[amsat-bb] Re: anybody hear Arissat-1 yet?

2011-04-11 Thread Phil Karn
According to my elements, the next orbit will graze the western horizon here in San Diego starting about 8:1I'm seeing one horizon-grazing pass to the west this morning 4/11 starting around 8:18AM PDT. Maximum elevation is only about 6 degrees so I'm not expecting much. On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at

[amsat-bb] Re: anybody hear Arissat-1 yet?

2011-04-10 Thread Clint Bradford
What notes are you working from??? The formal activation begins 7:30AM PDT Monday, April 11 ... Do you have a test schedule you're working from??? We're gearing up for five passes here in Southern CA for the event! Here are the five passes I show that are monitor-able for us in Southern

[amsat-bb] Re: anybody hear Arissat-1 yet?

2011-04-10 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Doh! Wrong day :) See why I asked? hehe 73! Mark N8M (it's been a LONG week and a short weekend...) At 09:03 AM 4/10/2011 -0700, Clint Bradford wrote: What notes are you working from??? The formal activation begins 7:30AM PDT Monday, April 11 ... Do you have a test schedule you're

[amsat-bb] Re: anybody hear Arissat-1 yet?

2011-04-10 Thread Clint Bradford
Thought maybe you knew of an informal testing period ... SEE? I gave you the benefit of the vast knowledge you possess ... With ARISSat-1 in low power mode, I just hope folks won;t give up when they don't immediately hear it when they KNOW it's above them. SPECIAL ADDED EXCITEMENT - Our second

[amsat-bb] Re: anybody hear Arissat-1 yet?

2011-04-10 Thread Ted
Mark, The email I rcvd from ARRL states in part: Transmissions will begin on Monday, April 11, at 14:30 UTC and continue until 10:30 UTC on April 13. My reading tells me it has not yet awakened... 73, Ted K7TRK -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org