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Today's Topics:
1. Re: How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
notifications... (skristof@???????.????
2. Re: How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
notifications... (Kevin)
3. For Sale Ten-Tec 2510 (Rolf Krogstad)
4. AO73/FUNcube-1 Mode changes (Graham Shirville)
5. Rocket Lab Launch scrubbed for today. (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
6. Re: Thank you - VUCC (Greg D)
7. Rocket Lab Launch Update (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
8. FL11 activations on the way. (Pavel Milanes Costa)
9. Re: How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
notifications... (Robert Switzer)
10. Re: FL11 activations on the way. (John Brier)
11. Re: How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
notifications... (Bob KD7YZ)
12. AO-92 L/v this morning (Ronald G. Parsons)
13. SO-50 timer resets every 10 mins even if in use (John Brier)
14. Re: How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
notifications... (Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 12:20:43 -0700
From: skristof@???????.???
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92
mode-change notifications...
Message-ID: <c57483de2776ad0c04e904eddb7c35d6@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
I am not on Twitter (or Facebook) and don't have any intention to join
any time soon. So, yes, whoever is in charge of this kind of thing at
AMSAT, please use multiple platforms, including this BB, for all
announcements. (Don't remember the one about the T-shirt sale ever
making it to the BB). Thank you.
Steve AI9IN
On 2019-03-24 12:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Last night, the @????? Twitter account apparently retweeted a notice from
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 13:12:55 -0700
From: Kevin <wa7fwf@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92
mode-change notifications...
Message-ID: <a401b7fc-a84d-ef6c-3e4e-63778d268347@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Guess I'm old school, I don't need twitter telling me what mode it's in,
if one mode doesn't work I just switch to the other and move along.
73
Kevin WA7FWF
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:04:19 -0500
From: Rolf Krogstad <rolf.krogstad@?????.???>
To: "<AMSAT-BB@?????.???>" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] For Sale Ten-Tec 2510
Message-ID:
<CAJJyj=aSVu2v19C_tLorSVg_i32ep=5jm+6xXo=mbCnkLyUpJw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
I have for sale a Ten-Tec "Model 2510 Mode B Satellite Station".
This is a mid-1980s vintage SSB/CW transmitter and receive converter.
It has 10 watts output for uplink in the 435.0 to 435.5 portion of the 70
cm band and use an external receiver in the 29 Mhz portion of the 10 meter
band to receive the 2 meter signal.
It is in good condition. I used it to make a some satellite contacts a
few years ago.
I am asking $95 or best offer, plus shipping in the continental USA. To
estimate the shipping cost it weighs 6 pounds and HWD is 4 1/2" x 7 9/16" x
11".
Photos, PDF version of the manual and a copy of the October 1985 review in
QST are available upon request.
73
Rolf NR0T
EN34
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 22:47:53 +0000
From: Graham Shirville <g.shirville@??????????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>, "funcube@???????????.??.???
<funcube@???????????.??.??>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73/FUNcube-1 Mode changes
Message-ID: <bb9c9974-a812-a2c8-1bcb-40a232b81294@??????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
As reported by a number of users, the transponder on AO73/FUNcube-1
appears to be being affected by its many months in continuous sunlight.
The transponder is presently not working as intended and will therefore
not be activated again for the time being.
We believe that the problem has occurred due to the higher than
anticipated on-board temperatures. We anticipate that the situation may
be resolved when the spacecraft starts to experience eclipses again at
the end of April.
The spacecraft will therefore remain in education mode until that time
with the usual high-power telemetry downlink active.
In addition to the telemetry, Fitter messages also remain available. Any
schools or colleges that would like to have their message transmitted
from space should contact operations@???????.???.??
<mailto:operations@???????.???.??> with their request, giving at least
two weeks? notice.
73
Graham G3VZV
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:28:43 +1300
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Launch scrubbed for today.
Message-ID: <77B5777D087E44BAB1E15299D6214C62@??????????>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
It seems they have a faulty video transmitter see:
https://twitter.com/RocketLab
73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:08:43 -0700
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@?????.???>
To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@?????????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
Message-ID: <1367e2b4-4403-235a-77fc-adc6a7cffd3d@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I was first licensed in June of 1992, and spent almost exactly a year
with my Tech Plus license not making many contacts. Local 2m contacts
were limited to a few repeaters, as my home location in the foothills
was at the bottom of a hill that blocked access to much of anything
else. Skywave was the pits without sunspots. So the only way "out",
was up.
First contact was with Mel KW7E, on that wonderful bird, RS-10, in June
of 1993. Northern California to Arizona. All the credit for the
successful contact went to Mel, as doing manual Doppler tracking was not
yet a skill that I had. Also to Walt, WA6VNU (SK) who introduced many
of us to the mystery of working satellites, and elmered me through
getting those pesky "Keps" to work. Equipment was a Yaesu FT-767 and
its 10 watt 2 meter module, to a copper pipe J-pole up on the roof.
Downlink was through a Radio Shack DX-440 shortwave receiver, BFO turned
on, fed by a long wire antenna strung out to a tree in the back yard.
Second contact stretched the continent to Tom KA2WMP in New York, and I
was hooked.
Greg KO6TH
R.T.Liddy wrote:
> P.S. When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:44:13 +1300
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Launch Update
Message-ID: <0AB90E65209E4C998F7C94C87A66B052@??????????>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Now scheduled for Tuesday 11:30 UTC
see: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1110002183716524032
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:47:42 -0400
From: Pavel Milanes Costa <pavelmc@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] FL11 activations on the way.
Message-ID: <df6728e6-d14d-48a5-c5e6-d6c33c1148ee@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hi to all,
I'm Pavel CO7WT, I was off-air from quite long time, mainly because
haven't radio for 70cm...
I'm glad to inform you that I have now a Wouxun KG-UV8E and it's capable
of full duplex in U/V mode, that means all fox satellites!
This past weekend I made some attempts in AO-92 and reception in SO-50,
that resulted in failure (can't hear my signal coming trough the bird,
nor the 70cm downlink of SO-50)
I'm using a homebrew cross yagui with 3el in 2m and 7 el in 70cm... I
have located and fixed the failure: a open condenser in the UHF part of
the VHF/UHF (homebrewed) diplexer, almost two years of storage +
used/rescued parts have consequences.
Sadly it was to late for Sunday noon passes, I made some test with my
laptop and a RTL-SDR and the diplexer is working now, I have seen/heard
some beacons from digi satellites in the 70cm band, but this night is
raining, so no joy for today; AO-91 is passing NOW but heavy rain keep
me inside.
I will be working as time permit on week days, mainly night passes
beyond 1800 local (-4GMT) and weekends... be kind with me I'm rusted on
sat operation...
cu on the birds!
PS: I have not yet figured the "record" part of the wiring, full duplex
with a handy needs a headphone and mike to control, so I will be asking
here for partial calls from time to time until I figure it out, ideas
are welcomed.
73 CO7WT Pavel.
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:33:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Switzer <rs2atmink@?????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92
mode-change notifications...
Message-ID: <1950641789.10868454.1553513600601@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I assumed that I'd need to check the status page or just use trial and error
as Kevin mentioned, as I don't recall seeing a tweet with the switch either.?
It's not a great practice to use a personal account for an official AMSAT
tweet (IMO only)/
Rob KA2CZU
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 4:14 PM, Kevin<wa7fwf@?????.???> wrote: Guess
I'm old school, I don't need twitter telling me what mode it's in,
if one mode doesn't work I just switch to the other and move along.
73
Kevin WA7FWF
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:18:12 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@?????.???>
To: Pavel Milanes Costa <pavelmc@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FL11 activations on the way.
Message-ID:
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 12:49 AM Pavel Milanes Costa <pavelmc@?????.???>
wrote:
>
> PS: I have not yet figured the "record" part of the wiring, full duplex
> with a handy needs a headphone and mike to control, so I will be asking
> here for partial calls from time to time until I figure it out, ideas
> are welcomed.
Some people put a recorder or mobile phone in their breast pocket and
make sure they repeat the other station's call.
Personally, if I can't understand the callsign from my own downlink
recording or through a recording like the above, I don't count it as a
contact. If I knew I heard it on my downlink but couldn't remember it
and didn't have a recording I suppose I would be okay with finding out
the call from someone else or through listening to someone else's
recording.
Sometimes you can get a recording from SatNOGS:
https://network.satnogs.org/observations/
73, John Brier KG4AKV
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:01:22 -0400
From: Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz@???????????.??>
To: amsat-bb@??????.???
Cc: "amsat-bb@?????.??? >> AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92
mode-change notifications...
Message-ID: <b3363297-6499-2399-fc9a-27b3a5c27455@???????????.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
On 3/24/2019 15:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Last night, the @????? Twitter account apparently retweeted a notice from
> Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA, AMSAT's Vice President of Operations, that the
> normally-scheduled AO-92 mode change would not take place until this
> morning. I did not see this. Even though Drew's initial AO-92 announcement
> was retweeted by the @????? Twitter account,
which make me wonder that since I don't subscribe to a single
Socialist-Media service, what useful info is being forcibly hidden from me?
Thanks BTW for the indirect 'heads-up'
--
73
Bob KD7YZ
AMSAT LM #901
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:30:02 -0500
From: "Ronald G. Parsons" <w5rkn@?????.???>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/v this morning
Message-ID: <809C1C016BD543098EED069C0A8CF17E@?????????>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Looks possible that the AO-92 pass over eastern US this morning may be
within the 24 hour L/v activation period.
I?ll be there. Let?s try.
Ron W5RKN
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:15:32 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 timer resets every 10 mins even if in use
Message-ID:
<CALn0fKNQ0xw+_b8aRisV3hH10VpNqm_rZ7JbgSD6kekUBNZDrg@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
This came up on Twitter recently. [1] When I first started using SO-50
I assumed once the transponder was turned on with the 74.4 Hz tone it
would stay on as long as it was being used (people are uplinking with
a 67 HZ tone), but in fact it turns off every 10 minutes regardless of
activity.
If you ever hear it go silent in the middle of a busy pass try sending
a 74.4 hz tone to reset the timer/turn the transponder back on.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
1) https://twitter.com/AA5PK/status/1109642144887853056
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:28:16 -0700
From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92
mode-change notifications...
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20190325091500.00c58370@???.?????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
At 05:01 AM 3/25/2019 -0400, kd7yz@???????????.?? wrote:
>On 3/24/2019 15:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > Last night, the @????? Twitter account apparently retweeted a notice from
> > Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA, AMSAT's Vice President of Operations, that the
> > normally-scheduled AO-92 mode change would not take place until this
> > morning. I did not see this. Even though Drew's initial AO-92 announcement
> > was retweeted by the @????? Twitter account,
>which make me wonder that since I don't subscribe to a single
>Socialist-Media service, what useful info is being forcibly hidden from me?
>
>Thanks BTW for the indirect 'heads-up'
>--
>73
>Bob KD7YZ
I use to wonder about what it would be like to be able to secretly
read peoples minds.
Then Facebook and twitter came along and now I don't
wonder anymore.
I only look for updates, news, and announcements from ANS and BB.
KB7ADL
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