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Today's Topics:
1. Re: PCSAT NO-44 packet Active during daylight? (KO6TZ Bob)
2. Re: Off-topic, But Related To Amateur Radio (B J)
3. DM23/24 trip canxelled (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
4. Re: Star Trek fans- off topic- but cool (B J)
5. Re: PCSAT NO-44 packet Active during daylight? (sean fay)
6. Re: Upcoming ARISS contact with Lewis and Clark National
Historic Park, Astoria, OR (Daniel Cussen)
7. 7L3AEO on Fuji-29 (AL7JK John)
8. ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
9. Portable in DM90 (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
10. FUNcube-1 Mode changes (Graham Shirville)
11. Seeking Assistance - SatPC32 to HDSDR (Ken Alexander)
12. Mystery Finally Solved--Phlae Lander Located (B J)
13. AMSAT-themed interview on HamRadio360 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 20:01:22 -0700
From: KO6TZ Bob <my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PCSAT NO-44 packet Active during daylight?
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JoAnne,
Recently I have noticed a drift in frequency on the PSK-31 transponder
of NO-84 also. It seems to be going along with the higher temperatures
that have been +27 to +30 C in recent days. The voltage is also running
higher than normal at 7.9x - 8.04V.
Bob
KO6TZ
>NO-84 PSAT is active on packet. It seems it's downlink signal and
wondering perhaps it's receive >sensitivity are gradually getting weaker
compared with signals a week ago.
>73 de JoAnne K9JKM
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 03:11:30 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Off-topic, But Related To Amateur Radio
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On 9/3/16, R.T.Liddy <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Bernhard,
> I just checked that episode out on-line. It's Season 3,Episode 3. Yep, it's
> a Yaesu FT-101B like I had myselfmany years ago. It's funny that he has his
> shack in acloset just as I did in our first small house.
> It's hard to tell what Mode he's in from the RX audio, butit looks like the
> switch is in the Tune position. HIHI A latershot shows a Bug Key next to
> the XCVR.
> He's using the Call KC4L which is registered to a Hamin Gainesville, FL. I
> wonder if he knows that??
> Thanks for the tip on the Show. 73, Bob K8BL
You're welcome. While we're at it, the opening scene in the movie
"Contact" starts with Ellie Arroway calling CQ and then making contact
with a station in Pensacola. She figures she needs a bigger antenna
and then the scene changes to when she's an adult (played by Jodie
Foster) standing beside the dish at Arecibo.
Of course, she later goes on to make the ultimate DX catch, hi.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 05:17:12 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DM23/24 trip canxelled
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Hi!
Due to a family issue, I have to cancel my plans to go out to the
DM23/DM24 grid boundary on Saturday. I apologize to those who
were hoping to work me out there. I may be able to go out there
next weekend, and will post more when I have a new plan to go out
there.
73.
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 01:39:23 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "D. Craig Fox" <DFox@xxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Star Trek fans- off topic- but cool
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On 9/2/16, D. Craig Fox <DFox@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Just a heads up to my sat ops friends who are also Star Trek fans. USPS has
> just issued Star Trek commemorative forever stamps.
>
>
https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?categoryNav=fal
se&navAction=push&navCount=0&atg.multisite.remap=false&categoryId=buy-stamps&p
roductId=S_474004
>
> Thanks for indulging a Trekkie
<snip>
So has Canada Post:
https://www.canadapost.ca/web/sites/en/pages/startrek/default.page
William Shatner. James Doohan, and John Colicos (who played a Klingon
in one episode) were from Canada. (Was the stamp for Spock included
because of Vulcan, Alberta, hi.)
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 20:34:45 -0500
From: sean fay <spatrickfay@xxxxx.xxx>
To: JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PCSAT NO-44 packet Active during daylight?
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I knew it was off on the first and is supposed to be off on the 6th. It
looks like theres been some activity even just a few hours ago, so I'm
hoping. I have been digipeated before and I am ready to make my first QSO.
I run a wouxun kg-uvd1p 5w ht and a moblinkd tnc. I have an arrow II sat
handheld antenna and I use aprsdroid or aprsis/32 depending on what I want
to futz with. Now that I have been digipeated on both . I am planning on
using the aprsis/32 with autohotkeys to make my one handed typing a little
easier. I am gonna try the NO-84 and ISS this weekend. I did not know the
path was different for PCSAT NO-44 so I realllllllly appreciate it cause at
least now that I know that I wont be wondering why I had NO JOY if i had my
path set wrong the whole time.
Ill be AA0AN-7 so if your active and you see me. Message me please! cause
I'm gearing up for my packet based WAS.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 8:10 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Sean,
>
> NO-44 is active only in sunlight ... with a caveat that it needs a good
> illumination angle on its solar cells. I've been digipeated twice this week
> via NO-44 on ascending passes over North America. I've had better luck with
> NO-44 northbound up and out of the USA when it has been in sunlight long
> enough. The downlink is weak and sounds a bit off frequency and FMing with
> the strain but one or two digipeats are still attainable per pass. Watch
> http://www1.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi for status. It is W3ADO-1 and
> PCSAT-11 mixed in with all the PSAT messages on this page. Set UNPROTO CQ
> VIA W3ADO-1.
>
> NO-84 PSAT is active on packet. It seems it's downlink signal and wondering
> perhaps it's receive sensitivity are gradually getting weaker compared with
> signals a week ago. The downlink packet log at
> http://www1.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi will show satellite digipeater
> status (plus any packets you get digipeated). When you see PSAT]APRSON it
> means the NO-84 digipeater is active. Set UNPROTO CQ VIA ARISS for NO-84.
>
> The status of ISS packet depends on the on-board activities. It was OFF
> during the recent EVA. Packet seems to have been re-enabled until Tuesday's
> undocking manueuvers. Watch http://www.ariss.net/ to see how recently
> packets have been digipeated to guess it's status. Set UNPROTO CQ VIA ARISS
> or UNPROTO CQ VIA RS0ISS (your preference, both work).
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of sean fay
> > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 7:23 PM
> > To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] PCSAT NO-44 packet Active during daylight?
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I just got gifted a long holiday weekend and I plan to celebrate my free
> > time by trying to make some QSOs on the ISS digipeater and I was
> wondering
> > if NO-44 PCSAT was still active for AX.25 packet work during the daylight
> > hours?
> >
> > Could someone give me the scoop on its activation status and if it is
> > active , if there is regular use of it during active times?
> >
> >
> > Thanks and at least keep a look out for me on the ISS and try to QSO if
> you
> > do see my packet being sent
> >
> > Sean
> > AA0AN/EM29
> > _______________________________________________
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 19:04:02 +0100
From: Daniel Cussen <dan@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Lewis and Clark
National Historic Park, Astoria, OR
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This event is streaming LIVE NOW at:
https://www.facebook.com/LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalPark/
Contact is in 20 minutes at 18:21UTC today.
On 01/09/2016, n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
> participants at Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Astoria, OR on 03
> Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:21 UTC. The
> duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
> contact will be direct between NA1SS and KF7TCG. The contact should be
> audible over the west coast of the U.S. 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.
>
>
>
> Thomas Jefferson was a scientist and a pioneer in many fields of study
> including biology, geography, meteorology, and ethnology. Since at least
> 1793 he had been planning for an exploration of the largest remaining
> unexplored land on earth: the American West. This resulted in the four
> pages of detailed instructions that he gave to Meriwether Lewis during their
> 1801-03 planning for the voyage of the Corps of Discovery. The resulting
> 1804-06 U.S. Army expedition to explore along the Missouri and Columbia
> Rivers was led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The 33
> diverse members of the Corps spent the winter of 1805-06 at a campsite they
> built just a few miles from the mouth of the Columbia River and named after
> the local Clatsop Indians. At Fort Clatsop, the captains planned for the
> return journey to the United States and worked on writing scientific
> descriptions of the plants and animals they'd encountered that were new to
> science (a total of 178 species of plants and 122 animals by the end of the
> trip). Like President Thomas Jefferson and Captain Meriwether Lewis,
> today's astronauts have a curiosity for exploring beyond known frontiers.
>
>
>
> Some local students who have participated in various education programs at
> Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and live in surrounding Clatsop
> County have been learning about the International Space Station (ISS) and
> are hoping to have a brief radio conversation with an ISS astronaut. All
> of these students live in Clatsop County and are familiar with the park
> through field trips, park summer camps, family visits, or education programs
> with rangers visiting their classrooms. The park connected with these
> students through four relationships:
>
> 1. The Northwest Regional Educational Service District and the Astoria
> School District offer a migrant summer school to serve students who have
> moved within the last three years for their parent's work. Several of these
> students participated in summer camps that the park offered and they were
> excited about the opportunity to learn about the International Space Station
> and talk with an astronaut.
>
> 2. Three small local Girl Scout Troops (#10025, #10026, #10086) were
> interested in this opportunity as they have been focusing on the three keys
> to Girl Scouting which are Discovering, Connecting, and Taking Action. The
> girls and their leaders were happy to incorporate this ARISS opportunity
> into their projects.
>
> 3. The Fort Clatsop District of Boy Scouts includes local troop #509 and
> #542. Since Scouting is about character development and having confidence
> in yourself to Be Prepared, the ARISS program is a good challenge for these
> youngsters. Their district is named in honor of the 1805-06 winter
> encampment of the 33 people of the Lewis and Clark Expedition .
>
> 4. Three of the youth recruited for this special program are children or
> grandchildren of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park rangers and were
> excited to learn that an astronaut radio conversation would be happening in
> their park.
>
>
>
>
>
> Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
>
>
>
> 1. To prepare for his journey, Captain Meriwether Lewis was tutored by
>
> experts in medicine, navigation, astronomy, mathematics, botany, and
>
> paleontology. What was the hardest part of your training?
>
> 2. The Corps of Discovery enjoyed fiddle music, do you listen to music in
>
> space? If so, what kind?
>
> 3. How different does your body feel in microgravity and how long does it
>
> take to adjust after arrival in the space station?
>
> 4. Lewis and Clark failed to find a Northwest Passage. Have any of your
>
> experiments failed or not gone like you wanted?
>
> 5. While wintering at Fort Clatsop, the Corps of Discovery made buckskin
>
> clothes as their uniforms wore out. How many outfits of clothing do you
>
>
> have with you, and what kind of material are they made from?
>
> 6. Why do you like communicating with kids?
>
> 7. Meriwether Lewis treasured an ermine scarf he received from a Shoshone
>
>
> chief. Do you have a souvenir from space? If so, what is it?
>
> 8. Do you create art from the views from the space station?
>
> 9. When is your next spacewalk? What is your favorite thing when you are
>
> outside the space station?
>
> 10. Lewis brought his dog Seaman with him on the expedition. Are there any
>
>
> research animals on the space station now? If so, what are they?
>
> 11. Although most members of the Corps of Discovery were single, York and
>
> John Shields had families at home. Do you miss your family, and how do
>
>
> you communicate with them?
>
> 12. Do you guys keep journal like Lewis and Clark did?
>
> 13. If a microorganism changed genetically on the International Space
>
> Station would it be considered a space alien?
>
> 14. Were you in a scouting program as a child? If so, did it affect your
>
> desire to work in space?
>
> 15. Lewis and Clark played backgammon. What games do you play?
>
> 16. When Sacagawea became sick, Lewis treated her. If you get hurt or sick,
>
>
> who treats you?
>
> 17. What are your space suits made of, and can they catch on fire?
>
> 18. How do you protect your eyes when the space station is facing the sun?
>
> 19. Are you doing any experiments with animals adapting to microgravity?
>
> 20. What does a shooting star or a meteor shower look like from space?
>
>
>
>
>
> 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. Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence KS, direct via KC?NFL
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS
>
> Contact is a go for: Fri Sept 9, 2016 16:25 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), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
> Space (CASIS) and 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.arrl.org.
>
>
>
> Thank you & 73,
>
> David - AA4KN
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 16:26:55 -0800
From: AL7JK John <al7jk.john@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] 7L3AEO on Fuji-29
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Got lucky, Fuji-29 was grazing my western horizon
which is blocked partially by the Alaska range up to 10 deg.
7L3AEO pounced on my cw downlink during the brief mutual
window. Orbit # 99016 max elev 7 deg, I'm doin the happy
dance, between the numerous trees, neighbors roofs, sheds
and who know's what else worked Japan again.
73 & Good DX to all
de AL7JK, John
BP51
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 23:36:26 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-248
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:
* Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D Schedule Under Review
* ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Presentations
* AMSAT Area Coordinators List On-Line
* Aves Island update
* Canadian Satellite Grid Expedition
* Multiple Satellite Grid Activations
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-248.01
ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 248.01
From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.
September 4, 2016
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-248.01
Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D Schedule Under Review
As a consequence of the anomaly during the static fire test of the
SpaceX Falcon
9 on September 1, 2016, the planned integration of Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D
on the
Spaceflight SHERPA has been postponed. AMSAT will provide updates
regarding the
schedule for Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D activities when further information is
available.
[ANS thanks Jerry, N0JY, for the above information]
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ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Presentations
The ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) will be held in St.
Petersburg, FL September 16 - 18, 2016.
Saturday Night Banquet Speaker will be Brennan Price, N4QX, ARRL CTO (Chief
Technology Officer) speaking on the topic "New Frontiers in Wireless:
Challenges
to and Opportunities for Amateur Radio"
Sunday Seminar will be conducted by Michelle Thompson, W5NYV with Bob
McGwier,
N4HY, Chief Scientist, Hume Center for National Security and Technology
as a
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as Aerospace and
Ocean Engineering. Sunday's Seminar topic will be, "Spectrum (It's the
frequency crunch for real)"
The DCC Technical Forum Schedule is being finalized, however a couple times
slots may be available. If you would like to present a Technical Topic
at the
DCC, but haven't submitted a technical paper in advance please email the
TAPR
Office at: taproffice@xxxx.xxx with the topic of your presentation.
More information is available at
http://www.tapr.org/dcc
[ANS thanks TAPR and ARRL for the above information]
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AMSAT Area Coordinators List On-Line
Are you an AMSAT Area Coordinator? Are you looking for an AMSAT Area
Coordinator? Would you like to become an AMSAT Area Coordinator?
If you answered yes any of these questions, then we are ready to help
you. I have just placed (with the list maintained by Patrick, WD9EWK)
the current list of AMSAT Area Coordinators on the amsat.org webpage.
You can peruse it at your leisure and if you find someone close to you
that you would like to get some help from, you can drop that Area
Coordinator an email at his callsign @ amsat.org
If you see a need for a correction or addition, please drop an email to
Patrick, WD9EWK, at his amsat.org email address.
Oh, where can you actually find the list? http://www.amsat.org then
click on AMSAT in the menu bar and you will see Area Coordinators.
[ANS thanks AMSAT Director of Field Operations Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK,
and
Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information]
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Aves Island update
Steve, W4DTA/YV5DTA, sent out the following 'Official Press-Release' on
August
24th: The Amateur Radio Association of Venezuela, Sectional "Santiago de
Leon de
Caracas" regrets to inform the entire amateur radio community of
Venezuela and
the world, that the Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela has notified us that for
reasons outside of the DXpedition team control that the expedition to Aves
Island to be held in commemoration of Navy Day 2016, by the end of this
August
and early September has been put on hold until further notice.
Then later in the day Steve sent out: "YX0V is very thankful for all of the
donations, emails, and calls received regarding the operation. They are
still
working hard, and the team is ready to go when the Navy says go. At the
moment
weather is a big factor at the moment with two tropical storms near YV0.
[ANS thanks Steve, W4DTA/YV5DTA and Southgate ARN for the above
information]
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Canadian Satellite Grid Expedition
GRID EXPEDITION TO EO91 (Moosonee, ON). Ken, VE3HLS, announced a Grid EX-
pedition to Moosonee, ON, Canada, which is in EO91. He will be arriving
early afternoon on Friday, September 23rd, and leaving late afternoon
Monday, September 26th. That gives him four days to put EO91 on the air
via the Satellite. Moosonee is a Cree village located on the Moose River,
which empties into James Bay, about 15 km downstream. By land, Moosonee
is only accessible by train; The Polar Bear Express that runs from
Cochrane,
ON. It's also accessible by air at much greater expense. He will be driving
to Cochrane and taking a few days to get there which will enable him to
activate other grids along the way, such as FN06, FN07, FN08, EN98 and
EN99.
Look for updates on his Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/@xxxxxx
[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1280 for the above information]
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Multiple Satellite Grid Activations
Between 5 September and 11 September Bob Liddy, K8BL, travel from Ohio
north to
Sault St. Marie and make a loop through the following Grids:
EN76/86/87/88/98/99/89/79/78/77
Operation will be on FO29, SO50 and AO7. Bob reports that he may check
out a
couple XW's before he leaves to see if he can work them as well. On linear
satellites Bob can usually be found about 15 KHz up from center.
[ANS thanks Bob, K8BL, for the above information]
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73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 11:24:18 -0500
From: "Glenn Miller - AA5PK" <aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BBS" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Portable in DM90
Message-ID: <AF25B3DD1B6A45AB88FCF42B1C62E1D9@xxxxxxx>
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reply-type=original
I'll operate portable tomorrow (5 Sept) from DM90. SO-50 pass starting at
~1230Z, then XW-2A starting at ~1311Z.
Glenn
AA5PK
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 22:24:58 +0100
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <funcube@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>, "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 Mode changes
Message-ID: <5BFEE09A32C1446F978721A1567F577D@xxxxxxx.xxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi All,
Just to report that FUNcube-1, AO73, is now back in autonomous operation.
The transponder will be active when the spacecraft is in eclipse during the
week.
We expect that we will continue to maintain having the transponder on
continuously at the weekends until further notice.
73
Graham
G3VZV
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 21:38:58 -0400
From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Seeking Assistance - SatPC32 to HDSDR
Message-ID: <1fd3ae06-e1ae-c2c5-9262-d0836976efc6@xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hi Group,
For the past several days I've been trying to get SatPC32 and HDSDR to
communicate with each other via VSP Manager. HDSDR is controlling an
Airspy.
I have followed the instruction in the SatPC Help files. In fact,
everything seems relatively straightforward, except neither software
knows the other is there and there is no communication. I have received
some help from a few people on the @xxxxx Twitter group who use this
same setup successfully, but still no luck.
I'm hoping to get this up and running in time for my grid expedition to
EO91 at the end of this month so I do have a few weeks. However, I
don't know what else to try. any assistance would be gratefully accepted!
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 19:56:08 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Mystery Finally Solved--Phlae Lander Located
Message-ID:
<CAP7QzkPuCOuakFx+5vjYNxEP0LskAc_L_YjYe012gn0AqPSuOA@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Good news before the mission comes to an end:
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/58220-philae-found/
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2016 11:05:39 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-themed interview on HamRadio360
Message-ID: <E8936B33-23AF-401E-939F-1EB4E279A441@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi all,
I had the honor last week of being interviewed for the most excellent
podcast, HamRadio360. Cale let me know this morning that the podcast had
been released, and I thought I'd share. It's more of an introduction for
those curious about amateur radio satellites, so I'll hope you'll share it
with those you know that might be interested.
The podcast can be found at:
http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2016/09/06/ham-radio-satellite-ops-with-ko4ma
-amsat
73, Drew KO4MA
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