[amsat-bb] MaSat-1 TLE
I just noticed that in the list of TLEs from Celestrak, there is a group called vega launch which has the satellites by name. The vega launch set has MaSat as object F, which is about 4 minutes ahead of object D that people seem to be using for MaSat-1. I haven't had a chance to check it out compared to actual aos times. I might also be experiencing a before coffee moment. Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Correction
In my announcement of Dick Daniel's Memorial Service, I named the church Little River Presbyterian Church. Please note that the church is *Little Falls Presbyterian Church.* It is located at 6025 Little Falls Rd, Arlington VA 22207. The service begins at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 25th. -- 73- Martha ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Looking for Help with High Altitude Weather balloon Launch in France
Hello: My name is Liz Henriquez and I am with the US-based Project Aether high altitude balloon group. We have obtained funding to do launches in Europe this month and we are looking for the help with a launch in Northern France.. We are hoping you have information about permits, or perhaps you have a blanket clearance, as UKHAS does in the UK. We are looking to launch on February 28th. Please advise if you are able to assist us or who else we might contact. Thanks in advance for your help, Liz Henriquez www.projectaether.org ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Office Closed
The AMSAT Office will be closed on Monday February 20th in observance of Presidents' Day. -- 73- Martha ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Anyone in Europe copying PW-SAT
Hi, Tried a afternoon pass today ( Friday) Listening for PW-SAT but nothing heard. I only have an omni + mast head pre-amp but expected to hear it. Using Hamscope I could decode the signal just after launch I may have the wrong keps, although I did listen for about 10 minutes on either side of the predictions. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Anyone in Europe copying PW-SAT
Yes John, in the 13:35 UTC pass : LASH E -1 END. DATA 0xFFFD 0xFFFD 0xFFFC 0x E -1 END. EPLOYMENT STATUS 0x01 0x00 E -1 END. EMP 0x40 0x02 E -1 END. DATA X AXIS ADCS VX 0x02E4 E -1 CX+ 0x03FF E -1 CX- 0x03E8 E -1 TX+ 0x0293 E -1 TX- 0x0012 E -1 END. DATA Y AXIS ADCS VY 0x0273 E -1 CY+ 0x03FF E -1 CY- 0x0231 E -1 TY+ 0x023B E -1 TY- 0x0220 E -1 ENDP DATA ADCS 5V 0x03FF E -1 3V3 0x03FC E -1 ENDt DATA X AXIS ADCS VX 0x02E4 E -1 CX+ 0x03FF E -1 CX- 0x03E8 E -1 TX+ 0x0293 E -1 TX- 0x0012 E -1 END. DATA Y AXIS ADCS VY 0x0273 E -1 CY+ 0x03FF E -1 CY- 0x0231 E -1 TY+ 0x023B E -1 TY- 0x0220 E -1 ENDP DATA Z AXIS ADCS VZ 0x03F9 E -1 CZ+ 0x03FF E -1 CZ- 0x03FF E -1 TZ+ 0x0012 E -1 TZ- 0x0013 E -1 ENDP DATA ADCS BATTC 0x03DB E -1 BATT0C 0x035C E -1 BATT0DIR 0x03FF E -1 BATT0FV 0x0155 E -1 BATT0T 0x0228 E -1 END. DATA ADCS BATT1C 0x0352 E -1 BATT1DIR 0x03FF E -1 BATT1FV 0x0158 E -1 BATT1T 0x0228 E -1 ENDØ DATA ADCS 5V 0x03FF E -1 3V3 0x03FC E -1 ENDt DATA TRANSMITTER STATE 0x01 E -1 END. DATA D 414 RSS 963 TRP 7 TFP 7 TC 0 RC 80 AT 214 PB 381 E -1 END. DATA TRANSMITTER STATE 0x01 E -1 END. DATA RUT 9 0 0 TUT 9 0 0 RE -1 TE -1 END. But nothing on the 15:20 UTC pass until a minute before LOS. Then a weak CW signal AR followed by a short BPSK burst. 2 weak bursts later but too weak to decode. 73 Mike DK3WN -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von John Heath Gesendet: Freitag, 17. Februar 2012 21:36 An: Amsat Betreff: [amsat-bb] Anyone in Europe copying PW-SAT Hi, Tried a afternoon pass today ( Friday) Listening for PW-SAT but nothing heard. I only have an omni + mast head pre-amp but expected to hear it. Using Hamscope I could decode the signal just after launch I may have the wrong keps, although I did listen for about 10 minutes on either side of the predictions. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Hawaii
Does anyone remember the guy thats active on the sats in HI I know about Harvey AH6JA I forgot to write down the other call Kevin KF7MYK ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Anyone in Europe copying PW-SAT
Hi John, You have confirmed similar the same situation that I experience also today ( Friday ). I have listened and monitored some of the other sats in the group operating on UHF, they were OK on the keps. put out on the bbs as objects yesterday. So I expected PW -SAT to be in the same ball part. Nothing heard regret to say and it had been quite strong when I tracked it using my ELK antenna on previous days. Ken Eaton GW1FKY ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Lotw
Hi all, All my contacts for HI4/AJ5C have been uploaded to Lotw under that call. They have also been uploaded to Eqsl. Paper QSL's are due in next week and will have them out shortly thereafter. 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Isabel Island Dxpedition
The OPDX Bulletin 1050 is reporting that a team of 10 operators, from the Aguas- calientes Amateur Radio Club will activate Isabel Island using the callsign XF1AA. Ismael, XE1AY, is one of the operators and is active on the satellites. The planned dates are March 16th through the 21st. The grid appears to be DL71. If you should hear Ismael on the birds, please give him the airtime to work as many as he can. Good luck with the operation! 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Anyone on VO-52 around 00:15Z 2/18?
I'm sort of excited, sort of disappointed...I believe I FINALLY heard myself on a satellite! I have gotten my 70cm uplink antenna working and I'm pretty sure I could hear myself on VO-52 as it passed high over New England at about 7:15PM 2/17 EST, 00:15 2/18 UTC. But I'm a bit unsure. First, my voice seemed very distorted in the headphones. Of course it is hard to tell when you are talking! Second, I could not get any CW signal bounce. And finally there was NO ONE else that I could hear in the passband. So I'm just wondering if anyone else was hitting VO-52 about that time, or if anyone might have heard me (W2BFJ). Trying to clarify whether VO-52 is just not very busy or if I was not really hearing it after all! Thanks, Burns, W2BFJ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Anyone on VO-52 around 00:15Z 2/18?
Burns, It sounds like you had feedback into your receiver or headphones from your uplink signal. I have been fooled by this before as well (quite common, I suspect). It is more common for mode V/U than U/V, but always possible. Anyway, I'll listen for you on the 0225z pass and give you a shout if I hear you. 73, Jerry, K5OE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Anyone on VO-52 around 00:15Z 2/18?
- Original Message - From: Burns Fisher bu...@fisher.cc To: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 1:37 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on VO-52 around 00:15Z 2/18? I'm sort of excited, sort of disappointed...I believe I FINALLY heard myself on a satellite! I have gotten my 70cm uplink antenna working and I'm pretty sure I could hear myself on VO-52 as it passed high over New England at about 7:15PM 2/17 EST, 00:15 2/18 UTC. But I'm a bit unsure. First, my voice seemed very distorted in the headphones. Of course it is hard to tell when you are talking! Second, I could not get any CW signal bounce. And finally there was NO ONE else that I could hear in the passband. So I'm just wondering if anyone else was hitting VO-52 about that time, or if anyone might have heard me (W2BFJ). Trying to clarify whether VO-52 is just not very busy or if I was not really hearing it after all! Thanks, Burns, W2BFJ Hi Burns, W2BFJ First of all see if you are able to receive the beacon of VO-52 that is a steady unmodulated carrier at nominally 145.936 MHz +/- doppler. If you are using circular polarization receiving in 2 meters please note that for good reception it must be LHCP i.e. left hand circular polarization ! If you are not able to receive the beacon at 145.936 MHz going down slowly in frequency because of doppler it means that there is someting wrong in your receiving system because the downlink of VO-52 has very strong signals. Have fun and 73 de i8CVS Domenico ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ICOM IC-W32A and RT Systems Software
I am throwing out a shameless plug for this great software. I was at the Orlando Hamcation and eyed their booth and finally bought the software I so have needed to use my W32A properly. Entering anything into the W32A is tedious and a bother, while the software provides a spreadsheet entry mode. I love spreadsheets- really I do! Anyway, I am a bit picky so I found a quirky thing about the software and contacted Karin in support who got it sorted out and made me BETA TESTER! Bottom line, there is an upgrade on line at their website and you can access through the program. So if you already have the newer version with USB interface try it out. Let me know if anything broke, I may be responsible! But I think it is fine. If you have a W32A and don't have this SW you are glutton for punishment! -- Joe Leikhim K4SAT ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Hawaii
That may be Robert Smith, NH7WN, in Honolulu. Mark KC9DUU On Feb 17, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Kevin Deane summit...@live.com wrote: Does anyone remember the guy thats active on the sats in HI I know about Harvey AH6JA I forgot to write down the other call Kevin KF7MYK ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Hawaii
Thank you all for the emails... AH6JA, NH7WN,WH6BIE are active and some others heading there as well... Kevin KF7MYK ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] K7UGA report - Friday night
Hi! Thanks to all who called and worked K7UGA on 4 different passes today - an SO50 pass, two AO27 passes, and an AO7 pass. There was a large Friday crowd at the Yuma hamfest, which is also the ARRL Southwestern Division Convention this year. An even larger crowd is expected tomorrow. I have to give a special thank-you to several members of Red Digital del Noroeste (Northwest Digital Network), a radio club based in Mexicali, Baja California, an hour west of Yuma. They have helped greatly with my demonstrations and manning the AMSAT table in the main hall. They will be back with me tomorrow. You can read more about this club at http://www.xe2dnn.org (use a site like http://translate.google.com/ if you don#39;t read Spanish to translate the site) I hope to work several passes during the day tomorrow. Please call K7UGA if you hear me on those passes The hamfest ends at 5pm ( UTC) tomorrow afternoon, followed by a big barbecue dinner. :-) I also have more videos that I will post on YouTube in a few days from the hamfest. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Mexicali, Baja California http://www.wd9ewk.net/ (but without an XE permit for this trip) ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Hawaii
I hear via the grape vine Kyle WH6BIE, sold his sat gear. Only second maybe third hand information. 73 Bob W7LRD - Original Message - From: Kevin Deane summit...@live.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 7:24:41 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii Thank you all for the emails... AH6JA, NH7WN,WH6BIE are active and some others heading there as well... Kevin KF7MYK ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
