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Today's Topics:
1. EM53 on AO-51 (Rick - WA4NVM)
2. XE2RCE in DM11 qsl manager KI6YAA (Larry Teran)
3. VY1RM VO-52, 1000th grid worked (John Papay)
4. PACIFICON October 14-16 (Clint Bradford)
5. AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01 (Omar Alvarez)
6. Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01 (Ted)
7. EM53 (wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxxx
8. ANS-275 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
9. 100 Year Star Ship Symposium (Joe Leikhim)
10. Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01 (i8cvs)
11. Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01 (Michael Schulz)
12. Anyone up for late night fun?? (normn3ykf@xxxx.xx.xxxx
13. 2M1EUB/P NOW QRV NE.SCOTLAND (paul robinson)
14. Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01 (Jeffrey Koehler)
15. Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01 (Michael Schulz)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 15:19:39 -0500
From: "Rick - WA4NVM" <wa4nvm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM53 on AO-51
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Damon, WA4HFN just called and asked I post he will be in EM53 mobile on the
next AO-51 pass at 2032z.
Good luck to those that need the grid,
Rick WA4NVM
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 13:43:51 -0700
From: Larry Teran <ki6yaa@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] XE2RCE in DM11 qsl manager KI6YAA
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I will be the QSL Manager for this date at the Ensenada Baja Mexico Radio
Club
Annual meeting,
please be advice that the QRZ.COM info is wrong, please request QSL to
KI6YAA
email or Direct is ok
Thanks you all for your patiente and attention!
There will be some cub members operating also....
73" Larry KI6YAA
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:13:02 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] VY1RM VO-52, 1000th grid worked
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It is difficult for me to believe that there
have been 1000 grids active in the last 5 years.
When I first started in satellites I thought two or
three hundred grids would be about it, but many things
happened to move that estimate up. Last night I worked
VY1RM in the Yukon for grid number 1000 with VO-52 at
2-3 degrees.
This total would not have been possible had it not
been for the many who have gone to grids away from
their home comfort zone and operated on the birds,
sometimes under very difficult conditions. I thought
it might be interesting to create a listing of those
who have given me more than one NEW grid. Many have
also operated in multiple grids that I already had.
This list does not reflect the many who have given
others NEW grids over the past five years.
UT1FG/MM 175 2M1EUB/P 4 XE1AO 3
ND9M 113 G7MAR/MM 4 AJ9K 2
WD9EWK 31 KB5WIA 4 K0BAM 2
WC7V 21 KB9BIT 4 K7CWQ 2
KD4ZGW 16 KI6YAA 4 K7DRA 2
K5OE 10 KK0SD 4 K7TRK 2
KB0RZD 10 VE6AB 4 KA0RID 2
KD8CAO 9 W5ACM 4 KC2LRC 2
AA5CK 8 WA8SME 4 KE7DOV 2
N5AFV 8 XE2AT 4 KG6NUB 2
XE3DX 8 XE2JA 4 KL1WE 2
KC0YBM 7 AA5PK 3 KL7AC 2
N5ZNL 7 CO6CBF 3 N0RC 2
VE8EV 7 DL7VTX 3 N3TL 2
W6GMT 7 G7KES/MM 3 VA3BL 2
N0JE 6 KC0ZHF 3 VE3NKL 2
N2SPI 6 LA4FPA 3 VE7JMN 2
VO1ONE 6 N9AMW 3 WA5KBH 2
WA4NVM 5 W6ZKH 3 XE1BRX 2
XE1AY 5 WA6ARA 3 XE2JTS 2
WA7HQD 3
UT1FG/MM tops the list from operations onboard
cargo ships in 2009-2010-2011. Yuri is the ship's
Master and has sailed across the Atlantic,
around South America, through the Panama Canal,
into the Caribbean and up the Atlantic coast to
the St. Lawrence Seaway. Pictures of his most
recent voyage on the Mottler are on my website.
They were taken by Walt WP4T, Carmen WP3PJ, and
Walner, WP4NYS. Wes KP4WES was also on board the
Mottler. You may recall hearing his voice on one
of the ARRISat-1 broadcasts.
http://papays.com/sat/mottlerweb/page_01.htm
Next on the list is ND9M who recently operated /MM
on a voyage from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean,
across the Pacific, through the Panama Canal to
Jacksonville FL and then on to Charleston SC. He
got up in the middle of the night to work the birds.
Jim has also operated from hundreds of grids in the
US. He holds reverse-VUCC at 325 grids!
Patrick, WD9EWK is an experienced satellite rover and
has made trips to Canada to put on the rare ones. He
is always active traveling to Arizona grids and setting
up AMSAT tables at hamfests in the West.
Next up is Kerry, WC7V. He has traveled to many of the DN
grids by car and sometimes by flying there in his personal
airplane. He continues to be active on all the birds.
Rob, KD4ZGW, is an over-the-road truck driver who has traveled
all over the United States. He was very active from his big
rig in many rare grids. He holds reverse-VUCC at 100 grids! Many
have had the chance to meet him when he has traveled through their
home town.
Jerry, K5OE, was a very active satellite operator years ago and
has recently become active again. His cruise ship vacation netted
quite a few water grids for me and for many others.
Gail, KB0RZD, is a very active satellite operator and has traveled
to many rare grids around his QTH. His photo qsl cards give an idea
of where he actually operated from. He continues to be an active,
away from home, grid expeditioner.
My son Doug, KD8CAO, has traveled to many grids that I needed. He got
me started in satellites and we have enjoyed the hobby together. He
is on the AMSAT Operations Team and very active on the birds. He has
designed both hardware and software that is used in my home station.
The list is huge and there are stories associated with each operator.
They all have made life on the birds more interesting. Interest in
satellites is higher now than at any time since I started 5 years ago.
In the DX world, dxpeditions create challenges and activity. It's no
different in satellites. It can get very crowded at times but it would
be very boring if there was nothing new to work.
Most everyone lives close to another grid and sometimes those grids
can be very rare. If there is no regular operator active in a particular
grid, there will be many that need it. So if you are up for a challenge
you will find the experience very satisfying.
Thanks again to everyone that made this milestone possible.
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:52:05 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] PACIFICON October 14-16
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Any AMSAT members (or satellite enthusiasts) attending PACIFICON October
14-16 in Santa Clara this month???
YOU can help AMSAT!
I have a table in the main hallway reserved JUST FOR US! How 'bout manning
the table for an hour or two Saturday?
TENTATIVE satellite passes for the show ...
FRIDAY 10/14/11
4:31PM PDT - AO-51
SATURDAY 10/15/11
2:43 PM PDT - AO-27
3:52 PM PDT - AO-51
7:51 PM PDT - ARISSat-1
10:16 PM PDT - SO-50
... so I'll be outside working those at those times. And giving my
presentation at 11AM and 1PM Saturday.
SO ... Bring your rig and show it off at the Sat Comms table! Bring some QSL
cards, too ... or biz cards from your own club ...
If it is satellite-related, bring it and get it in front of a few hundred
fellow hams!
Call me at 909-241-7666 (or my Skypename is clintbradford). Or send email to
clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx if you are
able to help out!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 15:25:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Omar Alvarez <xe1aom@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
Message-ID:
<1317507956.60401.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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What a shame this pass, just a few QSOs can be finished because all calling
others without give a chance the complete the current QSO.
What we need to fix that?....
?
I will wait for a better pass.
Have a nice weekend.
Omar
XE1AO
DK89df
********************************
M.C. Omar Alvarez C?rdenas
Facultad de Telematica, U de C
316 1075
xe1aom@xxxx.xx
omar_ac@xxxxxxx.xxx
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 16:06:34 -0700
From: "Ted" <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Omar Alvarez'" <xe1aom@xxxxx.xxx>, <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
Message-ID: <A427060FA78A4CB9AC77A20F19C7A3C4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
WA4HFN has referred to AO51 as a 'goat rope'
The 'fix', as has been debated here before, is common courtesy. But good
luck with that.
See you next pass
73, Ted
K7TRK
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Omar Alvarez
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 3:26 PM
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
What a shame this pass, just a few QSOs can be finished because all calling
others without give a chance the complete the current QSO.
What we need to fix that?....
?
I will wait for a better pass.
Have a nice weekend.
Omar
XE1AO
DK89df
********************************
M.C. Omar Alvarez C?rdenas
Facultad de Telematica, U de C
316 1075
xe1aom@xxxx.xx
omar_ac@xxxxxxx.xxx
********************************
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 00:40:11 +0000 (UTC)
From: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM53
Message-ID:
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If you worked me in EM53 mobile today on AO51 and need a card, email me your
log entry and I will QSL
Thanks
WA4HFN Damon
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:05:21 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-275 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-275
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:
* Lance Ginner, K6GSJ 2011 AMSAT Symposium Banquet Speaker
* OSCAR 1 Prototype Will Be Operating at the 2011 Symposium
* Auburn University AubieSat-1 Scheduled for Launch from Vandenberg
* K6LCS Satellite Presentation at the Anchorage Hamfest
* ARISS Status - 26 September 2011
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-275.01
Lance Ginner, K6GSJ 2011 AMSAT Symposium Banquet Speaker
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 275.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 2, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-275.01
AMSAT is privileged to have Lance Ginner, K6GSJ as our banquet
speaker. As AMSAT and the amateur radio community celebrate the
50th anniversary of the launch of OSCAR 1 (placed in orbit on
12 DEC 61), we look forward to Lance's remarks about how OSCAR 1
was developed and the impact of amateur radio satellites on his
professional career. We will hear about the personal, technical,
political, and security issues regarding the early OSCARs.
First licensed in 1954 at the age of 16, Lance started his amateur
career as a novice (KN6GSJ) and quickly upgraded to become K6GSJ,
the same general class license he holds today. Following his grad-
uation from college in 1959, he joined Lockheed Missiles and Space
Division in Sunnyvale, CA.
While at Lockheed, Lance became involved with Chuck Towns, K6LFH
and others in Project Oscar and helped build OSCAR 1 (Launched on
12 DEC 61) and OSCAR 2 (Launched on 2 JUN 62) and test and integrate
those spacecraft to the Discoverer host vehicle. OSCAR 1 became one
of the first free flying 'secondary payloads' to be flown into space.
Lance's involvement with amateur radio spacecraft continued with his
work with OSCAR 3, OSCAR 4, OSCAR 5 (the first for the newly formed
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation in 1970), OSCAR 6, OSCAR 7, and
OSCAR 8.
Lance's involvement with the early OSCAR satellites continued with
AMSAT, working with Jan King, W3GEY (AMSAT VP-Engineering), Perry
Klein, W3PK (AMSAT's first President), and Dick Daniels, W4PUJ
(AMSAT Propulsion).
You are invited to read more of Lance's career as one of Amateur Radio
in Space pioneers on the 2011 Symposium web page:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2011/BanquetSpeaker.php
[ANS thanks the 2011 Symposium Committee for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-275.02
OSCAR 1 Prototype Will Be Operating at the 2011 Symposium
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 275.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 2, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-275.02
The AMSAT 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday,
November 4th through Sunday, November 6th at the Windham Hotel
in San Jose, California. This year's Symposium coincides the cele-
bration of the 50th anniversary of OSCAR 1.
Symposium Banquet Speaker and OSCAR 1 developer Lance Ginner, K6GSJ
provided Bob Allison, WB1GCM of ARRL's Technical Lab and his team
with technical advice to help getting the satellite operational
again. Bob will also be at the Symposium and will give a brief talk
on the refurbishment process.
The refurbished OSCAR-1 was on display at the ARRL exhibit area at
the 2011 Dayton Hamvention. We look forward to having the OSCAR 1
prototype on display during the AMSAT Symposium as well as hear the
CW transmissions (now managed by a PIC controller) in the 145 MHz
band.
Additionally, the AMSAT News Service will re-run the weekly Project
OSCAR Newsletters to commemorate the 50th anniversary of OSCAR 1.
During the November/December 2011 time frame you will be able to share
the excitement of the launch campaign that started it all 50 years
ago.
Watch for the re-publication of the Project OSCAR Newsletters in the
AMSAT Journal. The Newsletters were hand-typed back in 1961. Thanks
to Don Ferguson, KD6IRE for scanning the original documents announ-
cing OSCAR 1.
[ANS thanks the 2011 Symposium Committee for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-275.03
Auburn University AubieSat-1 Scheduled for Launch from Vandenberg
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 275.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 2, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-275.03
JM Wersinger, PhD, KI4YAU, Professor Emeritus and Director of Auburn
University Student Space Program in Alabama wrote this week, "We fer-
vently request your assistance in receiving transmissions from an up-
coming satellite, AubieSat-1, immediately after its launch from Van-
denberg AFB, California, 25 October 2011 at 9:52 UTC. AubieSat-1 (AS-1)
is an undergraduate - built CubeSat satellite developed by Auburn Uni-
versity.
AS-1 is designed to transmit with a power of about 800 milliwatts on a
frequency of 437.475 MHz, plus or minus Doppler correction. The beacon
signal, along with telemetry, will be sent using A1A continuous wave
Morse code at 20 words per minute. Additional telemetry from the on
board science experiment will use CW transmissions up to 60 WPM.
Based on the pre-launch orbital data provided by NASA, AS-1 will acti-
vate after deployment at 12:21 UTC, 25 October 2011. At that time,
the sub-satellite point will be at 34.52 S latitude and 1.52 W longi-
tude over the South Atlantic Ocean. Our predictions are that the first
flights over the contiguous United States will begin as shown in the
following table:
Orbit AOS Elevation LOS General Locale
----- --------- ---------- -------- ------------
3 15:54 UTC >50 deg 16:01 UTC New York
4 17:28 UTC >26 deg 17:35 UTC Texas
5 19:07 UTC >48 deg 19:14 UTC California
This information will be updated should there be launch scrubs or per-
formance changes in the launch, and additional information will be
available upon request for specific locations. Reception reports with
data contents are welcomed to the following email addresses:
wersijp at auburn dot edu and tam0013 at auburn dot edu
An internet Echolink conference group is also planned to begin one-half
hour prior to launch and continue until about 30 minutes after confir-
mation of the first receipt of signals from the satellite. Information
on the conference groups title will be distributed nearer to the launch
for interested stations.
Please email wersijp at auburn dot edu if you require additional infor-
mation and can assist in the reception and tracking
of AubieSat-1.
Long-time AMSAT Member John Klingelhoeffer, WB4LNM serves as the Tech-
nical Advisor in Auburn University's Student Space Program.
[ANS thanks Professor Wersinger, KI4YAU at Auburn University for the
above information].
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-275.04
K6LCS Satellite Presentation at the Anchorage Hamfest
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 275.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 2, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-275.04
Craig Bledsoe, KL4E of the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club (AARC) noted
their September 17 Hamfest featured a first ever remotely-delivered
keynote presentation by Clint Bradford, K6LCS.
In order to facilitate this full-duplex two-way video Skype conference
between Clint's studio in Riverside, California and the Anchorage Ham-
fest a team of hams assembled the technology to make this happen.
Led by Rich Gillin, AL4S, and Eric Thompson, N6SPP, the team installed
an AT&T active remote phased-array WiMax antenna at the hamfest and
aimed it towards the AT&T Alascom headquarters on Government Hill many
miles away. The resultant broadband signal enabled Clint to present
over a hundred PowerPoint slides through a laptop computer and projec-
tion system while his audio was delivered via a Skype connection. Two
way internet video streaming allowed the audience to see Clint and he
was able to see the crowd at the Hamfest.
Clint delivered a fascinating look across the spectrum of amateur sat-
ellite operations. From the earliest days of the first OSCAR satellites
first launched over a half-century ago to the organization of AMSAT and
today's comprehensive international efforts to get the latest amateur
technologies into outer space, his presentation covered it all.
Clint also taught the basics, showing step-by-step how a beginning ham
can use a simple handheld radio and antenna to work the satellites with
great success.
In addition to all of the on-line satellite discussions, the AARC also
conducted real-life satellite QSOs from the hamfest before and after
Clint's presentation. Using AO-27, SO-50, and AO51 the host operators
N6SPP and KL4E worked over a dozen amateur satellite stations in three
countries. Then a number of guest operators who were attending the
Hamfest got on board as well. Several visiting hams made their first
satellite QSOs that day - and they were thrilled!
All-in-all everyone had a great time at the Anchorage Amateur Radio
Club Hamfest, and many visitors said that they thoroughly enjoyed
Clint's presentation.
Clint's satellite pages can be found at: http://www.work-sat.com
[ANS thanks Craig Bledsoe, KL4E of the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club
for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-275.05
ARISS Status - 26 September 2011
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 275.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 2, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-275.05
1. First ARISS Contact for Louisiana
On Thursday, September 22, the first Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact to be held in Louisiana took place between students
attending Kiroli Elementary School in West Monroe and Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW
on the ISS. Approximately 500 students were on hand for the event.
Representatives from the school board, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
and the media were also present. The contact was a featured activity held in
conjunction with a well developed education plan covering space and
communications. The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) will open its
observatory in an upcoming month to Kiroli Elementary to allow students to
view
various celestial bodies and events, as well as the planets and stars
within our
solar system. Contact information and links to articles, video and audio may
be
found on this Web site: http://www.cs.ulm.edu/~pdw/KiroliARISS/
2. ARISS International Team Teleconference Held
The ARISS monthly teleconference was held on Tuesday, September 20. Among the
agenda items discussed were the upcoming Houston face-to-face meeting and the
HamTV project that ESA plans to support through a contract with Kayser-Italia.
The Project Selection and Use committee will discuss HamTV and a second
Kenwood
radio for the Columbus module once the proposals are submitted. Minutes have
been posted. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2011-09-20.htm
3. Astronaut Training Status
Three simulated ARISS contacts were held on Wednesday, September 21. Chris
Hadfield, KC5RNJ/VA3OOG spoke with youth at the Euro Space Camp in Belgium.
Kevin Ford, KF5GPP contacted the Manhattan Challenger Learning Center (CLC)
and
Tom Marshburn, KE5HOC answered questions from students at the CLC of
Indianapolis. The training sessions were terrestrial-based amateur radio
contacts using ARISS equivalent equipment that will prepare the astronauts for
participation in ARISS contacts during their upcoming missions on the ISS.
Ford
is slated to launch with Expedition 33 in September 2012 and Hadfield and
Marshburn are scheduled to fly with Expedition 34 in November 2012.
4. EE Times - ARISSat Blog
On September 17, a new entry was made to the EE (Electronic Engineering) Times
"Chips in Space" blog about amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1. This week the
blog covers the project's lessons learned. See:
http://eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/other/4227392/Chips-in-Space--Lessons-
learned--Part-1
5. World Radio Magazine Covers ARISSat-1
The World Radio Magazine October 2011 issue featured an article about
ARISSat-1.
To view the story, "Amateur Satellites: A Bumpy Ride for ARISSat-1 on
its Way to
Space," see: http://www.worldradiomagazine.com/
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, 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,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:11:22 -0400
From: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] 100 Year Star Ship Symposium
Message-ID: <4E87BA3A.4080508@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
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I have attended the 100 year SSS the past two days. The real eye opener
was a presentation by Claudio Maccone about using the Sun's
gravitational field as a lens for optical and RF path enhancement. The
effect works with any orbital mass (moon perhaps?), but the proposal was
to establish fixed interstellar comm links with little path loss.
I present this here because it might be food for discussion about
placement of relay satellites in orbits around masses other than Earth,
may have an apparent and usable gain.
There are a bunch of links, you can start here. Perhaps some might want
to take the math and work out how we could use our sun or moon for a
gain lens for the next OSCAR, and perhaps with a wideband RX experiment.
Secondly, I think SETI can benefit! The topic of "ET" knowing this trick
was suggested.
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=785
--
Joe Leikhim
Leikhim and Associates
Communications Consultants
Oviedo, Florida
www.Leikhim.com
JLeikhim@xxxxxxx.xxx
407-982-0446
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 04:31:27 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
To: "Omar Alvarez" <xe1aom@xxxxx.xxx>, "Amsat - BBs"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
Message-ID: <001401cc80ab$6359e360$0401a8c0@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Omar Alvarez" <xe1aom@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:25 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
What a shame this pass, just a few QSOs can be finished because all calling
others without give a chance the complete the current QSO.
What we need to fix that?....
I will wait for a better pass.
Have a nice weekend.
Omar
XE1AO
DK89df
Hi Omar, XE1AO
You only need satellites with linear transponders.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:29:56 -0500
From: Michael Schulz <mschulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
Message-ID: <1317526196.7121.6.camel@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 04:31 +0200, i8cvs wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Omar Alvarez" <xe1aom@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:25 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
>
> What a shame this pass, just a few QSOs can be finished because all calling
> others without give a chance the complete the current QSO.
> What we need to fix that?....
>
> I will wait for a better pass.
>
> Have a nice weekend.
>
> Omar
> XE1AO
> DK89df
>
> Hi Omar, XE1AO
>
> You only need satellites with linear transponders.
>
> 73" de
>
> i8CVS Domenico
If you pair that with good operating practice like giving call signs so
that they're understandable and checking for available frequency first
you may have a winner ;).
73 Mike K5TRI
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 4:51:35 +0000
From: <normn3ykf@xxxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone up for late night fun??
Message-ID: <20111002045135.Z06X7.114299.root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Will be out for so-50 and will try ao-27 again. 530 and 630z respectively.
Anyone want to play??
Norm n3ykf fn11rx
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 12:53:45 +0100 (BST)
From: paul robinson <pushbiker2004@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2M1EUB/P NOW QRV NE.SCOTLAND
Message-ID:
<1317556425.90724.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Now qrv from my holiday cottage re qrz.com ...io87mc????? 1 WEEK ? de paul
2M1EUB/P
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 05:52:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeffrey Koehler <jeffk13057@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Michael Schulz <mschulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
Message-ID:
<1317559922.41411.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
It amazes me that people to this day still call, "CQ satellite CQ satellite"
and having it be so obvious that they cannot hear the downlink.
Unbelievable.
73, Jeff WB2SYK FN13xc
________________________________
From: Michael Schulz <mschulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2011 11:29 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 04:31 +0200, i8cvs wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Omar Alvarez" <xe1aom@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:25 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
>
> What a shame this pass, just a few QSOs can be finished because all calling
> others without give a chance the complete the current QSO.
> What we need to fix that?....
>
> I will wait for a better pass.
>
> Have a nice weekend.
>
> Omar
> XE1AO
> DK89df
>
> Hi Omar, XE1AO
>
> You only need satellites with linear transponders.
>
> 73" de
>
> i8CVS Domenico
If you pair that with good operating practice like giving call signs so
that they're understandable and checking for available frequency first
you may have a winner ;).
? ? ? ?
73 Mike K5TRI
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:08:08 -0500
From: Michael Schulz <mschulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
Message-ID: <1317560888.7121.8.camel@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 05:52 -0700, Jeffrey Koehler wrote:
> It amazes me that people to this day still call, "CQ satellite CQ
> satellite" and having it be so obvious that they cannot hear the
> downlink.
>
>
> Unbelievable.
Not necessarily unbelievable but aren't there many folks out there
who work FM sats with a single HT and simply rely on the set
frequencies? I personally would never want to work like that but,
that's just me :).
73 Mike
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