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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Helix matching (Diane Bruce)
2. FS- loaded Yaesu FT-736R (Tim Goodrich)
3. Re: Helix matching (Joe Fitzgerald)
4. Re: SATPC32 - amsat keps (Joe Fitzgerald)
5. Re: Helix matching (n0jy)
6. CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (Bryce Salmi)
7. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (B J)
8. Re: Helix matching (Bob- W7LRD)
9. Re: Helix matching (Edward R Cole)
10. CUSat-1/2 TLE? (Mineo Wakita)
11. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (Mark L. Hammond)
12. IARU Amateur Radio Spectrum Requirements (M5AKA)
13. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (B J)
14. September 29 NASA TV Cygnus Arrival at ISS (JoAnne Maenpaa)
15. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP))
16. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (B J)
17. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (B J)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:25:03 -0500
From: Diane Bruce <db@xx.xxx>
To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helix matching
Message-ID: <20130927192503.GA46179@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
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On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 08:57:50AM -0400, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> Why don?t we see simple ? wave 75 ohm lines used as a first step in
> matching a 140 Ohm Helix to 50 ohms?
>
>
>
> The ? wave line would give an easy 112 ohms and then it shouldn?t be that
> hard to do a little additional construction matching to get to 140?
>
>
>
> (building a 2.4 GHz pop-out helix that compresses flat for launch)
>
>
Clare Fowler has a neat trick
http://ww2.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/200001/msg00507.html
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:32:50 -0700
From: "Tim Goodrich" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'amsat'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS- loaded Yaesu FT-736R
Message-ID: <064401cebbb8$5b084bd0$1118e370$@xxx>
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For sale is my Yaesu FT-736R. This rig is a gem and you'll be hard pressed
to find a cleaner one that hasn't been stripped down to sell the parts
individually at a higher price. Included is:
Yaesu FT 736R with 6 meter, 2 meter, 1.25 meter, and 70cm band modules
installed and all working at full power output
FTS-8 CTCSS Tone Squelch Board
Keyer-B Internal electronic iambic keyer
XF-455MC 600 HZ CW filter
KA6BFB CAT Control to use this with Ham Radio Deluxe (via FT-847 emulation)
Hand Mic
Power cord
Rig is cosmetically a 9.5/10, as you can see in the pics at
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?407193-Yaesu-FT-736R-6-2-220-440-LOADED
. The internal power supply functions perfectly, as does the front panel
lighting.
Price is $1300 and split shipping from 90503. Please email me using my
qrz.com listed email address.
Tim
K6TW
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:05:49 -0400
From: Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald@xxxx.xxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helix matching
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On 9/27/2013 8:57 AM, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> Why don?t we see simple ? wave 75 ohm lines used as a first step in
> matching a 140 Ohm Helix to 50 ohms?
>
>
In my limited experience, it's easier to diddle around with a strip of
brass or copper at the feed end of the Helix..
For example:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/g3ruh/117.html
I remember building a 1/4 wave coaxial matching section out of a piece
of copper pipe with brass rod down the center. I think it was from a
design in the ARRL antenna book as published in the late '70's. It was
a pain to build since I had to sand down the brass rod to get it to the
right diameter, and I was never really sure how well it worked, since I
did not have any antenna instrumentation at the time.
-Joe KM1P
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:21:42 -0400
From: Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald@xxxx.xxx.xxx>
To: n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SATPC32 - amsat keps
Message-ID: <52461306.9060104@xxxx.xxx.xxx>
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On 9/27/2013 6:58 AM, Mike Seguin wrote:
>
>
> Is this a permanent change? Maybe this was in response to the rebuild
> post hack?
>
>
ww2 addresses are all temporary. For the last couple of weeks, keps
have been served from the future home server of www.amsat.org.
I have turned off the "redirect" to avoid problems with clients that
choke on it.
Thanks to everyone for your patience through the transition to the new
server. There may be a few more issues over the next month or two, if
anyone sees anything working particularly badly, please don't hesitate
to mail webmaster@xxxxx.xxx ... that way I and/or other folks that can
attend to the problems can get right to fixing them.
-Joe KM1P
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:05:20 -0500
From: n0jy <n0jy@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helix matching
Message-ID: <52462B50.3000602@xxxx.xxx>
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On 9/27/2013 6:05 PM, Joe Fitzgerald wrote:
>
> In my limited experience, it's easier to diddle around with a strip of
> brass or copper at the feed end of the Helix..
In addition to being easier for my practically non-existent construction
abilities, I think the strip of brass or copper might be more forgiving,
too.
It worked for my VE3NPC helix
http://n0jy.org/Antennas.aspx
http://n0jy.org/images/L%20Band%20Array-2.ppt
but given my abilities, I'm not sure how!
Jerry
N0JY
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:52:33 -0700
From: Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
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I was watching the Canadian Space Agencies BROLL video of the CASSIOPE
satellite due to launch in a few days and noticed a neat antenna. The video
link below starts at the appropriate point in the video (feel free to watch
the whole video too). For what looks like it is essentially steel tape
measure metal... that's quite an intense antenna and deployment! I'm used
to seeing these on cubesats and other small satellites but this is very
neat to see too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WGD4cWnpcto#t=245
Bryce
KB1LQC
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:12:36 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
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On 9/28/13, Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I was watching the Canadian Space Agencies BROLL video of the CASSIOPE
> satellite due to launch in a few days and noticed a neat antenna. The video
> link below starts at the appropriate point in the video (feel free to watch
> the whole video too). For what looks like it is essentially steel tape
> measure metal... that's quite an intense antenna and deployment! I'm used
> to seeing these on cubesats and other small satellites but this is very
> neat to see too.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WGD4cWnpcto#t=245
It looks like it's the descendant of what was used on Canada's first
satellite, Alouette-1:
http://www.spacenet.on.ca/data/pages/canada-in-space/alouette.html
http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/alouette.asp
Many years ago, there was a documentary about the early days of
Canada's satellite program and I remember this was mentioned.
Unfortunately, I don't remember what the name was.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:22:43 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: n0jy <n0jy@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helix matching
Message-ID:
<498533145.2001367.1380342163467.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xxxx
xxx.xxx>
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I used a "tab matching" method taught to me by Joe, K0VTY. Just a strip of
copper following the first 90* of the helix. Adjust the distance to the wire
for min. SWR. This was for L band antennas. Miss L & S stuff on satellites,
and, you know.
73 Bob W7LRD
----- Original Message -----
From: "n0jy" <n0jy@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 6:05:20 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helix matching
On 9/27/2013 6:05 PM, Joe Fitzgerald wrote:
>
> In my limited experience, it's easier to diddle around with a strip of
> brass or copper at the feed end of the Helix..
In addition to being easier for my practically non-existent construction
abilities, I think the strip of brass or copper might be more forgiving,
too.
It worked for my VE3NPC helix
http://n0jy.org/Antennas.aspx
http://n0jy.org/images/L%20Band%20Array-2.ppt
but given my abilities, I'm not sure how!
Jerry
N0JY
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:27:58 -0800
From: Edward R Cole <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald@xxxx.xxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helix matching
Message-ID: <201309280627.r8S6Rwpg042555@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Making these matching sections is not as critical
as many made them out. Here is a 1420-MHz dish
feed helix I built years ago. I used the same
technique for the 2.4 GHz helix feed I used for AO-40.
http://www.kl7uw.com/1420helix.jpg
73, Ed - KL7UW
Joe: note the KLM-11 el yagi made from a KLM-22C I got from you years ago:
http://www.kl7uw.com/HF.htm
scroll down to set of three photos. The KLM-11
is mounted just below the tribander
At 03:05 PM 9/27/2013, Joe Fitzgerald wrote:
>On 9/27/2013 8:57 AM, Robert Bruninga wrote:
>>Why don?t we see simple ? wave 75 ohm lines used as a first step in
>>matching a 140 Ohm Helix to 50 ohms?
>>
>
>
>In my limited experience, it's easier to diddle
>around with a strip of brass or copper at the feed end of the Helix..
>
>For example:
>
>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/g3ruh/117.html
>
>
>I remember building a 1/4 wave coaxial matching
>section out of a piece of copper pipe with brass
>rod down the center. I think it was from a
>design in the ARRL antenna book as published in
>the late '70's. It was a pain to build since I
>had to sand down the brass rod to get it to the
>right diameter, and I was never really sure how
>well it worked, since I did not have any antenna instrumentation at the time.
>
>-Joe KM1P
>_______________________________________________
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>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
dubususa@xxxxx.xxx
"Kits made by KL7UW"
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 17:56:03 +0900
From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CUSat-1/2 TLE?
Message-ID: <3B52C67ECD694E0A9D7E818EF03242E0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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reply-type=original
Do you know the predictive TLE of CUSat-1/2 someone?
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/cusat_12.htm
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 07:31:48 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
To: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>, bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
Message-ID: <5246be26.4a81e00a.7c90.405b@xx.xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Didn't AMSAT people invent this method/technique? Tape measure antennas on
satellites?
73,
Mark N8MH
At 04:12 AM 9/28/2013 +0000, B J wrote:
>On 9/28/13, Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> I was watching the Canadian Space Agencies BROLL video of the CASSIOPE
>> satellite due to launch in a few days and noticed a neat antenna. The video
>> link below starts at the appropriate point in the video (feel free to watch
>> the whole video too). For what looks like it is essentially steel tape
>> measure metal... that's quite an intense antenna and deployment! I'm used
>> to seeing these on cubesats and other small satellites but this is very
>> neat to see too.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WGD4cWnpcto#t=245
>
>It looks like it's the descendant of what was used on Canada's first
>satellite, Alouette-1:
>
>http://www.spacenet.on.ca/data/pages/canada-in-space/alouette.html
>http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/alouette.asp
>
>Many years ago, there was a documentary about the early days of
>Canada's satellite program and I remember this was mentioned.
>Unfortunately, I don't remember what the name was.
>
>73s
>
>Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
>_______________________________________________
>Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:53:25 +0100 (BST)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] IARU Amateur Radio Spectrum Requirements
Message-ID:
<1380372805.16295.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
A revised IARU spectrum requirements document is now available.
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/09/27/iaru-amateur-radio-spectrum-requirements/
Also on the AMSAT-UK site:
IARU Administrative Council Meeting
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/09/26/iaru-administrative-council-meeting/
ISS Astronaut Luca Parmitano KF5KDP discusses life in space on BBC World News
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/09/25/luca-parmitano-kf5kdp-on-bbc-world-news/
Indian High Altitude Balloon to Study Comets
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/09/28/high-altitude-balloon-to-study-comet-ison/
----
73 Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK website http://amsat-uk.org/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396
Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK
----
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:53:45 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
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On 9/28/13, Mark L. Hammond <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Didn't AMSAT people invent this method/technique? Tape measure antennas on
> satellites?
It could well be that someone associated with AMSAT developed a
self-deploying antenna.
The ones used on Alouette 1 were first rolled up inside the main body
of the spacecraft and then rolled out with on-board motors.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO3FL
<snip>
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:13:21 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] September 29 NASA TV Cygnus Arrival at ISS
Message-ID: <001901cebc4c$82123210$86369630$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Here is another news item that is best sent now rather than waiting
for the news cycle.
NASA TV will televise the arrival and docking of Cygnus at the
International Space Station. The schedule (as of now) is:
Sunday, September 29
08:30 UTC (4:30 a.m. EDT: Cygnus rendezvous, grapple and berthing
coverage begins on NASA Television.
11:15 UTC (7:15 a.m. EDT): Grapple of Cygnus by International Space
Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm
13:15 UTC (9:15 a.m. EDT): Cygnus berthing to Earth-facing port of
Harmony node begins
17:00 UTC (1 p.m. EDT): Cygnus Post-Capture News Conference
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
Editor, AMSAT Journal
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:14:13 -0400
From: "Raydel Abreu Espinet \(CM2ESP\)" <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "B J" <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
Message-ID: <FA384C4FE97F47A8B2A137D37CF74180@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Regarding Canada's Space Program, did you know that Canada's oldie satellite
Allouette-2 is back to live???, or at least its transmitters.....
While I was monitoring the 136-138 satellite sub-band a couple of months ago
with a RTL2832U based cheap SDR dongle I founded weird doppler shifted
signals not matching any known transmitting satellite. After reporting it on
the HearSat mailing list and posterior confirmation from Mike Kenny in
Australia the best match was Canadian old satellite Allouete-2 launched in
1965.
It is amazing how solar panels, antennas and transmitters stages are
functioning after 48 years!!! It can be heard on:
136.076 +- 2 KHz with high instability, strong.
136.589 with unmodulated sub-carriers, weak.
136.981 Continuos Wave.
All three transmitters are alive after many years. It seems that due to some
unknown reason it started to transmit again. May be the very same UFO which
un-plug the batteries from the AO-07 bus ran across that oldie historical
satellite and push the "ON" button HI HI HI HI HI!!!
All the bests and 73,
Raydel, CM2ESP
----- Original Message -----
From: "B J" <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "Amsat BB" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 12:12 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
> On 9/28/13, Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> I was watching the Canadian Space Agencies BROLL video of the CASSIOPE
>> satellite due to launch in a few days and noticed a neat antenna. The
>> video
>> link below starts at the appropriate point in the video (feel free to
>> watch
>> the whole video too). For what looks like it is essentially steel tape
>> measure metal... that's quite an intense antenna and deployment! I'm used
>> to seeing these on cubesats and other small satellites but this is very
>> neat to see too.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WGD4cWnpcto#t=245
>
> It looks like it's the descendant of what was used on Canada's first
> satellite, Alouette-1:
>
> http://www.spacenet.on.ca/data/pages/canada-in-space/alouette.html
> http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/alouette.asp
>
> Many years ago, there was a documentary about the early days of
> Canada's satellite program and I remember this was mentioned.
> Unfortunately, I don't remember what the name was.
>
> 73s
>
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:17:29 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP)" <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
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On 9/28/13, Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> Regarding Canada's Space Program, did you know that Canada's oldie satellite
>
> Allouette-2 is back to live???, or at least its transmitters.....
That's interesting because there was no mention of it in the news here.
>
> While I was monitoring the 136-138 satellite sub-band a couple of months ago
>
> with a RTL2832U based cheap SDR dongle I founded weird doppler shifted
> signals not matching any known transmitting satellite. After reporting it on
>
> the HearSat mailing list and posterior confirmation from Mike Kenny in
> Australia the best match was Canadian old satellite Allouete-2 launched in
> 1965.
>
> It is amazing how solar panels, antennas and transmitters stages are
> functioning after 48 years!!! It can be heard on:
> 136.076 +- 2 KHz with high instability, strong.
> 136.589 with unmodulated sub-carriers, weak.
> 136.981 Continuos Wave.
I'll have to see if I can hear it.
>
> All three transmitters are alive after many years. It seems that due to some
>
> unknown reason it started to transmit again. May be the very same UFO which
>
> un-plug the batteries from the AO-07 bus ran across that oldie historical
> satellite and push the "ON" button HI HI HI HI HI!!!
Maybe there's hope for some of our other silent OSCARS, such as AO-51.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
<snip>
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:54:33 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP)" <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
On 9/28/13, Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> Regarding Canada's Space Program, did you know that Canada's oldie satellite
>
> Allouette-2 is back to live???, or at least its transmitters.....
Thanks for the tip.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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