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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Satillite News (Stuart Balanger)
2. Re: Satillite News (Bruce)
3. AO-51 (Vincenzo Mone)
4. FW: [ans] ANS-318 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Dee)
5. AMSAT Annual Meeting Slides Available (JoAnne Maenpaa)
6. Re: AO-51 (Mark L. Hammond)
7. ANS-318 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne Maenpaa)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:18:24 -0500
From: Stuart Balanger <wa2bss@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Satillite News
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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*Hi all,
I read that someone asked if there is any other
place where one can hear or read about "Satillite News,
& I can say "Yes", If someone in a Amateur Radio club who
"airs AR Newsline" on their 2Mrepeater, that contains some "Satillite news"
For AAR Newsline" go to www.arnewsline.org & it is dated each Friday,
& can be downloaded, & the "Ham" who does it is on the Mt. Beacon ARC "AR
Newsline"
is "Finn" WB2UWU, & am sure he is on "arrl.net"
73,.Stu (WA2BSS)
PS There is also the "AMSAT 20 Meter Int'l HF Net every Sunnday afternoon
@ 1800 UTC starting w/ Q & A (1 Hr.,) & @ 1900 UTC are the Bullitins (1st.
1/2 hr beamed to east coast, & 2nd.1/2 hr beamed to west coast, & the
Freq. is:14.282 MHz. (USB)!
*
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:40:23 -0600
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Satillite News
To: Stuart Balanger <wa2bss@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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the arrl audio news as well as this week in amateur radio both contain about
1 minute satellite news by me. the houston amsat net, which airs live
tuesday at 8pm central time is one hour in length. you can listen to 4 weeks
worth from either my website (http://www.amsatnet.com/audio.html) or from a
podcast (http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml)or from the podcast at the
itunes store (search for kk5do).
the houston amsat net is also carried by wa0rcr on 1.860 MHz.
73...bruce
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 13, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Stuart Balanger <wa2bss@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> *Hi all,
> I read that someone asked if there is any other
> place where one can hear or read about "Satillite News,
> & I can say "Yes", If someone in a Amateur Radio club who
> "airs AR Newsline" on their 2Mrepeater, that contains some "Satillite news"
> For AAR Newsline" go to www.arnewsline.org & it is dated each Friday,
> & can be downloaded, & the "Ham" who does it is on the Mt. Beacon ARC "AR
> Newsline"
> is "Finn" WB2UWU, & am sure he is on "arrl.net"
> 73,.Stu (WA2BSS)
> PS There is also the "AMSAT 20 Meter Int'l HF Net every Sunnday afternoon
> @ 1800 UTC starting w/ Q & A (1 Hr.,) & @ 1900 UTC are the Bullitins (1st.
> 1/2 hr beamed to east coast, & 2nd.1/2 hr beamed to west coast, & the
> Freq. is:14.282 MHz. (USB)!
> *
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:21:34 +0100
From: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51
To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi folks,
i would like to know if AO-51 is workable via packet 9k6 or 38k4 baud.
Right now I had a good pass and it was still at 9k6 baud mode.
As I am using the wisp software, I have tried to TX to the bird
At 1268.705 Mhz at 9k6 baud but I did not get any response
>From the bird in DL at 435.150 Mhz.
The only packets I get is only a series of 5 or 6 numbers.
They are always the same series.
At this time as I was off from the satellites for about 5 or 6 months,
Now I do not know if it is normal or I have problems in uplink.
I also would like to know at what time the bird will be switched at 38k4
baud because I
Have made the modifies to my TS-790E unfortunately when the old birds at
38k4, like
UO-22, KO-23, and others dropped down and could not try if the job was made
good.
This is the chance to check it.
Pleas any help for my questions above?
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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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:40:14 -0500
From: Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: [ans] ANS-318 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
To: ans <ans@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-318
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:
* AMSAT Amateur Radio Satellite Awards
* Video Tour Live November 16
* Earth Impact Simulator
* E-book on propagation
* K8OCL, Silent Key
* ARISS Status - 8 November 2010
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.01
AMSAT Amateur Radio Satellite Awards
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.01
AMSAT offer a range of Amateur Radio Satellite awards, starting with the
single contact Satellite Communicator's Club.
On the AMSAT bulletin board Clint Bradford, K6LCS, writes:
AMSAT has offered several awards over the years.
And you do not need 100 contacts to get awarded for your accomplishments:
a single documented satellite contact qualifies you for the AMSAT Satellite
Communicator's Club award!
Current and past AMSAT awards include ...
-Satellite Communicator's Club
-Satellite Communications Achievement
-South African AMSAT Award
-OSCAR Sexagesimal Award
-OSCAR Century Award
-WA4AMI 1000 Award
-WA4AMI 5000 Award
-51 on 51 Achievment Award
Details on the AMSAT awards available at ...
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/
In addition, the ARRL recognizes satellite efforts, too, with their WAC,
DXCC, WAS, and VUCC awards.
-Worked All Continents Award (WAC) - Make one satellite contact with any
station on each of the six continents.
-DXCC Award with Satellite Endorsement - Make one satellite contact with any
station in 100 different DXCC countries.
-Worked All States Award - Make one satellite contact with any station in
each of the 50 states.
VHF/UHF Century Club Award - Make one satellite contact with any station in
100 different grid squares. Endorsements for each additional 25 grid
squares.
ARRL Awards information -
http://www.arrl.org/awards/
Congratulations to these hams who have recently earned their VUCC Award with
a Satellite Endorsement:
VUCC Satellite #203 Bob Herrell, AJ5C
VUCC Satellite #204 Zack Beougher, KD8KSN VUCC Satellite #205 Greg Butler,
KI4OTG
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.02
Video Tour Live November 16
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.02
Tom, W5KUB puts on an excellent show and I bet most AMSAT members would be
happy to tune in even though this is news isn't specifically satellite
related ... Tom is an AMSAT member.
Live Web Cast From MFJ on November 16
Tom, W5KUB will run a live web broadcast giving you a video guided tour of
MFJ, Cushcraft, Hygain, Ameritron, Mirage, and Vectronics on Tuesday,
November 16, starting at 0800 Central Standard Time, or 1400 UTC. Prizes
will be given to lucky viewers. All you have to do is be logged in to be
eligible for the drawings.
You can log into view the web video and join the on-line hamradio chat via
Tom's web page at: http://w5kub.com. You can also join the live chat by
pointing your IRC client to /server irc.liveharmony.org and then /join
#hamradio.
Tom, W5KUB is well known for his live internet web casts from Dayton and
from the Huntsville Hamfest every year.
[ANS thanks Tom, K5KUB for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.03
Earth Impact Simulator
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.03
Hams Like Science: Impact Earth Simulator For Your Shack
UniverseToday.com reported on Impact Earth, an interesting web page for
scientifically oriented readers who may like to predict the effects of an
asteroid impact before it happens.
All you have to do is input the parameters of the asteroid on the recently
updated "Impact Earth" website:
http://www.purdue.edu/impactearth
You'll find out everything about what an impactor will do to Earth,
including an estimate of the size of the crater, how far away you'll need to
be in order to avoid being affected by the impact (and if that is possible),
tsunami wave height, and other details of the subsequent disaster. This
version does not predict if your amateur radio antenna will remain standing.
The original Impact Earth website was created in 2002 for use by NASA and
homeland security. The new version, built in a collabora- tion between
Purdue University and Imperial College London, is more user-friendly for the
general public, as well as providing more visual details of an impact.
Besides being rather fun to play around with, the website is highly
educational about what a various sized impacts would do Earth, depending on
if it hit ground or water.
[ANS thanks UniverseToday.com for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.04
E-book on propagation
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.04
Hams Like Free Stuff: Download E-Book Understanding LF and HF Propagation
Steve G0KYA and Alan G3NYK, of the Radio Society of Great Britain's
(RSGB) Propagation Studies Committee, have released a free ebook called
'Understanding LF and HF Propagation'
In 2008/2009 Steve and Alan wrote a series of features on LF and HF
propagation for the RSGB's "RadCom" magazine.
The features consisted of a month-by-month look at each HF band in turn,
showing the reader the propagation modes behind each band and explaining
some of the technicalities of ionospheric propagation.
Steve says: "I looked at the D, E and F layers, Sporadic E, the MUF/LUF,
using solar data, propagation programs, NVIS and much more.
"Alan then took over and wrote three detailed features on LF propagation.
We are told that the features were well received and as a result I have
managed to persuade the RSGB to allow me to put them together into a single
document, which is now freely available for amateurs worldwide to download."
You can download your free copy of "Understanding LF and HF Propagation"
at http://www.g0kya.blogspot.com
[ANS thanks the SouthGateARC News Site for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.05
K8OCL, Silent Key
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.05
It is with great sadness that I report Dr. John Champa, K8OCL, has become a
silent key.
I was friends with John since 1970 as we both served in the U.S. Army and
were officers in
The Ft. Gordon, Ga. Amateur radio club.
His daughter, Rebecca, reported his passing after a formidable fight with an
inoperable
Tumor. I know he was on the BOD of AMSAT for several years and framed many
important contributions
and avenues for Projects undertaken.
He will be missed by all and his important opinions (to me) will allow me to
keep his
ideas alive and in the hearts of all AMSAT members.
[ANS thanks Dee Interdonato, NB2F, for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.06
(ARISS) Status Report November 8, 2010
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.06
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
November 8, 2010
1. Upcoming School Contact
St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri contact on Thursday, November
11 at 18:07 UTC. was a success St. Louis is a public charter school with an
enrollment of 930 students in grades K - 8. Additional students are enrolled
in the school's Special Education Self Contained Classrooms. The school has
integrated the ARISS contact into its science curriculum which covers the
solar system, space exploration and space missions. Students have taken part
in several hands on activities and research papers to prepare for the
contact.
2. Malaysian Contact Successful
On Tuesday, November 2, students from S.K. Bukit Damansara visited the
National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and participated in an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The youth
posed questions to astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC about what it is like to
live in space. The contact was made in conjunction with the "Prime
Minister's - National Space Challenge Trophy 2010" event.
3. Crew Debrief Held with Caldwell-Dyson
Expedition 23/24 astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF participated in an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session on
Wednesday, November 3. The feedback she provided on the ISS Ham radio
equipment and school contacts will aid the ARISS team in updating its
program procedures.
4. Astronaut Training Status
On Friday, November 5, Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI was given an ARISS overview
training session and Suni Williams, KD5PLB was provided with a refresher
course on the ARISS program. Both astronauts are slated to fly on Expedition
32.
5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS
On November 5, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1734 ran three ARISS
related news items under Ham Radio in Space. "The ISS Celebrates its 10th
Anniversary" talks about the crew members who have flown on the Space
Station, many of whom were ham radio operators. "Second Ham Station for the
ISS" covers the Ericsson radio which will be installed in the Columbus
module in early 2011 and "ARISSat-1 Passes Safety Test" is a status on the
satellite which will soon ship to Russia for final integration and testing.
All stories may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
[ANS thanks Yutaka Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:44:40 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Annual Meeting Slides Available
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000f01cb8412$da6c27b0$8f447710$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello Everyone,
A link has been added on http://www.amsat.org for you to view AMSAT
President Barry Baines, WD4ASW Annual Meeting Presentation Slides (1.4 MB).
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
Editor, AMSAT News Service
Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:29:57 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51
To: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone@xxxxx.xx>, "Amsat-BBS"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <X4Vy1f00A56cfur054Vyko@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello Enzo,
As of right now, the satellite is still at 9k6 and the L-band uplink is
active.
My personal experience with digital uplink on L-band to AO-51 is similar to
yours--it is difficult to get in. I find it takes considerable power.
Others seem to get in just fine (VK5HI, ZS1LS).
Please try adjusting your uplink. Some find 1268.705 works best, others say
1268.708. So it varies, please experiment over several kHz to what might
work at your station.
I will probably make the change to 38k4 around 2045 utc today, due to the
way the passes are at my QTH.
73,
Mark N8MH
At 03:21 PM 11/14/2010 +0100, Vincenzo Mone wrote:
>Hi folks,
>i would like to know if AO-51 is workable via packet 9k6 or 38k4 baud.
>Right now I had a good pass and it was still at 9k6 baud mode.
>As I am using the wisp software, I have tried to TX to the bird
>At 1268.705 Mhz at 9k6 baud but I did not get any response
>>From the bird in DL at 435.150 Mhz.
>The only packets I get is only a series of 5 or 6 numbers.
>They are always the same series.
>At this time as I was off from the satellites for about 5 or 6 months,
>Now I do not know if it is normal or I have problems in uplink.
>I also would like to know at what time the bird will be switched at 38k4
>baud because I
>Have made the modifies to my TS-790E unfortunately when the old birds at
>38k4, like
>UO-22, KO-23, and others dropped down and could not try if the job was made
>good.
>This is the chance to check it.
>Pleas any help for my questions above?
>Thanks in advance.
>
>73 de Enzo IK8OZV
>EasyLog 5 BetaTester
>EasyLog PDA BetaTester
>WinBollet BetaTester
>D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
>Skype: ik8ozv8520
>
>
>
>
> **********************************
> ******* GSM +39 338 9749786 *******
> ****** SMS +39 338 9749786 ******
> ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 *****
> *** 2nd e-mail: vimone@xxx.xx ***
> *********************************
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>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
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:27:21 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-318 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <001101cb8421$32ac2200$98046600$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-318
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:
* AMSAT Amateur Radio Satellite Awards
* Live Web Cast From MFJ on November 16
* Hams Like Science: Impact Earth Simulator For Your Shack
* Hams Like Free Stuff: Download E-Book Understanding LF and HF Propagation
* K8OCL, Silent Key
* ARISS Status Report November 8, 2010
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.01
AMSAT Amateur Radio Satellite Awards
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.01
AMSAT offer a range of Amateur Radio Satellite awards, starting with the
single contact Satellite Communicator's Club.
On the AMSAT bulletin board Clint Bradford, K6LCS, writes:
AMSAT has offered several awards over the years.
And you do not need 100 contacts to get awarded for your accomplishments:
a single documented satellite contact qualifies you for the AMSAT Satellite
Communicator's Club award!
Current and past AMSAT awards include ...
-Satellite Communicator's Club
-Satellite Communications Achievement
-South African AMSAT Award
-OSCAR Sexagesimal Award
-OSCAR Century Award
-WA4AMI 1000 Award
-WA4AMI 5000 Award
-51 on 51 Achievement Award
Details on the AMSAT awards available at ...
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/
In addition, the ARRL recognizes satellite efforts, too, with their
WAC, DXCC, WAS, and VUCC awards.
- Worked All Continents Award (WAC) - Make one satellite contact with
any station on each of the six continents.
- DXCC Award with Satellite Endorsement - Make one satellite contact
with any station in 100 different DXCC countries.
- Worked All States Award - Make one satellite contact with any station
in each of the 50 states.
VHF/UHF Century Club Award - Make one satellite contact with any station
in 100 different grid squares. Endorsements for each additional 25 grid
squares.
ARRL Awards information -
http://www.arrl.org/awards/
Congratulations to these hams who have recently earned their VUCC Award
with a Satellite Endorsement:
VUCC Satellite #203 Bob Herrell, AJ5C
VUCC Satellite #204 Zack Beougher, KD8KSN
VUCC Satellite #205 Greg Butler, KI4OTG
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.02
Live Web Cast From MFJ on November 16
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.02
Tom, W5KUB will run a live web broadcast giving you a video guided tour of
MFJ, Cushcraft, Hygain, Ameritron, Mirage, and Vectronics on Tuesday,
November 16, starting at 0800 Central Standard Time, or 1400 UTC. Prizes
will be given to lucky viewers. All you have to do is be logged in to be
eligible for the drawings.
You can log into view the web video and join the on-line hamradio chat via
Tom's web page at: http://w5kub.com. You can also join the live chat by
pointing your IRC client to /server irc.liveharmony.org and then /join
#hamradio.
Tom, W5KUB is well known for his live internet web casts from Dayton and
from the Huntsville Hamfest every year.
[ANS thanks Tom, W5KUB for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.03
Hams Like Science: Impact Earth Simulator For Your Shack
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.03
UniverseToday.com reported on Impact Earth, an interesting web page for
scientifically oriented readers who may like to predict the effects of an
asteroid impact before it happens.
All you have to do is input the parameters of the asteroid on the recently
updated "Impact Earth" website:
http://www.purdue.edu/impactearth
You'll find out everything about what an impactor will do to Earth,
including an estimate of the size of the crater, how far away you'll need to
be in order to avoid being affected by the impact (and if that is possible),
tsunami wave height, and other details of the subsequent disaster. This
version does not predict if your amateur radio antenna will remain standing.
The original Impact Earth website was created in 2002 for use by NASA and
homeland security. The new version, built in a collaboration between
Purdue University and Imperial College London, is more user-friendly for the
general public, as well as providing more visual details of an impact.
Besides being rather fun to play around with, the website is highly
educational about what a various sized impacts would do Earth, depending on
if it hit ground or water.
[ANS thanks UniverseToday.com for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.04
Hams Like Free Stuff: Download E-Book Understanding LF and HF Propagation
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.04
Steve G0KYA and Alan G3NYK, of the Radio Society of Great Britain's
(RSGB) Propagation Studies Committee, have released a free ebook called
'Understanding LF and HF Propagation'
In 2008/2009 Steve and Alan wrote a series of features on LF and HF
propagation for the RSGB's "RadCom" magazine.
The features consisted of a month-by-month look at each HF band in turn,
showing the reader the propagation modes behind each band and explaining
some of the technicalities of ionospheric propagation.
Steve says: "I looked at the D, E and F layers, Sporadic E, the MUF/LUF,
using solar data, propagation programs, NVIS and much more.
"Alan then took over and wrote three detailed features on LF propagation.
We are told that the features were well received and as a result I have
managed to persuade the RSGB to allow me to put them together into a single
document, which is now freely available for amateurs worldwide to download."
You can download your free copy of "Understanding LF and HF Propagation"
at http://www.g0kya.blogspot.com
[ANS thanks the SouthGateARC News Site for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.05
K8OCL, Silent Key
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.05
Dee Interdonato, NB2F wrote this week, "It is with great sadness
that I report Dr. John Champa, K8OCL, has become a silent key. I
was friends with John since 1970 as we both served in the U.S. Army
and were officers in the Ft. Gordon, Ga. Amateur radio club. His
daughter, Rebecca, reported his passing after a formidable fight with
an inoperable tumor."
John was on the BOD of AMSAT for several years and will be remembered
for his significant contribution to Amateur Radio in Space. Dee con-
cluded, "He will be missed by all and his important opinions (to me)
will allow me to keep his ideas alive and in the hearts of all AMSAT
members."
[ANS thanks Dee Interdonato, NB2F, for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.06
ARISS Status Report November 8, 2010
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-318.06
1. Upcoming School Contact
St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri contact on Thursday,
November 11 at 18:07 UTC. was a success St. Louis is a public charter
school with an enrollment of 930 students in grades K - 8. Additional
students are enrolled in the school's Special Education Self Contained
Classrooms. The school has integrated the ARISS contact into its science
curriculum which covers the solar system, space exploration and space
missions. Students have taken part in several hands on activities and
research papers to prepare for the contact.
2. Malaysian Contact Successful
On Tuesday, November 2, students from S.K. Bukit Damansara visited
the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and participated
in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) con-
tact. The youth posed questions to astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC
about what it is like to live in space. The contact was made in
conjunction with the "Prime Minister's - National Space Challenge
Trophy 2010" event.
3. Crew Debrief Held with Caldwell-Dyson
Expedition 23/24 astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF participated
in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief
session on Wednesday, November 3. The feedback she provided on the ISS
Ham radio equipment and school contacts will aid the ARISS team in
updating its program procedures.
4. Astronaut Training Status
On Friday, November 5, Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI was given an ARISS overview
training session and Suni Williams, KD5PLB was provided with a refresher
course on the ARISS program. Both astronauts are slated to fly on Exped-
ition 32.
5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS
On November 5, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1734 ran three ARISS
related news items under Ham Radio in Space. "The ISS Celebrates its
10th Anniversary" talks about the crew members who have flown on the
Space Station, many of whom were ham radio operators. "Second Ham Station
for the ISS" covers the Ericsson radio which will be installed in the Col-
umbus module in early 2011 and "ARISSat-1 Passes Safety Test" is a status
on the satellite which will soon ship to Russia for final integration and
testing. All stories may be found at:
ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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