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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Question? *ts-2000) (Michael Tondee)
2. LA4FPA/p JP32BM Vigra Island (John Papay)
3. Re: Question? *ts-2000) (Bruce Semple)
4. AO-51 0009z on or off? (John Papay)
5. Re: NO-44 working? (Rick - WA4NVM)
6. Re: AO-51 0009z on or off? (Andrew Glasbrenner)
7. Re: AO-51 0009z on or off? (Alan Cresswell)
8. UK Space Agency to launch CubeSat (Trevor .)
9. ANS-206 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
10. Re: NO-44 working? (Gordon JC Pearce)
11. LA4FPA/p (Bob- W7LRD)
12. Re: NO-44 working? (Douglas Quagliana)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:06:40 -0400
From: Michael Tondee <mat_62@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Question? *ts-2000)
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TS-2000 interfaces with the PC via a 9 pin serial port on the back of
the rig. It is a "DC to daylight rig" All mode coverage from 160 meters
up to 440MHZ or up to 1.2GHZ if it is a TS-2000X. It works fine with
SatPC32.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 7/24/2010 2:41 PM, Stuart Balanger wrote:
> *I was reading (BB) abt the Kenwood TS-2000,
> & was wondering is the TS-2000 VHF (Dual band/All mode,
> & i gather it can be interfaced w/ SatPC32?
> Is it like the Kenwood TM-255A or the TM-731A?
> (Which can' t be directly interfaced w/ the computer)
> Will be looking for replies! 73,.Stu
> *
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:32:42 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LA4FPA/p JP32BM Vigra Island
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Erling LA4FPA/p was not on the HO-68 pass this morning. He came
down with a severe allergy of unknown origin. He was in
the hospital with it but now is better.
He will be on the last HO-68 FM pass on Sunday, 25July
around 1350-1359 UTC.
Sunday is a Mode B day for AO-7 and he will be active on
those passes as well.
Erling reported working VE8EV on AO-51! He is finished with
satellites for today.
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:21:50 -0400
From: Bruce Semple <brucesemple@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Question? *ts-2000)
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Stu --
I run a TS - B2000 (no front panel -- the transceiver itself is on
the other side of a wall.
I use Ham Radio Deluxe plus - the HRD Satellite Tracking
Program (included with the release) .
At 02:41 PM 7/24/2010, Stuart Balanger wrote:
>*I was reading (BB) abt the Kenwood TS-2000,
>& was wondering is the TS-2000 VHF (Dual band/All mode,
>& i gather it can be interfaced w/ SatPC32?
>Is it like the Kenwood TM-255A or the TM-731A?
>(Which can' t be directly interfaced w/ the computer)
>Will be looking for replies! 73,.Stu
>*
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:14:45 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 0009z on or off?
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Is anyone copying AO-51 on the far western
pass 25July 0009z? I am not hearing it.
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:57:13 -0500
From: "Rick - WA4NVM" <wa4nvm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NO-44 working?
To: "Gordon JC Pearce" <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>, "AMSAT"
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Gordon,
Where is the ISS at the time you are hearing this signal? It's been running
packet quite often on that frequency. Just a thought.
73,
Rick WA4NVM
> It's not loud enough to copy with my dipole, because it's still pretty
> low in the sky to the north (shielded by hills a bit) - but NO-44 seems
> to be blorting away quite the thing on 145.825MHz. At least, I can't
> see what else it would be, unless it's some local mobile (unlikely).
>
> Gordon MM0YEQ
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:01:49 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 0009z on or off?
To: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
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John Papay wrote:
> Is anyone copying AO-51 on the far western
> pass 25July 0009z? I am not hearing it.
>
> 73,
> John K8YSE
>
>
Back on now thanks to the heads up from John, and our West Coast command
station, WA6FWF. Nothing to worry about on the satellite, it was a
result of me trying to adjust the power on the previous pass.
73, Drew
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:06:00 -0000
From: "Alan Cresswell" <alancresswell@xxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 0009z on or off?
To: "'Andrew Glasbrenner'" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, "'John
Papay'" <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
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Hi drew,
I notice that when AO-51 comes over ZL/VK after coming out of eclipse (about
5 minutes since eclipse) that after some use the transponder drops out and
will not retrigger for 10 to 15 seconds. This behavior continues right
through to LOS. I presume this is caused by the batteries still being only
lightly re-charged and with use they drop below some cut-off level. My
question is to whether this is of concern and should usage in this part of
the world be restricted for longer after eclipse.
73
Alan
ZL2BX
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner
Sent: Sunday, 25 July 2010 02:02
To: John Papay
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 0009z on or off?
John Papay wrote:
> Is anyone copying AO-51 on the far western
> pass 25July 0009z? I am not hearing it.
>
> 73,
> John K8YSE
>
>
Back on now thanks to the heads up from John, and our West Coast command
station, WA6FWF. Nothing to worry about on the satellite, it was a
result of me trying to adjust the power on the previous pass.
73, Drew
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:18:56 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] UK Space Agency to launch CubeSat
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The UK Space Agency has announced its intention to design and launch a
CubeSat and is running a competition for ideas for payloads.
See
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2010/ukube_1.htm
AMSAT-UK Colloquium webstream July 31-Aug 1
http://www.batc.tv/ - Click on Live Events
Schedule (Times GMT+1)
http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/713/284/
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:03:15 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-206 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-206
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:
* ARISS Contact Scheduled for 100th Anniversary of Scouting
* Satellite DXpedition Opportunities
* Presentations Scheduled at AMSAT-UK Colloquim 30 July-1 Aug
* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Election Reminder
* AMSAT 2010 Space Symposium - Sign Up and Send Us Your Papers!
* Sumbandilasat Returns For Testing
* September Launch for India Ham Radio Satellite SRMSat
* LightSail-1 Passes Critical Design Review
* ARISS Status - 19 July 2010
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-206.01
ARISS Contact Scheduled for 100th Anniversary of Scouting
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-206.01
On the morning of July 26 Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia will be the
fastest growing city in the country. 43,000 scouts and leaders
will join 8,000 volunteers to celebrate 100 years of scouting
in the US. The 46 members of the K2BSA staff will be on the job
to provide support and information to arriving Hams through the
2m and 70cm on site repeaters.
The K2BSA demonstration station will be located south east of the
Mahone staff area. The demo station will provide tours and demo-
nstrate Amateur Radio to visiting scouts and scouters. Scouts
visiting the K2BSA station will have the opportunity to earn their
Radio Merit Badge. The staff will teach the Radio Merit Badge at
the Merit Badge Midway. Scouts can complete all the requirements
required for the merit badge.
The K2BSA licensing staff will teach a Technician license class
daily during the jamboree. The scout will learn everything he needs
during the 6 hour class to pass the Technician Class license exam.
Every night in the licensing tent the K2BSA licensing staff will
offer an ARRL VE sponsored test session for all license classes.
Scouts are also offered the opportunity to upgrade their Amateur
Radio License. Technician class licensees may upgrade to General
by passing a 35-question multiple-choice examination. General
licensees may upgrade to Extra Class by passing a 50-question
multiple-choice examination.
ARISS reports that a contact with the International Space Station
is a go on Sat 2010-07-31 18:21:06 UTC for a 56 deg elevation pass
over the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia.
Amateur Radio operators in North American may wish to monitor the
145.800 MHz downlink frequency at this time.
[ANS thanks K2BSA for the above information]
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Satellite DXpedition Opportunities
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-206.02
CHINA
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News received from Michael Chen, BD5RV/4 reports that a group of
operators will be active from China's Pingtan Island, IOTA AS-138,
Grid OL95vn, from July 24 to 30. They will be active as B4R/5 in
the RSGB IOTA contest and homecall/5 in regular operation. Activity
will be on all HF bands and V/UHF bands, including EME and all
active satellites. The group plans to use HO68, AO51, VO52, SO50,
AO27.
An analysis of HO-68's schedule and terrestrial footprint by Alan
Kung, BA1DU predicts that North East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia,
Oceania, and Alaska will be within range of the DXpedition.
The group includes BA4TA, BA4TB, BA4RS, BD5RV, BA4RN, BH4REQ, and
BH4RLO.
NORTH AMERICA
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John, K8YSE says he is planning a 3 or 4 week grid expedition around
Lake Superior during the week of August 2. The grids planned are:
EN28-29-36-37-38-39-46-47-48-49-56-57-58-59-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-73-
74-75-76-77-78-79-83-84-86-87 and EO30 in both the US and Canada.
John plans FM and SSB activity but probably little CW if any.
This is a sightseeing trip around Lake Superior but he will do
my best to operate on the birds as much as possible. The planned
route is on John's website: http://www.papays.com/sat
[ANS thanks Michael Chen, BD5RV/4; Alan Kung BA1DU; and John, K8YSE
for the above information.]
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Presentations Scheduled at AMSAT-UK Colloquim
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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FRIDAY 30 July
A satellite beginners session (content to be finalised) will be run by Dave
Johnson, G4DPZ; Carlos Eavis, G0AKI and Ivo
Kilnkert, PA1IVO on Friday afternoon
SATURDAY 31 July
Opening / Welcome Prof. Sir Martin Sweeting, G3YJO
Development of a Small Scaled Helicon Double layer Thruster
Tom Harle, Surrey Space Centre
CubeSail nano-satellite project Lourens Visagie, Surrey Space Centre
AMSAT-NA Presentation Barry Baines, President AMSAT-NA, WD4ASW
"The FUNcube project update" The Project Manager Jim Heck G3WGM et. al.
Tiny U-V Transponder William Leijenaar, PE1RAH
P3E/P5A - IHU3 Mario Lorenz, DL5MLO
FUNcube SimSat Jim Heck, G3WGM
GENSO Presentation Miguel Eduardo Gil Biraud, ESA
STK and matlab for orbital and attitude simulation
Tilman Glotzner, DG2TG
Orbit Determination with GENSO Ivo Klinkert, PA1IVO
SUNDAY 1 Aug
IARU Satellite Meeting (Colloquium attendees welcome)
Chairman: Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV
AMSAT-DL Presentation Peter Guelzow, DB2OS
New Cubesat project from AMSAT-SA Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV
South Africa back in Space, an update on SO67, the CPUT 3U cubesat
Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV
Satelliite Bands - What's New Murray Niman, G6JYB
GNU Radio Alex Csete, OZ9AEC
myPocketQub.com - an open source nano satellite project
Chris Brunskill
Clyde-Space Presentation Steve Greenland
Group for Earth Observation (ENVISAT presentation)
Francis Bell, GEO
ESEO and QB50 Graham Shirville, G3VZV
AMSAT-UK Colloquium Schedule
http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/713/284/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Election Reminder
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-206.04
AMSAT-NA members,
The biographies and ballot for the 4 candidates for the AMSAT Board of
Directors went out on July 15th. In order to be counted, your ballot must
be RECEIVED at the AMSAT office by the close of business on September 15th.
Now is a good time to review the biographical information, ask questions,
and study the minutes of the recent Board of Directors meetings from the
AMSAT Journal. Finally, please vote. This, along with the yearly
opportunity to stand for election, is your best opportunity to influence the
direction of our organization.
73,
Alan Biddle
WA4SCA
AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary
[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]
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AMSAT 2010 Space Symposium - Sign Up and Send Us Your Papers!
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-206.05
The 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held on
Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10. This year we have
selected the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn which is near O'Hare
Airport for the event.
At the conclusion of the Symposium activities you are invited to
participate in a tour of the Tevatron at the Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory on Sunday. Part of the tour will include
a tour of the multi-megawatt RF portions of the particle
accelerator as well as a tour of the new Super Conducting RF
Test Facility. We will be arranging car pools for travel to
FermiLab and back to the hotel. The planned start time for the
FermiLab tour will be 12 Noon.
The 2010 Symposium Committee has completed the room reservation and
registration details for the event. The Hotel booking code for the
Elk Grove Village Holiday Inn is AMS for the AMSAT convention. The
$79 per-night room rate will apply for those using this group code.
The direct web page link to the Elk Grove Village Holiday Inn is
http://tinyurl.com/22s788d For people needing special accommodations
please call the Hotel directly at (847) 437-6010, ask for Brad.
The September 1 deadline of the call for papers for the 2010 AMSAT
Space Symposium and Annual Meeting is rapidly approaching! So far
the Proceedings crew has received two abstracts for papers - thank
you!
The abstract for your paper does not require any special format.
Simply send an e-mail to the Proceedings Editor, K9JKM with the
basic information: Author Name, Callsign, and a few sentences that
describe your proposed topic. We'll be looking forward to receiving
your abstracts at k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx.
[ANS thanks the 2010 Symposium Committee for the above information]
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Sumbandilasat Returns For Testing
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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SA AMSAT reports on their web page http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ that
operations are slowly being resumed on SO-67. The ground control
station will observe the amateur payload to ensure the satellite
remains stable and then gradually add more operating time.
SA AMSAT requested, "Once the green light is given, requests for
operation over your area should be sent to saamsat@xxxxxxx.xx.xx by
Mondays for possible inclusion in the schedule published on Thursday
night/Friday morning covering the following week. It may not always
be possible to accede to every request. The weekly schedule will be
published on the SA AMSAT web page.
With recent changes in software please note the recommended operating
procedure described at: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
[ANS thanks SA AMSAT for the above information]
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September Launch for India Ham Radio Satellite SRMSat
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.07
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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An Amateur Radio satellite being built by students of SRM University
in Chennai may be launched by the Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) in September.
A description of the SRMSAT ground station indicates it may use the
bands 145.8MHz for the uplink and 434.5MHz for the downlink. An SRM
University press release describes SRMSAT as a 15 watt satellite
weighing between 10 and 15 kg and measuring one meter cube. The
satellite will be constructed at the university.
?This project is aimed at increasing the technical expertise of our
staff and students and giving them the rare opportunity of constructing
a satellite first-hand with ISRO scientists guiding them. We want to
prove that our students are worthy of this feat. We hope to launch a
satellite once in every two years, of course, with different scientific
objectives,? says P Satyanarayana, vice-chancellor, SRM University.
Read the NDTV story 'ISRO may launch nano satellite in September' at
http://tinyurl.com/25x3vy8
SRMSAT Information
http://www.prlog.org/10719954-future-perfect-of-srm-university.html
SRMSAT Ground Station
http://srmuniv.academia.edu/ssn/Papers
SRMSAT Yahoo Group
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/srmsat/
Chennai Hams VHF/UHF/HF Enthusiasts Forum
http://chennaihams.blogspot.com/2010/03/asol-exam-conducted-at-srm-university.
html
[ANS thanks SouthGate ARC for the above information]
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LightSail-1 Passes Critical Design Review
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.08
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-206.08
LightSail-1, the Planetary Society's new ultra-light 3U Cubesat-based
solar sail spacecraft, has passed its Critical Design Review.
At a two-day meeting in Pasadena, a team - including JPL project veterans
Bud Schurmeier, Glenn Cunningham, Viktor Kerzhanovich, and Aerospace
Corporation's Dave Bearden - reviewed the LightSail-1 project from soup
to nuts and gave the thumbs up to proceed with building the spacecraft's
hardware and software.
LightSat-1will demonstrate that sunlight alone can propel a spacecraft
in Earth orbit. The 4.5-kilogram spacecraft is an amazing advance in
technology -- analogous in my mind to the miniaturization of computers
two decades ago.
LightSail-1 has:
? 10 solar panels -- four deployable arrays with panels on each side
plus one panel on the top and one on the bottom of the spacecraft,
? Two 2-megapixel cameras mounted at the end of two of the solar panels
? Four Sun sensors mounted at the end of four of the solar panels,
? Six tiny ultra-sensitive accelerometers that will provide a direct
measure of the light-force,
? A momentum wheel for attitude control,
? Three single axis gyros,
? Three torque rods also part of the attitude control system,
? A battery
More details at
http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects/solar_sailing/20100625.html
LightSail-1
http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects/solar_sailing/lightsail1.html
[ANS thanks The Planetary Society for the above information]
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ARISS Status - 19 July 2010
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.09
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
July 25, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-206.09
1. ARISS Contact with Girl Guides of Canada
On Friday, July 16, the Girl Guides of Canada
spoke with on-orbit astronaut Doug
Wheelock, KF5BOC via an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS)
contact. The initial call to the ISS was made by
the Commissioner of Girl Guides
of Canada. Wheelock then answered 14 questions posed to him by twelve girls
while an audience of approximately 2000 Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from
around
the world looked on. The girls had gathered at Guelph Lake, Ontario for the
Guiding Mosaic 2010 to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of Girl Guides in Canada.
The Guides prepared for the contact by studying orbital mechanics and learning
about the value of successful international partnerships.
2. MAI-75 Experiment Activated
The Russian ISS crew members activated the MAI-75 (Moscow Aviation Institute)
experiment on July 15 and 16. The system operated Space Cam in slide show mode
using the Martin 1 format. Among those who captured Slow Scan Television
(SSTV)
images transmitted by the crew were ground
stations in South America, Europe and
Africa.
For more information, see: http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/
Images have been archived here: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ .
3. Astronaut Training Status ? Upcoming Simulation Contacts
Astronauts Ron Garan, KF5GPO, and Mike Fossum, KF5AQG, have been scheduled for
simulated Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) contacts with
the Challenger Learning Center of Indianapolis on Thursday, July 22 at
approximately 16:00 UTC and 16:15 UTC respectively. The contact should be
available on IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) Node 9010. These training
sessions are terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts using ARISS equivalent
equipment.
4. ISS Ham Debrief Scheduled
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session
has
been scheduled with Expedition 22/23 astronaut T. J. Creamer, KC5WKI on
Monday,
July 19. The feedback provided will help ARISS update program operations.
5. ARISS - Camp Cavett Contact in the News
On Thursday, July 8, Cavett Kids Foundation?s
Camp Cavett in Kingston, Oklahoma,
participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact with astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC. Channel12 KXII Dara Downs
covered
the contact and a news clip has been posted to YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF7BHbNGYbc
For News Talk Radio KRMG?s press release, go to:
http://krmg.com/localnews/2010/07/oklahoma-kid-campers-to-talk-w.html
The September issues of CQ and CQ VHF are expected to carry stories on the
contact as well.
6. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On July 16, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1718 posted a short story which
talked about general ham radio contacts made by astronaut Doug Wheelock on the
ISS. To view the article, ?Ham Radio in Space: ISS Random Contacts Back,? see:
ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
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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: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:28:45 +0100
From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NO-44 working?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 19:57 -0500, Rick - WA4NVM wrote:
> Gordon,
>
> Where is the ISS at the time you are hearing this signal? It's been running
> packet quite often on that frequency. Just a thought.
>
> 73,
> Rick WA4NVM
Well south of the horizon. NO-44 was at it again today (gpredict
confirmed an NO-44 pass, don't know why I didn't think of that
yesterday) but again too weak to decode. Really busy, though.
Right, I'm off to make a preamp. Maybe I'll get it next time around.
Unlike the ISS, I get nice high passes off NO-44. The ISS rarely gets
above 30 degrees...
Gordon MM0YEQ
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:27:54 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LA4FPA/p
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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<476135701.479251.1280071674892.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xxxxx
xx.xxx>
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Picked up a new one this AM,? worked Erling on AO-7, at 6960Km not a record,
but a fun challenge.? Thanks go to John-K8YSE for keeping the bb updated.?
This stuff never gets old.
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:29:49 -0500
From: Douglas Quagliana <dquagliana@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NO-44 working?
To: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4C4C748D.3080901@xxx.xxx>
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There is a webpage for PCSAT on findu.com. The callsigns from the
satellite
appear as W3ADO-1 and PCSAT-11.
See http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi
Douglas KA2UPW/5
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
> It's not loud enough to copy with my dipole, because it's still pretty
> low in the sky to the north (shielded by hills a bit) - but NO-44 seems
> to be blorting away quite the thing on 145.825MHz. At least, I can't
> see what else it would be, unless it's some local mobile (unlikely).
>
> Gordon MM0YEQ
>
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