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Ham-Space Digest Tue, 22 Feb 94 Volume 94 : Issue 36
Today's Topics:
ANS-050 BULLETINS
APT-Satellites: Report FEB 19, 1994
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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 12:06:57 MST
From: nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@beaver.cs.washington.edu
Subject: ANS-050 BULLETINS
To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
SB SAT
NEW HF BBS FOR OSCAR INFO
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 050.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD FEBUARY 19, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-050.01
New HF Packet Radio BBS Carrying AMSAT Info
WT0N-3 St. Paul, Minnesota will carry all AMSAT bulletins and Keps as well
as other satellite related items such as "SPACENEWS." The station will be
on 10.127 LSB (30M) Monday through Saturday from 16:00 UTC until 23:OO UTC
Monday through Saturday. The PBBS uses 300 baud HF Packet, but will also
be available for AMT
is 23:30 to 04:00 UTC. At this time, the PBBS is set up as an experiment
and any comments and suggestions should be sent to the SYSOP, B.J. Arts
(WT0N), at one of the following:
PACKET:WT0N@WB0GDB.#STP.MN.USA.NOAM
INT
[The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank B.J. Arts (WT0N) for this
information. ]
/EX
SB SAT
AO-13 OPERATIONS NET
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 050.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD FEBUARY 19, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-050.02
Current AMSAT Operations Net Schedule For AO-13
AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times. Mode-B Nets
are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz. If, at
the start of the OPS Net, the frequency of 145.950 MHz is being used
for a QSO, OPS Net enthusiasts are asked to move to the alternate
frequency of 145.955 MHz.
Date UTC Mode Phs NCS Alt NCS
28-Feb-94 0430 B 068 WB6LLO W9ODI
Any stations with information on current events would be most welcomed.
Also, those interested in discussing technical issues or who have questions
about any particular aspect of OSCAR statellite operations, are encouraged
to join the OPS Nets. If neither of the Net Control Stations show up, any
participant is invited to act as the NCS.
/EX
SB SAT
WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 050.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD FEBUARY 19, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-050.03
Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 19-FEB-94
AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
L QST
Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 90 |
Mode-BS : MA 90 to MA 120 |
Mode-S : MA 120 to MA 145 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
Mode-S : MA 145 to MA 150 |<- S beacon only
Mode-BS : MA 150 to MA 180 | Blon/Blat 180/0
Mode-B : MA 180 to MA 256 |
Omnis : MA 230 to MA 30 | Move to attitude 240/0, Apr 04
[G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]
FO-20: The FO-20 command station announced that a slight mulfunctioning in
the onboard command system had been detected. So, the analog mode
operations arranged from 9th of Feb. will be performed on schedule,
but there is a possibility of interruption due to commading. The
present schedule is as same announced before.
ANALOG MODE:
23-FEB-94 8:05 -TO- 02-MAR-94 6:40 UTC
09-MAR-94 7:05 -TO- 16-MAR-94 7:30 UTC
23-MAR-94 7:52 -TO- 30-MAR-94 8:15 UTC
DIGITAL MODE: Unless otherwise noted above.
[Kazu Sakamoto (JJ1WTK) qga02014@niftyserve.or.jp]
AO-16: Operating normally. Experimenter's Day with S-Band transmitter on
will be run on 02/23/94 03:45 UTC to 02/24/94 03:15 UTC. Whole
Orbit Data (WOD) collections each month by week are: 1) Solar
Array Currents, 2) Temperatures 3) Power/Bus Voltages 4) Various
telemetry parameters to be determined by the Command Team.
[WH6I & WJ9F]
LO-19: Operating normally. [WH6I]
KO-23: Up and running. [WH6I]
KO-25: BBS up and running. [WH6I]
POSAT: Definitely seems to be turned off on the amateur frequencies.
[WH6I]
IO-26: Is back up and running (1200 baud) and seeing a lot of use. [WH6I]
AO-21: LW2DTZ reports that the RUDAK-II beacon was sending the following
information: RUDAK2>BEACON:RUDAK-II Schedule: (down 145.987 MHz,
up 435.016) min/10 Beacon Mode
0..4 FM Repeater
5..7 WEFAX Picture
8..9 AFSK TLM
LW2DTZ further notes that AO-21 is very active with hams from south
of Brazil using this crossband repeater. [LW2DTZ]
MIR: MIR is working normally in 145.550 MHz. R0MIR and R0MIR-1 Personal
Messaging System (PMS) are active on all the orbits. [LW2DTZ]
RS-10: ZS6AOP reports that RS-10 is still operating normally at his QTH.
He notes that there are a handful of regular stations keeping
the contacts going but recently he has experienced a quiet spell,
only hearing himself. ZS6AOP wonders what the preferred mode of
operation is over Europe and the USA? Do any stations use CW? The
only times has heard CW over Southern Africa is for tuning and
spotting one's own signal. [ZS6AOP]
UO-11: ZS6AOP has been monitoring this satellite at regular intervals.
It is his observation that the signals are weaker today than before
the on-board computer "crash" several months ago. [ZS6AOP]
The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly
OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a
regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send
your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on
INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO
area, WD0HHU @ W0LJF.#NECO.CO.USA.NOAM. Also, if you find that the current
set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at
your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you
provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts.
/EX
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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 1994 08:29:10 GMT
From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!gmd.de!peter.henne%gmd.de@ames.arpa
Subject: APT-Satellites: Report FEB 19, 1994
To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
Observed at station 50.7 NLat, 7.1 ELon, FEB 19, 1994
NOAA-9: APT 137.62 On
NOAA-10: APT 137.50 On
NOAA-11: APT 137.62 On
NOAA-12: APT 137.50 On
Meteor 2-21: APT 137.85 On (weak)
NOAA-9 performs well after the outgassing-period, transmitting
Ch.2 and Ch.4 during spacecraft-day and Ch.3 and Ch.4 during
spacecraft-night. The morning descending orbits pass over better
illuminated areas than afternoond-ascening NOAA-11. APT and BCN
of NOAA-9 will be switched off FEB 21 due to VHF-conflict with
NOAA-11 (info from wxsat-list).
Meteor 2-21 is more or less useless for normal APT-Stations.
Meteor 3-3, -4, -5 and -6 were off during all visible passes,
a message about active Meteor 3-6 APT could not be confirmed.
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|Peter Henne (peter.henne@gmd.de) |
| (henne@gmd.de) |
|German Nat.Research Center.f.Comp.Science |
|D-53754 St.AUGUSTIN, Germany |
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