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Today's Topics:
1. URGENT - AO-85 Operational Update (E.Mike McCardel)
2. Re: Lilacsat-2 & EO-85 SATPC32 Setup? (Erich Eichmann)
3. Re: Arrow Antenna (Dan White)
4. Re: Lilacsat-2 & EO-85 SATPC32 Setup? (George Henry)
5. Fox-1A with Signalink USB (Mike)
6. Easy & instant predictions available (Pedro Converso)
7. Re: Lilacsat-2 & EO-85 SATPC32 Setup? (Joe Pereira)
8. Easy & instant predictions (Pedro Converso)
9. Possible ISS School Contact Experiment idea? (Robert Bruninga)
10. post-Symposium road trip (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
11. WD9EWK radio activity, between Thursday and Sunday
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
12. Symposium-- fantastic (Nick Pugh K5QXJ)
13. ANS-292 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - 4U1UN as 4U70UN
on satellite this weekend! (Joseph Spier)
14. Bob Farquhar SK (Peter Guelzow)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 08:10:09 -0400
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] URGENT - AO-85 Operational Update
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URGENT - AO-85 Operational Update
After our successful launch on October 8, AO-85 has been chiefly in
transponder mode and available to users. While this operational plan
resulted in increased data for AMSAT engineering evaluation, we have
some necessary tests to complete that require limiting access for a
short period. We will be characterizing the uplink and downlink
signals, and developing an updated set of recommendations for minimal
equipment and best operating practices.
For the week of October 19 to 23, AO-85 will be unavailable while this
testing and evaluation is complete. Please avoid transmitting to the
satellite even if you hear the transponder on. Users are encouraged to
collect and forward telemetry via the FoxTelem program. Please share
this information to other operators as needed. Cooperation will
expedite this testing and the return to normal operations.
[Information provided by Drew KO4MA]
E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD
V.P. for Educational Relations, AMSAT-NA
Have you donated to get your Fox-1 Challenge Coin Yet?
http://www.amsat.org/?p=3275
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:47:45 +0200
From: Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann@xxxxxxxx.xx>
To: Jayson <jay77@xxxxx.xxx.xx>, AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Lilacsat-2 & EO-85 SATPC32 Setup?
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Hi Jason,
Just a hint:
You can finetune the downlink and uplink frequency. Click control V,
which is V- with FM sats, to V+. Then open menu CAT. You can now tune
downlink and uplink using the "Downl. Corr." and "Upl. Calibr." controls.
The changes cannot automatically be saved, however, as they can with SSB
sats. That can only be done manually (menu "?", "Auxilirary Files").
73s, Erich, DK1TB
Am 18.10.2015 um 08:27 schrieb Jayson:
> Hi All,
> I was wondering if someone could help me with the setup files for the
> Lilacsat-2 andEO-85 FM birds, as for some reason I'm unable to trigger the
> input on either bird - I'm hearing the beacons fine though.
>
> For Lilacsat-2 I have the following in the Doppler.SQF file
>
> LILACSAT-2,437200,144350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM Transponder
>
> LILACSAT-2,437225,144350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,CW Beacon
>
> LILACSAT-2,144390,144390,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,APRS
>
>
> For EO-85 I have the following in the Doppler.SQF file
>
>
> AO-85,145980,435170,FM,FM,NOR,0,0
>
>
> Along with these details in the SubTone.SQF file
>
> AO-85,67.0,$3F,1
>
>
> Is there anything blaringly obvious that I've done wrong?
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Jayson
>
> VK1JA
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 08:50:50 -0500
From: Dan White <dan@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Rick Lindquist, WW1ME" <ww1me@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Arrow Antenna
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On Oct 16, 2015 9:08 AM, "Rick Lindquist, WW1ME" <ww1me@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
>
> One big issue for me regarding this
> antenna is that the elements don't stay screwed in. I suppose I could use
> some Loctite, but I'd also like to be able to take it apart at some point.
>
Rick, I use beeswax on threads that need a little help. It provides
enough extra friction that they never come loose, but are still easy to
undo by hand.
Dan, AD0CQ
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:21:29 -0500
From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
To: "Jayson" <jay77@xxxxx.xxx.xx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Lilacsat-2 & EO-85 SATPC32 Setup?
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Are you turning the tone on before trying to access AO-85? You have to
click on the T0 ("no tone") in the upper left of the SatPC32 screen and
change it to T1 ("tone 1 on") to have tone active on your transmissions...
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jayson" <jay77@xxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:27 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Lilacsat-2 & EO-85 SATPC32 Setup?
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I was wondering if someone could help me with the setup files for the
> Lilacsat-2 andEO-85 FM birds, as for some reason I'm unable to trigger the
> input on either bird - I'm hearing the beacons fine though.
>
>
>
> For Lilacsat-2 I have the following in the Doppler.SQF file
>
>
>
> LILACSAT-2,437200,144350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM Transponder
>
> LILACSAT-2,437225,144350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,CW Beacon
>
> LILACSAT-2,144390,144390,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,APRS
>
>
>
> For EO-85 I have the following in the Doppler.SQF file
>
>
>
> AO-85,145980,435170,FM,FM,NOR,0,0
>
>
>
> Along with these details in the SubTone.SQF file
>
>
>
> AO-85,67.0,$3F,1
>
>
>
> Is there anything blaringly obvious that I've done wrong?
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Jayson
>
> VK1JA
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:59:51 -0700
From: Mike <hobergenix@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox-1A with Signalink USB
Message-ID: <56241657.7070703@xxxxx.xxx>
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I have my FT-897 setup with a Signalink USB interface. Inside the
Signalink box their is a
jumper setting for the audio. Should this be set up for pin 4 9600 out?
In the radio
setup menu #73 their is a packet setting for 1200 or 9600. Should this
be set for 9600
as well?
Thanks for any help in Adv.
Mike
N6IMF
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:37:30 -0300
From: Pedro Converso <pconver@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Easy & instant predictions available
Message-ID:
<CANTZqKnNqByse+Y9k0ppn+5wXVaC4q-+7N9w=Z1naYJO_ZkQ4w@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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New, quick, easy & instant predictions at http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm
, available for satellites in use.
Detects and remembers your location, operates with and without Internet
access.
Should work on any PC browser, tablets or smart phones in your local
time, not worry about keps.
Useful for planning field operations, showing current and future
passes with real time graphics.
Displays azimuths and elevation as well as Uplink / Downlink frequencies.
It lets compare results with used tracking programs.
If you try, comments or suggested changes/additions welcome.
Congratulations to all for the great satellite activity.
73, lu7abf, Pedro Converso.
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:21:00 +1030
From: Joe Pereira <joevk5ei@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Jayson <jay77@xxxxx.xxx.xx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Lilacsat-2 & EO-85 SATPC32 Setup?
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Hi Jason, that information looks ok. The only difference to mine is AO85
uplink is set to 435180.
LilacSat-2 FM transponder is currently only switching on Mon/Tues/Fri @
2200UTC.
I just heard two VK6's make contact on AO-85 at 0640UTC
Goodluck
Joe
On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Jayson <jay77@xxxxx.xxx.xx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I was wondering if someone could help me with the setup files for the
> Lilacsat-2 andEO-85 FM birds, as for some reason I'm unable to trigger the
> input on either bird - I'm hearing the beacons fine though.
>
>
>
> For Lilacsat-2 I have the following in the Doppler.SQF file
>
>
>
> LILACSAT-2,437200,144350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM Transponder
>
> LILACSAT-2,437225,144350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,CW Beacon
>
> LILACSAT-2,144390,144390,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,APRS
>
>
>
> For EO-85 I have the following in the Doppler.SQF file
>
>
>
> AO-85,145980,435170,FM,FM,NOR,0,0
>
>
>
> Along with these details in the SubTone.SQF file
>
>
>
> AO-85,67.0,$3F,1
>
>
>
> Is there anything blaringly obvious that I've done wrong?
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Jayson
>
> VK1JA
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 11:22:47 -0300
From: Pedro Converso <pconver@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Easy & instant predictions
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New, quick, easy & instant predictions at http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm .
Detects and remembers your location, operates with and without Internet
access.
Sould work on any PC browser, tablets or smart phones in your local
time, not worry about keps.
Useful for planning field operations, showing current and future
passes with real time graphics.
Displays azimuths and elevation as well as Uplink / Downlink frequencies.
It helps compare results with your tracking program.
If you try, comments or suggested changes/additions welcome.
Congratulations to all for the great satellite activity.
73, lu7abf, Pedro Converso.
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:10:14 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Possible ISS School Contact Experiment idea?
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I wonder if we could collect data from skilled portable "arrow" operators
on the reception of ISS comms near the horizon during upcoming school
contacts.
The interesting question is the viability of using well placed fixed tripod
"arrow class" antennas at AOS and LOS instead of the current requirement
for a full AZ/EL Oscar class antenna system at the school. By using two
fixed portable beams on the AOS and LOS sides of the school for reception,
for example, then maybe the 50W uplink can work fine from a more simply
located and operated central omni antenna that is easier to set up.
A concept paper with details on this idea will be posted Monday afternoon at
http://aprs.org/aos-los-test.html
The desired data would be a minute-by-minute log throughout the pass of ISS
signal quality especially noting any nulls or fades without moving or
adjusting the antenna. Just orient the beam vertically with an up tilt of
15 degrees. Then aim it in Azimuth half way between AOS (LOS) and when it
rises above (drops below) 30 degrees elevation to cover the first (or last)
portions of the pass. Above 30 degrees the ISS is 3 times closer and 10 dB
stronger and would probably be heard fine on the central omni.
An audio recording would make it easier to prepare the log after the pass
or you can just make checks or X's every 5 seconds on a piece of paper and
summarize it later. Do NOT run open squelch. Set the squelch for normal
ham radio operation to silence the radio when the signal would be
unintelligible anyway, since we would not want unintelligible noise from
one receiver to distract from good audio from the possible others..
The concept is to bring in all three receiver speakers (left-to-right) into
the auditorium operating position to give equal weight to each receiver but
also give a sense of the passage of the ISS. During this test, It is
tempting to want to re-orient or move your AOS (or LOS) beam, but we need
the data horizon to horizon on the original fixed antenna orientation to
see how well the squelch eliminates the distraction of a noisy receiver
when it is not the prime contributor.
If this test shows any promise, it could not only eliminate all the
complexities of long crossed yagis, AZ/EL rotators, big masts and active
tracking, but also completely eliminate the problem of long runs of coax
from the school gymnasium to the antennas. The coax is eliminated by
placing 50W mobile rigs (capable of cross band repeat) at each of the
possible three antennas and operating them remotely via 3 UHF HT's indoors
on-stage (coupled into the sound system).
So, if there will be an ISS school contact within range of your station,
and you have an arrow on a tripod at your QTH, you could collect data to
see if this idea is a possibility. Again, this is *independent* of the
actual school contact, you are just taking your own receive data where ever
you are of how well an arrow on a tripod can hear the ISS at low
elevations. Be sure to find a place with a good horizon at AOS(or LOS) to
set your antenna.
I'm on deadline to deliver a satellite in 12 days, and so if someone else
might be interested in collecting and summarizing any incoming reports,
that would be helpful too.
If we learn that there will be any significant fades or loss of signal,
then this idea fails... But if it works, then the two arrows, tripods,
three mobile rigs and three UHF HT's could be made into a suitcase GOKIT to
standardize school contacts with a lot less work.
Just an idea
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 03:13:19 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] post-Symposium road trip
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Hi!
As the AMSAT Symposium is wrapping up, I am planning to
start my post-Symposium road trip Monday afternoon, after
the tour of the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base tomorrow. I still plan on heading north from
Dayton, and hope to be able to work from the EN93/EN94
grid boundary Tuesday afternoon. It is possible I could
work from some location in EN82 or EN83 tomorrow night,
and possibly from EN92 on Tuesday before or after my
visit to the EN93/EN94 boundary. And on my way back to
Indianapolis on Wednesday morning, I may be able to work
from a grid or two on the way home (my rover map does not
have EN60 and EN72 filled in yet, along the route I will
probably use for that drive.
When at EN93/EN94, and possibly EN92, I will use VA7EWK/3
as my call on the air and for my Logbook of the World
uploads. For any activity in Indiana or Michigan, I will
just use WD9EWK without any extra indicators. The QSOs
made over the next 3 days will be uploaded to LOTW, to go
with the other QSOs from the past few days that I already
uploaded to LOTW. I will be happy to send QSL cards for
QSOs made at any point during this trip. Please e-mail me
with the QSO details. If you are in my log, I will be happy
to send you a card (or cards) for each of those QSOs.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 03:41:28 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK radio activity, between Thursday and Sunday
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Hi!
It has been fun over the past few days here in Dayton
for the Symposium. Since my post about the passes I
worked on Wednesday to start this trip, I have worked
other passes over the past few days:
Thursday (15 October) - from the Indiana/Michigan/Ohio
border tripoint in grid EN71oq for a few SO-50 and FO-29
passes, followed by two AO-85 passes from different
spots in grid EN70 on my way to Dayton.
Friday (16 October) - an AO-85 pass from the parking garage
next to the Crowne Plaza Dayton hotel in downtown Dayton,
followed by a western AO-85 pass at the Indiana/Ohio state
line near the I-70/US-40 interchange west of Dayton.
Sunday (18 October) - Paul N8HM and I worked an AO-73 pass
just after noon/1900 UTC from the parking garage next to the
Symposium hotel, and we both listened to the 2130 UTC AO-85
pass with SDR receivers from the same location.
The AO-73 pass was part of an unofficial SDR Q&A session for
a few hams who were still at the hotel today. We compared
HDSDR settings, and for one ham I was able to verify his
HDSDR setup was ready to use an SDRplay receiver by plugging
my SDRplay into his laptop. Paul and I used a midday
AO-73 pass as a demonstration - Paul with two FT-817s and an
Arrow Yagi; I had my FT-817/SDRplay combination with an Elk
log periodic.
For the midday AO-73 pass, and we had a small audience
on the garage for the AO-73 pass. Red KC4LE also had
his FT-817/SDR setup out at the garage. We could hear -
and, using HDSDR, see - Red's CW signals through the
AO-73 transponder, but it was too bright for Red to see
his laptop's screen up on the garage. It was tough for
me to see my 8-inch tablet's screen, but I was able to
get lined up for 3 QSOs on AO-73. Paul worked 4 stations
on the same pass. Nick K5QXJ and Doug K9DLP were out with
us on the garage.
At the tripoint, I either used a Kenwood TH-D72A to work
the SO-50 passes, or my two FT-817s hanging around my
neck to work FO-29. I could not park my car on the tripoint,
which was in the middle of a narrow county road, so I went
with completely portable options for working FM and SSB
out there. For the other passes I have worked after the
stop at the tripoint, I used my IC-2820H and SDRplay SDR
receiver for the AO-85 passes, and the FT-817ND/SDRplay
combination for today's AO-73 pass.
As I have worked AO-85 passes, I used HDSDR to write RF
recordings from those passes. I then played those recordings
from HDSDR into the FoxTelem software, so the telemetry I
received on these passes would get to AMSAT. If you look on
the http://amsat.org/tlm page, you can see my call sign with
a grid locator after a hyphen, indicating where I was for
the number of data frames I received and uploaded for those
AO-85 passes. I worked only one AO-85 pass from EN71 in
Indiana Wednesday (14 October) evening, 3 AO-85 passes from
EN70 (one in Indiana Wednesday evening, two on Thursday
evening from Ohio), and 3 AO-85 passes from EM79 (two at
the parking garage next to the Symposium hotel, one on the
Indiana/Ohio state line west of Dayton).
I have uploaded the RF recordings for the AO-85 and AO-73
passes I have worked over the past few days, along with
audio recordings and other files for those passes, on my
Dropbox space. These are accessible at:
http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/
Hit F5 to refresh your browser, if the file/folder listing
does not appear in your window.
All of the QSOs I have made up through today on this trip
are in Logbook of the World. QSL cards are available on
request, if you are in my log. Just e-mail me the QSO
details, as I don't normally collect QSL cards for my
satellite work away from central Arizona.
As I posted a little earlier, I will set out on what may
be a 1000-mile road trip tomorrow afternoon. My rental car
already has about 600 miles on it from the past 4 days,
so it is getting a workout. I may not work every single
pass during the trip, but will try to work from the spots
I have planned - and maybe a couple of other spots, if
time and weather allow for that.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 06:07:16 -0500
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Symposium-- fantastic
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The AMSAT symposium was fantastic this year many more sat on orbit this
year.
A big thanks to the team for a great outing.
Thanks
nick
Office 337 593 8700
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
Disagree I Learn
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:30:59 -0700
From: Joseph Spier <wao@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx ans@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-292 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin -
4U1UN as 4U70UN on satellite this weekend!
Message-ID: <56255303.9030502@xxx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-292
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
In this edition:
* 4U1UN as 4U70UN on satellite this weekend!
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-292.01
ANS-292 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 292.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE October 19, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-292.01
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AO-85 OSCAR Number Assigned for Fo4U1UN as 4U70UN on satellite this weekend!
Word has been received, that, in celebration of the UN's 70th anniversary,
4U1UN will be activated as 4U70UN on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October. The
operation by the UN ARC will be from the ground-level garden area within the
UNHQ complex in New York City and will be limited to daylight hours.
Satellite
operation is included in the plans, but time and equipment limitations will
exist. Blockage from high rise buildings toward the West is expected. Best
passes will be to the East of FN30as and North/South overhead. Possible
satellites in view may be AO-73, FO-29, AO-85, AO-7, SO-50, XW-2E and XW-2F.
Note that 4U1UN is a separate DXCC entity.
See QRZ.COM for QSL info.?
For more information please see
http://www.amsat.org/?p=4650
[ANS thanks Mike, N1JEZ, and AMSAT-NA for the above information]
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:58:49 +0200
From: Peter Guelzow <peter.guelzow@xxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat forum <forum@xxxxxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Bob Farquhar SK
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Robert W. Farquhar, PhD (1932-2015)
It is with great sadness to inform you that Robert W. Farquhar, former
flight director of the ISEE-3 mission passed away on Sept 18th, 2015.
Bob?s dissertation was key to halo orbits around libration points, which
are now used by many science missions. After redirecting the ISEE-3
mission to comet Giacobini-Ziner in 1985 he developed the trajectory
with eventually returned ISEE-3 to earth?s vicinity in 2014, where with
his assistance an international team successfully regained control of
the aging spacecraft.
Our heart goes out to his family and friends and all those who were
close to him.
Peter Guelzow, DB2OS
AMSAT-DL
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