[amsat-bb] AO27

[Vince, K9TSU]

Since the AO27 website is out of date, what's the latest? There's a 90
degree pass on the next one here for me in WI. Is it working or not?

de K9TSU
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[amsat-bb] AO27 status

[w4upd]

Heard AO27 a couple of times. Both yesterday and today. Today I heard it 
around 18:10 UTC. The telemetry was good and strong. Hopefully they can 
get this old girl working again as well. It was a nice FM satellite 
after the demise of AO51.


Reid, W4UPD

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[amsat-bb] AO27.org

[K4FEG]

For those of us who occasionally check on the /*status of AO27*/, I 
emailed /*Michael, N3UC,*/ and he told me that they have /*had a server 
crash */and are in the process of getting it back up.


No additional information on the "Rescue Operations" for AO27 at this 
time. Keep your fingers crossed folks! We may yet get AO27 back on the air.


Many thanks to the AO27 Group and their efforts to recover AO27 for 
operations. We really appreciate your efforts!


73 ALL FRM;
K4FEG
Starcom/SATDX- bb's
EM55aj84ta
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[amsat-bb] AO27 UPDATE!

[K4FEG]

THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE AO27 WEBSITE WWW.AO27.ORG

PLEASE CHECK THERE FOR FURTHER UPDATES!

Official AO-27 HomePage *Oct 15, 2012*
The command team has finished uploading the high level code to AO-27. 
EOS is now running and we are checking out the bird. The TOPR schedule 
will be on digital for the entire pass until we collect enough telmetry 
and finish the on-orbit checkout.

We hope to have normal operations back up by the weekend.
- Michael, N3UC


K4FEG, EM55
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[amsat-bb] AO27/TS2000

[wa4hfn]

Just installed a preamp Ar2 { Advance Reciever Research) M#  MSP432DG-160 and 
the birdy that the TS2000 has on AO27 recieve  is now gone and I was able to 
hear the bird from start of the pass to the end.Why ,I do not know, but the 
preamp seems to kill the birdy . Has anyone found this to be the same. 

WA4HFN  Damon 
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[amsat-bb] AO27 life expectancy

[John Geiger]

Given that AO27 is 16 years old, how much more life are we expected to get out 
of it?  Have their been any estimates or predictions made recently?

73s John AA5JG
EM04to


  

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[amsat-bb] AO27 - Last Man Standing?

[Ted]

With the demise of AO51, does this mean the only remaining FM sat in
operation is AO27?

(I thought I remembered seeing something here several months ago to the
effect that the SO67 ops were trying to restart that one ??)

TK
K7TRK
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[amsat-bb] AO27 and TS 2000

[Mateusz]

Hallo

TS 2000 users known very well how irritating is internal bird on 436.798 
MHz. It is makes impossible(*) to operate AO27 at AOS, has to wait close to 
LOS or forced to use preamp that is questionable in urban area. I tried 
today to make QSO on AO27 just after AOS. I was listening in AM mode arround 
internal bird and did QSO with OE6MDF.A few seconds after AO27 was off 
(packet).

* - try listening in amplitude modulation arround internal bird :)

SQ7DQX 

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[amsat-bb] AO27 Demonstration during Teachers Institute

[Mark Spencer]

I will be giving a demonstration of ham radio satellites during the ARRL ETP
Teachers Institute in Dayton, Ohio on July 7th.  I will be using AO27 and
the 1515 EST pass.  The equipment will be an ARROW and HT.  I will be using
the call W1AW/8.  If you hear us, please give a shout.  For those that make
contact, if you would like a QSL, send your card to me, WA8SME, and I'll get
you a card.

 

Mark Spencer, WA8SME

ARRL-The national association for Amateur Radio

Education and Technology Program Coordinator

mspen...@arrl.org

  http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/

530-495-9150

 

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[amsat-bb] AO27 demo @ 2122 UTC today

[Patrick STODDARD]

Hi!

I will give a quick satellite demonstration to some local hams here in
Mexicali (DM22go) during the next AO27 pass at 2122 UTC this afternoon.
Please give XE2/WD9EWK a call if you are on that pass. 

Thanks in advance, and 73!





Patrick XE2/WD9EWK - Mexicali, Baja California (Mexico)
http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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[amsat-bb] AO27 & SO50 Mutual Window, Possible QRM?

[Rick Tejera]

All,

A question. Friday between 2156 -2201 UT both SO-50 & AO-27 were visible
form my QTH (in fact they had a mutual window somewhere from about 2154-
2214UT). Both birds were in the same area of the sky, so I think it'd be
possible to hit both birds with my antenna pointed towards one of them. 

Now for the question, since both bird operate on the same frequencies, (with
SO-50 requiring a PL tone), If I'm working SO-50 Wouldn't someone working
AO27 hear me as well? If they do and reply, Would I hear them from the AO-27
downlink? I know SO-50 wouldn't hear them since there is no PL (Assuming the
other station did not program in a PL). 

Also if the other station did have the PL, what would happen if both birds
heard him and repeated the uplink? I imagine there would be some serious QRM
as the signal reach my station out of phase.

If we did hear each other and completed a QSO, I can imagine the confusion
when QSL's are exchanged

Just wondering. 

Clear Skies

Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews,
Public Outreach Coordinator
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org  
saguaroas...@cox.net 
K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452


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