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Today's Topics:
1. Fwd: ARRL Centennial QSO Party - Satellite Operations
(Paul Stoetzer)
2. Videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
3. ARRL Centennial QSO Party - Satellite Operations (Rolf Krogstad)
4. Re: Videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest (g0mrf@xxx.xxxx
5. Ofcom - Interference to 2400 from proposed LTE band (M5AKA)
6. 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna (M5AKA)
7. Re: 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna (Burns Fisher)
8. Re: 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna
(Andrew Glasbrenner)
9. Re: 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna (kb2m@xxxxxxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:01:13 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: ARRL Centennial QSO Party - Satellite
Operations
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So far we've only had New York, Minnesota, and Hawaii active. W100AW
has been on a few passes and W100AW/4 was on for the Orlando Hamcation
a couple of weekends ago.
I know we have a few states scheduled for operations later this year,
and I'll be doing my part as W1AW/3 from the District of Columbia in
early July, but I have been disappointed in the lack of participation
by the satellite community so far.
Let's get the W1AW portable operations active on the birds! Contact
your state hosts and get on the air.
The Michigan coordinator (Randy, AA8R) tells me that they don't have
anybody for this week. Operations from Michigan start in two hours
(2/19/14 at 0000Z). If you're in Michigan, contact him at aa8r@xxx.xxx
and get on the air!
The Centennial QSO Party is supposed to be a celebration of all facets
of amateur radio, lets get more of the operations on the satellites
too.
73,
Paul, N8HM
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Date: Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:41 PM
Subject: ARRL Centennial QSO Party - Satellite Operations
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Does anyone have plans to be active on the satellites as W1AW/X? First
up is W1AW/4 in North Carolina and W1AW/8 in West Virginia for the
week of January 1st.
Contact your state/territory/district's hosts and get W1AW portable
operations on the birds for this year long event!
I'll be activating W1AW/3 in the District of Columbia on the birds
during the week of July 2nd and I'll be posting detailed operating
plans as that week approaches.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Washington, DC
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:37:37 -0800 (PST)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest
Message-ID:
<1392763057.43821.YahooMailBasic@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi!
I have posted some videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest of some
demonstrations, along with a non-ham-related video that might be of interest.
The demonstration videos were all done on Saturday, 15 February. First,
an SO-50 pass at 1444 UTC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eHOGcrUVWM
followed by FO-29 about an hour later, at 1556 UTC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDf7WKLts8
Just after noon (1900 UTC), there was an AO-73 pass where I was outside
copying the telemetry with my FUNcube Dongle Pro+, Elk log periodic,
Dashboard software, and laptop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO2HwBtsyJI
Thanks to Frank N7ZEV (AMSAT Area Coordinator from Las Vegas NV) and
Israel AD7ND (AMSAT member from the Phoenix area) who were around
during the AO-73 pass. Alex XE2BSS/N2IX from Calexico CA (west of Yuma)
ran the camera for these three videos, and did a little bit of commentary in
each.
On Friday (14 February) morning before the official start of the hamfest, I
was
outside watching the activity at the airfield across from the hamfest site.
That
airfield is a joint-use airfield, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma for the
military,
and Yuma International Airport for the civilians. As it was a weekday, there
were Marine planes taking off for training. I saw AV-8B Harriers, F-5s (these
are "aggressors", simulating the "enemy" for training Marine pilots), and even
the new F-35 Lightning II which is going to eventually replace the Harriers in
Marine service. I was not able to get a video of the F-35s, but caught a
Harrier
as it was landing. Even at a normal airfield, Harriers land vertically.
This video
shows a Harrier descending to its landing pad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGWwvuU1bkw
The radio traffic heard in this video was from the 119.300 MHz AM frequency
used by the Yuma airport control tower. I was holding a receiver near my
camera, and the camera picked up the radio chatter as I recorded the video.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:39:55 -0600
From: Rolf Krogstad <rolf.krogstad@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "<AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Centennial QSO Party - Satellite Operations
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Info about W1AW portable operations. See the link at the bottom to get
authorization to operate as W1AW.
The Minnesota state coordinators for W1AW/0 had divided by HF and
VHF-and-above. I contacted them and suggested that they add a third
category of SAT, which they did. Like most hams satellites weren't on
their radar screen.
I believe it is up to us, the satellite operators, to make our presence and
desire known if we want to use the W1AW call during our state's week.
Unfortunately, my VFO on one of my two rigs went kaput on the second night
of operation and I only made about 35 QSOs. I am planning to be on the
birds again in June as W1AW/0 (from Mn):
- MINNESOTA UTC ? Tuesday June 11, 0000 UTC ? June 17, 2359 UTC
As the W1AW operator you will not have to do any QSLing. All you have to
do is log the calls you work and when done submit the log file in ADIF
format along with your call, county and grid square to your state
coordinator. The coordinator will submit them to the ARRL for upload to
LOTW and for paper QSLing.
Here is a link to the schedule for what states will be on for each week of
the year:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/On%20the%20Air/W1AW_2014_sked.pdf
This link also has the name of the person or club you should contact to get
authorization to use the W1AW call during your state's week.
73
Rolf NR0T
Grid EN34
Amsat #39995
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> So far we've only had New York, Minnesota, and Hawaii active. W100AW
> has been on a few passes and W100AW/4 was on for the Orlando Hamcation
> a couple of weekends ago.
>
> I know we have a few states scheduled for operations later this year,
> and I'll be doing my part as W1AW/3 from the District of Columbia in
> early July, but I have been disappointed in the lack of participation
> by the satellite community so far.
>
> Let's get the W1AW portable operations active on the birds! Contact
> your state hosts and get on the air.
>
> The Michigan coordinator (Randy, AA8R) tells me that they don't have
> anybody for this week. Operations from Michigan start in two hours
> (2/19/14 at 0000Z). If you're in Michigan, contact him at aa8r@xxx.xxx
> and get on the air!
>
> The Centennial QSO Party is supposed to be a celebration of all facets
> of amateur radio, lets get more of the operations on the satellites
> too.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
> Date: Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:41 PM
> Subject: ARRL Centennial QSO Party - Satellite Operations
> To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>
>
> Does anyone have plans to be active on the satellites as W1AW/X? First
> up is W1AW/4 in North Carolina and W1AW/8 in West Virginia for the
> week of January 1st.
>
> Contact your state/territory/district's hosts and get W1AW portable
> operations on the birds for this year long event!
>
> I'll be activating W1AW/3 in the District of Columbia on the birds
> during the week of July 2nd and I'll be posting detailed operating
> plans as that week approaches.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
> Washington, DC
> _______________________________________________
> 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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>
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:35:55 -0500 (EST)
From: g0mrf@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest
Message-ID: <8D0FB64BDA35005-2434-7285@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Nice FUNcube demo Patrick.
Thanks for the good publicity
David G0MRF
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:44
Subject: [amsat-bb] Videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest
Hi!
I have posted some videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest of some
demonstrations, along with a non-ham-related video that might be of interest.
The demonstration videos were all done on Saturday, 15 February. First,
an SO-50 pass at 1444 UTC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eHOGcrUVWM
followed by FO-29 about an hour later, at 1556 UTC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDf7WKLts8
Just after noon (1900 UTC), there was an AO-73 pass where I was outside
copying the telemetry with my FUNcube Dongle Pro+, Elk log periodic,
Dashboard software, and laptop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO2HwBtsyJI
Thanks to Frank N7ZEV (AMSAT Area Coordinator from Las Vegas NV) and
Israel AD7ND (AMSAT member from the Phoenix area) who were around
during the AO-73 pass. Alex XE2BSS/N2IX from Calexico CA (west of Yuma)
ran the camera for these three videos, and did a little bit of commentary in
each.
On Friday (14 February) morning before the official start of the hamfest, I
was
outside watching the activity at the airfield across from the hamfest site.
That
airfield is a joint-use airfield, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma for the
military,
and Yuma International Airport for the civilians. As it was a weekday, there
were Marine planes taking off for training. I saw AV-8B Harriers, F-5s (these
are "aggressors", simulating the "enemy" for training Marine pilots), and even
the new F-35 Lightning II which is going to eventually replace the Harriers in
Marine service. I was not able to get a video of the F-35s, but caught a
Harrier
as it was landing. Even at a normal airfield, Harriers land vertically. This
video
shows a Harrier descending to its landing pad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGWwvuU1bkw
The radio traffic heard in this video was from the 119.300 MHz AM frequency
used by the Yuma airport control tower. I was holding a receiver near my
camera, and the camera picked up the radio chatter as I recorded the video.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:11:36 +0000 (GMT)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ofcom - Interference to 2400 from proposed LTE
band
Message-ID:
<1392819096.19101.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
The UK communications regulator Ofcom have published a consultation on the
technical coexistence issues for the proposed 2300 and 3400 MHz LTE (4G
cellphone) bands.
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/19/ofcom-coexistance-issues-for-2300-and-3400-mhz-
bands/
In is worth noting that?Ofcom use the ITU-R frequency filing database as the
source of information for the usage of the Amateur-Satellite Service bands.
This highlights the importance of all amateur satellites being correctly
registered in the ITU-R database.
----
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: 6
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:46:07 +0000 (GMT)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna
Message-ID:
<1392821167.72006.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
The Alpha Sky Antenna is now retailing at $89 instead of the previous $299.
Has anyone any experience of this antenna ?
Amateur Radio Store
https://amateurradiostore.com/all-alpha-antennas-c-2/hoa-friendly-alpha-sky-an
tenna-for-2m-satellite-experimenters-p-193
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:58:33 -0500
From: Burns Fisher <burns@xxxxxx.xx>
To: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna
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Interesting...I have an M3 Eggbeater antenna (looks like the design is
similar) which I'm very happy with.
Burns
On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:46 AM, M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> The Alpha Sky Antenna is now retailing at $89 instead of the previous $299.
>
>
> Has anyone any experience of this antenna ?
>
> Amateur Radio Store
>
>
https://amateurradiostore.com/all-alpha-antennas-c-2/hoa-friendly-alpha-sky-an
tenna-for-2m-satellite-experimenters-p-193
>
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
> _______________________________________________
> 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!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:13:49 -0500
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna
Message-ID: <5DC8C53F-0966-4892-A1CB-D6AE0537333A@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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With all the Mode B sats, I think I see why it is on sale:
"While used specifically for satellite operations, the Alpha Sky Sphere and
Sky Counterpoise Kit still maintain a SWR of less than 1.9:1 on 2 Meters; as
this is the band that transmission to satellite occurs. SWR is a little
higher on 440MHz and this antenna should not be used to transmit on this
band."
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 19, 2014, at 9:46 AM, M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
>
> The Alpha Sky Antenna is now retailing at $89 instead of the previous $299.
>
>
> Has anyone any experience of this antenna ?
>
> Amateur Radio Store
>
https://amateurradiostore.com/all-alpha-antennas-c-2/hoa-friendly-alpha-sky-an
tenna-for-2m-satellite-experimenters-p-193
>
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
> _______________________________________________
> 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!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:15:55 +0000 (UTC)
From: kb2m@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna
Message-ID:
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xx.xxx>
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I just ordered one. It has a 5.0/5 rating at eham so it can't be too bad.
It might just save my soon to be HOA'd satellite operating butt :-)
I will set it up at my winter home's 'HOA usable' antenna test range and
let all know how it works out. I miss working FO29....
73 Jeff KB2M
----- Original Message -----
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:46:07 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] 144 MHz Satellite Omni - Alpha Sky Antenna
The Alpha Sky Antenna is now retailing at $89 instead of the previous $299.
Has anyone any experience of this antenna ?
Amateur Radio Store
https://amateurradiostore.com/all-alpha-antennas-c-2/hoa-friendly-alpha-sky-an
tenna-for-2m-satellite-experimenters-p-193
73 Trevor M5AKA
------------------------------
_______________________________________________
Sent via amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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