[amsat-bb] Satellite QRB records

Fri Nov 20 00:46:37 UTC 2015

That's only about 14,150km. Nice QSO, but not quite Claudio's 16,337km
between Italy and Queensland.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Peter Budnik <kb1hy2 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> KB1HY  CT FN31MR to Spratley VIA AO13 Mode B
>
> What do you think?
>
> Peter,KB1HY
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm at arrl.net>
> To: <claudio at ariotti.com>
> Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite QRB records
>
>
> 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
>>>
>>>    Da "AMSAT-BB" amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org
>>>
>>>    A amsat-bb at amsat.org
>>>
>>>    Cc
>>>
>>>    Data Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:01:23 +0000
>>>
>>>    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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