *********************************

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IR0CK in sat band ?
by f6htj＠aol.com 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hello all and HNY. There seems to be an Italian repeater inside 2m satellite band (145.850 MHz) : http://www.ondatelematica.it/joomla/index.php/ponti-ripetitori-/69-ripetito… maybe on air as satellite gateway ? 73 de Michel F6HTJ

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Yaesu VX-7R
by Clint Bradford 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

VX-7R owners - to work the FM satellites, are you just programming "split freqs" into single memory channels (per page 46-ish of the manual)? Or is there a more esoteric method? I have owned a VX-7R since the week they were released ... but have neglected it far too long ... Clint, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com

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WD9EWK's 2010 satellite QSO stats
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Hi! After seeing a few messages showing a breakdown of QSOs by satellite for a few operators, I decided to go through my log after the end of the year and do the same thing. I logged more satellite QSOs in 2010 (2704) than in any previous year. Not only have I tried to be active from home (or close to it), I've been on whenever I've traveled away from home. None of my QSOs in 2010 were made from fixed stations; all were completed with my portable gear. As you've seen me write in many posts and probably have heard me say, working the satellites has been fun! Here are some breakdowns of those 2704 QSOs... QSOs by call sign: 2159 QSOs as WD9EWK 377 QSOs as VA7EWK (July 2010) 152 QSOs as XE2/WD9EWK (February and July 2010) 16 QSOs as VA7EWK and WD9EWK (Canada/USA border, 8 July 2010) QSOs by satellite: 741 on AO-51 - 27.4% 587 on AO-27 - 21.7% 428 on SO-50 - 15.8% 390 on HO-68 - 14.4% (311 in FM, 79 in SSB) 227 on AO-7 - 8.4% 211 on FO-29 - 7.8% 105 on VO-52 - 3.9% 15 on SO-67 - 0.6% QSOs by mode: 2082 in FM - 77.0% 616 in SSB - 22.8% 6 in CW - 0.2% Operated from: 7 US states (Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin) 1 Canadian province (British Columbia) 1 Mexican state (Baja California) 2 US state boundaries (Illinois/Wisconsin, Indiana/Ohio) 1 international boundary (Canada/USA) 38 grids (CN78, CN79, CN88, CN89, CN99, CO60, CO70, CO80, CO90, DM21, DM22, DM23, DM24, DM25, DM31, DM32, DM33, DM34, DM35, DM41, DM42, DM43, DM44, DM45, DM51, DM52, DM53, DM54, DM56, EM79, EN40, EN41, EN51, EN52, EN61, EN62, EN70, EN80) My first QSO of 2010 was with Omar XE1AO on AO-51 (FM), operating from Phoenix AZ (DM33xp/DM43ap) on 1 January 2010. My last QSO of 2010 was with George WA5KBH on FO-29 (SSB) from north of Black Canyon City AZ (DM34we) on Friday (31 December) afternoon. I thought I'd have more AO-51 QSOs than I did, but I'm not surprised it has been the satellite with the most QSOs. Despite all its issues, AO-51 has been the most productive satellite for QSOs since my first QSOs in late 2005. HO-68 is generally not available in the evenings here in Arizona, which is a shame. With that said, it has been a very good performer since it was first activated in late 2009 - in FM and SSB. I know there are some who have traveled more and worked from more places than I have in the past year. K8YSE's road trip in September around Lake Superior comes to mind, as do ND9M's trips during the past year. The only way I can approach what they have done on their trips would require more vacation time or winning lottery numbers. :-) I have noticed more have taken up the challenge of working the satellites away from home, a good thing. Since my trip to Dayton in May, I have taken my all-mode satellite station anywhere I've gone. I've been picking up more new call signs on the SSB passes throughout 2010, so there is hope for more activity on those satellites in 2011. SSB activity may never match the level of FM activity, but I'm happy I took the time to learn how to do that. Thanks to everyone for all the QSOs on the satellites throughout 2010. Happy 2011 to all, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: IR0CK in sat band ?
by i8cvs 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

----- Original Message ----- From: <f6htj(a)aol.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:15 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] IR0CK in sat band ? > > Hello all and HNY. > > There seems to be an Italian repeater inside 2m satellite band (145.850 > MHz) : > http://www.ondatelematica.it/joomla/index.php/ponti-ripetitori-/69-ripetitor e-ir0ck-r10-145850-600-sub-67 > > maybe on air as satellite gateway ? > > 73 de Michel F6HTJ > > Hi Michel , F6HTJ Operating on 145.850 MHz with their repeater they are into the SATELLITE BAND and following the IARU band-plan they interfere the International Satellite Service ! Obviously the team "ondatelematica.it managing the above repeater is a very and very IGNORANT TEAM in this matter ! BUT IT IS NOT ALL ! Unfortunately in Italy the Communication Ministry do not take care on how the frequency band is divided and managed inside between 144 to 146 MHz and do not recognize by law the IARU Band-Plan so that every one can do everything he want to do inside the 144 to 146 MHz band whithout any penalty. In Italy the IARU Band Plan is only considered a "gentlement agreement " wich in theory is followed only by the ARI members. The ARI (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani) is the only filiation of IARU in Italy but unfortunately in this country there are many other smaller radioamateur associations that do not recognize the IARU International Radio Union and since our Communication Ministry do not recognize the IARU band plan as the only one to be used by law it follow a terrific chaos into the amateur frequency bands in Italy. WHAT A SHAME ............! See belowe ! http://www.ondatelematica.it/joomla/index.php/ponti-ripetitori-/69-ripetitor e-ir0ck-r10-145850-600-sub-67 73" de i8CVS Domenico

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KISS results
by Rsoifer＠aol.com 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Hi all, My "KISS satellite station" (_http://gvarc.us_ (http://gvarc.us) , click on Technical Page) made 14 SKN QSOs this year, on AO-7, FO-29 and VO-52. All the best to everyone for 2011. 73 Ray W2RS

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blimey!
by andy thomas 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

blimey that was quick!! 54 seconds?

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ARGOS
by Andrew Rich 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

>I have been doing some reading up on a system that might interest people > > ARGOS > > ARGOS is fitted to most polar orbiting weather satellites > > This is used to pick up beacons on 401 MHz. Fixed to animals, buoys etc. > > The early generation of ARGOS systems were doppler RX only. (1 / 2) > > NOAA 19 is the first polar bird to be fitted with the new 465 MHz TX > funtion.(ARGOS 3) > > What this does is sends empheris data and also polls ground beacons, hence > saving on TX when no satellite is around. > > METEOP is also fitted with the same system > > - Andrew VK4TEC -

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Fw: Weather Balloon
by Andrew Rich 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

> Always wondered what freq the weather balloons where around here > (RadioSondes) > > Went to the local met bureau this morning with my scanner > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lboBEToLLhE > > - Andrew VK4TEC - >

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Re: AO-51 Status
by Andrew Glasbrenner 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

Correct. The shutdowns should only be happening during morning passes (when the eclipses), or if we have the data transmitter on for too long like this afternoon. However, when the repeater is on, it should be very strong, at about 1.5 watts on the downlink. Users can leave the 67Hz tone on and forget about it. If not needed, it won't hurt to be there. No need to think about it after enabling it on your uplink. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> >Sent: Jan 1, 2011 10:19 PM >To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Status > >Confirming this "possibly OFF during eclipse periods" is NOT a situation where we can use a 67.0 tone to turn it ON for two minutes. This is a "harder-coded" off period - is that correct? > >Clint, K6LCS >_______________________________________________ >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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John Heaton G1YYH - SK
by Jim Heck 02 Jan '11

02 Jan '11

HI Folks, It is with a heavy heart that I have to report the death of AMSAT-UK committee member John Heaton, G1YYH. He died in hospital in Manchester UK on Christmas Eve, having been admitted two weeks earlier. He had not been well for several months prior to his death. John was the AMSAT-UK Webmaster for many years, and a regular attender at the annual AMSAT-UK Colloquium. He always gave his time and considerable expertise very generously. He will be terribly missed by his friends and colleagues. He was a real gentleman. There is more information about John on his personal web site at http://www.phers.co.uk/content/view/26/65/ 73s Jim G3WGM Hon Sec AMSAT-UK

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A bit of history please.
by Tom Schuessler 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Hello to the AO51 team, Since I am new to the Amateur Satellite world and have only been active for about 7 months now, I have a few historical questions about AO51 and also AO27. We are now moving into these eclipse periods and I see from the graphic that appears in the 2010 version of AMSAT's' "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites", that the advent of long duration eclipses is a recent phenomenon and was not so in the early days of the orbit. If the orbit has been drifting since initial insertion as sun synchronous, I am curious how much has the orbit shifted since release? Right now it seems that an AZ of 90 degrees (Perfect overhead) would happen at about 11:15Z. How much has this changed since insertion? How much orbital decay has occurred since insertion? AO-27 is much older and somewhat lower also I think. Has it drifted in time as compared to what it was following launch? How much orbital decay has occurred with it in 17 years? Such is the fate of a satellite that does not have any means of on board orbital maneuverability. Perhaps if the methods for micro propulsion being tested by the U. Texas folks with their FastTrack satellites might be adaptable to future cubesat designs to help prolong sun synchronous orbits and thus mission lifetimes. Many thanks to all the operational teams for all the satellites on their labor-of-love efforts to keep the birds running in the best possible condition. 73 Tom Schuessler N5HYP

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HO-68 Schedule 02-09 Jan 2011
by Alan Kung 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

UTC: 02 Jan 2011 ================================ 16:40...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 17:25...Turn Off 18:25...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 19:10...Turn Off 20:00...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 20:45...Turn Off 22:35...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 23:20...Turn Off 03 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:20...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:34...Turn Off 13:15...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,South America 14:00...Turn Off 16:30...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 17:15...Turn Off 18:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 19:00...Turn Off 22:20...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia, Oceania 23:05...Turn Off 04 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:03...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia, East Asia,South Asia 02:17...Turn Off 10:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe 11:00...Turn Off 13:00...Turn On--CW/SSB NA, South America 13:45...Turn Off 16:15...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:00...Turn Off 17:50...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:35...Turn Off 19:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 20:30...Turn Off 05 Jan 2011 ================================= 23:50...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia Oceania 00:35...Turn Off 01:47...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:02...Turn Off 12:40...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 13:25...Turn Off 16:00...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa,Europe,NA South America 16:45...Turn Off 17:30...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:15...Turn Off 19:10...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 19:55...Turn Off 06 Jan 2011 ================================= 23:35...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 00:20...Turn Off 03:17...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:32...Turn Off 14:10...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 14:55...Turn Off 17:25...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,India,Middle East Europe,NA 18:10...Turn Off 18:55...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 19:40...Turn Off 20:40...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 21:25...Turn Off 23:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 24:00...Turn Off 07 Jan 2011 ================================ 03:00...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:15...Turn Off 13:55...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe, NA,South America 14:40...Turn Off 17:10...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 17:55...Turn Off 18:40...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:25...Turn Off 20:25...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 21:10...Turn Off 23:00...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 23:45...Turn Off 08 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:43...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:58...Turn Off 13:40...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe, NA,South America 14:25...Turn Off 17:10...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 17:55...Turn Off 18:20...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:05...Turn Off 20:05...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 20:50...Turn Off 22:45...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 23:30...Turn Off 09 Jan 2011 ================================ 02:27...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:43...Turn Off 13:20...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 14:05...Turn Off 73! Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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Kevin Schuchmann - AGAIN
by Clint Bradford 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Thank you, Kevin, for ANOTHER substantial donation to AMSAT that just hit the "tote board" widget! Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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AO-51 Status
by Clint Bradford 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Confirming this "possibly OFF during eclipse periods" is NOT a situation where we can use a 67.0 tone to turn it ON for two minutes. This is a "harder-coded" off period - is that correct? Clint, K6LCS

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Re: AO51 Switch Back to Voice?
by Zachary Beougher 01 Jan '11

01 Jan '11

Hi Mark, Thank you for the reply! I wasn't on the birds last January, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect with the CW Straight Key Night. 73! Zack KD8KSN -----Original Message----- From: Mark L. Hammond Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:32 AM To: Zachary Beougher ; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO51 Switch Back to Voice? Hi Zach, We've had our hands full with power management considerations (and holiday schedules). Our plan is to go to normal FM voice mode with 435.300 down, 145.920 up--one transmitter only; 435.150 will be turned ON and OFF for collection of telemetry on a daily basis by the command team. The hope is that the mode change will occur around 2030 today (1 Jan 2011). We anticipate running the regular voice repeater all month as we manage through the changing eclipse periods. AO-51 will be seeing longer eclipses and there will be times when the bird goes off for several minutes at a time--including over populated areas. It seems like it's occurring in the early AM time frame... 73! Mark N8MH At 10:00 AM 1/1/2011 -0500, Zachary Beougher wrote: >Happy New Year Everyone! Could anyone tell me when AO51 switches back to >regular voice operation? The current schedule >(http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php) ended on the 30th, and I >didnâ€™t see anything about when it would be back in voice. 73! 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 Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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