[amsat-bb] Satellite QRB records

Paul Stoetzer n8hm at arrl.net
Thu Nov 19 17:23:29 UTC 2015


Thanks, Claudio.

I'll put your QSO with VK4ASB (16,337km) up for now unless someone has one
better than that from AO-13. What mode was that? I'm assuming Mode B?

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 12:16 PM, claudio <claudio at ariotti.com> wrote:

>
>    Hi Pedro,
>    I found this 2 Qso by AO-13 when I was using IW1BMJ callsign:
>    IW1BMJ in JN45fc and VK8KTC in PH86ed (Jun 7, 1990 12:19 UTC)
>    IW1BMJ in JN45fc and VK4ASB in QG62mp ( Nov18, 1990 23:04 UTC)
>      73'  Claudio IK1SLD
>
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>    Data Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:01:23 +0000
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>    Oggetto Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite QRB records
>
>    > Hi,
>
>    >
>
>    > I'm using formulas to determine the distance to the horizon from the
>
>    > satellite, then the distance across the (curved) surface between two
>
>    > opposite locations.
>
>    > Again, it's meant for sea level. AO-7 solves with 7,858.478 Km which
>
>    > is below the record of 7,947.381 Km. This is because the higher from
>
>    > the sea level you are, the farther you are in the sat horizon.
>
>    > I'll send you that list later today.
>
>    >
>
>    > 73 de Pedro CU2ZG
>
>    >
>
>    > Quoting Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>:
>
>    >
>
>    > > Thanks, Pedro. I've seen calculations for those distances before,
> but they
>
>    > > always seem to vary by method used. It would be a nice addition to
> put the
>
>    > > records in perspective.
>
>    > >
>
>    > > 73,
>
>    > >
>
>    > > Paul, N8HM
>
>    > >
>
>    > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Pedro via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>
>    > > wrote:
>
>    > >
>
>    > >> Hi,
>
>    > >>
>
>    > >> Thanks!
>
>    > >>
>
>    > >> I'm compiling a list of the maximum possible QRBs for two targets
> standing
>
>    > >> at sea level, and the max known sat altitude that I can find. If
> you'd like
>
>    > >> that I can send it to you later.
>
>    > >>
>
>    > >> 73 de Pedro CU2ZG
>
>    > >>
>
>    > >>
>
>    > >>
>
>    > >> Quoting Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>:
>
>    > >>
>
>    > >> This page is now live on the AMSAT website:
>
>    > >>>
>
>    > >>> http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4751
>
>    > >>>
>
>    > >>> There's a link to it at the bottom of the Communications
> Satellites page.
>
>    > >>>
>
>    > >>> Again, please claim records for other satellites if you think you
> may hold
>
>    > >>> the record!
>
>    > >>>
>
>    > >>> 73,
>
>    > >>>
>
>    > >>> Paul, N8HM
>
>    > >>>
>
>    > >>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
> wrote:
>
>    > >>>
>
>    > >>> There has been things like that in the past, but I don't know
> about any
>
>    > >>>> currently existing. We could certainly create one on the AMSAT
> website!
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>> This is what I can find:
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>> AO-40 - 18,263km (I8CVS in JN70es and ZL1AOX in RF72mv)
>
>    > >>>> AO-7 - 7,947.381km (KG5CCI in EM24uq01mu and EA5TT in IM99sl48cx)
>
>    > >>>> FO-29 - 7,599.959km (KG5CCI in EM34st11tl and F4CQA in
> JN17ea22ot)
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>> If anyone would like to claim records on any other satellite,
> please post
>
>    > >>>> your claim. I will create a page with this information.
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>> 73,
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>> Paul, N8HM
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Pedro via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>
>    > >>>> wrote:
>
>    > >>>>
>
>    > >>>> Hi all!
>
>    > >>>>>
>
>    > >>>>> Is there any website around that keeps track of each satellite
> confirmed
>
>    > >>>>> QRB records?
>
>    > >>>>> I'm looking into how far anyone worked on each sat.
>
>    > >>>>>
>
>    > >>>>> 73 de Pedro CU2ZG
>
>    > >>>>>
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