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- Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #36
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- Ham-Space Digest Tue, 22 Feb 94 Volume 94 : Issue 36
-
- Today's Topics:
- ANS-050 BULLETINS
- APT-Satellites: Report FEB 19, 1994
-
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-
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 12:06:57 MST
- From: nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@beaver.cs.washington.edu
- Subject: ANS-050 BULLETINS
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- SB SAT
- NEW HF BBS FOR OSCAR INFO
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 050.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD FEBUARY 19, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-050.01
-
- New HF Packet Radio BBS Carrying AMSAT Info
-
- WT0N-3 St. Paul, Minnesota will carry all AMSAT bulletins and Keps as well
- as other satellite related items such as "SPACENEWS." The station will be
- on 10.127 LSB (30M) Monday through Saturday from 16:00 UTC until 23:OO UTC
- Monday through Saturday. The PBBS uses 300 baud HF Packet, but will also
- be available for AMT
- is 23:30 to 04:00 UTC. At this time, the PBBS is set up as an experiment
- and any comments and suggestions should be sent to the SYSOP, B.J. Arts
- (WT0N), at one of the following:
-
- PACKET:WT0N@WB0GDB.#STP.MN.USA.NOAM
- INT
-
- [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank B.J. Arts (WT0N) for this
- information. ]
-
- /EX
- SB SAT
- AO-13 OPERATIONS NET
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 050.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD FEBUARY 19, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-050.02
-
- Current AMSAT Operations Net Schedule For AO-13
-
- AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times. Mode-B Nets
- are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz. If, at
- the start of the OPS Net, the frequency of 145.950 MHz is being used
- for a QSO, OPS Net enthusiasts are asked to move to the alternate
- frequency of 145.955 MHz.
-
- Date UTC Mode Phs NCS Alt NCS
-
- 28-Feb-94 0430 B 068 WB6LLO W9ODI
-
- Any stations with information on current events would be most welcomed.
- Also, those interested in discussing technical issues or who have questions
- about any particular aspect of OSCAR statellite operations, are encouraged
- to join the OPS Nets. If neither of the Net Control Stations show up, any
- participant is invited to act as the NCS.
-
- /EX
- SB SAT
- WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 050.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD FEBUARY 19, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-050.03
-
- Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 19-FEB-94
-
- AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
- L QST
- Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 90 |
- Mode-BS : MA 90 to MA 120 |
- Mode-S : MA 120 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 |
- Omnis : MA 230 to MA 30 | Move to attitude 240/0, Apr 04
- [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]
-
- FO-20: The FO-20 command station announced that a slight mulfunctioning in
- the onboard command system had been detected. So, the analog mode
- operations arranged from 9th of Feb. will be performed on schedule,
- but there is a possibility of interruption due to commading. The
- present schedule is as same announced before.
- ANALOG MODE:
- 23-FEB-94 8:05 -TO- 02-MAR-94 6:40 UTC
- 09-MAR-94 7:05 -TO- 16-MAR-94 7:30 UTC
- 23-MAR-94 7:52 -TO- 30-MAR-94 8:15 UTC
- DIGITAL MODE: Unless otherwise noted above.
- [Kazu Sakamoto (JJ1WTK) qga02014@niftyserve.or.jp]
-
- AO-16: Operating normally. Experimenter's Day with S-Band transmitter on
- will be run on 02/23/94 03:45 UTC to 02/24/94 03:15 UTC. Whole
- Orbit Data (WOD) collections each month by week are: 1) Solar
- Array Currents, 2) Temperatures 3) Power/Bus Voltages 4) Various
- telemetry parameters to be determined by the Command Team.
- [WH6I & WJ9F]
-
- LO-19: Operating normally. [WH6I]
-
- KO-23: Up and running. [WH6I]
-
- KO-25: BBS up and running. [WH6I]
-
- POSAT: Definitely seems to be turned off on the amateur frequencies.
- [WH6I]
-
- IO-26: Is back up and running (1200 baud) and seeing a lot of use. [WH6I]
-
- AO-21: LW2DTZ reports that the RUDAK-II beacon was sending the following
- information: RUDAK2>BEACON:RUDAK-II Schedule: (down 145.987 MHz,
- up 435.016) min/10 Beacon Mode
- 0..4 FM Repeater
- 5..7 WEFAX Picture
- 8..9 AFSK TLM
-
- LW2DTZ further notes that AO-21 is very active with hams from south
- of Brazil using this crossband repeater. [LW2DTZ]
-
- MIR: MIR is working normally in 145.550 MHz. R0MIR and R0MIR-1 Personal
- Messaging System (PMS) are active on all the orbits. [LW2DTZ]
-
- RS-10: ZS6AOP reports that RS-10 is still operating normally at his QTH.
- He notes that there are a handful of regular stations keeping
- the contacts going but recently he has experienced a quiet spell,
- only hearing himself. ZS6AOP wonders what the preferred mode of
- operation is over Europe and the USA? Do any stations use CW? The
- only times has heard CW over Southern Africa is for tuning and
- spotting one's own signal. [ZS6AOP]
-
- UO-11: ZS6AOP has been monitoring this satellite at regular intervals.
- It is his observation that the signals are weaker today than before
- the on-board computer "crash" several months ago. [ZS6AOP]
-
- 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 @ W0LJF.#NECO.CO.USA.NOAM. 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
-
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-
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 1994 08:29:10 GMT
- From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!gmd.de!peter.henne%gmd.de@ames.arpa
- Subject: APT-Satellites: Report FEB 19, 1994
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Observed at station 50.7 NLat, 7.1 ELon, FEB 19, 1994
-
- NOAA-9: APT 137.62 On
- NOAA-10: APT 137.50 On
- NOAA-11: APT 137.62 On
- NOAA-12: APT 137.50 On
- Meteor 2-21: APT 137.85 On (weak)
-
- NOAA-9 performs well after the outgassing-period, transmitting
- Ch.2 and Ch.4 during spacecraft-day and Ch.3 and Ch.4 during
- spacecraft-night. The morning descending orbits pass over better
- illuminated areas than afternoond-ascening NOAA-11. APT and BCN
- of NOAA-9 will be switched off FEB 21 due to VHF-conflict with
- NOAA-11 (info from wxsat-list).
- Meteor 2-21 is more or less useless for normal APT-Stations.
- Meteor 3-3, -4, -5 and -6 were off during all visible passes,
- a message about active Meteor 3-6 APT could not be confirmed.
-
- +------------------------------------------+
- |Peter Henne (peter.henne@gmd.de) |
- | (henne@gmd.de) |
- |German Nat.Research Center.f.Comp.Science |
- |D-53754 St.AUGUSTIN, Germany |
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