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Today's Topics:
1. FW: ANS-016 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Dee)
2. Re: HO68 1706z Pass??? (jeffk13057@xxxxx.xxxx
3. Re: vo-52 and the linear transponder (i8cvs)
4. HO-68 telemetry (Eric Knaps, ON4HF)
5. Re: SATCONTROL_FCD (n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
6. Re: SATCONTROL_FCD (Mark L. Hammond)
7. Hot solar panels (Bob Bruninga)
8. AMSAT INDIA January 2011 News Letter (Nitin Muttin)
9. NASA Calendar (Clint Bradford)
10. Re: VUCC & LoTW (K5OE)
11. FO-29 and AO-51 sharing footprint (Mark L. Hammond)
12. Re: VUCC & LoTW (Gary "Joe" Mayfield)
13. Offtopic - antennas, was Re: Re: VUCC & LoTW (Gordon JC Pearce)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:50:09 -0500
From: Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: ANS-016 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
To: ans <ans@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-016
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:
* Satellite Protocol
* ARISSat-1 Update
* SKN Reminder
* SA Request for Assistance
* ARISS Report
* Satellite Shorts
* AMSAT China Report on HO-68 Health
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-016.01
Satellite Protocol
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 016.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 16, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-016.01
Recently, there has been comments on activity on the LEO satellites.
With newcomers added to the mixture everyday, it is a good idea to re-read a
Guideline from many years ago.
http://www.innismir.net/article/26
Enjoy and use as a reminder of our resposibilities.
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-016.02
ARISSat-1 Update
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 016.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 16, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-016.02
ARISSat-1 Update
The ARISSat-1 satellite/amateur radio experiment is in Baikonur.
RSC Energia has information and photographs about the satellite
on their news site http://www.energia.ru/en/news/news-2010/news_12-31.html .
The NASA Phase 3 Safety Review for ARISSat is scheduled for Thursday 20
January 2011. The Progress 41P launch carrying ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V is
scheduled for late January and the release of the satellite is scheduled
for the end of February 2011. Energia is also calling the satellite KEDR,
after Yuri Gagarin's callsign in celebration of the 50th anniversary of
the first manned space flight 12 April 1961. Sergey Samburov, RV3DR is
shown in the photos with the satellite on the RSC Energia site.
Gould
[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-016.03
SKN reminder
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 016.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 16, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-016.03
Ray, W2RS thanks all who participated in AMSAT's Straight Key Night
on OSCAR 2011 and reminds us to please nominate
someone you worked for 'Best Fist.' Your nominee need not have the best
fist of those you heard, just of those you worked.
Nominations should be sent to w2rs@xxxxx.xxx. A list of those
nominated will be published in ANS in early February,
and in a forthcoming issue of The AMSAT Journal.
[ANS thanks Ray, W2RS, for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-016.04
SA Request for Assistance
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 016.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 16, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-016.04
SA AMSAT Cubesat project needs programmers
The development team for the planned South African CubeSat project
is taking shape nicely.
Radio amateurs with diverse specialist skills are offering their
expertise from all over. "However, we still need a person with
experience in programming PIC or 8051 microprocessors," Hannes
Coetzee, ZS6BZP, told SARL News.
"This person will be a critical member of the team and will be
responsible for the development of the onboard controller soft-
ware. Other amateurs who are interested in the development of
the satellite and would like to join the development team are
still welcome to send their Amateur Radio CVs to:
saamsat@xxxxxxx.xx.xxxx Hannes said.
The team will meet for its first formal teleconference on Wed-
nesday evening 26 January 2011 at 20:00. Team members will re-
ceive a formal notification.
[ANS thanks SARL, SA AMSAT, and SouthGateARC site for the
above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-016.05
ARISS Report
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 016.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 16, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-016.05
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
Status Report January 10, 2011
1. Upcoming School Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact
scheduled for Tsutsujigaoka Minami Elementary School in
Akishima, Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, January 12 was completed. Students
participating in the contact are learning about space science and the
global cooperation required to operate the ISS.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has
scheduled for Istituto Comprensivo Marco Polo-Viani Scuola
Secondaria 1? Grado, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy on Wednesday, January 12
Has been completed. Through this contact, the school hoped to increase
students' interest in science, technology, space research and other
space-related subject matter.
Istituto Comprensivo Via Toscana 2 in Civitavecchia, Italy has
been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, January 15 has also been successful.
The school, with an enrollment of 750 children, ages 3-14, had
prepared questions about life in space and the research performed
on the ISS.
2. Italian Students Chat with Astronaut through ARISS Contact
On Saturday, January 8, University of Bari "Cittadella Mediterranea
della Scienza" in Bari, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact with ESA astronaut Paolo
Nespoli, IZ0JPA. Prior to the contact, ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis,
IK0WGF introduced the event via phone line. Nespoli made the radio link
with the students, answering 14 of their questions. A second contact was
established on the following ISS pass to finish up the questions and
exchange greetings. Approximately 100 students, teachers, visitors and
media attended. Regional television, local media and newspapers
covered the event and video was streamed over the internet, receiving
more than 100 connections. Cittadella Mediterranea della Scienza
promotes technology and scientific knowledge in schools of all grades
using projects that encourage academic research.
3. Astronaut Training Status
Astronaut Chris Cassidy was given an introductory session on ARISS this
past week. He will train for his amateur radio license and plans to
participate in the ARISS program. He is currently scheduled to fly in
the spring of 2013.
4. ARRISat Featured in February QST
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted a story in its January
6 ARRL Letter about the February issue of QST which features
ARISSat-1 on its front cover. The ARRL monthly journal has a
circulation of 156,000. See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-01-06
5. AMSAT Posts ARISSat-1 Update to Web Site
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) posted an update
on its Web page covering the current status of ARISSat-1.
"ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Integration and Testing Underway in
Moscow," may be viewed here:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
6. AMSAT Articles on ARISS News
On January 9, the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation)
News Service bulletin (ANS-009) included two ARISS-related news
items. "ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Update" and "ARISS School Contacts
Resume for 2011" may be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/48hour/msg83129.html
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-016.06
Satellite Shorts
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 016.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 16, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-016.06
NASA Redoubling Efforts to Contact Spirit Rover on Mars
A news item carried on UniverseToday.com (http://tinyurl.com/2ccsnku)
reports that NASA is stepping up operational efforts to contact the
Martian Spirit rover with more communications commands; more listening
time; more frequencies. Spirit last communicated with mission control-
lers back on Earth on March 22, 2010. The rover entered hibernation
mode, some nine months ago, as the available sunlight to power the
life giving solar panels was diminishing. NASA hopes to reawaken Spirit
from a long slumber and reignite her breakthrough campaign of explora-
tion and discovery from a scientific goldmine on the surface of the red
planet.
At Spirit's location in the southern hemisphere of Mars, Southern
Summer has not yet arrived. Right now it's mid Southern Spring and
daylight hours are increasing. And Summer doesn't even start until
mid-March 2011. The question is whether Spirit's unheated electronics
components have endured the extremely harsh and frigidly cold condi-
tions of her 4th winter on Mars - her coldest ever. At about -100 C.
Spirit entered a low-power fault mode in March 2010 with minimal activ-
ity except charging and heating the batteries and keeping its clock run-
ning. With most heaters shut off, Spirit's internal temperatures dipped
lower than ever before on Mars. That stress could have caused damage, s
uch as impaired electrical connections, that would prevent reawakening
or, even if Spirit returns to operation, would reduce its capabilities.
"Components within the rover electronic module (REM) inside the rover's
warm electronic box (WEB) are experiencing record low temperatures,"
said Doug McCuistion, the director of Mars Exploration at NASA Head-
quarters in Washington, DC, in an interview about Spirit's predicament.
"The expectation is for the REM hardware to reach -55C at the coldest
part of the winter. We have tested the REM down to -55C".
NASA's Deep Space Network of antennas in California, Spain and Australia
has been listening for Spirit daily in coordination with the spacecraft
orbiting Mars; Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. In X-band,
the DSN listens for Spirit during one pass each day. The rover team has
also been sending commands to elicit a response from the rover even if
the rover has lost track of time.
Now, the monitoring is being increased. Additional listening periods in-
clude times when Spirit might mistake a signal from NASA's Mars Recon-
naissance Orbiter as a signal from Earth and respond to such a signal.
Commands for a beep from Spirit will be sent at additional times to
cover a wider range of times-of-day on Mars when Spirit might awaken.
"DSN does an average of 4 "sweep & beep" commands in each day's pass,"
according to JPL spokesman Guy Webster. Also, NASA is listening on a
wider range of frequencies to cover more possibilities of temperature
effects on Spirit's radio systems.
[ANS thanks UniverseToday.com for the above information]
Hello Everyone,
This is to let you know that AMSAT has updated the Main/Top
news item at http://www.amsat.org to:
ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Integration and Testing Underway in Moscow
[ANS thanks Joanne, K9JKM, for the above information]
Hi all (Happpy 2011!)
The next "HV Satcom" Net is Thursday January 20 at 8PM (UTC -5);
(Host) Mt. Beacon ARC) on the 146.970MHz. Repeater (-600;Pl;100)
with an Echolink Node of "N2EYH-L"
("HV Satcom"net): www.hvsatcom.org/
E-Mail: wa2aqh@xxxxx.xxx ("HV Satcom"Net)
[ANS thanks Stu, WA2BSS, For above information.]
January SatMagazine Covers CubeSats
Amateur Radio satellites NanoSail-D and O/OREOS get a mention in the
January edition of SatMagazine, now available for free download.
NanoSail-D and O/OREOS feature on pages 61/62.
Pages 14-18 have a article by Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd.
(SSTL) project lead Shaun Kenyon on the recent increase in interest
in NanoSats and pages 20-22 cover "The Power Of Picosatellites".
The US military are making use of NanoSats and the recently launched
US Army satellite SMDC-ONE, a 3U CubeSat, is covered on page 60.
Download a copy of the January SatMagazine from
http://www.satmagazine.com/2011/SM_January_2011.pdf
Free subscription to SatMagazine and SatNews
http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/regester.cgi
SatMagazine
http://www.satmagazine.com/
[ANS thanks the SouthGateARC Site for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-016.07
AMSAT China Report on HO-68 Health
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 016.07
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 16, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-016.07
AMSAT China Report on HO-68 Health
HO-68 (XW-1) Project Manager, Alan Kung, BA1DU sent an update on the
satellite's operational status. Alan wrote, "This week I received
many reports from all over the world about faults of HO-68's tele-
metry beacon."
Alan continues, "After we analyzed the situation of the satellite, we
think that the software in the payload management MPU was not running
properly. Software crashes stopped communication between the payload
management MPU and the satellite management unit. This caused the prob-
lem with the beacon and caused an abnormal switch of the transponder
mode."
On January 14 AMSAT China controllers switched the satellite into safe
mode at 0300Z. They turned off most of the onboard units, and then at
0440Z ellite to
change the transponder operating schedule for the next week. The com-
mand team will continually monitor HO-68 operational status this week.
Please send Alan a report if you observe any abnormal operation of HO-68.
Alan can be reached at: alankung@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx
AMSAT China web page: http://www.camsat.cn
[ANS thanks Alan Kung, BA1DU for the above information]
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in
the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as
sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible
to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available
from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
Nb2f at amsat dot org
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:11:04 +0000
From: jeffk13057@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HO68 1706z Pass???
To: pa3guo@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx "Mom cell"
<jeank13057@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<1118673008-1295190800-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2135578759-@xx
xxxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxx>
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GM everyone...heard HO-68 beacon very loud right on schedule and right where
it was supposed to be. Couldn't copy tele due to local noise and kid QRM.
Will post on D Carr's website. Very loud with my EME array.
Enjoy the weekend everyone. 73 Jeff WB2SYK FN13xc
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message-----
From: PA3GUO <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>
Sender: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 9:23:41
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Reply-To: pa3guo@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HO68 1706z Pass???
Hi Joe
May not be of much help, but here is a video summarizing HO-68 modes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6oDgUTHCwg
Using an 8 elements antenna + pre-amp I can hear the beacon from 0.1 degrees
elevation already
At 5 degrees it's rock-solid. Without pre-amp you hear it from 10 degrees or
so, depending on your radio.
We have heared the FM repeater on a portable radio with a simple vertical.
Be aware of the doppler shift at 70cm, which is a few kHz (tune around !).
Let us know how it works out for you, I find it really a nice & easy
satellite to use.
Dont panic if you do not hear the beacon/transponder. As mentioned already,
there are some problems and both maybe be off (I had yesterday a pass where
the beacon was on but also one pass where it was off)
Success !
Henk, PA3GUO
> I have a pass in about one hour now from near Seattle.
> Since, I've never used HO-68, is the beacon: Downlink 435.7900 MHz CW ??
> Btw, how does the typical beacon signal compare to the typical transponder
> signal folks have? Is it louder or same?
> Thanks, Joe, AD7D.
--
Henk, PA3GUO
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressedm, N3YKF
The VO-52 uplink is 435 MHz LSB and the downlink in 145 MHz USB (inverting
transponder ) so that the total doppler shift is the difference of both
dopplers.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:47:15 +0100
From: "Eric Knaps, ON4HF" <on4hf@xxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 telemetry
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4D332113.1060506@xxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hello group,
Just received the telemetry beacon from Hope-1 (HO-68)
Orbit 5229 at 16:45 utc.
XW-1 Telemetry Decoder (c) Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN
==================================================
PA Output RF Switch Status : PA2 Works (Beacon only)
Transponder Working Status : Beacon only
Transponder Temperature : 22 C
Beacon RF Output Power : 105 mW
Beacon Power Supply Volts : 5 V
Receiver Power Supply Curr : 0 mA
Linear Transponder ACG Volts : 0 V
Transponder RF Output Power : 0 mW
Transponder PA Curr : 0 mA
Linear Transponder Up Conv : 0 mA
Linear Transponder Volts : 0 V
FM Dig S/F Transponder Curr : 0 mA
FM Dig S/F Transponder Volts : 0 V
73,
Eric.
--
Amateur Radio Station ON4HF
Eric Knaps
Satellite manager UBA
Tel. +32472985876 (mobile)
http://www.on4hf.be
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:07:44 -0500
From: <n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SATCONTROL_FCD
To: "Mike Rupprecht" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <78E1E5A0990B431098807591355CAEDF@xxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=response
Hi Mike,
Just tracked a pass of AO-27 here with no problem. Now to try some SSB. Tnx
for a neat add-on!
73,
Mike, N1JEZ
AMSAT 29649
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
----- Original Message -----
From: <n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SATCONTROL_FCD
> Hi Mike,
>
> I have it configured here and it's writing frequency changes to my Dongle.
> Now to wait for a Sat pass to track.
>
> 73,
> Mike, N1JEZ
> AMSAT 29649
> "A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:27:52 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SATCONTROL_FCD
To: n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx "Mike Rupprecht"
<mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <wJTz1f00C56cfur05JU1D3@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Super, Mike. It is great software (as always from DK3WN) :)
Because the current configuration of SATCONTROL_FCD uses the FCHid.exe
program, frequency changes are limited to 1 kHz steps by FCHid.exe. You
won't enjoy that much on SSB or CW...
Things will improve I suspect!
73,
Mark
At 01:07 PM 1/16/2011 -0500, n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
>Hi Mike,
>
>Just tracked a pass of AO-27 here with no problem. Now to try some SSB. Tnx
>for a neat add-on!
>
>73,
>Mike, N1JEZ
>AMSAT 29649
>"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SATCONTROL_FCD
>
>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> I have it configured here and it's writing frequency changes to my Dongle.
>> Now to wait for a Sat pass to track.
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike, N1JEZ
>> AMSAT 29649
>> "A closed mouth gathers no feet"
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:45:18 -0500
From: "Bob Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hot solar panels
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <007301cbb59c$c24ddf00$46e99d00$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Tony,
I read in the recent AMSAT journal about the new AMSAT Cubesat. It will
have deployable solar panels.
For what it is worth, we have just completed our in-depth thermal analysis
of the 4 deployable solar panels on our cubesat (Psat) and were shocked to
learn how hot they will get. Probably 90C or nearly boiling. This probably
not a problem for space-rated cells, but we fly tedlar coated cheap
terrestrial cells and they have real problems at those temps.
Also, the nearly 2 volt drop in output at those elevated temperatures from
8.4v to 6.4 v or so has forced us into a complete re-design of our power
system.
The reason these temps are such a surprise to us is because in the past, all
of our solar cells were body-mounted where they can conduct their heat
away. But with "deployed" panels, there is nothing but emissivity off the
back side to get rid of heat. They will get very hot, and 45 min later get
very cold. This thermal cycling is an order of magnitude worse than with
the body mounted cells too, leading to life concerns.
So, hope you are taking all this into consideration.
Just a thought
Bob, Wb4APR
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:00:28 +0530
From: "Nitin Muttin" <vu3tyg@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT INDIA January 2011 News Letter
To: <amsatindia@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx eu-amsat@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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All,
AMSAT INDIA's January 2011 news letter is available for download. The PDF
of the newsletter is at
http://amsatindia.org/Newsletter/AMSATINDIA-News-January2011.pdf and the
archives at www.amsatindia.org/Newsletter
Contents of the Newsletter :
1. Message from the President of AMSAT INDIA, Ramesh, VU2RMS.
2. Monthly talks on topics related to Amateur Radio satellite
communication
3. Report by Technical Director, POP, VU2POP
4. Few images to an AZ/EL rotator. (More details in next news letter)
5. News from AMSAT organizations world wide.
73's
Nitin [VU3TYG]
Secretary, AMSAT INDIA
www.amsatindia.org
vu3tyg@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:45:14 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] NASA Calendar
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <A6C99EED-9134-4EEA-A819-0E5FBC5EDAF9@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
NASA?s International Space Station calendar is now available in both large
and small file sizes to print at home, or with the help of a professional
printer. To print it out on your home printer, download the 6.8 Mb file. To
print it out in full resolution, take the link to the 74 Mb file to your
preferred printer and specify the paper quality and printing instructions.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Clint
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:42:14 -0500 (EST)
From: K5OE <k5oe@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <8CD83CC9C5E3565-23BC-6CF0C@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Early last year I finally got around to uploading satellite contacts (also
following the guidelines at
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf) and got these
results:
You have 4,675 QSO records
You have 135 QSL records
Although I always log the first contact with a station, I do not log many
duplicate contacts with the same station in the same grid square... but I
was hoping to get a lot more QSLs than that! 3% seems to be the going rate.
I think paper QSLs are going to be with us for a long time--besides, I like
the records for posterity. Having a few choice QSLs hanging on the wall is
a whole lot more engaging to grandchildren than sending them a link with an
ap for their Iphone to see your LoTW records :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:50:37 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-29 and AO-51 sharing footprint
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <wKqk1f00956cfur05KqpXJ@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi All,
Not sure around the world, but lately in the US FO-29 and AO-51 have been
experiencing a mutual footprint from time to time. Since the AO-51 145.920
ownlink...
Anyhow, it's about to occur in about 30 mins, thought I'd mention it...
73,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:55:49 -0600
From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW
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Jerry,
You are right paper QSLs will be around for a while. LOTW will pick up
quickly now that it is applicable. My HF QSL rate has gone from < 10 % to
close to a little over 40% on LOTW over the last 3 years.
73,
Joe kk0sd
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Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 1:42 PM
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW
Early last year I finally got around to uploading satellite contacts (also
following the guidelines at
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf) and got these
results:
You have 4,675 QSO records
You have 135 QSL records
Although I always log the first contact with a station, I do not log many
duplicate contacts with the same station in the same grid square... but I
was hoping to get a lot more QSLs than that! 3% seems to be the going rate.
I think paper QSLs are going to be with us for a long time--bes :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:00:32 +0000
From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Offtopic - antennas, was Re: Re: VUCC & LoTW
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On Sun, 2011-01-16 at 14:42 -0500, K5OE wrote:
>
> 73,
> Jerry, K5OE
Hi Jerry,
I built a couple of your Handi-tenna three-element yagis for 70cm, one
for myself when I was getting into satellites first and a couple for
other people. They work great and it's a nice repeatable design,
guaranteed to work if you build it right. I've had QSOs through AO-51,
SO-50 and the ISS with mine, as well as a lot of terrestrial low-power
work.
Thanks for such a simple but significant contribution to amateur
satellites ;-)
Gordon MM0YEQ
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