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- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 94 04:30:32 PDT
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- Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #272
- To: Ham-Space
-
-
- Ham-Space Digest Wed, 28 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 272
-
- Today's Topics:
- 2-line keps
- Amateur Static Satellite Tracking
- AMSAT Newsgroups
- ANS-267 BULLETINS
- Mac sat antenna-positioning program ? (2 msgs)
- Mirage mast mounted preamps
- Need file x-fer help!
- NOAA 11 problems ?
- The HamSat Handbook- has the satellite Freqs ur looking for
- Two-Line Elements
- Voyager CD.
- Where is MacSpoc ?
-
- Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Ham-Space@UCSD.Edu>
- Send subscription requests to: <Ham-Space-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu>
- 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: 27 Sep 94 13:30:05 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: 2-line keps
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Howdy! I was wondering if anyone knows where I might anonymous FTP to for
- up-to-date 2-line keps data. Right now my local PBBS is down, and I had
- a hunch that maybe they're available on the internet...
-
- 73s
- --
- *****************************************************************************
- * Talk to ya, Dave Attention all Skydivers: *
- * Until you've jumped *
- * Michigan Technological University into pitch blackness *
- * Where it's too &@#% cold! at 1250 feet with 80 *
- * dmgillah@mtu.edu pounds of combat gear, *
- * kb8por@w8yy.upmi.mi.usa.na YOUR STILL A LEG !!! *
- *****************************************************************************
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 27 Sep 1994 09:06:50 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!news.dfn.de!scsing.switch.ch!sun.rediris.es!diable.upc.es!caralt@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Amateur Static Satellite Tracking
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 26 Sep 1994 23:01:08 -0400
- From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@ames.arpa
- Subject: AMSAT Newsgroups
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Does anyone know of any other newsgroups or mailing lists run by AMSAT? I
- was only able to find this one and a mailing list specifically for
- distribution of kep's. Thanks. ...Marty WB9EVH
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 11:43:11 MST
- From: sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!redstone.interpath.net!ddsw1!godot.cc.duq.edu!newsfeed.pitt.edu!ctc.com!news.mic.ucla.edu!news.bc.net@ihnp4.ucsd.edu
- Subject: ANS-267 BULLETINS
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-267.01
- WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS
-
- HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 260.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
- SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 24, 1994
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
- BID: $ANS-267.01
-
- Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 24-SEP-94
-
- AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
- N QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1994 Sep 12 - Dec 19
- Mode-B : MA 30 to MA 150 |<- OFF Oct 22 - Nov 07 for eclipses
- Mode-B : MA 150 to MA 190 | max duration 2h 12m
- Mode-BS : MA 190 to MA 218 |
- Mode-S : MA 218 to MA 220 |<- S beacon only
- Mode-S : MA 220 to MA 230 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
- Mode-B : MA 230 to MA 30 | Blon/Blat 230/0
- Omnis : MA 250 to MA 140 | Move to attitude 180/0, Dec 19
- The battery charge state is of paramount importance during the eclipse
- seasons. As always the command team may have to have to make temporary
- changes to the published schedule. In that case we will try to minimize
- the inconvenience, setting Mode-B OFF from MA 230-256 in the first
- instance.
- ==========================================================================
- [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]
-
- AO-16: WD0E reports that as of 03:30 UTC 21-SEP-94 the AO-16 File Server is
- open and returned to general use. The AO-16 Command Team would like to
- thank everyone for their patience during this important "Preventive Main-
- tenance" software reload. [WD0E].
-
- 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 @ N0QCU. 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
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 22:55:29 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!demon!betanews.demon.net!news@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Mac sat antenna-positioning program ?
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <1994Sep26.021711.1@violet.ccit.arizona.edu>,
- dpalik@violet.ccit.arizona.edu writes:
-
- >
- > Is there a Macintosh satellite computer-tracking and
- > antenna-control/positioning program out there anywhere ?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Don Palik
- > dpalik@ccit.arizona.edu
- Hello Don,
-
- Try "OrbiTrack," it's a shareware sat tracking programme for the Mac
- and includes rotor control using the KR-101 interface.
-
- You can download a copy from,
-
- ftp.demon.co.uk /pub/ham/mac
-
- You'll also find a pretty large selection of other Ham programmes for
- the Mac in the same directory.
-
- Regards,
-
- Sean.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 28 Sep 94 04:48:14 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: Mac sat antenna-positioning program ?
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- > Is there a Macintosh satellite computer-tracking and
- > antenna-control/positioning program out there anywhere ?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Don Palik
- > dpalik@ccit.arizona.edu
-
- kelly 8% ftp -i oak.oakland.edu
- Connected to oak.oakland.edu.
- 220 oak.oakland.edu FTP server (Version wu-2.4(2) Sun Aug 14 14:49:48 EDT 1994)
- ready.
- [ much deleted ]
- ftp> pwd
- 257 "/pub/hamradio/mac/space" is current directory.
- ftp> dir
- 200 PORT command successful.
- 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
- total 1471
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 67086 Mar 29 1994 MACSAT.USERS.GUIDE.HQX
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 297011 Mar 29 1994 MACSAT30.DEMO.SIT.HQX
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 408059 Mar 17 1994 OrbiTrack-2.1b14-folder.se
- a.hqx
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 97671 Feb 13 1992 dove.hqx
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 3976 Feb 13 1992 dove.readme
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 75907 Mar 17 1994 galaxy.txt.sea.hqx
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 134892 Mar 17 1994 macastro.sea.hqx
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 50008 Mar 17 1994 macdove.sea.hqx
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 61460 Mar 15 1994 sat-quizzer-03.hqx
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 wy1z barc 257314 Mar 15 1994 sat-trak-102.hqx
- 226 Transfer complete.
- ftp>
-
- I've tried sat-trak-102 and OrbiTrack. Couldn't master the Keps for SatTrack
- without reading the documentation, but had no trouble with OrbiTrack. I don't
- think either will automatically drive your rotators.
-
- 73, David N4HHE
- dkelly@nebula.tbe.com
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 27 Sep 94 13:16:53 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: Mirage mast mounted preamps
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Has anyone used the new Mirage mast mounted preamps for OSCAR use?
- If so, what is your opinion compared with other units?
- Thanks, Mel W3MR
- robertsm@jsc.mil
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 26 Sep 1994 19:57:27 GMT
- From: news1.digex.net!world.fx.net!fx.net!coyote@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Need file x-fer help!
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- I'm having problems with my stsorbit programs. The programs won't
- read files that I ftp to my local unix machine, and then z-modem to my
- pc. I can do a screen capture, and after editing out the footers on each
- page, the programs can find the kelp data ok. I can edit the kelp data so
- that the files look identical, but the programs can only read the kelp
- data transfered by the screen capture mode. Anybody know whats happening
- here? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Till later, Si B.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 12:58:10 GMT
- From: comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix.gen.nz!mklee@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: NOAA 11 problems ?
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <93.1269.7587.0NFB3223@woodybbs.com> geoff.kennedy@woodybbs.com (Geoff Kennedy) writes:
- >Subject: NOAA 11 problems ?
- >From: geoff.kennedy@woodybbs.com (Geoff Kennedy)
- >Date: Wed, 21 Sep 94 00:48:00 -0500
-
-
- > NOAA 9 has been re-activated, and NOAA 10's APT (not sure about the
- >rest of the stuff available) has been turned off, probably because it is
- >conflicting with NOAA 12.
-
- Yes, NOAA 10 & 12 are almost side-by-side now, and only approximately 3
- minutes apart.
-
-
- Mun-Kong Lee
- mklee@actrix.gen.nz
- Raumati Beach
- New Zealand
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 26 Sep 94 13:53:27 GMT
- From: fonorola!infoshare!whome!herboid!cattnts!ncrcan!coutts!wwg@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: The HamSat Handbook- has the satellite Freqs ur looking for
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- I've seen many posts over the months requesting satellite frequencies of
- one satellite or another. I just got my copy of "The HamSat Handbook" by
- Anthony R. "Tony" Curtis, K3RXK this morning. Flipping through this book
- I am pleased to see an up to date (Feb 1993) description of all OSCAR
- satellites, their history etc.
-
- Chapter 1 covers the early history, titled "The First Space Satellites".
-
- Chapter 2 "The Story of Orbital Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio"
- discusses the history of all OSCARs to 1993+.
-
- Chapter 3 is devoted to modes and frequencies used by the satellites.
- (This would be the reference material that many are seeking, although
- chapter 2 also provides a fair bit of good information).
-
- Chapters 4 and 5 covers Space stations and SAREX.
-
- And finally chapter 6 covers Balloons, meteors and EME etc.
-
- To recap, if anyone wants more information on what's available up there,
- I think that this is one very good source for amateur radio enthusiasts.
-
- The HamSat Handbook, (I'm not affiliated, just a satisfied
- by Tony Curtis K3RXK owner of the book!)
- ISBN 0-936653-35-3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- $19.95 U.S., ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Tiare Publications
- PO Box 493
- Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 53147 USA
-
- --------------------
- Warren W. Gay VE3WWG John Coutts Library Services Limited
- wwg@coutts.UUCP Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
- (or wwg%coutts@uunet.ca, wwg%coutts@uunet.uu.net)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 13:01:00 GMT
- From: comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix.gen.nz!mklee@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Two-Line Elements
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- The last set of two-line elements from Dr T Kelso was #464, which was quite a
- while ago.
-
- Have I been missing out?
-
- Mun-Kong Lee
- mklee@actrix.gen.nz
- Raumati Beach
- New Zealand
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 26 Sep 1994 20:58:04 -0400
- From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Voyager CD.
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <89A8555.01E9000048.uuout@ledge.com>, pat.swovelin@ledge.com
- (PAT SWOVELIN) writes:
-
- >My question is: where can I get an audio copy, preferrably on CD, of the
- >recording that was placed in the Voyager spacecraft.
-
- You might try Tiger Software at 800-238-4437. A catalog I received
- from them listed such a CD. It is titled Murmers of Earth and comes in
- DOS and Mac versions for $39.95 plus S&H. I don't work for the folks nor
- have I ordered anything from them so can't recommend them either way.
-
- > Now I know this isn't the NASA store (if one exists)
- They do in Houston. Had some fun stuff in the store.
-
- Good Luck,
- Terry KJ7F
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 27 Sep 94 02:33:05 MST
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!news.Cerritos.edu!news.Arizona.EDU!milori.ccit.arizona.edu!dpalik@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Where is MacSpoc ?
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Where can I find MacSpoc ?
-
- Don Palik
- dpalik@ccit.arizona.edu
-
- ------------------------------
-
- End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #272
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