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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew Koenig Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:53 PM To: [email protected] Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air Nick and Bryce, In another email, Bruce (KK5DO) mentioned trying to get all of the college stations on the air for a few passes. Let me know if you'd be interested. I suggest we time it somewhere around School Club Roundup. On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Bryce Salmi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Andrew! > > If your college club is active definitely check out K2GXT (Rochester > Institute of Technology) http://www.rit.edu/sg/amateurradioclub/ as > they are very active. Theres a semi-functional satellite station > there, finding time to finish it was the hardest part. Give them an > email! Congrats on the station! > > Bryce > KB1LQC > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Andrew Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Group! >> >> After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur >> Radio Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up >> our satellite station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case >> of beer to get the job done, but this required a little more planning >> and involvement as we had to collect the parts from various people >> and build several components on our own; not to mention the fact that >> we get side-tracked like no other club. For example, an effort to get >> the rotor controller resulted in moving about four truckloads worth >> of gear. >> >> We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for >> our rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using >> an Arduino. >> It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has >> to do with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily >> fixed with an update. >> >> The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science >> building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of >> luck, we had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating >> mount just hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks >> up to the roof for that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have >> about 20 feet of Davis Bury-flex for our initial run, which then >> feeds some very nice ARR preamps. >> The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are >> a few jumpers here in the shack too. >> >> I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be >> more active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble >> picking out some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. >> Telemetry collection is one of the primary goals for this station. >> Our other goals for this station, aside from having fun on the air, >> are to get club recognition on campus and to work with the William B. >> Hanson Center for Space Sciences on upper atmospheric projects. >> >> Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ >> >> Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or >> handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could >> have been possible without them. >> >> 73! >> Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB >> Vice President, K5UTD >> Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > > -- Andrew Koenig _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
