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Today's Topics:
1. Re: What on earth (or in space...) is going on? (Floyd Rodgers)
2. XW-2A (sm7wsj@xxxxx.xxxx
3. Midland CT890 working full duplex in AO85 (Felix Paez EA4GQS)
4. Re: What on earth (or in space...) is going on? (Daniel Schultz)
5. Re: TS-2000 and 9600 baud Sats (Tony)
6. ISS Voice, SSTV, and SO-50 video clips - Trailer for my
YouTube Channel Space Comms (John Brier)
7. Re: TS-2000 and 9600 baud Sats (Tony)
8. Re: TS-2000 and 9600 baud Sats (Scott)
9. Re: EO-79 transponder activation (Wouter Weggelaar)
10. EO79 (PY5LF)
11. Re: ISS Voice, SSTV, and SO-50 video clips - Trailer for my
YouTube Channel Space Comms (Jerry Conner)
12. AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z (Paul Stoetzer)
13. LNB use on 10 Ghz? (jameshickox@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
14. Re: AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z (Paul Stoetzer)
15. Re: follow-up on request for list of North American grids
activated in 2015 (R.T.Liddy)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:47:44 -0600
From: Floyd Rodgers <kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] What on earth (or in space...) is going on?
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Could you provide some links to the actual devices on Ebay or any
documents about the assembly. I have several dishes just waiting for fun.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 20:59:17 +0100 (CET)
From: "sm7wsj@xxxxx.xxxx <sm7wsj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-2A
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Hello!
Does anyone know why they have activated the transponder in the middle of
the coordinated space for repeaters here in EU?
We have worked very hard to get the repeaterlinking out of the satellitepart
of our 2m&70cm band but now it will be even worse to motivate why it is
important to protect the bandplan.
It is sad to see!
73 Hakan SM7WSJ
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:08:32 +0100
From: Felix Paez EA4GQS <ea4gqs@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Midland CT890 working full duplex in AO85
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Hi all,
finally I have been able to do the test with AO85.
As Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK told me in a previous thread, It seems impossible
to work SO-50 full duplex with a single HT like this because It gets
completely saturated but today my experience with AO85 has been completely
different.
Just at the beginning of the pass, when the satellite was still in the
horizon I have been able to hear my own voice on the downlink when nobody
seemed to still be using it. It has been only a pair of CQ calls. After
that I have lost the downlink (maybe because I have some buildings in the
way) and I haven't recovered it until it was in the middle of the pass. My
impression is that I haven't been able to excite the repeater again but it
is difficult to assure because the sat was too crowded.
The test has been done with the Midland CT890 and an Arrow Antenna using 4W.
I have a Wouxun KG-UV8D (lent to me with the Arrow from Antonio EA1IW) and
it seems the same HT as the Midland CT890 (at least externally is almost
identical and the menus are the sames, so I suppose the electronics are the
same in both HTs).
Anyway I will do more test with both HTs... but this could be great news,..
An important thing is that I have used a handheld microphone with
headphones.
Another thing that I would like to say is that sometimes I hear very clear
voices when I am in 145.975 and sometimes when I am in 145.980 (in the same
pass) and it does not seem directly related to doppler. This is my
impression!!
Well that is my experience of this night. Still no QSOs in this sat but I
think I am in the right way... SO-50 is not challenge anymore (each pass I
am able to do between 1 and 4 QSOs) but this tricky sat still is to me! :)
Thanks all,
Felix Paez EA4GQS
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:47:19 -0500
From: "Daniel Schultz" <n8fgv@xxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] What on earth (or in space...) is going on?
Message-ID: <180TLCaUT0416S07.1451350039@xxxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx>
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> I have been sucked into a discussion that makes me feel like I have spent
> the last six months in a coma...
Dear Pete MM0TWX,
Attending the annual AMSAT Space Symposium is certainly the best way to get
caught up on the newest developments but I recognize that not everybody can
come, although we do try to move the symposium to different parts of the
country each year to give everyone a chance to attend at least once. If you
want to bring the symposium to your city, form a local organizing committee
and make a proposal to AMSAT!
The AMSAT forums and exhibits at Dayton are also a good place to get caught
up, but I recognize that not everybody can come to Dayton. Lacking that, the
AMSAT Journal is your best source of up to date information and it is included
in the price of your membership. If you are not a member, then I guess you
have only yourself to blame. Most of the really active AMSAT volunteers are
too busy to read AMSAT-BB on a regular basis, the signal to noise ratio can
get a bit rough sometimes.
Please recognize, as Jerry and Tom pointed out, that we live in a brave new
world where a 6U Cubesat might be the largest thing that we can launch, and it
has to have a scientific, technological or educational purpose that NASA or
some other sponsor will buy into. Sometimes I feel like we are trying to fit
50 pounds of satellite into a 5 pound sack, and this requires some tricky
space engineering to make it work. Getting the antennas to fit on such a tiny
satellite is one challenge, generating enough solar power is another
challenge. With AO-10 and AO-13, we could cover the body of the satellite with
solar cells and tolerate the inefficiency that comes when the cells don't
always point directly to the sun. With a Cubesat that might be only 10 x 20 x
30 centimeters, we really have to have three axis attitude control to keep
those cells pointing at the sun most of the time. This is challenging
technology for AMSAT. (And for those who love the older RS birds, remember
that they were attached to larger satellites that provided an ample amount of
power for their transmitters. You would have to ask the Russians if they have
any plans to do more such satellites in the future.)
I think we will include some type of analog transponder in most future
satellites, the SDR radios can most likely be programmed to relay analog
signals, but these signals will come from small antennas with limited
transmitter power, they will be weaker than what you received in the past, and
we are doing this for those hams who enjoy a challenge. Please do not complain
that we are only interested in serving the "elite" hams, yes, the analog
transponders are for those hams. The digital ground system group is working
hard to make a 5 GHz up, 10 GHz down digital transponder kit that average hams
can buy and assemble, and we intend to design future satellites that can all
use those bands and modes so that your equipment investment will not be wasted
when one satellite dies. The geosynchronous transponder might be about as
challenging as a Skype call, but think about what that might do for those hams
who work in public service and emergency communications. This is the sort of
thing that attracts attention from the FCC and Congress when they are
considering the future value of amateur radio to the nation.
Please also recognize, as Bob pointed out, that some things CAN'T be released
to the membership, and you will just have to trust that he knows what he is
doing. There are also some things that are just too darn speculative and we
may be reluctant to talk about them in public until our ideas firm up. The
symposium is the best place to get the latest gossip on the really far out
ideas.
Finally, if you see something that needs to be done, please step forward and
do it. The absolute best way to keep up with our progress is to work alongside
those AMSAT volunteers who are making things happen, because in the end, AMSAT
is nothing more than the passion and energy of its volunteers.
73, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Dan Schultz N8FGV
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 20:01:22 -0500
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] TS-2000 and 9600 baud Sats
Message-ID: <5681DB62.30802@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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All:
Anyone using a Kenwood TS-2000 with an external TNC to decode 9600 baud
satellites?
Tony -K2MO
On 12/27/2015 7:09 PM, Tony wrote:
> All:
>
> Having failed to copy ANY 9600 baud satellites with my Kenwood TS-2000
> and 9600 baud SCS modem, I decided to try a Funcube Dongle instead.
> Needless to say, the Funcube worked and I was able to copy XW-2F's
> down link using UZ7HO's 9600 baud G3RUH Soundmodem.
>
> That made me take a closer look at the Kenwood TS-2000 / SCS Modem
> setup and, low and behold, I found that the data rate for the external
> TNC was set at 1200 baud instead of 9600. For those TS-2000 users,
> this setting is found in Menu item 50F.
>
> I'm hoping this is the only setup parameter I missed. I don't know of
> any 9600 baud terrestrial links or PBBS near my location so I'll have
> to wait till the next 9600 bird comes along.
>
> Tony -K2MO
>
>
>
>
>
> .
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 20:49:10 -0500
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Voice, SSTV, and SO-50 video clips - Trailer
for my YouTube Channel Space Comms
Message-ID:
<CALn0fKOS874Rk-Su5g2VppYVOo68bs9W1nRoL74+2wcxROxu3w@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSBPdAmBx8k
73,
John, KG4AKV
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:05:08 -0500
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] TS-2000 and 9600 baud Sats
Message-ID: <5681EA54.10603@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Lizeth:
> Unisat-6 has strong 9k6 telemetry.
Would you happen to have a recent set of keps for Unisat-6? Searched
Celestrak for catalog # 40012, but haven't found it yet.
> Unisat-6 has strong 9k6 telemetry. Used a dongle and the same soft modem.
Yes, I've had great results decoding XW-2F with the Funcube Dongle and
UZ7HO's 9k6 modem. The problem is that I haven't been able to do the
same with the Kenwood TS-2000 and SCS Tracker modem which is G3RUH /
GMSK compatible.
Any other reliable 9600 baud sats on your list?
Thanks
Tony -K2MO
On 12/28/2015 8:30 PM, Lizeth Norman wrote:
> Unisat-6 has strong 9k6 telemetry. Used a dongle and the same soft
> modem. Works best with a fast (4 core) computer, lots of memory.. Have
> tried it with a bunch of different machines. core2duo with 2 Gb just
> does not cut it.
>
> On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> All:
>>
>> Having failed to copy ANY 9600 baud satellites with my Kenwood TS-2000 and
>> 9600 baud SCS modem, I decided to try a Funcube Dongle instead. Needless to
>> say, the Funcube worked and I was able to copy XW-2F's down link using
>> UZ7HO's 9600 baud G3RUH Soundmodem.
>>
>> That made me take a closer look at the Kenwood TS-2000 / SCS Modem setup
>> and, low and behold, I found that the data rate for the external TNC was
set
>> at 1200 baud instead of 9600. For those TS-2000 users, this setting is
found
>> in Menu item 50F.
>>
>> I'm hoping this is the only setup parameter I missed. I don't know of any
>> 9600 baud terrestrial links or PBBS near my location so I'll have to wait
>> till the next 9600 bird comes along.
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> .
>> _______________________________________________
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>> expressed
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:24:35 -0500
From: "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] TS-2000 and 9600 baud Sats
Message-ID: <89623ED20BE54DE0A2B015D7F3109E8B@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Bugsat-1 is one of the stronger cubesats that I have copied telemetry from
and it uses 9k6.
Details are: 437.445 MHz FM 9k6 FSK AX.25
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tony
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 21:05
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] TS-2000 and 9600 baud Sats
Lizeth:
> Unisat-6 has strong 9k6 telemetry.
Would you happen to have a recent set of keps for Unisat-6? Searched
Celestrak for catalog # 40012, but haven't found it yet.
> Unisat-6 has strong 9k6 telemetry. Used a dongle and the same soft modem.
Yes, I've had great results decoding XW-2F with the Funcube Dongle and
UZ7HO's 9k6 modem. The problem is that I haven't been able to do the
same with the Kenwood TS-2000 and SCS Tracker modem which is G3RUH /
GMSK compatible.
Any other reliable 9600 baud sats on your list?
Thanks
Tony -K2MO
On 12/28/2015 8:30 PM, Lizeth Norman wrote:
> Unisat-6 has strong 9k6 telemetry. Used a dongle and the same soft
> modem. Works best with a fast (4 core) computer, lots of memory.. Have
> tried it with a bunch of different machines. core2duo with 2 Gb just
> does not cut it.
>
> On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> All:
>>
>> Having failed to copy ANY 9600 baud satellites with my Kenwood TS-2000
and
>> 9600 baud SCS modem, I decided to try a Funcube Dongle instead.
Needless to
>> say, the Funcube worked and I was able to copy XW-2F's down link using
>> UZ7HO's 9600 baud G3RUH Soundmodem.
>>
>> That made me take a closer look at the Kenwood TS-2000 / SCS Modem setup
>> and, low and behold, I found that the data rate for the external TNC
was set
>> at 1200 baud instead of 9600. For those TS-2000 users, this setting is
found
>> in Menu item 50F.
>>
>> I'm hoping this is the only setup parameter I missed. I don't know of any
>> 9600 baud terrestrial links or PBBS near my location so I'll have to wait
>> till the next 9600 bird comes along.
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> .
>> _______________________________________________
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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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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:05:20 +0100
From: Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-79 transponder activation
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Hi Berhard,
The beacon interval is now set to 30 seconds, so it will still beacon, but
less than it used to.
73s
Wouter PA3WEG
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 7:52 PM, B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> On 12/28/15, Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > Hi Wouter,
> >
> > Nothing heard on 18:35 pass right over CN82 and about half the US (did
> not
> > listen for beacon)
> >
>
> <snip>
>
> Is the beacon active? I was listening for it around 145.815 near
> mid-pass and I didn't hear anything.
>
> 73s
>
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
>
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:28:28 -0200
From: "PY5LF" <py5lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO79
Message-ID: <001c01d1424d$93ef8d00$bbcea700$@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Very good signal from EO79 now , 15:31 UTC .
Actually I`m using this doppler information on SatPC32;
EO-79,145950,435066.4,USB,LSB,REV,0,0
I hope it helps.
73
PY5LF
Luciano Fabricio
Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm
http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:16:39 -0500
From: "Jerry Conner" <jerryconn@xxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Voice, SSTV, and SO-50 video clips -
Trailer for my YouTube Channel Space Comms
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Very nice video John, looking forward to your channel!
Jerry , W4JWC
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 8:49 PM
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Voice, SSTV, and SO-50 video clips - Trailer for my
YouTube Channel Space Comms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSBPdAmBx8k
73,
John, KG4AKV
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:00:01 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z
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Good afternoon,
I'll be on AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z today looking for a few QSOs. There's only
a few days left until AO-7 sees daily eclipses for many years to come,
meaning the 24 hour timer will not function and the satellite will spend a
large majority of its time in Mode B.
I may also be on the 2144Z pass.
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:02:01 -0600
From: "jameshickox@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx <jameshickox@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] LNB use on 10 Ghz?
Message-ID: <5wtmw694vdlt7ey4b5lqyvc1.1451415720770@xxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Hello,Questions about the discussion on inexpensive downlink using the
satellite TV LNB's.
Do they require any conversion to get from 11 Ghz down to the 10ghz ham band?
If they don't, is there any significant loss in signal from being used on a
different frequency than they were intended for?
Is there anything posted on a Web page showing a working setup?
Lastly, (I promise) Are there any working sats in the 10ghz range to test a
system on?
Thanks and 73,
James AA5AO?Abilene Texas?
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:19:34 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z
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Great to work WB8RJY and KC9ELU on that pass from here in EN82. Heard a few
other weak signals out there too. Signals were much weaker than when I
tried this setup from this spot in the middle of the night last year. Of
course, that's the problem with 10m downlinks when the band is open! I'll
try the next pass at 2144Z too.
Apologies for being off frequency. I'm struggling through tuning, holding
the Arrow, and holding my hand mic since my headset adapter broke a few
days ago. Luckily a replacement is waiting for me in my mailbox in DC!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Good afternoon,
>
> I'll be on AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z today looking for a few QSOs. There's only
> a few days left until AO-7 sees daily eclipses for many years to come,
> meaning the 24 hour timer will not function and the satellite will spend a
> large majority of its time in Mode B.
>
> I may also be on the 2144Z pass.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:05:14 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] follow-up on request for list of North
American grids activated in 2015
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Hi Patrick,
Here's the list of away-from-home Grids that I activated on Sat'sin 2015:
EL-39/86/87EM-20/50/85/92EN-97/98/99FN-05/06/07/08/16/17/18/24/26
73 & HNY, ? ? ?Bob K8BL ?(AMSAT #6593, Since 1979)
From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 8:55 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] follow-up on request for list of North American grids
activated in 2015Hi!
Thanks for the responses to my request last night for stations to send me
information on the grids that they activated during calendar year 2015! I
have received information from 18 different stations, and a couple of
others have said they will compile their lists after 31 December. This is
great, and I appreciate the responses. I would like to hear from any
satellite operators in Mexico that have been active from more than their
home grids, as I know I have worked a few down there in different locations
during 2015. I would appreciate receiving this information by 15 January
2016, if others are interested in providing me their lists of grids
activated in 2015. I also have details on a couple of other stations that
have posted their lists of grids activated in 2015 online, and I will
include those in my writeup.
I received one comment that questioned my use of Twitter in my request for
this information. I understand that many hams don't use, or care for,
social media platforms like Twitter. Of the 18 stations that have sent me
information, about 2/3 of them are also on Twitter - and all of those have
operated from between 5 and 58 different grids in 2015. Many of us use
Twitter specifically, since it does not require full access to the Internet
to send information for others to see. Twitter can be used with SMS
messages, which means just having access to a mobile phone network is all
that is needed to interact with Twitter. Many of us also keep our Twitter
feeds open for anyone to read - the reason why I usually refer to a link to
see my @xxxxxx Twitter feed in a web browser (http://twitter.com/WD9EWK ),
without having a Twitter account. Twitter is just another way to spread the
word, a reason why I also posted my original request here on the AMSAT-BB
list last night.
If I was interested in plotting a map showing all of the grids that were
active in 2015, this could be done by everyone submitting lists of grids
worked during the year. Although that would make for a nice map, especially
to see if it would have been possible to work all of the states in the
continental USA during the year, that is a larger project I didn't want to
take on. I'm looking to highlight those stations that go out and activate
grids away from home, for the benefit of other satellite operators.
Thanks again, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
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