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Today's Topics:
1. Re: ANS-300 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Bruce)
2. Re: ANS-300 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (James Craig)
3. Re: ANS-300 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne Maenpaa)
4. Re: AMSAT IRC? (Jim Tittsler)
5. Re: ANS-300 Amsat Weekly Bulletins (Clive Wallis)
6. AO-51 mode V/S (Michael Heim)
7. SV1BSX (TERRY BROMLEY)
8. Time to submit your AO-51 mode requests (Andrew Glasbrenner)
9. Paul Summers and Tuning OSCAR with Separate Radios
(Luciano G Nachif)
10. Re: Paul Summers and Tuning OSCAR with Separate Radios (PE0SAT)
11. Re: Time to submit your AO-51 mode requests (Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL)
12. General Astrodynamics Library - Reference Manual Released
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:42:19 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ANS-300 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
To: Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx>
Cc: "ku4os@xxx.xx.xxxx <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I use Mozilla Thunderbird and it looks perfect to me. Seems Eudora
users are the ones having a problem, not the rest of us.
73...bruce
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 26, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx> wrote:
> At 11:49 PM 10/25/2008, you wrote:
>> I do not care for this format. Is there any way
>> that you can send this in a format that Eudora-Pro can format?
>> 73 Ed - KL7uW
>>
>> At 07:08 PM 10/25/2008, ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx wrote:
>>> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-300 ANS is a free,
>>> weekly, news and information service of AMSAT
>>> North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
>>> EchoLink AMSAT (101 377) server. EchoLink
>> gave presentations on NASA???s education and
>
> I agree, Ed. I been using Eudora for many years,
> and have never seen ANYTHING scattered around the page as bulletins
> now??
>
>
>
>
> 73, Dave, WB6LLO
> dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx
>
> Disagree: I learn....
>
> Pulling for P3E...
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:09:47 +1300
From: "James Craig" <davenbeck.engineering@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ANS-300 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
To: "<ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>" <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
Cc: Roger Kolakowski <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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You do an outstanding job, that is much appreciated. Keep up the great
work!
regards,
James - ZL4JM
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AMSAT #36899
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ANS-300 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
From: <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
Date: 26/10/2008 15:37
I apologize for the formatting issues. Typically I use Eudora to send out
ANS. However, I had to replace my router shortly before leaving for the
symposium and discovered the new one from Linksys wouldn't run my VPN
software. The result was that I tried using my ISPs webmail interface to
get
the news out from my hotel room. It looked OK here but obviously did not
work
as well as I'd hoped. I'll take it as a good lesson for the future that
if my
VPN connection is down, I'll need to have one of the other ANS Editors
send
out the final copy.
73,
Lee-KU4OS
---- Roger Kolakowski <rogerkola@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> AH...I checked back to the older bulletins and the font has changed from
> Times New Roman. It also may have gone up a font size.
>
> Looks a little different, and "might" be harder to read.
>
> I reserve my opinion for now...
>
> Roger
> WA1KAT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edward Cole" <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
> Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 3:49 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ANS-300 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
>
>
> I do not care for this format. Is there any way
> that you can send this in a format that Eudora-Pro can format?
> 73 Ed - KL7uW
>
> At 07:08 PM 10/25/2008, ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx wrote:
> >AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-300 ANS is a free,
> >weekly, news and information service of AMSAT
> >North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
> >Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
> >worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who
> >share an active interest in designing, building,
> >launching and communicating through analog and
> >digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send
> >any amateur satellite news or reports to:
> >ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx In this edition: * AMSAT
> >Vision Updated * New AMSAT Officers for
> >2008-2009 * News from the AMSAT Symposium *
> >Historic Week for ARISS Operations * Richard
> >Garriott Lands Safely * ARISS Status - 20
> >October 2008 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-300.01 New
> >AMSAT Officers for 2008-2009 AMSAT News Service
> >Bulletin 300.01 ? From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING,
> >MD. October 26, 2008 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID:
> >$ANS-300.01 The AMSAT Board of Directors
> >approved the following Officers at the Board of
> >Directors meeting in Atlanta on 23 October 2008.
> >President: Barry Baines, WD4ASW Vice President
> >of Operations: Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Vice
> >President of User Services: Gould Smith, WA4SXM
> >Treasurer: Gunther Meisse, W8GSM Secretary/VP
> >Special Projects: Lee McLamb, KU4OS
> >Manager: Martha Saragovitz Vice President Human
> >Spaceflight: Frank Bauer, KA3HDO [ANS thanks
> >Lee, KU4OS, for the above information] /EX SB
> >SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-300.02 AMSAT Vision Updated
> >AMSAT News Service Bulletin 300.02 ? From AMSAT
> >HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. October 26, 2008 To All
> >RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-300.02 AMSAT's Vision
> >Statement was updated during the AMSAT Board of
> >the Directors meeting on 23 October 2008. AMSAT
> >President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, explains, "The
> >update to the Vision Statement represents a
> >recognition of the reality that some of the
> >events and time frames that were anticipated in
> >2004 did not develop." Barry continued, "Our
> >updated vision represents our on-going
> >commitment to the goal of providing satellite
> >systems which provide wide-area coverage and
> >eventually continuous coverage and also
> >recognizes that opportunities other than the
> >traditional Phase 3 GTO type orbit may be a
> >route to fulfill our goals." The new Vision
> >reads: Our Vision is to deploy satellite systems
> >with the goal of providing wide-area and
> >continuous coverage. AMSAT will continue active
> >participation in human space missions and
> >support a stream of LEO satellites developed in
> >cooperation with the educational community and
> >other amateur satellite groups. [ANS thanks
> >Barry, WD4ASW, for the above information] /EX SB
> >SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-300.03 News from the AMSAT
> >Symposium AMSAT News Service Bulletin 300.03 ?
> > From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. October 26,
> >2008 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-300.03 The
> >2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and annual membership
> >meeting was held 24-26 October in Atlanta,
> >GA. An exciting line up of 20 speakers made
> >presentations on a wide range of topics ranging
> >from "Space Radio for Windows" a low cost,
> >homebrewable receiver by Tony Montero, AA2TX, to
> >concepts that may be implemented in a variety of
> >amateur spacecraft in the future. An extended
> >annual meeting of the AMSAT membership was held
> >on Saturday 25 October and carried on AMSAT's
> >Echolink conference. During the annual meeting
> >new AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW,
> >explained some of the challenges AMSAT has
> >encountered in the past year, AMSAT's updated
> >vision, and plans for developing, testing and
> >flying hardware. Questions were also taken from
> >both the members present as well as those over
> >Echolink. The annual meeting also provided the
> >opportunity to recognize the many volunteers
> >who's efforts have assisted in AMSAT's
> >activities over the past year. The excellent and
> >enjoyable AMSAT dinner banquet was held Saturday
> >evening. Banquet keynote speaker Daniel
> >Schultz, N8FQV, described the latest
> >developments with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
> >Repair Mission. [ANS thanks Lee, KU4OS, for the
> >above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT
> >$ANS-300.04 Historic Week for ARISS Operations
> >AMSAT News Service Bulletin 300.04 ? From AMSAT
> >HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. October 26, 2008 To All
> >RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-300.04 Frank Bauer,
> >KA3HDO, AMSAT-V.P. for Human Spaceflight
> >Programs and ARISS International Chairman
> >said,"I think you all can agree that this has
> >been a stellar and an historic week for Amateur
> >Radio on the International Space Station!" Frank
> >continued, "Speaking on behalf of the ARISS
> >international team of volunteers and the AMSAT
> >community, we really appreciate the overwhelming
> >flood of positive comments that we have received
> >from the ham radio community and the general
> >public regarding the ham radio operations on ISS
> >this past week. Collectively, we have all made
> >history..starting with Richard, W5KWQ and hhis
> >father Owen, W5LFL and continuing with all of
> >you that participated and/or volunteered in his
> >ISS journey. And along the way, we have sparked
> >the imaginations of thousands of students. Got
> >more interest in satellite operations. And, I
> >understand, excited some youths to the point
> >where they are now licensed." Richard Garriott,
> >W5KWQ has been extremely prolific on the ARISS
> >ham radio system, making hundreds of voice
> >contacts, operating the packet system during the
> >crew sleep times and transmitting hundreds of
> >SSTV images throughout the day. He put the
> >newest ARISS hardware, the Kenwood VC-H1 to good
> >use, performing the vast majority of contacts
> >with this hardware system coupled with the
> >Kenwood D700 Transciever. The remaining SSTV
> >downlinks were performed with the software-based
> >SSTV system---using either the SpaceCam software
> >or MMSSTV software that are on-board ISS. Given
> >the limited availability of ISS computer
> >systems, the ARISS team will continue to utilize
> >the VC-H1 well after Richard's flight. So don't
> >be surprised if you see some VC-H1 SSTV
> >operations from Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, during his
> >stay as the commander of Expedition 18. The
> >ARISS team apologizes for the temporary
> >shut-down of the ARISS SSTV server. They have
> >been a victim of their own success in that the
> >site has been overwhelmed by the popularity of
> >Richard's SSTV images. Hopefully the system
> >will be operational very soon. This may take a
> >URL change, so please check the listservs and
> >the ARISS SSTV blog
> >http://www.ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ for updated
> >information. http://www.ariss.org will also
> >carry updates. ARISS Development and Operations
> >As a reminder to all, the ARISS team is an
> >international volunteer working group that is
> >sponsored by three major entities in each ISS
> >region---the National Amateur Radio Society, the
> >International AMSAT organization and the
> >National Space Agency. The 5 regions that
> >comprise the ISS development are Canada, Europe
> >Japan, Russia, and the USA. In the USA, the two
> >ham radio sponsors are the ARRL and
> >AMSAT-NA. NASA is the USA space agency sponsor.
> >Over 12 years ago, the formulation of the ARISS
> >working group was a specific request from
> >NASA. They wanted the amateur radio community
> >to internationally consolidate into one team all
> >the development and operations of the ISS Ham
> >radio system. This specific request from NASA,
> >and ultimately the other space agencies, was to
> >provide a single focus of ham radio on ISS
> >within the amateur radio community and within
> >the space agencies. As a result, the 5
> >international delegations that make up ARISS
> >tightly coordinate the day-to-day mission
> >operations as well as the strategic hardware
> >development planning and implementation. The
> >success of this past week would not have been
> >realized without this tight coordination,
> >particularly between our Russian colleagues, led
> >by Sergey Samburov, RV3DR and our international
> >operations team, led by Will Marchant, KC6ROL.
> >Individuals are always welcome to volunteer
> >their support to ARISS through their regional
> >delegation. Please see the ARISS web site
> >http://www.ariss.org for more information on
> >your regional delegates. Voice QSOs Reports have
> >been received of individuals providing advice to
> >the ISS on-orbit crew or making specific
> >requests to the ISS crew to change or modify the
> >ARISS hardware, on-board software or ham radio
> >operations. The ARISS team would like to remind
> >the amateur community that we all have a duty to
> >the international space agencies to coordinate
> >ISS ham radio operations through ARISS. The
> >ARISS team advises that if you have a specific
> >request or idea, that you forward it to one of
> >the ARISS international delegates or ARISS team
> >leaders. These individuals are identified on
> >the ARISS web site http://www.ariss.org. Also,
> >please remember that there are a *lot* of hams
> >that would like to get their QSO with the
> >ISS. So please use courtesy and keep your
> >contact short. And once you have made a
> >contact, please do not go for a repeat.despite
> >the intensse temptation to do so. I think you
> >all know that this is an "open" hobby. So all
> >are listening in, observing and remembering your
> >operating habits. Frank concludes, "On behalf of
> >the ARISS team, I thank you all for your
> >interest in Ham Radio on ISS. Enjoy the
> >contacts! And remember the ARISS teams and
> >organizations that have made the ham radio
> >system on ISS such a tremendous success. This
> >includes the national amateur radio societies
> >and international AMSAT organizations. As well
> >as the international space agencies and the ISS
> >on-board crew members." 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
> >AMSAT-V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs ARISS
> >International Chairman [ANS thanks Frank,
> >KA3HDO, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @
> >AMSAT $ANS-300.05 Richard Garriott Lands Safely
> >AMSAT News Service Bulletin 300.05 ? From AMSAT
> >HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. October 26, 2008 To All
> >RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-300.05 Two Russian
> >cosmonauts and an American space tourist
> >undocked from the international space station
> >and plunged back to Earth late today in a
> >problem-free re-entry. Unlike the two previous
> >Soyuz descents, which were marred by module
> >separation problems that led to steep,
> >off-course touchdowns, the Soyuz TMA-12
> >spacecraft landed on target northeast of
> >Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 0337 UTC. Russian
> >recovery forces stationed nearby watched the
> >final stages of the descent and reached the
> >capsule a few minutes after touchdown to assist
> >Expedition 17 commander Sergey Volkov, flight
> >engineer Oleg Kononenko and U.S. space tourist
> >Richard Garriott. All three were flown back to
> >Star City near Moscow for more extensive medical
> >checks and debriefing. Kononenko and Volkov, son
> >of Russian cosmonaut Alexander Volkov and the
> >first second-generation space flier, were
> >launched aboard Soyuz TMA-12 on April 8.
> >Garriott, son of former Skylab and shuttle
> >astronaut Owen Garriott, was launched aboard the
> >Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft Oct. 12, along with
> >Expedition 18 commander Mike Fincke and flight
> >engineer Yury Lonchakov. "This has met and in
> >many ways exceeded my expectations," Garriott
> >told reporters Monday. "There's no question,
> >I've already begun to think about the next trip
> >up. With this trip, I was trying to study and
> >analyze how private citizens might be able to
> >contribute to the success here in space. And
> >I'll have a lot more thoughts on that when I
> >come back down." [ANS thanks SpaceFlightNow for
> >the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT
> >$ANS-300.06 ARISS Status - 20 October 2008 AMSAT
> >News Service Bulletin 300.06 ? From AMSAT HQ
> >SILVER SPRING, MD. October 26, 2008 To All RADIO
> >AMATEURS BID: $ANS-300.06 1. Upcoming School
> >Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International
> >Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled
> >with Scuola Media Statale Donato Forlani in
> >Conversano, Italy on Tuesday, October 28 at
> >09:37 UTC. Students have been introduced to
> >amateur radio and have covered the importance of
> >space missions. Media coverage is expected to
> >include newspapers, radio and television. Santa
> >Teresa del Bambin Ges?? in Rome, Italy has been
> >scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the
> >International Space Station (ARISS) contact on
> >Thursday, October 30 at 08:51 UTC. 2. Garriott
> >Contacts Austin Mayor On Wednesday, October 15,
> >spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ,
> >spoke with his friend, Austin Mayor Will Wynn
> >via Amateur Radio on the International Space
> >Station (ARISS). Joining the conversation were
> >three students from LBJ LASA (Liberal Arts and
> >Science Academy) and the East Side Memorial Team
> >who asked questions about the benefits of space
> >travel. Approximately 35 students were present
> >for the event. A press release was issued by
> >News 8. See:
> >http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=221997
> >The Statesman covered the contact:
> >http://www.statesman.com/search/content/news/stories/local/10/16/1016space.
> html
> >3. Challenger Learning Centers Speak with
> >Garriott via Radio Challenger Learning Centers
> >in Lanham, Maryland, Columbia, South Carolina,
> >Tampa, Florida and Brownsburg, Indiana
> >participated in an Amateur Radio on the
> >International Space Station (ARISS) contact on
> >Thursday, October 16. Garriott, W5KWQ, answered
> >one question from each of the sixteen students
> >and former astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL,
> >finished the question and answer session with a
> >discussion about ham radio. The contact was made
> >possible through telebridge station W6SRJ in
> >Santa Rosa, California. Audio was fed into IRLP
> >(Internet Radio Linking Project) Reflector 9010.
> >It was also fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101
> >377) server and received 7 connections from four
> >countries. A Brownsburg press release was posted
> >to Channel 13 Eyewitness News:
> >http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=9186881
> >The webcast is available on the Challenger site:
> >http://www.challenger.org/programs/garriottwebcasts.cfm
> >4. British Students Experience ARISS Contact
> >Students attending Budbrooke Primary School in
> >Warwick, Warwickshire, England and Richard
> >Garriott, W5KWQ, participated in a successful
> >Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
> >(ARISS) contact on Friday, October 17. The
> >British Amateur Television Club broadcasted the
> >event live on streaming video and the contact
> >received local news coverage:
> >http://www.itvlocal.com/central/news/?player=CEN_News_15&void=247290
> >The BBC also covered the event:
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7677274.stm
> >5. Second ARISS-Challenger Learning Center
> >Contact, Successful A second Amateur Radio on
> >the International Space Station (ARISS) contact
> >was arranged for Challenger Learning Centers in
> >Indianapolis, Indiana, Paducah, Kentucky and St.
> >Louis, Missouri. The contact took place on
> >Friday, October 17 via the telebridge station
> >W6SRJ in California. Fifteen students spoke with
> >Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, and asked 22 questions.
> >Former astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, also
> >participated. Audio was fed into IRLP (Internet
> >Radio Linking Project) Reflector 9010 and the
> >EchoLink AMSAT (101 377) server. EchoLink
> >received nine connections from six
> >countries. SpaceRef.com posted a press release
> >on all the Challenger Center contacts:
> >http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=5171
> >The webcast is available on the Challenger site:
> >http://www.challenger.org/programs/garriottwebcasts.cfm
> >6. Austin High School Speaks with Space Traveler
> >The Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) High
> >School in Austin, Texas had a direct Amateur
> >Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
> >contact on Sunday, October 19 with Richard
> >Garriott, W5KWQ. Ten students asked two
> >questions each of the space traveler, as
> >approximately fifty students looked on.
> >Television stations reported on the event. A
> >press release was posted by the Statesman:
> >http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/theticker/en
> tries/2008/10/14/lbj_students_to_talk_with_rich.html
> >7. SSTV Update Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, has been
> >transmitting Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images
> >during his flight. Amateur radio operators from
> >around the world receiving these pictures have
> >uploaded them to an Amateur Radio on the
> >International Space Station (ARISS) SSTV Web
> >site. Over one thousand images have been
> >received from both SpaceCam and the VC-H1! See:
> >http://www.amsat.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php 8.
> >JOTA and General Contacts Richard Garriott,
> >W5KWQ, participated in the 51st Jamboree on the
> >Air (JOTA) over the October 18 weekend. JOTA is
> >an annual event during which Scouts worldwide
> >speak to each other using ham radio. Over the
> >last week, Garriott and Mike Fincke, KE5AIT,
> >also made many general contacts with amateur
> >radio operators around the world. 9. ARISS
> >Presentation at ASTC The Association of Science
> >? Technology Centers (ASTC) held its 2008
> >aannual conference on October 18-21 in
> >Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NASA representatives
> >gave presentations on NASA??Ts education and
> >outreach programs and NASA resources. Amateur
> >Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
> >Deputy Program Manager Mark Steiner, K3MS,
> >presented an ARISS overview. 10. Astronaut
> >Training Status Frank De Winne, ON1DWN, has been
> >scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the
> >International Space Station (ARISS) simulated
> >contact with students in Technopolis, Mechelen,
> >Belgium on Monday, October 27. De Winne plans to
> >fly on Expedition 19 in May 2009. Chris
> >Hadfield, KC5RNJ/VA3OOG, and Cady Coleman,
> >KC5ZTH, have been scheduled for an ARISS
> >simulated contact on Thursday, November 6.
> >Hadfield and Coleman are currently assigned as
> >back-up Expedition 19 crew members. These
> >simulated contacts/training sessions are
> >terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts using
> >ARISS-equivalent equipment. [ANS thanks Carol,
> >KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In
> >addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers
> >membership in the President's Club. Members of
> >the President's Club, as sustaining donors to
> >AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive
> >additional benefits. Application forms are
> >available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's
> >ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot
> >org
> >_______________________________________________
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:27:41 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ANS-300 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000a01c937a9$4bbd2ee0$e3378ca0$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Hello everyone,
Occasionally if formatting or transmission problems make the ANS bulletins
hard to read via e-mail they are also posted at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-
new/news/. The URLs are directly clickable from the news on the web page.
This week the first two ANS items ended up being posted on the amsat front
page so that leaves the remaining four items on the news page.
Now you'll be able to keep up with the amsat news until the mysterious
lack of
formats is found and fixed.
Thanks for reading! Please send any amateur satellite related news to
ans-
editor@xxxxx.xxx.
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:56:03 +1300
From: Jim Tittsler <ZL2IA@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT IRC?
To: Scott Schmautz <wb2uzr@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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On Oct 26, 2008, at 05:52, Scott Schmautz wrote:
> What is the process to get on the AMSAT IRC channel?
Use your favorite IRC client to visit irc.dishnuts.net and join the
(open) #amsat channel. (This is the channel that is used for the
"backchannel" chat during the Houston AMSAT Net, but typically has a
fair number of participants other times as well.)
--
Jim Tittsler ZL2IA/AI8A Gisborne GPG: 0x01159DB6
http://www.qsl.net/7j1ajh/ QRP/Satellites/APRS
http://EchoMac.sourceforge.net/ AMSAT-NA/AMSAT-ZL/NZART
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:28:53 GMT
From: Clive Wallis <clivew@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ANS-300 Amsat Weekly Bulletins
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <313030303137323749057BC530@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Hi,
This format is completely unreadable on my 'text only' mail program.
Looking at the header I note that it's encoded as BASE64. It also
appears to have been auto-converted by amsat.org from Quoted-printable
format to BASE64.
Some time ago, I enquired about BASE64 and was told that it was an
obsolete system. I'm therefore surprised that it is still being used
with modern systems.
--
73
Clive G3CWV
Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, UK.
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:52:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Heim <kd0ar@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 mode V/S
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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Although I missed a couple days of the satellite in V/S, once I got the
antenna up, I had a LOT of fun on the mode. Learned a lot, some of which
I'd
like to share here.
I was using a California Amplifier 130099 downconverter with an 18 inch
linear
polarized yagi which is attached to the converter. The amp was modified
according to the instructions given by K0SM on the Rochester VHF Group's
website. Article is at http://www.rvhfg.org/articles/k0sm/basic%20mods.php
There is also a "block downconverter" out there that has an N connector
for
attaching whatever antenna you might want to put on it. If its for MMTS,
chances are its capable of being modified.
The unit I have is identical except the antenna is part of the unit.
There is
about 20 dB of "excess" front end gain, so you can place this at the end
of a
long piece of lossy cable or put an attenuator on the radio side of the
bias
tee, but that is not totally necessary. The IF is 123.200 MHz for the
downlink, plus or minus doppler if the crystal in the unit is netted
perfectly. Mine is off about 30 KHz or so (at 2400).
Using the linear polarized antenna in the vertical plane worked very well
for
me. I have the antenna at fixed elevation about 20 degrees or so above
the
horizon, on the same mast as the V/U antenna. IF is the FT-817nd. I get
one
significant fade during the pass which I'll mention later. Everything was
manually operated , tuning and antenna. And with a VHF uplink, there isnt
enough doppler to be concerned about.
First thing I noticed is the very light activity on this transponder.
Lack of
S band gear is probably the reason. These MMTS units are available. I've
seen them at hamfests real cheap - $5 - $10 each. They are VERY easy to
modify, taking about 15 - 20 minutes each. The modifications are
foolproof
and require no test equipment. After modifying mine, I had it tested at a
friend's in Pittsburgh, and found it to be quite sensitive with no
additional
modification. they do, however require a minimum of 15 volts, so running
them
portable presents a few additional problems, but nothing more than a pack
of
AA batteries wont cure.
Now for the actual operation...
Working the satellite, I found that there is a major fade that lasts about
30
seconds or so as the bird passes by. This happens at all elevation
angles, so
I would assume it has to do with the satellite's antenna orientation in
regard
to my polarization. There are also fades that vary with each pass and
time of
day. My early hypothesis for this might be local tropo effects that
reflect
the signal. I noticed no such effects during a rainy, windy pass, which
usually produce no conditions such as that. The lower the bird gets to
the
horizon, the more pronounced the effect is. I can work the bird
consistently
down to 6 degrees elevation, and that may be because of ground clutter or
the
elevation angle of the antenna. The antenna beamwidth is wide enough that
I
can work the bird from about 40 degrees to about 6 degrees above the
horizon.
The signals are generally quite strong and 100% full quieting for most of
the
pass. Trees absorb the signal almost
totally, so I can only use the bird for a little more than half a pass, as
I
have trees to the south. As the leaves go away, perhaps it will shoot
thru
the bare trees, but as of this session, I didnt start picking up the bird
until the bird was clear of the trees.
Anyway, I had some nice QSO's on mode S while in V/S mode. I'm building a
mode L uplink from scratch, but its a long way from being finished. I
wanted
to share my experiences with the group, and perhaps entice some more
operators
to set up for this mode. A load of fun, and so many are missing out
especially since for V/S, all that is needed is a simple surplus receive
converter and a rig that will receive 123 mhz.
Michael Heim
ARS KD0AR
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:46:48 -0000
From: "TERRY BROMLEY" <terry.bromley@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SV1BSX
To: "AMSAT" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BF37216BFF5A4895B7DE7D491F0A2FE8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Mak, congtatulations on reaching 2000 + qso,s on AO-7. Thankyou for
letting me
be a small part of the 2000 hi.
c u soon Terry G1WPR.
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:18:58 -0400
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Time to submit your AO-51 mode requests
To: "amsat" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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If you have any requests for a particular mode on AO-51 in November,
please
e-mail them to ao51-modes@xxxxx.xxx in the next few days. Please be aware
that many emails that are sent to that address will be held for moderator
review (me!) and as long as it's related to AO-51 it will be approved and
posted to the list.
73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP Operations
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:20:34 -0400
From: "Luciano G Nachif" <nachif@xxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Paul Summers and Tuning OSCAR with Separate
Radios
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <K9ELAA$91FFF68ED4CA753399F77DA8CFFBC9E9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Back in March 1991, Paul Summers, KB3ML wrote an article on QST Magazine
called "Tuning OSCAR with separate radios". (pages 25 - 27)
I would like to know if anyone on this BB has ever assembled that and if a
pc
board ever became available.
It would be kind of you replying to nachif@xxxxx.xxx.xx
Thanks in adavnce.
73,
Luciano Gasparini Nachif PT9KK
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:53:16 +0100 (CET)
From: "PE0SAT" <pe0sat@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Paul Summers and Tuning OSCAR with Separate
Radios
To: "Luciano G Nachif" <nachif@xxxxx.xxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<096e25283756896e469d701c7eb9f8c5.squirrel@xxxxxxx.xxxxx.xx>
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On Mon, October 27, 2008 16:20, Luciano G Nachif wrote:
Hi Luciano,
> Back in March 1991, Paul Summers, KB3ML wrote an article on QST Magazine
> called "Tuning OSCAR with separate radios". (pages 25 - 27)
I would like to read that article.
>
> I would like to know if anyone on this BB has ever assembled that
> and if a pc board ever became available.
Sound good, hope to hear also from these pcb boards.
>
> It would be kind of you replying to nachif@xxxxx.xxx.xx
>
> Thanks in adavnce.
>
> 73,
>
> Luciano Gasparini Nachif PT9KK
73's PE0SAT / Jan
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:36:54 -0700
From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Time to submit your AO-51 mode requests
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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At 09:18 AM 10/27/2008 -0400, "Andrew Glasbrenner"
<glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>If you have any requests for a particular mode on AO-51 in November, please
>e-mail them to ao51-modes@xxxxx.xxx in the next few days. Please be aware
>that many emails that are sent to that address will be held for moderator
>review (me!) and as long as it's related to AO-51 it will be approved and
>posted to the list.
>
>73, Drew KO4MA
Can you put it in a Phase III type orbit? Tnx.
;-)
KB7ADL
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:38:38 -0300
From: <pwillmott@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] General Astrodynamics Library - Reference Manual
Released
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <web-6180014@xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xx>
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Hi All,
A reference manual is now available for the General
Astrodynamics Library. It can be downloaded in pdf form
from the project web site:
http://homepage.mac.com/pclwillmott/GAL/index.html
Please let me know any comments.
73 Paul, VP9MU
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