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From: Peter Guelzow peter.guel...@kourou.de
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 5:17 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO40 contacts and P3-E
Hi All,
You guys are making me all teary-eyed! I loved that bird, especially for
all the challenges it presented.
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
Behalf Of i8cvs
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 3:10 PM
To: Peter Guelzow; Amsat - BBs
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts and P3-E
- Original Message -
From: Peter Guelzow peter.guel...@kourou.de
To: amsat-bb
Mal,
This nostalgia is almost too much for us old guys! I remember your call like
it was yesterday. I have you in the log for AO-27, FO-20 on CW for SKN, FO-29
SSB, and AO-40 SSB. Thanks for USVI and FK78!
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Many, many,
I particularly loved the qs I had from the Virgin
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Betreff: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
Hi Domenico,
I do not think that this has been the only 24 GHz experiment on AO-40.
You can find audio recordings of the 24 GHz signals of DK1KQ and DB6NT on my
website www.dd1us.de in the sounds from space collection. I will be happy to
add
- Original Message -
From: n1...@burlingtontelecom.net
To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:16 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
Those were fun days Clare!
My most challenging contacts were made using K band (24 GHz down). First
contact was on 4/20
contacts
- Original Message -
From: n1...@burlingtontelecom.net
To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:16 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
Those were fun days Clare!
My most challenging contacts were made using K band (24 GHz down). First
contact was on 4
i8CVS Domenico
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From: Matthias Bopp matthias.b...@gmx.de
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Cc: 'i8cvs' domenico.i8...@tin.it
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:12 PM
Subject: AW: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
Hi Domenico,
I do not think that this has been the only 24 GHz experiment
Many, many,
I particularly loved the qs I had from the Virgin Islands to Japan at the
end of AO40's life. I had a morning window twice a week and ran less than
10 w. up into my 44 el. yagi and downlinked on 2.4ghz. Real pile ups. Many
qsls - all answered.
Mal, NP2L
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at
It was extraordinary.
I haven't worked a satelite since.
HEO...that's all I can say...
73, Warren W1GUD
On Feb 5, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Juan Antonio Fernandez wrote:
Those days were unforgettable!
I can remember far stations from Europe, such as the antarctic station
8J1RF, VK6XH, VK5DG,
the
transverter sitting here in my shack, but AO-40 went bang before I got to
use it. The plan was S/k.
73,
Mike, N1JEZ
AMSAT 29649
A closed mouth gathers no feet
- Original Message -
From: Clare Fowler clarefow...@rogers.com
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
I made over 1300 contacts on AO-40
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:46 PM, chris pellenz pelle...@yahoo.com wrote:
I never made any contacts via AO-40.
I was still preparing my station... I was busy being
happy about my MIR packet contact... (I made the ANS one time)
I still have a couple K5GNA downconverters...
with the filter kits
to
use it. The plan was S/k.
73,
Mike, N1JEZ
AMSAT 29649
A closed mouth gathers no feet
- Original Message -
From: Clare Fowler clarefow...@rogers.com
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
I made over 1300 contacts on AO-40 during its 2 3/4 years of operation.
The first QSO
At 07:17 AM 2/4/2011, Peter Guelzow wrote:
Hi All,
You guys are making me all teary-eyed! I
loved that bird, especially for all the challenges it presented.
Ughh.. this really hit's me hard and I'm getting very sentimental
reading all email's to this topic.
But it gives me also
The
Could we get it hauled up to ISS and kicked out
the door with orbital boost engine? I guess
that would be a huge permitting battle?
Considering the interest in using the ISS as a launchpad for satellites and
manned space craft have increased, depending on how Arissat-1 fairs it might
be
: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
Those were fun days Clare!
My most challenging contacts were made using K band (24 GHz down). First
contact was on 4/20/2002 with Jerry, K5OE.
http://www.burlingtontelecom.net/~n1...@burlingtontelecom.net/index.html
I think the only mode I never got to try was 2.4
I believe I did- What dates and times are you looking for?
73 Bob W7LRD
- Original Message -
From: Floyd Rodgers kc5...@swbell.net
Cc: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2011 12:04:06 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO40 contacts
Did anyone manage to bag any
according to my log the last qso's were
1/24/04 W3STW
1/23/04 W7TYN
1/19/04 VA7MM
and to make us all dream again in Oct/Nov of 03
F/HB9RM, DL8IL,OK1DX, DL8YS, ON6AA (rip),DC3ZB, DK1KQ, LY3BH, VK5AKJ
there's gotta be a way folks, there's gotta be a way!!
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
At 02:04 PM 2/3/2011 -0600, kc5...@swbell.net wrote:
Did anyone manage to bag any contacts off A040 before it's sad event?
Yes, And DX too!
It was a fun bird, but I hated Leila. :-)
KB7ADL
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I was on AO-40 from its launch, initially running mode US, then mode
LS (I bought one of the few DEMI 1268/144 Tx converters that were
made). I made several contacts after I got my s-band downlink
working. Initially, I was using too small an antenna and did not
have a decent preamp. Once I
Yes, a few hundred.
It was an awesome satellite!!!
I still have my K5GNA downconverter.
WB5TUF
-Original Message-
From: Floyd Rodgers kc5...@swbell.net
Sent: Feb 3, 2011 2:04 PM
To:
Cc: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO40 contacts
Did anyone manage to bag any contacts
...@acsalaska.net
To: kc5...@swbell.net
Cc: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:51 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
I was on AO-40 from its launch, initially running mode US, then mode
LS (I bought one of the few DEMI 1268/144 Tx converters that were
made). I made
My last logged contact on AO-41 was 8/13/2004 with W7ARO. My last logged DX
contact on AO-41 was 8/12/2003 with FM5CS. I am sure there were other
contacts that did not get logged.
73's John
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Floyd Rodgers kc5...@swbell.net wrote:
Did anyone manage to bag any
Oh yes, I made a number from VP6DIA and TZ6RD. I sent the gear along
to T33C, but that was when the sattelite failed.
73, doug
-Original Message-
From: Floyd Rodgers kc5...@swbell.net
Sent: Feb 3, 2011 2:04 PM
To:
Cc: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb]
I had lots of fun on AO-40 from VP2EAG too!
73, Drew KO4MA
Oh yes, I made a number from VP6DIA and TZ6RD. I sent the gear along
to T33C, but that was when the sattelite failed.
73, doug
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I made over 1300 contacts on AO-40 during its 2 3/4 years of operation.
The first QSO was on 05/05/01 at 08:17 with Mike N1JEZ on U/S
then at 08:39 worked Dom I8CVS, at 08:52 Fred CU8AO, and at 09:03 Frank
DL6DBN.
I then fired up my FT-736R on 1.2 GHz and at 09:44 worked Steve KB8VAO with
I had a couple hundred QSO's on AO-40,
some new countries, etc. but the LOTW response
on those was awful! Got some of them confirmed with
real cards and a FEW on LOTW.
Time for another HEO, that's for sure. Once you do that, the other
stuff is just filler while waiting.
73,
John
I saw a mention of an issue of folks not wanting to make a big
investment in satellite stuff to work SSB/CW.
ALL of the original ham satellites were SSB/CW birds. No FM.
And most hams already had enough equipment to get started. The
uplinks were on 2 meters or 70CM (that took a little
I never made any contacts via AO-40.
I was still preparing my station... I was busy being
happy about my MIR packet contact... (I made the ANS one time)
I still have a couple K5GNA downconverters...
with the filter kits (as yet uninstalled)
If we could get another in orbit I could use this
stuff
At 01:18 PM 2/4/2011, k6yk wrote:
I saw a mention of an issue of folks not wanting to make a big
investment in satellite stuff to work SSB/CW.
ALL of the original ham satellites were SSB/CW birds. No FM.
And most hams already had enough equipment to get started. The
uplinks were on 2 meters
Yes sir!
Lot of used stuff around these days that will work just fine on the
current birds as well as terrestrial HF/VHF/UHF work.
I have a couple of FT-100D's that are 160 thru 6 meters plus 2 M and
70 CM all mode. I was using them to replace the FT-847, as well as
using them for
I had some fun on AO-40, and made some contacts. I hope to get them on LOTW
before summer.
I had problems getting enough uplink signal. I could hear everyone
(including myself) just fine, but a lot of folks had trouble hearing me.
Then I would check the telemetry and see the AGC on the bird was
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