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Today's Topics:
1. Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01 (Sebastian, W4AS)
2. Re: Ham Sats Dead? (Andre)
3. Re: Hearing AO-51 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
4. Re: Hearing AO-51 (Clint Bradford)
5. Re: Hearing AO-51 (Mark L. Hammond)
6. Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01 (James Duffey)
7. Operating practice on (mostly) FM sats (Michael Schulz)
8. Re: Ham Sats Dead? (Clint Bradford)
9. Re: Hearing AO-51 (Paul Delaney - K6HR)
10. Re: Operating practice on (mostly) FM sats (Jeff Moore)
11. Re: Hearing AO-51 (Paul Delaney - K6HR)
12. Re: Hearing AO-51 (Michael Schulz)
13. Re: EM53 (Don Snider)
14. QSL Cards (Kevin Deane)
15. For sale.... (Jeffrey Koehler)
16. ARISSar-1 Transponder Contact Try (Farrell Winder)
17. ARISSat-1 Contact Experiment via Trqnsponder (Farrell Winder)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 15:09:26 -0400
From: "Sebastian, W4AS" <w4as@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
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When I got back on the birds a few years ago, I was surprised as to the
exchanges commonly made while a 'rare' grid was on.
Here's the format commonly used when a 'rare' grid or country, etc. is on:
"CQ W4AS Echo Lima 84"
W4AS, W4AS this is W1ABC"
"W1ABC this is W4AS in Echo Lima 84"
Roger W4AS, thanks for Echo Lima 84, I'm in Fox Nancy 20
"QSL W1ABC in Fox Nancy 20, this is W4AS in Echo Lima 84"
First, there is no reason why anyone should repeat the call sign of the
station in the 'rare' grid during a pileup. And sending the grids
phonetically over and over is a waste of time as well. The only grid that's
important in the above exchange, is the 'rare' grid, the others aren't.
Why don't we use a modified form of the exchanges that are commonly used on
HF?
"CQ W4AS Echo Lima 84"
pileup
"the station with ABC come again"
W1ABC FN20
"W1ABC thanks, QRZ"
pileup
"W2ABC I have you, QRZ"
pileup
"W3ABC you're in the log; W4AS Echo Lima 84 QRZ"
etc.
These exchanges are common on HF. When the station in the 'rare' grid is
on, they need to take control. If that person calls a particular station,
and doesn't hear them, ask for a repeat and say you are only listening for
that call sign. If that call sign isn't heard, then say "sorry no copy on
ABC; QRZ". At no time should the 'rare' grid station acknowledge someone
else when they are specifically calling a particular station; that just
leads to chaos.
Comments?
73 de Sebastian, W4AS
On Oct 2, 2011, at 11:48 AM, N0JY wrote:
>
> Being a "rare" grid (FL66) at the time everybody wanted to work, but a lot
more people got to work because everybody was courteous and waited for the
short QSO exchange to be completed. Even though my callsign VP9/N0JY/MM
felt like about a 10 second mouthful... :-)
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:44:48 +0200
From: Andre <sats@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Sats Dead?
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Reminds me of a discusion I withnessed here localy.
a club had the oppertunety to promote hamradio on a local event with a
stall.
On the day of the event it turned out that the stall had nothing more
then a few HF stations all with CW key and one computer for digital modes.
When asked about why there was no attention for ariss or modern technics
but only HF the answer was that CW was hot and they had one young man
(yes ONE) that came back to see it again and ISS was nothing more then a
flying mailbox and that getting a qsl card for leaving a message in an
orbiting bbs was dumb.
Personaly I think answering 59 please repeat all details is dumb but I
don't go around making my personal opinion superior to any other, if
they are happy doing it fine, the hobby is big enough to allow all
aspects to be valid.
73 Andre PE1RDW
Op 2-10-2011 19:29, Clint Bradford schreef:
> In another forum, an unenlightened ham made the following allegation.
Sorry, folks -
> I just cannot let this type of nonsense go unanswered ... (grin)
>
> ELSEWHERE>> ... I'm sure but the amateur satellite service is on life
support right
> now ... things like the ARISSAT are just a novelty ...
>
> I am proud to report that NO, this aspect of the hobby is by no means
"dead" nor dying.
>
> We received more than 100 applications for ARISS school-to-ISS contacts
for the first
> part of next year. That means there's 100 school principals and 200
teachers who are
> interested - and their enthusiasm is transmitted (pun intended) to their
students,
> numbering in the thousands. SO, there ARE educators and school children
receiving
> information and whose lesson plans include amateur radio and the ISS.
>
> This is important. Those who demean projects like ARISSat-1 are not
educators. This
> project alone has stimulated the minds of hundreds of thousands of school
children
> around the planet - through the work of teachers. There's PLENTY to be
taught and
> learned from such a project - and it IS being taught.
>
> One of the two popular study guides for amateur radio licensing - the
"2010-2014
> Technician Class by Gordon West" - has a sidebar with satelllite-related
links for
> further information. Heck, Gordo ran a Technician class yesterday to a
standing-
> room-only crowd, and he made his traditional "test call" on a local
repeater ... I
> happened to be on the air, answered him, and gave those soon-to-be-hams a
plug
> for working the satellites ...
>
> Of course we would like another high-altitude bird. It takes money.
99.999% of
> those who demean current AMSAT projects don't give a cent to AMSAT. The
> wildly-successful-by-ANYone's-standards AO-51 project cost approximately
$500K
> to build, plus another $110K to launch. As a testament to how well that
sat was
> engineered, it is continuing to transmit at 800mW+ the past two months -
with
> one battery cell dead and another at 0.1V. It continues to be included in
school
> lesson plans, as well as public demonstrations, Field Days, JOTA and
Scout activities,
> and it's there for just you and me to step outside a few times a week and
work with
> a Watt or two ...
>
> My bottom line? Folks who claim that this aspect of the hobby is "dead"
or "dying"
> might be correct, in that for them in their small circles, they may not
be excited
> with the current satellite projects. But in reality, the existing LEOs
are wonderful
> teaching tools - being taught about and studied and appreciated - in
classrooms
> and presentation rooms and hamfests and conventions and parking lots and
public
> parks - across the planet.
>
> Donate to AMSAT. Today. Be a part of the future of the amateur satellite
program.
> Amend your will, and include AMSAT-NA in your estate - there's a method
to donate
> that doesn't "hurt" a bit. And volunteer to give a demo at your local
middle school
> or high school. Be a part of the educational process - see how YOU can
bring
> excitement to a classroom of future hams.
>
> OR, just sit back and without knowledge of reality declare "Ham sats are
dead,"
> in public message forums.
>
> The choice is yours.
>
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
> NASA / ARISS school technical support volunteer
> AMSAT area coordinator
> 909-241-7666
>
>
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 15:47:20 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Paul Delaney - K6HR <paul.hamradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hearing AO-51
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Your eggbeater is probably RHCP overhead and horizontal at the horizon. The
435.150 downlink on AO51 is LHCP, so you are at a serious disadvantage. Can
you hear AO27?
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 2, 2011, at 2:21 PM, "Paul Delaney - K6HR"
<paul.hamradio@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Should I be able to hear AO-51 using an eggbeater with no preamp?.
>
> I can hear VO-52 just fine but have not heard AO-51at all, so I have to
wonder why. I'm listening on 435.15. Perhaps the sat is not active while
over DM03? Or am I kidding myself thinking I should be able to hear it
without a preamp? I realize the VO-52 downlink is 2m as opposed to the 70cm
AO-51 downlink. I'm having my preamps repaired but until then I could use
some advice/opinions.
>
> Paul Delaney - K6HR
> http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:52:44 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hearing AO-51
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>> ... ISS was nothing more then a flying mailbox and that getting a qsl
card for leaving a message in an
orbiting bbs was dumb ...
I was wishing that that type of ignorance didn't exist in our hobby ... but
I've been called an "optimist" (as well
as several other things ... (grin)).
I was on the organizing committee for a local hamfest a few years ago, and
actually ran into a similar
sentiment. The "powers-that-be" desired the 'fest's station to be all-HF.
When I pointed out that that
was discriminatory, elitist, and not in the best interests of furthering
amateur radio to the masses,
they relented.
But I wasn't asked to be on the committee the next year ...
And so it goes.
Clint, K6LCS
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:59:58 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Paul Delaney - K6HR" <paul.hamradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hearing AO-51
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Hi Paul,
Do you by chance have a dead preamp inline? I've had some fail that keep
any signal from passing...it's worse than no preamp!!
Just a thought...
Drew's comment about polarity is a good one, too.
Mark N8MH
At 11:21 AM 10/2/2011 -0700, Paul Delaney - K6HR wrote:
>Should I be able to hear AO-51 using an eggbeater with no preamp?.
>
>I can hear VO-52 just fine but have not heard AO-51at all, so I have to
wonder why. I'm listening on 435.15. Perhaps the sat is not active while
over DM03? Or am I kidding myself thinking I should be able to hear it
without a preamp? I realize the VO-52 downlink is 2m as opposed to the 70cm
AO-51 downlink. I'm having my preamps repaired but until then I could use
some advice/opinions.
>
>Paul Delaney - K6HR
>http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 15:09:43 -0600
From: James Duffey <jamesduffey@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Sebastian, W4AS" <w4as@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass at 22:06 UTC 2011-10-01
Message-ID: <03A49C7A-70E4-4D52-B482-0DF526A0DFA9@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Sebastion - Good points. Here are some more.
The best contest and pileup ops are those that get it right the first time.
If you ever see a video of a high rate contest station or DXpedition it
doesn't seem like they are going that fast, but they are doing rates of
120+. They use their exchanges effectively.
Anyone can improve their rate. Always use phonetics. If you get part of a
call give a report and get his call when he gives his report. Use numbers
instead of decades, that is say six five instead of sixty five. Minimize the
chit chat. These procedures lead to getting the exchanges and calls right
with a minimum of exchanges.
Example:
...
TU QRZ Kilo Kilo Six Mike Charlie
...Pileup...
Four Alpha Sierra Delta Mike Six Five
Kilo Kilo Six Mike Charlie QSL Echo Lima Eight Four Whiskey Four Alpha Sierra
Whiskey Four Alpha Sierra TU QRZ Kilo Kilo Six Mike Charlie
pileup
repeat
If you have to call CQ more than once it isn't a pileup. :^)=
Of course you can't control what the other guy sends, but you can control
what you send and the tempo of the whole exchange, which is what it takes to
make a lot of QSOs in a short time. It is easy to get overwhelmed, and that
is OK, but don't let the pileup know.
Fills take up a lot of time and anything you can do to minimize it with good
operating practices will improve rate. This procedure also satisfies those,
mostly weak signal ops, who want a valid QSO to consist of both stations
copying both calls, a significant piece of information (grid square), and
then confirming that the information has been exchanged. This is a valid
point, although many, particularly on HF do not necessarily agree.
CW simplifies things a bit, plus there are fewer calling.
Of course the real problem is getting newcomers to move up to linear
satellites where multiple QSOs can be supported. - DUffey KK6MC
>
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:58:37 -0500
From: Michael Schulz <mschulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Operating practice on (mostly) FM sats
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Hi,
While we're at it talking about the AO-51 craziness at times (5 am
passes are quite pleasant) I'd like to bring up another thing that
constantly gets me which is not using phonetics for call signs. Just
because it is a FM satellite doesn't mean everybody is clearly
understandable and it makes it more difficult to copy calls. Why not
just use phonetics to begin with and make it easier for everybody to
work stations?
Just an idea. Comments welcome.
73 Mike K5TRI
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:40:52 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
To: R Oler <orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Sats Dead?
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>> ... As wonderful as what you write is, I suspect it is not enough to
sustain the satellite part of the hobby.
First, YOU are to be commended for your support of AMSAT. I hope that all
those who "got in" as Lifers
back when it was really relatively inexpensive to do so still see to it that
a little is donated each year to
AMSAT-NA in some manner ...
Not to be argumentative (who, ME argumentative?), but please help me
understand what you mean
when you state, " ... not enough to sustain ... " - I mean, it is obvious
that money is what is needed to
get these birds built and launched. So you are correct: All the lesson plans
and contacts with a Watt or two
in front of awe-struick audiences so not bring in the funds necessary to
sustain this aspect of the hobby.
Unless one of us wins a state lottery, how do we get projects funded? Who
among us is into writing grants?
My wife has written a few successful ones for the nonprofits we support. But
who else has some time to
research and identify that type of funding? PayPal widgets on hams' Web
sites aren't cutting it.
Gotta finish some stuff in the back yard ... THANK YOU for the dialogue.
Clint, K6LCS
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:45:09 -0700
From: "Paul Delaney - K6HR" <paul.hamradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hearing AO-51
Message-ID: <9712E6DD027544DAA6B955303B477FA7@xxxxxxx>
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No I have not heard AO27 either, that explains it. Time for different
antennas.
Thanks for the info!
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Glasbrenner
To: Paul Delaney - K6HR
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Hearing AO-51
Your eggbeater is probably RHCP overhead and horizontal at the horizon.
The 435.150 downlink on AO51 is LHCP, so you are at a serious disadvantage.
Can you hear AO27?
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 2, 2011, at 2:21 PM, "Paul Delaney - K6HR"
<paul.hamradio@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Should I be able to hear AO-51 using an eggbeater with no preamp?.
>
> I can hear VO-52 just fine but have not heard AO-51at all, so I have to
wonder why. I'm listening on 435.15. Perhaps the sat is not active while
over DM03? Or am I kidding myself thinking I should be able to hear it
without a preamp? I realize the VO-52 downlink is 2m as opposed to the 70cm
AO-51 downlink. I'm having my preamps repaired but until then I could use
some advice/opinions.
>
> Paul Delaney - K6HR
> http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 15:46:31 -0700
From: "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Operating practice on (mostly) FM sats
Message-ID: <52DBA225B77040479FFA6C7A50C0BA65@xxxxx>
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Phonetics should already be in use for the sats (I use phonetics all the
time regardless of mode and band).
It's probably a "hurry up and get it done" thing - operators don't want to
bother using phonetics because it takes too long. I maintain that having to
repeat yourself multiple times defeats the concept of NOT using phonetics in
the first place.
Ultimately, phonetics should be used anytime there is a possibility that the
signal won't be clearly heard or understood.
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY
CN94
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Schulz"
<mschulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
While we're at it talking about the AO-51 craziness at times (5 am
passes are quite pleasant) I'd like to bring up another thing that
constantly gets me which is not using phonetics for call signs. Just
because it is a FM satellite doesn't mean everybody is clearly
understandable and it makes it more difficult to copy calls. Why not
just use phonetics to begin with and make it easier for everybody to
work stations?
Just an idea. Comments welcome.
73 Mike K5TRI
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:50:48 -0700
From: "Paul Delaney - K6HR" <paul.hamradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hearing AO-51
Message-ID: <D81DD14F44034EB1B333BFA349B68D3F@xxxxxxx>
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Hi Mark,
Yes, the dead UHF preamp is still inline, but I was unable to hear AO-51
before I put up the preamp. I added the preamp (a bargain buy on ebay) but
the preamp only worked for a few days before going dead. What do you think
about an Elk at a fixed elevation on an azimuth only rotator?
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark L. Hammond
To: Paul Delaney - K6HR ; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Hearing AO-51
Hi Paul,
Do you by chance have a dead preamp inline? I've had some fail that keep
any signal from passing...it's worse than no preamp!!
Just a thought...
Drew's comment about polarity is a good one, too.
Mark N8MH
At 11:21 AM 10/2/2011 -0700, Paul Delaney - K6HR wrote:
>Should I be able to hear AO-51 using an eggbeater with no preamp?.
>
>I can hear VO-52 just fine but have not heard AO-51at all, so I have to
wonder why. I'm listening on 435.15. Perhaps the sat is not active while
over DM03? Or am I kidding myself thinking I should be able to hear it
without a preamp? I realize the VO-52 downlink is 2m as opposed to the 70cm
AO-51 downlink. I'm having my preamps repaired but until then I could use
some advice/opinions.
>
>Paul Delaney - K6HR
>http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:44:13 -0500
From: Michael Schulz <mschulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hearing AO-51
Message-ID: <1317599053.2959.7.camel@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 11:36 -0700, Clint Bradford wrote:
> >> ... Should I be able to hear AO-51 using an eggbeater with no preamp?.
> Just get a little "directionality" to your antenna ... Heck, we're working
the FM birds with Tape Measure Beams. And with
> "better" HT antennas.
And again I need to plug the IOio antenna :). I built mine with PVC pipe
and copper tubing and made my first sat contact on AO-7 with it. I guess
if it works on AO-7, AO-51 should be a walk in the park ;)
http://personales.ya.com/ea4cax/paginaea4cyq/Antenaioio/ioioingles.pdf
73 Mike K5TRI
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:28:34 -0400
From: "Don Snider" <dsnider@xxxx.xxx>
To: <wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: EM53
Message-ID: <001301cc8163$63002100$29006300$@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi Damon,
I'd like a QSL for EM53. I'd be happy to send you a SASE for it. Thanks for
all your travels. What were you using for an antenna?
144 PH 10/01/11 2037 WA4HFN/P 59 FM27 59 W
EM53 AO-51
73,
Don Snider
N3MK - FM27
7465 Beebe Rd
Chincoteague, VA 23336
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 8:40 PM
To: AMSAT
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM53
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: 14
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 21:26:00 -0700
From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] QSL Cards
Message-ID: <COL107-W34633599029499E081F10F83FA0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I did keep a LITTLE better track this time, there were a few that didnt make
it on the K8YSE's Rec page. Anyone wanting cards for these grids/dates
please email info and I will send them out. I have AC0RA, K7TRK, KA6SIP
already.
SEP. 25 DM05/DM13
26 DM23
27,28,29DM13
30 DM06,07
I think thats right Will do DM08 next time I go to Jim's, probly next weekend.
I need to redo my coax ends, but after listening to the recordings for some
reason my radio/ant still sound like a tin can and the recordings from way
back sound the same, except from Jim's house so I dont know kinda bothers
me. I hope I dont sound like that on the local repeaters? How would I
know... Anyway catch ya on the air!
Kevin
KF7MYK
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 04:11:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeffrey Koehler <jeffk13057@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] For sale....
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So I thought I would offer here first before I put it up on eBay/QRZ/QTH
Gently used Yaesu FT-726R. Has the Sat module installed and also 2 meter and
70 cm boards installed. Full advertised output power on SSB FM and CW. Rig
works like a champ..
Hate to give it up. Was actually used in my old voice-over studio-a non
smoking environment. Only thing non functional are the 2 incandescent lamps
in the ALC/Power meters on the front.
BTW..this is not a computer controlled rig.
Asking $450 shipped CONUS.
Thanks...sorry for the BW.
73 Jeff WB2SYK.? Jeffk13057@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:10:00 -0400
From: "Farrell Winder" <fwinder@xxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSar-1 Transponder Contact Try
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I am trying to make 2 way contact via the ARISSat-1 transponder. I have
fixed my Rx at 145.934.5 to avoid local interference. Will be sending CQ
W8ZCF during pass today Monday Oct3 at 13:44Z. Appreciate anyone who might
try to contact me. Thanks.
Farrell Winder,
W8ZCF, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 10:09:21 -0400
From: "Farrell Winder" <fwinder@xxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Contact Experiment via Trqnsponder
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In follow up of my previous post request, ARISSAT-1 did not activate for my
location in Cincinnati until there was only about 40 seconds left in the
pass which started at 13:44Z AOS. However, I did hear my CW signals with
slight fading. Due to the eclipse delay and orbit it does not appear
favorable at my location for further experiments via ARISSat-1 transponder
for several days. .
Thanks to anyone who might have tuned for my signal.
Farrell Winder,
W8ZCF, Cincinnati, Ohio
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