[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB ARISSat Deactivation
Nitin Muttin [VU3TYG]
vu3tyg at amsatindia.org
Wed Apr 13 23:10:00 PDT 2011
I was monitoring the 437.550 downlink on all passes from April 11th until
April 13th but nothing heard.
--
Regards
Nitin [VU3TYG]
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Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 215
Date: 13/04/11 04:38
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> 1. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Richard John K7MDH)
> 2. Re: AO-51 apparently down (Zachary Beougher)
> 3. Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!! (Andrew Rich)
> 4. Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations (Trevor .)
> 5. More Shack Cleaning (Joel Black)
> 6. AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever!
> (Stephen Davis)
> 7. ISS Heard 21:25UTC in CHILE!!! (CA3SOC Raul Romero)
> 8. Re: ARISSat-1 battery. (G0MRF at aol.com)
> 9. Re: Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
> 10. Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever!
> (Zachary Beougher)
> 11. Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever!
> (Mark L. Hammond)
> 12. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Mark L. Hammond)
> 13. ARISSat Deactivation (Armando Mercado)
> 14. First Contact (Clint Bradford)
> 15. Re: ARISSat Deactivation (Bruce)
> 16. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
> 17. Re: Space-track downloads working? (Richard John K7MDH)
> 18. Re: Icom 9100 (Zachary Beougher)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:01:22 -0700
> From: "Richard John K7MDH" <K7MDH at arrl.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working?
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <BEF364DC91EC40BEA549628162BA8582 at VISTA3>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Thanks for the info, the change to https: explains everything. I have just
discovered that I can manually download a compressed file from Space-Track,
extract the text file, and manually update Nova from the text file. Looks
like Celestrack could make that process a lot easier, so I will explore that
next.
>
> Nova hasn't been upgraded since 2008 ( and it had so many little bugs to
fix !! ) so I'm not going to sit around waiting to see if they put out a new
version.
>
> Thanks again,
> Richard K7MDH
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:30:04 -0400
> From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 apparently down
> To: "Mark L. Hammond"
<marklhammond at gmail.com>, "Amsat - BBs"
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <SNT111-DS4BA3F16AF5A4355D64807B3AA0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> AO51 still appeared to be down during the 1922z pass. I only monitored
half
> of the pass, but I never heard a carrier.
>
> Zack
> KD8KSN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark L. Hammond
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:52 AM
> To: Amsat - BBs
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 apparently down
>
> Hello All,
>
> We are receiving reports that AO-51 appears to be down. Hopefully one
> of us can get it going again this afternoon/evening.
>
> Eclipses are still getting longer, and the sun angle is getting worse,
> too. It probably has experienced a low battery trip (least we hope
> it's that simple...)
>
> Please watch and post on http://oscar.dcarr.org/
>
> 73,
>
>
> --
> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:58:32 +1000
> From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!!
> To: "CA3SOC Raul Romero" <ce3soc at gmail.com>,
<AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <38283E78DEB3481AB1A411301E478C06 at MACBOOKPRO>
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>
> Good on ya
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CA3SOC Raul Romero" <ce3soc at gmail.com>
> To: <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 1:07 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Heard in CHILE!!!
>
>
> > 15:00 UTC heard ISS in 145.825 Packet
> >
> > 145.919 145.950 not heard
> >
> > Raul Romero
> > 9-7190753
> > ce3soc at gmail.com
> >
> >
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:00:07 +0100 (BST)
> From: "Trevor ." <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Message-ID: <99241.34290.qm at web27206.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
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>
> Ukraine Amateurs have lost Satellite allocations at 1.2, 2.4, 5, 10 GHz.
> See
> http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/ukranian_rules.htm
>
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
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>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:20:39 -0500
> From: Joel Black <jbblack at charter.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] More Shack Cleaning
> To: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <4DA613A7.1050807 at charter.net>
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>
> Hopefully, this is the last of the equipment.
>
> I found an old FODTrack board. It is built, but it is not in an
> enclosure. Last time I used it with InstanTrack, it worked fine. I
> still have the Icom AG-25 2m preamp and an unmodded CalAmp 31732.
>
> FODTrack: $75 OBO
> AG-25: $90 OBO
> CalAmp 31732: $30 OBO (Mod details are here:
> http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/wc0y/index.html)
>
> Posting on QTH.com also.
>
> 73,
> Joel - W4JBB
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:29:03 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Stephen Davis <davism294 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO
> Ever!
> To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, Work-Sat at yahoogroups.com
> Message-ID: <518784.86552.qm at web161817.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a
jig.
>
> AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md)
during
> which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You
> K8YSE!!
>
> My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited
to hear
> him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed
the
> microphone :-)
> What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of
recording the
> passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO.
>
> A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web
> site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and
> inspiration to give satellites a try.
>
>
>
> WooHoo!!!!!!
>
>
> 73,
> Steve
> KJ4FEL
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:30:08 -0300
> From: "CA3SOC Raul Romero" <ce3soc at gmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Heard 21:25UTC in CHILE!!!
> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <ADD5F25AC97C481B818652B8E2682042 at dualcore>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
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> 21:24:42 CE3SNA-9/ARISS>S3R68Y>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud):
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>
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>
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> 21:24:51 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I00,P,F0 (1191 baud):
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> 21:25:02 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P
> 21:25:05 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11>APRS>UI,?,F0 (1191
baud):
> :BLNQSL1/1:KC4AAC-1,LW5DGM-8,LU8DCH{UISS52}
> 21:25:05 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P
> 21:25:08 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>DISC,P
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> 21:25:25 RS0ISS-11>LW2EE-3>DM,F
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> Welcome to RS0ISS's message board
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> =/b'<]>fB5- BMario, www.lu4eou.com.ar
>
> 21:25:44 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P
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> Welcome to RS0ISS's message board
> System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free
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> 21:25:58 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P
> 21:26:01 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I00,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> Welcome to RS0ISS's message board
> System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free
>
> 21:26:02 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P
> 21:26:06 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11>APRS>UI,?,F0 (1191
baud):
> =3816.38S/05852.98W`GF01nr ....QRV Via Satellite {UISS52}
> 21:26:06 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P
> 21:26:08 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I00,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> Welcome to RS0ISS's message board
> System Ver 1.50 110960 Bytes free
>
> 21:26:10 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I01,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)>
>
> 21:26:12 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P
> 21:26:14 RS0ISS-4/SGATE>CQ>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud):
> >ARISS - International Space Station (BBS/APRS on)
>
> 21:26:15 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR0,P
> 21:26:17 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I01,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)>
>
> 21:26:28 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,F
> 21:26:29 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I12,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> Msg# Size TS Date Time From To @ BBS Subject
>
> 21:26:31 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I13,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 17 24 19-May/1215 PU2KSQ>ALL 73 from brasil via
iss!
>
> 21:26:33 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I14,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 16 1 19-May/1214 PU2KSQ>ALL
>
> 21:26:35 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I15,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 15 291 16-May/2241 RW6HP >ALL
>
> 21:26:37 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,P
> 21:26:40 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I15,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 15 291 16-May/2241 RW6HP >ALL
>
> 21:26:42 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I16,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 11 239 B$ 15-May/1913 UA9UIZ>ALL Hello All
>
> 21:26:44 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,P
> 21:26:47 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I16,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 11 239 B$ 15-May/1913 UA9UIZ>ALL Hello All
>
> 21:26:54 LW2EE-3/RS0ISS-4*/W3ADO-1/PCSAT-11>APRS>UI,?,F0 (1191
baud):
> :BLNQSL1/1:KC4AAC-1,LW5DGM-8,LU8DCH,LU4EOU{UISS52}
> 21:26:54 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,P
> 21:26:56 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR1,P
> 21:26:59 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I10,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 8 71 B$ 15-May/0025 LU8YY >ALL Contacto Ariss Dante
>
> 21:27:01 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I11,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 6 107 13-May/1600 LW5DGM>ALL Hola!!
>
> 21:27:03 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I12,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 4 38 12-May/1208 VE1WRG>ALL Greetings frm Nova
Scotia,
> Can
>
> 21:27:05 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I13,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> 110960 Bytes free
> Next message Number 18
>
> 21:27:07 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I14,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)>
>
> 21:27:11 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR2,F
> 21:27:11 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I25,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> Subject:
>
> 21:27:15 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>RR3,F
> 21:27:18 RS0ISS-11>LU8DCH>I37,P,F0 (1191 baud):
> CMD(F/K/M/R/W/B/H/?)>
>
> 21:27:21 PY3ADY-7/WIDE1*/WIDE2-2>RVU23U>UI,R,F0 (1191 baud):
> 'P3jl!5>/]"<]}73 a todos> Anderson via sat
>
>
>
> Raul Romero
> 9-7190753
> ce3soc at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Taylor" <dave.w8aas at verizon.net>
> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:30 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Heard in CHILE!!!
>
>
> > Which means that ISS is back to normal operations. The Russians
> > apparently weren't able to fulfill their planned ARISSat-1 schedule.
> > I'm looking forward to hearing why they didn't activate.
> >
> > -- Dave, W8AAS
> >
> >
> > On Apr 13, 2011, at 11:07 AM, CA3SOC Raul Romero wrote:
> >
> >> 15:00 UTC heard ISS in 145.825 Packet
> >>
> >> 145.919 145.950 not heard
> >>
> >> Raul Romero
> >> 9-7190753
> >> ce3soc at gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:31:31 EDT
> From: G0MRF at aol.com
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 battery.
> To: sq7dqx at poczta.onet.pl, amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Message-ID: <352b.b8b0688.3ad77033 at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
>
> Well found Matt
>
> Looks like the contents of page 9 highlight some potentially critical
> issues.
>
> Time will tell.
>
> David
>
>
>
> In a message dated 13/04/2011 20:11:43 GMT Daylight Time,
> sq7dqx at poczta.onet.pl writes:
>
> http://arissat1.org/media/pdf/ARISSat-1%20CDR%20Battery.pdf
>
>
> very interesting document ... any professional comment?
>
> Matt SQ7DQX
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:00:45 +0000
> From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel at ngunn.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ukraine Loses Satellite Allocations
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Message-ID: <4DA61D0D.3010500 at ngunn.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> That's a serious loss of spectrum.
>
> On 13-Apr-11 21:00, Trevor . wrote:
> > Ukraine Amateurs have lost Satellite allocations at 1.2, 2.4, 5, 10
GHz.
> > See
> > http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2011/ukranian_rules.htm
> >
> > 73 Trevor M5AKA
> > Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/
> > Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org
> > Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm
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> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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>
> --
> Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1
937 825 5032
> Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF 9H3GN), e-mail nigel at ngunn.net
www http://www.ngunn.net
> Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP
Club International #385,
> Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS,
ALC, GCARES, XWARN, EAA382.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:18:43 -0400
> From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO
> Ever!
> To: "Stephen Davis" <davism294 at yahoo.com>, "Amsat -
BBs"
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <SNT111-DS2366E5130C22BFFF0FCD31B3AA0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Unfortunately, there is no known cure for the bug that just bit you. You
> will have to put up with the side effects for the rest of your life. ;-)
>
> Congrats!
>
> Zack
> KD8KSN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Davis
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:29 PM
> To: Amsat - BBs ; Work-Sat at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO Ever!
>
> I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a
jig.
>
> AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH (EM95md)
> during
> which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank You
> K8YSE!!
>
> My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so excited
to
> hear
> him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about swallowed
the
> microphone :-)
> What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of recording
> the
> passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO.
>
> A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web
> site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips and
> inspiration to give satellites a try.
>
>
>
> WooHoo!!!!!!
>
>
> 73,
> Steve
> KJ4FEL
>
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:52:21 -0400
> From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond at gmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 is Working Fine - My First Satellite QSO
> Ever!
> To: Stephen Davis <davism294 at yahoo.com>, Amsat - BBs
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <XAsN1g00H56cfur05AsNr4 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Steve,
>
> People like you are the reason that Drew KO4MA and I dropped what we were
doing/ran home from work early today to turn AO-51 back on.
>
> Happy to hear about your first QSO! Congrats.
>
> Hope to catch you in the log.
>
> 73,
>
> Mark N8MH
>
>
> At 02:29 PM 4/13/2011 -0700, Stephen Davis wrote:
> >I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm dancing a
jig.
> >
> >AO-51 was working fine for the 2158Z, 4-13-2011 pass over my QTH
(EM95md) during
> >which I made my FIRST successful satellite QSO ever with K8YSE. Thank
You
> >K8YSE!!
> >
> >My apologies to K8YSE for getting a bit tongue-tied but I was so
excited to hear
> >him repeat my call sign back and ask for the QSL that I about
swallowed the
> >microphone :-)
> > What makes it even better was the fact that I make it a point of
recording the
> >passes so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO.
> >
> >A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web
> >site http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Home.html for all the tips
and
> >inspiration to give satellites a try.
> >
> >
> >
> >WooHoo!!!!!!
> >
> >
> >73,
> >Steve
> >KJ4FEL
> >
> >
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:57:01 -0400
> From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond at gmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working?
> To: Daniel Kekez <va3kkz at amsat.org>, Richard John K7MDH
> <K7MDH at arrl.net>
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Message-ID: <XAx21g00R56cfur05Ax2Xc at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Anybody have "good luck" with the new beta version? I get
errors and haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded...
>
> ARGHHH!!!
>
> Mark N8MH
>
> At 06:34 PM 4/13/2011 +0000, Daniel Kekez wrote:
> >On 2011-04-13 16:19, Richard John K7MDH wrote:
> >> I'm been using Nova software with Space-Track downloading for
some
> > > time. Last several days, it will not download any updates. I've
> > > verified my name/password is still active by signing onto
> > > Space-Track.org.
> >
> >Space-Track now requires secure HTTP (SSL) connections to download
TLEs.
> >You'll notice that when you visit Space-Track, it now uses
"https". They
> >have been advertising this change for several weeks and have finally
> >switched over.
> >
> >My install of NLSA Nova (version 2.2.0.48) can no longer download from
> >Space-Track.
> >
> >I'd recommend either downloading from Celestrak, or using a tool that
> >can download from Space-Track:
> >http://www.celestrak.com/SpaceTrack/TLERetriever2Help.asp
> >
> >73,
> >-Daniel, VA3KKZ
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:05:44 -0400
> From: "Armando Mercado" <am25544 at triton.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat Deactivation
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <F224BCAC887E4663A967807CF37A5636 at hppav>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hello,
>
> ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says:
>
> "...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out activities
on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the MRM2
Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery..."
>
> So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned.
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html
>
> 73, Armando N8IGJ
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 14
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:18:18 -0700
> From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] First Contact
> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <EE234C47-720A-49F3-8D7C-4AE1813E5ADC at mac.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII
>
> >> ... I am so excited right now that I can barely type because I'm
dancing a jig.
>
> Uh, dude, you've caught it ... and it is quite contagious ... with few
known cures:
>
> Satellite-itis.
>
> I've tred everything to cure myself of this. Modern meds - legal and, er,
otherwise. Pina Coladas. Using VistaPrint to make AMSAT banners and
informational post cards. Staying up for 48 hours preparing for a party and
trying to work ARISSat-1 ... NOTHING has cured me of this malady.
>
> Every once in a while, my wife will hear me exclaim from the back yard,
"I just talked to Vancouver!" I am sure she thinks I am nuts, and
wonders why I just don't use the cell phone ...
>
> >> ... recording the passes ...
>
> What is your setup? A direct connection to your audio, or a smartphone
voice recorder app, or ??? ?
>
> so I have an audio recording of my first AO-51 QSO.
>
> >> ... A big thanks to K6LCS (Clint) and his web site ... for all
the tips and inspiration to give satellites a try.
>
> I am to old to get this affected ... thanks!
>
> Clint, K6LCS
> http://www.work-sat.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 15
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:27:26 -0500
> From: Bruce <kk5do at arrl.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat Deactivation
> To: "amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <4DA6315E.90506 at arrl.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>
> this is why we did not hear it....they had the 430mhz transmitter turned
> on... was anyone listening to the 70cm frequency? all the preparations
> on 2m and we were in the wrong place.
>
> Afterwards, Dmitri performed hardware deactivation & close-out
> activities on the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B ?Kedr? test microsatellite in the
> MRM2 Poisk module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery and
> operated its 430 MHz transmitter yesterday.
>
> 73...bruce
>
>
> On 4/13/2011 6:05 PM, Armando Mercado wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > ISS Status report for 4/13/2011 says:
> >
> > "...Dmitri performed hardware deactivation& close-out
activities on
> > the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" test microsatellite in the
MRM2 Poisk
> > module which had been connected to an 825M3 Orlan battery..."
> >
> > So, we are done for now. More to come in July. Stay tuned.
> >
> > http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html
> >
> > 73, Armando N8IGJ
> > _______________________________________________
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>
> --
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>
> Message: 16
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:39:16 +0000
> From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel at ngunn.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working?
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Message-ID: <4DA63424.3040801 at ngunn.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Works fine here.
>
> On 13-Apr-11 22:57, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
> > Anybody have "good luck" with the new beta version? I get
errors and haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded...
> >
> > ARGHHH!!!
> >
> > Mark N8MH
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:40:00 -0700
> From: "Richard John K7MDH" <K7MDH at arrl.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Space-track downloads working?
> To: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond at gmail.com>
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Message-ID: <3C06318B5C224473A96B87B6F6549ACC at VISTA3>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1;
> reply-type=original
>
> It's working for me. However, the About box shows "Version 2.0.0.8
[2011 Apr
> 13]".
>
> Hey, that's TODAY ! Must be a VERY new version.
>
> 73, Richard
>
>
>
> > Anybody have "good luck" with the new beta version? I get
errors and
> > haven't yet been able to get a file downloaded...
> >
> > ARGHHH!!!
> >
> > Mark N8MH
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:04:54 -0400
> From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100
> To: "John Geiger"
<aa5jg at fidmail.com>, "Amsat-Bb at Amsat. Org"
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <SNT111-DS24E451079D37DEC179080FB3AD0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> I did notice that the $99,999 remote software - yes, $99,999 - for the
> IC-9100 is now marked "TBD" in the price section.... I hope
someone
> fat-fingered that one.
>
> Zack
> KD8KSN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Geiger
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:28 AM
> To: 'VHF REFLECTOR' ; ICOM Reflector ; Amsat-Bb at Amsat. Org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom 9100
>
> Has anyone on the list used the Icom 9100 yet? If so, what are you
> impressions of it?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
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