[amsat-bb] Re: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports
Mark, In the case where there is an eclipse during part of the pass, would you prefer to have the report that you heard it, or that you didn't (signal lost) ? Frank KK5XX On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: > Thanks, Reid. One of the challenges for the command stations is that > sometimes we're working on the digital side of the bird (435.150) and > therefore can't easily tell what is going on with the 435.300 side. So > reports are very helpful. > > Yes, we figure people will like the 1.47 Watt signals! It spoils > you...that's up from around 500 mW a few days ago. That's the benefit of > running one transmitter at a time...there is quite a bit of power available > when you don't have to share the available current between 2 transmittters :) > > Again, thanks for the report. > > 73, > > Mark N8MH > > At 06:13 PM 1/4/2011 -0500, w4upd wrote: >>I worked a number of stations here in Melbourne, Florida during that >>pass. AO-51 was coming quite good and I didn't even have my 70cm preamp >>on during the entire pass while working the stations with omni antennas >>that are not the same. The 70cm downlink was copied using a 2 meter >>$2.50 homebrew groundplane for the 70cm downlink. >> >>Reid, W4UPD >> >> >> >>On 1/4/2011 5:59 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >>> Thanks to our many friends for their posts about AO-51 activity! It is >>> very helpful. I think our international colleagues are winning by a >>> landslide... >>> >>> I must admit a bit of disappointment though that many passes over the East >>> coast of the US go without a report...*please* consider posting that AO-51 >>> was active. Just one report is helpful and confirms that the bird remains >>> active. >>> >>> Did anybody work AO-51 during the 4:45pm pass today?? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Mark N8MH >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> At 03:50 PM 12/30/2010 -0500, Mark L. Hammond wrote: Hell All, The command team could really use your help. If you work AO-51 (or hear it) and there isn't a recent entry, please make a report entry here http://oscar.dcarr.org/ so we know all is well. Things are touch-and-go now that we are experiencing eclipses, and reports on the OSCAR Status Page that the bird is up and functional are extremely helpful. We do expect the transmitter to go OFF during eclipse, but eclipses are only a couple minutes or less at the moment. Thanks for your help! Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] ___ 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 >>> >>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 > > > Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > > ___ > 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: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports
Mark, I routinely work AO-51, AO-27, SO-50, HO-68 (FM) & SO-67 on my HT with. Homebrew dualband Yagi. Hope to work you soon. Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ On Jan 4, 2011, at 18:09, "Andrew Rich" wrote: > I have been out of the loop for a while > > Can someone help me with what birds I can pick up on a HT ? > > - Andrew VK4TEC - > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark L. Hammond" > To: "w4upd" ; > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:40 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports > > >> Thanks, Reid. One of the challenges for the command stations is that >> sometimes we're working on the digital side of the bird (435.150) and >> therefore can't easily tell what is going on with the 435.300 side. So >> reports are very helpful. >> >> Yes, we figure people will like the 1.47 Watt signals! It spoils >> you...that's up from around 500 mW a few days ago. That's the benefit of >> running one transmitter at a time...there is quite a bit of power >> available when you don't have to share the available current between 2 >> transmittters :) >> >> Again, thanks for the report. >> >> 73, >> >> Mark N8MH >> >> At 06:13 PM 1/4/2011 -0500, w4upd wrote: >>> I worked a number of stations here in Melbourne, Florida during that >>> pass. AO-51 was coming quite good and I didn't even have my 70cm preamp >>> on during the entire pass while working the stations with omni antennas >>> that are not the same. The 70cm downlink was copied using a 2 meter >>> $2.50 homebrew groundplane for the 70cm downlink. >>> >>> Reid, W4UPD >>> >>> >>> >>> On 1/4/2011 5:59 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >>>> Thanks to our many friends for their posts about AO-51 activity! It is >>>> very helpful. I think our international colleagues are winning by a >>>> landslide... >>>> >>>> I must admit a bit of disappointment though that many passes over the >>>> East coast of the US go without a report...*please* consider posting >>>> that AO-51 was active. Just one report is helpful and confirms that the >>>> bird remains active. >>>> >>>> Did anybody work AO-51 during the 4:45pm pass today?? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Mark N8MH >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> At 03:50 PM 12/30/2010 -0500, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >>>>> Hell All, >>>>> >>>>> The command team could really use your help. If you work AO-51 (or >>>>> hear it) and there isn't a recent entry, please make a report entry >>>>> here http://oscar.dcarr.org/ so we know all is well. >>>>> >>>>> Things are touch-and-go now that we are experiencing eclipses, and >>>>> reports on the OSCAR Status Page that the bird is up and functional are >>>>> extremely helpful. >>>>> >>>>> We do expect the transmitter to go OFF during eclipse, but eclipses are >>>>> only a couple minutes or less at the moment. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your help! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >>>>> >>>>> ___ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> 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 >> >> >> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >> >> ___ >> 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: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports
I have been out of the loop for a while Can someone help me with what birds I can pick up on a HT ? - Andrew VK4TEC - - Original Message - From: "Mark L. Hammond" To: "w4upd" ; Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:40 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports > Thanks, Reid. One of the challenges for the command stations is that > sometimes we're working on the digital side of the bird (435.150) and > therefore can't easily tell what is going on with the 435.300 side. So > reports are very helpful. > > Yes, we figure people will like the 1.47 Watt signals! It spoils > you...that's up from around 500 mW a few days ago. That's the benefit of > running one transmitter at a time...there is quite a bit of power > available when you don't have to share the available current between 2 > transmittters :) > > Again, thanks for the report. > > 73, > > Mark N8MH > > At 06:13 PM 1/4/2011 -0500, w4upd wrote: >>I worked a number of stations here in Melbourne, Florida during that >>pass. AO-51 was coming quite good and I didn't even have my 70cm preamp >>on during the entire pass while working the stations with omni antennas >>that are not the same. The 70cm downlink was copied using a 2 meter >>$2.50 homebrew groundplane for the 70cm downlink. >> >>Reid, W4UPD >> >> >> >>On 1/4/2011 5:59 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >>> Thanks to our many friends for their posts about AO-51 activity! It is >>> very helpful. I think our international colleagues are winning by a >>> landslide... >>> >>> I must admit a bit of disappointment though that many passes over the >>> East coast of the US go without a report...*please* consider posting >>> that AO-51 was active. Just one report is helpful and confirms that the >>> bird remains active. >>> >>> Did anybody work AO-51 during the 4:45pm pass today?? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Mark N8MH >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> At 03:50 PM 12/30/2010 -0500, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >>>> Hell All, >>>> >>>> The command team could really use your help. If you work AO-51 (or >>>> hear it) and there isn't a recent entry, please make a report entry >>>> here http://oscar.dcarr.org/ so we know all is well. >>>> >>>> Things are touch-and-go now that we are experiencing eclipses, and >>>> reports on the OSCAR Status Page that the bird is up and functional are >>>> extremely helpful. >>>> >>>> We do expect the transmitter to go OFF during eclipse, but eclipses are >>>> only a couple minutes or less at the moment. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >>>> >>>> ___ >>>> 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 >>> >>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 > > > Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > > ___ > 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: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports
Thanks, Reid. One of the challenges for the command stations is that sometimes we're working on the digital side of the bird (435.150) and therefore can't easily tell what is going on with the 435.300 side. So reports are very helpful. Yes, we figure people will like the 1.47 Watt signals! It spoils you...that's up from around 500 mW a few days ago. That's the benefit of running one transmitter at a time...there is quite a bit of power available when you don't have to share the available current between 2 transmittters :) Again, thanks for the report. 73, Mark N8MH At 06:13 PM 1/4/2011 -0500, w4upd wrote: >I worked a number of stations here in Melbourne, Florida during that >pass. AO-51 was coming quite good and I didn't even have my 70cm preamp >on during the entire pass while working the stations with omni antennas >that are not the same. The 70cm downlink was copied using a 2 meter >$2.50 homebrew groundplane for the 70cm downlink. > >Reid, W4UPD > > > >On 1/4/2011 5:59 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >> Thanks to our many friends for their posts about AO-51 activity! It is very >> helpful. I think our international colleagues are winning by a landslide... >> >> I must admit a bit of disappointment though that many passes over the East >> coast of the US go without a report...*please* consider posting that AO-51 >> was active. Just one report is helpful and confirms that the bird remains >> active. >> >> Did anybody work AO-51 during the 4:45pm pass today?? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark N8MH >> >> >> >> >> At 03:50 PM 12/30/2010 -0500, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >>> Hell All, >>> >>> The command team could really use your help. If you work AO-51 (or hear >>> it) and there isn't a recent entry, please make a report entry here >>> http://oscar.dcarr.org/ so we know all is well. >>> >>> Things are touch-and-go now that we are experiencing eclipses, and reports >>> on the OSCAR Status Page that the bird is up and functional are extremely >>> helpful. >>> >>> We do expect the transmitter to go OFF during eclipse, but eclipses are >>> only a couple minutes or less at the moment. >>> >>> Thanks for your help! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> >> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >> >> ___ >> 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 Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] ___ 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: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports
I worked a number of stations here in Melbourne, Florida during that pass. AO-51 was coming quite good and I didn't even have my 70cm preamp on during the entire pass while working the stations with omni antennas that are not the same. The 70cm downlink was copied using a 2 meter $2.50 homebrew groundplane for the 70cm downlink. Reid, W4UPD On 1/4/2011 5:59 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: > Thanks to our many friends for their posts about AO-51 activity! It is very > helpful. I think our international colleagues are winning by a landslide... > > I must admit a bit of disappointment though that many passes over the East > coast of the US go without a report...*please* consider posting that AO-51 > was active. Just one report is helpful and confirms that the bird remains > active. > > Did anybody work AO-51 during the 4:45pm pass today?? > > Thanks, > > Mark N8MH > > > > > At 03:50 PM 12/30/2010 -0500, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >> Hell All, >> >> The command team could really use your help. If you work AO-51 (or hear it) >> and there isn't a recent entry, please make a report entry here >> http://oscar.dcarr.org/ so we know all is well. >> >> Things are touch-and-go now that we are experiencing eclipses, and reports >> on the OSCAR Status Page that the bird is up and functional are extremely >> helpful. >> >> We do expect the transmitter to go OFF during eclipse, but eclipses are only >> a couple minutes or less at the moment. >> >> Thanks for your help! >> >> >> >> >> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] >> >> ___ >> 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 > > Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > > ___ > 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: Helped needed--AO-51 activity reports
Thanks to our many friends for their posts about AO-51 activity! It is very helpful. I think our international colleagues are winning by a landslide... I must admit a bit of disappointment though that many passes over the East coast of the US go without a report...*please* consider posting that AO-51 was active. Just one report is helpful and confirms that the bird remains active. Did anybody work AO-51 during the 4:45pm pass today?? Thanks, Mark N8MH At 03:50 PM 12/30/2010 -0500, Mark L. Hammond wrote: >Hell All, > >The command team could really use your help. If you work AO-51 (or hear it) >and there isn't a recent entry, please make a report entry here >http://oscar.dcarr.org/ so we know all is well. > >Things are touch-and-go now that we are experiencing eclipses, and reports on >the OSCAR Status Page that the bird is up and functional are extremely helpful. > >We do expect the transmitter to go OFF during eclipse, but eclipses are only a >couple minutes or less at the moment. > >Thanks for your help! > > > > >Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] > >___ >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 Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] ___ 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
