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Today's Topics:
1. Re: ND9M/MM Sat Ops: QRT ... for now!
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
2. Re: FT-60R and recording (Bill Dzurilla)
3. Re: Preamp Distance from Antenna (Clint Bradford)
4. Re: FT-60R and Recording (Clint Bradford)
5. Re: -={Echo Madness}=- (Andrew Glasbrenner)
6. Re: FT-60R and recording (Bill Acito W1PA)
7. Re: FT-60R and recording (Bill Acito W1PA)
8. Re: FT-60R and recording (Matt Severin)
9. R: Re: Lehman High School on Fox News, Austin
(Claudio Ariotti, IK1SLD)
10. Yuri's 50th (G0MRF@xxx.xxxx
11. Re: -={Echo Madness}=- (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
12. Re: Preamp Distance from Antenna (i8cvs)
13. Oscar 57 (jerry keeton)
14. Today Grid EL51 on AIR (David Maciel)
15. Re: Oscar 57 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
16. Subscribers (Kevin Deane)
17. Re: -={Echo Madness}=- (David Palmer)
18. On a more positive note... (Adrian Engele)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:12:27 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ND9M/MM Sat Ops: QRT ... for now!
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<AANLkTintSoFvch2S7rvWFapaDiK+-kSav4+Ue5ix+sus@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Sebastian!
> I'm sure most on here don't know that Jim was also supplying many
> non-satellite hams with very rare grids on both 2 meters and 70 cm
> as his ship left the western tip of Cuba, all the way to Jacksonville
> Florida.
I wasn't aware he was doing that, but he did the same thing for some
Mexican hams as he sailed down the Mexican Pacific coast toward the
Panama Canal. It's great that he was able to take the additional time
for terrestrial activity along with his already-busy schedule on the
many satellite passes he's worked - and spending all that time on the
helicopter deck!
Jim's trip has been great for those of us chasing grids. I know I didn't
log as many new grids as others, but I was getting a bunch as he
approached the US west coast. Regardless of the number (the count
is at home, maybe 16 or so), it's been great to get ND9M/MM in the
log all those times - in FM, SSB, and even a few QSOs in CW.
Thanks, Jim, for all your radio work in your spare time! It's time to get
my QSL request prepared. :-)
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:25:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT-60R and recording
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <403523.59018.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Ted,
I also use the FT-60. Since it is not full duplex, I do not use headphones
and just have a small recorder hanging from my neck. It picks up my voice
and sounds from the radio. If you want to use headphones, I suppose you
could use a T adapter and plug both the phones and the recorder into the
headphone jack, but then I don't think your own voice would be recorded.
73, Bill NZ5N
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:47:25 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Preamp Distance from Antenna
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
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>> ... mobile installation ... preamp ...
You will have better results by parking the car and attaching your Arrow
Antenna to your mobile rig ... AFTER turning TX power down to 5W.
Just an idea ...
Clint, K6LCS
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Clint Bradford, K6LCS
http://www.clintbradford.com
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:53:09 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT-60R and Recording
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Don't over-think recording. Almost any Smartphone has a voice recording app
built in ... You can make acceptable recordings without being physically
wired to the source!
Clint, K6LCS
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Clint Bradford, K6LCS
http://www.clintbradford.com
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:51:31 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: -={Echo Madness}=-
To: amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4D9389C3.7090600@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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On 3/30/2011 2:12 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> If the last-minute change is done because someone
> is frustrated with what is being heard, or so someone can try to work a rare
> station or a rare grid, that is wrong.
Let me clear something up here. I didn't change the frequency so I could
work Jim or anyone else, otherwise I'd have called him after the
frequency change. I worked Jim on the next FO-29 pass. I seriously
resent the implication that I intervened out of personal greed,
especially from you Patrick.
I changed the frequency for a number of reasons. There were multiple
stations QRMing the uplink with whistles, blowing in the mike, and CQs.
A lot of this was before John's recording started. If you listen to the
recording, no QSOs were being made, no calls getting through, NOTHING
was working. Changing the frequency and asking for a little courtesy was
an attempt to make things at least somewhat useful for the remainder of
that pass. Considering a few QSOs were made afterwards, I consider it at
least a partial success. Again, you'll notice I wasn't among them. I'm
sorry a few of you missed Jim, but you likely would have anyways, as he
had already decided to QRT because of the bedlam, until I changed the
uplink.
For what it's worth, you and Damon are the only two who've objected. At
least you were moderately polite about it. Both of the "DX" stations on
that pass were understanding and did not object to my action in the
emails exchanged afterwards. Several others have written in support, and
I only wish more would have done so publicly.
I take input from everyone, and try to be out in the public as much as
possible. Take a look back at the level of interaction from the previous
few VP Ops and ask if yourself why they stayed the hell away from the
users. So your objection is noted, but in the end, I alone am
responsible for the operation of AO-51 and our other satellites. I will
continue to act in the satellite and AMSAT's best interest, as charged
by the President and Board of Directors of AMSAT, in the manner I best
see fit, until removed or replaced. Consider we already have two open VP
positions, an open BOD alternate, and a highly complex and finicky,
aging satellite, before you decide to run me out of town on a rail.
A lot of the users of this satellite have NO idea the hard work it takes
to keep AO-51 running. I have volunteered hundreds, perhaps thousands of
hours over the past several years, in order to make AO-51 available as
often, and in as many modes as possible. I've left work early, went in
late, postponed personal vacations, missed family events, and spent
thousands of dollars to upgrade my station, in order to be able to keep
it in service so we can download and process telemetry, reload code,
keep the repeater running, and promote AMSAT. Mark, Kevin, and Gould
have done the same. While you guys bust tail to get on the air to work a
new grid, we are there on the digital downlink trying to keep AO-51
alive, hopefully long enough to see it's replacement on orbit. I'm
writing schedules for SO-67 and AO-51, emailing answers to users who've
asked questions, and trying to find time to spend with my family. So
before you get on the -bb and take potshots at us, whine, piss and moan,
you better think of the alternative scenario without a few command
stations who give a damn, or without a VP Ops. It isn't all fun and
games and chasing grids for us.
Disgusted,
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP Operations
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:50:46 -0400
From: "Bill Acito W1PA" <w1pa@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT-60R and recording
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BAY157-ds73D294072E7205E75DE3698BC0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
I have often wondered about this myself. I like to use headphones... I
wonder if you could use a stereo recorder, and put the "speaker out" (low
impedance) to one side, and an external mic (high impedance) to the other.
Getting the audio to balance would be a trick.
We need a small portable, two channel mixer with low and high inputs and a
balance control.
Otherwise you have to use an external speaker, and just pick it and your
voice up over the mic.
Bill
W1PA
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:54:00 -0400
From: "Bill Acito W1PA" <w1pa@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT-60R and recording
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BAY157-ds10319AE59F407CB5FDCED898BC0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=response
Gosh, I love Google...
http://www.mixitproducts.com/
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> We need a small portable, two channel mixer with low and high inputs and a
> balance control.
>
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:54:32 -0400
From: Matt Severin <mtseverin@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT-60R and recording
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<AANLkTimw_wnz8tkNiQjDOGmqHTrv_QkVoKnO=957doLw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Bill and Ted,
I have used a T-adapter just has Bill described and it worked fine. I have
also used a second handheld on the receive side with headphones and a
recording device wired on the T-adapter and that works well too. Finally, I
have used the speaker mike with the FT60 and 'palmed' the recorder in my
hand that his holding the mic...sometimes it's a bit clumsy, but it works.
73
Matt, N8MS
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Ted,
>
> I also use the FT-60. Since it is not full duplex, I do not use headphones
> and just have a small recorder hanging from my neck. It picks up my voice
> and sounds from the radio. If you want to use headphones, I suppose you
> could use a T adapter and plug both the phones and the recorder into the
> headphone jack, but then I don't think your own voice would be recorded.
>
> 73, Bill NZ5N
>
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:28:26 +0200
From: "Claudio Ariotti, IK1SLD" <ik1sld@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] R: Re: Lehman High School on Fox News, Austin
To: "'Clint Bradford'" <clintbradford@xx.xxx>
Cc: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, 'ARISS-ops OPS'
<ariss-ops@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <891D8470410F40FEB81C80752D651A2F@xxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hello, not only the last 3 seconds but at the start of the video the HRD
program is showing uplink and downlink frequencies with doppler correction.
IK1SLD Claudio
-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx Per conto
di Clint Bradford
Inviato: mercoled? 30 marzo 2011 18:39
A: n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: wa5au@xxxxx.xxxx AMSAT BB; ARISS-ops OPS
Oggetto: [amsat-bb] Re: Lehman High School on Fox News, Austin
Station manager contacted regarding editing the last three seconds of the
clip - they will do so today. - Clint
On Mar 30, 2011, at 7:40 AM, <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
<n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Just viewed the video clip Clint.
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:49:30 EDT
From: G0MRF@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yuri's 50th
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <af735.1ff7b456.3ac4f15a@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Hi all.
Well.
Hi ARISSat team actually.
It's now less than 2 weeks before ARISSat-1 will be activated on board the
ISS.
Can anyone tell me / us, the current status of the ARISat decoding
software / where it can be downloaded and the planned times of activation
of the
satellite please.
Would be nice to have some time to load it onto the computer at a weekend
and avoid the traditional last minute rush.
BTW. Did it get recharged via a new lead on the last supply flight? (Will
it last 24 hrs?)
Thanks
David G0MRF
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:16:49 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: -={Echo Madness}=-
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<AANLkTik9RQBp7i44UOch6BwDAR=6gkRgpAXLfOSLYs3U@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Drew,
> Let me clear something up here. I didn't change the frequency so I could
> work Jim or anyone else, otherwise I'd have called him after the frequency
> change. I worked Jim on the next FO-29 pass. I seriously resent the
> implication that I intervened out of personal greed, especially from you
> Patrick.
You didn't call him right after making the frequency change, but you did call
him at least once after the change ( I heard you around 8:18 in K8YSE's
recording). Had you not made even that call for Jim, and waited for that
FO-29 pass or some other later pass, then I probably wouldn't have posted
anything on this topic.
> For what it's worth, you and Damon are the only two who've objected. At
> least you were moderately polite about it. Both of the "DX" stations on that
> pass were understanding and did not object to my action in the emails
> exchanged afterwards. Several others have written in support, and I only
> wish more would have done so publicly.
"Moderately polite"? How about just saying "polite"?
You should know me by now. We have had differences of opinions on
other topics in the past, even here on the -BB. That happens. We have
exchanged our opinions, and it has been done in a calm and respectful
manner. I did not call you any names, I took issue with a decision you
made during that pass, in at least one of your AMSAT positions.
If what you did on Sunday was something you've done in the past, and
not the first time you did that, maybe that would have been something
we could expect in those situations. If my opinion is in the minority, so
be it. More often than not, I am in agreement with you and whatever
actions you take related to AO-51, or AMSAT in general. This time, I
disagreed with your decision, and was willing to put my name to my
opinion publicly.
> I take input from everyone, and try to be out in the public as much as
> possible. Take a look back at the level of interaction from the previous few
> VP Ops and ask if yourself why they stayed the hell away from the users. So
> your objection is noted, but in the end, I alone am responsible for the
> operation of AO-51 and our other satellites. I will continue to act in the
> satellite and AMSAT's best interest, as charged by the President and Board
> of Directors of AMSAT, in the manner I best see fit, until removed or
> replaced. Consider we already have two open VP positions, an open BOD
> alternate, and a highly complex and finicky, aging satellite, before you
> decide to run me out of town on a rail.
Here you go again. When did I say or imply I wanted to run you out of
town on a rail? We have had our differences, but I've never said that
you should not be in the many AMSAT positions you currently hold.
Once again, we don't have to share the same opinion on everything.
> A lot of the users of this satellite have NO idea the hard work it takes to
> keep AO-51 running. I have volunteered hundreds, perhaps thousands of hours
> over the past several years, in order to make AO-51 available as often, and
> in as many modes as possible. I've left work early, went in late, postponed
> personal vacations, missed family events, and spent thousands of dollars to
> upgrade my station, in order to be able to keep it in service so we can
> download and process telemetry, reload code, keep the repeater running, and
> promote AMSAT. Mark, Kevin, and Gould have done the same. While you guys
> bust tail to get on the air to work a new grid, we are there on the digital
> downlink trying to keep AO-51 alive, hopefully long enough to see it's
> replacement on orbit. I'm writing schedules for SO-67 and AO-51, emailing
> answers to users who've asked questions, and trying to find time to spend
> with my family. So before you get on the -bb and take potshots at us, whine,
> piss and moan, you better think of the alternative scenario without a few
> command stations who give a damn, or without a VP Ops. It isn't all fun and
> games and chasing grids for us.
You are correct, in that many of the users don't know what is involved with
keeping AO-51 on the air. I am not in that group. I know very well that it
takes a lot of time and effort. I had been in the Operations Group
previously,
helping to answer questions that came in from users and help with preparing
the AO-51 schedules. When I left that group a couple of years ago, that was
when I started going out to more hamfests and other events on behalf of
AMSAT. I continue to do that, and also try to do my part to support the
organization financially (hoping to hear the successor to AO-51 on the air,
and other satellites, in the future).
I appreciate the hard work you do, and for putting yourself out here on the
-BB. I disagree with what you did on Sunday, but that doesn't change my
appreciation for what you do on behalf of AMSAT.
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:02:36 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Preamp Distance from Antenna
To: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "Amsat - BBs"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000701cbef26$2e4bb3e0$0401a8c0@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Hi Zack, KD8KSN
The loss in dB of the coax cable from the antenna to your preamplifier adds
directly to the Noise Figure NF of your preamplifier. As an example if the
loss of the coax cable is say 0.7 dB and the Noise Figure of the
preamplifier is 0.55 dB as specified by the manufacturer then the overall
Noise Figure of the system antenna plus preamplifier is 0.7+0.55=1.25 dB
This is why to reduce the overall Noise Figure of any receiving system it is
necessary to install the preamplifier as close as possible to the antenna
connector.
By the way the gain of a ARR SP432VDG preamplifier is 16 dB and as
connected in front of your 70 cm receiver you will see an increase of noise
level of about 3 S-units in your S meter but the overall Noise Figure of
your receiving system will be much lover than the Noise Figure of the 70 cm
receiver alone.
In this condition using a preamplifier the 70 cm receiving system will be
more sensitive but it will be more susceptible to intermodulation and
overloading when you transmit to a satellite in the 2 meters band.
If you suffer with intermod the only cure is to add a 6 dB attenuator from
the preamplifier output to the 70 cm receiver input but if you use a 70 cm
tranceiver don't forget to remove the attenuator before to transmit in 70 cm
I hope this helps.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:24 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Preamp Distance from Antenna
> Hi,
>
> I am in the process of getting the ARR SP432VDG preamp for my mobile setup
(and just to have around), and I have read that the closer to antenna you
mount the preamp, the lower noise figure you will have. My question is,
what is close to the antenna ? 1ft., 5ft., 10ft.? Ideally, I would probably
mount it about 5-6ft. from the antenna (1/4 wave) ? would this be
acceptable?
>
> Any additional advice would be appreciated!
>
> Zack
> KD8KSN
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:25:50 -0500
From: "jerry keeton" <jkboxk@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Oscar 57
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <514DA5FA8E034C6FB40DEF3B8075D569@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Has anyone ever heard an AFSK signal from Oscar 57 ?
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:17:21 -0600
From: "David Maciel" <xe3dx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Today Grid EL51 on AIR
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Message-ID: <74CFDBDB300F4AEF9D6A70FBD17C09B3@xxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
This day, on the AO-51, on 21.50z, Eduardo XE3EOL work the Grid EL51 is a
difficult grid in Mexico, lucky if they listen.
David Maciel
XE3DX
EK36
Amateur Ham Radio
www.qsl.net/xe3dx/
xe3dx@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:51:58 -0500
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Oscar 57
To: jerry keeton <jkboxk@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <77C94186-C6BD-4B62-8F2F-58D96CF92EBD@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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The command station webpage says that transmitter is only on over Japan for
command use. I'm not sure if you knew that or not...
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 30, 2011, at 7:25 PM, "jerry keeton" <jkboxk@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Has anyone ever heard an AFSK signal from Oscar 57 ?
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:23:37 -0700
From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Subscribers
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <COL107-W21B7501B2420A3A82DD5D583BF0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I mentioned this BB to a fellow Sat user and he has joined. I think everyone
should, I have found this a very usefull source of information. Plus you can
reply to certain users without posting to everyone which I think is nice.
Except of course when you hit the wrong button.
Anyway seems some of the other forums are stale, year + old post and all. I
saw mentioned here about not everyone reading this BB so I thought I would
spread the word.
This is a good thing right?
Kevin
KF7MYK
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:13:07 -0700
From: David Palmer <zdap42@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: -={Echo Madness}=-
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
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>> Several others have written in support, and
>> I only wish more would have done so publicly.
I'll just say that I was one of the several others that wrote Drew in
support. I think there's sometimes a fine balance between satellite
ease-of-use and avoiding congestion. Drew took action to shift the
balance away from congestion, and I appreciate his efforts in this
regard.
73 de Dave KB5WIA / CM88
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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:20:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Adrian Engele <aa5uk@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] On a more positive note...
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <278589.42472.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Dear fellow Satellite Ops,
In contrast to the recent disastrous pass on AO-51 the other day, today it
was a
joy to help many operators get EK99 and ZF2AE/ZF8 into their logs.
The AO-27 @ 19:35UTC and AO-51 @xxxxx UTC passes were a joy to work. As a DX
Station, I appreciated everyone's courtesy, good operating technique and most
importantly good listening skills. I hope the newer operators got a good feel
for what a busy pass can sound like but still be very productive.
As many of you know I will be popping up on various satellites mostly in the
afternoon/evenings. Both on FM and SSB. I cannot guarantee that I will be on a
particular satellite but I will make an effort when asked. Mornings are out
for
me as I am out diving.
Tomorrow I will make an effort to make it over to FK09. I have to rent a car a
great expense (only one rental car place on the islands and they charge big
bucks) to make it over to the East end for a few hours. Right now I will
only be
available from around 1900 UTC to 2300 UTC. This is the only time I have left
unfortunately on Little Cayman. I have to check what is available. I think one
AO51 and an FO29 pass, perhaps some others. I hope we will see the same
discipline we saw today to allow many stations to work me in a calm and
orderly
fashion.
I would like to thank Drew for all the hard work to keep AO-51 happy. I know
it
is often a thankless effort but it is appreciated by many including this
operator.
Finally a reminder it is very hot and very humid here. So yes I pity those
that
have to stand in the cold but trust me standing in the sweltering heat
dripping
with sweat, tuning the radios and jiggling the antennas is a big challenge
too!
See you on the birds. I will be going to Grand Cayman on Saturday, so plenty
of
opportunity to work me from there.
73, Adrian ZF2AE/ZF8
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