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AO-51 Field Day Mode L/U and V/U dual repeaters
by Andrew Glasbrenner 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

For Field Day this year AO-51 will be in a dual repeater mode, with the following frequencies: L/U repeater Uplink 1268.700 FM, no PL tone Downlink 435.150 FM V/U repeater Uplink 145.920 FM, no PL tone Downlink 435.300 FM As a reminder, both the AMSAT and now ARRL Field Day rules state only one completed QSO per FM repeater satellite. Please adhere to this rule so that others may have an opportunity to make a QSO. Also, all stations are asked to please only transmit when they can hear the satellite, and please use full duplex (with headphones) as a courtesy to the other users. Those stations planning on using circularly polarized antennas please remember the 435.150 downlink is left hand circular polarization (LHCP), and the 435.300 downlink is right hand circular polarization (RHCP). Stay tuned to AMSAT ANS bulletins or the AO-51 News page http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ControlTeam.php for practice sessions of this mode to be scheduled several times between now and Field Day. 73 and Good Luck! Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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Office Closed
by MARTHA SARAGOVITZ 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

The AMSAT office will be closed on Monday, April 2 and Tuesday, April 3. I will be back in the office on Wednesday at 10:00 AM ET. 73- Martha - AMSAT Manager

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TNC settings for Kenwood TM-D700
by Jordan Woolley 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Hi all, Was just wondering if there is anyone out there with any experience setting up a D700 for Packet operation. I do not seem to be able to get my terminal program to speak to the TNC. I can't even get a cmd prompt or any semblance of a connection. It seems to be physically connected fine but still no luck. I have set the baud rate for the port to match the TNC (9600) but am not having any luck. I am just using HyperTerminal. Any ideas? Thanks Jordan VK2HCA

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Chilean plane escapes flaming space junk
by William Leijenaar 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Hi AMSATs, Read the following news about space debris nearly hit a passenger plane !! http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=4122&sectionid=3510206 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4008929a10.html Maybe its time to find a real solution to get all that debris out of our skies, before it gets a real big threat to us. 73 de William --- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097

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Re: orbit tracking
by Clive Wallis 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Ooops! I've had a correction to Gabriels URL from J.C.Glomski .... > Correction. > The Website is : http://rivat.chez.tiscali.fr/ Many thanks JC. I always manage to get URLs wrong :-) -- 73 Clive G3CWV Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, UK.

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Yaesu G5500
by agus jakun 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

dear all, i have many problem. i am using G5500 yaesu rotator, ARS interface n using SatPc32 for tracking software. how to automatic setting rotator for 355 degree?? regards agus --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.

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Columbus mode L/U antennas
by Howard Long 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Folks I am at ESA's ESTEC facility this week and happen to be in a room next door to the Columbus mock up, so I grabbed some pics this morning http://www.g6lvb.com/Columbus001.jpg http://www.g6lvb.com/Columbus002.jpg http://www.g6lvb.com/ColumbusG6LVB.jpg We have an immediate need to raise EUR18,000 by 31 March to proceed with the testing Mode L/U antennas, so now would be a great time to donate via PayPal http://www.ariss-eu.org/donations.htm I look forward to working the astronauts on ATV! 73, Howard G6LVB

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Pictures of EU Parliament Amateur Radio Exhibition
by Trevor 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Pictures of the posters used at the Amateur Radio Exhibition held in the European Parliament can be seen in the "Photo Gallery" on the AMSAT-UK website. http://www.uk.amsat.org/ Also included is a picture of the engineering model of the ARISS L/S Antennas. A report on the event can be seen at Amateur Radio Exhibition in the European Parliament http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2007/european_parliament_exhibition.h… 73 Trevor M5AKA --------------- Daily Amateur Radio RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email your news items to: editor at southgatearc.org News On Your Website: http://www.southgatearc.org/rss/index.htm News On Your PC: http://www.southgatearc.org/rss/newsreader.htm Upload Your News: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news.htm --------------- ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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Re: orbit tracking
by Clive Wallis 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Tyler KM3G wrote - > What does everyone recommend fot the latest tracking software? I've been using SAT_EXPLORER by Gabriel Rivat F6DQM, for many years. It works OK for Win98 & XP, very easy to set up, excellent support from the author and it's free! It does most things you're likely to need. Gabriels website is http://revat.chez.tiscali.fr/ 73 Clive G3CWV Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, UK.

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An Alien Pentagon base found on Saturn
by Luc Leblanc 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Amazing discovery Probably an Alien Pentagon called an Hexagon for the aliens has been found on Saturn. It seems this structure is made of gas quite different than the solid Pentagon made of solid materrial but also full of hot air gas. The Aliens are probably like ghost made of thin air or gas or made of jelly or slime. There is no information reported at this state about any military use of this structure but there is a strong possibility that no military use was involved. As this hexagon is a more balance structure than the Pentagon we cannot excluded any peaceful Alien use. If an Alien chief in charge exist he's probably made of hot air too or made in a hollow shape containing probably the same compress hot air or gas. The only one way he can live and be supported and survive in this harsh environment. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia09187.html "-" "If something can be possible someone probably invented it " Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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