[amsat-bb] F1 and Bell decayed

2013-05-10 Thread Nico Janssen
Cubesat F1 (38855, 1998-067CR) decayed on Thursday May 9, around 19:58 UTC. PhoneSat Bell (39145, 2013-016D) now finally also decayed on Friday May 10, around 00:58 UTC. Cubesat FITSAT 1 may be expected to decay by the middle of June. 73, Nico PA0DLO

[amsat-bb] Updated AMSAT LVB Tracker to be Shown at Dayton

2013-05-10 Thread Alan
Updated AMSAT LVB Tracker to be Shown at Dayton AMSAT has sold the popular G6LVB Tracker for several years. This year we will have a new version which replaces the amber LCD display with an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display. The new display offers a high visibility contrast with a

[amsat-bb] AO-07 changes or what

2013-05-10 Thread Ib Christoffersen
Hi all, This morning a little before 1040 UTC I found AO-07 in mode-B to my big surprise. I can also see another report at 1046 UTC to the effect that it was in mode-B Now at 1240 UTC it is not in mode-B as far as I can hear. I do not have the possibility to monitor mode-A. Can someone please do

[amsat-bb] AO7 MODE

2013-05-10 Thread K4FEG
To all AO7 Users: AO7 is in Mode A this morning, the normal switch should have occurred around 10:50UTC, I believe that it was about this time last year when AO7 was stuck in Mode B for about 3 weeks or more. If the satellite is going into a brief eclipse periods, there is no telling when

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-07 changes or what

2013-05-10 Thread Eric Knaps, ON4HF
Op 10/05/2013 14:48, Ib Christoffersen schreef: Hi all, This morning a little before 1040 UTC I found AO-07 in mode-B to my big surprise. I can also see another report at 1046 UTC to the effect that it was in mode-B Now at 1240 UTC it is not in mode-B as far as I can hear. I do not have the

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-07 changes or what

2013-05-10 Thread EC4TR Luis
Yes, the AO-7 is in mode A, just contact with DJ7UQ and IK8YSS at 16:20 UTC. I will be hearing at the next pass here at 18:15, it will be a good pass with NA 73´s Luis EC4TR El 10/05/2013 16:19, Eric Knaps, ON4HF escribió: Op 10/05/2013 14:48, Ib Christoffersen schreef: Hi all, This morning a

[amsat-bb] Updated AMSAT LVB Tracker to be Shown at Dayton (Revised)

2013-05-10 Thread Alan
Due to a hurried edit, an important contributor was inadvertently left off the credits list. My apologies to Mike, WD8CXO! Alan WA4SCA Updated AMSAT LVB Tracker to be Shown at Dayton AMSAT has sold the popular G6LVB Tracker for several years. This year we will have a new version which

[amsat-bb] New Fox-1 CubeSat Model to debut at Hamvention 2013

2013-05-10 Thread Alan
Through the dedicated work of Stefan Wagener, VE4NSA, AMSAT-NA will debut its new 1:1 scale cardboard model of the Fox-1 CubeSat at Hamvention 2013. We will have a complete display at the AMSAT booth. It is life size, and based on the latest Fox-1 engineering drawings for highest fidelity in

[amsat-bb] AO7 Mode

2013-05-10 Thread K4FEG
TO ALL AO7 USERS: AT 2152UTC, THE AO7 PASS OVER THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IS STILL IN MODE A. I will check to see if the 1047UTC time is still the switch time for the satellite in the morning my first pass that is close to the switch time is at 0950UTC, the satellite will be over Antarctica when