[amsat-bb] Re: ESA CubeSats Launch
The launch seems to be December 2011 at earliest or possibly new year. JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FT726 opinions
If it doesn't have the 430 module, I would pass it by... You could look for months for one because most people sell it with the unit. Unless someone out there has one for sale in radio land Good luck, Dee, NB2F -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Geiger Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:09 AM To: Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org Subject: [amsat-bb] FT726 opinions I am at a hamfest this weekend where there is a FT726R for sale in decent condition. It has the stock 2m module, and the HF (15, 12, 10M0 as well as a tone encoder (with dip switches) installed. The UHF module was pulled from it, and the owner didn't know if it has the satellite board or not, but I am guessing that it probably does given the module lineup where it would have covered Mode A, T, J and B when it had the UHF module in it. They are asking $200 for it which seems like a great price, and it even has the original service manual with it. Are these still pretty good satellite rigs? Is there much of a chance of finding a 430-440mhz module for it? I already have a 2m rig as well as a HF rig, but would be nice to have a backup for each. Are there many age related issues going wrong with the 726? 73s John AA5JG ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FT726 opinions
Hamguy123 on eBay frequently has the modules for sale. From looking at his auctions, he appears to buy the radios (726/736) and sell the modules separately. 73, Jim KQ6EA On 07/30/2011 02:33 PM, Dee wrote: If it doesn't have the 430 module, I would pass it by... You could look for months for one because most people sell it with the unit. Unless someone out there has one for sale in radio land Good luck, Dee, NB2F -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Geiger Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:09 AM To: Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org Subject: [amsat-bb] FT726 opinions I am at a hamfest this weekend where there is a FT726R for sale in decent condition. It has the stock 2m module, and the HF (15, 12, 10M0 as well as a tone encoder (with dip switches) installed. The UHF module was pulled from it, and the owner didn't know if it has the satellite board or not, but I am guessing that it probably does given the module lineup where it would have covered Mode A, T, J and B when it had the UHF module in it. They are asking $200 for it which seems like a great price, and it even has the original service manual with it. Are these still pretty good satellite rigs? Is there much of a chance of finding a 430-440mhz module for it? I already have a 2m rig as well as a HF rig, but would be nice to have a backup for each. Are there many age related issues going wrong with the 726? 73s John AA5JG ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ISS active on 437.55
The ISS was transmitting packet on 437.550 during 1540 UTC US pass. 73, Armando N8IGJ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ISS active on 437.55
I just worked it on 145.825 Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jul 30, 2011 11:57 AM, Armando Mercado am25...@triton.net wrote: The ISS was transmitting packet on 437.550 during 1540 UTC US pass. 73, Armando N8IGJ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ISS active on 437.55
That is the ARISSat-1 downlink freq. Maybe they started early? Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jul 30, 2011 11:58 AM, Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1...@gmail.com wrote: I just worked it on 145.825 Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jul 30, 2011 11:57 AM, Armando Mercado am25...@triton.net wrote: The ISS was transmitting packet on 437.550 during 1540 UTC US pass. 73, Armando N8IGJ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] NASA-TV ISS Update During ARISSat-1 Activation
NASA is scheduled to be broadcasting a live ISS update at 12:00 Noon PDT today (Sat) - which should include coverage of the Russians' activation of ARISSat-1/Kedr, which is scheduled for 12:15PM PDT. The Russian Federal Space Agency shows ... prepare and test integration of microsatellite Cedar (experiment Radioskaf) ... as a task to be performed. Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ISS active on 437.55
That is the Ericsson UHF HT and old packet module, operating in Columbus module for a test of the antenna and cabling. -- Dave, W8AAS On Jul 30, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Armando Mercado wrote: The ISS was transmitting packet on 437.550 during 1540 UTC US pass. 73, Armando N8IGJ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FT726 opinions
The modules (at least for the 736R) usually sell for around $300 - $800 depending on band (1.2GHz being the expensive one). By the time you have factored that into the $200 for the 726 you're at $500. 736Rs go for around $600 and are the better radio which will have the sat feature included. The only thing left to add then (in some cases) would be the tone board. 73 Mike K5TRI On Jul 30, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Jim Jerzycke wrote: Hamguy123 on eBay frequently has the modules for sale. From looking at his auctions, he appears to buy the radios (726/736) and sell the modules separately. 73, Jim KQ6EA On 07/30/2011 02:33 PM, Dee wrote: If it doesn't have the 430 module, I would pass it by... You could look for months for one because most people sell it with the unit. Unless someone out there has one for sale in radio land Good luck, Dee, NB2F -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Geiger Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:09 AM To: Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org Subject: [amsat-bb] FT726 opinions I am at a hamfest this weekend where there is a FT726R for sale in decent condition. It has the stock 2m module, and the HF (15, 12, 10M0 as well as a tone encoder (with dip switches) installed. The UHF module was pulled from it, and the owner didn't know if it has the satellite board or not, but I am guessing that it probably does given the module lineup where it would have covered Mode A, T, J and B when it had the UHF module in it. They are asking $200 for it which seems like a great price, and it even has the original service manual with it. Are these still pretty good satellite rigs? Is there much of a chance of finding a 430-440mhz module for it? I already have a 2m rig as well as a HF rig, but would be nice to have a backup for each. Are there many age related issues going wrong with the 726? 73s John AA5JG ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Yaesu FT-726
The Yaesu FT-726 was a decent sat rig back in the day. Cons: Low power output ( only ten watts ) and limited frequency coverage on UHF ( either 430-440 or 440-450 but not the full range ) I think it lacked the tracking VFOs implemented in the FT-736 which was a real nice feature. Also no CAT control with this rig which was what motivated me to trade up to a pair of Icom twins ( IC-271 and IC-471 ). For the money though, it would be hard to balk. 73, Bob W1ICW ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Mississippi EM44 and EM54
Hi All, Damon, WA4HFN just called me and asked that I post to the BB he is heading back south into MS. He plans to work the next few FM birds, either from EM44 or EM54. 73 all and have a great weekend, Rick WA4NVM ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Kudos To Amsat UK
And AMSAT-UK was responsible for the grab handles that the cosmonauts will use to deploy ARISSat-1 next week ... No sleep for a few days for those guys! Clint Bradford, K6LCS Member: ANSAT-NA, AMSAT-UK ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] NASA TV
Aw, crud ... appears the Noon PDT NASA TV show is a re-broadcast of this morning's show ... darn ... Clint Bradford clintbradf...@mac.com ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ZR5JT Heard ARISSat-1?
Is John ZR5JT here? If so - what did you just hear from the ISS??? (reported on dcarr.org) Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ZR5JT Heard ARISSat-1?
ZS1I Tweeted: Just finished making a recording of ARISSat. ISS passed over South Africa 21h20 SAST. Slowscan active at the time. On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Clint Bradford clintbradf...@mac.com wrote: Is John ZR5JT here? If so - what did you just hear from the ISS??? (reported on dcarr.org) Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- http://ve9qrp.blogspot.com ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ZR5JT Heard ARISSat-1?
Awesome! And a Japanese station reported it ON, too! Clint On Jul 30, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Bruce Robertson wrote: ZS1I Tweeted: Just finished making a recording of ARISSat. ISS passed over South Africa 21h20 SAST. Slowscan active at the time. On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Clint Bradford clintbradf...@mac.com wrote: Is John ZR5JT here? If so - what did you just hear from the ISS??? (reported on dcarr.org) Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- http://ve9qrp.blogspot.com Clint Bradford clintbradf...@mac.com ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Activated
Japan's JA0CAW just sent me an mp3 of his hearing ARISSat-1 ... and South Africa has heard it ... Make sure your Keps are current! What AMSAT-NA is showing matches NASA's data precisely as of right now. Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Activated
Great news! Voice doesn't matter, but be certain to record the telemetry in WAV rather than MP3 format if you want to post process it. 73s, Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 3:20 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Activated Japan's JA0CAW just sent me an mp3 of his hearing ARISSat-1 ... and South Africa has heard it ... Make sure your Keps are current! What AMSAT-NA is showing matches NASA's data precisely as of right now. Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ESA CubeSats Launch
Hi Mineo, I have the launch as currently scheduled for October with the SwissCube2 satellite cancelled but additionally carrying UWE3. 73 Trevor M5AKA --- On Fri, 29/7/11, Mineo Wakita ei7m-...@asahi-net.or.jp wrote: From: Mineo Wakita ei7m-...@asahi-net.or.jp Subject: [amsat-bb] ESA CubeSats Launch To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Friday, 29 July, 2011, 23:35 CubeSats of ESA will be launched on 1 Sep 2011. I, JE9PEL researched about the frequency and mode of these CubeSats. See my_HP which wrote in 2008 for more information, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/esa9cube.htm LARES, Italian Space Agency scientific satellite http://www.lares-mission.com/talks/paolozzi.pdf AtmoCube, INAF- Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy 437.225MHz 9k6 FSK http://www2.units.it/atmocube/ e-st@r, RI - Sezione di Bra (Ham Radio Club) POLITECNICO, Italy 437.445MHz http://areeweb.polito.it/ricerca/E-STAR/ Goliat, University of Bucharest, Romania 437.485MHz, SummerWorkshop PDF http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/SummerWorkshop2008/Sun/1%20University%20of%20Bucharest.pdf OUFTI-1, University of Liege, Belgium 435.015 and 435.045MHz http://www.leodium.ulg.ac.be/cmsms/ PW-Sat1, which is a cubesat that is planning on deploying a solar sail from orbit, the first nano from Poland, SatMagazine P.8 http://www.satmagazine.com/2010/SatMag_Jan10.pdf ROBUSTA, IES - Universite Montpellier 2, France 437.325MHz 1200bd FM telemetry with one data burst of 20 secs every 3 mins http://www.ies.univ-montp2.fr/robusta/satellite/?lang=en Swisscube 2, Space Center, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Laus, Switzerland 437.505MHz, SpringWorkshop PDF http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~jfoley/Spring2010/Spring%20Workshop%202010%20PDFs/April%2021%20Wednesday/1340%20CubeSats%20for%20the%20VEGA%20Maiden%20Flight.pdf UNICubeSAT, Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale Universta di Rom, Italy 437.345MHz 19k2 FSK, GaussTeam Page http://www.gaussteam.com/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=97%3Aunicubesatcatid=36%3AunicubesatItemid=145 XaTcobeo, Universidade de Vigo, Spain FFSK with AX.25 on UHF, Simplex 437.365MHz, SSR downlink 145.940MHz http://www.xatcobeo.com/cms/index.php Cf. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10729cub.png http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10729sat.png http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/esa9cube.htm - Name: Mineo Wakita / JE9PEL, JAMSAT member Mail: ei7m-...@asahi-net.or.jp URL : http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ QTH : Yokohama Japan, GL: pm95tj Date: July 29, 2011 - ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 test
The ARISSat-1/Kedr transmission test is scheduled to begin at 1915Z. There is a 15 minute transmission delay, so don't expect to receive any signals until 1930Z. The satellite transmissions will be in low power mode, which means that there are no transmissions for 2 minutes (seems like a long time when you are listening for a signal) and about 45 seconds On, then off again for 2 minutes. So, during an average 8 minute pass you will probably only hear 2-3 transmissions periods. FM at 145.95 MHz, CW at 145.919 MHz, BPSK at 145.920 MHz. Send your reception reports to julyt...@arissat1.org 73, Gould, WA4SXM ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1/Kedr signals heard!
Johan, ZS1I in South Africa reports hearing the ARISSat-1/Kedr SSTV signal using a handheld and a rubber duck antenna. Sergey Samburov reports the 2m (145.950 Mhz) and the repeated 70 cm (437.55 MHz) signals active. Please report signals heard, location and equipment to julyt...@arissat1.org. 73, Gouild, WA4SXM ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ZR5JT Heard ARISSat-1?
Hi all, Lou, W5DID, is happy to read this message: @ AMSAT-UK, Guildford! 73, Jan ON7UX On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:48:49 -0700, Clint Bradford wrote: Is John ZR5JT here? If so - what did you just hear from the ISS??? (reported on dcarr.org) Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] SSTV image from ARISSat-1
I got SSTV picture from ARISSat-1 at 2140z. The picture is noisy but fine! Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 recordings wanted
All, If you are able to make an audio recording of the signals from ARISSat-1, I would be very interested in obtaining a copy of your recording. I would be most interested in recordings of the CW and BPSK signals, but if are able to record the voice and SSTV signals I would be interested in those too. If you can make an SDR recordings ( I and Q ) with a Funcube dongle, FlexRadio, or SDR-IQ, record at the highest rate that your hardware and software supports. If you are making a regular audio recording, set the sampling rate to the highest quality. If you can choose sample sizes, for example between 8-bit and 16-bit samples, choose the largest size. If you get any recordings with any of the signals from ARISSat, I would be very interested in obtaining a copy even if the recording is huge. Save your recordings as .WAV files. Don't use MP3 format and don't convert the recordings into MP3 recordings. Leave the recordings as big huge .WAV files. If your recording can be sent as an email attachment, please go ahead and send it to dquagliana (at) aol.com. If it's too big for email, then contact me and I will send you details on how to get it to me by other means. Douglas KA2UPW/5 ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: SSTV image from ARISSat-1
CW and BPSK-1000 signal were also transmitting same time with SSTV. I recored all the signal with FUNcube Dongle. I'm trying to decod them. Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo I got SSTV picture from ARISSat-1 at 2140z. The picture is noisy but fine! Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: SSTV image from ARISSat-1
Here is the CW telemetry. cp ＋24c bat 30.07v -214ma hf 500ma hi this is ariss It's difficult to decode BPSK-1000. No frame could be decoded. Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo CW and BPSK-1000 signal were also transmitting same time with SSTV. I recored all the signal with FUNcube Dongle. I'm trying to decod them. Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo I got SSTV picture from ARISSat-1 at 2140z. The picture is noisy but fine! Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1
Last pass 22.50 UTC I heard a weak voice before LOS ! looks like a recorded message.No SSTV or Telemetry 73's Nader ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 signal heard 2318z
I also heard at 2318z pass. I heard voice message and SSTV. ISS retransmitting ARISSat-1 signal at 437.55MHz. 73 Masa JN1GKZ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 test signal heard
I heard ARISSat-1 VOICE and SSTV strong signal, S9 + over 40dB. 23:12-23:22UTC, 30 Jul 2011, Ele 34 East, 437.550MHz 1200 bps AFSK JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ZR 5JT Heard ARISSat-1?
hi all, Lou W5DID and AMSAT-UK are stand by, pse QSL 73. Jan ON7UX On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:05:17 +0200, Jan ON7UX wrote: Hi all, Lou, W5DID, is happy to read this message: @ AMSAT-UK, Guildford! 73, Jan ON7UX On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:48:49 -0700, Clint Bradford wrote: Is John ZR5JT here? If so - what did you just hear from the ISS??? (reported on dcarr.org) Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1
hi all, quote Lou, W5DID: i it is the ISS transponder who repeat ARISSat_1 73, Jan ON7UX On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:22:19 -0700 (PDT), Nader Omer wrote: Last pass 22.50 UTC I heard a weak voice before LOS ! looks like a recorded message.No SSTV or Telemetry 73's Nader ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1
Signal heard a few minutes ago in 145950.0 ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-DLZq9gmc 73 PY5LF LUCIANO FABRICIO Curitiba-PR-Brazil GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 CW tlm
0051z pass was also good signal from ARISSat-1 and ISS. SSTV, voice msg and voice tlm were heard. Is the BPSK 1000bps? The sound looks like 400bps for me. Here is CW telemetry which I decoded. 7/30 2140z cp ＋24c bat 30.07v -214ma rf 500ma hi this is ariss 7/30 2318z -197ma rf 443ma hi this is ariss at 1 rs01s n6cl 7/31 0056z bat 29.72v -214ma rf 346ma hi this is ariss at 1 rs 73 Masa JN1GKZ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Operation from FM27 tomorrow
Thanks for everyone's patience today. I was able to log about 20 contacts on AO-27 and SO-50. Not bad for a first day out. I used the antennas as mounted on the tower today. Tomorrow I will be on again and will play with the arrow some more. 73 all, Don N3MK FM27 -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Don Snider Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 12:55 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Operation from FM27 tomorrow Hello all, I'm new to satellite and I'm going to try my first QSOs on AO-27 during it's daylight passes. Last weekend I listened to AO-27 on my tower mounted 432 beam but for this I'll be setting up an arrow antenna on a tripod and an ft-736r. I've had the arrow for years but never got around to actually using it for satellite. Hope to see you on AO-27 tomorrow and possibly Sunday as well if I'm successful. Oh, and if anyone wants to sell a g-550 or similar elevation rotator let me know. I'm interested. 73, Don N3MK Chincoteague Island, VA ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 CW and BPSK audio file
I put 2318z ARISSat-1 CW and BPSK mp3 file on my web site. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/sound/ARISSat-1_TestOp_CW_BPSK_20110730_2318z-JN1GKZ.mp3 I recorded all the ARISSat-1 band with FCD and HDSDR . The mp3 file was made with replay the recorded file. FCD is fun for ARISSat-1. Masa JN1GKZ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 CW tlm
Hello Masahiro, Thank you for the report. BPSK-1000 looks like the old 400 bps signals on a spectrum analyzer, but sounds more like a shusch than a raar, if that makes sense. There is a 400 bps BPSK signal capability on board, but should only come into play if the BPSK-1000 is not working. We have 1000's of hours running the satellite and have not seen a switch to the 400 bps mode. Try listening to an old recording of AO-13 or AO-40 and see if it is not quite a bit lower in frequency. Telemetry values look good. I am anxiously awaiting my local 2:30 am pass. 73, Gould - Original Message - From: Masahiro Arai m-a...@a.email.ne.jp To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 9:08 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 CW tlm 0051z pass was also good signal from ARISSat-1 and ISS. SSTV, voice msg and voice tlm were heard. Is the BPSK 1000bps? The sound looks like 400bps for me. Here is CW telemetry which I decoded. 7/30 2140z cp ＋24c bat 30.07v -214ma rf 500ma hi this is ariss 7/30 2318z -197ma rf 443ma hi this is ariss at 1 rs01s n6cl 7/31 0056z bat 29.72v -214ma rf 346ma hi this is ariss at 1 rs 73 Masa JN1GKZ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 test signal saved
00:49-00:58UTC, 31 Jul 2011, Ele 17 West, 437.550MHz VOICE/SSTV/BPSK SSTV image, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10731ari.png Voice of the England girl, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10731ar1.mp3 Voice of the Robot, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10731ar2.mp3 JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 test signal saved
Hello Mineo, Thank you for the report, image and audio. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: Mineo Wakita ei7m-...@asahi-net.or.jp To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 9:59 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 test signal saved 00:49-00:58UTC, 31 Jul 2011, Ele 17 West, 437.550MHz VOICE/SSTV/BPSK SSTV image, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10731ari.png Voice of the England girl, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10731ar1.mp3 Voice of the Robot, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10731ar2.mp3 JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ANS-212 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-212 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-edi...@amsat.org In this edition: * ARISSat-1/KEDR On-Air Test Successful; Next: Deployment on August 3 * Radio-to-Soundcard Interface For Access to ARISSat-1/KEDR Bandwidth * Get Ready for ARISSat-1/KEDR BPSK-1000 Telemetry * Get Ready for ARISSat-1/KEDR SSTV Reception * N7HPR Blog in EE Times Magazine Documents ARISSat-1/KEDR Development * View Student Projects Flying on ARISSat-1 * FUNcube Vibration Testing Videos * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-212.01 ARISSat-1/KEDR On-Air Test Successful; Next: Deployment on August 3 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 212.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 31, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-212.01 ARISSat-1/KEDR ON-AIR TEST SUCESSFUL ARISSat-1/KEDR reception reports from the July 30 - 31 on-air test aboard the International Space Station have been received from ama- teur radio stations around the world. Africa, South America, parts of Asia were within range of the footprint first. Next Europe and North America will be in range. Here is a sampling of the signal reports received via amsat-bb: Johan, ZS1I - in South Africa reported hearing the ARISSat-1/KEDR SSTV signal using a handheld and a rubber duck antenna. Nader Omer, ST2NH - In Khartoum, Sudan Last pass 22.50 UTC I heard a weak voice before LOS! It sounded like a recorded message. No SSTV or Telemetry. Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL - In Japan, I heard ARISSat-1/KEDR VOICE and SSTV strong signal, S9 + over 40dB at 23:12-23:22UTC, 30 Jul 2011. The received SSTV picture can be viewed at: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10731ari.png Masa, JN1GKZ - In Japan, the 0051z pass was also good signal from ARISSat-1/KEDR and ISS. SSTV, voice msg and voice tlm were heard. At 0056z the CW telemetry decoded as: [bat 29.72v -214ma rf 346ma hi this is ariss at 1 r] I got SSTV picture from ARISSat-1 at 2140z. The picture is noisy but fine! Luciano, PY5LF - In Brazil, signal heard a few minutes ago on 145.950. Recorded video of the pass at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-DLZq9gmc Reports received from Sergey Samburov, RV3DR say that ARISSat-1/KEDR is in 'test mode', using the same setup as was used back in April for the Gagarin Commemoration where the TM-D710 on board the ISS is 'repeating' the ARISSat-1/KEDR output signal on 437.550 MHz Please report signals heard, location, and equipment by e-mail to: julyt...@arissat1.org. NEXT: DEPLOYMENT ON AUGUST 3 ARISSat-1/KEDR is now ready for deployment from the International Space Station during EVA 29 on August 3. NASA TV will cover the EVA live starting at 1400 GMT on August 3. 1430: Hatch Open 1446: Egress ARISSat-1/KEDR and secure to airlock ladder 1452: Remove solar panel covers 1507: Translate to deploy site, activate PWR, TIMER1 and TIMER2 switches, verify LEDs on, and deploy (Internet streaming: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html) ARISSat-1/KEDR is a satellite designed and built by amateur radio operators to specifically interest students in scientific and tech- nological careers. Through the use of ham radio equipment, students and teachers should be able to access and utilize the satellite from a classroom environment with minimal set up. ARISSat-1/KEDR is a cooperative effort between AMSAT, ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station,) RSC-Energia (The Russian Space Agency) and NASA. The design, development and construction of the satellite was done by AMSAT volunteers. Original plans called for the satellite to be housed inside an old Russian spacesuit, but when the suit became unavailable, a spaceframe was developed to house the radio equipment and solar panels. The new satellite was named ARISSat-1/KEDR. Another name for the spacecraft is RadioSkaf-V. The transmitted callsign will be RS01S. The mission was specifically designed as an education-based satellite. Some of its broadcast features include a voice identification, voice, digital and morse code telemetry, stored image and on-board camera transmissions via Slow Scan TV and digital telemetry from a Russian science experiment that will measure vacuum in earth's lower atmo- sphere. Other aspects of the mission include CW (Morse code) and voice message contests to interest students in participating along with stored images submitted by students all over the world as part of its payload. 145.950 MHz FM Downlink --- FM transmissions will cycle between a voice ID as RS01S, select tele- metry values, 24 international
[amsat-bb] ARISSat over Brazil
SSTV images received and decoded BPSK and CW telemetry, voice messages, in Brazil. Please see and hear at the end of the page here: http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/arissat.htm 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 test signal heard
On 145.950 MHz FM: 02:05 UTC Faint SSTV signal 03:43 and 03:45 UTC Female voices RS 59 On 145.919 USB: No decode with ArissatTLM - continuous terrestrial signal(birdie ?) on 145.920 Loc:JN88DF Vienna,Austria 73, Vik OE1VKW -- e-mail: viktor.kudie...@ieee.org,oe1...@amsat.org,oe1...@oevsv.at AMSAT-NA LM-240;AMSAT-UK;AMSAT-DL;OeVSV ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat over UK - 03.35utc Pass
UK Pass 03.35utc. Recorded audio message copied on 145.950MHz toward the end of the pass. Password / Secret word = Italy Too much local interference on the CW/Telemetry frequency to copy anything. David G8OQW ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] DX QSOs on AO7,,,,
I TNX Jerry (K5EO) for 2 QSOs on CW on AO7 Mode B, done July 28, at 23.23Z (Orbit 67958) and July 30, at 23.16Z (Orbit 67983). We get covered 7650 km between both QTHs, EL29GR - - FF66TQ. It is my actual longest distance QSO on AO7 (still almost 200 km below the world record). I find vy challenging this type of QSOs and I still hope to receive some proposals for others DX attempts (also QRV on Mode A). Best 73 to all the satellite dxers and all enthusiastic hams that keep the”Birds” alive !!! --luis LU6QI ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Recorded Voice Message from ARISSat/ISS
Received the recorded YL voice message on 437.550 at the fag end of 03:57 pass at 1.2 degree elevation over Bangalore with a 3X5/8 vertical collinear. Great signals! Looking forward for the next high elevation pass. 73 de Mani, VU2WMY Secretary Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: w...@isac.gov.in vu2wmy_m...@yahoo.com isroh...@yahoo.com -- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -- ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Activated
Good signals over ZL on the 0422 18 deg pass. Two voice and one robot message on 145.950. No SSTV. Fair to good telemetry on 145.920, 2 frames decoded. 73 Alan ZL2BX ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Activated
Very low pass (about 7 degrees) for me at 0457 UTC. I heard the voice of a 'YL' saying the voltage, current, temperature etc. Didn't have a chance to hook up my FCD and record the pass. 73 de Sebastian, W4AS ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat over UK - 05.11utc Pass
UK Pass 05.11utc. Chinese (Password = China) and English audio message copied on 145.950MHz but not too strong. One SSTV image received. CW/Telemetry frequency obliterated by local QRM. David G8OQW ___ 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: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
