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Today's Topics:
1. VA7EWK QSLs - please send to WD9EWK, not to Canada
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
2. RE AO27 18:45z (Donald Pittman)
3. Transit Satellites (Dave Marthouse)
4. Re: Transit Satellites (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
5. for sale: 2M5WL (D. Craig Fox)
6. Keps Question (Dave Marthouse)
7. Re: Latest AMSAT Journal (Gary "Joe" Mayfield)
8. Re: Keps Question (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
9. Re: Latest AMSAT Journal (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
10. Re: Latest AMSAT Journal (John Neeley)
11. Re: It's Time to Register for the 2010 AMSAT Symposium
(Philip Jenkins)
12. IC-821H and preamps (K8TB)
13. Re: Transit Satellites (Glenn Little WB4UIV)
14. Telemetry files of CAPE 1 -Very important / Archivos de
Telemetr?a de CAPE 1 -Muy importante (HEILER YESID LEDEZMA LEUDO)
15. Re: Transit Satellites (DOMINICK INTERDONATO)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:23:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VA7EWK QSLs - please send to WD9EWK, not to
Canada
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <814448.41437.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi!
I just heard from a ham friend of mine in Vancouver, whose address
is the station address on my Canadian call VA7EWK. He's received
some QSL cards for me from my trip up there last month. I should
have those cards in my hands shortly, but please remember that the
Canadian address listed on QRZ.com and other online sources is not
the QSL route for VA7EWK. Please use the address for WD9EWK, the
PO box in Scottsdale AZ, when sending QSLs for VA7EWK.
For those who sent me QSL requests before I had my VA7EWK cards
printed - many thanks! All of those requests have been answered.
For many others, I have sent out my VA7EWK QSLs with SASEs in the
last 7-10 days. If you have not received anything from me but
would like a VA7EWK card (or cards from any of my recent trips),
please e-mail me directly with the QSO information. I will be
happy to send out a card, and (for VA7EWK and XE2/WD9EWK QSOs)
probably an SASE to get your card in return.
Thanks, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:37:41 -0400
From: Donald Pittman <don1018@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] RE AO27 18:45z
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <C8A180C5.242%don1018@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
I had a little technical difficulty when working this pas. Had a good QSO
wit a K0w?? And the thing is my recorder was on pause EEEEEK. By chance did
any one get a recording of that qso or if your read this K0??? Please let
me know the info we worked to get it done and I have a memory that can be
measured in nano meters HI Any help drop me a email or here is ok WB8ZOM
@xxxx.xxx It was near the end of the pass. Thanks DON
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:49:31 -0400
From: "Dave Marthouse" <dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Transit Satellites
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <001401cb4895$9fc97c60$8d0ced48@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
With all this talk of the Transit satellites on 149.985MHZ, how are they
listed in the keps. I checked for other satellites of interest on the kelso
webpage and found navy navigation satellites. There are a few named
transit. What Transit birds are we talking about. I want to see how strong
their signals are on my scanner. Any information would be appreciated.
Dave Marthouse N2AAM
dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:11:34 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Transit Satellites
To: Dave Marthouse <dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4C7C3AA6.6050904@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
The two in question are labelled as OSCAR 23 and OSCAR 25.
Others are labelled as NOVAs, yet others as TRANSITs.
On 30-Aug-10 22:49, Dave Marthouse wrote:
> With all this talk of the Transit satellites on 149.985MHZ, how are they
listed in the keps. I checked for other satellites of interest on the kelso
webpage and found navy navigation satellites. There are a few named
transit. What Transit birds are we talking about. I want to see how strong
their signals are on my scanner. Any information would be appreciated.
>
>
> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
> dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx
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GCARES, XWARN, EAA382.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:14:55 -0700
From: "D. Craig Fox" <DFox@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] for sale: 2M5WL
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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<A8E6E57AFA652D419A823F42AD6ACBDE03CE97E9@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
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Hello fello sat-ops
I bought a beautiful M squared 2M5WL SERIOUS 2mtr boomer to step up for EME
JT65, meteor scatter and even those low AO7 passes. But, to get that serious
gain, it is 33 ft long and, well, on top of my modest tract home, it is a
little too much for the XYL, and where it would be installed would make it
swing a bit too close to my tower. This comes from W5UN's serious EME array
as he replaced it with another design. It is used, but in primo condition,
typical M2 quality, SS hardware, etc.. Texas Towers is selling it for $249
plus shipping. I am selling this for $150 plus shipping (UPS from Texas to
Calif. ran about $35). Paypal is fine. I wanted to offer it here before
the usual ham outlets. Thanks
Craig
N6RSX
dcfox@xxxxxx.xxx
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:53:02 -0400
From: "Dave Marthouse" <dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keps Question
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I was just on the Amsat keps page. What is the difference between nasa two
line and bare nasa two line elements?
Dave Marthouse N2AAM
dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:58:45 -0500
From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <COL114-DS15EFF9C10898F2AC67F80E8A890@xxx.xxx>
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I suspect Martha is being gracious, and not naming me :-)
I am probably the biggest whiner when it comes to not getting the Journal.
Martha's postal supervisor is wrong.
There is something that can be done, and that information is available here:
http://epubwatch.usps.gov
The guys at my local post office clued me into "Pubwatch", but it has to be
done by the publisher/distributor.
I want to be VERY CLEAR, I do NOT believe anyone at AMSAT is at fault! I
believe the problem is after shipment and before it would arrive at my local
post office. A link in the middle of the chain is where I believe the
problem is. AGAIN this is not an attack on AMSAT. I do not believe that is
where the problem lies.
73,
Joe kk0sd
P.S. Martha, why are you checking email from the beach???? Relax a little!
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Martha
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 9:31 AM
To: James French
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal
All- I have received complaints concerning delivery of the Journal that is
mailed non-profit 2nd class . According to the Supervisor of 2nd class
non-profit at the Post Office, the problem is on the receiver's end. If the
magazine does not "bounce back" to us, it is in the system ready to be
delivered.
Although the magazine is mailed in MD, some members located in the state get
their Journal later than members in the in other parts of the country. So -
there is really nothing we can do at our end. The printer generally takes a
week from the time he receives the files from the Editor. It then takes
about 3-4 days for the mailer to get it to the Post Office.
If you do not receive an issue, please let me know and I will send a
replacement copy.
Martha - At the beach
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:56 AM, James French
<w8Ifiss@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> Hello Joe and the list.
>
> If I can explain a little about how bulk mailing works, it might help
> explain
> some issues that people have with getting the journal. I work for a
printer
> that does bulk mailings also and this is how they do things. AMSAT's
> printer
> may do it a totally different way than how my employer does it.
>
> First, It all depends on when the mailer gets the printed copies. There
may
> be
> issues with paper used, when the files arrive, scheduled deadlines met on
> time,
> things like that.
>
> Second, the sender supplies a file with names and addresses that need to
be
> printed onto either labels or onto the printed material in a certain
space.
> This takes about anywhere from 30 minutes to a whole day (equipment
issues)
> to
> set up aligning the print heads. Each process has its own procedures and
> differs between mailers.
>
> Third, depending on what the volume (quantity) is, it could take a day to
a
> week to print names and addresses onto the printed material.
>
> Fourth, keeping the addresses sorted so that they are going to the right
> destination can get complex sometimes.
>
> Fifth, after everything is sorted by zip codes and destinations, then
comes
> shipping via semi to the separate sort facilities across the country and
> outside country destinations. Yes, depending on quantity, bulk mailing
gets
> shipped to sort facilities across the country by contracted carriers.
>
> Sixth, it could take as much as a week to get from the mailers dock to a
> sort
> facility on the other side of the country depending on where the mailer is
> located.
>
> If you look at the mailing label area on your journal next time, you'll
see
> that little square that has this saying in it:
>
> Periodicals
> POSTAGE PAID
> At Silver Springs, MD
> and at additional mailing offices
>
> that means that it has gone from the mailer to at least one sort facility
> in
> the path before it gets to your local post office and your home mailbox.
>
> There is also meeting the criteria of how the USPS wants things sorted and
> weighed and..... The list is endless currently. My place of employment has
> had
> the USPS reject a load because it either weighed one pound more or less
> than
> what is stated on the documents. The USPS also has guidelines that have to
> be
> met about thickness and weight of paper. That can hold up a mailing also.
>
> This is not to say that this is how AMSAT does the mailing of the journal.
> I
> am just stating how its done at my place of employment to give everyone an
> idea of what it takes to mail the Journal each time. Things do change each
> time the Journal is mailed so that has to be taken into account each time.
> Proposed deadlines have to be met to keep things flowing. If one deadline
> is
> not met, that can hold things up by a week or more.
>
> The times I gave are based on a mailing of several hundreds of thousands
> having to have addresses printed onto them.
>
> You also have to remember that the printer that AMSAT uses has to make
> deadlines also. The printer could be the same business that does the
> mailing
> which does help.
>
> AMSAT only has to do roughly almost ten thousand printings of the Journal
> each
> time. This takes time on the presses to set up. Based on where I work, the
> Journal would go onto the sheetfed press not the 4 color offset press
> because
> of the quantity amount. Which means a little bit more cost in paper, press
> time, and setup.
>
> Then it moves out to the bindery department to be folded, cut, and stapled
> to
> its final size for the mailing department.
>
> I hope this explains some about why one person may get a journal before
> another person does. I know it doesn't explain everything but it gives
> everyone an idea of what it takes to get the journal mailed.
>
> James W8ISS
> _______________________________________________
> 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
>
--
73- Martha
_______________________________________________
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Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:03:59 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Keps Question
To: Dave Marthouse <dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4C7C46EF.1010804@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Dunno but on SpaceTrack you need the NASA 3 line keps.
Here are the two you need.
OSCAR 23
1 19070U 88033A 10241.88541763 +.00000056 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 08735
2 19070 090.2658 195.9583 0188372 220.8263 137.8631 13.27127631082025
OSCAR 25
1 19419U 88074A 10241.87525650 +.00000066 +00000-0 +10000-3 0 09319
2 19419 089.9297 028.0929 0096203 327.3759 032.1461 13.41832746077668
On 30-Aug-10 23:53, Dave Marthouse wrote:
> I was just on the Amsat keps page. What is the difference between nasa
two line and bare nasa two line elements?
>
>
> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
> dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx
> _______________________________________________
> 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!
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>
>
>
>
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825 5032
Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF 9H3GN), e-mail nigel@xxxxx.xxx
www http://www.ngunn.net
Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP
Club International #385,
Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC,
GCARES, XWARN, EAA382.
------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:11:46 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal
To: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4C7C48C2.3020906@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I wouldn't trust that website, it still recommends using Internet Explorer
5.5!
On 30-Aug-10 23:58, Gary "Joe" Mayfield wrote:
>
> There is something that can be done, and that information is available here:
>
> http://epubwatch.usps.gov
>
> The guys at my local post office clued me into "Pubwatch", but it has to be
> done by the publisher/distributor.
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:51:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Neeley <w6zkh@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal
To: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <579861.56108.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I agree Joe. I swear all my gun magazines are "PRE-READ" at the PO before I
ever get them, due to torn edges/pages.
John W6ZKH
________________________________
From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Mon, August 30, 2010 4:58:45 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal
I suspect Martha is being gracious, and not naming me :-)
I am probably the biggest whiner when it comes to not getting the Journal.
Martha's postal supervisor is wrong.
There is something that can be done, and that information is available here:
http://epubwatch.usps.gov
The guys at my local post office clued me into "Pubwatch", but it has to be
done by the publisher/distributor.
I want to be VERY CLEAR, I do NOT believe anyone at AMSAT is at fault! I
believe the problem is after shipment and before it would arrive at my local
post office. A link in the middle of the chain is where I believe the
problem is. AGAIN this is not an attack on AMSAT. I do not believe that is
where the problem lies.
73,
Joe kk0sd
P.S. Martha, why are you checking email from the beach???? Relax a little!
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Martha
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 9:31 AM
To: James French
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal
All- I have received complaints concerning delivery of the Journal that is
mailed non-profit 2nd class . According to the Supervisor of 2nd class
non-profit at the Post Office, the problem is on the receiver's end. If the
magazine does not "bounce back" to us, it is in the system ready to be
delivered.
Although the magazine is mailed in MD, some members located in the state get
their Journal later than members in the in other parts of the country. So -
there is really nothing we can do at our end. The printer generally takes a
week from the time he receives the files from the Editor. It then takes
about 3-4 days for the mailer to get it to the Post Office.
If you do not receive an issue, please let me know and I will send a
replacement copy.
Martha - At the beach
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:56 AM, James French
<w8Ifiss@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> Hello Joe and the list.
>
> If I can explain a little about how bulk mailing works, it might help
> explain
> some issues that people have with getting the journal. I work for a
printer
> that does bulk mailings also and this is how they do things. AMSAT's
> printer
> may do it a totally different way than how my employer does it.
>
> First, It all depends on when the mailer gets the printed copies. There
may
> be
> issues with paper used, when the files arrive, scheduled deadlines met on
> time,
> things like that.
>
> Second, the sender supplies a file with names and addresses that need to
be
> printed onto either labels or onto the printed material in a certain
space.
> This takes about anywhere from 30 minutes to a whole day (equipment
issues)
> to
> set up aligning the print heads. Each process has its own procedures and
> differs between mailers.
>
> Third, depending on what the volume (quantity) is, it could take a day to
a
> week to print names and addresses onto the printed material.
>
> Fourth, keeping the addresses sorted so that they are going to the right
> destination can get complex sometimes.
>
> Fifth, after everything is sorted by zip codes and destinations, then
comes
> shipping via semi to the separate sort facilities across the country and
> outside country destinations. Yes, depending on quantity, bulk mailing
gets
> shipped to sort facilities across the country by contracted carriers.
>
> Sixth, it could take as much as a week to get from the mailers dock to a
> sort
> facility on the other side of the country depending on where the mailer is
> located.
>
> If you look at the mailing label area on your journal next time, you'll
see
> that little square that has this saying in it:
>
> Periodicals
> POSTAGE PAID
> At Silver Springs, MD
> and at additional mailing offices
>
> that means that it has gone from the mailer to at least one sort facility
> in
> the path before it gets to your local post office and your home mailbox.
>
> There is also meeting the criteria of how the USPS wants things sorted and
> weighed and..... The list is endless currently. My place of employment has
> had
> the USPS reject a load because it either weighed one pound more or less
> than
> what is stated on the documents. The USPS also has guidelines that have to
> be
> met about thickness and weight of paper. That can hold up a mailing also.
>
> This is not to say that this is how AMSAT does the mailing of the journal.
> I
> am just stating how its done at my place of employment to give everyone an
> idea of what it takes to mail the Journal each time. Things do change each
> time the Journal is mailed so that has to be taken into account each time.
> Proposed deadlines have to be met to keep things flowing. If one deadline
> is
> not met, that can hold things up by a week or more.
>
> The times I gave are based on a mailing of several hundreds of thousands
> having to have addresses printed onto them.
>
> You also have to remember that the printer that AMSAT uses has to make
> deadlines also. The printer could be the same business that does the
> mailing
> which does help.
>
> AMSAT only has to do roughly almost ten thousand printings of the Journal
> each
> time. This takes time on the presses to set up. Based on where I work, the
> Journal would go onto the sheetfed press not the 4 color offset press
> because
> of the quantity amount. Which means a little bit more cost in paper, press
> time, and setup.
>
> Then it moves out to the bindery department to be folded, cut, and stapled
> to
> its final size for the mailing department.
>
> I hope this explains some about why one person may get a journal before
> another person does. I know it doesn't explain everything but it gives
> everyone an idea of what it takes to get the journal mailed.
>
> James W8ISS
> _______________________________________________
> 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
>
--
73- Martha
_______________________________________________
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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: 11
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:34:58 -0400
From: Philip Jenkins <wythe25@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: It's Time to Register for the 2010 AMSAT
Symposium
To: JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<AANLkTi=Q5n_-w_owFR2E2sN2Td3oeQ8_xBm0vS-_85H0@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Is the registration fee for the Symposium refundable if I don't get to
attend (or only refundable up to a certain date)? I have not registered yet.
I've already made the hotel reservation, but waiting to buy the airline
ticket till I'm sure I can be there. September will be incredibly busy for
me work-wise, and October may be as well.
Thanks
Philip N4HF
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 10:14 AM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Here is a relay of Symposium news from the AMSAT News Service Bulletins ...
>
> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-241.01
> It's Time to Register for the 2010 AMSAT Symposium
>
> AMSAT News Service Bulletin 241.01
> >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
> August 29, 2010
> To All RADIO AMATEURS
> BID: $ANS-241.01
>
> It is time to register for the 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and
> General meeting. You can register on-line at the AMSAT Store:
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:42:44 -0400
From: K8TB <k8tb@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-821H and preamps
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Does anyone know if when you have the preamp button set, and it sends
+12 vdc up the antenna jacks, is the voltage dropped when you key up on
one of the antenna ports (ie, preamp on, + 12vdc is sent to both 144/430
and you key up on 430, is the voltage dropped on the 430 side?)
Getting back on the birds, and getting used to the 821,
73 de tom K8TB
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:04:29 -0400
From: Glenn Little WB4UIV <glennmaillist@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Transit Satellites
To: "Dave Marthouse" <dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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It is my understanding that the transit system is inactive.
This was a Navy navigation system that used the approx 150 MHz and
400 MHZ signals for determination of location.
I used this system while active duty in the USN submarine service.
I listened to the 149.985 MHz signal at home for many years, but,
have not heard it for at least 10 years.
The birds were known as OSCAR (for operational) by the Navy.
Here are some links to some information indicating that at least one
bird was transmitting in 1996.
http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/t
ransit-o.htm
http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/Transit/
http://techdigest.jhuapl.edu/td/td1901/index.htm
If you do hear a Transit satellite, and the satellite is operating
properly, you will hear a data burst, known as a Barker word.
This data burst occurs at every even 2 minute mark.
It can be used as an accurate time hack.
The assumption was that the unit using the system would have time
that was at least accurate to a minute and this could be used as a time hack.
Hope this helps
73
Glenn
WB4UIV
At 06:49 PM 8/30/2010, Dave Marthouse wrote:
>With all this talk of the Transit satellites on 149.985MHZ, how are
>they listed in the keps. I checked for other satellites of interest
>on the kelso webpage and found navy navigation satellites. There
>are a few named transit. What Transit birds are we talking
>about. I want to see how strong their signals are on my
>scanner. Any information would be appreciated.
>
>
>Dave Marthouse N2AAM
>dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:00:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: HEILER YESID LEDEZMA LEUDO <tecnoledezma@xxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Telemetry files of CAPE 1 -Very important /
Archivos de Telemetr?a de CAPE 1 -Muy importante
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hello.
I am HEILER Ledezma. I am a member of the research team that developed the
Colombian picosatellite 'Libertad 1'. We are currently researching about the
cubic picosatellites telemetry (CubeSats telemetry). Can someone send me the
file of the entire telemetry of CAPE 1, since its launch [17 April 2007]
until its last transmission?
Similarly, I am willing to continue providing information to those who need
it.
Thank you.
Heiler Yesid Ledezma Leudo
CubeSat 'Libertad 1' -Researcher
Telecommunications Engineering.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Buenas noches.
Soy HEILER Ledezma. Soy miembro del equipo de investigaci?n que desarroll?
el picosatellite colombiano 'Libertad 1'. En la actualidad estamos
investigando sobre la telemetr?a picosat?lites c?bicos (CubeSats). ?Alguien
me puede enviar el archivo de toda la telemetr?a de CAPE 1, desde su
lanzamiento [17 de abril de 2007] hasta su ?ltima transmisi?n?
De igual forma, estoy dispuesto a seguir aportando informaci?n a aquellos
que la necesiten.
Gracias.
Heiler Yesid Ledezma Leudo
CubeSat 'Libertad 1' -Researcher
Telecommunications Engineering.
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:37:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: DOMINICK INTERDONATO <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Transit Satellites
To: glennmaillist@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: Amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<5610424.691888.1283258239498.JavaMail.morsesat@xxxx.xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xxx>
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The SATNAV system is no longer operational. It takes an earth station
to upload the correct data for a 24hr period(?) to be sent from the
satellite to enable SATNAV units to correctly locate themselves. I
worked on this system for many years on commercial ships as well as
military.
I bought through ebay a Magnavox SATNAV that still hears the satellites
that are operational and it doesn't calculate any position. The
purchase was to give a demo of SATNAV vs. GPS and what was available to
a generation prior to GPS.
They were the original "hurry up and wait" to see if the sat pass was
going to calculate your position or not. All were polar orbits.
Brings back memories. . .
73
Dee, NB2F
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote:
> It is my understanding that the transit system is inactive.
> This was a Navy navigation system that used the approx 150 MHz and 400
> MHZ signals for determination of location.
> I used this system while active duty in the USN submarine service.
> I listened to the 149.985 MHz signal at home for many years, but, have
> not heard it for at least 10 years.
> The birds were known as OSCAR (for operational) by the Navy.
> Here are some links to some information indicating that at least one
> bird was transmitting in 1996.
>
>
http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/t
ransit-o.htm
>
> http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/Transit/
>
> http://techdigest.jhuapl.edu/td/td1901/index.htm
>
> If you do hear a Transit satellite, and the satellite is operating
> properly, you will hear a data burst, known as a Barker word.
> This data burst occurs at every even 2 minute mark.
> It can be used as an accurate time hack.
> The assumption was that the unit using the system would have time that
> was at least accurate to a minute and this could be used as a time
> hack.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps
>
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
>
>
>
>
> At 06:49 PM 8/30/2010, Dave Marthouse wrote:
>> With all this talk of the Transit satellites on 149.985MHZ, how are
>> they listed in the keps. I checked for other satellites of interest
>> on the kelso webpage and found navy navigation satellites. There are
>> a few named transit. What Transit birds are we talking about. I
>> want to see how strong their signals are on my scanner. Any
>> information would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
>> dmarthouse@xxxxx.xxx
>> _______________________________________________
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>> author.
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