[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[Clayton Coleman W5PFG]

Since becoming active on satellites again in April 2011, I have
managed to work 48 states on the FM transponders with portable
equipment.  I did not set out to accomplish this minor feat on FM
alone because I do also operate VO-52, AO-7, and FO-29 /P.  Hawaii is
impossible for me unless AO-7 is used.  New Hampshire is the other
state I need but I've got several options to get it confirmed if I
would just sit down and schedule one with friends.  Maine is not
common but New Hampshire seems less common in my ~8 month window of
activity.  All good award confirmations come to those who wait, right?
 What fun is chasing an award if it's easy?

There are lots of active grids, states, and countries available for
paper chasers on the birds.  More importantly, there are many genuine
and experienced operators for which the satellite community can be
grateful.  Whether a casual operator, a paper chaser, or DX-hound, the
current operational birds have a lot to offer proportionate to what
you put into working them.

My suspicion is there is a group of "been there, done that"
experienced operators that don't get on and operate much any more.
Maybe this is because there's not a HEO satellite, maybe they have all
the wall paper they want, perhaps they get annoyed the LIDs on FM
transponders, or maybe they are just waiting on the "next great bird"
to get them active again.  In any case, I would invite those of you
who have not operated the current satellites in recent times to get on
the air so that some of us "newcomers" have a chance to be acquainted
with you.

Looking forward to contact with you in 2012.

73,
Clayton
W5PFG


On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 8:32 PM, k6yk  wrote:
> There were actually a lot of easterners on AO-27 this day on the
> first pass for me, about 3.5 degree elevation max.   I heard no
> Maine, though. But I have worked almost every grid in Maine and
> most of the counties.  Actually all the grids in W1, 2, 3, 4 lands except
> one in Maine,  but not lately!
> Keep trying!  It doesn't happen overnight. Took me several years
> of waiting for Vermont and Delaware to finish WAS.
>
> 73,
> John, K6YK

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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[Scott Richardson]

I work into California occasionally. AO-27 in mid or late afternoon would be 
the way, as my gear is limited and in various states of disrepair. Crowded 
passes are sometimes tough for my portable station and when I get fed up with 
impolite ops and alligators I take a break of a few passes or a few weeks. Hope 
to work you one of these days. 

I've worked a few others in Maine, so keep listening.

73, Scott N1AIA
@scottxot

On Jan 2, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Mervyn Hecht  wrote:

> Are there NO hams in Maine on the satellites?  I see good looking footprints 
> for Northern New England.
> Merv
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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[k6yk]

There were actually a lot of easterners on AO-27 this day on the
first pass for me, about 3.5 degree elevation max.   I heard no
Maine, though. But I have worked almost every grid in Maine and
most of the counties.  Actually all the grids in W1, 2, 3, 4 lands except
one in Maine,  but not lately! 
Keep trying!  It doesn't happen overnight. Took me several years
of waiting for Vermont and Delaware to finish WAS. 

73,
John, K6YK

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[amsat-bb] KLM 2M-14C Antenna details

[Fred Kennedy]

Hi Guys,   
   Very many thanks to all that offered and provided the details of the 
driven element.
   A great response.
  I'll be into the task this afternoon.
   Very Happy New Year to all.  And rest assured - we are flat out for KiwiSAT 
this year.
 73
 Fred
 ZL1BYP

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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[Mervyn Hecht]

Are there NO hams in Maine on the satellites?  I see good looking footprints 
for Northern New England.
Merv
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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[Mervyn Hecht]

I think that is the one East Coast state I have.
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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[Mervyn Hecht]

my direct email is 
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 What a bummer!

[Glenn AA5PK]

Jerry,

That was me trying to respond to your CQ on the 0045Z pass.

It appears it switched off before I could get back to you with my full call 
sign.  Good downlink signal while it lasted.

73
Glenn
AA5PK

- Original Message - 
From: "N0JY" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 5:22 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 What a bummer!


I heard myself well on SSB and real well on CW, and heard another 
station trying to find themself but apparently they couldn't hear me 
(and I didn't copy a callsign).
One more pass tonight here for Texas and the west, 00:45UTC... anyone 
else going to be trying the transponder?


73,
Jerry
N0JY

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[amsat-bb] Re: KLM 2M-14C Antenna

[Larry Phelps]

Fred,

I have a KLM 2M-14C that I am re-building due to sun damage and failure 
of the center insulators for the dipoles.


The length overall (outside of tube to outside of tube) of the folded 
dipole is 915mm.

The outside width (outside of tube to outside of tube) is 58mm.
The spacing of the center screws is as you mentioned - 49mm.

Hope this helps.

73-Larry
K4OZS


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[amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 today

[Gordon JC Pearce]

I heard the FM signal and a lot of SSB on the pass around 12:45 today, although 
it was low in the sky.

I heard PA1BQV (dyslexic moment, could be BVQ?) towards the end of the pass but 
didn't copy the callsign of the station he was working.

Nothing at all on the 14:10 pass, although it was a good 14 degrees high.

-- 
Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ 
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1, inductor temps rising

[Zachary Beougher]

Just out of curiosity, what are the inductor temps?

Zack
KD8KSN

On 1/2/2012 5:50 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote:

Topic says it all...I don't remember the inductor temps being much above 50 
deg; this is just from memory, not a data plot!

Anyhow, to me this appears to be the first indicator that things in the bird 
are warming up...

73!




Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]

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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 What a bummer!

[N0JY]

I heard myself well on SSB and real well on CW, and heard another 
station trying to find themself but apparently they couldn't hear me 
(and I didn't copy a callsign).
One more pass tonight here for Texas and the west, 00:45UTC... anyone 
else going to be trying the transponder?


73,
Jerry
N0JY

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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1, inductor temps rising

[Mark L. Hammond]

Topic says it all...I don't remember the inductor temps being much above 50 
deg; this is just from memory, not a data plot!

Anyhow, to me this appears to be the first indicator that things in the bird 
are warming up...

73!




Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH] 

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[amsat-bb] KLM 2M-14C Antenna

[Fred Kennedy]

Hi Guys,
   Anyone have a KLM 2M-14C Antenna on the ground - or at an easily 
accessed height?
  I need the overall width of the folded dipole driven element (it'll be around 
950mm) and also the 
distance between the holes where the  8-32 by 1" screws secure the element free 
ends  to the 
PCB/antenna boom support insulator.
 A coax tangle up has left me with the elements bent battered and broken 
and whilst I have the 
spacing between the two folded tubes ( 49mm C to C) from the wreckage and can 
fold up new 
elements I need the other info. to do so.
 (The XYL does not approve of my hanging my "three score and ten (+) year 
old " bones off the end 
off a safety harness more often than absolutely necessary! A 'one trip' up the 
mast - to fit the new - 
would be good!)
 Thanks
 Fred ZL1BYP. 


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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

[Farrell Winder]

ALL, 
ARISSat on the 21:40 Z pass Dec 2, 2012  for Cincinnati was right on the mark 
and had good CW signal return from the transponder.  Heard someone calling but 
could not get reception above the noise floor.
Trying  next pass at 23:12 Z but it may be eclipse controlled.
73, Farrell Winder, W8ZCF
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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[Dave Webb KB1PVH]

I gave Merv Massachusetts FN42 a few months ago, so he's all set on MA.

Dave - KB1PVH

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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[Bill Acito W1PA]

I don't know what's happened to all the eastern stations

recently.  When I was trying to work grids for VUCC,
I had a lot more in the east than in the west.  There were lots of
W1, 2, 3, 4, etc. on the birds.

Because it was more fun pointing east and working Europeans at 3 deg with
no one else in the footprint.  :-)

Seriously, having tried to work Merv on several occasions, a MA-CA QSO
on a LEO requires a central US pass with the entire continent in the 
footprint, and a 3 or 5 degree
look for him and I. It requires a good set-up, a low horizon, and the bulk 
of the US satellite ops to
pause long enough to allow us to make the QSO (which, in my mind, is 
exchanging grids both ways).
And the AO-27 timer kicks in way too early (and for that reason, btw, is 
non-usable for NE to Europe...  I miss AO-51)


Case in point:  my "almost" QSO with San Diego from metro Boston hand-held 
(listen to the last 10 secs):

http://www.papays.com/sat/AO-27_14Jul2011_191720z.mp3

Bill W1PA




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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1 18:35 Pass

[Philip Jenkins]

It was really strong this morning (Monday) in western NC at 1534 Z; the
strongest I've ever heard it (53 degree pass).  I listened to two passes
yesterday - 43 deg and 47 deg, 90 minutes apart - which were not nearly as
strong; the latter pass was about an hour after local sunset, so the sat
may have been in partial eclipse by then. (Station set-up in all 3 passes
is the FT 8900R with a Comet Quad-Band mobile vertical, but the car was
stationary during all those passes.)

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Francisco Costa, CT1EAT <
listas_ct1...@sapo.pt> wrote:

> - Mensagem original - De: "Farrell Winder" 
> Para: "AMSAT" 
> Cc: "Don Miller, W9NTP" ; "Henry Cantrell" <
> w4...@insightbb.com>
> Enviado: segunda-feira, 2 de Janeiro de 2012 18:49
> Assunto: [amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 18:35 Pass
>
>
>
>  All,
>> Just listened to the 18:35Z ARISSat  pass over Cincinnati.
>> Satellite was on time but signal on both 149.950 MHz and
>> 149.930  seemed to be much weaker than usual.
>> How did others in Midwest and Eastern US receive?
>>
>
>
> Hi Farrell
>
> When the sat arise on my horizon (18:48z),
> it was in Emergency mode. However a minute
> later turn to High Power and signal look normal.
> It was on until 18:54z. Hopefully this wasn't
> the last time I heard it.
> HNY
>
> 73 F.Costa, CT1EAT
> http://ct1eat.no.sapo.pt
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1 18:35 Pass

[Philip Jenkins]

oops, forgot to throw my call in...N4HF

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Philip Jenkins  wrote:

> It was really strong this morning (Monday) in western NC at 1534 Z; the
> strongest I've ever heard it (53 degree pass).  I listened to two passes
> yesterday - 43 deg and 47 deg, 90 minutes apart - which were not nearly as
> strong; the latter pass was about an hour after local sunset, so the sat
> may have been in partial eclipse by then. (Station set-up in all 3 passes
> is the FT 8900R with a Comet Quad-Band mobile vertical, but the car was
> stationary during all those passes.)
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Francisco Costa, CT1EAT <
> listas_ct1...@sapo.pt> wrote:
>
>> - Mensagem original - De: "Farrell Winder" 
>> Para: "AMSAT" 
>> Cc: "Don Miller, W9NTP" ; "Henry Cantrell" <
>> w4...@insightbb.com>
>> Enviado: segunda-feira, 2 de Janeiro de 2012 18:49
>> Assunto: [amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 18:35 Pass
>>
>>
>>
>>  All,
>>> Just listened to the 18:35Z ARISSat  pass over Cincinnati.
>>> Satellite was on time but signal on both 149.950 MHz and
>>> 149.930  seemed to be much weaker than usual.
>>> How did others in Midwest and Eastern US receive?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Farrell
>>
>> When the sat arise on my horizon (18:48z),
>> it was in Emergency mode. However a minute
>> later turn to High Power and signal look normal.
>> It was on until 18:54z. Hopefully this wasn't
>> the last time I heard it.
>> HNY
>>
>> 73 F.Costa, CT1EAT
>> http://ct1eat.no.sapo.pt
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1 18:35 Pass

[Francisco Costa, CT1EAT]

- Mensagem original - 
De: "Farrell Winder" 

Para: "AMSAT" 
Cc: "Don Miller, W9NTP" ; "Henry Cantrell" 


Enviado: segunda-feira, 2 de Janeiro de 2012 18:49
Assunto: [amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 18:35 Pass



All,
Just listened to the 18:35Z ARISSat  pass over Cincinnati.
Satellite was on time but signal on both 149.950 MHz and
149.930  seemed to be much weaker than usual.
How did others in Midwest and Eastern US receive?



Hi Farrell

When the sat arise on my horizon (18:48z),
it was in Emergency mode. However a minute
later turn to High Power and signal look normal.
It was on until 18:54z. Hopefully this wasn't
the last time I heard it.
HNY

73 F.Costa, CT1EAT
http://ct1eat.no.sapo.pt 



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[amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 18:35 Pass

[Farrell Winder]

All,
Just listened to the 18:35Z ARISSat  pass over Cincinnati.  Satellite was on 
time but signal on both 149.950 MHz and 149.930  seemed to be much weaker than 
usual.  How did others in Midwest and Eastern US receive?
73,
Farrell Winder, W8ZCF
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[amsat-bb] SO-50 Pass @ 17:02Z 2012-01-02

[Jack Wilson]

 
Just finished a SO-50 pass and found that my recorder batteries died.  I know I 
made contacts with 3 different stations out west.
 
If I worked you on this pass today please email me direct with your call please.
 
 
Thank you
 
73,
 
Jackson
kf5...@arrl.net
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[amsat-bb] FT780R Power Supply Connector

[Simone T]

Hi Folks,

I found on a local ham market an old FT 780R, which seems to work. The only
problem is that the power supply cable was not provided.

Before dismantling the rear connector, I wanted to give it a chance and ask
on the list: does somebody knows the type and/or reference of such a
connector?

Thanks in advance.

Simone - IW1FYV

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[amsat-bb] Early Satellite WAC awards

[Rsoifer]

Hi,
 
I'm trying to track down the holders of early satellite Worked All  
Continents awards, earned before the era of Phase III satellites.  Mine is  No. 
6, 
dated 26 July 1983.  I had the six QSOs logged two years before  that, but 
it took that long to get a QSL from UA0BBN (tnx to Leo, UA3CR (SK) for  
helping to get it).  I know W0CA (SK) held satellite WAC No. 1.  Can  anyone 
help 
fill in the holders of Nos. 2-5?
 
73 Ray W2RS 
 
 
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[amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 still going strong Jan 02, 2012 / 14:16 utc pass over Europe

[PA3GUO]

http://www.pa3guo.com/arissat1_voice_telem_pa3guo_02jan2012_1416utc.mp3

ARISSAT-1 still going strong Jan 02, 2012 / 14:16 utc pass over Europe:
- very strong downlink
- transponder active (CW uplink was easy, OZ1MY had very clear voice signal)

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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

[Nico Janssen]

Hi,

My updated prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1:
January 4, 18:00 UTC ± 12 hours.

Recent predictions from other sources:
- USSTRATCOM TIP message:
January 4, 12:06 UTC ± 24 hours
- Aerospace:
January 4, 07:34 UTC ± 28 hours
(http://reentrynews.aero.org/1998067ck.html).

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2012-01-01 15:49, Nico Janssen wrote:

Hi,

My updated prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1:
January 4, 10:00 UTC +/- 18 hours.

Recent predictions from other sources:
- USSTRATCOM TIP message:
January 4, 07:46 UTC +/- 48 hours
- Aerospace:
January 4, 07:34 UTC +/- 28 hours
(http://reentrynews.aero.org/1998067ck.html).

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2011-12-31 15:46, Nico Janssen wrote:

Hi,

My prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1 still stays on
the same date: January 4 +/- 1 day.

As the aerodynamic drag increases, the telemetry of the
satellite should show ever higher temperatures in the
coming days. Especially interesting is the data from the
Kursk experiment, that measures the density of the air
around the satellite.

Happy New Year to all!

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2011-12-22 16:15, Nico Janssen wrote:

Hi,

My current prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1 is
January 4, 2012, +/- 3 days. If solar and geomagnetic
activity really increase before the end of December,
as some predictions suggest, the decay may be a few
days earlier.

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2011-12-11 15:24, Nico Janssen wrote:

Hi,

Solar activity has remained at relatively low levels. There
have not been any M or X class solar flares nor magnetic
storms in the past several weeks. As a result, the expected
decay date of ARISSat 1 has shifted into January. It is now
to be expected around January 3, but depending on solar
activity it may be more than 5 days later or earlier.

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2011-11-28 21:36, Nico Janssen wrote:

Hi,

With its relatively high area to mass ratio, ARISSat 1 is
quite sensitive to space weather changes. In the past two
weeks solar flux values have been relatively low, around
140, while they were around 180 in the weeks before. Also
there have not been any magnetic storms.

As a result of this low solar activity, the expected decay
date of ARISSat 1 has now slipped to the end of December.
My current prediction is 27 December. But if solar activity
stays at these low levels, the decay date will even shift
into early January. So it is still too early to make any
sensible predictions.

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2011-11-18 15:05, Nico Janssen wrote:

Hi,

So far all my analyses of the evolution of the orbit of ARISSat 1
have resulted in a predicted decay date sometime in December 2011.
Actually my current predicted decay date for this satellite is
December 17. Obviously it depends very much on how solar activity
develops in the coming weeks.

So now we have seen decay predictions ranging from December 2011
to April 2012. Let's see how we converge to the actual decay date.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1 Broadcasts

[Alan P. Biddle]

Craig,

A great idea to make this available.  

The actual AOS times will normally be progressively earlier, so allow a
couple of extra minutes.  At the rate it is descending, rapidly approaching
1 km per orbit, not per day, even the very latest Keps will be off fairly
quickly.  The drag effects are no longer "small perturbations," and are
themselves growing rapidly.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA
 

-Original Message-
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Craig Gagner
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 7:25 AM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRISAT-1 Broadcasts

2 January 2012

 

Here is the schedule for today. All broadcasts will start about 5 minutes
prior. All times are Eastern Standard time.

 

http://www.livestream.com/w1msgsat

 

Start Elevation  End

1031 56 1040

1204 13 1210

1337 6  1343

1510 12 1516 

1641 58 1649

 

Videos of the passes will be stored on the channel web page.

 

I hope you all enjoy it

 

Thanks

 

Craig, W1MSG

 

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[amsat-bb] ARRISAT-1 Broadcasts

[Craig Gagner]

2 January 2012

 

Here is the schedule for today. All broadcasts will start about 5 minutes
prior. All times are Eastern Standard time.

 

http://www.livestream.com/w1msgsat

 

Start Elevation  End

1031 56 1040

1204 13 1210

1337 6  1343

1510 12 1516 

1641 58 1649

 

Videos of the passes will be stored on the channel web page.

 

I hope you all enjoy it

 

Thanks

 

Craig, W1MSG

 

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