[amsat-bb] AO-10: LEO-type passes

[Tovar <tvr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Several people pointed out that AO-10 does not function in eclipse.  So i
wrote some PERL code to post-process the output of SatTrack, and here are
some predictions for both coasts, with a minimum elevation of 3 degress
and a maximum loss of 157.5 dB (which comparable to FO-20).  Attached are
predictions

   Also heard were N7HXP Tom, OK1VPO Milos, and G1WPR (had a 20 minute long QSO
   with Terry before my little antennas were not up to the task any more).  
   That's all the fun I can stand....back to bed now :-))
								-- K5OE

Yeah, i didn't catch Terry's call, but hearing G1WPR all the way out here
in California with only a four element-pair LPVA was definitely a treat 
for someone who's used to working AO-27.

There's not much time during a given week to work AO-10 with modest
equipment, so akin to what the EME folks do, i hope some of the 'big
guns' will try to be out there and work some of us penny-whistle
stations.

People get excited about P3D because of its hoped-for ability to be in
one place in the sky for long periods.  I would expect it also to have
LEO-like passes such as these as well.  If we can figure out protocols
that would allow people to make contact with modest equipment, then they
may be more willing to make the more substantional investment to be able
to work these birds at apogee.

				-- KD6PAG

P.S.  Too many 'hellos' on this morning's AO-27 DX pass.  Also not many
people could work Belize while i could hear it, in part due to 'hellos'
and 'long' exchanges.
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KD6PAG SatTrack V3.1 Prediction Summary (sunlit LEO passes)

Satellite #14129  : AO-10 (OSCAR 10)
Data File         : tlex.dat
Element Set Number: 594 (Orbit 9463)
Element Set Epoch : 02Oct99  15:06:15.703 UTC   (13.2 days ago)
Orbit Geometry    : 4004.91 km x 35447.61 km at 27.190 deg
Propagation Model : TLE Mean
Ground Station    : Berkeley (SSL), CA, USA   ---   CM87VV
Time Zone         : UTC (+0.00 h)
Downlink Frequency: 145.9000 MHz

   UTC    Azimuth  Elev    Range  Sun Ang  Doppler  Loss  Phs Md V
           [deg]  [deg]     [km]    [deg]   [kHz]   [dB]

Sat  16Oct99  ---  Orbit 9491

05:19:35   182.3    3.8   8199.7     68.3   +1.42  154.0  253  B V
05:22:20   174.9    6.0   7760.8     61.4   +1.16  153.5  254  B V

Sun  17Oct99  ---  Orbit 9493

04:38:32   170.5    3.4   8247.8     64.9   +1.12  154.1  253  B V
04:41:17   162.7    4.6   7915.5     58.0   +0.84  153.7  254  B V

Wed  20Oct99  ---  Orbit 9501

14:54:08   276.5    4.0  11281.1     14.2   +0.03  156.8   11  B D
15:10:38   269.0   29.2  12061.6     42.7   -0.73  157.4   17  B D

Fri  22Oct99  ---  Orbit 9505

13:48:31   254.2   48.9  10776.0     45.8   -0.93  156.4   17  B V
13:56:46   245.7   58.3  11844.3     58.3   -1.15  157.2   20  B V

Sat  23Oct99  ---  Orbit 9507

13:01:57   248.9   51.1   9652.6     38.5   -0.86  155.4   15  B V
13:18:27   220.9   69.4  11954.1     64.6   -1.30  157.3   21  B V



KD6PAG SatTrack V3.1 Prediction Summary (sunlit LEO passes)

Satellite #14129  : AO-10 (OSCAR 10)
Data File         : tlex.dat
Element Set Number: 594 (Orbit 9463)
Element Set Epoch : 02Oct99  15:06:15.703 UTC   (13.2 days ago)
Orbit Geometry    : 4004.91 km x 35447.61 km at 27.190 deg
Propagation Model : TLE Mean
Ground Station    : New York, NY, USA   ---   FN30AS
Time Zone         : UTC (+0.00 h)
Downlink Frequency: 145.9000 MHz

   UTC    Azimuth  Elev    Range  Sun Ang  Doppler  Loss  Phs Md V
           [deg]  [deg]     [km]    [deg]   [kHz]   [dB]

Sat  16Oct99  ---  Orbit 9492

05:52:51   144.5   46.0   7029.2     41.9   -1.24  152.7    9  B V
06:14:51    98.3   33.7  11663.1     80.0   -1.86  157.1   17  B V

Sun  17Oct99  ---  Orbit 9494

05:12:23   125.9   38.0   7533.8     47.6   -1.50  153.3    9  B V
05:31:38    93.2   26.0  11834.7     78.5   -1.91  157.2   16  B V

Mon  18Oct99  ---  Orbit 9495

04:33:14   109.6   28.0   8492.5     54.4   -1.74  154.3   10  B V
04:46:59    90.0   19.5  11699.0     74.8   -1.95  157.1   15  B V

Tue  19Oct99  ---  Orbit 9498

03:50:36   104.1   20.2   8830.3     53.2   -1.77  154.6    9  B V
04:04:21    85.5   12.2  12071.1     72.9   -1.96  157.4   14  B V

03:12:02    92.7   10.5  10135.6     57.8   -1.89  155.8   10  B V
03:20:17    82.7    6.1  12108.5     68.8   -1.96  157.4   13  B V

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