Amen to this, Steve (both Steves actually ;) ) This year, we have a clear focus on trying to get youth and first time operators ON THE AIR. We want you to come to the microphone and make a contact!! Between passes, there is plenty of time for equipment review, discussions, inspections, etc. The SSB and FM birds are quite different, but once you have the gear up and running, the transition is pretty straight forward.
Thanks to Keith and Roger, I understand we'll have differing levels of equipment again (from very portable/simple, to stuff more complex resembling a fixed station with computer control of radio, etc.) So check it out! Come out and get your feet wet (well, figuratively. We are hoping for no rain :0 ) Bring the kids...or grab some on the way...hi hi. See you later this week! 73, Mark N8MH AMSAT VP Educational Relations On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Stephen E. Belter <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > > My recommendation is that you attend at least one of the satellite demos for > an FM satellite (AO-27 or SO-50) *and* an analog satellite (AO-7, FO-29, or > VO-52). The techniques and contacts are different for FM and SSB; you will > learn from both types of contacts. Note that the ISS and HO-68 passes will > be listening only, and won't involve 2-way QSOs. Take the time to talk with > Keith, Roger and Mark who will be running the demonstrations just outside of > the entrance to the Ball Arena. > > I would also encourage you to attend the AMSAT Forum, but if your primary > goal is to learn about assembling a station and operating the sats, the > demonstrations are your best starting point. > > I'd also suggest you buy a copy of Gould's revised Getting Started with > Amateur Satellites book. It will be for sale at the AMSAT booth and is a > great source of information for those questions you forget to ask at the > demos. There will also be demonstrations of SatPC32 and MacDoppler at the > AMSAT booth, so you can see how the tracking software works. > > Here is the tentative schedule for the AMSAT demonstrations at Dayton this > year: > > AMSAT Dayton Demos 18-20 May 2012 > N 39.820328 W 84.255224 > Time Zone = UTC Elevation 296 M > Minimum Elevaton = 10 deg > > WinAos QTH: -84.3/39.8 T#: 12556 Sat.: 7 [Standard] > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Day Object AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > 18.05.2012 VO-52 12:37 12:42 05 17 054 - 137 > 18.05.2012 ISS 12:50 12:53 03 13 319 - 020 > 18.05.2012 AO-07 13:30 13:40 10 20 348 - 263 > 18.05.2012 VO-52 14:12 14:19 07 37 355 - 218 > 18.05.2012 HO-68 14:22 14:33 11 27 040 - 153 > 18.05.2012 ISS 14:28 14:30 02 11 350 - 033 > 18.05.2012 ISS 16:04 16:09 05 28 327 - 090 > 18.05.2012 HO-68 16:09 16:22 13 55 007 - 216 > 18.05.2012 SO-50 16:44 16:53 09 71 202 - 036 > 18.05.2012 FO-29 16:58 17:01 03 12 074 - 115 > 18.05.2012 AO-27 17:11 17:13 02 11 071 - 040 > 18.05.2012 ISS 17:40 17:46 06 33 287 - 155 > 18.05.2012 HO-68 18:02 18:02 00 10 311 - 303 > 18.05.2012 SO-50 18:27 18:33 06 18 277 - 009 > 18.05.2012 FO-29 18:40 18:50 10 70 009 - 201 > 18.05.2012 AO-27 18:46 18:55 09 83 164 - 347 > 18.05.2012 AO-07 20:43 20:55 12 27 107 - 002 > > 19.05.2012 AO-07 12:28 12:43 15 44 005 - 229 > 19.05.2012 VO-52 12:53 13:00 07 26 038 - 159 > 19.05.2012 ISS 13:34 13:35 01 10 353 - 018 > 19.05.2012 HO-68 14:06 14:15 09 20 049 - 141 > 19.05.2012 VO-52 14:30 14:36 06 24 342 - 236 > 19.05.2012 ISS 15:10 15:15 05 19 334 - 079 > 19.05.2012 SO-50 15:33 15:40 07 22 158 - 056 > 19.05.2012 HO-68 15:52 16:06 14 70 011 - 206 > 19.05.2012 ISS 16:46 16:52 06 68 303 - 135 > 19.05.2012 SO-50 17:13 17:21 08 46 235 - 022 > 19.05.2012 HO-68 17:42 17:49 07 14 333 - 275 > 19.05.2012 FO-29 17:45 17:54 09 36 033 - 165 > 19.05.2012 AO-27 18:17 18:27 10 47 143 - 356 > 19.05.2012 FO-29 19:31 19:39 08 27 347 - 234 > 19.05.2012 AO-07 19:48 19:53 05 11 060 - 023 > 19.05.2012 AO-27 19:58 20:05 07 20 221 - 317 > > 20.05.2012 ISS 12:40 12:41 01 11 346 - 019 > 20.05.2012 VO-52 13:10 13:17 07 40 028 - 170 > 20.05.2012 AO-07 13:22 13:34 12 22 352 - 257 > 20.05.2012 HO-68 13:50 13:56 06 14 059 - 123 > 20.05.2012 ISS 14:16 14:20 04 14 347 - 062 > 20.05.2012 VO-52 14:48 14:53 05 16 328 - 248 > 20.05.2012 HO-68 15:35 15:49 14 83 016 - 197 > 20.05.2012 ISS 15:52 15:58 06 55 316 - 115 > 20.05.2012 SO-50 16:00 16:09 09 54 194 - 040 > > 73, Steve N9IP > -- > -----Original Message----- > I have been interested in AMSAT operation for awhile but have not even began > to put together a station for satellite work. I will be attending the Dayton > Hamvention this weekend, and in doing so I am hoping to learn enough about > satellite work to get on the air over the next few weeks. > > With the large collection of AMSAT experts in Dayton, my question is what the > group would recommend to a newcomer to try to get out of Dayton in learning > some satellite basics. Should I make sure to go to the forum? Are there going > to be demonstrations on software and station setup? Should I mainly try to > make in-person resource contacts? > > Mainly, where should I focus my efforts this weekend? I am hoping to learn as > much as possible and hope to finally get involved in satellite operations in > the next few months. > > Thanks in advance, > > Steve, W5IEM > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? 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