[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1/AO-73 Operating Schedule for 25-27 July 2014

2014-07-25 Thread Ciaran Morgan
Hi Folks, FUNcube/AO-73 will remain in BEACON mode/Auto Eclipse mode (ie transponder on when sat is in darkness, full power beacon when in daylight) this weekend whilst the AMSAT-UK Colloquium is held at the Holiday Inn in Guildford, Surrey. 73s Jim G3WGM (from Ciaran/M0XTD email account!)

[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1/AO-73 Transponder plan for next weekend 5/6 Apr 2014

2014-04-02 Thread Jim Heck
Hi Folks, We are planning to command FUNcube-1 into full time transponder mode on a suitable pass over the UK on the evening (likely 21:30 UTC) of Friday 4 Apr. If all goes well, we will leave it in transponder mode until the evening (likely 20:50 UTC) of Sunday 6 April. If you hear the

[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 (AO-73) Continuous Transponder Test Update

2014-03-18 Thread M5AKA
An update on the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) transponder test this Saturday can be seen at http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/18/funcube-1-continuous-transponder-test/ Also on the AMSAT-UK site WRAPS Antenna Rotor System Introduction http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/17/wraps-antenna-rotor-system-introduction/

[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 (AO-73) 100+ days in orbit

2014-03-06 Thread M5AKA
Last weekend FUNcube-1 (AO-73) reached the milestone of having been in space for 100 days http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/06/funcube-1-ao-73-100-days-in-orbit/ OSCAR-11 / UOSAT-2 Celebrates 30 Years in Orbit http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/05/oscar-11-uosat-2-celebrates-30-years-in-orbit/ Trevor

[amsat-bb] Funcube-1 - Ao-73

2013-11-23 Thread Andre' v Deventer
Just had my 1st 2way SSB qso via Ao-73 with Keith ZS6TW. Strong s7-9 without p/amp and excellent SSB audio. Congrats to the team ! 73 - andre ZS2BK ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member?

[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 / AO-73 is doing great!

2013-11-22 Thread Wouter Weggelaar
Dear All, First of all, thank you all for tracking FUNcube! We have had quite some FUN seeing all data coming in into the warehouse. FUNcube-1 is doing just fine and we continue to track it from the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park, and monitor its health. Please find all updates on

[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 (AO-73) Transponder Test Saturday November 23

2013-11-22 Thread M5AKA
The FUNcube Team are planning to open the transponder for a single orbit on Saturday, November 23. http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/22/funcube-1-transponder-test-nov23/ 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396

[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 AO-73 over Brazil !

2013-11-21 Thread Roland Zurmely
First station in the americas who heard the AO-73 ! Please see here: http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/fc1.htm#d 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the

[amsat-bb] FUNCUBE-1/AO-73 heard over Camagüey, Cuba !!!

2013-11-21 Thread Pavel Milanes Costa
Hi and congratulations again for the FUNCUBE team. Hi have received AO-73/FUNCUBE with strong signal here in FL11BJ (Camagüey City, Cuba) around 0350Z of 22/11/2013, that correspond to orbit #12. Equipment here is a J-pole 7m height, homebrew LNA (TKS Domenico !!!), RTL-SDR with Gqrx file