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AMSAT Awards Update
by Bruce 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

As we have rolled into 2022, I am posting the awards from the last part of 2021 and a couple from 2022. AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO John Gesell, KB7JJG Brian Lopeman, KI7WXP Peter Stover, KD4QNA James Gillanders, KG6HXN ------ AMSAT Communications Achievement Award Richard Nolet, VA3VGR #639 ------ AMSAT South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award Richard Nolet, VA3VGR #242 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award (1,000-4,000) Edward Campagnulol, KN4ZAA #US120 Hector Martinez, W5CBF #US121 4,000 Upgrade Keith Austermiller, KB9STR #US122 Giancarlo Zanella, IK1DOC #US123 Dwight Fletcher, N1RCN #US124 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award (5,000) Hector Martinez, W5CBF #39 Mitchell Ahrenstorff, AD0HJ #40 ----- AMSAT Rover Award Rover Call ===== ======== #60 KF6JOQ #61 VA3VGR #62 N6UTC ------ GridMaster Award #33 Dave Chasey, N9FN #34 Douglas Tabor, N6UA ----- Our newest award the Reverse VUCC or VUCC/r #03 James Clary, ND9M Ugrade to 385 #09 Randy Kohlwey, WI7P To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org and click on Services then Awards. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2022 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2022 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2022 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Low Horizon SAT QSOs
by Wes Baden 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

I fortunately am located in a very low noise QTH, in the woods of Maine, and for the past month or so I've experimented with low horizon RS-44 and AO-7 SAT passes. These often have been maximum 1 degree passes lasting about 4 minutes. In all cases I've been able to hear my downlink. So far I've made about 12 contacts--all CW--4000 to 4500 miles distant. Please let me know if you would like to QSO me in this kind of experiment. I am especially looking for EU stations in the Balkans (ZA, Z3, 4O, E7) as well as EU and SV, for new DXCC entities. That said, I am happy to sked with anyone anywhere looking for grid FN54. Many thanks. 73 de NA1ME.

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W2JV
by peternyy＠verizon.net 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Hello, I want to thank all those who registered for HRU 2022, we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoyed the presentations. 73, PeterW2JV

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EM25 cancelled
by John Geiger 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Going to have to cancel the trip to EM25 tomorrow as the forecast doesn't look good for that part of the state-calling for snow and possible freezing rain. Will try again soon. 73 John AF5CC

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Post-launch keps for DelfiPQ, EASAT-2 and Hades
by Felix Paez EA4GQS 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Hi friends, We still don't have information about EASAT-2 and Hades. We didn't have the real-time deployment confirmation but keplerian data could also be not accurate. We hope we will find out in the next hours. Here it is for you the last keplerians we have calculated from post-launch data: 1 99999U 22013.68436343 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 02 2 99999 97.5220 83.8550 0002429 -171.2750 173.6400 15.12786821 04 Thanks a lot, Félix EA4GQS

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Status page
by Kc2syf 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Thank you for putting the status page in alphabetical order. it looks much better. And much easier to find what you’re looking for Mike Kc2syf Sent from my iPhone

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W0LMD Satellite Tracker Mini help needed
by Dave Julian 14 Jan '22

14 Jan '22

I am trying to press an old W0LMD Satellite Tracker Mini into service for a portable set-up but can't find any documentation. I used it several computers ago and no longer have the pin-out or com settings. A web search comes up with a dead end for archive links. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Dave WB9YIG

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SatPC32 Problem again
by Richard Lawn 14 Jan '22

14 Jan '22

When I open SatPC32 it. along with the rotor control app, end up in the tray and unuseable (under Win 10). This happened last week but I straightened it out...I thought. It has something to do with the OneDrive which I will never ever use again! I only recently started to use it almost by accident and it's been nothing but trouble. Any suggestions on how to repair this other than reinstalling SatPC32 which I'd rather not do. Rick, W2JAZ

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EM25 Saturday January 15
by John Geiger 13 Jan '22

13 Jan '22

Hoping to rove to EM25 this Saturday, as I know a few ops who need it. Here are the passes I hope to be on in EM25 1712Z JO97 1721Z AO91 1828Z TO108 1933Z RS44 1956Z AO7 probably CW also PO-101 around same time 2125Z RS44 2135Z PO-101 If any of the new satellites launched today are up and going and look promising I will try those also if they are in view between 1730Z and 2130Z. Hope to work some of you this weekend. 73 John AF5CC

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Todays launch on Falcon9?
by Tomáš Urbanec 13 Jan '22

13 Jan '22

Hello all, does anyone have preliminary TLEs for todays launch on Falcon 9? Thanks and 73! de Tomas OK2PNQ -- Tento e-mail byl zkontrolován na viry programem AVG. http://www.avg.cz

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