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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Fox -1B / AO-91 in trouble? (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
2. Re: iOS app Maidenhead (jim@?????.????
3. Re: Fox -1B / AO-91 in trouble? (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
4. Re: Linear Transponder Up and Down link frequency calculator
(Mike Diehl)
5. Re: Linear Transponder Up and Down link frequencycalculator
(Wendy and Terry Osborne)
6. Re: Karl Janskey call sign (Nick Pugh)
7. Fw: VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019 (Ronald G. Parsons)
8. W5PFG May planned roves (Clayton Coleman W5PFG)
9. Re: Karl Janskey call sign (Kevin M)
10. Satellite Demo at Messilla Valley Radio Club Swap Meet
(Dan Eggert)
11. WD9EWK @ DM52/53 on Friday (3 May), maybe DM51/52 on Saturday
(4 May) afternoon (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:46:44 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@??????????.???>, AMSAT
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox -1B / AO-91 in trouble?
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Drew,
The 1921 UTC pass over the continental USA, a pass that
went virtually over my head here in central Arizona,
sounded like a normal AO-91 pass. I turned the satellite
when the satellite was up a couple of degrees from the
horizon after my AOS time, and it was transmitting for
the rest of the pass here in Arizona. I was using my TH-D72
HT & Elk. I didn't have my SDR receiver going, but it
looks like stations across the continental USA picked up
telemetry. I posted my MP3 recording from the pass in
my Dropbox space http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/ - look in the
"Satellite_Audio-2019" folder, and then find the file
"20190430-1921UTC-AO91-DM43bl.mp3".
Next pass here is very shallow around 2100 UTC. If I have
a break, I'll give it a try.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 4:18 PM Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> I cycled the power to the IHU and it popped right back the way it should
> be.
> Should be fine now, but reports for the next day or two will be
> appreciated.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> AMSAT VP Operations
>
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:58:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: "jim@?????.???? <jim@?????.???>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] iOS app Maidenhead
Message-ID: <1556654299.75716697@????.?????????.???>
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Off hand on a semi-quick test, the lat-longs for all four corners of Wyoming
and a few of the variations from the App match Google Earth as closely as
the displayed resolution supported.
Jim
K6CCC
-----Original Message-----
From: "Douglas Tabor via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 18:43
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] iOS app Maidenhead
How much trust does one have WRT state boundaries and what Maidenhead
displays? The borders are often not straight nor do they always align with
Lat/Lon ... looking at Wyoming, we seem to have 8 more grids than our
rectangular shape would have one believe (some from Colorado and others from
Montana).
Anyone else see this or similar?
Thanks and 73,
Douglas Tabor, N6UA
- Sent from my iPad
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:22:07 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@??????????.???>, AMSAT
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox -1B / AO-91 in trouble?
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Drew,
At 2059 UTC Tuesday, I had a 5-degree pass here in central
Arizona. After almost a minute past AOS, I was able to turn
the satellite on. I talked through it for about 4 to 5
minutes. I didn't hear anyone else, but the satelilte sounded
good for a low pass. I also saw telemetry being collected,
and saw the last packet was received at 2110 UTC - a few
minutes after I was out of the footprint. At least there
will be more telemetry from that pass up the US west coast,
by keeping the downlink on.
Not that the audio may be needed for anything, I uploaded two
MP3s from this pass to the "Satellite_Audio-2019" folder in
my http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/ space - one starting at 2059
UTC, and the other starting at 2101 UTC.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 4:18 PM Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> I cycled the power to the IHU and it popped right back the way it should
> be.
> Should be fine now, but reports for the next day or two will be
> appreciated.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> AMSAT VP Operations
>
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:19:22 -0400
From: Mike Diehl <diehl.mike.a@?????.???>
To: k0jm@?????.???? "Mark D. Johns" <mjohns+K0JM@??????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link frequency
calculator
Message-ID: <6EA8488C-E44D-4AD1-B66B-6B7294BACA27@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I think you?re both missing something. The developer created a tool to suit
a particular purpose for them. Both of your approaches are like suggesting a
multi-tool when all they need to do is cut a string with a pocket knife.
73,
Mike Diehl
W8LID/VE6LID
> On Apr 30, 2019, at 14:58, Mark D. Johns via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
>
> Perhaps I?m missing something, too. Why not use a full-featured tracking
> program, such as SatPC32, that has all of this already included?
>
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 13:06 Vinny Stipo via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
> wrote:
>
>> Am I missing something? Why not just put this info in a online
>> worksheet/excel, rather than compile a program with no source code?
>>
>> -Vinny KM2W
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 7:01 AM Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>>
>>> Absolutelyl, no worries about doppler. The only one of concern was the
>> 1200
>>> Hz error and I think that was a typo. I'll look for the update. Tnx so
>>> much, it is a wonderful asset to sat ops. 73, N0AN
>>> Hasan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 11:56 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne <
>>> wandtosborne@?????.???> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Hassan,
>>>>
>>>> Just added CAS-4A to the list.
>>>> I was working off the AMSAT-NA Laminated frequency chart (April 2018).
>>>> Should have spotted it.
>>>>
>>>> I have also tweaked the frequency on CAS-4B to track with your
>>>> measurements.
>>>> Use the same link for the updated program.
>>>>
>>>> I?m tempted to add a few hundred Hertz to the conversion numbers to get
>>>> them spot on but the error
>>>> is probably less than the doppler correction required.
>>>>
>>>> Trying to correct for doppler would require a built in tracking program
>>>> and then you might as well use SatPC32.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Terry ZL2BAC
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schiers6@?????.???>
>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, April 28, 2019 11:48 PM
>>>> *To:* Wendy and Terry Osborne <wandtosborne@?????.???>
>>>> *Cc:* AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link frequency
>>>> calculator
>>>>
>>>> Very nice Terry, but you forgot CAS-4a :-)
>>>>
>>>> I work with pre-defined sat pairs to avoid Wifi spikes. Here are the
>>>> results for some of the common birds using our downlink and your uplink
>>>> (predicted) vs. what our uplinks really are for perfect audio.
>>>>
>>>> CAS-4B 145.918 435.287 Actual: 435.285.900
>>>> XW-2A 145.672 435.043 : 435.042.600
>>>> XW-2B 145.733 435.107 : 435.106.800
>>>> XW-2C 145.798 435.167 : 435.166.800
>>>>
>>>> Very solid agreement, tnx so much. It would have saved us a lot of
>> time
>>>> setting up the first time, had we had you nice program.
>>>>
>>>> Please add CAS-4A when you get time.
>>>>
>>>> 73, N0AN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hasan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 8:41 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne via AMSAT-BB <
>>>> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> With the number of Linear Transponder Satellites that are operational
>> or
>>>>> in the pipeline,
>>>>> I thought a simple program to convert uplink to downlink frequencies
>> was
>>>>> worth writing.
>>>>> I?ve written one for Windows.
>>>>> You can find it here:
>>>>>
>>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4o375h6bygjxkzr/AABi9Ck9Wc6ODrhXwIVHxI-_a?dl=0
>>>>> I?ve put the exe file and the same file in zip format.
>>>>> I have put all the current birds plus the ones that have launches
>>> pending.
>>>>> Just select the satellite of interest from the ?Satellite? drop down
>>>>> menu,
>>>>> put your frequency into the text box and hit the Up or Dn calculate
>>>>> button.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me know if you think this is useful.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>>>>> Opinions expressed
>>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>> of
>>>>> AMSAT-NA.
>>>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>> program!
>>>>> Subscription settings:
>> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>>>>
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>>> expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>>> AMSAT-NA.
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>> program!
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>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> AMSAT-NA.
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>>
> --
> --
> Mark D. Johns
> K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ
> Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
> -----------------------------------------------
> "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
> you would stay out and your dog would go in."
> ---Mark Twain
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 15:17:02 +1200
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne@?????.???>
To: "Mike Diehl" <diehl.mike.a@?????.???>, <k0jm@?????.???>, "Mark D.
Johns" <mjohns+K0JM@??????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link
frequencycalculator
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Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";
reply-type=original
Hi,
The idea was to create a simple tool that is an electronic version of the
laminated frequency guide that you get with
AMSAT membership.
I initially thought of using Excel but quickly concluded it was easier to
write it in MS Visual Basic Express 2008.
I have put the source code into the dropbox folder so people can look at it
if they wish.
You will need a version of VB.net to make sense of it.
73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Diehl via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2019 2:19 PM
To: k0jm@?????.??? ; Mark D. Johns
Cc: AMSAT-BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link
frequencycalculator
I think you?re both missing something. The developer created a tool to suit
a particular purpose for them. Both of your approaches are like suggesting a
multi-tool when all they need to do is cut a string with a pocket knife.
73,
Mike Diehl
W8LID/VE6LID
> On Apr 30, 2019, at 14:58, Mark D. Johns via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
> wrote:
>
> Perhaps I?m missing something, too. Why not use a full-featured tracking
> program, such as SatPC32, that has all of this already included?
>
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 13:06 Vinny Stipo via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb@?????.???>
> wrote:
>
>> Am I missing something? Why not just put this info in a online
>> worksheet/excel, rather than compile a program with no source code?
>>
>> -Vinny KM2W
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 7:01 AM Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>>
>>> Absolutelyl, no worries about doppler. The only one of concern was the
>> 1200
>>> Hz error and I think that was a typo. I'll look for the update. Tnx so
>>> much, it is a wonderful asset to sat ops. 73, N0AN
>>> Hasan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 11:56 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne <
>>> wandtosborne@?????.???> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Hassan,
>>>>
>>>> Just added CAS-4A to the list.
>>>> I was working off the AMSAT-NA Laminated frequency chart (April 2018).
>>>> Should have spotted it.
>>>>
>>>> I have also tweaked the frequency on CAS-4B to track with your
>>>> measurements.
>>>> Use the same link for the updated program.
>>>>
>>>> I?m tempted to add a few hundred Hertz to the conversion numbers to get
>>>> them spot on but the error
>>>> is probably less than the doppler correction required.
>>>>
>>>> Trying to correct for doppler would require a built in tracking program
>>>> and then you might as well use SatPC32.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Terry ZL2BAC
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schiers6@?????.???>
>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, April 28, 2019 11:48 PM
>>>> *To:* Wendy and Terry Osborne <wandtosborne@?????.???>
>>>> *Cc:* AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link frequency
>>>> calculator
>>>>
>>>> Very nice Terry, but you forgot CAS-4a :-)
>>>>
>>>> I work with pre-defined sat pairs to avoid Wifi spikes. Here are the
>>>> results for some of the common birds using our downlink and your uplink
>>>> (predicted) vs. what our uplinks really are for perfect audio.
>>>>
>>>> CAS-4B 145.918 435.287 Actual: 435.285.900
>>>> XW-2A 145.672 435.043 : 435.042.600
>>>> XW-2B 145.733 435.107 : 435.106.800
>>>> XW-2C 145.798 435.167 : 435.166.800
>>>>
>>>> Very solid agreement, tnx so much. It would have saved us a lot of
>> time
>>>> setting up the first time, had we had you nice program.
>>>>
>>>> Please add CAS-4A when you get time.
>>>>
>>>> 73, N0AN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hasan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 8:41 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne via AMSAT-BB <
>>>> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> With the number of Linear Transponder Satellites that are operational
>> or
>>>>> in the pipeline,
>>>>> I thought a simple program to convert uplink to downlink frequencies
>> was
>>>>> worth writing.
>>>>> I?ve written one for Windows.
>>>>> You can find it here:
>>>>>
>>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4o375h6bygjxkzr/AABi9Ck9Wc6ODrhXwIVHxI-_a?dl=0
>>>>> I?ve put the exe file and the same file in zip format.
>>>>> I have put all the current birds plus the ones that have launches
>>> pending.
>>>>> Just select the satellite of interest from the ?Satellite? drop down
>>>>> menu,
>>>>> put your frequency into the text box and hit the Up or Dn calculate
>>>>> button.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me know if you think this is useful.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>>>>> Opinions expressed
>>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>> of
>>>>> AMSAT-NA.
>>>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>> program!
>>>>> Subscription settings:
>> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>>>>
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>>> expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>>> AMSAT-NA.
>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
>>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>> expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> AMSAT-NA.
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>> program!
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>>
> --
> --
> Mark D. Johns
> K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ
> Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
> -----------------------------------------------
> "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
> you would stay out and your dog would go in."
> ---Mark Twain
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 02:45:08 -0500
From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh@?????????.???>
To: "'Jim JIpping'" <jhjipping@?????.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign
Message-ID: <4fc201d4fff1$cd5a37b0$680ea710$@?????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Thanks Jim
I am a member of SARA have visited the GBT it is truly an impressive place.
nick
nick
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
Disagree I Learn
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim JIpping <jhjipping@?????.???>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 10:01 AM
To: Nick Pugh <quadpugh@?????????.???>; amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign
Karl Janski was an electrical engineer employed by Bell Telephone. In the
1930's he was given the task to help find a means for trans continental
communications . While researching the 20 mhz spectrum he can across a
strange hiss that showed up several minutes earlier each day. He suspected
that it came from the Milky Way Galaxy. He did not pursue looking into the
phenomenon as his employer had other work for him to do.
It was Grote Reber, W9GFZ, who really started researching radio sources in
the sky.
Both Janski's and Reber's radio telescopes are on display at the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, WV, the home of the world's
largest steerable radio telescope. If you ever get near the area, a stop at
the facility with its many telescopes and excellent visitor's center is a
MUST.
The observatory's radio club has been granted Reber's call, W9GVZ, They use
it to commemorate radio astronomy in special events. I spent several
summers as a physics teacher studying radio astronomy at Green Bank and was
able to help operate W9GVZ during a special event at the dedication of the
Robert Byrd Telescope in August, 2000. I have to tell you that Green Bank
is quite a place. I get back there as often as I can!
Jim Jipping, W8MRR, AMSAT 5512
On 4/28/2019 5:48 AM, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hello All
> Karl Jaskey is the father of radio astronomy . Was Karl Janskey a
> license amateur if so what was his call sign?
> Tnx nick de k5qxj
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 10:59:30 -0500
From: "Ronald G. Parsons" <w5rkn@?????.???>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019
Message-ID: <69002B46E1494F9AA2CDF00DB6E4D5ED@?????????>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL
for the period April 1, 2019 through May 1, 2019. Congratulations to all
those who made the list this month!
Lots of activity at the high end and low end of the list this month. Great!
CALL APRIL MAY
KO4MA 1656 1673
WA4NVM 1522 1536
N8HM 1068 1102
N8RO 1065 1068
K6FW 743 794
WD9EWK 537 550
K7TAB 430 531
N3GS 409 454
NS3L 400 426
AE5B 368 384
KE8FZT 301 325
AB5SS 102 306
G0ABI 252 304
K5IX 250 300
K9UO 265 300
NR0T 200 274
KE8AKW New 258
AD0HJ 200 225
AJ4A New 225
AD0DX 167 219
K2MTS 100 201
AB1OC 150 177
KJ4EU 101 151
WD9EWK (DM41) 107 127
LW2DAF 120 125
W0NBC New 106
KL2DN New 100
N7EGY New 100
VE3CWU New 100
WD9EWK (DM42) New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at
<mycall>@<??????>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was
developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for The two months. It's a
visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not
mentioned.
Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds.
They are doing most of the work!
Ron W5RKN
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 11:27:09 -0500
From: Clayton Coleman W5PFG <tasmac@?????.??>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG May planned roves
Message-ID: <3d8fa491-1e4f-dfd0-36f6-b98ce79ad8fa@?????.??>
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May 11 EL18/28 (TX)
FM only, AO-91 & AO-92 between 16:30-18:40 UTC.
May 18 DN91 (NE)
May 19-23 DN83 (SD)
May 23-24 DN74 (WY)
May 24-26 DN71 (WY)
May 26-27 DM77 (CO)
May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX)
FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU.
Twitter @?????
73,
Clayton
W5PFG
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:09:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kevin M <n4ufo@?????.???>
To: "Kevin M. via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@?????.???>,
"jhjipping@?????.???? <jhjipping@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign
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Hi Jim,
If you will forgive the correction, Reber's callsign was W9GFZ. And while it
may be the same club in both places, the call is assigned to the club's
address at the observatory in Socorro NM, not WV. (And that's PO Box 'O'...
not PO Box 'zero' for anyone wondering like I did.)
I screwed up the link in my previous message, but here it is again,
hopefully it will work correctly this time:
https://www.nrao.edu/whatisra/hist_ham.shtml
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Both Janski's and Reber's radio telescopes are on display at the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, WV, the home of the world's
largest steerable radio telescope.? If you ever get near the area, a stop at
the facility with its many telescopes and excellent visitor's center is a
MUST.The observatory's radio club has been granted Reber's call, W9GVZ, They
use it to commemorate radio astronomy in special events.? I spent several
summers as a physics teacher studying radio astronomy at Green Bank and was
able to help operate W9GVZ during a special event? at the dedication of the
Robert Byrd Telescope in August, 2000.? I have to tell you that Green Bank
is quite a place.? I get back there as often as I can!
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:18:04 -0600
From: Dan Eggert <daneggert@??????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Demo at Messilla Valley Radio Club Swap
Meet
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This Saturday, May 4th., I will be doing satellite demonstrations at the
Mesilla Valley Radio Clubs annual bean feed and swap meet in Las Cruces New
Mexico. The grid is DM62. I will be working the passes on the FM voice
satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO-50.
Dan Eggert - AC9E
Sent from my iPad
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 17:09:21 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ DM52/53 on Friday (3 May), maybe DM51/52
on Saturday (4 May) afternoon
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Hi!
I previously mentioned my plans to visit the DM52/DM53 grid boundary
in Graham County AZ on Friday, 3 May 2019:
https://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-April/072954.html
I still plan on working the AO-91 and AO-92 passes around the middle
of the day out there. After those passes and a lunch break down the
road in Safford, I plan on returning to the DM52/DM53 line to work
some SSB passes. I may even try a FalconSat-3 pass out there, too. I'm
not sure if I will be able to work the 2118 UTC AO-7 pass from there,
and not sure if AO-7 would be in mode B at that time. I do plan on
trying the 2250 UTC FO-29 pass from DM52/DM53, and some of the XW-2
passes after that. I still need to make it to DM41 for the evening,
so I definitely won't stay out at DM52/DM53 after dark.
My travels should be visible as WD9EWK-9 on APRS:
http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9
and updates during the day will be posted on my @?????? Twitter feed,
which is also visible at:
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
For Saturday in the late afternoon, I may make a quick stop on the
DM51/DM52 grid boundary in Cochise County AZ. I was just at this spot
in late March, but some have asked if I could make a return trip and
put that grid boundary on the air. There aren't any late afternoon FM
satellite passes at that location, meaning it would only be on the SSB
transponders, and maybe FalconSat-3 for those who work packet. Please
check my @?????? Twitter feed on Saturday for updates, to see if I am
heading out there, as well as my APRS track.
QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards will be
available on request (please e-mail me directly with QSO details - no
need to first send me a card or SASE). Thanks, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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