[amsat-bb] SatPC32 Subtones
Good morning, I am hoping someone can help answer a question. I am running SatPC32 12.8a and controlling my Yaesu FT 897 as my uplink radio. Everything works fine except that I cannot get the subtones to update. I am using the following data in my SubTones.SQF file (as recommended in the help files) AO-51,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,74.4,$3E,3 SO-67,233.6,$01,36 HO-68,67.0,$3F,1 I'm running Windows XP and my baud rate is 9600, although I have varied it to see if that would resolve my issue. Everything thing updates on the radio as it should (including the radio turning the tones 'on' and going into split mode); the only issue is that the tone is not updated, it will stay on the last tone used. For example if I use our local repeater, the radio will still use that tone. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas. 73 Matt Severin, N8MS ___ 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: SatPC32 Subtones
Matt...my suggestion is to delete version 12a and get the latest version off the website, as I have no problems with v12b. Also, my HO-67 uses the same data, $3F,1 not what you have. See what others say, as dont depend on this old guy, hi. John W6ZKH From: Matt Severin mtseve...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 4:55:26 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Subtones Good morning, I am hoping someone can help answer a question. I am running SatPC32 12.8a and controlling my Yaesu FT 897 as my uplink radio. Everything works fine except that I cannot get the subtones to update. I am using the following data in my SubTones.SQF file (as recommended in the help files) AO-51,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,74.4,$3E,3 SO-67,233.6,$01,36 HO-68,67.0,$3F,1 I'm running Windows XP and my baud rate is 9600, although I have varied it to see if that would resolve my issue. Everything thing updates on the radio as it should (including the radio turning the tones 'on' and going into split mode); the only issue is that the tone is not updated, it will stay on the last tone used. For example if I use our local repeater, the radio will still use that tone. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas. 73 Matt Severin, N8MS ___ 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: SatPC32 Subtones
I hate to ask the obvious, but you ARE clicking the T button in the upper left section of the SatPC32 screen to turn the subtone on, right? (and on SO-50, clicking a second time to toggle between the two tones if necessary...) George, KA3HSW - Original Message From: Matt Severin mtseve...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 6:55:26 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Subtones Good morning, I am hoping someone can help answer a question. I am running SatPC32 12.8a and controlling my Yaesu FT 897 as my uplink radio. Everything works fine except that I cannot get the subtones to update. I am using the following data in my SubTones.SQF file (as recommended in the help files) AO-51,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,74.4,$3E,3 SO-67,233.6,$01,36 HO-68,67.0,$3F,1 I'm running Windows XP and my baud rate is 9600, although I have varied it to see if that would resolve my issue. Everything thing updates on the radio as it should (including the radio turning the tones 'on' and going into split mode); the only issue is that the tone is not updated, it will stay on the last tone used. For example if I use our local repeater, the radio will still use that tone. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas. 73 Matt Severin, N8MS ___ 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: SatPC32 Subtones
Hi Matt, Just to double check---do you have the sub-tone option turned ON? Check Setup/Options and make sure Sub-Audio-Tone is checked... 73, Mark N8MH On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Matt Severin mtseve...@gmail.com wrote: Good morning, I am hoping someone can help answer a question. I am running SatPC32 12.8a and controlling my Yaesu FT 897 as my uplink radio. Everything works fine except that I cannot get the subtones to update. I am using the following data in my SubTones.SQF file (as recommended in the help files) AO-51,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,74.4,$3E,3 SO-67,233.6,$01,36 HO-68,67.0,$3F,1 I'm running Windows XP and my baud rate is 9600, although I have varied it to see if that would resolve my issue. Everything thing updates on the radio as it should (including the radio turning the tones 'on' and going into split mode); the only issue is that the tone is not updated, it will stay on the last tone used. For example if I use our local repeater, the radio will still use that tone. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas. 73 Matt Severin, N8MS ___ 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 -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] ___ 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] Brief AO-51 schedule change 5 August 2010
There will be a brief change in AO-51's schedule as follows: We are currently running only the 435.300 voice transmitter at about 750 mW with PL tone activation of the transmitter. On 5 August from approximately 9:55 utc to 21:05 utc AO-51 will be running the 435.150 telemetry transmitter ON at 340 mW and the 435.300 voice transmitter at about 470 mW with PL tone activation of the transmitter. We are making this mode change in order to provide a telemetry collection demonstration for a cubesat team. Around 21:05 utc (or the next pass, which is 22:44utc) the change back should occur ( the 435.300 voice transmitter at about 750 mW with PL tone activation of the transmitter, 435.150 transmitter OFF). 73, -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] ___ 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: SatPC32 Subtones
Matt, I have sent you an answer off the list. 73s, Erich, DK1TB - Original Message - From: Matt Severin mtseve...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:55 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Subtones Good morning, I am hoping someone can help answer a question. I am running SatPC32 12.8a and controlling my Yaesu FT 897 as my uplink radio. Everything works fine except that I cannot get the subtones to update. I am using the following data in my SubTones.SQF file (as recommended in the help files) AO-51,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,67.0,$3F,1 SO-50,74.4,$3E,3 SO-67,233.6,$01,36 HO-68,67.0,$3F,1 I'm running Windows XP and my baud rate is 9600, although I have varied it to see if that would resolve my issue. Everything thing updates on the radio as it should (including the radio turning the tones 'on' and going into split mode); the only issue is that the tone is not updated, it will stay on the last tone used. For example if I use our local repeater, the radio will still use that tone. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas. 73 Matt Severin, N8MS ___ 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] Hudson Valley Satcom Group Net Tomorrow Aug08 at 8PM EST on Echolink N2EYH-L
Please join us for the net tomorrow on Echolink N2EYH-L at 8 PM EST or on the Mt.Beacon ARC 146970 pl 100 repeater. Lets get together and talk about the birds. Hope to hear you there. 73 Gary WA2AQH ___ 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] Keps for the oldies?
Can someone send me a link where I can find current keps for Vanguard 1, and other ancient sats? I've Googled myself cross-eyed, and not coming up with anything current. tnx...Rich, N8UX ___ 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: Keps for the oldies?
VANGUARD 1 1 5U 58002B 10214.89179569 +.0028 +0-0 +35487-4 0 06439 2 5 034.2536 171.7615 1846588 332.5583 018.8295 10.83957078813785 VANGUARD 2 1 00011U 59001A 10215.36215070 -.0015 0-0 -44733-5 0 254 2 00011 032.8630 248.1690 1482466 093.5401 283.5282 11.82613986189035 VANGUARD R/B 1 00012U 59001B 10215.75742550 .0394 0-0 21257-3 0 8302 2 00012 032.9092 343.5616 1680687 233.5490 109.8390 11.41335945109815 VANGUARD R/B 1 00016U 58002A 10214.92311079 +.0070 +0-0 +96444-4 0 09136 2 00016 034.2541 123.7070 2030693 157.7942 212.4907 10.48087926080284 VANGUARD 3 1 00020U 59007A 10215.50088821 .0105 0-0 28546-4 0 4332 2 00020 033.3580 032.1057 1688631 272.2898 068.6208 11.51195181813976 EXPLORER 7 1 00022U 59009A 10215.80111389 .0119 0-0 38512-4 0 7090 2 00022 050.2926 332.2040 0173607 267.9044 090.2007 14.82306721687610 On 04-Aug-10 16:39, Rich Dailey wrote: Can someone send me a link where I can find current keps for Vanguard 1, and other ancient sats? I've Googled myself cross-eyed, and not coming up with anything current. tnx...Rich, N8UX ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3049 - Release Date: 08/03/10 14:22:00 -- Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail ni...@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385, Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC, GCARES, XWARN. ___ 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: Keps for the oldies?
Rich Dailey wrote: Can someone send me a link where I can find current keps for Vanguard 1, and other ancient sats? I've Googled myself cross-eyed, and not coming up with anything current. tnx...Rich, N8UX ___ 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 Sign up at http://www.space-track.org and you can get keps for almost anything. 73, Drew KO4MA ___ 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: Keps for the oldies?
Rich, Go to http://www.space-track.org and sign in or register. Look at the right side of the page for SATCAT data, which includes the ability to search in various ways including launch date. I was able to find Vanguard, Sputnik, etc for lauches in 1957 and 1958. Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Rich Dailey Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:39 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Keps for the oldies? Can someone send me a link where I can find current keps for Vanguard 1, and other ancient sats? I've Googled myself cross-eyed, and not coming up with anything current. tnx...Rich, N8UX ___ 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] lonely to the west
When AO-7 is out over the N. Pacific it is covering a lot of realestate. Namely UA0, UA9, BY, JT. Our JA friends can not use 432, they're scarce on mode A. Only UA0ZS once. A sprinkling of KL7's. A sliver of N. Europe, thankyou Mika. just commiserating 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle ___ 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: Keps for the oldies?
Thanks to Andrew, Adrian, and Alan for pointers to space-track.org, and Nigel for the file. On my way... Rich, N8UX ___ 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: Keps for the oldies?
I'm assuming space-track.org has taken the place of the old NASA O.I.G. site that I remember using several years ago. Thanks again to all for the info...Rich, N8UX ___ 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] XE2/WD9EWK last weekend, QSL cards
Hi! Last weekend, I made a quick trip to Mexicali in northern Baja California. I had a couple of vacation days I needed to use, and I wanted to see my friends out there. I had not been there since February, and in particular I wanted to see how things were since the Easter Sunday earthquake that hit that area in April. I also had about 3 weeks left on my 6-month XE ham permit, so I took the opportunity to work some passes while I was out there. This trip was the first time I took my all-mode satellite station (two FT-817NDs) into Mexico. I did not do this on my trips earlier this year and in 2009 to Mexico, and wanted to try out the SSB birds from there. I used the same bag that I carried my radios in when I went to Canada for the radios this time, to keep things a little more organized if Mexican authorities were interested in what I had in my truck. That worked out very well, as I received the red light when I first entered Mexicali last week. Mexico uses a red/green traffic light to randomly determine if a Customs inspector will take a look at you and your vehicle and other stuff, and I had to allow a Mexican Customs inspector to look through my truck. After the quick look, including seeing my bags with radio gear and my Elk log periodic antenna laying disassembled in the back of my truck, I was allowed to enter Mexico without any further hassles. Thursday (29 July) started out with the 4-hour drive from Phoenix to Mexicali, and working an AO-27 pass shortly after crossing into Mexico. I parked at a shopping mall less than 2km (about a mile or so) southeast of the downtown Mexicali border crossing, and worked an AO-27 pass from grid DM22gp at 2039 UTC. I logged 11 QSOs, and probably lost a bit of weight in sweat from the humid 115F/46C heat. After working that pass, I met up with David XE2DAK, and we decided to make a quick trip south of Mexicali onto the Laguna Salada dry lakebed just across 32 degrees South to grid DM21. As we were reaching the southern edge of Mexicali, we stopped in grid DM22hn for the west- coast AO-27 pass around 2221 UTC to make 6 QSOs. Then we continued the drive to grid DM21. Once we parked at the same spot I used in February, along route 5 connecting the border with the seaside town of San Felipe further to the south, I worked an AO-51 pass just after UTC followed by an FO-29 pass as XE2DAK took pictures and video. Twenty contacts were logged on AO-51, and then 5 more QSOs on the FO-29 pass. David and I saw trucks with Mexican Army soldiers going north on the highway, including one very-well-armed Humvee, but nobody stopped to ask what we were doing on the side of the road. When those two passes wrapped up, we returned to Mexicali for the evening where we met up with Alex XE2BSS/N2IX and Larry KI6YAA. On Friday (30 July), there wasn't much operating. I was with Alex XE2BSS/N2IX and his family in Mexicali for the day, and I did not try working satellites until late in the afternoon. From the Ciudad Deportiva (Sport City) athletic complex near the USA border in Mexicali (grid DM22gp), a place I worked from in 2009, I worked an AO-7 pass followed by an FO-29 pass. Two QSOs on AO-7, and 5 on FO-29. Not too bad, considering AO-51 was down at this point and I wasn't planning to stay there for later passes. Larry KI6YAA and Larry Jr. KI6ZXU came over to see me work these passes, and KI6YAA took video of those passes. I also received the XE2/KI6YAA QSL cards from his trip to DM10/DM11 on the Pacific side of Baja California the previous weekend, a very nice bonus. :-) Saturday (31 July) was my last day in Mexicali. Another hot day in the desert valley out there, around sea level, and I worked only one pass. AO-27 was going by in the mid-afternoon, and I was giving another demonstration for local hams in that area at XE2DAK's house (grid DM22go). Ten QSOs went in the log on this pass. A few hours later, I crossed back into the USA and drove home that evening. A quick, and fun, trip. :-) I will post some videos on YouTube from this trip in a few days. Thanks to all the stations that made contacts with XE2/WD9EWK! QSL cards... I am finishing up the design of all the QSL cards from my Canada trip last month, and now will add the printing of additional XE2/WD9EWK cards from last weekend. I have received many requests for VA7EWK QSLs, and a few requests for XE2/WD9EWK QSLs. I will attempt to mail all of those cards in the same envelope, and I hope to start mailing them out in the coming week. There is no need to send me an SASE, but I do appreciate them when they show up with the QSLs. I *do* want to receive QSLs for VA7EWK and XE2/WD9EWK, to see how close I can get to various awards while operating from these two countries. July 2010 was definitely my busiest month for travel with satellite operating, with 1879 miles (3024km) of driving in Canada in addition to the distance covered by
[amsat-bb] Connector Loss ?
Hi Satelliters, Setting up a shack at the new QTH. Does anyone have measured loss figures for N type connectors in a cable run on 145 MHz and 437. I have seen 0.5dB per connector quoted but have no idea if this accurate, theoretical, or measured. 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: Connector Loss ?
- Original Message - From: John Heath g7...@btinternet.com To: Amsat amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 12:30 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Connector Loss ? Hi Satelliters, Setting up a shack at the new QTH. Does anyone have measured loss figures for N type connectors in a cable run on 145 MHz and 437. I have seen 0.5dB per connector quoted but have no idea if this accurate, theoretical, or measured. 73 John G7HIA Hi John, G7HIA A good quality N connector has an insertion loss of 0.15 dB at 10 GHz .Look here ! http://www.amphenolrf.com/products/typen.asp?N=0sid=4C58AD80EF3E17F; 73 de i8CVS Domenico ___ 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: TubeSats - DIY Satellites
All satellites must be operated as part of a licensed service. To the best of my knowledge there is no equivalent to the FCC's Part 15 for satellite operations. Further since it is required that all satellites have the capability of being commanded off, two-way communication is also aways required. It is a mistake I see frequently that people think that local rules regarding low power RF emitters can be applied to a project with international implications like a satellite. 73, Lee-KU4OS On Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:22:58 pm George Henry wrote: Quote: If the your (sic) TubeSat application does not require two-way communications, a radio operator's license is not required Downlink frequencies available: amateur 433 MHz 500 mW, license-free 902 - 928 MHz or 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz, 100 mW - 1000 mW selectable Last I knew, 902 - 928 MHz had no US or international allocation for satellite downlink use, the amateur downlink frequency conflicts with the US band plan (the launch company is US-based), and isn't the space-to-earth allocation at 2400 - 2483.5 ONLY for amateur radio satellites? George, KA3HSW - Original Message From: Rich Dailey richdai...@windstream.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wed, July 28, 2010 7:28:46 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] TubeSats - DIY Satellites http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128740683 http://www.interorbital.com/TubeSat_1.htm Rich, N8UX. ___ 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 Mode Change Aug 5
... On 5 August from approximately 9:55 utc to 21:05 utc AO-51 will be running the 435.150 telemetry transmitter ON at 340 mW and the 435.300 voice transmitter at about 470 mW with PL tone activation of the transmitter ... WHEW - I saw the date, and worried that this might affect our demo Aug 6 0024 GMT / 5:24PM Pacific Daylight Time that Gordon West and I are conducting. Clint, 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
