[amsat-bb] Re: HO-68 Schedule Jan 04-10
Hi Alan, BA1DU The schedule HO-68 Jan 04-10 for linear transponder is no good for South of Europe because the elevation of the satellite is very low and the acquisition time is too short for Italy If it is possible I suggest you to make a new schedule for the future with the HO-68 linear transponder ON all possible orbits for one week and the HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder ON all possible orbits for the following week. I checked all possible orbits of HO-68 linear transponder suitable for Italy between Jan 04-10 but unfortunately only four orbits are possible with very low elevation and short time of operation. In addition I found that the following orbit of your schedule is not covering Europe. 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 21:45...Turn On South Africa,Europe,Middle East Asia,NA,North Pole,North Asia 22:30...Turn Off TANKS for your cooperation. 73" de i8CVS Domenico - Original Message - From: "Alan Kung" To: Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 6:11 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 Schedule Jan 04-10 > 03 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 16:35...Turn On > India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA > 17:20...Turn Off > > 03 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 18:35...Turn On > South Africa,Europe,NA,North Pole,North Asia > 18:55...Turn Off > > 04 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 10:30...Turn On > Australia,South Pole, New Zealand > 10:55...Turn Off > > 04 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 13:11...Turn On > Europe,NA,South America > 13:45...Turn Off > > 04 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 16:20...Turn On > India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA > 17:05...Turn Off > > 04 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 19:50...Turn On > South Africa, NA,North Asia > 20:35...Turn Off > > 05 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 10:20...Turn On > South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,East Asia > 10:50...Turn Off > > 05 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 13:50...Turn On > South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,South Asia > 14:02...Turn Off > > 05 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 16:05...Turn On > India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA > 16:50...Turn Off > > 05 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 21:20...Turn On > South Africa,Europe,NA,North Pole,North Asia > 22:05...Turn Off > > 06 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 10:00...Turn On > South Pole,Australia, New Zealand,North Asia, > Europe,North Pole > 10:45...Turn Off > > 06 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 11:45...Turn On > South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,Est Asia, > North Asia > 12:20...Turn Off > > 06 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 16:10...Turn On > Europe, North Asia,NA,North Pole,South America > 16:35...Turn Off > > 06 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 19:15...Turn On > South Africa,Middle East Asia,Europe,North Pole, > NA,North Asia > 20:00...Turn Off > > 07 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 11:52...Turn On > South Asia,East Asia,North Asia > 12:07...Turn Off > > 07 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 14:10...Turn On > Europe,NA,North Pole,South America > 14:40...Turn Off > > 07 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 18:55...Turn On > South Africa,Europe,Middle East Asia,NA,North > Pole,North Asia > 19:40...Turn Off > > 07 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 21:45...Turn On > South Africa,Europe,Middle East Asia,NA,North > Pole,North Asia > 22:30...Turn Off > > 08 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 11:36...Turn On > South Asia,East Asia,North Asia > 11:51...Turn Off > > 08 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 12:04...Turn On > Europe,NA,North Africa,South America > 12:44...Turn Off > > 08 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 18:40...Turn On > South Africa,Middle East Asia,Europe,North Pole, > NA,North Asia > 19:25...Turn Off > > 08 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 22:35...Turn On > North Africa,Europe,North Pole,NA,North Asia,East > Asia,North Australia > 23:20...Turn Off > > 09 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 10:55...Turn On > South Pole,Australia,East Asia, North Asia, > Europe,North Pole > 11:35...Turn Off > > 09 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder > 11:40...Turn On > North Asia,Europe,North Pole,NA,North Africa, > South America,South Pole > 12:20...Turn Off > > 09 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 16:45...Turn On > India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA > 17:30...Turn Off > > 09 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 22:05...Turn On > West Africa,East South America,Europe,NA, > North Pole,North Asia > 22:50...Turn Off > > 10 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 10:40...Turn On > South Pole,Australia,New Zealand,East > Asia,North Asia > 11:15...Turn Off > > > 10 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 11:20...Turn On > North Asia,Europe,NA,South Africa,South > America,South Pole > 12:05...Turn Off > > > 73 > Alan Kung, BA1DU > HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager > www.camsat.cn > > > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are tho
[amsat-bb] Re: RS-38?
Hi, Mike and I discussed this offline. Mike now agrees with the contents of my earlier posting. So to prevent further confusion, let me repeat: RS38 is NOT Ugatusat, but RS38 = RS28 = Universitetsky 2 = Tatiana 2 = 35869 = 2009-049E. Meanwhile we are looking for contact persons in Russia who can provide further information on satellites like RS22, RS30 and RS38. Anybody? 73, Nico PA0DLO Mike Rupprecht wrote: > Nico, > > Happy New Year! How did you know about that? > > The received CW telemetry on 435.490 MHz belongs to the Object #35869 - this > is UGATUSat. See spacetrack.org: > > 35869 UGATUSAT2009-049E CIS 2009-09-17 TTMTR > 101.2798.78 823 815 0.3263 > > Telemetry : > rs38 ubs202 uab188 ibs16 iab149 isp38 tab157 tsep146 tuf0 tbi167 tspa162 > tspb255 mcon69 sma116 smb104 mra11 mrb14 > rs38 ubs205 uab191 ibs16 iab154 isp42 tab157 tsep146 tuf0 tbi167 tspa178 > tspb255 mcon69 sma110 smb105 mra11 mrb14 > > > The Object #35868 is TATIANA 2 (aka Universitetsky 2) and is sending CW > telemetry with RS28. > > rs28 ubs157 uaba159 uabb159 ibs5 iaba125 iabb125 ispa0 ispb125 taba129 > tabb126 tsep131 mcon69 sma153 smb135 mra6 mrb30 > rs28 ubs162 uaba173 uabb169 ibs4 iaba133 iabb134 ispa1 ispb133 taba129 > tabb126 tsep131 mcon69 sma151 smb135 mra6 mrb30 > > Both satellites are more than 12 minutes apart! > > 73, Mike > DK3WN > > > > > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im > Auftrag von Nico Janssen > Gesendet: Freitag, 1. Januar 2010 18:40 > An: Elan Portnoy > Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Betreff: [amsat-bb] Re: RS-38? > > Elan, > > RS38 is the satellite Universitetsky 2 alias Tatiana 2, that was > launched on September 17 from Baikonur, together with Ugatusat. > Initially it identified itself as 'RS28'. But reports from Moscow > called it 'RS38'. Now the satellite also has started to identify > as 'RS38'. > > A couple of weeks after launch the kepler sets were mixed up. > Initially RS38 was 35868, 2009-049D. But now RS38 is 35869, > 2009-049E. (Probably Ugatusat is now 35868.) > > RS38 can transmit CW and various digital modes on a number of > frequencies between 435.260 and 435.490 MHz. The digital modes > are probably only active when the satellite is within range of > the command station in Russia. The CW telemetry recently showed > up mostly on 435.490 MHz. > > Happy new year. > > 73, > Nico PA0DLO > > > Elan Portnoy wrote: >> I seem to have trouble finding data on this bird. Can someone point me to > keps, etc. so I can load her into SatPC? >> Thanks, >> Elan - WB2IOL >> >> --- On Thu, 12/31/09, Andrew Rich wrote: >> >>> From: Andrew Rich >>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Working my way thru the birds >>> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org >>> Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 5:58 AM >>> Using my new sat_reporter >>> page >>> >>> http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/sat_report/ >>> >>> Andrew Rich VK4TEC >>> ___ >>> 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 > > > ___ 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] XE2VAS @ DM40 now!
Hi! Uriel XE2VAS has been in grid DM40ns since this morning, and will be on the next 2 passes on both AO-27 and SO-50 this afternoon starting with SO-50 at 2005 UTC. He was on SO-67 earlier today. Please call him using phonetics and digits (i.e., "four-three" instead of "forty-three"), and don't go too fast with your English. Please send QSL requests for XE2VAS with SASE to me, for those wanting a confirmation for DM40. Good luck and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK 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: HO-68 Schedule Jan 04-10
Hi Alan, Is the plan to leave the satellite on all the time once you know that it's working 100% ? Simon Brown http://sdr-radio.com > -Original Message- > From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On > Behalf Of Alan Kung > > 03 Jan. 2010 > HO-68 Linear Tansponder > 16:35...Turn On > India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA > 17:20...Turn Off > ... ___ 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: IT/vista
The free program SuM.exe, included in the SatPC32 installation, also provides a means of tracking the sun and moon... http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm George, KA3HSW - Original Message - From: "Art McBride" To: "'Bob- W7LRD'" ; Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:47 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: IT/vista IT text screens run fine on Vista. You get a few warnings but ignore them and it will come up. If you use Dos Box the graphics screens will work but picture is small and cannot be enlarged. It works good enough to use, handy to have Sun and Moon for pointing antennas built in . It has been a great program for me over the years. Art, KC6UQH ___ 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: New To Satellites
Hi All, Many thanks for all your replies to my initial questions, very grateful for your knowledge and input. I think to start my satellite journey I'll initially concentrate on receive side first, then work my way onto the FM satellites. Just for my own reference can you confirm the current FM satellites and which ones are the CW/SSB Linear transponders ? (SO-67, SO-50, AO-27, AO-51, HO-68) FM ? SSB / CW ? Many thanks for your help Regards RH / G0TKZ > > > - Original Message - From: "Rupert Hamblin" > > To: > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:09 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] New To Satellites > > >> Hi All, >> >> I've had a good look round the forums and on the net generally, I'm >> coming into satellites as a newcomer, having spent >> my past 15 ham years on HF/6M CW/DIGI modes. (with a bit of DSTAR >> recently..!!) >> >> So a few questions I hope you can answer and update me >> >> i) Generally what power levels are needed to access the birds...? >> > > It depends on the mode. With the current crop of low earth orbiting > satellites (LEOs), only a few watts into a beam will do the job. > There are those who routinely make contacts with 500 mW, but most are > probably in the 5 to 25 watt range (there IS a lot of competition). > There's no harm in using more power with the FM satellites, but on the > linear birds, use the minimum necessary to hear yourself on the > downlink (obvious caveat: full-duplex operation is called for), > because stronger signals cause the AGC to kick in, locking out weaker > stations. It's common courtesy (and an FCC rule here in the States) > to use the minimum power necessary. And rule number one is, maximize > your RECEIVE capability before worrying about your uplink. As the old > adage says, "you can't work 'em if you can't hear 'em!" > >> ii) Antenna's - I've read a lot about the arrow antenna - how good is >> this antenna would you recommend for a new comer ? >> > > The Arrow (2-meter and 70 cm antennas on the same boom) and the Elk > antenna (a log periodic design) are both very good for portable > operations. I don't think the Arrow is recommended for permanent > installation, though. Most portable ops on here use one or the other. > > >> iii) HT or Base Transceiver - How realistic is working satellites on an >> HT with 5W ? & is base transceiver preferred ? >> > > Many use a 5 watt HT with great success, either with one of the > antennas above, or the Pryme AL-800 telescoping whip. The most > important requirement in an HT for satellite use is the ability to > hear yourself on the downlink while you are transmitting on the > uplink. If you search back thru the archives here, you will find a > list of suitable HT's posted within the last couple of months. Base > installations have their own obstacles to overcome... coax length & > routing, lightning protection, and antenna installation (size, azimuth > rotor only vs.full az-el, etc.) among them. Most of the "base" > satellite rigs will operate from 12 volts, so they make nice > mobile/rover/Field Day/demo satellite stations as well. > > >> iv) Following on from the above - I've read about the FT-2000 or FT-847 >> which would be better suited to satellites or another rig ? >> > > You'll get as many different opinions on the "best" satellite rig as > there are rigs out there. Many like the HF/VHF/UHF "all-in-one" > boxes, others prefer dedicated satellite radios like the Icom 910H > (myself included). Many dual-band FM mobiles are quite suitable for > operating the FM-only LEOs, as well. I used to make lots of mobile > contacts using a Yaesu FT-8100R mobile. Some like to go cheap, > building their station with older rigs like the IC-271 or 275 and > IC-471 or 475. I started out on the old RS-series Russian birds (2M > up/10M down, 15M up/10M down, and 15M up/2M down) with a Drake T-4XB, > R-4B, and the matching TC-2/RC-2 2-meter transmit & receive > converters, all for less than $600 US... > >> v) Obviously a rotator / elevator with a beam(s) will give a better >> performance, but what sort of performance could I expect out of an arrow >> on a tripod with an HT & 5W ? >> > > Again, quite respectable performance can be had with that combination. > Unless you want to hunt for the signal, it's a good idea to print out > a table of the desired satellite's azimuth and elevation throughout > the pass, or get a small computer (Netbook) or tracking app for your > cell phone/PDA. I've made many portable contacts using a 5W HT and a > 2-meter beam made of steel measuring tape (see the picture on my > QRZ.com profile page) > >> vi) On the HT subject - is it necessary to use 2 HT (one TX / one RX) or >> will just one do ? >> > > You can do it either way... with a full-duplex HT, the Arrow antenna > must have a diplexer installed to combine the VHF and UHF signals, > while the Elk has a single feedline and does not require a diplexer. > With 2 HTs, t
[amsat-bb] HO-68 Schedule Jan 04-10
03 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 16:35...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 17:20...Turn Off 03 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 18:35...Turn On South Africa,Europe,NA,North Pole,North Asia 18:55...Turn Off 04 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 10:30...Turn On Australia,South Pole, New Zealand 10:55...Turn Off 04 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 13:11...Turn On Europe,NA,South America 13:45...Turn Off 04 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 16:20...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 17:05...Turn Off 04 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 19:50...Turn On South Africa, NA,North Asia 20:35...Turn Off 05 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 10:20...Turn On South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,East Asia 10:50...Turn Off 05 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 13:50...Turn On South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,South Asia 14:02...Turn Off 05 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 16:05...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 16:50...Turn Off 05 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 21:20...Turn On South Africa,Europe,NA,North Pole,North Asia 22:05...Turn Off 06 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 10:00...Turn On South Pole,Australia, New Zealand,North Asia, Europe,North Pole 10:45...Turn Off 06 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 11:45...Turn On South Pole, Australia,New Zealand,Est Asia, North Asia 12:20...Turn Off 06 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 16:10...Turn On Europe, North Asia,NA,North Pole,South America 16:35...Turn Off 06 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 19:15...Turn On South Africa,Middle East Asia,Europe,North Pole, NA,North Asia 20:00...Turn Off 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 11:52...Turn On South Asia,East Asia,North Asia 12:07...Turn Off 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 14:10...Turn On Europe,NA,North Pole,South America 14:40...Turn Off 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 18:55...Turn On South Africa,Europe,Middle East Asia,NA,North Pole,North Asia 19:40...Turn Off 07 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 21:45...Turn On South Africa,Europe,Middle East Asia,NA,North Pole,North Asia 22:30...Turn Off 08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 11:36...Turn On South Asia,East Asia,North Asia 11:51...Turn Off 08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 12:04...Turn On Europe,NA,North Africa,South America 12:44...Turn Off 08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 18:40...Turn On South Africa,Middle East Asia,Europe,North Pole, NA,North Asia 19:25...Turn Off 08 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 22:35...Turn On North Africa,Europe,North Pole,NA,North Asia,East Asia,North Australia 23:20...Turn Off 09 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 10:55...Turn On South Pole,Australia,East Asia, North Asia, Europe,North Pole 11:35...Turn Off 09 Jan. 2010 HO-68 FM and Digital Transponder 11:40...Turn On North Asia,Europe,North Pole,NA,North Africa, South America,South Pole 12:20...Turn Off 09 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 16:45...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 17:30...Turn Off 09 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 22:05...Turn On West Africa,East South America,Europe,NA, North Pole,North Asia 22:50...Turn Off 10 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 10:40...Turn On South Pole,Australia,New Zealand,East Asia,North Asia 11:15...Turn Off 10 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 11:20...Turn On North Asia,Europe,NA,South Africa,South America,South Pole 12:05...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn ___ 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] HO-68 updated schedule?
I just checked the CAMSAT page at http://www.camsat.cn/ to get the latest schedule for HO-68, but all it shows is 12/28 through early 1/03. Is there any source for an updated schedule? 73, Bill NZ5N ___ 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: Odd frames from HO-68?
On 2010-01-03 14:42, Mark L. Hammond wrote: > Do you at least share the footprint with the other station? > > Yes. We had a 2 deg elevation and the satellite was about midway between OZ7SAT and UA9UAZ over the Kola peninsula. > I suspect that the operator had the PL tone ON so his packets were being > repeated through the FM repeater. I think that would make the packet look > like it came directly to your station, without a path. > > That sounds like a very plausible explanation. > I understand that packet operators should turn their PL tone OFF in order to > prevent this. > > Agree. > Congratulations to Nader for uploading three messages successfully! I am > interested in his Wisp/MSPE TNC settings. For example, what the Retries time > was set to, TxDelay, etc. > > For what it is worth, here are the settings we use. You have to be rather aggressive when connecting to a satellite, so the T1 timer is set very low: Window size: 1 T1: 0.5 sec Retry count 10 Maximum packet length. 128 The latter is probably not necessary with HO-68, but it was with GO-32. Best 73 de Bent/OZ6BL ___ 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] ANS-003 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-003 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. Speaking for the ANS team, I wish all of you a Happy New Year. Please keep us in mind for any articles and/or announcements that include information for AMSAT members worlwide. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-edi...@amsat.org In this edition: * AMSAT Treasurer Change * HO-68 SSTV Report * Remember to Nominate SKN Best Fist * New Satellite RS38 satellite beacon heard * ARISS Status - 28 December 2009 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.01 AMSAT Treasurer Change AMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 3, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-003.01 LONG-SERVING AMSAT-NA TREASURER STEPS DOWN In a mid-December, 2009 letter to the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors, AMSAT-NA's long-serving Treasurer, Gunther Meisse, W8GSM, announced his intent to step aside from that position effective December 31st, 2009. In his letter to the Board, Gunther cited personal business pressures and his wish to spend more time with family as reasons for his decision. "It is with regret that I find it appropriate to tender my resignation from the position of Treasurer of AMSAT, effective December 31, 2009", Gunther said. "I have enjoyed the my involvement with the largest brain trust in amateur radio. The people I have had the opportunity to work with have truly given me much more than I have contributed. Together, we have moved AMSAT through some difficult and exciting times and I am sure the present leadership team and Board of Directors will continue on a positive path over the coming years," he concluded. AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, accepted Gunther's resignation with deep regret. In an official statement, Barry noted that, "Guenther's work has been an invaluable asset to our organization. His "unseen hand" has left a very positive mark on all of our financial operations. During his time as an AMSAT board member (2003-2009), his strategic vision and focus on bringing greater financial management to AMSAT and improving the organization's fund raising were extremely valuable. As Treasurer (2004-2009), Gunther took the lead on having AMSAT recognized by the federal government's Combined Federal Campaign, instituted the voluntary reporting system to document the value of AMSAT volunteer hours, established a published Annual Report to be shared with potential large donors, converted AMSAT to QuickBooks for maintaining our accounts, and revised how AMSAT values its in-orbit assets. He will be sorely missed and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors," Barry said. The AMSAT by-laws state that, "In event of the resignation, death or incapacity of any Officer, the President shall appoint a temporary Officer to fill the vacancy until the next meeting of the Board, at which time the Board shall elect a successor." In keeping with that directive, Barry has asked former AMSAT President Keith Baker, KB1SF, to fill the position of AMSAT Treasurer until the Board can name a permanent replacement. Many may remember that Keith served AMSAT throughout the 1990s and early 2000s both as a BOD member as well as Executive Vice President before taking a turn as President from 1998 until 2000. It is expected that the Board will meet in early January via teleconference to formally elect Keith to fulfill the current term that expires in October 2010. Prior to his work with AMSAT, Keith was a USAF comptroller officer until his retirement from the service in 1993. Among his many assignments during his Air Force career included tours on the comptroller staff of the (then) Strategic Air Command (SAC) as well as Base Comptroller for Aviano Air Base in northern Italy. Much of the rest of his Air Force career was spent at the Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, where he successfully implemented a number of emerging automated project management concepts into a wide variety of ongoing USAF aircraft development and modification efforts worth several billion dollars. Following his retirement, Keith established a management consulting firm, working with clients in both government and industry dealing with project and personnel management. "Needless to say, I'm honored to once again be asked to serve AMSAT in a official capacity, and I will do my very best to carry on Gunther's excellent work," Keith said. "Gunther has very clearly left the fiscal processes and records of AMSAT in fine shape and I look forward to building on the firm fiscal foundation he has now created for our organization," he concluded. Barry offered his personal thanks to Keith for accepting the position until the Board of Direct
[amsat-bb] Re: Odd frames from HO-68?
Hello Bent, Do you at least share the footprint with the other station? I suspect that the operator had the PL tone ON so his packets were being repeated through the FM repeater. I think that would make the packet look like it came directly to your station, without a path. I understand that packet operators should turn their PL tone OFF in order to prevent this. Congratulations to Nader for uploading three messages successfully! I am interested in his Wisp/MSPE TNC settings. For example, what the Retries time was set to, TxDelay, etc. 73, Mark N8MH _ Odd frames from HO-68? Subject: [amsat-bb] Odd frames from HO-68? From: Bent OZ6BL Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:43:32 +0100 Hi I have several times observed some oddly addressed frames from HO-68 as witnessed by this frame dump from this morning (conf http://www.amsat.dk/oz7sat_kiss/xw1/KISS-Sun_Jan_03_06_08_00_UTC_2010.html): = RR BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* N(R)=0 P/F:1 UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:1 RR BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* N(R)=0 P/F:1 DISC BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* P/F:1 DM UA9UIZ* -> BJ1SA-12 P/F:1 <== UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:0 UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:0 ... == The odd one is the one I have marked. It appears to sent from UA9UIZ which means that I should have received it directly from UA9UIZ. This is very, very unlikely as UA9UIZ is located some 4500 km from here according to http://da.aprs.fi/?call=UA9UIZ. Have any of you observed something similar? Best 73 de Bent/OZ6BL On behalf of OZ7SAT ___ 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] Odd frames from HO-68?
Hi I have several times observed some oddly addressed frames from HO-68 as witnessed by this frame dump from this morning (conf http://www.amsat.dk/oz7sat_kiss/xw1/KISS-Sun_Jan_03_06_08_00_UTC_2010.html): = RR BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* N(R)=0 P/F:1 UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:1 RR BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* N(R)=0 P/F:1 DISC BJ1SA-12 -> UA9UIZ* P/F:1 DM UA9UIZ* -> BJ1SA-12 P/F:1 <== UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:0 UI BJ1SA-12 -> BBSTAT* P/F:0 PID: F0 Open BJ1SA-12:0 ... == The odd one is the one I have marked. It appears to sent from UA9UIZ which means that I should have received it directly from UA9UIZ. This is very, very unlikely as UA9UIZ is located some 4500 km from here according to http://da.aprs.fi/?call=UA9UIZ. Have any of you observed something similar? Best 73 de Bent/OZ6BL On behalf of OZ7SAT ___ 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: IT/vista
The picture will be the same size it always was. It's your monitor resolution that has changed. If you use Dos Box the graphics screens will work but > picture is small and cannot be enlarged. ___ 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
