[amsat-bb] Re: Configuring a pair of IC-706MKIIG's for satellites

2014-04-12 Thread Erich Eichmann
Hi Ron, You can steer both IC-706MKIIGs without switching the antennas, I think. You will have changed the Icom address of one of the radios to allow control of both radios.. If the program starts - for example - with FO-29 choose the address of the radio at the 70cm antenna (downlink) as the

[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube / AO-73 weekend operations

2014-04-12 Thread g0mrf
Transponder on at 09.10. this morning Thanks Wouter Happy Gagarin day everyone (April 12th 1961) -Original Message- From: wouter weggelaar pa3...@amsat.org To: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 0:24 Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube / AO-73 weekend operations Hi All,

[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube / AO-73 weekend operations

2014-04-12 Thread wouter weggelaar
Happy Gagarin Day! And as you can all read, commanding was successful during the 09:00 UTC pass. Enjoy the transponder for the weekend! Wouter On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 11:20 AM, g0...@aol.com wrote: Transponder on at 09.10. this morning Thanks Wouter Happy Gagarin day everyone (April

[amsat-bb] Ham Video

2014-04-12 Thread Gaston Bertels
HamTV Bulletin #11 April 12, 2014 Ham Video Commissioning – final The final Ham Video Commissioning Pass 4 is planned Sunday April 13 at 18.23 UTC. Configuration 4 will be used: * ARISS antenna 43 * Frequency 2395 MHz * Symbol rate 2.0 MS/s Koichi Wakata will operate OR4ISS. Ground

[amsat-bb] Re: Configuring a pair of IC-706MKIIG's for satellites

2014-04-12 Thread John / NS1Z
The only problem left is to remember which microphone for each satellite -Original Message- From: Erich Eichmann Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 3:28 AM To: Ronald G. Parsons Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Configuring a pair of IC-706MKIIG's for satellites Hi Ron, You

[amsat-bb] Possible Launch Delays For SpaceX, Orbital

2014-04-12 Thread B J
http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/balky-iss-computer-may-delay-spacex-crs-3-launch http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/space-flight-missions/commercial-space-space-flight-missions/orbital/orb_2/orb-2-track-may-6-launch-may-still-delayed-update/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

[amsat-bb] LoTW

2014-04-12 Thread Bruce
I just completed uploading all my satellite QSO's to LOTW, 1993-2001. I only did a handful of satellite contacts after that with my HT which I also uploaded. It took a little bit of programming to convert the old storage locations of data (pre-LoTW) to the LoTW fields. I even uploaded my

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW

2014-04-12 Thread Paul Stoetzer
Bruce, You don't have to manually check the paper receipts against your LoTW records. Link your LoTW VUCC account to your VUCC record and your existing VUCC credits will be added to your LoTW VUCC account. If your last VUCC application was before 2000, the staff will have to manually enter it

[amsat-bb] Satellites with Transponders

2014-04-12 Thread Les Rayburn
I've had trouble lately keeping up with the launches of new satellites, and trying to separate those that carry experiments, beacons, etc. from those that have active transponders available for amateur use. Is there a list online somewhere that only lists satellites with active transponders?

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread Clint Bradford
If Alinco couldn't get true, full-duplex ops for working the U/V - V/U birds right at the $250 price point, I am not holding my breath for release of the new Wouxun. Wouxun brought a couple demo models to IWCE last month. They slapped FCC ID numbers on them from another radio ... The only

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellites with Transponders

2014-04-12 Thread B J
On 4/12/14, Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com wrote: I've had trouble lately keeping up with the launches of new satellites, and trying to separate those that carry experiments, beacons, etc. from those that have active transponders available for amateur use. Is there a list online somewhere

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellites with Transponders

2014-04-12 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Take a look at the web site of Mike, DK3WN: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?page_id=29535 73 Dave, G4DPZ FUNcube Team Member On 12/04/2014 17:45, Les Rayburn wrote: I've had trouble lately keeping up with the launches of new satellites, and trying to separate those that carry experiments,

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellites with Transponders

2014-04-12 Thread M5AKA
AO-7 FO-29 SO-50 VO-52 AO-73 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings:

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread John Geiger
Which current HT models do perform full duplex without any desense on the receive side? 73 John AF5CC - Original Message - From: Clint Bradford clintbra...@earthlink.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 5:03 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D If Alinco

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread Glenn AA5PK
Some older full duplex HTs that you can pick up at a fest or on eBay include Yaesu FT-470 and FT-530 and Icom W2A and W32A. 73 Glenn AA5PK -Original Message- From: Paul Stoetzer Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 1:34 PM To: John Geiger Cc: Clint Bradford ; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject:

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread sgholly
Message: 6 Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 18:30:32 - From: John Geiger To: Clint Bradford , Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Which current HT models do perform full duplex without any

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread Kevin M
Some older full duplex HTs that you can pick up at a fest or on eBay include Yaesu FT-470 and FT-530 and Icom W2A and W32A. 73 Glenn AA5PK On the IC-W32A's... I read several places that the early ones with 5 digit serial numbers are okay, but that is not necessarily true from my experience.

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
Another point to consider is you can buy two of the cheap Chinese HTs for about what the diplexer in the Arrow costs. That's the cheapest way to get to full duplex. 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2014, at 4:53 PM, Kevin M n4...@yahoo.com wrote: Some older full duplex HTs that

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread Michael
If there were a market for them they'd be out there. I think the amount of people who want to work Flying repeaters by juggling an HT and a handheld antenna is smaller than what that type of operations proponents would have you believe. Not saying there is anything wrong with doing it that

[amsat-bb] Cape-2 #2198 over Brazil

2014-04-12 Thread Roland Zurmely
Commands: 20:40 W5ULW5UL-15UI,C,F0: *forcebeac# 20:40 W5UL-15W5ULUI,C,F0: +W5UL,CAPE-2,c,GR,201301281953CST,5229mV,01006,c,28C,18C,ulcape.org# 20:40 W5ULW5UL-15UI,C,F0: *dump# 20:40 W5UL-15W5ULUI,C,F0: W5UL,5307,890,5270,6,5279,62,5279,GR,001,28,18,ulcape.org# 20:40 W5ULW5UL-15UI,C,F0:

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread Paul Stoetzer
Great point, Drew. KD2EXR does a great job on SO-50 with two Baofeng UV-B5s. Check out his QRZ.com page. His entire FM satellite station cost under $100 and he seems to hear just as well as anyone (probably better than most, actually). 73, Paul, N8HM On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Andrew

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread Kevin M
Another point to consider is you can buy two of the cheap Chinese HTs for about what the diplexer in the Arrow costs. That's the cheapest way to get to full duplex. 73, Drew KO4MA Sure, now you tell me that after I buy the Arrow with the diplexer! =^D  But seriously, I bought a used Arrow

[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D

2014-04-12 Thread Paul Stoetzer
It's probably not as popular because SO-50 is harder to hear than AO-51 or AO-27 were. I'm sure lots of people will be trying it again when Fox-1 launches in December. And, as you know, AMSAT is not working on launching only more flying repeaters, but also software defined transponder satellites

[amsat-bb] ANS-103 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

2014-04-12 Thread E.Mike McCardel
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-103 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur