I remember using the "Oscarlocator" all the time in those days. http://www.studiorite.com/oldindex/images/OscarLocator1sm.jpg
You could get the info from QST or there was either a weekly or daily Oscasr bullitens put out by W1AW, in CW on all their HF Freqs that they used. I do not remember if the info was also sent in SSB or not. I always copied the CW version. Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 7/28/2011 1:48 AM, Dave Guimont wrote: > Our first method of pass determination was with a home made > plotter...I still have my original one, and think it is on my website: > > http://cid-1973adc8c1d3207c.skydrive.live.com/summary.aspx?sa=140581470 > > Nothing but a circular plot of the world with a curved arc that > represented the path of the satellite....then the time in minutes of > the pass marked off to determine AZ/EL. QST had a listing of pass > times for the month, very simple, and as you remember we used to have > 4,5,6 in a round table permitting about 20 second bites....We gabbed > mostly about what we had just homebrewed, and continue the chat on > the next pass, or maybe the NEXT DAY!! > > Chuck, I'll dig out my old logs and let you know...When I upgraded I > kept my old callsign just for the recognition on the sats,a and ease > of operation, as you remember it took about four hands!! > > At 05:35 PM 7/27/2011, you wrote: > >> I remember working Oscar 7 back about '81..'82. I homebrewed a stack >> of 4, 11 element 2m yagis just for the purpose. I used a Kenwood >> TR-9000 (I think) for the uplink and a Kenwood TS-520s for the >> downlink. I don't even remember how we used to determine when the >> passes were but I think it had something to do with info published >> in QST. Soon after that, life interfered and I was inactive for many >> years. The most sad thing is that I didn't save my old logbooks. So, >> If by some odd chance, someone has a record of a contact with WD9JFY >> on the old bird, please let me know. Hindsight is always 20-20. :-(( >> >> Chuck, KM9U (EX WD9JFY) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Guimont"<[email protected]> >> To: "Thomas Doyle"<[email protected]> >> Cc:<[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 16:44 >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Oscar-10 >> >> >>> Hello Tom Doyle! >>> >>> We worked Oscar 8, mode J on 23mar82 at 1520Z...I've got #219 >>> entered in the remarks column, whatever that means, maybe Mode J >>> club??? With a check in the qsl column so I assume we exchanged cards.. >>> >>> So you can count San Diego county if that still works??? >>> >>> Counties to me mean hunting boundaries.. >>> >>> Lots of familiar calls....any other OT's still around?? >>> >>> I have done the same thing with my logbooks over the past 31 years, >>> with quite a few big gaps....FM seems to make sort of a buzzing in my >>> fillings??? >>> >>> >>>> If you have not been on satellites for a really long time (> 20 years) you >>>> may find this interesting. It explains why us old geezers say the old days >>>> were amazing. If you were on decades ago it may bring back memories. >>>> >>>> I have been getting back into hamming after a long hiatus and have been >>>> listening to the satellites for a month or two while working on a >>>> controller >>>> project and decided it was time to try and make a contact. Thanks to K4MOA >>>> and W5MPC, today I made my first sat contacts in a very long time. A little >>>> later I almost made a cw contact (used my trusty old J-38 key) on another >>>> sat but lost him. I told you this was interesting and really exciting. >>>> >>>> Thought I had better log the contacts and started looking for a logbook. >>>> Found a old slightly yellowed logbook with Oscar-10 written on the cover. >>>> As >>>> a group we hams (including me) are pretty cheap so I had saved this logbook >>>> because there were empty pages still left in it. I entered my new contacts >>>> on a fresh page (decided to splurge) and then looked back and found it was >>>> my first sat contact since 1983. I know you are still waiting for the >>>> exciting part. >>>> >>>> Here is a typical page from the log. I am in Wisconsin and believe it or >>>> not >>>> I had pile ups of europeans wanting to work Wisconsin of all things. It was >>>> a real thrill. Times change and I now have two grid squares - not sure what >>>> they are for but I have two and feel the need for more. There are 29 empty >>>> pages left in the logbook so I am good to go. Hope to work you. >>>> >>>> http://www.tomdoyle.org/satellite/Amsat-1983.jpg >>>> >>>> 73 tom... W9KE >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sent via [email protected]. 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 >>> >>> >>> 73, Dave, WB6LLO >>> [email protected] >>> >>> Disagree: I learn.... >>> >>> Pulling for P3E... >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sent via [email protected]. 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 > > > 73, Dave, WB6LLO > [email protected] > > Disagree: I learn.... > > Pulling for P3E... > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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
