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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Shuttle Launch visible 3/11/09 (GW1FKY@xxx.xxxx
2. Thanks for first AO-27 QSOs (Jeff Yanko)
3. Welcome KJ4JIO (Alan Sieg WB5RMG)
4. AO-7 S-band beacon? (Peter Guelzow)
5. Welcome KC2ULM (Sebastian)
6. Re: NASA predix program (Alan Sieg WB5RMG)
7. Re: NASA predix program (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
8. Need AG-35 schematic (George Henry)
9. Re: NASA predix program (Jim Jerzycke)
10. Re: NASA predix program (Rich Dailey (gmail))
11. Re: NASA predix program (Alan Sieg WB5RMG)
12. old satellites (w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxxx
13. Re: old satellites (Jim Jerzycke)
14. TH-D7(G) (Jeff Yanko)
15. Re: old satellites (MM)
16. Re: Need AG-35 schematic (Nader Omer)
17. Re: [sarex] Re: ISS Packet 13.44utc UK Pass (Raul Romero)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:28:33 EDT
From: GW1FKY@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Shuttle Launch visible 3/11/09
To: ka1rrw@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi all,
I have just read an update and It looks as if the launch will be scrubbed
due to a fuel leak.
Sorry to learn of yet another problem and I hope that it can be resolved.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKY
Amsat -UK
Amsat NA
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:13:22 -0700
From: "Jeff Yanko" <wb3jfs@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thanks for first AO-27 QSOs
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi all!
Thanks for my first QSO's via AO-27 this afternoon! Special thanks to Leo,
W7JPI, for the actual first QSO and also letting me know I was making the
bird alright. I just didn't hear myself well because I didn't adjust for
doppler while busy with other demands with the HT and arrow. :)
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:17:46 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Alan Sieg WB5RMG" <wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Welcome KJ4JIO
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <2682.192.168.121.31.1236813466.squirrel@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx>
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KJ4JIO said:
> David put out the initial email on my behalf. I soon after registered
> for some of the various Amsat mailing lists and followed along. Thank
> you all very much for your insight.
Welcome to the world of hamsats, and by your callsign - to ham radio !
You can learn a lot here, and a lot more by trying it yourself.
It may not be easy, but it won't be all that hard either.
You will of course learn more by listening than by talking...
Fortunately, you likely have twice as many ears.
Enjoy your new habitxxxxx hobby and keep us informed of your progress.
Don't be afraid of asking questions here, everyone of us was a noob first
before we got to be grumpity ol`curmudgeons.... that'l come with time.
73 for now... /;^)
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<- http://www.somenet.net * http://wb5rmg.somenet.net ->
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:28:33 +0100
From: Peter Guelzow <peter.guelzow@xxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 S-band beacon?
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <49B84921.3000304@xxxxxx.xx>
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Hi All,
accoding to
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-
new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=9&retURL=/satellites/status.php
the* Mode S Beacon of AO-7 is declared as Non-Operational, while the
rest is declared as "Semi-Operational" ?
Does it makes sense to try to listen to the S band beacon on *2304.1 MHz ?
Some sources say, that this beacon was never turned on when AO-7 was
operational?
We could use or 20m dish in Bochum to listen to it, as we are going to
do some tests on S-band soon..
73s
Peter, DB2OS
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:59 -0400
From: Sebastian <w4as@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Welcome KC2ULM
To: AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <677F0969-1C3B-4B8B-BA86-37F4B66A719F@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
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It seems we have a few new hams on the satellites in the last few
days. Today I had the pleasure of making a QSO (his first) with
KC2ULM. He's working with 2 radios and a vertical, but his signal was
loud and clear on the newly resurrected AO-27.
Congrats to Earl, and if you hear him, say hello.
73 de W4AS
Sebastian
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:55:17 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Alan Sieg WB5RMG" <wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA predix program
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <3172.192.168.121.31.1236815717.squirrel@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx>
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G8IFF/W8IFF said:
> Which satellite prediction program do we see on the big screen
> on the NASA TV broadcasts from mission control in Houston?
There are several different views you may see, but the main thing that
we "see" is the background map. Several "free" programs now utilize the
map made from composite satellite images that looks natural and cloud-free.
A good example someone pointed out is the default image in Orbitron.
What sets the NASA maps apart is that they also usually show the coverage
area of the three primary TDRS relay satellites, and marks on the future
ground tracks to indicate orbital sunrise and sunsets. As the shuttle
(or ISS) moves about the orbit, those coverage circles help visualize the
"TDRSS handovers" where communications will drop out for a minute or a few.
You may also notice on the ISS map view, the range circles about the Russian
ground stations. During de-orbit and re-entry the background goes black and
you'll see blue range circles about the various US radar tracking sites.
During Joint-Ops with both Shuttle and ISS, they show Lat/Lon/Alt stats
in the upper corners of the display. Lots of things they can turn on/off.
The other display (my personal favorite) provides a multi-view in 3D space.
I've heard it refered to as 'Birds Eye View' or BEV. I've seen similar
applications running on SGI computers, with a 3 pane window... the top one
a side view parallel to the velocity vector, with gravity down. The lower
panes showing 1) a view from above sighting down along gravity, and 2) a
view from slightly above looking forward along the velocity vector. These
views are fed by live telemetry data that will include the vehicles
orientation respective to those vectors. I really like watching those
during orientation adjustments. If you can watch before docking, you can
see how the ISS is rotated around to place the docking port 'in back' so
that the Shuttle's TPS is better protcted from any orbital debris. If you
see this display before re-entry you can see how they turn tail-forward
in preparation for the de-orbit burn... I really enjoy watching this stuff.
Still tho, it is hard to beat the 3D view in InstantTrack, especially on
one of those Molniya orbits like AO-13, whippin around perigee - whoosh !
Enjoy /;^)
--
<- Licensed in 1976, WB5RMG = Alan Sieg * AMSAT#20554 ->
<- http://www.somenet.net * http://wb5rmg.somenet.net ->
<- http://www.linkedin.com/in/alansieg * My 'Day Job' ->
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:08:42 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA predix program
To: Alan Sieg WB5RMG <wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <49B8528A.2030907@xxxxx.xxx>
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Thanks Alan.
I use either Orbitron or InstantTrack.
I had always wondered what the range circles over Russia were.
Does NASA have an official write up on the 'net.
Do we know the object numbers for the TDRS birds? My keps suggest there are 9
TDRS birds up there.
Alan Sieg WB5RMG wrote:
>
> There are several different views you may see, but the main thing that
> we "see" is the background map. Several "free" programs now utilize the
> map made from composite satellite images that looks natural and cloud-free.
> A good example someone pointed out is the default image in Orbitron.
>
> What sets the NASA maps apart is that they also usually show the coverage
> area of the three primary TDRS relay satellites, and marks on the future
> ground tracks to indicate orbital sunrise and sunsets. As the shuttle
> (or ISS) moves about the orbit, those coverage circles help visualize the
> "TDRSS handovers" where communications will drop out for a minute or a few.
> You may also notice on the ISS map view, the range circles about the Russian
> ground stations. During de-orbit and re-entry the background goes black and
> you'll see blue range circles about the various US radar tracking sites.
> During Joint-Ops with both Shuttle and ISS, they show Lat/Lon/Alt stats
> in the upper corners of the display. Lots of things they can turn on/off.
>
> The other display (my personal favorite) provides a multi-view in 3D space.
> I've heard it refered to as 'Birds Eye View' or BEV. I've seen similar
> applications running on SGI computers, with a 3 pane window... the top one
> a side view parallel to the velocity vector, with gravity down. The lower
> panes showing 1) a view from above sighting down along gravity, and 2) a
> view from slightly above looking forward along the velocity vector. These
> views are fed by live telemetry data that will include the vehicles
> orientation respective to those vectors. I really like watching those
> during orientation adjustments. If you can watch before docking, you can
> see how the ISS is rotated around to place the docking port 'in back' so
> that the Shuttle's TPS is better protcted from any orbital debris. If you
> see this display before re-entry you can see how they turn tail-forward
> in preparation for the de-orbit burn... I really enjoy watching this stuff.
>
> Still tho, it is hard to beat the 3D view in InstantTrack, especially on
> one of those Molniya orbits like AO-13, whippin around perigee - whoosh !
>
> Enjoy /;^)
>
>
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:46:53 -0500
From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Need AG-35 schematic
To: "amsat bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <8105EA9E760744D4B9EDE7CE229EA9CA@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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Anybody on the list have a schematic for the Icom AG-35 preamp? I suspect
that mine is not performing up to par.... only about a 3 dB increase in
signal strength on S-meter when switched on. My AG-25, OTOH, shows about a
20 dB increase...
George, KA3HSW
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:06:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA predix program
To: Alan Sieg WB5RMG <wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxx>, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
<nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <667903.92425.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TDRS
--- On Wed, 3/11/09, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA predix program
> To: "Alan Sieg WB5RMG" <wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 5:08 PM
> Thanks Alan.
> I use either Orbitron or InstantTrack.
> I had always wondered what the range circles over Russia
> were.
> Does NASA have an official write up on the 'net.
> Do we know the object numbers for the TDRS birds? My keps
> suggest there are 9 TDRS birds up there.
>
>
> Alan Sieg WB5RMG wrote:
>
> >
> > There are several different views you may see, but the
> main thing that
> > we "see" is the background map. Several
> "free" programs now utilize the
> > map made from composite satellite images that looks
> natural and cloud-free.
> > A good example someone pointed out is the default
> image in Orbitron.
> >
> > What sets the NASA maps apart is that they also
> usually show the coverage
> > area of the three primary TDRS relay satellites, and
> marks on the future
> > ground tracks to indicate orbital sunrise and sunsets.
> As the shuttle
> > (or ISS) moves about the orbit, those coverage circles
> help visualize the
> > "TDRSS handovers" where communications will
> drop out for a minute or a few.
> > You may also notice on the ISS map view, the range
> circles about the Russian
> > ground stations. During de-orbit and re-entry the
> background goes black and
> > you'll see blue range circles about the various US
> radar tracking sites.
> > During Joint-Ops with both Shuttle and ISS, they show
> Lat/Lon/Alt stats
> > in the upper corners of the display. Lots of things
> they can turn on/off.
> >
> > The other display (my personal favorite) provides a
> multi-view in 3D space.
> > I've heard it refered to as 'Birds Eye
> View' or BEV. I've seen similar
> > applications running on SGI computers, with a 3 pane
> window... the top one
> > a side view parallel to the velocity vector, with
> gravity down. The lower
> > panes showing 1) a view from above sighting down along
> gravity, and 2) a
> > view from slightly above looking forward along the
> velocity vector. These
> > views are fed by live telemetry data that will include
> the vehicles
> > orientation respective to those vectors. I really like
> watching those
> > during orientation adjustments. If you can watch
> before docking, you can
> > see how the ISS is rotated around to place the docking
> port 'in back' so
> > that the Shuttle's TPS is better protcted from any
> orbital debris. If you
> > see this display before re-entry you can see how they
> turn tail-forward
> > in preparation for the de-orbit burn... I really enjoy
> watching this stuff.
> >
> > Still tho, it is hard to beat the 3D view in
> InstantTrack, especially on
> > one of those Molniya orbits like AO-13, whippin around
> perigee - whoosh !
> >
> > Enjoy /;^)
> >
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > No virus found in this incoming message.
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> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> Nigel A. Gunn. G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF)
> 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA 937 825
> 5032
> e-mail nigel@xxxxx.xxx www
> http://www.ngunn.net
> Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548,
> Flying Pig #385,
> Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691,
> AMSAT-UK, MKARS, ALC
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:39:01 -0400
From: "Rich Dailey (gmail)" <redailey1@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA predix program
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.2.20090311213337.023a5080@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>What sets the NASA maps apart is that they also usually show the coverage
>area of the three primary TDRS relay satellites, and marks on the future
>ground tracks to indicate orbital sunrise and sunsets. As the shuttle
>(or ISS) moves about the orbit, those coverage circles help visualize the
>"TDRSS handovers" where communications will drop out for a minute or a few.
>You may also notice on the ISS map view, the range circles about the Russian
>ground stations. During de-orbit and re-entry the background goes black and
>you'll see blue range circles about the various US radar tracking sites.
>During Joint-Ops with both Shuttle and ISS, they show Lat/Lon/Alt stats
>in the upper corners of the display. Lots of things they can turn on/off.
My recollection (circa 1997 or so) was that the old DOS based STS-Orbitsplus
did all this - TDRSS coverage, coverage circles for tracking/ground stations,
even the
South Atlantic Anomaly zone.
But I'm not sure how friendly our newer OS's are toward this intensely
graphical
DOS app. I ran it on a 100mhz 486 with dos5. Also ran Instantrack, and I
know it runs fine
in a command window. But STSorbits was a little more picky with graphics, as
I remember.
Rich, N8UX
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:48:15 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Alan Sieg WB5RMG" <wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NASA predix program
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <1572.192.168.121.31.1236826095.squirrel@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
> I use either Orbitron or InstantTrack.
> I had always wondered what the range circles over Russia were.
> Does NASA have an official write up on the 'net.
> Do we know the object numbers for the TDRS birds?
> My keps suggest there are 9 TDRS birds up there.
If you read enough of the WikiPedia page, you find reference to the
'Official' page... well "msp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/oview.html" is no more..
I'm looking for some links I had. Here is at least one that works,
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/service/gallery/fact_sheets/spacesci/tdrs_hij.ht
m
And here is a link with LOTS of info about the orbiter communications systems:
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts-ovcomm.html
I'm really bummed just now over the NASA web site(s)... I used to have links
to lots of stuff about TDRSS, but now with the "New & Improved" web site,
they have moved/consolidated/shuffled so much, that I get a lot of dead links.
Even their search results show "..page has been moved" or other errors . . .
I'll come back when I find the new ones... Here is one I found that DOES work,
refering to the contract for the NEXT two TDRS being built :
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/dec/HQ_C07064_TDRSS_Awards.html
I can't recall off hand which TDRS number they are, but they are usually
refered to by the longitude where they are parked in GEO. There are 9 total,
but only 3 of them have channels dedicated full time for human space flight.
I'll figure out tomorrow which ones they are, unless someone beats me to it.
The others handle Hubble, and dozens of other science data collectors. Both
Shuttle and ISS use both S-band (2 GHz), and Ku band (14 GHz). I knew that
these were big satellites, but I learned from one page that these new ones
with the solar panels fully extended, were 60 ft across - I realized then
that would be as long as my house... and with 2x 15 ft dishes, as wide as.
I discovered after I sent that last one that I didn't mention J-Track...
NASA used this a lot in their on-line stuff, a lot of which has moved.
I searched the main site, and found this really cool JAVA page that
lets you scroll around, click satellites, etc... make it a big window,
and this can provide hours of entertainment. Pick satellites from a drop
down, or just click a dot... run fast-forward, show lat/log/stats, etc...
http://science.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/3d/JTrack3D.html
Pretty slick I'd say. Neat - I just found AO-40 ..!..
OK, more than enough for now ... 73 and good night.
Looks like it may be a few more days before Discovery gets off.
Shucks... Looks like I may be workin some this weekend.
Thanks /;^)
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<- http://www.somenet.net * http://wb5rmg.somenet.net ->
<- http://www.linkedin.com/in/alansieg * My 'Day Job' ->
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:24:34 +0000 (UTC)
From: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] old satellites
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hello
I believe this subject has been kicked around on this BB before. It did
generate some creative thinking. Given all the satellites up there and all
the varied uses of them, eventually some of them get compromised for whatever
reason. Is there any way any of these old relics can be reprogramed, used or
otherwise "adjusted" to suit us? We don't need a real good S/N ratio to make
us happy, and we are pretty good at cobbling together whatever we want. We
have some very informed and smart people on this BB who know.
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:40:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: old satellites
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
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Interesting idea....
Jim KQ6EA
--- On Wed, 3/11/09, w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> From: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] old satellites
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 9:24 PM
> Hello
> I believe this subject has been kicked around on this BB
> before. It did generate some creative thinking. Given all
> the satellites up there and all the varied uses of them,
> eventually some of them get compromised for whatever reason.
> Is there any way any of these old relics can be
> reprogramed, used or otherwise "adjusted" to suit
> us? We don't need a real good S/N ratio to make us
> happy, and we are pretty good at cobbling together whatever
> we want. We have some very informed and smart people on
> this BB who know.
> 73 Bob W7LRD
> Seattle
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:17:12 -0700
From: "Jeff Yanko" <wb3jfs@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] TH-D7(G)
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <40A9D957F26946789F275E066B4E4A96@xxxxxxxx>
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Hi all!
I've been looking over the TH-D7(G) manual on setting up the HT for data and
can't seem to kind anything on setting the TNC to the KISS mode. Has
anybody tried it or is it possible?
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:57:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: MM <ka1rrw@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: old satellites
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <691020.85648.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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There have been cases in the past, where Old commercial satellites have been
assigned other light duties.
Example, a marginally functional satellite was assigned free telephone status
for the remote island Pitcairn.
so it may be possible to find some other satellites that still have working
transponders which are not good enough for profit but could still be used by
hams. Example, if the sat was designed as a Geo sat and it's Fuel runs out,
it will drift out of its parking space. The transponders still work but it
can not be used since its Moving and its not in its assigned parking space.
we should not only check out the Geo Sats, but also Tumbling Iridium sats too.
Any one have contacts are Huges or one of the other satellite companies?
wf1f.
--- On Thu, 3/12/09, w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> From: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] old satellites
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 12:24 AM
> Hello
> I believe this subject has been kicked around on this BB
> before. It did generate some creative thinking. Given all
> the satellites up there and all the varied uses of them,
> eventually some of them get compromised for whatever reason.
> Is there any way any of these old relics can be
> reprogramed, used or otherwise "adjusted" to suit
> us? We don't need a real good S/N ratio to make us
> happy, and we are pretty good at cobbling together whatever
> we want. We have some very informed and smart people on
> this BB who know.
> 73 Bob W7LRD
> Seattle
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:45:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nader Omer <st2nh@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Need AG-35 schematic
To: amsat bb bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <207794.13377.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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HI George, KA3HSW
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The schematic for the Icom AG-35 preamp is avalable at MoDS.dk website
?
http://www.mods.dk/manual.php?brand=icom
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I just downladed a copy of it.
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good luck
?
Nader . st2nh
www.st2nh.com
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:18:25 -0300
From: "Raul Romero" <ce3soc@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [sarex] Re: ISS Packet 13.44utc UK Pass
To: "Sil - ZL2CIA" <zl2cia@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <7ECF7293A38B4B60941B5CAE9A0D40DF@xxxxxxxx>
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130.167 FM is Active
Raul
CA3SOC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w4Mdq5mPWs
LOOK Sorry Noise is Trafo 220 Volts AC in Street
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sil - ZL2CIA" <zl2cia@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR]" <Kenneth.G.Ransom@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>; <sarex@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:22 AM
Subject: [sarex] Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Packet 13.44utc UK Pass
> To know if it is active, listen on 143.625 MHz (perhaps other
> frequencies as well). You can hear the traffic (in Russian)
>
> Sil
>
> Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] wrote:
>> When the Russian VHF communications system is active (usually in range
>> of Russia), that can desense the amateur radio a bit making it harder to
>> be heard.
>>
>>
>> Kenneth - N5VHO
>>
>> --- snip ---
>
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