Date: Sun, 19 Jun 94 04:30:29 PDT 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 #161 To: Ham-Space Ham-Space Digest Sun, 19 Jun 94 Volume 94 : Issue 161 Today's Topics: Hey Information Re: Satellite contacts on FD ORBS$168.2L.AMSAT ORBS$168.MISC.AMSAT ORBS$168.WEATH.AMSAT Satellite imagery unix satelite tracking program Wanted: Copy of Wintrack 2.0 Wefax on R-7000 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, 18 Jun 1994 05:22:26 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!iat.holonet.net!ectech!shawn.marlow@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Hey To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Hell to all of you from Moreno Valley, Ca. Just wanted to take the time to know who some of you are. I am currently 15 years old, I OWN and operate an amateur raido. My ID is Either KF6JE, or KF6WRB. I would like to know were some of you are from. Calf really sux at repeaters. I am current at advanced so i would like to hear some feed back from ya'all! -- Shawn ------------------------------ Date: 18 Jun 1994 14:19:32 -0500 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Information Re: Satellite contacts on FD To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Greetings. I have never made a satellite contact on the OSCARs but am interested in doing so on FIELD DAY. I am in charge of field day at our local club here in Michigan and it will be my first attempt to work the satellite. I have a program called TRAKSAT which will use the 2liners elements that are published on internet in this newsgroup to track the satellites but I have a few problems in using the output the program calculates for lack of additional information. 1. I am not sure what all the appreviations on the NASA format printout are for each satellite (i.e. I have heard that RS-10/11 is OSCAR 10 and OSCAR 11, but I don't know what AO-21, and many of the other satellites listed on the 2liners list. Is there a cross reference published somewhere on the net such in a mail-server from AMSAT or something like that?) 2. I need to know how to find out which mode a particular satallite is in or is suppose to be in during Field day, and what frequencies are being used for that mode. (or any day for that matter). 3. If I know which satellite I'm working, and I know which mode it is in, reference material should tell me the frequencies. However, my reference material on the satellites only covers some of the earlier models. Is there current information on the net regarding the new satellites and their modes of information? Thanks to all who respond. Jeff Johnson KF8UW President, Blossomland Amateur Radio Association GRID EN-62 We will be using our club callsign W8MAI during field day. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 09:00:00 MDT From: swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!umn.edu!lynx.unm.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!nstn.ns.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: ORBS$168.2L.AMSAT To: ham-space@ucsd.edu SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-168.N 2Line Orbital Elements 168.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX June 17, 1994 BID: $ORBS-168.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 AO-10 1 14129U 83058B 94161.37059705 -.00000089 00000-0 10000-3 0 2881 2 14129 27.0950 323.3862 6022573 185.3079 163.3129 2.05878627 82647 UO-11 1 14781U 84021B 94164.07495908 .00000165 00000-0 35885-4 0 7007 2 14781 97.7863 178.9927 0010944 287.1976 72.8030 14.69219433549701 RS-10/11 1 18129U 87054A 94163.98699348 .00000037 00000-0 23695-4 0 9094 2 18129 82.9229 331.9456 0013017 40.7525 319.4600 13.72338190349333 AO-13 1 19216U 88051B 94166.34337152 -.00000405 00000-0 10000-4 0 9248 2 19216 57.7884 247.1622 7213082 343.7462 2.0006 2.09724920 45974 FO-20 1 20480U 90013C 94165.87456846 -.00000065 00000-0 -69459-4 0 6975 2 20480 99.0376 318.1343 0541065 344.7655 13.7694 12.83225459203835 AO-21 1 21087U 91006A 94166.94154505 .00000094 00000-0 82657-4 0 4803 2 21087 82.9390 143.6297 0036919 86.0554 274.4806 13.74541473169410 RS-12/13 1 21089U 91007A 94165.54353671 .00000065 00000-0 52315-4 0 7007 2 21089 82.9214 13.4113 0030198 113.5767 246.8572 13.74042529168288 ARSENE 1 22654U 93031B 94167.12210594 -.00000100 00000-0 00000 0 0 2620 2 22654 1.8681 99.2228 2919369 183.9006 172.6566 1.42203062 1186 UO-14 1 20437U 90005B 94166.19574678 .00000057 00000-0 39150-4 0 22 2 20437 98.5879 250.9992 0010525 193.3603 166.7289 14.29846532229307 AO-16 1 20439U 90005D 94165.27176083 -.00000002 00000-0 16126-4 0 8016 2 20439 98.5971 251.3159 0010737 197.6942 162.3867 14.29899811229188 DO-17 1 20440U 90005E 94165.71615950 .00000012 00000-0 21597-4 0 8016 2 20440 98.5984 252.0768 0010908 195.1875 164.8984 14.30039539229267 WO-18 1 20441U 90005F 94166.18122935 .00000026 00000-0 27064-4 0 8037 2 20441 98.5977 252.5380 0011436 194.4906 165.5950 14.30014120229337 LO-19 1 20442U 90005G 94165.73975260 .00000014 00000-0 22401-4 0 8009 2 20442 98.5974 252.3577 0011833 195.4192 164.6628 14.30109943229284 UO-22 1 21575U 91050B 94166.18613268 .00000058 00000-0 34055-4 0 5042 2 21575 98.4349 240.7242 0007185 303.1212 56.9305 14.36919228152790 KO-23 1 22077U 92052B 94167.69551354 -.00000037 00000-0 10000-3 0 3990 2 22077 66.0793 281.0075 0014358 287.6327 72.3125 12.86286638 86723 AO-27 1 22825U 93061C 94166.62421734 .00000022 00000-0 26645-4 0 2986 2 22825 98.6526 242.4464 0007983 211.0084 149.0633 14.27626226 37460 IO-26 1 22826U 93061D 94166.18484780 .00000030 00000-0 29892-4 0 2984 2 22826 98.6525 242.0491 0008198 216.6060 143.4552 14.27730366 37403 KO-25 1 22830U 93061H 94166.61624742 .00000038 00000-0 32793-4 0 3030 2 22830 98.5516 239.7422 0011533 176.8969 183.2290 14.28056827 37478 NOAA-9 1 15427U 84123A 94167.74678503 .00000084 00000-0 68618-4 0 8426 2 15427 99.0533 218.2332 0014197 218.9243 141.0907 14.13622176490280 NOAA-10 1 16969U 86073A 94167.73609929 -.00000017 00000-0 10932-4 0 7409 2 16969 98.5022 176.7464 0013788 335.5349 24.5180 14.24889628402540 MET-2/17 1 18820U 88005A 94168.23877222 .00000080 00000-0 57598-4 0 3126 2 18820 82.5406 268.5405 0016260 175.4425 184.6887 13.84717026322366 MET-3/2 1 19336U 88064A 94167.93501398 .00000051 00000-0 10000-3 0 2963 2 19336 82.5373 323.8588 0015676 265.2572 94.6761 13.16967664283222 NOAA-11 1 19531U 88089A 94167.78766704 .00000120 00000-0 89574-4 0 6621 2 19531 99.1721 156.6873 0012261 130.2107 230.0163 14.12994827295167 MET-2/18 1 19851U 89018A 94165.90933321 .00000043 00000-0 25085-4 0 2966 2 19851 82.5177 145.7365 0012706 230.6098 129.3939 13.84366225267372 MET-3/3 1 20305U 89086A 94167.77116453 .00000044 00000-0 10000-3 0 715 2 20305 82.5562 270.2734 0005343 297.9843 62.0727 13.04424679222844 MET-2/19 1 20670U 90057A 94166.13556307 .00000043 00000-0 24944-4 0 8018 2 20670 82.5472 210.0963 0016138 146.5713 213.6461 13.84189089200334 FY-1/2 1 20788U 90081A 94168.04506144 .00000199 00000-0 15986-3 0 9941 2 20788 98.8342 188.1798 0016270 12.5600 347.5966 14.01355709193685 MET-2/20 1 20826U 90086A 94166.42933899 .00000041 00000-0 24023-4 0 8094 2 20826 82.5251 147.3809 0015084 55.5160 304.7421 13.83582875187518 MET-3/4 1 21232U 91030A 94165.05402871 .00000050 00000-0 10000-3 0 7071 2 21232 82.5402 171.8070 0012003 189.1981 170.8923 13.16462951150947 NOAA-12 1 21263U 91032A 94167.77197316 .00000151 00000-0 87300-4 0 650 2 21263 98.6176 195.5592 0011704 237.5342 122.4700 14.22417411160479 MET-3/5 1 21655U 91056A 94165.39787066 .00000051 00000-0 10000-3 0 7168 2 21655 82.5511 118.7158 0011995 200.3127 159.7518 13.16830820136091 MET-2/21 1 22782U 93055A 94166.12482262 .00000057 00000-0 38317-4 0 3099 2 22782 82.5483 208.0682 0020786 230.0622 129.8705 13.83008846 39800 POSAT 1 22829U 93061G 94166.69145586 .00000055 00000-0 39714-4 0 2915 2 22829 98.6496 242.5762 0009469 198.4521 161.6334 14.28029401 37480 MIR 1 16609U 86017A 94166.84966268 .00004258 00000-0 66135-4 0 6428 2 16609 51.6459 193.0595 0002890 52.8807 307.2451 15.56338305475833 HUBBLE 1 20580U 90037B 94167.81733476 .00000504 00000-0 35122-4 0 4979 2 20580 28.4697 238.3578 0006329 84.7028 275.4269 14.90625547 29333 GRO 1 21225U 91027B 94165.55565142 .00002803 00000-0 59949-4 0 1073 2 21225 28.4608 250.4142 0003627 181.0248 179.0350 15.40930339 56533 UARS 1 21701U 91063B 94167.84430509 -.00002012 00000-0 -15477-3 0 5417 2 21701 56.9849 160.4316 0005880 102.9826 257.1873 14.96471238150884 /EX ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 08:59:00 MDT From: library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!jobone!lynx.unm.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!nstn.ns.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: ORBS$168.MISC.AMSAT To: ham-space@ucsd.edu SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-168.M Orbital Elements 168.MISC HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR MANNED AND MISCELLANEOUS SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX June 17, 1994 BID: $ORBS-168.M TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: POSAT Catalog number: 22829 Epoch time: 94166.69145586 Element set: 291 Inclination: 98.6496 deg RA of node: 242.5762 deg Eccentricity: 0.0009469 Arg of perigee: 198.4521 deg Mean anomaly: 161.6334 deg Mean motion: 14.28029401 rev/day Decay rate: 5.5e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 3748 Checksum: 330 Satellite: MIR Catalog number: 16609 Epoch time: 94166.84966268 Element set: 642 Inclination: 51.6459 deg RA of node: 193.0595 deg Eccentricity: 0.0002890 Arg of perigee: 52.8807 deg Mean anomaly: 307.2451 deg Mean motion: 15.56338305 rev/day Decay rate: 4.258e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 47583 Checksum: 335 Satellite: HUBBLE Catalog number: 20580 Epoch time: 94167.81733476 Element set: 497 Inclination: 28.4697 deg RA of node: 238.3578 deg Eccentricity: 0.0006329 Arg of perigee: 84.7028 deg Mean anomaly: 275.4269 deg Mean motion: 14.90625547 rev/day Decay rate: 5.04e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 2933 Checksum: 335 Satellite: GRO Catalog number: 21225 Epoch time: 94165.55565142 Element set: 107 Inclination: 28.4608 deg RA of node: 250.4142 deg Eccentricity: 0.0003627 Arg of perigee: 181.0248 deg Mean anomaly: 179.0350 deg Mean motion: 15.40930339 rev/day Decay rate: 2.803e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 5653 Checksum: 268 Satellite: UARS Catalog number: 21701 Epoch time: 94167.84430509 Element set: 541 Inclination: 56.9849 deg RA of node: 160.4316 deg Eccentricity: 0.0005880 Arg of perigee: 102.9826 deg Mean anomaly: 257.1873 deg Mean motion: 14.96471238 rev/day Decay rate: -2.012e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 15088 Checksum: 306 /EX ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 08:58:00 MDT From: swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!jobone!lynx.unm.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!nstn.ns.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: ORBS$168.WEATH.AMSAT To: ham-space@ucsd.edu SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-168.W Orbital Elements 168.WEATHER HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR WEATHER SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX June 17, 1994 BID: $ORBS-168.W TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: NOAA-9 Catalog number: 15427 Epoch time: 94167.74678503 Element set: 842 Inclination: 99.0533 deg RA of node: 218.2332 deg Eccentricity: 0.0014197 Arg of perigee: 218.9243 deg Mean anomaly: 141.0907 deg Mean motion: 14.13622176 rev/day Decay rate: 8.4e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 49028 Checksum: 311 Satellite: NOAA-10 Catalog number: 16969 Epoch time: 94167.73609929 Element set: 740 Inclination: 98.5022 deg RA of node: 176.7464 deg Eccentricity: 0.0013788 Arg of perigee: 335.5349 deg Mean anomaly: 24.5180 deg Mean motion: 14.24889628 rev/day Decay rate: -1.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 40254 Checksum: 342 Satellite: MET-2/17 Catalog number: 18820 Epoch time: 94168.23877222 Element set: 312 Inclination: 82.5406 deg RA of node: 268.5405 deg Eccentricity: 0.0016260 Arg of perigee: 175.4425 deg Mean anomaly: 184.6887 deg Mean motion: 13.84717026 rev/day Decay rate: 8.0e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 32236 Checksum: 310 Satellite: MET-3/2 Catalog number: 19336 Epoch time: 94167.93501398 Element set: 296 Inclination: 82.5373 deg RA of node: 323.8588 deg Eccentricity: 0.0015676 Arg of perigee: 265.2572 deg Mean anomaly: 94.6761 deg Mean motion: 13.16967664 rev/day Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 28322 Checksum: 344 Satellite: NOAA-11 Catalog number: 19531 Epoch time: 94167.78766704 Element set: 662 Inclination: 99.1721 deg RA of node: 156.6873 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012261 Arg of perigee: 130.2107 deg Mean anomaly: 230.0163 deg Mean motion: 14.12994827 rev/day Decay rate: 1.20e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 29516 Checksum: 296 Satellite: MET-2/18 Catalog number: 19851 Epoch time: 94165.90933321 Element set: 296 Inclination: 82.5177 deg RA of node: 145.7365 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012706 Arg of perigee: 230.6098 deg Mean anomaly: 129.3939 deg Mean motion: 13.84366225 rev/day Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 26737 Checksum: 331 Satellite: MET-3/3 Catalog number: 20305 Epoch time: 94167.77116453 Element set: 71 Inclination: 82.5562 deg RA of node: 270.2734 deg Eccentricity: 0.0005343 Arg of perigee: 297.9843 deg Mean anomaly: 62.0727 deg Mean motion: 13.04424679 rev/day Decay rate: 4.4e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 22284 Checksum: 296 Satellite: MET-2/19 Catalog number: 20670 Epoch time: 94166.13556307 Element set: 801 Inclination: 82.5472 deg RA of node: 210.0963 deg Eccentricity: 0.0016138 Arg of perigee: 146.5713 deg Mean anomaly: 213.6461 deg Mean motion: 13.84189089 rev/day Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 20033 Checksum: 287 Satellite: FY-1/2 Catalog number: 20788 Epoch time: 94168.04506144 Element set: 994 Inclination: 98.8342 deg RA of node: 188.1798 deg Eccentricity: 0.0016270 Arg of perigee: 12.5600 deg Mean anomaly: 347.5966 deg Mean motion: 14.01355709 rev/day Decay rate: 1.99e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 19368 Checksum: 339 Satellite: MET-2/20 Catalog number: 20826 Epoch time: 94166.42933899 Element set: 809 Inclination: 82.5251 deg RA of node: 147.3809 deg Eccentricity: 0.0015084 Arg of perigee: 55.5160 deg Mean anomaly: 304.7421 deg Mean motion: 13.83582875 rev/day Decay rate: 4.1e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 18751 Checksum: 316 Satellite: MET-3/4 Catalog number: 21232 Epoch time: 94165.05402871 Element set: 707 Inclination: 82.5402 deg RA of node: 171.8070 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012003 Arg of perigee: 189.1981 deg Mean anomaly: 170.8923 deg Mean motion: 13.16462951 rev/day Decay rate: 5.0e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 15094 Checksum: 274 Satellite: NOAA-12 Catalog number: 21263 Epoch time: 94167.77197316 Element set: 65 Inclination: 98.6176 deg RA of node: 195.5592 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011704 Arg of perigee: 237.5342 deg Mean anomaly: 122.4700 deg Mean motion: 14.22417411 rev/day Decay rate: 1.51e-06 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 16047 Checksum: 286 Satellite: MET-3/5 Catalog number: 21655 Epoch time: 94165.39787066 Element set: 716 Inclination: 82.5511 deg RA of node: 118.7158 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011995 Arg of perigee: 200.3127 deg Mean anomaly: 159.7518 deg Mean motion: 13.16830820 rev/day Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 13609 Checksum: 309 Satellite: MET-2/21 Catalog number: 22782 Epoch time: 94166.12482262 Element set: 309 Inclination: 82.5483 deg RA of node: 208.0682 deg Eccentricity: 0.0020786 Arg of perigee: 230.0622 deg Mean anomaly: 129.8705 deg Mean motion: 13.83008846 rev/day Decay rate: 5.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 3980 Checksum: 301 /EX ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jun 94 09:23:06 EDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!jobone!lynx.unm.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!nstn.ns.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!sifon!clouso.crim.ca!comback!opti!jmuise@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Satellite imagery To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Can anyone tell me if any of the images generated by amateur satellites have been made available for download in any other place besides directly from the satellites themselves (eg. FTP or BBS downloads) ? Thank you. John. ------------------------------ Date: 18 Jun 1994 22:57:42 +1200 From: waikato!auckland.ac.nz!aukuni.ac.nz!kiwi!deepthnk!mconway@decwrl.dec.com Subject: unix satelite tracking program To: ham-space@ucsd.edu I have a friend who is looking for a unix based program that can steer a satelite antenna i.e can track a satellite in an inclined orbit. Anyone know of such a program? If possible could you please send any replys to my friends internet address: dave@.ncs.co.nz but if this isnt possible I will be reading the newsnet board. P.S he is also interested in the address of any place that sells 2nd hand satellite equipment i.e antennas etc. Cheers Mark -- Mark _/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ Mark Conway _/ _/ _/ Deep Thought BBS, Auckland, New Zealand _/ _/ _/ A FirstClass(tm) Macintosh GUI BBS _/_/_/ _/ Internet: mconway@deepthnk.kiwi.gen.nz ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jun 94 14:36:00 +0200 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!news.eunet.fi!gate.compart.fi!compart!leo.wikholm@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Wanted: Copy of Wintrack 2.0 To: ham-space@ucsd.edu -> > How can a friend of mine obtain a copy of Wintrack 2.0? Is it > -> shareware? That is not a shareware program. The program is made by Paul E. Traufler. If you want more information about WinTrack please contact to him. Address is Paul E. Traufler 111 Emerald Drive Harvest, AL 35749 U.S.A Leo Wikholm, OH2JEC e-mail: leo.wikholm@compart.fi ------------------------------ Date: 18 Jun 1994 14:21:46 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!newshost.uwo.ca!gateway!mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Wefax on R-7000 To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Has anyone used the IF output of the R-7000 to drive a wide band IF system for the reception of Wefax and/or APT ? If so, can you provide info on the outboard IF system you used ? lbol@julian.uwo.ca ------------------------------ End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #161 ******************************