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Today's Topics:
1. Re: AMSAT-India VO-52 Award (Rodney Waln)
2. Card checkers in Florida (Sebastian)
3. Re: Card checkers in Florida (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
4. Re: Card checkers in Florida (Sebastian)
5. GO-32 back to V4.2 (Mark L. Hammond)
6. Re: need 3SK121Y or similar for icom AG-25 (George Henry)
7. AO-7 milliwatt CW (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
8. Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW (w4upd)
9. Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
10. Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW (w4upd)
11. Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW (Roger Kolakowski)
12. Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
13. LogSat Y2k??? (RFI-EMI-GUY)
14. Elk Antenna ? (harry@xxxxxxx.xxxx
15. Re: Elk Antenna ? (Robert Bruninga)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:49:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rodney Waln <kc0zhf@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-India VO-52 Award
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <267283.52084.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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mine arrived today also, very nice,
and thanks for providing?vo-52 (hamsat)?for all hams to enjoy,
?
?
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 18:57:39 -0400
From: Sebastian <w4as@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Card checkers in Florida
To: AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <DBD0930D-A3D2-4B91-B53F-EA62A96169E4@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Last year when I had enough cards for 6 meters VUCC, it took me a few
weeks to find a card checker. The list I received from the ARRL had a
lot of emails that bounced, and I received a lot of responses saying
"I no longer check cards". I finally found one after about 8 attempts
and all went well.
I now have more than enough cards to qualify for satellite VUCC, and I
emailed the card checker who I used last year for 6 meters a couple of
weeks ago, and have not heard a response.
So is there an ARRL card checker in Florida, or near Florida who can
help me please?
The ARRL didn't seem to be too concerned that their list was not up to
date (based on not even receiving a reply from them, and even after
offering my services to be a card checker), so I figure someone on
here is either a card checker, or has used one recently.
73 de W4AS
Sebastian
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:09:51 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Card checkers in Florida
To: Sebastian <w4as@xxxxxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hey Sebastian,
Not sure about Florida checkers ... but I wonder if you have any hamfests
coming up near you? You'll often find clubs that will offer card-checking at
hamfests. I know a couple of guys who've had their cards checked at hamfests
up in this part of the world to either earn their initial VUCC or to earn an
endorsement.
Best of luck finding someone, and contgratulations on reaching Satellite VUCC.
73,
Tim - N3TL
-------------- Original message from Sebastian <w4as@xxxxxxxx.xxx>: ----------
----
> Last year when I had enough cards for 6 meters VUCC, it took me a few
> weeks to find a card checker. The list I received from the ARRL had a
> lot of emails that bounced, and I received a lot of responses saying
> "I no longer check cards". I finally found one after about 8 attempts
> and all went well.
>
> I now have more than enough cards to qualify for satellite VUCC, and I
> emailed the card checker who I used last year for 6 meters a couple of
> weeks ago, and have not heard a response.
>
> So is there an ARRL card checker in Florida, or near Florida who can
> help me please?
>
> The ARRL didn't seem to be too concerned that their list was not up to
> date (based on not even receiving a reply from them, and even after
> offering my services to be a card checker), so I figure someone on
> here is either a card checker, or has used one recently.
>
> 73 de W4AS
> Sebastian
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:46:34 -0400
From: Sebastian <w4as@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Card checkers in Florida
To: AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Tim, thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately the major hamfests
we had in Florida have already passed. Sure that would have been the
easiest way to do it. I was stuck at about 90 confirmed for a couple
of months, even though I had sent out a lot of cards, so fortunately I
worked a few new hams and they are usually quite happy to QSL - BTW
congratulations to K8GI who I had the pleasure to be his 1st satellite
QSO recently and I received his card. Rick if you read this
reflector, make sure you contact Amsat to get the 1st timer award (or
whatever it is that it's called) and I'll get your card out tomorrow.
Tomorrow my rotor also goes out to Yaesu, my azimuth rotor stopped
working just a few days after I received my LVB Tracker, so it looks
like I'll be off the birds for a while. I took the rotor off the
mast, and brought it inside and used a smaller cable and it does the
same thing, constant hum, and it's stuck at 180 degrees south, and
every time power is applied it attempts to try to continue to move
south. I spoke to one of their techs and he told me it was probably a
potentiometer inside, based on the information I gave him. I mention
this because I did some searching on Google last night about Yaesu and
their rotor repairs, and for everyone's information and contrary to
popular belief, Yaesu continues to service their rotors.
73 de W4AS
Sebastian
On Jun 3, 2009, at 7:09 PM, n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> Hey Sebastian,
>
> Not sure about Florida checkers ... but I wonder if you have any
> hamfests coming up near you? You'll often find clubs that will offer
> card-checking at hamfests. I know a couple of guys who've had their
> cards checked at hamfests up in this part of the world to either
> earn their initial VUCC or to earn an endorsement.
>
> Best of luck finding someone, and contgratulations on reaching
> Satellite VUCC.
>
> 73,
>
> Tim - N3TL
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:13:51 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] GO-32 back to V4.2
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx "Mike Rupprecht" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Message-ID: <4a271190.47c1f10a.6d84.23d6@xx.xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
FYI...GO-32 is back to it's more "routine" version:
[6/3/2009 12:24:16 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000005C0E0200
[6/3/2009 12:24:46 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000005C0E0200
[6/3/2009 12:25:16 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000005E0E0200
[6/3/2009 12:25:46 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000620E0200
[6/3/2009 12:26:16 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000005C0E0200
[6/3/2009 12:26:46 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000490E0200
[6/3/2009 12:27:16 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000400E0200
[6/3/2009 12:27:46 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000590E0200
[6/3/2009 12:29:16 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000003E0E0200
[6/3/2009 12:42:51 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000A00E0300
[6/3/2009 12:43:51 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000009B0E0300
[6/3/2009 12:44:21 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000009A0E0300
[6/3/2009 12:44:51 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000009A0E0300
[6/3/2009 12:45:21 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000980E0300
[6/3/2009 12:45:51 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000940E0300
[6/3/2009 12:46:21 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000900E0300
[6/3/2009 12:46:51 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000008D0E0300
[6/3/2009 12:47:21 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000880E0300
[6/3/2009 12:47:51 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000830E0300
[6/3/2009 12:48:21 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000007E0E0300
[6/3/2009 12:48:51 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000790E0300
[6/3/2009 12:49:21 PM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000740E0300
[6/4/2009 12:00:55 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000400E0200
[6/4/2009 12:01:25 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000003C0E0200
[6/4/2009 12:01:55 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000360E0200
[6/4/2009 12:02:25 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000003D0E0200
[6/4/2009 12:02:55 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000340E0200
[6/4/2009 12:03:25 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000390E0200
[6/4/2009 12:03:55 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000003A0E0200
[6/4/2009 12:04:25 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000550E0200
[6/4/2009 12:04:55 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000006C0E0200
[6/4/2009 12:05:55 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
70000000004008100040000400000000003A0E0200
[6/4/2009 12:06:25 AM] [BEACON] TechSat-V4.2
7000000000400810004000040000000000380E0200
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:17:52 -0500
From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: need 3SK121Y or similar for icom AG-25
To: "Raul Romero" <ce3soc@xxxxx.xxx>, <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <9946856F1C684880ABD18BB5166CC542@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
I recently ordered 2 directly from Icom, for about US $9.00 each. You might
be able to order them through your local Icom dealer, as well.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Raul Romero" <ce3soc@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 11:38 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] need 3SK121Y or similar for icom AG-25
> need 3sk121y any have unit sold
>
> need 2 unit in my country not have
>
>
> tnx
> Raul
> CA3SOC
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:18:07 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 milliwatt CW
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<060420090118.6140.4A2720CE000E5277000017FC22230682329B0A02D2089B9A019C0
4040A0DBF049BCC02@xxx.xxx>
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Hey everyone,
I worked the AO-7 pass just after 00:00 UTC here because it had a maximum
elevation for me of almost 89 degrees. I wanted to see how much, if any, my
ability to work would expand when runninng a half-watt if a used CW instead of
SSB.
On this pass, at least, I had a copyable signal from 30 degrees to 30 degrees,
and made a partial contact at 00:15 UTC with a station whose call sign I did
not fully copy - which is totally my fault. The call was WA4 (or, at least,
that's what I copied), but I didn't catch the suffix. The signal faded
slightly, and I didn't ask for a repeat. That's embarrassing, and I apologize
to the operator for that. When he called me, AO-7 was below 35 degrees. I
reported a 589 to him, and he gave me a 559, which exceeded my expectations.
When we finished the QSO, AO-7 was at 28 degrees elevation to my location, and
I faded into the noise.
It'll take a few more passes, at least, to say with some measure of certainty,
but it appears that, for my station, I probably can expect to have workable
signals at a half-watt out on AO-7 at 50 degrees elevation and above in SSB,
and at 30 degrees elevation and above in CW. Given the compromises I choose to
have with a fully portable station, that's not to bad for milliwatts.
73 to all,
Tim - N3TL
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:35:18 -0400
From: w4upd <updwrb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW
To: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A2724D6.1020703@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I can't figure out what's wrong here. I listen for AO-7 on the past your
were talking about and was not able to here it at all and it went as
high as 89 degrees here. I thought maybe the pass times were off but
listen well before and after the times and still did not here it.
However, I hear all of the other satellites at the appropriate times.
Was AO-7 in A or B mode? Usually I hear AO-7 horizon to horizon (except
directly overhead) with a Ringer II vertical. I'm missing something
here. I enjoy working AO-7 now I seem not to be able to hear it.
Reid, W4UPD
n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I worked the AO-7 pass just after 00:00 UTC here because it had a maximum
elevation for me of almost 89 degrees. I wanted to see how much, if any, my
ability to work would expand when runninng a half-watt if a used CW instead of
SSB.
>
> On this pass, at least, I had a copyable signal from 30 degrees to 30
degrees, and made a partial contact at 00:15 UTC with a station whose call
sign I did not fully copy - which is totally my fault. The call was WA4 (or,
at least, that's what I copied), but I didn't catch the suffix. The signal
faded slightly, and I didn't ask for a repeat. That's embarrassing, and I
apologize to the operator for that. When he called me, AO-7 was below 35
degrees. I reported a 589 to him, and he gave me a 559, which exceeded my
expectations. When we finished the QSO, AO-7 was at 28 degrees elevation to my
location, and I faded into the noise.
>
> It'll take a few more passes, at least, to say with some measure of
certainty, but it appears that, for my station, I probably can expect to have
workable signals at a half-watt out on AO-7 at 50 degrees elevation and above
in SSB, and at 30 degrees elevation and above in CW. Given the compromises I
choose to have with a fully portable station, that's not to bad for
milliwatts.
>
> 73 to all,
>
> Tim - N3TL
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:48:51 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW
To: w4upd <updwrb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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Hey Reid,
AO-7 is pretty much "locked" in Mode B for the time being because of the
nature of its orbit. It's not getting to a point where the system toggles
between Modes A and B, but that's fine with me because Mode B is the best mode
for me and my station.
I heard myself for the first time at about 00:06 UTC, and moved just below
145.940 to call CQ in CW. I didn't have any takers, so moved up to about
145.944 and started calling again, which is where the WA4??? called me. Our
QSO started during the 00:15 minute and ended during the 00:16 minute.
>From what I could hear, the satellite was very strong. I don't know what to
say about your not hearing it. I suspect you've checked the antenna on a
terrestrial repeater or simplex and know that there's no problem with it or
your feedline. I hope you get it figured out.
73,
Tim
-------------- Original message from w4upd <updwrb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>: -------
-------
> I can't figure out what's wrong here. I listen for AO-7 on the past your
> were talking about and was not able to here it at all and it went as
> high as 89 degrees here. I thought maybe the pass times were off but
> listen well before and after the times and still did not here it.
> However, I hear all of the other satellites at the appropriate times.
> Was AO-7 in A or B mode? Usually I hear AO-7 horizon to horizon (except
> directly overhead) with a Ringer II vertical. I'm missing something
> here. I enjoy working AO-7 now I seem not to be able to hear it.
>
> Reid, W4UPD
>
>
>
> n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> > Hey everyone,
> > > I worked the AO-7 pass just after 00:00 UTC here because it had a
maximum elevation for me of almost 89 degrees. I wanted to see how much, if
any, my ability to work would expand when runninng a half-watt if a used CW
instead of
> SSB.
> > > On this pass, at least, I had a copyable signal from 30 degrees to 30
degrees,
> and made a partial contact at 00:15 UTC with a station whose call sign I did
not
> fully copy - which is totally my fault. The call was WA4 (or, at least,
that's
> what I copied), but I didn't catch the suffix. The signal faded slightly,
and I
> didn't ask for a repeat. That's embarrassing, and I apologize to the
operator
> for that. When he called me, AO-7 was below 35 degrees. I reported a 589 to
him,
> and he gave me a 559, which exceeded my expectations. When we finished the
QSO,
> AO-7 was at 28 degrees elevation to my location, and I faded into the noise.
> >
> > It'll take a few more passes, at least, to say with some measure of
certainty,
> but it appears that, for my station, I probably can expect to have workable
> signals at a half-watt out on AO-7 at 50 degrees elevation and above in SSB,
and
> at 30 degrees elevation and above in CW. Given the compromises I choose to
have
> with a fully portable station, that's not to bad for milliwatts.
> >
> > 73 to all,
> >
> > Tim - N3TL
> > _______________________________________________
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:53:47 -0400
From: w4upd <updwrb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW
To: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A27292B.9010406@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I have a 12 degree pass here at 01:55 that I am going to try. Not sure
whether there will be enough sun on the bird but will try. Don't know
why I'm not hearing it, since I hear the others fine. Will try VO-52 as
well which comesinto view shortly as well to make sure I hear it.
Reid, W4UPD
n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> Hey Reid,
>
> AO-7 is pretty much "locked" in Mode B for the time being because of
> the nature of its orbit. It's not getting to a point where the system
> toggles between Modes A and B, but that's fine with me because Mode B
> is the best mode for me and my station.
>
> I heard myself for the first time at about 00:06 UTC, and moved just
> below 145.940 to call CQ in CW. I didn't have any takers, so moved up
> to about 145.944 and started calling again, which is where the WA4???
> called me. Our QSO started during the 00:15 minute and ended during
> the 00:16 minute.
>
> From what I could hear, the satellite was very strong. I don't know
> what to say about your not hearing it. I suspect you've checked the
> antenna on a terrestrial repeater or simplex and know that there's no
> problem with it or your feedline. I hope you get it figured out.
>
> 73,
>
> Tim
>
> -------------- Original message from w4upd
> <updwrb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>: --------------
>
>
> > I can't figure out what's wrong here. I listen for AO-7 on the
> past your
> > were talking about and was not able to here it at all and it
> went as
> > high as 89 degrees here. I thought maybe the pass times were off
> but
> > listen well before and after the times and still did not here it.
> > However, I hear all of the other satellites at the appropriate
> times.
> > Was AO-7 in A or B mode? Usually I hear AO-7 horizon to horizon
> (except
> > directly overhead) with a Ringer II vertical. I'm missing something
> > here. I enjoy working AO-7 now I seem not to be able to hear it.
> >
> > Reid, W4UPD
> >
> >
> >
> > n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> > > Hey everyone,
> > > > I worked the AO-7 pass just after 00:00 UTC here because it
> had a maximum elevation for me of almost 89 degrees. I wanted to
> see how much, if any, my ability to work would expand when
> runninng a half-watt if a used CW instead of
> > SSB.
> > > > On this pass, at least, I had a copyable signal from 30
> degrees to 30 degrees,
> > and made a partial contact at 00:15 UTC with a station whose
> call sign I did not
> > fully copy - which is totally my fault. The call was WA4 (or, at
> least, that's
> > what I copied), but I didn't catch the suffix. The signal faded
> slightly, and I
> > didn't ask for a repeat. That's embarrassing, and I apologize to
> the operator
> > for that. When he called me, AO-7 was below 35 degrees. I
> reported a 589 to him,
> > and he gave me a 559, which exceeded my expectations. When we
> finished the QSO,
> > AO-7 was at 28 degrees elevation to my location, and I faded
> into the noise.
> > >
> > > It'll take a few more passes, at least, to say with some
> measure of certainty,
> > but it appears that, for my station, I probably can expect to
> have workable
> > signals at a half-watt out on AO-7 at 50 degrees elevation and
> above in SSB, and
> > at 30 degrees elevation and above in CW. Given the compromises I
> choose to have
> > with a fully portable station, that's not to bad for milliwatts.
> > >
> > > 73 to all,
> > >
> > > Tim - N3TL
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 23:03:01 -0400
From: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW
To: <n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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Maybe time to get that tape recorder back out??
Roger
WA1KAT
----- Original Message -----
From: <n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:18 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 milliwatt CW
> Hey everyone,
>
> I worked the AO-7 pass just after 00:00 UTC here because it had a maximum
elevation for me of almost 89 degrees. I wanted to see how much, if any, my
ability to work would expand when runninng a half-watt if a used CW instead
of SSB.
>
> On this pass, at least, I had a copyable signal from 30 degrees to 30
degrees, and made a partial contact at 00:15 UTC with a station whose call
sign I did not fully copy - which is totally my fault. The call was WA4 (or,
at least, that's what I copied), but I didn't catch the suffix. The signal
faded slightly, and I didn't ask for a repeat. That's embarrassing, and I
apologize to the operator for that. When he called me, AO-7 was below 35
degrees. I reported a 589 to him, and he gave me a 559, which exceeded my
expectations. When we finished the QSO, AO-7 was at 28 degrees elevation to
my location, and I faded into the noise.
>
> It'll take a few more passes, at least, to say with some measure of
certainty, but it appears that, for my station, I probably can expect to
have workable signals at a half-watt out on AO-7 at 50 degrees elevation and
above in SSB, and at 30 degrees elevation and above in CW. Given the
compromises I choose to have with a fully portable station, that's not to
bad for milliwatts.
>
> 73 to all,
>
> Tim - N3TL
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:07:42 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 milliwatt CW
To: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>, <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
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No doubt. I've gotten lazy with the ability to work from a shack, such as it
is, and write down contacts. That didn't serve me well this evening.
-------------- Original message from "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>: -
-------------
> Maybe time to get that tape recorder back out??
>
> Roger
> WA1KAT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:18 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 milliwatt CW
>
>
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> > I worked the AO-7 pass just after 00:00 UTC here because it had a maximum
> elevation for me of almost 89 degrees. I wanted to see how much, if any, my
> ability to work would expand when runninng a half-watt if a used CW instead
> of SSB.
> >
> > On this pass, at least, I had a copyable signal from 30 degrees to 30
> degrees, and made a partial contact at 00:15 UTC with a station whose call
> sign I did not fully copy - which is totally my fault. The call was WA4 (or,
> at least, that's what I copied), but I didn't catch the suffix. The signal
> faded slightly, and I didn't ask for a repeat. That's embarrassing, and I
> apologize to the operator for that. When he called me, AO-7 was below 35
> degrees. I reported a 589 to him, and he gave me a 559, which exceeded my
> expectations. When we finished the QSO, AO-7 was at 28 degrees elevation to
> my location, and I faded into the noise.
> >
> > It'll take a few more passes, at least, to say with some measure of
> certainty, but it appears that, for my station, I probably can expect to
> have workable signals at a half-watt out on AO-7 at 50 degrees elevation and
> above in SSB, and at 30 degrees elevation and above in CW. Given the
> compromises I choose to have with a fully portable station, that's not to
> bad for milliwatts.
> >
> > 73 to all,
> >
> > Tim - N3TL
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
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>
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:30:53 -0400
From: RFI-EMI-GUY <Rhyolite@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LogSat Y2k???
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A274DFD.8080000@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Anyone still using LogSat out there?
I have version 5.2.61 with the Y2K patches installed. I am running WINXP
OS. This has been a very good program for me over the years. I like how
it works.
I just got through updating the KEPS etc so that I could print out some
satellite predictions. All worked well until I fine tuned the time to
GMT using the time setting utility in the program that queues up the
system clock. (This utility has only two digits for the year.). I
printed out about 10 pages of work and then turned on my browser and
found the Yahoo security certificate had expired. In checking the system
clock under windows the year was 3909!
Has anyone encountered this bug?
Also the DST box has to be checked to get correct GMT - Strange??
--
Joe Leikhim K4SAT
"The RFI-EMI-GUY"?
"Use only Genuine Interocitor Parts" Tom Servo ;-P
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:54:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: harry@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Elk Antenna ?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Guys,
?
I want to mount the Elk dual band 144/440 antenna up on my 85' tower.
?
Can I get away with a fixed elevation of about 30 degrees and horizontal
polarization?
?
I recognize that this is a compromise, but I'd like to avoid the?additional
complexity of dealing with an azimuth rotor.
?
Any thoughts appreciated.
?
73 de harry, W6DXO
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:58:10 -0400
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Elk Antenna ?
To: <harry@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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> I want... a dual band 144/440 antenna on my 85' tower.
> Can I get away with a fixed elevation of about 30
> degrees and horizontal polarization?
Three facts say that 30 degrees is the wrong angle.
1. The amount of time that LEO satellites are above 30 degrees
is less than 20% of all view times.
2. You don?t need gain when satellites are above 30 degrees
because they are much closer and 6 to 10 dB STRONGER.
3) You DO need gain at the horizon where they are 6 to 10 dB
WEAKER.
So putting the beam at 30 degrees is counterproductive to LEO
satellite reception, you will be giving up 3 dB where you need
it most!.
The answer is to elevate it to 15 degrees.
1) You still have all the gain on the horizon where you need it
2) You don?t loose any gain from 0 to 30 degrees where you need
it 80% of the time
3) you lose a dB or so above 40 deg where you DON?T need it at
all
Etc.
I don?t know where the 30 degree angle came from, but it is
pervasive through the literature, but is just plain wrong. The
only time to use 30 degrees is if your antenna is so low that it
cnanot see anything below 15 degrees anyway, and you are already
missing out on 70% of all satellite view times. So if 15 deg
and below is ocmpletely blocked, then OK, set it to 30, but it
wouild be better to raise the antenna, and see the horizon where
satellites spend most of their time.
See the scale drawing on www.aprs.org/rotator1.html
Oh, and it is better to be vertical because some satellites are
magnetically stabilized and in the northern hemisphere, they
will be more vertical than horizontal. See the plots on
http://www.aprs.org/attitudes.html
> I recognize that this is a compromise, but I'd like to avoid
> the?additional complexity of dealing with an azimuth rotor.
Elevation rotator is absolutely not required for any LEO
satellite. And since we do not have any working MEO or HEO or
GEO satellites, then it is the simple way to go.
Hope that helps.
Bob, WB4APR
> ?
> Any thoughts appreciated.
> ?
> 73 de harry, W6DXO
>
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