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Today's Topics:
1. AO-16 update 8 SEPT 2008 (Mark L. Hammond)
2. Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode (rogerkola(AT)aol.com)
3. Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode (Alan Cresswell)
4. DO-64 (Jimcknwire(AT)aol.com)
5. LMR 400 Connectors. (Tony.Corlett(AT)police.govt.nz)
6. Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode (Mike Rupprecht)
7. AO51 mode: 23cm SSB up / 70cm FM down ? (Henk, PA3GUO)
8. Re: AO51 mode: 23cm SSB up / 70cm FM down ? (Greg D.)
9. DO-64 (Perry Yantis)
10. Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode (Alan Cresswell)
11. Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode (Alan Cresswell)
12. need email of JA3EMU (VE2PIJ FN35)
13. Re: AO51 mode: 23cm SSB up / 70cm FM down ? (Henk, PA3GUO)
14. COMPASS recovery efforts - THANKS ! (Mike Rupprecht)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 15:52:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <n8mh(AT)embarqmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-16 update 8 SEPT 2008
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
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Hello All,
As Drew KO4MA communicated recently, it appears that the recent reduction in
eclipse/increase in illumination is having a favorable effect on AO-16 and its
ability to sustain longer periods of voice operations.?? Our best theory is
that a temperature sensitive?hardware timer is responsible for the shutdowns.?
The current increased illumination periods are?causing an increase
in?spacecraft temperatures (as observed from MBL telemetry).? These increased
temperatures appear to be favorable for the hardware timer and therefore for
AO-16 operations.?? We are now seeing several hours of operation between
transmitter shutdowns.?? We anticipate that things will improve further in the
immediate days/weeks ahead.
Current orbit predictions suggest that illumination will improve until mid-
October , after which time the eclipses return---and with the eclipses come
lower temperatures, and the hardware timer issue returns, shutting down the
transmitters every few minutes or so.?? Sadly, AO-16's orbit is such that
after this Sept/Oct/Nov period? it?will be many, many years before the orbit
is again favorable.
We encourage you to record your observations of AO-16 on this very useful and
intuitive web site:
http :// oscar . dcarr .org/
The Command Team uses this site regularly as a means of monitoring the status
of AO-16 .?? It gives us a good idea on the length of time between shutdowns
of the transmitter.? We also use this site to "announce" that we've turned AO-
16 back ON.
Friendly advice--if you want to log some AO-16 voice contacts, you had better
make them SOON!
Mode FM Voice Repeater ( Downlink is DSB . Operation is Intermittent): Semi-
Operational
Uplink : 145.9200 MHz FM
Downlink 437.0260 MHz SSB
On behalf of the Command Team,
--
Mark?L.?Hammond?[ N8MH ]
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:55:43 -0400
From: rogerkola(AT)aol.com
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode
To: mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de, amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <8CAE014C6451F22-A2C-15D8(AT)webmail-md04.sysops.aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Congratulations Mike! Your efforts at rounding up the troops looks to have
paid off....
Truly a worldwide ham radio effort!
Roger
WA1KAT
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Rupprecht <mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de>
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Sent: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 2:11 pm
Subject: [amsat-bb] COMPASS in powersafe mode
Hi all,
COMPASS is back in powersafe mode :-).
You should hear the beacon now every 3 minutes.
08.09.2008 17:56UTC 40000000000000102949c01401
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 1.25 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.76 V
Battery Current 125.49 mA
Battery Temperature 1 ?C
Now it?s very important to collect telemetry. If the voltage climb over 4
olt we can change to NORMAL mode.
********************************************************
PLEASE do NOT send any commands to COMPASS until further notice
********************************************************
If you send any commands you overwrite the current settings and COMPASS may
all back into emergency mode.
I will keep you informed about the next steps.
For your inf
ormation here are recent reports from today. Thank you very much
or your efforts.
23:55 UTC ..............201800B72903 heater off 3.59V (VE9QRP)
Aug 08, 2008]
---
01:40 UTC 29000000000000201800BB2902 heater off 3.67V (VE9QRP)
02:06 UTC 29000000000000201800C129FF heater off 3.78V (JA6PL)
03:12 UTC 29000000000000201800BB2903 heater off 3.67V (KD8CAO)
09:26 UTC 51100180700000202901BB1807 heater off 3.67V (ZL2BX)
10:54 UTC 29000000000000202902C11607 heater off 3.78V (ZL2BX)
11:16 UTC 29000000000000202902C01605 heater off 3.76V (JA6PL,
A0CAW)
11:45 UTC 74088224201100102902c300ff heater off 3.82V (M3RRX)
12:53 UTC 90002900065900202907c20004 heater off 3.80V (JE9PEL,
A0CAW)
13:30 UTC 53090030980500202916d200ff heater off 4.12V (W1ICW) :-)
00DP0COM/ COMPASS 1/ 012345/ COMPASS/ 1
00DP0COM/ COMPASS 1/ 012345/ COMPASS /1
14:57 UTC 87076900003400202947c700ff heater off 3.90V (W1ICW)
17:56 UTC 40000000000000102949c01401 heater off 3.76V (DK3WN)
Any beacon reports are very appreciated.
73, Mike
DK3WN
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 22:49:19 -0000
From: "Alan Cresswell" <alancresswell(AT)xtra.co.nz>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode
To: "'Mike Rupprecht'" <mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de>, <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <20080908224923.898MnNZ00EDbn(AT)mailbox5.ucsd.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
H Mike,
Excellent signals from Compass on the 2147UT pass this morning - signals S9+
Tail end of one beacon at AOS then three good beacons as follows:
...... 9C30002
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.82 V
Battery Current 0.00 mA
Battery Temperature 2 ?C
08.09.2008 21:51UTC EE290000602900102949D70004
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 4.67 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 257.25 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 257.25 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 602.35 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 4.22 V
Battery Current 0.00 mA
Battery Temperature 4 ?C
08.09.2008 21:56UTC 73000000186000102949C40002
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 2.25 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 602.35 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 150.59 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.84 V
Battery Current 0.00 mA
Battery Temperature 2 ?C
08.09.2008 22:00UTC 60001300001700102949C50707
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 1.88 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 144.31 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 119.22 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.86 V
Battery Current 43.92 mA
Battery Temperature 7 ?C
Alan
ZL2BX
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 19:30:55 EDT
From: Jimcknwire(AT)aol.com
Subject: [amsat-bb] DO-64
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <c2d.4319f16f.35f70faf(AT)aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
NOVA - cannot find DO-64 to update Keplerian elements?
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:02:11 +1200
From: Tony.Corlett(AT)police.govt.nz
Subject: [amsat-bb] LMR 400 Connectors.
To: n4csitwo(AT)bellsouth.net, AMSAT-BB(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID:
<OF9F967C72.A476F857-ONCC2574BE.00832916-
CC2574BF.000030E1(AT)police.govt.nz>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
FYI:
Telegartner make Male (Part # B3426) and Female (Part # B3026) Type N crimp
connectors for LMR 400 cable.
According our local Huber & Suhner agent and cable guru, these will crimp
on to both LMR 400 Ultraflex stranded inner cable, and Suhner LMR 400 solid
copper inner cable.
The inner pins can be soldered on to copper coated solid aluminium inner
LMR 400 cable such as Times Microwave.
The bodies are nickel plated, and the inner pins are silver plated. Nickel
is not reccommended for any professional / large radio site installations
because of oxidation / intermod. problems.
Suhner and Rosenberger both make slip fit connectors for solid inner LMR
400 cable. Stainless steel bodies with gold plated inner pins. Very high
quality, and no special tools required; just a knife!
Cheers!
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 06:29:27 +0200 (MEST)
From: "Mike Rupprecht" <mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode
To: rogerkola(AT)aol.com, mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de, amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <200809090429.m894TR14004064(AT)post.webmailer.de>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Yes, I am very happy about the worldwide support and efforts. This is ham
spirit!
The next step will be to bring COMPASS back into NORMAL mode. Only then we can
request housekeeping data and maybe take a picture of the earth.
Thank you again to all. 73, MikeDK3WN
----- original Nachricht --------
Betreff: Re: [amsat-bb] COMPASS in powersafe mode
Gesendet: Mo, 08. Sep 2008
Von: rogerkola(AT)aol.com
Congratulations Mike! Your efforts at rounding up the troops looks to have
paid off....
Truly a worldwide ham radio effort!
Roger
WA1KAT
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Rupprecht <mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de>
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Sent: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 2:11 pm
Subject: [amsat-bb] COMPASS in powersafe mode
Hi all,COMPASS is back in powersafe mode :-). You should hear the beacon now
every 3 minutes.08.09.2008 17:56UTC 40000000000000102949c01401-------------
--------------------------------------Solar Cell Voltage 1.25 VSolar Panel
6 Cur 0.00 mASolar Panel 2 Cur 0.00 mASolar Panel 3 Cur 0.00
mASolar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mASolar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mAEPS Reset
Counter 0 Power Level Low Battery Capacity Heater Active
Battery Heater OFF Power Safe Counter 41 Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.76 VBattery Current 125.49 mABattery
Temperature 1 ?CNow it’s very important to collect telemetry. If the
voltage climbover 4volt we can change to NORMAL mode.
********************************************************PLEASE do NOT send any
commands to COMPASS until further
notice********************************************************If you send any
commands you overwrite the current settings and COMPASS ma!
yfall back into emergency mode.I will keep you informed about the next
steps.For your information here are recent reports from today. Thank you very
muchfor your efforts.23:55 UTC ..............201800B72903 heater off
3.59V (VE9QRP)[Aug 08, 2008]---01:40 UTC 29000000000000201800BB2902
heater off 3.67V (VE9QRP)02:06 UTC 29000000000000201800C129FF heater
off 3.78V (JA6PL)03:12 UTC 29000000000000201800BB2903 heater off
3.67V (KD8CAO)09:26 UTC 51100180700000202901BB1807 heater off 3.67V
(ZL2BX)10:54 UTC 29000000000000202902C11607 heater off 3.78V
(ZL2BX)11:16 UTC 29000000000000202902C01605 heater off 3.76V
(JA6PL,JA0CAW)11:45 UTC 74088224201100102902c300ff heater off 3.82V
(M3RRX)12:53 UTC 90002900065900202907c20004 heater off 3.80V
(JE9PEL,JA0CAW)13:30 UTC 53090030980500202916d200ff heater off 4.12V
(W1ICW) :-)00DP0COM/ COMPASS 1/ 012345/ COMPASS/ 100DP0COM/ COMPASS 1/
012345/ COMPASS /!
114:57 UTC 87076900003400202947c700ff heater off 3.90V!
(W1ICW
)17:56 UTC 40000000000000102949c01401 heater off 3.76V (DK3WN) Any
beacon reports are very appreciated.73,
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 07:36:41 +0200 (CEST)
From: "Henk, PA3GUO" <hamoen(AT)iae.nl>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO51 mode: 23cm SSB up / 70cm FM down ?
To: <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Cc: pa3guo(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <1232.212.61.85.20.1220938601.squirrel(AT)webmail.iae.nl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Dear all,
I was considering to submit the following mode to the AO51 command team.
(I did this already a while ago but my emails seems to bounce)
Objective: provide a means for stations with small ERP to test their
23cm uplink channel into AO51.
Uplink 23cm SSB (!)
Downlink 70cm FM (preferably 435.300)
With 23cm FM uplink I seem not to have enough ERP to get over the sat.
That is, I never made it through the squelch level of the AO51 receiver
(using Kenwood TS2000X/10W, and a small cubicle quad antenna only).
In SSB mode with the squelch open I could try even CW to see how weak my
uplink is. Maybe just below squelch level, maybe far down in the noise.
And: with SSB we can even have multiple stations testing their links at
the same time !
Any thoughts of anyone else before I submit this request ?
Henk, PA3GUO
(... and I have a 33 elements beam now)
http://www.pa3guo.com
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:04:45 -0700
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg(AT)hotmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO51 mode: 23cm SSB up / 70cm FM down ?
To: "Henk, PA3GUO" <hamoen(AT)iae.nl>, <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Cc: pa3guo(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <BLU133-W4491B7D9714067726F8080A9540(AT)phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi Henk,
I always like to try new modes, but are you sure that your uplink isn't
working? I've got an ICOM 1271A, which also runs 10w. It feeds a homemade 18
turn helix (http://home.wavecable.com/~ko6th/IMG_0138.JPG) after about 60' of
1/2" hardline and another 10' of RG-8-like stuff to get out of the house, and
to run around the rotor. There can't be much left of the signal after all
that, and I have no problem getting into AO-51 with this setup, even at low
elevations (long distance). I heard myself this evening down below 10 degrees
with it.
Are you able to hear the downlink when others are on the bird? The hardest
part for me with mode LS has been on the "S" side - finding the downlink and
tracking it through fades and the nasty doppler shift. My downconverter is
off by about 50khz, and the IF receiver is a bit deaf, which doesn't help
either.
But, if you can hear the downlink, perhaps it is the uplink that is at issue.
What sort of cable run do you have between the rig and the antenna? How many
elements in the quad?
Greg KO6TH
----------------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 07:36:41 +0200
> From: hamoen(AT)iae.nl
> To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
> CC: pa3guo(AT)amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO51 mode: 23cm SSB up / 70cm FM down ?
>
> Dear all,
>
> I was considering to submit the following mode to the AO51 command team.
> (I did this already a while ago but my emails seems to bounce)
>
> Objective: provide a means for stations with small ERP to test their
> 23cm uplink channel into AO51.
>
> Uplink 23cm SSB (!)
> Downlink 70cm FM (preferably 435.300)
>
> With 23cm FM uplink I seem not to have enough ERP to get over the sat.
> That is, I never made it through the squelch level of the AO51 receiver
> (using Kenwood TS2000X/10W, and a small cubicle quad antenna only).
>
> In SSB mode with the squelch open I could try even CW to see how weak my
> uplink is. Maybe just below squelch level, maybe far down in the noise.
> And: with SSB we can even have multiple stations testing their links at
> the same time !
>
>
> Any thoughts of anyone else before I submit this request ?
>
>
> Henk, PA3GUO
> (... and I have a 33 elements beam now)
>
> http://www.pa3guo.com
>
>
>
>
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 06:28:40 -0400
From: "Perry Yantis" <pyantis(AT)earthlink.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DO-64
To: "Amsat BB" <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <410-22008929102840613(AT)earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
If you are looking at the Celestial BBS then you have to load amateur.txt AND
go to the bottom of the screen and load Cubesats.
DO64 is in there or go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current and
download nasabare.txt.
Keep in mind that AO-7 in that listing is listed as AO-07.
In some programs this makes a difference but some don't.
Perry WB8OTH
pyantis(AT)earthlink.net
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:53:36 -0000
From: "Alan Cresswell" <alancresswell(AT)xtra.co.nz>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode
To: "'Mike Rupprecht'" <mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de>, <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <20080909105342.899ArgF00Wa1Q(AT)mailbox6.ucsd.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi Mike,
Compass beacon info from 0935 pass this evening.
09.09.2008 09:40UTC 29000000000000102949C61608
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 0.80 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.88 V
Battery Current 138.04 mA
Battery Temperature 8 ?C
09.09.2008 09:43UTC 29000000000000102949C51607
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 0.80 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.86 V
Battery Current 138.04 mA
Battery Temperature 7 ?C
Alan
ZL2BX
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:37:16 -0000
From: "Alan Cresswell" <alancresswell(AT)xtra.co.nz>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: COMPASS in powersafe mode
To: "'Mike Rupprecht'" <mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de>, <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <760071.30259.qm(AT)rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi mike,
3 beacons from the 1111UT Pass.
09.09.2008 11:12:30UTC 29000000000000102949C71507
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 0.80 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.90 V
Battery Current 131.76 mA
Battery Temperature 7 ?C
09.09.2008 11:16:20UTC 29000000000000102949C71807
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 0.80 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.90 V
Battery Current 150.59 mA
Battery Temperature 7 ?C
09.09.2008 11:20:12UTC 29000000000000102949C71608
---------------------------------------------------
Solar Cell Voltage 0.80 V
Solar Panel 6 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 2 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 3 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 4 Cur 0.00 mA
Solar Panel 5 Cur 0.00 mA
EPS Reset Counter 0
Power Level Low Battery Capacity
Heater Active Battery Heater OFF
Power Safe Counter 41
Emergency Mode Counter 73
Battery Voltage 3.90 V
Battery Current 138.04 mA
Battery Temperature 8 ?C
Alan
ZL2BX
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:11:38 -0400
From: VE2PIJ FN35 <ve2pij(AT)hotmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] need email of JA3EMU
To: <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <BAY109-W448FFCC80BBF45B4C6D6129D540(AT)phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
need email of JA3EMUwas not delivered to: JA3EMU(AT)amsat.org --.
inbound.ucsd.edu JA3EMU(AT)arrl.net ganymede.interbridge.NET--
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:02:47 +0200 (CEST)
From: "Henk, PA3GUO" <hamoen(AT)iae.nl>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO51 mode: 23cm SSB up / 70cm FM down ?
To: <ko6th_greg(AT)hotmail.com>
Cc: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org, pa3guo(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <1156.212.61.85.20.1220979767.squirrel(AT)webmail.iae.nl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Hi Greg !
You are absolutely right: the objective is to test my 23cm uplink channel.
We could experiment with reduced power, smaller antennas etc.
This is why I would request the receiver of AO51 to be in SSB receive mode.
My previous antenna was (which didnt make it through AO51):
http://www.pa3guo.com/quad23cm.html
My current antenna (that I havent tried yet via AO51 mode LU):
http://www.pa3guo.com/cute_ant_pa3guo.jpg
Henk, PA3GUO
http://www.pa3guo.com
>
> Hi Henk,
>
> I always like to try new modes, but are you sure that your uplink isn't
working? I've got an ICOM 1271A, which also
> runs 10w. It feeds a homemade 18 turn helix
(http://home.wavecable.com/~ko6th/IMG_0138.JPG) after about 60' of 1/2"
> hardline and another 10' of RG-8-like stuff to get out of the house, and to
run around the rotor. There can't be
> much left of the signal after all that, and I have no problem getting into
AO-51 with this setup, even at low
> elevations (long distance). I heard myself this evening down below 10
degrees with it.
>
> Are you able to hear the downlink when others are on the bird? The hardest
part for me with mode LS has been on the
> "S" side - finding the downlink and tracking it through fades and the nasty
doppler shift. My downconverter is off
> by about 50khz, and the IF receiver is a bit deaf, which doesn't help
either.
>
> But, if you can hear the downlink, perhaps it is the uplink that is at
issue. What sort of cable run do you have
> between the rig and the antenna? How many elements in the quad?
>
> Greg KO6TH
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
>> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 07:36:41 +0200
>> From: hamoen(AT)iae.nl
>> To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
>> CC: pa3guo(AT)amsat.org
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO51 mode: 23cm SSB up / 70cm FM down ?
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I was considering to submit the following mode to the AO51 command team. (I
did this already a while ago but my
>> emails seems to bounce)
>>
>> Objective: provide a means for stations with small ERP to test their 23cm
uplink channel into AO51.
>>
>> Uplink 23cm SSB (!)
>> Downlink 70cm FM (preferably 435.300)
>>
>> With 23cm FM uplink I seem not to have enough ERP to get over the sat. That
is, I never made it through the
>> squelch level of the AO51 receiver (using Kenwood TS2000X/10W, and a small
cubicle quad antenna only).
>>
>> In SSB mode with the squelch open I could try even CW to see how weak my
uplink is. Maybe just below squelch
>> level, maybe far down in the noise. And: with SSB we can even have multiple
stations testing their links at the
>> same time !
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts of anyone else before I submit this request ?
>>
>>
>> Henk, PA3GUO
>> (... and I have a 33 elements beam now)
>>
>> http://www.pa3guo.com
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:48:11 +0200
From: "Mike Rupprecht" <mail(AT)mike-rupprecht.de>
Subject: [amsat-bb] COMPASS recovery efforts - THANKS !
To: <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <007001c912ac$9c70c1c0$d5524540$(AT)de>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi all,
I got a lot of beacons from many stations. Thank you so much for your
support!!!
The battery voltage is now around 4 volts. We will wait another day before
we switch into NORMAL mode.
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PLEASE do NOT send any commands to COMPASS until further notice
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00:42 UTC 85008007060700102949c600ff 3.88V (JA0CAW, JA1GDE)
00:47 UTC 60087021070000102949D00000 4.08V (JA6PL, JA0CAW, JA1GDE)
00:50 UTC 40009012020000102949c60000 3.88V (JA0CAW, JA1GDE)
01:55 UTC 29000000000000102949c21704 3.80V (W1ICW, KD8CAO)
01:59 UTC 48000000005000102949c10701 3.78V (W1ICW, KD8CAO)
02:03 UTC 82290018070000102949c00800 3.76V (W1ICW, KD8CAO)
02:23 UTC 83009000000400102949C600FF 3.88V (JA6PL)
02:27 UTC 90077200370400102949C800FF 3.92V (JA6PL)
03:32 UTC 29000100000000102949C31504 3.82V (KD8CAO)
03:36 UTC 29000000000000102949C21901 3.80V (KD8CAO)
03:39 UTC 70000200004100102949C50000 3.86V (KD8CAO)
07:12 UTC 95008000000000102949c800ff 3.92V (DK3WN)
08:45 UTC ff001800000700102949cc00ff 4.00V (DK3WN)
08:49 UTC ff000111090000102949c900f6 3.94V (DK3WN, M3RXX)
08:53 UTC ff002900000000102949c900ff 3.94 (DK3WN)
09:40 UTC 29000000000000102949C61608 3.88V (ZL2BX)
09:43 UTC 29000000000000102949C51607 3.86V (ZL2BX)
10:07 UTC 50000000003600102949c20701 3.80V (JA0CAW)
10:22 UTC 70007200400700102949c700f9 3.90V (DK3WN)
10:26 UTC aa057000301800102949d60000 4.20V (DK3WN)
10:29 UTC 90008820290700102949d100ff 4.10V (DK3WN)
11:12 UTC 29000000000000102949C71507 3.90V (ZL2BX)
11:16 UTC 29000000000000102949C71807 3.90V (ZL2BX)
11:20 UTC 29000000000000102949C71608 3.90V (ZL2BX)
11:35 UTC 29000000000000102949c51502 3.98V (JA0CAW, JA6PL, JA1GDE)
11:39 UTC 29000000000000102949c41805 3.84V (JA0CAW, JA6PL, JA1GDE)
11:43 UTC 59000000536000102949c40000 3.84V (JA0CAW, JA1GDE)
11:58 UTC 79050030700700102949cc00ff 4.00V (DK3WN)
12:02 UTC ee073500502800102949d400ff 4.16V (DK3WN)
13:07 UTC 29000100000000102949c51806 3.86V (Artur, Tainan)
13:17 UTC 29000000000000102949c51904 3.86V (JA0CAW)
13:21 UTC 56000000000000102949c41401 3.84V (JA0CAW)
13:43 UTC 50000050800000102949cc00ff 4.00V (W1ICW)
13:47 UTC d8070848430000102949d100ff 4.10V (W1ICW)
15:16 UTC 56071507830700102949cc00ff 4.00V (W1ICW)
15:20 UTC 81088007321800102949d50000 4.18V (W1ICW)
15:23 UTC 56027207501600102949cc00ff 4.00V (W1ICW)
16:51 UTC 4000a000180400102949cc0001 4.00V (W1ICW)
16:55 UTC 60008018070000102949cc00ff 4.00V (W1ICW)
18:10 UTC ................2949cc1704 4.00V (DK3WN)
18:14 UTC 79000000005000102949c90700 3.94V (DK3WN)
18:18 UTC 48120018150000103049cc0300 4.00V (DK3WN)
I try to keep up to date my satblog. See here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p
Thank you and stay tuned :-)
73, Mike
DK3WN
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