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HO 68 today
by Mateusz 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 22:35...Turn On North Africa,Europe,North Pole,NA,North Asia,East Asia,North Australia 23:20...Turn Off It is a very good opportunity for me to make transcontinental FM contact. With elevation abt. 2 degree I suspect good link with HO 68 to contact NA. Matt SQ7DQX

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RS Satellites update
by Mike Rupprecht 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

All, I got some news from Alex, RW3DZ: RS-28 = UGATUSAT (Ufa) - failed due to malfunction of electronics RS-29 = STERKH - ID was reserved for this satellite but they used their own TRX rig and this number was omitted so far RS-30 = Yubileyny-1 RS-31 to RS-37 were used for ORBCOMM satellites under contract from OHB-systems RS-38 = Tatyana-2 is working perfect and operate well under Kaluga control RS-39 = Chibis - is under construction since 2006 and may be in orbit in 2011 RS-40 = Yubileyny-2 - will be in orbit this year next new RS satellites also in progress written by RW3DZ and edited by DK3WN

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HO-68 BBS upload!!
by Dave Aitch 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

I also uploaded a file with WiSP. Hope you can download it OK. It would be nice if other voice users did not transmit until the packet transmission has stopped though. Patience gentlemen, please. 73, Dave. G1OCN. AMSAT 5766 Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 BBS upload!! I succeeded in upload a file into BBS using WiSP, the file number was 'CB'. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xw1_digi.htm#bottom JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: IC 910H query
by DOMINICK INTERDONATO 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

I agree with all you have suggested, Mark. I too had questions about power output on the 910. I discovered that the power to the radio was the culprit. Before you send it away, check and make sure you have #10 cables to the radio and your power supply delivers the correct voltage and current. Mine does and it meets Specs on VHF and UHF on "both" my 910's. One I have the 1.2ghz Module in. One I use for demos at field day and hamfests etc. Good luck. 73, NB2F Dee On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: > Hi Louis, > > Congratulations on your new IC-910H! I was the very lucky winner of > a new IC-910H at the AMSAT Symosium, so I have a bit of time on the > radio now. > > I haven't used RigTalk, so I can't comment on that. > > Regarding the CIV USB cable--my experience is that you do NOT need to > check the RTS + 12V option. I bought a cheap USB CIV level converter > on eBay, and it works perfectly without this option checked. My > homebrew interface, on the other hand, uses the serial port and > requires me to check that option, or else it doesn't receive power via > the serial line and won't work. > > You will need to know which serial port number the USB converter is > using/emulating; there is a setting in SatPC32 where you must tell it > the comport number where the level converter (USB CIV cable) is > installed. You can use the Windows Hardware Tab/Device Manager to > figure that out. > > Your addresses are correct for "default", they should work OK. Be > sure to also set the BAUD rate in both SatPC32 and the radio to match. > I think 9600 baud is the highest the radio will do. Be sure to read > the "Hints" sections in the SatPC32 program to figure out an > appropriate delay setting, too. > > Lots of folks using this setup, so you should be able to get lots of > help as you get it going! SatPC32 is a fantastic program for working > satellites. > > Personal question/note. I am interested in the output power of your > IC-910H. Mine is rather low on both VHF (75W) and UHF (45W). So, I > just sent it back to Icom in hopes they can make it meet "advertised > and published specs" in that regard. Shipping and insurance on that > radio was over $50! I won't complain since I won the radio :) > > 73, > > Mark N8MH > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Louis House <kd5gm(a)sbcglobal.net> > wrote: >> I plan to commission my new IC 910 H on Saturday this week. I plan >> to drive the radio with the "RigTalk" and CIV cable from a USB port. >> Has anyone experienced any negative function from this data control >> system type?? In setting up the SatPC32 software, the addresses that >> appeared by default are "$60" (in all four boxes in the "Radio Set >> Screen"). Does this $60 setting work OK?? The read me file is not >> very clear concerning the selection for "RTS + 12V", does the IC 910 >> H need this setting selected to work correctly?? Any other known >> problems would also be most helpful. >> Thanks for listening. >> Louis, KD5GM >> CW ;-) The Original Digital > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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IC 910H query
by Louis House 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

I plan to commission my new IC 910 H on Saturday this week. I plan to drive the radio with the "RigTalk" and CIV cable from a USB port. Has anyone experienced any negative function from this data control system type?? In setting up the SatPC32 software, the addresses that appeared by default are "$60" (in all four boxes in the "Radio Set Screen"). Does this $60 setting work OK?? The read me file is not very clear concerning the selection for "RTS + 12V", does the IC 910 H need this setting selected to work correctly?? Any other known problems would also be most helpful. Thanks for listening. Louis, KD5GM CW ;-) The Original Digital

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Re: probably simple
by Bob- W7LRD 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

Hi Greg, Drew, etc This conversation is starting to make my head hurt! My example is to connect with some of our European friends. Some of them I share maybe a 60 second window, with PA1TNO it is less than 30 seconds. I have had several false starts in that I heard Paul 2E1EUB, by the time I located my downlink on his, he was gone. I want to predetermine where to set my uplink for a given downlink. There just is no the time be looking around. Like I said this is probably simple I'm just have trouble getting my thinking around the concept. Also if say I am planning on a downlink of 145.950 will Paul be looking at the same frequency? In the past these concepts never concerned me as there was always plenty of time to yak it up with the locals on AO-7. 73 Bob W7LRD CN87 Seattle, Wa. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> To: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg(a)hotmail.com> Cc: w7lrd(a)comcast.net, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2010 9:30:44 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: probably simple > > > But any pass where you are really stretching the footprint is going to > be a low elevation pass. The more you stretch, the lower the pass. > In the limit, I think Bob's ultimate pass has a peak at .001-degrees > for both stations. If you're doing that, then you're at TCA, and zero > doppler. > > That's all I meant to convey, > > Greg KO6TH I understand, but with all due respect your assumption is incorrect that long distance QSOs are always at TCA and zero Doppler, even theoretically . This is only the case when the two stations are at near right angles to the track of the satellite. Use the following example. If I want to work LU5BOJ/O in FG75 from EL88 on HO-68, my only windows are at either LOS or AOS, depending on whether it is an ascending or descending pass. Neither pass will be a low pass for either station, and neither QSO will occur at TCA or zero Doppler. In Bob's case, let's look at his next possible window with Paul, 2E1EUB in IO92. Bob is in CN76. At the beginning of the 1 minute window tomorrow at 1251Z, Bob's Doppler shift on 432 is -3.68 khz. On the next mutual window at 1452Z, the beginning Doppler is -7.93 khz. On the next, at 2020Z, it's -8.3 khz. None of these windows are over 2 degrees elevation, and none are at TCA for either station. When you have 60s to make the QSO, being right dead on frequency is essential. Respectfully, Drew KO4MA

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SEEDS - Depuri Near Collision ?
by Trevor . 07 Jan '10

07 Jan '10

>From the JARL website http://tinyurl.com/JapanJARL http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jarl.or.jp%2F&sl… "The saying, SEEDS is to suggest the possibility of a collision with Depuri" 73 Trevor M5AKA

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FO-29 Schedule
by Mineo Wakita 07 Jan '10

07 Jan '10

Examination use is performed late this week only over Japan. UTC 20 Nov. 22:23 - 22:30 Command test 21 Nov. 21:28 - 21:35 Command test 22 Nov. 22:17 - 22:27 Analog operation JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Hudson Valley Satcom Group Net Tonight 8PM OnEcholink N2EYH-L
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 07 Jan '10

07 Jan '10

Hope everyone had a great holiday season and found some new radio gear under the Christmas tree. It is time again for our net tonight at 8PM on Echolink N2EYH-L or on the Mt Beacon repeater at 146.970 pl 100 on your dial. We hope to have one or two Amsat area coordinators joining the net to answer any questions you may have. Share satellite your knowledge with us on the net. Hope to hear you there. 73 Gary/wa2aqh

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Re: [eu-amsat] HO-68 trasatlantic pass
by Luc Leblanc 07 Jan '10

07 Jan '10

Date sent: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:39:54 -0500 From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6(a)videotron.ca> Subject: [eu-amsat] HO-68 trasatlantic pass To: eu-amsat(a)yahoogroups.com Send reply to: no_reply(a)yahoogroups.com Priority: normal > > The footprint of this pass will cover NA-Europe at the beginning of the pass. France. Spain UK and Scandinavia will be in range from here > (FN36) > > 07 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 14:10...Turn On UTC > Europe,NA,North Pole,South America > 14:40...Turn Off UTC > "-" Signal from HO-68 peak at S9+40 and i was able to work OZ1MY Ib from Denmark and Yoshio from Tegucigalpa Honduras and yes Packet can be present with phone but mode are not helping each other > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To reply to this message, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eu-amsat/post?act=reply&messageNum=3096 > Please do not reply to this message via email. More information here: > http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/messages/messages-23.html > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eu-amsat/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > eu-amsat-digest(a)yahoogroups.com > eu-amsat-fullfeatured(a)yahoogroups.com > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eu-amsat/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > eu-amsat-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall VE2DWE WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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HO-68 BBS upload!!
by Mineo Wakita 07 Jan '10

07 Jan '10

I succeeded in upload a file into BBS using WiSP, the file number was 'CB'. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xw1_digi.htm#bottom JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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WD9EWK @ Glendale AZ hamfest, Saturday (9 January)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

Hi! I will have an AMSAT table at the ThunderBird Amateur Radio Club's WestFest hamfest in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday 9 January 2010. The hamfest will be in the Activity Center on the Thunderbird School of Global Management campus, from 0700 to 1200 local time (1400-1900 UTC). More information about the hamfest, including a link to a map showing the hamfest site, is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/Westfest.html WD9EWK will be on the air with demonstrations using a variety of satellites throughout the morning. The tentative schedule, with all times in UTC, is as follows: 1301-1315 UTC - AO-51 1441-1452 UTC - AO-51 1553-1604 UTC - VO-52 1632-1644 UTC - SO-67 1729-1741 UTC - VO-52 1759-1812 UTC - SO-50 The first AO-51 pass takes place before the hamfest officially opens, but I will be on the air from there with whatever audience happens to be around the hamfest site at that hour (possibly others setting up their tables/booths inside the building. The hamfest site is in grid DM33vo. Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: ARRL Sat Article
by Greg D. 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

Great article! But a question that has always nagged me... Perhaps someone on the BB knows the answer? I understand that the early Oscars got their ride into space by replacing a piece of concrete (or similar dead weight material) with our satellite. That's why they have the shape that they do (looking like a segment of a ring). But what about the antenna? Was it deployed after launch, or did it ride into space already sticking out the side? An on-orbit deploy would have been excessively complicated for that era (it's even difficult today!), but I can't see something like that surviving launch intact, either. Anybody know? Greg KO6TH > Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:25 +0000 > From: m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Sat Article > > http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/12/30/11270/?nc=1 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/

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Thanks
by w3vvp 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

Thanks to all who replied to my request for help on HO-68. Don't know of any one in 50 mile circle who ia into satellities,so no one around to ask questions or compare notes. Thanks to all again George

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The Brave AO-51
by ps8rf Piraja 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

Hello All, A few months ago, I had stopped working the AO-51, why I could not listen me on the downlink. I was a little frustrated because I can't heard me via AO-51. I thought it was because of software problems and changes to the settings of the satellite. There are 4 days ago, I discovered that the problem was in one of the cables from my UHF antenna. That would not let me listening to the stations that called via AO-51. In these last four days in several orbits I was able to keep QSO with our friend Hugo - EA8HB in Las Palmas Island with strong signals. And today in orbit 29,028, at 21:11 UTC, I heard the N1EL calling me, which is 3.466.9 miles of my station. I see that the AO-51 continues "brave" in the space. Congratulations to the AO-51 Control Team by incessant work. 73' from Brazil Piraja, PS8RF _________________________________________________________________ Com o Windows 7 nenhum arquivo vai se esconder de você. Clique para conhecer ! http://www.microsoft.com/brasil/windows7/default.html?WT.mc_id=1539

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REALY Old ...
by Clint Bradford 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

Want to see something old? Check out what the Hubble program just released - shots taken last August that show galaxies between 12.9 and 13.1 billion years old. Considering the universe is probably about 13.5 to 14 billion years old, this is incredible. (Insert your own "old age" joke here.) http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/02/ Hubble used the newly installed Wide Field Camera 3, which allows it to see near-infrared wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. This allowed the telescope to observe light from the very beginnings of the universe.This is because the expansion of the universe distorts the ultraviolet and visible light from these galaxies over the course of their unimaginably long journey, pushing them into near-infrared wavelengths. These are some of the final images the Hubble will send back, as it's being replaced by the James Webb Telescope in 2014. Which is both sad an exciting, as the Hubble has shown us so much of the universe but the Webb will show us even more. Clint

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Re: probably simple
by Dave Guimont 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

At 12:44 PM 1/6/2010, you wrote: >Happy New Year all This is probably simple, >however, I need a quick and simple way of >determining my uplink frequency given a specific downlink frequency.Â Hi Bob, Use SATPC 32....once set for AO7 it will be within your rit knob in seconds.... 73, Dave, WB6LLO dguimon1(a)san.rr.com Disagree: I learn.... Pulling for P3E...

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AMSAT Awards
by Bruce 05 Jan '10

05 Jan '10

I hope everyone had a pleasant holiday season. Here at the AMSAT Awards Headquarters we have a few awards to announce. The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO. Luis Benvenutty, WP4NYY Anotnio Barbieri, I0JOW The following have earned the South Africa Communications Achievement Award. Neven Nrdljas, 9A5YY #US140 Kent Frazier, K5KNT #US141 The following have earned the W4AMI Achievement Award (for 1000 contacts) David Webb, KB1PVH #59 To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org

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XW-1 telemetry
by Mike Rupprecht 05 Jan '10

05 Jan '10

Dear Alan, some telemetry from today - Jan 05, 2010 21:35 UTC Lineartransponder ON BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AU4 TTT ETT UET VVU 6TT E4T U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AU4 TTT ETT U4D VUD BET EET U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AU4 TTT ETT U4D VU4 BTT EET U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AU4 ATA ETT U4D VUT 4EV E4T U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AU4 TTT ETT U4D VVD 4DV EVT U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AU4 TTT ETT U4D VV6 BET E6T U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AUE TTT ETT U46 VVU 6E6 EET U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AUE TTT ETT U4D VVU 6AT EET U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AUE TTT ETT U46 VAD BET EET U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AUE TTT ETT UET VUU 4NV EET U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW TTT TTA AUE TTT ETT UET VA6 E4T E4T U4U ETT TTT TTT XW XW PA Output RF Switch Status : PA1 Works (Transponder and Beacon) Transponder Working Status : Beacon and Linear Transponder Transponder Temperature : 24 C Beacon RF Output Power : 0 mW Beacon Power Supply Volts : 5 V Receiver Power Supply Curr : 250 mA Linear Transponder ACG Volts : 3.32 V Transponder RF Output Power : 1800 mW Transponder PA Curr : 540 mA Linear Transponder Up Conv : 242 mA Linear Transponder Volts : 5 V FM Dig S/F Transponder Curr : 0 mA FM Dig S/F Transponder Volts : 0 V 18:50 UTC BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU ATT ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU ATT ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU AVT ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU AAE ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU TNT ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW EAA TTT AUU TBE ETT TTT TIT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU A4T ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU TNT ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU T6E ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU AUT ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU TNT ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUU TBT ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW PA Output RF Switch Status : PA2 Works (Beacon only) Transponder Working Status : Beacon only Transponder Temperature : 22 C Beacon RF Output Power : 100 mW Beacon Power Supply Volts : 5 V Receiver Power Supply Curr : 0 mA Linear Transponder ACG Volts : 0 V Transponder RF Output Power : 0 mW Transponder PA Curr : 0 mA Linear Transponder Up Conv : 0 mA Linear Transponder Volts : 0 V FM Dig S/F Transponder Curr : 0 mA FM Dig S/F Transponder Volts : 0 V 73, Mike DK3WN

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help
by w3vvp 05 Jan '10

05 Jan '10

On this last pass of HO-68 at 2216 L AOS I heard nothing on ssb,cw or fm. The foot print of Satpc32 showed all US.What am I doing wrong, I have downloaded latest keps. George

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Looking for 435mhz transverter...
by KG0MW-Chad Phillips 05 Jan '10

05 Jan '10

Sometime ago I owned a Hamtronics 435mhz downconverter. Looking for something similar again and not having much luck finding one. Got any ideas where I can find one wired or in kit form? thanks, Chad kg0mw

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FT-736R subaudio tone
by Erich Eichmann 05 Jan '10

05 Jan '10

Hello, does somebody steer his FT-736R with SatPC32 , in particular the subaudio tone functions of the radio? I want to answer an inquiry, but can't test that practically because I don't have the Ctcss unit FTS-8 for my FT-736R. Many thanks, 73s, Erich, DK1TB

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OSCAR Station
by Daniel D.Tassell 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Good Evening and Happy New Year to all! I purchased this OSCAR station about 6 months ago and can't get interested in it so I want to offer it to some folks that are. This is a package deal and I will not separate it This station comes with the following, Icom IC-821H with box, mic, manual and power cord Yaesu G-5400 Rotator and control box SASI Sat Tracker Interface for G-5400 M2 2MCP14 with new mast clamps M2 436CP30 with new mast clamps 2m Landweir Preamp 70cm Landweir Preamp $800 cash takes it all. Price is firm as I purchased new clamps for the antennas and had to repair the 2m preamp. The station is up and running so it can be checked out before taking down. Of course this is a pick up offer only. Any interested parties can drop me an e-mail for pictures. Dan KC5PCB

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HO-68 Schedule Jan 04-10
by Alan Kung 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

03 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 16:35...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 17:20...Turn Off 03 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 18:35...Turn On South Africa,Europe,NA,North Pole,North Asia 18:55...Turn Off 04 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 10:30...Turn On Australia,South Pole, New Zealand 10:55...Turn Off 04 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 13:11...Turn On Europe,NA,South America 13:45...Turn Off 04 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 16:20...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 17:05...Turn Off 04 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 19:50...Turn On South Africa, NA,North Asia 20:35...Turn Off 05 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 10:20...Turn On South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,East Asia 10:50...Turn Off 05 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 13:50...Turn On South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,South Asia 14:02...Turn Off 05 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 16:05...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 16:50...Turn Off 05 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 21:20...Turn On South Africa,Europe,NA,North Pole,North Asia 22:05...Turn Off 06 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 10:00...Turn On South Pole,Australia, New Zealand,North Asia, Europe,North Pole 10:45...Turn Off 06 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 11:45...Turn On South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,Est Asia, North Asia 12:20...Turn Off 06 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 16:10...Turn On Europe, North Asia,NA,North Pole,South America 16:35...Turn Off 06 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 19:15...Turn On South Africa,Middle East Asia,Europe,North Pole, NA,North Asia 20:00...Turn Off 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 11:52...Turn On South Asia,East Asia,North Asia 12:07...Turn Off 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 14:10...Turn On Europe,NA,North Pole,South America 14:40...Turn Off 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 18:55...Turn On South Africa,Europe,Middle East Asia,NA,North Pole,North Asia 19:40...Turn Off 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 21:45...Turn On South Africa,Europe,Middle East Asia,NA,North Pole,North Asia 22:30...Turn Off 08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 11:36...Turn On South Asia,East Asia,North Asia 11:51...Turn Off 08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 12:04...Turn On Europe,NA,North Africa,South America 12:44...Turn Off 08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 18:40...Turn On South Africa,Middle East Asia,Europe,North Pole, NA,North Asia 19:25...Turn Off 08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 22:35...Turn On North Africa,Europe,North Pole,NA,North Asia,East Asia,North Australia 23:20...Turn Off 09 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 10:55...Turn On South Pole,Australia,East Asia, North Asia, Europe,North Pole 11:35...Turn Off 09 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 11:40...Turn On North Asia,Europe,North Pole,NA,North Africa, South America,South Pole 12:20...Turn Off 09 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 16:45...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 17:30...Turn Off 09 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 22:05...Turn On West Africa,East South America,Europe,NA, North Pole,North Asia 22:50...Turn Off 10 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 10:40...Turn On South Pole,Australia,New Zealand,East Asia,North Asia 11:15...Turn Off 10 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 11:20...Turn On North Asia,Europe,NA,South Africa,South America,South Pole 12:05...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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AO-7 DX
by Bob- W7LRD 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

I copied 2E1EUB and MM5AJW on the latest AO-7 pass. Was not quick enough on the return etc to get them. First time I heard anything other that Mika-OH8MBN. So you European stations help me to streeeeeetch the footprint. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle, Wa. CN87wk

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SVHFS Conference Call For Papers
by Robin Midgett 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Call for Papers 14th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference April 23rd and 24th, 2010 Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers and presentations for the upcoming 14th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference to be held at Morehead State Univeristy in Morehead, KY on April 23rd and 24th, 2010. Papers and presentations are solicited on both the technical and operational aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur radio. Some suggested areas of interest are: Transmitters Receivers Transverters RF Power Amplifiers RF Low Noise Pre Amplifiers Antennas Construction Projects Test Equipment And Station Accessories Station Design And Construction Contesting Roving DXpeditions EME Propagation (Sporadic E, Meteor Scatter, Troposphere Ducting, etc.) Digital Modes (WSJT, etc.) Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Software Defined Radio (SDR) Amateur Satellites Amateur Television In general papers and presentations on non weak signal related topics such as FM repeaters and packet will not be accepted but exceptions may be made if the topic is related to weak signal. For example, a paper or presentation on the use of APRS to track rovers during contests would be considered. The deadline for the submission of papers and presentations is February 5, 2010. All submissions for the proceedings should be in Microsoft Word (.doc). Submissions for presentation at the conference should be in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, and delivered on either a USB memory stick or CDROM or posted for download on a web site of your choice. Pages are 8 and 1/2 by 11 inches with a 1 inch margin on the bottom and ¾ inch margin on the other three sides. All text, drawings, photos, etc. should be black and white only (no color). Please indicate when you submit your paper or presentation if you plan to attend the conference and present there or if you are submitting just for publication. Papers and presentations will be published in bound proceedings by the ARRL. Send all questions, comments and submissions to the program chair, Robin Midgett K4IDC via K4IDC at comcast dot net. For further information about the conference please go to <http://www.svhfs.org>www.svhfs.org Thank you, Robin Midgett K4IDC 2010 Program Chair, SVHFS

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Replacing the 3SK121 in my ag-35
by Yokshs 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Hello, Happy New Year to all on the list! I've got a replacement 3SK121 for my AG-35, and I'm looking for suggestions on how to replace it? The relay coil is mounted very close. I'm curious if anyone else has managed to replace the FET without removing the relay? Thanks for any suggestions. 73. Kyle K0KN

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IT/vista
by Bob- W7LRD 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Thanks for the many suggestions I received for getting IT to run on a Vista (os) laptop. Unfortunately I can not get it working. A local ham/computer guru will, perform the "laying on of hands". Why computer manufacturers and software companies (MS) seemingly make things obsolete before their time I find unconscionable. 73 Bob W7LRD

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HO-68 is now on the report page
by OZ1MY 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Hi all, David, KD5QDR, has included HO-68 on the report page now :-) http://oscar.dcarr.org Hope you will use this page to let us have a possibility to see which satellites are active. Thanks to David. 73 OZ1MY Ib

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AO-51 back into normal configuration
by Andrew Glasbrenner 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

AO-51 is back in to it's normal configuration with the 145.920/435.300 repeater at 570 mw and the 1268.700/435.150 9k6 PBBS and Telemetry at 450 mw. For the month of January we expect to leave the satellite in this configuration. Sometime next week we expect to use the reversible magnet to reorient the spacecraft to the normal polarity favoring the northern hemisphere. This is dependent of the timing of some personal issues including the impending birth of my son :-) . Towards the end of the month I expect we can run some L/U voice on the 435.150 downlink between telemetry collections, but that is not yet reflected on the official schedule. Please address all AO-51 inquiries to the Operations Committee vi ao51-modes(a)amsat.org. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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Re: Icom 471 service manual - tnx
by Rich Dailey 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Thanks to all who helped in finding a source for a service manual for this rig. I contacted someone who had one for sale. Just FYI - Instruction manual and schematics for the A/E are available online. But not a full service manual. Rich, N8UX

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Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

Using my new sat_reporter page http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ Andrew Rich VK4TEC

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XE2VAS @ DM40 now!
by Patrick STODDARD 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

Hi! Uriel XE2VAS has been in grid DM40ns since this morning, and will be on the next 2 passes on both AO-27 and SO-50 this afternoon starting with SO-50 at 2005 UTC. He was on SO-67 earlier today. Please call him using phonetics and digits (i.e., "four-three" instead of "forty-three"), and don't go too fast with your English. Please send QSL requests for XE2VAS with SASE to me, for those wanting a confirmation for DM40. Good luck and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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IT/vista
by Bob- W7LRD 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

Anyone have any success running IT under Vista? I have a newer laptop and I can't make it go. Use simple english I am not a computer expert. 73 Bob W7LRD Washington State AMSAT area coordinator

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New To Satellites
by Rupert Hamblin 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

Hi All, I've had a good look round the forums and on the net generally, I'm coming into satellites as a newcomer, having spent my past 15 ham years on HF/6M CW/DIGI modes. (with a bit of DSTAR recently..!!) So a few questions I hope you can answer and update me.... i) Generally what power levels are needed to access the birds...? ii) Antenna's - I've read a lot about the arrow antenna - how good is this antenna would you recommend for a new comer ? iii) HT or Base Transceiver - How realistic is working satellites on an HT with 5W ? & is base transceiver preferred ? iv) Following on from the above - I've read about the FT-2000 or FT-847 which would be better suited to satellites or another rig ? v) Obviously a rotator / elevator with a beam(s) will give a better performance, but what sort of performance could I expect out of an arrow on a tripod with an HT & 5W ? vi) On the HT subject - is it necessary to use 2 HT (one TX / one RX) or will just one do ? vii) ....and finally...some have mentioned that not all the sats listed on the AMSAT page are live - where can I get the most upto date list of satellites that are active & their frequencies / modes..? Thats it for now - hope you can help...chances are I may have some more questions soon..... Cheers RH / G0TKZ

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HO-68 updated schedule?
by Bill Dzurilla 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

I just checked the CAMSAT page at http://www.camsat.cn/ to get the latest schedule for HO-68, but all it shows is 12/28 through early 1/03. Is there any source for an updated schedule? 73, Bill NZ5N

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FW: [ans] ANS-003 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Dee 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-003 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Speaking for the ANS team, I wish all of you a Happy New Year. Please keep us in mind for any articles and/or announcements that include information for AMSAT members worlwide. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * AMSAT Treasurer Change * HO-68 SSTV Report * Remember to Nominate SKN Best Fist * New Satellite RS38 satellite beacon heard * ARISS Status - 28 December 2009 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.01 AMSAT Treasurer Change AMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 3, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-003.01 LONG-SERVING AMSAT-NA TREASURER STEPS DOWN In a mid-December, 2009 letter to the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors, AMSAT-NA's long-serving Treasurer, Gunther Meisse, W8GSM, announced his intent to step aside from that position effective December 31st, 2009. In his letter to the Board, Gunther cited personal business pressures and his wish to spend more time with family as reasons for his decision. "It is with regret that I find it appropriate to tender my resignation from the position of Treasurer of AMSAT, effective December 31, 2009", Gunther said. "I have enjoyed the my involvement with the largest brain trust in amateur radio. The people I have had the opportunity to work with have truly given me much more than I have contributed. Together, we have moved AMSAT through some difficult and exciting times and I am sure the present leadership team and Board of Directors will continue on a positive path over the coming years," he concluded. AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, accepted Gunther's resignation with deep regret. In an official statement, Barry noted that, "Guenther's work has been an invaluable asset to our organization. His "unseen hand" has left a very positive mark on all of our financial operations. During his time as an AMSAT board member (2003-2009), his strategic vision and focus on bringing greater financial management to AMSAT and improving the organization's fund raising were extremely valuable. As Treasurer (2004-2009), Gunther took the lead on having AMSAT recognized by the federal government's Combined Federal Campaign, instituted the voluntary reporting system to document the value of AMSAT volunteer hours, established a published Annual Report to be shared with potential large donors, converted AMSAT to QuickBooks for maintaining our accounts, and revised how AMSAT values its in-orbit assets. He will be sorely missed and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors," Barry said. The AMSAT by-laws state that, "In event of the resignation, death or incapacity of any Officer, the President shall appoint a temporary Officer to fill the vacancy until the next meeting of the Board, at which time the Board shall elect a successor." In keeping with that directive, Barry has asked former AMSAT President Keith Baker, KB1SF, to fill the position of AMSAT Treasurer until the Board can name a permanent replacement. Many may remember that Keith served AMSAT throughout the 1990s and early 2000s both as a BOD member as well as Executive Vice President before taking a turn as President from 1998 until 2000. It is expected that the Board will meet in early January via teleconference to formally elect Keith to fulfill the current term that expires in October 2010. Prior to his work with AMSAT, Keith was a USAF comptroller officer until his retirement from the service in 1993. Among his many assignments during his Air Force career included tours on the comptroller staff of the (then) Strategic Air Command (SAC) as well as Base Comptroller for Aviano Air Base in northern Italy. Much of the rest of his Air Force career was spent at the Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, where he successfully implemented a number of emerging automated project management concepts into a wide variety of ongoing USAF aircraft development and modification efforts worth several billion dollars. Following his retirement, Keith established a management consulting firm, working with clients in both government and industry dealing with project and personnel management. "Needless to say, I'm honored to once again be asked to serve AMSAT in a official capacity, and I will do my very best to carry on Gunther's excellent work," Keith said. "Gunther has very clearly left the fiscal processes and records of AMSAT in fine shape and I look forward to building on the firm fiscal foundation he has now created for our organization," he concluded. Barry offered his personal thanks to Keith for accepting the position until the Board of Directors confirms a permanent successor. "I am very pleased Keith is both willing and able to once again donate his time and many unique talents to AMSAT. Keith's ability to provide solid financial oversight and counsel to the Board on financial matters based upon both his professional experience and knowledge of AMSAT are welcome, and I am looking forward working with him as a senior member of our management team", Barry said. [ANS thanks Barry, WD4ASW, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.02 HO-68 SSTV Report AMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 3, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-003.02 HO-68 SSTV Report ================= Dec 30th, 17:53 UTC 20 deg pass During a low elevation pass, Mike DK3WN and Henk PA3GUO made the very first SSTV contact via the HO-68 - linear transponder. A few images were transmitted between the two radio stations in Germany and The Netherlands. Signals were transmitted via HO-68, which was 1200km above earth and about 8000km distant from both radio amateur stations. See the images here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=10478 73, Mike & Henk Video of HO-68 operational modes Henk PA3GUO has produced a video showing all the modes available on the Amateur Radio satellite Xi Wang 1 (HO-68). This 2 minute video features the launch of the satellite and shows its various modes of operation - Beacon, FM, AX.25 Packet and SSB/CW linear transponder. Callsigns heard during the video include M3PQQ, N1AIA, KC9ELU, VA3FM, WA3CZY and I6IBE. You can find the video at http://tinyurl.com/ycjp4dg NZ3M has put a video on YouTube of SSB contacts via the new Amateur Radio satellite HO-68. This video can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/ya2uyzs Piraja, PS8RF reported that a contact between Dean, ZD8DC on Ascension Island and Michel, F6HTJ in France was completed via HO-68. [ANS thanks Mike and Henk, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.03 Remember to Nominate SKN Best Fist AMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 3, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-003.03 Remember to Nominate SKN Best Fist Many thanks to all who participated in Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2010. If you have not already done so, please take a moment to nominate someone you worked for Best Fist. Your nominee need not have the best fist of those you heard, but only of those you worked. Please send your nomination to Ray at w2rs(a)amsat.org. A list of those nominated will be published in an ANS bulletin in early February, and in The AMSAT Journal. [ANS thanks Ray, W2RS for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.04 New Satellite RS38 satellite beacon heard AMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 3, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-003.04 New Satellite RS38 satellite beacon heard Mike Rupprecht DK3WN reports on the hearing a new CW satellite beacon RS38 on 435.490 MHz. In an email on the AMSAT Bulletin Board he indicates that it is coming from the Russian UGATUSat. He writes: UGATUSat is RS-38 09:48 UTC strong CW beacon on 435.490 MHz rs38 ubs189 uab176 [DATA] rs38 ubs188 uab177 ibs17 iab110 isp0 tab156 tsep146 tuf0 tbi167 tspa134 tspb255 mcon69 sma115 smb111 mra11 mrb14 rs38 ubs189 uab177 ibs17 iab130 isp22 tab156 tsep146 An audio file of a complete beacon record (4 min) can be heard at http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=10401 UGATUSat Real Time Tracking http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=35869 [ANS thanks Mike, DK3WN and SouthGate Amateur Radio News for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.05 ARISS Status - 28 December 2009 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 3, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-003.05 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report December 28, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contact Status There are no Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts planned at this time. The ARISS team expects scheduling to resume the first week of the New Year. 2. Canadian Web Site Promotes ARISS The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Canadian delegate has been working to promote the ARISS program. In doing so, a new Web page has been developed by the Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club which provides information on amateur radio and the ARISS program. To view the site, go to: http://www.ovmrc.on.ca and select "ARISS" at the bottom of the left hand side menu. 3. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) news item in its January 2010 issue of QST. The column "This Just In" contains a small item about the Columbus antennas having been delivered to, and installed on, the ISS. The ARRL monthly journal has a circulation of 150,000. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F Nb2f at amsat dot org

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Re: Odd frames from HO-68?
by Mark L. Hammond 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

Hello Bent, Do you at least share the footprint with the other station? I suspect that the operator had the PL tone ON so his packets were being repeated through the FM repeater. I think that would make the packet look like it came directly to your station, without a path. I understand that packet operators should turn their PL tone OFF in order to prevent this. Congratulations to Nader for uploading three messages successfully! I am interested in his Wisp/MSPE TNC settings. For example, what the Retries time was set to, TxDelay, etc. 73, Mark N8MH _____________ Odd frames from HO-68? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: [amsat-bb] Odd frames from HO-68? From: Bent OZ6BL <oz6bl@xxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:43:32 +0100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi I have several times observed some oddly addressed frames from HO-68 as witnessed by this frame dump from this morning (conf http://www.amsat.dk/oz7sat_kiss/xw1/KISS-Sun_Jan_03_06_08_00_UTC_2010.html): ===== RR BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* N(R)=0 P/F:1 UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:1 RR BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* N(R)=0 P/F:1 DISC BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* P/F:1 DM UA9UIZ* -> BJ1SA-12 P/F:1 <====== UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:0 UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:0 ... ====== The odd one is the one I have marked. It appears to sent from UA9UIZ which means that I should have received it directly from UA9UIZ. This is very, very unlikely as UA9UIZ is located some 4500 km from here according to http://da.aprs.fi/?call=UA9UIZ. Have any of you observed something similar? Best 73 de Bent/OZ6BL On behalf of OZ7SAT

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Odd frames from HO-68?
by Bent OZ6BL 03 Jan '10

03 Jan '10

Hi I have several times observed some oddly addressed frames from HO-68 as witnessed by this frame dump from this morning (conf http://www.amsat.dk/oz7sat_kiss/xw1/KISS-Sun_Jan_03_06_08_00_UTC_2010.html): ===== RR BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* N(R)=0 P/F:1 UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:1 RR BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* N(R)=0 P/F:1 DISC BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* P/F:1 DM UA9UIZ* -> BJ1SA-12 P/F:1 <====== UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:0 UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:0 ... ====== The odd one is the one I have marked. It appears to sent from UA9UIZ which means that I should have received it directly from UA9UIZ. This is very, very unlikely as UA9UIZ is located some 4500 km from here according to http://da.aprs.fi/?call=UA9UIZ. Have any of you observed something similar? Best 73 de Bent/OZ6BL On behalf of OZ7SAT

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3 Messages to Hope-1 BBS in one Pass.
by Nader Omer 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Hi All Steve Ford WB8IMY mentions at 1996 QST article (No matter how long you 've been licensed .there's nothing to compare with pure joy of accomplishment !) I succeeded to upload a 3 messages to HO-68 (HOPE-1) satellite in one pass .orbit # 246 time was 18:36 – 18:55 date 2-jan-2010 at KK65GP. Messages send to my friends Mike DK3WN Mineo JE9PEL Alan Kung and the team behind the success of XW-1 satellite A link for some photo http://picasaweb.google.com/Nader.st2nh/Hope1SatelliteBbsMessages# The upload is soooo smooth the packets frames squeezes itself between the FM phone transmition Thorough the whole pass there were many station in QSO's But the satellite hold the packet (as someone hold it breath) and when ever the channel is free it send down the frames J . . Thanks to Camsat for this wonderful Bird. Setup here ICOM 910 ,ARR preamp, homebrew X Yagi Symek tnc3s ,,ARS drive Yaesu G5500, Pc Dell 2G ram 2G Software OP XP with SP3,Wisp (unregested yet!).Nova.WinARS. http://www.st2nh.com/myequipments I miss 9600 on AO-51 at uhf with 9600 BPS http://www.st2nh.com/photos 73 Nader ST2NH www.st2nh.com

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AO-7 New Distance Record ??
by Andre' v Deventer 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Hi All, Congrats to Luciano PY5LF and Pierre ZS6BB who just completed a 2x CW QSO via AO-7 which is a distance of 7,630 km between these two stations. (GG54jm - KG43eu) The mp3 clip shows the short window they had with good signals both ways. Well Done guy's !!! 73 andre zs2bk

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Kid's Day on AO-51
by Andrew Glasbrenner 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Tomorrow morning EST we'll change over to our Kid's Day configuration, 145.88/435.300. The official ARRL Kid's Day window is 1800 to 2400 UTC, which fits nicely with the afternoon AO-51 passes. Mode change back to normal will likely be Monday morning EST. While in the 145.88/435.300 configuration, please yield to any Kid's Day stations. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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SO-67 schedule
by Jan-Albert Koekemoer 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Hello If there is any of the regional coordinators who wishes to add to the schedule (previously published + the one below), please do so by end tomorrow (Sun 3 Jan) since I will not be able to attend to this before Mon 11 Jan again. EUROPE 8/1 08:54 9/1 08:33 9/1 10:07 9/1 11:43 10/1 08:13 10/1 09:47 11/1 09:26 12/1 09:06 13/1 08:45 14/1 08:24 JAPAN 9/1 00:46 9/1 22:52 10/1 00:25 10/1 22:32 11/1 00:05 USA/CANADA 4/1 11:56 4/1 13:30 4/1 15:06 4/1 16:39 4/1 18:11 4/1 19:43 4/1 21:17 4/1 22:51 5/1 13:09 5/1 14:45 5/1 16:18 5/1 17:51 5/1 19:23 5/1 20:56 5/1 22:30 6/1 00:04 6/1 12:48 6/1 14:24 6/1 15:58 6/1 17:31 6/1 19:03 6/1 20:36 6/1 22:09 6/1 23:43 7/1 12:26 7/1 14:04 7/1 15:37 7/1 17:10 7/1 18:42 7/1 20:16 7/1 21:49 7/1 23:22 8/1 12:06 8/1 13:43 8/1 15:17 8/1 16:51 8/1 18:22 8/1 19:55 8/1 21:28 8/1 23:02 9/1 13:21 9/1 14:56 9/1 16:30 9/1 18:02 9/1 19:34 9/1 21:08 10/1 11:25 10/1 13:00 10/1 14:36 10/1 16:10 10/1 17:42 10/1 19:13 10/1 20:47 Regards Jan E-mail Disclaimer http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm

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Station Integration
by Randy Hall 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Hi, I am looking to get my station automated again. Years ago I was running WISP, FT-736, Yaesu Az-El rotor and TAPR Trackbox. It was a really cool system watching it completely automate the message transfers to the satellites. Then came along the internet.......... I now use Orbitron and a TS-2000. Still have the same rotor. The TrackBox is sitting in the garage, but could be brought back to life. I never changed the proms for Y2K!!! So, what is the current equipment being used to tie the tracking software to control the rotor and radio these days? I am not tied to Orbitron or the Trackbox, if I need to get something else more up to date that is fine. Thoughts about integrating my station together again? Randy K7AGE

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Videos
by andy thomas 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Interesting streaming videos from russia Today: http://rt.com/s/swf/player.swf?file=http://rt.com/v/2010-01-01/space-1.flv&… http://rt.com/s/swf/player.swf?file=http://rt.com/v/2010-01-01/space-2.190.… andy G0SFJ

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ISS/MKC update?
by andy thomas 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Anyone any update on the current state of the ISS? Any manoevres? How did the docking of the MIM-2 module go? 73 de andy g0SFJ

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Re: Hope-1 (XW-1/HO-68) video
by Henk, PA3GUO 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6oDgUTHCwg > Hi Henk. Nice video. VA3FM had my callsign incorrect, it is WB3CSY. Hi Rick ! Thanks for correcting ! > It is very difficult to make a contact via HO68 with that equipment versus the other FM birds. Indeed it varies a bit. Also it matches my own experience, sometimes easy, sometimes a challenge. Still, comparing it to AO51: yes, AO51 seems easier to work wrt uplink requirements, although this is not an apple to apple comparision, as I have not tried HO68 full portable myself. I have done a few tests in reducing uplink power 100...5 W to watch the effect. Maybe I should have made a recording. Others also mention the PL tone in combination with a busy uplink channel. What I like a lot about HO68 (but eg AO7 has the same - I know) is the relative large footprint, which enables contacts across the continents (EU/NA, NA/SA, EU/Afrika, ...) Maybe we meet eachother via HO68 ! Maybe via SSTV ? http://www.dk3wn.info/p/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ho68_sstv_30122009.jpg HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Henk, PA3GUO http://www.pa3guo.com

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HO-68
by CA3SOC Raul Romero 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

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AO-7 beacon
by David Giles 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hello and happy new year, I've just been listening to AO-7. The 10m beacon was off and I couldn't raise a signal through the transponder. But I did hear the 70cm beacon and it was only transmitting a constant carrier (no RTTY or CW this time). Any of the old hands know what would cause this? 73 de David VK5DG

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Re: AO-7 beacon
by Andy MacAllister 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hah! I should have tuned aroung 10M more carefully, instead of just listening to the Doppler shift on 70cm! Andy W5ACM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim - N3TL" <n3tl(a)bellsouth.net> To: "'Andy MacAllister'" <w5acm(a)swbell.net>; "'AMSAT BBS'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 5:42 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 beacon > Hey Andy, > > No disrespect ... but the Grand Old Girl has been in Mode A. I worked > KC9ELU > this morning and AA5PK after the AO-51 pass you mention in this email, > both > on Mode A. > > Thanks to you for the contact on AO-51. > > Happy New Year, and 73 to all, > > Tim - N3TL > Athens, Ga. - EM84ha > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Andy MacAllister > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 6:31 PM > To: 'AMSAT BBS' > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 beacon > > David, and other AO-7 watchers, > > I was hoping for Mode B or Mode A, but we got Mode "D" (435.1 MHz beacon > only). > Yes, I guess it just cycled into the 70-cm beacon mode for the last pass > of > SKN 2010! > At least it was a nice strong carrier, and I got in some SKN QSOs via > AO-51 > just a bit earlier. > > TNX to AA5PK, N3TL and K2BMI for the AO-51 SKN contacts! > > 73 de Andy W5ACM > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Giles" <vk5dg(a)amsat.org> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:38 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 beacon > > >> Hello and happy new year, >> >> I've just been listening to AO-7. The 10m beacon was off and I couldn't >> raise a signal through the transponder. But I did hear the 70cm beacon >> and it was only transmitting a constant carrier (no RTTY or CW this >> time). >> >> Any of the old hands know what would cause this? >> >> 73 de David VK5DG > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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oscar-68 tnx oz1my
by iw5bsf＠alice.it 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hello,ib for qso 20:58 1-1-2010 on sat transponder linear oscar-68 my preampli crash hi.....receiver downlink i hope to hear. Happy new year greetings to all radio amateurs satellite 73 de IW5BSF Roberto Coordinator A.R.I Satelliti

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Re: Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Ok Grid and country lookup on callsign, I will make it so you can add them yourself I will add a form to populate your details. Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com> To: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:20 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds Andrew, Here's a link to grid square details. http://www.arrl.org/locate/gridinfo.html Here in US, we usually use the first 4 characters for QSOs on the birds. Can you store data on the server? If so, it would be cool when I enter my callsign, the page pre-populates grid, QTH, etc. Best, Elan --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> wrote: > From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds > To: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 11:15 AM > I have to re-name a field , i used a > reserved word "from" silly me > > Andrew > > I am adding a change log as well > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:04 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds > > > Really great! Thanks for building this. I was thinking it > would be a great thing to have. > > Wish list: > > 1) Sort by callsign as well as bird. This way I can see > what my reports were in one chunk. Maybe break apart call > and location? > > 2) Add field for grid. > > Thanks! I really like it. > > Elan - WB2IOL > > > > --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > wrote: > > > From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Working my way thru the > birds > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 5:58 AM > > Using my new sat_reporter > > page > > > > http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ > > > > Andrew Rich VK4TEC > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - > Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00

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Re: Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Ok I have added grid - but i will leave it as a free field for the time being I am doing this because people might move around. What I will do though, is make it look up and populate the add form with you base GRID Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com> To: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:20 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds Andrew, Here's a link to grid square details. http://www.arrl.org/locate/gridinfo.html Here in US, we usually use the first 4 characters for QSOs on the birds. Can you store data on the server? If so, it would be cool when I enter my callsign, the page pre-populates grid, QTH, etc. Best, Elan --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> wrote: > From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds > To: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 11:15 AM > I have to re-name a field , i used a > reserved word "from" silly me > > Andrew > > I am adding a change log as well > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy(a)yahoo.com> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:04 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds > > > Really great! Thanks for building this. I was thinking it > would be a great thing to have. > > Wish list: > > 1) Sort by callsign as well as bird. This way I can see > what my reports were in one chunk. Maybe break apart call > and location? > > 2) Add field for grid. > > Thanks! I really like it. > > Elan - WB2IOL > > > > --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > wrote: > > > From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Working my way thru the > birds > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 5:58 AM > > Using my new sat_reporter > > page > > > > http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ > > > > Andrew Rich VK4TEC > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - > Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00

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Re: AO-16 intermittent telem
by Mark L. Hammond 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hello Auke, Thank you for your report. You may remember that the current status of AO-16 is that a hardware failure causes the satellite to reset itself (which turns off the transmitter). The issue appears to be related to the internal temperature of the satellite. When the satellite is in continuous sunlight (no eclipses), the bird warms up and will support continuous operations. When the satellite cools down (during periods of eclipse), it resets itself and turns the transmitter off. Th satellite is, and will be for the next several years, in an orbit with substantial eclipses, so the bird is cool and unable to sustain operations. What you were hearing was me commanding ON a transmitter in AO-16, and then hearing it shut itself OFF. The satellite will not turn itself ON; it has to be commanded ON. Sadly, it will shut itself OFF, as it has been doing for the last few years. The satellite will stay up for only a few minutes at best. The duration seems very random, but it's always short... When AO-16 is commanded ON, it defaults to the digital mode (1200 BPSK), so you'll hear it "humming". It takes another set of commands to configure the satellite into voice mode. Often the satellite turns itself OFF before it can be configured into voice mode... I do keep testing the satellite every few weeks to see if conditions have improved or if the satellite has changed in such a way that would result in its continuous operation during orbits that include eclipses. So, if you are near the east coast of the US, you might "catch" me testing out the bird and hear it turned OFF and ON. To this point, nothing has changed for the better. We can keep hoping :) It will something like 10 years before the orbit of AO-16 will have no eclipses... 73, Mark Hammond, N8MH AO-16 command station _______________________________________________ AO-16 intermittent telem -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-16 intermittent telem From: "Auke de Jong, VE6PWN" <sparkycivic@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:37:09 -0700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello All, Today I noticed AO-16 buzzing over NA this afternoon, with it's signal abruptly cutting off, and later back on a few times for several minutes, as it aproached the North Pole. I've no idea of the signifigance, if any that this behaviour indicates about it's declining health... or perhaps a command station was working with it at the time? 73' Auke de Jong VE6PWN DO33go Edmonton, AB

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Re: UA1OEJ
by Bato, Andras 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hi Patrick, My note is addressed to everyone over the rainbow, i.e. in Canada, Alaska and th Northern USA, I very often call CQ W VE when on AO7 -usually in CW. Why CW? Because CW is made for DX! In other words real dx can made in DX only. I usually get no reply. What happened to telegraphers there? I can hear myself well when AO-7 is above Greenland! Then the footprint of AO-7 buries the Whole Northern part af the American continent! It would be a real pleasure to hear answers to my CQ calls! By the way, there are many other stations have been trying this from the neighboring countries. (There are great many around us.) hny de ha6nn Andras

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Mode A tough for me
by w6zkh＠comcast.net 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

This last AO-7 Mode A pass at 1412utc wasnt too successful for me. Heard a couple of weak CW signals and I think Glenn AA5PK answered my CQ, but heard him for just a second, when the bird was off the tip of Baja, and that was it. I could just barely hear my own signal coming back to me. My G5RV antenna isnt the best for 10 meters, and that isnt saying too much either. When the weather gets better, I will make up a wire turnstile dipole of sorts and see how that hears. John W6ZKH

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Icom Service Manuals
by Glenn AA5PK 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Here's a good resource. Many Icom manuals for download: http://www.marcucci.it/e_download_s.htm 73 Glenn AA5PK

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Re: Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Done, Show just that satellite, clickable from the main table. Andrew VK4TEC ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Rich To: G0MRF(a)aol.com ; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds Done 1) Colours changed 2) Satellite is now the subject Andrew VK4TEC ----- Original Message ----- From: G0MRF(a)aol.com To: vk4tec(a)tech-software.net Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds In a message dated 01/01/2010 08:17:56 GMT Standard Time, vk4tec(a)tech-software.net writes: As requested, now populates the date and time with the current time, but lets you edit at will. http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ Andrew Hi Andrew. Happy new year! Getting better by the day. Thank you. 2 ideas. 1) The main title - Subject etc is difficult to read in its present white on light grey. A different colour background instead of the light grey would be good. - Probably just a problem on some laptops LCD screens. 2) Sorry this is probably too difficult. - As it's a satellite reporting system, would it be better instead of having a text subject, to have a satellite as the subject. Possibly clickable from your list? That would also prevent abuse of the system with people who find the site at random filling in their own text. Also, as the list has expanded to include NOAA etc a drop down menu that allows you to find all the entries for a particular satellite while excluding the others would be great for finding the recent history of a particular satellite........Sorry, I did say it was difficult, but that is one of the advantages of the DC Carr version which is 'graphical' and not text based. Still, a nice resource. Many thanks David ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00

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Re: Working my way thru the birds
by Andrew Rich 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Done 1) Colours changed 2) Satellite is now the subject Andrew VK4TEC ----- Original Message ----- From: G0MRF(a)aol.com To: vk4tec(a)tech-software.net Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Working my way thru the birds In a message dated 01/01/2010 08:17:56 GMT Standard Time, vk4tec(a)tech-software.net writes: As requested, now populates the date and time with the current time, but lets you edit at will. http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ Andrew Hi Andrew. Happy new year! Getting better by the day. Thank you. 2 ideas. 1) The main title - Subject etc is difficult to read in its present white on light grey. A different colour background instead of the light grey would be good. - Probably just a problem on some laptops LCD screens. 2) Sorry this is probably too difficult. - As it's a satellite reporting system, would it be better instead of having a text subject, to have a satellite as the subject. Possibly clickable from your list? That would also prevent abuse of the system with people who find the site at random filling in their own text. Also, as the list has expanded to include NOAA etc a drop down menu that allows you to find all the entries for a particular satellite while excluding the others would be great for finding the recent history of a particular satellite........Sorry, I did say it was difficult, but that is one of the advantages of the DC Carr version which is 'graphical' and not text based. Still, a nice resource. Many thanks David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00

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Icom 471A/H Service Manual?
by Rich Dailey 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Anyone have a lead on a service manual for this rig? I've googled until my eyes hurt, and cannot seem to find one available anywhere. Thanks, Rich, N8UX

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SKN ALASKA
by Dale Hershberger 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

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my first QSOs of 2010 (UTC time)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Hi! After I finished up at the office this afternoon, I went to my favorite city park (the park that straddles the DM33xp/DM43ap grid boundary where I do much of my satellite operating) to work an AO-51 pass around 0108 UTC followed by an AO-7 pass around 0207 UTC. I thought about trying the cross-mode repeater on AO-51 to work CW, but decided to stay on the normal FM repeater. I worked 5 different stations from central Mexico to western Canada, and heard a couple of others. The AO-7 pass in the next hour was interesting... At the start of the pass, I found myself on the transponder and made a few CQ calls in SSB. No responses, but there were a few CW signals - even above the middle of the passband. I did not have a straight key with me, so I did the next best thing to have something that would work as a straight key. I turned off the keyer in my FT-817ND, which turned my small Mini-Paddle into a straight key of sorts. The lever that normally sent dahs did nothing, but the lever for the dits functioned as a straight key. Now I could work Straight Key Night for the first time in the 32+ years since I got my first ham license... and I'm trying it on a 35-year-old satellite, with a paddle-turned-straight key on my portable all-mode satellite station (two FT-817NDs, Elk Antennas handheld 2m/70cm log periodic). Glenn AA5PK in west Texas found me within a minute of my first CQ call. I was able to tap a quick QSO with him, followed by another QSO with Kerry WC7V in Montana. Sorry if my CW was tough to copy; it's been a while since I worked CW without using a keyer, and sending it left-handed on a vertical straight key while holding my antenna was something I had never tried before. :-) I should have rigged up a camera to either snap some photos or record video while I did this. After my QSO with WC7V, about halfway through the pass, CW signals were spreading out across most of the passband. I heard a couple of SSB signals, and switched back to SSB for the last few minutes of the pass. I worked Larry WA6DIR and Bob W7LRD before AO-7 went away. This was a fun way to start the new year on the UTC clock, before going home and watching assorted New Year celebrations on the TV. QSOs in FM, SSB, and CW; working through two different satellites. Happy 2010 to all, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Happy New Year
by Rocky Jones 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

in 2010 DE WB5MZO _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/

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[Fwd: SKN 2009 Rooftop Photo]
by Dale Hershberger 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

SKN Alaska style. This is Craig, KL4E at his Eagle River home on last pass. 73, Dale/kl7xj 73, kl7xj

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virtual serial ports
by Peter Jordahl 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Alan, WA4SCA, The MicroHamm USB Device Router program generates virtual serial ports, but I don't know for sure that they are straight-through; I see no reason why they would NOT be. The program can be downloaded at the microham site: http://www.microham-usa.com/downloads.html. Joe W4TV is the American representative for MicroHam and might be able to give you more advice. 73 Pete K5GM Pete Jordahl, K5GM k5gm(a)amsat.org

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Here a dit ... there a dit....
by Tim - N3TL 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Heck . there were dits - and dahs - all over the place on AO-7 just now. That was really wonderful to hear - and it was a joy to work so many stations in CW on a single pass. Thanks to everyone for lighting up Grand Old AO-7 with your straight-key CW. I hope some of you can work Mode A tomorrow. It sure would be nice to have SKN contacts in the log here using both modes. 73 and Happy New Year to all! Tim - N3TL Athens, Ga. - EM94ha

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AO-16 intermittent telem
by Auke de Jong, VE6PWN 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Hello All, Today I noticed AO-16 buzzing over NA this afternoon, with it's signal abruptly cutting off, and later back on a few times for several minutes, as it aproached the North Pole. I've no idea of the signifigance, if any that this behaviour indicates about it's declining health... or perhaps a command station was working with it at the time? 73' Auke de Jong VE6PWN DO33go Edmonton, AB

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One year on the birds
by David Wing 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

My first contact on satellite was 29-Dec-08 via AO-51 and the QSO was appropriately with Clint Bradford, K6LCS. It is appropriate that it was with Clint because Clint is the one that sparked my interest in working satellites. I remember reading about amateur radio satellites in my Technician exam preparation book where it was discussing the various forms of amateur radio. I also distinctly remember the impression that the author said working satellites was challenging and not easy to do. Along comes Clint to do a demo at one of the PAPA System monthly breakfasts with his Arrow II and an HT and showed just how easy it can be. At that point I was intrigued enough to put an Arrow II on my Christmas wish list and a few days after Christmas, I got myself on AO-51. I remember that first pass seemed very busy but Clint and I had pre-arranged to work it and having that successful contact fanned the fire. The next morning I got up early and drove over to a local hill with no trees and buildings so that I could work an early morning easterly pass of AO-51. I easily worked N9AMW, K8YSE and K9QHO and I would say that it was that pass that firmly implanted the satellite bug because that day I started designing an easy to use log sheet to keep track of AOS, Max El, LOS, call signs, etc. Trying to hold the antenna, a clipboard/pen and radio while tracking AO-51 in the sky, making QSOs and logging call signs, times and grid squares must have looked pretty comical for the neighbors, but I never even noticed. I added a clipboard lamp, a little digital clock and figured a way to mount the antenna and radio on a tripod. This made things a lot easier but it was still a chore to set up.plus now that I was not totally consumed in all I had to do, I was noticing neighbors with raised eyebrows as I set-up in the driveway. >From that early start I graduated to a gable-mounted G-5500 with my Arrow II and SatPC32.now I could operate from the comfort and privacy of my indoor shack (and yes, there have been many early morning passes worked while in a bathrobe). This past Thanksgiving I finally got a short rooftop tower with high gain antennas and polarity switches. What a world of difference! SO-50 is like a whole new satellite! After year 1, I have 1500+ QSOs, 130+ unique grid squares and I'm still hunting for my last five states. I've made several friends that I QSO with regularly, sometimes multiple times in a day. I've enjoyed working the new birds SO-67 and HO-68, unusual modes like AO-51 SSB/FM and I'm working to get my S-Band set-up working and a couple of 70cm helix antennas built and put into use (thanks to Mike/K9QHO for the info and encouragement). Happy New Year to everyone and hope to work you on the birds sometime! 73 David K6CDW

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Just a reminder, CW tonight for SKN on AO-51 SSB/FM
by Andrew Glasbrenner 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

SSB/FM Repeater, V/U (CW QSOs only on Straight Key Night) Uplink: 145.880 MHz USB Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM The CW guys stood by as requested all week, now please do them the same courtesy for Straight Key Night. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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UA1OEJ ???
by Bob- W7LRD 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Happy New Year I think I coppied UA1OEJ on AO-7 cw signal was a few db above mental telepathy. Anyone know if this fellow is active on AO-7. It would be really stretching the AO-7 footpring from CN87. Happy New Year to all think HEO 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle, Wa.

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Virtual serial port emulators for Windows which are NOT null modem cables?
by Alan P. Biddle 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

According to Google and Bing, there are lots of free and commercial virtual serial port emulators, with a range of features including automatic error injection for testing. However, all of them emulate null modem cables so far as I can find. This is a problem in some applications, such as the use of serial ports for control functions where a straight through cable is expected. Has anyone encountered a virtual port driver which can be configured for other than a null modem cable? TNX, Alan WA4SCA

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SO-67 schedule
by Jan-Albert Koekemoer 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Hello May you all be blessed abundantly in the new year! SOUTH AMERICA 02/01 11:18 02/01 12:54 03/01 10:58 03/01 12:32 04/01 10:39 04/01 12:11 05/01 10:19 05/01 11:50 05/01 13:32 06/01 11:29 06/01 13:06 07/01 11:10 07/01 12:44 08/01 10:50 08/01 12:23 09/01 10:31 09/01 12:02 JAPAN 03/01 01:16 AUSTRALIA / NZ 1/1 21:09 1/1 22:43 2/1 00:16 2/1 20:49 2/1 22:20 2/1 23:57 3/1 22:00 3/1 23:34 4/1 21:38 4/1 23:07 5/1 21:19 5/1 22:53 6/1 00:29 6/1 21:00 6/1 22:33 7/1 00:09 7/1 20:38 7/1 22:12 7/1 23:48 AFRICA 02/01 06:35 02/01 08:09 03/01 06:15 03/01 07:48 04/01 05:53 04/01 07:27 05/01 05:32 05/01 07:07 05/01 08:39 06/01 06:46 06/01 08:20 07/01 06:26 07/01 08:00 08/01 06:05 08/01 07:39 09/01 05:44 09/01 07:18 09/01 09:48 10/01 05:22 10/01 06:58 10/01 08:30 11/01 06:38 11/01 08:11 12/01 06:17 12/01 07:51 13/01 05:56 13/01 07:31 14/01 05:34 14/01 07:10 14/01 08:41 Regards Jan-Albert E-mail Disclaimer http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm

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HO-68 Schedule Dec 27--Jan 03
by Alan Kung 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

27 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 20:20...South Africa 20:30...Europe,North Africa 20:40...Europe,North America, North Africa,North Pole 20:50...North America, Europe,North Pole 20:55...Turn Off ======================================== 28 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 01:40...South America 01:55...North South America,South NA 02:10...North America 02:15...North NA,Russia,North Pole 02:20...Turn Off 28 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 12:31...South Australia,South Pole 12:35...Australia,South Pole 12:41...Turn Off 28 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 12:51...South Asia, North Australia 12:55...East Asia, South Asia 13:05...East Asia, North Asia, Middle Asia 13:06...Turn Off 28 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 21:45...South Africa 21:55...South America,West Africa 22:05...West Europe, West North Africa 22:15...North America, Europe,North Pole 22:20...North America, North Europe, North Asia,North Pole 22:25...Turn Off ======================================== 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 01:20...South America 01:35...North South America,South NA 01:50...North America,North Pole 01:55...North NA,Russia,North Pole 02:00...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 12:13...South Australia,South Pole 12:20...Australia 12:25...Australia,South Asia 12:29...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 12:34...South Asia,East Asia,North Australia 12:40...East Asia, South Asia 12:45...East Asia, East North Asia 12:50...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 16:05...Middle East Asia, South Asia 16:20...South Europe,Middle East Asia 16:30...Europe,Middle East Asia 16:35...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole 16:40...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 18:00...East Africa,Middle East Asia 18:10...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 18:20...Europe,North America,North Pole 18:30...North America, North Europe,North Pole 18:40...North America,North Pole 18:45...Turn Off 29 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 21:40...Wset Africa 21:50...Wset Europe,North Africa 22:00...Europe,North America, North Pole 22:05...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole 22:10...Turn Off ======================================== 30 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 12:19...North Australia,South Asia 12:25...East Asia,South Asia 12:30...East Asia,East North Asia 12:32...Turn Off 30 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 13:45...South Australia,South Pole 13:50...Australia,South Pole 14:00...Australia,South Asia 14:06...Turn Off 30 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 17:45...East Africa,Middle East Asia 17:55...Europe,Middle East Asia,North East Africa 18:05...Europe,North NA,North Pole 18:15...North America, North Europe,North Asia,North Pole 18:25...North America 18:30...Turn Off ======================================== 31 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 02:35...South America 02:50...North South America,South NA 03:00...North America 03:10...NA,North Asia,North Pole 03:15...Turn Off 31 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 11:40...South Australia,South Pole 11:50...Australia 11:55...Australia,South Asia 11:57...Turn Off 31 Dec. 2009 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 13:45...North Australia,South Asia 13:50...South Asia,East Asia 13:55...Asia 14:00...Turn Off 31 Dec. 2009 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 16:05...North NA,North Europe, North Pole 16:15...NA, North Pole 16:25...South NA, North South America 16:30...Turn Off ======================================== 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 01:20...North East Asia 01:25...East Asia, North Asia 01:30...East Asia, South Asia 01:34...Turn Off 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 08:30...North Europe,North NA,North Asia,North Pole 08:40...Europe,North Africa,Middle Asia,North Pole 08:50...South Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 09:00...South Africa 09:05...Turn Off 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 14:01...North NA,North Europe, North Pole 14:05...East NA, West Europe,North Pole 14:10...East NA 14:20...South NA, North South America 14:30...South America 14:35...Turn Off 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 20:40...South Africa 20:55...North South Africa,South Europe 21:05...East NA,Europe,North Pole, North Africa 21:15...North NA,North Europe,North Pole, North Asia 21:20...Turn Off 01 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 22:30...West South Africa,East South America 22:50...North NA,West Europe,North Pole 23:00...East NA,Europe,North Pole, North Africa 23:05...Turn Off ======================================== 02 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 01:08...East Asia, North Asia 01:15...East Asia, South Asia,North Australia 01:20...Turn Off 02 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 15:30...North NA,North Europe, North Asia,North Pole 15:40...NA, North Pole 15:50...South NA, North South America 16:00...Turn Off 02 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 18:15...South Pole 18:25...South Africa,South Pole 18:35...South Africa 18:45...North Africa, Middle East Asia 18:45...Europe,North Africa, Middle East Asia 18:55...Turn Off 02 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 23:10...North Australia, Japan 23:20...Australia 23:35...Turn Off ======================================== 03 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 02:29...North Asia 02:35...North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:44...Turn Off 03 Jan.. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 06:05...North Asia,North Europe 06:15...Europe,Middle Asia 06:25...South Europe,Middle Asia,East Africa 06:35...South Africa 06:40...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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First Hand-Held contacts
by Lee Ernstrom 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

I just completed my first QSOs through AO-51 at 12:25 UTC on my new DJ-G7 handheld and the Arrow antenna while standing on the back porch in a snow storm in the dark and cold. Thank you KJ4MCZ in FN42 and N5AFV in EL29 for being the first. I am now smittin. WA7HQD Lee Ernstrom, DN31

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Hope-1 (XW-1/HO-68) video available on YouTube
by Rick Walter 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Hi Henk. Nice video. VA3FM had my callsign incorrect, it is WB3CSY. He was asking me to repeat my grid. That was my first contact via HO68 (thanks Steven) using 5 watts with my Yaesu FT-60R and an Arrow antenna. It is very difficult to make a contact via HO68 with that equipment versus the other FM birds. 73, Rick - WB3CSY

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Re: OSCAR I Antenna
by Rich Dailey (Gmail) 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

A bit of a correction/addition to my earlier email. Don Stoner, W6TNS (sk) described the antenna of OSCAR I in a Feb 1962 article in CQ: "The cover of the package contained a fixture for the 1/4 wave monopole which used the case as a counterpoise. The antenna was secured to the cover until after the transmitter separated from the parent vehicle." Rich, N8UX At 11:49 PM 12/30/2009, you wrote: >I understand that the early Oscars got their ride into space by replacing a piece of concrete (or similar dead weight material) with our satellite. That's why they have the shape that they do (looking like a segment of a ring). >But what about the antenna? Was it deployed after launch, or did it ride into space already sticking out the side? An on-orbit deploy would have been excessively complicated for that era (it's even difficult today!), but I can't see something like that surviving launch intact, either.

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Greetings
by Mani VU2WMY 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Wishes and Greetings from INDIA for " A Happy and a prosperous New Year 2010" 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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UO-11 active
by Mike Rupprecht 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

All, I heard UO-11 at 08:25 UTC over Europe. Happy New Year to all! 73, Mike DK3NW

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APRSWEST.net
by Robert Smith 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Aloha Does anybody know of any problems with APRSWEST.net? For several days when trying to logon via UIVIEW I have timed out repeatedly. Oddly, even clicking on their website (on another computer), the connection does not occur? I have checked some other servers in UIVIEW with no results. For the moment anyway, my Satgate is non-functional and there are no other Satgates currently operating in Hawaii that I am aware of. Typically, my problems are self induced hihi, but I thought I would just check around. I have made no configuration changes that I am aware of. Comments welcome. Mahalo. HAPPY NEW YEAR to all; 73 de NH7WN robert in Honolulu

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Memories
by Art McBride 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Today in the Mail, I received two QSL cards from November of 2001. One was from Belgium and the other from Japan both contacts I made via AO-40. Boy do I miss that Bird! Satellite DX is now limited to Canada and Mexico for my location. I guess I do not totally understand why it took 8+ years to receive cards from "The Bureau", but it was a welcome surprise! Happy New Year Art, KC6UQH

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Tracking the moon
by Andrew Rich 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Has anyone ever put a camera on their antenna rotators to track the moon ? To check the pointing angle etc Andrew VK4TEC

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AO-51 mode update
by Andrew Glasbrenner 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

This morning I switched the satellite back to "normal" mode for a bit with the 145.92/435.3 repeater on, set power levels on both 435.3 and 435.15 transmitters to 450mw and 500mw, and reenabled the SSB/FM repeater. I believe the higher power on the SSB/FM repeater running alone was causing some of the interference issues and odd behavior we have been hearing and getting reports about. I did also briefly listen to the 145.88 uplink in FM and there was non-amateur QRM there. Let me know if this sounds more like the way this mode sounded last time we ran it. Twitter and the AMSAT AO-51 schedule page also updated. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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QSO request - AO-51 US West coast tonight?
by Joseph Holman 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Anyone planning on being on tonight? Joe, AD7D.

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ARRL Sat Article
by Trevor . 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/12/30/11270/?nc=1

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Compact Quadrifilar Helix antenna
by Jeff Kelly 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

This antenna has been out for a while: http://www.antennas.us/store/p/229-UC-4364-328-Amateur-Satellite-antenna.ht… any feedback on it? Jeff KT2K

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Re: Short notice: AO-16 to be turned ON during 2025utc 30 December 2009 pass
by Mark L. Hammond 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

I heard you loud and clear, Tim! Sadly, it didn't come up very often, and when it did, it didn't stay on very long. Thanks for giving it a shot ;) Maybe I can give it another try in the next few days...if I do, I'll post to the AMSAT-BB again. 73 and Happy New Year to you! Mark At 03:36 PM 12/30/2009 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Mark, > >Thanks for the heads up, and for turning her on several times that I heard >during the pass. It was nice hearing her downlink again, even if only long >enough for a quick call and CQ. > >Thanks again, and Happy New Year! > >Tim > >-----Original Message----- >From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Mark L. Hammond >Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 3:08 PM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] Short notice: AO-16 to be turned ON during 2025utc 30 >December 2009 pass > >Hello All, > >Quick note--I'll be turning AO-16 ON in voice mode during the 2020utc 30 Dec >pass. It probably won't stay up very long, but if anybody is around and >would like a QSO or two, give it a shot! I'll probably not be on voice, but >rather standing by in digital mode in order to start it up when it goes >down... > >Mode FM Voice Repeater (Downlink is DSB) > >Uplink: 145.9200 MHz FM >Downlink 437.0260 MHz SSB (pick one! USB or LSB will both work...) > > >It will be OFF at the end of this pass, most assuredly... > > >Happy New Year! > >73, > > >Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Short notice: AO-16 to be turned ON during 2025utc 30 December 2009 pass
by Mark L. Hammond 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Hello All, Quick note--I'll be turning AO-16 ON in voice mode during the 2020utc 30 Dec pass. It probably won't stay up very long, but if anybody is around and would like a QSO or two, give it a shot! I'll probably not be on voice, but rather standing by in digital mode in order to start it up when it goes down... Mode FM Voice Repeater (Downlink is DSB) Uplink: 145.9200 MHz FM Downlink 437.0260 MHz SSB (pick one! USB or LSB will both work...) It will be OFF at the end of this pass, most assuredly... Happy New Year! 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Re: Compact Quadrifilar Helix antenna
by rnutter＠networkref.com 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Which one should I get or should I order both and put a T connector between them ? Ron KA4KYI ------Original Message------ From: jmfranke Sender: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org To: Andrew Glasbrenner To: Jeff Kelly Cc: amsat-bb Sent: Dec 30, 2009 12:30 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Compact Quadrifilar Helix antenna I have both the RHCP and LHCP receiver versions, but with a house move, I have not had the opportunity to test them. John WA4WDL -------------------------------------------------- From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 1:14 PM To: "Jeff Kelly" <jkelly(a)bellatlantic.net> Cc: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Compact Quadrifilar Helix antenna > Jeff Kelly wrote: >> This antenna has been out for a while: >> >> http://www.antennas.us/store/p/229-UC-4364-328-Amateur-Satellite-antenna.ht… >> >> any feedback on it? >> >> Jeff >> KT2K >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > Works OK with a good preamp. I have one mounted on my Explorer with some > magnets from Harbor Freight, and an ARR preamp. Lots of guys here in > deed-restricted communes, err, communities use them because of their > stealth qualities. > > 73, Drew KO4MA > _______________________________________________ > 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 Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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Re: One year on the birds
by Clint Bradford 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

>> ... My first contact on satellite was 29-Dec-08 via AO-51 and the QSO was appropriately with Clint Bradford, K6LCS ... And I definitely remember passing on the "bug" to you, David. You are obviously infected ... and there is no known antidote. Clint, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com

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Wanted: Schedules for SA to US QSOs on HO-68
by Andrew Glasbrenner 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Hi all, I'm interested in schedules for QSOs with South American stations on HO-68. Evening hours and SSB QSOs are preferred. I'm in EL88pg and have a decent horizon to the south. I'm especially looking for QSOs with the Central and Southern SA countries. Please reply direct to ko4ma(a)amsat.org, and forward to any interested parties or lists. 73, Drew KO4MA

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uplink & downlink mode question
by Jean-François Ménard 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Hi, I', relatively new to sats and I'm still a bit confused about one topic and I would like to make this very clear in my mind.... It is regarding "uplink and downlink" mode configured for each satellite. Ok for FM, SSB and so on.... But... => What about NORMAL or REVERSE doppler shift ?? => When using SSB on transponder, what about when to use USB on uplink and LSB on downlink ?? => When using SSB on transponder, what about when to use LSB on uplink and USB on downlink ?? I'm very confused if my doppler.sqf file is properly configured and a short explanation would be really appreciated. I know this is a basic and fundamental question, but I really need to free my mind with this one. Thank for your patience guys ! 73 and Happy New Year 2010 !!! I wish you health, health, health and more sats to come !!! -- Jean-François Ménard VA2SS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AMSAT www.amsat.org / Member #37102 ARRL www.arrl.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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Re: Managing NOVA
by Andrew Rich 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

What i really need to do is blast away the NOVA database ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> To: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net>; <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:29 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Managing NOVA > Thanks for your help > > I noted the names of satellites from the kep list and built them into the > amateur group. > > I will turn off the other guff > > Cheers > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:47 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Managing NOVA > > >>I am struggling to keep control of NOVA and the sats I want to chase. >> >> Some keps are missing, and there is alot of other general rubbish in the >> list of sats. >> >> What is the best way to create a list of "HAM SATS" I can manage ? >> >> Andrew VK4TEC >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2593 - Release Date: > 12/29/09 19:14:00 >

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Managing NOVA
by Andrew Rich 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

I am struggling to keep control of NOVA and the sats I want to chase. Some keps are missing, and there is alot of other general rubbish in the list of sats. What is the best way to create a list of "HAM SATS" I can manage ? Andrew VK4TEC

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Hope-1 (XW-1/HO-68) video available on YouTube
by Henk, PA3GUO 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Hi, Yesterday I uploaded a short (2 minute) video on YouTube featuring our fantastic new satellite Hope-1 (XW-1, HO-68). It features the launch, satelite and its various modes of operation. If you listen carefully you may here these callsigns: M3PQQ, N1AIA, KC9ELU, VA3FM, WA3CZY and I6IBE. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6oDgUTHCwg Have fun ! Henk

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435.494 MHz CW
by Andrew Rich 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

I was hunting for OH-68 (XW-1) And I came across some CW on 435.494 MHz I can't seem to marry it up with another bird. It did not have the "TTT" like XW-1 had. Andrew VK4TEC

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AO-51 USB/FM today 1243 UTC from JO91rr
by Mateusz 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Hallo Good job AMSAT AO-51 team - today was much better: http://www.enduro.idl.pl/audio_sat/ao51_ssb_fm_30_12_2009_1243UTC_jo91rr.mp3 Matt SQ7DQX

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HRD doppler tracking
by G0MRF＠aol.com 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Hi all. Can anyone out there using HRD help me with this one? The software tracks in very small increments which sounds really impressive. But can it deal with doppler tracking at higher frequencies? For example, can it handle accurate tracking at S band from low Earth orbit and could it extend that capability to 5.8 GHz? Just trying to figure out the limits. HNY David G0MRF

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Re: AO-51
by vk5alx＠amsat.org 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Heard you on the 08:50 pass, Graham. You were quite loud and clear at the beginning of the pass but audio got progressively weaker as the elevation increased. By about 40 degrees (at my location) the downlink signal was extremely strong but I could not get in and no one else was heard, just a lot of snap, crackle and popping noises. Alex / VK5ALX

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Re: AO-51 mode change and recommendation
by vk5alx＠amsat.org 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

Here is a 2 minute audio clip from the second pass over Australia which I mention in my previous post. Shortly after the start, when the signal gets near full quieting you can hear a tick-tick-tick sound repeated at regular intervals, followed by other random noises. My call can just be heard among the hash. http://members.dodo.com.au/~vk5alx/AO-51_SSB_FM.mp3 73 Alex VK5ALX

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ZD8DC and F6HTJ
by ps8rf Piraja 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

Congratulations to our friends Dean - ZD8DC and Michel - F6HTJ, by contact with established via HO-68 (orbit .195). France and Ascension Island. Dean probably used an Arrow antenna. 73 Piraja, PS8RF _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: agora com conexões automáticas de rede. Conheça. http://www.microsoft.com/brasil/windows7/default.html?WT.mc_id=1539

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