[amsat-bb] Re: amsat colloquim presentations
Thanks nick -Original Message- From: Graham Shirville [mailto:g.shirvi...@btinternet.com] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 5:21 AM To: Nick; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] amsat colloquim presentations Hi Nick, We anticipate that almost all (we forgot to load the tape into the machine for one...) the presentations will be available for viewing at the batc.tv website after they have properly edited. Hopefully this work shud be completed within 10 days or so. The slides in pdf format will also be available separately - pls wait for further announcements best 73 Graham - Original Message - From: Nick quadp...@bellsouth.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 10:15 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] amsat colloquim presentations Are the amsat colloquium presentations archived for viewing ? Thanks nick ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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 amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: NEED CONTACT WITH MAINE AND RHODE ISLAND FORW.A.SAWARD!
Hey Adrian, Great news! I hope you will be able to work AO-7 because she is the only satellite with a footprint big enough to stretch to EM84. If not, I'm confident that plenty of operators in the western U.S. will be excited to have you active from Hawaii on the FM satellites. Rest assured ... I'll stay in touch! Thank you again, Tim -- Original message from Adrian Engele aa...@yahoo.com: -- Tim, Your wish may come true. I was going to wait a few more months but I will let the cat out of the bag now.;) I am planning to go to Hawaii next March, 2010. I have not made travel arrangements yet but current plans are to visit Oahu, Kauai and Big Island for my annual scuba vacation. If I go, I should be there for about 2 weeks. Possible Grids are: BL01, BL02, BL11, BL20, BK29 and time permitting with some nudging BK19. Sorry no Maui this time, I was there 2 years ago. I would appreciate hearing back from anybody who has worked from these grids or any advice for this Dxpedition due to the short passes. I enjoyed so much working from EK99 earlier in the year, that I am seriously considering doing another expedition to some exotic grids like BL and BK. 73, Adrian AA5UK From: n...@bellsouth.net To: amsat...@wd9ewk.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:37:45 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: NEED CONTACT WITH MAINE AND RHODE ISLAND FOR W.A.SAWARD! Hi Patrick, I've been in touch with him to provide information on the stations I'm aware of. Congratulations on WAS Good for you. I doubt seriously there are too many Satellite WAS awards earned via LEO satellites exclusively. That's quite an accomplishment. Speaking of which ... I'd like to formally request BK29 as one of your rare grids to activate on the next expedition. ;-) 73 and congrats again, Tim - N3TL ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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 amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] CP6 digital data decoding software
Please contact me off list at dr...@gatordental.com if you have successfully decoded CP6 using their decoding program/software. I have some questions about it... Jay AA4FL ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 4:34 AM, David Johnsond...@g4dpz.me.uk wrote: Hi Joanne, It has been a great weekend at the colloquium meeting old friends, making new ones and watching really interesting presentations. From a personal point of view, it has been a pleasure to prepare the programme of speakers for over 7 years but this was my last time and the committee is looking for someone to pick up the reigns. The FUNCube project announcement kept a closely guarded secret before the event and we've been very pleased with the feedback and educational outreach ideas we've had just this weekend. As with all AMSAT projects any offers of help would be very welcome. Congratulations to all involved in making this announcement! I wonder if we might discuss some educational outreach ideas here on the amsat-bb. I've often thought that a project like this could be used to 'seed' radio clubs in local schools. My experience suggests that these could be touted as 'Space Communicator Clubs', not specifically ham radio clubs. They would concentrate, in the first instance, on the many interesting things that can be done with reception, not transmission, thus keeping the threshold for participation low enough that large numbers of students would participate. I think a cubesat project could really aid in making these 'Space Communicator Clubs' more vital. First, if the idea is proposed on a website in some sort of formal way, it gives the local satellite operator an 'in' with the school administration. Principals and vice-Principals will be more happy to support something like this if they think that it is happening around the world. In fact, they might feel a bit of an obligation to keep up with other schools. (The problem I can see with their assistance is that we might need to pass cables to the out-of-doors.) Second, a cubesat project could help by offering a certificate of participation to all students involved in the construction of a station that receives telemetry. In any case, I'd like to request that any sort of ancillary educational opportunities for FUNsat be presented not as for UK students alone , but that it encourages educators and students from all over the world. I think, in fact, the very distance to the UK from New Brunswick, Canada would make recognition from an organization in the UK all the more exciting to administrators and students here. 73, Bruce VE9QRP It was good to see Drew and Peter this year and get an update of the AMSAT-NA AMSAT-DL activities, respectively. 73 Dave The committee JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: Hello David, and everyone, AMSAT-UK has announced a new amateur satellite project - FUNcube ... received major initial funding from the Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) First, congratulations to AMSAT-UK on your exciting new project! This is an excellent example of the premise that AMSAT needs to create a mission that excites possible funding sources ... with a positive side effect that Amateur Radio gets to use a new linear transponder in orbit. Well done! -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9...@amsat.org ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: LEO QSO etiquette
Hola Paulo, We must continue to educate them, in my opinion. Here in the USA, on the FM satellites, a couple of things continue to manifest themselves on passes I listen to and/or try to work. 1 - The most egregious involves operators who transmit just because their station is in the footprint, with no regard to whether they actually can hear the satellite. There is no doubt that the single most important step any operator can take to make his/her station the most effective it can be involves optimizing the receive side. Our FM satellites (because AO-51 currently is experiencing some power issues) all are transmitting signals at 500 milliwatts or less. We must teach satellite newcomers that (1) it is much easier to reach the satellite with a transmission than it is to hear the satellite's re-transmissions, and (2) that TX power levels do NOT affect the power the satellite uses to re-transmit. Using AO-27 as the example, since you mention it in this post - If you reach it with your transmitter set a 1 watt - or 5 watts - or 50 watts, it will re-transmit what it hears using a 500 mW transmitter. 2 - This relates to No. 1 - it involves stations that call CQ incessantly when it is obvious that cannot hear the satellite. I and some friends like to say that those stations are suffering from CHS. It's not Can't Hear Saetllite, but it's close - only one word is different ... hihi. We must help newcomers to understand that, unlike a terrestrial repeater, the FM satellites rarely (if ever!) are quiet. If they are not hearing other stations, it is because they are not hearing the satellites - not because other stations are not there. The only exceptions to this could involve passes in the middle of the night. I believe it to be incumbent upon all of us who truly enjoy the amateur satellites to try to educate those who obviously are new to space radio. All of us were new at one time. I made many mistakes, but others who were interested in growing the ranks of amateur satellite operators contacted me and provided suggestions and guidance, which I appreciated very much. I try to do the same thing whenever I can. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL -- Original message from Paulo Pinto ct1...@gmail.com: -- Hi, After almost a year off the air, I tried a few minutes ago a contact in AO-27. Things didn't change since my last QSO's. Stations keep making satellite contacts as they were using repeaters. The QSO rate is so low that I wish I stayed in the cool environment of my office instead of being inside my car with almost 35 degrees celsius inside. Why does an amateur radio operator succeed with a technical examination and it's not able to understand some basic principles of satellite operation? Is there anything we can do? 73 -- CT1ETE, Paulo Pinto MSN: pspi...@yahoo.com http://www.ct1ete.net http://transponderclubedeportugal.blogspot.com ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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 amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: CP6 digital data decoding software
Hi, Jay -- I understand your wish not to clutter the list with details, but I think this sort of discussion is ideal for amsat-bb. Not only are many of us interested in the same issues, but also if solutions are offered here they will be archived of the web for other people to find with a simple google search. 73, Bruce VE9QRP On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Dr. Jay Garlitzdr...@gatordental.com wrote: Please contact me off list at dr...@gatordental.com if you have successfully decoded CP6 using their decoding program/software. I have some questions about it... Jay AA4FL ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite
Hi Bruce and the bb, Re: Amsat-UK FUNcube What a great name Space Communicators Club With potential worldwide participation by schools in the telemetry and physiscs experiments I hope that amsat-uk can come up with a receiver that can be mass produced and achive an easily affordable unit for schools. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 and VO-52
Jan, I and a regular group of operators in the western US are regularly on V0-52, FO-29 and AO-7, down to very low elevations. But I would ask the same question as you. I have a fairly good signal into these sats and have never even heard any stations outside of Canada, US or Mexico. That is frustrating when you look at what the footprint of these sats can hit. 73s Craig N6RSX -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]on Behalf Of PE0SAT Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 3:41 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-29 and VO-52 Hi, Thanks for reading I have a burning Question? Why is there so little activity on VO-52 and FO-29? These are the birds that make it possible to make QSO's from Europe to the States and other continents. During the pass from July 27 2009 10:34 UTC, nothing not a single soul :( Yesterday around the same time, again nothing ... Is there no interrest in these birds, they're strong and have a proper footprint. 73's Jan - PE0SAT ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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 NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you. ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: Need contact with Maine and Rhode Island for W.A.S award.
Hi all, Thank you for takeing the time to e-mail me. And for all the Amsat-bb reply's. I got lots of good infoe.I will be trying to setup some sked's after AO-51 is back on line. 73 David- KC7USS. Tnx again! ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite
I think it's already there - a SDR soft-rock receiver, pre-amp probably needed but cost ~$100 if you build yourself. A few lines of code and you're in business. Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com - Original Message - From: john heath g7...@btinternet.com With potential worldwide participation by schools in the telemetry and physiscs experiments I hope that amsat-uk can come up with a receiver that can be mass produced and achive an easily affordable unit for schools. ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 and VO-52
On Tue, July 28, 2009 18:53, D. Craig Fox wrote: Jan, Hi Craig, I was a lucky this morning 10:48 UTC I worked K9HF, it was short but it is in the Log :)) via AO-7 I and a regular group of operators in the western US are regularly on V0-52, FO-29 and AO-7, down to very low elevations. But I would ask the same question as you. I have a fairly good signal into these sats and have never even heard any stations outside of Canada, US or Mexico. That is frustrating when you look at what the footprint of these sats can hit. Perhaps it is an idea to make appointments with date and time. I've tried to use the dx-cluster, but that was also unsuccessful. Maybe the use of a website that will help the Sat operators in making apointments for QSO's with other continents. Combine SAT data with a Calendar function ? 73s Craig N6RSX 73's PE0SAT - Jan ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: TS2000
Dear Peter, The TS2000 can do almost anything one can dream of. As a result, it has many menu settings (SW). For the TNC are also many settings in the menu (number 50). 50A Packet filter bandwidth 50B AF input level for Packet 50C MAIN band AF output level for packet 50D SUB band AF output level for packet 50E MAIN/SUB band: External TNC [MAIN,SUB] 50F Data transfer speed: External TNC [1200,9600 bps] Is only RX not working, or also not TX ? Anyway, best is to go to yahoo groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KenwoodTS-2000/ The other group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adjust_ts2000) suggested is less active as this one. Henk, PA3GUO Hi Need info on a TS2000 problem...radio not decoding 9k6 on either the Internal tnc or an external tnc. Works fine on 1200 Phoned Kenwood all they want is for the radio to be sent back 73 peter G7LJA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] G-5400B Rotor / Elevation not working
I have a Yaesu G-5400B and the elevation side of the control box seems to have stopped working. The actual elevation rotor has also stopped responding as well. I hooked up a working elevation rotor to test and didn't get any response out of it. Has anyone experienced this or know of something I should look before before I start tracing the schematic? Please respond to me directly unless the list thinks this question warrants it's own thread. 73 Bobby KF4GTA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] AO-7 mentioned in Scientific American
Article entitled Space Aged: 10 Spacecraft from Decades Past That Are Still Ticking [Slide Show] has a nice slide with text and a link. Pretty cool eh? Enjoy. http://preview.tinyurl.com/kuryu9 73 John Meeks KC8ZFN ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Help in collecting AO-51 telemetry values
I need some help from stations west of the US east coast to look at realtime AO-51 telemetry during a pass over your QTH. Please send me AO-51 realtime values of : Battery 1 temp and Battery 1 voltage. I haven't gotten far enough in the reload process to collect WOD as a file. Just a few values if they are changing is sufficient. 73, Gould, WA4SXM AO-51 Command team member ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: G-5400B Rotor / Elevation not working
Hello Bob Never had that problem But a quick look at the circuit,and if the az is working.Sounds like a bad wire ,or contact if there is a plug on it Check to make sure the wire on terminal#6 is ok Good Luck Howard - Original Message - From: Bobby Lacey am...@duaneallman.net To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:52 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5400B Rotor / Elevation not working I have a Yaesu G-5400B and the elevation side of the control box seems to have stopped working. The actual elevation rotor has also stopped responding as well. I hooked up a working elevation rotor to test and didn't get any response out of it. Has anyone experienced this or know of something I should look before before I start tracing the schematic? Please respond to me directly unless the list thinks this question warrants it's own thread. 73 Bobby KF4GTA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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 amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:51 PM, john heathg7...@btinternet.com wrote: Hi Bruce and the bb, Re: Amsat-UK FUNcube What a great name Space Communicators Club With potential worldwide participation by schools in the telemetry and physiscs experiments I hope that amsat-uk can come up with a receiver that can be mass produced and achive an easily affordable unit for schools. 73 John G7HIA That's a great idea, John. And, as Simon points out, the softrock arena shows this to be quite achievable. Moreover, the one thing that just about every school has in volume is old computers! I think if AMSAT-UK came up with such a receiver design, the rest of us should work together on a curriculum that builds soldering skills and explains radio and orbital mechanics, or on localizing the curricula that they produce. Of course, we would want this to be win-win: ideally, a telemetry collection system like the one provided with Delfi C3 would be part of the system. I must have had the AMSAT award in my mind when I thought of 'Space Communicators' Club' as the possible name for a club in a local school, but the namespace collision was not intentional, of course. What I mean to express is the idea that students would be aiming towards receiving information from space. 73 Bruce, VE9QRP ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite
Although Space Communicators Club sounds like a great name, how confusing might this be with the AMSAT Communicators Club award? Maybe we (AMSAT) could offer the AMSAT Communicators Club award when the participating school makes their first contact with their satellite. Just thinking out loud. 73...bruce From: john heath g7...@btinternet.com To: Bruce Robertson ve9...@gmail.com Cc: amsat amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:51:55 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite Hi Bruce and the bb, Re: Amsat-UK FUNcube What a great name Space Communicators Club With potential worldwide participation by schools in the telemetry and physiscs experiments I hope that amsat-uk can come up with a receiver that can be mass produced and achive an easily affordable unit for schools. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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 amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51
Nothing heard on the 0119 UTC North American pass of AO-51 73, David K6CDW DM04 * Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 * From: Francisco Jiménez-Martín, EB1IAT mailto:eb1...@domain.hidden eb1...@x * Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:09:31 +0200 * DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma;h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:references:in-reply- to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encodi ng:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:importance:thread-index:content-lan guage;bh=7sVPvFwO//0edSShYxGhYsweO8B8TBTIC+IxzKbjb8E=;b=h3O3IdeNvro4jyYKY6ny inFVXYXcEp0f8psbgp0txpNj0dVWDvyKKEX/HbEOU6/VwajUaGvexd3SebnOdmjLmYKMIYgffVdE Gp0Dz/rVMpjPx8QgVutH4Vt20FOK3eA2g5X5haf3BTQ+aGNJHqHi8Ua7mZO7w45a5HukxsM4T8M= _ size=2 width=100% align=center Hello All, I can confirm that the bird is still down, nothing heard during the pass of 17:41 UTC (Orbit #26.679 + 5 minutes) almost over my QTH in IN70jv. Regards from Spain, EB1IAT - Fran -Mensaje original- De: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [ mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] En nombre de Alan P. Biddle Enviado el: lunes, 27 de julio de 2009 15:22 Para: amsat-bb@amsat.org Asunto: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Morning, The 435.150 MHz TLM downlink was on at the 1308 UTC pass over the US. The data shows about 1 watt on the downlink. Progress is being made. Alan WA4SCA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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 amsat...@amsat.org. 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 amsat...@amsat.org. 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
[amsat-bb] Shuttle - ISS Viewing
What a marvelous sight this evening at 8:40PM PDT: the Shuttle followed by the ISS streaking across the WSW sky, both easily viewed at the same time for several minutes. Awesome ... and I'm not easily awed (grin). Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. 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
