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Today's Topics:
1. UNISAT-6 celebrates its second anniversary in orbit (GAUSS TEAM)
2. Re: UNISAT-6 celebrates its second anniversary in orbit
(Andrew Glasbrenner)
3. SDR testing:portable operation (Norm n3ykf)
4. AMSAT-UK Colloquium2016 Final Call for Speakers (David Johnson)
5. Satpc32 Doppler.sqf (Keith McDonnell)
6. Amsat at Friecrichshafen (Rupert Hamblin)
7. Re: Amsat at Friecrichshafen (Peter G?lzow)
8. Office Closed (Martha)
9. Doppler.sqf (Keith McDonnell)
10. Re: Swayam Satellite Launching on 22 June 2016 by ISRO
(Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS])
11. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-21 08:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
12. NO-84 PSK31 on Field Day (Paul Stoetzer)
13. Re: NO-84 PSK31 on Field Day (KO6TZ Bob)
14. Prescott Hamfest on 11 June - report
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 18:50:31 +0200
From: GAUSS TEAM <info@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: info@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] UNISAT-6 celebrates its second anniversary in
orbit
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Dear All,
We are glad to inform you that UniSat-6 has turned two!
Our eighth satellite has been launched on the 19th of June 2014 and, after
two years, it continues to be fully operative and its onboard systems are
functioning well.
Such result let us collect a great amount of data and gave us the
opportunity to test our own technology in space, demonstrating the
reliability of our products and confirming the capabilities of the UniSat
platform.
We are very thankful to everyone involved in the project and to the
radioamateurs for their feedback.
For more information about our services
<http://www.gaussteam.com/services/>and
products <http://www.gaussteam.com/products/>and for updated news
about the UniSat-6
mission <http://www.gaussteam.com/unisat-6-mission/>, visit our website
<http://www.gaussteam.com/>.
We are looking forward to the next mission: UniSat-7 is going to be
launched in 2017! Click here <http://www.gaussteam.com/satellites/unisat-7/>to
find out more.
Best regards,
the GAUSS Team
-----
*GAUSS Srl*
*Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems*
Via Poggio Moiano 23
00199 Roma - ITALY
+390697881440
website <http://www.gaussteam.com/>
facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GaussSrl?fref=ts>
twitter <https://twitter.com/gaussteam>
linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/gauss-srl>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:05:30 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: GAUSS TEAM <info@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, info@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] UNISAT-6 celebrates its second anniversary in
orbit
Message-ID:
<28724373.1466442331477.JavaMail.wam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Congratulations on the continued success of your program.
Has your organization considered an open comms mission for amateurs on any
of your existing or future spacecraft?
73, Drew KO4MA
-----Original Message-----
>From: GAUSS TEAM <info@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>Sent: Jun 20, 2016 12:50 PM
>To: info@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
>Subject: [amsat-bb] UNISAT-6 celebrates its second anniversary in orbit
>
>Dear All,
>
>We are glad to inform you that UniSat-6 has turned two!
>
>Our eighth satellite has been launched on the 19th of June 2014 and, after
>two years, it continues to be fully operative and its onboard systems are
>functioning well.
>Such result let us collect a great amount of data and gave us the
>opportunity to test our own technology in space, demonstrating the
>reliability of our products and confirming the capabilities of the UniSat
>platform.
>
>We are very thankful to everyone involved in the project and to the
>radioamateurs for their feedback.
>
>For more information about our services
<http://www.gaussteam.com/services/>and
>products <http://www.gaussteam.com/products/>and for updated news
>about the UniSat-6
>mission <http://www.gaussteam.com/unisat-6-mission/>, visit our website
><http://www.gaussteam.com/>.
>
>We are looking forward to the next mission: UniSat-7 is going to be
>launched in 2017! Click here
<http://www.gaussteam.com/satellites/unisat-7/>to
>find out more.
>
>Best regards,
>
>the GAUSS Team
>-----
>*GAUSS Srl*
>*Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems*
>Via Poggio Moiano 23
>00199 Roma - ITALY
>+390697881440
>
>website <http://www.gaussteam.com/>
>facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GaussSrl?fref=ts>
>twitter <https://twitter.com/gaussteam>
>linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/gauss-srl>
>_______________________________________________
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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: 3
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:38:02 -0400
From: Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "<,amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR testing:portable operation
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Had the B210 in the driveway with the portable gear this am. Using one
receiver, was able to hear myself on FO-29's downlink at 2 degrees
elevation, through a bunch of houses and trees. 50 watts from the 857d
as the (twoards the very end) uplink.
No filtering other than what's in the preamps.
Remained set up for AO-7. Battery caved in on laptop. End of fun.
Using HDSDR as the client.
Indoor tests revealed no problems using it as the downlink rx, either
for VHF or UHF.
Real field tests eliminate suprises.
Will be testing the power supplies/sequencers/filtering/amp modules
later this week. Plan on the 8640b as an exciter.
Norm n3ykf
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:51:13 +0100
From: David Johnson <dave@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AmsatBB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-UK Colloquium2016 Final Call for Speakers
Message-ID:
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Hi,
This is the final call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2016 which
will be held from Saturday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Holiday
Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, United Kingdom:
https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/
AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites,
CubeSats, Nanosats, space and associated activities, for this event.
They are also invited to submit papers for subsequent publishing on the
AMSAT-UK web site or Oscar News.
Those wishing to participate should contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot
me dot uk
73
Dave, G4DPZ
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 16:26:54 -0400
From: Keith McDonnell <kg2ix@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 Doppler.sqf
Message-ID: <B72B7339-CFF8-48B4-B06C-36DF95E9D7E2@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hello to all. I messed up my Doppler.sqf file. I went my looking to download
a copy, and the newest one is from 2015, which I found on the -uk website.
Would someone be able to email me , off reflector , an up to date copy, with
values that work for them?
If Ao-85 is in there , that would be great too.
I am using a ts-2000, in case there is a difference in frequency values
amount rigs. (Which I assume there shouldn't be). Thank you everyone!
73, Keith
Kg2ix@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 22:18:38 +0100
From: Rupert Hamblin <rupert.hamblin@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Amsat at Friecrichshafen
Message-ID:
<CAJJsJpSi9EdMVyHfnk033_BDycccWbZfQXUgHcLVVnbZvhrrcw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi All,
I'm planning on attending the Hamfest at Friedrichshafen end of this week -
was wondering what Amsat representation there'll be there, either on stands
or presentations / talks...?
Cheers
RH / G0TKZ
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 23:35:20 +0200
From: Peter G?lzow <peter.guelzow@xxxxxx.xx>
To: Rupert Hamblin <rupert.hamblin@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amsat at Friecrichshafen
Message-ID: <181DCD58-1FF5-43D5-8513-C322D59A69A7@xxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Presentation about Es'hail-2 P4A
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1125394134170034&id=16817755989170
1
73s Peter DB2OS
Am 20. Juni 2016 23:18:38 MESZ, schrieb Rupert Hamblin
<rupert.hamblin@xxxxx.xxx>:
>Hi All,
>
>I'm planning on attending the Hamfest at Friedrichshafen end of this
>week -
>was wondering what Amsat representation there'll be there, either on
>stands
>or presentations / talks...?
>
>Cheers
>
>RH / G0TKZ
>_______________________________________________
>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!
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:37:20 -0400
From: Martha <martha@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Board of Directors <bod@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
Message-ID:
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The office will be closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. I
will be back in on Friday, June 24th
--
73- Martha
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:22:16 -0400
From: Keith McDonnell <kg2ix@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler.sqf
Message-ID: <27588E7F-9CEC-420B-8A57-E545FAE353E1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Thank you to all who helped me out so fast! I now have a few copies of
files. Thank you all so much. Best of health and happiness to all . 73, Keith
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 08:22:28 +0530
From: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
To: Rupesh Lad <rupeshdlad2738.rl@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: swayam-communication-team@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx waghulde
<dhavalwaghulde@xxxxx.xxx>, "projectmanager. csat"
<projectmanager.csat@xxxx.xx.xx>, Tanvi Katke <katke.tanvi@xxxxx.xxx>,
amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx Daimi <umair.daimi@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Swayam Satellite Launching on 22 June 2016 by
ISRO
Message-ID: <20160621025227.BF85B864D@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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All of us here in Upagarah Amateur Radio Club at ISRO Satellite Centre
convey our Good wishes and Greetings for a successful launch and
commissioning of SWAYAM.
Our Good wishes for a successful PSLV C34 launch and greetings for a
successful mission accomplishment of all the 20 satellites.
73 de
Quoting Rupesh Lad <rupeshdlad2738.rl@xxxxx.xxx>:
> Dear All,
>
> Greetings from India!
>
> DE VU2LRD, Rupesh Lad from College of Engineering Pune.
>
> We are extremely glad to inform you that COEP's first? satellite SWAYAM
> developed by the students of the COEP Satellite Team shall be launched by
> ISRO on 22 June, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota at
> 9am.
>
> Swayam has a mass of 990 grams and dimensions of 10cm x 10cm x 11.35cm.
It
> will be launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C34. After being
> launched into its orbit, Swayam shall stabilize itself passively i.e.
> without consumption of electric power. This concept of stabilization is
> the
> first of its kind in India.? It also provides a messaging service for
the
> Ground Stations in the HAM band. A functional Ground station is also
> developed by team to communicate with Swayam and have sucvessfully
> received
> data from 40+ satellites.
>
> Swayam will downlink analog CW Morse beacon at frequency of 437.025 MHz
> with a gap of 90 secs between successive beacons. I request you all to
> receive the beacon data and report your reception details on our website
-
>
> www.coep.org.in/csat[1]
>
> Swayam TLEs will be uploaded post launch on our website mentioned above.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Thanks
> 73,
> VU2LRD / VU2COE
> Rupesh Lad,
> COEP CSAT Team
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> AMSAT-NA.
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Links:
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[1] http://www.coep.org.in/csat
Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]
Secretary & Station-In-Charge
Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC
ISRO Satellite Centre
HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017.
Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192
Mobile:? 91-9880 341 456
E-mail ID: wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 03:13:40 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-21
08:00 UTC
Message-ID: <928cfd.848a109.449a4324@xxx.xxx>
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-21 08:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Gagarin From Space, "Slavic Commonwealth" Sochi, Russia, direct via
R2?16SS (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU (***)
Contact was successful Sun 2016-06-19 09:30 UTC (***)
Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU (***)
Contact is a go for Thu 2016-06-30 07:55 UTC (***)
Justus-Knecht-Gymnasium, Bruchsal, Germany, direct via DN1JKG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ (***)
Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-07-01 08:31:23 UTC 74 deg (***)
Exp. 46 back on earth. Congratulations on a job well done! (***)
Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP
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**
ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
*********************************
**********************************************
All ARISS contacts are made via the Ericsson radio unless otherwise noted.
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***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Gaston ON4WF with 121
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 119
Francesco IK?WGF with 116
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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are
additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date
and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-06-21 08:00 UTC.
(***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1064. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1029. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware,South Dakota,Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2016-06-14 04:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 46 back on earth. Congratulations on a job well done! (***)
Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP
Exp. 47 on orbit
Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Aleksey Ovchinin
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:37:26 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] NO-84 PSK31 on Field Day
Message-ID:
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Is anyone planning to work the NO-84 PSK31 transponder during Field Day?
Even if you don't have two way capability from your Field Day satellite
station, it would be fun to team up with your digital op and have them
uplink while you receive and then shout back and forth the details for the
QSOs. If you aren't in shouting distance, you could always coordinate via
HTs.
Remember that for AMSAT Field Day, digital contacts are worth three points
each, but you're only allowed one QSO on each active digipeater. You can
make as many QSOs as you want on the NO-84 PSK31 transponder.
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:00:39 -0700
From: KO6TZ Bob <my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] NO-84 PSK31 on Field Day
Message-ID: <a20e7526-b9ad-b907-3828-28186e462d44@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Paul,
Unfortunately we will not be in the foot print long enough to work each
other, but there is a pass here in the West right at 1800utc. If someone
is going to be on the satellite, I can be there also. (10m band
conditions permitting )
A couple of suggestions:
1. Use the DopplerPSK V:0.2 program to transmit.
2. Update the TLE's in the program.
3. Set up a Field Day Satellite macro. Hopefully a terrestrial PSK-31
station won't try to go back to you on 10 m.
Here is what I plan to use for the macro;
{
"text": "cq FD cq FD satellite MYCALL MYCALL "
}
Good luck....
BOB
KO6TZ
Is anyone planning to work the NO-84 PSK31 transponder during Field Day?
Even if you don't have two way capability from your Field Day satellite
station, it would be fun to team up with your digital op and have them
uplink while you receive and then shout back and forth the details for the
QSOs. If you aren't in shouting distance, you could always coordinate via
HTs.
Remember that for AMSAT Field Day, digital contacts are worth three points
each, but you're only allowed one QSO on each active digipeater. You can
make as many QSOs as you want on the NO-84 PSK31 transponder.
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:24:38 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Prescott Hamfest on 11 June - report
Message-ID:
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Hi!
I'm a little tardy in posting this report, but better late than never...
Back on 11 June, I had an AMSAT booth at the Prescott Hamfest, on the
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus in Prescott. There have been
hamfests in and around Prescott over the years, but this was the first
time attending a hamfest at Embry-Riddle. In fact, I had never been on
the campus until this morning. The university's Eagle Amateur Radio Club
was the co-sponsor of the event, along with the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club.
The hamfest actually started the day before at noon, but I was not able to
make it up there for that day. The Saturday portion of the hamfest was
scheduled to run from 8am (1500 UTC) until 5pm (0000 UTC). Most had packed
up and left before 5pm, but it was still a good day.
The university's Student Union building was the site of the AMSAT booth.
Nice, air-conditioned, and with electricity to power one of my tablets. I
alternated between running SatPC32, HDSDR with my SDRplay receiver for
general listening, and ADS-B software with the SDRplay to watch the planes
flying around northern Arizona. SDR has been a popular topic whenever I
have one of my receivers on display, or when I use an SDR receiver during a
demonstration. This was no exception. It was too bright, and a little too
warm, to run the SDR receiver and tablet outside for my demonstrations.
Having that set up at my booth was more than sufficient to start
conversations about that and extending into satellite operating. Having
copies of the new 2016 edition of the AMSAT "Getting Started with Amateur
Satellites" book on hand was big. In the past, I'd still have copies of the
previous edition of this book for hamfests I visited in June. Thanks to
Steve Belter N9IP, I received a couple of boxes with these new books, and
they were popular at the hamfest.
During the day, I had demonstrations on 5 different passes. In the morning,
I worked an AO-85 and an FO-29 pass from outside the building. The AO-85
pass was a nice cross-country pass, with stations heard from coast to
coast. I used my Icom IC-2730A mobile radio and Elk log periodic to make a
few contacts. Some Embry-Riddle students were watching me work this pass,
which was a nice bonus. In the late morning and mid-afternoon, a couple of
FO-29 passes came by. I used one of my FT-817s with the Elk, working
half-duplex, to show that it really doesn't take a lot to get on this SSB
satellite. I made a few contacts on each of those passes. And there were a
pair of ISS passes that led to a couple of contacts, including one with
XE3ISS in Cancun at a distance of just over 2900km - a personal best for an
ISS QSO, packet or voice. I used only my Kenwood TH-D72A HT and Elk log
periodic to make the ISS packet QSOs via APRS messages. No computer or
tablet was needed, and I have relearned the fine art of quickly tapping
messages out on a DTMF keypad, as was done in the past with the non-smart
mobile phones. :-)
At the end of the hamfest, the organizers said they felt it was a success,
and are hoping the 2017 Prescott Hamfest could be held at Embry-Riddle.
AMSAT thanks both the Eagle Amateur Radio Club at Embry-Riddle and the
Yavapai Amateur Radio Club for providing a booth and helping promote the
satellite demonstrations throughout the day.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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