Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 04:30:31 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 #65 To: Ham-Space Ham-Space Digest Sun, 20 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 65 Today's Topics: FAQ Available? Shuttle Reentry Visible I Status of Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellites 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: 20 Mar 94 09:30:08 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: FAQ Available? To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Hello, I would like to find a FAQ on packet satellite communications. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? I found a FAQ on packet radio but not pacsat. I would like to begin working it but need to know the basics including the equipment needed. Thanks. Ken/N4PBY ---------------- Ken Waters, Fussa-shi, Tokyo-to, Japan watersk@emh.yokota.af.mil 73307.131@compuserve.com k.waters@genie.geis.com ---------------- ------------------------------ Date: 18 Mar 94 22:33:00 -0500 From: blkcat!1-109-239-0!Jim.Rose@uunet.uu.net Subject: Shuttle Reentry Visible I To: ham-space@ucsd.edu GA>Unfortunately, that would take place at 1421 UTC (6:21 AM PST), about 5 GA>minutes after local sunrise. Gil has seen the reentry before after GA>sunrise from Houston and says it should still be very visible as an GA>orange fireball with a white streak behind it. Gary, Several years ago I had the opportunity to spot the shuttle as it re-entered. I was sitting quietly watching NASA Select on the cable and realized that the ground track and altitude they were showing might just give me a viewing opportinity. This was in near full daylight. I ran to the back of the house and figured out the geography, looked in that direction and sure enough *there it was!*. Just like your friend described it. As I write this, the shuttle landed this morning so I hope you got a chance to see it. In the future, don't give up because of the time of day, it's possible! Also, thanks for the posts of the Keps/TLEs. I have sent an e-mail via my internet account at work to subscribe. I hope I got the syntax correct. Jim * OLX 2.1 TD * Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Mar 94 20:20:00 +0200 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!EU.net!news.eunet.fi!gate.compart.fi!compart!leo.wikholm@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Status of Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellites To: ham-space@ucsd.edu STATUS OF POLAR-ORBITING WEATHER SATELLITES =========================================== No. 4, March 19, 1994 Station: Helsinki, +60.2N +25.1E ------------------------------------------------------ NOAA 9 137,62 MHz ON NOAA 10 137,50 MHz ON NOAA 11 137,62 MHz ON NOAA 12 137,50 MHz ON Meteor 3-3 137,30 MHz OFF Meteor 3-5 137,85 MHz only daytime, good images! Meteor 3-6 137,30 MHz OFF Meteor 2-21 137,85 MHz OFF ------------------------------------------------------ Here in northern latitudes I have received good visible channel images from NOAA's till 15.30 UT. Meteor 3-5 has a very strong signal and good images are available during daytime. Leo Wikholm internet: leo.wikholm@compart.fi fidonet : 2:220/861 ------------------------------ End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #65 ******************************