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Today's Topics:
1. ARISSKAF-1? (Luc Leblanc)
2. New keps (Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF)
3. ARISSat-1 Live Position Widget (Clint Bradford)
4. ARISSat-1 over Vietnam (Vu Trong Thu)
5. Need Joomla Guru to help with arissat1 site (Gould Smith)
6. W1AW/5 Taos, NM (Rodney Waln)
7. Wisat32 Question (Sion Chow Q. C.)
8. MacDoppler fixed by re-installing (James Luhn)
9. ARISSat-1 transponder worked over Australia (Alex)
10. transponder at 4:00Z (Bruce Robertson)
11. RADIOSCAF-B Lemonade (Rich Dailey)
12. ARISSat1/RADIOSCAF-B doppler in SatPC32 problem
(Richard Ferryman)
13. New Keps (Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF)
14. ARISSSat-1 Help (Bill Photinos)
15. Anyone using an FT-847 and SignaLink USB to copy ARISSat-1
BPSK telemetry? (Alan P. Biddle)
16. Re: ARISSat1/RADIOSCAF-B doppler in SatPC32 problem
(Mark L. Hammond)
17. Re: ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia (Joe Fitzgerald)
18. Re: ARISSSat-1 Help (George Henry)
19. Transponder (Rsoifer@xxx.xxxx
20. ARISSat-1 in Arizona @ 1332 UTC (Patrick STODDARD)
21. 5 in EM55 (wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:09:47 -0400
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSKAF-1?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: eu-amsat@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4E3C5C1B.12956.26C48F@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xx>
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On 5 Aug 2011 at 13:49, Greg D. wrote:
Date sent: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:49:53 -0700
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [sarex] Re: Re: ARRISat-1 Keps now available
from
Celestrak
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx sarex@xxxxx.xxx
>
> It doesn't.
>
> But it speaks to what many are feeling - well, speaking for myself at
least - that it would be a really good idea, politically, that when
ARISSat-1 gets an Oscar number, it should have an AO-prefix, not an RS-prefix.
>
> There, it's been said.
>
> Greg KO6TH
>
As ARISS as ISS are part of an international program i suggest "ARISSKAF-1"
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
DSTAR urcall VE2DWE
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:25:56 +0000
From: "Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF" <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] New keps
To: "<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4E3C9824.4010202@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
RADIOSCAF-B
1 37772U 98067CK 11217.72992057 .00017961 00000-0 21855-3 0 44
2 37772 051.6393 271.3741 0013139 048.1304 051.8180 15.60521963 222
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:28:11 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Live Position Widget
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <B1A98EEE-6562-4DB5-A1DA-173D2F91025E@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII
N2YO's wonderful LIVE position widget for ARISSat-1 posted ...
http://tinyurl.com/ARISSAT1-STATUS
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 08:45:19 +0700
From: "Vu Trong Thu" <thuvt@xxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 over Vietnam
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <010a01cc53da$817360e0$845a22a0$@xxx.xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello everybody,
I've just had my first try with ARISSat-1 this morning (max elevation 22
degrees), the CW2 signal is audible from AOS till LOS though the Morse Code
Decoder had some trouble decoding the audio. Here's what I've got "ARIISATQ
RS 1S NSPSI OET 327 M IH~30C CP +~3 C B~ 35N~TA IUHIS IEISSATL RST50E~VIET
I5TS~UE+RT Q K", the rest is probably garbage as I tried to vary the LOCUT
and HICUT of the SSB filter. I have a Kenwood TS-2000 transceiver, could
anybody suggest optimal values for these settings? No BPSK frame was
decoded, will try again!
73,
Thu XV9AA
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 21:58:14 -0400
From: "Gould Smith" <gouldsmi@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Need Joomla Guru to help with arissat1 site
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <8F6FA11E5EE041F5BE275282DCE9804A@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
The Joomla site is up and running, but I am having trouble organizing the
sections and categories and placing the articles in them.
Need someone willing to explain and help document the processes so other
content developers can contribute with limited knowledge, i.e the reason for
CMS system.
Please respond to wa4sxm @ amsat .org
73,
Gould, WA4SXM
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 20:10:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rodney Waln <kc0zhf@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/5 Taos, NM
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<1312600244.45256.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
http://www.2011convention.org/w1aw.html
?
aj1o?and kc0zhf will be operating and demoing from the 1973 pinzgauer
and tripod trailer as w1aw/5 on numerous satellite passes from dm76 please
follow instructions
for qsl on the above link, Fri, sat and Sunday morning from the convention,
hope to work you,
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:25:49 +0800
From: "Sion Chow Q. C." <9w2qc@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wisat32 Question
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <8601766B-6D5B-45B8-9CE6-D98E8EAC6381@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Dear All,
I am trying to use Wisat32 for unattended automated satellite tracking and
have some questions if anyone could help me clarify:
1. Is it possible for Wisat32 to run a normal .bat batch file say 20 seconds
before AOS and 20 seconds after LOS? This is used for power on and off to
the satellite equipment. Previously WISP used to be able to do this, but I
do not see the settings in Wisat32.
2. Is there any setting to ignore passes below a predefined elevation, for
example below 5 degrees.
Thank you.
73,
Sion Chow Q. C.,
9M2CQC,
Also: WQ2C /HL1, 9V1QC, JG1XHM,
ex: 9W2QC, AB3IO
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:37:16 -0500
From: James Luhn <luhn@xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] MacDoppler fixed by re-installing
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4E3CB6EC.2080802@xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I could not make RADIOSCAF (ARISSAT) show up in MacDoppler earlier
today. When all else fails, re-install! I downloaded the program file
again and installed it. All appears working now.
73,
James
W5AOO
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:18:52 +0000
From: Alex <vk5alx@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 transponder worked over Australia
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <em8d7a8861-a5b6-481d-81d8-9b5ea52d65cb@xxxxxxxx>
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Worked VK2ZAZ briefly around 0144UTC
Signals quite weak but readable. A couple of other stations heard but
too noisy to get call signs.
Nothing heard on the following (low) pass.
Alex / VK5ALX
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 01:53:57 -0300
From: Bruce Robertson <ve9qrp@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] transponder at 4:00Z
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<CA++Umb=3UNsQrR+GL=8vRDR2p92iDzPMkb112mtrH8pov_eHmQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I, and many others were able to get into the transponder at 4:00Z on
August 6th. I used about 40w into a Lindenblad on TX and another omni
on receive. One 'window' seemed much better for all of us than did the
others, probably having something to do with the orientation of the RX
antenna. I say this because the BPSK and FM signals were not very low
in the other windows, whereas at the same time the linear band seemed
quite less powerful.
It's an amazing thrill to work our AMSAT SDX for the first time, and
my sense is that any VO-52 class station should be able to hear its
downlink.
73, Bruce
VE9QRP
--
http://ve9qrp.blogspot.com
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:34:07 -0400
From: Rich Dailey <richdailey@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] RADIOSCAF-B Lemonade
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.2.20110806050427.02427150@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I made RADIOSCAF-B lemonade this morning at approx 8:50 UTC:
Ingredients:
One (1) RADIOSCAF-B satellite w/missing(?) receive antenna
Twenty-five (25) watts of rf (CW) to 11 elements
11 elements for receive
My downlink was not super strong, but certainly Q5.
This was a maximum 6 degree elevation pass for me. Six degrees.
This, and reading Bruce's description of WB4SON's success with QRP leads me
to ask, are we SURE there's not a 70cm antenna attached?
Antenna or no, RADIOSCAF-B or whatever you wish to name it, I think this
is a raging success of the platform. Congratulations to all involved.
N8UX.
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:41:24 +0100
From: "Richard Ferryman" <g4bbh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat1/RADIOSCAF-B doppler in SatPC32 problem
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <0D4C0768D9DB47F5A18090C53004C950@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I set up an entry in Doppler.sqf, originally as ISS and now as RADIOSCAF-B
for the ARISSat1 CW and telemetry frequencies. SSB receive only so TX set
to 0 MHz, step 20Hz. Unfortunately the doppler correction is not following
the received frequency correctly. The rate of change is wrong so I lose
lock on the telemetry decode after less than 1 minute. Any ideas as to what
I have missed?
Dick G4BBH
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:12:32 +0000
From: "Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF" <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Keps
To: "<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4E3D2FB0.4010808@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
RADIOSCAF-B
1 37772U 98067CK 11218.16773367 .00019609 00000-0 23780-3 0 55
2 37772 051.6393 269.1699 0013099 049.9392 351.2537 15.60542636 290
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:02:51 -0400
From: Bill Photinos <Bill@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSSat-1 Help
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4E3D3B7B.2040109@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Tried to work the 1201Z 06AUG2011 pass of ARRISSat-1 from FM26 this
morning without much luck. I have been successfully working the FM
birds for a while but this is my first attempt with a linear bird. I
was wandering if someone with a similar setup could verify my settings?
Equipment as follows:
Icom IC-910H
Gulf Alpha 2M/70cm dual band yagi. 2M->6 element 70cm->8 element antenna
LVB tracker box connected to a Yaesu G-5500 Az/El Rotator controlled by
Ham Radio Deluxe.
In HRD I set the following:
Rx - Center of 145.930 USB
Tx - Center of 435.750 LSB
I set it to control doppler on *both* freqs.
I am pulling the keps from Celestrak now.
This morning's pass was to North->South and to the West of my
location(FM26au). I noticed that the Rx was always being set lower than
the center freq, and the Tx was lower before max elev and higher after
Max elev. I had about a 9min window. About a 1/3 of the way into the
pass I thought I heard some garbled voice. In the last 1/4 of the pass
I definitely was hearing some CW. I can post the recorded .wav file if
necessary.
Would greatly appreciate any help.
73,
Bill - W4RVN
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 08:09:22 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone using an FT-847 and SignaLink USB to copy
ARISSat-1 BPSK telemetry?
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "SAREX-BB" <SAREX@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <F3C79ACC3DA44708936B289DFCC7442F@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi,
Has anyone used an FT-847 and SignaLink USB to copy, or attempt to copy, the
BPSK telemetry? Reports of success or failure equally useful. In either
case, it would be helpful to know approximately when the rig was
made/purchased, due to the numerous running production mods. There have been
a few reports of people being unable to "print" the BPSK telemetry, even
though the signal is good, and the CW decodes well.
Please reply off list.
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:15:24 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat1/RADIOSCAF-B doppler in SatPC32
problem
To: "Richard Ferryman" <g4bbh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <H1Fb1h00A56cfur051Fbrj@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi Dick,
Is your hardware/software control working?
Is the CAT interface known to work?
When tracking the satellite-does it show "C+" in the top right
window of setting options? It must have the "+" or it won't adjust
the radio. You can set it to "+" by default by checking the Setup/Options
CAT Control setting.
If the above works, but it's "drifting" out of lock--your Keps may be bad!
If you are tracking, but it seems "off" I'd check your PC clock and the Keps
you are using. The ones currently available via Celestrak seem to work
fine. Just make sure you're using them :)
Last night and this AM my station printed and sent over 100 frames, fully
automated while I was away. That means the Keps are getting quite good.
73,
Mark N8MH
At 11:41 AM 8/6/2011 +0100, Richard Ferryman wrote:
>I set up an entry in Doppler.sqf, originally as ISS and now as RADIOSCAF-B
for the ARISSat1 CW and telemetry frequencies. SSB receive only so TX set
to 0 MHz, step 20Hz. Unfortunately the doppler correction is not following
the received frequency correctly. The rate of change is wrong so I lose
lock on the telemetry decode after less than 1 minute. Any ideas as to what
I have missed?
>Dick G4BBH
>_______________________________________________
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:27:28 -0400
From: Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald@xxxx.xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia
To: "Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)" <9w2qc@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: sangatsingh@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4E3D4140.3040303@xxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
On 8/4/2011 11:04 PM, Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC) wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> It was great to receive ARISSsat-1 over West Malaysia during 5th
> August 2011, 0223 UTC pass. Maximum elevation was 89 degrees.
>
Sion
It is always great to see your early reception reports on amsat-bb!
Keep up the good work.
-Joe
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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 06:27:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Henry <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSSat-1 Help
To: Bill Photinos <Bill@xxxxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <1312637263.89245.YahooMailRC@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
In HRD, do you have the transponder set up as inverted (RX mode USB, TX mode
LSB, Linear Inverting Transponder button clicked)?? If you have it set up
right,
the TX frequency should track in the opposite direction as you tune the RX.
It is normal for the TX frequency to be lower in the early part of the pass
and
higher later:? you are trying to maintain a constant frequency received at the
satellite, and the motion of the satellite ADDS to?your uplink frequency as it
approaches you, and subtracts from it as the satellite moves away.
George, KA3HSW
?
----- Original Message ----
> From: Bill Photinos <Bill@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Sent: Sat, August 6, 2011 8:02:51 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSSat-1 Help
>
> Tried to work the 1201Z 06AUG2011 pass of ARRISSat-1 from FM26 this
> morning without much luck.? I have been successfully working the FM
> birds for a while but this is my first attempt with a linear bird.? I
> was wandering if someone with a similar setup could verify my settings?
>
> Equipment as follows:
>
> Icom IC-910H
> Gulf Alpha? 2M/70cm dual band yagi.? 2M->6 element 70cm->8 element antenna
>
> LVB tracker box connected to a Yaesu G-5500 Az/El Rotator controlled by
> Ham Radio Deluxe.
>
> In HRD I set the following:
>
> Rx - Center of 145.930 USB
> Tx - Center of 435.750 LSB
>
> I set it to control doppler on *both* freqs.
> I am pulling the keps from Celestrak now.
>
>
> This morning's pass was to North->South and to the West of my
> location(FM26au).? I noticed that the Rx was always being set lower than
> the center freq, and the Tx was lower before max elev and higher after
> Max elev.? I had about a 9min window.? About a 1/3 of the way into the
> pass I thought I heard some garbled voice.? In the last 1/4 of the pass
> I definitely was hearing some CW.? I can post the recorded .wav file if
> necessary.
>
> Would greatly appreciate any help.
>
> 73,
> ? Bill - W4RVN
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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 09:48:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rsoifer@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Transponder
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <b48d.3f716b1d.3b6ea025@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
On the ARISSat-1 pass just ended here (23 degrees max elevation), results
were about the same as yesterday. I heard my CW downlink for about a
minute, peaking 559. Several other CW signals were in there, but I
couldn't get
their calls due to the deep fades.
Bruce appears to be right that the transponder's performance depends
largely on the spacecraft's orientation.
73 Ray W2RS
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Message: 20
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 06:55:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Patrick STODDARD <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 in Arizona @ 1332 UTC
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<1312638956.43210.yint-ygo-j2me@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi!
This was my first attempt on this satellite. CW
telemetry at 145.920 was easy to copy, and I
hear CW and SSB through the transponder. It
wasn't hatd to hear the transponder after the
satellite was up a few degrees from the horizon,
and I heard my own CW near mid-pass. Maximum
elevation here was 33 degrees.
Above 20 or so degrees elevation, I could hear my
CW. Near the midpoint, I briefly heard myself in
SSB. Fading is there, but having to adjust my VFO
more often than working VO52 makes this bird
more of a challenge.
Although I didn't complete a QSO, I think I heard
KN6ZA in CW. I know I clearly heard AA5PK in SSB
starting around 1337-1338 UTC. I will try again on
the next pass at 1508-1517 UTC.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 21
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 14:47:48 +0000 (UTC)
From: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] 5 in EM55
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<1218297854.7479.1312642068140.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xxxxx
xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Congrats to Kevin KF7MYK award #19 for 5 in em55
WA4HFN em55 Damon
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