Date: Sun, 7 Aug 94 19:42:41 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #884 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sun, 7 Aug 94 Volume 94 : Issue 884 Today's Topics: AMSAT ANS-218 BULLETINS CHU Digital Transmission Format? ORBS$217.2L.AMSAT ORBS$217.MICRO.AMSAT ORBS$217.MISC.AMSAT ORBS$217.OSCAR.AMSAT ORBS$217.WEATH.AMSAT Question from a NOVICE S. California Repeaters Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 8 Aug 94 02:12:49 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: AMSAT ANS-218 BULLETINS To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-218.01 KO-25 KEPLERIAN ELEMENTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 218.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 6, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-218.01 KO-25 NASA Keps Track The Wrong Satellite For the past several weeks many amateurs have noted that the NASA keps for KO25 have not produced accurate AOS and LOS times observes AMSAT-NA Orbital Data Manager Ray Hoad (WA5QGD). With the help of W5IU, K5EKH, and KG5OA, numerous KO-25 passes have been observed in conjunction with other objects in the KO-25 launch group. The consensus of this study is that the object NASA tracks as Catalog #22828 may actually be KO25. In order to help remove this confusion, the keplerian elements for Catalog #22828 will be included (for the near future) in the weekly kep- lerian element set published on INTERNET. Please post any comments on the accuracy of the Cat. #22828 keps in tracking of KO25 as messages addressed to WA5QGD on either KO-23 or KO-25 digital satellites. The NASA Orbital Information Group has been advised of the tracking problem with KO25. Note: The most accurate way to determine whether a transmitting satellite fits a set of keplerian elements is to observe the frequency of the satellite's transmission at the Time of Closest Approach (TCA). For low orbit birds, this corresponds to the time of maximum elevation given by most tracking programs. At this time there will be no doppler shift and the transmission frequency should match the published channel frequency (assuming no shift due to other causes). If a set of keps meets these requirements, it is a good match for the satellite. This method will give more consistent results than the AOS/LOS method. [The AMSAT News Serive (ANS) wishes to thank Ray Hoad (WA5QGD) for this bulletin item.] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-218.02 SSTV ON OSCAR 13 HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 218.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 6, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-218.02 SSTV ON OSCAR 13 Slow scanners are invited to join the SSTV sessions on AMSAT-OSCAR-13 (AO-13). The frequency is 145.955 MHz. The Net meets at 45 minutes before Mode S, and on Mode B following Mode S on Saturdays and Sundays. Join these sessions or contact wb6llo@amsat.org for other skeds and he will coordinate your efforts. DATE TIME 13-AUG-1994 15:50UTC and 17:55 UTC 14-AUG-1994 14:43UTC and 16:48 UTC Please disseminate widely: clubs, local nets, etc. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-218.03 WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 218.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 6, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-218.03 Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 06-AUG-94 AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule: M QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1994 Jul 11 - Sep 12 Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 90 | Omnis : MA 230 to MA 30 Mode-BS : MA 90 to MA 120 | Mode-S : MA 120 to MA 122 |<- S beacon only Mode-S : MA 122 to MA 145 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF Mode-S : MA 145 to MA 150 |<- S beacon only Mode-BS : MA 150 to MA 180 | Blon/Blat 180/0 Mode-B : MA 180 to MA 256 | Move to attitude 230/0, Sep 12 ========================================================================== N QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1994 Sep 12 - Dec 19 Mode-B : MA 30 to MA 150 |<- OFF Oct 22 - Nov 07 for eclipses Mode-B : MA 150 to MA 190 | max duration 2h 12m Mode-BS : MA 190 to MA 218 | Mode-S : MA 218 to MA 220 |<- S beacon only Mode-S : MA 220 to MA 230 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF Mode-B : MA 230 to MA 30 | Alon/Alat 230/0 Omnis : MA 250 to MA 140 | Move to attitude 180/0, Dec 19 The battery charge state is of paramount importance during the eclipse seasons. As always the command team may have to have to make temporary changes to the published schedule. In that case we will try to minimize the inconvenience, setting Mode-B OFF from MA 230-256 in the first instance. ========================================================================== [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR] DO-17: DOVE is running a new set of software that tests the digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and other hardware and software cap- abilities. It plays digitally generated tones through the DAC and exer- cises software that implements two way communications between the on-board processors. [WD0E for the DOVE Team] RS-10: RS-10 has been working very well. Lots of activity with 2 stations worked /MM I6KYL/MM EL27 and N1KTM/MM EL67. Also on the 28-JUL-94, WC9C heard the station KC6VRK who was on AO-13 as RS-10 pass underneath right after AO-13 went through its perigee; his signal was very strong on the 10M downlink. The CW Robot is back up and working just fine. Also, WA6ARA reports that RS-10 has been sending down excellent signals at his QTH with lots of stations using CW. [WC9C & WA6ARA] AO-10: After last week's glowing report about AO-10 sending down excellent signals, ZL2TPO reports that AO-10 has started to "FM" very badly. Up until last week it has been operating quite well and there have been a number of stations operating. Please note that when AO-10 is "FMing," please refrain from using it. [ZL2TPO] KO-25: WH6I reports that KO-25 was in some sort of "loader-mode" earlier in the week. Today, however, the BBS seemed to be working again, but he was unable to send any commands to it. WH6I has not seen anything to indicate what is going on. [WH6I] LO-19: LUSAT-OSCAR-19 (LO-19) is still not running its BBS. [WH6I] IO-27: WH6I still has not heard anything from ITAMSAT. [WH6I] AO-16: Still going strong and very doing well. There is some gateway traffic on AO-16 but not enough to present any problem to other users and the file lifetime on the bird is still quite long. [WH6I] KO-23: KO-23 is going strong and doing well. [WH6I] The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO area, WD0HHU @ N0QCU. Also, if you find that the current set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts. /EX ------------------------------ Date: 7 Aug 94 13:33:04 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: CHU Digital Transmission Format? To: info-hams@ucsd.edu I read here recently that CHU in Canada digitally broadcasts the time between the 30 and 40 second marks. Does anyone on here know the format of the data? I recalled that the encoding is Bell 103 (300 baud) so I tried hooking up an old Hayes Smartmodem 1200 (which was designed with Hams in mind) to see if I could receive anything at 300 baud FSK. No luck. Thanx! ****************************************************************************** * Robert G. Schaffrath, N2JTX * Internet: rgs%wpmax2%gfimda@uunet.uu.net * * Systems Engineer * CompuServe: 76330,1057 * * Maxwell House Coffee Company * Phone: 914-335-2777 * * Kraft General Foods Corp. * Slogan: "ervice is ur mott" * ****************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: 5 Aug 94 04:37:00 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: ORBS$217.2L.AMSAT To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-217.N 2Line Orbital Elements 217.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 5, 1994 BID: $ORBS-217.N DECODE 2-LINE ELSETS WITH THE FOLLOWING KEY: 1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ 2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT For the past several weeks the keps for KO25 have not been producing accurate AOS, TCA, and LOS times. It is my belief that a more accurate set of keps for KO25 is the object NASA lists as Catalog Number 22828. W5IU, K5EKH, KG5OA, and myself have confirmed this by monitoring numerous Cat No. 22828 passes. Below is the current keps for the object with Cat. # 22828. Try these out in your tracking program and see if they do a better job for KO25. Please leave a message on KO23 or KO25 to let me know how this set works. 73 Ray, WA5QGD AO-10 1 14129U 83058B 94215.22805310 -.00000302 00000-0 10000-3 0 2952 2 14129 27.0009 314.8290 6026240 199.5326 120.6764 2.05881876 83753 UO-11 1 14781U 84021B 94213.04189469 .00000067 00000-0 19144-4 0 7136 2 14781 97.7856 225.6656 0012585 122.2499 237.9928 14.69233978556892 RS-10/11 1 18129U 87054A 94213.27359705 .00000018 00000-0 35526-5 0 9324 2 18129 82.9271 295.5187 0010141 260.6002 99.4006 13.72339573356096 AO-13 1 19216U 88051B 94215.93255462 .00000363 00000-0 10000-4 0 9412 2 19216 57.7516 238.4314 7222331 347.2702 1.5691 2.09718789 47017 FO-20 1 20480U 90013C 94213.43350131 -.00000018 00000-0 39122-4 0 7108 2 20480 99.0410 356.7174 0539898 236.9611 117.8521 12.83226876209935 AO-21 1 21087U 91006A 94216.14915277 .00000093 00000-0 82657-4 0 4968 2 21087 82.9459 107.2296 0034831 313.1016 46.7226 13.74542801176172 RS-12/13 1 21089U 91007A 94213.38545202 .00000023 00000-0 87829-5 0 7133 2 21089 82.9223 337.9238 0029475 346.0088 14.0245 13.74044083174854 ARSENE 1 22654U 93031B 94205.08601395 -.00000142 00000-0 00000 0 0 2672 2 22654 1.9520 97.7392 2917162 186.8922 167.2050 1.42201946 1729 UO-14 1 20437U 90005B 94213.78039282 .00000010 00000-0 20896-4 0 157 2 20437 98.5893 297.9372 0011963 58.8472 301.3881 14.29850974236108 AO-16 1 20439U 90005D 94213.27445779 .00000003 00000-0 18064-4 0 8137 2 20439 98.5979 298.7190 0012267 60.0425 300.1970 14.29904960236047 DO-17 1 20440U 90005E 94213.78413741 .00000007 00000-0 19603-4 0 8144 2 20440 98.5988 299.5608 0012401 58.0788 302.1597 14.30044782236137 WO-18 1 20441U 90005F 94213.27050758 .00000001 00000-0 17366-4 0 8164 2 20441 98.5965 299.0502 0012910 60.7618 299.4853 14.30018823236060 LO-19 1 20442U 90005G 94213.73539692 .00000021 00000-0 25060-4 0 8123 2 20442 98.5995 299.7793 0013267 58.3596 301.8868 14.30115609236140 UO-22 1 21575U 91050B 94213.74571854 .00000013 00000-0 18775-4 0 5177 2 21575 98.4322 287.3167 0007877 147.7411 212.4257 14.36925651159626 KO-23 1 22077U 92052B 94213.41306658 -.00000037 00000-0 10000-3 0 4123 2 22077 66.0808 185.2892 0015350 275.1393 84.7872 12.86286851 92607 AO-27 1 22825U 93061C 94213.65198693 .00000007 00000-0 20768-4 0 3105 2 22825 98.6511 288.9979 0009583 74.8438 285.3810 14.27630722 44179 IO-26 1 22826U 93061D 94214.19032026 -.00000009 00000-0 14086-4 0 3102 2 22826 98.6515 289.5766 0010151 76.1180 284.1130 14.27735137 44254 KO-25 1 22830U 93061H 94213.62991027 -.00000035 00000-0 33681-5 0 3156 2 22830 98.5517 285.7863 0012449 45.9554 314.2653 14.28060707 44189 OBJ 22828 1 22828U 93061F 94213.76963000 -.00000006 00000-0 15345-4 0 2881 2 22828 98.6480 289.1772 0011104 62.6119 297.6185 14.28061411 12286 NOAA-9 1 15427U 84123A 94215.73515055 .00000117 00000-0 86262-4 0 9019 2 15427 99.0450 266.7740 0015871 84.8632 275.4348 14.13633304496979 NOAA-10 1 16969U 86073A 94215.76693453 .00000036 00000-0 33488-4 0 7974 2 16969 98.5081 223.3165 0012845 186.3620 173.7398 14.24900734409276 MET-2/17 1 18820U 88005A 94215.49523818 .00000028 00000-0 11549-4 0 3562 2 18820 82.5407 230.9503 0018360 50.0231 310.2527 13.84719219328905 MET-3/2 1 19336U 88064A 94213.59427610 .00000051 00000-0 10000-3 0 3096 2 19336 82.5400 291.5503 0017190 144.8154 215.4104 13.16968250289235 NOAA-11 1 19531U 88089A 94215.72629249 .00000075 00000-0 65427-4 0 7194 2 19531 99.1755 205.8097 0012225 4.3041 355.8230 14.13007420301857 MET-2/18 1 19851U 89018A 94213.75597542 .00000078 00000-0 56483-4 0 3105 2 19851 82.5213 107.5997 0015552 95.1060 265.1868 13.84370156273998 MET-3/3 1 20305U 89086A 94216.17052536 .00000044 00000-0 10000-3 0 1064 2 20305 82.5405 236.7979 0005331 169.6805 190.4389 13.04422901229155 MET-2/19 1 20670U 90057A 94213.41003535 -.00000029 00000-0 -39076-4 0 8133 2 20670 82.5455 172.5483 0017266 24.6776 335.5206 13.84189091206871 FY-1/2 1 20788U 90081A 94215.88224815 -.00000199 00000-0 -10331-3 0 311 2 20788 98.8366 234.5011 0014887 239.5385 120.4308 14.01350503200389 MET-2/20 1 20826U 90086A 94213.65208044 .00000094 00000-0 71501-4 0 8214 2 20826 82.5269 109.8175 0012367 286.6921 73.2884 13.83587320194046 MET-3/4 1 21232U 91030A 94213.31479971 .00000051 00000-0 10000-3 0 7205 2 21232 82.5437 137.6981 0014536 72.5269 287.7438 13.16463399157294 NOAA-12 1 21263U 91032A 94215.74541817 .00000114 00000-0 70397-4 0 1232 2 21263 98.6148 242.4707 0013903 97.3891 262.8867 14.22434851167266 MET-3/5 1 21655U 91056A 94216.15247496 .00000051 00000-0 10000-3 0 7291 2 21655 82.5535 82.8772 0014667 73.7291 286.5437 13.16832975142777 MET-2/21 1 22782U 93055A 94213.36733443 .00000042 00000-0 24627-4 0 3226 2 22782 82.5485 170.6331 0023958 97.1572 263.2315 13.83011259 46335 POSAT 1 22829U 93061G 94213.63587076 .00000017 00000-0 24413-4 0 3038 2 22829 98.6464 289.0556 0011121 64.8056 295.4279 14.28035335 44181 MIR 1 16609U 86017A 94215.25868965 .00003454 00000-0 54150-4 0 6952 2 16609 51.6479 310.9106 0001314 199.0571 161.0371 15.56735880483357 HUBBLE 1 20580U 90037B 94215.55612231 .00000376 00000-0 22280-4 0 5147 2 20580 28.4707 291.6986 0005951 222.2340 137.7788 14.90649965 36464 GRO 1 21225U 91027B 94213.54285849 .00001811 00000-0 36407-4 0 1228 2 21225 28.4628 277.2327 0003053 8.0790 351.9857 15.41105823 63949 UARS 1 21701U 91063B 94213.60346557 .00002536 00000-0 24185-3 0 5620 2 21701 56.9863 337.0641 0005480 110.3085 249.8537 14.96580625157736 /EX ------------------------------ Date: 5 Aug 94 04:32:00 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: ORBS$217.MICRO.AMSAT To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-217.D Orbital Elements 217.MICROS HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR THE MICROSATS FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 5, 1994 BID: $ORBS-217.D TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT For the past several weeks the keps for KO25 have not been producing accurate AOS, TCA, and LOS times. It is my belief that a more accurate set of keps for KO25 is the object NASA lists as Catalog Number 22828. W5IU, K5EKH, KG5OA, and myself have confirmed this by monitoring numerous Cat No. 22828 passes. Below is the current keps for the object with Cat. # 22828. Try these out in your tracking program and see if they do a better job for KO25. Please leave a message on KO23 or KO25 to let me know how this set works. 73 Ray, WA5QGD Satellite: UO-14 Catalog number: 20437 Epoch time: 94213.78039282 Element set: 15 Inclination: 98.5893 deg RA of node: 297.9372 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011963 Arg of perigee: 58.8472 deg Mean anomaly: 301.3881 deg Mean motion: 14.29850974 rev/day Decay rate: 1.0e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 23610 Checksum: 317 Satellite: AO-16 Catalog number: 20439 Epoch time: 94213.27445779 Element set: 813 Inclination: 98.5979 deg RA of node: 298.7190 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012267 Arg of perigee: 60.0425 deg Mean anomaly: 300.1970 deg Mean motion: 14.29904960 rev/day Decay rate: 3.0e-08 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 23604 Checksum: 313 Satellite: DO-17 Catalog number: 20440 Epoch time: 94213.78413741 Element set: 814 Inclination: 98.5988 deg RA of node: 299.5608 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012401 Arg of perigee: 58.0788 deg Mean anomaly: 302.1597 deg Mean motion: 14.30044782 rev/day Decay rate: 7.0e-08 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 23613 Checksum: 309 Satellite: WO-18 Catalog number: 20441 Epoch time: 94213.27050758 Element set: 816 Inclination: 98.5965 deg RA of node: 299.0502 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012910 Arg of perigee: 60.7618 deg Mean anomaly: 299.4853 deg Mean motion: 14.30018823 rev/day Decay rate: 1.0e-08 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 23606 Checksum: 298 Satellite: LO-19 Catalog number: 20442 Epoch time: 94213.73539692 Element set: 812 Inclination: 98.5995 deg RA of node: 299.7793 deg Eccentricity: 0.0013267 Arg of perigee: 58.3596 deg Mean anomaly: 301.8868 deg Mean motion: 14.30115609 rev/day Decay rate: 2.1e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 23614 Checksum: 336 Satellite: UO-22 Catalog number: 21575 Epoch time: 94213.74571854 Element set: 517 Inclination: 98.4322 deg RA of node: 287.3167 deg Eccentricity: 0.0007877 Arg of perigee: 147.7411 deg Mean anomaly: 212.4257 deg Mean motion: 14.36925651 rev/day Decay rate: 1.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 15962 Checksum: 316 Satellite: KO-23 Catalog number: 22077 Epoch time: 94213.41306658 Element set: 412 Inclination: 66.0808 deg RA of node: 185.2892 deg Eccentricity: 0.0015350 Arg of perigee: 275.1393 deg Mean anomaly: 84.7872 deg Mean motion: 12.86286851 rev/day Decay rate: -3.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 9260 Checksum: 311 Satellite: AO-27 Catalog number: 22825 Epoch time: 94213.65198693 Element set: 310 Inclination: 98.6511 deg RA of node: 288.9979 deg Eccentricity: 0.0009583 Arg of perigee: 74.8438 deg Mean anomaly: 285.3810 deg Mean motion: 14.27630722 rev/day Decay rate: 7.0e-08 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 4417 Checksum: 335 Satellite: IO-26 Catalog number: 22826 Epoch time: 94214.19032026 Element set: 310 Inclination: 98.6515 deg RA of node: 289.5766 deg Eccentricity: 0.0010151 Arg of perigee: 76.1180 deg Mean anomaly: 284.1130 deg Mean motion: 14.27735137 rev/day Decay rate: -9.0e-08 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 4425 Checksum: 279 Satellite: KO-25 Catalog number: 22830 Epoch time: 94213.62991027 Element set: 315 Inclination: 98.5517 deg RA of node: 285.7863 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012449 Arg of perigee: 45.9554 deg Mean anomaly: 314.2653 deg Mean motion: 14.28060707 rev/day Decay rate: -3.5e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 4418 Checksum: 308 Satellite: 22828 Catalog number: 22828 Epoch time: 94213.76963000 Element set: 288 Inclination: 98.6480 deg RA of node: 289.1772 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011104 Arg of perigee: 62.6119 deg Mean anomaly: 297.6185 deg Mean motion: 14.28061411 rev/day Decay rate: -6.0e-08 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 1228 Checksum: 312 /EX ------------------------------ Date: 5 Aug 94 04:35:00 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: ORBS$217.MISC.AMSAT To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-217.M Orbital Elements 217.MISC HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR MANNED AND MISCELLANEOUS SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 5, 1994 BID: $ORBS-217.M TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: POSAT Catalog number: 22829 Epoch time: 94213.63587076 Element set: 303 Inclination: 98.6464 deg RA of node: 289.0556 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011121 Arg of perigee: 64.8056 deg Mean anomaly: 295.4279 deg Mean motion: 14.28035335 rev/day Decay rate: 1.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 4418 Checksum: 304 Satellite: MIR Catalog number: 16609 Epoch time: 94215.25868965 Element set: 695 Inclination: 51.6479 deg RA of node: 310.9106 deg Eccentricity: 0.0001314 Arg of perigee: 199.0571 deg Mean anomaly: 161.0371 deg Mean motion: 15.56735880 rev/day Decay rate: 3.454e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 48335 Checksum: 319 Satellite: HUBBLE Catalog number: 20580 Epoch time: 94215.55612231 Element set: 514 Inclination: 28.4707 deg RA of node: 291.6986 deg Eccentricity: 0.0005951 Arg of perigee: 222.2340 deg Mean anomaly: 137.7788 deg Mean motion: 14.90649965 rev/day Decay rate: 3.76e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 3646 Checksum: 313 Satellite: GRO Catalog number: 21225 Epoch time: 94213.54285849 Element set: 122 Inclination: 28.4628 deg RA of node: 277.2327 deg Eccentricity: 0.0003053 Arg of perigee: 8.0790 deg Mean anomaly: 351.9857 deg Mean motion: 15.41105823 rev/day Decay rate: 1.811e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 6394 Checksum: 285 Satellite: UARS Catalog number: 21701 Epoch time: 94213.60346557 Element set: 562 Inclination: 56.9863 deg RA of node: 337.0641 deg Eccentricity: 0.0005480 Arg of perigee: 110.3085 deg Mean anomaly: 249.8537 deg Mean motion: 14.96580625 rev/day Decay rate: 2.536e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 15773 Checksum: 306 /EX ------------------------------ Date: 5 Aug 94 04:30:00 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: ORBS$217.OSCAR.AMSAT To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-217.O Orbital Elements 217.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 5, 1994 BID: $ORBS-217.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-10 Catalog number: 14129 Epoch time: 94215.22805310 Element set: 295 Inclination: 27.0009 deg RA of node: 314.8290 deg Eccentricity: 0.6026240 Arg of perigee: 199.5326 deg Mean anomaly: 120.6764 deg Mean motion: 2.05881876 rev/day Decay rate: -3.02e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 8375 Checksum: 286 Satellite: UO-11 Catalog number: 14781 Epoch time: 94213.04189469 Element set: 713 Inclination: 97.7856 deg RA of node: 225.6656 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012585 Arg of perigee: 122.2499 deg Mean anomaly: 237.9928 deg Mean motion: 14.69233978 rev/day Decay rate: 6.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 55689 Checksum: 367 Satellite: RS-10/11 Catalog number: 18129 Epoch time: 94213.27359705 Element set: 932 Inclination: 82.9271 deg RA of node: 295.5187 deg Eccentricity: 0.0010141 Arg of perigee: 260.6002 deg Mean anomaly: 99.4006 deg Mean motion: 13.72339573 rev/day Decay rate: 1.8e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 35609 Checksum: 298 Satellite: AO-13 Catalog number: 19216 Epoch time: 94215.93255462 Element set: 941 Inclination: 57.7516 deg RA of node: 238.4314 deg Eccentricity: 0.7222331 Arg of perigee: 347.2702 deg Mean anomaly: 1.5691 deg Mean motion: 2.09718789 rev/day Decay rate: 3.63e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 4701 Checksum: 302 Satellite: FO-20 Catalog number: 20480 Epoch time: 94213.43350131 Element set: 710 Inclination: 99.0410 deg RA of node: 356.7174 deg Eccentricity: 0.0539898 Arg of perigee: 236.9611 deg Mean anomaly: 117.8521 deg Mean motion: 12.83226876 rev/day Decay rate: -1.8e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 20993 Checksum: 303 Satellite: AO-21 Catalog number: 21087 Epoch time: 94216.14915277 Element set: 496 Inclination: 82.9459 deg RA of node: 107.2296 deg Eccentricity: 0.0034831 Arg of perigee: 313.1016 deg Mean anomaly: 46.7226 deg Mean motion: 13.74542801 rev/day Decay rate: 9.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 17617 Checksum: 303 Satellite: RS-12/13 Catalog number: 21089 Epoch time: 94213.38545202 Element set: 713 Inclination: 82.9223 deg RA of node: 337.9238 deg Eccentricity: 0.0029475 Arg of perigee: 346.0088 deg Mean anomaly: 14.0245 deg Mean motion: 13.74044083 rev/day Decay rate: 2.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 17485 Checksum: 294 Satellite: ARSENE Catalog number: 22654 Epoch time: 94205.08601395 Element set: 267 Inclination: 1.9520 deg RA of node: 97.7392 deg Eccentricity: 0.2917162 Arg of perigee: 186.8922 deg Mean anomaly: 167.2050 deg Mean motion: 1.42201946 rev/day Decay rate: -1.42e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 172 Checksum: 281 /EX ------------------------------ Date: 5 Aug 94 04:34:00 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: ORBS$217.WEATH.AMSAT To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-217.W Orbital Elements 217.WEATHER HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR WEATHER SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 5, 1994 BID: $ORBS-217.W TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: NOAA-9 Catalog number: 15427 Epoch time: 94215.73515055 Element set: 901 Inclination: 99.0450 deg RA of node: 266.7740 deg Eccentricity: 0.0015871 Arg of perigee: 84.8632 deg Mean anomaly: 275.4348 deg Mean motion: 14.13633304 rev/day Decay rate: 1.17e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 49697 Checksum: 317 Satellite: NOAA-10 Catalog number: 16969 Epoch time: 94215.76693453 Element set: 797 Inclination: 98.5081 deg RA of node: 223.3165 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012845 Arg of perigee: 186.3620 deg Mean anomaly: 173.7398 deg Mean motion: 14.24900734 rev/day Decay rate: 3.6e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 40927 Checksum: 332 Satellite: MET-2/17 Catalog number: 18820 Epoch time: 94215.49523818 Element set: 356 Inclination: 82.5407 deg RA of node: 230.9503 deg Eccentricity: 0.0018360 Arg of perigee: 50.0231 deg Mean anomaly: 310.2527 deg Mean motion: 13.84719219 rev/day Decay rate: 2.8e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 32890 Checksum: 289 Satellite: MET-3/2 Catalog number: 19336 Epoch time: 94213.59427610 Element set: 309 Inclination: 82.5400 deg RA of node: 291.5503 deg Eccentricity: 0.0017190 Arg of perigee: 144.8154 deg Mean anomaly: 215.4104 deg Mean motion: 13.16968250 rev/day Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 28923 Checksum: 280 Satellite: NOAA-11 Catalog number: 19531 Epoch time: 94215.72629249 Element set: 719 Inclination: 99.1755 deg RA of node: 205.8097 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012225 Arg of perigee: 4.3041 deg Mean anomaly: 355.8230 deg Mean motion: 14.13007420 rev/day Decay rate: 7.5e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 30185 Checksum: 279 Satellite: MET-2/18 Catalog number: 19851 Epoch time: 94213.75597542 Element set: 310 Inclination: 82.5213 deg RA of node: 107.5997 deg Eccentricity: 0.0015552 Arg of perigee: 95.1060 deg Mean anomaly: 265.1868 deg Mean motion: 13.84370156 rev/day Decay rate: 7.8e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 27399 Checksum: 330 Satellite: MET-3/3 Catalog number: 20305 Epoch time: 94216.17052536 Element set: 106 Inclination: 82.5405 deg RA of node: 236.7979 deg Eccentricity: 0.0005331 Arg of perigee: 169.6805 deg Mean anomaly: 190.4389 deg Mean motion: 13.04422901 rev/day Decay rate: 4.4e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 22915 Checksum: 286 Satellite: MET-2/19 Catalog number: 20670 Epoch time: 94213.41003535 Element set: 813 Inclination: 82.5455 deg RA of node: 172.5483 deg Eccentricity: 0.0017266 Arg of perigee: 24.6776 deg Mean anomaly: 335.5206 deg Mean motion: 13.84189091 rev/day Decay rate: -2.9e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 20687 Checksum: 306 Satellite: FY-1/2 Catalog number: 20788 Epoch time: 94215.88224815 Element set: 31 Inclination: 98.8366 deg RA of node: 234.5011 deg Eccentricity: 0.0014887 Arg of perigee: 239.5385 deg Mean anomaly: 120.4308 deg Mean motion: 14.01350503 rev/day Decay rate: -1.99e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 20038 Checksum: 293 Satellite: MET-2/20 Catalog number: 20826 Epoch time: 94213.65208044 Element set: 821 Inclination: 82.5269 deg RA of node: 109.8175 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012367 Arg of perigee: 286.6921 deg Mean anomaly: 73.2884 deg Mean motion: 13.83587320 rev/day Decay rate: 9.4e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 19404 Checksum: 311 Satellite: MET-3/4 Catalog number: 21232 Epoch time: 94213.31479971 Element set: 720 Inclination: 82.5437 deg RA of node: 137.6981 deg Eccentricity: 0.0014536 Arg of perigee: 72.5269 deg Mean anomaly: 287.7438 deg Mean motion: 13.16463399 rev/day Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 15729 Checksum: 325 Satellite: NOAA-12 Catalog number: 21263 Epoch time: 94215.74541817 Element set: 123 Inclination: 98.6148 deg RA of node: 242.4707 deg Eccentricity: 0.0013903 Arg of perigee: 97.3891 deg Mean anomaly: 262.8867 deg Mean motion: 14.22434851 rev/day Decay rate: 1.14e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 16726 Checksum: 307 Satellite: MET-3/5 Catalog number: 21655 Epoch time: 94216.15247496 Element set: 729 Inclination: 82.5535 deg RA of node: 82.8772 deg Eccentricity: 0.0014667 Arg of perigee: 73.7291 deg Mean anomaly: 286.5437 deg Mean motion: 13.16832975 rev/day Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 14277 Checksum: 338 Satellite: MET-2/21 Catalog number: 22782 Epoch time: 94213.36733443 Element set: 322 Inclination: 82.5485 deg RA of node: 170.6331 deg Eccentricity: 0.0023958 Arg of perigee: 97.1572 deg Mean anomaly: 263.2315 deg Mean motion: 13.83011259 rev/day Decay rate: 4.2e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 4633 Checksum: 284 /EX ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Aug 94 22:42:00 -0800 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!iat.holonet.net!alley.com!john.hiatt@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Question from a NOVICE To: info-hams@ucsd.edu LD>Howdy, LD>I've had a Novice license since the mid 80's and have recently started to LD>think about getting a Technician Class License. LD>I notice that there is now a NO-CODE Tech. License....is there an advantage LD>to me having passed the 5 wpm test? LD>I always thought the code test kept HAM from becoming like CB (I"ve LD>really been out of touch so if this is a sore issue, please give me some LD>slack) LD>Obviously, I have no room to make any comments...all I want know is there a LD>separate license for Technician with code? It is called Tech Plus. It gives you all the technician priviliges, which as you may already know is everything above 30 MHz. Having passed the code test you will also still have access to the novice HF bands that you are already using. All you need to do to upgrade is pass the Technician written test. John --- * OLX 2.1 TD * If an experiment works, something has gone wrong. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 07:33:30 GMT From: news.Hawaii.Edu!kahuna!jeffrey@ames.arpa Subject: S. California Repeaters To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <31p5p1$p21@abyss.West.Sun.COM> myers@Eng.Sun.COM writes: > >Goodness, yes. The 147.435 repeater on Saddle Peak meets all of >your requirements. In fact, it is so heavily used it is often useless. >Nonetheless, the input is 146.400 and the PL is 103.5 Hz. What's the history behind the 35 kHz split? Was the PL added due to interference from other sites/services? Jeff NH6IL jeffrey@math.hawaii.edu ************************an*ad*appended*to*a*sig?*********************** * Stuff for sale: Cordless phone: $15, Desk phones: $5ea, Pocket tape * * player: $10, Blaupunkt SW radio: $25, Toaster-oven: $10 + shipping* *********************************************************************** ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #884 ******************************