[amsat-bb] Re: The USA Lower 48 Worked all 488 Grids non-Award

Nice to hear that and Congratulations to you John! On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:08 PM, John Papay wrote: > Some of the active grid chasers on the birds are aware > that KA6SIP just gave me my last USA grid when he operated > from CN72 in Oregon. And I thought it might be interesting > to look at

[amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!!

I just updated my TLE from Orbitron site as usual and is working properly I have been using Orbitron on WIN7 more then a year ago with no problem. 73's Larry KI6YAA On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Floyd Rodgers wrote: > Oh swell. It also works for Xp users as well. *It is not limited to Win7. >

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC #227

Congratulations Rick!! On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) < amsat...@wd9ewk.net> wrote: > Rick, > > > I just received my VUCC satellite Award today. Certificate # 227. > > > > Thanks to all who worked me over the past two years to get me here. > > Congratulation

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite Group in Cuba

Congratulations Hector! On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: > Hector, > > Congratulations to you and your colleagues! > > Mark N8MH > > On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, Hector Luis Martinez Sis < > hmarti...@ucf.edu.cu> > wrote: > > > > We are pleased to inform that: > > > > The Cu

[amsat-bb] XE2RCE in DM11 qsl manager KI6YAA

I will be the QSL Manager for this date at the Ensenada Baja Mexico Radio Club Annual meeting, please be advice that the QRZ.COM info is wrong, please request QSL to KI6YAA email or Direct is ok Thanks you all for your patiente and attention! There will be some cub members operating also 73"

[amsat-bb] WC7V/m heading for DN46

I just contacted Kerry WC7V/m on the SO-50 pass at 18:52 and he told me that he is on it's way to DN46 again! ___ 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 pr

[amsat-bb] Re: ID of hardware in the SSTV?

* SSTV image in Robot-36 format * - *Red callsign, -Y pointing camera* - *Green callsign, +Z pointing camera* - *Blue callsign, -Z pointing camera* - *Magenta callsign, +Y pointing camera* - *Fixed image #1* - *Fixed image #2* For more information Burns please visit the AR

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 over Ca

Very strong signal in it pass at 09:38 UTC on 145.950 SSTV and the message from the little girls from England, secret word "Eagle" now time to go to bed and will not wake up until AO-27 19:33 UTC pass to work ND9M from DM66! all of you have a great Sunday!!! Very Big 73's Larry KI6YAA ___

[amsat-bb] Re: 100 Degree Passes

Same temperature here in Imperial Valley, in peak summer we use to reach 120 F and I have been operating outside all the time as Rick do, Patrick WD9EWK also knows the conditions of operating outside here in Souther California Desert. 73's KI6YAA On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 5:19 PM, wrote: > Clayto

[amsat-bb] 70c Band safe from auction, Thanks WB2OQQ

I would like to thanks Peter Portanova, WB2OQQ on his participation to visit Congressman Peter T. King (R-NY) to discuss his recent proposed legislation, HR 607, and its impact on Amateur Radio, as well as the other delegates that participated on, for now the 70cm ham portion is safe from the aucti

[amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations to K8SYE

Good Job! keep it going John, congratulations!!! On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 6:57 AM, zach hillerson wrote: > Congrats John!!! That is quite the accomplishment. > > > > > ___ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not

[amsat-bb] Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change

Here is one more for the growing list You have a couple of handhelds next to your bed, for monitoring. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:48 AM, wrote: > You Might Be (and Probably Are) > an Amateur Radio Operator, If: > > > 1. You have bought black electrical tape in ten packs. > 2. You have stripped

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT VUCC and WAS

That will be a great idea! and support for AMSAT On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM, wrote: > Maybe we all can talk AMSAT into offering a WAS and VUCC I would be nice to > see an AMSAT WAS on the wall > WA4HFN Damon > ___ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. O

[amsat-bb] KI6YAA/P IN DM23

I will be portable for AO-51 pass @ 2302z from DM23 if anyone need this grid I will try to activate this grid more often these days as it is so close to me! 73's Larry KI6YAA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. No

[amsat-bb] Re: SO67 040oUT

Count me in! 73's KI6YAA On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Rick Tejera wrote: > Anyone planning on working the SO-67 pass at 0400UT tonight? > > Clear Skies > > Rick Tejera > Editor SACnews, > Public Outreach Coordinator > Saguaro Astronomy Club > Phoenix, Arizona > www.saguaroastro.org

[amsat-bb] Re: University of Texas Satellites may launch This Evening!

Are we going to have a replay of the launch? On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Samudra Haque wrote: > Hey, I was able to show everybody a live launch, and I think it was a > flawless launch? > > -samudra > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Samudra Haque > wrote: > > Wow the site supports iPhon

[amsat-bb] Re: AO51 pass this evening 0039UT

You are completely right Jerry, an exchange of call signs and acknowledge from both stations is needed for a successful QSO, but we need to keep in mind that satellite contacts are performed on tight time period and the signals from the birds are not all the time clear enough to copy 100%, as you g

[amsat-bb] Re: AO51 pass this evening 0039UT

Hey! Rick you contacted famous Loren K7CWQ in CN94 from Oregon! 73's Larry KI6YAA On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Rick Tejera wrote: > All, > > Worked AO51 this evening, a pretty quiet pass, had some time to actually > talk! Myself & Dave Kb5WIA work a station with call K7TWQ in CN94. When

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC #204!!

Congratulations Boy! keep it going, is always a pleasure to contact you on the sats 73's Larry KI6YAA On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Zachary Beougher wrote: > Hi Everyone! > > I just received VUCC #204 in the mail today, and I wanted to thank everyone > for the grids and QSOs since I got o

[amsat-bb] Radio Interference on AO-27

I think there were some post on the past about this topic. Today 10/28/2010 on the AO-27 pass around 2049z we heard some signal of two people getting into the satellite, I was able to recognize the accent and they were from Central or South America as I can hear they were talking about the results

[amsat-bb] DM30 active on Saturday

Members of the Mexican Radio Club XE2DNN will be activating DM30 from Caborca, SON Mexico this Saturday Oct 23 as they attend the club's annual meeting in Rancho Las Carmelas Sonora. There will be three stations operating XE2VAS Uriel, XE2DAK David and XE2BSS Alex, plans are to be operating all sa

[amsat-bb] Re: Sebastian Mohr

Spam! On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Aj9n wrote: > http://www.japesca.com.br/net.php > > > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!

[amsat-bb] Re: Lake Superior Grid Expedition update

Congratulations John you are doing a great job, and so your movile satellite station. Say Hi! to your wife for been out with you as a vital part for this expedition. Good luck and keep it going 73's Larry KI6YAA On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 10:12 PM, John Papay wrote: > This is our first night

[amsat-bb] Re: New country for me

you right John I miss type the grid! On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:56 PM, John W Lee wrote: > I have worked him before, think his name is "YOSY" and > he does QSL. And I think the grid is EK64. > EK-34 is not in Honduras. > > 73, > John K6YK > > On Thu, 12 A

[amsat-bb] Re: New country for me

John I was able to work him on 8/2/10 1716 UTC on HO-68 FM Mode, he is in EK34 Tegucigalpa Honduras but I think he is fro Japan. Is great to have a station there who operates amateur satellites. On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:24 AM, John Neeley wrote: > This morning at 1247 utc, I worked HR1LW on FO-

[amsat-bb] K4T QSL card arrived today!

It was on the mail box this afternoon, a beautiful photo QSL with an aerial picture of the hexagonal shaped building of Forth Jefferson. A description of the history about the place on the back and details of the QSO, congratulations to the group for this magnificent dxepedition on 100% green energ

[amsat-bb] States needed for WAS on satellite

I need the following States to complete the WAS award from ARRL, I will appreciate if they are any stations from these states or information of a station to contact to sked a QSO. thanks for your time. 73"s Larry KI6YAA Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Mississippi North Carolina Rhode Island West

[amsat-bb] Re: (no subject)

SPAM get out On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Simone T wrote: > http://scipion.chez.com/default.php > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite prog

[amsat-bb] Re: Most hams in space at one time??

I'm with you Ed there are a lot of new satellite operators including my self, that are willing to contact the ISS, I give them I try every once in a while since I get my satellite station , and no success. On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:42 PM, edward kacura wrote: > I know this sounds negative, but

[amsat-bb] Re: Space Debris: Predicted near impact for AO-51

Did AO-51 survived the approach? On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Greg D. wrote: > > Is it just a coincidence that these warnings seem to be coming pretty often > recently, or did NORAD change their reporting procedures, or is all the junk > up there getting to critical mass where nothing is sa

[amsat-bb] 7.2 earthquake in DM22 at 2240z

I decided to go out from the city on an open field of wheat that is no longer in use, It was me and my son Kevin KJ6DDS, I just worked some stations on AO-27 pass at 2045z, and I let Kevin use the station for the last half of the pass, he was so exited he worked seven different station and a new re

[amsat-bb] XE2/KI6YAA Trip to BAJA

I like to thank all the station that contacted me, I now know the excitement operating as a rover station and the pleasure to activate not so usual grids. the operation of the satellite station was a secondary factor on this trip but I would like to thanks Ricardo Perez for his support chasing the

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 pass 0205 UTC Mar 11

I now these two stations from Hawaii are active in these days NH6VB BL01 and NH7WN Robert BL11. > From: peter...@bccdc.ca > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:06:33 -0800 > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 pass 0205 UTC Mar 11 > > During the AO-51 pass at 0205 UTC Mar 11 (last night f

[amsat-bb] Re: ND9M- Road Trip

Thanks to Jim ND9M, your expedition and explorations of this new grids that gave us a lot more to advance on this great hobby, I did not work all the grids from Jim's trip, but I'm more then happy with the big bunch that I collect, Thanks a lot for all your support and we wish you and Cory a sa

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on Flea Power!!!!

Tim article about working on flea power on SO-67 is at QRZ.COM front page, take a look and leave a comment for him > From: nh...@msn.com > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:24:32 -1000 > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on Flea Power > > > > Hi Tim KI6VBY and Tim N3TL, >

[amsat-bb] Re: 2-way Milliwatt Contact

Hi! there Tim, Craig and Sawson, I like to comment that I also worked Sawson at his "50 milliwatts on a whip" but thats not it, he was able to complete a qso with Hawaii using such extremely low power, as I mention in a past post, when I finally got an extra handheld to add to my satellite stat

[amsat-bb] 50mW on an Arrow

Hi All! if the subject of this post call attention on you is because that sounds familiar to you on these last days QSO's on the birds, before I continue with this post I will type some words that shows the enthusiasm of a person to success! It's better to try and fail than to never try at al

[amsat-bb] Re: DM19 Activated Aug 17

> Mark, > > If there are no NH stations that get in touch with you, I live 5 minutes from > the NH border and I can make the trip "over the border" to help with your > WAS. > > > Dave KB1PVH Let me know if you make any arrangements, I will be glad to work you from there too!!! 73's K

[amsat-bb] WD9EWK cards arrived today!!!!!!

I like to Thanks in public Patrick Stoddard for his dedication as a satellite operator and for this great Gridxpeditions from him that allow me to log a bunch of grids I worked 13 of the 14 grids he visited on his July trip and also last week on DM54 and 55. as a relatively new satellite use I

[amsat-bb] KEPS formated to use with orbitron

DRAGONSAT1 35690U 09038B 09216.90180704 +.00018898 +0-0 +99975-4 0 000772 35690 051.6411 056.4238 0005287 101.3819 258.7760 15.80626922000855ANDE POLLUX SPHERE1 35693U 09038E 09216.65049322 +.00017516 +0-0 +95014-4 0 000782 35693 051.6409 057.7474 0003658 053.5727 306.5575 15.801472

[amsat-bb] Re: Rare Grids in South Dakota

Give it a wing ding!!! Just let us know here on the BB on which sat and pass you plan to be working and we will be listening for you!!! > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:37:28 -0600 > From: nr5aje...@gmail.com > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Rare Grids in South Dakota > > I can do so

[amsat-bb] Re: Rare grid squares?

There is this good PDF about a survey for rare grids on 6 meters which apply now for VHF and SATELLITES, it's date was from 2007. http://www.arrl.org/awards/ffma/Most_Wanted_Grid_Survey.pdf _ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Celebrate the mo

[amsat-bb] Re: Rare grid squares?

Even we know there is a ham radio operator on almost every corner of the US, not all of them operate on satellites, generally speaking about working satellites, a rare grid or grids will be those with a very few or almost no satellite ground station or hams that operate satellites, I can give a

[amsat-bb] Re: Doug's (KD8CAO/P) recent road trip!

Thanks Doug! nice QSL card, we really appreciate your effort to give us that rare grid! > Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:18:45 -0400 > From: r...@optonline.netsend > To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb]Doug's (KD8CAO/P) recent road trip! > > Thanks Doug, > > You're nicely designed QSL f

[amsat-bb] Re: WD9EWK's road trip - Sunday (19 July) report

Amazing trip and coordination Pat!!! thaks for giving us the opportunity to log DM 46,47,57,58, As we say in Spanish, they are not only let you go to heaven with your shoes, but they will let you take your HT and Arrow antenna as well!!! 73's from KI6YAA > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:12:03 -

[amsat-bb] Re: WL7H in AK?

Tony as an outdoor photographer I've been using some of the commercial products like Comp-u-shade, and many others that I purchased on ebay, to be honest non of them last much longer they easily tear apart or get lose, so I end up making my own with black cardboard or black binder plastic and u

[amsat-bb] Field Day Call Sign

I'm going to be using the Imperial Valley Emergency operation Center call W6ICR 73's DE KI6YAA DM22 Calexico, Ca _ Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing™ now http://www.bing.com?form=MFEHPG&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TE

[amsat-bb] Satellite Log Software

I looking for any satellite log software any recomendations? _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009 ___ Sent via a

[amsat-bb] question about AO-51 status

is ECHO AO-51 operational at this moment? _ Hotmail® has a new way to see what's up with your friends. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_WhatsNew1_052009 ___