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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-103.01
AMSAT HAMVENTION DINNER INFO
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 103.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 12, 1996
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-103.01
As has been the custom for past few years, AMSAT will hold a Dinner during the
HAMVENTION. The time and place of this year's dinner will be Friday 17 May at
7:30 PM (6:30 Happy Hour) at the Amber Rose Restaurant on 1400 Valley St.
Dayton. Those wishing to register should contact Gerd Schrick WB8IFM.
Gerd can be reached at wb8ifm@amsat.org.
ANS thanks Gerd Schrick, WB8IFM, for this bulletin.
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-103.02
AMSAT WEB PAGE UPDATES
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 103.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 12, 1996
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-103.02
The History and Future Satellites web pages on the AMSAT web
server. You can view the pages at:
A Brief History of Amateur Satellites
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/history.html
The Future of Amateur Satellites
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/future.html
The present satellite pages have been updated
making corrections, changes in operating modes,
and adding references.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/satsum.html
Thanks to:
University of Surrey's Center for Satellite Engineering Research
Small Satellites Home Page and
Carl Gregory's, K8CG, WinOrbit's Satellite List
ANS thanks Steven R. Bible, N7HPR, for this news item.
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-103.03
TI9 DX-Pedition
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 103.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 12, 1996
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-103.03
TI9 DX-Pedition
Date: April 25 ~ May 5, 1996 (minimum Operation: 4/27,28,29,30 )
Departure from Costa Rica by boat on April 25.
Appear in Costa Rica back on May 5. It will take at least one day
by sailing for Cocos Island / one way.
Operation in night as well as daytime by special landing permissions
Callsign: TI9X for HF and TE9RLI for satellite
Operators: 5 operators ( JH1NBN, TI5RLI, TI5KD, JI3ERV, 7L2RPY )
Band (Planned):
160 *,1.825 SSB & CW
80 *,3795 SSB & CW
40 *,7045 SSB & CW
30 * CW
20 *,195/085/025 SSB & CW & RTTY
17 * SSB & CW
15 *,295 SSB & CW
12 * SSB & CW
10 *,395 SSB & CW
6 50.110 BEACON SSB & (CW)
SAT *,.850 SSB & CW, AO13&AO10
.880 ( SSB for JA ) and .870 CW
( * common DX frequency )
QSL: JH1NBN ( Callbook Address )
Please use Returned envelope bigger than 4 inch X 6 inch.
We appreciate it if you put small amount of donation in.
* JH1NBN routes QSL upon following operations as well;
3A/JH1NBN, KH8AL/HK0, VP2MEY, JH1NBN/TI5
ANS thanks Robert Brown, N7STU/YB2ARO, DM07aa/OI52ee,and Yuki, JH1NBN,
for the DX news.
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-103.04
Walt Rader WA3DMF HOSPITALIZED
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 103.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 12, 1996
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-103.04
Walt Rader WA3DMF, who handles the AMSAT callsign badges and is Manager
of the AMSAT QSL Bureau has had a heart attack. He is at Walter Reed
Hospital and at this time, I do not know if surgery is indicated. Please
send get well cards and wishes to: Walt Rader 3702 Allison St., Brentwood
MD 20722
ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz for this news information.
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-103.05
AO-27 (EYESAT) SATELLITE STATUS
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 103.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 12, 1996
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-103.05
AO-27 (EYESAT)
This FM satellite is now on 7 days a week, but only during daylight
hours. It turns on a few minutes after it comes into the sun and remains on
for a fixed length of time. At the present time it isn't set very well for
current solar conditions over North America. It comes on too far to the north
and thus turns off while much of the pass is still available.
AO-27 is easy to work. It is reported that one op, N7SFI, in Park City UT,
works it regularly and has been heard on with an HT. A hint, if one is working
it with an FM only rig: try setting the tuning steps as small as possible and
listen on about 436.805 as the satellite is approaching. Switch to 436.800 as
it nears the abeam position, and then 436.795 as it is going away. This
assumes that 5 kHz is the smallest available tuning step. For smaller tuning
steps, one can use more precise doppler compensation. It is not necessary to
move the transmit frequency off of 145.850.
ANS thanks JC Smith, KC6EIJ for this useful information.
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-103.06
MORE MIR QSO's
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 103.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 12, 1996
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-103.06
A number of people have reported working MIR. One is Peter Klein, KD7MW
He reports working it during the evening of Friday 4/12. He had no luck on the
first pass at 0652 UTC, but on the one at 0829 UTC, after calling several
times, Shannon came back to him at 0836. Peter only had time to say hello,
confirm solid copy on both ends, and say good evening/good morning in Russian
to the cosmonauts, before MIR dropped below the local terrain at about 10
degrees.
Peter says of the contact, "I have to tell you, speaking to an astronaut in
space for the first time is a thrill unlike anything I've ever experienced,
except perhaps my very first DX QSO back in 1969."
KD7MW was using a Yaesu 736R and 100-watt TE amp to an eggbeater omni antenna
about 3 feet above a 1-story roof and was manually tuning for doppler
after each call. Peter notes that a fancy beam is not necessary to
work an object a couple hundred miles in space. He comments that he had no
competition, so the amp was probably overkill, but he had no way of knowing
that beforehand. He says that he often works RS-10 comfortably with 25 watts.
Peter concludes by saying that it was hard to get to sleep after all the
excitement.
ANS thanks Peter Klein, KD7MW for this interesting and inspiring account.
/EX