Date: Sat, 15 Oct 94 04:30:23 PDT From: Ham-Space Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Space-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Space@UCSD.Edu Precedence: List Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #291 To: Ham-Space Ham-Space Digest Sat, 15 Oct 94 Volume 94 : Issue 291 Today's Topics: Orbital Element Sets Wanted Question on AO13 schedule 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: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 22:15:38 GMT From: lynch@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov (David Lynch) Subject: Orbital Element Sets Wanted Hello element heads, I am looking for as much historical data regarding satellite orbits as I can find. I already got as much as I could from Dr. Kelso, and I am now hoping that someone on the net has an archive of these data. I am currently researching atmospheric models and satellite drag, so historical info is more valuable than the current sets. If anyone has any, or has an idea where to look, please let me know. Thanks, Dave Lynch **************************************************************************** David Lynch e-mail: Global Science and Technology lynch@gst.gsfc.nasa.gov 6411 Ivy Lane Suite 610 lynch@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt MD. 20770 Phone STARS::LYNCH (301) 474-9696 **************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: 14 Oct 1994 16:18:24 GMT From: "F. Kevin Feeney" Subject: Question on AO13 schedule Hi, I'm getting active on AO13 again after about a year off, and I don't seem to be hearing it when I think I should be. Last night around 11 EDT I was listening to the beacon fine, but nobody was on the passband and I couldn't hear myself on it either. IT said that the phase was about 89 or so. Copying the data from the beacon said it should be in Mode B from 230 to 150, then pick up again at 190 (I take it it is off from 150 to 190?) I know my station didn't suddenly go deaf, I can hear the beacon. I think it's on omnis for most of the lower half of the orbit because of bad pointing angles, but I worked it the other night well and heard a lot of folks on. Obviously I'm missing something, and when someone points it out I'll probably go "Duh!", but right now I'm confused. I'm guess that the schedule is not as I think it is - so maybe someone can walk me through it. Also, I've been listening for about a week or two, and haven't heard G4JUJ (Blimey!) on at his accustomed spot, nor the 890 gang. Where'd they all get to? They were my most reliable signal sources and fun to chat with. 73 de Kevin, WB2EMS (getting ready to hole up in the shack for the winter....) "My cat thinks I'm her slow, stupid, servant." ------------------------------ End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #291 ******************************