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Today's Topics:
1. Re: AO-51 reloaded and operational (Rodney Waln)
2. VUCC #204!! (Zachary Beougher)
3. Re: VUCC #204!! (Larry Teran)
4. ISS Voice Contacts (Rick Tejera)
5. Re: AO-51 reloaded and operational (Dave Taylor)
6. Re: ISS Voice Contacts (Ted)
7. NanoSail-D (Trevor .)
8. Re: AO-51 reloaded and operational (Alan P. Biddle)
9. V/U Satellite Operation Issue/Question (Zachary Beougher)
10. HO-68 Schedule 07-14 Nov 2010 (Alan Kung)
11. Re: V/U Satellite Operation Issue/Question (Anthony Monteiro)
12. AO-51 with TNC3S (Vincenzo Mone)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:55:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rodney Waln <kc0zhf@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 reloaded and operational
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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so just what would that anomaly be?? if known
just courious,
Rodney kc0zhf
?
Message: 4
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:32:25 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb]? AO-51 reloaded and operational
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: ao51-modes@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <TpYk1f00956cfur05pYndA@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi All,
Thanks to a great team effort, we have the AO-51 repeater back up and
operational.
It will be several more hours before the PBBS is open for public access, but
we expect it will be open around 2100utc today.
We usually get asked, "What caused the crash?"? We honestly don't know.? It
is unlikely to be related to the power budget; it would have just turned a
transmitter OFF in that case.???We often suspect the South Atlantic Anomaly
as the cause, and based on the time frame of the crash this time, it is a
plausible hypothesis.
On behalf of the AO-51 Command Team,
Mark L. Hammond? [N8MH]
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 16:02:27 -0400
From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC #204!!
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <SNT111-DS130F62A206839E690AB2F2B34D0@xxx.xxx>
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Hi Everyone!
I just received VUCC #204 in the mail today, and I wanted to thank everyone
for the grids and QSOs since I got on the birds last November. Special
thanks to John ? K8YSE, Jim ? ND9M, Patrick ? WD9EWK, Chris ? KC0YBM,
Michael ? K4MOA, Doug ? KD8CAO and Allen ? N5AFV for the hard work they have
put into their grid expeditions (I know I am forgetting someone, so please
forgive me). Special thanks to all of the other stations that I have worked
from their home QTH ? each grid means a lot!
73!
Zack
KD8KSN
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:14:23 -0800
From: Larry Teran <ki6yaa@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC #204!!
To: Zachary Beougher <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Congratulations Boy!!!!! keep it going, is always a pleasure to contact you
on the sats
73's Larry KI6YAA
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Zachary Beougher
<zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> Hi Everyone!
>
> I just received VUCC #204 in the mail today, and I wanted to thank everyone
> for the grids and QSOs since I got on the birds last November. Special
> thanks to John ? K8YSE, Jim ? ND9M, Patrick ? WD9EWK, Chris ? KC0YBM,
> Michael ? K4MOA, Doug ? KD8CAO and Allen ? N5AFV for the hard work they have
> put into their grid expeditions (I know I am forgetting someone, so please
> forgive me). Special thanks to all of the other stations that I have worked
> from their home QTH ? each grid means a lot!
>
> 73!
>
> Zack
> KD8KSN
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:53:25 -0700
From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Voice Contacts
To: "'amsat-bb'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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All,
A little help here. Not quite sure if I'm working at getting NA1SS in the
log from the right angle.
First a description of my station: I'm using a Kenwood TH7-DA with a home
brew Dual band yagi, mounted on an old telescope mount for tracking. I've
programmed a split frequency into the memory set to receive on 145.800 and
Transmit on 144.490. So far so good.
Now the TH7-DA is a full duplex unit, but that only is available when
working cross band (If I'm wrong here, some one please clue me in how to get
that to work). Given this I can't hear myself on the downlink, which is kind
of moot anyway since the ISS is essentially a simplex system. During the
passes I've tried to work I hear the ISS responding to Earth stations. I've
tried to transmit in breaks but how do I know if I'm hitting the station or
not? I'm guessing I'm not getting in since I haven't gotten a response. Or
worse, causing QRM to another station? I hope not and if so, apologies.
I'm quite willing to be schooled on this, any suggestions would be most
appreciated.
73
Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews,
Public Outreach Coordinator
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org <http://www.saguaroastro.org/>
saguaroastro@xxx.xxx
K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 19:16:56 -0400
From: Dave Taylor <dave.w8aas@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 reloaded and operational
To: Rodney Waln <kc0zhf@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <67B1892A-E6BE-4159-9603-1F790C509C81@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
Basically, it's an area of increased radiation. You can find lots of
info on the web. For example, at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Atlantic_Anomaly
.
-- Dave, W8AAS
On Nov 6, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Rodney Waln wrote:
> so just what would that anomaly be?? if known
> just courious,
> Rodney kc0zhf
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:32:25 -0400
> From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 reloaded and operational
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Cc: ao51-modes@xxxxx.xxx
> Message-ID: <TpYk1f00956cfur05pYndA@xxxxx.xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks to a great team effort, we have the AO-51 repeater back up
> and operational.
>
> It will be several more hours before the PBBS is open for public
> access, but we expect it will be open around 2100utc today.
>
> We usually get asked, "What caused the crash?" We honestly don't
> know. It is unlikely to be related to the power budget; it would
> have just turned a transmitter OFF in that case. We often suspect
> the South Atlantic Anomaly as the cause, and based on the time frame
> of the crash this time, it is a plausible hypothesis.
>
> On behalf of the AO-51 Command Team,
>
>
> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the
> author.
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 17:55:27 -0700
From: "Ted" <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Voice Contacts
To: "'Rick Tejera'" <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>, "'amsat-bb'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000501cb7e16$7b5d1830$72174890$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi Rick, good question....I can't help you on the radio part, but thought a
bit about this part of your question:
" I've tried to transmit in breaks but how do I know if I'm hitting the
station or not? I'm guessing I'm not getting in since I haven't gotten a
response. Or worse, causing QRM to another station? I hope not and if so,
apologies."
Personally, I am not going to worry a lot about being 'duplex' into NA1SS.
There seems to be kind of an obsession with sat operators about being
'duplex' all the time. I think it's nice if one can but there are many, many
operators that making sat contacts with HT's that are not duplex. Think
about the local repeater...not really duplex unless you are constantly
playing with your reverse button. How about a DX pile up? No one is waiting
around to be duplex on that situation !!!
For me, I would exercise common courtesy, but we gotta keep calling and
hopefully get an answer. There will be some inherent 'doubles' or 'qrm'
(small q) but with the volume of operators attempting, I think that is just
part of the thrill and skill of finally making the contact. At the end of
the day, the space station is just kind of the ultimate DX contact, and
perhaps the toughest.
Good Luck in the contest !!
73, Ted, K7TRK
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Rick Tejera
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 2:53 PM
To: 'amsat-bb'
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Voice Contacts
All,
A little help here. Not quite sure if I'm working at getting NA1SS in the
log from the right angle.
First a description of my station: I'm using a Kenwood TH7-DA with a home
brew Dual band yagi, mounted on an old telescope mount for tracking. I've
programmed a split frequency into the memory set to receive on 145.800 and
Transmit on 144.490. So far so good.
Now the TH7-DA is a full duplex unit, but that only is available when
working cross band (If I'm wrong here, some one please clue me in how to get
that to work). Given this I can't hear myself on the downlink, which is kind
of moot anyway since the ISS is essentially a simplex system. During the
passes I've tried to work I hear the ISS responding to Earth stations. I've
tried to transmit in breaks but how do I know if I'm hitting the station or
not? I'm guessing I'm not getting in since I haven't gotten a response. Or
worse, causing QRM to another station? I hope not and if so, apologies.
I'm quite willing to be schooled on this, any suggestions would be most
appreciated.
73
Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews,
Public Outreach Coordinator
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org <http://www.saguaroastro.org/> saguaroastro@xxx.xxx
K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 09:01:34 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] NanoSail-D
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <895813.69222.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
The listed launch date for NanoSail-D (437.305MHz) is in a couple of weeks,
see
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2010/nanosail_d_launch_date.htm
73 Trevor M5AKA
Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/
Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org
Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 06:25:14 -0600
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 reloaded and operational
To: "'Dave Taylor'" <dave.w8aas@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: 'amsat' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <D39E8795865D49D4A6FB95220D392A7D@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
The "dimple" in the magnetic field also has control consequences for
spacecraft which use active magnetic torquing. The HST had to account for
it when planning pointing shifts, especially during long duration exposures.
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 08:43:20 -0500
From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] V/U Satellite Operation Issue/Question
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <SNT111-DS2F761ECDF035531DD53F4B34E0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
All,
A Ham from Ireland asked me about some issues he was having with his base
rig when working the V/U birds. Since I have have had limited experience
using base rigs to work the birds, and I have had no experience with the SSB
birds, I thought I would pose his question to some of the more experienced
ops here. Here?s the issue he is having:
1.. His setup: TS-790a (full duplex rig) and Tonna F9FT 9/19 Yagi (This
was the description of his equipment he gave me).
2.. Whenever he goes to transmit on the 2m uplink, the 440 receive
frequency ?drops out? and all he can hear is QRN. Once he lets off the PTT,
receiving goes back to normal. He mentioned he did make a contact on a FM
V/U bird, and received a 59 report.
3.. He has worked the U/V satellites, and everything works fine (he can
hear himself on the downlink).
4.. He has double-checked all connections.
If you have any idea pertaining to this issue, you can email me here or off
list and I will pass it along to him.
Thanks,
Zack
KD8KSN
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 23:28:21 +0800
From: "Alan Kung" <alankung@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 Schedule 07-14 Nov 2010
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <002a01cb7e90$965f9cf0$2e225172@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="gb2312"
UTC:
07 Nov 2010
================================
16:20...Turn On--CW/SSB
India, Africa, Middle East,
Europe,NA
17:05...Turn Off
18:10...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA
18:55...Turn Off
19:35...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA
20:20...Turn Off
22:10...Turn On--CW/SSB
South America,NA,North Asia
22:55...Turn Off
08 Nov 2010
================================
01:55...Turn On--CW/SSB
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:08...Turn Off
12:50...Turn On--CW/SSB
NA,South America
13:35...Turn Off
16:00...Turn On--CW/SSB
India, Africa, Middle East,
Europe,NA
16:45...Turn Off
17:55...Turn On--CW/SSB
NA,East Asia,Oceania
18:40...Turn Off
09 Nov 2010
================================
23:45...Turn On--CW/SSB
NA,North Asia,East Asia,
Oceania
00:30...Turn Off
03:30...Turn On--CW/SSB
North Asia, East Asia,South Asia
03:44...Turn Off
09:50...Turn On--CW/SSB
Oceania,Asia,Europe
10:35...Turn Off
12:35...Turn On--CW/SSB
NA, South America
13:20...Turn Off
17:30...Turn On--CW/SSB
India,Middle East,Europe,NA
18:15...Turn Off
19:20...Turn On--CW/SSB
India,Middle East,Europe,NA
20:05...Turn Off
20:50...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Europe,NA
21:35...Turn Off
10 Nov 2010
=================================
23:25...Turn On--CW/SSB
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
Oceania
00:10...Turn Off
03:10...Turn On--CW/SSB
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
03:25...Turn Off
14:05...Turn On--CW/SSB
Europe,NA,South America
14:50...Turn Off
17:15...Turn On--CW/SSB
India, Africa,Europe,NA
South America
18:00...Turn Off
19:05...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA
19:50...Turn Off
20:30...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA
21:15...Turn Off
23:10...Turn On--CW/SSB
NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania
23:55...Turn Off
11 Nov 2010
=================================
02:51...Turn On--CW/SSB
Asia,Oceania
03:07...Turn Off
13:45...Turn On--CW/SSB
Europe,NA,South America
14:30...Turn Off
17:00...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,India,Middle East
Europe,NA
17:45...Turn Off
18:50...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Europe,NA
19:35...Turn Off
20:15...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Europe,NA
21:00...Turn Off
22:55...Turn On--CW/SSB
Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA
23:40...Turn Off
12 Nov 2010
================================
02:35...Turn On--CW/SSB
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:50...Turn Off
13:30...Turn On--CW/SSB
Europe, NA,South America
14:15...Turn Off
16:45...Turn On--CW/SSB
India,Africa,Europe,NA
17:30...Turn Off
18:30...Turn On--CW/SSB
India,Africa,Europe,NA
19:15...Turn Off
20:00...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Europe,NA
20:45...Turn Off
22:35...Turn On--CW/SSB
South America,NA,North Asia
23:20...Turn Off
13 Nov 2010
================================
02:19...Turn On--FM
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:35...Turn Off
13:15...Turn On--CW/SSB
Europe, NA,South America
14:00...Turn Off
16:25...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Europe,NA
17:10...Turn Off
18:15...Turn On--CW/SSB
India,Africa,Europe,NA
19:00...Turn Off
19:40...Turn On--CW/SSB
Africa,Europe,NA
20:25...Turn Off
22:20...Turn On--CW/SSB
North Asia,East Asia,
South Asia,Oceania
23:05...Turn Off
14 Nov 2010
================================
02:01...Turn On--CW/SSB
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
Oceania
02:15...Turn Off
12:55...Turn On--CW/SSB
Europe,NA,South America
13:40...Turn Off
73
Alan Kung, BA1DU
HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager
www.camsat.cn
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:42:30 -0500
From: Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: V/U Satellite Operation Issue/Question
To: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <201011071542.oA7FgNJh045143@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed
Hi Zachary,
He is probably experiencing receiver desense
which is a common problem trying to work V/U (mode J)
satellites.
See this:
<http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/Mode-J/>http://www.amsat.org/amsat-ne
w/articles/Mode-J/
73,
Tony AA2TX
---
At 08:43 AM 11/7/2010, Zachary Beougher wrote:
>All, A Ham from Ireland asked me about some
>issues he was having with his base rig when
>working the V/U birds. Since I have have had
>limited experience using base rigs to work the
>birds, and I have had no experience with the SSB
>birds, I thought I would pose his question to
>some of the more experienced ops here. Here???s
>the issue he is having: 1.. His
>setup: TS-790a (full duplex rig) and Tonna F9FT
>9/19 Yagi (This was the description of his
>equipment he gave me). 2.. Whenever he goes to
>transmit on the 2m uplink, the 440 receive
>frequency ???drops out??? and all he can hear is
>QRN. Once he lets off the PTT, receiving goes
>back to normal. He mentioned he did make a
>contact on a FM V/U bird, and received a 59
>report. 3.. He has worked the U/V
>satellites, and everything works fine (he can
>hear himself on the downlink). 4.. He has
>double-checked all connections. If you have any
>idea pertaining to this issue, you can email me
>here or off list and I will pass it along to him. Thanks, Zack KD8KSN
------------------------------
Message: 12
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 18:48:43 +0100
From: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 with TNC3S
To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hello folks,
I need an help if possible.
I own a TNC3S that I bought when there was the birds at 38k4.
As there wasn't any more birds working on that velocity, I have stored the
tnc.
Now I see that the AO-51 has the possibility to be worked on that velocity,
I mean I should hear it on 435 MHZ at 38k4 baud and TX on 1.2 GHZ at 9k6
baud.
Unfortunately I forgot how to set the Dip switches to interface it with the
GSC program.
Anybody can address me how to do it?
Thanks in advance
73 de Enzo IK8OZV
EasyLog 5 BetaTester
EasyLog PDA BetaTester
WinBollet BetaTester
D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
Skype: ik8ozv8520
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