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Today's Topics:
1. Re: HO-68 Schedule - 16-23 May 2010 (i8cvs)
2. Astronomy AZ/EL mount for radio use (R. Chastain)
3. WD9EWK @ DM34/DM44 now (Patrick STODDARD)
4. Re: P3 status (Peter Sils)
5. Re: new to sats (Philip Jenkins)
6. Re: new to sats (Jimmy c)
7. ISS (Louis House, KD5GM)
8. Re: ISS (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
9. ANS-143 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
10. AO-51 May 22 (Clint Bradford)
11. Re: SatPC32 Error Messages (Erich Eichmann)
12. HO68 schedule needs looking at (paul robinson)
13. Re: AO-51 May 22 (Ron Overdrive)
14. New HO-68 sked (John Neeley)
15. Re: New HO-68 sked (i8cvs)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 21:50:13 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HO-68 Schedule - 16-23 May 2010
To: "Alan Kung" <alankung@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx>, <ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx>,
"AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Kung" <alankung@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx>
To: <ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 6:14 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 Schedule - 16-23 May 2010
Hi Alan Kung, BA1DU
I am sorry to say you that about all orbits of HO-68 are not useful for
South of Europe because of very low satellite elevation.
By the way during the best orbits over Europe with high elevation HO-68
is always turned Off
Can you change a little the above situation particularly when HO-68 is in
CW/SSB linear mode ?
Tanks and 73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 14:19:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: "R. Chastain" <suenrod@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Astronomy AZ/EL mount for radio use
To: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi all,
I'm wondering if anyone has thought of using the Ioptron Mini Tower
cube telescope mount as an AZ/EL rotor for small antenna's?
I'm not talking about a permanent installation, but more of a portable setup.
The main concerns I can think of are...
1..The slewing rate not being fast enough to track LEO (Low Earth Orbiting)
satellites.
2..The antenna's having too much wind load on the mount. Weight shouldn't be
much of a problem with smallish antenna's.
3..Finding satellite tracking software compatible with the ASCOM proticol.
Any thoughts????
Thanks,
Rod
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 14:51:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Patrick STODDARD <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ DM34/DM44 now
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi!
I am parked on the DM34xm/DM44am boundary in the Prescott National Forest
between Phoenix and Flagstaff AZ now, and will be on various passes
starting with SO50 at 2228 UTC through at least the 0154-0204 UTC AO51
pass. Maybe later, depending on weather and fire restrictions on the
I-17 freeway back to Phoenix. I will also be on AO7 and FO29 passes from
here.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - near Camp Verde AZ
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 15:07:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Peter Sils <du7la@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: P3 status
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi Domenico. (and the group)...
?
Thank you so very much for taking your time to respond to my question! I
appreciate it!
?
I too have a lot of equipment I bought just before AO-40 went QRT. I have
been holding on to this in hopes that a HEO would be again active. As you
know, no luck (same in the stock market lately - hi).
?
I have been active before on AO-51 but find the operation like 50MHz on
50.125 exchanging quick grid squares and nothing else! HEO operation is much
prefered to LEO (for me).
?
TNX AGN Domenico and keep up your great contributions to AMSAT-BB!! I try to
read them all and study them in order to learn from you. Your time is not
wasted as I am sure there are a lot (like me) out there that read your
postings and learn from you!
?
73 & TNX AGN!
?
Peter
KD0AA
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 19:12:00 -0400
From: Philip Jenkins <wythe25@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: new to sats
To: Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx>, kc9pxz@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx kg4zlb@xxxxx.xxx
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Jimmy, I'll email to you a PDF file that Tim N3TL sent to me about getting
started in (FM) satellites. I don't remember if Tim and Patrick WD9EWK were
co-authors, or if it is Patrick's baby alone. :-) It sure helped me clarify
things; the only reason I haven't been on the sats is my own laziness, not
because of this manual! :-)
Philip N4HF
>
> >>Keep it up, Jimmy...It may seem daunting at first, but it is really
> >>very simple...
> >>
> >>A good place to start is the Satellite Handbook from ARRL..It IS
> >>dated, but the info there will get you started...
> >>
> >>Newbie questions are welcome here, of course....just ask...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 73, Dave, WB6LLO
> >> dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx
> >>
> >> Disagree: I learn....
> >>
> >> Pulling for P3E...
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. 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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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 19:02:21 -0500
From: "Jimmy c" <kc9pxz@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: new to sats
To: "Philip Jenkins" <wythe25@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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OK Cool Philp, I be will be looking for it. I fig. a way to mount my ants
on my cameron tri pod. 2 meter 3 elment yagi done for unlink. I am looking
around the gaurge for somthing to make my downlinkyagi ant from. but do
have a tri bamd whip. I could use. my HXT 202 programed for up link and the
sacanner programed for down link with dopler. My portable 12 volt battery
pack it all charged and on ot mantainer now waiting. So i guess All I really
need to now if read that PDF you sending do some tracking and wait fir a
good AO-51 Psss. So A starter porable sat statoin is comeing together.
KC9PXZ
Jimmy C
Norwalk WI
----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Jenkins
To: Dave Guimont ; kc9pxz@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: kg4zlb@xxxxx.xxx ; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: new to sats
Jimmy, I'll email to you a PDF file that Tim N3TL sent to me about getting
started in (FM) satellites. I don't remember if Tim and Patrick WD9EWK were
co-authors, or if it is Patrick's baby alone. :-) It sure helped me clarify
things; the only reason I haven't been on the sats is my own laziness, not
because of this manual! :-)
Philip N4HF
>
>>Keep it up, Jimmy...It may seem daunting at first, but it is really
>>very simple...
>>
>>A good place to start is the Satellite Handbook from ARRL..It IS
>>dated, but the info there will get you started...
>>
>>Newbie questions are welcome here, of course....just ask...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 73, Dave, WB6LLO
>> dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx
>>
>> Disagree: I learn....
>>
>> Pulling for P3E...
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. 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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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 19:09:03 -0500
From: "Louis House, KD5GM" <kd5gm@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS
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Running SatPC32 here and am wondering how to configure the SQF files to
drive the IC910H for the ISS. Since most of the ISS frequencies are 2M/2M
(up and down links), will the software control for this V/V mode or does one
have to do the manual operation for the ISS?
Thanks
LOUIS, KD5GM
CW, The original digital mode
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 20:30:58 -0400
From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS
To: "Louis House, KD5GM" <kd5gm@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT -BB
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Louis,
Satpc32ISS is what you want to use for same band operations with the 910.
You can find it by clicking start> programs> satpc32. There will be a list
of all the programs that install with satpc32. Hope this helps.
Dave - KB1PVH
Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID
On May 22, 2010 8:17 PM, "Louis House, KD5GM" <kd5gm@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Running SatPC32 here and am wondering how to configure the SQF files to
drive the IC910H for the ISS. Since most of the ISS frequencies are 2M/2M
(up and down links), will the software control for this V/V mode or does one
have to do the manual operation for the ISS?
Thanks
LOUIS, KD5GM
CW, The original digital mode
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 22:34:21 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-143 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-143
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.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx
In this edition:
* Please Do Not Use AO-51 While the Satellite is in Eclipse
* Maryland-DC PICetSat Balloon Launch on May 29
* AMSAT Videos From Dayton Hamvention
* Downlink Signal Successfully Received From Venus-bound UNITEC-1
* Report on ARISS Contact at the National Air and Space Museum
* AMSAT-DL Symposium and AGM
* NASA Listens One More Time for Phoenix
* ARISS Status - 17 May 2010
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-143.01
Please Do Not Use AO-51 While the Satellite is in Eclipse
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 143.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 23, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-143.01
After a brief outage on May 16 the AO-51 Command Team has turned
the repeater back on on AO-51, including the 67 Hz PL mode. The
Command Team has a favor to ask of our Southern Hemisphere users,
including those in South America, Southern Africa, Australia, and
New Zealand:
Please avoid using AO-51 while the satellite is eclipsed.
Most tracking programs indicate illuminated or eclipsed states, and
it can always be found by whether the footprint of the satellite is
crossing or in contact with the footprint of the sun. Generally this
is occurring when the satellite is South of 30 degrees South latitude
at present. AO-51 eclipses are predicted to reach almost 20 minutes
by July 2010.
AMSAT-NA VP of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA said, "I realize
this is a large favor to ask, but the alternative right now is moving
to a scheduled type operation, which I would like to avoid. Please pass
this to your friends, other users you know, and your national satellite
email lists and forums."
For this summer eclipse season, the eclipsed periods are while AO-51 is
over mostly unoccupied Antarctica and surrounding areas. This means when
the batteries alone are supporting the transmitter there are not likely
to be any users. The power management software combined with the PL,
should mean the satellite's batteries can be protected from over-discharge,
while still providing the strongest possible downlink signal and highest
possible availability.
Observations from the southern hemisphere while entering and leaving
eclipse are very helpful. Post your reports on the AMSAT-BB or e-mail
your report to the AO-51 Control Team via ao51-modes@xxxxx.xxx. AO-51
operators also monitor the Live OSCAR Satellite Status page
(http://oscar.dcarr.org/). Analysis of AO-51's Whole Orbit Data (WOD)
files shows the distribution of the satellite's users.
See: http://tinyurl.com/2ehbxv5
If the eclipse periods get too long too fast the repeater may shut off
due to a low battery voltage watchdog. If this happens, please email
Drew directly via ko4ma@xxxxx.xxx.
Read the latest AO-51 Control Team News at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information]
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Maryland-DC PICetSat Balloon Launch on May 29
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 143.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 23, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-143.02
If you're in the Washington DC - Maryland area you're invited to join
Pat Kilroy, N8PK for a PICetSat Lite balloon launch on Saturday, May 29
at about 10:00 AM EDT.
Pat says the launch site can be any place in Carroll County, Maryland.
Coordination will be on the 145.410 MHz K3PZN/R machine in Westminster,
MD. (backup 147.285 MHz machine in Sykesville, MD). We will launch any-
thing you wish with a microcontroller attached, so your ideas are
welcome. RSVP by May 27 to pat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.
Pat has posted some background info: http://simsat.net.
[ANS thanks Pak, N8PK for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-143.03
AMSAT Videos From Dayton Hamvention
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 143.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 23, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-143.03
David Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS Public Relations requested David Larsen,
KK4WW, to produce informative videos while attending the 2010 Dayton
Hamvention.
One video features AMSAT Treasurer, Keith Baker KB1SF describing
AMSAT's efforts in Cubesat development. The Cubesat video can be
viewed on-line at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZDpyEhw-vI
The second video is David's interview with AMSAT VP of User Services,
Gould Smith WA4SXM where he discusses in detail the upcoming ARISS
satellite, ARISSat-1. This can be viewed on-line at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEDfSCw6VcU
David would like to thank David Larsen with the LCF Group and a director
of the Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service (www.fairs.org),
for his time in producing these videos.
[ANS thanks David Jordan, AA4KN for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-143.04
Downlink Signal Successfully Received From Venus-bound UNITEC-1
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 143.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 23, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-143.04
JAXA successfully launched the seventeenth H-IIA mission on May 21
(JST) carrying the Planet-C Venus Climate Orbiter a Venus probe, the
experimental "Ikaros" space sail, a Venus-bound University satellite
called UNITEC-1 and 3 small satellites also developed by Japanese
universities and other institutions delivered to low earth orbit:
Negai*", Soka University
437.305MHz CW, Packet 1200bps FSK AX.25
http://kuro.t.soka.ac.jp/main.html
WASEDA-SAT2, Waseda University
437.485MHz CW(FM), PCM-FSK(FM) 9600bps
http://www.miyashita.mmech.waseda.ac.jp/Waseda-Sat2/index.htm
KSAT, Kagoshima University
Uplink: S-band(2GHz, 10kbps), Downlink: Ku-band(13.275GHz, 10kbps/1Mbps)
http://www.sci.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/~nishio/download/Ukaren2008Nishio.pdf
UNITEC-1 be inserted into a Venus encounter trajectory and will become
the world first university satellite which goes beyond Lunar orbit. The
main mission of UNITEC-1 is to perform technological experiments of
on-board computers and test long-range, inter-planetary communication
using amateur radio frequencies:
Downlink Frequency: 5840.000MHz, band width 20MHz
Transmission Power: 4.8W/antenna, 9.6W total
Antenna: 2 Microstrip patch antennas
Modulation: AFSK/FM 1200bps during LEO flight
CW 1bps during Interplanetary flight
Callsign: JQ1ZUN
News posted on the UNITEC-1 Operations Center web page reports that
its CW and FSK signal have been received from a distance of approx-
imately 300,000 km by Japanese ground stations on its first pass over
Japan kept from 16:15 (JST) to 25:15 (JST) at 21st May. Their signal
report indicated the measured downlink frequency of 5839.91 MHz which
is down slightly from the design frequency of 5840.00 MHz. The UNITEC
team will continue to work on refining receiving and recording tech-
niques as well as tracking and orbital determination.
You can find the latest UNITEC-1 mission news on the team's operation
center website: http://sites.google.com/site/unitec1ops/ This also in-
cludes a link to their software page where a telemetry data decoder
program is available.
Several universities with access to big dishes have expressed interest
in creating a network of ground stations to track UNITEC-1 on its
flight to Venus and continuing once the satellite is in orbit around
the planet. This is still under development at press time and progress
will be reported in future ANS bulletins. A radio link budget is under
study to help amateur radio stations develop their capability to re-
ceive this interplanetary signal.
Pat Barthelow, AA6EG has developed a Facebook Event Page which he
calls "UNiTEC-1 VENUS PROBE COMMUNICATIONS" at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124468414245469&index=1
[ANS thanks the UNITEC-1 Operations Team and SpaceDaily.com
For the above information]
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Report on ARISS Contact at the National Air and Space Museum
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 143.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 23, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-143.05
ARRL Maryland-DC Section Manager, Jim Cross, WI3N published news
of the successful ARISS contact in the "The MDC Section News".
Thanks to Bob Curran, KE3GG for submitting this report ...
On Saturday, May 8, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
held a public ARISS contact. The contact was part of their parti-
cipation in the annual Lockheed Martin Space Day event.
Fifteen Boy Scouts from Troop 417 of Waldorf, MD were given the
opportunity to speak directly to astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson,
KF5DBF, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) via amateur
radio. The contact was facilitated via ground station VK4KHZ in
Australia.
Each scout was able to ask at least one question during the nearly
10 minute contact window. During the whole program audience members
were able to watch a real time satellite track of the ISS on a large
video monitor beside the stage.
The program was introduced by astronaut Dan Tani, KD5DXE, himself
having recently returned from four months aboard the ISS. On hand
to locally MC the event was Dave Taylor, W8AAS. At the controls of
the sound system and the telebridge interface was Bob Curran, KE3GG.
The coordinator of the Boy Scout participation in the program was
Bob Davidson, KB3KOW.
Located a short distance left of the stage where the ARISS contact
was taking place, AMSAT had a large display table showcasing amateur
radio and amateur radio satellites. In addition to fielding questions
about amateur radio and explaining the various satellite samples on
their table, they also had an example of the amateur radio antennas
installed on the ISS and were running a video explaining the ARISS
program on a large video monitor.
[ANS thanks Jim Cross, WI3N; Dave Taylor, W8AAS; and Bob Curran,
KE3GG for the above information]
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AMSAT-DL Symposium and AGM
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 143.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 23, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-143.06
The SouthGate ARC web site carried a summary of the The 2010 Symposium
and AGM of AMSAT-DL that took place on April 24 in the Amateur Radio
facility at Bochum with its spectacular 20 metre dish.
The Symposium was told that a successor to the COMPASS-1 CubeSat will
be built. COMPASS-2 will be a triple CubeSat, 100x100x340 mm, weighing
4 kg.
Mario Lorenz, DL5MLO gave a presentation on the telemetry and command
operations of the new IHU-3 computer for P3-E. This included a live
demonstration of the operation of the IHU-3 and the IPS operating system
and showed the robustness of the turbo codes.
Peter G?lzow DB2OS reported that the 20m dish at Bochum has been opera-
ting successfully in automatic mode for over a year allowing continuous
reception of the NASA solar probes Stereo-A and-B. Bochum supplies the
received data to the NOAA in the United States.
Achim Vollhardt DH2VA reported in detail to the symposium on the joint
feasibility study by AMSAT-DL and DLR (German Aerospace Center) on Lunar
and Mars missions.
AMSAT-DL 2010 Symposium and AGM Report
http://tinyurl.com/33rcasl
AMSAT-DL in Google English
http://tinyurl.com/Amsat-DL
[ANS thanks the SouthGate ARC News for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-143.07
NASA Listens One More Time for Phoenix
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 143.07
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 23, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-143.07
by Staff Writers (Mars Daily http://tinyurl.com/23hwyuj)
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) May 17, 2010
NASA officials say they are conducting the fourth and final series
of checks this week to determine whether the Phoenix Mars Lander
has resumed operations.
NASA says its Mars Odyssey orbiter will listen for a signal from
Phoenix during 61 flights over the lander's site on northern Mars.
The orbiter detected no transmission from the lander during earlier
campaigns totaling 150 overflights in January, February and April.
In 2008, Phoenix completed its three-month mission studying martian
ice, soil and atmosphere. It continued work for an additional two
months before reduced sunlight caused energy to become insufficient
to keep it functioning. The solar-powered robot was not designed to
survive the dark and cold conditions of a martian arctic winter, NASA
said, but in case it did, scientists are using Odyssey to listen for
the signals Phoenix would transmit if abundant spring sunshine revived
the lander.
"To be thorough, we decided to conduct this final session around the
time of the summer solstice, during the best thermal and power condi-
tions for Phoenix," said Chad Edwards, chief telecommunications engin-
eer for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
in Pasadena, Calif.
[ANS thanks Mars Daily for the above information]
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ARISS Status - 17 May 2010
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 143.08
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 23, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-143.08
1. Upcoming School Contacts
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) in Bayswater, Victoria, Australia
has
been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact on Saturday, May 29 at 10:43 UTC via ON4ISS in Belgium. The WIA will
hold a special dinner to celebrate its centenary and has invited students from
local schools in Canberra to make an ARISS school
contact on that evening. It is
anticipated that this dinner will be a high key event with Australia wide
coverage.
2. Successful ARISS Contact Held with Komoro Higashi Junior High
On Friday, May 14, Komoro Higashi Junior High
School students in Komoro, Nagano,
Japan contacted onboard astronaut Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP via the Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station (ARISS)
program. Prior to the event, children
visited Nobeyama Radio Observatory and worked on radio kits as part of their
science curriculum. Over 140 students, parents
and guests watched as 15 students
had their questions answered during the contact,
while 2 television stations and
5 newspapers provided media coverage.
3. MAI-75 Experiment Activated
The MAI-75 (Moscow Aviation Institute) experiment was activated on Friday, May
14. The ISS crew transmitted several SSTV (Slow Scan Television) images which
were received by ground stations in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.
Images have been posted to the SSTV Web site:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/
4. ARISS at Dayton Hamvention
Dayton Hamvention 2010 was held at the Hara Arena Complex in Dayton, Ohio over
the May 14-16 weekend. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) manned exhibition booths at the event.
Gould Smith, WA4SXM, AMSAT Project Manager for
ARISSat-1, gave a presentation on
the satellite. The ARISSat-1 prototype was on exhibit and demonstrated to the
crowds. ARRL held a Teachers Workshop and distributed ARISS bookmarks to
educators interested in the ARISS program. The Dayton Hamvention is an
internationally attended amateur radio convention that draws crowds of 25,000
annually.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
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,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 21:08:59 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 May 22
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <3426A5C4-D69B-4A7E-B4F8-F8AAABD8DDBC@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Anyone happen to record the 20:54 - 21:09 UTC pass of AO-51 on May 22 (New
Jersey region)?
Many thanks.
Clint, K6LCS
909-241-7666
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 08:14:56 +0200
From: "Erich Eichmann" <erich.eichmann@xxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 Error Messages
To: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <F0CD5F4C74324A438297644F43CBA54C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Elan,
please read the SatPC32 FAQs file (sect. 5k):
k. Ole error 8004503A..
The SatPC32 voice feature requires the Microsoft Speech SDK (SAPI 5.1) to be
installed on the PC. If it is missing you will get the aforementioned error
message. The software can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft web
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/tts.mspx
See also:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5e86ec97-40a7-453f-b0
ee-6583171b4530&DisplayLang=en
55 + 73s, Erich, DK1TB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elan Portnoy" <elanportnoy@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 5:26 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Error Messages
>
> On startup, I get OLE-fehler 80045030 in a popup box. This happens twice
> before the program will start.
>
> Anyone have this problem too?
>
> Thanks,
> Elan - WB2IOL
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 10:05:18 +0000 (GMT)
From: paul robinson <pushbiker2004@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO68 schedule needs looking at
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <825480.71631.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I would agree with DOM i8cvs ho68 sked is no good, and has not been for a
long time ,in fact ive stopped using the bird,as the passes just are not
worth looking at,id like very much to work the states?{central}?more from
the uk,but its not on or the pases are no good...thus ive lost
interest...shame! paul 2E1EUB
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 10:57:21 -0400
From: Ron Overdrive <ronoverdrive@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 May 22
To: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<AANLkTinKDDXdn4sLrZ8joTzpH1HsTT4f4zhkmBzRWaq-@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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No sadly I missed that pass and I'm from NJ too.
KC2WQW
On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>wrote:
> Anyone happen to record the 20:54 - 21:09 UTC pass of AO-51 on May 22 (New
> Jersey region)?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Clint, K6LCS
> 909-241-7666
>
>
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 08:41:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Neeley <w6zkh@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] New HO-68 sked
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <446339.31150.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Anyone know when Alan will send out the new weekly sked for HO-68, as last
weeks is now out of date. I am guessing it will be in the FM configuration,
but that is again, just a guess..
John W6ZKH
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 18:39:02 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New HO-68 sked
To: "John Neeley" <w6zkh@xxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <003a01cafa96$739ba8e0$0201a8c0@xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi John, W6ZKH
Usually Alan Kung was sending the new weekly sked for HO-68 on saturday.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Neeley" <w6zkh@xxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 5:41 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] New HO-68 sked
> Anyone know when Alan will send out the new weekly sked for HO-68, as last
weeks is now out of date. I am guessing it will be in the FM configuration,
but that is again, just a guess..
>
> John W6ZKH
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