[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Cincinnati Pass 21:14 Oct 26

[Farrell Winder]

Appreciate confirmation of station calling W8ZCF on subject ARISSat  Pass.  Was 
it W9ORD ?? Freq had QRM from local BC station harmonic.
Thanks to station calling.
Farrell Winder, W8ZCF, Cincinnati Ohio
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[amsat-bb] AO-51 22:13 Today

[Kevin Deane]

Runnin over to DM08 AO-51 22:13 today if anyone else needs it.

Kevin
KF7MYK

  
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[amsat-bb] Re: [Re: Prospero] Commanding Error

[Tony Abbey]

Hi Roger

Nothing other than the chuff- chuff on the 1600 pass. And as you said, its also 
there with Prospero over the horizon. I 'm not using a beam presently - using a 
360deg parasitic Lindenblad for circular polarisation, but it is susceptible to 
all the high power pager stuff nearby. Its just strange that there are elements 
shifting in frequency in the chuff chuff like a signal from a real satellite.
Have just come back from a Rosat re-entry celebration!

Tony Abbey - Senior Research Fellow (retired)
Space Research Centre
Dept of Physics and Astronomy
University of Leicester
University Road SRC Web page: http://www.src.le.ac.uk 
LEICESTER LE1 7RH, United Kingdom





On 26 Oct 2011, at 16:17, Roger Duthie wrote:

> Tony -
> 
> We heard something intriguing after about 14:43:40 UT as the tracking said 
> the satellite was on it's way off to the north pole.
> 
> The 'chuff-chuff' description reminds me of a sound we seem to hear quite a 
> lot.  Quite often it coincides with a pass, though I think we hear the same 
> (or very similar) during times when Prospero is over the horizon.
> 
> We are going to try the next pass at ~16:00UT if you want to listen in again. 
>  Our new ploy is to wait for the last most opportune moment to command, as 
> the power _may_ be at it highest (longest charging of batteries, 
> potentially).  So, we'll do short commanding at above 30o el, and listen.
> 
> -Rr.
> 
> Tony Abbey wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Roger
>> 
>> I could hear some "chuff-chuff" noises on the last pass and they show a 
>> related doppler shift (although I am not correcting sufficiently) as you can 
>> see in the attached plot. Maybe its some other noise but you never know.
>> 
>> On 26 Oct 2011, at 13:39, Roger Duthie wrote:
>>> Commanding went well, from as far as we could make out.  We're not sure if 
>>> we're getting anything back, however.
>>> 
>>> We'll be doing this pass today, hopefully:
>>> 
>>> 26 Oct  7.3 15:31:4310  S   15:38:2660  
>>> E   15:46:1110  NNE [Times in BST = UTC + 1]
>>> 
>>> -Roger
> 

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[amsat-bb] Re: Qsl Cards

[Dave Webb KB1PVH]

Kevin,

There you go calling this hobby a hobby again.trouble maker.

Dave - KB1PVH

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On Oct 26, 2011 3:48 PM, "Kevin Deane"  wrote:

>
> I made some cards that the ink wont wear off of them, sorry for those that
> did. Anyway there were a couple people that e-mailed me that did not get
> them from the DN and lower DM area's and I had it all written out but seem
> to have lost the paper.
>
> So anyone needing those cards or any others email me the info again and I
> will get'em out!
>
> I do enjoy this part of the Hobby as well!
>
> Kevin
> KF7MYK
>
>
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[amsat-bb] Qsl Cards

[Kevin Deane]

I made some cards that the ink wont wear off of them, sorry for those that did. 
Anyway there were a couple people that e-mailed me that did not get them from 
the DN and lower DM area's and I had it all written out but seem to have lost 
the paper.
 
So anyone needing those cards or any others email me the info again and I will 
get'em out!
 
I do enjoy this part of the Hobby as well!

Kevin
KF7MYK

  
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[amsat-bb] NASA TV to Air ISS Cargo Ship Arrival

[Clint Bradford]

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-217

NASA TELEVISION TO AIR SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL

HOUSTON -- NASA Television will provide live launch coverage of a 
Russian Progress cargo spacecraft on Sunday, Oct. 30, from the 
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA TV coverage will begin at 5 
a.m. CDT, with launch scheduled for 5:11 a.m. (4:11 p.m. Baikonur 
local time). 

The International Space Station (ISS) Progress 45 spacecraft will 
deliver almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the space 
station three days later. 

This will be the first launch of a Progress vehicle and its Soyuz 
booster since the ISS Progress 44 vehicle was lost on Aug. 24 due to 
a third stage engine failure. 

Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum and Flight Engineers Satoshi 
Furukawa and Sergei Volkov will monitor the spacecraft's automatic 
docking to the station's Pirs Docking Compartment at 6:40 a.m. on 
Wednesday, Nov. 2. NASA TV coverage of docking will begin at 6:15 
a.m. on Nov. 2. 

The undocking of an older resupply ship, ISS Progress 42, from the 
Pirs docking port on Saturday, Oct. 29, will not be broadcast live. 

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For more information about the International Space Station and its 
crew, visit: 


http://www.nasa.gov/station 


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[amsat-bb] The current 5 in EM55 list

[wa4hfn]

Thanks for making this award a success. Many have made donations to AMSAT 
because of this award  Thank you for supporting AMSAT

WA4NVM 1 
WA4HFN 2 
KI4OTG 3 
K8YSE 4 
N9AMW 5 
KB0RZD 6 
W5KUB 7 
AJ5C 8 
CO6CBF 9 
WC7V 10 
KB1RVT 11 
AC0RA 12 
K4YYL 13 
KB1PVH 14 
N8RO 15 
KM9U 16 
K4FEG 17 
K7TRK 18 
KF7MYK 19 
KI6YAA 20 
NX9B 21 
KC0YBM 22 
N8MS 23 
W5PFG 24 
K7BBR 25 
K5OE 26 
K5TRI 27 
KE4KOL 28 
AA4QE 29 
W4HLR 30 
KD4NOQ 31 
N9IP 32 
WA0SSN 33 
WD9EWK 34 
KC0ZHF 35 
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[amsat-bb] 5 in EM55 info

[wa4hfn]

In an effort to help increase interest in satellites, we have
created a new award for working five (5) different hams in the
EM55 grid.

You do not have to be in your home grid to count the stations
worked. There are several satellite ready hams in EM55. Here is
the current list that we know of:
WA4NVM, WA4HFN, WB4LHD, WA4OVO, KI4OTG, KD4NOQ, KJ4BIX, AJ4KF, W5KUB, N4MGT 
AA4HV K4FEG

Send your log to WA4NVM or WA4HFN for checking, along with your
current mailing address. The award is free and should any
donations be sent, they will be forwarded to AMSAT along with
your call and name.

This award will be effective 1 June 2011, therefore, all contacts
must be on or after this date
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[amsat-bb] AMSAT Banquet

[Martha]

I need to give the hotel a count for the AMSAT Banquet.  If you are planning
to attend, you need to register by the end of the day on Monday,  Oct 31st.

-- 
73- Martha
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[amsat-bb] Re: [Re: Prospero] Commanding Error

[Roger Duthie]

Tony -

We heard something intriguing after about 14:43:40 UT as the tracking 
said the satellite was on it's way off to the north pole.


The 'chuff-chuff' description reminds me of a sound we seem to hear 
quite a lot.  Quite often it coincides with a pass, though I think we 
hear the same (or very similar) during times when Prospero is over the 
horizon.


We are going to try the next pass at ~16:00UT if you want to listen in 
again.  Our new ploy is to wait for the last most opportune moment to 
command, as the power _may_ be at it highest (longest charging of 
batteries, potentially).  So, we'll do short commanding at above 30o el, 
and listen.


-Rr.

Tony Abbey wrote:

Hi Roger

I could hear some "chuff-chuff" noises on the last pass and they show 
a related doppler shift (although I am not correcting sufficiently) as 
you can see in the attached plot. Maybe its some other noise but you 
never know.




On 26 Oct 2011, at 13:39, Roger Duthie wrote:
Commanding went well, from as far as we could make out.  We're not 
sure if we're getting anything back, however.


We'll be doing this pass today, hopefully:

26 Oct 
 
	7.3 	15:31:43 	10 	S 	15:38:26 	60 	E 	15:46:11 	10 	NNE


[Times in BST = UTC + 1]

-Roger




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[amsat-bb] Re: 5 in EM55

[Michael Schulz]

Congrats Patrick .. now the suspense is getting stronger as to who will be #55 
for 5 in 55 :)

73 Mike K5TRI

On Oct 25, 2011, at 3:14 PM, wa4...@comcast.net wrote:

> Congrats to Patrick WD9EWK for award #345 in EM55
> Wa4hfn
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[amsat-bb] Re: [Re: Prospero] Commanding Error

[B J]

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Roger Duthie  wrote:

> Commanding went well, from as far as we could make out.  We're not sure if
> we're getting anything back, however.
>
> We'll be doing this pass today, hopefully:
>
> 26 Oct  kebgfdallleggankjgmmlbel&**satid=5580&date=40842.**6100238657>
> 7.3 15:31:4310  S   15:38:2660  E
> 15:46:1110  NNE
>
> [Times in BST = UTC + 1]
>

There was a brief item about Prospero near the end of the latest Space
Boffins podcast:

http://audioboo.fm/boos/519887-space-boffins-podcast-4

It mentions the involvement of hams in this project.

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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[amsat-bb] AMSAT Awards

[Bruce]

Here are our latest AMSAT Awards recipients.

The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for 
making their first satellite QSO.


Stephen Licht, WF2S
Jay Hitchcock, KI6WZU
Costantino Montella, IK8YSS
Jackson Wilson, KF5LOQ


The following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award.
Clayton Coleman, W5PFG #542
Csaba-Zoltan Kertesz, YO6PIB #543
Yanko Yankov, NX9G #544
Jackson Wilson, KF5LOQ #545


The following have earned the South Africa Satellite Communications 
Achievement award

Clayton Coleman, W5PFG #US171
Csaba-Zoltan Kertesz, YO6PIB #US172
Yanko Yankov, NX9G #US173
Jackson Wilson, KF5LOQ #US174

The following have earned their Robert W. Barbee, Jr. W4AMI Award
Branko Martincic, 9A3ST #74

The following have earned their Robert W. Barbee, Jr. W4AMI 5000 Award
Gale McDaniel, KB0RZB #28



To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or
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[amsat-bb] Re: [Re: Prospero] Commanding Error

[Roger Duthie]

Commanding went well, from as far as we could make out.  We're not sure 
if we're getting anything back, however.


We'll be doing this pass today, hopefully:

26 Oct 
 
	7.3 	15:31:43 	10 	S 	15:38:26 	60 	E 	15:46:11 	10 	NNE


[Times in BST = UTC + 1]

-Roger

Tony Abbey wrote:

Hi Roger

I wasn't able to see any signal from Prospero yesterday. How did the 
commanding go?


On 25 Oct 2011, at 09:47, Roger Duthie wrote:

We had a problem with our end and couldn't command during this pass.  
If you'd have heard something, I'd have been surprised.


We did manage to command during the later pass at around 1850 BST, 
though it was a low pass and we're not sure if we picked anything up.


- Rr.

PS., Attempting passes today at (in BST = UTC + 1):

25 Oct 
 
	7.5 	15:21:10 	10 	SSE 	15:27:34 	47 	E 	15:34:58 	10 	NNE
25 Oct 
 
	8.1 	17:05:33 	10 	SW 	17:12:07 	47 	WNW 	17:19:43 	10 	N






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[amsat-bb] Oscar locator for AO-10 in 1985...

[Roland Zurmely]

My Oscar Locator for AO-10 in 1985 here:

http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/satelite.htm

73 de Roland.
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[amsat-bb] Re: Russian geostationary satellite locator - with AO-7, AO-27 and FO-29

[William Leijenaar]

Hi Thomas,

Somewhere in the year 2001 I have also been busy with this oscarlator system.
It is very interresting and works quiet well, when you have some experience in 
using it.
It looks outdated, but for ham radio it is good enough, and the most advantage 
is that is does not use power, cables or fragile parts/software.

On my older website there are still some maps and graphs available, which might 
be usefull to other hams.
Please check the link:
http://www.qsl.net/pe1rah/oscarlator.htm

73 de PE1RAH, William Leijenaar
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[amsat-bb] just heard radioscaf b

[Sandeep Shah]

Hello All



I just heard voice from the Radioscaf B on 145.950.. with a Arrow on a 
AZ rotor..


Date 26/10/2011,  Orbit # 1299...12:50 IST, 7:30 GMT

this is AIRSAT RS01S russian 30 control; panel 121 v3.5664 -8ma,

this is AIRSAT RS01S  38mn 122 3.5.544 .16ma rus, digi code,

this is AIRSAT rs01s 38mn control 122..v 35


Regards,
Sundeep Shah/Vu3sxe
Bangalore, India,
0 94484 26365.

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