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Aurora Tonight Across Northern US?
by R.T.Liddy 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

There's a possibility of Aurora visible across Northern US tonight. KYFC - 73/GL, Bob K8BL https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moderate-watch-effect-23-march-2019-utc-d…

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Call clarification
by HUGH EMPEY 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

On the AO-91 pass today March 22nd at the end of the 1949Z pass I worked a station with what I thought was KE7ACN in CN88. That call is not in CN88. Did anyone happened to record that pass and get the call? My tape recorder could not pull it out. Thanks in advance. . 73'..Ed WA7ETH If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing. * Chuck Yeager

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Logging QSO's into LoTW from portable operations
by Michael & Carla 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

I just today started my portable operations on the FM birds...What is the recommended manner to log my portable contacts into LoTW from my N3FJP logging program? Do I need a new callsign certificate with a /P and then add station locations for each grid I work, or is there a better way to do this... KJ4EU Jerry...kj4eu(a)arrl.net

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Thank you
by johnv＠frontier.com 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning. Thank you to all those who helped me with it. It will be on the wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams Club. JohnN7AME

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Next Rocket Lab Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

Hi Folks, Next Rocket Lab launch (DAPRA satellite) is on Sunday 24th at 22:30 UTC at the earliest. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1108929530125680640 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Programs to work/log Sats from separate Rigs ??
by Bob KD7YZ 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

So I have a K3 which "generally" Rx's on VHF mode (Downlink) And I have an IC910 which therefore is usually on xmit on the UHF side (Uplink). And invariably I am using, and quite happy with SatPC32 to control the two radios. And the latter is done with the help of VSPE to make some virtual serial ports. So what program(s) can I use to be able to LOG the xmit and the Rx frequencies, the Calls, the locations of the guys ... and also upload/download/match, from LOTW ? ....and as a by product, keep track of Grids Countries and the like? Contesting of any form is not needed. thank you -- 73 Bob KD7YZ AMSAT LM #901

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IC-970 --> IC-9700 A nostalgic journey
by Ronald G. Parsons 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

I cut my satellite teeth with a Icom IC-970 back in the early ‘90s. Getting to look through the IC-9700s manual was nostalgic. The 970 was my first VHF/UHF rig. I bought it used and it served me well for several years until I sold it and acquired an Icom IC-810. Satellites have been my passion ever since. I even wrote a Macintosh program to control the 970. The 970 was like an old used sports car – it required constant maintenance and repair. Every couple months, the 970 would stop transmitting. I soon learned that meant I had to open up the case and re-flow the solder tabs on the final. The 970 was where I realized the most important frequency to be aware of was the frequency of the uplink and downlink signal “as measured at the satellite.” In almost three decades, the satellite radio universe has changed a lot – for the better. Ron W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
by Kevin M 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

I earned VUCC-Sat #86 in Oct 1998 under my old callsign, AC5DK... Keep in mind though, John, your award means as much today as any of these old awards drawn with hand calligraphy on papyrus. X^D Kinda like that old joke... 'You know what they call the guy who graduates last in his class at medical school??? Doctor.' 73 & congrats!!! KevinN4UFO N1JEZ said: #73 in 1997 here.... On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote: > Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and > immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17. > For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely. > > I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough > satellites for everyone to have fun with. > > 73...bruce > > On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote: >> Congrats! >> >> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a >> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid >> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since >> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014. >> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about >> 30 years have been awarded. >> >> 73, >> >> Paul, N8HM >> >> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com >> <johnv at frontier.com> wrote: >>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning. >>> >>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it. It will be on the >>> wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams >>> Club. >>> JohnN7AME

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Kicksat sprites detected on 437.24
by andy thomas 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

Sprite signals detected on 437.24 by Dwingeloo. Cees Bassa on Twitter there's a waterfall picture on the twitter site below showing the charateristic wide band tx of the sprite. | | | | | | | | | | | Cees Bassa on Twitter “The Sprites are alive! We just picked up transmissions at 437.24MHz with @radiotelescoop from the tiny Sprite s... | | | Sprites are 5mins ahead of Kicksat2. Zac Manchester, PI, reports hearing signals also in Stamford. 73 de andy G0SFJ

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IC-9700 manuals available
by David J. Schmocker 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

Everyone: For those English-readers who share interest in Icom IC-9700, manuals are now available: Basic Manual http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-9700_ENG_Basic_0. pdf Advanced Manual: http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-9700_AdvancedManu al_ENG_0.pdf CS-9700 Software Programming Instructions: (http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/disp_down.php?SWT=&ID=2 0190122001&GNR=Options&TYPE=C&PDNM=CS-9700&INQWORDSWT=No&INQWORD=) Very 73, David J. Schmocker, KJ9I

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