Ed Davies wrote: > I've been subscribed to HearSat-L, which would have been a bit > of a better forum for this ISS reception report Yes, radio reports are off-topic here, but I am not upset to see an occasional one. In fact, I am considering a policy change that would permit radio reports as long as they relate to the activities of visual observers. For example, orbit determination of objects in secret orbits through analysis of their transmissions' Doppler shift, or through the use of the Navspasur fence. One of my most exciting projects was collaborating in the identification of a mysterious signal on 432.88 MHz in late summer of 1989. Using precise Doppler-shifted frequency vs time, and AOS/LOS times, observed over several weeks by a radio observer, I was able to determine the orbit, and identify the object: KH 9-16 ELINT 1.1 0.0 0.0 8.2 d 1 11852U 80052C 89239.52528800 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 06 2 11852 96.5000 65.0000 0000000 0.0000 0.0000 12.82980000 00 Working independently with other radio observers, Pierre Neirinck determined a similar orbit. When I logged onto to my Internet account to e-mail my identification, I found Pierre's announcement had arrived in my mail box less than an hour earlier. I tried to spot it in the above orbit using 11x80 binocs, but it proved too faint. David Brierley tracks it today using a telescope. <, since early 2002 > but have received no messages other than the subscription > confirmation. Has anybody else had any more success with > this list or can anybody suggest a more active list? It is an even lower volume list than SeeSat-L, but I have received nearly 300 messages over the past year, so there must be something wrong with your subscription. Here are some URLs that may be helpful in trouble shooting: Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hearsat Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm Post: mailto:HearSat@mailman.qth.net Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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