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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish (Joe)
2. Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish (Bruce Bostwick)
3. Re: AO-16 currently silent and resting 11:15UTC 5May2008
(Mark L. Hammond)
4. Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish (Stargate)
5. Ronald A. Parise, SK (Frank H. Bauer)
6. Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish (Edward Cole)
7. Ron Parise est pass? SK (French langage) (jean-claude.aveni)
8. AO-16 ON in voice mode 10May08 1020utc (Mark L. Hammond)
9. Mode S Antenna question (Ronald Nutter)
10. Is AO-51 V/u oper? (CLAUDIA PIRKL)
11. Re: Is AO-51 V/u oper? (Ronald Nutter)
12. Re: Is AO-51 V/u oper? (Andrew Glasbrenner)
13. Re: AO-16 ON in voice mode 10May08 1020utc (Andre PH7AT)
14. Another OSCAR is heading in (Armando Mercado)
15. Re: AO-16 ON in voice mode 10May08 1020utc (Dale-KL7XJ)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 15:18:41 -0500
From: Joe <nss(AT)mwt.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish
To: stargatesg1(AT)verizon.net
Cc: Amsat-Bb <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <4824B1A1.2080907(AT)mwt.net>
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It looks like an Old KaulTronics BIG old fashioned sattellite TV
recieve dish. ya know the Big ones befre the smaller dishes came out/
Joe WB9SBD
Stargate wrote:
>I wish I was in a position to buy these but I thought someone on here might
>be.
>
>http://www.govdeals.com/eas/itmdisplay.cfm?itemid=330&acctid=345
>
>I have no connection to this site or the item, I just thought it might make
>someone a good uplink/downlink
>system.
>
>Heck, I don't even know what frequency their for:-)
>
>73's
>
>RoD
>KD0XX
>
>_______________________________________________
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>
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 16:09:32 -0500
From: Bruce Bostwick <lihan161051(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <E5E8CA73-FD0B-4A35-8F80-E11729332E83(AT)sbcglobal.net>
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They look like residential grade C-band and Ku-band dishes with LNB-
type feeds to me, am I missing something?
*Transceivers* typically have a lot stouter cable or waveguide going
to the feed, might have radiation symbols on the feed housing along
with printed warnings not to get between the feed and the dish, and
often a fence around the dish to keep people out of the near field.
Those dishes are on GEO-style mounts, without az/el servos as far as I
can tell, and C-band and Ku-band GEO sat uplinks tend to require
pretty respectable amounts of power, and usually rather noticeable
precautions are required for safety on those. (The mobile uplink
truck a friend of mine used to operate used a stack of two 600W TWT
amps to get to sat uplinks on Ku-band analog.)
Nice KTI mesh C-band dish, though, wouldn't mind getting hold of that
if I had room in the backyard .. :D
On May 9, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Stargate wrote:
> I wish I was in a position to buy these but I thought someone on
> here might
> be.
>
> http://www.govdeals.com/eas/itmdisplay.cfm?itemid=330&acctid=345
>
> I have no connection to this site or the item, I just thought it
> might make
> someone a good uplink/downlink
> system.
>
> Heck, I don't even know what frequency their for:-)
>
> 73's
>
> RoD
> KD0XX
"There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a
little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider
price only are this man's lawful prey." -- John Ruskin
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 19:35:25 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <n8mh(AT)embarqmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-16 currently silent and resting 11:15UTC
5May2008
To: George Henry <ka3hsw(AT)earthlink.net>, amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <7B.A4.10714.EBFD4284(AT)smtp07.embarq.synacor.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi George,
I plan to fire up AO-16 early tomorrow (Saturday 10 May 2008) morning, around
1030 UTC. I'll collect some telemetry and if all looks nominal, I'll put it
in voice mode in support of the Scout-O-Rama special event.
Perhaps the rest and reset will help our old girl behave properly!
I'll cc: the AMSAT-BB list so that folks are aware of the testing and of the
special event. Hopefully you can accomplish a few AO-16 QSOs with the Scouts.
Good luck with your event!
General announcement to the list: If you hear AO-16 in voice mode, please feel
free to use it. If you hear it "hummmming" in digital mode, please do not
transmit to the satellite.
AO-16 Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
AO-16 Downlink: 437.0260 MHz DSB (LSB and USB)
73,
Mark N8MH
AO-16 Command Station
At 01:21 PM 5/5/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>Any chance that it will be available for use for the Scout-O-Rama Special
Event station (K9BSA) this Saturday, 5/10?
>
>
>George, KA3HSW
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: "Mark L. Hammond" <n8mh(AT)embarqmail.com>
>>Sent: May 5, 2008 6:33 AM
>>To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
>>Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-16 currently silent and resting 11:15UTC 5May2008
>>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>The weekend presented a chance to gather some telemetry on AO-16. The
telemetry looks nominal. Recently, the satellite seems to go silent on a
nearly daily basis. Increasing eclipse periods remain a likely explanation,
but we remain open to other explanations at this point.
>>
>>To this end, I have turned AO-16 OFF for a few days to rest and ensure that
its batteries will be given a chance to become fully charged. Following its
several day rest period, we'll try to conduct more tests to better determine
what type of operations that AO-16 is currently able to support.
>>
>>Please do not transmit to AO-16 until further notice.
>>
>>73 on behalf of the command team (and Happy Cinco de Mayo!),
>>
>>Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 20:27:52 -0400
From: "Stargate" <stargatesg1(AT)verizon.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish
To: <amsat-bb(AT)AMSAT.Org>
Message-ID: <HLENIILIDNGDDDJIDEMFKEMAFNAA.stargatesg1(AT)verizon.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Govdeals is a good place to watch sometimes. They have lots of radio and
test
equipment go through the site. Usually none of it close enough to me
though:-(
I agree it looks like a receive setup but I wasn't sure and was taking their
word for it.
73's
RoD
KD0XX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces(AT)AMSAT.Org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces(AT)AMSAT.Org]On
> Behalf Of Bruce Bostwick
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 5:10 PM
> To: amsat-bb(AT)AMSAT.Org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish
>
>
> They look like residential grade C-band and Ku-band dishes with LNB-
> type feeds to me, am I missing something?
>
> *Transceivers* typically have a lot stouter cable or waveguide going
> to the feed, might have radiation symbols on the feed housing along
> with printed warnings not to get between the feed and the dish, and
> often a fence around the dish to keep people out of the near field.
> Those dishes are on GEO-style mounts, without az/el servos as far as I
> can tell, and C-band and Ku-band GEO sat uplinks tend to require
> pretty respectable amounts of power, and usually rather noticeable
> precautions are required for safety on those. (The mobile uplink
> truck a friend of mine used to operate used a stack of two 600W TWT
> amps to get to sat uplinks on Ku-band analog.)
>
> Nice KTI mesh C-band dish, though, wouldn't mind getting hold of that
> if I had room in the backyard .. :D
>
> On May 9, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Stargate wrote:
>
> > I wish I was in a position to buy these but I thought someone on
> > here might
> > be.
> >
> > http://www.govdeals.com/eas/itmdisplay.cfm?itemid=330&acctid=345
> >
> > I have no connection to this site or the item, I just thought it
> > might make
> > someone a good uplink/downlink
> > system.
> >
> > Heck, I don't even know what frequency their for:-)
> >
> > 73's
> >
> > RoD
> > KD0XX
>
> "There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a
> little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider
> price only are this man's lawful prey." -- John Ruskin
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:47:02 -0400
From: "Frank H. Bauer" <ka3hdo(AT)comcast.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ronald A. Parise, SK
To: <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <004a01c8b237$5d68bdf0$6600a8c0(AT)hq.nasa.gov>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of a great friend,
colleague and fellow ham radio operator. Dr. Ronald A. Parise, WA4SIR, left
this Earth today, Friday May 9, 2008 after a very long and courageous battle
with cancer.
Ron Parise was--and continues to be--an inspiration to countless students,
ham radio operators, and friends the world over. His accomplishments were
many, including: space explorer, pioneer, astrophysicist, pilot, ham radio
operator, avionics and software expert, inspirational speaker and motivator,
student satellite mentor, husband, father, and friend. While he certainly
did some truly extraordinary things in his lifetime, Ron Parise is best
known and cherished for keeping family and friends first?and for this, we
will miss him most.
Ron flew as a payload specialist on two Space Shuttle missions: STS-35 on
the Space Shuttle Columbia in December 1990 and STS-67 on the Space Shuttle
Endeavour in March 1995. These two missions, called ASTRO-1 & 2
respectively, carried out Ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy observations. He
logged over 614 hours and 10.6 million miles in space. Ron and his crew
members on ASTRO-1 became the first astronomers to operate a telescope from
space, making hundreds of observations during the mission. His personal
contributions to these two missions have provided scientists with an
unprecedented view of our universe, expanding our understanding of the
birth, life and death of stars and galaxies.
Ron was also the ultimate ham radio operator?in space and on the ground.
First licensed when he was 11, Ron kept the amateur radio hobby at the
forefront of everything he did?including his operations from space. During
his two Space Shuttle flights, he talked to hundreds of hams on the ground,
giving new meaning to the phrase the ?ultimate DX-pedition?. He was
instrumental in guiding the development of a simple ham radio system that
could be used in multiple configurations on the Space Shuttle. As a result,
his first flight on STS-35 ushered in the ?frequent flyer? era of the
Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) payload. He was the first ham in
space to operate packet radio. And his flight pioneered the telebridge
ground station concept to enable more schools to talk to Shuttle crew
members despite time and orbit constraints. In his two shuttle flights, he
inspired countless students to seek technical careers and he created
memories at the schools and communities that will never be forgotten.
Ron?s love for the amateur radio hobby and his love of inspiring students
continued well beyond his two Shuttle flights. During the formation of the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, Ron was a
tremendous resource to the newly forming international team. I know of many
instances where Ron?s wisdom and sage advice was instrumental in helping our
international team resolve issues when we reached critical technical or
political roadblocks. And he was a key volunteer in the development of the
ham radio hardware systems that are now on-board ISS. The ARISS team is
deeply indebted to WA4SIR for his leadership, technical advice and
tremendous vision.
Ron worked hand-in-hand with the students at the Naval Academy and
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on the development of their student
satellites. He helped develop Radio Jove?a student educational project to
listen to the radio signals emanating from Jupiter. And he spoke at
numerous schools over the years, inspiring them to pursue careers in
science, math and technology.
I feel blessed to have had Ron as a friend, colleague, ham buddy and mentor.
He gave so much, cheerfully, to our collective hobby and was always there
with the right answer no matter the topic. I will miss him dearly.
In an effort to continue Ron?s tireless work to inspire the next generation,
the Parise family has set up a scholarship fund in Ron?s honor. The
scholarship is for students pursuing technical degrees at Youngtown State
University, where Ron received his Bachelors of Science degree. In lieu of
flowers, those interested are welcome to send donations to the Dr. Ronald A.
Parise Scholarship Fund, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza,
Youngstown, Ohio 44555.
On behalf of AMSAT and the ARISS International team, I would like to extend
our collective condolences to the Parise family and to all Ron?s friends.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
And to Ron Parise, WA4SIR SK: Our sincerest 73's and 88's?may your
exploration spirit live on in us all!!
Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs
Chairman, ARISS International
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 22:07:57 -0800
From: Edward Cole <kl7uw(AT)acsalaska.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Interesting Microwave transceiver and dish
To: Joe <nss(AT)mwt.net>, stargatesg1(AT)verizon.net
Cc: Amsat-Bb <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <200805100607.m4A67v6i023096(AT)malik.acsalaska.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Appears to me to be a 7-1/2 foot dish (obviously KTI) but the feed
has a either a radome or lens feed. There is no actuator for
movement implying it was fixed pointed to a single satellite. This
suggests Ku-Band to me. The Channel Master photo is a puzzle as it
doesn't seem to fit with the other photos. The black plastic LNB
cover is shorter than the usual C-band ones. I put up probably over
50 of the 10-foot version of the KTI dish in the C-band era.
Good price for the dish regardless of the feed. It is a bit small
for eme, but would be super-good on microwave satellite use (Not 1.2 GHz).
73 Ed - KL7UW
At 12:18 PM 5/9/2008, Joe wrote:
>It looks like an Old KaulTronics BIG old fashioned sattellite TV
>recieve dish. ya know the Big ones befre the smaller dishes came out/
>
>Joe WB9SBD
>
>Stargate wrote:
>
> >I wish I was in a position to buy these but I thought someone on here might
> >be.
> >
> >http://www.govdeals.com/eas/itmdisplay.cfm?itemid=330&acctid=345
> >
> >I have no connection to this site or the item, I just thought it might make
> >someone a good uplink/downlink
> >system.
> >
> >Heck, I don't even know what frequency their for:-)
> >
> >73's
> >
> >RoD
> >KD0XX
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Sent via AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 11:19:14 +0200
From: "jean-claude.aveni" <jean-claude.aveni(AT)wanadoo.fr>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ron Parise est pass? SK (French langage)
To: AMSAT- France forum <amsat-france(AT)yahoogroupes.fr>, forum AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <48256892.5070208(AT)wanadoo.fr>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
Ron Parise est d?c?d?.
On ne dira jamais assez que ce cancer est un fl?au pour l'humanit?
m?me si ce n'est pas le seul.
Ici notre coll?gue Ronald Parise tombe le 9 mai par?s une lutte
acharn?e contre le crabe.
WA4SIR ?tait un de nos grand supporter mais ?galement une grande
culture technique, un aventurier des sciences et un p?dagogue plus
qu'?m?rite. C'?tait un explorateur spatial, pionnier dans cette
activit?, astrophysicien, pilote d'avions, sp?cialiste avionique,
et il ?crivait de nombreuses lignes de code pour des logiciels.
En un mot c'?tait un Elmer.
Il avait fait deux missions spatiales comme "sp?cialiste mission"
et il avait ?t? le premier ? faire des contacts radio Ham en mode
packet avec notre communaut? AMSAT. STS-35 et STS-67 sur la navette
Colombia en d?cembre 1990, et la navette Endeavour en mars 1995.
Il ?tait un chaud supporter de SAREX, et il soutenait les ?tudes
scientifiques de la Naval Acad?mie et la Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University dans lesquelles il faisait la promotion de l'activit?
satellitaire.
Ron ?tait devenu OM ? l'age de 11 ans (sa premi?re licence) et il
?tait rest? d'une grande attention p?dagogique pour notre communaut?.
Beaucoup d'?tudiants se sont orient?s vers les sciences gr?ce ? son
influence. J'avais personnellement ?chang? des messages avec lui sans
savoir qu'il ?tait astronaute, il avait la gentillesse de me lire dans
mon ?pouvantable expression anglaise, et il me r?pondait toujours avec
sollicitude "chapeau Monsieur" [TK5GH].
Je termine ce message dont une partie est inspir?e par le commentaire
de Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO l'AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs
Chairman, ARISS International.
Je laisse ? Franck le dernier mot sans le traduire :
And to Ron Parise, WA4SIR SK: Our sincerest 73's and 88's?may your
exploration spirit live on in us all!!
"Respectueuses salutations Ron", de TK5GH
--
*Jean-Claude Aveni*
Tel portable : *06 80 92 38 79*
Courriel prime : jean-claude.aveni(AT)wanadoo.fr
'' alternate : aveni(AT)lma.cnrs-mrs.fr
Site web ? l'URL : http://astro-notes.org
Call radio amateur : TK5GH
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 07:29:00 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <n8mh(AT)embarqmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-16 ON in voice mode 10May08 1020utc
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <2D.62.30869.CF685284(AT)smtp06.embarq.synacor.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello All,
This morning I turned AO-16 ON in voice mode around 1020utc. The output power
is reduced a bit and is reported as 700 mW by the telemetry.
It is possible that it will cease transmitting; any reports that help narrow
down an approximate time for such an event will be helpful. Also, reports of
its continued operation will also be appreciated.
If you hear AO-16 in voice mode, free to use it. If you hear it "hummmming"
in digital mode, please do not transmit to the satellite.
AO-16 Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
AO-16 Downlink: 437.0260 MHz DSB (LSB and USB)
On behalf of the command team,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 08:26:45 -0500
From: Ronald Nutter <rnutter(AT)networkref.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Mode S Antenna question
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <4825A295.1060901(AT)networkref.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I have been using a 2.4 ghz Vagi antenna for my Mode S antenna the past
few days. I am seeing quite a bit of signal droppout as AO-51 does a
little rotating. With a circular polarized antenna do any better ? I
have found a source for a 2.4ghz 10 db RHCP antenna and thought about
trying that. I know I cant get it before AO-51 goes back to V/U mode
but thought I could try that next time. The antenna I found has about a
50 degree pattern so I should get decent coverage since I have it
pointed at a fixed elevation because I dont have an az/el rotor.
Ron
KA4KYI
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 07:53:48 -0600
From: "CLAUDIA PIRKL" <timn5ki(AT)dishmail.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Is AO-51 V/u oper?
To: AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID:
<3d424a230805100653o3fd4698dl2da9f2c07f8ccb38(AT)mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Hello ALL. I have not heard any one on AO-51 V/u all week. Did I miss an
E-mail where it is dwn for a while? I hear a lot of activity on AO-27 and
VO-52 but zip on AO-51.. Any ideas??
Thanks,
Newbee on sat N5KI EM65
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:16:36 -0500
From: Ronald Nutter <rnutter(AT)networkref.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Is AO-51 V/u oper?
To: CLAUDIA PIRKL <timn5ki(AT)dishmail.net>
Cc: AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <4825AE44.9030109(AT)networkref.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Check the AO-51 status page on Amsat.org. It has been in L/S for part
of the week and has been in V/S since friday. I have worked several
stations in V/S mode. Not setup for L/S at this point.
Ron
KA4KYI
CLAUDIA PIRKL wrote:
> Hello ALL. I have not heard any one on AO-51 V/u all week. Did I miss an
> E-mail where it is dwn for a while? I hear a lot of activity on AO-27 and
> VO-52 but zip on AO-51.. Any ideas??
>
> Thanks,
> Newbee on sat N5KI EM65
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:20:40 -0400
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Is AO-51 V/u oper?
To: "CLAUDIA PIRKL" <timn5ki(AT)dishmail.net>, <AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <2CAC624CF2934428A9E07C749D55FB72(AT)Andrewlaptop>
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reply-type=original
We can run many different modes and configurations on AO-51, so if in doubt,
always check the webpage for the current mode:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php
73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations
----- Original Message -----
From: "CLAUDIA PIRKL" <timn5ki(AT)dishmail.net>
To: <AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:53 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Is AO-51 V/u oper?
> Hello ALL. I have not heard any one on AO-51 V/u all week. Did I miss an
> E-mail where it is dwn for a while? I hear a lot of activity on AO-27 and
> VO-52 but zip on AO-51.. Any ideas??
>
> Thanks,
> Newbee on sat N5KI EM65
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 16:13:59 +0200
From: Andre PH7AT <ph7at(AT)ph7at.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-16 ON in voice mode 10May08 1020utc
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <4825ADA7.5070603(AT)ph7at.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hi Marc and all,
I tried working AO-16 just now (for the first time I might add, I
haven't been active for a couple of months...) but didn't hear anything.
The pass over my QTH (JO21) was from 1314-1325 UTC.
Just before that I worked several station on AO-27 so my equipment is
OK, but could be an operator error of course ;)
73, Andre PH7AT
Mark L. Hammond wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> This morning I turned AO-16 ON in voice mode around 1020utc. The output
power is reduced a bit and is reported as 700 mW by the telemetry.
>
> It is possible that it will cease transmitting; any reports that help narrow
down an approximate time for such an event will be helpful. Also, reports of
its continued operation will also be appreciated.
>
> If you hear AO-16 in voice mode, free to use it. If you hear it "hummmming"
in digital mode, please do not transmit to the satellite.
>
> AO-16 Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
> AO-16 Downlink: 437.0260 MHz DSB (LSB and USB)
>
>
> On behalf of the command team,
>
> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
>
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:27:08 -0400
From: "Armando Mercado" <am25544(AT)triton.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Another OSCAR is heading in
To: <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
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Greetings,
Along with ANDE FCAL (NO-62) , HitSat (HO-59) is also heading for re-entry.
Space-Track predicts HitSat entry on May 26, 2008.
HitSat apparently has power problems and does not respond to ground
commands. I have only heard the CW beacon during daylight passes.
The 1200bps AFSK beacon is silent.
CW beacon is 437.275, the 1200bps AFSK beacon is 437.425.
Keps for HO-59 HitSat:
HITSAT
1 29484U 06041F 08131.04051668 .00205929 19207-4 38489-3 0 3776
2 29484 098.2448 243.5408 0071163 143.6223 216.9853 15.96240319 92420
73, Armando, N8IGJ
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 07:37:59 -0800
From: Dale-KL7XJ <daleh(AT)alaska.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-16 ON in voice mode 10May08 1020utc
To: "Mark L. Hammond" <n8mh(AT)embarqmail.com>
Cc: "amsat-bb(AT)AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb(AT)AMSAT.Org>
Message-ID: <4825C157.7090600(AT)alaska.net>
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Mark L. Hammond wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> This morning I turned AO-16 ON in voice mode around 1020utc. The output
power is reduced a bit and is reported as 700 mW by the telemetry.
>
> It is possible that it will cease transmitting; any reports that help narrow
down an approximate time for such an event will be helpful. Also, reports of
its continued operation will also be appreciated.
>
> If you hear AO-16 in voice mode, free to use it. If you hear it "hummmming"
in digital mode, please do not transmit to the satellite.
>
> AO-16 Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
> AO-16 Downlink: 437.0260 MHz DSB (LSB and USB)
>
>
> On behalf of the command team,
>
> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
>
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>
Mark,
I also tried AO-16 on the last pass over Alaska. I could not hear
anything. I listened for the
for the hum in case it was in digital mode and not hearing anything.
Dale - KL7XJ
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