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- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 94 01:30:27 PDT
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- Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #647
- To: Info-Hams
-
-
- Info-Hams Digest Fri, 10 Jun 94 Volume 94 : Issue 647
-
- Today's Topics:
- "73's"
- Any one transvert using TS-450SAT?
- FCC Database
- GB2RS News 12th June 1994
- Ignition Noise Help Wante
- IPS Daily Report - 09 June 94
- License Renewal
- ORBS$161.2L.AMSAT
- ORBS$161.MICRO.AMSAT
- ORBS$161.WEATH.AMSAT
-
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-
- Date: 9 Jun 94 12:29:18 -0500
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!news.tufts.edu!news.hnrc.tufts.edu!jerry@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: "73's"
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <2t2dgn$a4b@news.iastate.edu>, wjturner@iastate.edu (Weuchsowagan) writes:
- > I will not argue with what your dictionary says, but I still maintain
- ^
- > that it is not correct, and that the dictionary is not the place to
- > look, anyway.
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- How should we cite you? Article <2t2dgn$a4b@news.iastate.edu>?
- The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage says: Plurals of . . . figures.
- These plurals are usually formed by adding 's as in . . . size 8's.
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- 'Course the Associated Press Style Book says, "No apostrophes, an exception to
- Webster's New World guidline under 'apostrophe.'" And Turabian, too,
- specifies, ". . . s alone (i.e., not apostrophe and s)"
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 10 Jun 94 02:13:48 GMT
- From: sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!srgenprp!jandrews@hplabs.hpl.hp.com
- Subject: Any one transvert using TS-450SAT?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Hi there,
-
- I am getting a transverter from Down East Microwave and was thinking
- of using it with my Kenwood TS-450 SAT. Anyone know if there is a low level
- TX coming out on one of the many connectors on this rig? I would like
- not to have to add a connector if tx appears somwwhere already.
-
- Thanks for any help.
-
- Backup choices are RCI-2950 (have to modify for low level TX) and
- FT-107M (has transverter output, but not as nice to use).
-
- -jim
-
- --
- Jim Andrews h
- Engineering Productivity Group h
- Hewlett Packard hhhhh ppppp
- Microwave Instruments Division h h p p
- Santa Rosa, CA h h ppppp
- e-mail: jandrews@sr.hp.com p
- amateur packet mail: kc6pjw@kc6pjw.#nocal.ca.usa p
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 9 Jun 1994 18:50:27 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!udel!news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!bga.com!patm@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: FCC Database
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- George Turner (georget@max.tiac.net) wrote:
- : Could some tell me how to get a ham 's name and address using his
- : call sign. Thought that I seen a ftp or usenet address that had the data base.
-
- You can telnet to the callsign server:
-
- callsign.cs.buffalo.edu 2000
-
- at the >> prompt, type 'call x9xxx'.
-
- Type 'help' for additional search modes (zip code, name, etc.)
-
- Patrick McGuire, WA8PLR
- Austin TX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 9 Jun 1994 17:50:58 +0000
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!pipex!demon!llondel.demon.co.uk!dave@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: GB2RS News 12th June 1994
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Good morning. It's Sunday the 12th of June and here is the GB2RS news
- broadcast, prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain.
-
- First the headlines:-
-
- Packet radio is to feature on BBC TV;
-
- A Microwave Round Table meeting takes place next Sunday; and
-
- Look out for an expedition to the Scottish Isles this week.
-
- BBC Television cameras were at RSGB Headquarters last week filming for
- an item on packet radio to be featured shortly in the BBC2 series "The
- Net". The series deals with everything to do with computers and is
- broadcast at 8pm on Wednesday evenings.
-
- An RSGB Microwave Round Table meeting takes place next Sunday the 19th
- of June at the Crawley Amateur Radio Club premises at Pease Pottage,
- near Crawley, West Sussex. The event is organised by the RSGB Southern
- Microwave Group and commences at 10am. The attractions include technical
- talks, calibration and alignment facilities, and the usual round table
- discussions on current matters of interest. There will also be a bring
- and buy stand, as well as hot drinks and snacks. All are welcome. For
- further details telephone Mike, G3LYP, on 0494 881298.
-
- An expedition to the Western Isles of Scotland starts today, Sunday the
- 12th and continues until next Friday. GM7BXA, GM7HSP and GM7DKX are
- scheduled to operate on VHF from the Isle of Mull today, the Isle of
- Skye on Wednesday, South Uist on Friday, Benbecula on Saturday and North
- Uist next Sunday. Operation will start at around 9am and will continue
- until 10pm on 144.222, 50.122 and 50.222MHz, plus the calling
- frequencies. HF activity will be provided by GM0NEB on 80, 40 and 20
- metres CW and SSB.
-
- Last weekend RSGB HQ held its annual open day. Despite continuous rain,
- everyone who attended had a good day. Next year's HQ open day is
- scheduled for Saturday the 17th of June 1995. If you haven't been to the
- Headquarters building, put this date in your diary now.
-
- Last Sunday, another RSGB Regional Meeting took place, this time at
- Brighouse in West Yorkshire. Members and non-members came along to meet
- members of staff and volunteer officials, and a lively discussion took
- place. The next Open Meeting is on Saturday, the 22nd of October in
- Bristol.
-
- There is still time to nominate someone under eighteen for the
- prestigious title Young Amateur of the Year. This annual award is
- sponsored by the RSGB and the Radiocommunications Agency, together with
- representatives from the amateur and professional radio industry. In
- addition to the title, the winner and runner-up qualify for a number of
- prizes. If you know of a young person who could qualify, do not hesitate
- to ask for a nomination form. Full details of the Young Amateur of the
- Year award can be found in the April edition of RadCom, or can be
- obtained by telephoning Justine Hodges at RSGB Headquarters on 0707
- 659015.
-
- The callsign GB5GS will be aired from the Goodwin Sands on the evening
- of Thursday the 23rd of June by members of the East Kent Radio Society.
- This will be a new WAB square for many as it is normally under water.
- Operation will be from approximately 6.30pm to 8pm, depending on the
- tide, on the 80 and 40 metre bands.
-
- The North Wakefield Radio Club and the Barnsley Radio Club have combined
- to form the "Yorkshire Pudding Contest Group" under the callsign G4OOC.
- This call belonged to the late Jack Martin who was a much liked and well
- known character throughout Yorkshire and was reallocated with the
- permission of his family. The callsign will be used for all of the
- clubs' combined contests as a mark of respect and to honour the many
- good deeds that Jack Martin did in the name of amateur radio .
-
- A new RSGB Liaison Officer (RLO) has been appointed for Hertfordshire.
- He is John Rudd, G7OCI, and his address is 23 Grange Gardens, Ware,
- Hertfordshire SG12 9NE. His telephone number is 0920 466639. RLOs hold a
- wide range of information and they are available to help any RSGB member
- seeking advice.
-
- Now some items of HF DX news from the weekly RSGB DX News Sheet which is
- edited by Brendan McCartney, G4DYO.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 9 Jun 94 16:23:00 GMT
- From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!iat.holonet.net!michaelr!ray.wade@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- Subject: Ignition Noise Help Wante
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- On 06-06-94 DAVE PHILLIPS wrote to ALL...
-
- DP> HELP!
- DP>
- DP> I am attempting to use my HF rig mobile in my 1988 Chevy Suburban.
- DP> However, I h
- DP> ave so much
- DP> ignition noise as to make it not practical on the road.
- DP>
- DP> I would like some suggestions on how to eliminate ignition noise in a
- DP> Chevrolet
- DP> using the
- DP> high power ignition system with the Throttle Body Fuel Injection
- DP> system.
- DP>
- DP> I have already tried the following, none of which had much effect;
- DP>
- DP> 1. Isolated and grounded all feed line (RG8x) shields to the body.
- DP> 2. Placed split ferrite cores on primary and each secondary
- DP> ignition lead.
- DP> 3. Added extra copper braid shield from body pannels and hood to
- DP> frame.
- DP> 4. Added extra copper braid shields from engine to frame.
- DP> 5. Added extra copper braid shield engine block to coil frame.
- DP> 6. Shortened primary radio power lead to nearest battery
- DP> connection and use
- DP> shielded cable.
- DP>
- DP> This sucker is still LOUD. Also, I have noted that when another
- DP> vehicle of the
- DP> same make and model is near, I can hear them also quite clearly in my
- DP> reciever.
- DP> Has anyone out there run into this problem and found a reliable
- DP> method of coun
- DP> tering it ????????
- DP> ?????????
- DP>
- DP> Dave Phillips KB7JS
- DP>
- DP> Phoenix, AZ, USA
-
- Run #12 or larger (stranded) from radio directly to the vehicle
- battery. Both sides, + and -. The battery acts as a BIG filter/
- condenser. Be sure to put fuses at battery ends. We don't want
- to melt the wiring if it shorts! This has been the top-of-the-
- list for me.
-
- K5JCM Tulsa
-
- * OFFLINE 1.56 * ... Incontinence Hotline... can you hold?
- ...............................................................................
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 9 Jun 94 23:07:39 GMT
- From: agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!ipso!rwc@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
- Subject: IPS Daily Report - 09 June 94
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
- ISSUED AT 9/2330Z JUNE 1994 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
- FROM THE REGIONAL WARNING CENTRE (RWC), SYDNEY.
- SUMMARY FOR 9 JUNE AND FORECAST UP TO 12 JUNE
-
- IPS Warning 16 was issued on 08 June and is current
- for interval June 11-13.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
- Activity: low
-
- Flares: none.
-
- Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 083/024
-
- 1B. SOLAR FORECAST
- 10 June 11 June 12 June
- Activity Low Low Low
- Fadeouts None expected None expected None expected
-
- Forecast 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number : 085/027
-
- 1C. SOLAR COMMENT
- None.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
- Geomagnetic field at Learmonth: quiet to unsettled
-
- Estimated Indices : A K Observed A Index 8 June
- Learmonth 07 2233 1211
- Fredericksburg 10 09
- Planetary 12 10
-
- Observed Kp for 8 June: 4233 2222
-
-
- 2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST
- DATE Ap CONDITIONS
- 10 Jun 16 Unsettled to active.
- 11 Jun 20 Active.
- 12 Jun 25 Active.
-
- 2C. MAGNETIC COMMENT
- None.
-
- 3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 09 Jun normal normal normal
- PCA Event : None.
- 3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
- LATITUDE BAND
- DATE LOW MIDDLE HIGH
- 10 Jun normal fair poor
- 11 Jun normal fair poor
- 12 Jun fair poor poor
- 3C. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION COMMENT
- Degraded global HF propagation conditions are expected in association
- with geomagnetic activity forecast for 11-13 June. (Coronal hole).
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- 4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY
- MUFs at Sydney were near predicted monthly values
-
- Observed T index for 09 June: 29
-
- Predicted Monthly T Index for June is 30.
-
- 4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
- DATE T-index MUFs
- 10 Jun 25 Near predicted monthly values.
- 11 Jun 20 Near predicted monthly values.
- 12 Jun 20 Near predicted monthly values.
-
-
- 4C. AUSTRALIAN REGION COMMENT
- Strong sporadic E observed at times. Degraded HF comms expected
- during interval June 11-13.
-
-
-
-
- --
- IPS Regional Warning Centre, Sydney |IPS Radio and Space Services
- email: rwc@ips.oz.au fax: +61 2 4148331 |PO Box 5606
- RWC Duty Forecaster tel: +61 2 4148329 |West Chatswood NSW 2057
- Recorded Message tel: +61 2 4148330 |AUSTRALIA
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 5 Jun 94 19:29:51 GMT
- From: boulder!riker.cs.colorado.edu!heuring@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: License Renewal
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- What's the current procedure for renewing my ticket? And how soon
- can I do it before the expiration date?
-
-
- --
- ---
- Vincent Heuring Dep't of Electrical & Computer Engineering
- University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder CO 80309-0425
- heuring@cs.Colorado.EDU o) 303-492-8751 h) 303-449-8868
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 10 Jun 94 04:45:00 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ORBS$161.2L.AMSAT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-161.N
- 2Line Orbital Elements 161.AMSAT
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX June 10, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-161.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 94150.69677441 -.00000061 00000-0 10000-3 0 2876
- 2 14129 27.1154 325.0714 6022081 182.4311 172.2849 2.05880205 82429
- UO-11
- 1 14781U 84021B 94159.58005905 .00000144 00000-0 32323-4 0 6999
- 2 14781 97.7865 174.7086 0011152 302.8221 57.1910 14.69217542549042
- RS-10/11
- 1 18129U 87054A 94159.90407672 .00000044 00000-0 31226-4 0 9084
- 2 18129 82.9230 334.9649 0013215 50.4111 309.8211 13.72338053348777
- AO-13
- 1 19216U 88051B 94157.28362721 -.00000630 00000-0 10000-4 0 9230
- 2 19216 57.7964 248.7429 7212622 343.0560 1.9835 2.09726498 45785
- FO-20
- 1 20480U 90013C 94157.45457424 .00000028 00000-0 13632-3 0 6959
- 2 20480 99.0344 311.3041 0541277 3.8142 356.6842 12.83226187202752
- AO-21
- 1 21087U 91006A 94157.40570894 .00000094 00000-0 82657-4 0 4773
- 2 21087 82.9402 150.6882 0036807 111.8581 248.6496 13.74540847168102
- RS-12/13
- 1 21089U 91007A 94156.58678752 .00000043 00000-0 29790-4 0 6984
- 2 21089 82.9214 20.0542 0029669 137.8770 222.4693 13.74041810167052
- ARSENE
- 1 22654U 93 31 B 94148.14207754 -.00000051 00000-0 00000 0 0 2215
- 2 22654 1.8240 100.0387 2920689 182.3578 176.3320 1.42202262 918
- UO-14
- 1 20437U 90005B 94157.23861139 -.00000038 00000-0 21101-5 0 04
- 2 20437 98.5848 242.1624 0010423 220.2693 139.7718 14.29844994228029
- AO-16
- 1 20439U 90005D 94156.73481228 .00000030 00000-0 28514-4 0 7997
- 2 20439 98.5957 242.8851 0010618 223.5361 136.4969 14.29899297227965
- DO-17
- 1 20440U 90005E 94156.76023471 .00000036 00000-0 31082-4 0 7994
- 2 20440 98.5973 243.2299 0010714 222.5466 137.4883 14.30038782227982
- WO-18
- 1 20441U 90005F 94157.22514543 -.00000081 00000-0 -14246-4 0 8011
- 2 20441 98.5958 243.6917 0011334 221.5982 138.4365 14.30012443228059
- LO-19
- 1 20442U 90005G 94157.20405622 .00000024 00000-0 26325-4 0 7988
- 2 20442 98.5980 243.9234 0011512 222.2726 137.7572 14.30108993228061
- UO-22
- 1 21575U 91050B 94157.69084411 .00000043 00000-0 29134-4 0 5024
- 2 21575 98.4354 232.4004 0007618 329.4237 30.6509 14.36917795151576
- KO-23
- 1 22077U 92052B 94158.44314725 -.00000037 00000-0 10000-3 0 3970
- 2 22077 66.0817 300.3826 0014038 289.0245 70.9248 12.86286506 85531
- AO-27
- 1 22825U 93061C 94157.72326327 .00000005 00000-0 19869-4 0 2968
- 2 22825 98.6523 233.6335 0007784 242.3709 117.6684 14.27625201 36194
- IO-26
- 1 22826U 93061D 94157.21446021 .00000023 00000-0 27093-4 0 2965
- 2 22826 98.6522 233.1665 0008350 244.4511 115.5800 14.27729220 36125
- KO-25
- 1 22830U 93061H 94157.71795359 .00000011 00000-0 21962-4 0 3019
- 2 22830 98.5510 231.0277 0011336 203.1377 156.9297 14.28055571 36202
- NOAA-9
- 1 15427U 84123A 94159.89024788 .00000083 00000-0 68045-4 0 8336
- 2 15427 99.0539 210.2838 0014080 242.7480 117.2273 14.13620276489174
- NOAA-10
- 1 16969U 86073A 94159.94159500 .00000066 00000-0 46351-4 0 7326
- 2 16969 98.5100 169.1973 0013720 358.6589 1.4551 14.24888833401436
- MET-2/17
- 1 18820U 88005A 94158.84525915 .00000041 00000-0 23141-4 0 3057
- 2 18820 82.5399 276.0117 0015611 203.5072 156.5376 13.84716189321067
- MET-3/2
- 1 19336U 88064A 94159.88197195 .00000051 00000-0 10000-3 0 2942
- 2 19336 82.5397 329.5606 0016070 286.8557 73.0807 13.16967913282164
- NOAA-11
- 1 19531U 88089A 94159.92765754 .00000125 00000-0 92190-4 0 6535
- 2 19531 99.1718 148.6353 0011863 152.0390 208.1421 14.12992576294059
- MET-2/18
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- 2 19851 82.5167 153.2269 0012537 260.2043 99.7701 13.84365397266071
- MET-3/3
- 1 20305U 89086A 94159.25725234 .00000044 00000-0 10000-3 0 688
- 2 20305 82.5552 276.1489 0005929 323.3208 36.7508 13.04422019221732
- MET-2/19
- 1 20670U 90057A 94157.67818155 .00000038 00000-0 20767-4 0 7998
- 2 20670 82.5475 216.8127 0015578 170.2858 189.8605 13.84188682199164
- FY-1/2
- 1 20788U 90081A 94159.54859903 .00000285 00000-0 21713-3 0 9884
- 2 20788 98.8329 179.9524 0016338 35.2398 324.9843 14.01351703192497
- MET-2/20
- 1 20826U 90086A 94157.46205984 .00000049 00000-0 30983-4 0 8073
- 2 20826 82.5253 154.5153 0015154 76.7190 283.5664 13.83582339186278
- MET-3/4
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- 2 21232 82.5415 177.5026 0011846 211.6813 148.3605 13.16462992149887
- NOAA-12
- 1 21263U 91032A 94159.96392273 .00000157 00000-0 89986-4 0 570
- 2 21263 98.6185 187.9223 0011859 261.5487 98.4345 14.22414262159367
- MET-3/5
- 1 21655U 91056A 94156.88810524 .00000051 00000-0 10000-3 0 7146
- 2 21655 82.5508 124.7250 0011681 224.6140 135.4044 13.16830633134975
- MET-2/21
- 1 22782U 93055A 94157.22615171 .00000040 00000-0 22931-4 0 3072
- 2 22782 82.5494 215.1192 0020724 257.2687 102.6153 13.83008098 38579
- POSAT
- 1 22829U 93061G 94157.72294064 .00000046 00000-0 36383-4 0 2891
- 2 22829 98.6496 233.6944 0009240 227.5945 132.4448 14.28028083 36200
- MIR
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- 2 16609 51.6469 227.7363 0002167 29.8936 330.2213 15.56279933474759
- HUBBLE
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- 2 20580 28.4699 298.1316 0006090 348.7925 11.2530 14.90619514 27942
- GRO
- 1 21225U 91027B 94157.52483587 .00002122 00000-0 44012-4 0 1050
- 2 21225 28.4623 306.1697 0003383 95.4692 264.6295 15.40894106 55296
- UARS
- 1 21701U 91063B 94159.22695472 -.00002951 00000-0 -23660-3 0 5383
- 2 21701 56.9851 194.9643 0005895 100.7728 259.3969 14.96500170149599
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 10 Jun 94 04:34:00 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ORBS$161.MICRO.AMSAT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-161.D
- Orbital Elements 161.MICROS
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR THE MICROSATS
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX June 10, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-161.D
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
-
- Satellite: UO-14
- Catalog number: 20437
- Epoch time: 94157.23861139
- Element set: 0
- Inclination: 98.5848 deg
- RA of node: 242.1624 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010423
- Arg of perigee: 220.2693 deg
- Mean anomaly: 139.7718 deg
- Mean motion: 14.29844994 rev/day
- Decay rate: -3.8e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 22802
- Checksum: 304
-
- Satellite: AO-16
- Catalog number: 20439
- Epoch time: 94156.73481228
- Element set: 799
- Inclination: 98.5957 deg
- RA of node: 242.8851 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010618
- Arg of perigee: 223.5361 deg
- Mean anomaly: 136.4969 deg
- Mean motion: 14.29899297 rev/day
- Decay rate: 3.0e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 22796
- Checksum: 359
-
- Satellite: DO-17
- Catalog number: 20440
- Epoch time: 94156.76023471
- Element set: 799
- Inclination: 98.5973 deg
- RA of node: 243.2299 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010714
- Arg of perigee: 222.5466 deg
- Mean anomaly: 137.4883 deg
- Mean motion: 14.30038782 rev/day
- Decay rate: 3.6e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 22798
- Checksum: 328
-
- Satellite: WO-18
- Catalog number: 20441
- Epoch time: 94157.22514543
- Element set: 801
- Inclination: 98.5958 deg
- RA of node: 243.6917 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011334
- Arg of perigee: 221.5982 deg
- Mean anomaly: 138.4365 deg
- Mean motion: 14.30012443 rev/day
- Decay rate: -8.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 22805
- Checksum: 288
-
- Satellite: LO-19
- Catalog number: 20442
- Epoch time: 94157.20405622
- Element set: 798
- Inclination: 98.5980 deg
- RA of node: 243.9234 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011512
- Arg of perigee: 222.2726 deg
- Mean anomaly: 137.7572 deg
- Mean motion: 14.30108993 rev/day
- Decay rate: 2.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 22806
- Checksum: 297
-
- Satellite: UO-22
- Catalog number: 21575
- Epoch time: 94157.69084411
- Element set: 502
- Inclination: 98.4354 deg
- RA of node: 232.4004 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0007618
- Arg of perigee: 329.4237 deg
- Mean anomaly: 30.6509 deg
- Mean motion: 14.36917795 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 15157
- Checksum: 302
-
- Satellite: KO-23
- Catalog number: 22077
- Epoch time: 94158.44314725
- Element set: 397
- Inclination: 66.0817 deg
- RA of node: 300.3826 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0014038
- Arg of perigee: 289.0245 deg
- Mean anomaly: 70.9248 deg
- Mean motion: 12.86286506 rev/day
- Decay rate: -3.7e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 8553
- Checksum: 312
-
- Satellite: AO-27
- Catalog number: 22825
- Epoch time: 94157.72326327
- Element set: 296
- Inclination: 98.6523 deg
- RA of node: 233.6335 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0007784
- Arg of perigee: 242.3709 deg
- Mean anomaly: 117.6684 deg
- Mean motion: 14.27625201 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.0e-08 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 3619
- Checksum: 313
-
- Satellite: IO-26
- Catalog number: 22826
- Epoch time: 94157.21446021
- Element set: 296
- Inclination: 98.6522 deg
- RA of node: 233.1665 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008350
- Arg of perigee: 244.4511 deg
- Mean anomaly: 115.5800 deg
- Mean motion: 14.27729220 rev/day
- Decay rate: 2.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 3612
- Checksum: 270
-
- Satellite: KO-25
- Catalog number: 22830
- Epoch time: 94157.71795359
- Element set: 301
- Inclination: 98.5510 deg
- RA of node: 231.0277 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011336
- Arg of perigee: 203.1377 deg
- Mean anomaly: 156.9297 deg
- Mean motion: 14.28055571 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 3620
- Checksum: 286
-
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 10 Jun 94 04:39:00 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ORBS$161.WEATH.AMSAT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-161.W
- Orbital Elements 161.WEATHER
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR WEATHER SATELLITES
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX June 10, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-161.W
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
-
- Satellite: NOAA-9
- Catalog number: 15427
- Epoch time: 94159.89024788
- Element set: 833
- Inclination: 99.0539 deg
- RA of node: 210.2838 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0014080
- Arg of perigee: 242.7480 deg
- Mean anomaly: 117.2273 deg
- Mean motion: 14.13620276 rev/day
- Decay rate: 8.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 48917
- Checksum: 321
-
- Satellite: NOAA-10
- Catalog number: 16969
- Epoch time: 94159.94159500
- Element set: 732
- Inclination: 98.5100 deg
- RA of node: 169.1973 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0013720
- Arg of perigee: 358.6589 deg
- Mean anomaly: 1.4551 deg
- Mean motion: 14.24888833 rev/day
- Decay rate: 6.6e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 40143
- Checksum: 321
-
- Satellite: MET-2/17
- Catalog number: 18820
- Epoch time: 94158.84525915
- Element set: 305
- Inclination: 82.5399 deg
- RA of node: 276.0117 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0015611
- Arg of perigee: 203.5072 deg
- Mean anomaly: 156.5376 deg
- Mean motion: 13.84716189 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 32106
- Checksum: 305
-
- Satellite: MET-3/2
- Catalog number: 19336
- Epoch time: 94159.88197195
- Element set: 294
- Inclination: 82.5397 deg
- RA of node: 329.5606 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0016070
- Arg of perigee: 286.8557 deg
- Mean anomaly: 73.0807 deg
- Mean motion: 13.16967913 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 28216
- Checksum: 345
-
- Satellite: NOAA-11
- Catalog number: 19531
- Epoch time: 94159.92765754
- Element set: 653
- Inclination: 99.1718 deg
- RA of node: 148.6353 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011863
- Arg of perigee: 152.0390 deg
- Mean anomaly: 208.1421 deg
- Mean motion: 14.12992576 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.25e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 29405
- Checksum: 314
-
- Satellite: MET-2/18
- Catalog number: 19851
- Epoch time: 94156.51345801
- Element set: 294
- Inclination: 82.5167 deg
- RA of node: 153.2269 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0012537
- Arg of perigee: 260.2043 deg
- Mean anomaly: 99.7701 deg
- Mean motion: 13.84365397 rev/day
- Decay rate: 2.2e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 26607
- Checksum: 312
-
- Satellite: MET-3/3
- Catalog number: 20305
- Epoch time: 94159.25725234
- Element set: 68
- Inclination: 82.5552 deg
- RA of node: 276.1489 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0005929
- Arg of perigee: 323.3208 deg
- Mean anomaly: 36.7508 deg
- Mean motion: 13.04422019 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 22173
- Checksum: 287
-
- Satellite: MET-2/19
- Catalog number: 20670
- Epoch time: 94157.67818155
- Element set: 799
- Inclination: 82.5475 deg
- RA of node: 216.8127 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0015578
- Arg of perigee: 170.2858 deg
- Mean anomaly: 189.8605 deg
- Mean motion: 13.84188682 rev/day
- Decay rate: 3.8e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 19916
- Checksum: 368
-
- Satellite: FY-1/2
- Catalog number: 20788
- Epoch time: 94159.54859903
- Element set: 988
- Inclination: 98.8329 deg
- RA of node: 179.9524 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0016338
- Arg of perigee: 35.2398 deg
- Mean anomaly: 324.9843 deg
- Mean motion: 14.01351703 rev/day
- Decay rate: 2.85e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 19249
- Checksum: 359
-
- Satellite: MET-2/20
- Catalog number: 20826
- Epoch time: 94157.46205984
- Element set: 807
- Inclination: 82.5253 deg
- RA of node: 154.5153 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0015154
- Arg of perigee: 76.7190 deg
- Mean anomaly: 283.5664 deg
- Mean motion: 13.83582339 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.9e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 18627
- Checksum: 323
-
- Satellite: MET-3/4
- Catalog number: 21232
- Epoch time: 94156.99788935
- Element set: 705
- Inclination: 82.5415 deg
- RA of node: 177.5026 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011846
- Arg of perigee: 211.6813 deg
- Mean anomaly: 148.3605 deg
- Mean motion: 13.16462992 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.0e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 14988
- Checksum: 323
-
- Satellite: NOAA-12
- Catalog number: 21263
- Epoch time: 94159.96392273
- Element set: 57
- Inclination: 98.6185 deg
- RA of node: 187.9223 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011859
- Arg of perigee: 261.5487 deg
- Mean anomaly: 98.4345 deg
- Mean motion: 14.22414262 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.57e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 15936
- Checksum: 332
-
- Satellite: MET-3/5
- Catalog number: 21655
- Epoch time: 94156.88810524
- Element set: 714
- Inclination: 82.5508 deg
- RA of node: 124.7250 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011681
- Arg of perigee: 224.6140 deg
- Mean anomaly: 135.4044 deg
- Mean motion: 13.16830633 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 13497
- Checksum: 281
-
- Satellite: MET-2/21
- Catalog number: 22782
- Epoch time: 94157.22615171
- Element set: 307
- Inclination: 82.5494 deg
- RA of node: 215.1192 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0020724
- Arg of perigee: 257.2687 deg
- Mean anomaly: 102.6153 deg
- Mean motion: 13.83008098 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.0e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 3857
- Checksum: 288
-
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 9 Jun 1994 17:28:14 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!sgiblab!news.cs.indiana.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!constellation.ecn.purdue.edu!wb9omc@network.ucsd.edu
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- References <2sg43a$n35@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>, <1994May31.225258.26235@newsgate.sps.mot.com>, <CqpHv1.n0M@news.Hawaii.Edu>purdue.e
- Subject : Re: Got card from HH2PK!
-
- jherman@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jeffrey Herman) writes:
-
- >In article <1994May31.225258.26235@newsgate.sps.mot.com> rapw20@email.sps.mot.com writes:
- >>In article <2sg43a$n35@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> ham@wam.umd.edu (Scott Richard
- >>Rosenfeld) writes:
- >>>
- >>> The corners were cut off the return envelope (shredded in machine, or
- >>> maybe the US gov't looking for contraband coming OUT of Haiti?), but the
-
- >More than likely it was the Haitian military/government who cut off the corners.
-
- Interesting. Maybe I'm blind but I didn't see this in the callbook.
- Can U give me an address for this station? (HH2PK)
-
- Duane
- wb9omc
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: (null)
- From: (null)
- And from the Marianas, SM6FJY will be active as KH0/SM6FJY from tomorrow
- Monday the 13th, until Sunday the 26th during the first part of his
- Pacific Islands tour.
-
- Now the rallies for today, Sunday the 12th of June:
-
- The Elvaston Castle National Radio Rally is being held at the Elvaston
- Castle Country Park. The show ground is five miles south east of Derby
- on the B5010 road and is well signposted. The rally features many trade
- stands, covering radio, electronic and computer products, and a bring
- and buy marquee. Also featured is a craft marquee, a flea market,
- refreshments, live bands and children's entertainments. Talk-in is on
- channels S22 and SU22.
-
- The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society Annual Mobile Rally is at the
- Sports Field, HMS Collingwood, Fareham, Hampshire. To get there, leave
- the M27 motorway at junction 11 and follow the A27 to Fareham. Doors
- open at 10am. The event features many trade stands, a bring and buy
- sale, a flea market and local club and repeater group stalls. Also
- featured is an arts and crafts exhibition, a range of entertainment for
- all the family, and refreshments. Talk-in will be on 2 metres and 70
- centimetres.
-
- Next the four rallies we know of for next Sunday the 19th of June:
-
- The Belfast Radio Rally is to be held at the Chimney Corner Hotel, 630
- Antrim Road, Glengormley. The rally features the usual trade stands, a
- bring and buy stall and many other attractions. For further details
- phone 0232 471370.
-
- The Bury St Edmunds Amateur Radio Society Car Boot Sale is to be held at
- the Scout Pavilion Stanton, off the A143 road. Doors open at 10am. The
- event features trade stands and a Raynet supplies stall. Light
- refreshments will be available. Talk-in by G2JO is on 2 metres. Further
- details are available from Jim, G0MEV on 0359 50271.
-
- The Denby Dale and District Amateur Radio Society Annual Mobile Rally is
- to be held at Shelley High School, which is midway between Huddersfield
- and Wakefield on the B6116 road, two miles from its junction with the
- A636, Wakefield to Holmfirth road. Doors open at 11am. The event
- features trade stands, craft stalls, a bring and buy stall and a car
- boot sale. RSGB Morse Tests will be available on demand but participants
- must bring two passport size photographs. Refreshments will be available
- and talk-in is on channels S22 and SU22. Further details from Phil,
- G4FSQ on 0484 644872.
-
- The Newbury Car Boot Sale is to be held at the Acland Hall, Cold Ash,
- near Thatcham, Newbury. The sale starts at 9am, with set-up time from
- 8am. Talk-in will be on 2 metres channel S22 by GB4NBS. Further
- information from Richard, G3ZGC on 0635 46241.
-
- The Preston Amateur Radio Society regrets that due to circumstances
- beyond its control, the Preston Annual Rally planned for the 4th of
- September has had to be cancelled. For further details contact the Rally
- Secretary, George, G3ZXC on 0772 718175.
-
- HF contest news now:
-
- The World Wide South American CW Contest finishes at 1500 UTC today,
- Sunday the 12th. The event covers all bands from 3.5 to 28MHz, excluding
- the WARC bands. See June RadCom page 19 for further details.
-
- The All Asia CW Contest is scheduled to take place next weekend,
- starting at 0001 UTC on Saturday the 18th and finishing at 2359 on
- Sunday the 19th of June. The event covers all bands from 1.8 to 28MHz,
- excluding the WARC bands. See June RadCom page 19 for further details.
-
- Next some VHF contest news:
-
- The RSGB 70MHz CW Contest takes place today, Sunday the 12th from 0800
- to 1100 UTC. For further details see February's RadCom page 83.
- Immediately following this event, the second RSGB Backpackers 144MHz
- portable contest takes place. This is an SSB and CW event from 1100 to
- 1500 UTC. Full details can be found in the January edition of RadCom.
-
- Also today, Sunday the 12th, the third RSGB 24GHz Summer Cumulative
- Contest takes place from 0900 to 2100 UTC. See April RadCom page 82 for
- further details.
-
- The RSGB 432MHz FM Fixed and Open Contest is on Saturday the 18th of
- June from 1800 to 2200GMT. See April's RadCom for details.
-
- Special event stations this week include:
-
- Members of Royal Air Force Finningley Amateur Radio Society will use
- GB800DON for Doncaster's 800 years Festival Celebration at the Gala
- event at Cusworth Park. Operation will be from 0800 to 1800 UTC using
- the HF bands, on CW and SSB and FM and SSB on 2 metres and 70
- centimetres. The Locator is IO93JM and the WAB square is SE50.
-
- GB2SM, will be active next Friday the 17th of June, during International
- QRP Day, from 1000 until 1600 UTC on the 40 and 20 metre bands from the
- Science Museum. Operation is also planned for next Saturday the 18th and
- Sunday the 19th on 80, 40 metres bands and 70 centimetre band, to
- encourage Novice contacts with the station.
-
- GB0TPR, will be aired by the Meirion Amateur Radio Society from the
- Northern End of the Promenade at Barmouth next Saturday the 18th of
- June. The occasion is the Three Peaks Sailing and Climbing race from
- Wales to Scotland. For further information contact Maurice, GW3GKZ on
- 0341 422447.
-
- And now the solar factual data
-
- The extended period 27th May to the 5th June has seen very low solar
- activity. No flares of any sort were reported, but continuing
- geomagnetic activity due to coronal holes and disintegrating filaments
- have affected the HF bands. Sporadic E has been reported on ten and six
- metres most days covering all of Europe.
-
- Sunspot indices have been zero every day. A disintegrating filament on
- the 4th of June added to the very high electron fluence levels and the
- resulting high geomagnetic activity. Solar flux levels not surprisingly
- have tended to decline slightly, varying day to day, and averaging 68
- units. The 90 day flux mean was 82 on the 4th June. The state has been
- 'nil nothing to report'.
-
- The geomagnetic Ap indices started quiet on the 27th but rose to storm
- levels by the 28th and full storm by the 30th, with Ap levels being up
- to 49 units in Europe. Scottish type auroras were reported and levels
- were beginning to decline by the 5th June as this bulletin was being
- prepared. The period averaged Ap indices of 26 units.
-
- The aa indices, as supplied by the British Geological Survey for the
- 24th to the 30th of May, were unsettled. The 27th, which showed up as a
- pre auroral enhancement, was very quiet being only 10.6 nanoTeslas. The
- 28th saw full storm levels of 192 nanoTeslas during the aurora. The
- period averaged 42.2 nanoTeslas. The X-Ray flux levels, not
- surprisingly, have dropped to very low levels, being only A1.0 every
- day. The monthly sunspot mean for May was RI 18.2, with the maximum of
- 39 on the 17th and a minimum of zero from the 26th to the 31st. The
- smoothed count for November 1993 is 41.3 +/- 5.
-
- I'll repeat the figures. Spots - 0; Flux - 68; Ap index - 26; X-ray flux
- - A1.0; Spot mean May RI 18.2.
-
- Now the ionospheric data for Central France:
-
- The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Poitiers, as reported by Meudon
- {pronounced Mer-Don}, averaged 6.7MHz. The magnetic storm caused levels
- to drop to only 5.7MHz on the 31st and 1st. The darkness hour lows
- averaged 2.8MHz. Blanketing E was reported every day, partly due to
- Sporadic E and the auroras, with the 29th being affected for 8 hours.
- The darkness hour lows are tending to rise due to the seasonal changes
- and averaged 2.8MHz.
-
- I'll repeat the figures. Highs - 6.7MHz; lows - 2.8MHz.
-
- Now the ionospheric data for the north:
-
- The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Ekaterinberg have been affected
- by the magnetic storms and some readings were not possible, but the
- highs averaged about 6.0MHz and the darkness hour lows 3.1MHz.
-
- The very high levels of electron fluence are affecting some satellites
- by charging up the outer case with static of such intensity that the
- computers inside cannot function correctly.
-
- I'll repeat the figures: Highs - 6.0MHz; lows - 3.1MHz.
-
- And lastly the solar forecast:
-
- This week the more active side of the sun will be coming into view.
- Solar flux levels are expected to be about the 90s, and the geomagnetic
- activity is expected to decline by the 15th to quiet levels. Summer
- conditions are now affecting the HF bands. In the south, during
- daylight, MUFs are expected to be about 21MHz, and the darkness hour
- lows 14MHz. Northern stations should see better HF band conditions than
- of late, with the expected decline of magnetic activity, though levels
- will be slightly down against the south. Sporadic E could be widespread
- particularly on ten and six metres.
-
- And that is the end of the solar information.
-
- Finally in the main news, SSL has informed the Society that as of last
- Wednesday morning, the latest callsigns issued were in the G0 Uniform
- Yankee and G7 Sierra Kilo series, and Novice calls in the 2 0 Alpha
- India and 2 1 Delta Charlie series.
-
- --
-
- GB2RS is prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain and is broadcast
- in the 80m, 40m, 6m and 2m bands.
- Tel +44 707 659015 Fax +44 707 645105
-
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