[amsat-bb] Re: WD9EWK's road trip - Sunday (19 July) report
Amazing trip and coordination Pat!!! thaks for giving us the opportunity to log DM 46,47,57,58, As we say in Spanish, they are not only let you go to heaven with your shoes, but they will let you take your HT and Arrow antenna as well!!! 73's from KI6YAA > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:12:03 -0700 > From: amsat...@wd9ewk.net > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK's road trip - Sunday (19 July) report > > > Hello! > > After driving almost 500 miles/800km today, I went from the > hamfest in Williams AZ up to Monticello in eastern Utah. A > lot of ground covered, and lots of contacts from 4 different > grids (DM46, DM47, DM57, DM58). > > This morning, I made it to the Arizona/Utah border near > Monument Valley after leaving Williams at 0430 local (1130 > UTC). The DM46vx/DM47va grid boundary runs just north of the > signs marking the state line, and I parked in a parking lot at > the intersection of US-163 and Monument Valley Road (the road > leading to the entrance for Monument Valley Park). SO-50 went > by at 1642-1655 UTC, and I was able to log QSOs with 14 stations > in the US and Mexico during that pass. A good start for the day. > > Since I had not planned to leave that early, I figured I might > still be in Arizona for that SO-50 pass. Instead, I was able > to move about 15 miles/24km northeast of my location for the > first SO-50 pass. I worked a later SO-50 pass at 1823 UTC that > went down the Pacific coast, and then worked two AO-27 passes, > from the DM47xb/DM57ab grid boundary just south of US-163. Six > stations went into the log for the western SO-50 pass, followed > by 17 on the first AO-27 pass I had at 2015 UTC. The second > AO-27 pass at 2155 UTC put 10 more in the log. A total of 33 > QSOs through the 3 passes at the DM47/DM57 line. > > In between these passes, I drove between Monument Valley and the > small town of Mexican Hat, along the San Juan River in that part > of Utah. Lots of beautiful scenery, even without going into the > Monument Valley park (a park operated by the Navajo tribe, complete > with admission fee). > > After the last AO-27 pass, I started driving north. I planned > to operate at the DM57/DM58 boundary on the AO-51 passes at 0038 > and 0219 UTC passes, but ended up getting on an earlier AO-51 > pass as a bonus. I stopped about halfway between the DM56/DM57 > and DM57/DM58 boundaries in grid DM57ck along US-191 for the pass > at 2303 UTC. Out here in Utah, that was a pass with maximum > elevation of 4 or 5 degrees. I found a nice spot that had no > obstructions, and was able to work that pass. > > The 2303 UTC AO-51 pass was the only pass of the 7 I worked today > where I was not on a grid boundary. Even though that was the case, > I was able to log 8 QSOs. I was able to hear the 435.300 MHz > downlink on that pass when the satellite had an elevation of at > least .5 degree! It was easier to hear at that low elevation than > on other passes at similar elevations when AO-51 had a much higher > maximum elevation. > > As I had hoped, I was able to get to the DM57/DM58 grid boundary > for the 0038 and 0219 UTC AO-51 passes. I had hoped to park along > US-191, to make it easy on me. Unfortunately, the highway descended > a few hundred feet where there were rocks on both east and west > sides of the road. I went east of US-191 on a dirt road, and found > a spot on the grid boundary (DM57ix/DM58ia), and that worked very > well. I logged 15 contacts on the 0038 UTC pass, then 6 more on the > 0219 UTC pass. > > Tomorrow (Monday, 20 July) will be a lighter day in terms of operating > and driving. With AO-51 being used for the special Apollo 11 > transmission in the evening, I will confine my efforts to the SO-50 > and AO-27 passes. There is an SO-50 pass around 1530 UTC that I may > work from the DM57/DM58 boundary again, and then move northward and > work the following SO-50 pass (around 1711 UTC) somewhere else in grid > DM58. For AO-27 passes, I may try to get to the DM58/DM59 line for > the passes at 1946 and 2127 UTC. If I can get to a spot with a very > good view of the western sky, the shallow (around 5 degrees maximum > elevation) AO-27 pass at 2307 UTC might be a possibility. I *may* > try VO-52 around 1654 UTC, depending on where I am at that time > (probably somewhere in DM58). Then I will try to hear the special > transmission on AO-51 like everyone else. > > Good night, and 73! > > > > > Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Monticello, Utah > http://www.wd9ewk.net/ > > > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Search, add, and share the web’s latest sports videos. Check
[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 message + SSTV
hi, i was on 00:45z+- july 20 2009 pass and it was not on then, my be later in the day passes when in range of control stations, or loaded up to the satellite BBS?? not sure how that works but some one has it figured out :-) 73's Rodney kc0zhf ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] WD9EWK's road trip - Sunday (19 July) report
Hello! After driving almost 500 miles/800km today, I went from the hamfest in Williams AZ up to Monticello in eastern Utah. A lot of ground covered, and lots of contacts from 4 different grids (DM46, DM47, DM57, DM58). This morning, I made it to the Arizona/Utah border near Monument Valley after leaving Williams at 0430 local (1130 UTC). The DM46vx/DM47va grid boundary runs just north of the signs marking the state line, and I parked in a parking lot at the intersection of US-163 and Monument Valley Road (the road leading to the entrance for Monument Valley Park). SO-50 went by at 1642-1655 UTC, and I was able to log QSOs with 14 stations in the US and Mexico during that pass. A good start for the day. Since I had not planned to leave that early, I figured I might still be in Arizona for that SO-50 pass. Instead, I was able to move about 15 miles/24km northeast of my location for the first SO-50 pass. I worked a later SO-50 pass at 1823 UTC that went down the Pacific coast, and then worked two AO-27 passes, from the DM47xb/DM57ab grid boundary just south of US-163. Six stations went into the log for the western SO-50 pass, followed by 17 on the first AO-27 pass I had at 2015 UTC. The second AO-27 pass at 2155 UTC put 10 more in the log. A total of 33 QSOs through the 3 passes at the DM47/DM57 line. In between these passes, I drove between Monument Valley and the small town of Mexican Hat, along the San Juan River in that part of Utah. Lots of beautiful scenery, even without going into the Monument Valley park (a park operated by the Navajo tribe, complete with admission fee). After the last AO-27 pass, I started driving north. I planned to operate at the DM57/DM58 boundary on the AO-51 passes at 0038 and 0219 UTC passes, but ended up getting on an earlier AO-51 pass as a bonus. I stopped about halfway between the DM56/DM57 and DM57/DM58 boundaries in grid DM57ck along US-191 for the pass at 2303 UTC. Out here in Utah, that was a pass with maximum elevation of 4 or 5 degrees. I found a nice spot that had no obstructions, and was able to work that pass. The 2303 UTC AO-51 pass was the only pass of the 7 I worked today where I was not on a grid boundary. Even though that was the case, I was able to log 8 QSOs. I was able to hear the 435.300 MHz downlink on that pass when the satellite had an elevation of at least .5 degree! It was easier to hear at that low elevation than on other passes at similar elevations when AO-51 had a much higher maximum elevation. As I had hoped, I was able to get to the DM57/DM58 grid boundary for the 0038 and 0219 UTC AO-51 passes. I had hoped to park along US-191, to make it easy on me. Unfortunately, the highway descended a few hundred feet where there were rocks on both east and west sides of the road. I went east of US-191 on a dirt road, and found a spot on the grid boundary (DM57ix/DM58ia), and that worked very well. I logged 15 contacts on the 0038 UTC pass, then 6 more on the 0219 UTC pass. Tomorrow (Monday, 20 July) will be a lighter day in terms of operating and driving. With AO-51 being used for the special Apollo 11 transmission in the evening, I will confine my efforts to the SO-50 and AO-27 passes. There is an SO-50 pass around 1530 UTC that I may work from the DM57/DM58 boundary again, and then move northward and work the following SO-50 pass (around 1711 UTC) somewhere else in grid DM58. For AO-27 passes, I may try to get to the DM58/DM59 line for the passes at 1946 and 2127 UTC. If I can get to a spot with a very good view of the western sky, the shallow (around 5 degrees maximum elevation) AO-27 pass at 2307 UTC might be a possibility. I *may* try VO-52 around 1654 UTC, depending on where I am at that time (probably somewhere in DM58). Then I will try to hear the special transmission on AO-51 like everyone else. Good night, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Monticello, Utah http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 344
Hi Skip, Nothing to do with the subj! Long time no hear or see!! Give me a buzz, 619 275 1495, or better yet stop by!! Haven't heard from Steve in some time either...I get on the ssb/cw leo's from time to time... 73, Dave, WB6LLO dguim...@san.rr.com Disagree: I learn Pulling for P3E... ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] AO-51 message + SSTV
Aloha All Nothing heard on AO-51 over Hawaii on the 0355Z (7/20/09) pass. Perhaps I got the time mixed up or I am vague on the QTH locs for SSTV transmission. Comments welcome. A great week to all. 73 de NH7WN robert in Honolulu ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] FW: [BLT] University of Texas at Austin 'Picosatellite' To Be Launched from Space Shuttle To Begin Milestone Small-Satellite Mission
Get ready to check out BEVO-1 later this week! Various items in BEVO-1 flew to the edge of space last year on BLT-24. 73 de Andy W5ACM http://www.w5acm.net Sent: Sun 7/19/2009 9:01 PM To: MacAllister, Andrew [PROCESS/DAN/HOU] Subject: Re: [BLT] University of Texas at Austin 'Picosatellite' To Be Launched from Space Shuttle To Begin Milestone Small-Satellite Mission Hi Andy, Thanks for the publicity on your lists. I have a website set up at http://paradigm.ae.utexas.edu/ops where amateur radio stations can send what they hear. Deployment from Shuttle Endeavor will occur tentatively at 7:27 AM CDT, July 30th. ~Jahshan On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 10:23 AM, wrote: > As seen during BLT-24 last year! > > Looking forward to the July flight of BEVO-1 and AggieSAT-2! > > http://www.utexas.edu/news/2009/06/09/picosatellite/ > ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
Hi; I used to install these rotors for years. That's when I was doing TV and electronic repair. I think I might have rotor parts for those type of Rotors in one my storage buildings. Jerry w0sat -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Morris Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:16 PM To: Danny Stone Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives Hi Danny, Besides the U-100 and U-110 units I have not found anything similar. I have been using the Gemini Orbit 360 here for elevation with a home brew controller and have had good service from it. The pot failed in my first one after a couple of years of extensive use and I never could get a replacement installed and working properly. The one I have up now has been up in use for about 6 or 8 years. The pot is a little "scratchy" around zero but it is still serviceable. I still have one new spare and a used unit that I'm unsure of. They appear on ebay from time to time but be aware that there were some units produced after all the initial units were gone that carried the same model number but was not the same rotor. It looked much like the 3 wire Radio Shack model and the mast did not pass through the unit. Actually I've spent enough on the units I bought to buy a real Yaesu elevation rotor but where's the fun in that? God luck, 73 de Jess W4MVB - Original Message - From: "Danny Stone" To: Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 6:24 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives > Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or > Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom > installation for EL-rotator application? > > 73, > Danny > KK4E > > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
Hi Danny, Besides the U-100 and U-110 units I have not found anything similar. I have been using the Gemini Orbit 360 here for elevation with a home brew controller and have had good service from it. The pot failed in my first one after a couple of years of extensive use and I never could get a replacement installed and working properly. The one I have up now has been up in use for about 6 or 8 years. The pot is a little "scratchy" around zero but it is still serviceable. I still have one new spare and a used unit that I'm unsure of. They appear on ebay from time to time but be aware that there were some units produced after all the initial units were gone that carried the same model number but was not the same rotor. It looked much like the 3 wire Radio Shack model and the mast did not pass through the unit. Actually I've spent enough on the units I bought to buy a real Yaesu elevation rotor but where's the fun in that? God luck, 73 de Jess W4MVB - Original Message - From: "Danny Stone" To: Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 6:24 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives > Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or > Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom > installation for EL-rotator application? > > 73, > Danny > KK4E > > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
Norm's Rotor Service has NEW U-100's and U-110's for sale. http://www.rotorservice.com/images/U110RC%20Nw.jpg When Alliance folded up he bought everything they had. http://www.rotorservice.com/press3-alliance.htm Jim KQ6EA --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Danny Stone wrote: From: Danny Stone Subject: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 3:24 PM Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom installation for EL-rotator application? 73, Danny KK4E ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Alliance U-100/110 & Gemini O-360 Alternatives
Is there a currently manufactured equivalent of the Alliance U-100 or Gemini Orbit 360 TV-type antenna rotator that permit cross boom installation for EL-rotator application? 73, Danny KK4E ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 344
Hi Anthony, Here is the info. Using: _*www.qrz.com*_ This is a free web site for anyones' use. Your answer to your question is Yes, David is located in Alaska. 73 de "Skip" W7PN *WL7H* DAVID W ELDREDGE PO BOX 7352 Nikiski, AK 99635 USA amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org wrote: > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb@amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-ow...@amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > >1. WL7H in AK? (ANTHONY JAPHA) >2. Update from WD9EWK (n...@bellsouth.net) >3. AO-51 lunar landing special operation over JA (Masahiro Arai) >4. Re: SpaceJam 3 (was Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question) (George Henry) >5. K5GNA antenna free (Charles Pennington) >6. Re: SpaceJam 3 (Greg Beat) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:26:56 -0400 > From: "ANTHONY JAPHA" > Subject: [amsat-bb] WL7H in AK? > To: "amsat-bb" > Message-ID: <380-220097019142656...@earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Thanks for all the helpful suggestions for shielding the laptop screen. > > No answers about WL7H though. Has anyone worked this stn? Is it in Alaska, > or down in the lower 48? > > QRZ.com has him in BP40, which looks just outside the AO-7 footprint when I > heard him on 7/17. > > 73, > Tony, N2UN > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:15:47 + > From: n...@bellsouth.net > Subject: [amsat-bb] Update from WD9EWK > To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org > Message-ID: > > <071920091615.16323.4a6346b3000333ae3fc322230647629b0a02d2089b9a019c04040a0dbf049bc...@att.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hey everyone, > > Patrick, WD9EWK, checked in to report the following plans for passes today: > > SO-50 at 16:40 UTC - from the DM46-DM47 grid boundary > > SO-50 at 18:22-ish UTC, and also the afternoon AO-27 passes - from the > DM47-DM57 grid boundary. > > AO-51 this evening - from the DM57-DM58 grid boundary. > > 73 to all, > > Tim - N3TL > > > -- > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:27:22 +0900 > From: Masahiro Arai > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 lunar landing special operation over JA > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Cc: ao51-mo...@amsat.org > Message-ID: <200907191627.aa02...@giga.a.email.ne.jp> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > Stations located in JA and neighboring nations will be able to hear > the lunar landing 40th anniversary special downlink, voice messages > and robot 36 SSTV picture which are same as transmitting over North > America and Europe. > > Please watch AO-51 435.300MHz FM downlink passes over JA. Special > downlink will transmitt 20th evning and 21st mornig in JA. QSL will > issue from AMSAT-NA. QSL info is shown on the web site. > http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php > > JA6PL and some othre stations support this event. > > > Thank you, Drew and the AO-51 operations group! > > > Masa JN1GKZ > > > > >> If there is a station or two there with excellent L band uplink capabilities >> who would like to relay the audio for us, we can do it. Email the ao51-modes >> list and myself if you would like to volunteer. The same goes for JA or >> anywhere else. >> >> 73, Drew KO4MA >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Roland Zurmely" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:08 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Control Team News >> >> >> "July 20 >> AMSAT-NA will mark the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing >> with a special event on AO-51. AO-51 will transmit a message commemorating >> the event Monday, July 20 during evening passes in the U.S. and Europe. The >> message will be transmitted on the 435.300 MHz FM downlink and will contain >> a Robot 36 SSTV image as well as a voice message." >> >> > in the U.S. and Europe <<< > >> Why not in south america ? >> >> We have a lot of stations that would like to hear the message and to receive >> the SSTV image ! >> >> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ >> >> > > > -- > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:03:47 -0500 > From: "George Henry" > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SpaceJam 3 (was Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - > question) > To: "Greg Beat" , > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I listened for the W9JY-11 balloon on APRS, and for the 446.025 crossband > repeater, and heard nothing... did it actually go up yesterday? > > George, KA3HSW > > > - Original Message - > From: "Greg Beat" > To: "Gould Smith" ; > Sent
[amsat-bb] Re: SpaceJam 3
Yes. There were actually 2 balloons with APRS beacons. The ATV video package did not make these launches. W9YJ-11, was launched first and supposedly reached ~ 100,000 feet Landed near the town of Bronson, IL I heard stations on the cross-band repeater from Fond DuLac, WI; Toledo, OH when it was around 50,000 feet. N9QGS-11 was launched second and lost its GPS data stream above 50,000 feet (just East of Royal, IL). It did recover its latitude/longitude and direction about 20 minutes later (near Oakwood, IL and I-74), but never its altitude. Landed south of Catlin, IL I have MS Power Point slides of the OpenAPRS.net APRS tracks for both balloons. You can go to OpenAPRS.net, enter the SSID for each balloon and request data over past 2 days. That will show you the actual tracks. Greg w9gb -- From: "George Henry" Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 1:03 PM To: "Greg Beat" ; Subject: Re: SpaceJam 3 (was Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question) > I listened for the W9JY-11 balloon on APRS, and for the 446.025 crossband > repeater, and heard nothing... did it actually go up yesterday? > > George, KA3HSW > > > - Original Message - > From: "Greg Beat" > To: "Gould Smith" ; > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:38 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question > > >>I have been tracking balloons (SpaceJam-3) today so I was just >>starting >> to read my USPS mail. :-) >> >> Thanks for prompt reply. >> >> Greg >> w9gb > > ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] K5GNA antenna free
FREEFREE Clifton Heights, PA. (Phila Suburb). I have a complete setup, never assembled, never used. Yours free, first come, first served. Call me, Bud @610-626-4332 or email chr...@verizon.net. Bud K3NMF. ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: SpaceJam 3 (was Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question)
I listened for the W9JY-11 balloon on APRS, and for the 446.025 crossband repeater, and heard nothing... did it actually go up yesterday? George, KA3HSW - Original Message - From: "Greg Beat" To: "Gould Smith" ; Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:38 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question >I have been tracking balloons (SpaceJam-3) today so I was just >starting > to read my USPS mail. :-) > > Thanks for prompt reply. > > Greg > w9gb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] AO-51 lunar landing special operation over JA
Stations located in JA and neighboring nations will be able to hear the lunar landing 40th anniversary special downlink, voice messages and robot 36 SSTV picture which are same as transmitting over North America and Europe. Please watch AO-51 435.300MHz FM downlink passes over JA. Special downlink will transmitt 20th evning and 21st mornig in JA. QSL will issue from AMSAT-NA. QSL info is shown on the web site. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php JA6PL and some othre stations support this event. Thank you, Drew and the AO-51 operations group! Masa JN1GKZ >If there is a station or two there with excellent L band uplink capabilities >who would like to relay the audio for us, we can do it. Email the ao51-modes >list and myself if you would like to volunteer. The same goes for JA or >anywhere else. > >73, Drew KO4MA > >- Original Message - >From: "Roland Zurmely" >To: >Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:08 PM >Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Control Team News > > >"July 20 >AMSAT-NA will mark the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing >with a special event on AO-51. AO-51 will transmit a message commemorating >the event Monday, July 20 during evening passes in the U.S. and Europe. The >message will be transmitted on the 435.300 MHz FM downlink and will contain >a Robot 36 SSTV image as well as a voice message." > in the U.S. and Europe <<< > >Why not in south america ? > >We have a lot of stations that would like to hear the message and to receive >the SSTV image ! > >73 de Roland PY4ZBZ > ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Update from WD9EWK
Hey everyone, Patrick, WD9EWK, checked in to report the following plans for passes today: SO-50 at 16:40 UTC - from the DM46-DM47 grid boundary SO-50 at 18:22-ish UTC, and also the afternoon AO-27 passes - from the DM47-DM57 grid boundary. AO-51 this evening - from the DM57-DM58 grid boundary. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] WL7H in AK?
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions for shielding the laptop screen. No answers about WL7H though. Has anyone worked this stn? Is it in Alaska, or down in the lower 48? QRZ.com has him in BP40, which looks just outside the AO-7 footprint when I heard him on 7/17. 73, Tony, N2UN ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] FW: ANS-200 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-200 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-edi...@amsat.org In this edition: * BOD Ballot Information * Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, SK * OSCAR 5 In Print * AO-51 Commemorative QSL * Solar Eclipse 22nd July * ARISS Schedule SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.1 BOD Ballot Information AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.1 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.1 To All AMSAT Members: You will be receiving an envelope with important AMSAT information along with your ballot. PLEASE keep and read all information except the ballot - there is an error on it (It says vote for three candidates instead of four). Within the next few days, we will be sending a new ballot in an envelope marked "corrected ballot". The new ballot will be a different color and have the word "corrected" on the top. That is the one you need to return. [ANS thanks Martha for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.2 Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, SK AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.2 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.2 The Amateur Radio community has lost one of its ambassodors. Walter Cronkite, amateur call KB2GSD, was a spokesman for the hobby. He Narrated the "Amateur Radio Today" production by the ARRL. The ARRL has presented him with many awards. His love of Space science and the NASA Moon Missions won our Admiration. His coverage of those showed his interests in technology. Who Doesn't remember listening to those exciting broadcasts of the Moon Missions? Mr. Cronkite had won NASA's respect by winning one of their prestigious "Ambassodor of Exploration Awards" given by them to the only "outsider" by NASA. His contributions and support of Amateur Radio will be remembered For many years to come. Note: A prepared special 14 minute audio only tribute to Walter Cronkite hosted by Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, that you can download and play from the website at www.arnewsline.org. [ANS thanks William Pasternack, WA6ITF, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.3 OSCAR 5 In Print AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.3 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.3 The Oscar 5 satellite built by Australian Radio Amateurs at the end of the 60's is mentioned in the latest issue of SatMagazine. The July/August issue of SatMagazine covers the Australian space program and mentions the work of Australian Radio Amateurs who built Oscar 5. The article on page 59 includes a picture of Oscar 5 which carried transmitters on 29.450 MHz and 144.050 MHz and was launched on January 23, 1970, into an orbit of 1435 x 1481 km with an inclination of 102.0 degrees. Ther July/Aug 2009 issue of SatMagazine is at http://www.satmagazine.com/2009/SatMag_JulAug09.pdf SatMagazine http://www.satmagazine.com/ [ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.4 AO-51 Commemorative QSL AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.4 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.4 News release July 16, 2009: AMSAT-NA will mark the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing with a special event on AO-51. AO-51 will transmit a message commemorating the event Monday, July 20 during evening passes in the U.S. and Europe. The message will be transmitted on the 435.300 MHz FM downlink and will contain a Robot 36 SSTV image as well as a voice message. A special AO-51 QSL will be available to those who copy the downlink. Send QSL requests marked "Apollo 11" with SASE to the AMSAT office at 850 Sligo Ave. Suite 600, Silver Spring, MD 20910. [ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.5 Solar Eclipse 22nd July AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.5 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. June 21, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.5 Solar eclipse is visible at Asia and Pacific on 22nd July. Very limited area is able to see total solar eclipse. Many amateur satellites pass above the solar eclipse area. Electric power generated by solar cells will show very interesting behavior under solar eclipse. How about collecting telemetry and ploting solar cell power condition? Temperature may also show interesting look. I checked the telemetry transmitting satellite orbit around Japan. The following satellites pass above solar eclipse area. COMPASS-1, FO-29, CO-66, CO-58, DO-64, STARS, PRISM, SOHLA-1, AO-27, NO-44 There is something to be said for DO-64 condition. Will DO-64 stop transmitting telemetry under
[amsat-bb] Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question
There was a special ANS197 and 197Acted text) that went to the website from me. I never saw it go into the BB and I sent it twice. This mornings ANS-200 will carry the corrected copy. Thanks, Dee. NB2F -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Gould Smith Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 11:31 PM To: Greg Beat; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question Hello Greg and the BB, There is an announcement on the front page of the AMSAT web site about the ballot problem. There will also be an announcement in this week's ANS. A new colored, ballot with correct instructions is being sent out and will be the one counted. Sorry for the problem. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Greg Beat" To: Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 11:06 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] 2009 BoD Ballot - question > Received the AMSAT-NA BoD 2009 Ballot in day's US Mail (July 18). > I perceive inconsistencies (potential confusion) in the Ballot > Instructions and 2009 AMSAT Ballot. > > Letter from AMSAT BoD, first paragraph > "This year there are four positions up for election." > > On 2009 BoD Ballot itself: > "#2 Select no more than three of the four listed candidates " > >> Five candidates are listed << > > SELECT NO MORE THAN THREE >>> This is above listing of the Five candidates << > = > Even though 4 BoD positions are open in this 2009 election, and 5 > candidates are listed on the 2009 Ballot > This means Only a maximum of 3 candidates may be chosen by an AMSAT > member on the 2009 Ballot ? > > Greg > w9gb > AMSAT-NA, life member > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Apollo 11 Real-time Audio + 40
FYI - We've all heard the familiar "Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed", but if you want to hear all the air to ground in real-time (plus 40 years), NASA is replaying it at - http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11_radio/ Seems to be everything, even the long periods of silence. 73, Rich, N8UX ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
