[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Len Revelle]

AMSAT web site's store page also has MacDoppler listed. I have been
very pleased with it.

Len Revelle N9IJ
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On Aug 4, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Martha  wrote:

> I forwarded the request for information to Dee. Dee provided accurate
> information to the individual.  There is no reason to "pick" on him for
> trying to
> inform this individual of other alternates and, raise money for AMSAT.  We
> do depend on memberships, donations, etc for our survival.  We receive no
> grants or funds from other sources. If you believe in what we are doing,
> then support AMSAT.  If not, do not pick on the messenger.
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Michael Schulz
> wrote:
>
>> So what you're saying is that I should use Windows, even though I don't
>> want to? I did not know
>> that it was mandatory to use a certain OS in order to use the satellites. I
>> also did not know that
>> purchasing a piece of software was the only way to support AMSAT. Shame on
>> me :)
>>
>> I was just making a suggestion not based on the fact that it's free of
>> charge (re-read my mail) but
>> based on the fact that Gpredict supports other platforms as Windows.
>>
>> And no, I don't feel guilty about not using Windows for my shack PC while
>> I'm typing this on my Mac.
>>
>> Have a lovely day.
>>
>> Mike K5TRI
>>
>>
>> On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Dee wrote:
>>
>>> And you and Nigel should feel guilty about using  the sats that others
>>> contribute to and support-  Try putting up your own...Don't know what
>>> beef you have against those that are trying to get better sats in
>>> orbit, but if you continue to omit and not support the facts that they
>>> cost money and NEED support, so goes that end of the hobby...I for
>>> one, do not wish for this to happen-  Different discussion.  Go
>>> ARRISat-1 !
>>> Dee,  NB2F
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Michael Schulz
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:29 AM
>>> To: AMSAT BB
>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request
>>>
>>> You should switch to GPredict it's free (as in freedom) and open
>>> source and available
>>> for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
>>>
>>> http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/
>>>
>>> 73 Mike K5TRI
>>>
>>> On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:
>>>
 You should switch to Orbitron.
 It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
 http://www.stoff.pl/



 On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
>
> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..

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[amsat-bb] Moans and Groans

[johnag9d]

Yes! It is something that should be asked. We know from the so called test and 
the Yuris Night deal that the bird was used in ways not previously known. So 
either the antenna broke off or was not attached. This was not the crew that 
would have deployed in February. As has been said before beggers can't be 
choosers. If interested people pony up the bucks we can build and pay to launch 
anything and be autonomous. The reality is that raising several million dollars 
is not going to happen. So we take what we can get for now and celebrate the 
good as best we can. ARISSAT from my understanding was always what it is an 
education sat. The fact it has a transpoonder was a nice add on thanks to SDR 
and a test for the Fox platform. It was not advertised as an amateur only bird. 

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[amsat-bb] Re: TLE?

[Jeffrey Koehler]

Anybody have any idea when new TLEs will be available for ARISSAT? I would 
think it has to be some Distance from the ISS by now.

Kudos to the ARISSAT team also.

73 Jeff WB2SYK FN13xc. Syracuse 


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[amsat-bb] Re: a little perspective

[Jim Jerzycke]

Phil, let me start by saying that I hold in the highest respect for all 
you've done for Amateur radio, and digital communications in particular. 
I appreciate your foresight in many areas, and rooted for you even when 
other people were griping about "That Crap Phil Is Pushing".

I've been involved in Amateur Radio for almost 50 years, so I'm no rank 
beginner, and I've been employed in the Aerospace industry for the last 
30 years. I've BUILT satellite components, and integrated them into 
spacecraft. Some of the Really Neat Things I built at Hughes Aircraft 
are still up there. For the last 7 years I've been employed by a company 
that launches satellites to GTO, and I'm extremely familiar with 
everything that goes into getting the customer's package into space.

We joke about "The rocket won't lift-off until the stack of paperwork is 
as high as the payload fairing".

This deployment was NOT done properly. To call it the rousing "success" 
that some are trumpeting out here is wrong.

A fully functional spacecraft was delivered to the launch service, and 
they screwed up.

A important part of the spacecraft was damaged, and the attitude was 
"Gee, it had another antenna thing on it? Well, we don't know what 
happened to it, and we really don't care, as this toy is interfering 
with our real work".

If this was such a now-or-never deployment because of the limited life 
of the batteries, then the deployment should have been carried out to 
the letter. To hear that nobody knows (or admits) what level of training 
the crew had is very disturbing.

To hear what amounts to "Don't worry, it was designed to be idiot-proof" 
is also disturbing as it clearly was not.

If "things" had to be attached to the spacecraft before deployment, 
there should have been a concise, detailed checklist, and the stowage of 
those items should also have been handled with care so they didn't get 
"lost".

I'm happy that it appears to be working, as I know a lot of sweat went 
into it. Everybody involved, except the ISS crew that deployed it, 
deserve a hearty pat on the back.

And as far as using a satellite to communicate with people "That could 
be done much more easily over the Internet" misses the whole point.

We're trying to get young people involved with Amateur RADIO; they 
already qualify as Internet Experts.
The allure to many young people is being able to do this *without* 
wires, and an ISP, and a monthly bill.

A piece of wire is just a wire, but radio is magic. It's what made it 
appealing to me 50 years ago, and a lot of other people, too.

And if the radio just happens to be whizzing by 250 miles above you, 
that adds to the magic.

I apologize if I came across as a bit cranky in my first few posts, but 
having "Ben There, Done That" with space hardware, I couldn't believe 
what I was hearing and reading.

These guys wouldn't last 30 days in a real company.

If they worked for Elon Musk, they probably wouldn't last 30 minutes.

73, Jim




On 08/05/2011 02:13 AM, Phil Karn wrote:
> On 8/3/11 8:21 PM, Jim Jerzycke wrote:
>
>> At least AO-40 had a usable life for some. This thing is just another
>> squawk box in space, like all the "student" satellites that are using
>> the Amateur Radio frequencies for a free downlink.
> Jim,
>
> With the successful transponder tests it would seem that you spoke too
> soon. Besides, I really like lemonade.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, educational satellites carrying student
> scientific experiments are a perfectly legitimate use of the amateur
> spectrum as long as licensed amateurs are centrally involved and the
> experimental data is in the clear and publicly documented.
>
> I certainly have no objection to two-way transponders for open ham use.
> I'm as delighted as anyone that the ARISSat-1 transponder seems to be
> working well despite its damaged 70cm antenna.
>
> But AMSAT has been flying linear transponders for over 40 years now, and
> you have to admit they're pretty old hat. When I became a ham in 1971,
> just hearing a satellite direct from space was pretty interesting.
> Actually talking through one was totally beyond cool. You just can't
> expect today's kids to feel that way when they already use the Internet,
> mobile phones, GPS, Sirius/XM and DirecTV every day.
>
> Ham radio can't possibly survive as a mere communications medium. We
> must emphasize all its other uses, some of which are still unique.
>
> At the top of that list is *EDUCATION*. Ham radio remains the only way
> for ordinary individuals to learn radio technology hands-on. If you just
> want to talk to people, mobile phones are great. But just try taking one
> apart to see how it works!
>
> Ordinary individuals can also advance radio technology through ham
> radio. And they can use it for other technical and scientific
> investigations. Although mobile phones and the Internet now provide
> inexpensive, near-ubiquitous communications between any two points on
> earth, they still don't go everywhere

[amsat-bb] Re: Today's Success

[B J]

> If I were still a member of Amsat, I would be very upset
> with the 
> handling of this project.  There is nothing for the
> contributions 
> that ham radio members invested.  It ends up only
> glory for ARISS and 
> the Russian's commemoration of Yuri Gagarin.
> 
> I would vote to cut the relationship between Amsat and
> ARISS.  It 
> isn't offering anything for ham radio.  Let ARISS
> raise their own 
> funds and build their own educational satellites. 
> Those that want to 
> contribute to that, go ahead.  Amsat was created to
> build satellites 
> capable of ham radio communications (and be used by
> hams)...this 
> education outreach was added, much later.

I noticed in the NASA TV commentary that ARISSat was constantly being referred 
to as an "educational" satellite with scarcely a mention of its amateur radio 
capabilities.  AMSAT was named just in passing as being one of the parties 
involved with its design and construction, but that was about it.

At least one other website also emphasized that ARISSat was built for 
educational purposes, which disappointed me as I was always under the 
impression that ARISSat was primarily an amateur radio bird.



73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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[amsat-bb] LOTW-Sats-AClog

[John Henderson N4NAB]

Anyone help me figure out how to post a sat contact to LOTW from AcLOG; have
spoken to both ARRL and AcLOG folks was like duh? ARRL is asking for
fields that seem like duplicates to me, RX freq, RX Bandpropagation
mode, mode...and they are not available in AcLOG.

Any help appreciated.  May just stick with cards.

John N4NAB



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[amsat-bb] Re: Moans and Groans

[R Oler]

> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 19:43:37 +
> From: johna...@gmail.com
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Moans and Groans
> 
> I agree not matter what you do unless its absolutely perfect and even when it 
> is someone has something to cry about. >>

That really is a hoot.  

I've stayed away from commenting on this because I disagree with the entire 
program effort...but the comment you and others have made about "perfect" vrs 
"absolutely perfect"...drew me in.

With the current issue of the "bird" we are not talking about the difference 
between perfect and almost perfect we are talking about a major error (tossing 
without the antenna on) which has deleted significant payload capability.  

It is reasonable to ask "why this happened".  

Robert G. Oler Life Member AMSAT ARRL NARS
  
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[amsat-bb] Re: Ham Nation 11 - Working the Sats

[Clint Bradford]

>> ... good job, Clint ...

THANK YOU for those kind words. From a technical standpoint, it was gruesome. 
Never did I ever 
have my earpiece audio match the live video ... same with Gordon West mid-way 
through ... I never 
knew if my slides were up ... I saw some of what I had said twenty seconds 
beforehand come on 
as "live" on my monitor ... and when the cut to Leo LaPorte himself was flawed, 
I can only imagine 
the blood pressures rising in Petaluma - where his new studio is.

And the firm we were using the past week for handling audio/video from 
interviewees was, well, 
"dismissed." It was a madhouse "behind the scenes." But Leo's people are 
changing services 
around - it will ONLY get better in future episodes!

I just listened to it - and wrote down the Web sites / products mentioned ...

ARISSat-1 Deployment
NASA.gov
work-sat.com
AMSAT-NA
Yaesu VX-2 / VX-3 / FT-60
HAMCONINC.org
AMSAT and NASA again
"Full duplex is ideal ... but not mandatory"
Kenwood TH-D72a
Tape measure beam
Arrow Antennas
Elk Antennas
AO-51
PocketSat
HamSatDroid
SatME
MacDoppler Pro
Nova for Windows
AMSAT.ORG again
Heavens-Above.com

... and in my background wall ...

AMSAT-NA
NASA
JIMSENGRAVING.COM
TWIT.tv
ARRL

There is a show notes Wiki for each episode - I will list all these links there 
by the weekend.

Thanks again

Clint Bradford
http://twit.tv/hn
clintbradf...@mac.com




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[amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 TLEs

[g.shirville]

Hi All,

I believe we now have some TLEs for ARISSAT-1
It is catalogue number 37772 and referred to as  Radioskaf-b
Approx 20 secs ahead of the space station at this time and appears to still 
be less than 1 kilometre below

73

Graham
G3VZV

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[amsat-bb] Re: Moans and groans ...

[Clint Bradford]

>> ... When I said failure of Yuri's night I was speaking solely of ARISSat's 
>> role in it.

Oh - so you mis-spoke. Apology accepted.

But still - even without ASISSat-1 on April 12, there was plenty to teach and 
plenty to learn. 
And even with yesterday's deployment delay and 440 antenna whip "lost in 
space," I stand 
by my earlier post: If you cannot find something positive to teach about space 
and ARISSat-1 
and ham radio from what occurred yesterday then you need to find another hobby.

Clint Bradford, K6LCS
http://www.work-sat.com



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[amsat-bb] Share your SSTV images (was: Re: Bickering ...)

[Douglas Quagliana]

Everyone,


If you receive a SSTV picture, I encourage you to upload the image 
to the ARISS SSTV gallery at

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/

so that everyone can see it.  And, if you have not seen any of the images
yet, go there and be amazed. There are actual images from ARISSat's 
cameras showing views of the Earth from orbit. There's also two images
of the cosmonauts taken by ARISSat's cameras during ARISSat-1's 
deployment.

73,
Douglas KA2UPW/5


 
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[amsat-bb] HamNation 11 - Clint K6LCS

[Bob K0NR - email list]

I was just watching the TWiT HamNation 11 netcast on video and Clint K6LCS was 
on talking about working satellites.
http://www.twit.tv/hn11

Nice job, Clint!

73, Bob K0NR
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia

[Gould Smith]

Hello Sion,

Thank you for the reception report.

1) I have forwarded your request to store the callsign and enable forwarding 
to the ARISSatTLM software developer.

2) Good question. We look forward to your help in determining this.  We are 
anxious to optimize the software, once we get real world reception.  Our 
initial efforts to maximize lead to tradeoffs, so rather than pursue unknown 
cases we decided to wait until we got real data from the satellite in orbit.

3) The BPSK data is sent every time the transmitter is on in Low Power and 
High Power. The transmitter is turned off for 2 minutes after the 30+ sec on 
time.

73,
Gould, WA4SXM


- Original Message - 
From: "Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)" <9w...@9w2qc.net>
To: 
Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:04 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia


> Dear All,
>
> It was great to receive ARISSsat-1 over West Malaysia during 5th
> August 2011, 0223 UTC pass.  Maximum elevation was 89 degrees.
>
> The downlink of both 145.919 MHz USB and 145.950 MHz FM was 59+60db,
> very strong but with huge QSB observed.  A total of 3 SSTV pictures
> were forwarded to the ARISS SSTV gallery and some telemetry/Kursk data
> were forwarded by ARISSatTLM.
>
> Congratulations to all those involved with ARISSsat-1 and we look
> forward to trying out the transponder on the next pass.
>
> A few questions I have if someone could please help me clarify them:
> 1. Is it possible to have the callsign and forwarding telemetry option
> always set in ARISSsatTLM?  This way, we do not have to manually enter
> the callsign and enable telemetry forwarding each time the program
> starts up.
> 2. Does the CW beacon needs to be really +/- 100 Hz of the yellow
> line?  The reason for this is that I would like to see how much offset
> should I apply to doppler control, for possible automated reception.
> 3. In low power (eclipse) mode, how often does the BPSK1000 telemetry
> transmits?
>
> Thank you.
>
> 73,
> Sion Chow Q. C.,
> 9M2CQC,
> Also: WQ2C /HL1, 9V1QC, JG1XHM
> ex: 9W2QC, AB3IO
>
>
>
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[amsat-bb] And now for something different

[Rick Tejera]

All,

Got this from one of my astronomy buddies, thought it might be of interest
to some on this list. Would've posted it sooner but it got lost among all
the chatter about ARISSat-1:

Just announced, a huge nearly x class solar flare that was
earth directed should yield some aurora possibly here in Arizona:
 
Moving at an estimated speed of 1950 km/s, this CME is
expected to sweep up two earlier CMEs already en route. Analysts at the GSFC
Space Weather Lab say the combined cloud should reach Earth on August 5th at
13:55 UT plus or minus 7 hours: "The impact on Earth is likely to be major.
The estimated maximum geomagnetic activity index level Kp is 7 (Kp ranges
from 0 - 9). 
Clear Skies,


Clear Skies

Rick Tejera
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org  
saguaroas...@cox.net 
K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452


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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia

[Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)]

Dear All,

It was great to receive ARISSsat-1 over West Malaysia during 5th  
August 2011, 0223 UTC pass.  Maximum elevation was 89 degrees.

The downlink of both 145.919 MHz USB and 145.950 MHz FM was 59+60db,  
very strong but with huge QSB observed.  A total of 3 SSTV pictures  
were forwarded to the ARISS SSTV gallery and some telemetry/Kursk data  
were forwarded by ARISSatTLM.

Congratulations to all those involved with ARISSsat-1 and we look  
forward to trying out the transponder on the next pass.

A few questions I have if someone could please help me clarify them:
1. Is it possible to have the callsign and forwarding telemetry option  
always set in ARISSsatTLM?  This way, we do not have to manually enter  
the callsign and enable telemetry forwarding each time the program  
starts up.
2. Does the CW beacon needs to be really +/- 100 Hz of the yellow  
line?  The reason for this is that I would like to see how much offset  
should I apply to doppler control, for possible automated reception.
3. In low power (eclipse) mode, how often does the BPSK1000 telemetry  
transmits?

Thank you.

73,
Sion Chow Q. C.,
9M2CQC,
Also: WQ2C /HL1, 9V1QC, JG1XHM
ex: 9W2QC, AB3IO



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[amsat-bb] Re: a little perspective

[Dale Hershberger]

On 8/4/2011 6:13 PM, Phil Karn wrote:
> On 8/3/11 8:21 PM, Jim Jerzycke wrote:
>
>> At least AO-40 had a usable life for some. This thing is just another
>> squawk box in space, like all the "student" satellites that are using
>> the Amateur Radio frequencies for a free downlink.
> Jim,
>
> With the successful transponder tests it would seem that you spoke too
> soon. Besides, I really like lemonade.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, educational satellites carrying student
> scientific experiments are a perfectly legitimate use of the amateur
> spectrum as long as licensed amateurs are centrally involved and the
> experimental data is in the clear and publicly documented.
>
> I certainly have no objection to two-way transponders for open ham use.
> I'm as delighted as anyone that the ARISSat-1 transponder seems to be
> working well despite its damaged 70cm antenna.
>
> But AMSAT has been flying linear transponders for over 40 years now, and
> you have to admit they're pretty old hat. When I became a ham in 1971,
> just hearing a satellite direct from space was pretty interesting.
> Actually talking through one was totally beyond cool. You just can't
> expect today's kids to feel that way when they already use the Internet,
> mobile phones, GPS, Sirius/XM and DirecTV every day.
>
> Ham radio can't possibly survive as a mere communications medium. We
> must emphasize all its other uses, some of which are still unique.
>
> At the top of that list is *EDUCATION*. Ham radio remains the only way
> for ordinary individuals to learn radio technology hands-on. If you just
> want to talk to people, mobile phones are great. But just try taking one
> apart to see how it works!
>
> Ordinary individuals can also advance radio technology through ham
> radio. And they can use it for other technical and scientific
> investigations. Although mobile phones and the Internet now provide
> inexpensive, near-ubiquitous communications between any two points on
> earth, they still don't go everywhere. Like near outer space, which ham
> radio reaches easily.
>
> So using a ham satellite just to link points on the earth that could
> communicate much more easily over the Internet doesn't interest me as
> much as using ham radio to communicate with the satellite itself. And
> satellites have much to "talk" about: camera images, information about
> the satellite itself (i.e., telemetry), scientific data from experiments
> and human-human communications from any astronauts or cosmonauts on
> board. Instead of trying to compete with the Internet, it can complement
> our radio links (e.g., KA2UPW's telemetry repository). This is
> especially handy for satellites in low orbits with short passes over any
> one location.
>
> Amateur satellites can be so much more than simple transponders; in
> fact, they'll have to be. And I think that's a good trend.
>
> --Phil
>
>
>
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Well put Phil!  I concur !!

Dale/KL7XJ

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[amsat-bb] Re: a little perspective

[Phil Karn]

On 8/3/11 8:21 PM, Jim Jerzycke wrote:

> At least AO-40 had a usable life for some. This thing is just another 
> squawk box in space, like all the "student" satellites that are using 
> the Amateur Radio frequencies for a free downlink.

Jim,

With the successful transponder tests it would seem that you spoke too
soon. Besides, I really like lemonade.

As far as I'm concerned, educational satellites carrying student
scientific experiments are a perfectly legitimate use of the amateur
spectrum as long as licensed amateurs are centrally involved and the
experimental data is in the clear and publicly documented.

I certainly have no objection to two-way transponders for open ham use.
I'm as delighted as anyone that the ARISSat-1 transponder seems to be
working well despite its damaged 70cm antenna.

But AMSAT has been flying linear transponders for over 40 years now, and
you have to admit they're pretty old hat. When I became a ham in 1971,
just hearing a satellite direct from space was pretty interesting.
Actually talking through one was totally beyond cool. You just can't
expect today's kids to feel that way when they already use the Internet,
mobile phones, GPS, Sirius/XM and DirecTV every day.

Ham radio can't possibly survive as a mere communications medium. We
must emphasize all its other uses, some of which are still unique.

At the top of that list is *EDUCATION*. Ham radio remains the only way
for ordinary individuals to learn radio technology hands-on. If you just
want to talk to people, mobile phones are great. But just try taking one
apart to see how it works!

Ordinary individuals can also advance radio technology through ham
radio. And they can use it for other technical and scientific
investigations. Although mobile phones and the Internet now provide
inexpensive, near-ubiquitous communications between any two points on
earth, they still don't go everywhere. Like near outer space, which ham
radio reaches easily.

So using a ham satellite just to link points on the earth that could
communicate much more easily over the Internet doesn't interest me as
much as using ham radio to communicate with the satellite itself. And
satellites have much to "talk" about: camera images, information about
the satellite itself (i.e., telemetry), scientific data from experiments
and human-human communications from any astronauts or cosmonauts on
board. Instead of trying to compete with the Internet, it can complement
our radio links (e.g., KA2UPW's telemetry repository). This is
especially handy for satellites in low orbits with short passes over any
one location.

Amateur satellites can be so much more than simple transponders; in
fact, they'll have to be. And I think that's a good trend.

--Phil



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[amsat-bb] Congrats on ARISSAT-1 deployment and Telemetry

[charlie Cantrill]

Congrats to AMSAT on a job well done! My cisco networking class participated in 
receiving SSTV images, telemetry, and they got a kick out of the voice 
greetings. The Decoder was a snap once I found the CW spike in the spectrum and 
got it lined up. We did notice the deep fades and can see the fades in the SSTV 
images, and one student pointed out the panel voltages and temps confirming the 
rotating. Looks like the z- panel was spending more of its time out of the sun.
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[amsat-bb] 5 in EM55

[wa4hfn]

Congrats  to Ted  K7TRK award # 018  for 5 in EM 55

WA4HFN EM55 Damon
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[amsat-bb] Re: Russia Today reports Kedr deployment

[B J]

> > Correction:  I don't recall the celebration of
> Gagarin's flight ever being a 
> > SIGNIFICANT part of ARISSat-1's mission...
> 
> Although Gagarin's flight was undertaken at a time of
> intense and heated
> competition with the United States, it was still a
> significant
> accomplishment and one that the Russians have every right
> to be proud
> of. So I'm not going to begrudge them this.
> 
> I am more concerned about the inaccurate reports that say
> this
> spacecraft was built entirely by Russian university
> students. The
> project managers should write a polite note pointing out
> the facts of
> the matter -- that the spacecraft was actually designed and
> built by US
> volunteer radio amateurs under the auspices of AMSAT and
> NASA and with
> significant support from several American corporations.
> Only the
> *science experiment* it is carrying was built by Russian
> university
> students.

As I mentioned in another posting, in the NASA TV commentary, there hardly any 
reference to ARISSat as having anything to do with amateur radio others than 
AMSAT having contributed to its design and construction.

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL


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[amsat-bb] Re: Bickering ...

[N0JY]

Well bust my buttons, I did get some SSTV pictures overnight and while I 
was at work today!
I left the SatPC32 running the FT-736R and antennas, with MMSSTV.
Sure enough, I can enjoy a taste of the fun without being here, and come 
home to some surprises!

Jerry
N0JY

On 8/4/2011 2:13 PM, Dee wrote:
> Jerry,
> Yes, I have been there too.  So has Clint.  Now that I am retired, I
> do not have to wait until the weekend...
> Don't wish away the time.  When it happens, you'll be in our boat too.
> 73,
> Dee, NB2F
>
>


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[amsat-bb] Re: [suitsat2] Did Drew Hear Himself?

[Bill Ress]

Steve - - additional, you may recall the RX tests in the clean room at 
your place. The RX is very sensitive having a NF (which includes the 
front end SAW filter) of just under 5 dB.

Lou - thanks for commenting on what probably remains at the 70 CM input. 
I did some rough calcs and with the sensitivity of the RX and about 1.5" 
for an antenna, sub-microvolt signals will be heard. The 1 watt test 
Drew ran attests to that.

So what this all means is that the transponder function is only 
minimally impacted by the lack of a 1/4 wavelength antenna. We need to 
get the word out that most typically equipped 70 CM satellite stations 
will make it through. Right now most everyone is focused on the easy 
signals but the linear transponder is almost fully functional. The very 
sweet thing is that with the transponder functioning we can now verify 
that the SDX is spot on in every way designed (Nice job guys!!)

Another good test will be to exercise the command function. Now it will 
take a bit more power at the satellite which was by design anyway. I'm 
sure that's in the plan after the dust settles.

Regards...Bill - N6GHz


On 8/4/2011 3:30 PM, Louis McFadin wrote:
> The antenna consists of a portion that is encased in grey Epoxy.
> That part is about 1.5 inches long.
> It's probably good enough for strong signals to get through.
> SWR is not so important on a receive only antenna.
>
> On Aug 4, 2011, at 6:06 PM, steven.bi...@microchip.com wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Glad to hear!  I was just concerned and wanted to be sure.  Then this
>> opens up a lot more experimentation from the ham community.
>>
>> Question - How do you think the uplink is being received with no
>> antenna?
>>
>>
>> Steven Bible
>> Applications Engineering Manager
>> Wireless Products Division
>> Microchip Technology Inc.
>> Office Phone: +1-480-792-4298
>> Mobile Phone: +1-480-384-0319
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: suitsat2-boun...@tapr.org [mailto:suitsat2-boun...@tapr.org] On
>> Behalf Of Anthony Monteiro
>> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 2:29 PM
>> To: suits...@tapr.org
>> Subject: Re: [suitsat2] Did Drew Hear Himself?
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> The transponder is inverting. The third harmonic
>> would be highly distorted and opposite sideband!
>>
>> Also, I can confirm the transponder is working
>> from hearing my own transmissions. I also heard other
>> stations that were "ditters" on the downlink.
>>
>> 73,
>> Tony AA2TX
>> ---
>> On 8/4/2011 4:23 PM, Joe Fitzgerald wrote:
>>>
>>>
 I am really wondering if Drew heard himself indirectly, and not
>> through
 the transponder.  There's a 3X difference between the uplink and
>> downlink
 frequencies.

 Thoughts?

>>>
>>>
>>> Drew was appropriately skeptical himself, he notes in his report:
>> "Sounded
>>> VERY good, and cycled on and off with the telemetry."
>>>
>>> -Joe KM1P
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[amsat-bb] Re: Moans and groans ...

[John Spasojevich]

When I said failure of Yuri's night I was speaking solely of ARISSat's role
in it.

John

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Clint Bradford wrote:

> >> ... the failure of Yuri's Night ...
>
> Huh?
>
> Yuri's Night was a wildly successful event - with gatherings on every
> continent of the planet.
> Tell any of the 28 people who attended my Yuri's Night party of a
> "failure," and they'll each
> be able to properly educate you as to what Yuri's Night was all about.
>
> Only a few of my attendees were hams. But everyone received handouts and
> watched
> NASA and Russian videos and had a marvelous time - while being educated as
> to the
> past, present, and future of space exploration.
>
> No - We didn't have our new ham satellite to work that night. But to call
> Yuri's Night a
> "failure" is quite wrong - as would attendees of more than 550 parties in
> 75 countries
> across seven continents will tell you. No "failure" occurred on the 50th
> anniversary of
> human spaceflight - only educational opportunities, camaraderie, and
> knowledge was
> shared among thousands.
>
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
>
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[amsat-bb] Re: ArissatTlm for Mac

[Gilbert Mackall]

Thank you for the quick response.


On Aug 4, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Tom Schaefer, NY4I wrote:

> Please ignore my prior email. I had to wait for it to open the sample WAV 
> file. The program seems to work fine on my install of Lion (10.8) as it is 
> displaying the sample data.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Tom Schaefer, NY4I
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> Monitoring EchoLink node KJ4FEC-L 489389
> DSTAR Capable  APRS: NY4I-15
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 4, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Gilbert Mackall wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Has anyone tried this program running under Lion ?  I don't have it on my 
>> development systems, but have had the question ask by some users.
>> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: ArissatTlm for Mac

[Tom Schaefer, NY4I]

Please ignore my prior email. I had to wait for it to open the sample WAV file. 
The program seems to work fine on my install of Lion (10.8) as it is displaying 
the sample data.

Regards,


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On Aug 4, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Gilbert Mackall wrote:

> 
> Has anyone tried this program running under Lion ?  I don't have it on my 
> development systems, but have had the question ask by some users.
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Moans and groans ...

[Clint Bradford]

>> ... the failure of Yuri's Night ...

Huh?

Yuri's Night was a wildly successful event - with gatherings on every continent 
of the planet. 
Tell any of the 28 people who attended my Yuri's Night party of a "failure," 
and they'll each 
be able to properly educate you as to what Yuri's Night was all about.

Only a few of my attendees were hams. But everyone received handouts and 
watched 
NASA and Russian videos and had a marvelous time - while being educated as to 
the 
past, present, and future of space exploration.

No - We didn't have our new ham satellite to work that night. But to call 
Yuri's Night a 
"failure" is quite wrong - as would attendees of more than 550 parties in 75 
countries 
across seven continents will tell you. No "failure" occurred on the 50th 
anniversary of 
human spaceflight - only educational opportunities, camaraderie, and knowledge 
was 
shared among thousands.

Clint Bradford, K6LCS




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[amsat-bb] Re: ArissatTlm for Mac

[Tom Schaefer, NY4I]

I just tried to open a sample WAV file on Lion and the open dialog is just at 
the beach ball. The UI does come up though. I'm not sure if it is the wav file. 
If you have a wav file you know works, email it to me directly and I will try 
that.

Tom


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> 
> Has anyone tried this program running under Lion ?  I don't have it on my 
> development systems, but have had the question ask by some users.
> 
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[amsat-bb] ArissatTlm for Mac

[Gilbert Mackall]

Has anyone tried this program running under Lion ?  I don't have it on my 
development systems, but have had the question ask by some users.

Gilbert Mackall
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[amsat-bb] If you made an AO-51 contact with NY4I/Mobile Thursday around 1830Z, please read

[Tom Schaefer, NY4I]

> Hi,
> 
> I heard AO51 while I was scanning in my car so I switched the D710 to PM5 for 
> sat ops. I worked about 5 guys. I was in rush hour traffic so could not log. 
> If you made a QSO with NY4I mobile, please reply so I can get you logged. I 
> know I worked Hector in Cuba last. 
> 
> Thanks
> 

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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 What a Ham Radio Achievement!

[Harry Strahlendorf]

Hi Gang,
 
I excitedly tuned my base station, connected to a dual band Ventenna on the
roof, to the downlink frequency of 145.950 mHZ this morning as I tracked ISS
on a pass over North America. I'm in Southern New Jersey.  I was amazed to
be able to hear the initial greeting female voice from this special bird! On
the following pass I used a portable HT and Arrow Antenna out on the lawn
and copied ARISSat-1 5X9!  Thanks to all who made this possible and all who
are helping us enjoy this wonderful hobby!
 
Sincerely & 73,
Harry ~ W3DNQ
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[amsat-bb] AO51 contacts today with NY4I while mobile?

[Thomas Schaefer]

Hi,

I heard AO51 while I was scanning so I switched the D710 to PM5 for sat ops. I 
worked about 5 guys. I was in rush hour traffic so could not log. If you made a 
QSO with NY4I mobile, please reply so I can get you logged. I know I worked 
Hector in Cuba last. 

Thanks

Tom NY4I
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[amsat-bb] Re: New Keps

[Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF]

Here's the so-far assigned names.

ISS DEB
1 37771U 98067CJ  11216.75160283  .00101235  0-0  11901-2 018
2 37771 051.6406 276.2973 0012899 041.5508 318.6439 15.6053295681
RADIOSCAF-B
1 37772U 98067CK  11216.75158638  .00033717  0-0  40433-3 012
2 37772 051.6382 276.2984 0012892 043.5724 316.6246 15.6050112276



On 08/04/2011 08:49 PM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:
> I assume the other one is the wingnut!
>
> On 08/04/2011 08:37 PM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:
>> These have just appeared for your evaluation.
>> 98067 associates them with the ISS.
>>
>>
>> No Common Name Found
>> 1 37771U 98067CJ  11216.75160283  .00101235  0-0  11901-2 018
>> 2 37771 051.6406 276.2973 0012899 041.5508 318.6439 15.6053295681
>> No Common Name Found
>> 1 37772U 98067CK  11216.75158638  .00033717  0-0  40433-3 012
>> 2 37772 051.6382 276.2984 0012892 043.5724 316.6246 15.6050112276
>>
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[amsat-bb] Re: New Keps

[Dave Webb KB1PVH]

Maybe the 70cm antenna?

Dave - KB1PVH

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On Aug 4, 2011 5:06 PM, "Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF" 
wrote:
> I assume the other one is the wingnut!
>
> On 08/04/2011 08:37 PM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:
>> These have just appeared for your evaluation.
>> 98067 associates them with the ISS.
>>
>>
>> No Common Name Found
>> 1 37771U 98067CJ 11216.75160283 .00101235 0-0 11901-2 0 18
>> 2 37771 051.6406 276.2973 0012899 041.5508 318.6439 15.60532956 81
>> No Common Name Found
>> 1 37772U 98067CK 11216.75158638 .00033717 0-0 40433-3 0 12
>> 2 37772 051.6382 276.2984 0012892 043.5724 316.6246 15.60501122 76
>>
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[amsat-bb] Re: Russia Today reports Kedr deployment

[Phil Karn]

On 8/4/11 11:02 AM, George Henry wrote:
> 
> 
> Correction:  I don't recall the celebration of Gagarin's flight ever being a 
> SIGNIFICANT part of ARISSat-1's mission...

Although Gagarin's flight was undertaken at a time of intense and heated
competition with the United States, it was still a significant
accomplishment and one that the Russians have every right to be proud
of. So I'm not going to begrudge them this.

I am more concerned about the inaccurate reports that say this
spacecraft was built entirely by Russian university students. The
project managers should write a polite note pointing out the facts of
the matter -- that the spacecraft was actually designed and built by US
volunteer radio amateurs under the auspices of AMSAT and NASA and with
significant support from several American corporations. Only the
*science experiment* it is carrying was built by Russian university
students.

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[amsat-bb] em45

[wa4hfn]

If anyone that worked me in EM45 portable needs a QSL,send me an email with the 
contact info and Ill QSL
WA4HFN Damon
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[amsat-bb] Feedback on BPSK decoding

[Phil Karn]

I'm interested in people's comments on the reliability of the BPSK-1000
digital link in the presence of the deep periodic fading that everyone
is reporting. This fading is probably because the spacecraft hasn't
settled down into a stable spin around its preferred spin axis (which
includes the antennas). But I designed the BPSK-1000 format to be
specifically resistant to fading, so I'm really curious to see how well
it's working in practice.

Although the decoders don't explicitly distinguish between lost frames
and idle link time (hard to do given the signal design) you can gauge
the effectiveness of the decoding from the amount of data you do
successfully decode per unit time. If people could estimate how many
bytes per minute of decoded data they're getting, and assuming the
computer doesn't let the link idle very much, that would be a good
indication of how well the system is performing overall.

The channel symbol rate is 1000 Hz. After rate 1/2 Viterbi FEC the
actual link data rate is 500 bps. From this you have to subtract idle
inter-frame time and HDLC frame overhead (flags, 4-byte CRCs, etc) that
varies with the length of the frame, leaving the data. So in 1 minute
you could receive up to 3750 bytes of binary user data. How close are
people coming to this figure?

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[amsat-bb] Re: New Keps

[Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF]

I assume the other one is the wingnut!

On 08/04/2011 08:37 PM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:
> These have just appeared for your evaluation.
> 98067 associates them with the ISS.
>
>
> No Common Name Found
> 1 37771U 98067CJ  11216.75160283  .00101235  0-0  11901-2 018
> 2 37771 051.6406 276.2973 0012899 041.5508 318.6439 15.6053295681
> No Common Name Found
> 1 37772U 98067CK  11216.75158638  .00033717  0-0  40433-3 012
> 2 37772 051.6382 276.2984 0012892 043.5724 316.6246 15.6050112276
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[amsat-bb] New Keps

[Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF]

These have just appeared for your evaluation.
98067 associates them with the ISS.


No Common Name Found
1 37771U 98067CJ  11216.75160283  .00101235  0-0  11901-2 018
2 37771 051.6406 276.2973 0012899 041.5508 318.6439 15.6053295681
No Common Name Found
1 37772U 98067CK  11216.75158638  .00033717  0-0  40433-3 012
2 37772 051.6382 276.2984 0012892 043.5724 316.6246 15.6050112276


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[amsat-bb] Two signal reports

[Philip Jenkins]

145.95.Mhz, 0557 UTC, 45 degree pass here in western NC (still using the
Comet quad-band vertical). Lots of fading, but I did catch that voltage was
31.5. I thought that the vertical would do ok at a 45 degree elevation, BUT
I found out differently on the next pass I listened to...

145.95 Mhz, 1400 UTC, 13 degree pass to from NW to SW. (Voltage was 34.0;
had just come out of eclipse a few minutes before.) I was using the Arrow
antenna into the HT, and was listening to the mobile rig with the quad-band
vertical at the same time. I thought the vertical would really shine at such
a low-angle pass, and while it was ok, the Arrow blew it away. I knew there
would be a big difference, but not a HUGE difference. With the Arrow, I
heard the satellite long after I thought it would have faded entirely behind
the mountain(s).

Darn it, now I have to do some research on knife-edge diffraction on 2
meters around mountain tops/ridges 

I think I'll try the CW beacon tonight - won't be until approx 0320 UTC
before the satellite is back in range, and then it's only a 4 degree pass.
(70 degrees on the next one though)

Philip N4HF
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[amsat-bb] Charging Coulombs ?

[Roland Zurmely]

Please can anyone tell me if it is missing a decimal point in the 
Charging/Discharging/Netmeasurements in Coulombs
in the telemetryastext window ?
As the battery is rated at 20.5 Ah, this amounts to 73,800 coulombs. The 1kBPSK 
telemetry provides ​​much higher values !

Thank you.
73 de Roland PY4ZBZ
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[amsat-bb] TLM format

[Matt Severin]

As I am thinking about how to use ARISSat in my school this year, I'm
looking at the CSV file that was produced by the ARISSatTLM software.  I
am seeing some pretty nice looking data (very cyclic and symmetrical
graphs).  Can someone point me to the format of the CSV data...e.g. what are
the column headers? It's probably in a very obvious place, but I have not
found it.

Here is a little excerpt from my data from this morning:  Column one is
obvious (date & time stamp); what are the others?

2011/08/04-12:23:13
 84
 81
 11
 0
 0
 72
 105
 44
 32
 84
 104
 105
 115
 32
 105
 115
 32
 65

By the way, we are very excited about this project at my school.  I had a
group of kids that 'flew a file' on ARISSat, and they are geeked that they
are now in orbit!

73.

Matt Severin, N8MS
Dowagiac Middle School, principal
EN61
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[amsat-bb] Re: [eu-amsat] Re: ARISSat-1 deployment time correction

[Dave Taylor]

The quoted report is correct.  ARISSat-1 was deployed at 1843 UTC.   
1507 was the scheduled time, but that did not happen.  The cosmonauts  
were about to deploy the satellite, but were stopped and did not  
deploy until the antenna problem could be evaluated.

-- Dave, W8AAS


On Aug 4, 2011, at 5:20 AM, Thomas Frey wrote:

> Luc Leblanc schrieb:
>>
>>
>>>
 The ARISSat-1 space craft was deployed from the ISS today at 1443  
 EDT (1843 UTC) after a hold based upon questions about the 70cm  
 antenna.


>> One point i forgot in my previous post
>>
>> Just to confirm the satellite has been deployed in the very first  
>> 10 minutes after the cosmonauts where getting out the air lock not at
>> 1443 EDT "NO WAY" something is wrong here!!!
>>
>>
>>
> Yes, I can confirm this. The hatch was officially opened at 14:50 UTC
> and ARISSat-1 was deployed at 15:07 UTC. I watched NASA-TV yesterday
> after 14:00 UTC or 16.00 MESZ. Someone mixed his local time with UTC
> or GMT I think.
>
> -- 
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Regards, 73
> Thomas Frey, HB9SKA
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[amsat-bb] Thank You to the ARISSat-1 Team

[Joseph Armbruster]

I would like to send a personal Thank You to AMSAT and the ARISSat-1 Team.

You overcame an enormous amount of challenges in order to make this happen.
 I am personally thankful for all of your hard work.  From a technical
standpoint, you had to manage a design change (suitsat -> arissat), the new
design, materials, fabrication, assembly and software.  From a scheduling
standpoint, you had to deal with volunteer schedules, NASA, the Russian
Federal Space Agency and all sorts of other events.  From a logistics
standpoint, you had to move materials all over the planet so that everyone
could do their part.

And keep in mind, the volunteers making this happen mostly have full-time
jobs, families and many other things to do :-)

When I tell non-ham (non-Amsat people) that I know how: """AMSAT built a
satellite 'in a garage', had it delivered to the ISS and it's now in orbit
sending down pictures, yadda, yadda""", you should see the looks on peoples
faces!!  I get the goose bumps just thinking about it.

It is truly an amazing feat and an outstanding accomplishment for AMSAT.

As far as the failures are concerned, I will defer to a magnet that I have
on my workbench that says: "Success is going from failure to failure without
a loss of enthusiasm".

Thank you all for your hard work,
Joseph Armbruster
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[amsat-bb] Moans and Groans

[johnag9d]

I agree not matter what you do unless its absolutely perfect and even when it 
is someone has something to cry about. I am a small part of the ARISS 
operations team and fairly new Area Coordinator. I understanf the complaints. I 
also was leary of calling it ARISSat because ARISS really only gave its name. 
Locally the failure of Yuris Night did little to promote ARISS quite the 
contrary. Remember this started as Suit Sat 2 and was or is a Russian 
experiment as was Suit Sat 1. ARISS has been working the STEM of ham radio long 
before it was cool. 

GO ARISSat !
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[amsat-bb] Re: funny

[Dee]

Bruce,
Gee, it sounds so familiar doesn't it?  So much for volunteering like
you do. 
Thanks for it...
73,
Dee, NB2F

-Original Message-
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]
On Behalf Of Bruce
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 2:56 PM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] funny

it is so funny to watch (read) all the comments here. when its good,
there are 
complaints, when its bad, there are complaints. there just always
seems to be 
complaints on this list all the time. i even get slammed from
non-amsat members 
on things that they think i should be doing for amsat. you just gotta
love it. 


73...bruce
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[amsat-bb] Re: Bickering ...

[Dee]

Jerry,
Yes, I have been there too.  So has Clint.  Now that I am retired, I
do not have to wait until the weekend...
Don't wish away the time.  When it happens, you'll be in our boat too.
73,
Dee, NB2F

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On Behalf Of n...@lavabit.com
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 2:27 PM
To: Clint Bradford
Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Bickering ...

I spent the last two days building and putting up a temporary NVIS
antenna
for 60 meters that I needed for a R.A.C.E.S. exercise that took place
yesterday.
I used insulated wire, hose clamps, two telescoping pool cleaning
poles, 4
random sections of TV antenna mast, some PVC pipe, some wood, hose
clamps,
and cable ties.  I whacked the poles into things while moving them,
scraped some doors, smashed a finger, left cut cable ties all over the
yard, twisted the wires, pulled down one end support trying to put up
the
other, lost cable ties, and slightly bent a small bit of my backyard
fence.

If I had been on TV while doing this and I had to undergo the same
scrutiny given the ARISSat launch by some in this crowd, I would no
doubt
be considered to be the clumsiest person on earth with no idea what I
was
doing and no clue how to do it.
But you would not have been there in the 108 degree heat, to
appreciate
the amount of effort necessary to get this done by one person in a
short
period of time, with limited resources.

And the antenna worked well, and accomplished its mission.

So has ARISSat.

If you didn't put it together and you didn't launch it... don't tell
those
who did, how they should have done it.  Thank you.

It's good to see those here who are focusing their energy on the
rewards
and celebrating the success, rather than complaining about the
perceived
mishandling (a.k.a. backseat driving).
I watched the launch while we were doing our exercise, and I can't
wait to
get my opportunity to hear and work ARISSat this weekend when I'm not
stuck at work!!!

Until then, jealously enjoying reading your reports.

73
Jerry
N0JY




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[amsat-bb] Mars Probe Finds Possible Evidence Of Liquid Water

[B J]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/news/mro20110804.html

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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[amsat-bb] funny

[Bruce]

it is so funny to watch (read) all the comments here. when its good, there are 
complaints, when its bad, there are complaints. there just always seems to be 
complaints on this list all the time. i even get slammed from non-amsat members 
on things that they think i should be doing for amsat. you just gotta love it. 


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[amsat-bb] Re: Bickering ...

[n0jy]

I spent the last two days building and putting up a temporary NVIS antenna
for 60 meters that I needed for a R.A.C.E.S. exercise that took place
yesterday.
I used insulated wire, hose clamps, two telescoping pool cleaning poles, 4
random sections of TV antenna mast, some PVC pipe, some wood, hose clamps,
and cable ties.  I whacked the poles into things while moving them,
scraped some doors, smashed a finger, left cut cable ties all over the
yard, twisted the wires, pulled down one end support trying to put up the
other, lost cable ties, and slightly bent a small bit of my backyard
fence.

If I had been on TV while doing this and I had to undergo the same
scrutiny given the ARISSat launch by some in this crowd, I would no doubt
be considered to be the clumsiest person on earth with no idea what I was
doing and no clue how to do it.
But you would not have been there in the 108 degree heat, to appreciate
the amount of effort necessary to get this done by one person in a short
period of time, with limited resources.

And the antenna worked well, and accomplished its mission.

So has ARISSat.

If you didn't put it together and you didn't launch it... don't tell those
who did, how they should have done it.  Thank you.

It's good to see those here who are focusing their energy on the rewards
and celebrating the success, rather than complaining about the perceived
mishandling (a.k.a. backseat driving).
I watched the launch while we were doing our exercise, and I can't wait to
get my opportunity to hear and work ARISSat this weekend when I'm not
stuck at work!!!

Until then, jealously enjoying reading your reports.

73
Jerry
N0JY




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[amsat-bb] Re: Russia Today reports Kedr deployment

[George Henry]

Correction:  I don't recall the celebration of Gagarin's flight ever being a 
SIGNIFICANT part of ARISSat-1's mission...




- Original Message 
> From: George Henry 
> To: andy thomas ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Thu, August 4, 2011 12:51:48 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Russia Today reports Kedr deployment
> 
> Just as I said during the whole "Yuri's Day" debacle:  Roscosmos has  
> HIJACKED 

> ARISSat-1 for their own purposes.  I don't recall the  celebration of 
> Gagarin's 
>
> flight EVER being part of the ARISSat-1  mission.
> 
> I sincerely hope that AMSAT and ARISS will NEVER again agree to  cede 
> "responsibility" for a satellite to Roscosmos...
> 
> 
> George,  KA3HSW
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[amsat-bb] Re: Russia Today reports Kedr deployment

[Michael Schulz]

Guys, 

Relax. It's an article in russian media that of course is biased towards 
russian achievements just like the press
in the US would be biased towards the US achievement. That's just how it works. 

Mike K5TRI

On Aug 4, 2011, at 12:51 PM, George Henry wrote:

> Just as I said during the whole "Yuri's Day" debacle:  Roscosmos has HIJACKED 
> ARISSat-1 for their own purposes.  I don't recall the celebration of 
> Gagarin's 
> flight EVER being part of the ARISSat-1 mission.
> 
> I sincerely hope that AMSAT and ARISS will NEVER again agree to cede 
> "responsibility" for a satellite to Roscosmos...
> 
> 
> George, KA3HSW
> 
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message 
>> From: andy thomas 
>> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
>> Sent: Thu, August 4, 2011 2:18:40 AM
>> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Russia Today reports Kedr deployment
> [snip]
>> BEGINS
>> New satellite  to commemorate first space flight
>> permalink email story to a friend print  version Published: 03 August, 2011, 
>> 20:02 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Two Russian cosmonauts  have left the International Space Station for a 
>> six-hour spacewalk to mark the  50th anniversary of the first-ever manned 
>> space 
>> flight by Yuri Gagarin with the  launch of the unique microsatellite.
>> The cosmonauts will spend about six  hours outside the ISS and for the first 
>> time ever computerized Orlan-MK  spacesuits with liquid crystal displays 
>> will 
>> give advice and instructions in  case of emergency situations, such as 
>> increased 
>> oxygen consumption.
>> During  the spacewalk, the cosmonauts will launch a microsatellite made 
>> entirely by  Russian university students.
>> The satellite – which is dubbed “Kedr” (cedar)  after Yuri Gagarin’s call 
>> sign 
>> – will be broadcasting greeting messages from  outer space in 50 different 
>> languages to mark the 50th anniversary of the  first-ever manned space 
>> flight.
> [snip]
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[amsat-bb] Re: Russia Today reports Kedr deployment

[George Henry]

Just as I said during the whole "Yuri's Day" debacle:  Roscosmos has HIJACKED 
ARISSat-1 for their own purposes.  I don't recall the celebration of Gagarin's 
flight EVER being part of the ARISSat-1 mission.

I sincerely hope that AMSAT and ARISS will NEVER again agree to cede 
"responsibility" for a satellite to Roscosmos...


George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: andy thomas 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Thu, August 4, 2011 2:18:40 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Russia Today reports Kedr deployment
[snip]
> BEGINS
> New satellite  to commemorate first space flight
> permalink email story to a friend print  version Published: 03 August, 2011, 
>20:02 
>
> 
> 
> Two Russian cosmonauts  have left the International Space Station for a 
>six-hour spacewalk to mark the  50th anniversary of the first-ever manned 
>space 
>flight by Yuri Gagarin with the  launch of the unique microsatellite.
> ­The cosmonauts will spend about six  hours outside the ISS and for the first 
>time ever computerized Orlan-MK  spacesuits with liquid crystal displays will 
>give advice and instructions in  case of emergency situations, such as 
>increased 
>oxygen consumption.
> During  the spacewalk, the cosmonauts will launch a microsatellite made 
>entirely by  Russian university students.
> The satellite – which is dubbed “Kedr” (cedar)  after Yuri Gagarin’s call 
> sign 
>– will be broadcasting greeting messages from  outer space in 50 different 
>languages to mark the 50th anniversary of the  first-ever manned space flight.
[snip]

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[amsat-bb] Re: Bickering ...

[Clint Bradford]

>> ...  We need constructive posts not this one-up-manship crap ...

Agreed. If a ham cannot find constructive, educational aspects of the ARISSat-1 
project to promote 
to all audiences, then they do not deserve their amateur radio licenses.

And while we're re-thinking our priorities - let's get ARISSat-1 paid for. 
There's a widget on 
AMSAT-NA's home page. You can painlessly drop them a few dollars using PayPal. 
If you are 
not a fan of PayPal - don't use that fact as a hurdle to donate. You can call 
the AMSAT-NA 
office and give your credit card info over the phone to a live person.

Clint Bradford, K6LCS
909-241-7666
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[amsat-bb] Re: Portable in EM45

[Michael Schulz]

A match that literally will be made in heaven HI HI  *SCNR*

Mike K5TRI

On Aug 4, 2011, at 12:05 PM, wa4...@comcast.net wrote:

> I will be on AO27 first pass today and maybe the second  from EM45 downtown 
> Memphis,TN
> I will be using the Chinese Wouxun HT 4 watts and the American made Elk 
> antenna
> WA4HFN Damon
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[amsat-bb] sstv

[RangerBuzcut]

What program should I try to use to see what I recorded,
I have HRD and the DM 780 isnt seeing it,


Thank you 
Dan

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[amsat-bb] Stop this damn bickering. Have fun!

[Carl Rimmer W8KRF]

That is IMHO.  We need constructive posts not this one-up-manship crap.  
Has anyone posted any live WAV files anywhere, so we can experiment with 
them while waiting for an ARISSat1 pass?  I have been able to copy the 
BPSK telemetry two times.  I am using HRD Sat Tracker and the Doppler is 
not keeping up.  I have to manually correct for the errors.  I am using 
the Keps which are on the AMSAT website.  I am finding the operating 
frequency to be much lower then 145.920.  But, also, this was with a 70 
degree elevation pass which requires quite a bit of Doppler correction.  
And also it is using USB so I guess if I did the math it would be right 
on.  Whatever...I am having a blast trying to copy it.  I even got up 
twice in the middle of the night to try it.  I want to have a much fun 
as I can before the batteries go dead.  That is a whole other topic that 
may get people bickering.  I have the same feeling about the means and 
methods as many of you, but airing them here is not going to change a 
damn thing.  If you all put as much energy in contacting those idiots in 
Washington about the mess they are making of our economy, ETC,  we might 
be better off.  Again, that is IMHO.

73,

*Carl W8KRF *

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[amsat-bb] Re: SDX works

[Anthony Monteiro]

Hi Phil,

The transponder is on in low-power mode while the
telemetry beacon is on. You only get 30-40 seconds
at a time but if you are quick, you should be able
to make a short contact.

The BPSK seems to be working very well - Thank you for
all your work!

73,
Tony AA2TX
---
On 8/4/2011 2:27 AM, Phil Karn wrote:
> On 8/3/11 9:28 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
>> I was able to hear myself with as little as 1 watt on the 0425Z pass.
>> Antennas are a M2 CP42 on RHCP up, and a 10 element horizontal yagi
>> down. Sounded VERY good, and cycled on and off with the telemetry. I
>> also managed to grab 2 frames of tlm right after AOS. I have a wav file
>> of the transponder test.
>
> Now *THIS* is the best news I've heard all day since the deployment and
> initial reception reports!!
>
> Perhaps the transponder is disabled in low-power mode during night passes?
>
> Remember this spacecraft is carrying a silver-zinc battery. While
> nominally rechargeable, this type of battery has a very short cycle life
> usually specified in the single digits. This is the reason for the
> conservatism in eclipse operation. Without that battery, the computer
> will regularly reset in eclipse and the spacecraft won't behave nearly
> as well as we'd like.
>
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[amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 pass recording over Houston (EM20) at 15:34 UTC

[Michael Schulz]

Here's my recording. Lost it at around 1.5 deg and as you can hear, some heavy 
fading. But when the 
signal came in, it was loud and clear. Will try the transponder on one of the 
next passes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWaQwBLmsrI

73 Mike K5TRI


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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Michael Schulz]

Martha,

I don't think anybody has any problems with supporting AMSAT (ok, maybe some 
have but there will be always nay sayers :) ).
The messenger got picked upon because of the way the message was delivered. 
Evangelizing AMSAT is perfectly fine and it's 
great that Dee is passionate about doing so. But that wasn't the issue. At 
least not for me. 

It's great that with the purchase of Satpc funds go to AMSAT. AFAIK the same is 
true for Macdoppler which is also listed on the 
AMSAT website. It's just this ignorance of other platforms than Windows that 
irked me. And then of course the assumption that just
because someone suggests a different tool that the same person is against 
supporting AMSAT. Two completely different things 
thrown into one bucket.

Namaste

Mike K5TRI

On Aug 4, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Martha wrote:

> I forwarded the request for information to Dee. Dee provided accurate 
> information to the individual.  There is no reason to "pick" on him for 
> trying to
> inform this individual of other alternates and, raise money for AMSAT.  We do 
> depend on memberships, donations, etc for our survival.  We receive no grants 
> or funds from other sources. If you believe in what we are doing, then 
> support AMSAT.  If not, do not pick on the messenger.
> 
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Michael Schulz  
> wrote:
> So what you're saying is that I should use Windows, even though I don't want 
> to? I did not know
> that it was mandatory to use a certain OS in order to use the satellites. I 
> also did not know that
> purchasing a piece of software was the only way to support AMSAT. Shame on me 
> :)
> 
> I was just making a suggestion not based on the fact that it's free of charge 
> (re-read my mail) but
> based on the fact that Gpredict supports other platforms as Windows.
> 
> And no, I don't feel guilty about not using Windows for my shack PC while I'm 
> typing this on my Mac.
> 
> Have a lovely day.
> 
> Mike K5TRI
> 
> 
> On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Dee wrote:
> 
> > And you and Nigel should feel guilty about using  the sats that others
> > contribute to and support-  Try putting up your own...Don't know what
> > beef you have against those that are trying to get better sats in
> > orbit, but if you continue to omit and not support the facts that they
> > cost money and NEED support, so goes that end of the hobby...I for
> > one, do not wish for this to happen-  Different discussion.  Go
> > ARRISat-1 !
> > Dee,  NB2F
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]
> > On Behalf Of Michael Schulz
> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:29 AM
> > To: AMSAT BB
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request
> >
> > You should switch to GPredict it's free (as in freedom) and open
> > source and available
> > for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
> >
> > http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/
> >
> > 73 Mike K5TRI
> >
> > On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:
> >
> >> You should switch to Orbitron.
> >> It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
> >> http://www.stoff.pl/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
> >>>
> >>> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
> >>> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..
> >>
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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Dee]

Nigel,
I only said that to give the hundreds of people that get copied on
this BB to Be mindful that satellites are not put into orbit by the
good graces of commercial entities.  It takes some donations.  Now, I
do not tell everyone what to do (as accused) but we must become aware
that getting this satellite in orbit took many hours of construction
and sacrifice by our volunteers. 
I am a life member too.  I do give every chance I can- If I sell
something on Ebay, I donate something to the cause. I am a NJ
coordinator and have spent many hours at hamfests and gave many demo's
and talks to the ham community.  I just don't want the AMSAT community
to forget why we exist. 
I am also at the booth at the hamvention and love to discuss
membership ideas and necessary ways to export my enthusiasm. 
Let's enjoy the sats in place and look for the future to get more up
there.
73,
Dee, NB2F

-Original Message-
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]
On Behalf Of Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:58 AM
To: Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

No guilt.
I paid for InstantTrack, Quicktrack 4 and The Station long before many

current operators were born, have been a life member of Amsat-NA since

1975 and a member of Amsat UK when I lived there.
I must admit, I haven't made a donation to Amsat-NA since this years 
Hamvention. I guess that makes me tight fisted.


On 08/04/2011 03:38 PM, Dee wrote:
> And you and Nigel should feel guilty about using  the sats that
others
> contribute to and support-  Try putting up your own...Don't know
what
> beef you have against those that are trying to get better sats in
> orbit, but if you continue to omit and not support the facts that
they
> cost money and NEED support, so goes that end of the hobby...I for
> one, do not wish for this to happen-

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[amsat-bb] Portable in EM45

[wa4hfn]

I will be on AO27 first pass today and maybe the second  from EM45 downtown 
Memphis,TN
I will be using the Chinese Wouxun HT 4 watts and the American made Elk antenna
WA4HFN Damon
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[amsat-bb] Let's redirect our energy

[E. Michael McCardel]

Gould touches on something I haven't heard mentioned here, "...potential for 
STEM education." STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It 
is what is driving education and schools are hungry for community involvement 
from people who can present projects that help the schools meet STEM education 
standards. (see stemeducationcoalition.org)

Perhaps we should address the impact ARISSat-1 should have on education and the 
potential of introducing what we do to large amount of young minds. Instead 
bitching about what has gone wrong, should we redirect our collective energies 
contacting teachers and local school officials and explaining the educational 
impact of ARRISat-1, the help them setting up an antenna receiver and 
installing software. Engage the students. Show them what a great hobby we have 
and follow-up in getting them more involved.

We have a golden opportunity that worth more than 100 grid squares contacts via 
the transponder. Something I consider more valuable than the cost of deploying 
this thing, Young Minds. We are lacking dreamers in this age. Here is our 
chance to create some.

Hmmm, maybe one of these kids who get involved will be become our best ally 
when they go to space.

EMike McCardel, KC8YLD

Message: 19
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 21:19:42 -0400
From: Gould Smith 
Subject: [amsat-bb]  Nice ARISSat story on local TV
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

A local TV station, WBIR produced a nice story about ARISSat launch today
and its potential for STEM education.

View at
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/178784/2/STEM-education-reaches-new-heights


73,
Gould

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[amsat-bb] Re: [eu-amsat] Re: ARISSat-1 deployment time correction

[Thomas Frey]

Luc Leblanc schrieb:
>
>
>>  
>>> The ARISSat-1 space craft was deployed from the ISS today at 1443 EDT (1843 
>>> UTC) after a hold based upon questions about the 70cm antenna.
>>>
>>>
> One point i forgot in my previous post
>
> Just to confirm the satellite has been deployed in the very first 10 minutes 
> after the cosmonauts where getting out the air lock not at
> 1443 EDT "NO WAY" something is wrong here!!!
>
>
>
Yes, I can confirm this. The hatch was officially opened at 14:50 UTC
and ARISSat-1 was deployed at 15:07 UTC. I watched NASA-TV yesterday
after 14:00 UTC or 16.00 MESZ. Someone mixed his local time with UTC
or GMT I think.

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Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Regards, 73
 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA
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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Martha]

I forwarded the request for information to Dee. Dee provided accurate
information to the individual.  There is no reason to "pick" on him for
trying to
inform this individual of other alternates and, raise money for AMSAT.  We
do depend on memberships, donations, etc for our survival.  We receive no
grants or funds from other sources. If you believe in what we are doing,
then support AMSAT.  If not, do not pick on the messenger.

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Michael Schulz
wrote:

> So what you're saying is that I should use Windows, even though I don't
> want to? I did not know
> that it was mandatory to use a certain OS in order to use the satellites. I
> also did not know that
> purchasing a piece of software was the only way to support AMSAT. Shame on
> me :)
>
> I was just making a suggestion not based on the fact that it's free of
> charge (re-read my mail) but
> based on the fact that Gpredict supports other platforms as Windows.
>
> And no, I don't feel guilty about not using Windows for my shack PC while
> I'm typing this on my Mac.
>
> Have a lovely day.
>
> Mike K5TRI
>
>
> On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Dee wrote:
>
> > And you and Nigel should feel guilty about using  the sats that others
> > contribute to and support-  Try putting up your own...Don't know what
> > beef you have against those that are trying to get better sats in
> > orbit, but if you continue to omit and not support the facts that they
> > cost money and NEED support, so goes that end of the hobby...I for
> > one, do not wish for this to happen-  Different discussion.  Go
> > ARRISat-1 !
> > Dee,  NB2F
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]
> > On Behalf Of Michael Schulz
> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:29 AM
> > To: AMSAT BB
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request
> >
> > You should switch to GPredict it's free (as in freedom) and open
> > source and available
> > for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
> >
> > http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/
> >
> > 73 Mike K5TRI
> >
> > On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:
> >
> >> You should switch to Orbitron.
> >> It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
> >> http://www.stoff.pl/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
> >>>
> >>> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
> >>> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..
> >>
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[amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations

[Anthony Monteiro]

Many Thanks Bob!

73,
Tony AA2TX

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On 7/31/2011 9:28 AM, Robert McGwier wrote:
> My sincerest congratulations to AMSAT, Tony and his engineering team.  A JOB
> WELL DONE.
>
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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 1219 UTC

[John Spasojevich]

Great pass over Chicago. Strong signals, copied voice telemetry, greetings,
SSTV.  Following the threads here, it may not be perfect but it's a hell of
a lot better than Suit Sat and is proving new systems and technologies. As
far as "educational outreach" goes I know that the ham community is a
friendly and welcoming place, that's why we reach out. I also know that some
members of the satellite ham community are very upset that the dream of HEO
and geosync are not reality. You can blame and point the finger at whoever
you want, it's a simple fact that it costs money to get there, even as a
ride share you are talking about a minimum of $1M so unless you are ready to
pony up the bucks to get there...
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAS-1 report 09h40UTC Xpndr ON

[Andre v Schaijk]

Op 4-8-2011 11:58, Andre' v Deventer schreef:
>  Just worked thru the Lin xpndr.
>  CW Bcn strong but return thru xpndr weak but copy 100%
>  FM sigs very strong and good SSTV pic
>
>  73
>  andre ZS2BK
>
One advantage of the weak but useable uplink, it will be much less
likely that high erp stations will overload the transponder.

73 Andre PE1RDW

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[amsat-bb] Arrisat-1 copy in Alaska

[Dale Hershberger]

On the 1522 UTC 080411 pass I was able to copy 4 SSTV pictures along with
messages in between.  The signal was fading on the last picture due to 
LOS so
it was a partial picture from one of the cameras.  You could  see the 
noise bars
on the pictures as the satellite was tumbling.
Battery voltage was 33.17 volts and charging.

Dale/KL7XJ- BP40kl
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSSat-1

[Dee]

Ray,
Glad you are still listening...
I love the fact that the transponder is functioning.  Now we have to
get this info to the thousands of classrooms that want to add this as
part of a science project.  I can see that one child that is listening
to this voice from space in their own language becoming the next
inspired scientist.\
73,
Dee, NB2F

-Original Message-
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]
On Behalf Of rsoi...@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:43 AM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSSat-1

Good copy on the 145.92 CW and 145.95 FM beacons here in southern
Arizona 
(DM41lu).
 
73 Ray W2RS
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[amsat-bb] ARISat-1 reception report

[k1fjm]

1. FM Telemetry: 33.8Volts battery voltage: NOTE: VOICE ID LOUD WITH QSB. 
145.39 MHz FM BCN MUCH LOUDER THAN  145.19 MHz BCN AT ALL TIMES.

1a. CW beacon: 28CCPR11 8C BAT 22 40VR 271 MARF  V B1MAHI THIS IS ARISSAT1RS01S 
VBMJ P  EWT   115  0  IAV   NCP  R18

2. Name: Peter Heins, N6ZE/7

3. Date/Time of Reception: 04AUG2011:  1349 - 1358 UTC

4. e-mail: n...@aol.com

 5. Equipment: TM-255 2m Multi-mode XCVR with 5/8 wavelength whip on vehicle

bt73Pete, N6ZE/7 CN88ra





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[amsat-bb] MY ARISsat-1 08/04 0918 pass recording

[Luc Leblanc]

I just added my edited recording of the August 4 2011 0918 ARISsat-1 recording 
on my web page http://www.qsl.net/ve2dwe  signal boominh at 
S9 plus 60DB RX setup 18 elements VHF circular polarized yagi with preamp
"-"


Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
DSTAR urcall VE2DWE
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

 
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[amsat-bb] ARISSat over FN36KA - 0918utc Pass

[Luc Leblanc]

145.950Mhz was as expected very strong S90+60 with deep fades S3 to 4 I will 
try again the linear transponder on my 1044UTC near overhead 
pass.

"-"


Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
DSTAR urcall VE2DWE
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Dee]

Mike,
You are correct of course.  I don't tell people what to do.  I suggest
as in the suggested donations to AMSAT support.
Excuse me, I have to go outside and breathe now..Good Luck and I am on
your side as well.  Everyone has an opinion, and if we choose not to
listen, we will not learn from mistakes.
Since I am a local coordinator for AMSAT, I am the guy that meets the
masses at Hamfests and listens... Believe me, they have unloaded on me
since I am standing in front of them at that moment.  Since I am
retired, I have time now to assist with things I have left to others.
Be good and again, enjoy the sats.  This is the end of the hobby I
have a passion for.   Life is too short as you said.
73,
Dee, NB2F

-Original Message-
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On Behalf Of Michael Schulz
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:01 PM
To: Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request


On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Dee wrote:

> Yes, I have been the recipient of many requests for assistance to
get
> SATPC32 functioning, however, it is never the programs fault-it is
99%
> of the time - the users inability to get their computer operating-
> Sounds like a Bill Gates problem to me.
And that may be the reason some people simply choose not to use
Windows but other 
platforms instead which you just ignored.

> Anyway, please enjoy the fruits of many hours of people that
volunteer
> behind the scenes to get satellites in orbit and functioning.  Let
us
> see to it that our toys in space are funded.  Don't think Congress
is
> going to give the HAMS a few million to fool around with.
> Dee, NB2F

Seriously? Maybe you should go outside, breathe in the fresh air and
enjoy life. You're 
getting way too riled up about something that's in the larger scheme
of things not worth it. 
What is your problem? Why do you feel you need to tell people what to
do? And even more
why do you believe that just because they don't agree with your choice
of a certain tool they
don't support the efforts of AMSAT? Do you track the donations by name
and have a list?

Relax, life's too short.

73 Mike K5TRI


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[amsat-bb] transponder ?

[jerry keeton]

I recall the actual birthplace of ARISsat-1 was SuitSat-2 . I may be mistaken. 
However after following the progress , I never recall it's intentions of being 
a SSB Transponder . It seems the two ssb birds that are in orbit and useable do 
not get near the traffic the FM birds get . There is only one digital sat 
working which sees a lot of traffic . I enjoy the digital birds much more than 
listening to rag chew on voice . There is always HF and VHF repeaters for 
ragchewing . I really would prefer a digipeater on the Lunar surface . And 
someone could set up a link from the in orbit sats so We could skip from RS0ISS 
to other satellites . But I applaud the crew that built ARISsat , it would have 
been one great machine for the entire Ham community.

Jerry WB5LHD
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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF]

No guilt.
I paid for InstantTrack, Quicktrack 4 and The Station long before many 
current operators were born, have been a life member of Amsat-NA since 
1975 and a member of Amsat UK when I lived there.
I must admit, I haven't made a donation to Amsat-NA since this years 
Hamvention. I guess that makes me tight fisted.


On 08/04/2011 03:38 PM, Dee wrote:
> And you and Nigel should feel guilty about using  the sats that others
> contribute to and support-  Try putting up your own...Don't know what
> beef you have against those that are trying to get better sats in
> orbit, but if you continue to omit and not support the facts that they
> cost money and NEED support, so goes that end of the hobby...I for
> one, do not wish for this to happen-

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[amsat-bb] link to the vidio

[RangerBuzcut]

http://www.youtube.com/user/kf1buz?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/xDeQTn_BGEw


that will let you hear the pass

equipment

ft-60
arrow antenna
blackberry for vid recording


kf1buz


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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Michael Schulz]

So what you're saying is that I should use Windows, even though I don't want 
to? I did not know
that it was mandatory to use a certain OS in order to use the satellites. I 
also did not know that 
purchasing a piece of software was the only way to support AMSAT. Shame on me :)

I was just making a suggestion not based on the fact that it's free of charge 
(re-read my mail) but 
based on the fact that Gpredict supports other platforms as Windows.

And no, I don't feel guilty about not using Windows for my shack PC while I'm 
typing this on my Mac.

Have a lovely day.

Mike K5TRI


On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Dee wrote:

> And you and Nigel should feel guilty about using  the sats that others
> contribute to and support-  Try putting up your own...Don't know what
> beef you have against those that are trying to get better sats in
> orbit, but if you continue to omit and not support the facts that they
> cost money and NEED support, so goes that end of the hobby...I for
> one, do not wish for this to happen-  Different discussion.  Go
> ARRISat-1 !
> Dee,  NB2F
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]
> On Behalf Of Michael Schulz
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:29 AM
> To: AMSAT BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request
> 
> You should switch to GPredict it's free (as in freedom) and open
> source and available 
> for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
> 
> http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/
> 
> 73 Mike K5TRI
> 
> On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:
> 
>> You should switch to Orbitron.
>> It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
>> http://www.stoff.pl/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
>>> 
>>> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
>>> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..
>> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Michael Schulz]

On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Dee wrote:

> Yes, I have been the recipient of many requests for assistance to get
> SATPC32 functioning, however, it is never the programs fault-it is 99%
> of the time - the users inability to get their computer operating-
> Sounds like a Bill Gates problem to me.
And that may be the reason some people simply choose not to use Windows but 
other 
platforms instead which you just ignored.

> Anyway, please enjoy the fruits of many hours of people that volunteer
> behind the scenes to get satellites in orbit and functioning.  Let us
> see to it that our toys in space are funded.  Don't think Congress is
> going to give the HAMS a few million to fool around with.
> Dee, NB2F

Seriously? Maybe you should go outside, breathe in the fresh air and enjoy 
life. You're 
getting way too riled up about something that's in the larger scheme of things 
not worth it. 
What is your problem? Why do you feel you need to tell people what to do? And 
even more
why do you believe that just because they don't agree with your choice of a 
certain tool they
don't support the efforts of AMSAT? Do you track the donations by name and have 
a list?

Relax, life's too short.

73 Mike K5TRI


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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Dee]

And, if you took my whole snipet, you will see that I gave him the
exact information he needed to fix his NOVA problem.  I merely
suggested he purchase something from AMSAT to support satellite
activity.  Just using free programs will not add to the experimental
adventure of this end of the hobby.  
Yes, I have been the recipient of many requests for assistance to get
SATPC32 functioning, however, it is never the programs fault-it is 99%
of the time - the users inability to get their computer operating-
Sounds like a Bill Gates problem to me.
Anyway, please enjoy the fruits of many hours of people that volunteer
behind the scenes to get satellites in orbit and functioning.  Let us
see to it that our toys in space are funded.  Don't think Congress is
going to give the HAMS a few million to fool around with.
Dee, NB2F


-Original Message-
From: Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF [mailto:ni...@ngunn.net] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:39 AM
To: Dee
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

If you're going to give advice and there is a reasonable choice then 
give that person the choice, not dictate yours.
I personally don't like SATPC32 and prefer Instanttrack.
Judging by the number of queries we get here from people who can't get

SATPC32 to work, it's probably not the best choice for a beginner.


On 08/04/2011 03:30 PM, Dee wrote:
> Very good Nigel.
> I'm sure you have NO guilty conscience and love the work putting
> satellites up so you can have fun...
> Dee, NB2F
>
> -Original Message-
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> On Behalf Of Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:22 AM
> To: Amsat BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request
>
> You should switch to Orbitron.
> It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
> http://www.stoff.pl/
>
>
>
> On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
>> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
>> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..
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[amsat-bb] recordind of 0815 pst pass of ariss

[RangerBuzcut]

Up loading to my youtube page as we speak, 

Can really tell its tumbling


Dan
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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Dee]

And you and Nigel should feel guilty about using  the sats that others
contribute to and support-  Try putting up your own...Don't know what
beef you have against those that are trying to get better sats in
orbit, but if you continue to omit and not support the facts that they
cost money and NEED support, so goes that end of the hobby...I for
one, do not wish for this to happen-  Different discussion.  Go
ARRISat-1 !
Dee,  NB2F

-Original Message-
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]
On Behalf Of Michael Schulz
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:29 AM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

You should switch to GPredict it's free (as in freedom) and open
source and available 
for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/

73 Mike K5TRI

On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:

> You should switch to Orbitron.
> It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
> http://www.stoff.pl/
> 
> 
> 
> On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
>> 
>> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
>> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..
> 
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[amsat-bb] ARISSSat-1

[Rsoifer]

Good copy on the 145.92 CW and 145.95 FM beacons here in southern  Arizona 
(DM41lu).
 
73 Ray W2RS
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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[George and Cheryl Abbott]

Will it run on Windows 7?

-Original Message- 
From: Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:21 AM 
To: Amsat BB 
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Information Request 

You should switch to Orbitron.
It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
http://www.stoff.pl/



On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
>
> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..

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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Michael Schulz]

You should switch to GPredict it's free (as in freedom) and open source and 
available 
for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/

73 Mike K5TRI

On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF wrote:

> You should switch to Orbitron.
> It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
> http://www.stoff.pl/
> 
> 
> 
> On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
>> 
>> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
>> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF]

You should switch to Orbitron.
It's free and you don't have to pay for it.
http://www.stoff.pl/



On 08/04/2011 02:59 PM, Dee wrote:
>
> You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
> purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports..

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[amsat-bb] Re: Information Request

[Dee]

Al,

The Satellite is "ARRISat-1"  It is NOT on NOVA as a standard.  You
must download the new keps and add this satellite to your favorites.
As of this time, there are no keps for ARRISat-1 yet.  It is closely
following the ISS presently.

You should switch to SATPC32 available at the AMSAT website for
purchase since this is the program AMSAT supports.. Join AMSAT too!
Satellites don't get in orbit by wishful thinking-  Help us support
your operating pleasure and Join AMSAT.  There is also a donation
widget on the website to give to the cause.

73,

Dee, NB2F

 


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Message:
 I am trying to get the SAT name for tracking the new sat IS it
ISIS-1.I am using NOVA as the tracking program i don't find arissat-1
in the program  AL K4VHV


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[amsat-bb] ARISSatTLM - Multiple Sound Cards

[Bruce Semple]

Yanko -
I have multiple sound cards as well --

It appears the program uses the "default" audio devices.
I had to designate (using the OS)  my radio connected sound
as the default device.

This might be a nice enhancement for the next release of the software.

73,
Bruce
WA3SWJ



At 01:26 AM 8/4/2011, you wrote:
>Hello
>
>Can anyone tell me how to select my dedicated sound card for ARISSat 
>telemetry tool to work ?
>I have 2 sound cards on my computer and I only use my secondary card 
>for digital communication.
>
>Thank you,
>Yanko aka NX9G
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[amsat-bb] HudsonValleySatcomNet Tonight8/4/11@8PMEDT On Echolink N2EYH-L & MtBeacon146970

[Cotejaune2]

Hello everyone and it is time again for the Hudson Valley Satcom Group Net  
this evening on Echolink N2EYH-L and the Mt Beacon Repeater 146.970 pl 100. 
We  will be talking about the deployment of Arrisat-1. Please bring your 
reports of  hearing our newest satellite. Hope to hear you there.73 Gary 
wa2aqh 
 
 
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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 1400z Aug 4 SSB!

[Sebastian, W4AS]

For this pass, I concentrated on the SSB transponder.  For much of the pass, I 
heard only 'noise', however listening down from the transponder, I could 
clearly hear the CW beacon and BPSK; and listening up I could hear the FM voice 
announcements.

As I listened to the SSB transponder, I thought I would give my call a few 
times.  I did, but there were very rapid fades.  I started to 'time' the fades, 
and when the noise level would build, I would give my call.  Yes, I was able to 
hear myself.  I wasn't able to correct the doppler due to the deep fades, but 
if I timed it correctly, I could hear myself between the fades.

I also heard CW in the transponder which wasn't the beacon, but again, because 
of the fades, only letters could be copied.  I wonder who it was that was 
calling, perhaps if that person is reading, I would like to know who it was.

So...was ARISSat hearing me from the dummy load, or from the antenna connector? 
 Perhaps when/if the spin subsides, we might be able to use the SSB transponder.

73 de Sebastian, W4AS EL95


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[amsat-bb] Re: Keps for ARISSat-1?

[Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF]

On 08/04/2011 01:58 PM, Mike Ryan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Are there keps for this bird yet?

No
> So far I’ve been listening using the ISS keps in SATPC32 but eventually this 
> wont work.

True
>   What will its official designation in the downloadable keps files be?

Space-Track's, Amsat's, the Russian's? Who's designation?

> Also, do we have a “final answer” on the UHF side? Is there an antenna or not?

No "final answer but it appears to work.

> Mike WB1AAT
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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 1356-1406 UTC Pass

[Andrew.MacAllister]

Received OK-quality SSTV image - live Earth view, at ~1358 UTC, 04AUG2011, 
145.950 MHz using TH-D72A, VC-H1 and AL800 whip. Heard voice telemetry and 
various messages.

Andy W5ACM in NW Houston - portable.

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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 13:59 UTC pass over Florida

[n4csitwo]

Great pass. The first I've heard out of safe mode. Solid, full quieting using 
just an Arrow ant. and HT.
Heard 3 messages, 2-SSTV frames, 2 or 3 voice tlm. Should be great for schools, 
etc.

Yeah!
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[amsat-bb] Keps for ARISSat-1?

[Mike Ryan]

Hello,

Are there keps for this bird yet? So far I’ve been listening using the ISS keps 
in SATPC32 but eventually this wont work. What will its official designation in 
the downloadable keps files be?

Also, do we have a “final answer” on the UHF side? Is there an antenna or not?

Mike WB1AAT
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[amsat-bb] Re: Live ARISSat Deployment EVA Video

[i8cvs]

- Original Message -
From: "f6bvp" 
To: "Joseph Armbruster" 
Cc: 
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 5:02 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Live ARISSat Deployment EVA Video

> Hello All,
>
> This event reminds us that nearly 14 years ago RS-17 Sputnik 40 built by
> AMSAT France was launched from MIR Russian station during an EVA.
> Video can be downloaded from
> http://f6bvp.free.fr/amsat-f/media/sput40a.mov
> and a Web page (in French) is dedicated to this very first launch of a
> microsatellite from a space station.
> http://www.amsat-france.org/spipamsat/article.php3?id_article=59
>
> 73 de Bernard, f6bvp
> AMSAT France
> Founding President
>

Hello Bernard Pidoux , F6BVP

I remember very well the early pioniering years when you was the
AMSAT-France President and particularly I remember your activity
designing and launching ARSENE ,OSCAR-24.

It was a very great effort of AMSAT-France even if only the S band
transponder worked for at least tree monts but its performance was
very good.

The only problem was the S band downlink frequency of 2446.5 MHz because it
was necessary to modify the actual 2400-2402 MHz downconvertes currently
used for the U/S mode of OSCAR-13

In Italy only three stations were active on ARSENE i.e. i7UGO, i7LIT and
i2BMV and unfortunately when my downconverter was modified and ready to
work the S band transponder died because of problems of overheating.

I am sorry that you retired from the charge of AMSAT-France President
because durind your management many effort were made to build RS-17 
Sputnik-40  and ARSENE OSCAR-24

By the way it seems that the actual BOD of AMSAT France voted to stop any
activity i.e. it seems that AMSAT-France do not exist anymore.

My friend Bernard please accept my congratulations for your past satellite
activity !

Best 73" de

i8CVS Domenico
Past AMSAT-Italy President




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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Atenna - Better Link

[Gregg Wonderly]

And, for those with iOS devices, iPhone, iPad, iPod that can download apps, if 
you will install the "Gallery" app from apple, you can add a gallery using 
'clintbradford' as the username, and have all of those pictures handy on your 
device to show and talk about.

Gregg Wonderly
W5GGW

On 8/3/2011 12:26 PM, Clint Bradford wrote:
> I am finding out who has a Mac and who doesn't (grin) ... sorry about the 
> too-long filenames with weird characters.
>
> Here's a "better" more-accessible link to the photo gallery cited earlier.
>
> http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/EVA29-1.html
>
>
> Clint Bradford
> 909-241-7666
>
>
>
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Atenna - Better Link

[Gregg Wonderly]

There is that username we needed to know!  So, all of Clint's photos are 
visible 
in his gallery at:

http://gallery.me.com/clintbradford#100271

Gregg Wonderly
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On 8/3/2011 10:37 PM, Jeff Moore wrote:
> Thanks Clint,  That link worked a lot better!
>
> Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Clint Bradford"
> To: "AMSAT BB"
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:26 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Atenna - Better Link
>
>
> I am finding out who has a Mac and who doesn't (grin) ... sorry about the
> too-long filenames with weird characters.
>
> Here's a "better" more-accessible link to the photo gallery cited earlier.
>
> http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/EVA29-1.html
>
>
> Clint Bradford
> 909-241-7666
>
>
>
>
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[amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 over the Caribbean 1233UTC

[santanaamt]

Just heard it! The messages and the SSTV sound, but lots of fading in and out, 
but using a vertical AR-2 for reception. Anywway it sounds strong. Oh! and 
heard Wesley's message!

Angel - WP3GW



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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Pass 1229z 8/4/2011

[John Marranca, Jr]

What a signal!  I have to admit, I didn't think it would be as good as it
was.  When ARISSat-1 was at 35 degrees, the signal was full-quieting.
 Decent SSTV pix received as well.  Totally awesome!

John KB2HSH

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[amsat-bb] ARISSat Heard In DO33

[B J]

I heard the CW beacon at 1217 UTC with a strong (min. S5) but noisy signal.

The FM downlink wasn't as strong as the beacon and was much noisier (possibly 
from local interference), fading about once per second.  However, I did hear a 
child's voice giving part of the satellite's ID, but that was about it.

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL



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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Update

[Gould Smith]

ARISSat-1/Kedr continues to work well with good reports coming in from around 
the world.

Good SSTV images submitted to the SSTV database, even earth and cosmonaut 
images, check out http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/

The transponder is working! Drew, KO4MA was successful in easily working 
through the transponder with a 1 W uplink

BPSK-1000 Telemetry & Experiment data is coming into the telemetry server, 
check out the mobile app www.arissattlm.org/mobile

The satellite is warmer than we expected, we will continue to monitor this.

Very good first day.

73,
Gould, WA4SXM and the ARISSat-1 team

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