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Today's Topics:
1. SwissCube (Trevor .)
2. Re: Apollo (James R. La Frieda)
3. Re: AMSAT Officer Assistance (Robert Bruninga)
4. Re: Evidence of moon landings....! (Roger Kolakowski)
5. [OFF] Astronomy software SkyVoyager free today! (Bryan Green)
6. Moon Landing Special Event (John Marranca, Jr)
7. Re: AMSAT Officer Assistance (John B. Stephensen)
8. Evidence of moon landings....! (Darin Cowan)
9. Re: Evidence of moon landings....! (Jim Leder)
10. Re: Evidence of moon landings....! (Dale Hershberger)
11. Re: Moon Landing Special Event (kc8ran@xxx.xxxx
12. Re: SpaceJam 3 (P. Thomas Gabel)
13. Re: Moon Landing Special Event (Rodney Waln)
14. Re: SpaceJam 3 (Greg Beat)
15. WD9EWK's road trip - Monday (20 July) report
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:04:21 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SwissCube
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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I see SwissCube will soon be in India prior to launch later this year, see
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2009/swiss_cube.htm
There are other cubesats that should be on the same launch:
BeeSat
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/informal_detail.asp?serial=86
UWE-2
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=110
ITUpSAT
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=113
73 Trevor M5AKA
Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:37:25 -0700
From: "James R. La Frieda" <lafrieda@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Apollo
To: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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EE Times - Apollo 7/20/09Bob,
Just wanted you to know that a host of engineers, who worked on Apollo for
many, many years, couldn't agree more with what you stated in the e-mail that
you sent the amsat-bb today.
All the Best,
Jim (N6MV)
Dr. James R. La Frieda ( Ph.D. E.E.)
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 12:25 PM
Subject: EE Times Apollo 07/20/09
July 20, 2009
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:12:24 -0400
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Officer Assistance
To: "'Timothy J. Salo'" <salo@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <371620ED8281492A97C784CE43CD105D@xxxxx.xxxx.xxx>
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> In my view, this may be a question that
> we want to approach the FCC with. I
> suspect that, if the question is properly
> framed, the FCC might be more inclined to
> find this acceptable than either AMSAT or
> the ARRL.
Sheer lunacy! Never approach the FCC with any question that
requires an intelligent, engineered or meaningful answer, or one
with our considered best interest at heart. In most cases,
there is no substantial engineering or technically competent
personnel left at the FCC, it is just a bureaucratic institution
that sells off spectrum to the highest bidder! Just read the up
front column in this months QST to see how the FCC completely
and dishonestly bent to the wishes of the big corporations
trying to get BPL launched without regard to any technical
merit!
There are probably very few people at the FCC that give a hoot
about such nitpicking in the Amateur Service. But I can
guarantee you one thing, asking a stupid question to a
bureaucratic organization is a sure way to get a stupid answer.
Bureaucrats respond to the path of least resistance like most
people. Put a queation on their desk, and the easiest answer is
always NO.
Never ever ask the FCC or any other bureaucratic organization
for an "opinion". Wait till they ASK YOU. Otherwise they could
care less. And they are happy to have yet another silly
question out of their in basket.
We are self regulating as much as possible. Keep it that way,
unless you want to loose everything we have bit, by stupid
question, bit...
Bob, Wb4APR
> -tjs
>
> Clint Bradford wrote:
> > Can an AMSAT officer please privately reply to me regarding
> this email
> > inquiry? Many thanks.
> >
> > A gentleman is considering a CubeSat mission for weather
> research, and
> > needs answers to his inquiry after reading the AMSAT FAQ
regarding
> > using ham frequencies ...
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:19:04 -0400
From: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Evidence of moon landings....!
To: <n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <006b01ca0990$7a811160$0300a8c0@xxxxxxxx>
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Hi Tim...
I don't need an apology, you have done too much good work for the hobby to let
an errant text message ruin your reputation...if you send him the card I will
be happy ;-)
I was just trying to wave the caution flag...
It used to be only Politics and Religion you couldn't discuss on ham
radio...now it includes HEO vs LEO and Lunar landing realities...
Roger
WA1KAT
----- Original Message -----
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
To: Roger Kolakowski ; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Evidence of moon landings....!
My aplogies, Mr. Kolakowski, to you personally and to everyone on the board.
No real threats were intended. Apparently my sarcasm was not well-taken - at
least not by you.
I remain open to anyone who can explain the reasons why the two issues I
raised are as they are - and ask that such explanations be made off this BB.
Again, my apologies to all.
-------------- Original message from "Roger Kolakowski"
<rogerkola@xxx.xxx>: --------------
> Now it's not only off topic...it becoming personal and threatening...
>
> (The moderator must be on vacation...)
>
> Roger
> WA1KAT
>
>
> > Leroy,
> >
> > Should I wait until you're satisfied that the Apollo 11 mission and
all
> surrounding the Apollo program was NOT, collectively, a hoax before I
mail
> your QSL card
>
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:57:57 -0700
From: Bryan Green <kl7cn.w6@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] [OFF] Astronomy software SkyVoyager free today!
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<4b3fcbd0907201457x22496651h6b057acee242121@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Howdy, all:
Saw this on Twitter: Astronomy applications SkyVoyager and SkyGazer for
iPhone are free today:
http://www.carinasoft.com/
This is in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Free is
good!
-- bag
KL7CN/W6 * CM98fn * AMSAT #23202
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:51:54 -0400
From: "John Marranca, Jr" <jmarranca@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Moon Landing Special Event
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<8edcdb130907201551m64a6c65di81fd054ac6ae6f7e@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Great signals during the 2220z pass over FN02. Many thanks to the
Control Team once again!
John KB2HSH
--
_______________________________
John Marranca, Jr
PBX Technician/Shop Steward CWA Local 1122
BN Systems, Inc
Orchard Park, NY
(716)972-2006
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:14:12 -0000
From: "John B. Stephensen" <kd6ozh@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Officer Assistance
To: "Timothy J. Salo" <salo@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <652DBC3397E9492187A9C0CF5AE0E27C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
97.113 (5) (c) A control operator may accept compensation as an incident of
a teaching position during periods of time when an amateur station is used
by that teacher as part of classroom instruction at an educational
insitution.
73,
John
KD6OZH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy J. Salo" <salo@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 17:42 UTC
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Officer Assistance
>>> Related to Q2 & Q5 (compensation):
>>> * As university staff, can I transmit to the CubeSat, or is my
>>> salary considered compensation?
>>>
>>> * Is the refurbishment of a club ground station (man hours,
>>> equipment repair/purchase) considered compensation?
>
> These are very important questions. I think it is also
> important that we have a shared understanding of the answers,
> rather than private opinions.
>
> I suggest that the researcher also approach the ARRL for an
> opinion. My suspicion is that AMSAT and the ARRL will provide
> conservative (and unofficial) answers to these questions. It
> is much safer to say "no, that's prohibited" than "yes".
>
> In my view, this may be a question that we want to approach
> the FCC with. I suspect that, if the question is properly
> framed, the FCC might be more inclined to find this acceptable
> than either AMSAT or the ARRL.
>
> -tjs
>
> Clint Bradford wrote:
>> Can an AMSAT officer please privately reply to me regarding this email
>> inquiry? Many thanks.
>>
>> A gentleman is considering a CubeSat mission for weather research, and
>> needs answers to his inquiry after reading the AMSAT FAQ regarding
>> using ham frequencies ...
>
>
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:17:01 -0400
From: "Darin Cowan" <yet.another.squid@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Evidence of moon landings....!
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4a64faf5.2a02be0a.2127.ffff85ef@xx.xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Which is more reasonable:
1. That a 40 year grand conspiracy involving literally thousands of people
from multiple, antagonistic countries, could pull off and maintain the
illusion that nobody has walked on the moon. Recognizing that the Soviet
Union and China both would have benefitted greatly for exposing such fakery,
and recognizing that the US government by itself - let alone all the other
people, organizations, and governments that have a stake in it - can't keep
even a little secret like "I went to Argentina to get a piece on the side".
Recognizing all the photographs, the rocks, the satellites, the orbiters,
the explosion of technology and so forth. Recognizing that the governments
in question have been unable, in the same time period, to keep their leaders
from being shot at by simple lunatics, and that those governments haven't
even been able to construct a convincing lie about WMD in the middle-east:
something that really, everyone would believe with little effort?
OR
2. That men have actually been on the moon as reported?
The whole idea that the moon landings were faked is, quite simply,
weapons-grade stupid. It flies in the face of logic and reason. No
moon-conspiracy theorist has ever been able to produce a shred of evidence
that anything has been faked... a task that should be INCREDIBLY easy given
the number of people that have to be involved to this day. Scientists, on
the other hand have produced photos, rocks, and mountains of other evidence,
not the least of which is the dozen people who have actually been there, a
good many of which are still walking around.
People who still tout this moon-landing-fake conspiracy are nutters, plain
and simple. There are many places I'd expect to find woo-woo conspiracy
believers, but never on the AMSAT list.
Can we please put this issue to bed and go back to satellites and radio now.
-VE3OIJ
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:23:24 -0400
From: "Jim Leder" <k8cxm@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Evidence of moon landings....!
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <C9DD97C498BE420BADF4A868747AAC09@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
AMEN.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darin Cowan" <yet.another.squid@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 7:17 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Evidence of moon landings....!
> Which is more reasonable:
>
> 1. That a 40 year grand conspiracy involving literally thousands of people
> from multiple, antagonistic countries, could pull off and maintain the
> illusion that nobody has walked on the moon. Recognizing that the Soviet
> Union and China both would have benefitted greatly for exposing such
> fakery,
> and recognizing that the US government by itself - let alone all the other
> people, organizations, and governments that have a stake in it - can't
> keep
> even a little secret like "I went to Argentina to get a piece on the
> side".
> Recognizing all the photographs, the rocks, the satellites, the orbiters,
> the explosion of technology and so forth. Recognizing that the
> governments
> in question have been unable, in the same time period, to keep their
> leaders
> from being shot at by simple lunatics, and that those governments haven't
> even been able to construct a convincing lie about WMD in the middle-east:
> something that really, everyone would believe with little effort?
>
> OR
>
> 2. That men have actually been on the moon as reported?
>
> The whole idea that the moon landings were faked is, quite simply,
> weapons-grade stupid. It flies in the face of logic and reason. No
> moon-conspiracy theorist has ever been able to produce a shred of evidence
> that anything has been faked... a task that should be INCREDIBLY easy
> given
> the number of people that have to be involved to this day. Scientists, on
> the other hand have produced photos, rocks, and mountains of other
> evidence,
> not the least of which is the dozen people who have actually been there, a
> good many of which are still walking around.
>
> People who still tout this moon-landing-fake conspiracy are nutters, plain
> and simple. There are many places I'd expect to find woo-woo conspiracy
> believers, but never on the AMSAT list.
>
> Can we please put this issue to bed and go back to satellites and radio
> now.
>
> -VE3OIJ
>
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:42:51 -0700
From: Dale Hershberger <daleh@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Evidence of moon landings....!
To: Jim Leder <k8cxm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat bbs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4A64F2EB.60504@xxxxxx.xxx>
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Jim Leder wrote:
> AMEN.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darin Cowan" <yet.another.squid@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 7:17 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Evidence of moon landings....!
>
>
>
>> Which is more reasonable:
>>
>> 1. That a 40 year grand conspiracy involving literally thousands of people
>> from multiple, antagonistic countries, could pull off and maintain the
>> illusion that nobody has walked on the moon. Recognizing that the Soviet
>> Union and China both would have benefitted greatly for exposing such
>> fakery,
>> and recognizing that the US government by itself - let alone all the other
>> people, organizations, and governments that have a stake in it - can't
>> keep
>> even a little secret like "I went to Argentina to get a piece on the
>> side".
>> Recognizing all the photographs, the rocks, the satellites, the orbiters,
>> the explosion of technology and so forth. Recognizing that the
>> governments
>> in question have been unable, in the same time period, to keep their
>> leaders
>> from being shot at by simple lunatics, and that those governments haven't
>> even been able to construct a convincing lie about WMD in the middle-east:
>> something that really, everyone would believe with little effort?
>>
>> OR
>>
>> 2. That men have actually been on the moon as reported?
>>
>> The whole idea that the moon landings were faked is, quite simply,
>> weapons-grade stupid. It flies in the face of logic and reason. No
>> moon-conspiracy theorist has ever been able to produce a shred of evidence
>> that anything has been faked... a task that should be INCREDIBLY easy
>> given
>> the number of people that have to be involved to this day. Scientists, on
>> the other hand have produced photos, rocks, and mountains of other
>> evidence,
>> not the least of which is the dozen people who have actually been there, a
>> good many of which are still walking around.
>>
>> People who still tout this moon-landing-fake conspiracy are nutters, plain
>> and simple. There are many places I'd expect to find woo-woo conspiracy
>> believers, but never on the AMSAT list.
>>
>> Can we please put this issue to bed and go back to satellites and radio
>> now.
>>
>> -VE3OIJ
>>
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>
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>
I for one wholeheartedly agree. Lets get on with real things,
satellites and radios.
Dale - kl7xj
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:19:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: kc8ran@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Moon Landing Special Event
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <20998557.11312.1248135585521.JavaMail.kc8ran@xxx.x.x.x>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed; delsp=no
Ditto on the 0000Z pass from EN91. Good copy on the SSTV image on a 20
degree elevation pass. Well Done, Echo! Well Done Control Team!
Joe KC8RAN
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 6:51 PM , John Marranca, Jr wrote:
> Great signals during the 2220z pass over FN02. Many thanks to the
> Control Team once again!
>
> John KB2HSH
>
> --
> _______________________________
>
>
> John Marranca, Jr
> PBX Technician/Shop Steward CWA Local 1122
> BN Systems, Inc
> Orchard Park, NY
> (716)972-2006
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:27:38 -0500
From: "P. Thomas Gabel" <ktgab@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SpaceJam 3
To: Greg Beat <gregory.beat@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A65279A.9030300@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Had a great time with W9YJ-11 balloon launch. Thanks to who ever posted
the info on the
Amsat BB. I am the station in Fond du Lac, WI. EN53ss that made several
contacts through the
balloon repeater after it got above 50,000 ft. When it got to about
98,000 ft. at its peak,
I had my Sat. antenna set at 10degree elevation. Great time.
73 N9RPQ
Greg Beat wrote:
> Yes.
>
> There were actually 2 balloons with APRS beacons.
> The ATV video package did not make these launches.
>
> W9YJ-11, was launched first and supposedly reached ~ 100,000 feet
> Landed near the town of Bronson, IL
> I heard stations on the cross-band repeater from Fond DuLac, WI; Toledo, OH
> when it was around 50,000 feet.
>
> N9QGS-11 was launched second and lost its GPS data stream above 50,000 feet
> (just East of Royal, IL).
> It did recover its latitude/longitude and direction about 20 minutes later
> (near Oakwood, IL and I-74), but never its altitude.
> Landed south of Catlin, IL
>
> I have MS Power Point slides of the OpenAPRS.net APRS tracks for both
> balloons.
>
> You can go to OpenAPRS.net, enter the SSID for each balloon and request data
> over past 2 days.
> That will show you the actual tracks.
>
> Greg
> w9gb
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 1:03 PM
> To: "Greg Beat" <gregory.beat@xxxxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: Re: SpaceJam 3 (was Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question)
>
>
>> I listened for the W9JY-11 balloon on APRS, and for the 446.025 crossband
>> repeater, and heard nothing... did it actually go up yesterday?
>>
>> George, KA3HSW
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Greg Beat" <gregory.beat@xxxxxxx.xxx>
>> To: "Gould Smith" <gouldsmi@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:38 PM
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question
>>
>>
>>
>>> I have been tracking balloons (SpaceJam-3) today .... so I was just
>>> starting
>>> to read my USPS mail. :-)
>>>
>>> Thanks for prompt reply.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>> w9gb
>>>
>>
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:30:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rodney Waln <kc0zhf@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Moon Landing Special Event
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <226201.32006.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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i would also like to thank AO-51 control team and any others that were on hand
to put togeather a good tribute on apollo 11,
SSTV was good and the sound bites were a great twist
message also recived,
Rodney kc0zhf
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:33:18 -0500
From: "Greg Beat" <gregory.beat@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SpaceJam 3
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I also caught the DePaul University HALO-II launch this morning (July 20) from
Kankakee, IL due to the
APRS beacon on board .. when I saw the Icon on my TM-D710 (somebody thank
WB4APR for the thousandth time for this jewel).
No announcement seen, this balloon appears to have NO X-band repeater ... just
university experiments.
It headed south along I-57 for about 2-1/2 hours and around 80,000 feet -- not
as high as earlier SpaceJam-3 launch.
Greg
w9gb
Had a great time with W9YJ-11 balloon launch. Thanks to who ever posted the
info on the
Amsat BB. I am the station in Fond du Lac, WI. EN53ss that made several
contacts through the
balloon repeater after it got above 50,000 ft. When it got to about 98,000 ft.
at its peak,
I had my Sat. antenna set at 10degree elevation. Great time.
73 N9RPQ
Greg Beat wrote:
Yes.
There were actually 2 balloons with APRS beacons.
The ATV video package did not make these launches.
W9YJ-11, was launched first and supposedly reached ~ 100,000 feet
Landed near the town of Bronson, IL
I heard stations on the cross-band repeater from Fond DuLac, WI; Toledo, OH
when it was around 50,000 feet.
N9QGS-11 was launched second and lost its GPS data stream above 50,000 feet
(just East of Royal, IL).
It did recover its latitude/longitude and direction about 20 minutes later
(near Oakwood, IL and I-74), but never its altitude.
Landed south of Catlin, IL
I have MS Power Point slides of the OpenAPRS.net APRS tracks for both
balloons.
You can go to OpenAPRS.net, enter the SSID for each balloon and request data
over past 2 days.
That will show you the actual tracks.
Greg
w9gb
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:58:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK's road trip - Monday (20 July) report
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Hi!
Another day, another few hundred miles/km and more QSOs for
the satellite log. With the special transmission on AO-51
this evening, I worked only SO-50 and AO-27 passes earlier
today. Still a good day with more sightseeing and radio
work, plus I'm setting up for a busy and fun day tomorrow.
Before I left Monticello in eastern Utah this morning, I worked
one SO-50 pass at 1530 UTC from the DM57/DM58 line where I had
worked from on Sunday evening via AO-51. I surprised myself
with working 10 stations on a weekday morning pass, including
the VE3MOON special-event station in Ottawa.
After that pass, I started northward on US-191 toward grid DM59
near the I-70 freeway. There was a VO-52 pass around 1650 UTC
I had thought about working, but I could not. I was in Moab,
and that town is in the middle of a small canyon with high
walls that would have severely limited the time I could work
on that pass. I kept going north, and got clear of Moab in
time for SO-50's second pass I worked at 1710 UTC.
Just before the 1710 UTC SO-50 pass, I made it about 15 miles/25km
north of Moab, back onto a clear spot without hills or rocks
blocking my view to the west. A decent pass, even with just 3
QSOs. This stop was not on a grid boundary, in grid DM58dr, but
was not terribly far from where I would work AO-27 in the afternoon.
I found a spot near the I-70 freeway on a county road, the old US-6
highway that runs parallel with the Union Pacific railway in that
part of Utah. This spot was north of the town of Cisco, in grids
DM58ix and DM59ia. I planned to work two, and possibly 3, AO-27
passes from here. I did not have a clear enough view to the west
to work a very shallow pass (maximum 4 degrees elevation) at 2307
UTC, so I worked the earlier passes at 1946 and 2127 UTC.
The 1946 UTC pass was up only to 17 degrees maximum elevation out
there, but that was high enough to clear some hills east of the
spot. I had no problems hearing the full 7 minutes of the pass,
and worked 13 stations in that time. The pass was not as chaotic
as the eastern AO-27 pass I worked on Sunday from DM47/DM57. Not
a bad effort for a weekday pass. After this pass, I drove east
on I-70 about 20 miles/32km to the Colorado state line, and then
went a couple of miles/km into Colorado so I could turn around
and get back to DM58ix/DM59ia in time for the 2127 UTC pass.
At 2127 UTC, there were stations spread out through the entire
7-minute pass. I logged 12 QSOs with stations up and down western
North America, and as far east as Louisiana and Ohio. Even though
there were almost as many stations on the 2127 UTC pass as on the
1946 UTC pass, everyone who was on the later pass who wanted to
work me had the chance.
Since I was not going to stick around for the 2307 UTC pass, I
decided to make a long drive toward the Salt Lake City area for
tonight. This would set me up well for tomorrow's travels and
sightseeing in central and southern Utah. I hope to be on from
several grids from the following list: DM37, DM38, DM47, DM48,
and DM49. I am currently in the north end of grid DM49, but with
tall mountains immediately east of here I will go south before
getting on tomorrow morning. I should be on SO-50 passes starting
around 1600 UTC, AO-27 in the afternoon, and (if it is returned
to the normal 145.920/435.300 FM voice repeater as planned) AO-51
in the evening. Although I strive to operate from grid boundaries
to maximize the number of grids I can give out with my QSOs, that
may not always be possible based on surroundings and/or conditions
on or beside the roads and highways I will travel.
I hope to be at least as far south as St. George in southwestern
Utah, or even as far south as Las Vegas, tomorrow night. I need
to get back home on Wednesday evening, so tomorrow will probably
be the last full day for my radio activities. I've driven over
1000 miles/1600km since I left Phoenix last Thursday, and -
including the 3 days late last week in and around Williams AZ -
have worked from 7 different grids on this trip. More will be
heard from tomorrow.
Good night, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - currently in Nephi, Utah
(80 miles/128km south of Salt Lake City)
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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