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AO-51 16/02/2008
2008-02-17 09:05:00
AO-51 ActivityWorkedHS1EAX, Signal: 59, UTC: 12:04, Freq: 145.290/435.295Mhz, Mode: FM-V/US Orbit: #19088This time I disconnected my antenna mount pre-amp, and uses IC-375 with HL-60U Power amplifier to amplified the signal. No doubt, workable.73!
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G4WPW - Microphone Connection pinout
2008-02-13 11:41:00
G4WPW has range of microphone and unit connection pinout details. Above is example taken from G4WPW websiteYou can view HERE - Excellent site73!
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IC-375 delivered from Japan
2008-02-13 01:32:00
This unit belong to JR1WZI Mr. Arai-san, he send it over to 9M2IDJ house in Japan to be hand carry back to Malaysia by IDJ-san.I?m being waiting this unit to arrive and it has finally reached my hand today when I meet IDJ-san for a dinner to discuss about DX in Malaysia. At the same time he hands over it to me.This unit carries Japan frequency which support from 430 up to 440Mhz. Suitable for Satellite communication especially LEO satellite either uplink or downlink frequency that falls within that range. Further these transceivers have all mode support - FM, LSB, USB and CW and this add a plus for me.This unit carries japanese frequency and only support 430 ~ 440Mhz. Suitable for Satellite communication on the LEO satellite either uplink or downlink frequency falls within that range. Further these transceiver has all mode support - FM, SSB and CW and this add a plus for me.Let me see what I bird that I can test it out:AO-16: uplink 145.920Mhz FM, downlink 437.026Mhz USBVO-52: uplin...
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Propagation condition not favorable!
2008-02-10 03:19:00
This weekend propagation condition is not so favorable. The sunspot has not shown up for the pass few days. Comparing to pervious weekend, I had much enjoyable contact up to BG, BU and some local stations on 10M and at the same time heard few stations from VK, JA. Surprisingly on 6M band I had QSO too on that particular day.The sunspot at that period average is about 16 spot. Right now the sunspot is at Zero level, predicted that it will be back next sunday or so.10/02/2008Sunspot : 0 ZeroSolar Flux at 10.7: 71Solar Wind Velocity: 410km/sGeomagnetic Activity: Quiet K=2I?m looking forward to see it pop out again next weekend.73!
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AO-51 09/02/2008
2008-02-09 13:02:00
AO-51 Activity in 3rd Day of Chinese New YearWorkedHS1EAX, Signal: 59, UTC: 00:48, Freq: 145.290/435.300Mhz, Mode: FM-V/US Orbit: #18981As for Orbit: #18987 passes my QTH at UTC: 11:35 ~ 11:47, I'm standing by for any JA station contact, CQ CQ CQ on the frequency and end up nothing being worked or heard.As usual only QRM with quality signal of 5 is being heard on downlink.See you all again!73!
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Erase all your hand phone privacy
2008-02-08 16:35:00
If you think that by taking out your sim card, everything inside the phone is safe from others to dig out. Your are wrong!You need a series of codes to permanently delete stored information in your phone. For this you'll need to find out if your phone has a "master reset" feature to do the job such as wipes out all the stored data at once.Since every phone has a different set of "master reset" instructions, you'll need to either look them up online or your phone's manual. If you throw away the manual book together with the box, here I link it a site that provide all the master reset - Recellular which has database of these codes with step by step instructions. All you need is to click your phone maker and model to get the database.So before you exchange phone or sell or give it to someone, better do the step of reset and clear all the data before hand it to others.73!
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AO-51 08/02/2008
2008-02-08 13:28:00
AO-51 Activity in 2nd Day of Chinese New YearWorkedHS1EAX, Signal: 59, UTC: 12:23, Freq: 145.290/435.300 Mode: FM-V/USHappy Chinese New Year73!
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ISS repeater contact is valid for JAMSAT Award
2008-02-07 14:39:00
This JAMSAT 5 Stars Award is issued by Japan AMSAT AssociationAnd now they have include ISS Repeater contact as a valid contact for this JAMSAT 5 Stars Award.In order to obtain this Award, Applicant has to have confirm QSO with five different stations over five different Satellite and ISS is one of them. Total 25 QSL Cards are required.Looks like I have another satellite to be cover.73!
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ISS Repeater Tips by WF1F
2008-02-07 14:30:00
WF1F Miles Mann has published tips on how to use ISS repeaterThe content includeWhat is a Cross Band Repeater?When is the Corss Band Repeater turned on?What Frequencies do I use?What do I need for Hardware?When will ISS be in range of my house?And so on.. Read all HERE73!
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10M Band 07/02/2008
2008-02-07 11:09:00
1st Day of Rat Year is not favorable to me, this what I heard on 10M band todayHeard9W2RZL, Signal: 33, UTC: 06:05, Freq: 28.490Mhz, Mode: SSB9W6RHM, Signal: 23, UTC: 06:20, Freq: 28.490Mhz, Mode: SSB9W2FAI, Signal: 31, UTC: 06:58, Freq: 28.490Mhz, Mode: SSBBU2AQ, Signal: 32, UTC: 07:20, Freq: 28.490Mhz, Mode: SSBCalling CQ CQ CQ on the band, result I only being as SWLClosing down my station at 09:00 UTC for my second Chinese New Year reunion dinner.Happy Chinese New Year to all my Chinese Reader.73!
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AO-51 07/02/2008
2008-02-07 01:41:00
AO-51 Activity in Chinese Lunar New YearHeardAO-51, Signal: 59, UTC: 00:35, Freq: 435.310 ~ 435.290, Mode: FM-L/USTomorrow 8/2/2008 AO-51 will switch to V/US.Happy Chinese New Year73!

AO-51 Satellite Schedule for February
2008-02-05 13:52:00
The AO-51 Committee who manage AO-51 Satellite has release scheduce for month of February This the details of the Operation.The AO-51 committee has completed a schedule for February. We will continue the V/US repeater mode that began on January 25th for all of February, except on Tuesdays through Thursdays when we will switch to L/US. This pattern will repeat every week in February except that the mode switch from V/US to L/US on Tuesday the 12th will be delayed until Wednesday the 13th to accommodate a School Roundup event at Two Rivers School in North Bend, Washington. The S-band downlink may be temporarily suspended for WOD telemetry download without notice. Generally this will only be for one pass per day. Regarding the graphic schedule...the software that does the schedule will not allow for the proper display of the current modes. Please refer to this page for mode change information. February 2008 AO-51 (AMSAT Echo) Schedule February 1 until February 29, subject to modification...

QRV ISS tonight!
2008-02-05 03:33:00
Tonight early morning pass, I will try to QRV ISS. This pass elevation is about 3.0 degree, which mean this pass is far away from my QTH, hopefully my 3 element Yagi VHF and 5 element UHF is performing.AOS: 17:17 UTC, 01:17 LOCTCA: 17:19 UTC, 01: 19 LOCLOS: 17:21 UTC, 01: 21 LOCGong Xi Fa Cai, Happy Chinese New Year!73!
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Sunspot 03/02/2008
2008-02-03 03:22:00
03/02/2008 Sunspot : 19Flux at 10.7: 71Solar Wind Velocity: 623km/sGeomagnetic Activity: Minor Storm K=473!

10M Band 02/02/2008
2008-02-02 13:16:00
10M band ActivityWorkedBU2AQ, Signal: 59, UTC: 06:32, Freq: 28.490Mhz, SSB ModeBG7NWF, Signal: 59, UTC: 06:46, Freq: 28.485Mhz, SSB Mode9W6RHM, Signal: 55, UTC: 09:15, Freq: 28.490Mhz, SSB Mode9W2RZL, Signal: 33, UTC: 09:56, Freq: 28.490Mhz, SSB ModeHeardYB1UUN, Signal: 59, UTC: 06:35, Freq: 28.490Mhz, SSB ModeJL1MUT, Signal: 33, UTC: 07:25, Freq: 28.490Mhz, SSB ModeVK6ARA, Signal: 33, UTC: 07:20, Freq: 28.490Mhz, SSB Mode9W2FAI, Signal: 33, UTC: 10:20, Freq: 28.490Mhz, SSB Mode73!
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6M Band 02/02/2008
2008-02-02 11:18:00
6M Band ActivityWorked9M6XRO, Signal: 59, UTC: 07:13, Freq: 50.110Mhz, SSB Mode73!
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Space Station Repeater is back Active
2008-02-02 05:10:00
FM repeater at ISS is back active again.It uses 2M - 145.800Mhz as uplink and 70cm 437.800Mhz as downlink with plus and minus doppler. No need tonebust and CTCSS to access it.Is good to hear that is back active again.Looking forward to have contact with ISS!73!
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Sunspot 02/02/2008
2008-02-02 04:52:00
02/02/2008 Sunspot : 19Flux at 10.7: 71Solar Wind Velocity: 588km/sGeomagnetic Activity: Minor Storm K=573!

QSL Card - YB0NFL
2008-02-01 15:37:00
Incoming into my mail box todayQSL Card for 10M QSO - YB0NFLNice QSL Card!Thanks73!

Sunspot 01/02/2008
2008-02-01 04:33:00
01/02/2008 Sunspot : 15Flux at 10.7: 72Solar Wind Velocity: 450km/sGeomagnetic Activity: Quiet!73!

Sunspot 31/01/2008
2008-02-01 04:29:00
Sunspot appear again31/01/2008 Sunspot: 13Flux at10.7: 72Solar Wind Velocity: 344km/sGeomagnetic Activity: Quiet!73!
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RAE Result for 2nd Batch 2007 is out!
2008-01-31 13:12:00
MCMC has published the result for 2nd Batch candidate who sat for the exam in year end 2007.Congratulation to those who made it!Those who did not make it don?t give up! Amateur Radio is fun! And the call you obtain is unique which that be use by yourself only and the rest of your life.Click HERE for the result.73!
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AO-51 30/01/2008
2008-01-30 13:47:00
AO-51 Today Activity,Worked9M6YBG, Signal: 55, UTC: 11:44, Freq: 435.295Mhz, FM ModeVR2KW, Signal: 59, UTC:11:46, Freq: 435.295Mhz, FMModeI exit fast as the LOS is really at loss time.73!
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AO-51 28/01/2008
2008-01-29 03:19:00
Today Ao-51 ActivityWorkedJE1FQV, Signal: 59, UTC: 11:19, Freq: 435.295Mhz, FM ModeI exit fast as the LOS is really at loss time, so I do hope FQV have my call right.Heard9M6YBG, Signal: 59, UTC: 11:20, Freq: 435.295Mhz, FM Mode73!
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QSL Card - 9W2QC
2008-01-28 11:51:00
Came into my Mail box todayQSL Card for AO-51 contact - 9W2QCThanks! looking forward many qso with others bird with you.73!

9W2MUS and MARTS at MCMC
2008-01-25 15:17:00
Apparently, MARTS and MCMC has meeting at MCMC building today and the same time 9W2MUS is there as courtesy visit. I have chance to see him real person.I aslo have chances to meet Marts council and also some station 9W2QC and 9M2SS was there. It was just a short visit and I have to travel back to Seremban. I went there with 9M2IDJ.73!
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Understanding Solar Indices by KJ6RZ
2008-01-24 14:33:00
To understand further how HF works with different condition of propagation condition is important.What frequency work best for F layer? Same goes D and E layer.Solar Flux number the highest the number what will you enjoy in the HF band, the lower the number of solar flux what will you do to your radio?KJ6RZ has the explanation for it. Click HERE73!
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AO-51 23/01/2008
2008-01-23 13:18:00
Today AO-51 ActivityHeardJA6PL, Signal: 23, UTC: 11:16, Freq: 435.300Mhz, FM ModeJH1UVJ, Signal: 23, UTC: 11:16, Freq: 435.295Mhz, FM ModeJE1FQV, Signal: 33, UTC: 11:18, Freq: 435.295Mhz, FM ModeI can only heard them, by the time I reply, the pass has gone over LOS. This pass is short and fast.Anyway catch you all again.73!
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AO-51 22/01/2008
2008-01-22 15:48:00
Today QSO for AO-51Worked9W2QC, Signal: 59, UTC: 11:56, Freq: 435.300Mhz, FM ModeThanks for the QSO!73!
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QSL Card - NA1SS
2008-01-22 12:38:00
Today came in to my mail boxQSL card - NA1SS, for signal heard on our Malaysian Astronaut 9W2MUS.Hope that, next time this card came into my mail box with indication of voice QSO!73!
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