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From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:07 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: propogation question
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
References: <4gsuvp$[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:39:59 GMT

In article <4gsuvp$[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>I am not in ham radio but thought maybe someone out there could answer
>a question for me.
>I am an RF tech working in satellite communications.
>Can someone give me a good definition of PROPOGATION...(propogation
>delay, RF propogation or whatever)

Well, I can't help you with a definition of propogation, but I can
help with a definition of propagation. Radio propagation is the
mechanism(s) by which radio signals get from point A to point B.

These mechanisms are limited by the speed of light in the medium
through which they operate, hence there is propagation delay between
point A and point B proportional to the distance of the path taken
between the points divided by the speed of light for the medium.

There are different propagation mechanisms. The dominant one in
any given situation depends on the frequency of operation and
upon the medium(s) through which the signal must pass. The most
basic mechanism is the direct ray path, called the line of sight
path. In this case, the signal travels in a straight line between
point A and point B. Signal strength decreases in proportion to
the square of the distance between point A and point B. This is
the most common mechanism at VHF and above, and is typical of
satellite communications paths.

Other mechanisms include refraction, where the radio signal path
is bent by variations in medium characteristics (ionospheric "skip"
is an example of this), reflection where the signal is "bounced"
coherently off a conductive surface (parabolic dishes reflect radio
signals to a focal point, and reflections can occur from other objects,
such as buildings), and scattter where the signal is incoherently
dispersed by the medium. Reflection and scatter are related, with
the difference being the size of the reflective surfaces in proportion
to a wavelength. Surfaces large with respect to a wavelength yield
coherent reflection while surfaces small with respect to a wavelength
yield incoherent scattering of the signal.

Path mediums may also present signal absorption characteristics,
where part of the signal is absorbed and transformed into heat.
The ionospheric D layer is typical of this behavior at lower HF.

I'd point you to James Clerk Maxwell's equations for the basic
behavior of EM radiation through space. All the various propagation
mechanisms can be derived from these fundamental equations.

Gary
--
Gary Coffman KE4ZV          |    You make it,     | Due to provider problems
Destructive Testing Systems |    we break it.     | with previous uucp address
es
534 Shannon Way             |    Guaranteed!      | Email to [e-mail]
Lawrenceville, GA 30244     |                     |


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:08 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: Radio Telescope info?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
References: <4gt9dh$[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:56:47 GMT

In article <4gt9dh$[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>Hey folks!
>I don't know if this is the right newsgroup, but I saw a guy on TV
>that had an amature radio telescope setup linked into a few PC's
>looking for intelligent signals, is there any info out there on how to
>set up a rig like this?

Point your webbrowser at seti1.setileague.org:80/homepg.html.

Gary

--
Gary Coffman KE4ZV          |    You make it,     | Due to provider problems
Destructive Testing Systems |    we break it.     | with previous uucp address
es
534 Shannon Way             |    Guaranteed!      | Email to [e-mail]
Lawrenceville, GA 30244     |                     |


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:10 1996
From: [e-mail] (Conrad.Weeseman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: TSS Rev 124 Orbital Data (fwd)
Date: 2 Mar 96 14:38:01 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>



Below is the rev 124 Earth-Fixed Greenwich (EFG) state vector for
TSS.  This vector data comes from NASA GSFC and was provided
courtesy of the DOD C-Band Radar Network.

Vector format = 117
Satellite Name:         TSS
Catalog Number:         23805  96012B
Epoch Date/Time:        96061.75326736111
                        03/01/1996  18:04:42.299 UTC
EFG E:                           -6810085 ft
    F:                          -18273599 ft
    G:                           10560561 ft
    Edot:                        22204.93 ft/s
    Fdot:                        -8354.70 ft/s
    Gdot:                         -334.23 ft/s
ndot/2 (drag):              0.00412097673 rev/day^2
nddt/6:                       7.21256E-07 rev/day^3
Bstar:                        2.78168E-03 1/Earth Radii
Elset #:                               15
Rev @ Epoch:              124.25503268492

Launch was 22-FEB-96 / 20:17:59.968 UTC

The following Keplerian elements were computed by VEC2TLE from this
vector using a 35.7 drag multiplier:

TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96061.75326736  .00412098  72126-6  27817-2 0   151
2 23805  28.4634 228.9813 0060683 233.4700 218.3414 15.71219223  1245

Satellite: TSS
Catalog number: 23805
Epoch time:      96061.75326736
Element set:      15
Inclination:       28.4634 deg
RA of node:       228.9813 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0060683
Arg of perigee:   233.4700 deg
Mean anomaly:     218.3414 deg
Mean motion:   15.71219223 rev/day
Decay rate:    4.12098e-03 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:             124
Checksum:              280







From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:11 1996
From: "Bernard A. Poskus and Cheryl A. Blehm-Poskus" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: RS-15 ACTIVITY (or lack thereof)
Date: 2 Mar 1996 19:24:50 GMT
Message-ID: <4ha7a2$[e-mail]>

     Hello all:  I have been into the 1200 baud satellites (LO-19 mainly)
but still like to get on the analog birds as well (I'm confined to LEO's
because of my omnidirectional antennas - Eggbeaters).  I have always been
a cw operator.
     Lately, I've been trying RS-15, and have seen some, but not much
activity (it used to sound like Sweepstakes weekend every pass).
Additionally, the signals seem to be down in strength.  Is the satellite
having some problems?  Maybe my 10 meter receiver is dead (and I'm
screwing everyone up with my uplink?)?
     Anyone have any comments?

     Thanks and 73's de Bernie, KF0QS




From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:13 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,alt.politics.org.cia,sci.space.policy
From: [e-mail] (Allen Thomson)
Subject: OSCARs and CORONA
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 20:05:41 GMT


   Probably this is already widely known, but it's new to me...

   The American Radio Relay League's "The Satellite
Experimenter's Handbook" by Martin Davidoff (ISBN 0-87259-318-5)
has a paper by William I. Orr in its first chapter on the
history of the OSCAR amateur radio satellites.  According to it,
the first two OSCARs were launched as subsatellites on
Discoverer 36 (12 December 1961) and on an unidentified
spacecraft on 2 June 1962.  Oscar I rode to orbit on a Thor-Able
rocket and so did (according to the TRW Space Log, Vol. 27)
Oscar II.

   Cutting to the present, we find in Jonathan McDowell's "US
Reconnaissance Satellite Programs, Part I" (Quest (ISSN 1065-
7738)), Vol.4, No.2, Summer 1995) that Discoverer 36 was the
cover for the KH-3 CORONA spysat Mission 9029 and that the KH-4
MURAL/CORONA Mission 9036 was launched on a Thor on 2 June 1962.

   The ARRL book also reproduces a letter dated 3 November 1961
from Joseph V. Charyk, at the time dual-hatted as Under
Secretary of the Air Force and the first D/NRO, to John Huntoon,
ARRL General Manager:

   "I am pleased to advise that the Air Force will undertake to
place in orbit an OSCAR package in conjunction with a military
space vehicle launching.  Our Space Systems Division has been
instructed to accomplish the OSCAR package launching at the
earliest feasible date on a non-interference basis to the
performance or mission of the launch carrier vehicle.... Please
be assured of the complete cooperation by the Air Force toward
successful accomplishment of this amateur experiment..."

   Kinda neat, I think.

   Since the CORONA vehicles were CIA satellites, it would be
interesting to know how the Agency responded to the OSCAR
proposals.  Also, since subsequent spysats (KH-9) apparently
carried ELINT subsatellites, there is the possibility (pretty
speculative at this point) that the OSCARs were seen as a quick-
and-dirty way of testing out the subsatellite idea.



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:14 1996
From: Charles Bolland <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.noncomm,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: Stand Alone Broadcast Radio Station Database - LW,MW,SW
Date: 2 Mar 1996 21:35:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4haeue$[e-mail]>
References: <4gttsh$[e-mail]> <4gvda8$[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

Friends,

I'm still sending out the Stand Alone Broadcast Radio Station Database to
whomever wants it.  I would like your mailing address and Email address
for registration and possibly a future letter describing a more
comprehensive database program for radio.  All information will be kept
confidential..

Just answer this posting to "[e-mail]".

The database has more than 4,000 records already and can be edited and
updated.

Hope to hear from you.

Chuck
KA4PRF




From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:15 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bill Wallner)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.tech,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Fate of TSS?
Date: 3 Mar 1996 14:16:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4hc9k1$[e-mail]>
References: <4gt99o$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4h8jup$[e-mail]>

Roman Robles ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Where can I find Keps for the TSS?
: Thanks in advance
: roman
: [e-mail]

State Vectors and Keps for STS and TSS are available at shuttle.nasa.gov and
are included in tle.766 at www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

Good luck.
Bill


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:15 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: MIR and SAREX
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 16:12:25 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi,
I am 13 years old and have been a aham for about two years. I am interested (a
s is my teacher)
about the upcoming SAREX mission in March. I was wondering If any one had some
 tips on what sort
of antenna I should use. I was considering a ground-plane for it's convienence
.
Thank you,
A.J.


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:19 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jim Eagleson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Why so little amateur space activity
Date: 3 Mar 1996 20:16:55 GMT
Message-ID: <4hcunn$[e-mail]>
References: <4gkono$[e-mail]>

In article <4gkono$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (WB7AS
R) says:
(clippings)
>COST, the ratio of $/per QSO!!!
> setting up a satellite station was the most $$$$$$ which I have ever
put into the hobby.
>
>Its one thing to spend money, but for the amount which I have
>invested per the amount of QSOs I have made, its really not worth
>it for the average guy.
>
>Another factor is "HIGHER Technology!"  Satellite operating is not a
>"plug-n-play" operation.
>
>WB7ASR...
>
As a former rather active promoter of the Amateur Satellite program..
president of Project OSCAR for several years, part of the now defunct
Phase IV (Geosynchronous) design team, etc., etc.  it finally dawned on
me that what you have said was too true.  The average ham, particularly
on a limited budget, was not going to keep spending $$$ after $$$$ on
changing bands, changing frequencies, changing modes (especially on
the packet "birds") and so forth.

If I as a truly interested radio amateur could not afford to keep up,
someone just looking at it with a glimmer of interest was going to find
the learning, cost, technology curve just plainly too steep.

Unfortunately, many in the Amateur Satellite community are either DX
oriented or technology oriented, which, in itself isn't bad.. but they
don't seem to recognize that another $150 for a BPSK modem or $350 for
a DSP modem (along with the 386 or 486 or Pentium computer to run it)
just isn't in the cards for most of us.

Personally, I'd bet that my personal investment in ham gear is under
$1000, TOTAL, HF and VHF combined!  I did that over a 10 year period.
Within a ten year period in the Amateur Satellite program, the investment
to keep up with the non-backwards compatable modes, frequencies, and
so forth would easily have been several times that much just to keep near
to date with an adequate station.

Keep in mind, however, that many of the movers and shakers in the Ham
Space program are part of the Aerospace and Higher Education establishment
so that, like too many Congressmen, they don't really understand the
economics of a simple thing like a "minor change in frequency" or
"upgrading to a better modem".

If we had an OSCAR 6 or OSCAR 7 like satellite, you'd see a lot more
activity, I believe (particularly with a 432 Up, 146 Down transponder).
But this falls into "Been there, Done that" for the experimenters so
there's little interest in that community for doing it.

Like the fellow in Virginia, moving to Wisconsin has opened my eyes to
see that the SF Bay Area and Washington, D.C. aren't the average.  I now
think a balance can be struck between the needs of the users and the
experimenters, but I still haven't seen much effort to get the two
together.

==== Frozen in space and time in Wisconsin,
     Jim WB6JNN/9 [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:20 1996
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur,rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,misc.invest.technical,misc.invest.stocks,misc.invest.funds,misc.invest.canada
Subject: Re: Announsing: Technology Patent Available For Purchase
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
From: [e-mail]
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 96 08:44:20 PDT
References: <[e-mail]>

Paul,

That's a very blatent claim you make. This patent went through with only
one need for clarification from the PTO. Obviously know one else sought
such a patent which is evidence by the PTO issuing me patent # 5457342.

Those companies you mention have devices that are similar with respect to
cooling only if you care to follow the patents mentioned on my abstract.
However, NONE have developed the device I have NOR do they have a patent
on such a device. As such, I am the sole owner to pursue development of
this product or companies under infringement.

Gaerhardt G. Herbst



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:21 1996
From: [e-mail] (James M. Atkinson, Communications Engineer)
Newsgroups: sci.space.policy,sci.astro.amateur,alt.politics.org.cia,alt.politics.org.nsa,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: GEO Orbital Locations of US SIGINT Satellites [check them out!!]
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 12:36:01 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4gtkt7$[e-mail]>

In article <4gtkt7$[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
(Rhyolite95) wrote:

> I have been listening to a satellite in the vicinity of the west coast of
> africa that is transmitting russian telephone conversations in the range
> of 266.8375 to 266.9875 MHz. Also some Columbian AM radio station being
> relayed at 254.100 plus more telco above and below +/- 12 khz. What
> izzit????????

Quite likely what you are listening to is military UHF satellites, very
common between 240 and 420 mhz... sound like you were picking up common
"chatter"

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From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:23 1996
From: [e-mail] (Wes Stewart)
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur,rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,misc.invest.technical,misc.invest.stocks,misc.invest.funds,misc.invest.canada
Subject: Re: Announsing: Technology Patent Available For Purchase
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 20:50:45 LOCAL
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>   <4hdlvj$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4hfqtn$[e-mail]>

In article <4hfqtn$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jim Fell
ows) writes:

>In article <[e-mail]>,
>[e-mail] writes:
>|> Paul,
>|>
>|> That's a very blatent claim you make. This patent went through with only
>|> one need for clarification from the PTO. Obviously know one else sought
>|> such a patent which is evidence by the PTO issuing me patent # 5457342.
>|>
>|> Those companies you mention have devices that are similar with respect to
>|> cooling only if you care to follow the patents mentioned on my abstract.
>|> However, NONE have developed the device I have NOR do they have a patent
>|> on such a device. As such, I am the sole owner to pursue development of
>|> this product or companies under infringement.
>|>
>|> Gaerhardt G. Herbst
>|>


>What I am wondering is what this has anything to do with amateur radio antenn
as,
>homebrew, space, etc.?  The point is that this, and the preceding posts were
>made to the amateur radio news groups.

>Cooling of microprocessors, and your grandstanding of being awarded a patent
are
>of no interest to me or in any way pertinent to my interest in amateur radio.

>And that is why the newsgroup(s) have those titles.

>If you are looking for invetors, get a clue and do it somewhere else.

>If you are simply so proud of yourself for being awarded a patent for what
>appears to be anothers work, then HIP HIP HOORAY for you!  Now grow up and go
>away.

>Jim



Amen, Jim.  If this thing works like this guy spells, he's got a tough sell.

"Announsing", "blatent" and "know one else" indeed. I don't know what his
device is,  because searching for the number didn't work for me. Sounds like a

Peltier device, but I guess it could be cold fusion.

73, Wes -- N7WS



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:24 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Greg Dolkas)
Subject: Re: A0-27 INFo
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:45:29 GMT
References: <4gtpdu$[e-mail]>


M.F.P. ([e-mail]) wrote:
: What is the status of the FM transponder on A0-27? What's the schedule when
: the FM transponder is on???
:
: Any info will be appreciated...
: KB7YJJ
:

The mid-day pass on 24-feb was very strong (or was that on the 25th?)  Anyway,
I was able to work a station in each of Alaska, Utah, Arizona, and Hawaii
on that one pass.  That was definitely one of my better days on the birds!

I don't remember the exact description of when the transponder is operational,

so I won't try...  I remember it was a little complicated.

Greg  KO6TH


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:25 1996
From: [e-mail] (Paul Laughton)
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur,rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,misc.invest.technical,misc.invest.stocks,misc.invest.funds,misc.invest.canada
Subject: Re: Announsing: Technology Patent Available For Purchase
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 07:42:56 GMT
Message-ID: <4hgr8o$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>  <4hdlvj$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] wrote:

>Paul,

>That's a very blatent claim you make. This patent went through with only
>one need for clarification from the PTO. Obviously know one else sought
>such a patent which is evidence by the PTO issuing me patent # 5457342.

>Those companies you mention have devices that are similar with respect to
>cooling only if you care to follow the patents mentioned on my abstract.
>However, NONE have developed the device I have NOR do they have a patent
>on such a device. As such, I am the sole owner to pursue development of
>this product or companies under infringement.

>Gaerhardt G. Herbst

Having too much time on my hands, I went and looked at your patent.
The first part of the patent describes the exact CCD cooling method
used for years by Santa Barbara Instruments (and others) for cooling
CCDs. Your novel claim seems to be an IC cooler that is retrofitted to
an existing, uncooled IC.

<Yawn>



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:26 1996
From: [e-mail] (Joe Landis - Systems & Network Mgr)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,sci.astro.amateur
Subject: Re: Announsing: Technology Patent Available For Purchase
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 5 Mar 96 11:32:06 EST
References: <[e-mail]>   <4hgr8o$[e-mail]>
Distribution: world

In article <4hgr8o$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Paul Laughton) writ
es:
> [e-mail] wrote:
>
>>Paul,
>
>>That's a very blatent claim you make. This patent went through with only
>>one need for clarification from the PTO. Obviously know one else sought
>>such a patent which is evidence by the PTO issuing me patent # 5457342.
>
>>Those companies you mention have devices that are similar with respect to
>>cooling only if you care to follow the patents mentioned on my abstract.
>>However, NONE have developed the device I have NOR do they have a patent
>>on such a device. As such, I am the sole owner to pursue development of
>>this product or companies under infringement.
>
>>Gaerhardt G. Herbst
>
> Having too much time on my hands, I went and looked at your patent.
> The first part of the patent describes the exact CCD cooling method
> used for years by Santa Barbara Instruments (and others) for cooling
> CCDs. Your novel claim seems to be an IC cooler that is retrofitted to
> an existing, uncooled IC.
>
> <Yawn>
Are these the same Peltier(sp?) devices that you can pick up surplus from
places like Marlin P. Jones and Edmund Scientific for like $12.95?
Just curious,
Joe - AA3GN
--
Joe Landis - Systems and Network Manager - North American Drager - Telford, PA
[e-mail]                        ..speaking only for myself, of course..


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:27 1996
From: "Thomas C. J. Sefranek" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur,rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,misc.invest.technical,misc.invest.stocks,misc.invest.funds,misc.invest.canada
Subject: Re: Announsing: Technology Patent Available For Purchase
Date: 5 Mar 1996 12:31:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4hhc6u$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <1996Mar5.000656.1@ssrl01>

Westinghouse Semiconductor DOES indeed have a patent on TE coolers.
(I don't know if they even exist anymore...)
I have a large (4"-4" plate) made by them and it has a patent number on
it.  It has a nice fan on the back for moving the heat and embedded
thermocouples for reading the two sides of the junction.

I have used these devices at MIT for over 20 years now, and I'm curious
as to the patent system that is being used by this guy who obviously had
NO interest in the origional development of the device.  Clearly a case
of opportunism.  Ah well Bill Gates can do it, why not this turkey?

Tom
WA1RHP




From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:28 1996
From: [e-mail] (Kevin Shea)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: HRPT kit (Digital WxSat data)
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 96 13:20:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4hhf44$[e-mail]>

Awhile ago there was a post from Enrico Falconelli <[e-mail]> about
software and a pc ISA board for decoding NOAA Polar Orbiting weather satellite

data.  It was for HRPT (digital) not the easier APT(analog) data.

I sent away for the kit.  For US$200 I received a well designed pcb kit with a

few key components ( the other components are easily available ).  The kit
went together very well and can be tuned up using an oscilliscope and freq
counter.  (I had accesss to a spectrum analyser which we used but may not be
necessary). The board went into an ISA slot and the software was DOS.  The
receiver I used was an ICOM R-100 other radios can be used but amplification
of their 10.7 IF output would be necessary e.g. ICOM R-7000.

It was a lot of fun building the kit.  The reception if HRPT is not easy but
this kit does remove one of the obsticles.  For the antenna we used a 4' dish,

feedhorn and preamp for SWAGUR Enterprises http://www.execpc.com/~swagur

73,
Kevin N9JKP


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From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:30 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Dave Stephenson)
Subject: Re: Why so little amateur space activity
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4hfeq1$[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 14:24:56 GMT

Peter A. Klein ([e-mail]) wrote:

: I think you're right, Jim.  It goes deeper than just the satellite scene,
: though.  There are a number of "One True Faith" religions in ham radio.
: CW is one, as in "if you can't copy 35 wpm, you're not a *real* ham."
: Contesting is another.  Scorn for technology more than a year or two old
: is another, as in "if you are using COMPLEX-NOS ver 3.14159 rather than
: 3.14160, you are hopelessly behind the times; and if you still use analog
: modes on HF, you're a hopeless luddite, not a *real* ham, so get with the
: program or get off my bands and out of the way."

: I've gotten into satellites because I want to recapture the joy of fairly
: reliable communications with faraway places that I experienced as a kid on
: the East Coast in the late '60s/early '70s.  I wanted to get into
: satellites several years ago, but couldn't afford it.  Now, fortunately, I
: can.

: But I worry about the "get with the program" guys.  How soon after P3D
: goes up are they going to decide that Mode B is passe and turn it off most
: of the time?  When they do, *poof!*, there goes a kilobuck or two's
: investment for a lot of people, and we'll have to pony up another
: kilobuck or two for 1.2 and 2.4 Gig stuff unless we're very good at
: homebrewing.  Yes, I understand that the higher frequencies are better
: from a bandwidth/noise standpoint, but a lot of us have a lot of money
: and work invested in 144/432.

: I was aware of this going in, so I made a couple of decisions.  First, I
: got my equipment with upgrading in mind.  I bought a Yaesu 736R, which has
: a nice slot in it for a 1.2 Gig module.  I chose the M2 11-foot crossboom,
: which I believe has enough room to later add an SHF antenna or two without
: redoing the whole setup.

: Second, I decided to limit myself to analog operation for now.  For one
: thing, I work in computers, so I really don't care to spend evenings in
: front of a keyboard just like at work.  For another, it seems like every
: other digital bird has its own requirements for modems, software, rig
: modifications, etc.

: I suggest to the digital community is that they put design efforts
: into a DSP box/kit that can be upgraded through software alone, as HAL has
: done with the P38.  Make it with chip sockets so one can add memory
: easily, or perhaps even upgrade a chip or two without having to junk the
: whole box and start over again.

: Or better yet, design software that can be run on available "legacy"
: hardware--like 286 and 386 PCs and Soundblaster-compatible sound cards.
: There's no shame in doing for tens of dollars what our commercial
: bretheren do for hundreds or thousands.  I think a lot more people would
: be attracted to digital satellites if they could use hardware they
: already had or could pick up at "Upgrading to Win95" fire sales.

: Your point about having some Oscar 6/7 type birds is well taken. Apart
: from P3D, the satellite organizations seem to be emphasizing higher and
: higher tech digital birds.  Yet I read a recent survey (I forget where)
: that showed most of us were primarily interested in real-time analog
: communications.  I hope somebody listens.

: 73,
: Peter - KD7MW (and AMSAT member)
: ---

: --
: Peter A. Klein  ([e-mail])  :    -----==3==      ---      ---
: Information Services, 5569             :   |    |  |  |    |   |    |   |
: Seattle University                     :  @|   @| @| @|   @|  @|   @|  @|

A couple of comments. For the 432/144 crowd do not forget FO20 on analog mode.
,
and I think there will be another JapSat going up to replace it.

However the importance of digital vs analog in the satellite community might
be illustrated by the weighings put on amsat field day contacts:

Voice: x1
CW:    x2
Packet: x5

Of course there is an argument that CW is also a digital (binary) mode of
communications, and should be so regarded.

--
Dave Stephenson
Geological Survey of Canada            * 99% of Usenet Postings are
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada                * noise. This is my
Internet: [e-mail]    * contribution!


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:31 1996
From: [e-mail] (Freddi  Warnke)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Updated Elements File for Home Planet v2.1
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 15:38:21 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

On Wed, 28 Feb 1996 08:58:50 -0800, Adam Humphrey
<[e-mail]> wrote:

>I am currently running Home Planet v2.1 on my PC.  I would like to track the
>current space shuttle and Mir space station.  In the software documentation i
t
>mentioned that most current elements file was posted weekly in this news
>group.  I was unable to find it.  Could someone please point me in the right
>direction or e-mail me this file?  It would be appreciated.
>
>Adam Humphrey
>[e-mail]
Hi Adam,
This are 2-Line Elements for MIR and Space-Shuttle (but are old -- from
21.02.1995). You get the new one under: " archive.afit.af.mil "
I beleave you must look under " pub/space " ??

good luck

Freddi



STS-75
1 99975U          96053.87524525  .00002860  00000-0  85524-5 0    19
2 99975  28.4683 286.8337 0004610 282.5511 317.4008 15.91070731    12
Mir
1 16609U 86017A   96051.56657852  .00002205  00000-0  35992-4 0  4232
2 16609  51.6475 353.3361 0005270  17.4588 342.6590 15.57577148571678

+------------------------------------------------------------+
   Friedhelm Warnke    Postfach 1344   21505  GLINDE
   Tel.:[phone]         Mobil: 0171/8307508
               E-Mail:[e-mail]
+------------------------------------------------------------+


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:34 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: ARLK015 Keplerian data
Date: 5 Mar 1996 17:52:42 -0500
Message-ID: <$[e-mail]>


SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK015
ARLK015 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK15
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 15  ARLK015
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  March 5, 1996
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK015
ARLK015 Keplerian data

Thanks to Con, W5BWF, for the following Keplerian data.

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

STS-75
1 23801U 96012A   96065.29566541  .00285091  23237-4  65327-3 0   539
2 23801  28.4410 201.1259 0007899  60.1692 300.0076 15.95945855  1836
TSS-1R
1 23805U 96012B   96065.22717657  .00498101  00000-0  28644-2 0   427
2 23805  28.4736 203.6874 0056789 273.4113  86.0055 15.74030659  1797
Mir
1 16609U 86017A   96065.03966941  .00003217  00000-0  49240-4 0 04371
2 16609  51.6459 285.8295 0005735  61.7697 298.3808 15.57692308573772
HST
1 20580U 90037B   96064.56445140  .00000409  00000-0  25214-4 0  7795
2 20580  28.4671 171.0513 0006301 157.1398 202.9470 14.91021690122953
AO-10
1 14129U 83058B   96062.58968558 -.00000253  00000-0  10000-3 0 04077
2 14129  26.3426 221.3778 5985426 355.2764   0.7720  2.05882457067676
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A   96064.93826559  .00000038  00000-0  25017-4 0 01977
2 18129  82.9223 225.5732 0013204  83.2033 277.0622 13.72362975435872
UO-11
1 14781U 84021B   96065.01709112  .00000136  00000-0  30833-4 0 08746
2 14781  97.7925  60.4146 0013109  65.0367 295.2198 14.69431667642357
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A   96065.05719818  .00000049  00000-0  35495-4 0 08927
2 21089  82.9194 266.5612 0029009 160.1783 200.0507 13.74067005254737
AO-13
1 19216U 88051B   96064.31034608 -.00000144  00000-0  11226-3 0  1617
2 19216  57.3315 131.4111 7383394  33.4915 356.6332  2.09732791 27635
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B   96065.13845140 -.00000016  00000-0  10620-4 0 01748
2 20437  98.5516 150.0871 0010906 142.8761 217.3178 14.29913188319186
RS-15
1 23439U 94085A   96064.79457478 -.00000039  00000-0  10000-3 0 01318
2 23439  64.8145 191.9033 0163432 217.4081 141.5373 11.27523991049017
AO-16
1 20439U 90005D   96065.10022796  .00000026  00000-0  27030-4 0 09821
2 20439  98.5645 152.1004 0011401 145.2920 214.9008 14.29968298319195
DO-17
1 20440U 90005E   96065.13278522 -.00000008  00000-0  13513-4 0 09659
2 20440  98.5656 152.7145 0011443 143.9188 216.2771 14.30109198319222
WO-18
1 20441U 90005F   96064.70063374  .00000023  00000-0  25860-4 0 09765
2 20441  98.5651 152.2356 0012192 146.7285 213.4666 14.30079761319165
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G   96065.19405898  .00000009  00000-0  20293-4 0  9647
2 20442  98.5685 153.1787 0012261 143.4506 216.7513 14.30186697319252
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C   96065.14306746 -.00000023  00000-0  22774-4 0 08704
2 20480  99.0385 109.7212 0541040   0.3626 359.7774 12.83232049284542
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A   96064.99039007  .00000094  00000-0  82657-4 0 07067
2 21087  82.9378  38.8187 0035050 133.7179 226.6888 13.74566390255697
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B   96065.16436401 -.00000004  00000-0  13154-4 0 06738
2 21575  98.3655 134.5909 0006454 219.6174 140.4540 14.37013830243128
KO-23
1 22077U 92052B   96065.06616102 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0 05704
2 22077  66.0769  47.4565 0008664 326.1548  33.8911 12.86295922167418
KO-25
1 22828U 93061F   96065.15323004  .00000017  00000-0  24304-4 0 04401
2 22828  98.5882 142.7435 0009794 156.3112 203.8521 14.28132086095266
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   96065.14757288  .00000011  00000-0  21984-4 0 04587
2 22826  98.5930 142.6862 0008443 172.3635 187.7673 14.27796526127155
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   96065.14337380  .00000021  00000-0  26333-4 0 04598
2 22825  98.5927 142.5369 0008036 171.0084 189.1240 14.27688774127143
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   96065.16844773  .00000017  00000-0  24273-4 0 04634
2 22829  98.5897 142.8098 0009529 158.3059 201.8525 14.28112562127183

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Saturday,
March 9, 1996, at 2330z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
/EX


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:35 1996
From: [e-mail] (Wes Stewart)
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur,rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,misc.invest.technical,misc.invest.stocks,misc.invest.funds,misc.invest.canada
Subject: Re: Announsing: Technology Patent Available For Purchase
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 22:06:25 LOCAL
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <4hdlvj$[e-mail]>

In article <4hdlvj$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Paul Laughton) write
s:
>From: [e-mail] (Paul Laughton)
>Subject: Re: Announsing: Technology Patent Available For Purchase
>Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 02:54:14 GMT

>[e-mail] wrote:


[blah,blah... deleted]

>I wonder how Mr Herbst slipped this one past the prior art
>investigation? This technology has been around since the early 70's -
>at least. For example, IBM and Amdahl main frames made extensive use
>of it.

Simple. He reinvented it first!






From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:36 1996
From: [e-mail] (Brian Mileshosky)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: MIR and SAREX
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 22:28:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4hiis8$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] wrote:

>Hi,
>I am 13 years old and have been a aham for about two years. I am interested (
as is my teacher)
>about the upcoming SAREX mission in March. I was wondering If any one had som
e tips on what sort
>of antenna I should use. I was considering a ground-plane for it's convienenc
e.
>Thank you,
>A.J.

Hi A.J.,
  Age here is 16 and I have been a Ham since 12.  A grounplane would
be good if you want a simple antenna.  It has a high radiation angle
and is good for SAREX and Mir. I have worked both Mir and SAREX with a
groudplane on my tower with 50 watts.
  Good luck!
Best of 73,
Brian, N5ZGT...

________________________________________________________________________
 Boy Scouts of America                   Amateur Radio
  J.A.S.M. - Troop 41                        N5ZGT
    Albuquerque, NM            Packet: N5ZGT @ KC5IZT.ALBQ.NM.USA.NA
 Great Southwest Council           Internet: [e-mail]
    O.A. Lodge 66
_______________________________________________________________________



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:37 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Set: Space Shuttle (96065.29566541)
Date: 6 Mar 1996 00:06:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4hiktq$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial BBS,

                    http://www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking software ar
e
also available on this system.  As a service to the satellite user community,
the most current elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below.

Element sets (also updated daily), shuttle elements, and some documentation
and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil
(129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

******************************************************************************
*

Until mid-March 1996, the old Celestial BBS may be accessed at [phone]
24 hours/day at speeds up to 28,800 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no
parity.

Note: The old Celestial BBS will cease operations around mid-March 1996. It
is being replaced with a new WWW site for distributing the current selection
of data and software. The URL for this site is:

                    http://www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

Data will continue to be available via anonymous ftp at archive.afit.af.mil.

******************************************************************************
*

STS 75
1 23801U 96012A   96065.29566541  .00285091  23237-4  65327-3 0   539
2 23801  28.4410 201.1259 0007899  60.1692 300.0076 15.95945855  1836
TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96065.22717657  .00498101  00000-0  28644-2 0   427
2 23805  28.4736 203.6874 0056789 273.4113  86.0055 15.74030659  1797
--
Dr TS Kelso                          Adjunct Professor of Space Operations
[e-mail]                   Air Force Institute of Technology


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:38 1996
From: Bruce Burke <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.tech,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Fate of TSS?
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 07:36:30 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4gt99o$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4h8jup$[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

Roman Robles wrote:
>
> Where can I find Keps for the TSS?
> Thanks in advance
> roman
> [e-mail]
On the Shuttle page:

http://shuttle.nasa.gov/

Look under tracking.

They are grouped with the keps for the shuttle.

Regards,
Bruce


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 07 10:17:39 1996
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur,rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,misc.invest.technical,misc.invest.stocks,misc.invest.funds,misc.invest.canada
From: [e-mail] (James D. Cronin)
Subject: Cold fusion superconducting antennas (was: Announsing...)
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <4hfqtn$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 17:27:42 GMT

In article <[e-mail]>,
Wes Stewart <[e-mail]> wrote:
>...
>"Announsing", "blatent" and "know one else" indeed. I don't know what his
>device is,  because searching for the number didn't work for me. Sounds like
a
>Peltier device, but I guess it could be cold fusion.
>
>73, Wes -- N7WS

Isn't it obvious:

Homebrew superconducting cold fusion ham radio astronomy antenna
equipment with investment potential for insider stock trader Canadians.
(Apoligies in advance to our friends in VE land...)

Ten points to the first person who cross-posts all this stuff to the
alt.sex hierarchy.  April 1 is closer than you think.

73...Jim  N2VNO


From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:13 1996
From: [e-mail] (Thomas M. Alldread)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: SALE: 2 M BRICK P.A.
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 15:55:48 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


Greetings:

        I have an SSB/AM/FM 2 meter brick style power amp in good
working condition for sale. I have tested it with a handheld and it
provides 35 Watts output for an input of 3.5 Watts. It does not have a
receive pre-amp and I do not have the manual for it. It is rated for a
15 Watt maximum input so I suspect it would put out 50 Watts or more
with that drive level.

        Asking price $95 Cdn or $70 U.S.A. funds plus shipping.

        Tel [phone] or e-mail.

73 de VE7TMA
Very Best Regards: Thomas M. Alldread
E-mail:            [e-mail]
packet radio:      VE7TMA@VE7KGW.#NVI.BC.CAN.NA


Very Best Regards: Thomas M. Alldread
E-mail:            [e-mail]
packet radio:      VE7TMA@VE7KGW.#NVI.BC.CAN.NA


From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:14 1996
From: Philip Chien <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Radio Telescope info?
Date: 6 Mar 1996 06:16:38 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4hjak7$[e-mail]>
References: <4h0f3n$[e-mail]>

In article <4gt9dh$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says:
>
>Hey folks!
>I don't know if this is the right newsgroup, but I saw a guy on TV
>that had an amature radio telescope setup linked into a few PC's
>looking for intelligent signals, is there any info out there on how to
>set up a rig like this?
>
>Any help would be appreciated!
>Dave Powell
>[e-mail]

This is the right group.  For the amateur SETI project check out the SETI
League's WWW site.

Or better yet, check out the upcoming feature in "Popular Mechanics".
Modesty prevents me from mentioning who wrote that article ...

Philip Chien, Earth News - space writer and consultant  [e-mail]
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  |____\___________              +---\_____/---+     //
  >____)|        | \__                    \  \______//___
 >/     |________|    \                   [         _____\
 >|____________________\                   \_______/
 Roger, go at throttle up         CHR$(32) the final frontier


From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:16 1996
From: Ed Garnett <ted>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Why so little amateur space activity
Date: 6 Mar 1996 12:11:39 GMT
Message-ID: <4hjvdr$[e-mail]>
References: <4gkono$[e-mail]> <4hcunn$[e-mail]> <4hfeq1$[e-mail]>

Hi fellas...

Perhaps there is some plain reason, caused posibly by geographical location
or time of day, why this question was first posed!? However, I would like to
suggest that it can be explained simply by one word - COMMITMENT.

Yes, Amateur Radio is a very diverse hobby and it can be a major undertaking
to cover a range of operating modes across many bands.  The satellite aspect
of Amateur Radio presents a similar challenge now, in as much as there exists
one of the greatest array of spacecraft that has ever been made available to
the amateur community! This in itself should be exciting enough!! And why ther
e
are not greater numbers of Amateurs pursuing an interest in satellites I do no
t
know.

As with a vast number of spacecraft to choose from, so too is there a ready
supply of CHEAP and excellent options for becoming QRV on the modern modes.  I
am referring in part to the no-tune downconverter and transverter kits
(DownEast Microwave) - 1200 and 9600bps modems by G3RUH - really cheap TNCs
(TNC2 clone - Z80 based) from G0BSX the BSX-2 (ever heard of that?) etc etc.
Yes, you do need to arch-up the soldering iron but what the heck... it is
Amateur Radio!

Of course the not so practically inclined Amateur is also catered for with
commercially available equipment - the decision is yours, YES you actually
have options avilable to you (some are just a lot more costly $$ wise!), you
simply need to do a little home work.  Make no mistake, everyone can enjoy
a little (personal) experimenting even if it's just figuring out where best
to put the receive pre-amp for better S/N!!

I too am enchanted by mode A (nearly) as much as mode S... and for my cents
worth, I'd greatly like to see the continuation of both (and all modes) in
future spacecraft.

I wonder if anyone has ever bothered to ask the same question of EME...?
I would suggest not! Probably because that aspect of Amateur Radio does requir
e
commitment and determination. Something you may not find a lot of at your
local HAM radio supermarket!


73 Ted. VK1BL



From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:16 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.swap
From: [e-mail]
Subject: FS: IC402 & G500 el-rotor (trade FT790
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 21:03:17 GMT

For sale or trade or both:

Icom IC-402 70cm SSB/CW transceiver. FB shape w/docs & box. $250.

Yaesu G500A elevation rotor, new-in-box. $250.

Prices include shipping. I'm looking for a Yaesu FT790 70cm allmode
portable, Kenwood TR851A 70cm allmode mobile, or similar. Also
interested in 903, 1296, etc. gear. Reply to above address or
to [e-mail] or call 203-620-9178.
73 de N1QVE
Harry



From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:17 1996
From: "David W. Biddle" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Re: FS: IC402 & G500 el-rotor (trade FT790
Date: 6 Mar 1996 22:24:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4hl3am$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]

Harry if you get on 1296 give me telephone call and I will get
out me ht and talk to you. It needs the exercise. 860-632-9390
David
N1TDX
Talked to you on six meters sideband last summer



From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:18 1996
From: [e-mail] (Donald L Elsner)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: FS 9600 BPS Pac Com internal pacsat modem  $60
Date: 7 Mar 1996 00:34:44 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4hlav4$[e-mail]>

$60

[e-mail]

don elsner ks9f





From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:20 1996
From: [e-mail] (destiny admin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Free Radio Program
Date: 7 Mar 1996 00:40:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4hlba0$[e-mail]>

Destiny Software is a developer of video games like JAM! (shareware),
Darkseed II and Blood Bowl.  You can check out our WEB site at:

http://www.destiny-software.com/destiny

Now we're experimenting with RADIO!

We have just successfully broadcast good quality music and speech over
the internet (receiving with a 28 800 modem).  (Our compression
algorithm is much faster and better quality than others we've tried.)
We plan to allow non-commercial users to broadcast for free,
encouraging a wide variety of viewpoints in this new medium.
Commercial users are welcome to participate in BETA testing.

The compression is in real time on a 486, so we will support live
broadcasts as soon as we finish the initial testing.

So here's the scoop - we're looking for BETA testers.  If you would
like to become a broadcaster, you need:

1. A permanent IP address.
2. A dedicated machine (or permission to run background tasks)
3. You are either linked to the MBONE or you have a fast connection
4. If you are using a non-windows server, we may need access to your
account to compile for your particular machine.

Basically, you fill your hard drive with samples and a script file to
organize playback.  (The player will repeat the script when it
finishes).  Later we will upgrade so that broadcasters can go live by
plugging a signal into a PC sound card.

Listeners will enter your address into the radio program and voila,
your broadcast will begin playing.  The radio feature will be built
into our soon to be released freeware browser.

If you're interested, send email.

Thanks!








From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:21 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Set: Space Shuttle (96066.36353660)
Date: 7 Mar 1996 01:19:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4hldib$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial BBS,

                    http://www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking software ar
e
also available on this system.  As a service to the satellite user community,
the most current elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below.

Element sets (also updated daily), shuttle elements, and some documentation
and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil
(129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

******************************************************************************
*

Until mid-March 1996, the old Celestial BBS may be accessed at [phone]
24 hours/day at speeds up to 28,800 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no
parity.

Note: The old Celestial BBS will cease operations around mid-March 1996. It
is being replaced with a new WWW site for distributing the current selection
of data and software. The URL for this site is:

                    http://www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

Data will continue to be available via anonymous ftp at archive.afit.af.mil.

******************************************************************************
*

STS 75
1 23801U 96012A   96066.36353660  .00002248 -71068-5  00000+0 0   603
2 23801  28.4451 193.0861 0004575 108.1728 280.8053 15.97470198  2005
TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96066.24126898  .00459964  00000-0  25627-2 0   445
2 23805  28.4588 196.2894 0055483 286.0083  73.4410 15.74912990  1957
--
Dr TS Kelso                          Adjunct Professor of Space Operations
[e-mail]                   Air Force Institute of Technology


From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:22 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Set: Space Shuttle (96067.25042824)
Date: 8 Mar 1996 01:12:35 GMT
Message-ID: <4ho1i3$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial BBS,

                    http://www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking software ar
e
also available on this system.  As a service to the satellite user community,
the most current elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below.

Element sets (also updated daily), shuttle elements, and some documentation
and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil
(129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

******************************************************************************
*

Until mid-March 1996, the old Celestial BBS may be accessed at [phone]
24 hours/day at speeds up to 28,800 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no
parity.

Note: The old Celestial BBS will cease operations around mid-March 1996. It
is being replaced with a new WWW site for distributing the current selection
of data and software. The URL for this site is:

                    http://www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

Data will continue to be available via anonymous ftp at archive.afit.af.mil.

******************************************************************************
*

STS 75
1 23801U 96012A   96067.25042824  .00002249 -71089-5  00000+0 0   647
2 23801  28.4476 186.3867 0004844 124.3695 336.5590 15.97773484  2149
TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96067.12813148  .00468489  00000-0  25248-2 0   478
2 23805  28.4664 189.8005 0054547 297.4646  62.0399 15.75694818  2098
--
Dr TS Kelso                          Adjunct Professor of Space Operations
[e-mail]                   Air Force Institute of Technology


From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:23 1996
From: Gary Stone <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: satellite over texas 3-8-96??
Date: 8 Mar 1996 01:28:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4ho2ff$[e-mail]>

Greetings,

My mother just called and said she heard on the TV news that a satellite
will be coming over head on 3-8-96 that people in the 'Dallas Area' could
see with the naked eye.  She could not remember the name of the
satellite.  It is supposed to cover N. Texas on 3-8-96 UTC at about 1140
UTC.  Any ideas?

Thanks

73 de N5PHT



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From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:24 1996
From: Brad Grier <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Face On Mars Development
Date: 8 Mar 1996 05:14:57 GMT
Message-ID: <4hofoh$[e-mail]>

There's been an intriguing development regarding the so-called
"Face On Mars." For the details, visit the following URL:

http://www.probe.net/~brgrier/Submerge.html

For Netscape 2.0 with Java support, there's an animation based
on NASA Mars photography. It's definitely worth a visit.



From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:25 1996
From: Nico Vermaas <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: receiving Spacenet2 from the Netherlands
Date: 8 Mar 1996 20:26:01 GMT
Message-ID: <4hq54p$[e-mail]>

Hi guys,

I'm trying to find out if I can receive the spacenet2 sat from
the Netherlands, I'm at 52 North, 5.30 East..
The sat is at 69 West...
Does anybody know a program with which I can calculate the
Azimuth and angle above the horizon of  Geostationary sats?

Can yoy please mail your reply to [e-mail]

Greetings from the Netherlands,

Nico




From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:35 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Sets (TLE771)
Date: 9 Mar 1996 03:40:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4hquio$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Satellite, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial BBS,

                    http://www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible). Documentation and tracking software are
also available on this system.

Element sets (also updated daily) and some documentation and software are
available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.66) in the
directory pub/space.

As a service to the satellite user community, the most current of these
elements are uploaded weekly to sci.space.news and rec.radio.amateur.space.
This week's elements are provided below.

******************************************************************************
*

Until mid-March 1996, the old Celestial BBS may be accessed at [phone]
24 hours/day at speeds up to 28,800 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no
parity.

Note: The old Celestial BBS will cease operations around mid-March 1996. It
is being replaced with a new WWW site for distributing the current selection
of data and software. The URL for this site is:

                    http://www.mindspring.com/~tkelso/

Data will continue to be available via anonymous ftp at archive.afit.af.mil.

******************************************************************************
*

- Current Two-Line Element Sets #771 -
Alouette 1
1 00424U 62049A   96066.60002898  .00000056  00000-0  55172-4 0  1796
2 00424  80.4567  24.9621 0023214 303.3182  56.5742 13.67862779668317
ATS 1
1 02608U 66110A   96065.25178074 -.00000334  00000-0  10000-3 0  9591
2 02608  14.6283 353.9425 0008768  68.8906 291.2206  1.00388179 23823
ATS 3
1 03029U 67111A   96068.21166682 -.00000111  00000-0  10000-3 0  4624
2 03029  14.8992   0.8671 0010420 269.4222 226.6378  1.00272745103753
Starlette
1 07646U 75010A   96065.43501681 -.00000100  00000-0  32176-4 0  9535
2 07646  49.8285 198.1343 0205882 247.7946 110.0985 13.82190828 64617
LAGEOS
1 08820U 76039A   96066.81983665  .00000004  00000-0  10000-3 0  1761
2 08820 109.8609 350.9362 0043765 150.7032 209.6052  6.38664795207292
ETS-2
1 09852U 77014A   96065.30102708 -.00000365  00000-0  10000-3 0   653
2 09852  13.1085  34.1577 0002215 125.7552 234.3004  1.00011620 16608
GOES 2
1 10061U 77048A   96062.53171615  .00000050  00000-0  10000-3 0  6464
2 10061  12.2111  38.3383 0010976 142.4284 354.5985  1.00270918 13375
IUE
1 10637U 78012A   96065.95932184 -.00000171  00000-0  10000-3 0  2382
2 10637  35.6055  84.7568 1350302  54.1537 337.7428  1.00263813 18906
GPS BI-01
1 10684U 78020A   96064.78564172 -.00000038  00000-0  10000-3 0  4318
2 10684  64.9523  26.9725 0055996 164.0811 195.9766  1.98069890117345
GPS BI-02
1 10893U 78047A   96063.66328260  .00000057  00000-0  10000-3 0  2241
2 10893  63.2321 264.3717 0227905  13.0325 347.5735  2.01627474130684
GOES 3
1 10953U 78062A   96067.14777355 -.00000124  00000-0  10000-3 0  6234
2 10953  11.2061  41.1201 0002935 282.2350 153.0065  1.00277490 18033
SeaSat 1
1 10967U 78064A   96065.85885684 -.00000073  00000-0  20479-4 0  4695
2 10967 107.9888 320.9724 0002428 254.8730 105.2141 14.38089640926596
GPS BI-03
1 11054U 78093A   96067.68539580  .00000053  00000-0  10000-3 0  3873
2 11054  62.9146 263.1333 0045841 179.6008 180.4339  1.93505499126692
Nimbus 7
1 11080U 78098A   96064.14039877 -.00000089  00000-0 -42888-4 0  5692
2 11080  98.9608 291.4049 0008290 250.1747 109.8514 13.83695450876649
GPS BI-04
1 11141U 78112A   96066.16687940 -.00000030  00000-0  10000-3 0   309
2 11141  64.9506  29.1880 0049413  27.4641 332.7818  1.92894726 15896
GPS BI-05
1 11690U 80011A   96064.14809938 -.00000036  00000-0  10000-3 0  9998
2 11690  65.2899  28.4959 0149601 192.8288 166.7867  2.00570585132092
GPS BI-06
1 11783U 80032A   96058.76416382  .00000061  00000-0  10000-3 0  1317
2 11783  62.3637 257.3674 0224816  29.6597 331.6801  2.03456650116588
GOES 5
1 12472U 81049A   96062.98513183 -.00000100  00000-0  10000-3 0  9175
2 12472   7.9988  51.3142 0004875  43.0133 317.1560  1.00204499 12031
Cosmos 1383
1 13301U 82066A   96067.88589062  .00000022  00000-0  81939-5 0  4785
2 13301  82.9294 208.0560 0027657 156.3545 203.8885 13.68072932683520
LandSat 4
1 13367U 82072A   96067.26524445  .00002473  00000-0  55749-3 0  8571
2 13367  98.0864 121.2047 0008475  97.8801 262.3364 14.57178589725691
DMSP B5D2-1
1 13736U 82118A   96067.04883902  .00000040  00000-0  35206-4 0  9592
2 13736  98.6260 257.0668 0008352 331.8679  28.2048 14.25772335686511
IRAS
1 13777U 83004A   96068.03688809  .00000127  00000-0  11755-3 0  2514
2 13777  98.9660 255.6780 0013334  21.0833 339.0861 13.99254399339222
Cosmos 1447
1 13916U 83021A   96066.56675222  .00000083  00000-0  71523-4 0  5737
2 13916  82.9425 266.9379 0039666  77.5872 282.9727 13.74336728649640
TDRS 1
1 13969U 83026B   96067.37692153 -.00000215  00000-0  00000+0 0  5579
2 13969   8.8144  44.6823 0004239 294.6841 232.0665  1.00432595 20368
GOES 6
1 14050U 83041A   96063.36176859 -.00000261  00000-0  10000-3 0  4950
2 14050   6.8265  54.6062 0003492  14.2021 146.9081  1.00286109105136
OSCAR 10
1 14129U 83058B   96065.50375221 -.00000167  00000-0  10000-3 0  4053
2 14129  26.3511 220.9315 5983467 356.3180   0.5177  2.05877093 67731
LandSat 5
1 14780U 84021A   96067.58494748  .00000231  00000-0  61670-4 0  4447
2 14780  98.3460 125.3292 0001678 212.8971 147.2119 14.57044900639139
UoSat 2
1 14781U 84021B   96067.80897176  .00000095  00000-0  23821-4 0  8678
2 14781  97.7929  63.0806 0013097  57.3744 302.8723 14.69432177642763
GPS BI-09
1 15039U 84059A   96062.12928116 -.00000050  00000-0  10000-3 0  3980
2 15039  64.6116  23.6395 0082417  19.4793 340.8263  1.92302236 85374
Cosmos 1574
1 15055U 84062A   96068.14913693  .00000027  00000-0  13389-4 0  7749
2 15055  82.9577 320.4634 0025860 263.6317  96.1897 13.73632300587117
GPS BI-10
1 15271U 84097A   96063.77599860  .00000054  00000-0  10000-3 0  1196
2 15271  62.0324 257.7099 0158733 357.4514   2.4959  2.00610275 83159
Cosmos 1602
1 15331U 84105A   96067.89411808  .00000130  00000-0  12472-4 0  4582
2 15331  82.5325 207.9160 0018541 284.8719  75.0445 14.84727638617945
NOAA 9
1 15427U 84123A   96067.72194730  .00000068  00000-0  59719-4 0  6129
2 15427  98.9586 132.5338 0014102 240.2970 119.6798 14.13765818579290
GPS BI-11
1 16129U 85093A   96067.90255000 -.00000024  00000-0  10000-3 0  7105
2 16129  65.2854  27.0108 0156244  84.9844 276.7719  1.89367971 20000
Mir
1 16609U 86017A   96067.86248248  .00001701  00000-0  29183-4 0  4399
2 16609  51.6451 271.6824 0005797  71.3345 288.8277 15.57701051574210
SPOT 1
1 16613U 86019A   96066.55649681  .00000090  00000-0  62356-4 0  9087
2 16613  98.6159 136.6161 0001735 346.8396  13.2708 14.20090196205747
Cosmos 1766
1 16881U 86055A   96068.03140854  .00000132  00000-0  13012-4 0  3735
2 16881  82.5174 265.5493 0018247 315.4353  44.5390 14.83712468518848
EGP
1 16908U 86061A   96066.13052684 -.00000083  00000-0  10000-3 0   695
2 16908  50.0146 313.8461 0011464 111.0603 249.1459 12.44413838103574
NOAA 10
1 16969U 86073A   96067.73743807  .00000023  00000-0  28057-4 0  5304
2 16969  98.5181  67.7296 0012515 294.1741  65.8132 14.24975611492150
MOS-1
1 17527U 87018A   96067.55764582 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0  3897
2 17527  98.9614 131.7558 0017000 245.2073 114.7311 14.00432137460768
GOES 7
1 17561U 87022A   96067.51340416 -.00000000  00000-0  10000-3 0  7983
2 17561   2.8610  70.1718 0003988 343.1956 174.7004  1.00351242 16280
Kvant-1
1 17845U 87030A   96067.15680309  .00004464  00000-0  65699-4 0  5592
2 17845  51.6445 275.2232 0005642  67.3317 292.9477 15.57701725508215
DMSP B5D2-3
1 18123U 87053A   96067.72656629 -.00000019  00000-0  12843-4 0  3479
2 18123  98.7734 259.6748 0013882 180.9867 179.1282 14.15432585450149
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A   96066.46933308  .00000026  00000-0  12324-4 0  1815
2 18129  82.9225 224.4419 0013245  79.4597 280.8041 13.72362882436089
Meteor 2-16
1 18312U 87068A   96066.08871604  .00000043  00000-0  25363-4 0  4642
2 18312  82.5503  73.8593 0012737 142.6710 217.5336 13.84072239431910
Meteor 2-17
1 18820U 88005A   96068.17242973  .00000063  00000-0  42699-4 0  8738
2 18820  82.5441 127.4733 0015850 205.9499 154.0861 13.84753017409545
DMSP B5D2-4
1 18822U 88006A   96068.08689936  .00000016  00000-0  25195-4 0  2032
2 18822  98.3885 264.9364 0005558 307.3048  52.7623 14.23182810420197
Glonass 34
1 19163U 88043A   96066.28919726  .00000052  00000-0  10000-3 0   581
2 19163  65.2206  89.3185 0007936 165.0506 195.0391  2.13102298 60041
Glonass 36
1 19165U 88043C   96064.46898589  .00000056  00000-0  10000-3 0  4649
2 19165  65.2203  89.3360 0001416  62.0421 298.0300  2.13102317 60624
METEOSAT 3
1 19215U 88051A   96066.41996190 -.00000104  00000-0  10000-3 0  2450
2 19215   3.0585  68.3482 0003446 149.6603 210.8317  0.96947565 16187
AO-13
1 19216U 88051B   96067.17106549 -.00000332  00000-0  27291-3 0  1638
2 19216  57.3224 130.8419 7386364  33.4500 356.6605  2.09738899 27692
OKEAN 1
1 19274U 88056A   96067.20107290  .00000188  00000-0  20381-4 0   737
2 19274  82.5129   7.0538 0021839  97.7242 262.6447 14.82456914414261
Meteor 3-2
1 19336U 88064A   96066.52584193  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  4649
2 19336  82.5357 239.0547 0017672 128.9734 231.2963 13.16976476365966
Glonass 39
1 19503U 88085C   96062.15216965 -.00000048  00000-0  10000-3 0  3569
2 19503  65.6248 328.3229 0005070 149.3119 210.7646  2.13101840 58065
NOAA 11
1 19531U 88089A   96067.76813199  .00000019  00000-0  35531-4 0  4215
2 19531  99.1931  83.2141 0011723 162.3734 197.7846 14.13083789384126
TDRS 2
1 19548U 88091B   96067.70222681 -.00000194  00000-0  10000-3 0  1866
2 19548   2.2833  72.4444 0005422 183.9184 247.3397  1.00266550 14510
Glonass 40
1 19749U 89001A   96063.59782054  .00000055  00000-0  10000-3 0  5778
2 19749  65.1603  88.9415 0007097 259.5886 100.4066  2.13101502 55602
Glonass 41
1 19750U 89001B   96066.93776444  .00000050  00000-0  10000-3 0  4816
2 19750  65.1885  88.8842 0006630 238.0161 121.9743  2.13101830 55692
GPS BII-01
1 19802U 89013A   96063.44763453  .00000022  00000-0  10000-3 0  1902
2 19802  55.2894 114.8516 0022884 189.2748 170.7940  2.00568171 51592
Akebono
1 19822U 89016A   96067.67243017  .00010226  00000-0  51799-3 0  6783
2 19822  75.0969 182.6960 3756972 182.7819 174.4820  7.90406836158662
Meteor 2-18
1 19851U 89018A   96067.30200744  .00000026  00000-0  97465-5 0  4638
2 19851  82.5233   2.3191 0012426 263.9223  96.0523 13.84406447354735
MOP-1
1 19876U 89020B   96064.45218265 -.00000091  00000-0  10000-3 0  1849
2 19876   1.7711  71.2508 0019487 278.4663  82.1202  0.97109191  5601
TDRS 3
1 19883U 89021B   96066.49975694 -.00000273  00000-0  00000+0 0  1870
2 19883   0.0373  21.4447 0002732 337.0533 304.8933  1.00269077198071
GPS BII-02
1 20061U 89044A   96067.77477987  .00000000  00000-0  10000-3 0  1983
2 20061  54.2829 290.5679 0152682 219.6153 139.3240  2.00563085 49420
Nadezhda 1
1 20103U 89050A   96067.76148629  .00000013  00000-0 -21835-5 0  6962
2 20103  82.9606 183.4670 0037418 338.2446  21.7131 13.73862982334757
GPS BII-03
1 20185U 89064A   96067.11674126  .00000032  00000-0  10000-3 0  2137
2 20185  55.0874 115.2070 0026559 318.9394  40.9402  2.00553642 47981
GMS 4
1 20217U 89070A   96067.60493051 -.00000372  00000-0  10000-3 0  3195
2 20217   1.5725  75.3796 0000785 126.7124 301.2270  1.00279361 24408
INTERCOSMOS 24
1 20261U 89080A   96067.53345958 -.00000047  00000-0 -15411-4 0  4811
2 20261  82.5964 335.6590 1240114 272.8410  73.1732 12.47324181293230
GPS BII-04
1 20302U 89085A   96067.65086341  .00000031  00000-0  10000-3 0  1998
2 20302  53.2968 230.4449 0018670 179.3038 180.6582  2.00562964 46791
Meteor 3-3
1 20305U 89086A   96067.80506317  .00000044  00000-0  10000-3 0  5111
2 20305  82.5500 194.6600 0007431 184.5485 175.5635 13.04415773304989
COBE
1 20322U 89089A   96067.07409580 -.00000252  00000-0 -13278-3 0  1946
2 20322  98.9469  84.0070 0008769 326.6962  33.3649 14.03454438322606
Kvant-2
1 20335U 89093A   96067.15680309  .00004464  00000-0  65699-4 0  5311
2 20335  51.6445 275.2232 0005642  67.3317 292.9477 15.57701725357226
GPS BII-05
1 20361U 89097A   96067.16411252 -.00000007  00000-0  10000-3 0   415
2 20361  55.9416  57.3094 0081457 130.8026 229.9166  2.00564319 36269
COSMOS 2054 (Altair-1)
1 20391U 89101A   96067.18790856 -.00000138  00000-0  00000+0 0  3015
2 20391   3.6513  64.2849 0002068 311.0517 201.3485  1.00270432 22974
SPOT 2
1 20436U 90005A   96067.53609193  .00000169  00000-0  10000-3 0   422
2 20436  98.7063 142.8833 0002269 338.7114  21.3974 14.20042631317410
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B   96067.72750201 -.00000010  00000-0  12809-4 0  1664
2 20437  98.5516 152.6302 0011069 135.4502 224.7563 14.29913407319550
UO-15
1 20438U 90005C   96064.18204926 -.00000009  00000-0  13606-4 0  9617
2 20438  98.5458 147.2646 0009839 150.8165 209.3569 14.29225615318927
PACSAT
1 20439U 90005D   96065.72997325 -.00000013  00000-0  11597-4 0  9646
2 20439  98.5646 152.7201 0011325 143.4539 216.7395 14.29967974319281
DO-17
1 20440U 90005E   96064.78296137 -.00000012  00000-0  12226-4 0  9645
2 20440  98.5656 152.3702 0011453 144.9783 215.2155 14.30109145319171
WO-18
1 20441U 90005F   96067.77914764 -.00000006  00000-0  14569-4 0  9691
2 20441  98.5654 155.2656 0012173 137.8726 222.3393 14.30079716319609
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G   96065.19405898  .00000009  00000-0  20293-4 0  9647
2 20442  98.5685 153.1787 0012261 143.4506 216.7513 14.30186697319252
GPS BII-06
1 20452U 90008A   96062.07706458 -.00000033  00000-0  10000-3 0  1331
2 20452  54.0282 171.1370 0060778  87.4234 273.2598  2.00561510 44668
MOS-1B
1 20478U 90013A   96066.73382551  .00000090  00000-0  10000-3 0  9000
2 20478  99.1211 137.4568 0001335  75.0739 285.0568 13.94869799230276
DEBUT
1 20479U 90013B   96068.07784386  .00000017  00000-0  11291-3 0  9644
2 20479  99.0424 112.2942 0541181 353.2003   6.1964 12.83337865284937
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C   96068.10564156 -.00000044  00000-0 -24492-4 0  8617
2 20480  99.0395 112.1259 0540985 353.6544   5.7877 12.83231902284923
MOS-1B R/B
1 20491U 90013D   96067.17026348 -.00000389  00000-0 -66977-3 0  2216
2 20491  99.0729 173.1144 0469955 173.2135 187.5637 13.02987463288575
LACE
1 20496U 90015A   96066.38984037  .00001275  00000-0  44541-4 0  6269
2 20496  43.1024  70.0728 0009049 105.9230 254.2622 15.35406660338028
Nadezhda 2
1 20508U 90017A   96067.72172227  .00000037  00000-0  23639-4 0  6972
2 20508  82.9550 318.0326 0043700 289.7116  69.9324 13.73505232301960
OKEAN 2
1 20510U 90018A   96064.14761406  .00000152  00000-0  17719-4 0  4813
2 20510  82.5247 323.4087 0017612 307.1663  52.7941 14.78578586324150
GPS BII-07
1 20533U 90025A   96066.96455105  .00000001  00000-0  10000-3 0  1763
2 20533  54.6236 291.3290 0052771  77.5488 283.1139  2.00553352 43535
PegSat
1 20546U 90028A   96065.21780354  .00004268  00000-0  80521-4 0  9037
2 20546  94.1197 293.2404 0063642  48.4162 312.2521 15.46353740328939
HST
1 20580U 90037B   96067.57663472  .00000362  00000-0  20625-4 0  7800
2 20580  28.4688 151.6810 0005960 188.1128 171.9363 14.91022618123408
MACSAT 2
1 20608U 90043B   96065.24976863  .00000073  00000-0  95616-5 0  1650
2 20608  89.9316 174.2794 0108589  59.5543 301.6311 14.64903320311079
Glonass 44
1 20619U 90045A   96065.84292497 -.00000025  00000-0  10000-3 0  2767
2 20619  65.2105 327.4924 0026974 211.7911 148.0991  2.13102553 45104
Glonass 45
1 20620U 90045B   96067.83867652 -.00000023  00000-0  10000-3 0  2725
2 20620  65.2165 327.4153 0007935  41.0940 319.0279  2.13102535 45185
Glonass 46
1 20621U 90045C   96064.62117534 -.00000030  00000-0  10000-3 0  8608
2 20621  65.2328 327.5819 0012328 201.0320 158.9744  2.13101861 45110
Kristall
1 20635U 90048A   96067.15680309  .00004464  00000-0  65699-4 0  3235
2 20635  51.6445 275.2232 0005642  67.3317 292.9477 15.57701725328058
ROSAT
1 20638U 90049A   96066.20411073 -.00000281  00000-0  54356-6 0  5397
2 20638  52.9920  42.8174 0013171 167.5849 192.5472 15.07363023316782
Meteor 2-19
1 20670U 90057A   96064.08714292 -.00000001  00000-0 -14272-4 0  9627
2 20670  82.5433  71.3509 0014778 184.0656 176.0386 13.84142299287207
CRRES
1 20712U 90065A   96067.70321009 -.00000048  00000-0  24558-4 0  2299
2 20712  18.0772 292.6105 7181593 301.0038   7.7925  2.35656502 40720
GPS BII-08
1 20724U 90068A   96065.29470443  .00000032  00000-0  00000+0 0   127
2 20724  54.9276 112.8316 0126004 180.1785 179.9021  2.00565440 39361
Feng Yun1-2
1 20788U 90081A   96067.92516790 -.00000027  00000-0  10000-4 0  7601
2 20788  98.8106  76.8883 0015460  55.6705 304.6084 14.01389961281911
Meteor 2-20
1 20826U 90086A   96066.22617597  .00000053  00000-0  34675-4 0  9736
2 20826  82.5294   6.2588 0015205  86.1608 274.1283 13.83626362274607
GPS BII-09
1 20830U 90088A   96065.34788331 -.00000011  00000-0  10000-3 0    89
2 20830  55.8684  55.3432 0064121  97.3263 263.4202  2.00561941 40008
GPS BIIA-10
1 20959U 90103A   96067.24236980  .00000032  00000-0  10000-3 0  9810
2 20959  55.1194 114.8075 0106435 233.1255 125.9757  2.00565389 38632
DMSP B5D2-5
1 20978U 90105A   96067.68961006  .00000080  00000-0  43858-4 0  5407
2 20978  98.6084 139.5989 0079975 109.4192 251.5656 14.32630468275180
Glonass 47
1 21006U 90110A   96065.11459133  .00000054  00000-0  10000-3 0  8355
2 21006  65.1456  88.2129 0057240 188.3950 171.5798  2.13102632 40798
Glonass 48
1 21007U 90110B   96065.30494698  .00000054  00000-0  10000-3 0  9656
2 21007  65.1692  88.2916 0035533 183.9789 176.0608  2.13101198 40782
Glonass 49
1 21008U 90110C   96066.13695660  .00000052  00000-0  00000+0 0  1959
2 21008  65.1489  88.2132 0011506 272.9790  86.9479  2.13099299 40796
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A   96065.86388702  .00000094  00000-0  82657-4 0  6837
2 21087  82.9378  38.1720 0035136 131.3940 229.0244 13.74566503255811
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A   96065.56692315  .00000051  00000-0  37808-4 0  8715
2 21089  82.9194 266.1831 0028986 158.7533 201.4832 13.74067062254802
MOP-2
1 21140U 91015B   96067.55279079 -.00000009  00000-0  00000+0 0  1470
2 21140   0.3446  72.4655 0001813 293.4780 359.0431  1.00278443 20592
Nadezhda 3
1 21152U 91019A   96067.83262753  .00000025  00000-0  11508-4 0  3861
2 21152  82.9214 220.8438 0040822 265.3869  94.2630 13.73530452249834
Glonass 50
1 21216U 91025A   96065.60282949 -.00000025  00000-0  10000-3 0  4846
2 21216  64.9657 327.0698 0003262 183.1266 176.9442  2.13102874 38312
Glonass 51
1 21217U 91025B   96060.98028507 -.00000057  00000-0  10000-3 0  8918
2 21217  64.9615 327.2352 0008574 230.5997 129.3482  2.13101606 38201
Glonass 52
1 21218U 91025C   96065.31447042 -.00000027  00000-0  10000-3 0  3710
2 21218  64.9613 327.0800 0007669 296.9767  63.0402  2.13102577 38306
GRO
1 21225U 91027B   96063.56417258  .00002001  00000-0  37251-4 0  3408
2 21225  28.4611 201.1705 0003500 107.2002 252.8902 15.43716103153594
Meteor 3-4
1 21232U 91030A   96067.53395127  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  8748
2 21232  82.5380  84.6664 0014843  57.0267 303.2287 13.16471113234168
NOAA 12
1 21263U 91032A   96067.78887410  .00000049  00000-0  41106-4 0  8471
2 21263  98.5662  89.7657 0012092 207.0072 153.0478 14.22600705250042
OKEAN 3
1 21397U 91039A   96066.50837983  .00000193  00000-0  24433-4 0  1720
2 21397  82.5220 235.1220 0023873  14.6692 345.5200 14.76457373256211
GPS BIIA-11
1 21552U 91047A   96065.02458126 -.00000013  00000-0  10000-6 0  9497
2 21552  56.1598  53.1133 0070714 247.6128 111.6491  2.00571193 34183
ERS-1
1 21574U 91050A   96066.21470687  .00000028  00000-0  26708-4 0  2570
2 21574  98.5474 141.7583 0001046  74.3927 285.7372 14.32251321242703
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B   96064.18955741 -.00000026  00000-0  54785-5 0  6709
2 21575  98.3656 133.6437 0006507 222.3744 137.6935 14.37013552242988
ORBCOMM-X
1 21576U 91050C   96065.70789518  .00000026  00000-0  23304-4 0  7652
2 21576  98.3589 133.2016 0002806 224.1118 135.9844 14.36426195243099
TUBSAT-A
1 21577U 91050D   96064.22456263 -.00000016  00000-0  88354-5 0  6642
2 21577  98.3576 132.3386 0005433 222.9259 137.1503 14.36510285242917
SARA
1 21578U 91050E   96065.71852182  .00000162  00000-0  66316-4 0  8655
2 21578  98.3839 141.0184 0004249 205.6268 154.4704 14.39154399243453
TDRS 4
1 21639U 91054B   96065.61003166  .00000075  00000-0  00000+0 0    58
2 21639   0.0558 280.3529 0004336  64.9220 223.6419  1.00272592110848
Meteor 3-5
1 21655U 91056A   96068.23143272  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  8723
2 21655  82.5495  31.7591 0015060  63.6563 296.6111 13.16845373219381
UARS
1 21701U 91063B   96065.27326109  .00000007  00000-0  21690-4 0  7443
2 21701  56.9838 166.4119 0005943 109.7008 250.4660 14.96490869244803
DMSP B5D2-6
1 21798U 91082A   96067.77160928  .00000043  00000-0  46396-4 0  1963
2 21798  98.9513  84.9844 0012801 152.1064 208.0794 14.13948580220593
Glonass 53
1 21853U 92005A   96066.93408401  .00000049  00000-0  10000-3 0   764
2 21853  65.0946  87.8368 0006134 209.1946 150.8325  2.13102230 31941
Glonass 54
1 21854U 92005B   96065.34475310  .00000053  00000-0  00000+0 0  2629
2 21854  65.1033  87.8793 0015769  10.0333 350.0669  2.13104570 31893
Glonass 55
1 21855U 92005C   96067.28799375  .00000048  00000-0  00000+0 0  2483
2 21855  65.0975  87.8132 0008252 220.3122 139.6910  2.13102698 31929
JERS-1
1 21867U 92007A   96067.71298882  .00001077  00000-0  94478-4 0  8085
2 21867  97.6937 146.4087 0002274  71.7773 288.3680 14.98675231222663
GPS BIIA-12
1 21890U 92009A   96064.98470918  .00000019  00000-0  10000-3 0  7678
2 21890  53.8226 230.9371 0059557 190.0679 169.7786  2.00556280 29559
GPS BIIA-13
1 21930U 92019A   96066.19084032 -.00000065  00000-0  10000-3 0  7387
2 21930  55.7077 352.7446 0028952 182.9943 177.0158  2.00563072 28500
EUVE
1 21987U 92031A   96065.33185226  .00000801  00000-0  27170-4 0  5253
2 21987  28.4314 161.2086 0009150 355.4865   4.5630 15.19681730207868
SAMPEX
1 22012U 92038A   96064.95816040  .00000467  00000-0  38223-4 0  7006
2 22012  81.6696 229.3278 0118500 151.6201 209.1541 14.91599186199698
GPS BIIA-14
1 22014U 92039A   96067.22721343  .00000017  00000-0  00000+0 0  6752
2 22014  54.8484 172.6486 0089349 323.5782  35.8155  2.00557700 20365
Glonass 56
1 22056U 92047A   96067.18671254 -.00000023  00000-0  00000+0 0  1682
2 22056  64.7978 327.0905 0005166 295.7313  64.2763  2.13103796 28013
Glonass 57
1 22057U 92047B   96065.60571183 -.00000026  00000-0  00000+0 0  1412
2 22057  64.8117 327.1701 0008984 328.9962  31.0099  2.13102915 27953
Glonass 58
1 22058U 92047C   96066.95299607 -.00000023  00000-0  10000-3 0   860
2 22058  64.7996 327.1204 0011036 269.1392  90.7862  2.13103040 28031
TOPEX
1 22076U 92052A   96064.52065795 -.00000038  00000-0  10000-3 0  9467
2 22076  66.0377  70.0671 0007667 263.8440  96.1705 12.80930210166717
KO-23
1 22077U 92052B   96068.02067677 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  5610
2 22077  66.0766  41.2696 0008813 325.1823  34.8609 12.86295891167794
S80/T
1 22078U 92052C   96066.41302135 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  5589
2 22078  66.0794  43.2522 0009960 328.5514  31.4906 12.86578914167674
GPS BIIA-15
1 22108U 92058A   96063.70144580  .00000019  00000-0  10000-3 0  7004
2 22108  54.0730 231.8129 0118642 157.5662 202.9246  2.00558649 25476
FREJA
1 22161U 92064A   96066.66129060  .00000041  00000-0  55873-4 0  5926
2 22161  62.9877 141.0530 0832884   9.3021 352.2466 13.21884043164873
LAGEOS II
1 22195U 92070B   96064.16362647 -.00000009  00000-0  10000-3 0  4727
2 22195  52.6570  58.0242 0137258  30.9559 329.9012  6.47293910 79478
GPS BIIA-16
1 22231U 92079A   96067.37663918  .00000018  00000-0  10000-4 0  6797
2 22231  54.6807 173.8121 0033774 277.0975  82.5291  2.00552169 24122
GPS BIIA-17
1 22275U 92089A   96063.52555489 -.00000018  00000-0  10000-3 0  6994
2 22275  54.6328 171.4618 0053001 253.4925 105.9151  2.00575417 23452
TDRS 5
1 22314U 93003B   96063.86709747 -.00000288  00000-0  10000-3 0  6203
2 22314   2.4107  70.5490 0002533 248.6145 109.0803  1.00268836 11520
GPS BIIA-18
1 22446U 93007A   96066.59019502  .00000000  00000-0  10000-3 0  6693
2 22446  54.2700 291.4961 0088345   1.1759 358.8550  2.00563064 22500
Glonass 59
1 22512U 93010A   96066.93584096  .00000049  00000-0  10000-3 0  7733
2 22512  65.1079  87.6826 0008081 194.3635 165.6777  2.13101976 23517
Glonass 60
1 22513U 93010B   96067.34368245  .00000048  00000-0  00000+0 0  8843
2 22513  65.1056  87.6796 0007598 213.4356 146.5752  2.13102751 23719
Glonass 61
1 22514U 93010C   96068.10653303  .00000046  00000-0  00000+0 0  8760
2 22514  65.1284  87.6490 0010478 198.9549 161.0612  2.13102659 23732
ASTRO-D
1 22521U 93011A   96068.12285876  .00000706  00000-0  43118-4 0  4779
2 22521  31.1052 349.4468 0056648 244.8638 114.6131 15.02773231167257
UFO F1
1 22563U 93015A   96057.96974541 -.00000275  00000-0  00000+0 0  4908
2 22563  25.5352 290.3887 0007612 305.0327  54.9204  0.99253978 14994
GPS BIIA-19
1 22581U 93017A   96067.23181666 -.00000062  00000-0  10000-3 0  5112
2 22581  55.2130 352.1355 0065733  36.8183 323.6274  2.00563529 21577
ARSENE
1 22654U 93031B   96064.96423014 -.00000110  00000-0  10000-3 0  3541
2 22654   3.0262  76.1527 2878077 231.5843  99.2635  1.42202749 10115
GPS BIIA-20
1 22657U 93032A   96066.87579742 -.00000063  00000-0  10000-3 0  6132
2 22657  55.2383 352.0152 0080897 218.7976 140.6780  2.00553501 16891
RADCAL
1 22698U 93041A   96065.11649005  .00000044  00000-0  14349-4 0  4714
2 22698  89.5403 276.8488 0090036 306.6971  52.5971 14.21367070139644
GPS BIIA-21
1 22700U 93042A   96066.83058872  .00000029  00000-0  10000-3 0  5190
2 22700  54.2356 232.5151 0046374 359.0404   0.9059  2.00553505 19699
NOAA 13
1 22739U 93050A   96066.87426459 -.00000032  00000-0  74419-5 0   124
2 22739  99.0303  21.4911 0010329 147.8720 212.3074 14.10956952132626
GPS BIIA-22
1 22779U 93054A   96065.43124290  .00000001  00000-0  10000-3 0  5800
2 22779  54.4122 291.5562 0015930 264.1422  95.7353  2.00564042 18426
Meteor 2-21
1 22782U 93055A   96067.48605044  .00000062  00000-0  43104-4 0  4676
2 22782  82.5436  67.7411 0020555 264.1995  95.6819 13.83049380127074
UFO F2
1 22787U 93056A   96066.61537616 -.00000074  00000-0  00000+0 0  6247
2 22787   4.2236 326.4665 0004063  19.8752 111.6872  1.00275956  7808
SPOT 3
1 22823U 93061A   96068.21110128 -.00000022  00000-0  10000-4 0  5234
2 22823  98.7104 143.6174 0001359  76.4355 283.6979 14.20041331126903
STELLA
1 22824U 93061B   96067.79611798 -.00000071  00000-0 -11156-4 0  4558
2 22824  98.5877 144.6303 0005810 162.8833 197.2521 14.27103493127472
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   96064.72287419  .00000023  00000-0  27130-4 0  4574
2 22825  98.5927 142.1235 0008038 172.2562 187.8739 14.27688737127087
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   96064.72710517  .00000002  00000-0  18322-4 0  4564
2 22826  98.5930 142.2726 0008514 173.6147 186.5142 14.27796393127094
HEATHSAT
1 22827U 93061E   96066.75676520  .00000016  00000-0  23832-4 0  5181
2 22827  98.5906 144.1826 0009073 153.0681 207.0973 14.27927961127397
ITAMSAT
1 22828U 93061F   96068.16587552  .00000015  00000-0  23584-4 0  4356
2 22828  98.5880 145.7062 0009885 146.8904 213.2899 14.28132392 95697
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   96066.70982248  .00000013  00000-0  22681-4 0  4496
2 22829  98.5895 144.3251 0009568 153.4764 206.6907 14.28112707127404
KO-25
1 22830U 93061H   96068.17193335 -.00000059  00000-0 -67241-5 0  4687
2 22830  98.4829 135.8622 0012043 123.6874 236.5460 14.28103811127617
JIANBING-93 P/L(1)
1 22870U 93063H   96068.19754546  .02300292  11148-4  12667-3 0  5077
2 22870  56.4150  33.9954 0155556  73.4334 288.3791 16.12090402117468
GPS BIIA-23
1 22877U 93068A   96065.97629381 -.00000014  00000-0  10000-3 0  3986
2 22877  55.5990  53.2640 0042118 296.9113  62.6588  2.00559698 17320
METEOSAT 6
1 22912U 93073B   96064.64343451 -.00000095  00000-0  10000-3 0  4166
2 22912   0.2937 287.4316 0002332   6.6727  90.0360  1.00269282  6811
HST Array
1 22920U 90037C   96067.27403415  .00004420  00000-0  30219-3 0  4395
2 22920  28.4690  83.6468 0003635 123.6204 236.4727 15.03738879124061
Meteor 3-6
1 22969U 94003A   96066.26077513  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  2377
2 22969  82.5593 333.1223 0016133 129.7373 230.5172 13.16734590101501
TUBSAT-B
1 22970U 94003B   96067.19180349  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  2295
2 22970  82.5654 332.3786 0016804 126.1912 234.0739 13.16827333101631
GPS BIIA-24
1 23027U 94016A   96066.05477455 -.00000067  00000-0  10000-3 0  3248
2 23027  55.0856 354.0384 0063722 203.9976 155.7231  2.00574322 14631
Glonass 62
1 23043U 94021A   96067.24594163 -.00000024  00000-0  00000+0 0  3204
2 23043  64.6806 327.4589 0004511 193.2656 166.7876  2.13103126 14831
Glonass 63
1 23044U 94021B   96067.12847730 -.00000024  00000-0  00000+0 0  2921
2 23044  64.6740 327.4647 0028191 205.5163 154.4085  2.13103357 14836
Glonass 64
1 23045U 94021C   96066.36679900 -.00000025  00000-0  00000+0 0  3022
2 23045  64.6638 327.5002 0011466  29.5294 330.5952  2.13102623 14818
GOES 8
1 23051U 94022A   96068.15338968 -.00000260  00000-0  00000+0 0  4803
2 23051   0.1880 264.3957 0000792 128.8646 113.0440  1.00279059 14358
MSTI 2
1 23101U 94028A   96068.09599372  .00003794  00000-0  62111-4 0  2927
2 23101  97.0860 262.7814 0011487 343.5477  16.5400 15.53054771103607
STRV-1A
1 23125U 94034B   96064.07820839  .00000724  00000-0  22869-3 0  2632
2 23125   7.4260 285.0154 7247049 332.6677   3.1655  2.31857585 13688
STRV-1B
1 23126U 94034C   96064.10882558  .00000917  00000-0  25019-3 0  2345
2 23126   7.4534 285.2466 7251567 332.3094   3.2014  2.31722774 13727
Nadezhda 4
1 23179U 94041A   96065.17891482  .00000025  00000-0  95548-5 0  1722
2 23179  82.9475 313.6913 0038118  54.8759 305.5961 13.75677823 82495
Glonass 65
1 23203U 94050A   96066.50433207  .00000032  00000-0  00000+0 0  2536
2 23203  64.7770 207.5609 0007857 139.5907 220.4326  2.13102066 12219
Glonass 66
1 23204U 94050B   96067.20833333  .00000038  00000-0  00000+0 0  2737
2 23204  64.8433 207.5898 0015821 346.2520  14.3606  2.13090550 12221
Glonass 67
1 23205U 94050C   96067.55939161  .00000041  00000-0  00000+0 0  2578
2 23205  64.7584 207.5431 0000860   5.5539 354.4279  2.13103038 12234
DMSP B5D2-7
1 23233U 94057A   96067.65763181  .00000037  00000-0  43355-4 0  6927
2 23233  98.8449 127.8545 0013456 107.0907 253.1736 14.12685737 78491
OKEAN 1-7
1 23317U 94066A   96066.25944610  .00000101  00000-0  11836-4 0  1367
2 23317  82.5464 153.7197 0028073  55.9421 304.4444 14.74001774 75376
ELEKTRO
1 23327U 94069A   96067.69472353 -.00000106  00000-0  00000+0 0  1294
2 23327   0.2042 242.0608 0004200 175.1249  74.5486  1.00271427  4983
RESURS 1-3
1 23342U 94074A   96067.23734888  .00000091  00000-0  23271-4 0  4577
2 23342  97.9801 126.6563 0001249  68.5881 291.5458 14.69818490 71834
Glonass 68
1 23396U 94076A   96067.40297021  .00000048  00000-0  00000+0 0  2200
2 23396  65.0500  87.7450 0029979 194.8488 165.1293  2.13103369 10073
Glonass 69
1 23397U 94076B   96067.57874378  .00000047  00000-0  00000+0 0  2204
2 23397  65.0333  87.7439 0014301 315.0722  44.8699  2.13102310 10074
Glonass 70
1 23398U 94076C   96067.46246504  .00000047  00000-0  00000+0 0  2375
2 23398  65.0235  87.7428 0004653 280.4071  79.5969  2.13102032 10082
LUCH (Altair-2)
1 23426U 94082A   96067.70060148 -.00000281  00000-0  00000+0 0  2707
2 23426   1.6566 269.2500 0003662 102.1590 141.7075  1.00265159  4482
RS-15
1 23439U 94085A   96065.77020891 -.00000039  00000-0  10000-3 0  1176
2 23439  64.8144 190.3252 0163428 217.2371 141.7127 11.27523972 49127
NOAA 14
1 23455U 94089A   96067.85262304  .00000027  00000-0  39416-4 0  5214
2 23455  98.9332  13.6913 0009444 162.5447 197.6049 14.11572409 61151
ODERACS II A
1 23471U 95004C   96068.14215985  .00581163  12014-4  18192-3 0  4006
2 23471  51.6330 173.0391 0006229 359.8164   0.2636 16.25771023 63455
Glonass 71
1 23511U 95009A   96066.95287977 -.00000024  00000-0  00000+0 0  1590
2 23511  64.7004 327.7407 0005031 228.2606 131.7597  2.13103346  7799
Glonass 72
1 23512U 95009B   96067.07103414 -.00000024  00000-0  00000+0 0  1699
2 23512  64.6878 327.7425 0007311 325.5845  34.4254  2.13102299  7792
Glonass 73
1 23513U 95009C   96067.83304122 -.00000024  00000-0  00000+0 0  1817
2 23513  64.6967 327.7454 0010647 206.0416 153.9838  2.13105517  7811
GMS 5
1 23522U 95011B   96065.90727550 -.00000294  00000-0  10000-3 0  1061
2 23522   0.4769 321.0834 0001840 111.7451 197.6084  1.00264408  3414
DMSP B5D2-8
1 23533U 95015A   96067.80361455  .00000041  00000-0  45762-4 0  4220
2 23533  98.8385  71.5794 0007351 352.3926   7.7126 14.12728207 49312
Microlab 1
1 23547U 95017C   96068.06211404  .00000185  00000-0  69552-4 0   907
2 23547  69.9784  44.7359 0013799 310.0744  49.9177 14.45496533 49055
OFEQ 3
1 23549U 95018A   96068.23732716  .00014879  00000-0  38453-3 0  2130
2 23549 143.3663 333.6150 0232374   9.2142 351.2800 15.13517300 51057
GFZ-1
1 23558U 86017JE  96064.86776145  .00002063  00000-0  29575-4 0  1067
2 23558  51.6521 279.4542 0006266 186.8136 173.2769 15.61606483573708
ERS-2
1 23560U 95021A   96065.74764284  .00000017  00000-0  22597-4 0  1721
2 23560  98.5465 141.3013 0001088  53.8513 306.2771 14.32251894 45767
Spektr
1 23579U 95024A   96067.15680309  .00004464  00000-0  65699-4 0  2828
2 23579  51.6445 275.2232 0005642  67.3317 292.9477 15.57701725 45537
GOES 9
1 23581U 95025A   96066.31002296  .00000079  00000-0  00000+0 0  1447
2 23581   0.0130 266.5059 0002930  44.3202 189.7250  1.00272926  2897
Helios 1A
1 23605U 95033A   96068.25374860  .00000093  00000-0  26817-4 0  1789
2 23605  98.1134   5.4483 0001193  68.2401 291.8933 14.63852263 35781
UPM SAT 1
1 23606U 95033B   96066.68230184  .00000133  00000-0  32118-4 0  1422
2 23606  98.0955   4.6458 0007710 139.5200 220.6566 14.67217546 35689
CERISE
1 23607U 95033C   96064.47524691  .00000129  00000-0  31605-4 0   713
2 23607  98.0951   2.3760 0005822 147.3233 212.8304 14.66928178 35381
TDRS 6
1 23613U 95035B   96065.37547027  .00000121  00000-0  00000+0 0  1421
2 23613   0.4683  83.8573 0003266 239.4941 185.4839  1.00285155  2345
Glonass 74
1 23620U 95037A   96066.67860613  .00000033  00000-0  00000+0 0  1066
2 23620  64.8351 207.4097 0018691 164.3331 195.6917  2.13103179  4826
Glonass 75
1 23621U 95037B   96064.97846871  .00000020  00000-0  00000+0 0  1121
2 23621  64.8416 207.4680 0017818 173.9984 185.9865  2.13102270  4787
Glonass 76
1 23622U 95037C   96065.50614757  .00000024  00000-0  00000+0 0  1100
2 23622  64.8366 207.4526 0037054 163.2198 196.8707  2.13102531  4791
Prognoz-M2
1 23632U 95039A   96070.31807410 -.00000234  00000-0  00000+0 0   415
2 23632  67.4910 253.0580 8684574 318.8090  10.3320  0.26373900   592
SICH-1
1 23657U 95046A   96065.63853252  .00000137  00000-0  17608-4 0   614
2 23657  82.5346 295.8720 0029326  28.1335 332.1448 14.73456968 27580
Soyuz TM-22
1 23665U 95047A   96059.84305967 -.00006216  00000-0 -75801-4 0  1688
2 23665  51.6452 311.8700 0005758  42.7534 317.4666 15.57625500 27836
RADARSAT
1 23710U 95059A   96066.55237040 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0  1084
2 23710  98.5808  74.6845 0001025  73.0246 287.1055 14.29967290 17574
Glonass 77
1 23734U 95068A   96066.09287537  .00000029  00000-0  00000+0 0   749
2 23734  64.8356 207.3529 0018291 326.8320  33.0155  2.13102092  1778
Glonass 78
1 23735U 95068B   96065.37846610  .00000023  00000-0  00000+0 0   657
2 23735  64.8297 207.3701 0005994 207.5962 152.3301  2.13124842  1751
Glonass 79
1 23736U 95068C   96066.80208333  .00000034  00000-0  00000+0 0   552
2 23736  64.8207 207.3381 0006827 190.5559 173.5580  2.13102158  1789
Progress M-30
1 23744U 95070A   96053.49138942  .54973737  00000-0  57553+0 0   646
2 23744  51.6533 343.6989 0013362  34.6441 325.4459 15.55758865571981
XTE
1 23757U 95074A   96066.11658745  .00000590  00000-0  20379-4 0   364
2 23757  22.9846  33.3480 0013439 266.0571  93.8382 14.97610411  9999
1996008B
1 23785U 96008B   96067.89216959  .00171472 -14585-5  60528-3 0   463
2 23785  26.0366 230.5122 3217510 266.4273  56.8771  9.14392270  1714
1996009A
1 23787U 96009A   96066.88659391  .00000012  00000-0  10000-4 0   165
2 23787  82.5791 178.9943 0009008 344.3718  15.7094 12.63859407  2125
1996009B
1 23788U 96009B   96066.89852290  .00000012  00000-0  10000-4 0   137
2 23788  82.5728 178.9921 0004236 331.0281  29.0575 12.62962716  2127
1996009C
1 23789U 96009C   96066.90639218  .00000012  00000-0  10000-4 0   133
2 23789  82.5801 179.0128 0004796 270.4928  89.5613 12.62370990  2127
1996009D
1 23790U 96009D   96066.90627417  .00000012  00000-0  10000-4 0   155
2 23790  82.5815 179.0156 0002343 282.9998  77.0831 12.62380667  2122
1996009E
1 23791U 96009E   96066.91848877  .00000012  00000-0  10000-4 0   129
2 23791  82.5745 179.0121 0006746 224.8618 135.1927 12.61463716  2120
1996009F
1 23792U 96009F   96066.92848643  .00000012  00000-0  10000-4 0   133
2 23792  82.5836 179.0388 0010431 211.7310 148.3151 12.60714719  2123
1996009G
1 23793U 96009G   96067.24438402  .00000010  00000-0  51404-6 0    96
2 23793  82.5715 178.9287 0043510 203.8546 156.0525 12.54992951  2156
1996010B
1 23795U 96010B   96053.82099336  .07462763  12648-4  12040-3 0   187
2 23795  51.6056 263.2977 0003164 295.4214  64.6476 16.48143374   574
1996010C
1 23796U 96010C   96051.07380848  .12626906  12430-4  10548-2 0    67
2 23796  51.6041 278.7639 0005661  46.0070 314.1909 16.38788332   122
1996010D
1 23797U 96010D   96067.87643344  .00001967  00000-0  47425-3 0   248
2 23797  48.5491 277.8926 7323945   4.0604 359.6900  2.23207621   398
1996011A
1 23798U 96011A   96067.15680309  .00004464  00000-0  65699-4 0   185
2 23798  51.6445 275.2232 0005642  67.3317 292.9477 15.57701725  2285
1996011B
1 23799U 96011B   96054.25000000  .02757661  12201-4  47942-3 0   116
2 23799  51.6012 339.5286 0011945  64.6293  25.0009 16.31846213   273
1996005E
1 23800U 96005E   96063.70590353  .00001377  00000-0  53065-3 0    79
2 23800  47.2813 271.9374 7318657   9.8339 359.1515  2.22317781   307
STS 75
1 23801U 96012A   96068.25042824  .00002183 -69023-5  00000+0 0   695
2 23801  28.4865 179.0227 0032003  84.0732   0.3143 15.90877967  2292
1996013A
1 23802U 96013A   96056.81847283  .00244027 -37843-6  25424-1 0    58
2 23802  85.9833  27.1480 7930535 292.0359   6.3451  1.53686527    21
1996013B
1 23803U 96013B   96068.17955825  .00255106 -87236-6  32486-3 0   287
2 23803  85.9254  18.4905 0501271 232.5039 122.9488 15.12557741  1911
1996013C
1 23804U 96013C   96067.88121863  .00008459 -75751-6  10394-2 0    89
2 23804  86.0567  26.8763 7927411 290.5958   6.1783  1.53731696   198
TSS
1 23805U 96012B   96068.20445684  .00483381  00000-0  25009-2 0   488
2 23805  28.4693 181.9269 0053170 310.5325  49.0741 15.76653960  2266
1996005F
1 23813U 96005F   96060.61682853  .00000380  00000-0  38249-3 0    33
2 23813  47.3624 272.9400 7300500   8.7585 359.1850  2.21910637   199
--
Dr TS Kelso                          Adjunct Professor of Space Operations
[e-mail]                   Air Force Institute of Technology


From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:36 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jeremy Boot)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: An Invitation
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 1996 09:44:36 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Thank you  to those who have already called to see the pages from this
group.

There is a need to include some sort of write-up on the topics  this
newsgroup covers, as I realise this area is a bit thin and I'm no
expert.

Anyone care to write a couple of paragraphs I can include in the
pages?  Email me here or via the pages, please.

Thanks

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From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:37 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.swap
From: [e-mail]
Subject: WTB/Trade: 70cm allmode for TH78/G500A
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 1996 12:32:21 GMT


Looking for a Yaesu FT-790 70cm portable allmode. Cash or trade. I have the
following items for trade, partial trade, etc...
        - Kenwood TH-78A dual-band HT in FB shape (no mods done).
        - Yaesu G500A elevation rotor new-in-box
Thanks
Harry/N1QVE
[e-mail]    [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:37 1996
From: Rich Griffiths <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: JV FAX  question
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 1996 12:58:17 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4h4urr$[e-mail]>

Stanley L. Flegler wrote:
>
> I just read the article on the JVFAX APT adapter in the Feb. issue of
> QST.  I'm completely new to this field.  What bands are these
> transmissions on, VHF, UHF, or HF?  Thanks and 73 Stan K8RPA,
> [e-mail]

I'm surprised no one has responded to this yet (9 March).  Here's my
shot at it.

The images you saw in the article were captured from NOAA satellites.
NOAA 12 and NOAA 14 are currently sending APT images.  NOAA 12 sends on
137.5 MHz, and NOAA 14 sends on 137.65.  The Russian satellite Meteor 3-5
is also currently sending APT on 137.85 ins slightly different format,
which I think JVFax can also handle.

Note that the APT adapter is not all you'll need.  You'll also need a
receiver/receiving system that has about 50 kHz IF bandwidth.  This is
much wider than the IF in most commonly available VHF receivers.  Many
weather satellite buffs buy special receivers.

Rich Griffiths     W2RG


From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:39 1996
From: Philip Chien <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Face On Mars Development
Date: 11 Mar 1996 11:26:46 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4i12lm$[e-mail]>
References: <4hofoh$[e-mail]>

In article <4hofoh$[e-mail]> Brad Grier, [e-mail]
writes:
>There's been an intriguing development regarding the so-called
>"Face On Mars." For the details, visit the following URL:

Unless the face on Mars happens to have an amateur radio license - I fail
to see what this particular anouncement has to do with
rec.amateur.radio.space ....

Philip Chien, Earth News - space writer and consultant  [e-mail]
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From [e-mail] Mon Mar 11 13:54:40 1996
From: Philip Chien <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: receiving Spacenet2 from the Netherlands
Date: 11 Mar 1996 11:29:59 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4i12rn$[e-mail]>
References: <4hq54p$[e-mail]>

In article <4hq54p$[e-mail]> Nico Vermaas, [e-mail] writes:
>I'm trying to find out if I can receive the spacenet2 sat from
>the Netherlands, I'm at 52 North, 5.30 East..
>The sat is at 69 West...

Spacenet 2, and almost all domestic satellites, aims its signal towards
the continental United States.  So even though the satellite is above the
horizon for over a third of the world its signal is aimed at a much
smaller portion.

And the Netherlands is a bit outside of its planned audience ...

If you're trying to get NASA Select, check out some of the international
birds, especially on missions with a heavy European or Russian
involvement.  I understand Gorizont 20 is used for transmissions from
Kaliningrad to Houston during the joint Shuttle-Mir missions.

Philip Chien, Earth News - space writer and consultant  [e-mail]
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:28:54 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: ARLK016 Keplerian data
Date: 9 Mar 1996 13:38:37 -0500
Message-ID: <$[e-mail]>


SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK016
ARLK016 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK16
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 16  ARLK016
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  March 9, 1996
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK016
ARLK016 Keplerian data

Thanks to Con, W5BWF, for the following Keplerian data.

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

Mir
1 16609U 86017A   96068.50402382  .00002282  00000-0  36855-4 0 04616
2 16609  51.6429 268.4688 0005566  75.1357 285.0253 15.57707274574313
AO-10
1 14129U 83058B   96065.50375221 -.00000167  00000-0  10000-3 0 04053
2 14129  26.3511 220.9315 5983467 356.3180   0.5177  2.05877093067731
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A   96068.43784805  .00000030  00000-0  16450-4 0 01921
2 18129  82.9226 222.9869 0013282  74.0808 286.1795 13.72362949436358
UO-11
1 14781U 84021B   96068.42182308  .00000118  00000-0  27733-4 0 08729
2 14781  97.7929  63.6656 0013099  55.6727 304.5720 14.69432550642857
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A   96068.47963712  .00000047  00000-0  33815-4 0 08865
2 21089  82.9194 264.0221 0029299 150.6480 209.6334 13.74067184255209
AO-13
1 19216U 88051B   96067.17106549 -.00000332  00000-0  27291-3 0  1638
2 19216  57.3224 130.8419 7386364  33.4500 356.6605  2.09738899 27692
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B   96068.21732283 -.00000017  00000-0  10222-4 0 01696
2 20437  98.5517 153.1116 0011090 133.9886 226.2215 14.29913351319629
RS-15
1 23439U 94085A   96068.43102910 -.00000039  00000-0  10000-3 0 01300
2 23439  64.8144 186.0219 0163574 216.7083 142.2541 11.27523886049421
AO-16
1 20439U 90005D   96068.24895462 -.00000043  00000-0  19903-6 0 09784
2 20439  98.5646 155.1979 0011492 136.0963 224.1131 14.29967722319646
DO-17
1 20440U 90005E   96068.21123399  .00000014  00000-0  22344-4 0 09829
2 20440  98.5657 155.7443 0011446 134.2715 225.9411 14.30109711319666
WO-18
1 20441U 90005F   96068.26891170 -.00000035  00000-0  33758-5 0 09730
2 20441  98.5656 155.7479 0012253 136.5100 223.7048 14.30079430319672
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G   96068.27234265 -.00000019  00000-0  96026-5 0 09793
2 20442  98.5686 156.2093 0012249 134.2866 225.9319 14.30186635319696
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C   96068.10564156 -.00000044  00000-0 -24492-4 0 08617
2 20480  99.0395 112.1259 0540985 353.6544   5.7877 12.83231902284923
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A   96068.41158826  .00000094  00000-0  82657-4 0 07047
2 21087  82.9380  36.2870 0035149 124.5050 235.9432 13.74566547256161
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B   96068.15841333  .00000002  00000-0  15068-4 0 06850
2 21575  98.3651 137.5003 0006567 207.6279 152.4568 14.37014073243550
KO-23
1 22077U 92052B   96068.40942891 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0 05634
2 22077  66.0768  40.4562 0008893 324.8437  35.1991 12.86295900167849
KO-25
1 22828U 93061F   96068.23593701  .00000014  00000-0  23217-4 0 04360
2 22828  98.5880 145.7751 0009887 146.6667 213.5137 14.28132388095703
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   96068.23100460 -.00000024  00000-0  78486-5 0 04725
2 22826  98.5929 145.7186 0008765 162.4975 197.6508 14.27796317127593
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   96068.22703873 -.00000033  00000-0  40852-5 0 04748
2 22825  98.5929 145.5697 0008270 161.5342 198.6139 14.27688281127586
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   96068.25119671  .00000026  00000-0  27881-4 0 04592
2 22829  98.5895 145.8408 0009536 148.3102 211.8652 14.28113008127622

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday,
March 12, 1996, at 2330z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
/EX


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:28:57 1996
From: Philip Chien <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: MIR and SAREX
Date: 11 Mar 1996 11:20:21 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4i129m$[e-mail]>
References: <4hiis8$[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:

>Hi,
>I am 13 years old and have been a aham for about two years. I am
interested  (as is
> my teacher) about the upcoming SAREX mission in March. I was wondering
If any one
> had some tips on what sort of antenna I should use. I was considering a
ground-plane for
> it's convienence.
>Thank you,
>A.J.

Almost any antenna - including a rubber-duckie is good enough to hear the
shuttle.  However you need more power, and preferably directed power to
get through.  The challenge is competition.  There are literally
thousands of hams trying to get through during each good pass over the
United States - and only one astronaut on the other end of the mike.

The best choice is a directional quad or Yagi antenna with a rotor
assembly which tracks the shuttle as it crosses the sky.  But this can
get awfully complicated and expensive.

A simpler choice would be a ground plane, egg-beater, or J-pole antenna.
I've successfully contacted the shuttle using a 45 watt mobile rig and a
simple mag-mount 5/8ths antenna, but I was certainly lucky to do so.

The key thing is to learn everything you can ahead of time, and keep
trying - it's a challenging contact -- but really worth it when you hear
an astronaut repeat your call sign and say "QSL"!

Typically dozens - or even hundreds - of hams make successful contacts
with the shuttle and get to say 'hi' to an astronaut in space.

The STS-76 SAREX mission is currently scheduled for March 21st, with
launch at 3:35 am EST.  It will use the SAREX-M configuration (e.g. voice
only using the VHF radio which is also used to talk to Mir).

The crew are:

CDR  Kevin Chilton TBD
PLT  Rick Seafross KC5CKM
MS1  Ron Sega KC5ETH
MS2  Rich Clifford N0CAL
MS3  Linda Godwin N5RAX
MS4  Shannon Lucid TBD

Kevin Chilton told me that he just took his test (and passed) and Shannon
Lucid is interested in getting her license.  She and her husband are
planning on taking the Technician test before the launch.

The three previously licensed astronauts got their tickets for several
different previous SAREX flights.  Linda Godwin got her Technician
license in 1990 (now a Tech Plus) for the STS-37 mission and also used
SAREX on he second shuttle flight, STS-59.  Rick Seafross got his license
for the STS-58 mission in October 1993.  Ron Sega got his license for the
STS-60
mission in February 1994.

Kevin Chilton did not have his license for the STS-59 SAREX flight, but
did use the radio for an educational contact.

Somebody was foolish enough to tell Rich Clifford that he didn't have to
have a license to use the radio as long as he has a control operator
available ...  (now who did that?) and he isn't interested in getting his
license.

Last December Linda Godwin married fellow astronaut Steve Nagel N5RAW,
making the couple the first married astronaut ham couple.

For the Mir-related shuttle missions SAREX uses the existing Motorola
URC-200 radio which is used for Mir communications.  The URC-200 radio
can be tuned to the aircraft band when communicating with Mir, or the
amateur radio band when it's used for ham operations.  So the net payload
weight for the SAREX-M configuration is zero pounds!

SAREX is a joint effort sponsored by NASA, the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL), and the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT).
Schools interested in obtaining an application for an educational contact
should send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope to the ARRL at 225 Main
Street, Newington, CT 06111, USA.

IMPORTANT NOTE    Since the flight is a Shuttle-Mir docking mission, and
SAREX and Mir amateur radio stations usually share the same downlink
frequency (145.55), the SAREX Working Group has decided to make the
following SAREX frequency changes for the STS-74 mission:  SAREX
transmissions from the Space Shuttle may be monitored on a worldwide
downlink frequency of 145.84 MHz.

        The voice uplink frequencies are:  144.45, 144.47 MHz

     The crew will use separate receive and transmit frequencies.  Please
do not transmit on the Shuttle's Downlink frequency.  The downlink is
your receiving frequency.  The uplink is your transmitting frequency.

Note:  The astronauts will not favor any one of the above frequencies.
Therefore, the ability to talk to an astronaut depends on selecting one
of the above frequencies chosen by the astronaut.

Additional Information for Amateur Radio Operators

     Several audio and digital communication services have been developed
to disseminate Shuttle and SAREX-specific information during the flight.
The ARRL ham radio station (W1AW) will include SAREX information in its
regular voice and teletype bulletins.

     The amateur radio station at the Goddard Space Flight Center,
(WA3NAN), will operate around the clock during the mission, providing
SAREX information, retransmitting live Shuttle air-to-ground audio, and
retransmitting many SAREX school group contacts.

Shuttle Tracking

     Information about orbital elements, contact times, frequencies and
crew operating schedules will be available during the mission.  Current
Keplerain elements to track the Shuttle are available from the following
sources:

          !  NASA Spacelink computer information system
                         BBS: [phone]
                         Internet, Telnet, FTP, Gopher:
spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
                         WWW:  http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
      !  NASA SAREX WWW Home Page:
http//www.nasa.gov/sarex/sarex_mainpage.html
          !  American Radio Relay League
                         Telephone:  [phone]
                         BBS: [phone]
                         W1AW news bulletins ("FOR FURTHER INFORMATION")
                         WWW:  http://www.arrl.org
          !  AMSAT
                         WWW:   http://www.amsat.org
          !  NASA Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club
                         BBS:  [phone]
          !  Goddard Amateur Radio Club
                         BBS:  [phone]
                         WWW:
http://garc.gsfc.nasa.gov/www/garc-home-page.html
                         Packet: WA3NAN on 145.090 MHz in D.C. area


If you've got access to a satellite dish (a real one, not the wimpy
little ones) the crew will have their preflight press conference on March
12th at 10:30 a.m.

NASA Television is located at Spacenet 2, Transponder 5, Channel 9 at 69
degrees West longitude.  The transponder frequency is 3880 Mhz and the
audio subcarrier is 6.8 Mhz.  Polarization is horizontal.

Philip Chien, Earth News - space writer and consultant  [e-mail]
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:28:59 1996
From: [e-mail] (Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: => How Can I get Shuttle Audio?? <=
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 16:53:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4i1pga$[e-mail]>
References: <4hv6ki$[e-mail]> <4i134v$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Philip Chien <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Best way is with a satellite dish.  From where you're located a 7 to 10
>foot C-Band dish would be required.  If it's specifically for NASA TV
>then you can save a bit of the cost by using a dish which is only aimed
>at Spacenet 2 without any acutator motor which is used to move the dish
>to aim it at other satellites.  If you scrounge a bit you can probably
>get by for under $200.

Thanks for the message! Where abouts can I find/buy one of these
dishes.  This is going to be just for shuttle audio, so unless there
is another satellite up there I can use, Spacenet 2 will be the one.

>Alternately you can retransmit the WA3NAN Goddard HF transmissions as
>long as you obey the standard amateur radio rules about retransmissions.

I hardly hear them on HF anyway, so I'll stick with Spacenet 2.

>Remember that it is legal for you to retransmit air-to-ground music (e.g.
>the wakeup calls), but not legal to transmit the press conferences or
>other audio which may be of a commercial nature, or otherwise prohibited
>on amateur frequencies.

Thanks for the info, and I'm still looking for more! I hope to get
this thing rolling by this summer at the latest.
Best of 73,
Brian, N5ZGT...



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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:00 1996
From: [e-mail] (Don Russ)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: M^2 vs KLM
Date: 11 Mar 1996 18:41:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4i1s4s$[e-mail]>

I'm sure that this has been hashed about before but here it goes again.
The KLM 2M-22C vs M^2 2MCP22 and the KLM 435-40CX vs M^2 435CP42U/G.

The KLM comes with the polarity reverse relay but has slightyl less
ADVERTISED gain.

Can the M^2 have a retrofit polarity reverse kit?  I'm planning on running
< 150 Watts and working the LEO and P3 sats.  I would like to have
polairty switching for the LEOs.

Why would I want to use the M^2 for a higher price instead of the KLM?
The M^2 seems to have a substatially larger wind area so maybe it's made
of heavy stock thus the higher price.  I know that a db is such a small
difference that that won't sway me.  I'm looking at the value aspects.

I have used the KLMs before and found them to work well.

Thanks in advance!



--
Don Russ                            Microwave Data Systems, Rochester, NY
Advanced Development Engineer       a division of California Microwave
N2CZL@WB2PSI.#wny.ny.usa.na         [e-mail]  http://www.mdsroc.com



From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:02 1996
From: <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: A USA QSL BURO
Date: 12 Mar 1996 00:48:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4i2hk3$[e-mail]>
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:03 1996
From: [e-mail] (Hank Riley)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: March 16 Colorado ATV/Repeater/Packet Balloon Launch.
Date: 12 Mar 1996 02:28:49 GMT
Message-ID: <4i2nh1$[e-mail]>


         EOSS-25:  CENTRAL COLORADO REPEATER/ATV BALLOON LAUNCH


     Region:            Central Colorado

     Date/Time:         March 16 / 11:00 AM MST, 18:00 UTC

     Location:          RC (Radio Controlled) model airplane airport
                        located east of Falcon, CO on US 24 (about 9
                        miles east of Colorado Springs on US 24)

     Expected track:    between 45 and 145 degrees azimuth

     Flight
     Experiment:        US Air Force Academy satellite experiment
                        and RMRL crossband repeater

     Project
     Integrators:       USAFA and EOSS

     ATV:               a. [EOSS] 426.25 MHz AM (1 watt output) NTSC color
                        b. [AFA]  439.25 MHz AM (1 watt output) NTSC color

     VHF/UHF Repeater:  446.000 MHz FM Input
                        147.555 MHz FM Output

     Beacons:           144.34 MHz Morse ID audio on FM
                        (periodic; frequency shared with packet
                        telemetry)

     Telemetry:         a. [EOSS] 144.340 MHz FM (1 Watt output)
                        AX.25, 1200 baud mostly plain english text;
                        includes APRS position data string.
                        b. [AFA] 147.450 and 147.500 Mhz FM, AX.25,
                        1200 baud; special telemetry format.

     HF Net:            7.235 Mhz SSB

For additional launch data and general Edge of Space Sciences (EOSS)
information:

http://www.usa.net/~rickvg/eoss.htm
maintained by Rick von Glahn
[e-mail]
-----------------------------------------------------------
Hank Riley, N1LTV

[e-mail]
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:04 1996
From: "Dave (badger) Johnson" <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,uk.radio.amateur
Subject: UK WWW Satellite Predictions
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 08:13:00 +0000
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

FYI

I publish amateur radio satellite predictions on the web,
the URL is http://www.parallax.co.uk/~badger/predict.

It covers 11 major cities and all the current amateur satellites
and MIR.

Any feedback would be welcome.

--
[e-mail]             | Wk. :[phone]
[e-mail]                   | Hm. :[phone]
http://www.parallax.co.uk/~badger | Mob.: [phone]


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:06 1996
From: [e-mail] (GSteve490)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: STS-76 EastCoast Launch Liason Freq?
Date: 12 Mar 1996 13:52:10 -0500
Message-ID: <4i4h4q$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (GSteve490)

How About a 80m liason net on 3.818 the morning of the STS-76 Launch?
(3/21EST).  ANS reports that folks on up the east-coast will be able to
see the main-tank seperation. It should be quite visible!! I don't know if
we here in syracuse (76 x 43deg) will be able to see much w/o climbing a
TALL hill (Mt. Sevier comes to mind), or even if the infamous Lake Ontario
Snow Snake will be up and runnin', clouds and all. But, a pre-set freq.
such as suggested would be a nice idea to let the folks on the seashore
report back to we in-landers.....

How 'bout it??

Hail Atlantis!!!

George N2LZH


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:07 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: ARLK017 Keplerian data
Date: 12 Mar 1996 17:31:38 -0500
Message-ID: <$[e-mail]>


SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK017
ARLK017 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK17
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 17  ARLK017
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  March 12, 1996
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK017
ARLK017 Keplerian data

Thanks to Con, W5BWF, for the following Keplerian data.

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

TSS-1R
1 23805U 96012B   96072.18601985  .00958423  32828-3  41330-2 0   595
2 23805  28.4692 152.6657 0047081 357.3427   2.6978 15.82028988  2896
Mir
1 16609U 86017A   96072.16079048  .00002315  00000-0  37268-4 0 05383
2 16609  51.6450 250.1405 0005669  85.2167 274.9470 15.57728879574881
HST
1 20580U 90037B   96072.19531427  .00000350  00000-0  19423-4 0 07887
2 20580  28.4681 121.9958 0005843 236.6921 123.3109 14.91024392124090
AO-10
1 14129U 83058B   96065.50375221 -.00000167  00000-0  10000-3 0 04053
2 14129  26.3511 220.9315 5983467 356.3180   0.5177  2.05877093067731
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A   96071.93743031  .00000011  00000-0 -48318-5 0 01914
2 18129  82.9231 220.4007 0013305  65.4915 294.7625 13.72362773436835
UO-11
1 14781U 84021B   96071.96274222  .00000084  00000-0  21932-4 0  8681
2 14781  97.7934  67.0462 0012938  45.5592 314.6691 14.69433108643372
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A   96072.04771058  .00000032  00000-0  17988-4 0 08859
2 21089  82.9191 261.3744 0029659 140.7982 219.5319 13.74067177255691
AO-13
1 19216U 88051B   96071.46211502  .00000261  00000-0  24684-3 0  1645
2 19216  57.3180 129.9921 7388322  33.7183 356.5695  2.09732866 27782
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B   96072.20585955  .00000006  00000-0  19208-4 0  1670
2 20437  98.5511 157.0269 0011304 122.1510 238.0784 14.29913909320192
RS-15
1 23439U 94085A   96071.71270775 -.00000039  00000-0  10000-3 0 01265
2 23439  64.8172 180.7147 0163505 216.1597 142.8182 11.27523812049797
AO-16
1 20439U 90005D   96072.09739542 -.00000028  00000-0  58609-5 0 09775
2 20439  98.5640 158.9817 0011720 124.3996 235.8287 14.29968150320191
DO-17
1 20440U 90005E   96072.12925858 -.00000024  00000-0  76420-5 0 09821
2 20440  98.5651 159.5981 0011868 123.2125 237.0176 14.30109746320224
WO-18
1 20441U 90005F   96072.18701879  .00000005  00000-0  18665-4 0 09984
2 20441  98.5652 159.6026 0012420 124.8256 235.4105 14.30079975320239
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G   96072.12019448  .00000005  00000-0  18540-4 0 09783
2 20442  98.5676 159.9943 0012575 122.9517 237.2863 14.30187271320248
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C   96072.15969265  .00000021  00000-0  12383-3 0  8626
2 20480  99.0391 115.4134 0540803 344.4786  14.0278 12.83232636285443
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A   96071.90557887  .00000094  00000-0  82657-4 0 07056
2 21087  82.9378  33.6997 0035687 114.5536 245.9334 13.74566435256645
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B   96072.05763844  .00000045  00000-0  29411-4 0 06881
2 21575  98.3643 141.2879 0006791 192.4130 167.6906 14.37014991244116
KO-23
1 22077U 92052B   96072.06369927 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  5623
2 22077  66.0765  32.8050 0009068 324.7486  35.2916 12.86295806168317
KO-25
1 22828U 93061F   96072.22944239  .00000006  00000-0  19720-4 0  4365
2 22828  98.5873 149.7004 0010217 134.5779 225.6237 14.28132749 96278
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   96072.08529168  .00000002  00000-0  18548-4 0 04708
2 22826  98.5926 149.5081 0008870 150.6546 209.5133 14.27796969128148
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   96072.08161743  .00000027  00000-0  28634-4 0 04746
2 22825  98.5916 149.3563 0008504 149.9399 210.2280 14.27689125128136
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   96072.10463280  .00000007  00000-0  20080-4 0 04536
2 22829  98.5885 149.6268 0009891 135.9100 224.2884 14.28113243128178

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Saturday,
March 16, 1996, at 2330z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
/EX


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:09 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Greg Dolkas)
Subject: Re: Why so little amateur space activity
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 18:41:28 GMT
References: <4hfeq1$[e-mail]>

Peter A. Klein ([e-mail]) wrote:
:
: Your point about having some Oscar 6/7 type birds is well taken. Apart
: from P3D, the satellite organizations seem to be emphasizing higher and
: higher tech digital birds.  Yet I read a recent survey (I forget where)
: that showed most of us were primarily interested in real-time analog
: communications.  I hope somebody listens.

My opinion is that satellite communications is in a transition phase, from
experimentation and "pushing the state of the art" (which is one of the core
principles behind the Amateur Service, right?), and the common-place utility
of a commodity resource.  As with any new technology, there is a time when
the experimentalists have created a number of possible ways to do something,
and there is a shakeout leading to a standard.  With that standard comes
more use, higher volume, lower prices, etc.  IMHO, we're probably ready to
begin that phase.

Meanwhile, the experimentalists *must* continue to push the state of the art.
The reason is that in order to keep pace with the growing demands on today's
infastructure we must be investing in creating the standards for the next.
The worst scenario would be to pick something that works now, and have nothing
to replace it when the birds "fill up" in a few years.

So, we need both - backwards compatibility with existing standards, and new
experimental modes and bands to create the platform for tomorrow.  The older
modes will, eventually, be phased out, and replaced with the new.  I guess
the challenge with so few new birds going up is to be able to span a wide
enough range of modes to meet the needs of both the old and the new.

I got into satellite communications for the fun of it.  I've always been
interested in the space program, and to be a part of it, even if indirectly,
made it even more exciting.  It sure gave me an appreciation for what NASA
does, as I sat there tracking RS-10/11's position on the computer, adjusting
for doppler in real time, and trying to talk all at the same time.  "One-armed
paper hanger" is an image that comes to mind.  The budget for all this?  I
already had an all-mode rig.  The rest came from homebrewing some simple
antennas, learning a lot about how to get the most out of my Radio Shack
shortwave radio (for the downlink), and some old-fashioned elmering from
Walt, KA6VNU, over a local repeater.  But RS-10 is pretty full now, so I've
upgraded to the next plateau for FO-20 and AO-27 mostly through swap meets.
Someday, we'll see about the high orbit birds, probably P3D when things settle
down.

Just my $.02...

Greg  KO6TH


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:11 1996
From: [e-mail] (Larry Van Horn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Radio Telescope info?
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 19:00:42 GMT
Message-ID: <4i4htv$[e-mail]>
References: <4h0f3n$[e-mail]> <4hjak7$[e-mail]>

Philip Chien <[e-mail]> wrote:

>In article <4gt9dh$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says:
>>
>>Hey folks!
>>I don't know if this is the right newsgroup, but I saw a guy on TV
>>that had an amature radio telescope setup linked into a few PC's
>>looking for intelligent signals, is there any info out there on how to
>>set up a rig like this?
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated!
>>Dave Powell
>>[e-mail]

>This is the right group.  For the amateur SETI project check out the SETI
>League's WWW site.

>Or better yet, check out the upcoming feature in "Popular Mechanics".
>Modesty prevents me from mentioning who wrote that article ...

Or better yet, subscribe to satellite Times magazine, the only
magazine in the world with a regular Radio Astronomy column edited by
the dean of SARA, Jeff Lichtman. If you want to learn more about RA
you could attend the Grove Comm Expo 96 this fall in Atlanta. The SARA
(Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers) will be holding their fall
conference in conjunction with the Expo. Have have no modesty, I'm the
publicity chairman and they have no morals, scrubles, and anything
else.

Hope that helps,

Larry Van Horn
Managing Editor
Satellite Times magazine
Email: [e-mail]
Web Page: http://www.grove.net/hmpgst.html




From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:11 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jeff Jones)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Working the Microsats
Date: 12 Mar 1996 21:48:37 -0800
Message-ID: <4i5njl$[e-mail]>

I am hoping someone can help me out with working the microsats. A
friend of mine will be out to sea and wants to be able to receive
email via the microsats. He is a ham of course but he like me
have'nt be able to find much information on how to use them. I have
the Satellite book from the ARRL and it helps some. Could someone
that works them please email me or post here exactly how we could
use them to send meal back and forth to each other? Also I assume
that omni directional antennas would work best off his boat.
Thanks for any and all help!

Jeff Jones

AB6MB


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:13 1996
From: Geir <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Radio Meteor Obs. Bull.  Feb 1996
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 05:03:05 +0100
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

Christian Steyaert wrote:
>
>   Hi Geir,
>
> >This is interesting! Will it be possible for me to pick up those >transmiss
ions with an AOR AR-8000 and discone when there are reflections?
>
> Undoubtly, this is a fine piece of equipment.
> There are always (more or less) reflections, also outside the streams.
>
> Sorry if you got the FAQs below already, but perhaps they can be interesting
 for you, not so much for the radio technique, but for the more astronomical p
art.
>
>    Kind regards,
>
>      Chris

Hello Chris

Thanks for your answer. I will try to listen to the 66 MHz signals via ms with
 my AOR AR-8000.
I am also a radio amateur (LA6LU) with 100watts 50 MHz capability with my Icom
 IC-736 tranceiver.
I have ordered a digital tape recorder from germany, but have not received it
yet. When I get it,
I can send & receive high speed morse at 10000 chars/min. via meteorscatter. I
 will also in the
near future buy or build a 5, 6 or 7 element yagi antenna for the 50 MHz band.
 However, I am a ms
newbie, but have been a radio amateur for 20 years, so the ms FAQ you sent was
 very welcome.

I am also the responsible person for 3 beacons here; LA4TEN on 28.211, LA4VHF
on 144.890 &
LA7UHF on 432.830. In the FAQ there was said that below 40 MHz is not good for
 ms. Well is that
really true? I have for many years now listen for 28 MHz beacon sucessfully vi
a ms. And I have
some funny experiences with my own beacon LA4TEN wich runs 250 Watts ERP Omni
directional.
I have a summer cabin wich I use the whole year more or less in some weekends.
 When I drive
with my car, I drive for 7 hours to get there. The distance by car is about 44
0 km in mountain
roads and I will suggest it is about 300 km in a straight line. In my cabin I
have a 28 MHz
tranceiver & an omni directional vertical. The signal from the beacon must tra
vel (shortest
distance) about 300 km as mentioned. The signal must also get over a high moun
tain in between West /
East of the southern part of Norway. The mountain is at least about 1000 meter
s high. Now to the
point; In my cabin I can receive the beacon day or night, summer or winter, ri
ght above the noise
floor. This was not expected at all at this distance!! Normally I would have e
xpected a 28 MHz
signal reach about 100 km max and not in any way at my cabin. I am not speakin
g of skip signal here,
the skip will go typically to italy or to the middle of Europe. The signal is
quite steady. Well
steady is not really true. The beacon is there about 60-70% of the time I list
en. Sometimes it is
just below the noise floor & sometimes just above it. Sometimes the signal pea
ks wich I think is
because of meteorscatter or airplane scatter. But the question is; how can a 2
8 MHz signal reach
more than 300 km and "climb" over a big mountain and still be so steady at my
cabin? What kind of
propagation is this?

I also thread this message as an answer to your origal output. If anybody can
explain this it will
be highly appreciated. At least some of the signal is heard via ms :-)

73 de Geir/LA6LU

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------The Beacons (technical info):

Call       MHz Antenna       Direction       ERP mAsl QTH     Status

LA4TEN  28.211 Vertical      Omni            250W  30 JP20LG  QRV 24h
LA4VHF 144.890 2 * 8 el Yagi 0 degr. (North) 380W  30 JP20LG  QRV 24h
LA7UHF 432.830 4 el. Yagi    0 degr. (North) 200W  30 JP20LG  QRV 24h

QTH is on an island: Sotra (EU-055) at a small place: Telavaag west for the ci
ty Bergen.
Exact position is: N 60°15'35.76" - E 05°04'06.05".

SWL Reports is welcome! All reports via mailed QSL's will be QSL'ed back with
the beacons QSL card!

Contact: Geir Laastad/LA6LU
         Bergvegen 9
         5382 Skogsvaag

         Tel.Priv: 56 33 72 10
         Tel.Work: 56 33 72 57
         GSM.Tel.: [phone]

         Packet radio: [e-mail]
         E-mail......: [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:14 1996
From: [e-mail] (Tony Angerame - Sun SSE)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Help OSCAR 2m Dwnlnk
Date: 13 Mar 1996 17:11:37 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4i6vk9$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]


I need some help choosing an antenna for the 2 meter downlink. I am trying to
build
a solid receiver setup at as low a cost as is reasonable. I allready have a Ye
asu
FT-101ZD receiver at 14mhz using an Ameco Nuvistor convertor. It's old but sur
e seems
to have plenty of gain and is a stable setup. I plan on making up for the conv
ertors
mediocre noise figure by installing a GasFet preamp at the antenna which will
be
only 20 feet or less away from the shack. I am contemplating a six turn helix
but
haven't worked out the mechanical details. (Need to get to Home Depot hihi). A
s an
alternative antenna I am thinking of the KLM,Hy-gain or M2 Circular polarized
yagis.
I have notice they make both a large and a smaller model (15ele vs 11 or so).
Which
one is my best bet? Should I go for the higher or lower gain model? I like the
 idea
of switching RHCP and LHCP but I'm not sure how important it is? Slowly but sh
urely
and before the sunspots are back!


                                                    TIA


                                                    Tony WA6LZH



From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:15 1996
From: [e-mail] (R.Serna)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: MacPB (sat software for MAcs)
Date: 14 Mar 1996 04:07:17 -0800
Message-ID: <4i925l$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (R.Serna)

Hi Gil:

Hi have testing your program.

Ramon Serna EA3CFC
[e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:16 1996
From: Mike Lynn <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Costs of equip in Aus
Date: 14 Mar 1996 18:49:33 GMT
Message-ID: <4i9pnt$d6a$[e-mail]>

Anyone,



I am going to Australia in May and i am wondering what the average

costs are for equipment ie ft290r mk 2



Is it worth buying it here in England or taking my money over there.



Mike Lynn

Compuserve 100135,2612

--
Mike Lynn
Comms Guru
[e-mail]
compuserve 100135,2612


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:17 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: ARLK018 Keplerian data
Date: 16 Mar 1996 14:24:05 -0500
Message-ID: <$[e-mail]>


SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK018
ARLK018 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK18
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 18  ARLK018
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  March 16, 1996
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK018
ARLK018 Keplerian data

Thanks to Con, W5BWF, for the following Keplerian data.

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

STS-76 OMS-2
1 99976U          96081.38742082  .00020093  16712-8  12081-4 0    17
2 99976  51.6455 203.9666 0076991   3.1580 185.7961 16.10725400    13
Mir
1 16609U 86017A   96075.24012569  .00003186  00000-0  48715-4 0  4431
2 16609  51.6457 234.7062 0005740  93.6065 266.5584 15.57753218575367
AO-10
1 14129U 83058B   96072.78930691  .00000050  00000-0  10000-3 0  4060
2 14129  26.3531 219.7580 5987476 358.1706   0.3226  2.05880387 67880
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A   96074.85374787  .00000030  00000-0  16349-4 0 01835
2 18129  82.9232 218.2454 0013308  58.4857 301.7603 13.72362895437232
UO-11
1 14781U 84021B   96074.95890219  .00000068  00000-0  19255-4 0 08882
2 14781  97.7936  69.9064 0012876  36.3045 323.9046 14.69433691643818
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A   96075.03324080  .00000015  00000-0  36365-7 0 08832
2 21089  82.9187 259.1587 0029921 132.6373 227.7308 13.74067103256107
AO-13
1 19216U 88051B   96074.32287726  .00000154  00000-0  23066-3 0 01671
2 19216  57.3184 129.4281 7389451  33.9446 356.5364  2.09735039027843
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B   96075.14477950  .00000127  00000-0  65871-4 0 01863
2 20437  98.5471 159.9089 0011209 113.0845 247.1691 14.29915948320612
RS-15
1 23439U 94085A   96074.72830329 -.00000039  00000-0  10000-3 0 01198
2 23439  64.8168 175.8389 0163555 215.6050 143.3874 11.27523883050130
AO-16
1 20439U 90005D   96075.10617426  .00000026  00000-0  26937-4 0 09726
2 20439  98.5631 161.9386 0011902 115.5852 244.6543 14.29968958320628
DO-17
1 20440U 90005E   96075.13774020  .00000034  00000-0  29730-4 0 09740
2 20440  98.5647 162.5579 0011866 114.4069 245.8377 14.30110594320653
WO-18
1 20441U 90005F   96075.19556439 -.00000004  00000-0  15046-4 0 09876
2 20441  98.5651 162.5625 0012655 116.4525 243.7972 14.30080139320667
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G   96075.12851484  .00000009  00000-0  20266-4 0 09737
2 20442  98.5670 162.9538 0012672 114.0211 246.2304 14.30187545320678
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C   96075.12227557 -.00000056  00000-0 -47829-4 0 08788
2 20480  99.0390 117.8168 0540829 337.7688  20.0740 12.83231912285828
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A   96074.89002478  .00000094  00000-0  82657-4 0 07025
2 21087  82.9380  31.4917 0035680 106.3612 254.1444 13.74566576257059
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B   96075.12131504  .00000018  00000-0  20567-4 0 06832
2 21575  98.3637 144.2636 0007055 180.8707 179.2470 14.37015181244553
KO-23
1 22077U 92052B   96075.01821635 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0 05776
2 22077  66.0766  26.6197 0009287 324.3282  35.7122 12.86295786168696
KO-25
1 22828U 93061F   96075.10196191  .00000017  00000-0  24186-4 0 04499
2 22828  98.5868 152.5235 0010322 125.6501 234.5630 14.28133273096685
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   96075.09864250 -.00000019  00000-0  10033-4 0 04638
2 22826  98.5921 152.4697 0009100 141.6500 218.5297 14.27797096128576
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   96075.09519594  .00000028  00000-0  28774-4 0 04691
2 22825  98.5912 152.3179 0008554 140.3525 219.8283 14.27689571128560
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   96075.11731706 -.00000004  00000-0  15969-4 0 04731
2 22829  98.5885 152.5895 0010226 127.0710 233.1407 14.28113408128601

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday,
March 19, 1996, at 2330z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
/EX


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 16 16:29:19 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: GS232 & tracking
Date: 16 Mar 96 19:59:50 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


Hello,

what tracking software suporte the interface GS232 for the rotator G5400?

Thank in advance

Karen Tadewosyan, RA3APW
Moscow, Russia
phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
AMPR: [e-mail]
Packet: [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:03 1996
From: [e-mail] (Eric Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Windload for helix antenna?
Date: 12 Mar 1996 16:49:36 -0500
Message-ID: <ericr.826667177@access1>


I have a 16-turn, 10 ft long G3RUH 70cm helix with an 18" square screen as
the reflector. I'd like to figure out the windloading for this antenna.
Can anyone suggest either the windload itself or how to calculate it.

Thanks,

Eric
--
Eric Rosenberg                  WD3Q, EI4VPS, YJ0AER, J20BY, etc.
Washington, DC
[e-mail]          [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:04 1996
From: [e-mail] (RON HAUGER)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Radio Telescope info?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 96 11:05:00 -0500
Distribution: world
Reply-To: [e-mail] (RON HAUGER)

 On 03/12/96 LARRY VAN HORN wrote to ALL...

 LV> Or better yet, subscribe to satellite Times magazine, the only
 LV> magazine in the world with a regular Radio Astronomy column edited by
 LV> the dean of SARA, Jeff Lichtman. If you want to learn more about RA
 LV> you could attend the Grove Comm Expo 96 this fall in Atlanta. The SARA

       Hi Larry. Are you planning to come to the BIG hamfest at
Va. Beach in Sept ?

 [e-mail]*KC4KNA*VBARC*AMSAT*RTTY*PACKET*SWL*ATV
 HF+VHF WEFAX*TVRO*SCPC*FM2*EXTRATERRESTRIAL*WATCHEROFTHESKIES

       The big guy with the glasses.....

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From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:06 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: ARLS004 Ham radio on STS-76
Date: 13 Mar 1996 16:52:33 -0500
Message-ID: <$[e-mail]>


SB SPACE @ ARL $ARLS004
ARLS004 Ham radio on STS-76

ZCZC AS12
QST de W1AW
Space Bulletin 004  ARLS004
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  March 13, 1996
To all radio amateurs

SB SPACE ARL ARLS004
ARLS004 Ham radio on STS-76

Mission managers at the NASA Kennedy Space Center have announced
March 21 as the official launch date for the Space Shuttle Atlantis,
and mission STS-76. The mission marks the third time the shuttle
will dock with the Russian Mir Space Station. The astronauts are
also planning to conduct Amateur Radio activities as part of the
Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX). Five student groups have
been selected to make scheduled radio contacts with the crew.

The shuttle will also carry a SPACEHAB laboratory, providing the
astronauts with a working environment to conduct microgravity
research and development, and to help resupply Mir.

The astronauts may find time to make contacts with the amateur
community and their own families. All of the contacts will be
2-meter FM voice, using the shuttle's VHF Mir-docking radio.
Frequencies, call signs and general operating information can be
obtained from the new ARRL SAREX World Wide Web site at
http://www.arrl.org/sarex/.

The following pre-launch Keplerian elements can be used by most
computer tracking software to predict the ground track of the
shuttle. The elements are based on a scheduled launch of March 21 at
0835 UTC. Thanks to Ken Ernandes, N2WWD, for the following elements
which were found on the AMSAT Web site at http://www.amsat.org.

(AMSAT-format)

Satellite: STS-76 OMS-2
Catalog number: 99976
Epoch time:      96081.38742082
Element set:       1
Inclination:       51.6455 deg
RA of node:       203.9666 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0076991
Arg of perigee:     3.1580 deg
Mean anomaly:     185.7961 deg
Mean motion:   16.10725400 rev/day
Decay rate:    2.00933e-04 rev/day sq
Epoch rev:               1
Checksum:              311

(NASA two-line format)

STS-76 OMS-2
1 99976U          96081.38742082  .00020093  16712-8  12080-4 0    16
2 99976  51.6455 203.9666 0076991   3.1580 185.7961 16.10725400    13

Stay tuned to W1AW for additional bulletins throughout the mission.
Details about SAREX can be obtained from the ARRL Educational
Activities Department.
NNNN
/EX


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:07 1996
From: Michael J Wooding <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,uk.radio.amateur
Subject: Re: UK WWW Satellite Predictions
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:52:52 +0000
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, "Dave (badger) Johnson"
<[e-mail]> writes
>Any feedback would be welcome.

When's the nest chineese bird coming down? - can I takes me 'ard 'at orf
yet?

Mike

Michael J Wooding   [e-mail] - CompuServe: 100441,377
WWW: http://www.eolas.co.uk/ag/vhfcomm.htm (hambits.htm & hamclip.htm)
WWW: http://www.clearlight.com/~vhfcomm
Tel: [phone]   Fax: [phone]
KM Publications, 5 Ware Orchard, Barby, Nr.Rugby, CV23 8UF, UK
VHF Communications Magazine - Especially Covering VHF, UHF and Microwaves


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:08 1996
From: [e-mail] (Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: A USA QSL BURO
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 21:30:38 GMT
Message-ID: <4i7igl$[e-mail]>
References: <4i2hk3$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

I think I'll stick with the ARRL's Bureau...
Best of 73,
Brian, N5ZGT...

________________________________________________________________________
 Boy Scouts of America                   Amateur Radio
  J.A.S.M. - Troop 41                        N5ZGT
    Albuquerque, NM            Packet: N5ZGT @ KC5IZT.ALBQ.NM.USA.NA
 Great Southwest Council           Internet: [e-mail]
    O.A. Lodge 66
_______________________________________________________________________



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:09 1996
From: [e-mail] (Karl Jan Skontorp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Help OSCAR 2m Dwnlnk
Date: 14 Mar 1996 09:32:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4i8p2g$[e-mail]>
References: <4i6vk9$[e-mail]>

Hi Tony!
I've been active on the birds AO13 and AO10 from time to time, and I will
say that the more gain you have on det downlink side the better! I'm
using a 2x10 element X-yagi and a 20-24 dB masthead preamp (GaAs-fet),
and I still whish I had more gain to get the really weak stations! It's
better to have a few more dB's in the antenna than in the preamp.
If you plan to switch between Right and Left pol. you'll need two yagis
and connect them with different maching feeders. Mine is not switchable,
and I have only heard the difference between horisontal, vertical and
circular. The last one is the best!
Another question is how much work shuld you put into it?? The AO13 will
burn up in december 1996 and the ao10 is rather old and only working in
sunlight! But don't get disappointed! - a new bird will soon rise! The
Phase 3D - a great one. This new bird will have more sensible rx and more
powerful tx, so the equipment on our side will be a lot simpler than
today!!!! I don't know when the new bird will rise, it has been delayed
and perhaps it will take off in 1997?? time will show - we have to bee
patient!!
Good luck with yr project - perhaps we meet on the bird one day!!

73's de Karl Jan LA3FY



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:10 1996
From: [e-mail] (Karl Jan Skontorp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Old WXSAT rx from TIMESTEP
Date: 14 Mar 1996 09:40:47 GMT
Message-ID: <4i8piv$[e-mail]>

Hi folks!
I have a problem, and hope some one out there can give me som help! I
have an old rx for WXSATs from timestep. The pcb is about 35x140mm big
and the IC used is MC3359 from Motorola and an audioamplifier TBA820. The
rx itsefl is working ok except the squelche circuit! I need a schematic
drawing for this rx and would be very happy if someone could get me
one!!! I know this diagram have been 'published' and I hope someone have
got a copy! I have tried to contact Timestep directly, but the tell me
that they don't have the diagram any more!

tnx de Karl Jan LA3FY



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:11 1996
From: Geir <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: 6 meter EME
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 02:15:40 +0100
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hello and thanks for reading this.

Does anybody know of how common 6 meter moonbounce is? I have plans to
build a station with big 6 meter yagi(s) feed from an IC-736 with 100
watts out at 6. I have already ordered a digital taperecorder/sender
wich is capable for 10000 char/min. for meteorscatter works. I hope to
be QRV with all this before june. I am also looking for suggestions and
prices for big 6 meter yagis wich I intend to import from the U.S.

73 de Geir / LA6LU



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:12 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jim Eagleson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Why so little amateur space activity
Date: 16 Mar 1996 17:54:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4iev8h$[e-mail]>
References: <4hfeq1$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Dave Stephenso
n) says:

(clipping 1)
>
>Peter A. Klein ([e-mail]) wrote:
>
>: I think you're right, Jim.  It goes deeper than just the satellite scene,
>: though.  There are a number of "One True Faith" religions in ham radio.
>: CW is one, as in "if you can't copy 35 wpm, you're not a *real* ham."
>: Contesting is another.  Scorn for technology more than a year or two old
>: is another, Yet I read a recent survey (I forget where) that showed most
>: of us were primarily interested in real-time analog communications.
>
>: 73,
>: Peter - KD7MW (and AMSAT member)

(clipping 2)

>However the importance of digital vs analog in the satellite community might
>be illustrated by the weighings put on amsat field day contacts:
>
>Voice: x1
>CW:    x2
>Packet: x5
>
>Of course there is an argument that CW is also a digital (binary) mode of
>communications, and should be so regarded.

>Dave Stephenson
>Geological Survey of Canada

CW is OOK (On Off Keying), a recognized digital mode.  However, as used
by hams (and early Morse telegraphers), the incoming signal is
manually (by ear) decoded instead of automatically decoded, so one could
argue either way.  Morse's invention was automatic, but the operators
discovered that they could decode it just as fast in their head.

The weighting of Voice, CW, and Packet is an arbitrary selection of the
contest commitee at the ARRL.  It certainly doesn't relate to difficulty
or technical prowess (each mode is roughly the same difficulty though
CW is the easiest from an equipment standpoint).

That there is a difference points up what was said before.. too much
emphasis has been placed on DX/Contest and technology aspects with minimal
emphasis on utilitarian and merely recreational uses and users.

Project OSCAR did some surveying 10 years ago which weren't all that
different in result from that mentioned above by Peter.

Of course, none of the above is unique to just Ham Satellites...

=== Gosh, does that thermometer really say 45 degrees?  It isn't May
    yet, is it?     Jim Eagleson WB6JNN/9 Wisconsin


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:13 1996
From: [e-mail] (Martin Gebhart)
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Distribution: world
Subject: Sat- Dat : for Sat Programm
Date: 16 Mar 1996 21:22:02 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


Hi  AFus !

Search : Newest Sat Dat for Sat Proggy in Amsat or Nasa Formats !!!

Interesstest Sats :  Meteo Sat,  Mir, Afu Sats, Hubble or Another.

Please Post to Folder or Post Direct to me, per E-Mail.

Thanks   Vy73     Martin  \\  [e-mail]   or   [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:14 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: 6 meter EME
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 21:24:25 GMT

In article <[e-mail]> Geir <[e-mail]> writes:
>
>Does anybody know of how common 6 meter moonbounce is? I have plans to
>build a station with big 6 meter yagi(s) feed from an IC-736 with 100
>watts out at 6. I have already ordered a digital taperecorder/sender
>wich is capable for 10000 char/min. for meteorscatter works. I hope to
>be QRV with all this before june. I am also looking for suggestions and
>prices for big 6 meter yagis wich I intend to import from the U.S.
>
>73 de Geir / LA6LU

I don't think there are many stations operating 6m EME, the antenna
arrays required are too large for most amateurs to manage.

A note on meteor scatter, you don't want too large an antenna for
MS, a 3 or 4 element yagi is about right. You don't know precisely
where a meteor trail is going to appear, so too narrow a beam can
cause you to miss many opportunities for a contact. The meteor trail
only has to appear in the common volume of space both you and the
fellow on the other end are illuminating with your antennas. If
you make that common volume too small by using narrow beamwidths,
you'll miss most of the suitable trails.

Gary
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Destructive Testing Systems |    we break it.     | with previous uucp address
es
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From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:15 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ronald G. Parsons)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: GS232 & tracking
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 07:18:58 -0600
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, Jack
Davis <[e-mail]> wrote:

> In Article<[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]> writes:
> > Hello,
> >
> > what tracking software suporte the interface GS232 for the rotator G5400?
> >
> > Thank in advance
> >
> > Karen Tadewosyan, RA3APW
> > Moscow, Russia
> > phone: [phone]
> > Email: [e-mail]
> > AMPR: [e-mail]
> > Packet: [e-mail]
>
> What is the GS232?
>
> 73 de WA4EJR


It is Yaesu's VERY expensive RS-232 interface to their G-5400 controller box.

--
Ron W5RKN


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:16 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Freq in FL near Nasa With Launch Audio
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Keywords: sts76,sts-76,freq,Launch,wanted
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 10:55:28 GMT

My father will be down for the launch of sts76 and I would like to know if
there are any freq's down there near nasa to hear nasa select audio for the
hours leading up to the launch. Either a ham freq or nasa is ok.

Thanks for any help.

Tony


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:17 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Sat / Shuttle tracking program wanted
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Keywords: tracking
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 10:59:54 GMT

I am looking for a good sat/shuttle tracking program. I have win95 and linux a
t
my disposal.  I am new to this so any pointers would be appreciated.

Tony


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:20 1996
From: [e-mail] (John Boyer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Old WXSAT rx from TIMESTEP
Date: 18 Mar 1996 12:37:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4ijldm$[e-mail]>
References: <4i8piv$[e-mail]>

Karl Jan Skontorp ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Hi folks!
: I have a problem, and hope some one out there can give me som help! I
: have an old rx for WXSATs from timestep. The pcb is about 35x140mm big
: and the IC used is MC3359 from Motorola and an audioamplifier TBA820. The
: rx itsefl is working ok except the squelche circuit! I need a schematic
: drawing for this rx and would be very happy if someone could get me
: one!!! I know this diagram have been 'published' and I hope someone have
: got a copy! I have tried to contact Timestep directly, but the tell me
: that they don't have the diagram any more!
:
: tnx de Karl Jan LA3FY
:

I have the prosat II, but I would hav to do as I think you will have to
and that is work out the diagram from the pcb.
I'd like to be able to help. Have you tried timestep??

J.
--

 **************************************************************
 *     John Boyer, BBC Research & Development Department      *
 *         Kingswood Warren, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6NP       *
 * email: [e-mail]                             *
 * phone: [phone]                 fax:    [phone]   *
 **************************************************************


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:21 1996
From: Dave Hartrum WA3YDZ <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: mac tracking software ?
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 22:22:45 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: 223, Parkview, Drive, Springfield, PA, 19064

Argon wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any comments about macintosh satellite tracking software ?
>
> Has anyone imported the data from OrbiTrack into Voyager ?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kyle

I have been running OrbiTrack 2.1.3 for some time now and am
very pleased with the software. It can be found on the Amsat
website.

Dave WA3YDZ


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:22 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Sat / Shuttle tracking program wanted
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 96 02:50:51 GMT
Message-ID: <4il79o$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:
>I am looking for a good sat/shuttle tracking program. I have win95 and linux
at
>my disposal.  I am new to this so any pointers would be appreciated.
>
>Tony

    STSORBIT Plus is one of the best.  Point your web browser to:
HTTP://www.cts.com/browse/garym/elements

He'll have orbital elements and you can get the software there. Great web
page by the way!

Tom - KB2SMS



   Tom Randall            Amateur Radio - KB2SMS
   [e-mail]       Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club / ARRL
                          Member: AAVSO Solar Division

   Opinions herein are mine and they are not that of MHV.NET!


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:23 1996
From: Philip Chien <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Freq in FL near Nasa With Launch Audio
Date: 19 Mar 1996 08:13:01 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ilqad$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]> , [e-mail]
writes:
>I would like to know if
>there are any freq's down there near nasa to hear nasa select audio for
the
>hours leading up to the launch. Either a ham freq or nasa is ok.

Check out the 2 meter ham repeater 146.94 - Mhz.  - K4GCC.

John Anderson K4GCC, the owner/operator has been providing continious
NASA audio from countdown through landing for almost every single mission
since STS-7 (June 1983).  Coverage typically starts about 3 hours before
launch when the NASA commentator starts.

The repeater is located on Merritt Island, about 15 miles south of the
launch pads.

Philip Chien, Earth News - space writer and consultant  [e-mail]
   __                                 __^__          __________
  |   \                          +---/     \---+    (=========
  |____\___________              +---\_____/---+     //
  >____)|        | \__                    \  \______//___
 >/     |________|    \                   [         _____\
 >|____________________\                   \_______/
 Roger, go at throttle up         CHR$(32) the final frontier


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ramon Serna)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: help 9600 modification IC-475/H
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 13:53:38 +0000
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi ham interested in the modificati≥n for 9600Bd modificati≥n
to icom ic-475/h

Thank`s  EA3CFC

My E.mail:[e-mail]
--
Ram≥n Serna
PO.Box-115
E08.750-Molins de Rei
Barcelona
Spain


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:25 1996
From: [e-mail] (GSteve490)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: STS-67 QSL CARD RECVD TODAY
Date: 19 Mar 1996 15:51:46 -0500
Message-ID: <4in6p2$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (GSteve490)

nice one, too

happy spring


From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:26 1996
From: [e-mail] (Burch Akin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Anyone Using STSPLUS Tracking Program
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 21:08:59 GMT
Message-ID: <4in7um$[e-mail]>


I have been using STSPLUS traking program and am interested in finding
the Trakstar program that is used with stsplus.  Does anyone know
where I can find the program?




From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:27 1996
From: Manfred Bester <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Sat / Shuttle tracking program wanted
Date: 19 Mar 1996 21:55:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4inafs$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] wrote:
>I am looking for a good sat/shuttle tracking program. I have win95 and linux
at
>my disposal.  I am new to this so any pointers would be appreciated.
>
>Tony


Tony,

for Linux you may want to check SatTrack V3.1. The latest version including
all patches is available from the SatTrack web page at:

    http://www.primenet.com/~bester/sattrack.html

Individual patches are available from this web page, too.

--Manfred



From [e-mail] Thu Mar 21 14:09:27 1996
From: [e-mail] (Vince Fiscus,  KB7ADL)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Phase 3D to launch this year?
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 01:21:29 GMT
Message-ID: <4iqb0p$[e-mail]>


Is phase 3D to launch this year or next?


73 de KB7ADL



From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:13 1996
From: [e-mail] (GSteve490)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: STS-76 EastCoast Launch Liason Freq?
Date: 19 Mar 1996 00:59:58 -0500
Message-ID: <4iligu$[e-mail]>
References: <4i4h4q$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (GSteve490)

com'on, kids, it's either get up early, or stay up late.....

any takers?

[e-mail]

"g"


From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:14 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ulrich Mueller)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: ? Software NOVA from W5RKN ?
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 07:02:01 GMT
Message-ID: <4ioah9$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Hello from Marburg/Germany!

Somewhere I have read about the software NOVA,, written by W5RKN.
This software also controls the vfos of ICOM- or Kenwood-transceivers
during tracking of satellites (LEO-type). The result is a compensation
of the Doppler-shift and makes QSOs via these low orbiting satellites
very comfortable.
Where can I get the software - maybe by FTP?    Any hints?

By the way: I will be QRV again via AO13 from Kaliningrad (UA2) as
R2/DK4VW during 2nd week of july 96.

73 Ulrich

e-mail: [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:15 1996
From: [e-mail] (Luis Miguel Nunes)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: HELP setting up a ground station
Date: 20 Mar 1996 08:16:59 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4ioetr$[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Luis Miguel Nunes)


Hello


Please, I need help in setting a ground station.
I want to receive the data from PoSAT-1.

The equipment that we have is as follows:


        Radio - Kenwood TS 790 E
        TNC - MJF 1278B
        Kansas City Tracker - Board + Software
        Yeasu G-5600B
        Prelinear Amp. Controller


I tried to install Wisp, but it was impossible to track the sattelite and comu
nicate at the same time.
Do anyone knows about good software available in order to put one or two compu
ters communicating with the sat.
and also saving the telemetry data.

Thanks


Luis Miguel


From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:15 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Shuttle re-broadcast freqs/NYC
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 11:17:55 PDT
Message-ID: <4isak4$[e-mail]>


I'll be working the STS-76 mission in Houston, but I expect to be travelling
during the mission to the New York City/NJ area for a funeral.  Can anyone
give me some two-meter frequencies to monitor NASA Select audio in the
NYC/LI/NNJ area?


From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:16 1996
From: Thomas Griffin <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Wanted, KEPs for Comet Hyakutake
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 15:37:38 -0800
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4is85i$[e-mail]>

Hi Tom,

WB7ASR wrote:
>
> Would someone post the KEPs for Comet Hyakutake?

Try http://newproducts.jpl.nasa.gov/comet/hyakutake/ephemjpl3.html


73, Thomas (Griff) Griffin, N7ZKL
Beaverton, Oregon, USA
Internet: [e-mail]
Packet:   [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:17 1996
From: [e-mail] (WB7ASR)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Wanted, KEPs for Comet Hyakutake
Date: 21 Mar 1996 18:46:10 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4is85i$[e-mail]>

Would someone post the KEPs for Comet Hyakutake?



From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:18 1996
From: [e-mail] (Karl Jan Skontorp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Old WXSAT rx from TIMESTEP
Date: 22 Mar 1996 12:51:53 GMT
Message-ID: <4iu7p9$[e-mail]>
References: <4i8piv$[e-mail]> <4ijldm$[e-mail]>

In article <4ijldm$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>Karl Jan Skontorp ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: Hi folks!
>: I have a problem, and hope some one out there can give me som help! I
>: have an old rx for WXSATs from timestep. The pcb is about 35x140mm big
>: and the IC used is MC3359 from Motorola and an audioamplifier TBA820.
The
>: rx itsefl is working ok except the squelche circuit! I need a
schematic
>: drawing for this rx and would be very happy if someone could get me
>: one!!! I know this diagram have been 'published' and I hope someone
have
>: got a copy! I have tried to contact Timestep directly, but the tell me
>: that they don't have the diagram any more!
>:
>: tnx de Karl Jan LA3FY
>:
>
>I have the prosat II, but I would hav to do as I think you will have to
>and that is work out the diagram from the pcb.
>I'd like to be able to help. Have you tried timestep??
>
>J.
>--
>
> **************************************************************
> *     John Boyer, BBC Research & Development Department      *
> *         Kingswood Warren, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6NP       *
> * email: [e-mail]                             *
> * phone: [phone]                 fax:    [phone]   *
> **************************************************************

tnx for responding!
I have tried Timestep - but they don't have a schematic disgram for this
receiver (!!???)
Yes - I have traced the pcb, but a lot of work! I have traced parts of it
and found that solutions are not too 'good' - the squelch system turns
the power to the audio amp. on and off with transistor!! This part is
already modified. The main problem seems to be 'noise' comming into the
10.7Mhz IF-system trough the ceramic filter! I have to think it over
again - do I want to spend more time on it? I have found another diagram
and at the momnet I'm looking for an old xtal filter with wide passband!
Thanks again for bothering!

73's de Karl Jan LA3FY



From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:19 1996
From: [e-mail] (Karl Jan Skontorp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Sat / Shuttle tracking program wanted
Date: 22 Mar 1996 12:54:30 GMT
Message-ID: <4iu7u6$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Keywords: tracking

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
says...
>
>I am looking for a good sat/shuttle tracking program. I have win95 and
linux at
>my disposal.  I am new to this so any pointers would be appreciated.
>
>Tony

try amsat.org - different programs there! My favorite is ITRACK! The one
for Linux is also really nice - I don't remember the name - was it
SATTRACK?
de Karl Jan LA3FY



From [e-mail] Sun Mar 24 17:36:20 1996
From: [e-mail] (Ken Ernandes)
Date: 22 Mar 96 18:06:17
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Comment 03/22/96 6:00pm
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Joe -

Could you post the following news bulletin?:

The Larkfield Amateur Radio Club ARES/RACES unit will be having a
Satellite Communications session / demonstration on Saturday March 30,
1996 at the Huntington Town Hall, Route 25A.  Setup will begin at
approximately 8:00 A.M.  This activity is open to the public.
Interested amateur radio operators are encouraged to attent.

For further information, check in to the AMSAT Satellite Net on Tuesday
evening at 8:00 P.M. on the WA2SNQ repeater 147.075 MHz / + (4Z PL -
136.5) or contact Ken Ernandes, N2WWD
--
|Fidonet:  Ken Ernandes 1:2619/333
|Internet: [e-mail]
|
| Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own.



From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:03 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dave Bernhardt)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: 6 meter EME
Date: 26 Mar 1996 16:31:27 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

6M EME is not common, but there are a few hardy souls on that mode.  I
will say it does take a strong station to pull it off though.  I was
listening on the US end when W7HAH worked OH2BC a couple of years ago.
'BC had 4 yagis and Shep had a single M Squared.  Minimum 6M EME: M2 +
KW.  Good DX.
      de Dave, N7DB (CN85)

--
Dave Bernhardt    [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:04 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: >>>>HELP - Small VHF Xmitter for Airborne Telemetry<<<<
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 12:29:37 -0800
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Can someone help me by pointing me to a schematic or an article of a small VHF
 transmitter? It is
to be used to relay telemetry from a series of high altitude rockets. Followin
g are the (desired)
specs:

Frequency:      2m band or nearby; XTAL controlled;
RF Power:       50-250 mW output;
Supply:         9-12 VDC (battery);
Modulation:     N/A

Complexity (ie. size and weight) should be as low as possible, as should the c
ost - lets face it -
the typical life of these devices will be measured in minutes. I would preffer
 to build the
xmitters myself as integral part of a telemetry package.

I have hundreds of various scanner crystals that fit in this category. They ha
ve fundamental
frequencies around 16MHz, but I don t really know if I can use them for this p
roject.

I would very much appreciate any help in this matter. I can be also reached at

        mailto:[e-mail]

My thanks to all those who reply!

73s

Chris (WR1F)


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:05 1996
From: [e-mail] (J. L. Blanton)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: ARLK019 Keplerian data
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 10:51:11 -0800
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <$[e-mail]>

TSS-1R re-entered March 19th.

Lee, WA8YBT/6


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:07 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.info,rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: ARLK021 Keplerian data
Date: 26 Mar 1996 18:21:42 -0500
Message-ID: <$[e-mail]>


SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK021
ARLK021 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK21
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 21  ARLK021
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  March 26, 1996
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK021
ARLK021 Keplerian data

Thanks to Con, W5BWF, for the following Keplerian data.

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

STS-76
1 23831U 96018A   96086.65667824 -.00000505  00000-0  00000+0 0   186
2 23831  51.6500 177.4957 0004375 102.9443 244.7518 15.57801059   684
Mir
1 16609U 86017A   96086.20986123  .00003663  00000-0  54808-4 0 04761
2 16609  51.6463 179.7290 0005708 126.6849 233.4675 15.57852765577077
HST
1 20580U 90037B   96086.18522610  .00000417  00000-0  26027-4 0 08147
2 20580  28.4679  32.0795 0006090  26.9200 333.1701 14.91031859126180
AO-10
1 14129U 83058B   96086.38855436 -.00000079  00000-0  10000-3 0  4088
2 14129  26.3219 217.6042 5989029   1.8359 359.5676  2.05880164 68168
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A   96085.64411629  .00000021  00000-0  67576-5 0 02011
2 18129  82.9242 210.2716 0013128  31.6692 328.5250 13.72363186438719
UO-11
1 14781U 84021B   96085.99019763  .00000119  00000-0  27999-4 0 08842
2 14781  97.7941  80.4376 0012042   2.9925 357.1344 14.69437513645436
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A   96086.39280375  .00000056  00000-0  42564-4 0  8763
2 21089  82.9183 250.7295 0030665 102.4421 258.0189 13.74068025257662
AO-13
1 19216U 88051B   96085.28891472  .00000145  00000-0  18837-3 0  1723
2 19216  57.3231 127.2829 7391350  35.0568 356.4309  2.09736433 28072
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B   96086.13073658  .00000002  00000-0  17661-4 0 01733
2 20437  98.5463 170.6918 0011921  82.3707 277.8846 14.29914885322185
RS-15
1 23439U 94085A   96085.63766421 -.00000039  00000-0  10000-3 0 01326
2 23439  64.8186 158.1973 0163275 213.7659 145.2779 11.27524169051365
AO-16
1 20439U 90005D   96086.09170907  .00000038  00000-0  31613-4 0 09825
2 20439  98.5616 172.7379 0012242  84.8015 275.4567 14.29970169322199
DO-17
1 20440U 90005E   96086.12218737  .00000012  00000-0  21304-4 0 09889
2 20440  98.5635 173.3621 0012391  83.2611 276.9971 14.30111496322220
WO-18
1 20441U 90005F   96086.11027687  .00000015  00000-0  22749-4 0 09800
2 20441  98.5643 173.2997 0012839  84.7517 275.5137 14.30081310322223
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G   96086.11236758  .00000074  00000-0  45118-4 0 09891
2 20442  98.5659 173.7626 0013150  83.7664 276.5026 14.30189330322245
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C   96086.11507741 -.00000021  00000-0  32712-4 0 08680
2 20480  99.0384 126.7319 0540574 312.8646  42.8228 12.83232271287232
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A   96086.17267506  .00000094  00000-0  82657-4 0  6898
2 21087  82.9387  23.1435 0036677  75.7384 284.7831 13.74566704258605
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B   96086.12269101  .00000040  00000-0  27677-4 0  6754
2 21575  98.3621 154.9502 0007469 146.4743 213.6906 14.37016954246135
KO-23
1 22077U 92052B   96086.05877950 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0 05672
2 22077  66.0766   3.5075 0009000 319.8133  40.2207 12.86295328170119
KO-25
1 22828U 93061F   96086.10160190  .00000072  00000-0  46330-4 0 04408
2 22828  98.5856 163.3360 0010859  94.7564 265.4892 14.28134970098254
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   96086.10087259  .00000008  00000-0  20734-4 0 04735
2 22826  98.5904 163.2828 0009735 109.7514 250.4731 14.27798127130147
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   96086.09825617  .00000030  00000-0  29658-4 0 04773
2 22825  98.5902 163.1313 0009062 108.9407 251.2779 14.27690489130139
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   96086.11710880  .00000042  00000-0  34167-4 0 04623
2 22829  98.5874 163.4030 0010734  96.0080 264.2350 14.28115046130177

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Saturday,
March 30, 1996, at 2330z on Baudot and AMTOR.
NNNN
/EX


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:07 1996
From: Troy Nichols <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Email Subscribe
Date: 24 Mar 1996 21:26:07 GMT
Message-ID: <4j4elf$lsm$[e-mail]>

Will somebody please send me the address used to subscribe to this group in or
der to get articles as email vice USENET.  Please send replies to my email add
ress.
                        Thanx
                                                KE6VNI


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:08 1996
From: [e-mail] (Chris Willson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Frequencies
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:08:14 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Can anyone tell me what frequencies I should be listening on to hear Shuttle
comms? (Yes I have the tracking program, and up to date elements)

Chris Willson, VE2CZ


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:09 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Frequencies
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 96 00:14:12 GMT
Message-ID: <4ja148$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Chris Willson) wr
ote:
>Can anyone tell me what frequencies I should be listening on to hear Shuttle
>comms? (Yes I have the tracking program, and up to date elements)
>
>Chris Willson, VE2CZ


On Shortwave (HF) 3.860, 7.185,14.285, 14.295,21.390, 21.395 and 28.650
WA3NAN Goddard amateur radio club. HAve they been on the air by the way? I
haven't heard them yet.

For Sarex LISTEN on 145.840
Uplinks are 144.450 and 144.470

Tom


   Tom Randall            Amateur Radio - KB2SMS
   [e-mail]       Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club / ARRL
                          Member: AAVSO Solar Division

   Opinions herein are mine and they are not that of MHV.NET!


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:11 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Rob Janssen)
Subject: Re: Homebrew sat. tracking controller?
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4ipon4$[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 12:25:35 GMT

In <4ipon4$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Joachim Alexander Pihl) wri
tes:


>We are in need of a satelite tracking controller, and naturally, we want
>to build it ourselves. We already have Satscan scanning software, and
>we know it is capable of talking to a rotor controller, but we do not
>know what format the data output is, and what kind of handshaking it
>expects. Does anyone know?

>If not: does anyone know of other tracking programs that are easy to use,
>yet still have a documented way of talking to the controller. Buying
>an interface is out the question, given the fact that this club (LA1K)
>consists mainly of engineering students.

For years, I have used an old Epson PX-8 handheld CP/M machine to
track satellites.  I used a homemade BASIC program derived from the
wellknown "basic orbits" by W3IWI.
It interfaces to an AMSAT-DL rotor interface, but of course it is
easy to modify the program to control something else.

So, if you have one of these machines (or something similar) laying
around somewhere, it is a cheap solution.

There are also single-chip micro designs, like the TrackBox, that you
can build yourself.

Rob
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| AMPRnet:       [e-mail] | AX.25 BBS: PE1CHL@PI8WNO.#UTR.NLD.EU |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:12 1996
From: [e-mail] (Mike Cook - AF9Y)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,uk.radio.amateur
Subject: Hyakutake Comet Radio Bounce Test Results
Date: 24 Mar 1996 19:36:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4j487a$[e-mail]>

    Hyakutake Comet Radio Bounce Test Results

Based on poor ionization at VHF, it appears that
Hyakutake Comet bounce is doubtful.  Never the
less, last night I made a concerted effort.  Here
are the results:

  - System used was my 2mtr EME station and the FFTDSP42
    program.  EME Signal echo detection S/N margin is
    20+ dB with FFTDSP42 integration set to 1.

  - For the comet bounce test, integration was set to
    8 for a detection increase of 4.5 dB.  Total
    system S/N EME echo margin was aprox 25 dB.

  - A continuous 1500 watt, 144 Mhz carrier was
    transmitted for 45 Seconds. The receive period was
    75 Seconds.  Any reflection from the comet should
    have been visible as a line trace during a portion
    of the display receive window.

  - Transmit offsets of 0, +1, +2, -1, -2 Khz were tried
    during the test period to allow for various doppler
    effects.

  - After an hour of testing, no traces were seen.  It
    is possible that some pointing error existed during
    the test since we had cloud cover and I could not
    do a visual validation.

  - I used the "Home Planet" program and the latest
    comet position within the Arcturus star group.
    It would be nice if one of the astronomy programs
    would provide AZ EL pointing information
    for celestial objects. During the test period,
    the EME array was moved over a +/- 10 degree range
    in AZ and EL.

It looks like thunderstorms for tonight so it is doubtful
that I'll be able to make additonal tests for the perigee
night.

Details on the EME station and FFTDSP program used for the
test is available on my web page.


de Mike, AF9Y
http://www.webcom.com/af9y
Work: [e-mail]
Home: [e-mail]









From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:13 1996
From: Michael J Wooding <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,uk.radio.amateur
Subject: Re: Hyakutake Comet Radio Bounce Test Results
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 00:16:55 +0000
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4j487a$[e-mail]>

In article <4j487a$[e-mail]>, Mike Cook - AF9Y
<[e-mail]> writes
>Based on poor ionization at VHF, it appears that
>Hyakutake Comet bounce is doubtful.  Never the
>less, last night I made a concerted effort.  Here
>are the results:

Very interesting Mike and I applaud your efforts.

All I want to do however is see the darn thing!

Mike

Michael J Wooding   [e-mail] - CompuServe: 100441,377
WWW: http://www.eolas.co.uk/ag/vhfcomm.htm (hambits.htm & hamclip.htm)
WWW: http://www.clearlight.com/~vhfcomm
Tel: [phone]   Fax: [phone]
KM Publications, 5 Ware Orchard, Barby, Nr.Rugby, CV23 8UF, UK
VHF Communications Magazine - Especially Covering VHF, UHF and Microwaves


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:15 1996
From: [e-mail](Ted Viens )
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,uk.radio.amateur
Subject: Re: Hyakutake Comet Radio Bounce Test Results
Date: 27 Mar 1996 05:14:00 GMT
Message-ID: <4jaiqo$[e-mail]>
References: <4j487a$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

All it should take to see the comet is a clear night and knowing where
to look.  I live within 10 km of downtown Houston.  This is one of the
worst light polution areas on the earth.  After failing to find the
comet on Wed. night for not knowing where to look, I found it on Thurs.
night directly between arturus and the horizon.  About half way around
11 pm local time.  Once I knew where to look, I was able to see it even
without my glasses (and my vision runs near 20/200.)  The disconcerting
thing about comets is that they appear to be smudges on the celestial
sphere.  You develope an uncontrolled urge to try and reach up and
polish the skies.  This must be why the ancients ascribed malevolence
to them...  Since Friday, it has been cloudy and the comet viewing bad.

In <[e-mail]> Michael J Wooding
<[e-mail]> writes:
>
>In article <4j487a$[e-mail]>, Mike Cook - AF9Y
><[e-mail]> writes
>>Based on poor ionization at VHF, it appears that
>>Hyakutake Comet bounce is doubtful.  Never the
>>less, last night I made a concerted effort.  Here
>>are the results:
>
>Very interesting Mike and I applaud your efforts.
>
>All I want to do however is see the darn thing!
>
>Mike
>
>Michael J Wooding   [e-mail] - CompuServe:
100441,377
>WWW: http://www.eolas.co.uk/ag/vhfcomm.htm (hambits.htm & hamclip.htm)
>WWW: http://www.clearlight.com/~vhfcomm
>Tel: [phone]   Fax: [phone]
>KM Publications, 5 Ware Orchard, Barby, Nr.Rugby, CV23 8UF, UK
>VHF Communications Magazine - Especially Covering VHF, UHF and
Microwaves

--
Bye...  Ted..
Deep in the Heart of the Armpits of Houston, Texas...


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:16 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.amateur.misc,uk.radio.amateur
Subject: Re: Hyakutake Comet Radio Bounce Test Results
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 96 19:27:42 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4jc4n7$[e-mail]>
References: <4j487a$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, Michael J Wooding <vhf-comm@g
6iqm.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <4j487a$[e-mail]>, Mike Cook - AF9Y
><[e-mail]> writes
>>Based on poor ionization at VHF, it appears that
>>Hyakutake Comet bounce is doubtful.  Never the
>>less, last night I made a concerted effort.  Here
>>are the results:
>
>Very interesting Mike and I applaud your efforts.
>
>All I want to do however is see the darn thing!
>
>Mike
>

   Look to the north - North-west after sundown. It's a bright fuzzy glow. You

really can't miss it! Use binoculars once you find it.  It's quite a sight!!!!

Tom


   Tom Randall            Amateur Radio - KB2SMS
   [e-mail]       Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club / ARRL
                          Member: AAVSO Solar Division

   Opinions herein are mine and they are not that of MHV.NET!


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:17 1996
From: [e-mail] (Doug Yarnold)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Mir Contact
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 00:28:25 GMT
Message-ID: <4ja1om$[e-mail]>


I would appreciate any information on where to send my QSL Card for a
Mir  Contact.  I made a contact Monday morning with the American
Female Ham on 145.550 simplex from the Mir.
Where do I send my QSL Card?
Are they sending out QSL Cards for contacts or Photos? Do we send out
our cards in regular business envelopes with a stamped self addressed
envelope, or in larger envelopes?
Thanks for your help, 73, Doug




From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:18 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Keith Knipschild - LI ,N.Y )
Subject: Nasa Shuttle on WA3NAN ?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:30:48 GMT

A couple of years back, I heard NASA used a SCPC audio channel, Is
this still true ? I ask because Nasa Select's audio is sometime
different from WA3NAN ( Amateur Radio Broadcast ). Wa3nan calls
there broadcast " Nasa Contract Audio "..

Keith
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:19 1996
From: [e-mail] (rjones)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Nasa Shuttle on WA3NAN ?
Date: 25 Mar 1996 16:16:51 GMT
Message-ID: <4j6gtj$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Keith Knipsc
hild - LI ,N.Y ) says:
>
>A couple of years back, I heard NASA used a SCPC audio channel, Is
>this still true ? I ask because Nasa Select's audio is sometime
>different from WA3NAN ( Amateur Radio Broadcast ). Wa3nan calls
>there broadcast " Nasa Contract Audio "..
>
-------------------------------------------------------------------

'NAN uses the Shuttle Mission Audio feed that is transmitted from JSC
to other NASA centers. Yes, it is a SCPC circuit that is carried
under contract by GE Americom. Note that this circuit is established
to distribute the Mission Audio to the NASA centers, not to
broadcast to the general public (small RO terminals). What this
means is that unlike most private radio feeds that a home (TVRO)
SCPC receiver can tune in, the Mission Audio circuit is transmitted
at a power level much lower, since it is designed to be received
by earth stations with 30 foot dishes.


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:20 1996
From: [e-mail] (Brian D Heaton)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NAVSPASUR Fence - 216.980 Mhz
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:49:21 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

All,

        I am looking for info regarding the NAVSPASUR fence operating
at 216.980 Mhz.  I had been looking for info for the last couple
months and just saw a mention of it in Popular Communications.  There
was some discussion (on DRIG) of experiments at using it to refine
elsets for OSCAR birds.

        The article mentions transmitters in Texas (Kickapoo Lake I
believe), Alabama and Arizona.  The only thing I have been able to
find thats even close is the AFSPACECOM PAVE PAWS phased array radar
system.  Its sites are listed as Mass, Calif, Texas, and Georgia.
This is most likely a mircowave system, however.

        I am interested in detecting satellites crossing the fence and
would appreciate any data available on the subject.  If there is
enough interest I can try to put together a summary or possibly a FAQ
if one doesn't already exist.  Thanks in advance for your assistance..

                        73s N5VFF -- BDH


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:22 1996
From: Stefan Bauer <bauer>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: need info on JRC positioner and ham sat`s
Date: 22 Mar 1996 13:02:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4iu8cg$[e-mail]>

hi people with sat and tv-sat experince...

I`m new to the sat business. so as you know all beginners are asking
questions about all and everything. so this is what you can expect when
you don`t stop reading now !

my name is steve, dl1fdf/vy1qrp, qth kassel central germany, I am 28.

1.      looking for frequency table (tv sat, canadian channels, NOAM.. !!!)
        (which I can reciever in germany OK :-)

2.      need all info e.g. wireing etc., need remote controller with rs 232
for:
        --->  Japan Radio Company ERP 203, 24v, 18watts (it`s a 2 in 1 ?:-)  <---

3.      need datashett of Low Noise block down Converter from:
        --->  DX ANTENNA CO., LTD japan model DSA-528  RF 10.90 ~11.70 ghz <-

4.      any ideas about using this stuff for ham sat`s (e.g. for phase 3d)
        the dishdiameter is 1.80m

thats it for now....
if you just have one answer to all this, perfect I already won!
thanks for helping a dummy with a short answer.....

==========================================================
                73 de DL 1 FDF  alias  VY 1 QRP
                       Steve from Kassel

        Internet     :  [e-mail]
        Packet Radio :  dl1fdf@db0vfk.#hes.deu.eu
        G-QRP #      :       8769
==========================================================

/EoF/



From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:23 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Set: Space Shuttle (96085.25042824)
Date: 25 Mar 1996 23:36:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4j7alo$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial WWW,

                    http://www.grove.net/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking software ar
e
also available on this system.  As a service to the satellite user community,
the most current elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below.

Element sets (also updated daily), shuttle elements, and some documentation
and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil
(129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

******************************************************************************
*

STS 76
1 23831U 96018A   96085.25042824 -.00000505  00000-0  00000+0 0   144
2 23831  51.6428 184.5446 0004348 102.8248 272.9670 15.57856552   463
--
Dr TS Kelso                          Adjunct Professor of Space Operations
[e-mail]                   Air Force Institute of Technology


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:24 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Set: Space Shuttle (96086.25042824)
Date: 26 Mar 1996 23:19:08 GMT
Message-ID: <4j9u1c$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial WWW,

                    http://www.grove.net/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking software ar
e
also available on this system.  As a service to the satellite user community,
the most current elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below.

Element sets (also updated daily), shuttle elements, and some documentation
and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil
(129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

******************************************************************************
*

STS 76
1 23831U 96018A   96086.25042824 -.00000506  00000-0  00000+0 0   179
2 23831  51.6460 179.5325 0004739 122.1696 105.6440 15.57890805   618
--
Dr TS Kelso                          Adjunct Professor of Space Operations
[e-mail]                   Air Force Institute of Technology


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:25 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Set: Space Shuttle (96088.25042824)
Date: 28 Mar 1996 23:22:26 GMT
Message-ID: <4jf6vi$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial WWW,

                    http://www.grove.net/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking software ar
e
also available on this system.  As a service to the satellite user community,
the most current elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below.

Element sets (also updated daily), shuttle elements, and some documentation
and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil
(129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

******************************************************************************
*

STS 76
1 23831U 96018A   96088.25042824 -.00000505  00000-0  00000+0 0   237
2 23831  51.6466 169.5068 0004416 125.2505 166.0502 15.57750897   922
--
Dr TS Kelso                          Adjunct Professor of Space Operations
[e-mail]                   Air Force Institute of Technology


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:26 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jeremy Boot)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Pages
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 09:36:05 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Just a reminder that these pages have recently been updated.

        http://www.innotts.co.uk/~asperges/

 If you have a particular interest that is not covered, how about
writing for them yourself and I will include it, with proper credits
etc?

73 de
Jeremy G4NJH
[e-mail]
[Home, Am Radio, SWL pages: http://www.innotts.co.uk/~asperges/ ]



From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:27 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jim Garver)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Phase 3D to launch this year?
Date: 26 Mar 1996 21:20:09 GMT
Message-ID: <4j9n29$[e-mail]>
References: <4iqb0p$[e-mail]> <4j2uli$[e-mail]>


How long is Phase 3D expected to last once it get launched?

I'm rather dismayed that Phase 3C (AO-13) is not expected to
last out this year and I haven't even had a chance to transmit
to it yet.  That one was launched in 1988?  Seems like yesterday.

At least AO-10 will still be up!

--
[e-mail]                             I don't speak for Intel


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:28 1996
From: Tom Clark <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Phase 3D to launch this year?
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 04:51:39 +0000
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4iqb0p$[e-mail]> <4j2uli$[e-mail]> <4j9n29$[e-mail]>

Jim Garver wrote on the rec.radio.amateur.space newsgroup:
>
> How long is Phase 3D expected to last once it get launched?
>
> I'm rather dismayed that Phase 3C (AO-13) is not expected to
> last out this year and I haven't even had a chance to transmit
> to it yet.  That one was launched in 1988?  Seems like yesterday.
>
> At least AO-10 will still be up!

The reason AO-13 will "crash" later this year is that its orbit is subject to
repeated
gravitational "jerks" by the Sun and Moon. These perturbations cause the eccen
tricity
of the orbit to change, and the satellite will literally bang intop the earth.
 The
demise has absolutely nothing to do with atmospheric drag (which is what cause
d the
Chinese satellite to re-enter recently).

If there is enough motor capability available, a high-eccentricity satellite l
ike P3D
and AO-13 can be give counter nudges to keep it from crashing. AO-13 had only
limited
motor capability used 8 years ago to place it into its final orbit. P3D will h
ave a
second very innovative motor onboard. The second small motor uses ordinary amm
onia as
a "fuel" and passes the ammonia thru an electric arc. The arc-jet motor looks
very
much like a large hollow spark plug. Some of the spacecraft's ~800 watts of el
ectric
power provides the thrust by heating the ammonia in the arc jet.

The lifetime of an elliptical orbit satellite cannot be easily prediicted sinc
e the
solar/lunar "jerks" make the orbit be a chaotic system. If you know the curren
t state,
you can forecast its behavior, but you cannot define an "end state" and define
 a
unique path to get there. For AO-13, small changes in the initial launch and m
otor
burn conditions could have led to the satellite crashing a couple of years ago
, or
they could have led to an orbit that would have allowed the satellite to live
into
the next millenium.

Regarding the "crash" date, several of us (including Victor Kuedelka in Austri
a,
James Miller in the UK and I) have done independent "impact" calculation. We a
ll
agree that the "Chicken Little" date is in the first half of December. During
its
last month, it is likely that the satellite will begin tumbling and heating up
, so
it will probably become useless sometime in November.

73 de Tom, W3IWI


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:30 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Dave Stephenson)
Subject: Re: Phase 3D to launch this year?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:58:03 GMT

Stephen Walters ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Dear all

: I know this must appear like a silly question, but why launch lots of
: expensive sophisticated satellites every few years?

: Why not send up one new, ultra simple satellite or possibly pairs each
: month? build them in a production line.

: IE. operational life 6~18 months before re-entry, and make a few of them
: geostationary?!

: Let's keep the budget to 5~15K pounds sterling EACH. Use redundant
: capacity in any launch vehicle....

: That way we'd have plenty of capacity for all.....

: Suggest spec.

: Controlled by an pic-chip or 8bit cpu? 6502/1802/z80 etc...

: most basic attitude control (Could a spray~can be used?), if any..one or
: two transponders for UHF/SHF (linear transponder? old tech but worth
: improving) etc. If the sat is geostationary and positioned for maximum
: exposure to the sun, then I assume battery requirements are reduced.
: Could cosmic radiation be used to provide electrical power?) etc. Could
: standard chassis be developed and mass~produced? I have often wondered if
: radioactive power sources have been considered, eg use a beta~emitter in
: a small electric pile/battery as used in pacemakers heart~regulators,
: these are very small, reliable and the radiation is minimal.

: Has anybody considered reversible fuel cells, in sunlight use solar
: panels to electrolyses water into H and O2. When in darkness, convert
: into a fuel cell and produce electricity+heat+water again.

: I would be very happy to donate personal funds for this kind of
: development (I could be asking for trouble here!)

: Steve (a new novice member of Amsat UK)
: G7VFY
: Tel [phone].

You have come in at one half of the problem of space business for
30 years. In terms of value for money you spend about half on the
satellite and half on the launch. With launches costing about
$4000 to $10000 a pound (sorry about U.S. units) then you build
satellites that cost about the same, and maybe pack as much goodies
into that payload. It does not make sense to make really cheap
satellites that are going to cost a lot to launch. The proposal you
make is similar to the thinking behind Iridium and GlobeStar. Lots
of small satellites in a constellation. However, after early low cost
projections, their costs have risen back to the 1/2 and 1/2 regime.
Your suggestions will not fly until the launch costs come down
radically. In other words if you want to see such things in your
lifetime you had better support efforts like NASA's X-33 to reduce
the cost of launching into space by an order of magnitude.




--
Dave Stephenson
Geological Survey of Canada            * 99% of Usenet Postings are
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada                * noise. This is my
Internet: [e-mail]    * contribution!


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:32 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Rob Janssen)
Subject: Re: Smooth antenna tracking vice stop-n-go ??
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 12:31:32 GMT

In <[e-mail]> feistjf@ writes:

> I am curious if there exist an satellite antenna tracking software/hardware
>that enables smooth (continous increments) vice the stop-n-go action. I think
>that I remembered seeing one a while back that had a ramping software with a
>hardware mod available?? I have an EMOTO az/el system and would like to
>try something in this configuration. I currently run WISP but can adapt if
>required.

When you use a tracking program for which source is available, it should
not be too difficult to convert to continuous motion by calculating
the direction change rate and feeding it to the motors (as a first
approximation) instead of doing start/stop operation.
I sort of remember reading about a system that did this (by ON6UG? or
G3RUH maybe?), but I have no details.

It should certainly operate much smoother, especially on those large
rotators and with big arrays.  When my system was still operative, I
often looked at the swings of antenna direction triggered each time
the azimuth was updated, and thought "something ought to be done about
that..."

Rob
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:33 1996
From: [e-mail] (Bruce Kille)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: STS-76...anyone worked shuttle/MIR?
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 18:03:17
Message-ID: <4j9t69$[e-mail]>

   Has anyone worked SAREX on the current shuttle mission STS-76 from either
   the shuttle Atlantus or MIR?  I havent heard them yet, but it seems the bes
t
   passes here are either when I am at work or in the middle of the night so I
   havent had many chances to listen. :-(

   Virtually,  Bruce WA4JAV




From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:34 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dave Mullenix)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Thanks for packet checksum software
Date: 27 Mar 1996 01:50:55 GMT
Message-ID: <4ja6tv$[e-mail]>

Thanks to MANY people, I now have source code for calculating
packet checksums.

Thanks and 73,
Dave Mullenix, N9LTD



From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:35 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Tracking Multiple Sats Program
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 01:58:46 GMT
Message-ID: <4j7is3$[e-mail]>
References: <4j1td8$[e-mail]>

In article <4j1td8$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Keith O
Brien) wrote:
>Anyone recommend a Satellite tracking program that will display multiple
>objects on the screen and track both of them. STSPlus will only put one
>at a time on the screen, as well as others I have tried. During the
>present STS76 and Mir mission, it be nice to track both when they not
>docked together. WinOrbit 2.8 will display a secondary satellite, but
>will only update the track of one object. Keith O'Brien
>


 STSORBIT Plus does the trick. Point your web browser to:
http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov

I believe it's in the instructional materials area.

Tom


   Tom Randall            Amateur Radio - KB2SMS
   [e-mail]       Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club / ARRL
                          Member: AAVSO Solar Division

   Opinions herein are mine and they are not that of MHV.NET!


From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:36 1996
From: Philip Chien <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Tracking Multiple Sats Program
Date: 29 Mar 1996 10:52:43 GMT
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <4jgfdr$[e-mail]>
References: <4j1td8$[e-mail]> <4j7is3$[e-mail]> <4j2kkl$[e-mail]>

In article <4j1td8$[e-mail]> Keith OBrien,
[e-mail] writes:
>Anyone recommend a Satellite tracking program that will display multiple
>objects on the screen and track both of them.

Traksat for the PC will track up to six satellites at a time.

Orbittrack for the Macintosh will track literally thousands
simultaneously (limited by the memory in your computer and its speed)

Philip Chien, Earth News - space writer and consultant  [e-mail]
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:37 1996
From: [e-mail] (Robert Werner, Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Tracking Multiple Sats Program
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 13:30:55 GMT
Message-ID: <4jgosq$[e-mail]>
References: <4j1td8$[e-mail]> <4j7is3$[e-mail]> <4j2kkl$[e-mail]> <4jgfdr$[e-mail]>

Philip Chien <[e-mail]> wrote:

>In article <4j1td8$[e-mail]> Keith OBrien,
>[e-mail] writes:
>>Anyone recommend a Satellite tracking program that will display multiple
>>objects on the screen and track both of them.

>Traksat for the PC will track up to six satellites at a time.

>Orbittrack for the Macintosh will track literally thousands
>simultaneously (limited by the memory in your computer and its speed)
Where can one get tracksat for the PC?
Thanks,
Bob Werner
[e-mail]



From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:38 1996
From: Jeff Shykula N2XGL <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Unix Satellite Tracking
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 08:38:12 -0500
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4jbocm$[e-mail]>

Mike wrote:

> I am looking for a text based satellite tracker for unix.  I
> heard that Sattrack was for Unix, but one needs to run x windows
> to use it.  I don't have x windows, and that is why I need something
> text based.

I have a copy of SatTrack V1.0 from Manfred Bester, DL5KR.
It works very well on a vt100 terminal connected to a Sun 3/60.
Manfred is up to version 3.1 (3.5 due soon?) which runs on X.
I believe that SatTrack V1.0 is still available from
ftp://ftp.ucsd.edu/hamradio/sat/

73

Jeff - N2XGL
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:39 1996
From: [e-mail] (Mike)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Unix Satellite Tracking
Date: 27 Mar 1996 10:55:02 -0500
Message-ID: <4jbocm$[e-mail]>

I am looking for a text based satellite tracker for unix.  I
heard that Sattrack was for Unix, but one needs to run x windows
to use it.  I don't have x windows, and that is why I need something
text based.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Mike - KB8WPE

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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:40 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: Using Omni directional antennas for Pacsasts?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
References: <4iqcue$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 01:14:58 GMT

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>
>You will also need to use a lot of transmit power to get sufficient ERP.
>Many stations use about 30W in a yagi, so you would need about 250W
>for comparable ERP.
>(the ERP is not really needed when looking at the sat sensitivity specs,
>but unfortunately there is often a lot of QRM on the uplink)

And unfortunately, advocating running more power just aggrevates the
QRM problem. It is certainly the selfish answer, but it may be the
wrong system answer. A better user management protocol would be a
better system answer.

It's the age old question in amateur radio, dominate or cooperate.
Domination seems to usually win, and that's probably not a good
thing overall.

Gary
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es
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:42 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: Using Omni directional antennas for Pacsasts?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
References: <4iqcue$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 18:32:22 GMT

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Gary Coffma
n) writes:
>
>>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>>>
>>>You will also need to use a lot of transmit power to get sufficient ERP.
>>>Many stations use about 30W in a yagi, so you would need about 250W
>>>for comparable ERP.
>>>(the ERP is not really needed when looking at the sat sensitivity specs,
>>>but unfortunately there is often a lot of QRM on the uplink)
>
>>And unfortunately, advocating running more power just aggrevates the
>>QRM problem. It is certainly the selfish answer, but it may be the
>>wrong system answer. A better user management protocol would be a
>>better system answer.
>
>The QRM is not from fellow satellite users, Gary...
>
>The main source of QRM seems to be taxi-cab and similar usage of
>the 2M band in countries where amateur radio is not popular and
>the government is not concerned with international agreements.
>
>But there is also usage by amateurs not knowing about satellites.
>
>Increasing ERP is really the only way to overcome this QRM, because
>there is no feedback mechanism to the cause.
>
>Rob

I should have noted your geographical location, Rob. My comments
may be inappropriate for your situation. However, in the US,
those types of signals are not an issue, because those types of
operations won't be in the footprint of a LEO bird, so most of
the QRM *is* from other satellite operators, and advocating
running more power does aggrevate the situation.

Gary
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:43 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Rob Janssen)
Subject: Re: Using Omni directional antennas for Pacsasts?
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4iqcue$[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 15:58:47 GMT

In <4iqcue$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jeff Jones) writes:

>I was wondering how well omni directional antennas would work with the
>Pacsats? As they are low orbit and fairly line of sight it seems a
>omni would work. Can someone enlighten me on this?

Not very well...
Maybe you can get some results with the 1200 bps PSK sats, but for
9600 bps FSK the signal level really is too low for a good BER.
Of course you can try it, to get the feel of what satellite packet
is like.  Then you can install steerable yagis later.

You will also need to use a lot of transmit power to get sufficient ERP.
Many stations use about 30W in a yagi, so you would need about 250W
for comparable ERP.
(the ERP is not really needed when looking at the sat sensitivity specs,
but unfortunately there is often a lot of QRM on the uplink)

Rob
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From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:43 1996
From: [e-mail] (Geert Pirens)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Wanted Receiver for 137 Mhz, or a KIT for homebrew!
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 00:13:15 GMT
Message-ID: <4ja156$[e-mail]>

Hello all of you in this area.


Can someone help me with my problem?

I like to receive the next satellites: NOAA, METEOR. But for to
receive these sat's you must have a receiver at 137 Mhz.

Now I'm loking for some information where I can buy me sutch receiver.

A homebrew kitt wil also do !!

All information and reactions in case with my problem is WELKOM !!!!

Thanks already for those who will respons to my letter.

you can also send mail via FidoNet :  Geert Pirens  2:292/115.9

73!

Geert Pirens, ONL2057




From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:45 1996
From: [e-mail] (Karl Jan Skontorp)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Wanted Receiver for 137 Mhz, or a KIT for homebrew!
Date: 28 Mar 1996 09:08:00 GMT
Message-ID: <4jdktg$[e-mail]>
References: <4ja156$[e-mail]>

In article <4ja156$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] says...
>
>Hello all of you in this area.
>
>
>Can someone help me with my problem?
>
>I like to receive the next satellites: NOAA, METEOR. But for to
>receive these sat's you must have a receiver at 137 Mhz.
>
>Now I'm loking for some information where I can buy me sutch receiver.
>
>A homebrew kitt wil also do !!
>
>All information and reactions in case with my problem is WELKOM !!!!
>
>Thanks already for those who will respons to my letter.
>
>you can also send mail via FidoNet :  Geert Pirens  2:292/115.9
>
>73!
>
>Geert Pirens, ONL2057
>
>

Hi again Geert!
I know that RIG members had the possibility to buy a rather cheap one as
a kit - RIGsat-RX1, but at the time I know that a frien of mine tried to
get one of these, but they did not sell any more kits because they didn't
have any more MF-filters. You can still buy such filters, but they are
VERY expencive. You could try to contact the RIG magazine editor by
E-mail. His address is [e-mail]. The also have a
homepage I think - I dont remember the address - I found It:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/john_wxpics/rig/index.html
Another place to check for a really good RX is the one from Timestep, Box
2001, Newmarket CB8 8XB England. Tel. [phone] fax [phone]. Their
RX is very good, and the price is ú185 +p&p ú6

A suitable rx was also described in QST 1989(???) that one was built
around the Plessy SL6640. I'm building this one now - the only problem is
to get a cheap xtal filter. I have found an old 10.7MHz filter with 50kHz
bandwith (??) in an old taxi tranceiver. I hope this one will work. I can
supply you with drawing if you are interested. I suppose I could scan it
and send it via E-mail?

73's de Karl Jan LA3FY



From [e-mail] Sat Mar 30 14:34:46 1996
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Wanted: updated keps for STS-76 & MIR
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 02:01:40 GMT
Message-ID: <4j7j1i$[e-mail]>
References: <4j14uu$[e-mail]>

In article <4j14uu$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>
>Hello,
>
>My local packet BBS doesn't have current keps for the current SAREX mission
>or MIR.  Could someone please post or e-mail the current information?
>
>Thanks es 73 de Mel, KB0EZT
>E-mail: [e-mail]
>
>
>
>`[1;30;43mNet-Tamer V 1.00.0 - Test Drive
>

   Get on the shuttle element set e-mail list. Everytime the orbital data
changes you get the latest. Send to [e-mail] the message: subscribe
shuttle-elts

You'll get confirmation rather quickly.

Tom


   Tom Randall            Amateur Radio - KB2SMS
   [e-mail]       Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club / ARRL
                          Member: AAVSO Solar Division

   Opinions herein are mine and they are not that of MHV.NET!


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:39 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] ("Stephen Walters")
Subject: Re: Phase 3D to launch this year?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 01:21:51 GMT

Dear all

I know this must appear like a silly question, but why launch lots of
expensive sophisticated satellites every few years?

Why not send up one new, ultra simple satellite or possibly pairs each
month? build them in a production line.

IE. operational life 6~18 months before re-entry, and make a few of them
geostationary?!

Let's keep the budget to 5~15K pounds sterling EACH. Use redundant
capacity in any launch vehicle....

That way we'd have plenty of capacity for all.....

Suggest spec.

Controlled by an pic-chip or 8bit cpu? 6502/1802/z80 etc...

most basic attitude control (Could a spray~can be used?), if any..one or
two transponders for UHF/SHF (linear transponder? old tech but worth
improving) etc. If the sat is geostationary and positioned for maximum
exposure to the sun, then I assume battery requirements are reduced.
Could cosmic radiation be used to provide electrical power?) etc. Could
standard chassis be developed and mass~produced? I have often wondered if
radioactive power sources have been considered, eg use a beta~emitter in
a small electric pile/battery as used in pacemakers heart~regulators,
these are very small, reliable and the radiation is minimal.

Has anybody considered reversible fuel cells, in sunlight use solar
panels to electrolyses water into H and O2. When in darkness, convert
into a fuel cell and produce electricity+heat+water again.

I would be very happy to donate personal funds for this kind of
development (I could be asking for trouble here!)

Steve (a new novice member of Amsat UK)
G7VFY
Tel [phone].





From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:40 1996
From: [e-mail](John Chapman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space,
Subject: keplerian help
Date: 28 Mar 1996 19:50:18 GMT
Message-ID: <4jeqhq$[e-mail]>

Am just starting to play with a sat. tracking program. Have received the
ARRL keplerian report. Is there a document that explains what it all
means??

the program I have will inport in AMSAT or NASA format, but not
ARRL, as far as I can tell.  However, it does have a manual input I can
use, but I need to understand what all the data is in the ARRL report.

At the moment I'm using LogSat for Windows.
Thanks,
John KD2BW


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:41 1996
From: [e-mail] (Andrew Gareth Nilsson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Unix Satellite Tracking
Date: 29 Mar 1996 02:38:22 GMT
Message-ID: <4jfiev$[e-mail]>
References: <4jbocm$[e-mail]>

Mike ([e-mail]) wrote:
: I am looking for a text based satellite tracker for unix.  I
: heard that Sattrack was for Unix, but one needs to run x windows
: to use it.  I don't have x windows, and that is why I need something
: text based.
:
Sattrack is text based although in the last few releases it came
with a x-windows graphical display. Works fine. (at least the last
time I tried it.)

Andrew VK6JBL  [e-mail]



From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:42 1996
From: Jack Davis <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Homebrew sat. tracking controller?
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 96 19:51:34 PST
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4ipon4$[e-mail]>  <[e-mail]>


In Article<[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]> writes:
> Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
> Path: news.deltanet.com!news.deltanet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!newsfeed.internet
mci.com!EU.net!sun4nl!rnzll3!sys3.pe1chl!rob
> From: [e-mail] (Rob Janssen)
> Subject: Re: Homebrew sat. tracking controller?
> X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 (NOV)
> Reply-To: [e-mail]
> Organization: PE1CHL
> Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
> References: <4ipon4$[e-mail]>
> Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 12:25:35 GMT
> Lines: 31
>
> In <4ipon4$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Joachim Alexander Pihl) w
rites:
>
>
> >We are in need of a satelite tracking controller, and naturally, we want
> >to build it ourselves. We already have Satscan scanning software, and
> >we know it is capable of talking to a rotor controller, but we do not
> >know what format the data output is, and what kind of handshaking it
> >expects. Does anyone know?
>
> >If not: does anyone know of other tracking programs that are easy to use,
> >yet still have a documented way of talking to the controller. Buying
> >an interface is out the question, given the fact that this club (LA1K)
> >consists mainly of engineering students.
>
> For years, I have used an old Epson PX-8 handheld CP/M machine to
> track satellites.  I used a homemade BASIC program derived from the
> wellknown "basic orbits" by W3IWI.
> It interfaces to an AMSAT-DL rotor interface, but of course it is
> easy to modify the program to control something else.
>
> So, if you have one of these machines (or something similar) laying
> around somewhere, it is a cheap solution.
>
> There are also single-chip micro designs, like the TrackBox, that you
> can build yourself.
>
> Rob
> --
>
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|
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>
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TAPR _might_ have a few TrakBox kits left. I sent them some about a week ago.

Why reinvent the wheel? These are used the world over and most popular
software used on the birds support it.

de WA4EJR




From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:43 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Set: Space Shuttle (96089.25042824)
Date: 30 Mar 1996 02:20:57 GMT
Message-ID: <4ji5q9$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial WWW,

                    http://www.grove.net/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible).  Documentation and tracking software ar
e
also available on this system.  As a service to the satellite user community,
the most current elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below.

Element sets (also updated daily), shuttle elements, and some documentation
and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil
(129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.

******************************************************************************
*

STS 76
1 23831U 96018A   96089.25042824 -.00000512  00000-0  00000+0 0   281
2 23831  51.6462 164.4958 0007147 136.7223   6.6885 15.58374390  1080
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From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:52 1996
From: [e-mail] (TS Kelso)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: NORAD Two-Line Orbital Element Sets (TLE784)
Date: 30 Mar 1996 02:23:03 GMT
Message-ID: <4ji5u7$[e-mail]>
Keywords: Satellite, Orbital Elements, Keplerian, NORAD

The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the *NEW* Celestial WWW,

                    http://www.grove.net/~tkelso/

and are updated daily (when possible). Documentation and tracking software are
also available on this system.

Element sets (also updated daily) and some documentation and software are
available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.66) in the
directory pub/space.

As a service to the satellite user community, the most current of these
elements are uploaded weekly to sci.space.news and rec.radio.amateur.space.
This week's elements are provided below.

******************************************************************************
*

- Current Two-Line Element Sets #784 -
Alouette 1
1 00424U 62049A   96087.22689125  .00000056  00000-0  55172-4 0  1847
2 00424  80.4592   4.6163 0021538 251.3911 108.4889 13.67864609671137
ATS 1
1 02608U 66110A   96085.17454944 -.00000377  00000-0  10000-3 0  9617
2 02608  14.6261 353.7318 0008724  75.7438 284.3307  1.00378849 24028
ATS 3
1 03029U 67111A   96089.20403301 -.00000115  00000-0  10000-3 0  4734
2 03029  14.8986   0.6403 0009653 270.7653 243.4707  1.00272851103960
Starlette
1 07646U 75010A   96087.27005166 -.00000121  00000-0  16262-4 0  9584
2 07646  49.8294 111.9682 0205816 319.8854  38.6975 13.82190978 67637
LAGEOS
1 08820U 76039A   96087.33330210 -.00000015  00000-0  10000-3 0  1812
2 08820 109.8579 357.9735 0043160 145.7544 214.5897  6.38664799208602
ETS-2
1 09852U 77014A   96085.29867192 -.00000303  00000-0  10000-3 0   672
2 09852  13.1353  33.9341 0001724 124.7808 235.2188  1.00001658 16804
GOES 2
1 10061U 77048A   96085.59676741  .00000044  00000-0  10000-3 0  6558
2 10061  12.2449  38.0577 0009009 126.4445  57.1699  1.00278409 13604
IUE
1 10637U 78012A   96084.89355812 -.00000218  00000-0  10000-3 0  2420
2 10637  35.6454  84.4248 1352604  54.5524 331.8595  1.00260082 19094
GPS BI-01
1 10684U 78020A   96087.00030436 -.00000058  00000-0  10000-3 0  4377
2 10684  64.9292  26.3061 0059476 162.9468 197.2467  1.98069440117789
GPS BI-02
1 10893U 78047A   96084.49397119  .00000021  00000-0  10000-3 0  2313
2 10893  63.2160 263.7121 0231274  14.5874 346.0758  2.01627228131100
GOES 3
1 10953U 78062A   96088.29553067 -.00000132  00000-0  10000-3 0  6379
2 10953  11.2376  40.8817 0001988 318.9181 190.9347  1.00276456 18244
SeaSat 1
1 10967U 78064A   96086.86603385 -.00000028  00000-0  35184-4 0  4740
2 10967 107.9881   4.4282 0002413 241.0070 119.0830 14.38093934929616
GPS BI-03
1 11054U 78093A   96083.70546887  .00000015  00000-0  10000-3 0  3904
2 11054  62.9076 262.6589 0046238 180.1561 179.8165  1.93505134127004
Nimbus 7
1 11080U 78098A   96086.05013251 -.00000026  00000-0  14293-4 0  5749
2 11080  98.9561 312.2844 0008534 186.8790 173.2250 13.83695666879673
GPS BI-04
1 11141U 78112A   96086.90369185 -.00000055  00000-0  10000-3 0   331
2 11141  64.9607  28.6092 0049768  27.6474 332.6042  1.92894713 16295
GPS BI-05
1 11690U 80011A   96087.08268300 -.00000054  00000-0  10000-3 0    67
2 11690  65.2984  27.8082 0147857 193.0623 166.5512  2.00570985132554
GPS BI-06
1 11783U 80032A   96087.76270387  .00000033  00000-0  10000-3 0  1388
2 11783  62.3368 256.3919 0225918  29.9379 331.3160  2.03456631117175
GOES 5
1 12472U 81049A   96087.93273371 -.00000065  00000-0  10000-3 0  9225
2 12472   8.0409  51.0117 0005015  40.1060 319.9844  1.00205090 12284
Cosmos 1383
1 13301U 82066A   96089.24177150  .00000003  00000-0 -14562-4 0  4833
2 13301  82.9332 192.4063 0028974  99.1804 261.2632 13.68072979686445
LandSat 4
1 13367U 82072A   96088.75791223 -.00000014  00000-0  67679-5 0  8766
2 13367  98.0849 142.0741 0008145  36.7301 323.4453 14.57176078728824
DMSP B5D2-1
1 13736U 82118A   96088.87394378  .00000055  00000-0  41317-4 0  9754
2 13736  98.6273 278.5474 0007499 259.8319 100.2019 14.25775204689621
IRAS
1 13777U 83004A   96089.05964087 -.00000281  00000-0 -16353-3 0  2718
2 13777  98.9672 276.2597 0012527 318.2659  41.7547 13.99245383342168
Cosmos 1447
1 13916U 83021A   96087.46125313  .00000039  00000-0  25315-4 0  5784
2 13916  82.9413 251.4756 0039024  21.6739 338.6057 13.74337884652514
TDRS 1
1 13969U 83026B   96088.24189920 -.00000271  00000-0  00000+0 0  5708
2 13969   8.8464  44.4814 0007108 343.1532 167.5955  1.00427706 20571
GOES 6
1 14050U 83041A   96089.25204521 -.00000265  00000-0  10000-3 0  5016
2 14050   6.8716  54.3426 0003822   5.7384 142.5772  1.00277831105391
OSCAR 10
1 14129U 83058B   96086.38855436 -.00000079  00000-0  10000-3 0  4088
2 14129  26.3219 217.6042 5989029   1.8359 359.5676  2.05880164 68168
LandSat 5
1 14780U 84021A   96086.74461447  .00000012  00000-0  13119-4 0  4549
2 14780  98.3413 144.5081 0002157 158.9181 201.2098 14.57044131641925
UoSat 2
1 14781U 84021B   96088.03302773  .00000105  00000-0  25639-4 0  8727
2 14781  97.7948  82.3903 0011779 357.0263   3.0872 14.69437913645735
GPS BI-09
1 15039U 84059A   96087.09002359 -.00000066  00000-0  10000-3 0  4028
2 15039  64.6230  22.9356 0082603  18.6213 341.6636  1.92302336 85852
Cosmos 1574
1 15055U 84062A   96088.69023578  .00000050  00000-0  36950-4 0  7795
2 15055  82.9569 305.3159 0026398 203.0334 156.9639 13.73633663589930
GPS BI-10
1 15271U 84097A   96087.20432289  .00000033  00000-0  10000-3 0  1277
2 15271  62.0449 256.9273 0158349 358.1546   1.7955  2.00610842 83628
Cosmos 1602
1 15331U 84105A   96085.28175975  .00000230  00000-0  24302-4 0  4628
2 15331  82.5353 191.6323 0018445 222.8714 137.1069 14.84734609620522
NOAA 9
1 15427U 84123A   96089.02444096  .00000006  00000-0  27109-4 0  6398
2 15427  98.9560 153.8726 0014802 176.6240 183.5034 14.13769723582306
GPS BI-11
1 16129U 85093A   96083.74483674 -.00000058  00000-0  10000-3 0  7135
2 16129  65.2905  26.5938 0156600  84.8326 276.9339  1.89367927 20306
Mir
1 16609U 86017A   96088.90420515  .00059562  00000-0  78519-3 0  4615
2 16609  51.6492 166.2325 0004585 128.2076 231.9363 15.57824876577496
SPOT 1
1 16613U 86019A   96087.20071770  .00000090  00000-0  62356-4 0  9192
2 16613  98.6170 156.7345 0001509  78.8229 281.3142 14.20090850208675
Cosmos 1766
1 16881U 86055A   96085.49837594  .00000124  00000-0  12052-4 0  3776
2 16881  82.5164 249.1722 0017410 253.7499 106.1797 14.83716229521430
EGP
1 16908U 86061A   96086.85139420 -.00000083  00000-0  10000-3 0   746
2 16908  50.0088 250.1443 0011725 163.4521 196.6699 12.44414112106157
NOAA 10
1 16969U 86073A   96089.01306154  .00000009  00000-0  21872-4 0  5581
2 16969  98.5214  88.3889 0012041 227.1018 132.9149 14.24977508495188
MOS-1
1 17527U 87018A   96088.70571526 -.00000043  00000-0  00000+0 0  3957
2 17527  98.9585 152.4665 0017223 186.0075 174.0857 14.00426119463721
GOES 7
1 17561U 87022A   96088.35746789 -.00000047  00000-0  10000-3 0  8297
2 17561   2.9057  69.9898 0004716 347.4633 141.1675  1.00355482 16495
Kvant-1
1 17845U 87030A   96088.90429432  .00057854  00000-0  76307-3 0  5820
2 17845  51.6486 166.2324 0004566 129.6953 230.9486 15.57823380511604
DMSP B5D2-3
1 18123U 87053A   96089.00407173  .00000013  00000-0  28906-4 0  3753
2 18123  98.7741 280.6112 0014865 120.6422 239.6221 14.15435112453154
RS-10/11
1 18129U 87054A   96086.88355020  .00000020  00000-0  53343-5 0  1868
2 18129  82.9241 209.3551 0013080  28.3182 331.8680 13.72363193438888
Meteor 2-16
1 18312U 87068A   96087.99298041  .00000027  00000-0  10980-4 0  4699
2 18312  82.5508  56.4763 0014098  86.4330 273.8427 13.84072985434946
Meteor 2-17
1 18820U 88005A   96089.12663154  .00000039  00000-0  21624-4 0  8923
2 18820  82.5423 110.8035 0017156 146.0425 214.1829 13.84754034412446
DMSP B5D2-4
1 18822U 88006A   96088.54568427  .00000011  00000-0  22960-4 0  2184
2 18822  98.3883 284.4330 0005237 237.2905 122.7769 14.23184615423100
Glonass 34
1 19163U 88043A   96085.99809438  .00000034  00000-0  10000-3 0   656
2 19163  65.2244  88.6464 0006233 166.9411 193.0857  2.13102016 60468
Glonass 36
1 19165U 88043C   96086.99347598  .00000045  00000-0  10000-3 0  4716
2 19165  65.2067  88.5712 0001901 119.9692 240.0751  2.13101948 61105
METEOSAT 3
1 19215U 88051A   96084.98554896 -.00000069  00000-0  10000-3 0  2499
2 19215   3.0968  68.2325 0003174 149.6769 210.6246  0.96946909 16368
AO-13
1 19216U 88051B   96089.10303706 -.00000109  00000-0  53650-3 0  1741
2 19216  57.3210 126.5086 7394472  35.2824 356.4177  2.09748831 28158
OKEAN 1
1 19274U 88056A   96088.80008893  .00000272  00000-0  30832-4 0   786
2 19274  82.5162 346.8452 0021661  32.3320 327.9217 14.82466262417464
Meteor 3-2
1 19336U 88064A   96086.88622880  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  4691
2 19336  82.5361 224.6446 0018322  80.2987 280.0205 13.16976582368649
Glonass 39
1 19503U 88085C   96085.14605552 -.00000059  00000-0  10000-3 0  3626
2 19503  65.6161 327.5555 0005067 153.9473 206.1253  2.13101798 58551
NOAA 11
1 19531U 88089A   96089.01001539  .00000033  00000-0  42472-4 0  4470
2 19531  99.1923 105.0219 0012668 104.1481 256.1101 14.13086301387128
TDRS 2
1 19548U 88091B   96085.00939031 -.00000207  00000-0  10000-3 0  1891
2 19548   2.3568  73.2176 0002805 202.7611 355.2111  1.00273273 14685
Glonass 40
1 19749U 89001A   96085.18378404  .00000025  00000-0  10000-3 0  5820
2 19749  65.1674  88.2051 0006759 241.4978 118.4546  2.13101540 56060
Glonass 41
1 19750U 89001B   96084.30039218  .00000017  00000-0  10000-3 0  4844
2 19750  65.1958  88.2937 0007938 214.6245 145.3474  2.13101785 56069
GPS BII-01
1 19802U 89013A   96088.37565664  .00000030  00000-0  10000-3 0  1993
2 19802  55.2946 113.8522 0029113 188.1396 171.8739  2.00569807 52096
Akebono
1 19822U 89016A   96088.67995737  .00008200  00000-0  42200-3 0  6954
2 19822  75.0920 170.5492 3753852 167.0178 206.3661  7.90826908160323
Meteor 2-18
1 19851U 89018A   96089.20097414  .00000015  00000-0  50634-6 0  4680
2 19851  82.5250 344.8650 0013887 193.3696 166.7099 13.84408238357769
MOP-1
1 19876U 89020B   96087.10586295 -.00000107  00000-0  10000-3 0  1890
2 19876   1.8188  71.2403 0019942 279.8265  80.4813  0.97109784  5824
TDRS 3
1 19883U 89021B   96084.47028288 -.00000285  00000-0  00000+0 0  1936
2 19883   0.0513  33.3932 0002260 347.5111 289.6556  1.00274789   723
GPS BII-02
1 20061U 89044A   96088.71517829 -.00000007  00000-0  10000-3 0  2046
2 20061  54.2562 289.7404 0153789 220.0637 138.7914  2.00560415 49843
Nadezhda 1
1 20103U 89050A   96089.02734422  .00000016  00000-0  17753-5 0  7199
2 20103  82.9615 167.7969 0035994 277.6120  82.0948 13.73863708337672
GPS BII-03
1 20185U 89064A   96089.05536024  .00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  2267
2 20185  55.0960 114.3228 0023331 313.3307  46.5538  2.00552158 48423
GMS 4
1 20217U 89070A   96088.31921412 -.00000379  00000-0  10000-3 0  3369
2 20217   1.6285  75.4634 0001242  83.8304 261.8949  1.00270398 24601
INTERCOSMOS 24
1 20261U 89080A   96088.71023089  .00000107  00000-0  31065-4 0  4865
2 20261  82.5962 322.1341 1240414 224.6205 124.8303 12.47326730295875
GPS BII-04
1 20302U 89085A   96087.59393771 -.00000011  00000-0  10000-3 0  2047
2 20302  53.2902 229.6099 0017358 185.4056 174.5458  2.00562963 47198
Meteor 3-3
1 20305U 89086A   96088.74460740  .00000044  00000-0  10000-3 0  5251
2 20305  82.5537 180.2104 0007405 137.1867 222.9778 13.04431454307711
COBE
1 20322U 89089A   96086.03778007  .00000296  00000-0  21707-3 0  1993
2 20322  98.9458 102.6570 0008663 272.4178  87.6024 14.03457090325267
Kvant-2
1 20335U 89093A   96088.90429432  .00057854  00000-0  76307-3 0  5504
2 20335  51.6486 166.2324 0004566 129.6953 230.9486 15.57823380360615
GPS BII-05
1 20361U 89097A   96087.10729107 -.00000021  00000-0  10000-3 0   508
2 20361  55.9592  56.5206 0079759 132.0201 228.6941  2.00564282 36661
COSMOS 2054 (Altair-1)
1 20391U 89101A   96088.53652624 -.00000147  00000-0  00000+0 0  3107
2 20391   3.6960  63.9919 0002340 334.0315 325.0052  1.00268350 23182
SPOT 2
1 20436U 90005A   96089.23787114  .00000169  00000-0  10000-3 0   524
2 20436  98.7027 164.2348 0001407  95.7466 264.3871 14.20042794320499
UO-14
1 20437U 90005B   96085.22107227 -.00000023  00000-0  77660-5 0  1709
2 20437  98.5462 169.7988 0011877  84.9089 275.3461 14.29914570322054
UO-15
1 20438U 90005C   96087.07465003 -.00000024  00000-0  73337-5 0  9676
2 20438  98.5411 169.6993 0011218  86.2850 273.9609 14.29226658322190
PACSAT
1 20439U 90005D   96087.77102484  .00000022  00000-0  25528-4 0  9692
2 20439  98.5613 174.3884 0012207  79.7299 280.5257 14.29970284322431
DO-17
1 20440U 90005E   96086.12218737  .00000012  00000-0  21304-4 0  9698
2 20440  98.5635 173.3621 0012391  83.2611 276.9971 14.30111496322220
WO-18
1 20441U 90005F   96088.83895092  .00000017  00000-0  23163-4 0  9740
2 20441  98.5638 175.9827 0012854  77.0057 283.2518 14.30081795322618
LO-19
1 20442U 90005G   96086.67205340  .00000078  00000-0  47039-4 0  9691
2 20442  98.5655 174.3122 0013185  82.3992 277.8689 14.30189552322320
GPS BII-06
1 20452U 90008A   96084.51309306 -.00000024  00000-0  10000-3 0  1447
2 20452  54.0583 170.2149 0056666  87.6367 273.0502  2.00563437 45110
MOS-1B
1 20478U 90013A   96088.82679637  .00000090  00000-0  10000-3 0  9109
2 20478  99.1128 159.2869 0001738  53.0434 307.0885 13.94869162233357
DEBUT
1 20479U 90013B   96085.15031525  .00000062  00000-0  21924-3 0  9680
2 20479  99.0398 126.1415 0540632 314.5609  41.2526 12.83338781287124
FO-20
1 20480U 90013C   96089.15566579 -.00000034  00000-0  47600-5 0  8666
2 20480  99.0382 129.1978 0540610 305.9813  49.2294 12.83232201287628
MOS-1B R/B
1 20491U 90013D   96087.21209526 -.00000045  00000-0 -26100-4 0  2263
2 20491  99.0709 189.9971 0470306 126.3070 238.2457 13.02975686291184
LACE
1 20496U 90015A   96088.89756875  .00001598  00000-0  53576-4 0  6330
2 20496  43.1028 301.6249 0011328 260.8246  99.1328 15.35480100341488
Nadezhda 2
1 20508U 90017A   96088.99318628 -.00000074  00000-0 -94614-4 0  7202
2 20508  82.9505 302.3407 0043530 227.8930 131.8522 13.73505111304883
OKEAN 2
1 20510U 90018A   96085.60026873  .00000199  00000-0  24039-4 0  4868
2 20510  82.5228 303.4788 0016903 229.3970 130.5798 14.78584746327325
GPS BII-07
1 20533U 90025A   96087.90576850 -.00000011  00000-0  10000-3 0  1897
2 20533  54.6251 290.4621 0054144  77.9944 282.6303  2.00555009 43951
PegSat
1 20546U 90028A   96086.89508328  .00005615  00000-0  10594-3 0  9098
2 20546  94.1155 305.5757 0059788 325.8013  33.9399 15.46577019332284
HST
1 20580U 90037B   96086.25216339  .00000418  00000-0  26181-4 0  7863
2 20580  28.4679  31.6494 0006090  27.6177 332.4732 14.91031904126190
MACSAT 2
1 20608U 90043B   96086.69856134  .00000168  00000-0  26337-4 0  1704
2 20608  89.9323 174.1070 0106660 345.8842  13.9402 14.64907924314211
Glonass 44
1 20619U 90045A   96088.83668668 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  2817
2 20619  65.2377 326.7036 0024173 200.8642 158.9547  2.13102321 45593
Glonass 45
1 20620U 90045B   96083.79354172 -.00000058  00000-0  10000-3 0  2757
2 20620  65.2120 326.8697 0008364  41.6650 318.4531  2.13102513 45521
Glonass 46
1 20621U 90045C   96088.08423258 -.00000043  00000-0  10000-3 0  8667
2 20621  65.2231 326.7723 0012201 197.2491 162.7620  2.13102008 45618
Kristall
1 20635U 90048A   96088.90429432  .00057854  00000-0  76307-3 0  3428
2 20635  51.6486 166.2324 0004566 129.6953 230.9486 15.57823380331447
ROSAT
1 20638U 90049A   96086.75823895 -.00000182  00000-0  69796-5 0  5458
2 20638  52.9922 310.2638 0011539 229.0219 130.9761 15.07375476319888
Meteor 2-19
1 20670U 90057A   96085.99032822 -.00000077  00000-0 -82810-4 0  9673
2 20670  82.5413  53.9426 0017099 123.9015 236.3782 13.84140618290239
CRRES
1 20712U 90065A   96088.49322257  .00000003  00000-0  96481-4 0  2366
2 20712  18.0855 284.2931 7183429 316.4265   5.2768  2.35659014 41212
GPS BII-08
1 20724U 90068A   96088.22909651  .00000028  00000-0  00000+0 0   195
2 20724  54.9386 111.9211 0125989 181.3662 178.6611  2.00564925 39824
Feng Yun1-2
1 20788U 90081A   96089.20156989 -.00000027  00000-0  10000-4 0  8078
2 20788  98.8110  97.4380 0015117 359.9672   0.1308 14.01336501284898
Meteor 2-20
1 20826U 90086A   96087.77587829  .00000081  00000-0  59856-4 0  9787
2 20826  82.5297 349.1167 0014973  31.0894 329.1152 13.83628420277582
GPS BII-09
1 20830U 90088A   96085.29127450 -.00000033  00000-0  10000-3 0   156
2 20830  55.8859  54.5677 0065695  97.0062 263.7271  2.00562551 40406
GPS BIIA-10
1 20959U 90103A   96089.17964651  .00000039  00000-0  10000-3 0  9883
2 20959  55.1307 113.9243 0106750 233.7876 125.2800  2.00565273 39073
DMSP B5D2-5
1 20978U 90105A   96088.85153994  .00000077  00000-0  42802-4 0  5659
2 20978  98.6061 160.6076 0080223  47.7626 313.0325 14.32636115278210
Glonass 47
1 21006U 90110A   96089.04676289  .00000061  00000-0  10000-3 0  8400
2 21006  65.1593  87.4068 0056886 188.7700 171.1578  2.13102629 41301
Glonass 48
1 21007U 90110B   96088.29881701  .00000056  00000-0  10000-3 0  9713
2 21007  65.1778  87.5066 0038908 175.9640 184.0866  2.13101020 41275
Glonass 49
1 21008U 90110C   96088.19250545  .00000055  00000-0  00000+0 0  2053
2 21008  65.1570  87.4606 0011343 274.6415  85.2513  2.13099042 41266
AO-21
1 21087U 91006A   96089.22990407  .00000094  00000-0  82657-4 0  6902
2 21087  82.9387  20.8803 0036830  67.2733 293.2310 13.74566890259023
RS-12/13
1 21089U 91007A   96086.39280375  .00000056  00000-0  42564-4 0  8763
2 21089  82.9183 250.7295 0030665 102.4421 258.0189 13.74068025257662
MOP-2
1 21140U 91015B   96082.76471566 -.00000020  00000-0  00000+0 0  1535
2 21140   0.3560  72.4920 0001120 226.9558 157.2958  1.00281922 20744
Nadezhda 3
1 21152U 91019A   96089.03088071 -.00000104  00000-0 -12746-3 0  4096
2 21152  82.9263 205.1489 0041607 204.0459 155.8755 13.73530300252745
Glonass 50
1 21216U 91025A   96089.06561088 -.00000034  00000-0  10000-3 0  4925
2 21216  64.9543 326.2673 0008438 203.4384 156.5785  2.13103383 38812
Glonass 51
1 21217U 91025B   96088.66678927 -.00000038  00000-0  10000-3 0  8964
2 21217  64.9506 326.2762 0008989 230.6262 129.3529  2.13101606 38796
Glonass 52
1 21218U 91025C   96088.77739761 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  3763
2 21218  64.9424 326.2596 0007233 297.0320  62.9324  2.13102589 38802
GRO
1 21225U 91027B   96088.25850198  .00002490  00000-0  47564-4 0  3461
2 21225  28.4601  28.9997 0002666  27.6314 332.4427 15.43810872157414
Meteor 3-4
1 21232U 91030A   96088.89012249  .00000050  00000-0  10000-3 0  8795
2 21232  82.5355  69.5570 0013962   6.8567 353.2748 13.16471486236975
NOAA 12
1 21263U 91032A   96089.02964338  .00000061  00000-0  46187-4 0  8756
2 21263  98.5660 110.4145 0013146 143.0949 217.1139 14.22605152253069
OKEAN 3
1 21397U 91039A   96087.78847435  .00000197  00000-0  25031-4 0  1770
2 21397  82.5208 215.4154 0022041 307.8794  52.0485 14.76462280259356
GPS BIIA-11
1 21552U 91047A   96087.95856378 -.00000026  00000-0  10000-6 0  9566
2 21552  56.1844  52.2131 0070789 247.7886 111.4594  2.00570286 34644
ERS-1
1 21574U 91050A   96089.26856786  .00000029  00000-0  26708-4 0  2670
2 21574  98.5337 164.4551 0001961 358.6399   1.4770 14.32250359246007
UO-22
1 21575U 91050B   96086.12269101  .00000040  00000-0  27677-4 0  6754
2 21575  98.3621 154.9502 0007469 146.4743 213.6906 14.37016954246135
ORBCOMM-X
1 21576U 91050C   96087.23204224  .00000059  00000-0  34516-4 0  7709
2 21576  98.3561 154.0818 0003905 144.2104 215.9344 14.36429436246186
TUBSAT-A
1 21577U 91050D   96085.67780898  .00000002  00000-0  15141-4 0  6690
2 21577  98.3556 153.1526 0006351 150.2977 209.8571 14.36512309245994
SARA
1 21578U 91050E   96087.06277979  .00000222  00000-0  85425-4 0  8707
2 21578  98.3842 161.8886 0005145 137.5126 222.6450 14.39165573246521
TDRS 4
1 21639U 91054B   96084.38484481  .00000064  00000-0  00000+0 0   144
2 21639   0.0273 277.7370 0004189  63.2772 165.3865  1.00276275111037
Meteor 3-5
1 21655U 91056A   96085.32672358  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  8768
2 21655  82.5559  19.6889 0014241  25.0513 335.1289 13.16845444221639
UARS
1 21701U 91063B   96086.44915920 -.00000065  00000-0  15413-4 0  7496
2 21701  56.9832  81.5508 0005973 110.1316 250.0360 14.96496164247975
DMSP B5D2-6
1 21798U 91082A   96089.00059239  .00000069  00000-0  59964-4 0  2239
2 21798  98.9516 106.2405 0013790  93.9706 266.3039 14.13951966223594
Glonass 53
1 21853U 92005A   96086.17369485  .00000035  00000-0  10000-3 0   800
2 21853  65.1009  87.1857 0005853 219.0774 140.9015  2.13102229 32354
Glonass 54
1 21854U 92005B   96087.39973698  .00000048  00000-0  00000+0 0  2703
2 21854  65.1072  87.1206 0015431  11.1896 348.8791  2.13104295 32368
Glonass 55
1 21855U 92005C   96088.87396073  .00000059  00000-0  00000+0 0  2571
2 21855  65.1052  87.0876 0007681 219.9068 140.0680  2.13102231 32385
JERS-1
1 21867U 92007A   96088.74490401  .00000492  00000-0  45830-4 0  8259
2 21867  97.6903 167.1555 0000601  65.4867 294.6418 14.98648837225813
GPS BIIA-12
1 21890U 92009A   96085.42718492  .00000000  00000-0  10000-3 0  7739
2 21890  53.8211 230.0876 0060236 193.7385 166.0599  2.00554683 29966
GPS BIIA-13
1 21930U 92019A   96088.61972292 -.00000090  00000-0  10000-3 0  7447
2 21930  55.7116 351.8449 0029092 186.8255 173.1758  2.00629559 28957
EUVE
1 21987U 92031A   96086.87199943  .00001103  00000-0  40818-4 0  5302
2 21987  28.4310  16.4027 0009832 230.9828 128.9881 15.19711548211149
SAMPEX
1 22012U 92038A   96086.29054277  .00000600  00000-0  49610-4 0  7059
2 22012  81.6705 206.8033 0119573  82.7838 278.6961 14.91619295202875
GPS BIIA-14
1 22014U 92039A   96086.17393450 -.00000034  00000-0  00000+0 0  6874
2 22014  54.8516 171.9120 0091922 322.2497  37.1523  2.00556193 20748
Glonass 56
1 22056U 92047A   96087.36484090 -.00000048  00000-0  00000+0 0  1760
2 22056  64.7925 326.3790 0004258 295.9323  64.0894  2.13103263 28442
Glonass 57
1 22057U 92047B   96087.19166323 -.00000050  00000-0  00000+0 0  1503
2 22057  64.8005 326.4189 0008693 332.7591  27.2479  2.13102595 28414
Glonass 58
1 22058U 92047C   96088.06961716 -.00000043  00000-0  10000-3 0   933
2 22058  64.7947 326.3961 0013853 247.4433 112.4894  2.13102205 28480
TOPEX
1 22076U 92052A   96087.00652492 -.00000038  00000-0  10000-3 0  9517
2 22076  66.0400  23.3608 0007496 266.0978  93.9173 12.80930749169596
KO-23
1 22077U 92052B   96085.20352494 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  5657
2 22077  66.0767   5.2981 0009295 321.1094  38.9246 12.86295417170007
S80/T
1 22078U 92052C   96088.10061216 -.00000037  00000-0  10000-3 0  5637
2 22078  66.0881 357.8322 0010910 323.0007  37.0249 12.86579593170464
GPS BIIA-15
1 22108U 92058A   96088.63098020 -.00000014  00000-0  10000-3 0  7107
2 22108  54.0262 230.8278 0122603 158.3705 202.1399  2.00558864 25974
FREJA
1 22161U 92064A   96087.08634417 -.00000012  00000-0  36799-4 0  5994
2 22161  62.9844  89.2620 0834077  11.0501 350.7630 13.21887676167570
LAGEOS II
1 22195U 92070B   96088.87739413 -.00000009  00000-0  10000-3 0  4786
2 22195  52.6648  42.4068 0137526  41.8023 319.2953  6.47293873 81075
GPS BIIA-16
1 22231U 92079A   96085.32656966 -.00000029  00000-0  10000-4 0  6903
2 22231  54.6683 173.0776 0034961 279.1564  80.4848  2.00551374 24489
GPS BIIA-17
1 22275U 92089A   96085.46169791 -.00000030  00000-0  10000-3 0  7038
2 22275  54.6287 170.5752 0051937 249.7886 109.7110  2.00575526 23891
TDRS 5
1 22314U 93003B   96088.01681946 -.00000295  00000-0  10000-3 0  6249
2 22314   2.4505  70.0663 0002600 260.8258 174.4771  1.00260716 11771
GPS BIIA-18
1 22446U 93007A   96086.53371853 -.00000020  00000-0  10000-3 0  6760
2 22446  54.2572 290.6688 0089133   1.0165 359.0197  2.00560170 22909
Glonass 59
1 22512U 93010A   96088.52185538  .00000057  00000-0  10000-3 0  7807
2 22512  65.1146  86.9470 0009690 175.5601 184.4958  2.13101892 23977
Glonass 60
1 22513U 93010B   96086.58328645  .00000039  00000-0  00000+0 0  8918
2 22513  65.1155  87.0301 0007142 213.8679 146.1097  2.13102700 24120
Glonass 61
1 22514U 93010C   96088.75393450  .00000058  00000-0  00000+0 0  8850
2 22514  65.1390  86.9396 0011773 194.6498 165.3537  2.13102430 24171
ASTRO-D
1 22521U 93011A   96088.78007258  .00001009  00000-0  64827-4 0  4833
2 22521  31.1045 217.7575 0056129  89.9373 270.7711 15.02805949170369
UFO F1
1 22563U 93015A   96078.11979173  .00000047  00000-0  00000+0 0  4922
2 22563  25.4905 290.0771 0006960 321.9866  37.9317  0.99247715 15197
GPS BIIA-19
1 22581U 93017A   96085.18084930 -.00000097  00000-0  10000-3 0  5198
2 22581  55.2088 351.4148 0064649  37.2977 323.1767  2.00562560 21938
ARSENE
1 22654U 93031B   96088.16715397 -.00000123  00000-0  10000-3 0  3574
2 22654   3.0679  75.5681 2876520 233.0990  97.3759  1.42203512 10443
GPS BIIA-20
1 22657U 93032A   96087.81728183 -.00000094  00000-0  10000-3 0  6217
2 22657  55.2566 351.1959 0071407 219.6638 140.1046  2.00565512 17314
RADCAL
1 22698U 93041A   96086.02516204  .00000021  00000-0  40312-5 0  4761
2 22698  89.5346 275.7442 0088784 236.9400 122.3224 14.21368195142614
GPS BIIA-21
1 22700U 93042A   96088.27044914 -.00000011  00000-0  10000-3 0  5310
2 22700  54.2348 231.6368 0049265 359.3337   0.6322  2.00554017 20129
NOAA 13
1 22739U 93050A   96088.36093388 -.00000042  00000-0  20547-5 0   273
2 22739  99.0332  43.0938 0010918  91.9688 268.2702 14.10958323135651
GPS BIIA-22
1 22779U 93054A   96087.36843044 -.00000015  00000-0  10000-3 0  5874
2 22779  54.3915 290.6844 0016446 259.4208 100.4228  2.00565853 18864
Meteor 2-21
1 22782U 93055A   96089.26183174  .00000048  00000-0  30190-4 0  4722
2 22782  82.5461  50.4773 0021103 198.7553 161.2833 13.83050010130087
UFO F2
1 22787U 93056A   96086.68168981 -.00000087  00000-0  00000+0 0  6324
2 22787   4.1903 326.6220 0003983  18.5555 156.7550  1.00276481  8004
SPOT 3
1 22823U 93061A   96087.23531866 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0  5297
2 22823  98.7048 162.3319 0001110  77.1662 282.9639 14.20043775129602
STELLA
1 22824U 93061B   96085.18387575 -.00000045  00000-0 -83177-6 0  4593
2 22824  98.5892 161.7082 0006694 111.3242 248.8663 14.27103778129958
AO-27
1 22825U 93061C   96086.72900380  .00000024  00000-0  27282-4 0  4622
2 22825  98.5901 163.7507 0009106 107.4427 252.7742 14.27690544130222
IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   96086.73157280  .00000013  00000-0  22727-4 0  4613
2 22826  98.5902 163.9024 0009823 108.3949 251.8302 14.27798259130230
HEATHSAT
1 22827U 93061E   96089.24969471  .00000021  00000-0  25897-4 0  5235
2 22827  98.5867 166.2861 0010089  89.7400 270.4935 14.27930817130604
ITAMSAT
1 22828U 93061F   96085.75129508  .00000031  00000-0  29950-4 0  4398
2 22828  98.5857 162.9919 0010892  96.6813 263.5605 14.28134465 98200
PO-28
1 22829U 93061G   96088.77947566 -.00000005  00000-0  15264-4 0  4548
2 22829  98.5869 166.0191 0010911  90.1727 270.0673 14.28114980130559
KO-25
1 22830U 93061H   96086.24817638 -.00000015  00000-0  10952-4 0  4726
2 22830  98.4762 153.4083 0012603  73.7356 286.5219 14.28104537130192
GPS BIIA-23
1 22877U 93068A   96085.42142887 -.00000036  00000-0  10000-3 0  4052
2 22877  55.6076  52.5119 0041894 290.0608  69.5191  2.00557930 17719
METEOSAT 6
1 22912U 93073B   96086.68412616 -.00000104  00000-0  10000-3 0  4255
2 22912   0.2458 293.2598 0002288  17.2951 109.8958  1.00270688  7032
HST Array
1 22920U 90037C   96087.05089026  .00006240  00000-0  42891-3 0  4460
2 22920  28.4664 313.9581 0003737 309.5950  50.4308 15.03965759127042
Meteor 3-6
1 22969U 94003A   96087.15679321  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  2429
2 22969  82.5606 318.3800 0017471  81.6885 278.6214 13.16735686104254
TUBSAT-B
1 22970U 94003B   96088.69420617  .00000051  00000-0  10000-3 0  2344
2 22970  82.5619 317.2071 0017710  75.8376 284.4702 13.16827553104469
GPS BIIA-24
1 23027U 94016A   96088.98829919 -.00000090  00000-0  10000-3 0  3314
2 23027  55.0839 353.1066 0062109 200.1007 159.6854  2.00575599 15093
Glonass 62
1 23043U 94021A   96086.95482775 -.00000052  00000-0  00000+0 0  3287
2 23043  64.6840 326.7770 0004237 189.8834 170.1842  2.13103187 15253
Glonass 63
1 23044U 94021B   96087.30659983 -.00000050  00000-0  00000+0 0  3003
2 23044  64.6709 326.7533 0027878 204.1133 155.8014  2.13103067 15263
Glonass 64
1 23045U 94021C   96087.95276427 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0  3108
2 23045  64.6605 326.7410 0011936  31.4909 328.6335  2.13102473 15270
GOES 8
1 23051U 94022A   96088.48907978 -.00000268  00000-0  00000+0 0  4947
2 23051   0.1519 264.9142 0000889 140.8460 241.6519  1.00271829 14558
MSTI 2
1 23101U 94028A   96088.06859408  .00005635  00000-0  90868-4 0  2987
2 23101  97.0863 282.5154 0009980 257.7066 102.3059 15.53266010106701
STRV-1A
1 23125U 94034B   96080.89643034  .00000484  00000-0  23604-3 0  2664
2 23125   7.3804 277.8948 7246635 346.6535   1.4594  2.31877232 14077
STRV-1B
1 23126U 94034C   96083.09429788  .00000901  00000-0  31090-3 0  2367
2 23126   7.3532 277.3022 7252773 347.9721   1.2978  2.31747659 14168
Nadezhda 4
1 23179U 94041A   96086.63490168  .00000032  00000-0  17170-4 0  1779
2 23179  82.9468 297.7895 0037194 356.7715   3.3190 13.75678951 85445
Glonass 65
1 23203U 94050A   96086.21329128 -.00000003  00000-0  00000+0 0  2643
2 23203  64.7776 206.8977 0006979 143.2214 216.8236  2.13102082 12635
Glonass 66
1 23204U 94050B   96088.32411871 -.00000018  00000-0  00000+0 0  2854
2 23204  64.7622 206.8534 0014868 352.4159   7.5507  2.13102395 12670
Glonass 67
1 23205U 94050C   96087.73755686 -.00000015  00000-0  00000+0 0  2660
2 23205  64.7697 206.8619 0001339 324.9889  34.9923  2.13102349 12664
DMSP B5D2-7
1 23233U 94057A   96088.90556406  .00000124  00000-0  90208-4 0  7172
2 23233  98.8409 148.8161 0013547  51.1067 309.1312 14.12692287 81495
OKEAN 1-7
1 23317U 94066A   96087.09975679  .00000126  00000-0  15668-4 0  1411
2 23317  82.5462 134.5551 0026640 351.9899   8.0878 14.74007484 78444
ELEKTRO
1 23327U 94069A   96085.44303819 -.00000117  00000-0  00000+0 0  1356
2 23327   0.1857 238.0040 0006346 187.4417 353.1109  1.00271127  5163
RESURS 1-3
1 23342U 94074A   96089.22605796  .00000059  00000-0  17844-4 0  4657
2 23342  97.9756 148.1499 0001192  79.6664 280.4676 14.69823234 75069
Glonass 68
1 23396U 94076A   96088.98885305  .00000060  00000-0  00000+0 0  2310
2 23396  65.0561  87.0023 0029627 195.6402 164.2942  2.13102601 10534
Glonass 69
1 23397U 94076B   96089.16467897  .00000060  00000-0  00000+0 0  2336
2 23397  65.0397  87.0187 0014659 314.3066  45.6019  2.13102309 10530
Glonass 70
1 23398U 94076C   96088.10987293  .00000054  00000-0  00000+0 0  2486
2 23398  65.0301  87.0193 0005716 288.1832  71.7802  2.13102163 10523
LUCH (Altair-2)
1 23426U 94082A   96088.22827897 -.00000282  00000-0  00000+0 0  2856
2 23426   1.6044 269.1742 0003941 119.5087 333.7584  1.00256571  4692
RS-15
1 23439U 94085A   96088.20978957 -.00000039  00000-0  10000-3 0  1220
2 23439  64.8191 154.0384 0163297 213.3084 145.7480 11.27524232 51651
NOAA 14
1 23455U 94089A   96088.83377251  .00000084  00000-0  70484-4 0  5452
2 23455  98.9376  34.5871 0010398 105.5112 254.7215 14.11577432 64110
ODERACS II A
1 23471U 95004C   96073.65256944  .07085369  12634-4  15549-3 0  4283
2 23471  51.6282 142.2438 0004201 321.3532  38.7849 16.46496319 64359
Glonass 71
1 23511U 95009A   96089.00801703 -.00000037  00000-0  00000+0 0  1684
2 23511  64.6910 326.9724 0004602 221.4717 138.5474  2.13103345  8269
Glonass 72
1 23512U 95009B   96086.31075442 -.00000056  00000-0  00000+0 0  1770
2 23512  64.6886 327.0692 0007142 333.8307  26.1851  2.13101909  8202
Glonass 73
1 23513U 95009C   96088.01119519 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0  1918
2 23513  64.6847 327.0318 0011470 200.4465 159.5631  2.13103366  8248
GMS 5
1 23522U 95011B   96085.29890810 -.00000302  00000-0  10000-3 0  1098
2 23522   0.4753 327.9362 0003560 224.4964 238.2361  1.00279288  3614
DMSP B5D2-8
1 23533U 95015A   96088.98011416  .00000049  00000-0  50031-4 0  4482
2 23533  98.8404  92.4815 0006369 290.5818  69.4672 14.12730886 52301
Microlab 1
1 23547U 95017C   96089.23695890  .00000155  00000-0  61026-4 0   954
2 23547  69.9789 355.6026 0014684 285.2784  74.6722 14.45506515 52110
OFEQ 3
1 23549U 95018A   96088.88109222  .00011653  00000-0  29627-3 0  2234
2 23549 143.3693  99.1292 0229058 183.2322 176.6903 15.14135982 54182
GFZ-1
1 23558U 86017JE  96087.52050139  .00003192  00000-0  42176-4 0  1126
2 23558  51.6521 165.2607 0005570 279.5003  80.5361 15.61769834577243
ERS-2
1 23560U 95021A   96088.73163505  .00000092  00000-0  50325-4 0  1884
2 23560  98.5506 163.9490 0001620  76.4162 283.7202 14.32243066 49051
Spektr
1 23579U 95024A   96088.90429432  .00057854  00000-0  76307-3 0  3012
2 23579  51.6486 166.2324 0004566 129.6953 230.9486 15.57823380 48925
GOES 9
1 23581U 95025A   96088.30086774  .00000069  00000-0  00000+0 0  1600
2 23581   0.0521  85.6930 0002710 230.1231 203.4823  1.00280609 15118
Helios 1A
1 23605U 95033A   96086.91427257  .00000083  00000-0  24806-4 0  1843
2 23605  98.1160  23.8271 0001440  66.3791 293.7558 14.63857292 38510
UPM SAT 1
1 23606U 95033B   96088.23251007  .00000201  00000-0  44330-4 0  1496
2 23606  98.0962  25.9318 0008809  76.2892 283.9297 14.67227073 38842
CERISE
1 23607U 95033C   96085.34763506  .00000137  00000-0  33094-4 0   760
2 23607  98.0971  22.9891 0007674  84.6122 275.5957 14.66933450 38442
TDRS 6
1 23613U 95035B   96087.38265396  .00000114  00000-0  00000+0 0  1468
2 23613   0.5131  83.8129 0001432 277.6495 170.9521  1.00266575  2568
Glonass 74
1 23620U 95037A   96087.32600439 -.00000012  00000-0  00000+0 0  1146
2 23620  64.8281 206.7147 0018617 165.3160 194.7289  2.13102978  5262
Glonass 75
1 23621U 95037B   96087.03371161 -.00000010  00000-0  00000+0 0  1207
2 23621  64.8412 206.7239 0017776 176.0072 183.9998  2.13102181  5259
Glonass 76
1 23622U 95037C   96087.56137832 -.00000014  00000-0  00000+0 0  1193
2 23622  64.8336 206.7105 0036407 163.5012 196.6145  2.13101863  5266
Prognoz-M2
1 23632U 95039A   96081.31807410 -.00001200  00000-0  00000+0 0   444
2 23632  67.8690 252.6710 8670961 318.9530 334.2370  0.26363700   619
SICH-1
1 23657U 95046A   96086.55445856  .00000142  00000-0  18490-4 0   666
2 23657  82.5327 276.6167 0027622 322.0053  37.9205 14.73461070 30665
RADARSAT
1 23710U 95059A   96089.01313557 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0  1167
2 23710  98.5779  96.8317 0000450 200.2232 159.9032 14.29975251 20785
Glonass 77
1 23734U 95068A   96086.74035239 -.00000007  00000-0  00000+0 0   852
2 23734  64.8439 206.6531 0018388 325.3849  34.4938  2.13102133  2212
Glonass 78
1 23735U 95068B   96086.96212581 -.00000009  00000-0  00000+0 0   766
2 23735  64.8282 206.6427 0006450 209.9455 150.0084  2.13124918  2212
Glonass 79
1 23736U 95068C   96088.85189730 -.00000021  00000-0  00000+0 0   670
2 23736  64.8257 206.5893 0006905 195.0765 164.8942  2.13102140  2258
XTE
1 23757U 95074A   96087.90297530  .00000738  00000-0  32630-4 0   418
2 23757  22.9778 245.0648 0014146 166.6870 193.4000 14.97623547 13267
Soyuz TM-23
1 23798U 96011A   96088.90429432  .00057854  00000-0  76307-3 0   389
2 23798  51.6486 166.2324 0004566 129.6953 230.9486 15.57823380  5684
1996005F
1 23813U 96005F   96084.94961938  .00000185  00000-0  16090-3 0   133
2 23813  47.2782 266.4178 7307924  15.1283 358.3372  2.21918817   735
REX-II
1 23814U 96014A   96085.92578250  .00000011  00000-0  00000+0 0    97
2 23814  89.9431 238.9083 0020145 261.7705  98.1200 14.22251067  2403
1996014B
1 23815U 96014B   96085.92316817  .00000003  00000-0 -35291-5 0    84
2 23815  89.9563 238.9323 0020673 264.0788  95.8048 14.22471846  2403
INTELSAT 707
1 23816U 96015A   96087.16652862 -.00000016  00000-0  00000+0 0   287
2 23816   0.0250  90.4539 0004321 337.6529 177.6492  1.00267910   152
1996015B
1 23817U 96015B   96075.90199297  .00852801 -42561-6  58604-1 0    12
2 23817   6.9220  97.1742 7363205 179.1023 184.4154  2.20786582    31
Cosmos 2331
1 23818U 96016A   96089.23911163  .00314648  57660-5  15941-3 0   407
2 23818  67.1329  15.2816 0109328  65.1064 296.1521 16.07678010  2330
1996016B
1 23819U 96016B   96080.04292410  .15543998  62556-5  24247-3 0   345
2 23819  67.1193  45.9773 0039012  91.7884 268.9172 16.43833858   856
1996010E
1 23824U 00000    96087.39990168  .00000500  00000-0  24387-2 0   299
2 23824  48.0747 273.1717 7245669   8.5060 358.9992  2.21628896   804
IRS-P3
1 23827U 96017A   96088.22380358 -.00000044  00000-0  00000+0 0    97
2 23827  98.7975 163.5803 0021201 224.3805 135.5676 14.17752421   990
1996017B
1 23828U 96017B   96088.78360882 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    78
2 23828  98.7991 164.1506 0030867 223.5972 136.2762 14.20257908  1078
STS 76
1 23831U 96018A   96089.25042824 -.00000512  00000-0  00000+0 0   281
2 23831  51.6462 164.4958 0007147 136.7223   6.6885 15.58374390  1080
1996019A
1 23833U 96019A   96088.61888136  .01127586  44248-6  32509-1 0    52
2 23833  34.8900 344.7471 6049969 193.3401 138.0261  4.04411005    21
1996019B
1 23834U 96019B   96089.30392583  .00000207  00000-0  10000-4 0    18
2 23834  35.0706 316.1968 0073879 184.7403 175.2619 15.21579437   193
1996019C
1 23835U 96019C   96088.61792443 -.00000118  44899-6  10000-4 0    24
2 23835  34.8877 344.7747 6047483 193.3230 138.1286  4.05294837    66
--
Dr TS Kelso                          Adjunct Professor of Space Operations
[e-mail]                   Air Force Institute of Technology


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:54 1996
From: Bruce Burke <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Tracking Multiple Sats Program
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 07:15:47 -0800
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4j1td8$[e-mail]> <4j7is3$[e-mail]> <4jeid3$[e-mail]>

Al Gerheim wrote:
>
> [e-mail] wrote:
> > In article <4j1td8$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Kei
th OBrien) wrote:
> > >Anyone recommend a Satellite tracking program that will display multiple
> > >objects on the screen and track both of them. STSPlus will only put one
> > >at a time on the screen, as well as others I have tried. During the
> > >present STS76 and Mir mission, it be nice to track both when they not
> > >docked together. WinOrbit 2.8 will display a secondary satellite, but
> > >will only update the track of one object. Keith O'Brien
> > >
>
> >  STSORBIT Plus does the trick. Point your web browser to:
> > http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
>
> > I believe it's in the instructional materials area.Yes, it is, under softw
are/pc
>
> > Tom
>
> Also, try getting REAL95.ZIP from the AMSAT ftp site.  It's designed
> to run on an HP95LX palmtop.There is now a shareware program called logsat f
or windows which will do
multiple sats in a single window or multiple window, or
all kinds of combos thereof. It also has logging and call lookup capability.

The authors also clain it is compatible with KC Tracker.
It also has some dipole antenna modeling capabilities and some
basic propagation tools.

I think they are asking 50 bucks for it.

It is available on the web, but I seemed to have misplaced the URL....

73,

Bruce, WB4YUC


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:55 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (John Seney)
Subject: Mac Ham Users Group
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 09:09:53 GMT


"Macnet Roster" (ver. 739) has just been updated and is now a stand-alone
application! The version number = the number of hams using Macs.

"Macnet Roster" lists:

    o CALL SIGN @ HOME PBBS
    o FULL NAME
    o ADDRESS
    o CITY, STATE, ZIP
    o INTERNET ADDRESS
    o MACS USED
    o RADIOS USED
    o SOFTWARE USED
    o PASSIONS
    o COMMENTS

of every known amateur radio operator in the world that uses a Mac computer.

You can use "Macnet Roster" to find other Mac users that you can then
communicate with directly. Compare notes on software, applications, ideas,
hints and kinks, and make new ham friends that use the same computer you do.
(You already know how cool you are - imagine accessing "the rest of us"!)

      If you'd like the latest "Macnet Roster":

    Send me a formatted disk in a self addressed and stamped disk mailer
    that is in a large envelope clearly marked "ROSTER".

Or connect to my home page via the WWW

http://www.mv.com/ipusers/wd1v

Put YOUR INFO (via EMAIL or disk using TEACH TEXT) if you'd like to be include
d
in the "Macnet Roster" or send an update to your stats to me via pkt or email
anytime.


                 John D. Seney |_|_|_|_| e-mail: [e-mail]
             144 Pepperidge Dr |_|   |_| www http://www.mv.com/ipusers/wd1v
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      Voice Mail: 603-533-3472 | | | | | skytel page: [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:56 1996
From: [e-mail] (Jeremy Boot)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: G4NJH Pages
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 09:36:04 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Just a reminder that these pages have recently been updated.

        http://www.innotts.co.uk/~asperges/

 If you have a particular interest that is not covered, how about
writing for them yourself and I will include it, with proper credits
etc?

73 de
Jeremy G4NJH
[e-mail]
[Home, Am Radio, SWL pages: http://www.innotts.co.uk/~asperges/ ]



From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:57 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] ("Stephen Walters")
Subject: Re: Phase 3D to launch this year?
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 12:43:05 GMT

goodness, no flames.....


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:12:59 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] ("Stephen Walters")
Subject: Why satellites are still so expensive: REPOST.
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 12:43:07 GMT

Dear all

I know this must appear like a silly question, but why launch lots of
expensive sophisticated satellites every few years?

Why not send up one new, ultra simple satellite or possibly pairs each
month? build them in a production line.

IE. operational life 6~18 months before re-entry, and make a few of them
geostationary?!

Let's keep the budget to 5~15K pounds sterling EACH. Use redundant
capacity in any launch vehicle....

That way we'd have plenty of capacity for all.....

Suggest spec.

Controlled by an pic-chip or 8bit cpu? 6502/1802/z80 etc...

most basic attitude control (Could a spray~can be used?), if any..one or
two transponders for UHF/SHF (linear transponder? old tech but worth
improving) etc. If the sat is geostationary and positioned for maximum
exposure to the sun, then I assume battery requirements are reduced.
Could cosmic radiation be used to provide electrical power?) etc. Could
standard chassis be developed and mass~produced? I have often wondered if
radioactive power sources have been considered, eg use a beta~emitter in
a small electric pile/battery as used in pacemakers heart~regulators,
these are very small, reliable and the radiation is minimal.

Has anybody considered reversible fuel cells, in sunlight use solar
panels to electrolyses water into H and O2. When in darkness, convert
into a fuel cell and produce electricity+heat+water again.

I would be very happy to donate personal funds for this kind of
development (I could be asking for trouble here!)

Steve (a new novice member of Amsat UK)
G7VFY
Tel [phone].


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:00 1996
From: [e-mail](Tim Hynde ka8ddz qrp/Rochester, MI)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: 2 axis stepping motor for tracking
Date: 30 Mar 1996 14:49:55 GMT
Message-ID: <4jjhmj$[e-mail]>
References: <4jeqhq$[e-mail]>


Hello:

    I have two stepping motor drives that I would like to use for
sattelite tracking. I need an interface to a tracking program. I have
the following available in the motor drives.

* BASIC programming language, can do most math funtions.
* 16 digital inputs (I can read them as a binary word as well)
* RS-232 ( the drive has left,right,mid string funtions so I can strip
    any incomming strings for appropriate data.)

Any thoughts on a sat tracking program? One that outputs the AZ/EL
information serially would be ideal.

Tim Hynde, ka8ddz



From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:01 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: NAVSPASUR Fence - 216.980 Mhz
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 17:14:34 GMT

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>All,
>
>       I am looking for info regarding the NAVSPASUR fence operating
>at 216.980 Mhz.  I had been looking for info for the last couple
>months and just saw a mention of it in Popular Communications.  There
>was some discussion (on DRIG) of experiments at using it to refine
>elsets for OSCAR birds.
>
>       The article mentions transmitters in Texas (Kickapoo Lake I
>believe), Alabama and Arizona.  The only thing I have been able to
>find thats even close is the AFSPACECOM PAVE PAWS phased array radar
>system.  Its sites are listed as Mass, Calif, Texas, and Georgia.
>This is most likely a mircowave system, however.

70cm actually. PAVE PAWS is an early warning radar. It is frequency
agile and uses a steered phased array at very high power. It makes
a raucus buzzing noise. The one in Georgia (Robbins AFB) is inactive,
and likely to stay that way. The high ERP was determined to be actively
dangerous to nearby aircraft, like the SAC B-52 bombers taking off and
landing at Robbins. The other sites may or may not still be in use.

NAVSPASUR is a different animal. It is a CW signal (not Morse, a
real continous carrier) on 216.983 MHz aimed straight up in a fan
pattern aligned with a line of latitude, IE east-west. There are
three transmission sites, Jordan Lake AL, lat 32.659 long 86.264,
Kickapoo Lake TX, lat 33.558 long 98.7367, and Gila River AZ,
lat 33.11 long 112.03.

Phase slaved interferometers at remote receive sites give 3D position,
and doppler measurements give range rate. With this information, an
orbit for the object can be calculated. Because of the way the sites
are staggered longitudinally, any satellite with an inclination of
33 degrees or more will show up on successive orbits through 2 or more
of the fences. That allows the initial orbital element set to be
refined.

You can use these signals to check and correct satellite element
sets. Use your satellite prediction program to find out the time
the satellite should cross one of these latitudes and be in a
mutual footprint with your station and one of these sites, aim
your antennas at the predicted position, and measure the actual AOS,
LOS, and doppler of the reflected signal. The offset of this actual
data from the predicted data can then be used to correct the element
set.

Of course if the satellite has an active beacon, and you know its
frequency precisely, you can do the same thing without resort to
NAVSPASUR. It is most useful for locating passive targets.

Gary
--
Gary Coffman KE4ZV          |    You make it,     | Due to provider problems
Destructive Testing Systems |    we break it.     | with previous uucp address
es
534 Shannon Way             |    Guaranteed!      | Email to [e-mail]
Lawrenceville, GA 30244     |                     |


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:03 1996
From: Rhett Spencer <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: email address
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 18:18:32 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

F.Y.I.

Dual address email boxes

http://www.wwwholesale.com/pobox1/73.htm

73 N7DGL


--
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*
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390 West 910 South                   [phone] FAX
Heber City, Utah 84032-2478          http://www.wwwholesale.com/rhett/wife.htm
l


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:04 1996
From: Bill Stewart <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: WTB: McIntosh Stereo Equipment
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 20:03:22 -0800
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Looking for McIntosh Stereo equipment. 1960-1980 MC2105, MC2100, MC2505,
C26, C28, MR77, MR78, etc.
Bill Stewart 919-782-5232 Raleigh, NC


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:05 1996
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
From: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
Subject: Re: Why satellites are still so expensive: REPOST.
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail] (Gary Coffman)
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 05:00:54 GMT

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] ("Steph
en Walters") writes:
>Dear all
>
>I know this must appear like a silly question, but why launch lots of
>expensive sophisticated satellites every few years?
>
>Why not send up one new, ultra simple satellite or possibly pairs each
>month? build them in a production line.

Why not? Launch costs. Current launch costs are in the neighborhood
of $10,000 a pound (if the booster is at lift limit, if it is below
lift limit, the cost per pound is even higher since it costs the same
to fly a booster, empty or full). Since it costs so much to put a pound
in orbit, you can't do it very frequently, and it makes sense to make
those the most valuable pounds you can produce. Hence it will be as
sophisticated as possible.

AMSAT has been lucky enough to hitchhike on several developmental
flights of new boosters, though Phase 3A wound up in the ocean
because of the failure of one of those risky rides, and Oscar 10
got hit by the booster after separation, which is why it isn't
in the orbit it was supposed to occupy. But those opportunities
are few and far between. P3D is acting as a paying customer,
though at a discount thanks to our willingness to design to
space available and mass limit available constraints for a
secondary payload on the particular flight. The days of cheap
or free launch opportunities are about gone.

Microsats can ride as ballast on flights that require ballast,
but those too are few. The paying customer wants to get his
money's worth, and he'll design his payload to use as much of
the booster's lift capacity as he can, leaving little opportunity
for ballast. So finding a launch opportunity once every few years is
the reality. And with launch opportunities so rare and precious,
it makes sense to get the most out of each one.

If UPS trucks went regularly to orbit, even at $10,000 a pound we
could afford to launch a lot of small satellites. But UPS trucks
don't yet go to orbit, and we can't just buy a pound's worth of
lift here and there. We have to take what's available, in the
quantity it is available, and when it is available. If that means
the only available ride for the next few years is a 850 pound
slot, then we pay for 850 pounds.

Gary
--
Gary Coffman KE4ZV          |    You make it,     | Due to provider problems
Destructive Testing Systems |    we break it.     | with previous uucp address
es
534 Shannon Way             |    Guaranteed!      | Email to [e-mail]
Lawrenceville, GA 30244     |                     |


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:06 1996
From: Stephanie Steele <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: Tracking Multiple Sats Program
Date: 31 Mar 1996 10:26:01 -0700
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <4j1td8$[e-mail]> <4j7is3$[e-mail]> <4jeid3$[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
To: Bruce Burke <[e-mail]>

Bruce Burke wrote:
>
> Al Gerheim wrote:
> >
> > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > In article <4j1td8$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (K
eith OBrien) wrote:
> > > >Anyone recommend a Satellite tracking program that will display multipl
e
> > > >objects on the screen and track both of them. STSPlus will only put one
> > > >at a time on the screen, as well as others I have tried. During the
> > > >present STS76 and Mir mission, it be nice to track both when they not
> > > >docked together. WinOrbit 2.8 will display a secondary satellite, but
> > > >will only update the track of one object. Keith O'Brien
> > > >
> >
> > >  STSORBIT Plus does the trick. Point your web browser to:
> > > http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
> >
> > > I believe it's in the instructional materials area.Yes, it is, under sof
tware/pc
> >
> > > Tom
> >
> > Also, try getting REAL95.ZIP from the AMSAT ftp site.  It's designed
> > to run on an HP95LX palmtop.There is now a shareware program called logsat
 for windows which will do
> multiple sats in a single window or multiple window, or
> all kinds of combos thereof. It also has logging and call lookup capability.
>
> The authors also clain it is compatible with KC Tracker.
> It also has some dipole antenna modeling capabilities and some
> basic propagation tools.
>
> I think they are asking 50 bucks for it.
>
> It is available on the web, but I seemed to have misplaced the URL....
>
> 73,
>
> Bruce, WB4YUC

Logsat's URL is:

        http://www.netwide.net/logsat

Great program!
--
Stephanie Steele

e-mail address    [e-mail]
packet address    [e-mail]


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:07 1996
From: Charles Bolland <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.homebrew,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.amateur.space,rec.radio.noncomm,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.swap
Subject: Shortwave etc database program....
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 10:51:57 -0800
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Sir,

A stand alone IBM compatible Broadcasting Radio Station Database
program for Longwave, Mediumwave, or Shortwave.  4000 records...
Completely read/write and updateable...

If you'd like a copy, send your EMail address and Postal Address
which will be used to pass you more detailed information on
the full featured program....

The above program will be sent via EMAIL...

All information will be kept confidential....

Chuck

KA4PRF


From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:09 1996
From: [e-mail] (Dave Perrussel)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: NAVSPASUR Fence - 216.980 Mhz
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 22:23:24 GMT
Message-ID: <4jn1di$[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>

[e-mail] (Brian D Heaton) wrote:

>All,

>       I am looking for info regarding the NAVSPASUR fence operating
>at 216.980 Mhz.  I had been looking for info for the last couple
>months and just saw a mention of it in Popular Communications.  There
>was some discussion (on DRIG) of experiments at using it to refine
>elsets for OSCAR birds.

First of all, its now called NAVSPACECOM fence (since late 1993) but
we still call it the SPASUR fence (grin)

A person from Florida (the name escapes me) had used the Lake Kickapoo
transmitter for following satellites. Again, I'll have to look up the
name at work on Monday.


>       The article mentions transmitters in Texas (Kickapoo Lake I
>believe), Alabama and Arizona.  The only thing I have been able to
>find thats even close is the AFSPACECOM PAVE PAWS phased array radar
>system.  Its sites are listed as Mass, Calif, Texas, and Georgia.
>This is most likely a mircowave system, however.


The Fence has 3 frequencies:
Gila River (Phoenix) Arizona - 216.97 MHz
Lake Kickapoo (Archer City) Texas - 216.98 MHz
Jordan Lake (Wetumpka) Alabama - 216.99 MHz

receivers throughout the southern US (too many to mention here)

>       I am interested in detecting satellites crossing the fence and
>would appreciate any data available on the subject.  If there is
>enough interest I can try to put together a summary or possibly a FAQ
>if one doesn't already exist.  Thanks in advance for your assistance..

Well, I'm in development of a web page (one of these days they'll put
it on line!)

If you want more details, let me know. I work for the fence on a daily
basis. E-mail me at the address below.




------------------------
David Perrussel
E-mail: [e-mail]




From [e-mail] Tue Apr 02 09:13:10 1996
From: [e-mail] (Brian D Heaton)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.space
Subject: Re: NAVSPASUR Fence - 216.980 Mhz
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 22:40:11 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]

Gary,

        Thanks for the info.  I managed to pull a data sheet on PAVE
PAWS from the USAFSPACECOM server, but was coming up black on
NAVSPASUR.  Another ham sent me a bunch of the text of a 1991
discussion about it that I remembered.  Its got some references that I
need to look up, but I should be ready to copy pings shortly.

                        THX, BDH


[e-mail] (Gary Coffman) wrote:

>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>>All,
>>
>>      I am looking for info regarding the NAVSPASUR fence operating
>>at 216.980 Mhz.  I had been looking for info for the last couple
>>months and just saw a mention of it in Popular Communications.  There
>>was some discussion (on DRIG) of experiments at using it to refine
>>elsets for OSCAR birds.


>NAVSPASUR is a different animal. It is a CW signal (not Morse, a
>real continous carrier) on 216.983 MHz aimed straight up in a fan
>pattern aligned with a line of latitude, IE east-west. There are
>three transmission sites, Jordan Lake AL, lat 32.659 long 86.264,
>Kickapoo Lake TX, lat 33.558 long 98.7367, and Gila River AZ,
>lat 33.11 long 112.03.
>
>Phase slaved interferometers at remote receive sites give 3D position,
>and doppler measurements give range rate. With this information, an
>orbit for the object can be calculated. Because of the way the sites
>are staggered longitudinally, any satellite with an inclination of
>33 degrees or more will show up on successive orbits through 2 or more
>of the fences. That allows the initial orbital element set to be
>refined.


Now this is interesting.  There was some discussion of slave receiver
sites.  I don't suppose anyone has any info on locations?
                                BDH