Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 04:30:49 PST From: Ham-Space Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Space-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Space@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #18 To: Ham-Space Ham-Space Digest Thu, 3 Feb 94 Volume 94 : Issue 18 Today's Topics: Anik Satellite Troubles APT-Satellites: Report JAN 29, 1994 Daily IPS Report - 29 Jan 94 Daily IPS Report - 30 Jan 94 Daily IPS Report - 31 jan 94 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 Ham-Space Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-space". 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: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 20:41:39 GMT From: cns!rickvg@uunet.uu.net Subject: Anik Satellite Troubles To: ham-space@ucsd.edu In article <2ie3ua$i1n@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, John S. Papay wrote: > >Does anyone have the latest information on what is happening to >the Canadian Satellite Anik E1 and E2. The Wall Street Journal >John S. Papay K8YSE >dv736@cleveland.freenet.edu John, There's quite a lot of discussion over on the rec.video.satellite newsgroup. 73 -- Rick Rick von Glahn rickvg@cscns.com -- Internet (preferred) 74620,637 -- Compuserve N0KKZ@W0GVT.#NECO.CO.USA -- packet radio ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 01:44:51 -0700 From: nntp.ucsb.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: APT-Satellites: Report JAN 29, 1994 To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Observed at station 50.7 NLat, 7.1 ELon, JAN 29, 1994 NOAA-9: APT 137.62 On NOAA-10: APT 137.50 *OFF* NOAA-11: APT 137.62 On NOAA-12: APT 137.50 On Meteor 2-21: APT 137.85 On (weak) Meteor 3-5: APT 137.30 OFF ??? Meteor 3-6: APT 137.30 *NEW* ON ?? Meteor 3-5 is over the terminator (more or less), so no APT could be received at my station. *NEW* Meteor 3-6 (launched JAN 25) was quiet during orbit #57 around 10.30 UT, transmitted APT during orbit #58 descending at about 12.20 UT and was quiet again orbit #59 around 14.09 UT. A gif-image of the europe-pass orbit #58 is available for anon ftp at ftp.gmd.de, dir images/satellites, file M60129first.gif. The signal was good but seemed to be somewhat overmodulated. NOAA-10 is off due to VHF-conflict with NOAA-12, should become active again FEB 01 6.00 UT due to info from wxsat-mail-list. And: Meteor 2-21 is weak as always. +------------------------------------------+ |Peter Henne (peter.henne@gmd.de) | | (henne@gmd.de) | |German Nat.Research Center.f.Comp.Science | |D-53757 St.AUGUSTIN, Germany | +------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 94 02:26:02 GMT From: unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!cass.ma02.bull.com!syd.bull.oz.au!brahman!tmx!news.cs.su.oz.au!basser.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news.ci@mvb.saic.com Subject: Daily IPS Report - 29 Jan 94 To: ham-space@ucsd.edu IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA Daily Solar And Geophysical Report Issued at 2330 UT 28 January 1994 Summary for 28 January and Forecast up to 31 January IPS Warning 02 was issued on 24 January and expires today. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: moderate Flares Max Fadeout Begin End Freq. Sectors M1/-- 1852UT none Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 119/071 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 29 January 30 January 31 January Activity Low Low Low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 115/066 1C. SOLAR COMMENT The sunspot group that has been producing the recent low level M class flares is now on the west limb of the Sun. Another region has returned to the east limb. This region showed some magnetic complexity on its past transition but did not produce any significant flares. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet to unsettled Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 27 January Learmonth 10 3323 3221 Fredericksburg 15 17 Planetary 17 16 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 29 Jan 12 Quiet to unsettled. 30 Jan 12 Quiet to unsettled. 31 Jan 12 Quiet to unsettled. 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT Further active periods from coronal hole do not seem likely. 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 28 Jan normal normal normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 29 Jan normal normal fair 30 Jan normal normal fair 31 Jan normal normal fair 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT NONE. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY MUFs at Sydney were near predicted monthly values T index: 41 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 29 Jan 40 Near predicted monthly values. 30 Jan 40 Near predicted monthly values. 31 Jan 40 Near predicted monthly values. Predicted Monthly T Index for January is 30. 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT None. -- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2OP.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3 dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 94 02:26:42 GMT From: unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!cass.ma02.bull.com!syd.bull.oz.au!brahman!tmx!news.cs.su.oz.au!basser.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news.ci@mvb.saic.com Subject: Daily IPS Report - 30 Jan 94 To: ham-space@ucsd.edu IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA Daily Solar And Geophysical Report Issued at 2330 UT 29 January 1994 Summary for 29 January and Forecast up to 1 February No warning is current. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: moderate Flares Max Fadeout Begin End Freq. Sectors M2 X-ray 0413UT Probable - - lower East Asia M2 X-ray 1129UT Probable - - lower European Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 102/050 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 30 January 31 January 01 February Activity Low Very low Very low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 100/048 1C. SOLAR COMMENT No optical correlation for two M2 events. The most likely source would be the recent flaring region that has just rotated round the west limb of the sun. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : mailnly quiet to unsettled, with 1 active period Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 28 January Learmonth 10 3222 4222 Fredericksburg 10 15 Planetary 10 16 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 30 Jan 10 Quiet to unsettled. 31 Jan 10 Quiet to unsettled. 01 Feb 10 Quiet to unsettled. 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT None. 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 29 Jan normal normal normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 30 Jan normal normal fair 31 Jan normal normal fair 01 Feb normal normal fair 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT NONE. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY MUFs at Sydney were about 15% above predicted monthly values T index: 82 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 30 Jan 90 About 15% above predicted monthly values. 31 Jan 80 About 15% above predicted monthly values. 01 Feb 80 About 15% above predicted monthly values. Predicted Monthly T Index for January is 30. 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT Ionosphere become enhanced during local night. -- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2OP.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3 dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 94 02:27:40 GMT From: unogate!news.service.uci.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!cass.ma02.bull.com!syd.bull.oz.au!brahman!tmx!news.cs.su.oz.au!basser.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news.ci@mvb.saic.com Subject: Daily IPS Report - 31 jan 94 To: ham-space@ucsd.edu IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES AUSTRALIA Daily Solar And Geophysical Report Issued at 2330 UT 30 January 1994 Summary for 30 January and Forecast up to 2 February No warning is current. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY Activity: low Flares: none. Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 099/046 1B. SOLAR FORECAST 31 January 01 February 02 February Activity Low Low Low Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 105/054 1C. SOLAR COMMENT None. ----------------------------------------------------------- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY Geomagnetic field at Learmonth : quiet to unsettled Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 29 January Learmonth 10 3222 2233 Fredericksburg 07 07 Planetary 10 08 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST DATE Ap CONDITIONS 31 Jan 10 Quiet to unsettled. 01 Feb 08 Quiet. 02 Feb 08 Quiet. 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT None. 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 30 Jan normal normal normal PCA Event : None. 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST LATITUDE BAND DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH 31 Jan normal normal fair 01 Feb normal normal fair 02 Feb normal normal fair 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT NONE. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY MUFs at Sydney were mostly 20-35% above monthly predicted values. T index: 94 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST DATE T-index MUFs 31 Jan 70 Near predicted to 30% enhanced. 01 Feb 80 Near predicted to 30% enhanced. 02 Feb 80 Near predicted to 30% enhanced. Predicted Monthly T Index for January is 30. 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT Sporadic E may affect F layer communications. -- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2OP.NSW.AUS.OC PGP 2.3 dave@esi.COM.AU ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave available ------------------------------ End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #18 ******************************