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Today's Topics:
1. Re: First Satellite contact AO-51 (Clint Bradford)
2. Re: First Satellite contact AO-51 (J.D. Smith)
3. 5400 FS (Al Zoller)
4. Re: NASA 2 Line via mail? (wb7dru@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
5. Uni_trac 2000 question? (Michael Wolthuis)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:34:13 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: First Satellite contact AO-51
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> ... my first satellite contact ... AO-51 ... handheld ... Arrow ...
CONGRATULATIONS!
You officially now have the "sat bug" - which our Centers for Disease
Control have yet to find a vaccine.
ENJOY!
Clint, K6LCS
http://www.work-sat.com
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Clint Bradford, K6LCS
http://www.clintbradford.com
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:00:46 -0500
From: "J.D. Smith" <jaydsmit@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: First Satellite contact AO-51
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Thanks to all who responded to my query, especially my good friend Dave,
AA4KN and Rick, WA4NVM for providing a recording of the event. And a great
big thanks to John K8YSE for coming back to me for my first successful
satellite contact!
73,
J.D. N4VIL
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:23:34 -0700
From: Al Zoller <n7ub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 5400 FS
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Todd Gahagan <WA7U@xxxx.xxx>
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For Sale: New in unopened box G5400B rotor. I purchased this to replace
another 5400 rotor but did not use it. Box is unopened and sorry, no I
won't open it to take photos. No returns. Once you open the box it is
yours. $495.00 and you pay shipping. Continental USA. Please pay by
pay pal. My pay pal address is different but the arrl address will
work for initial contact and questions. Thanks for looking.
WA7U@xxxx.xxx <mailto:WA7U@xxxx.xxx>
Reply directly to WA7U an _*not*_ to N7UB.
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:30:55 -0600 (CST)
From: <wb7dru@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA 2 Line via mail?
To: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>, "J.D. Smith"
<jaydsmit@xxxxx.xxx>, "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I loved using the manuel method! I even went so far as to derive the orbit
equations myself. But it was exciting when the tracking software for the
Timex Z-81. Still have have one in the shack.
Dave
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From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
Subj: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA 2 Line via mail?
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:07 am
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To: "J.D. Smith" <jaydsmit@xxxxx.xxx>; "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Hi Smith, N4VIL
Early in 1972 I was receiving by regular post the 2 Line Orbital Data from
Goddard to be used for the meteorological satellites ESSA-8, NIMBUS and
TIROS
For traching I used as well the azimuthal map of the earth with a foot print
transparent overly and a revolving satellite orbital path.
Yes...no computers at all in the Ham shack at that time but manual tracking
using a map a pencil and a clock was a beginning very useful and exciting.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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From: "J.D. Smith" <jaydsmit@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:15 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA 2 Line via mail?
> Rich,
>
> I remember receiving the two line elements from Goddard in the
mid-eighties.
> I was just getting into amateur radio, but was only using the data to
> predict visual sightings of the shuttle and satellites. I believe the list
I
> received was a generic for visable satellites. I used the data to manually
> plot an orbital track with grease pencil on a piece of acetate, using it
as
> an overlay on a map of the earth. I'm sure there's probably more than a
few
> people here that did the same 'back in the day'. Aren't computers great!
>
> 73,
>
> J.D. Smith
> N4VIL
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:55:56 -0500
From: Michael Wolthuis <mwolthuis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Uni_trac 2000 question?
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Thanks to many helpful suggestions and support from the AMSat-BB list I was
able to get the Uni_Trac 2000 working with Nova DDE and with Yaesu g-5500
and FT-847. Thank-you.
I have one problem remaining.....
My uni_trac window for some reason is always lagging behind the tracking
that Nova is doing. I thought Nova would control the tracking, but it
appears it simply passes the satellite object name to Uni_trac and Uni_Trac
does its own calculations on the KEPs.
I made certain they are using the same nasa KEPs file for both Nova and
Uni_Trac. They have the same GPS coordinates entered and I have the same
height above sea level in them both (although on in feet and on in meters).
Does anyone have any thoughts? It seems that Uni_Trac is lagging or it is
calculating the KEP differently.
If there is a better listserv I should post this too, please advise.
Thanks again to all! 73s
Mike
kb8zgl
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