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Today's Topics:
1. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 298 (Tim Goodrich)
2. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 298 (Stephen E. Belter)
3. AO-27 Question (Jim Jerzycke)
4. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 298 (Stephen E. Belter)
5. Re: AO-27 Question (Alan P. Biddle)
6. ANS-179 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
7. VA3CSA Active from ISS... (Andrew Glasbrenner)
8. ISS last pass up and down links ?? (David H. Jordan)
9. Re: ISS last pass up and down links ??
(Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY])
10. Re: ISS last pass up and down links ?? (Alan P. Biddle)
11. P3E and Eagle status (Robin Theunis)
12. Re: AO-27 Question (Luc Leblanc)
13. SX1DL looking for AO-7 DX (Michael Klomfass, DH5MK)
14. Advice for transponder ops (Andrew Glasbrenner)
15. Re: AO-27 question (Jim Jerzycke)
16. Re: Advice for transponder ops (Jim Jerzycke)
17. Re: Advice for transponder ops (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:05:15 -0700
From: "Tim Goodrich" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 298
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I tried using the crew contact and repeater freqs on ISS for this mornings
west coast pass at 0845PST. All I heard was a carrier. Anyone know what's
happening?
Thanks,
Tim
KI6VBY
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Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:35:12 -0400
From: "Stephen E. Belter" <seb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 298
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ISS had packet on 145.800 on 5:30 utc pass using RS0ISS-3. Anyone know
what uplink was active?
No luck with 145.490, but that could be operator problems.
Steve. N9IP/W9LDX
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On Jun 27, 2009, at 6:07 PM, "Tim Goodrich" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I tried using the crew contact and repeater freqs on ISS for this
> mornings
> west coast pass at 0845PST. All I heard was a carrier. Anyone know
> what's
> happening?
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
> KI6VBY
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:50:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 Question
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Hi, everybody.
Today at Field Day was the first time I tried to work AO-27, and succeeded.
One thing I noticed, is that as the satellite came up over the horizon, I
wasn't hearing anything until what sounded like a long data burst happened.
Then I heard the sat come alive, with what sounded like people already in QSO.
As the sat progressed, I heard a lot of operators, then the long data burst
happened again, and it seemed like the sat went "dead" I know a bit about how
it's scheduled (TOPR), but since this is the first time I was able to hear it
well enough to actually consider it usable.
What's the data burst? Is it part of the TOPR, or am I hearing something else?
73, Jim? KQ6EA
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:46:20 -0400
From: "Stephen E. Belter" <seb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 298
To: "Stephen E. Belter" <seb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Tim Goodrich
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Answered my own question. ISS was running packet, 145.800 down and
145.825 up using RS0ISS-3 on all three overnight passes during Field
Day.
Steve. N9IP/W9LDX
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On Jun 28, 2009, at 1:37 AM, "Stephen E. Belter" <seb@xxxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> ISS had packet on 145.800 on 5:30 utc pass using RS0ISS-3. Anyone know
> what uplink was active?
>
> No luck with 145.490, but that could be operator problems.
>
> Steve. N9IP/W9LDX
>
> --
> Steve Belter, Wintek Corporation
> (765) 742-8428, seb@xxxxxx.xxx
>
>
> On Jun 27, 2009, at 6:07 PM, "Tim Goodrich" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> wrote:
>
>> I tried using the crew contact and repeater freqs on ISS for this
>> mornings
>> west coast pass at 0845PST. All I heard was a carrier. Anyone know
>> what's
>> happening?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>> KI6VBY
>>
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:14:47 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 Question
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Jim,
AO-27 always, at least under normal conditions, structures its operating
period in blocks, including that leading telemetry burst. You can see the
schedule here:
http://www.ao27.org/AO27/listing.shtml
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:20:04 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-179 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-179
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America,
The
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital
Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx
In this edition:
* ARISS Reaches 443 School Contacts
* Alaskan Satellite Ops Planned
* Original American Colonies Will Be Active on Satellite
* Call for Papers--2009 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
* AMSAT Awards
* ARISS Status - 22 June 2009
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-137.01
ARISS Reaches 443 School Contacts
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 179.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 28, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-179.01
A major milestone for the Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station or ARISS school project. This as the total number of ARISS
contacts between the astronaut hams on board the orbiting outpost and
schoolrooms here on Earth has now reached 443.
An average of 20 students are able to ask questions of an on-orbit crew
during a normal ARISS contact. That totals out to well over 8000
school kids world-wide who have gotten a chance to vicariously visit
the International Space Station via ham radio since the classroom
contact program began.
As space experimentation has progressed so has amateur radio's part in
it. Today, the ARISS school contact program is an important part of
this ongoing work by ham radio volunteers world-wide. Hams working
with astronauts and cosmonauts to bring the science of spaceflight a
little closer to kids here on Earth.
[ANS thanks Bruce, K6PZW, & Newsline for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-137.02
Alaskan Satellite Ops Planned
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 179.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 28, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-179.02
Dan Littel, AJ9K has advised that he will be on vacation in Alaska between
July
1 - 11, and will try to be active during a few
passes during his stay. Dan will
be using my 5w VX-5R HT and AL800 whip on AO27, SO50 and AO51, if in mode J.
Here is Dan's expected schedule:
2 July2 BP51 Anchorage
3-4 July AO63 Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Isl
5-8 July BP64 Fairbanks
9-11 July BP42 Denali NP
Dan may also be able to fit in a few more grids while in transit. Dan also
noted that, "since this is a vacation, and I will have minimal control over my
schedule (that's my family's job, and I'm only a minority voting member...).
I
hope to be as active as practical".
[ANS thanks Dan, AJ9K, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-137.03
Original American Colonies Will Be Active on Satellite
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 179.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 28, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-179.03
During the period from July 1 through July 5 at least nine of the Original 13
American Colonies will be active on the amateur satellites as part of a
special
event organized by Ken, KU2US, in New York. Here is the Web site announcing
the
event, and the certificate available:
http://home.comcast.net/~dzabawa/ThirteenColonies.htm
You?ll also find updates on Ken?s QRZ.com page ? look up KU2US.
As of Wednesday, 24 June, there are commitments from stations in nine of the
original 13 colonies, and they will be using the call signs for each that are
listed on the special events page. Tim, N3TL provided the following example,
"I?ll be operating as K2G daily during the special event. I intend to work at
least one pass of every satellite as K2G, every day."
Listed alphabetically by Colony, here are the stations that have confirmed to
date. The calls they will use are in parentheses:
Georgia ? Tim, N3TL (K2G)
Massachusetts ? Dave, KB1PVH (K2H)
New Hampshire ? Rik, N1XED (K2K)
New Jersey ? Marc, W4MPS (K2I)
New York ? Peter, WB2OQQ (K2A)
North Carolina ? Jim, ND9M (K2J)
Rhode Island ? Fletch, N1RCN (K2C)
South Carolina ? Art, K4YYL (K2L)
Virginia ? Steve, NL7VX (K2B)
As of the 24th, there are four of the original 13 colonies NOT scheduled to be
active on the satellites:
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Can anyone help with any of them?
The process is simple:
1 ? Please email n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxx let him know of your interest.
2 ? You can work as many or as few satellite passes as you like during the
special event. It?s supposed to be fun, not work!
3 ? After the event, email your log(s) to KU2US, who will handle the
certificates.
Tim will provide more information after hearing from anyone who wants to
activate one of the four remaining colonies.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to work one or
more of us on passes from July
1 through July 5. You only need to work one station to get the certificate,
but
the more the merrier!
[ANS thanks Tim, N3TL, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-137.04
Call for Papers--2009 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 179.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 28, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-179.04
Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 28th Annual ARRL
and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 25-27,
2009 in Chicago, Illinois. These papers will also be published in the
Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have
your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July
31, 2009. Please send papers to:
Maty Weinberg
ARRL
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111
or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty@xxxx.xxx
Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain
all rights.
[ANS thanks Steve, WB8IMY, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-137.05
AMSAT Awards
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 179.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 28, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-179.05
We would like to welcome the following to the Satellite Communicators
Club for making their first satellite contact.
Nick Kucij, KB1RVT
Dave Glow, AA1VX
The following have earned the South Africa AMSAT Satellite Communications
Achievement Award.
Peter Carr, WW3O #US133
Chris Lemon, KB9CL #US134
Thomas Lepley, KX3TL #US135
George Carr, WA5KBH #US136
The following have earned the AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement
Award.
Ham Operator, Your Call #500
Who will receive #500? Stay tuned, possibly coming in a week, two weeks,
could be soon. If you have not sent in for your award yet, don't miss out on
this opportunity.
To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or
http://www.amsatnet.com
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-137.06
ARISS Status - 22 June 2009
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 179.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 28, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-179.06
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Inukjuak Space Camp in Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada
has been scheduled for an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact on July 2 at 17:58 UTC,
assisted by telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Makivik Corporation, a
non-profit organization that promotes economic growth of Inuit businesses, is
supporting the event. Students from grades 1-6 have been involved in a space
club to learn about space, the International Space Station and amateur radio
protocol. Audio from this contact will be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT
(101377)
and JK1ZRW (277208) servers.
2. ARISS International Meeting Held
The Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) International Face
to Face Meeting was held on Thursday and Friday, June 18 -19 at the European
Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands. Team members
gave reports on their respective regions as well as status updates on the
program?s committees including education, publicity, operations and hardware.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's
Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project
Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are
available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:31:11 -0400
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VA3CSA Active from ISS...
To: <sarex@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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on the 1325 UTC pass, 145.800 downlink.
73, Drew KO4MA
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:31:10 +0000
From: "David H. Jordan" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS last pass up and down links ??
To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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What is the ISS using for up and downlinks on the last pass and rest of today?
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:37:23 -0500
From: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]"
<kenneth.g.ransom@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS last pass up and down links ??
To: "n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT-BB
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437.8 up and 145.8 down.
Kenneth - N5VHO
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Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS last pass up and down links ??
What is the ISS using for up and downlinks on the last pass and rest of today?
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:56:30 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS last pass up and down links ??
To: "'AMSAT-BB'" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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VE3CSA working using his own call. Doing a great job handling FD exchanges!
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:09:49 +0200
From: Robin Theunis <robint91@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] P3E and Eagle status
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hello satelite operators,
Do you know what the current status is of P3E and EAGLE?
When will be it ready? When will be it launched?
73
Robin
ON8RTH
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:02:00 -0400
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 Question
To: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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On 27 Jun 2009 at 22:50, Jim Jerzycke wrote:
> Hi, everybody.
> Today at Field Day was the first time I tried to work AO-27, and succeeded.
One thing I noticed, is that as the satellite came up over the horizon, I
wasn't hearing anything until what sounded like a long data burst happened.
Then I heard the sat come alive, with what sounded like people already in QSO.
As the sat progressed, I heard a lot of operators, then the long data burst
happened again, and it seemed like the sat went "dead" I know a bit about how
it's scheduled (TOPR), but since this is the first time I was able to hear it
well enough to actually consider it usable.
> What's the data burst? Is it part of the TOPR, or am I hearing something
else?
> 73, Jim? KQ6EA
AO-27 alternate between analog and telemetry date session see below and check
their web site at http://www.ao27.org/AO27/index.shtml
Current Time UTC => Sun Jun 28 10:58:47 2009
Schedule Time => 00:51:32
Current State => 7
Mode => OFF
Remaining => 00:49:16
Next Event UTC => Sun Jun 28 11:48:03 2009
State => 0
Mode => Digital Med
TOPR Epoch (UTC) = Sat Jun 13 18:58:13 2009
TOPR Epoch (ctime) = 1244919493
Schedule Period (sec) = 6048.524
State Start Time End Time Duration(sec) Mode
--------------------------------------------------------
0 00:00:00 00:00:20 20 Digital Med
1 00:00:20 00:07:20 420 Analogue Med
2 00:07:20 00:08:20 60 Digital Med
3 00:08:20 00:32:01 1421 OFF
4 00:32:01 00:33:01 60 OFF
5 00:33:01 00:33:21 20 OFF
6 00:33:21 00:33:41 20 OFF
7 00:33:41 01:40:48 4027 OFF
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:55:00 +0200
From: "Michael Klomfass, DH5MK" <michael@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SX1DL looking for AO-7 DX
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Hello AO-7 friends,
We make a short activity on 4.+5.07.2009 from a high mountain close to
Athens. With that good take of, we try to make some DX via the old lady.
We will have some passes which covers the north-east of the USA and Canada,
as well we have some good opportunities for VU, ZS and 5R. A real difficult
area is Brasil. We have a extreme short window to Natal, HI24-square. Is
there anyone out, who is able to work AO-7?? PY?s, please look for someone
and give us a short info!!
In most of the directions we have the horizon at -1deg !! So stay tuned at
145.950MHz -+Doppler and QRM.
For further infos ask me: sx1dl@xxxxx.xx
73 from the SX1DL-crew
Mike, DH5MK
Here are some calculations about the opportunities
USA ? Canada i.e. Hartford (FN31QR)
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Day Time(U) Az1 El1 Az2 El2 MA Hight L SSP B Orbit
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04.06.2009 19:27:40 313 2 52 0 -168,7 1463 339 54 58115
04.06.2009 19:29:00 319 0 45 1 -165,8 1465 337 58 58115
VU ? MK82SW (Bangalore) :
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Day Time(U) Az1 El1 Az2 El2 MA Hight L SSP B Orbit
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04.06.2009 15:25:00 123 1 278 14 -197,5 1450 53 15 58113
04.06.2009 15:31:30 92 22 314 0 -183,1 1456 47 35 58113
05.06.2009 14:28:30 93 1 324 20 -186,3 1454 64 29 58125
05.06.2009 14:33:30 66 10 335 1 -175,2 1460 58 44 58125
5R LH31RC (central Madagaskar):
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Day Time(U) Az1 El1 Az2 El2 MA Hight L SSP B Orbit
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04.06.2009 17:16:00 172 1 317 7 -206,2 1449 28 3 58114
04.06.2009 17:18:00 174 7 321 1 -201,7 1449 26 9 58114
05.06.2009 05:39:00 177 7 319 0 -86,3 1456 25 9 58120
05.06.2009 05:41:00 180 1 310 3 -81,9 1456 23 3 58120
05.06.2009 16:16:30 146 1 348 10 -201,6 1449 42 8 58126
05.06.2009 16:19:00 143 10 347 1 -196,0 1451 40 15 58126
ZS KG33XO (near Johannesburg):
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Day Time(U) Az1 El1 Az2 El2 MA Hight L SSP B Orbit
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04.06.2009 17:16:00 172 1 360 7 -206,2 1449 28 3 58114
04.06.2009 17:18:00 174 7 357 0 -201,7 1449 26 9 58114
05.06.2009 05:39:00 177 7 354 0 -86,3 1456 25 9 58120
05.06.2009 05:41:00 180 1 350 6 -81,9 1456 23 3 58120
05.06.2009 18:10:00 195 0 334 3 -204,7 1449 14 3 58127
05.06.2009 18:11:00 198 3 335 0 -202,4 1449 14 6 58127
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:25:15 -0400
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Advice for transponder ops
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I took this screen grab of this morning's eastern FO-29 pass, and what it
shows is in my opinion very illustrative of a problem that is getting worse
even on days other than Field Day.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/glasbrenner/radio/FO-29FDanotated.jpg
Spread out! There is no good reason that we should have a dozen operators
fighting over the center 15 kHz of a 100 kHz wide transponder. Remember the
gentlemen's agreement is the lower third is for CW, middle 1/3 is for mixed
ops, and the upper 1/3 is for SSB. There is nothing magic about the Doppler
shift at the very center of the passband that simple addition and
subtraction can't duplicate elsewhere.
Just my opinion, and please take it constructively.
73, Drew KO4MA
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:40:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 question
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Tanks, everybody.
I suspected that's what was happening, and reading the AO-27 pages "kinda
sorta" confirmed it, but I'd just never *heard* the bird before.
Guess my receive setup is working as expected!
73, Jim? KQ6EA
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:41:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Advice for transponder ops
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx Andrew Glasbrenner
<glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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I noticed it, too.
I was up at the top-end all by my lonesome because I didn't want to step on
anybody!
Jim? KQ6EA
--- On Sun, 6/28/09, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Advice for transponder ops
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 7:25 AM
I took this screen grab of this morning's eastern FO-29 pass, and what it
shows is in my opinion very illustrative of a problem that is getting worse
even on days other than Field Day.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/glasbrenner/radio/FO-29FDanotated.jpg
Spread out! There is no good reason that we should have a dozen operators
fighting over the center 15 kHz of a 100 kHz wide transponder. Remember the
gentlemen's agreement is the lower third is for CW, middle 1/3 is for mixed
ops, and the upper 1/3 is for SSB. There is nothing magic about the Doppler
shift at the very center of the passband that simple addition and
subtraction can't duplicate elsewhere.
Just my opinion, and please take it constructively.
73, Drew KO4MA
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:45:58 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Advice for transponder ops
To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>,
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AMEN brother!
I called CQ multiple times on AO-7 in CW last night between 145.940 and
145.944 (downlink), and NOBODY was tuning down that far. I found that very
disappointing, as I did the close proximity of all the stations on FO-29 and
VO-52.
I believe a lot of us could have made a lot more contacts on the linear
satellites if we'd just used the passband.
Thanks for this post Drew!
73 to all,
Tim - N3TL
-------------- Original message from "Andrew Glasbrenner"
<glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>: --------------
> I took this screen grab of this morning's eastern FO-29 pass, and what it
> shows is in my opinion very illustrative of a problem that is getting worse
> even on days other than Field Day.
>
> http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/glasbrenner/radio/FO-
29FDanotated.jpg
>
> Spread out! There is no good reason that we should have a dozen operators
> fighting over the center 15 kHz of a 100 kHz wide transponder. Remember the
> gentlemen's agreement is the lower third is for CW, middle 1/3 is for mixed
> ops, and the upper 1/3 is for SSB. There is nothing magic about the Doppler
> shift at the very center of the passband that simple addition and
> subtraction can't duplicate elsewhere.
>
> Just my opinion, and please take it constructively.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
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