
SB NEWS @ AMSAT $SPC0704
* SpaceNews 04-Jul-94 *
 
 
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                          MONDAY JULY 4, 1994
 
 
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* SHUTTLE LAUNCH UPDATE *
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MISSION: STS-65 - INTERNATIONAL MICROGRAVITY LABORATORY - 2
 
% VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102              ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 184 sm
% LOCATION: Pad 39A                     INCLINATION: 28.45 degrees
% LAUNCH DATE: July 8, 1994             CREW SIZE: 7
% LAUNCH TIME: 12:43 p.m. EDT           LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hrs/30 min
% KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 22/6:43 a.m. EDT
% MISSION DURATION: 13 days/18 hours
 
[Info via NASA]
 
 
* HOUSTON AMSAT NET INFO * 
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The Houston AMSAT Net originates live from Houston, Texas on Tuesdays at 
10:00 PM Central Time on 147.100 MHz.  It is simulcast on the Galaxy 3
satellite, transponder 17, on a 5.8 MHz audio subcarrier and is available
for distribution among amateur repeater stations around the country.  The 
net is of a technical nature for those interested in satellite, ATV and 
balloon launch communications.  AMSAT News Bulletins, SpaceNews, NASA news, 
Hints & Tips on working satellites and much more is available every week on 
the net.
 
The following amateur operators carry the Houston AMSAT Net live or 
rebroadcast it at a more convienent time on their stations.  If your local 
repeater does not carry our net, ask the trustee if they would.
 
NETARC - New England
WA1PBJ   448.225 - 88.5      Sargents Pur, NH (White Mountains)
WA1PBJ   446.575 - 88.5      Boston, MA
KC1HF    448.225 - 88.5      Framingham, MA
WA1PBJ   442.000 + 88.5      Fitchburg, MA
K1MON    442.600 + 88.5      Portland, ME
 
Southern Wisconsin Repeater Group
N9KAN    443.400             Madison, WI
KD9UU    443.675             North Freedom, WI
AA9AD     53.090             Fort Atkinson, WI
 
Other Repeaters and Frequencies (Alphabetized by State then City)
NL7H     147.000             Anchorage, AK
KL7FZ    444.950             Anchorage, AK
WL7AML   439.250             Kodiak, AK  Audio on ATV Repeater
NO6B     224.040             Pasadena, CA
N6DD     447.650             Upland, CA
WA4HX    146.880             Lakeworth, FL (West Palm Beach Area)
AJ1R     145.230             Tampa, FL
AJ1R     443.625   103.5     Tampa, FL
WB9YCZ   147.390             Noblesville, IN (N. Indianapolis)
WB9YCZ   444.125             Noblesville, IN (N. Indianapolis)
N0PMZ    146.570  Simplex    Garden City, KS
KA0PQW   223.940             Chaska, MN  (Minneapolis/St. Paul Area)
WB0BWL   145.210             Columbia Heights, MN (Minneapolis Area)
WA0RCR     1.860  160 Mtrs   Wentzville, MO
WA0ZOK   146.715             Horace, ND
         443.750             Horace, ND
KB7BY    1.2GHz ATV Repeater Las Vegas, NV
KD8XB    146.805             Lisbon, OH
W0KIE     88.5 FM            Tulsa, OK  (Tulsa Cablevision)
VE3SF    145.230             Toronto, Ontario  Canada
 
This list was compiled by Marty Smith, WD5DZC, and Bruce Paige, KB5ZRV.
Check-ins, questions, or comments can be handled during the net by calling
either Marty or Bruce at:
 
Marty Smith, WD5DZC :  (713) 467-9870
Bruce Paige, KB5ZRV :  (713) 933-0488
 
Net suggestions, corrections, and additions can be made after the net by
contacting Marty Smith at the number listed above and leaving a voice mail
message, or by contacting Bruce via his packet radio address, KB5ZRV@F6CNB,
or his Internet address, kb5zrv@amsat.org.
 
Feel free to contact either Marty or Bruce if you are repeating the Houston
AMSAT Net and are not included in the list above.
 
[Info via Bruce, KB5ZRV]
 
 
* APT SATELLITE REPORT *
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The following observations were made from a station in Germany located at
50.7 degrees North Latitude, 7.1 degrees East Longitude on 19-Jun-94:
 
NOAA-9:      APT 137.62 MHz On
NOAA-10:     APT 137.50 MHz On
NOAA-11:     APT 137.62 MHz On
NOAA-12:     APT 137.50 MHz On
Meteor 2-21: APT 137.85 MHz On
Meteor 3-5:  APT 137.85 MHz On again
 
Vis-APT of Meteor 3-5 is active again, transmitting good images from 
afternoon ascending orbits.  Meteor 2-21 (the weak APT-transmitter) is 
drifting towards early morning.
 
[Info via Peter Henne] 
 
 
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   IW1CXZ   N2OWO   N2XWF   ZL3AHW   KC5DVU   ZR5JRB   K8EF   N9LTD
   Chris Rowan, Todd Whitmore
 
 
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