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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Cal Poly Satellite Keps error! (Alan P. Biddle)
2. Re: Cal Poly Satellite Keps error! (Colin Hurst)
3. Delfi-C3 report (i8cvs)
4. re polarity control help needed (Angus)
5. DO64 and FO29 report (Robert Turlington)
6. Re: Cal Poly Satellite Keps error! (Alan P. Biddle)
7. help (Bob Nave)
8. Re: VHF UHF Rig (Terry Dillard)
9. GO-32/TECHSAT1B NO-GO (Mr Jeffrey L Ross)
10. Re: VHF UHF Rig (Andrew Glasbrenner)
11. Re: VHF UHF Rig (John Price)
12. AO-51 2nd repeater switched to telemetry for Sunday UTC
(Andrew Glasbrenner)
13. Re: VHF UHF Rig (i8cvs)
14. Re: FO29 report (SV1BSX)
15. Verta 1 - a new opportunity to fly your spacecraft
(Graham Shirville)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:58:06 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE(AT)UNITED.NET>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Cal Poly Satellite Keps error!
To: "'Jason Anderson'" <jander06(AT)calpoly.edu>, <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <2B2AC60C18674A8D9056691FF02915A4(AT)WA4SCA>
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In trying to copy CP4, I noticed that there is a discrepancy in the Keps
being distributed. Jason's Keps give the object number as 31132. You get
this from Space-Track, and it seems to give a good agreement. However, the
Celestrak and those distributed by AMSAT give the object number as 31122.
Close, but off enough that it makes automatic tracking nearly impossible.
So when you do an automatic update of your Keps, be certain to go back in
and put in the correct object.
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:58:38 +0930
From: "Colin Hurst" <cjhurst(AT)bigpond.net.au>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Cal Poly Satellite Keps error!
To: <APBIDDLE(AT)mailaps.org>, "'Jason Anderson'" <jander06(AT)calpoly.edu>,
<amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <INEGKIBIIECPIBBDGHLEEENDDLAA.cjhurst(AT)bigpond.net.au>
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Alan,
I have just checked both Celestrak and Space-Track and they are both
showing Object 31132 as CP4. That's not to say the elements have not been
assigned correctly to their respective objects.
Recent work with Cute1.7 + APDII and IO-26 suggests you have to be careful
at times, as objects do get "swapped" from time to time.
There were a swag of Cubesats on that launch.
Colin VK5HI.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces(AT)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces(AT)amsat.org]On
> Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle
> Sent: Friday, 25 July 2008 1:28 PM
> To: 'Jason Anderson'; amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Cal Poly Satellite Keps error!
>
>
> In trying to copy CP4, I noticed that there is a discrepancy in the Keps
> being distributed. Jason's Keps give the object number as
> 31132. You get
> this from Space-Track, and it seems to give a good agreement.
> However, the
> Celestrak and those distributed by AMSAT give the object number as 31122.
> Close, but off enough that it makes automatic tracking nearly impossible.
> So when you do an automatic update of your Keps, be certain to go back in
> and put in the correct object.
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:16:23 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(AT)tin.it>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Delfi-C3 report
To: <wouterweg(AT)gmail.com>, "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <000901c8ee37$1c1af5c0$0201a8c0(AT)tin.it>
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Hi Wouter , PA3WEG
To day 25 july during orbits 1305 and 1306 in full sun illumination
Delfi-C3 was OFF both in science mode and transponder mode.
When do you plan to switch ON the transponder ?
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:09:09 +0100
From: "Angus" <angus(AT)young5769.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: [amsat-bb] re polarity control help needed
To: <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <C3BEC187B7E94B98A3CEB51D3F5FA61E(AT)GusPC>
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To all those who have offered advice, very many thanks, very much
appreaciated.
I thank those who also sent private emails and info, very much appreaciated.
The outcome is I am going to leave it well alone now hi
thanks again
regards
Gus M0IKB
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:19:35 +0100
From: Robert Turlington <rob_g8ate(AT)hotmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DO64 and FO29 report
To: Amsat Buleitin Board <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>, Andy Thomas
<andythomasmail(AT)yahoo.co.uk>, John Heath <g7hia(AT)btinternet.com>,
terry
bromley <terry.bromley(AT)btinternet.com>
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Hi All
did not hear DO64 on the 1007 pass over the UK this morning
Glad to report that the FO29 beacon and transponder were active on the 1036
pass over the UK this morning
Managed a QSO with PA1TNO at 1039 using low power (less than 5 w) both ways
good news indead.
Regards Robert G8ATE
_________________________________________________________________
Find the best and worst places on the planet
http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719807/direct/01/
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:33:58 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE(AT)UNITED.NET>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Cal Poly Satellite Keps error!
To: "'Colin Hurst'" <cjhurst(AT)bigpond.net.au>, "'Jason Anderson'"
<jander06(AT)calpoly.edu>, <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <428B28AB87E148918BC0ABB0800E8385(AT)WA4SCA>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Colin,
Thanks for checking. The results from Celestrak are "variable." The latest
distribution from AMSAT of the NASA.ALL gives the following:
CP4
1 31122U 07012F 08206.15645384 .00000550 00000-0 13192-3 0 3949
2 31122 098.0418 270.3776 0085087 213.0049 146.5834 14.55145118 67458
So heads up, and track that sucker!
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:41:21 -0400
From: "Bob Nave" <patcher(AT)mchsi.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] help
To: "amsat bb" <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <1FC10478A64D48CD8B16DD3A8E2D832A(AT)quadpc>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
All
My husband (wb9adt) passed away suddenly in January of this year, he was a
huge ham radio collector and operator. I have found help in selling his
radios, but now I need help in selling his anntennas. I was hoping there was
someone in the Decatur, Indiana area that could maybe contact me off site at
patcher(AT)mchsi with maybe a little advice on how to sell them. I know
nothing about them other than the fact that they worked when he passed away.
Any help I could get would be greatly appreciated.
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:55:13 -0500
From: "Terry Dillard" <tdillard(AT)gmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig
To: AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID:
<fab8adeb0807250655o13672073t35c09e1321acfcda(AT)mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Pardon my ignorance, but what the heck is a "birdy problem"?
--
Terry Dillard, KI4YZI
www.ki4yzi.com
"Veritas Vos Liberabit"
On 7/24/08, Sebastian <w4as(AT)bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Oh boy, and here I just bought a used dual band mobile on the cheap
> (no transmit) to take care of the birdy problem.
>
> Do you have any idea why the birdy would show up on a different
> radio? Could it be a matter of a lack of shielding? It just doesn't
> make any sense to me why a different rig would get that interference
> on receive, and even when using a different antenna.
>
> Others have suggested using a preamp on 440, and turning off the
> 2000's internal preamp and lowering the rf gain, therefore using the
> preamp to get rid of most of the birdy.
>
> But I guess I'll find out for sure when my other rig gets here.
>
> 73 de W4AS
> Sebastian
>
> On Jul 24, 2008, at 7:00 PM, Bruce Robertson wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Mike Miller <mmiller(AT)nctc.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Thinking about selling 847.....Which rig is best for
> >> satellite..work.?
> >>
> >> ICOM 910 H
> >> Kenwood 2000
> >>
> >> opinions ....your 2 cents
> >
> > I own a TS-2000. The birdie problem on SO-50 and AO-27 is quite real,
> > and there is no fix I know of. I find that the birdie is so bad that
> > even if I use a different receiver on UHF, I pick up the birdie on it
> > as well! So it is a worse radio regarding satellite work than the ICOM
> > if you care to work these birds. However, if you consider the fact
> > that a fine HF radio is thrown in at no extra cost, that there is
> > continuously adjustable filtering also at no cost, you might prefer
> > that trade-off. I'm reasonably pleased with mine.
> >
> > However, if money were no issue, I would get the ICOM for satellite
> > work and a different HF radio with even better characteristics.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > 73, Bruce
> > VE9QRP
>
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:26:08 -0400
From: "Mr Jeffrey L Ross" <radiooperator(AT)comcast.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] GO-32/TECHSAT1B NO-GO
To: "amsat" <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <001101c8ee62$62a511d0$6401a8c0(AT)hamshackcomputer>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Hi, folks, nothing again from go-32, tryed to xmit up to it just in case it
needed turned on or something. but nothin. will have to go back to the
drawing board i feel. everything should be working here. mast mount pre-amp,
antenna, rig, tnc (AT) 9600 baud. did not hear a thing. I had a good pass
also,
74 degrees. The pass was at 1010 this am USA.
Coming WNW From me. Not sure if I should give up or not. Is anyone getting
the downlink from her?
I know once in awhile she goes down.
kc8gkf
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:32:05 -0400
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig
To: "Terry Dillard" <tdillard(AT)gmail.com>, <AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <D9027BA4448249DABA5E9022F0BBF8DA(AT)Andrewlaptop>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
The TS2000 generates an internal signal (a "birdie") on the downlink of
SO-50 and AO-27. This signal overwhelms the satellite signal in most cases,
making it difficult if no impossible to use on those two very popular
satellites.
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Dillard" <tdillard(AT)gmail.com>
To: <AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:55 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig
> Pardon my ignorance, but what the heck is a "birdy problem"?
>
> --
> Terry Dillard, KI4YZI
> www.ki4yzi.com
> "Veritas Vos Liberabit"
>
>
> On 7/24/08, Sebastian <w4as(AT)bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Oh boy, and here I just bought a used dual band mobile on the cheap
>> (no transmit) to take care of the birdy problem.
>>
>> Do you have any idea why the birdy would show up on a different
>> radio? Could it be a matter of a lack of shielding? It just doesn't
>> make any sense to me why a different rig would get that interference
>> on receive, and even when using a different antenna.
>>
>> Others have suggested using a preamp on 440, and turning off the
>> 2000's internal preamp and lowering the rf gain, therefore using the
>> preamp to get rid of most of the birdy.
>>
>> But I guess I'll find out for sure when my other rig gets here.
>>
>> 73 de W4AS
>> Sebastian
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2008, at 7:00 PM, Bruce Robertson wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Mike Miller <mmiller(AT)nctc.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Thinking about selling 847.....Which rig is best for
>> >> satellite..work.?
>> >>
>> >> ICOM 910 H
>> >> Kenwood 2000
>> >>
>> >> opinions ....your 2 cents
>> >
>> > I own a TS-2000. The birdie problem on SO-50 and AO-27 is quite real,
>> > and there is no fix I know of. I find that the birdie is so bad that
>> > even if I use a different receiver on UHF, I pick up the birdie on it
>> > as well! So it is a worse radio regarding satellite work than the ICOM
>> > if you care to work these birds. However, if you consider the fact
>> > that a fine HF radio is thrown in at no extra cost, that there is
>> > continuously adjustable filtering also at no cost, you might prefer
>> > that trade-off. I'm reasonably pleased with mine.
>> >
>> > However, if money were no issue, I would get the ICOM for satellite
>> > work and a different HF radio with even better characteristics.
>> >
>> > HTH,
>> >
>> > 73, Bruce
>> > VE9QRP
>>
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:54:23 -0400
From: "John Price" <n4qwf1(AT)gmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig
To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com>,
"amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID:
<8d1b8e80807250754w7fc61a86q8e5de3075878e41b(AT)mail.gmail.com>
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My 847 has a number of birdies in the satellite band. I use a magic
notch to silence them. It is
not the perfect solution but it works.
73's << John
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner
<glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com> wrote:
> The TS2000 generates an internal signal (a "birdie") on the downlink of
> SO-50 and AO-27. This signal overwhelms the satellite signal in most cases,
> making it difficult if no impossible to use on those two very popular
> satellites.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry Dillard" <tdillard(AT)gmail.com>
> To: <AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:55 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig
>
>
>> Pardon my ignorance, but what the heck is a "birdy problem"?
>>
>> --
>> Terry Dillard, KI4YZI
>> www.ki4yzi.com
>> "Veritas Vos Liberabit"
>>
>>
>> On 7/24/08, Sebastian <w4as(AT)bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Oh boy, and here I just bought a used dual band mobile on the cheap
>>> (no transmit) to take care of the birdy problem.
>>>
>>> Do you have any idea why the birdy would show up on a different
>>> radio? Could it be a matter of a lack of shielding? It just doesn't
>>> make any sense to me why a different rig would get that interference
>>> on receive, and even when using a different antenna.
>>>
>>> Others have suggested using a preamp on 440, and turning off the
>>> 2000's internal preamp and lowering the rf gain, therefore using the
>>> preamp to get rid of most of the birdy.
>>>
>>> But I guess I'll find out for sure when my other rig gets here.
>>>
>>> 73 de W4AS
>>> Sebastian
>>>
>>> On Jul 24, 2008, at 7:00 PM, Bruce Robertson wrote:
>>>
>>> > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Mike Miller <mmiller(AT)nctc.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >> Thinking about selling 847.....Which rig is best for
>>> >> satellite..work.?
>>> >>
>>> >> ICOM 910 H
>>> >> Kenwood 2000
>>> >>
>>> >> opinions ....your 2 cents
>>> >
>>> > I own a TS-2000. The birdie problem on SO-50 and AO-27 is quite real,
>>> > and there is no fix I know of. I find that the birdie is so bad that
>>> > even if I use a different receiver on UHF, I pick up the birdie on it
>>> > as well! So it is a worse radio regarding satellite work than the ICOM
>>> > if you care to work these birds. However, if you consider the fact
>>> > that a fine HF radio is thrown in at no extra cost, that there is
>>> > continuously adjustable filtering also at no cost, you might prefer
>>> > that trade-off. I'm reasonably pleased with mine.
>>> >
>>> > However, if money were no issue, I would get the ICOM for satellite
>>> > work and a different HF radio with even better characteristics.
>>> >
>>> > HTH,
>>> >
>>> > 73, Bruce
>>> > VE9QRP
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>
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--
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AO-7,AO-27,SO-50,AO-51,VO-52,ISS
Internet N4QWF(AT)AMSAT.ORG
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Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ
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WAS SAT #296
51 on AO-51 #13
LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il
>From the Foothills of the Blueridge
*Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to
skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly
proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!"
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:23:15 -0400
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 2nd repeater switched to telemetry for
Sunday UTC
To: <graham(AT)shirville.com>, <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <A6B7D7027B6E4ED38A473C25529B5B56(AT)Andrewlaptop>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
For roughly 24 hours from 0000UTC to 2400UTC Sunday the 27th, we are going
to switch AO-51's 435.150 transmitter from repeater to telemetry. This is in
order to gather important WOD (Whole Orbit Data) to manage the satellite,
and to honor a late request by AMSAT-UK to demonstrate the GENSO
(http://www.genso.org/) system at the AMSAT-UK meeting.
73, Drew KO4MA
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:55:39 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(AT)tin.it>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig
To: "John Price" <n4qwf1(AT)gmail.com>, "Andrew Glasbrenner"
<glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com>, "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <004501c8ee77$44bcc540$0201a8c0(AT)tin.it>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi All,
My Kenwood TS-790E has absolutely no "birdies" in 2 m ,70 cm and 23 cm
and this is why I like it very much.
Tanks very much the OM that sold it to me as used to buy a new TS-2000X
and his "birdies" !
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Price" <n4qwf1(AT)gmail.com>
To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com>; <amsat-
bb(AT)amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 4:54 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig
> My 847 has a number of birdies in the satellite band. I use a magic
> notch to silence them. It is
> not the perfect solution but it works.
>
> 73's << John
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner
> <glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com> wrote:
> > The TS2000 generates an internal signal (a "birdie") on the downlink of
> > SO-50 and AO-27. This signal overwhelms the satellite signal in most
cases,
> > making it difficult if no impossible to use on those two very popular
> > satellites.
> >
> > 73, Drew KO4MA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Terry Dillard" <tdillard(AT)gmail.com>
> > To: <AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org>
> > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:55 AM
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig
> >
> >
> >> Pardon my ignorance, but what the heck is a "birdy problem"?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Terry Dillard, KI4YZI
> >> www.ki4yzi.com
> >> "Veritas Vos Liberabit"
> >>
> >>
> >> On 7/24/08, Sebastian <w4as(AT)bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Oh boy, and here I just bought a used dual band mobile on the cheap
> >>> (no transmit) to take care of the birdy problem.
> >>>
> >>> Do you have any idea why the birdy would show up on a different
> >>> radio? Could it be a matter of a lack of shielding? It just doesn't
> >>> make any sense to me why a different rig would get that interference
> >>> on receive, and even when using a different antenna.
> >>>
> >>> Others have suggested using a preamp on 440, and turning off the
> >>> 2000's internal preamp and lowering the rf gain, therefore using the
> >>> preamp to get rid of most of the birdy.
> >>>
> >>> But I guess I'll find out for sure when my other rig gets here.
> >>>
> >>> 73 de W4AS
> >>> Sebastian
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 24, 2008, at 7:00 PM, Bruce Robertson wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Mike Miller <mmiller(AT)nctc.com>
> >>> > wrote:
> >>> >> Thinking about selling 847.....Which rig is best for
> >>> >> satellite..work.?
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ICOM 910 H
> >>> >> Kenwood 2000
> >>> >>
> >>> >> opinions ....your 2 cents
> >>> >
> >>> > I own a TS-2000. The birdie problem on SO-50 and AO-27 is quite
real,
> >>> > and there is no fix I know of. I find that the birdie is so bad that
> >>> > even if I use a different receiver on UHF, I pick up the birdie on
it
> >>> > as well! So it is a worse radio regarding satellite work than the
ICOM
> >>> > if you care to work these birds. However, if you consider the fact
> >>> > that a fine HF radio is thrown in at no extra cost, that there is
> >>> > continuously adjustable filtering also at no cost, you might prefer
> >>> > that trade-off. I'm reasonably pleased with mine.
> >>> >
> >>> > However, if money were no issue, I would get the ICOM for satellite
> >>> > work and a different HF radio with even better characteristics.
> >>> >
> >>> > HTH,
> >>> >
> >>> > 73, Bruce
> >>> > VE9QRP
> >>>
> >> _______________________________________________
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author.
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:52:33 +0300
From: "SV1BSX" <sv1bsx(AT)yahoo.gr>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FO29 report
To: "Robert Turlington" <rob_g8ate(AT)hotmail.com>
Cc: Mineo Wakita <ei7m-wkt(AT)asahi-net.or.jp>, amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
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> Glad to report that the FO29 beacon and transponder were active on the
> 1036 pass over the UK this morning
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> Managed a QSO with PA1TNO at 1039 using low power (less than 5 w) both
> ways good news indead.
> Regards Robert G8ATE
>
Hi Robert,
thanks for great report, I am also very glad about that as the FO-29
was my favorite Satellite.
However, it's very interesting to notice that:
as I observed on my tracking software the FO-29 was in "eclipse"
from 09:11 - 09:46 Z (eclipse duration 35 mins, over Pacific).
Then, came on Sunlight over Antarctica and it was illuminated till your QSO
(AT) 10:36Z.
That means probably the battery -somehow- it can maintain now the
Satellite "ON" after long eclipse-periods
-OR-
the Satellite was activated - when came on Sunlight , without JARL's
ground station command !!!
As I remember, the automatic turn-ON of Satellite it was NOT possible till
now, for unknown reasons. It was necessary always a ground station
command in order to activate the Satellite.
Something has changed into FO-29 ?
I hope ! I have my fingers crossed !
73, Mak SV1BSX
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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:52:56 +0100
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville(AT)btinternet.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Verta 1 - a new opportunity to fly your
spacecraft
To: <amsat-bb(AT)AMSAT.Org>
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Hi all,
Just spotted on the ESA website...
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Launchers_Home/SEM3MKXIPIF_0.html
Please form an orderly queue(line)
73 from Guildford
Graham G3VZV
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