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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Rocket Lab Test Launch (Ross Whenmouth)
2. Re: Rocket Lab Test Launch (Joe Pereira)
3. Cubesats deployed from the ISS (Nico Janssen)
4. Issues with ISS digipeater this morning?
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
5. ISS Packet Digipeater (ingejack@xxx.xxxx
6. Re: Issues with ISS digipeater this morning? (Mike)
7. YAESU FT-847 with FC[20 Auto Tuber and Desk Mike for sale
(Douglas Phelps)
8. Fw: YAESU FT-847 with FC[20 Auto Tuber and Desk Mike for sale
with Lowered Price. (Douglas Phelps)
9. En Route Satellite Pass Opportunities - Driving to FN29
(Ken Alexander)
10. Re: Issues with ISS digipeater this morning?
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
11. Columbia ON04US heard over Brazil (Roland Zurmely)
12. FN08 Please (John KI4RO)
13. FS: Icom 9100 HF/VHF/UHF satellite radio (John Geiger)
14. EM99 May 18-21 (Matthew Stevens)
15. Nomination for DXpedition'er of the Year. (Grant Zehr)
16. Re: Cubesats deployed from the ISS (Mineo Wakita)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 21:36:13 +1200
From: Ross Whenmouth <ross@xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Test Launch
Message-ID: <b4b74ea2-76f2-9334-1ffb-83d53319a044@xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
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Hi,
I have had a look at the ZL radio spectrum license register, and I did
not find any S-band allocations for Rocket Lab, but I did find 4x
"interesting" 400 MHz frequencies - 400.3 MHz, 400.7 MHz, 401.1 MHz and
401.6 MHz, with emission mode 150KF1DWT and EIRP of -6 dBW.
The licence indicates that these frequencies are a "meteorological aid".
I have no idea what sort of meteorological aid they may be though -
weather balloon channels? wind profiling radar? (surely not with only
250 mW EIRP?) or something else?
73 ZL2WRW
Ross Whenmouth
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 19:35:29 +0930
From: Joe Pereira <joevk5ei@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Ross Whenmouth <ross@xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Test Launch
Message-ID:
<CAEW3GkJrN3DqTHLE6f+Yph520xfhvnBd8mqLqg_ta451dKen_A@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Ross, those frequencies you mentioned are used by local government weather
authorities. They launch special weather balloons (Sonde balloons) which
provides important data for weather forecasting.
The telemetry data is easily decoded by using a program called "Sonde
Monitor". Just google it and you will see lots of info about it.
Special permit is required to transmit on those frequencies.
JP
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 7:06 PM, Ross Whenmouth <ross@xxxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have had a look at the ZL radio spectrum license register, and I did not
> find any S-band allocations for Rocket Lab, but I did find 4x "interesting"
> 400 MHz frequencies - 400.3 MHz, 400.7 MHz, 401.1 MHz and 401.6 MHz, with
> emission mode 150KF1DWT and EIRP of -6 dBW.
>
> The licence indicates that these frequencies are a "meteorological aid". I
> have no idea what sort of meteorological aid they may be though - weather
> balloon channels? wind profiling radar? (surely not with only 250 mW EIRP?)
> or something else?
>
>
> 73 ZL2WRW
> Ross Whenmouth
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 15:19:32 +0200
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat@xxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cubesats deployed from the ISS
Message-ID: <e1ded599-68a6-fe0f-a934-b2a46c5a810a@xxxxxx.xx>
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All,
Today six cubesats were launched into low Earth orbit from the ISS.
At 08:24:59 UTC these QB50 series cubesats were deployed: SOMP 2,
HAVELSAT and Columbia (QBUS 4).
At 11:54:59 UTC these cubesats were deployed: SGSat (KySat 3),
CXBN 2 and IceCube (Earth 1).
73,
Nico PA0DLO
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 08:54:49 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Issues with ISS digipeater this morning?
Message-ID:
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Hi!
On my way to the office this morning, I stopped for an
overhead ISS pass at a nearby city park. The 1437 UTC
pass over central Arizona had a maximum elevation of 75
degrees, which should have had a lot of traffic from
stations along the west coast, southwestern USA, Texas,
and probably some in Mexico before my LOS. Instead, I
heard only a couple of RS0ISS beacons, and I was only
able to get one packet retransmitted by the ISS when it
was over my head at 1442 UTC. The ariss.net web site has
very few retransmitted packets listed, and more of the
RS0ISS ID beacons picked up by various gateways.
On Twitter, Mark KK6OTJ in southern California mentioned
a similar observation from that pass. He heard a couple of
packets, and nothing else.
Has something happened to the VHF radio and/or antenna on
the Columbus module? Or could the CubeSats that were
deployed earlier today have something to do with the lack
of digipeated packets from the ISS in the past few hours?
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 9:46:42 -0700
From: <ingejack@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Packet Digipeater
Message-ID: <20170516124642.1GIAO.56015.imail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I also had the same problem as Patrick WD9EWK on the 2 meter digipeater. I
heard a few packets but could not get into the digipeater.
on a later pass which was only 7 degrees over my location I heard the
digipeater but could not get into it.
JACK-KC7MG
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 13:12:44 -0400
From: Mike <mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Issues with ISS digipeater this morning?
Message-ID: <3BF0B632-BA0D-4D8A-A9F6-BFAFF907866D@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
My observation has been that the new ISS radio setup is nowhere close to
what it used to be.
Michael Vivona
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 16, 2017, at 11:54 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
<amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> On my way to the office this morning, I stopped for an
> overhead ISS pass at a nearby city park. The 1437 UTC
> pass over central Arizona had a maximum elevation of 75
> degrees, which should have had a lot of traffic from
> stations along the west coast, southwestern USA, Texas,
> and probably some in Mexico before my LOS. Instead, I
> heard only a couple of RS0ISS beacons, and I was only
> able to get one packet retransmitted by the ISS when it
> was over my head at 1442 UTC. The ariss.net web site has
> very few retransmitted packets listed, and more of the
> RS0ISS ID beacons picked up by various gateways.
>
> On Twitter, Mark KK6OTJ in southern California mentioned
> a similar observation from that pass. He heard a couple of
> packets, and nothing else.
>
> Has something happened to the VHF radio and/or antenna on
> the Columbus module? Or could the CubeSats that were
> deployed earlier today have something to do with the lack
> of digipeated packets from the ISS in the past few hours?
>
> 73!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @xxxxxx or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
> _______________________________________________
> 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, 16 May 2017 17:43:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: Douglas Phelps <dphelps1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] YAESU FT-847 with FC[20 Auto Tuber and Desk Mike
for sale
Message-ID: <32851853.593714.1494956590676@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I am selling my YAESU FT-847 Full Duplex Trabsceiver on eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/192188912290?
Works perfectly, looks new, and I made over 200 satellite contacts with it.
?I love this rig. ?I am only selling it because I have bought an IC-910 and
want to get a dedicated HF transceiver.
If any one wants to pick this radio up at Dayton, I will refund $130, in
cash, making the ?cost $1300 which still includes the FC-20 auto tuner and
Desk Mike. ?nI really hope someone form ANSAT will buy this excellent
transceiver which has held its value for decades.
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 17:59:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: Douglas Phelps <dphelps1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: YAESU FT-847 with FC[20 Auto Tuber and Desk
Mike for sale with Lowered Price.
Message-ID: <1339055450.621962.1494957542151@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I lowered Buy It Now to $1300 and will give a cash refund of $100 for pickup
at Dayton making the Dayton pickup price $1200. ?Still includes FC-20 Auto
Tuner and Desk Mike.
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Douglas Phelps <dphelps1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 12:43 PM
Subject: YAESU FT-847 with FC[20 Auto Tuber and Desk Mike for sale
I am selling my YAESU FT-847 Full Duplex Trabsceiver on eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/192188912290?
Works perfectly, looks new, and I made over 200 satellite contacts with it.
?I love this rig. ?I am only selling it because I have bought an IC-910 and
want to get a dedicated HF transceiver.
If any one wants to pick this radio up at Dayton, I will refund $130, in
cash, making the ?cost $1300 which still includes the FC-20 auto tuner and
Desk Mike. ?nI really hope someone form ANSAT will buy this excellent
transceiver which has held its value for decades.
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 14:08:51 -0400
From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] En Route Satellite Pass Opportunities - Driving to
FN29
Message-ID: <053256af-006b-bd32-5453-c839114280d4@xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Following is a schedule for my northbound trip on Friday and Saturday,
May 19 & 20th. If you need any of these grids then work out some passes
at the listed times and get them to me before Friday.
Times are estimated. If I get busy handing out FN06 in North Bay then
it may delay my arrival in FN07; that kind of thing. I did build in
some wiggle room but you never know if it will be enough. Try and look
for passes up to a half hour either side of those times just to be safe.
*Friday May 19, 2017 UTC*
Leave home 1100
FN05ia - Bracebridge ON 1300
FN06hg - North Bay ON 1500
FN07dm - New Liskeard ON 1700
FN08wn - Amos QC 2000
*Saturday May 20, 2017 UTC*
Leave Amos 1100
FN18eo - La Morandiere QC 1200
FN19vm - Desmaraisville QC 1300
I'm already working out some schedules for NP4JV for FN19. I was
looking for passes that would cover Arizona but at least a few of them
should be OK for other areas as well. If not then see if you can find
something for suitable.
Saturday May 20th. Based on FN19vm (Desmaraisville QC)
XW-2D 13:31
XW-2A 13:36
XW-2B 13:38
SO-50 13:41
FO-29 14:07
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 12:58:23 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Issues with ISS digipeater this morning?
Message-ID:
<CAN6TEUfvG0nLvm31FtEEQZ8sSFnXAVNyR=8De6gj1=Zx8OAwHQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
?Hi Mike!
Until this morning, I'd probably have to disagree with
you on the performance of the ISS digipeater on 145.825
MHz. I think it had been working about as well as it
was before the old VHF radio failed in mid-October. Since
the replacement VHF radio was installed last month, my
issues have been with how stations were clogging the
frequency with mindless beacons - which seems to have
changed over to having more stations trying to work each
other. A good thing. :-)
For me, the only real change for the ISS packet environment
since the replacement VHF radio was installed would be the
deployment of the CubeSats earlier today. I don't know if
those, somehow, are making the VHF radio deaf. It is eerie
to see that the last packet retransmitted by the ISS
digipeater as of now on ariss.net (just before 2000 UTC)
was from my TH-D74 HT several hours ago.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Mike <mvivona@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> My observation has been that the new ISS radio setup is nowhere close to
> what it used to be.
>
>
>
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 19:37:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: Roland Zurmely <py4zbz@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Columbia ON04US heard over Brazil
Message-ID: <900567817.858072.1494963442055@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
At 3 orbits after ejection from ISS:
<http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/QBISS.htm>
73 de Roland PY4ZBZ
| | Livre de v?rus. www.avast.com. |
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 12:48:26 -0700
From: John KI4RO <johnki4ro@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] FN08 Please
Message-ID:
<CA+-NL42vnNDejckcezDGVVrxJrTrZq_SNpjSeHWBJ5TxEBDuoQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
On Friday night at 2033z?
73
John KI4RO
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 16:26:18 -0500
From: John Geiger <af5cc2@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS: Icom 9100 HF/VHF/UHF satellite radio
Message-ID:
<CAHC1P2_wGAa_aqUN52jwzEJ4EgwfrZW=4_tbDLNyvhhWR_+X6g@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
I have for sale an Icom 9100 HF/VHF/UHF satellite radio. This model does
100 watts on HF, 6 meters and 2 meters, and 75 watts on 70cm. It does full
duplex for the satellites and will do dual receive between HF/6 and 2 or
70cm, or between 2m and 70cm. 1.2GHZ can be added with an optional
module. It has IF DSP so no narrow filters are needed, a CW memory keyer,
built in TCXO, and many other features, you can read more about it at:
-
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/5091.html
-
The 9100 I am selling has the optional 3khz and 6khz roofing filters
installed, as well as the D-STAR board.
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It is in pretty good physical condition with some scratches on the top and
bottom of the case, and some scuffing on the one side of the case. It
comes with the hand mic, power cord, manual, and original box.
-
New this would go for $2670 with the options it has. I am asking $1800
plus shipping for it and can take paypal/check/MO. Pictures are available
on request.
-
73 John AF5CC
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 19:25:24 -0400
From: Matthew Stevens <matthew@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM99 May 18-21
Message-ID: <D90409E6-1586-4350-96B7-3A4EB304D9A6@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I'll be in EM99, West Virginia for a couple of days this weekend if anyone
needs it. Once again this is not a dedicated sat trip, so limited passes on
sked only. I should have some operating time Thursday evening, probably on
Friday and Saturday evenings also.
I'd really like to work some EU passes on FO29 and AO7 if possible, as I'll
be much closer than I normally am from EL98! Might be some opportunities for
new DXCC for myself, as well as a new grid and state for EU stations.
You can email me direct if you're interested in a sked, and I'll try my best
to make it happen!
73
- Matthew kk4fem
Sent from my iPhone
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 13:43:05 -0500
From: "Grant Zehr" <grant@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Nomination for DXpedition'er of the Year.
Message-ID: <00ef01d2ce74$4184dc00$c48e9400$@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I'd like to nominate Gabe Zeifman NJ7H for Satellite Dxpedition of the Year.
Or maybe Dxpedition Operator, whichever is better.
Gabe just returned from Europe after activating nine DXCC entities,
including some that are really difficult from North America, and making a
serious effort to work as many US stations as possible. And I mean a real
effort. He was up at all hours and standing outside with his portable
stations working those of us back home. Fortunately, AO-7 kept working
(more or less) and many of us got to work 'new ones'. And on top of all
that, Gabe has already uploaded contact data to LOTW so DXCC and VUCC credit
is there waiting. I was able to work 3 new countries and some very rare
grids.
Thanks, Gabe! That will be a hard act for anyone to follow.
73
Grant Zehr AA9LC
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 09:20:23 +0900
From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cubesats deployed from the ISS
Message-ID: <13B51AFE95934FDB93E493277F08022C@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp"
http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/QBISS.htm
http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/satelite/qb50sch.png
http://ukamsat.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/qb50-iss-cubesats-deployment-and-ra
dio-information.pdf
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/qb50sat2.htm#qb50update
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/70417qb5.png
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/70516qb5.png
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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