[amsat-bb] DXCC & HamSats

Tue Mar 1 14:59:55 UTC 2016

That is still out of the window!

-----Original Message----- 
From: Clayton W5PFG
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 9:35 AM
To: Rich/wa4bue
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] DXCC & HamSats

Rich,

Using TLE's from February 17, 1978, I show AO-7 orbit # 15049 giving
Virginia Beach, Virginia and Sierra Leone a mutual window from 22:35:00
until 22:37:30.

Thanks to N8HM for supplying me the TLE from Space-Track:
1 07530U 74089  B 78048.60121969 -.00001051 +00000-0 -65501-2 0  9992
2 07530 101.5460 091.0106 0013808 094.3378 265.9229 12.53317953149070

73
Clayton
W5PFG

On 3/1/2016 05:16, Rich/wa4bue wrote:
> In 1979 I worked SIERRA Leone on OSCAR 7 B Mode.  Tracking was 10 mins
> after my window according to my OSCARLATOR.  I actually skipped into AO
> 7 with band enhancements.  At the time I received phone calls from
> several New England hams about the QSO.  It is not all about the HORIZON.
>
> If there is some way you can look up the old pass you can see that was
> way out of the window from Virginia Beach, VA back then.  My call sign
> then was WA4BUE.
>
> Has anyone else experienced enhanced propagation on the birds???
>
>
> 9L1NP
> West Africa
> Norman Price
> 28 February 1978
> 2232 GMT
> 432 / 145
> Orbit:  15049 B
>
> I can scan the QSL if anyone wants to see it.
>
> God Bless
>
> Rich
> W4BUE
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stoetzer
> Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 5:45 PM
> To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] DXCC & HamSats
>
> No roof access at my building, but I do have friends with common roof
> areas and great views northeast. I need to line up a couple of skeds
> on a low AO-7 pass and go over there!
>
> Or move to an apartment on the north side of my building!
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 5:29 PM, Mike Seguin
> <n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net> wrote:
>> Paul,
>>
>> We need to get you a better shot to the E-NE. In the last two weeks,
>> worked
>> 2 OM's and EW on AO-7 from FN34.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On 2/29/2016 4:03 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>>>
>>> Theoretically, it is certainly possible for the eastern United States
>>> and most of Europe. There are around 130 DXCCs within AO-7's footprint
>>> of approximately 7,900 km. DXCC was done a few times solely on LEO in
>>> the late 1970s and early 1980s with AO-6, AO-7, and the early RS
>>> satellites.
>>>
>>> However, most of those have no satellite activity. I have worked 54
>>> DXCCs myself, but only 24 of 50 in North America plus 22 in Europe, 6
>>> in South America, and 2 in Africa.
>>>
>>> The issue is getting activity in many of these other entities! If you
>>> know of anyone in or going to any of these places, please get them on
>>> the air!
>>>
>>> See the following breakdown (just an estimate, there are likely small
>>> portions of other entities in the footprint as well)
>>>
>>> Worked:
>>>
>>> North America (24)
>>> 4U
>>> CO
>>> FG
>>> FJ
>>> FM
>>> FP
>>> FS
>>> HH
>>> J3
>>> J6
>>> J7
>>> J8
>>> K
>>> KL
>>> KP1
>>> KP2
>>> KP4
>>> PJ5
>>> TG
>>> VE
>>> VP2M
>>> VP2V
>>> XE
>>> ZF
>>>
>>> South America (6)
>>> 9Y
>>> FY
>>> HC
>>> HK
>>> PY
>>> YV
>>>
>>> Africa (2)
>>> CT3
>>> EA8
>>>
>>> Europe (22)
>>> CT
>>> CU
>>> DL
>>> EA
>>> EI
>>> F
>>> G
>>> GI
>>> GJ
>>> GM
>>> GW
>>> I
>>> LA
>>> LX
>>> OH
>>> ON
>>> OY
>>> OZ
>>> PA
>>> SM
>>> SP
>>> TF
>>>
>>> Not worked, but within footprint:
>>>
>>> North America (26)
>>> 6Y
>>> 8P
>>> C6
>>> CY0
>>> CY9
>>> FO0
>>> HI
>>> HK0
>>> HP
>>> HR
>>> KG4
>>> KP5
>>> OX
>>> PJ7
>>> TI
>>> TI9
>>> V2
>>> V3
>>> V4
>>> VP2E
>>> VP5
>>> VP9
>>> XF4
>>> YN
>>> YS
>>> YV0
>>>
>>> Africa (14)
>>> 3V
>>> 3X
>>> 5A
>>> 5T
>>> 5U
>>> 6W
>>> 7X
>>> C5
>>> CN
>>> D4
>>> EA9
>>> EL
>>> J5
>>> S0
>>>
>>> Oceania (1)
>>> KH6
>>>
>>> Asia (1)
>>> UA9
>>>
>>> Europe (19)
>>> C3
>>> EA6
>>> ES
>>> GD
>>> GU
>>> HB
>>> I
>>> JW
>>> JX
>>> LY
>>> OH0
>>> OJ0
>>> OK
>>> OM
>>> TK
>>> UA
>>> UA2
>>> YL
>>> ZB
>>>
>>> South America (12)
>>> 8R
>>> CE
>>> CP
>>> HC8
>>> HK0
>>> OA
>>> P4
>>> PJ2
>>> PJ4
>>> PY0F
>>> PY0P
>>> PZ
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Rupert Hamblin
>>> <rupert.hamblin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I was interested to read the ARRL article on KO4MA receiving the DXCC
>>>> award
>>>> worked on satellites, which got me thinking. So here's my question...
>>>>
>>>> Taking into account today's available / workable amateur satellites
>>>> - is
>>>> it
>>>> possible for an operator based in the UK/Europe or US, to work 100
>>>> different countries via satellite..?
>>>> (Obviously taking into account the station setup..)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your feedback !
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> RH / G0TKZ
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>> --
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike, N1JEZ
>> "A closed mouth gathers no feet"
>>
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