[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] - [Date Index][Thread Index][Author Index]
Re: Fwd: Received RS-15 beacon (29.532 MHz)
Hi Freeman,
Ah - no wonder I couldn't find it. The page you are referencing is
in the "old" (archived) section of the website, and the number was
23440, not 24330.
23440 was the SL-19 booster that launched RS-15, and it has not yet
decayed, so it is a valid object but not RS-15.
The page with the correct information in the "new" site is:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/rs15.php
73,
Emily
At 09:40 AM 10/1/2005, Freeman Pascal wrote:
>The 24330 number was found on:
>
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/rs15.html
>
>
>-Freeman
>
>
>On Oct 1, 2005, at 10:32 AM, Emily Clarke wrote:
>
> >
> > RS-15 is 23439. Where on the site did you find 24330? It's likely
> > a typo as 24330 has decayed.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Emily
> >
> >
> > At 09:08 AM 10/1/2005, Freeman Pascal wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone know the catalog number for RS-15? I can't find any
> >> names in the space-track.org keps that remotely match any name for
> >> RS-15. The AMSAT site lists 24330 and 23439, but the inclinations
> >> don't match RS-15.
> >>
> >>
> >> -Freeman
> >>
> >>
> >> On Oct 1, 2005, at 7:45 AM, Emily Clarke wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> One of the new hams in my area mentioned on our weekly net last
> >>> night that he had received the RS-15 beacon very strong, so I
> >>> thought I would pass this along to the BB and the WSR.
> >>>
> >>> Just a note - someone who reads Shawn's entire report will probably
> >>> wonder why a new ham would have a 160m loop and I thought I would
> >>> take the time to mention that Shawn is a new ham, but went from
> >>> tech to extra class in a matter of weeks. It is always thrilling
> >>> to meet new hams of Shawn's calibre and now that the bug has bitten
> >>> him I hope we will get him hooked on AMSAT activities.
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>>
> >>> Emily
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> From: "Shawn Morford" <ShawnMorford@msn.com>
> >>>> To: <w0eec@amsat.org>
> >>>> Subject: Received RS-15 beacon (29.532 MHz)
> >>>> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:33:31 -0700
> >>>>
> >>>> Emily,
> >>>>
> >>>> I received the subject beacon this morning during an RS-15 pass
> >>>> but I was not meticulous in taking notes. Fortunately, there was
> >>>> another excellent RS-15 pass just now and the beacon came through
> >>>> again quite clearly. Details are outlined below:
> >>>>
> >>>> My call sign & address
> >>>> ---------------------
> >>>> KG6ZHC
> >>>> Shawn Morford
> >>>> 755 Sharon Park Drive
> >>>> Menlo Park, CA 94025
> >>>>
> >>>> My location (home QTH)
> >>>> -----------------------
> >>>> Grid: CM87vk
> >>>> Latitude: 37 degrees, 26 minutes, 15 seconds, North
> >>>> Longitude: 122 degrees, 12 minutes, 28 seconds, West
> >>>>
> >>>> RS-15 Pass
> >>>> -----------
> >>>> UTC 01-OCT-2005
> >>>> AOS: 05:11 (UTC)
> >>>> LOS: 05:40 (UTC)
> >>>> This was a nice, long, close pass. Maximum elevation angle was 60
> >>>> degrees (looking west over the Pacific). Minimum range was 2,289
> >>>> km (occurred at the maximum elevation angle).
> >>>>
> >>>> Frequency and nature of received signal
> >>>> --------------------------------------
> >>>> I expected the RS-15 beacon on 29.532 MHz, therefore I set my
> >>>> receiver to 29.351 MHZ USB and waited for a 1KHz tone. My
> >>>> satellite tracking software automatically calculated the necessary
> >>>> doppler shifts and applied them to my receiver.
> >>>>
> >>>> Theoretical AOS: 05:09:34 (UTC, 01-OCT-2005)
> >>>> Actual AOS: 05:11
> >>>>
> >>>> Theoretical LOS: 05:41:17
> >>>> Actual LOS: 05:40
> >>>>
> >>>> With both 746PRO preamps turned on, signal strength varied
> >>>> anywhere from noise level to 4 S-units above the noise level.
> >>>> Average signal strength was about 2 S-units above the noise. With
> >>>> my receiver tuned as mentioned above, I heard a 1 KHz tone as
> >>>> follows:
> >>>> 1 second on, 3 seconds off, 1 second on, 3 seconds off, etc.
> >>>> The "off" period was not always 3 seconds. The "off" period was
> >>>> sometimes 4, 5, 8, or even 10 seconds.
> >>>>
> >>>> My equipment
> >>>> -------------
> >>>> Transceiver: ICOM 746PRO
> >>>> Tuner: Palstar AT4K
> >>>> Antenna: 160m horizontal loop fed with ladder line from the
> >>>> Palstar tuner
> >>>> Radio Control and Satellite Tracking software: Ham Radio Deluxe
> >>>> (version 3.2)
> >>>>
> >>>> Let me know if you have any questions.
> >>>> Best Regards (73),
> >>>> Shawn KG6ZHC
> >>>>
> >>> ----
> >>> Sent via amsat-bb@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the
> >>> author.
> >>> Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> >>> program!
> >>> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> "If you are going through hell, keep going."
> >> -- Sir Winston Churchill
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>"If you are going through hell, keep going."
> -- Sir Winston Churchill
>
>[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type
>application/pgp-signature which had a name of PGP.sig]
>----
>Sent via amsat-bb@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org
----
Sent via amsat-bb@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org
AMSAT Home