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Today's Topics:
1. Fw: important message (Jerry Clement)
2. Re: Any experience with low-cost 433MHz transverter from
transverters-store? (Eric Wolak)
3. Re: Any experience with low-cost 433MHz transverter from
transverters-store? (Joe)
4. Upcoming ARISS contact with Christ The King School, Rutland,
Vermont (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
5. Re: How to Genso Certified Ground Station (John Fickes)
6. Re: Any experience with low-cost 433MHz transverter from
transverters-store? (John Toscano)
7. SatPC32 Question (Rupert Hamblin)
8. Re: SatPC32 Question (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
9. Help XE1AO get his satellite WAS award via LOTW!
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
10. ChubuSat-2 and ChubuSat-3 launch information
(Yasutaka Narusawa (JR2XEA))
11. FT847 for sale (Richard Lawn)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:10:52 +0100
From: Jerry Clement <stormchaser@xxxx.xx>
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>,
"andrew" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>, "angelo" <angelo@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>,
"audioguy" <audioguy@x.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: important message
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Hello!
New message, please read <http://test.sibelayakkabicilik.com.tr/wild.php?b>
Jerry Clement
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:06:23 -0800
From: Eric Wolak <ag6ie@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Any experience with low-cost 433MHz
transverter from transverters-store?
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Thanks, guys! It looks like the transverter kit includes an attenuator
board to interface with a radio, so I'm set on that. These transponders
work both ways, right, so if I can TX on 2m and RX on 70cm (through the
transverter), then I can hear my own transmissions full-duplex, and I
can make contact with someone TX'ing on 70cm?
Are there any attributes that might be lacking with such a low-cost
option, e.g. frequency stability or harmonics?
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016, at 03:12 PM, John Toscano wrote:
> The transverter itself can cover the satellite portion of the band.
> The specs say it covers 432 - 442 MHz. The issue is that your IF
> radio, the Icom IC-706MkII is what I believe you meant to say, can
> tune high enough on the 10M band and above for RECEPTION at the
> appropriate frequencies, but will not transmit above 30 MHz and
> therefore, through this transverter, will not transmit above 435.0000
> MHz. I know this from experience with my 222 MHz transverter.
> Fortunately, on that band, 28-30 MHz -> 222-224 MHz, and the portion
> of the band above that (224-225 MHz) is mostly FM repeater OUTPUTS,
> which the radio will happily receive through my transverter.
>
> What you would need to do is defeat the 10M band transmit limits on
> your IC-706MkII. You can probably find mods to allow that.
>
> Your other issue, which I also had to overcome with my 222
> transverter, is that the transverter needs (accepts) only a very low
> RF power signal on transmit (1-100 milliwatts) and your IC-706MkII is
> happy to transmit 1000 times as much power, up to 100 watts. So you
> will need to carefully interface the radio to the transverter to
> insure that the transmit power is nice and low. In my case, my
> transverter interface includes a source of negative voltage to feed
> into the ALC input of the radio, which can drop the power low enough.
> Interesting (=undesirable) ?things happen if this ALC circuit fails,
> or more likely, gets accidentally disconnected. I was fortunate, when
> I transmitted 100 watts into my transverter by accident, I only fried
> a 50 ohm resistor in the input circuit, and after replacing it, all
> was good again, The same may or may not hold with this transverter.
>
> Good luck in your search for a solution.
>
> John Toscano, W0JT/5
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Eric Wolak <ag6ie@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I'm trying to get on the air with the linear transponder satellites,
>> and it looks like I need 70cm SSB capability to really get on the
>> air. My Icom IC-796MkII can do SSB on 2m, but not 70cm, so I'm trying
>> to find an affordable way to get 70cm SSB transmit.
>>
>> Does anybody have experience with these $100 transverter boards from
>> Ukraine? It looks like they're tuned for the weak-signal/SSB end of
>> the band and might require a bit of work to get up to 435MHz for
>> satellites. Is 3-4W enough to be heard?
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221871269275
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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: 3
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:49:37 -0600
From: Joe <nss@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Any experience with low-cost 433MHz
transverter from transverters-store?
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I'm working on a 2 meter one of those units here.
Now the only somewhat negative thing I have heard about the 2 meter
version, ( so do not know if it applies to the 70 cm one ) Is if you run
it near it's rated max output it gets kind of dirty.
https://youtu.be/w8JQ0SIUlI8
Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 2/1/2016 11:06 PM, Eric Wolak wrote:
> Thanks, guys! It looks like the transverter kit includes an attenuator
> board to interface with a radio, so I'm set on that. These transponders
> work both ways, right, so if I can TX on 2m and RX on 70cm (through the
> transverter), then I can hear my own transmissions full-duplex, and I
> can make contact with someone TX'ing on 70cm?
>
> Are there any attributes that might be lacking with such a low-cost
> option, e.g. frequency stability or harmonics?
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016, at 03:12 PM, John Toscano wrote:
>> The transverter itself can cover the satellite portion of the band.
>> The specs say it covers 432 - 442 MHz. The issue is that your IF
>> radio, the Icom IC-706MkII is what I believe you meant to say, can
>> tune high enough on the 10M band and above for RECEPTION at the
>> appropriate frequencies, but will not transmit above 30 MHz and
>> therefore, through this transverter, will not transmit above 435.0000
>> MHz. I know this from experience with my 222 MHz transverter.
>> Fortunately, on that band, 28-30 MHz -> 222-224 MHz, and the portion
>> of the band above that (224-225 MHz) is mostly FM repeater OUTPUTS,
>> which the radio will happily receive through my transverter.
>>
>> What you would need to do is defeat the 10M band transmit limits on
>> your IC-706MkII. You can probably find mods to allow that.
>>
>> Your other issue, which I also had to overcome with my 222
>> transverter, is that the transverter needs (accepts) only a very low
>> RF power signal on transmit (1-100 milliwatts) and your IC-706MkII is
>> happy to transmit 1000 times as much power, up to 100 watts. So you
>> will need to carefully interface the radio to the transverter to
>> insure that the transmit power is nice and low. In my case, my
>> transverter interface includes a source of negative voltage to feed
>> into the ALC input of the radio, which can drop the power low enough.
>> Interesting (=undesirable) things happen if this ALC circuit fails,
>> or more likely, gets accidentally disconnected. I was fortunate, when
>> I transmitted 100 watts into my transverter by accident, I only fried
>> a 50 ohm resistor in the input circuit, and after replacing it, all
>> was good again, The same may or may not hold with this transverter.
>>
>> Good luck in your search for a solution.
>>
>> John Toscano, W0JT/5
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Eric Wolak <ag6ie@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to get on the air with the linear transponder satellites,
>>> and it looks like I need 70cm SSB capability to really get on the
>>> air. My Icom IC-796MkII can do SSB on 2m, but not 70cm, so I'm trying
>>> to find an affordable way to get 70cm SSB transmit.
>>>
>>> Does anybody have experience with these $100 transverter boards from
>>> Ukraine? It looks like they're tuned for the weak-signal/SSB end of
>>> the band and might require a bit of work to get up to 435MHz for
>>> satellites. Is 3-4W enough to be heard?
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221871269275
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 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
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
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> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:22:58 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Christ The King
School, Rutland, Vermont
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Christ The King School, Rutland, Vermont on 4 Feb. The event
is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:28 UTC. It is recommended that you
start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of
the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a
telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over
Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on
the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
Christ The King School is a PK-8 Catholic school in the city of Rutland, VT.
The school has a population of 150 students and 17 teachers. Since 1886,
Christ The King School (CKS) has dedicated itself to the principles of
Catholic education, with academic excellence and community service being the
hallmarks of our school. CKS is committed to incorporating technology in the
classroom, with every class now having interactive white boards and internet
access, middle school students each having access to a chrome book, and the
school having a fully equipped computer lab. In 2015, the school received
the Innovations in Catholic Education National Award for its implementation
of exemplary, innovation programs to improve the teaching and learning of
their students, faculty, and staff. Three of our students were chosen to be
participants in the NASA Girls and NASA Boys summer program in 2014 and
2015. One of our retired school volunteers is a former Goddard Spaceflight
Center Educatio
n Specialist and current Vermont Solar System Ambassador who helps insure
that the students are able to take advantage of all the wonderful
educational resources and opportunities available to them through the
various NASA Education Programs. Our mission is to promote our Catholic
faith through instruction, prayer, and service to others, assist our parents
in their role as primary educators, and create a student-centered program in
a structured academic environment that nurtures the development of the whole
child.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Do stars, sun and moon look different in outer space?
2. What technological benefits have been developed due to work on the I.S.S?
3. How do you mentally prepare for going into space knowing all the risks?
4. What experiments are you currently conducting on the I.S.S.?
5. How were you chosen to be an astronaut?
6. What physical training do you perform to prepare for spaceflight?
7. What were your 1st thoughts when you first boarded the I.S.S.?
8. When did you start getting interested in becoming an astronaut?
9. What are some risks you encounter on the I.S.S.?
10. How long does it take to reach the I.S.S.?
11. Are you currently eating food grown on the I.S.S. Garden Experiment?
12. What advice would you give to a middle school student interested in
becoming an astronaut?
13. What motivates astronauts to go into space and what do you hope to
learn?
14. Do your sleep patterns change in space?
15. Are there any activities on the ISS you can do that mimic gravity?
16. What is the most exciting experience you have had on the I.S.S.?
17. How do you maintain your physical condition while in space?
18. What kind of things do you do with your free time?
19. Do you worry about space junk hitting the ISS?
20. How many days have you been in space, and do you ever get bored?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
Next planned event(s):
1. Gesmundo Moro Fiore" Secondary School, Terlizzi, Italy, telebridge
via LU1CGB
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Sat Feb. 6, 2016 09:09 UTC
2. Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth, UK, direct via GB1RMS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Thu Feb. 11, 2016 18:11 UTC
ABOUT ARISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration
of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by
organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard
the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the
help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with
large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these
radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about
space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see
www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.a
rrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 12:46:08 -0600
From: John Fickes <kc0bmf@xxxxx.xxx>
To: shakeel -ur-rehman <shakeelj2k@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] How to Genso Certified Ground Station
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Shakeel
I don't know about GENSO but take a look at SATNOGS and see if that might
help you.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=satnogs
Also my all time favorite on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1ZhINaHk
GL John W0JW
On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 2:04 AM, shakeel -ur-rehman via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi ALL
>
> We are in process of development of Student Satellite Ground station for
> amateur satellite. we come to know that the GENSO standard . the link for
> GENSO is as follows
>
>
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Educational_Network_for_Satellite_Operati
ons
>
>
> We tried to find the requirements and know the process how we can make our
> ground station GENSO complaint.
>
> Anyone who know the requirement and process. Please help. how we can
> proceed.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Shakeel
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 14:19:22 -0600
From: John Toscano <tosca005@xxx.xxx>
To: Eric Wolak <ag6ie@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Any experience with low-cost 433MHz
transverter from transverters-store?
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No, if you are using an Icom IC-706MkII as your IF radio, it cannot operate
in full duplex mode. It CAN do split-band Tx/Rx, where you receive with the
built-in 2M section and transmit on 10 meters into the transverter to get
70 cm output. Or you can receive on 10 meters which becomes 70cm through
the transverter, and transmit on the built-in 2M section of the radio. But
you can't hear while transmitting. You would need a second radio or a radio
that is designed for full-duplex operation.
If you could find a deal on another IC-706MkII and add the 70cm transverter
to it, you'd then have a full-duplex station. A less expensive choice might
be an IC-703, which lacks the 2M band, but you only need 10M to run the
transverter anyway, so it would still make a nice matching pair of radios
that would work well for satellites. Or if you could find an IC-706MkIIg
then you'd have a nicely matching pair that includes 70cm on the new radio
and you'd use 2M on the older radio. Kind of pricey, but it's just a couple
of suggestions that could be made to work.
Another popular choice is a Yaesu FT-817. But then you would not need a
transverter since it has both 2M and 70cm bands already. You just might
need a PA to output more than 5 watts on mode UV, but no extra PA needed
for mode VU since the transmitter is the IC-706MkII in that mode.
Choces, choices, choices...
And we didn't even get into full-duplex radios like a Yaesu FT-847. (I love
mine!)
Happy shopping.
John, W0JT/5
On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Eric Wolak <ag6ie@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Thanks, guys! It looks like the transverter kit includes an attenuator
> board to interface with a radio, so I'm set on that. These transponders
> work both ways, right, so if I can TX on 2m and RX on 70cm (through the
> transverter), then I can hear my own transmissions full-duplex, and I
> can make contact with someone TX'ing on 70cm?
>
> Are there any attributes that might be lacking with such a low-cost
> option, e.g. frequency stability or harmonics?
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016, at 03:12 PM, John Toscano wrote:
> > The transverter itself can cover the satellite portion of the band.
> > The specs say it covers 432 - 442 MHz. The issue is that your IF
> > radio, the Icom IC-706MkII is what I believe you meant to say, can
> > tune high enough on the 10M band and above for RECEPTION at the
> > appropriate frequencies, but will not transmit above 30 MHz and
> > therefore, through this transverter, will not transmit above 435.0000
> > MHz. I know this from experience with my 222 MHz transverter.
> > Fortunately, on that band, 28-30 MHz -> 222-224 MHz, and the portion
> > of the band above that (224-225 MHz) is mostly FM repeater OUTPUTS,
> > which the radio will happily receive through my transverter.
> >
> > What you would need to do is defeat the 10M band transmit limits on
> > your IC-706MkII. You can probably find mods to allow that.
> >
> > Your other issue, which I also had to overcome with my 222
> > transverter, is that the transverter needs (accepts) only a very low
> > RF power signal on transmit (1-100 milliwatts) and your IC-706MkII is
> > happy to transmit 1000 times as much power, up to 100 watts. So you
> > will need to carefully interface the radio to the transverter to
> > insure that the transmit power is nice and low. In my case, my
> > transverter interface includes a source of negative voltage to feed
> > into the ALC input of the radio, which can drop the power low enough.
> > Interesting (=undesirable) things happen if this ALC circuit fails,
> > or more likely, gets accidentally disconnected. I was fortunate, when
> > I transmitted 100 watts into my transverter by accident, I only fried
> > a 50 ohm resistor in the input circuit, and after replacing it, all
> > was good again, The same may or may not hold with this transverter.
> >
> > Good luck in your search for a solution.
> >
> > John Toscano, W0JT/5
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Eric Wolak <ag6ie@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> >> Hi folks,
> >>
> >> I'm trying to get on the air with the linear transponder satellites,
> >> and it looks like I need 70cm SSB capability to really get on the
> >> air. My Icom IC-796MkII can do SSB on 2m, but not 70cm, so I'm trying
> >> to find an affordable way to get 70cm SSB transmit.
> >>
> >> Does anybody have experience with these $100 transverter boards from
> >> Ukraine? It looks like they're tuned for the weak-signal/SSB end of
> >> the band and might require a bit of work to get up to 435MHz for
> >> satellites. Is 3-4W enough to be heard?
> >>
> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221871269275
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> 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
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 21:49:35 +0000
From: Rupert Hamblin <rupert.hamblin@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Question
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Hi All,
I have quick SatPC32 question....
I have my system almost complete now, SatPC32 is correctly controlling the
frequency & rotator positioning - all good..!!
However, in the auxiliary file Doppler.sqf, where there are multiple
frequency entries for a satellite ie, AO-73, how do I select a different
frequency for that satellite, when I select that satellite..?
Regards
RH / G0TKZ
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 17:18:25 -0500
From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Rupert Hamblin <rupert.hamblin@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Question
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After you select the satellite that you want click on the CAT tab at the
top of the window and the different frequencies will be listed.
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Samsung S4
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 23:14:06 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help XE1AO get his satellite WAS award via LOTW!
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Hi!
Omar XE1AO, a long-time satellite operator in central Mexico, tweeted
yesterday that he is interested in making contact with stations in 7
states to finally have all 50 states confirmed via Logbook of the
World. The last 7 states he needs are:
Kansas
Maine
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Washington
West Virginia
Omar is in grid DK89df, if that helps in making calculations on possible
passes that he can work. His e-mail address on QRZ is good, so you can
contact him directly if you are able to help him get his satellite WAS
award. He is also on Twitter as @xxxxxx but his Twitter feed is not open
to the public. He's received a few suggestions to get a couple of these
states taken care of, so hopefully he can finally reach that goal.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 10:34:51 +0900 (JST)
From: Yasutaka Narusawa (JR2XEA) <jr2xea@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ChubuSat-2 and ChubuSat-3 launch information
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Dear all AMSAT-BB members,
My Name is Yasutaka Narusawa, member of KOMAKI Amateur SATCOM Club.
Nagoya University(NU) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI) developed 50kg
microsatellite ChubuSat-2(NU) and ChubuSat-3(MHI).
These satellites have amateur VHF receiver and amateur UHF transmitter, and
will be launched on Feb. 12 2016 from Tanegashima, Japan.
Komaki Amateur SATCOM Club operates these satellites from Komaki, Japan.
After the satellite separation, each satellite will transmit UHF CW beacon
message including battery voltage etc. which is very important information
for our initial and critical operation.
So we are very happy if you receive the CW beacon message and report to us
(chubusat2@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx
chubusat3@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx.
In following WEB site, we show the information(frequency, format, TLE, etc.)
about ChubuSat-2 and ChubuSat-3.
If we have your report, we will show your report in this page.
https://www.frontier.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/chubusat/chubusat_satellite2.html
https://www.frontier.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/chubusat/chubusat_satellite3.html
Overmore, both satellite will provide the message exchange service.
After the on-orbit checkout of the satellite(maybe one month after launch),
you can use this service, sending your message with VHF uplink, then your
message is written to the on-board memory.
By sending inquiry message, anyone can read your message with UHF downlink.
The uplink/downlink format will be uploaded in above WEB site.
We hope you get interested in our satellites, receive beacon messages, and
enjoy the message exchange service.
Best regards,
Yasutaka Narusawa (JR2XEA)
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 22:19:22 -0500
From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT847 for sale
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I'm going to be listing my 847 on QTH.COM and thought I'd give my satellite
friends a heads up first. I'm the original owner. No extras but in
excellent condition. Includes mic, power cord, original manual and box.
I'll also throw in a null modem cable for PC connection. I'm now using a
Flex 5000 for satellites or ic9100/flex6300 combo so I no longer need this
radio. I'd like to get $875 plus the cost of shipping. Photos available on
request. If interested contact me off list please.
73
Rick, W2JAZ
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