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Today's Topics:
1. Re: W9VNE input on transceiver question (Mark Lunday, WD4ELG)
2. Re: W9VNE input on transceiver question (Jim Danehy)
3. First SAt QSO (Curt Nixon)
4. Re: First SAt QSO (Greg D.)
5. Re: Graphical Satellite Pass Schedule Graphics? (George Henry)
6. Re: First SAt QSO (Bryan Green)
7. Re: First week as a satellite newbie (Bryan Green)
8. Re: First week as a satellite newbie (Bryan Green)
9. Re: WD9EWK @ DM22, Saturday afternoon/evening
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
10. [ans] ANS-328 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Dee)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:09:28 -0500
From: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" <mlunday@xx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: W9VNE input on transceiver question
To: "'Jim Danehy'" <jdanehy@xxxxx.xx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Wow. I wish I had asked this question on the AMSAT BB when I started back
in April! Great observations, Jim. I am still a newbie, so this stuff
helps me immensely. And as we discussed 1/1 via email, my two FT817 and
Arrow are going to be a challenge on the non-FM birds for me, but it would
be boring if it were easy!
What birds did you use to work Europe?
Mark Lunday
WD4ELG
wd4elg@xxxx.xxx
http://wd4elg.net
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Jim Danehy
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 3:56 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] W9VNE input on transceiver question
I was in a similar situation several months ago. I had a pair of M Square
antennas along with the elevation rotor and a Ham M to turn the antennas.
What to do for a rig. Well I bought a brand new Icom 910H. A great rig. I
use SatPC32 software which interfaces to the Icom via Icom's interface
accessory (plug and play). You forget about your doppler shift once set
up.
I still control antennas manually with both rotors. The Icom 910H is a top
of the line satellite transceiver. The only thing I would improve on it
would be the RIT control. It only offers a 1 khz range but that is no big
deal.
It sounds like you are going to setup for the SSB satellites. They can
become very lonely. AO7 is used but by a handful of USA stations (you
will
not work Europe from CO. It suffers from some stations using excessive
power
and generating trash up and down the band too. FO 29 and VO 52 (both
SSB/CW) also have a handful of operators. No hashy trash because they are
newer birds. AO7 is 34 years old and easy to trash it with hash if you use
excessive power.
If you live on the East Coast of the USA you could work Europe. QRZ.COM
shows your location is in Colorado. Forget about working Europe. The FM
satellites are very popular with AO 51 being the most popular. It suffers
too from some poor operating at times. Most of the time it is OK. That
early
evening pass can be bedlam. SO 50 is useful but not used very often
enough.
It works well in my opinion. AO 16 is interesting but will be off the air
very soon.
The reason I mention all of the above is because it impacts your
selection
of a rig. If you want to work a lot of grid squares which many of us do,
the
FM satellites are where the action is located. You do not need an Icom
910H
and the money it represents to work the FM satellites well. You can do
that
with a HT (hand held). There are other dual band 440/144 FM rigs available
for a fraction of the cost of an Icom 910H. The Kenwood TS2000 is a good
rig
but it has a birdie on SO 50's downlink making it impossible to use that
FM
satellite.
There is a big difference, in my opinion between the FM and SSB/CW
satellites. FM being used to its capacity on AO 51 and the SSB/CW birds
suffering from inactivity. Just a fact of life. Some may disagree with
these
observations. I was on the satellites back in the 1970s and came back in
August 2008. I have made QSOs with 15 countries and 200 Grids and 45
states
in that time. I think my intense 3 months of operating provides me with
enough observations to make these statements.
I am often asked why not more activity on non-FM satellites. My answer has
always been : 1) Doppler shift and 2) equipment. Unless you have software
to
manage the doppler shift on 435 mhz your signal will travel quickly
across
the band. Some experienced ops can do it manually but they are pros.
Equipment for SSB/CW is relatively (emphasis) scarce compared to FM only
rigs. You do not need software to control Doppler shift on FM. . . . you
can
control it in other ways.
To choose a transceiver depends on how you want to spend your time. If you
are preparing for the HEO (German venture) then go with the Icom 910H type
rig. If you just want to get on the satellites for the satellite
experience
you may find an FM only rig is more suited for you. Of course since you
are
not currently on the satellites ( my inference ) you would not have the
benefit of personal knowledge. I hope my observations are helpful.
Selection of the gear depends on how you are going to use it. If you do
not
know that there are really two different roads to currently travel you
could
be wasting your money.
Just my 2 cents and probably not worth even that amount of money.
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:38:06 -0500
From: "Jim Danehy" <jdanehy@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: W9VNE input on transceiver question
To: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" <mlunday@xx.xx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <7B0B9F9F0C524376BB82CD5107C1A1B7@xxxxxxx>
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Mark
I can work Europe on AO 7 and FO 29 . . . . mostly UK and the Benelux
countries of ON and PA also F is pretty easy . . . CU3 too . . . I know
there is an EA8 but have not yet worked him . . . I do not push DX because
until the Germans or somebody else puts an HEO into orbit, working DXCC
would be impossible . . . unless I had a shot at DXCC I defer to the HF
bands were I have worked them all . . . when DXCC becomes possible again
on
Satellites I will go after it then . . . I am not not too optimistic . .
.
. not a lot of information flowing on the progress of an HEO . . . .
Thanks for your comments
Jim W9VNE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" <mlunday@xx.xx.xxx>
To: "'Jim Danehy'" <jdanehy@xxxxx.xx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 9:09 PM
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] W9VNE input on transceiver question
> Wow. I wish I had asked this question on the AMSAT BB when I started back
> in April! Great observations, Jim. I am still a newbie, so this stuff
> helps me immensely. And as we discussed 1/1 via email, my two FT817 and
> Arrow are going to be a challenge on the non-FM birds for me, but it would
> be boring if it were easy!
>
> What birds did you use to work Europe?
>
> Mark Lunday
> WD4ELG
> wd4elg@xxxx.xxx
> http://wd4elg.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> Behalf Of Jim Danehy
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 3:56 AM
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] W9VNE input on transceiver question
>
> I was in a similar situation several months ago. I had a pair of M Square
> antennas along with the elevation rotor and a Ham M to turn the antennas.
> What to do for a rig. Well I bought a brand new Icom 910H. A great rig. I
> use SatPC32 software which interfaces to the Icom via Icom's interface
> accessory (plug and play). You forget about your doppler shift once set
> up.
> I still control antennas manually with both rotors. The Icom 910H is a top
> of the line satellite transceiver. The only thing I would improve on it
> would be the RIT control. It only offers a 1 khz range but that is no big
> deal.
>
> It sounds like you are going to setup for the SSB satellites. They can
> become very lonely. AO7 is used but by a handful of USA stations (you
> will
> not work Europe from CO. It suffers from some stations using excessive
> power
> and generating trash up and down the band too. FO 29 and VO 52 (both
> SSB/CW) also have a handful of operators. No hashy trash because they are
> newer birds. AO7 is 34 years old and easy to trash it with hash if you use
> excessive power.
>
> If you live on the East Coast of the USA you could work Europe. QRZ.COM
> shows your location is in Colorado. Forget about working Europe. The FM
> satellites are very popular with AO 51 being the most popular. It suffers
> too from some poor operating at times. Most of the time it is OK. That
> early
> evening pass can be bedlam. SO 50 is useful but not used very often
> enough.
> It works well in my opinion. AO 16 is interesting but will be off the air
> very soon.
>
> The reason I mention all of the above is because it impacts your
> selection
> of a rig. If you want to work a lot of grid squares which many of us do,
> the
> FM satellites are where the action is located. You do not need an Icom
> 910H
> and the money it represents to work the FM satellites well. You can do
> that
> with a HT (hand held). There are other dual band 440/144 FM rigs available
> for a fraction of the cost of an Icom 910H. The Kenwood TS2000 is a good
> rig
> but it has a birdie on SO 50's downlink making it impossible to use that
> FM
> satellite.
>
> There is a big difference, in my opinion between the FM and SSB/CW
> satellites. FM being used to its capacity on AO 51 and the SSB/CW birds
> suffering from inactivity. Just a fact of life. Some may disagree with
> these
> observations. I was on the satellites back in the 1970s and came back in
> August 2008. I have made QSOs with 15 countries and 200 Grids and 45
> states
> in that time. I think my intense 3 months of operating provides me with
> enough observations to make these statements.
>
> I am often asked why not more activity on non-FM satellites. My answer has
> always been : 1) Doppler shift and 2) equipment. Unless you have software
> to
> manage the doppler shift on 435 mhz your signal will travel quickly
> across
> the band. Some experienced ops can do it manually but they are pros.
> Equipment for SSB/CW is relatively (emphasis) scarce compared to FM only
> rigs. You do not need software to control Doppler shift on FM. . . . you
> can
> control it in other ways.
>
> To choose a transceiver depends on how you want to spend your time. If you
> are preparing for the HEO (German venture) then go with the Icom 910H type
> rig. If you just want to get on the satellites for the satellite
> experience
> you may find an FM only rig is more suited for you. Of course since you
> are
> not currently on the satellites ( my inference ) you would not have the
> benefit of personal knowledge. I hope my observations are helpful.
>
> Selection of the gear depends on how you are going to use it. If you do
> not
> know that there are really two different roads to currently travel you
> could
> be wasting your money.
>
> Just my 2 cents and probably not worth even that amount of money.
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:14:34 -0500
From: Curt Nixon <cptcurt@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] First SAt QSO
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4928CA9A.7000304@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Oh...very cool.
Made my 2 very first ever sat QSO's on the 1830 pass of AO51.
Simple radios, simple setup, simple(Cheap) Yagis.
Man you guys talk fast!!!
Curt
KU8L
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:30:12 -0800
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: First SAt QSO
To: <cptcurt@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BLU133-W3090988436689807CB5E73A9090@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Satellites move at ~18,000 miles per hour. We have to keep up... :-)
Congrats on your accomplishment, and welcome to the community of satellite
operators!
Greg KO6TH
> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:14:34 -0500
> From: cptcurt@xxxxx.xxx
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] First SAt QSO
>
> Oh...very cool.
>
> Made my 2 very first ever sat QSO's on the 1830 pass of AO51.
>
> Simple radios, simple setup, simple(Cheap) Yagis.
>
> Man you guys talk fast!!!
>
> Curt
> KU8L
>
>
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:40:23 -0600
From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Graphical Satellite Pass Schedule Graphics?
To: "amsat bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <F17E65F4A4DB4B3F8076DEC2BFCD3B5B@xxxxxxx>
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I like the tabular output from the WinAOS module of SatPC32 (example
below)... I find it much more useful than a graphical pass schedule: it
not only tells me which bird will rise & set when, but how high it will
get
and the azimuth at AOS and LOS
WinAos QTH: -88.1/41.9 T#: 11284 Sat.: 7 [Standard]
----------------------------------------------------------
Day Object AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ
----------------------------------------------------------
23.11.2008 VO-52 04:46 04:55 09 07 230 - 322
23.11.2008 SO-50 04:52 05:03 11 10 339 - 080
23.11.2008 FO-29 05:11 05:26 15 70 011 - 202
23.11.2008 SO-50 06:32 06:46 14 41 331 - 129
23.11.2008 AO-27 06:45 06:52 07 02 055 - 115
23.11.2008 FO-29 06:58 07:09 11 09 351 - 258
23.11.2008 SO-50 08:13 08:26 13 26 315 - 178
23.11.2008 AO-27 08:22 08:36 14 44 020 - 179
23.11.2008 AO-16 08:32 08:44 12 12 036 - 144
23.11.2008 AO-27 10:02 10:15 13 23 359 - 228
73,
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message -----
From: "DeYoung James" <deyoung_james@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "Jim DeYoung" <n8oq@xxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 2:11 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Graphical Satellite Pass Schedule Graphics?
> Greetings,
>
> Does anyone know of a pass scheduler program that produces satellite pass
> times graphically for multiple satelites over say at least a day?
> A ficticous 1/2-day example of what I am looking for appears below.
> I know Bob's aprsdos does it but I don't run dos level programs anymore in
> Vista if I can help it. I built an Excel spreadsheet to kind of produce a
> graphical pass schedule but it is a painfully manual process to generate.
>
> Thanks.
>
> 0h 03h 06h 09h 12h
> AO-7 --- ----
> FO-29 --- ---- ---
> AO-16 --- ----
> VO-52 -- --- --
> AO-51 --- ------ --
> SO-50 --- ----- ---
>
> etc, etc.
>
> Jim, N8OQ
>
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:56:59 -0800
From: Bryan Green <bag@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: First SAt QSO
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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On Nov 22, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Curt Nixon wrote:
> Oh...very cool.
>
> Made my 2 very first ever sat QSO's on the 1830 pass of AO51.
>
> Simple radios, simple setup, simple(Cheap) Yagis.
>
> Man you guys talk fast!!!
Welcome, Curt! I'm also a n00b. I missed the 1830 pass, but I'll be on
the early morning pass and most of the passes tomorrow. I'll listen
for you!
-- bag
Bryan - KL7CN - CM98fn West Sacramento, California
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:59:33 -0800
From: Bryan Green <bag@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: First week as a satellite newbie
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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On Nov 18, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Alan Sieg WB5RMG wrote:
> Way to go Bryan (& Marnie) !!! Great narrative !
> Congratulations - and keep after the dream. It takes time, but it
> happens.
>
> Don't forget to submit contact info for your certificate :
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/
> You now qualify for the "Satellite Communicators' Club" . . .
Thank you, Alan! It has been a very fun week since. I've made quite a
few contacts, and I really like this aspect of amateur radio.
I will pass along the certificate information to Marnie. I have heard
from mutual ham friends that the experience vitalized her, and she's
passed her General exam and is having some QSL cards printed up. She's
excited to get her first QSL in return from that satellite contact.
-- bag
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:07:25 -0800
From: Bryan Green <bag@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: First week as a satellite newbie
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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On Nov 19, 2008, at 7:19 AM, Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ wrote:
> Heh. I think handheld operation is the best, especially if you get a
> couple of good clear passes and AO-51 in QRP mode. While I'd like to
> have a whole load of steerable aerials and all the goodies, standing
> there with a handheld and a homebrew cross dipole just seems more
> hardcore ;-)
Thanks, Gordon!
I have discovered quite a bit in the past week. This morning was
particularly fun, since I got up very early and made the far-eastern
AO-51 pass at 1330Z (05:30 local), and made contact with 8 stations
including a VE2 in FN36. I also learned a very valuable lesson: always
take your keys with you when you go outside -- I managed to lock
myself and my wife out of the house. She had actually gotten up with
me to hear me talk to space aliens as she calls it, and was bemused at
my mishap. I took her to breakfast later to make up for it.
The best part so far has been being on the other end of a
demonstration for a ham radio class conducted by KL4E in Anchorage --
second best has been explaining to the neighborhood kids exactly what
I'm doing.
So, there you go. See you on the satellites!
-- bag
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:47:14 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: WD9EWK @ DM22, Saturday afternoon/evening
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<2e18ad3e0811222347k30604a78q7647b8ccd0f2f08a@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Sebastian (and others reading along)!
> Hi Patrick, thanks for being there, and for calling me back. That was a
I am taking full advantage of the lower fuel prices now. I made a
1600-mile road trip in July around the time prices were at their
highest, and paying about half as much now is something I'm not
complaining about. I've tried to make it out to other places away
from Phoenix to work passes, and DM22 is now the 21st different
grid in/around Arizona I've worked from in 2008. That count is 22,
if I include CN89 from my Vancouver trip 2 weeks ago.
> very low pass for me on SO-50, just above 1 degree, but I heard you in
> there. I'll be sending you a card naturally, but I just wanted to sincerely
> thank you for making the effort! You were the only station that I heard on
> there, during the approximately 20 seconds or so that I had reception from
> the bird.
I had heard from a friend in EL96 who was not going to attempt that
SO-50 pass (around 2338 UTC Saturday), so I was surprised to hear
you from EL95 pop up in there. Glad to get you in the log... the last
QSO I made on that SO-50 pass, followed by the first of 26 QSOs on
the 0051-0102 UTC AO-51 pass. Yes, 26!
For the record... I went to a spot along Interstate 8 in Yuma County,
in southwestern Arizona. I parked north of old US-80, which runs
parallel to a cross-country railroad and the I-8 freeway, east of
Avenue 36E, near the "town" of Roll:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=32+41.399+N+114+W&sll=37.0
625
,-95.677068&sspn=39.592876,113.203125&ie=UTF8&ll=33.367237,-
113.939209&spn=2.614714,7.075195&t=h&z=7
Mountains are almost due north and due south of this spot, which
were no problems. Being near the USA/Mexico border, the area
had lots of US Border Patrol vehicles zooming all around.
Thankfully, no hassles from any of the law-enforcement agencies
out there. I knew DM22 in particular was a desireable grid,
especially for that all-important QSL card, and I had fun working
5 passes (one on AO-16, two each on AO-51 and SO-50).
I made a total of 57 QSOs in those 5 passes, including the AO-51
pass I mentioned above with 26 QSOs and 13 on the AO-16 pass.
Thanks to all the stations, especially on the passes to my east that
covered most of North America, for your cooperation in allowing
virtually anyone on these passes work me for a new grid or two out
here in Arizona. If I did not work you today/tonight, there will be
other opportunities.
QSL cards... I hope to get them printed and ready for mailing before
the Thanksgiving holiday or just after that weekend in the first week
of December. You don't have to send me a QSL to get one of my
DM22/DM32 QSLs. E-mail me directly the data from our QSO(s),
and - if you're in the log - I'll send you a card.
Good night, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:33:27 -0500
From: Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ans] ANS-328 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
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ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
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Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
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In this edition:
* New publication start up announced
* Popular Magazine Acquired
* PCSAT Recovery Successful
* Nominations Due
* AO-16 Groundstation Predicts Last Days of Operation
* ARISS Status - 10 November 2008
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To All RADIO AMATEURS
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After the great success of ham-mag (french ham "E-magazine"), we have
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But to make this challenge we need the help of a lot of O.M's
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From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 23, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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CQ COMMUNICATIONS ACQUIRES WORLDRADIO MAGAZINE
(Hicksville, NY and Sacramento, CA, November 12, 2008) --
CQ Communications, Inc. has acquired WorldRadio magazine, CQ Publisher
Dick Ross, K2MGA and WorldRadio Publisher Armond Noble, N6WR, announced
jointly today. CQ, based in Hicksville, New York, currently publishes CQ
Amateur Radio, CQ VHF and Popular Communications magazines.
WorldRadio, based in Sacramento, California, has been
published monthly since July, 1971, with a primary focus on the human
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January, 1945.
Armond Noble, N6WR, Publisher of WorldRadio, said that at
the age of 74 the time had come for him to retire. "I wanted to be sure
that WorldRadio found a good home, and that our readers would continue
to be served by an independent voice in amateur radio," Noble said.
CQ Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, said, "WorldRadio has filled
an important niche in our hobby for nearly four decades. We welcome
WorldRadio's readers to the CQ family, and we look forward to meeting
their needs for many years to come."
Current plans call for WorldRadio to continue to be
published online as part of the CQ family of magazines, with Editor
Nancy Kott, WZ8C, continuing in that position. WorldRadio subscribers
will also have their subscriptions transferred to CQ magazine. Readers
will be notified of details as plans are finalized.
[ANS thanks Rich, W2VU, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-328.03
PCSAT Recovery Successful
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 328.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 23, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-328.03
PCSAT Recovery Successful, Full Sun Operations Begin December 9
Bob, WB4APR reports from the US Naval Academy Satellite Lab that
PCSAT-1 should return to full operations on 9 Dec 08 when this
sunlight-only veteran bird once again receives solar illumination
for two weeks.
Bob says "This should give a few weeks for some good 2 meter packet
contacts and the opportunity to run a Satellite Simulated Emergency
Test (SSET)". If the ISS is also operational on 145.825, there is
the possibility for some lucky 2-hop DX contacts via both birds.
Combined PCSAT and ISS 1200 baud packet operation on 145.825 MHz
will give 12 opportunities per day for contacts without any change
in your radio.
Operating PCSAT-1 is just like any 1200 baud 2 meter packet
repeater. Uplink and downlink are on 145.825 and the path is
VIA ARISS. This path is identical to the ISS path so that you
do not have to change anything between the two spacecraft.
(Until PCSAT-1 is reloaded, however, its digipeating alias is
its FCC call W3ADO-1.) You can hear it every day right now, but
its packets die before completion because of poor power budget.
Refer to: http://home.comcast.net/~k9jkm/ARISS_Packet_How_To/ for
additional information to configure your TNC for 1200 baud satellite
operation.
Bob continues, "I just commanded PCSAT-1 this week and all functions
are normal. All we need is the first full-sun orbit on the 9th of Dec
to be able to do a full recovery, and then it should last for 2 weeks
or more".
Amateur Radio operators can make two-way contacts, send beacons and
bulletins and send your position so you will show up on the PCSAT web
page at: http://pcsat.aprs.org.
Bob recommends everyone plan on testing their emergency E-mail
capability during the time window of 12 to 15 December for everyone to
try to send an E-mail via the PCSAT or ISS digipeater. Please see the
Satellite Simulated Emergency Test information at:
http://www.aprs.org/sset.html. You can use any packet system and no
special software is required.
[ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-328.04
Nominations Due
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 328.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 23, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-328.04
The Dayton Hamvention? now is accepting nominations for its 2009
Amateur of the Year, Special Achievement, and Technical Excellence
awards. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 18, 2009. All amateur radio
operators are eligible. The winners will be recognized at the 2009
Hamvention?, which runs May 15-17.
The Amateur of the Year Award goes to an individual who has made
a long-term, outstanding commitment to the advancement of Amateur Radio.
The Technical Excellence Award is for the person who has made an
outstanding technical advancement in the field of Amateur Radio. The
Special Achievement Award honors someone who has made an outstanding
contribution to the advancement of Amateur Radio, usually someone who
has spearheaded a significant project.
The Hamvention? Awards Committee makes the decision on all awards
based in part upon the information it receives--and not on the number of
nominations submitted.
Documentation that informs the Awards Committee of a candidate's
accomplishments may include magazine articles, newsletters, newspaper
clippings, and even videos (these materials become the property of
Hamvention? and will not be returned).
Additional details on these awards and a nomination form are
available on the Dayton Hamvention? Web site. Nominations also are
accepted via US mail to Dayton Hamvention? Awards, PO Box 964, Dayton,
OH 45401.
[ANS thanks Henry Ruminski for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-328.05
AO-16 Groundstation Predicts Last Days of Operation
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 328.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 23, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-328.05
AO-16 Groundstation Predicts Last Days of Operation
AO-16 Groundstation controller, Mark, N8MH reminds amateur satellite
stations that the time for contacts via AO-16 may be drawing short!
AO-16 has been in continuous voice operations since commanded back ON
and configured in voice mail on 15 Sept 2008 at 10:58 UTC. The control
team's predictions regarding sustained activities seem have been right
on the mark. Recording your observations about AO-16 at:
http://oscar.dcarr.org has been, and will continue to be, very helpful
to the AO-16 control team. Please keep this up, especially over the
upcoming 4 weeks.
Many of you will recall that the "best guess current model" is that a
hardware timer in AO-16 is firing when the craft is at a certain temp-
erature, currently around 15 deg C or cooler. When the space craft
temperature is over 15 deg C, the hardware timer behaves and continuous
operations are sustained. The craft temperature is dependent upon solar
illumination. It appears that around 85% illumination is the "magic
number." If the orbit puts AO-16 with less than 85% illumination, the
watchdog timer restarts the satellite, and the transmitter shuts down.
Illumination projections (and subsequent temperature predictions)
suggest that we might be able to sustain operations until sometime
in the window of November 22 until December 4, 2008. So, if you want
to make some AO-16 contacts, you had better get them as soon as
possible!!!
Long term orbital projections suggest that if the satellite hardware
remains fundamentally unchanged (i.e., no deterioration of components
on-board), it will be nearly 10 years before AO-16 receives sufficient
illumination to warm up the spacecraft enough to again support sus-
tained operations! You can be sure that we'll continue to probe the
craft with commands, in hopes that we something will change in a good
way that will allow us to use the bird for operations of some sort.
It is possible that the transmitter on AO-16 will turn OFF sometime in
the next few days/weeks; this requires some commanding to get it running
again, which means a pass over the Eastern US coast is required for a
change in operational status. We expect that as the spacecraft cools
down, transmitter shutdowns will become more frequent.
Enjoy this grand old bird while you can!
Current operational mode for AO-16:
Mode FM Voice Repeater ( Downlink is DSB)
Uplink : 145.9200 MHz FM
Downlink 437.0260 MHz SSB
[ANS thanks Mark, N8MH for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-328.06
ARISS Status - 17 November 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 328.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 23, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-328.06
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
November 17, 2008
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Planning continues for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) school contacts. New approvals are expected this week.
2. Australian School Contact Successful
On Monday, November 10, Anderson's Creek Primary School in Warrandyte,
Victoria, Australia experienced a very successful Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact via telebridge station
VK5ZAI in Kingston, South Australia. Ten students asked two questions
each of astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. An audience of over 230 witnessed
the event including the mayor, sergeant, representative from Rotary,
Bendigo Bank and the Warrandyte High School principal. There were also
many representatives including the president from the local Wireless
Institute. The majority of the teaching staff also joined in. The
Herald Sun sent a photographer before and during the event and published
an article in the paper and online. The Education Times, the Victorian
Teacher newspaper, also conducted an interview and will publish a story
in its next edition. The Victorian Space Science Education Centre
published an account of the event in their emailed newsletter to
teachers, and!
a student was also interviewed on ABC 774 Melbourne radio station.
The audio, which was fed into the Internet Linking Project (IRLP)
Discovery Reflector 9010, received 6 connections. EchoLink received 16
connections from Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, England and the U.S.
To view The Herald Sun article, see:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,24632605-2862,00.html
The Wireless Institute of Australia published a story covering the
contact:
http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2008/20081110-1/index.php
The Victorian Space Science Education Centre also ran a short summary:
http://www.vssec.vic.edu.au/resources/download/capcom/capcom30-1108.pdf
3. International Education Week - ARISS Contact Successful
Students from Maryland, North Carolina and Ecuador participated in a
joint Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact
on Friday, November 14 as part of International Education Week (IEW).
The contact was facilitated by telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. The
students asked 17 questions of Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. Enloe Magnet School
had three television stations on site and had interviews with radio
stations and the district PR personnel. NASA distributed a press
release on this contact. See:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/releases/08-072.html
On Tuesday, November 18, the schools will tie in to a videoconference
for another IEW session with an expert panel. Former astronaut Don
Thomas will talk about space exploration and ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer
will give an ARISS overview. Amateur radio operators from around the
world will also participate, giving talks about amateur radio and their
countries.
4. Japanese Club Talks to ISS Astronaut
Members of the Newcomers Club in Saitama, Japan participated in an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on
Saturday, November 15. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, answered all twenty
questions posed to him by the 16 students, giving some answers in
Japanese. Approximately 100 parents and guests attended the event.
Media coverage included 3 newspapers, one television station and one
radio station. To view the contact video, see:
http://www.ariss.jp/Newcomers/video/Newcomers_contact.wmv
5. ARRL Publishes ARISS News
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) printed three Amateur Radio on
the International Space Station (ARISS) news items in its December issue
of QST.
The "Happenings" column (page 54) had a story with a photo about the
first few days of Richard Garriott's mission as the magazine went to
press.
"This Just In -- In Brief" section (page 12) had a paragraph about
Richard Garriott's mission.
A paragraph and photo were printed (page 100) about a revolving display
that is circulating in the San Diego Public libraries. The display is
about ham radio and includes the topics of satellites, ARISS, packet,
moonbounce, and other ham radio modes.
6. NASA Birthday Celebration Includes ARISS Students
The Naples Daily News ran an article about a Florida school that was
invited to participate in NASA's Digital Learning Network presentation
of its 50th anniversary.
Pine Ridge Middle, a NASA Explorer School, was one of ten schools to
join in the celebration. Pine Ridge students took part in an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Bill
McArthur, KC5ACR, in February 2006. The story may be found at:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/13/local-students-have-blast-
celebrating-nasas-50th-b/
7. NASA Cites Article on ARISS Students
NASA Headquarters News Service picked up on an article about four
students attending Humber College in Toronto who are building two
communications systems to make contact with the space station. Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Delegate Daniel
Lamoureux was interviewed for the article. See:
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jiaytfIhmwAy6LAnx0ey42_unrlg
[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,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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