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Re: AO-7 Record
by K8KFJ＠aol.com 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

In a message dated 7/17/2010 5:26:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jamesduffey(a)comcast.net writes: < In the amateur realm, I believe only RS10-RS11 have been turned off, Speaking of the Russian birds, I found a QSL card the other day dated September 2000 for a RS-13 QSO with KØSU in CW. The card shows a 148 MHz uplink and a 29 MHz downlink. The Russian birds were great fun. 73, Gary -K8KFJ- Sat VUCC #125

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NO5X SK
by John Geiger 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

For those of you who have worked NO5X on the sats, I am sad to inform you that he became a SK in the past couple of days. I met John twice in person back in May when buying some equipment from him, and he was a great guy. I will miss hearing him on the birds. 73s John AA5JG

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TISAT
by PY5LF 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

Hello TISAT heard over SA . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSyVSY4IICg 73 PY5LF LUCIANO FABRICIO CURITIBA-PR-BRAZIL GG54JM <http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf> http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf <http://www.falautomation.com.br/> www.falautomation.com.br

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Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 5, Issue 309
by saguaroastro＠cox.net 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

>To: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> > Cc: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 2:20 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: tisat-1 > It is not listed under the name TiSAt but is listed as "2010-035B" 73, Rick Tejera K7TEJ, DM33vq

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AMSAT 2010 Space Symposium Call for Papers
by Mark Thompson 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

AMSAT 2010 Space Symposium Call for Papers ________________________________ The September 1 deadline of the call for papers for the 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting is rapidly approaching! So far the Proceedings crew has received two abstracts for papers - thank you! The abstract for your paper does not require any special format. Simply send an e-mail to the Proceedings Editor, K9JKM with the basic information: Author Name, Callsign, and a few sentences that describe your proposed topic. I'll be looking forward to receiving your abstracts in my in-box at k9jkm(a)comcast.net. The Symposium Committee invites proposals for: + Papers for publication in the Proceedings + Symposium Presentations + Poster Presentations + Equipment and Operating Demonstrations These can be on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by September 1, 2010 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. To help you prepare your paper the Symposium Committee has posted an author's guide on the AMSAT.org web page: http://tinyurl.com/2djjnmx The 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held October 8 - 10 at the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn which is near O'Hare Airport. 73, JoAnne K9JKM 2010 Symposium Proceedings Editor

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Re: AO-7 Record
by Andrew Glasbrenner 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

-----Original Message----- >From: James Duffey <jamesduffey(a)comcast.net> >I based my comments on the AMSAT Satellite Summary of AMSAT Oscar AO-7 located on the AMSAT website. See: > >< http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html > > >Which contains the following two paragraphs: > >"*Note: Due to changes in Amateur Service and Amateur Satellite Service there are questions as to legality of Amateurs transmitting to AO-7. The uplink frequency predates the WARC '79 allocation of 435-438 MHz by the ITU for the Amateur Satellite Service and places the uplink in 70cm weak signal segment.' > >"Potential users should realize that when they are uplinking to a satellite, they are no longer operating in the Amateur Service but instead operating in the Amateur Satellite Service. Thus they are subject to Amateur Satellite Service rules. Therefore uplinking to AO-7 is possibly illegal since the Amateur Satellite Service is not permitted at 432.1 MHz. Also, since the IARU bandplan has the 432.1 MHz range earmarked as "weak signal" in all three Regions, it would appear that all users trying to access the uplink are also outside the Amateur Satellite Service rules and regulations." > >The AMSAT web page is a prominent return when one searches for Oscar 7 on Google. Thanks for pointing out that these statements >are incorrect, or at the very least, overcautious. Those pages are leftovers from the previous version of the website, and the only way you can get to them is via Google. I have asked Gould and Rick to take them down as you are not the first to point to them as sources of outdated information. > >> As it is an uplink, there is absolutely no ill effect AO-7 can have on terrestrial 432 operations. > >I agree for the most part, AO-7 uplink on 70cm will in general have little effect on 432 operations. But to say it has absolutely >no ill effect is hyperbole. Until you can point to this actually happening, I don't think it's hyperbole at all. I've been around a contest or two (check September's limited rover scores) and I've never had a qso above 432.120. Terrestrial SSB users would even be on the wrong sideband from the sat users. The FCC says it's OK, I'm not going to worry about it until it's a problem. I'll leave it at that, and we can agree to disagree perhaps. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Re: AO-7 Record
by Andrew Glasbrenner 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

-----Original Message----- >From: James Duffey <jamesduffey(a)comcast.net> > Although it is a great engineering feat to have our hardware still partially operational after 36 years in orbit, in some sense >it is a bit embarrassing to have hardware in orbit that we cannot control. Fortunately, in AO-7s case the inability to control >the satellite is largely benign. > Let me clarify something here for the record, especially since it keeps coming up. We absolutely DO have the ability to command AO-7, including a command set that will result in the satellite being silenced permanently. There simply is not much operational advantage to it, even when in continuous illumination. The ability to ceaase transmissions is all that is required of us by the FCC; I just hope we never have to do it. You do not have to look to hard to find other amateur satellites that are derelicts though... Additionally, although not stated in this discussion, there is much misconception about the legality of Mode B with the 432 uplink. AMSAT has an FCC waiver that is still in effect, so using the 432 is completely legal for US operators, at least. As it is an uplink, there is absolutely no ill effect AO-7 can have on terrestrial 432 operations. I just noticed a few days ago that the AO-7 entry on wikipedia is 100% wrong on this and needs to be corrected. Maybe someone more familiar with wikipedia than I will do so after seeing this email. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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AO-7 Record
by Peter Portanova 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

Hello, Congratulations, Joe and Luciano, on your outstanding, record-setting QSO! We must also give credit to the " Powers of the Heavens Above" who have kept AO-7 communicating with us! 73's Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com

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Sat demo
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

Please look for WA4NVM on AO27 pass at 1941 UTC today 17 July 10. Ricky will be giving a demonstration on satellites today at a ham class at the Red Cross building in Memphis, TN. If you work him please give the grid and state so that the students can have a idea of the distance and how it works .He will be using an ELK and a hand held radio Thanks Wa4hfn em55

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oscar.dcarr.org
by Bato, Andras 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

Does anyone know what happened to this important and popular website http://oscar.dcarr.org/ ? gl de ha6nn Andras

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TIsat-1 / homepage
by Paolo Ceppi 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Dear AMSAT community, thank you for the number of very appreciated reports you sent about TIsat-1's signals. Keps and other details are on the project webpages, particularly have a look at the mission status page http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/tiSat1MS.php Please keep on with your feedback, collect and report the char emitted AFTER HI HI HI TISAT along with UTC, location and signal quality (as usual). 73, Paolo Ceppi (HB9TYP)

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tisat-1
by Nick Pugh K5QXJ 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Hi Amsaters Can someone send me the keps or the satellite id number for Tisat-1 Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School

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Re: New world best distance via AO-7
by Bob- W7LRD 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Way to go gents!! This record probably won't be improved any time soon. However I'll keep trying. If this were easy, everyone would be doing it. Thanks for raising the bar. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre van Deventer" <pierrevd(a)icon.co.za> To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org, ZS-SAT(a)mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 1:54:34 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] New world best distance via AO-7 Congratulations to Luciano PY5LF and Joe K3SZH for breaking the AO-7 distance record. According to the Tiny Locator program the distance is even better than their claim. The distance is 7,843 km this very close to the theoretical maximum of 7,901 (I seem to recall) I don't think this record will be improved upon in a hurry? Well done ! 73, Pierre ZS6BB _______________________________________________ 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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FW: Tlsat-1 Reception during Eclipse
by Nitin Muttin 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

All, FYI. Status of Tlsat when in eclipse. 73's Nitin [VU3TYG] -----Original Message----- From: spacelab(a)supsi.ch [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:16 PM To: vu3tyg(a)amsatindia.org Cc: tisat1-team(a)linux3.dti.supsi.ch Subject: Re: Tlsat-1 Reception During eclipse TIsat-1 is in power/battery saving mode. Transmission is limited or completely shut off according to on board rules. Thank you for keeping us updated. 73 de HB9TYP, Paolo Il 7/14/2010 7:07 PM, Nitin Muttin ha scritto: > Hi Paolo, > > Thanks , I have downloaded the application yesterday and setup the same. One thing we cannot hear the Tisat beacon when in eclipse. We can hear only when in sunlit. Example 16.58 UTC pass now nothing heard. > > 73's > Nitin [VU3TYG] > > -----Original Message----- > From: spacelab(a)supsi.ch [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:12 PM > To: vu3tyg(a)amsatindia.org > Subject: Re: Tlsat-1 Reception > > Hi Nitin, > > Here the directions: > http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/tiSat1MS.php > Further, see attachment. > > 73 de HB9TYP, Paolo > > Il 7/13/2010 5:38 PM, Nitin Muttin ha scritto: >> Hello Tlsat Team, >> >> >> >> Can you please help me from where I can download the software. >> >> >> >> 73's >> >> Nitin [VU3TYG] >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Nitin Muttin [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:20 PM >> To: 'spacelab(a)supsi.ch' >> Subject: Tlsat-1 Reception >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> Received the beacon on 437.305 Mhz CW during the 04:10 UTC pass over >> India . The signal was good and I was able to decode the morse as HI >> HI HITSAT R . Please let me know when the packet downlink will be >> available and also please send me the registration for the Tlsat-1 demodulator software. >> >> >> >> Regards and 73's >> >> Nitin [VU3TYG] >> >> >> >> >> >> > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3003 - Release Date: 07/14/10 00:06:00 > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3008 - Release Date: 07/16/10 00:05:00

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FS: Yaesu FT51 full duplex HT
by John Geiger 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

I have for sale a Yaesu FT51R dualband (2m/70cm) HT in very good condition. This was Yaesu's top of the line HT when it came out. It does dual receive, so you can listen to both bands at once, crossband repeat, and it has a built in tone encoder for those repeaters that require tones. It also does full duplex, so it is perfect for the FM satellites. It also has a spectrum scope so you can see activity on other repeater frequencies. Does 5 watts on high power and also has a low power setting. It comes with a dual slot rapid charger, so you can charge 2 batteries at once, and has the proper adaptor cups for the FT51 batteries. It also comes with 2 battery packs. One is a MAHA NIMH pack, and the other one has been split open and rebuilt (I don't know what kind of cells were used). The batteries will take a charge but I don't know how much life they have left in them and I won't guarantee anything about battery life. The HT also comes with the rubber duck antenna, the manual, and the stock drop in slow charger-but this needs the AC cord for it, I don't have that. ALso has the belt clip attached. The HT is in very nice condition and works fine. I am asking $150 shipped for it in the US and can take paypal/check/MO. 73s John AA5JG

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It's Time to Send in Your 2010 Symposium Paper Abstract
by JoAnne Maenpaa 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Hello Everyone, The September 1 deadline of the call for papers for the 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting is rapidly approaching! So far the Proceedings crew has received two abstracts for papers - thank you! The abstract for your paper does not require any special format. Simply send an e-mail to the Proceedings Editor, K9JKM with the basic information: Author Name, Callsign, and a few sentences that describe your proposed topic. I'll be looking forward to receiving your abstracts in my in-box at k9jkm(a)comcast.net. The Symposium Committee invites proposals for: + Papers for publication in the Proceedings + Symposium Presentations + Poster Presentations + Equipment and Operating Demonstrations These can be on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by September 1, 2010 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. To help you prepare your paper the Symposium Committee has posted an author's guide on the AMSAT.org web page: http://tinyurl.com/2djjnmx The 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held October 8 - 10 at the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn which is near O'Hare Airport. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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activation of EN28 and 38
by w6gmt＠bak.rr.com 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

I will be working these two grids in the CQVHF contest this weekend. So the Plan is to work the early AM passes all times are UTC on Sat from EN28 the AO-51 10:50 and 12:30 passes also the SO-50 pass at 13:00 on Sunday from EN38 the 11:00 pass of AO-51 and the 13:30 pass of SO-50 Other passes are possible if there are no E's. E-mail me to confirm contact and I will send a card 73 Brock Cards in Mail for EN36

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New world best distance via AO-7
by Pierre van Deventer 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Congratulations to Luciano PY5LF and Joe K3SZH for breaking the AO-7 distance record. According to the Tiny Locator program the distance is even better than their claim. The distance is 7,843 km this very close to the theoretical maximum of 7,901 (I seem to recall) I don't think this record will be improved upon in a hurry? Well done ! 73, Pierre ZS6BB

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ISS pictures
by andy thomas 16 Jul '10

16 Jul '10

Two pictures received partially from ISS this afternoon on MMSSTV automatic mode (Martin1), one is the second half of a picture at 1431 utc, 1 the top half at 1433 utc, both appear to be looking out at space. The timestamp on the first image is RS0ISS 20100715T1430Z Locator IO92NL in the UK My view eastwards is blocked by a house... 73 de andy G0SFJ

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AO-51?
by Andrew Glasbrenner 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

I worked late tonight, and see that there is a "Not Heard" report for AO-51 as the last entry on David Carr's site. Can someone confirm or deny ASAP if it was on last pass? If it wasn't, I'll give our west coast station a call. 73, Drew KO4MA

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loss of job forces sale. Rotor & antennas
by racer 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

As of 8AM today I am unemployed. So I need sell my Sat antenna set up all or parts. Yaesu G-5500 , about 2 yrs old $400.00 + shipping LVB Tracker about 1 yr old $150.00 + shipping KLM 143-150-14C W/ Switcher $75.00 + shipping Custom made 436MHZ 10X10 Cross Yagi $60.00 +shipping Also have the cross boom will throw in if you would like. Antennas are still in the air and will be taken down when sold. (best place to store them) No shipping on the antennas. Contact me off the board please. Thanks Marv. N0FJP

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Re: IC-706MK11G
by Scott Smith 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

Tnx folks for all the help. I managed to download the manual. 73 de VE6ITV Scott

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IC-706mk11G
by Scott Smith 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

Hi folks, has anyone used the Icom IC-706mk11g for satellite work?. picked one up (no manual) and wondered if it could be used. 73 de VE6ITV Scott

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HO-68 Schedule -18-25 July 2010
by Alan Kung 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

UTC: 18 July 2010 ================================ 17:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 18:05...Turn Off 19:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 19:50...Turn Off 20:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 21:15...Turn Off 19 July 2010 ================================ 00:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT South America,NA,North Asia 01:10...Turn Off 02:52...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:08...Turn Off 11:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,India,South Asia, Middle East,Europe,North Asia 11:50...Turn Off 17:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 17:45...Turn Off 22:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT South America,NA,North Asia 23:35...Turn Off 20 July 2010 ================================ 00:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT South America,NA,North Asia 01:25...Turn Off 02:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia, East Asia, South Asia 02:51...Turn Off 10:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,Asia,Europe 11:35...Turn Off 13:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,Europe,Africa,South America 14:15...Turn Off 16:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:30...Turn Off 18:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 19:00...Turn Off 21 July 2010 ================================= 02:23...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:39...Turn Off 10:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 11:20...Turn Off 13:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 14:00...Turn Off 16:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 17:10...Turn Off 22:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 23:05...Turn Off 22 July 2010 ================================= 02:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:21...Turn Off 05:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,North Asia,Middle East, Europe,Africa 06:20...Turn Off 10:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 11:00...Turn Off 12:55...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 13:40...Turn Off 16:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,India,Middle East,Europe,NA 16:50...Turn Off 18:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 18:45...Turn Off 22:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 22:45...Turn Off 23 July 2010 ================================ 01:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:06...Turn Off 10:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 10:45...Turn Off 12:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 13:25...Turn Off 17:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 18:25...Turn Off 21:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT South America,Africa,NA, Europe,North Asia,East Asia 22:25...Turn Off 24 July 2010 ================================ 00:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT South America,NA,North Asia 01:25...Turn Off 01:32...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:46...Turn Off 11:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 12:15...Turn Off 14:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 14:50...Turn Off 17:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 18:05...Turn Off 23:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT South America,NA,North Asia 24:00...Turn Off 25 July 2010 ================================ 00:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:35...Turn Off 06:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,Europe,Africa 07:15...Turn Off 13:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 14:35...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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ISS Picture SSTV Martin 1 14:02UTC
by CE3SOC Raul Romero 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

Copied Only Receiver Icom IC-R1500 and Disconne Antenna 2 Pictured in Martin 1 http://www.facebook.com/editalbum.php?&aid=2066091&add=1&created=1#!/album.… Tnx Raul CA3SOC

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Thanks for the TI Support
by Mark Spencer 15 Jul '10

15 Jul '10

I want to offer my sincerest thanks to the satellite community, Drew, and AMSAT for the support that you gave us during the TI-2 Space this year. We are in day 4 of the teachers institute and will be wrapping up the day with some last minute satellite contact opportunities. But over the last three days, your support in making contacts with the teachers, and in particular, the dedicated SSTV activity on AO51 last night, has made the TI-2 Space a huge success this year. I wish each of you could have seen the glowing light bulbs in the teachers' heads at each successful satellite contact. I am confident that they will be taking what they learned this week back into their classrooms to make space "alive" for their students. Thanks for the patience you showed as these novice satellite operators learned the tricks of the trade. I can tell you that I am warn out (in a good way) facilitating their learning experience. (It is also a hoot to see 8 satellite ground stations, and antennas operating at one time.) I think we may have a record of "work around the table via satellite" awards. Thanks again for your support, and I'll be seeing you on the birds when I recover and am back at the home QTH next week. Mark Mark Spencer, WA8SME Education and Technology Program Coordinator ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioT mspencer(a)arrl.org www.arrl.org/education-technology-program www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-on-wireless-technology 530-495-9150

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Re: ISS
by Bill Acito 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Anyone have a recording of the pass over NA at 6PM EDT, today? I worked Col. Wheelock from the mobile (5:50EDT) outside of Boston. He acknowledged calls and the fact that I was mobile. (thank you, Pete) I usually have a digital audio recorder in the car, but neglected to bring it today. Contact me at [my call]@hotmail Bill W1PA

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Re: AO-51 obseved solar eclipse?
by Mark L. Hammond 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hello Masahiro, Thank you for your message! You have made a great observation, and I think you are exactly right about the cause of the observed "glitches" in the telemetry. Usually at this point in its orbit we would observe AO-51 charging its batteries at a steady rate from fully illuminated panels. >From what I've read from page 43 here: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEpubs/2010/TP214171a.pdf the eclipse was from 18:15 to 20:52 UTC. Look also at the areas experiencing eclipse. Please be aware that the "clock" on AO-51 runs fast. It is now about 3 minutes fast, so look at telemetry timestamped from about 18:18 until 20:55 UTC. Since the duration of the solar eclipse was 2 hrs 39 min (or 159 mins) and AO-51 orbits every 100 minutes or so, it could have been affected two times. I've plotted some of the telemetry collected from that period (telemetry from 1800-2130utc) and posted it here: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/telemetry/ao51/2010WOD/July2010/Wd071100_180… And here's a screenshot of AO-51 at the time: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/telemetry/ao51/2010WOD/July2010/ao51_11July2… 73! Mark N8MH 2010/7/13 Masahiro Arai <m-arai(a)a.email.ne.jp>: > > Total solar eclipse was observed in southern Pacific Ocean at 11th > July. I checked AO-51 WOD file. Total Array I shows glitch at > 2043-2045z. AO-51 was located on east of Argentina at the time. Is > this glitch made with solar eclipse?? > > > AO-51 Wd071100 > 2010/7/11 > UTC Total Array I [mA] > 20:35 -2.111 > 20:36 -0.323 > 20:37 -0.323 > 20:38 1.465 > 20:39 -0.323 > 20:40 528.851 > 20:41 321.472 > 20:42 307.170 > 20:43 183.815 > 20:44 190.966 > 20:45 176.664 > 20:46 249.962 > 20:47 300.019 > 20:48 396.557 > 20:49 498.459 > 20:50 519.912 > 20:51 729.079 > 20:52 634.328 > 20:53 936.458 > 20:54 843.495 > 20:55 948.972 > > > WOD file > ftp://ftp.amsat.org/pub/amsat/telemetry/ao51/2010WOD/July2010/Wd071100 > > AO-51 WOD decoder > http://tinyurl.com/DK3WNsoftware > > > 73 > > Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Live Webstream of AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium
by Trevor . 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

The 2010 Space Colloquium - the 25th held by AMSAT-UK, is taking place on July 31 and August 1 at the Holiday Inn in Guildford, England. As usual there will be many interesting presentations and demonstrations from the developers and users of the ever increasing number of amateur radio satellites. In addition there will be talks on nano propulsion systems, solar sails, cubesat sized linear transponders, the GENSO ground station network, GNU radios and numerous other topics. It is still possible to attend the meeting itself, although the "early booking" rates may now no longer be available - for booking details see http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium If, however, you are unable to attend in person, we can announce that the batc.tv webstream service will again be provided over the weekend starting from 1000BST (0900UTC) on the Saturday. The current programme - which is always subject to late changes - can be seen here http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/713/284/ again please note that all timings are given BST which is UTC +1. The BATC.TV webstream will be available here, click on Live Events http://www.batc.tv/ AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: Since there's been a lot of ISS chatter recently, I thought this might be a good time to post
by Robert Christ 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

My original back of the napkin calculations showed a 6-8' dish, so yes, this seems approximately correct. Point to keep in mind: the 10 dBm will not be the Tx power. 10 dBm will be the maximum Tx power. Due to bad orientation, we expect to only receive a fraction of that, unless someone gets particularly lucky with ISS orientation. I'll be simulating exactly how much of a fraction over the next few days, and of course could do so for anyone's particular location. Robert On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Edward R Cole <kl7uw(a)acsalaska.net> wrote: > Here is what I calculate: > 10 dBm Tx power > 0 dBic zero gain Tx antenna > 20 dBic Rx antenna gain > 0 dB Cross polarity loss > 902 MHz > 0.001 millions of km (1000km) > 20 K sky temp > 40 K Rx antenna temp > 36 K receiver noise temp > 200000 Hz bandwidth > > 151.5 dB space loss at 1000km > -121.5 dBm received signal level > 96 K total receive system noise temp > -125.8 dBm EIRP > 4.3 dB S/N > > this was calculated using the spreadsheet I made for determining the signal > from MRO: > http://www.kl7uw.com/raseti.htm > click on the word "calculate" to download the spreadsheet. > this works for determining any spacecraft signal reception. > > A 20-db antenna will have around a 10 degree beamwidth so much easier to > point than what hams used for AO-40 on 2.4 GHz > > probably a 4 to 6 foot dish will suffice. > > > > At 08:40 AM 7/14/2010, Robert Christ wrote: >> >> Hey everyone. I'm a researcher at Cornell, and this fall,Â our >> experimental, 1 inch diameter, â€œchip satellitesâ€ are scheduled to be >> launched on the final space shuttle flight, STS-134.Â They're going to be >> mounted on the exterior of theÂ ISSÂ structure, and will be set to transmit >> a 902 MHz signal.Â Unfortunately, we do not yet have an antenna for >> receiving this transmission. Â After talking with Bob - Wb4APR for a while, >> it was suggested that the fine members of the AMSAT BB might be able to >> helpp us. What weâ€™re looking for is a digital capture of this 902MHz >> frequency (with a bandwidth of about 200KHz), during at least one ISS pass >> (only a few gigs of data, we believe). Â No decommutation or other analysis >> of the signal will be required, but actually capturing the signal will >> require at least a 20 dbB gain receive antenna (more details in a minute). >> If any of you can help us in this experiment, or are able to successfully >> capture the signal, not only would we be incredibly grateful, but we would >> also be prepared to add your names and contributions to all of the published >> papers that will result from this mission. Â It goes without saying, though, >> that weâ€™d also be entirely open to suggestions if the community, or a >> member, were aware of some manner by which Cornell might be able to better >> avail itself to the both those who help us on this project and the community >> as a whole. So here are the technical details.Â There are 3 transmitting >> antennas, all tiny, center-fed dipoles: two of them use wires separated by >> 180 degrees, and one has wires separated by 90 degrees. Â Each of these >> dipoles is mounted a few mm from large metal panels on the ISS. Â The >> ChipSats will transmit for approximately 10ms every 1-2 seconds, but the >> signal is going to be beneath the noise floor.Â Detecting the signal >> requires a pseudorandom noise (PRN) code, which Cornell will handle once the >> dataset is in hand. Â Since we can/will take care of the post processing, >> and capture isnâ€™t guaranteed on every ISS pass (attitude alignment >> problems still TBD) so anyone who can take a recording of this frequency at >> this bandwidth for us, of any ISS pass, would be incredibly helpful. The >> good news is that the chips will be live and transmitting almost immediately >> after they are installed from STS-134, and they will transmit continuously >> whenever the ISS is in sunlight. Â Additionally, should they survive in >> their environment, they are set to transmit for up toÂ two years, which >> should give us many chances to receive the data and confirm that the >> ChipSats are functioning. Thanks for your time, everyone, Robert Christ >> http://www.spacecraftresearch.com/ P.S. a little extra information: Our >> website is http://www.spacecraftresearch.com/projects.html if you're >> interested. This mission isn't explicitly mentioned there yet, but is rather >> a proof of feasibility study for most of the projects listed on that site. >> Ah and lastly, the ERP of the transmitter is expected to be ~10 dBm, though >> it will almost certainly be facing in a poor orientation, giving us only a >> fraction of that power. We won't know the exact amount for a few more days. >> Thanks all! _______________________________________________ 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-QRT*, 432-100w, 1296-QRT*, 3400-fall 2010 > DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa(a)hotmail.com > ====================================== > *temp >

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Chipsat
by Howie DeFelice 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

I may be missing something, but if I understand the following statement correctly: "The ChipSats will transmit for approximately 10ms every 1-2 seconds, but the signal is going to be beneath the noise floor. Detecting the signal requires a pseudorandom noise (PRN) code, which Cornell will handle once the dataset is in hand." This would require the receiving station to digitize the entire pass band, plus and minus doppler, so that Cornell could apply the PRN to pull the signal out of the noise floor for demodulation. This is beyond the capability of the "typical" ham station but may be practical with some SDR based radios. Not making use of the PRN code for the capture will mean that it will be totally blind. i.e. there will be no way to know if you are really receiving anything and if the 20 dB antenna was pointed correctly. This is certainly a challenging task. Howie AB2S _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID2…

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Re: Recording from HO-68 on June 20?
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Mike, Check out this page- http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html , it belongs to John K8YSE, he records all the FM passes. Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID On Jul 14, 2010 12:38 PM, "Michael Elliott" <k4moa(a)verizon.net> wrote: Would anyone happen to have any recordings from HO-68 over Fathers Day Weekend from June? I have had an unfortunate incident with my mp3 recorder which had a couple of passes of satellites from June 19 & 20 stored on it. I typically copy my recordings to a computer late in the evenings or early morning, but we were going to a family fathers day dinner and didn't get a chance to copy them over. To make my story short, I had a CreativeLabs recorder which I discovered did not like bouncing off of a brick patio. I thought it was just the switch on the unit which failed so I grabbed another unit from ebay. After putting the drive from into the new-to-me unit I was not able to recover the data. I then tried another drive with different firmware with again no success. Also the way Creative handles the formatting my PC (Windows and Linux) could not view data off of the drive. I have since grabbed a different recorder that has a good clip on it. So now I've hit the web searching for possible help. I am fairly sure the pass was Sunday the 20th, I know it was HO-68 and I worked a CM station which was maritime mobile. I have listened to the recording from K8YSE (who has a excellent site by the way) but my qso was not captured. I wish I could verify the time but in my desire to try to fix the recorder I failed to document the passes. I want to say it was around 14:00-18:00 UTC on Sunday. If anyone has a recording I would greatly appreciate if you would let me know... Thanks, Mike, K4MOA _______________________________________________ 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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Since there's been a lot of ISS chatter recently, I thought this might be a good time to post
by Robert Christ 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hey everyone. I'm a researcher at Cornell, and this fall, our experimental, 1 inch diameter, “chip satellites” are scheduled to be launched on the final space shuttle flight, STS-134. They're going to be mounted on the exterior of the ISS structure, and will be set to transmit a 902 MHz signal. Unfortunately, we do not yet have an antenna for receiving this transmission. After talking with Bob - Wb4APR for a while, it was suggested that the fine members of the AMSAT – BB might be able to help us. What we’re looking for is a digital capture of this 902MHz frequency (with a bandwidth of about 200KHz), during at least one ISS pass (only a few gigs of data, we believe). No decommutation or other analysis of the signal will be required, but actually capturing the signal will require at least a 20 dbB gain receive antenna (more details in a minute). If any of you can help us in this experiment, or are able to successfully capture the signal, not only would we be incredibly grateful, but we would also be prepared to add your names and contributions to all of the published papers that will result from this mission. It goes without saying, though, that we’d also be entirely open to suggestions if the community, or a member, were aware of some manner by which Cornell might be able to better avail itself to the both those who help us on this project and the community as a whole. So here are the technical details. There are 3 transmitting antennas, all tiny, center-fed dipoles: two of them use wires separated by 180 degrees, and one has wires separated by 90 degrees. Each of these dipoles is mounted a few mm from large metal panels on the ISS. The ChipSats will transmit for approximately 10ms every 1-2 seconds, but the signal is going to be beneath the noise floor. Detecting the signal requires a pseudorandom noise (PRN) code, which Cornell will handle once the dataset is in hand. Since we can/will take care of the post processing, and capture isn’t guaranteed on every ISS pass (attitude alignment problems still TBD) so anyone who can take a recording of this frequency at this bandwidth for us, of any ISS pass, would be incredibly helpful. The good news is that the chips will be live and transmitting almost immediately after they are installed from STS-134, and they will transmit continuously whenever the ISS is in sunlight. Additionally, should they survive in their environment, they are set to transmit for up to two years, which should give us many chances to receive the data and confirm that the ChipSats are functioning. Thanks for your time, everyone, Robert Christ http://www.spacecraftresearch.com/ P.S. a little extra information: Our website is http://www.spacecraftresearch.com/projects.html if you're interested. This mission isn't explicitly mentioned there yet, but is rather a proof of feasibility study for most of the projects listed on that site. Ah and lastly, the ERP of the transmitter is expected to be ~10 dBm, though it will almost certainly be facing in a poor orientation, giving us only a fraction of that power. We won't know the exact amount for a few more days. Thanks all!

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ISS - Mission Control Comm Check
by Bob Christy 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Today's ISS crew schedule shows VHF comm checks from the Russian segment while over North America. Ground stations are at White Sands and Wallops. The pass is from 20:00 UTC (west coast) to 20:15 UTC (east coast). VHF-1 is 143.625 MHz FM, there may also be something on VHF-2 at 130.167 MHz. Bob Christy

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Recording from HO-68 on June 20?
by Michael Elliott 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Would anyone happen to have any recordings from HO-68 over Fathers Day Weekend from June? I have had an unfortunate incident with my mp3 recorder which had a couple of passes of satellites from June 19 & 20 stored on it. I typically copy my recordings to a computer late in the evenings or early morning, but we were going to a family fathers day dinner and didn't get a chance to copy them over. To make my story short, I had a CreativeLabs recorder which I discovered did not like bouncing off of a brick patio. I thought it was just the switch on the unit which failed so I grabbed another unit from ebay. After putting the drive from into the new-to-me unit I was not able to recover the data. I then tried another drive with different firmware with again no success. Also the way Creative handles the formatting my PC (Windows and Linux) could not view data off of the drive. I have since grabbed a different recorder that has a good clip on it. So now I've hit the web searching for possible help. I am fairly sure the pass was Sunday the 20th, I know it was HO-68 and I worked a CM station which was maritime mobile. I have listened to the recording from K8YSE (who has a excellent site by the way) but my qso was not captured. I wish I could verify the time but in my desire to try to fix the recorder I failed to document the passes. I want to say it was around 14:00-18:00 UTC on Sunday. If anyone has a recording I would greatly appreciate if you would let me know... Thanks, Mike, K4MOA

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an issue with LVBTracker
by Shamai Opfer 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Hi all, After many months (Actually years) of good and flawless service, My LVB Tracker woke up one day with the display showing Z|||Z|||Z||| or sometime >|||>|||>|||>|||... I tried several things: reset, checking the internal 5V supply voltage, etc.. I tried to reprogram the PIC using the PicProg program, but got only this reponse: "chip not recognized". I followed the instructions in the document BuildingtheLVBTrackerv2.pdf (dated Dec 29, 2007) but no success Any idea? anyone? Pictures enclosed 73 & thanks, Shamai 4Z1WS

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Looking to make my First Sat QSO
by saguaroastro＠cox.net 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

All, I just finish making (with the help of my freind Jimmy, KZ7QCW) a Dual beam yagi accoring to plans from Kent britain (WA5VJB). I Listened in on the AO-51 pass at 004UT. I'm using my Kenwood TH-7D in duplex mode. Heard a good signal and a few pile ups. I was able to tune for the doppler pretty easy and kept a good signal. I tried to break twice, but couldn;t get through, not sure it was me or the antenna (my guess would be me). Even though i didn;t make a contact, I had fun listening and learned a bit about how the communication process goes, so hopefully my next attempt will be more sucessful. I will be on AO-51 again for the pass at 0001UT 15 Jul. I'd appreciate anyone listening for me (K7TEJ) from DM33. Any advice & elmering is appreciated and welcomed. 73's and thanks in advance. Rick Tejera K7TEJ

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(no subject)
by Mik Forsythe 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

For Sale: Icom IC-910H, power cable, microphone, Heil Traveler one ear headset, manual and original box. USPS insured priority mail shipping included. $1,100.00.

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Re: ISS INFO
by Dee 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Nick, I really don't remember what they sent back in the large envelope. After you asked, I searched for the QSL I received sometime ago to see if anything else was with it-a certificate or something. Just have the QSL's so I can't answer the question. I was part of a team that did a space shuttle QSL'ing and we sent out the QSL only. It was a pleasure to read all the cards and see everything that was sent to the Astronauts. I was amazed at how many contacts the SS made as they sent a list for us to verify them by and only about 1/3 of the QSO's requested a QSL. It seems to me that if you talk to an astronaut, you would want to display a QSL in the shack for such an accomplishment. All the cards were forwarded to NASA in Houston to the Astronauts that actually performed the QSO's in Space. They wrote back and sent a great poster to the team as a reward for volunteering to do the QSL's. That's why I explained that the whole process takes time. Many people involved and my hat is off to those volunteers that make us happy. 73, Dee -----Original Message----- From: Daniel "Nick" Kucij [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 3:19 PM To: NB2F(a)amsat.org Subject: ISS INFO Hi Dee, I was fortunate to get a QSO with the ISS the other evening. I saw your post about QSLs on the Amsat BB. Just how large an envelope is needed? IRCs cost at least $2.10, so would $4 in postage be needed? What do they send you along with a QSL card? Thanks, 73 Nick KB1RVT

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Re: ISS
by DOMINICK INTERDONATO 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hi All. In order to expedite this info, here is the scoop. To confirm a contact, you must send the information Date, Time, who you talked to etc. to: ARRL Headquarters ARISS QSL Expedition #24 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA You must include a Large Self addressed envelope with enough postage to cover the cost back to you. (at least 2 IRC's or equivalent) This is for US cards only. Check the ARRL website for other countries QSL Programs. This expedition number with Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, is #24 -along with Shannon Walker. Good luck on your contacts and be patient with the QSL being sent back. 73, Dee, NB2F NJ AMSAT Coordinator On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Peter Portanova wrote: > Hello, > > I've made contact with the appropriate person within NASA regarding > how the ISS is acknowledging our contacts. I will let you know as > soon as I hear something, meanwhile enjoy the fact that the channel is > open. > > 73's Pete > WB2OQQ > www.massapequanyweather.com > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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TiSat Beacon heard
by Mani VU2WMY 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Heard the TiSat CW beacon on 437.305 Mhz at 0.2 degree (max) elevation with a diamond X510 vertical during the 02:43 Z western pass. The range was 2953 Kms. Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2054/2192/2537 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com

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ISS
by Peter Portanova 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hello, I've made contact with the appropriate person within NASA regarding how the ISS is acknowledging our contacts. I will let you know as soon as I hear something, meanwhile enjoy the fact that the channel is open. 73's Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com

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En95 / fn06 grids
by newsradio6＠gmail.com 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Folks, I hope to be active on ao51 passes next week in EN95 (manitoulin island) and FN06 (martin river, ontario) hh on the arrow. Callsign VA3BL. Also on 20m psk for you hf guys. Wish me luck...this will be our first 'RV Vacation' ever! John Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.

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ISS
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Just worked ISS again COL Wheelock 22:01 UTC from em55 on 145.800rec and 144.490 T on FM This was my second contact this weekend WOW also KI4OTG here in Memphis also worked him. It seems that the voice contacts are made around the 22.xx utc time The signal was full scale on my TS 2000 with a 17B antenna 73 all es gud luk WA4HFN Damon

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Tisat-1 Report
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hi all, Pleased to report that I received good strong signals from Tsat-1 on 437.305 +/- doppler on a pass at 0903hrs Z from my QTH here in Wales (UK) I used an Arrow antenna on a tripod feeding my FT736 and had no problem copying the satellite. Congratulations to all concerned. Another new one added to my list of many. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat-UK Amsat NA

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TIsat over Brazil
by PY2ZX 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hello, Very good copy of TIsat over Brazil around 0144 Z: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW2ygDUgaPk Flavio PY2ZX GG66nt

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Re: SSTV demo on July 14th AO-51 afternoon pass
by ryan woods 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hello Drew I would be glad to help if I can it just depends on what the uplink is the only thing I have that will do SSTV is my 817 so if I can help just send me an email at kd8atf(a)yahoo.com with the details so I can get setup.

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SD/MN grid trip
by Andrew Glasbrenner 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Yesterday I booked tickets for my wife's family reunion (both her Danish/German family and their American cousins) in lovely Flandreau, SD from August 24 to 31. I'll be active on hopefully both the FM and SSB birds from EN13 and will make limited excursions to nearby grids if needed. I've put many of these on the air a few times over the last 10 years, but there are a lot of new grid hunters that need them I'd bet. Drop me an email with your most wanted in that area, and I'll start working on a plan of operations. 73, Drew KO4MA

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SSTV demo on July 14th AO-51 afternoon pass
by Andrew Glasbrenner 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

I need a few volunteers that can send SSTV via AO-51 on Wednesday afternoon for a demonstration as part of the ARRL TI-2 program that Mark Spencer WA8SME is teaching. We'll do this via the 435.150 downlink and an unpublished uplink. Interested parties will need to have operated SSTV via AO-51 previously, and have an adequate station. Please drop me an email tonight if you can help out. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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ISS SSTV Activation July 15-16
by Trevor . 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/

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VA7EWK @ CO80mb (Whistler Mtn. BC) now
by Patrick STODDARD 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hi! I am atop Whistler Mountain, at just over 6000 feet/1850m elevation, with my HT and log periodic. I just worked an SO50 pass, and will try the next SO50 pass around 1933 UTC to the west. After that, over to AO27 for its 1940 UTC pass. Even at this elevation, I expect to miss the first 3 minutes of the 7-minute repeater time. Then it will be time for lunch. I may work other later passes from up here, or on a mountaintop closer to Vancouver (CN89), depending on when I leave Whistler. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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StudSat-TISat - Launch sucessuful
by Mani VU2WMY 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hello All All the five satellites including the StudSat and TISat aboard the PSLV C15 were successfully separated from the vehicle and they are very much in the 640 Km orbit right now. we are looking for the beacon signal reports across the Globe. Good wishes and Good to all the projects. 73 de Mani,VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2054/2192/2537 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com

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Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 on PSLV-C15
by Daniel Kekez 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Hi All, The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) would like to announce the delivery of Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 (NLS-6) cluster payload to Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (SDSC-SHAR), Andhra Pradesh, India, for launch on board PSLV-C15. PSLV-C15 will be launching from the First Launch Pad at SDSC-SHAR into 637 km sun-synchronous orbit with 10:30 Local-Time of Descending Node. NLS-6 shares this launch with Cartosat-2B primary, Alsat-2A co-primary, and STUDSAT auxiliary payload. NLS-6 is the 6th launch by SFL. The NLS-6 cluster comprises of two nanosatellite: AISSat-1 and TIsat-1. NLS-6 launch updates are being posted to http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-6/ About AISSat-1 ------------------------------ AISSat-1 is built by SFL for the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). It is intended to demonstrate a new maritime AIS receiver that has been developed by FFI. The AIS receiver will be used to monitor ship traffic in Norwegian waters. The design of AISSat-1 is based on SFL Generic Nanosatellite Bus (GNB). The spacecraft has a main structure measuring 20 cm by 20 cm by 20 cm and it is stabilized in three-axes using reaction wheels. It has a fixed 46 cm long VHF payload monopole antenna for the AIS receiver and four UHF uplink monopole antennas for the command receiver. The downlink in the S-Band. AISSat-1 has an overall dimension of 80 cm by 45 cm by 37 cm and an overall mass of 6.5 kg. AISSat-1 will be secured to the launch vehicle using the XPOD GNB separation system. AISSat-1 is not an amateur satellite and, as such, has coordinated appropriate frequencies. Its ground segment is located at Svalbard and its control centre is at FFI, near Oslo, Norway. More information on the spacecraft can be found at http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/AISSat-1/ and http://www.spacecentre.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=513… About TIsat-1 ------------------------------ TIsat-1 is a 1 kg CubeSat of 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm and is built by students and staff at University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). The primary mission objective is to involve students in systems engineering, development and test with a very challenging project and to provide students and staff at SUPSI with space mission knowledge. TIsat-1 will monitor the durability of material probes exposed to space environment, will test a micro electromechanical device and will validate the redundant, fault tolerant hardware and firmware design of the bus. Two monopole antennas (VHF and UHF) will be deployed after separation. Housekeeping and payload data will be communicated to the ground as orbital data profiles. TIsat-1 will be secured to the launch vehicle using the XPOD Single separation system. TIsat-1 communicates over amateur radio frequencies, as coordinated through the IARU, and they have been working with radio amateurs in Switzerland during the spacecraft's development. They have a Morse Code and data beacons. More information can be found at http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/tiSat1.html Future Launches by SFL ------------------------------ SFL has signed its 7th launch contract with ANTRIX for NLS-7 in late 2010/early 2011. NLS-7 will launch the twin-satellite CanX-4 and CanX-5 formation flying mission. SFL will be signing its 8th launch contract for NLS-8 momentarily, for the launch of two astronomy nanosatellites: BRITE-Austria (CanX-3A) and UniBRITE (CanX-3B). NLS-8 will also launch one partner spacecraft. In addition, SFL is under discussion for NLS-9, NLS-10, and NLS-11 launches in 2011/2012 time frame, and would like to extend an invitation to spacecraft developers world-wide to join our launches. For further information, please contact: Freddy M. Pranajaya Manager, Advanced Systems Group UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory 4925 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M3H 5T6 +1-416-667-7890 Voice +1-416-667-7799 Fax freddyp(a)utias-sfl.net http://www.utias-sfl.net/ 73, -Daniel, VA3KKZ

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TIsat-1, StudSat Launch 12.Jul.2010
by Mineo Wakita 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

The 51-hour countdown for the 17th flight launch of Indian space agency's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C 15 from Sriharikota spaceport is expected to begin on Saturday morning. Preparations were in full swing for the launch of the PSLV-C-15 on July 12. All the parameters for the launch were doing well and the 51-hour countdown was expected to start at 6 am tomorrow. TIsat-1: Swiss CubeSat Uplink: 145.980MHz FM, AFSK Downlink: 437.305MHz FM, AFSK Beacon: 437.305MHz CW Callsign: HB9DE http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/tiSat1.html StudSat : India CubeSat Uplink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK Downlink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK Beacon : 437.505MHz, 20bps ASK http://www.teamstudsat.com/ http://www.indianexpress.com/section/technology/698/ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/51hour-countdown-for-pslvc15-launch-start… http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/suitsfun.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Sunday night passes
by kb3rlj＠yahoo.com 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

I'm not having much luck making a contact but I heard a good bit on one of the SSB satellites (I tried a lot of them, I forget) and I heard contacts being made with the ISS crew. I'm still need to figure out what I'm doing wrong in transmitting and/or learn what I don't have set right on my TS-2000. Brian KB3RLJ Wilmington, DE Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Looking for CM94 ?
by David Wing 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

I will be taking a one day trip up the coast a bit to CM94. This is the grid that contains Vandenberg AFB which launches its fair share of satellites (unfortunately, I will not be operating from the base) and I've been told it is a bit of a rare grid these days. If you are looking for this grid, below are the passes I plan to operate. These will mostly be pretty high passes for me which is good as I will be using a handheld Arrow antenna. I wish there were a lower elevation pass of AO-07 in the east or even better, an easterly pass of HO-68 in FM mode but these are not in the cards. If there is enough demand, I can work on activating this grid again in the future. Here are the passes I plan to work: Day Object AOS(U) LOS maxEl Az 14.07.2010 AO-27 21:02 21:17 52 153 - 353 15.07.2010 AO-51 0:02 0:15 48 152 - 354 15.07.2010 AO-07 1:20 1:41 65 151 - 348 15.07.2010 FO-29 1:57 2:15 80 014 - 192 15.07.2010 AO-07 3:14 3:34 23 202 - 330 15.07.2010 VO-52 3:51 4:03 31 143 - 359 73, David K6CDW

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More Pictures Of Asteroid Lutetia
by B J 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM44DZOFBG_index_0.html A most interesting celestial body. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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K7CWQ ???
by Alvaro de Leon Romo 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi guys some one had heard Loren K7CWQ from CN93 ??? He will be from 10th to 16th in FM satellites... I heard someone like he on SO50 at 1831 pass today ,but is my bad side :-( Thanks in advance Al XE2AT _________________________________________________________________ Enciende tu hotness con Hotmail www.hotmailhotness.com.mx

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Marcos Pontes ISS Video
by ps8rf Piraja 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hello All, The Brazilian Space Agency - AEB released the videos of astronaut Marcos Pontes, PY0AEB when he was on board the International Space Station in March 2006. In the video we hear some QSO' with stations in Brazil. This is the first video of the genus produced in Portuguese language. Thanks to Tadeu, PY1KCF for providing the videos on Youtube and Mauricio, PY4MAB by informations. In the first link of youtube you can hear the QSO with hams. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vilmCC7RRQ0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJll0WZfYmg I Hope you enjoy it. 73 Piraja, PS8RF _________________________________________________________________ TRANSFORME SUAS FOTOS EM EMOTICONS PARA O MESSENGER. CLIQUE AQUI PARA COMEÇAR. http://ilm.windowslive.com.br/?ocid=ILM:Live:Hotmail:Tagline:senDimensao:TR…

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SO-67 no activity?
by N9IJ 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Caught the near-overhead 1450 UTC pass of SO-67 this morning, heard my downlink signal, and never heard any other activity. Len N9IJ n9ij(a)comcast.net

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Time to go home...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi! I am packing things up, getting ready to go to Vancouver airport for the flight home. A quick look through my log shows 392 QSOs were logged by VA7EWK in the past 8 days from all locations (including some that were logged with both of my callsigns, when I worked at the USA/Canada border Thursday afternoon). It has been a fun time up here, between the sightseeing (several hundred photos in my digital camera, and my car has over 3000km/1900 miles on it!) and getting on the radio. I operated from 9 grids (CN78, CN79, CN88, CN89, CN99, CO60, CO70, CO80, CO90), and even tolerated the "heat wave" that has gripped southern British Columbia over the past few days. Warm by local standards, but not nearly as warm as it is back in Arizona. Other than the first 2 nights I was on Vancouver Island, I never saw rain - a first, for all my trips to Vancouver going back over 15 years. I still need to update my spreadsheet with QSOs from the past few days. I might do that at the airport before flying out, or on the 3-hour flight back to Phoenix. Once I do that, I can provide more stats on my operating up here. Thanks again to everyone for the QSOs over the past 8 days! 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - North Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Time to head home...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi! I am packing things up, getting ready to go to Vancouver airport for the flight home. A quick look through my log shows 392 QSOs were logged by VA7EWK in the past 8 days from all locations (including some that were logged with both of my callsigns, when I worked at the USA/Canada border Thursday afternoon). It has been a fun time up here, between the sightseeing (several hundred photos in my digital camera, and my car has over 3000km/1900 miles on it!) and getting on the radio. I operated from 9 grids (CN78, CN79, CN88, CN89, CN99, CO60, CO70, CO80, CO90), and even tolerated the "heat wave" that has gripped southern British Columbia over the past few days. Warm by local standards, but not nearly as warm as it is back in Arizona. Other than the first 2 nights I was on Vancouver Island, I never saw rain - a first, for all my trips to Vancouver going back over 15 years. I still need to update my spreadsheet with QSOs from the past few days. I might do that at the airport before flying out, or on the 3-hour flight back to Phoenix. Once I do that, I can provide more stats on my operating up here. Thanks again to everyone for the QSOs over the past 8 days! 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - North Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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ISS Voice QSO and World Cup Final game - Netherlands VS Spain
by Fabiano Moser 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hello all, I had a voice QSO yesterday with astronaut Doug Wheelock, where he and russian cosmonauts asked about the game of today (World Cup). Germany won´s Uruguay 3x2. If you have a Voice contact today, *PLEASE DON´T TELL ABOUT THE GAME TODAY!* *Mr. Doug asked me to don´t tell about the result of the Final Game, because they will recive an upload version at ISS.* Than don´t let they about the game if you have a lucky to get a QSO with the crew please. Best regards and good luck! -- 73 Fabiano Moser CT7ABD / PY5RX "There is no great talent without great will. (Honoré de Balzac)"

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Re: ISS
by Fabiano Moser 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hello Matthias, How are you? I used US (144.490) uplink setup to work Doug, that seems they don´t change to Europe channels while a pass. You must try always the two frequencies. Good luck and congratulations dor 3th place at World Cup! :-) you do better than us in Brazil this time! :) 73 Fabiano CT7ABD 2010/7/11 Matthias Bopp <matthias.bopp(a)gmx.de> > Hi Fabiano, > > how do you do ? > > Congrats to the contact ! > > Which up- and downlink frequencies were used ? > > Regards > > Matthias > > www.dd1us.de > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Im > Auftrag von Fabiano Moser > Gesendet: Sonntag, 11. Juli 2010 13:13 > An: wa4hfn(a)comcast.net > Cc: amsat-bb > Betreff: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS > > Congratulations ! > > I also worked him yesterday night 21:48UTC and my colleg Cor PD0RKC in > Holland. > > Good luck! > > 73 Fabiano Moser > CT7ABD - PY5RX > > 2010/7/10 <wa4hfn(a)comcast.net> > > > Made my first ISS voice contact with NA1SS he was full meter reading > > WA4HFN 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 > > > > > > -- > 73 > Fabiano Moser CT7ABD / PY5RX > > "There is no great talent without great will. (Honoré de Balzac)" > _______________________________________________ > 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 Fabiano Moser CT7ABD / PY5RX "There is no great talent without great will. (Honoré de Balzac)"

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TIsat-1 Launch
by Daniel Kekez 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

[Re-posted on behalf of Paolo HB9TYP] Hi All, TIsat-1 HB9DE is to be launched aboard the Indian PSLV-C15 on 12th July 2010 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (SDSC-SHAR), Andhra Pradesh, India. The lift off is at 03:52 UTC and the TIsat-1 is to be injected into orbit around 04:11 UTC. The CW beacon would be transmitting at the earliest at 04:26 UTC, 15 minutes after separation from the launcher. Beacon Frequency is 437.305 MHz (400 mW). The predicted TLE for TIsat-1 is as follows: TIsat-1 1 99998U 10034Y 10193.17708333 .00002592 00000-0 35304-3 0 00007 2 99998 098.1177 252.3288 0008033 272.0048 315.2117 14.78702228001648 During its first orbit, starting about 04:50 UTC, stations around West and North Mexico, Western Coast of US, followed by Canada, Alaska, North and Central Asia would be able to receive the beacon signal. We kindly request stations over these regions to listen on to the beacon frequency and provide us with their valuable reports. This help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. For the SUPSI-SpaceLab student team, 73, -Paolo, HB9TYP E-mail: spacelab(a)supsi.ch supsi_radioclub(a)linux3.dti.supsi.ch P.S.: TIsat-1 is part of the Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 (NLS-6) cluster payload from the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS).

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ISS
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Made my first ISS voice contact with NA1SS he was full meter reading WA4HFN em55

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TIsat-1 Launch, 12.07.2010 - 03:52UTC, SHAR
by Paolo Ceppi 11 Jul '10

11 Jul '10

Hi All, TIsat-1 HB9DE is to be launched aboard the Indian PSLV-C15 on 12th July 2010 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (SDSC-SHAR), Andhra Pradesh, India. The lift off is at 03:52 UTC and the TIsat-1 is to be injected into orbit around 04:11 UTC. The CW beacon would be transmitting at the earliest at 04:26 UTC, 15 minutes after separation from the launcher. Beacon Frequency is 437.305 MHz (400 mW). The predicted TLE for TIsat-1 is as follows: TIsat-1 1 99998U 10034Y 10193.17708333 .00002592 00000-0 35304-3 0 00007 2 99998 098.1177 252.3288 0008033 272.0048 315.2117 14.78702228001648 During its first orbit, starting about 04:50 UTC, stations around West and North Mexico, Western Coast of US, followed by Canada, Alaska, North and Central Asia would be able to receive the beacon signal. We kindly request stations over these regions to listen on to the beacon frequency and provide us with their valuable reports. This help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. For the SUPSI-SpaceLab student team, 73, -Paolo, HB9TYP E-mail: spacelab(a)supsi.ch supsi_radioclub(a)linux3.dti.supsi.ch P.S.: TIsat-1 is part of the Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 (NLS-6) cluster payload from the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS).

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Voice from last ISS Pass
by David H. Jordan 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Did anyone else hear voice contacts froim the ISS during the 19:56 UYC pass over the east coast of US? AA4KN Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

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One more from CO80...
by Patrick STODDARD 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Hi! I will work one more pass from Whistler Mountain, the AO27 pass at 2121 UTC. It will probably be a minute into the 7-minute time before I can hear the downlink, but I will try for it. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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ESA Probe Rosetta Flies By Asteroid Lutetia
by B J 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/index.html http://spacecoalition.com/blog/new-first-imagery-of-asteroid-21-lutetia http://www.livestream.com/eurospaceagency More pictures are forthcoming. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Can I work w/just egg beaters?
by Jeremy Cowgar 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Hello, I am curious if the M2 egg beaters w/mast mount preamps would allow me to use the current satellites, including AO-7? Jeremy KB8LFA

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Another extension for ISS?
by Armando Mercado 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Hello all, Interesting story on keeping ISS on orbit well into the mid-2020's. http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/07/iss-partners-assess-extension-2025-p… 73, Armando, N8IGJ

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StudSat Launch
by Mani VU2WMY 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Hi All, I am posting this mail on behalf of the StudSat 'Team Lead'. 'StudSat' is to be launched aboard the Indian PSLV C 15 on 12th July 2010. The lift off is at 03:52 Z and the StudSat is to be injected into orbit around 04:12 Z. The CW beacon would be 'ON' at 04:42 Z, ie 30 minutes after separation from the launcher. Beacon Frequency is 437.861 Mhz (10 mW). During its first pass, around 04:50 Z, stations around west and North Mexico, Western Coast of US, Canada, Alaska, and North Asia would be able to receive the beacon signal. We request stations over these regions to kindly listen on to the beacon frequency and provide us with their valuable reports. These initial reports are the only means for us to confirm on the 'Beacon ON' until it is visible over VU land. This help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2054/2192/2537 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com

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ICOM 821H Split Mode operation
by Nitin Muttin 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

All, I am using ICOM 821H with Orbitron and WispDDE for Radio control, is it possible to use wispdde to put the Radio in split mode ( Example 145.825 for ISS ) so the Doppler correction is done for both TX / RX. 73's Nitin [VU3TYG]

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VA7EWK @ CO80 Saturday (10 July) - again
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Hi! I will go back out to Whistler (grid CO80) on Saturday morning, hopefully in time for the HO68 pass (my pass time is 1620-1636 UTC). Later in the morning, I will ride a gondola up to Whistler Mountain, and - hopefully - have my HT and log periodic in a duffel bag with me for that ride. If so, that takes care of fighting the mountains when trying to work satellites from down in the village area. :-) I will only work FM satellites from the mountaintop, and those times depend on when I get to Whistler and get up the mountain. I will not stay all day up there, although that is a nice place to be. Good night, and 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - North Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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CO80, take two - Saturday (10 July)
by Patrick STODDARD 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Hi! After having problems finding a decent spot to work the birds around Whistler, I set out on a clockwise loop through the countryside. Along with working a few passes from CO80, I also worked a pass in CO90 and a few from CN99. Thanks for the QSOs! I am still on the road, about 2 hours east of Vancouver. When I get back to my motel room, I will see if I can make it to someplace in CO80 for a handful of passes tomorrow. Not a full-day effort, but I want to see if I can do a little better from there than I did today. I may put together a short list of passes to work, to help those who missed me today, and post it here on the -BB. Since Saturday is my last full day for this trip, I want to leave a little bit of non-radio time to enjoy before going back to Vancouver airport for the flight home. I still need to go through some of the recordings from today's passes, but I am pretty sure I have logged around 350 QSOs since arriving in Vancouver last weekend. It has been fun, even with the setbacks like not working from CO50 and not much from CO80 today. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - Hope, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: Can I work w/just egg beaters?
by Yanko Yankov 10 Jul '10

10 Jul '10

Yaa . I have 2 of them and they work but you will need a pre amp too KC9RDT - original message - Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Can I work w/just egg beaters? From: "Pat McGrath" <ka6tya(a)arrl.net> Date: 09/07/2010 10:34 PM Sure. I have same working. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Cowgar" <jeremy(a)cowgar.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:38 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Can I work w/just egg beaters? > Hello, > > I am curious if the M2 egg beaters w/mast mount preamps would allow me > to use the current satellites, including AO-7? > > Jeremy > KB8LFA > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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V01 Grids
by Ian MacFarquhar 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

If you are looking for some Newfoundland grids, I will be trying to work the FM sats while travelling across Newfoundland from West to East between the 9th and 16th. I have worked most of the bugs out of the setup (2 hand helds and an Arrow) and have made some contacts from GN19 (Rocky Harbour/Gros Morne Park area) yesterday and today. I will be trying to work AO51, 27 and perhaps SO50 during the week. Give a listen for me if you need some NL grids. 73, Ian VE9IM/VO1

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HO-68 Schedule -11-18 July 2010
by Alan Kung 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

UTC: 11 July 2010 ================================ 17:25...Turn On--SSB/CW India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 18:10...Turn Off 20:40...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 21:25...Turn Off 12 July 2010 ================================ 00:25...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 01:10...Turn Off 03:07...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:22...Turn Off 15:00...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,India,South Asia, Middle East,Europe,North Asia 15:45...Turn Off 17:10...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 17:55...Turn Off 23:00...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 23:45...Turn Off 13 July 2010 ================================ 01:55...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 02:40...Turn Off 02:48...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia, East Asia, South Asia 03:03...Turn Off 11:00...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe 11:45...Turn Off 13:40...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,Europe,Africa,South America 14:25...Turn Off 16:50...Turn On--SSB/CW India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:35...Turn Off 18:25...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 19:10...Turn Off 14 July 2010 ================================= 02:29...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:44...Turn Off 10:45...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 11:30...Turn Off 13:25...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 14:10...Turn Off 16:25...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 17:10...Turn Off 22:30...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 23:15...Turn Off 15 July 2010 ================================= 02:12...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:28...Turn Off 05:40...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,North Asia,Middle East, Europe,Africa 06:25...Turn Off 10:25...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 11:10...Turn Off 13:05...Turn On--SSB/CW Europe,NA,South America 13:50...Turn Off 16:20...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:05...Turn Off 18:10...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 18:55...Turn Off 22:10...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 22:55...Turn Off 16 July 2010 ================================ 01:57...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:13...Turn Off 10:10...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 10:55...Turn Off 12:50...Turn On--SSB/CW Europe,NA,South America 13:35...Turn Off 16:00...Turn On--SSB/CW India,Africa,Europe,NA 16:45...Turn Off 21:55...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,Africa,NA, Europe,North Asia,East Asia 22:40...Turn Off 17 July 2010 ================================ 00:45...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 01:30...Turn Off 01:39...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:53...Turn Off 11:40...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 12:25...Turn Off 14:20...Turn On--SSB/CW Europe,NA,South America 15:25...Turn Off 17:35...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 18:20...Turn Off 18 July 2010 ================================ 23:25...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 00:10...Turn Off 01:22...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:36...Turn Off 06:40...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,Europe,Africa 07:25...Turn Off 14:05...Turn On--SSB/CW Europe,NA,South America 14:50...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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CO80 today (Friday, 9 July)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hi! I must have been rather sleepy when I wrote the Subject line of my message last night. Today, Friday, will be my day-trip to Whistler and grid CO80. I will be on the way up there in the next half- hour. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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EN36
by w6gmt＠bak.rr.com 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

I will Pass through EN36 on Saturday I will work the AO-51 passes at 10:28 UTC and 12:06 also on the way back will work the AO-27 pass at 19:38 Unfortunately this trip is not a real Sat grid Expedition but I have had several requests for this grid. Also I will be in EN28 and EN38 next weekend for the VHF Contest and will activate those grids. more information on those two grids next week. NO SASE NEEDED FOR QSL CARD SEND ME A CARD OR EMAIL ME 73 BROCK

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CN89 and the USA/Canada border on Friday, CO80 on Saturday
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Hi! I did not plan on a lot of radio today, since I was in metro Vancouver and CN89 is not a rare grid. I worked a couple of AO-7 passes, and a few others from two different locations south of Vancouver. One of those locations was standing on the USA/Canada border, west of the Peace Arch at the border between Washington state and British Columbia. The first location was in grid CN89ob, a few miles/km north of the USA border in the south-side suburb of Surrey. I was heading down to the town of White Rock, which has a beach and was rather crowded today due to the heat gripping British Columbia just as it has much of eastern North America. I worked 2 HO-68 passes, 2 AO-7 passes, and an AO-27 pass. Twenty QSOs went in the log at this location. After spending some time in the town of White Rock, just north of the USA border with a busy waterfront, I went to the spot where I had thought about working some passes before I came up to Vancouver - at the Peace Arch, on the USA/Canada border between Washington state and British Columbia, where the I-5 and BC-99 freeways come together. Peace Arch Park is actually two separate parks divided by the border - a provincial park in British Columbia, and a state park in Washington state. Effectively, this is one large park that sprawls across the border, with the white arch standing on the border along with the other boundary markers in the park(s). As long as one exits the park the way it was entered, there are no border checks. I could not drive out to this point, but I could walk out there. I did that, taking my IC-T7H HT along with my Elk 2m/70cm log periodic, a camera, and my Garmin GPS receiver. At this point on the USA/Canada border, it is supposed to be at 49 degrees North exactly. Surveying technology over 100 years ago is not what it is now, and the international border through the park is just north of 49 degrees North. I stood next to a metal marker west of the Peace Arch in CN89oa (49 0.119 N 122 45.438 W). I stood with one foot on each side of the border, and identified my station using both of my callsigns WD9EWK and VA7EWK during two passes - one AO-27 pass, followed by an AO-51 pass. This was the first time I had every worked satellites from Washington state, albeit with only one foot inside the state. It was a hot day for this part of North America. Vancouver saw 95F/35C, and in the sunlight I was sweating a lot. I stood at the border to work the AO-27 pass at 2218 UTC, and 7 minutes was more than enough. I was able to log 6 QSOs with stations from central Mexico up to Vancouver itself on this pass. I had thought about heading back to Vancouver after this pass, but thought I might try the upcoming AO-51 pass around 2307 UTC. I stayed, sitting in the shade just north of the boundary until the AO-51 pass. Despite using only 5 watts sitting so far west on a pass to my east, I was able to log 10 more QSOs on AO-51. Then I walked north back to my rental car - sitting in a parking lot on the Canadian side of the border - to return to Vancouver for the rest of the day. Around the time of the AO-51 pass, a couple of US Customs and Border Protection offices walked by me while escorting someone to the Canada Customs building on the north side of the park. A few minutes later, the officers passed by me as I walked back to my car. Other than pleasantries, there were no questions about the radio and antenna I was carrying with me. Had I tried to bring more gear, and especially if I carried the gear in a bag or backpack, it is possible there would have been more interest in what I was doing while standing on the international border. Much of the border east of this park in this area has no fence, and only has the concrete border markers. There is water to the west. Between patrols by officials on both sides, along with cameras and other sensors that monitor for people crossing away from an official border crossing, I figured the park had to be the place I attempted this. I had no intention of trying this from any other point on the border, since I could stay within the boundaries of the two parks and freely cross between the two countries without issue. I did put my US passport in my pocket, just in case - but it was not needed. I will have double-sided QSL cards prepared for the QSOs made at the border. One side will have information for the USA side of the border (Blaine, Washington, in Whatcom County), and the other for Surrey, British Columbia. For these QSOs, and any others during this trip, I will be happy to send you my QSL card(s) if you e-mail me with the QSO details. For contacts with VA7EWK, I *am* interested in receiving your QSL cards. Tomorrow (Friday) will be my day-trip toward Whistler and grid CO80. Whenever I wake up, I will get ready for the two-hour drive up from Vancouver. I hope to be up there in time for passes in the afternoon, but may get up there earlier. I am not going to commit to a specific time or time window when to look for me, since it is now 0040 local (0740 UTC), and I need to get some sleep. I will work both FM and SSB satellites, including AO-7 after 0000 UTC when it should return to mode B. I may not be on every pass in the afternoon and early evening, but will try to make a decent effort to be on from CO80. If I have Internet access from wherever I stop and operate from, I will post a message to the -BB. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - North Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Riverside CA AO-51 Pass 5:40PM PDT
by Clint Bradford 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Tentatively, we have a great pass of AO-51 at 5:40PM PDT this afternoon here in Riverside, CA ... I'll be working it from the Riverside ham club's parking lot - followed by my presentation, "How to Work the FM Ham Sats with your HT." Hope to meet some of you on '51 tonight! Clint, K6LCS 909-241-7666

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13 Colonies QSL cards
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

If anyone that worked me during the 13 Colonies Special Event as KB1PVH / K2H wants a special QSL card, send me an email with contact details, if your in the log, I'll send you a card. Thanks, Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID

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VA7EWK on AO7 @ 2018-2031 UTC today
by Patrick STODDARD 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Hi! I will try one more AO7 pass at CN89ob between Vancouver and the Canada/USA border at 2018 UTC. Look for me around 145.955-960 MHz on the downlink, but I will also tune around hoping to hear anyone. Especially in Europe. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - Surrey, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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VA7EWK-CN89 on AO-7 for Europe (short notice)
by John Papay 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Patrick, VA7EWK, will be on the AO-7 pass coming up shortly at 1827-1844 UTC. He'll be looking for any Europeans that need CN89. AO-7 is in Mode B. 73, John K8YSE

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VA7EWK on Wednesday (7 July) - report
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Hi! For a day where I did not plan on doing much radio, I was on more than I had thought I would attempt. I got on an early AO-51 pass around 1410 UTC yesterday morning from where I spent Tuesday night (Port Alberni, CN79). After that, I drove down to Victoria on the southern end of Vancouver Island, and worked 5 passes on 3 different satellites in CN88. I was on an SO-50 pass from near Mill Bay, north of Victoria in CN88fp (thanks Brock W6GMT for keeping me from talking to myself and the polar bears on that pass), then an HO-68 pass from the Victoria suburb of View Royal in CN88gk. I made it to Victoria proper for a pair of SO-50 passes and an AO-27 pass, working from the Mile 0 monument (the western end of the Trans-Canada Highway) near the waterfront in CN88hj. After some sightseeing and filling up the fuel tank in my car, it was time to wrap up my stay on Vancouver Island. I took the 3pm (2200 UTC) sailing from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal north of Victoria to the Tsawwassen terminal south of Vancouver, but that did not end my time operating from CN88. I saw there was an AO-27 pass coming around the midpoint of the 95-minute trip on the ferry. I decided to try working that pass, but not with my log periodic and mobile radio. With my IC-T7H HT and a Smiley Antenna tri-band telescoping whip, I was able to make a pair of QSOs with K7WIN in Arizona followed by KG6NUB in California. I tried to also get KL7XJ in the log, but being so far north I simply ran out of time before the post-repeater telemetry. All of this took place in grid CN88hu - taking that from my Garmin GPS receiver's display while I was on for that pass. I also had the GPS receiver's compass function on, to verify what direction the ship was moving while I was on the rear open-air deck of the ferry. I did not realize until I had parked on the ferry and gathered my gear for the AO-27 pass that I left my Maldol AH-510R telescoping whip at home. This is similar to the more popular AL-800, but also covers 6m and has a BNC connector that makes a better physical connection to my HTs' BNC connectors. I still had the Smiley whip, and made that work as good as I could considering the AO-27 pass. In any event, the shipborne QSOs were a learning experience. >From this point on, all my operating will be on the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, and not from an island. I may be on some passes this afternoon, but since CN89 is not a rare grid thanks to local operators like VE7JRX I am not looking to set a schedule nor plan on being by the radio for many passes. I will make a point of working more passes on Friday - similar to how I worked from the Vancouver Island grids earlier this week - when I go up to Whistler and operate from somewhere around that town in grid CO80. Depending on how early I start out, I will work as many passes as I can while mixing in sightseeing and wandering around Whistler Village at the base of the ski hills up there. For Whistler/CO80, that will be using both FM and SSB satellites. So far, with Whistler still to come, I have logged 271 QSOs from 5 grids on Vancouver Island (CN78, CN79, CN88, CO60, CO70) and on the ferry, and one grid in the metro Vancouver area (CN89), since arriving in Vancouver Saturday afternoon. It's been fun handing out new grids, and working some passes with challenges - AO-27's timer in relation to being so far north, shallow passes, dealing with surroundings that don't help satellite operating, etc. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - North Vancouver, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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CN93 activation
by LOREN RASMUSSEN 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

July 10 - July 16, I will be camping at Cultus Lake, Oregon. The grid is CN93. I will try to work as many passes as I can. (AO-51, AO-27, SO-50, SO-67 and HO-68) Please advise via email if you need a card. Loren k7cwq

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OSCAR News Archive CD
by Trevor . 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

OSCAR News is the official journal of AMSAT-UK and all 47 issues published from 2000-2009 are now available on CD. Containing more than 2000 pages of information about amateur satellites ranging from homebrew electronics projects to scientific papers, this archive offers an intriguing insight into the development of amateur radio satellites during a fast moving decade. The CD can be ordered online from http://www.tinyurl.com/on-archive-2000/ AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA

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DN35
by kladuke1144＠msn.com 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

All, I plan to operate from DN35 starting about 2000Z on July 8, 2010. Look for me on ao51, ao27, so50 and ho68 until around 0100Z on July 9. 73 WC7V Kerry

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[OTish] Reasonably Dual-Band Large Crossed Beam
by Iain Young, G7III 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Hi All, I have been looking at replacing my 3/6 ele Dual Band Beam with a larger one (actually for some semi-local packet work rather than satellite, hence the OT-ishness of this post. I know there is the 9/19 ele crossed Tonna, but I also understand the build quality on the boom isn't wonderful. I'm also aware of the Hygain equivalent, but they look to be owned by MFJ now... I'm sure M2 did one at one point, but the only dual band I can see from them is a 5 ele on 2. I was looking closer to 9 ele to be honest. Does anyone know of any other supplier that does something similiar to the Tonna ? 73s Iain

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VA7EWK on AO27 @ 2247 UTC today
by Patrick STODDARD 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi! I will attempt this upcoming AO27 pass from the M/V Spirit of Vamcouver Island, a ferry sailing between Swartz Bay (north of Victoria) and Tsawassen (south of Vancouver) around 2247 UTC today. HT with telescoping whip only, either in CN88 or CN89 depending on where the ship is. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: [OTish] Reasonably Dual-Band Large Crossed Beam
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Take a look at Gulf Alpha Antennas, he makes a dual band crossed 8 elements on UHF and 6 on VHF. Sounds like what you are looking for. I have one and love it Dave - KB1PVH http://gulfalphaantennas.com/ Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID On Jul 7, 2010 12:39 PM, "Iain Young, G7III" <g7iii(a)g7iii.net> wrote: Hi All, I have been looking at replacing my 3/6 ele Dual Band Beam with a larger one (actually for some semi-local packet work rather than satellite, hence the OT-ishness of this post. I know there is the 9/19 ele crossed Tonna, but I also understand the build quality on the boom isn't wonderful. I'm also aware of the Hygain equivalent, but they look to be owned by MFJ now... I'm sure M2 did one at one point, but the only dual band I can see from them is a 5 ele on 2. I was looking closer to 9 ele to be honest. Does anyone know of any other supplier that does something similiar to the Tonna ? 73s Iain _______________________________________________ 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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AO-51's Birthday!
by Clint Bradford 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

I missed it - June 28 - AO-51's sixth birthday! Darn .... Another date to ponder ... RIngo is 70, and is within five years of the Dalai Lama, who turned 75 this week. Looking for my Grecian Formula ... Clint, K6LCS

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VA7EWK @ CN88, 1926-2000 UTC today
by Patrick STODDARD 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi! I will work the upcoming AO27 and SO50 passes at the Mile 0 monument, the west end of the Trans-Canada Highway, here in Victoria BC (CN88hj). After that, it is off to the ferry and over to Vancouver. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - Victoria, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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TI-2 Space Operations
by Mark Spencer 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi All, The Dayton Amateur Radio Association sponsored ARRL TI-2 Space will be conducted next week in Dayton from July 12 through 15. The purpose of this teachers institute is to instruct teachers on how to access satellites for use in their classrooms. The four day institute will involve a lot of on-the-air activity on the birds. I hope that you will listen up for the teachers who will be working the birds for the first time and help participate in the TI by making contacts with them. They will be novice satellite operators so I hope you will forgive mistakes as they learn the ropes. It will be interesting to see how 8 ground stations operate from one location! (The stations consist of FT817s, ARROWS and computer controlled G5500 rotors.) If anyone needs a contact with W1AW/8, I will be using that call sign periodically while doing some demonstrations during the TI. If you have a specific request, let me know via e-mail and I'll listen for your call specifically. CU on the birds and I appreciate your patience during this TI. Mark Mark Spencer, WA8SME Education and Technology Program Coordinator ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioT mspencer(a)arrl.org www.arrl.org/education-technology-program www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-on-wireless-technology 530-495-9150

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Gunnplexer Transceivers
by Robert Bruninga 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Does anyone know where we can get some 10 GHz Gunnplexer transceivers? Wired-and-tested. Like the ones ARR used to make. They say they don't make them anymore. Referred me to MDT.CORP.COM, but that deadends into a scalper who owns the CORP.COM domain. Bob, Wb4APR

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G-5400B
by Liz & Tony Buckland 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi All, I bought a secondhand G5400B and promptly dismantled both rotators to overhaul them and also completely repaint inside and out, and they now look like new :-). My question is I set the azimuth rotator as per the instructions and all seems good apart from the CCW direction does not indicate 180 (far left), more like 165-170, is this normal? Mechanically it rotates more than 360 but the resistance of the pot is 14 ohms CCW and 8 ohms CW. I would have thought it should read 0 CCW then setting the adjust pot on the controller to 180 with the rotator exactly 360 round CW. Hope I haven't lost anyone with this description :-). Any guidance would be most welcome, thanks. 73 de Tony ZL3HAM

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VA7EWK activity today
by Patrick STODDARD 07 Jul '10

07 Jul '10

Hi! Thanks to everyone for the fun afternoon on the radio from the Pacific side of Vancouver Island. I operated from a high spot next to sports fields in Ucluelet, British Columbia, in grid CN78fw. VA7EWK logged 55 QSOs on 5 different satellites. I could not stay out there well into the evening, despite the late sunset, since the road off the coast was going to be shut down overnight for construction work. Earlier on Tuesday, VA7EWK operated from 2 other locations - one AO7 pass at Campbell River where I had operated from on Sunday (CN79jx/CO70ja - 8 QSOs), then an HO68 pass from Port Alberni on the highway over to the Pacific coast (CN79og - 16 QSOs) later in the morning. Wednesday will be a light radio day. I will head down to the provincial capital Victoria on thr south end of the island, then take the ferry over to Vancouver. I may get on a pass or two from Victoria, since I have never worked from grid CN88 previously. Thursday may also be a light radio day. I am still planning on attending the North Shore Amateur Radio Club meeting in North Vancouver. Any operating would probably be from somewhere in Metro Vancouver (CN89). Then on one of the two remaining full days in Canada (Friday or Saturday) will be my day-trip up to Whistler and grid CO80. Good night, and 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK - Port Alberni, British Columbia http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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VA7EWK @ CN78 now
by Patrick STODDARD 06 Jul '10

06 Jul '10

Hi! I will work passes from CN78fw in Ucluelet, British Columbia, this afternoon. I was just on AO27 around 2000 UTC, and will be on other passes starting with SO50 @ 2058-2108 UTC. I will try AO7 @ 2213 UTC if it is still in mode B, and FO29 @ 0029 and maybe @ 0213 UTC. AO27 @ 2135 and 2316 UTC. AO51 passes as well, starting @ 2247 UTC. No grid boundary activity today, just CN78 before leaving this side of Vancouver Island. 73! Patrick VA7EWK/WD9EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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