Re: [amsat-bb] SO-50 QSO's

[George Henry]

Doppler shift at 2 meters is only about 3 kHz, well within the satellite 
receiver's passband.  Doppler correction on the uplink really is not needed.


73,
George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Koos van den Hout" 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SO-50 QSO's




I just noted
http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/satellite/amateur-radio-satellites/so-50/
suggests not correcting for doppler shift on the 2M uplink. Any opinions 
on

that?

 Koos van den Hout PD4KH



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Re: [amsat-bb] Lituanicasat-1 Working Well

[George Henry]

You need to enter the up- and downlink frequencies and mode into the 
Doppler.SQF file, which you can edit by clicking the "?" on the menu bar, 
and then "Auxiliary Files".  Note that the satellite name in the doppler 
file must exactly match the satellite name in the keps.  You must also enter 
the subtone info into the SubTone.SQF file.  Again, the satellite name must 
match. (You can just copy the data from the first entry for SO-50).


73,
George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Ted" 

To: ; 
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Lituanicasat-1 Working Well



Question: In Satpc32, I have LO-78 showing as a selection but there are no
frequencies showing  in the CAT window.

I did the 'update keps' function but no freqs showing.
Is there some other file that needs to be updated?

Any help appreciated

Ted
K7TRK

-Original Message-
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
Behalf Of f...@papays.com
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 11:21 AM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Lituanicasat-1 Working Well

Lituanicasat-1 was on for the 1755utc pass over Ohio today.  N1PCE
was the only station heard and worked.  It's at 310km now so it won't
be up for much longer.  Work it while you can.

The next pass starts for EN91 at 1928utc and goes through the middle
of the US.  The footprint is not very big but if you are in it, you'll be
able to work it.  It fades as it spins but the rate is fairly fast so you
can easily make qso's on it.

Make sure you have the latest keps as they are changing rapidly as the
bird slows down.

LITUANICASAT-1
1 39569U 98067EN  14186.49377965  .00413101  0-0  13237-2 0  3882
2 39569  51.6393 352.4578 0004635 267.8164 186.1070 15.89402291 19933

145.95 up and 435175.5 down 67Hz PL.

73,
John K8YSE

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Re: [amsat-bb] Fw: Field Day 2014

[George Henry]

W9CCU, 4A IL

73,
KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Peter Portanova" 

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:37 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: Field Day 2014



Hello,

I’m hoping to be writing an article about FD and the activity on the 
Amateur Satellites.   It would be helpful, to the story, if  the stations 
operating provided me with the call sign you will be using along with your 
operating class and ARRL section.  I will be on all the available 
satellites using the call W2GSB,  5A, NLI and W2TOB  for the GOTA 
contacts.


Good Luck, Have Fun and talk up AMSAT, thank you.

73’s Peter  W2JV




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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Report

[George Henry]

Sadly, the "alligators" (2 specific violators come to mind...) who need to 
hear this admonition are not BB subscribers...



George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Stoetzer" 

To: "Amsat BB" 
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Report





One of the likely causes of random mode jumping, however, is an excessive
power drain caused by too much power on the uplink. Please limit your
uplink power to no more than 100w ERP. As stated numerous times over the
past 39 years, if you cannot hear your downlink on AO-7 Mode B with 100w
ERP, you need a better receive system, not more power!

73,

Paul, N8HM



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Re: [amsat-bb] Lituansat

[George Henry]

What is repeater traffic doing on the downlink frequency?  435.000 - 438.000 
is satellite ONLY, internationally



George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Anthony Japha" 

To: "amsat-bb" 
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 9:34 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Lituansat


Nothing heard here in NYC either on the 1410Z pass, except, sadly, much 
local repeater stuff on the downlink freq.

Tony, N2UN
LM183


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[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 Doppler problem

[George Henry]

I know this is super-basic, but did you click on the "C-" (turning it to 
"C+") in the upper left portion of the program window to enable computer 
control of the radio?



George, KA3HSW



<-Original Message-
mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Keith McDonnell



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[amsat-bb] Re: How I deal with Keps and SatPC32, new birds, etc.

[George Henry]

Actually, it IS rocket science!!

George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Stefan Wagener" 

To: "Mark L. Hammond" 
Cc: "AMSAT BB" 
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 8:50 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: How I deal with Keps and SatPC32, new birds, etc.



Thanks Mark,

you point out a very good point. Every person that wants to work the sats
has to do a little "homework". It is not difficult to read through online
help and software menu functions. The same is true for your radio. 
Browsing

the Amsat BB archives for previous Q&As is also a good thing. This is not
rocket science but it is also not just plug and play.

Stefan



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[amsat-bb] Re: ISS and the TS 2000

[George Henry]

Actually, they're not duplex, they're SPLIT, like working a DX station on HF 
where you transmit UP from the DX station's frequency.  The uplink and 
downlink frequencies for the ISS are different, and because they are in the 
same band, require a special version of SatPC32 (SatPC32ISS) to control the 
two frequencies.


George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Rich/wa4bue" 

To: "Jeff Moore" ; "AMSAT BB" 
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 7:56 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS and the TS 2000



OK,

You are saying that no 2 meter contacts are simplex.  contacts are DUPLEX 
on 2 meters with ISS.


Where do you find the ISS section on SATPC32?  We found ISS listed but it 
was 435? and 145.800.


Is PSK and Slow Scan TV random transmissions from ISS or is there a 
schedule so we know what classes in school can use them or may be there is 
a schedule, posted some where.


We want to start these programs the first of the year in school.

Maybe there is a knowledgeable and active AMSAT person in the Chesapeake, 
VA -  Hampton Roads area.  Does any one know?


God Bless

Rich
W4BUE


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[amsat-bb] Re: D STAR

[George Henry]

FreeDV would probably work on the transponder birds if your doppler update 
was fast enough... it has built-in AFC.  Your only chance to try it on an FM 
bird would probably be in the middle of the night...


George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Stoetzer" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 7:17 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: D STAR


An interesting idea would be trying a FreeDV QSO via satellite. I've made 
a

few QSOs with it on HF and it's an interesting mode.

Obviously it's full duty-cycle, so any attempts should be limited to just 
a

few tests, but I'm sure it would work.

73,

Paul, N8HM




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[amsat-bb] Re: D STAR

[George Henry]

Actually, after more than 10 years on the market, D-STAR has only about 
28,000 registered users worldwide.  There are fewer than 2000 active users, 
worldwide, daily.  Many people are wondering why Icom keeps pouring money 
into something which is clearly unsustainable in the long run.


There are very good reasons why no other amateur radio manufacturer will 
touch it.



George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: 

To: "AMSAT" 
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 1:00 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] D STAR



D STAR is growing across the US and the world
http://www.dstarinfo.com/repeater-maps.aspx

Amsat UK has info about a D STAR satellite
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/10/22/integration-of-worlds-first-d-star-cubesat/

If you don't have a radio, you can use a DV Dongle on your computer
Give it a try
73 WA4HFN  Damon






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[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode A

[George Henry]

My first mode A contacts were with a 10-meter wire dipole in my garage 
attic, and a homebrew 2-meter turnstile antenna on a tripod in my driveway. 
Rig was a set of Drake B-line twins with the TC-2 transmit converter... 
100% hollow-state!



George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Glen Zook" 

To: "R.T.Liddy" ; 
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 2:17 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode A


I haven't been on A07 for a while. But, back in the "goode olde dayes", I 
used a horizontal 2-element 10-meter yagi with a 7-element 2-meter beam 
fixed 30-degrees above the horizon. That worked VERY well!


Glen, K9STH


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[amsat-bb] Re: Art and Ham Radio in Deep Space

[George Henry]

No solar cells = very short life.  It certainly won't still be transmitting 
when it reaches 3 million kilometers.  It also appears not to have a 
shutdown command receiver, which I thought was required of ALL satellites 
with downlink transmitters...



George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "M5AKA" 

To: "AMSAT BB" 
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 3:47 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Art and Ham Radio in Deep Space


Students at the Tama Art University are planning to send a sculpture 
ARTSAT2 DESPATCH along with a 435 MHz amateur radio payload into deep 
space.


http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/03/art-and-ham-radio-in-deep-space/



73 Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK website http://amsat-uk.org/
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[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu Rotor G5400B

[George Henry]

I originally used the FODTrack interface, which I had the PC board made for 
by FAR Circuits (and now they carry it as a regular item).  It required a 
parallel printer port.  I recently switched to the SatTracker 688 from the 
ARRL to be compatible with a netbook that only has USB ports.


Both interfaces worked perfectly.

George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Les Rayburn" 

To: "AMSAT Mailing List" ; 
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 10:04 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu Rotor G5400B


Picked up a like new Yaesu G5400B Az/El rotor and controller tonight from 
a friend. I'm thrilled to add to the station, but need some advice on how 
to best interface this rotor for computer control working with SATPC32.


Any quirks, tricks, or other issues I should be aware of before 
installing? It's going inside the attic, so weatherproofing is a 
non-issue.
As always, grateful for the advice. The satellite community is one of the 
most generous with sharing information, and as a newcomer I'm thankful.


--
--
73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF


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[amsat-bb] Re: antenna direction calibration

[George Henry]

The sun is probably even better...

George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Bob- W7LRD" 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:29 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] antenna direction calibration


You'd think I would have this figured out by now. I never paid very close 
attention to exact antenna direction until now. I mean the satellite was 
always within the beam pattern. I tried the SuM part of Satpc32. I am 
thinking of trying some EME, and I looked up the boom of the yagi' and I 
was about 8* high and maybe 10* to the right of the moon, still probably 
within the half power point of the beams. This is where the obsessive part 
comes along, should I use the moon as the "grand phooba" of calibration? 
Or compass true/mag. I mean the moon is "pretty" consistent. As always the 
collective thoughts of this bb are never wrong.

73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle



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[amsat-bb] ARR preamp repair

[George Henry]

Anybody ever try fixing an ARR P432VDG preamp yourself?  I was recently 
given one that I suspect was transmitted into.  Drawing more current than 
spec'd (45 mA vs. spec of 25), no S-meter increase when connected.  Or am I 
better off just sending it in?  ARR's website says most GaAsFET preamp 
repairs run around $22.50 plus shipping...




George, KA3HSW 


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[amsat-bb] Re: Better/best operating system for SatPC32?

[George Henry]

Interesting.  I have NEVER had a SatPC32 crash, under XP or Win7, and I have 
left it running continuously for several days at a time.



George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Lizeth Norman" 

To: "Philip Jenkins" 
Cc: 
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 10:55 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Better/best operating system for SatPC32?



None. Pick you poison. Satpc32 crashes using all operating systems. Good
for an hour or so. Then you get an OLE FEHER error. Tried this over all
operating systems (xp, win7, win8)
Grab a pc from the kerb and load up xp. cheap and simple.
As many problems as satpc32 has, it's far and away better than the
competition.



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[amsat-bb] Re: OFFICE CLOSED

[George Henry]

Enjoy, Martha - it is WELL deserved!!!

73,
George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Martha" 

To: "AMSAT BB" 
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 4:02 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] OFFICE CLOSED



The AMSAT office will be closed from Wednesday, April 10th to Monday April
15th. I am taking a birthday holiday to Florida

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[amsat-bb] Re: Help! to install a unsupported receiver in SatPC32

[George Henry]

I'm sure Erich will weigh in here, but I would think that if you went into 
Radio Setup, ticked the Icom button, then under Model, selected "Others" and 
under Address, plugged in the correct CI-V address for the R8500, it might 
work...



George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Charlie -K3VDB-" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 7:43 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help! to install a unsupported receiver in SatPC32



Has any one installed a IC-R8500 in SatPC32 to control its Freq?
Or any other unsupported radio. Any tips would be helpful.

Thanks
Charlie
K3VDB



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[amsat-bb] Re: here's a good one!

[George Henry]

I'd say since the relays are plentiful and relatively cheap ($36 OBO, seller 
henryradio (no connection)) on eBay, it'd make sense to repair it.  If a good 
deal on a better preamp comes along, you could always sell it...

George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Bob- W7LRD 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Wed, January 9, 2013 4:05:35 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] here's a good one!
> 
> Getting ready for a AO-7A pass, started keying the transmitter, I noticed the 
>computer monitor was blinking very nicely in time with the cw, also the az and 
>el indicators on the G5500 control unit were dancing around in tune with the 
>cw. 
>In fact they danced in tune even with the power off. Tipped over satellite 
>tower, got out ohm meter, direct open through the 2M Icom AG-25 preamp. Jumped 
>around the now removed preamp and we're back in business. Question...The relay 
>contacts seem to be suspect. Should I get parts and repair the AG-25 or get a 
>better preamp, as I am going to scratch some EME efforts off my bucket list. 
>If 
>you have a better 2M preamp "laying " around let me know. 
>
> as always 
> 73 Bob W7LRD 


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[amsat-bb] Re: Lithium Batteries and USPS

[George Henry]

She doesn't have her facts straight...  
http://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2012/pb22336/html/updt_004.htm

" 
DMM Revision: Mailings of Lithium Batteries 
Effective May 16, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of 
the 
United States Postal Service,Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) section 601.10.20 to 
codify that primary lithium metal or lithium alloy (nonrechargeable) cells and 
batteries or secondary lithium-ion cells and bat­teries (rechargeable) are 
prohibited when mailed interna­tionally or to and from an APO, FPO, or DPO 
location. However, this prohibition does not apply to lithium batter­ies 
authorized under DMM 601.10.20 when mailed within the United States or its 
territories. 

International standards have recently been the subject of discussion by the 
International Civil Aviation Organiza­tion (ICAO) and the Universal Postal 
Union 
(UPU), and the Postal Service anticipates that on January 1, 2013, cus­tomers 
will be able to mail specific quantities of lithium bat­teries internationally 
(including to and from an APO, FPO, or DPO location) when the batteries are 
properly installed in the personal electronic devices they are intended to 
operate."
So, for now, the ban only applies to international or APO/FPO/DPO locations.



George, KA3HSW 


- Original Message 
> From: Bruce 
> To: "amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org" ; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO 
> CLUB 
>
> Sent: Tue, December 11, 2012 11:02:20 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Lithium Batteries and USPS
> 
> I was just at the post office in Houston shipping a package to Florida and 
> they 
>asked me there were any lithium batteries in the package. I said no and asked 
>why. The postal worker said they no longer take packages with lithium 
>batteries 
>unless they are in a laptop or cell phone. I asked what about in a radio and 
>she 
>said no. hm
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
> -- 


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[amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron help please

[George Henry]

Oops, you're right...  It was SORTNENG I was thinking of.

George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Williamson" 

To: "George Henry" 
Cc: "John Heath" ; "amsat bb" 
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Orbitron help please


On Oct 27, 2012, at 9:03 PM, George Henry  wrote:
There used to be a program called NASAWASH that would allow you to clean 
up a TLE file by specifying, in a text file, which birds you were 
interested in, and then running the program against the new TLE file each 
time you downloaded it.  It would then output a TLE file containing only 
the sats you specified.  I think it was available for download from the 
AMSAT files area.


NASAWASH is still available at 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/softwareArchive.php#pc-util or direct 
from me at http://www.mustbeart.com/software/nasawash.html -- but it doesn't 
have that feature. It cleans up a TLE file but can't select a subset of the 
satellites.


There are a couple of other old DOS programs still available on the AMSAT 
web site that do have the feature. Follow the link above and look for 
EXTRACT or SORTNENG.


73  -Paul
kb...@amsat.org= 


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[amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron help please

[George Henry]

There used to be a program called NASAWASH that would allow you to clean up 
a TLE file by specifying, in a text file, which birds you were interested 
in, and then running the program against the new TLE file each time you 
downloaded it.  It would then output a TLE file containing only the sats you 
specified.  I think it was available for download from the AMSAT files area.



George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Dave Webb KB1PVH" 

To: "John Heath" 
Cc: "Amsat" 
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:50 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron help please



John

Click MY COMPUTER then C (OS) then PROGRAM FILES then ORBITRON then TLE
then noaa and edit that file and click SAVE.

You will need to do that every time you update your KEPS.

Dave-KB1PVH

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[amsat-bb] Re: Montagues & Capulets (was: FM vs SSB, HEO vs LEO, etc)

[George Henry]

The saying, "if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem" 
comes to mind...  





George, KA3HSW

(Spend a buck every week on a lottery ticket in AMSAT's name:  one of us may 
get 
lucky!)




- Original Message 
> From: Bob- W7LRD 
[snip]
> 
> Clayton et al. 100% correct...The lowest common denominator is cost...If 
> you're 
>not donating your time and dollars you have lost your credibility to 
>complain...somewhere along this latest diatribe it was mentioned we're a 
>"cheap 
>bunch". "Home brew" has it's limits. Our personal predilections are irrelevant 
>to the grander scheme of things. I have suggested a few times we all go 
>through 
>our shacks and sell off that "get around to it" project, and send the money to 
>the AMSAT of your choice. I have sold stuff, given talks to clubs, had a booth 
>at hamfests, regularly have automatic funds sent to AMSAT. You're either in or 
>you're not. 
>
> 73 Bob W7LRD 
> Seattle 
>

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[amsat-bb] Re: STA License Extension

[George Henry]

It's not proposed legislation...  an experimental license was granted to a 
commercial satellite builder to operate a downlink on 145.825, in violation of 
97.3(a)(4).  Due to launch delays, the license has expired, but the company has 
filed an application for an STA to extend the term of the license another 6 
months.  The text of the original filing can be found here:

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=initial&application_seq=50116
 

and the STA application here:

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=initial&application_seq=53352




George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Michael Hatzakis 
> To: Bill Ress ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Thu, October 4, 2012 2:43:03 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: STA License Extension
> 
> Does anyone have the text of the proposed legislation so we can refer to  it
> more specifically in our written comments?
> 
> Michael   k3mh
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]  On
> Behalf Of Bill Ress
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 12:07 PM
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  STA License Extension
> 
> Thanks for the email link George. My email  "objection" email has just been
> sent. BTW, who is elb?
> 
> Regards...Bill  - N6GHz
> 
> On 10/4/2012 11:00 AM, George Henry wrote:
> > Concerned  amateurs should email e...@fcc.gov with your objections to 
> > the  issuance of an experimental license in the amateur service for a 
> >  commercial satellite which would appear to violate 97.3(a)(4), and 
> >  requesting that the Commission deny the STA to extend said  license.
> >
> > I just did...
> >
> >
> > George,  KA3HSW
> >
> >
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[amsat-bb] Re: STA License Extension

[George Henry]

You're welcome!  

My guess is that "elb" is a general mailbox for the Experimental Licensing 
Bureau, or something like that.

73!

George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Bill Ress 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Thu, October 4, 2012 2:21:18 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] STA License Extension
> 
> Thanks for the email link George. My email "objection" email has just 
> been sent. BTW, who is elb?
> 
> Regards...Bill - N6GHz
> 
> On 10/4/2012 11:00 AM, George Henry wrote:
> > Concerned amateurs should email e...@fcc.gov with your objections to the 
>issuance
> > of an experimental license in the amateur service for a commercial satellite
> > which would appear to violate 97.3(a)(4), and requesting that the Commission
> > deny the STA to extend said license.
> >
> > I just did...
> >
> >
> > George, KA3HSW


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[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 329

[George Henry]

Concerned amateurs should email e...@fcc.gov with your objections to the 
issuance 
of an experimental license in the amateur service for a commercial satellite 
which would appear to violate 97.3(a)(4), and requesting that the Commission 
deny the STA to extend said license.

I just did...


George, KA3HSW


- Original Message 
> From: Andrew Glasbrenner 
> To: nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Thu, October 4, 2012 9:44:47 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 329
> 
> 
> There is a pending STA request to extend the original experimental license.
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> -Original Message-
> >From: "nigel A. Gunn  G8IFF/W8IFF" 
> >Sent: Oct 4, 2012 8:33 AM
> >To: amsat-bb@amsat.org, amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org
> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 329
> >
> >The stated callsign,  WF9XKA,  was a 6 month experimental, now expired. 
>(2012/02/27-2012/08/27)
> >It no longer appears to exist in the FCC database.
> >
> >
> >On October 4, 2012 at 6:15 AM amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Am I reading this right? A commercial s/c operating on 145.825 This is 
>the camels nose under the tent, using our
> >> own packet network for automated telemetry?
> >>
> >> I can understand the uni cubesats on UHF, butthis is OUR primary 
> >> allocation. 
>We really need to protest this vehemently
> >> if they were approved.
> >>


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[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27

[George Henry]

Were you using the AO-27 website schedule, or the Java schedule lister to 
determine the "on" time?  It appears that the website is off (late) by about 
20 minutes again...


George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Allen F. Mattis" 

To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 6:27 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27


I did not hear AO-27 on the 2030 utc  27-Sept-2012 pass over North America. 
Can anyone else confirm AO-27 is not working or did I have an "operator 
error?"


Allen N5AFV

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[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio

[George Henry]

Take a look at SatControl_FCD.  I haven't tried it with SDR-Radio, but with 
WR-Plus and the Ext_IO DLL, it makes the FunCube Dongle into a very nice 
satellite receiver.



George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Thomas Doyle 
> To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org
> Sent: Mon, August 27, 2012 1:46:15 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio
> 
> The FUNcube and SDR-Radio work great together. Transmit control for
> satellite use in SDR-Radio is very limited (non-existent from what I
> have been able to find).
> I would like the FUNcube / SDR-Radio combination to act like a simple
> receiver under cat control from SatPC32 or similar program.  I would
> like to talk with anyone who has actual experience with this.
> 
> 
> tnx & 73 W9KE


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[amsat-bb] Re: Software must have list

[George Henry]

Note that you can also install XP in a virtual machine on lesser versions of 
Win 7 (and Vista), but it's a multi-step process, and you must supply the XP 
installation disk.


First, download and install Virtual PC from Microsoft.  Then create a 
virtual machine, and install XP onto it just as you would to a real PC.

I did it on my Acer netbook with Win 7 Home Premium, so I know it works.


George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Alan P. Biddle" 
To: "'Andrew Glasbrenner'" ; "'Amsat-BB'" 


Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:10 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software must have list


[snip]


You didn't mention what version of Win7.  If Pro or up, you can download a
free XP virtual environment from MS, which works well for old programs, 
and

even allows ancient DOS programs to access comm ports.

For non-ham stuff, a good antivirus program, and a backup program such as
Acronis, Norton, or perhaps Paragon.

73,

Alan
WA4SCA


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[amsat-bb] Re: Icom AG-35 Preamp Question

[George Henry]

First, make sure that nothing else that might block DC is in line between 
the power inserter and the preamp.  Then, have someone go up the ladder and 
listen as you turn the power feed on and off.  They should hear a distinct 
click as the relays in the preamp engage.  Tune to a distant repeater, and 
you should see at least a 2 - 3 S-unit increase when the preamp is on.


How much current is the KP2 capable of supplying?  If it can't pull in those 
relays, the preamp will remain in bypass mode.



George, KA3HSW



- Original Message - 
From: "Lawn, Richard" 

To: 
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 5:29 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom AG-35 Preamp Question


I bought an Icom AG-35 preamp about a year ago. The fellow ham advertised 
it
as virtually brand new and it was/is. I planned to use it this summer with 
a

TS-2000 which doesn't supply 12v voltage to the coax to power a preamp as
other xcvrs do. I used a Mirage KP2 unit to inject power to the coax to
drive mast mounted the preamp. When I turn the power on there seems to be
little or no noticeable difference in background noise and worse than that 
I

cannot here any signals on FO-29 downlink, and I know the bird has been
active. Any suggestions? Is the preamp fried? I can't even get the weather
proof case off to trouble shoot, not that I'd know what to look for. Any
suggestions on repair?

TNX
73
Rick
W2JAZ


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[amsat-bb] Re: Request for help with satellite capable old rig ECHO 70 by KLM

[George Henry]

I used to have an Echo 70, and may still have the documentation on my home 
computer.  It is a SSB/CW rig, and if I recall correctly, the 435 segment can 
be 
moved  to cover the satellite band by changing a single crystal.


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Fri, July 20, 2012 11:42:17 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Request for help with satellite capable old rig ECHO 
> 70 
>by KLM
> 
> Dear amigos :
> I am new to this list. My very good friend CO6CBF Hector asked  me to make
> a comeback into the ham satellites world.
> I found an ECHO 70  KLM transceiver that was in bad shape, but that could
> be repaired. Now it is  receiving , but on transmit the power is only 1 Watt.
> The receive sensitivity  is not great, but enough for Hector to make a two
> way contact with it...  Hector has a very good 70 cms band antenna system
> that really helped.
> The  70 cms signal level at the input of the first of two output filters is
> 10  Watts, measured with professional test instruments, but after the
> filters  there is only 1 Watt.
> I suggested to Hector that he blew hot air over the  ceramic trimmers
> of the two filters in order to remove humidity ...
> It  worked on one of the filters... now there is good power output
> on the 435  megaHertz segment , but 432 megaHertz is still at the
> low power output  level.
> FYI, we are not authorized to operate on the 432 megaHertz  segment
> used by the Oscar 7 AO7 ancient satellite... but do have  permission
> to operate on the 435 megaHertz segment that other satellites  use.
> Any information about the ECHO 70 KLM transceiver that can be  found
> will be most useful, as once the rig is in good working conditions  it
> will be used frequently from my EL83td grid square location in  downtown
> Havana, and possibly by mini dx satellite expeditions to other  nearby
> grid squares too.
> If the files that contain the information about  the ECHO 70 KLM rig
> are large, please send them to:
> arnaldo.coro at gmail  dot com
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help and hope to make many new  friends
> in my return to the amateur satellites world after many years
> of  absence * I am from the days of Oscar 7, RS 10 and RS 12 and
> RS 15 *  
> 
> 73 and DX
> Arnie  Coro
> CO2KK
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[amsat-bb] New AO-27 schedule uploaded

[George Henry]

Just found out that a new schedule was uploaded to AO-27 on July 4th.  

Users of the Java AO-27 Satellite Schedule Lister should make sure that you 
have 
downloaded the latest data files!


George, KA3HSW

AO-27 Satellite Schedule Lister site:  
https://sites.google.com/site/ao27satellitescheduler/

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[amsat-bb] Re: aprs iss freq: is there anyone out there? UHF works!

[George Henry]

Drew, I set up my (part-time) SatGate using UI-View32 and AGW Packet Engine.  
It 
was surprisingly easy to get it going.  I think the only real problem I ran 
into 
was that the link for updating the APRS servers list was dead, but I Googled & 
found a working link, and manually updated the list.

George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Andrew Glasbrenner 
> To: Bob Bruninga 
> Cc: "" 
> Sent: Tue, July 10, 2012 3:06:29 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: aprs iss freq: is there anyone out there? UHF works!
> 
> Hi Bob,
> 
> I could easily set up an Igate, but every time I've looked into  it I've been 
>turned off by the complexity of the software setup. Is there a one  program, 
>easy to configure solution? Audio in would be best, but tnc decode is  ok as 
>well.
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Nova and Sat-PC32 on Windows 7

[George Henry]

Do NOT accept the default installation directory of C:\Program Files!  Win7 
is very finicky about allowing programs in that folder to have write access. 
Create a dedicated folder in the root directory such as C:\Satellite 
Programs, and install to that folder.  SatPC32 is working just fine on my 
Win7 netbook, installed to such a folder.


George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Jim Sanford" 

To: "'Amsat - BBs'" 
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 3:20 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Nova and Sat-PC32 on Windows 7



All:
My laptop finally died, and the replacement came with 64-bit version of 
Windows 7.  I installed (as administrator) both Sat-PC32 and Nova; neither 
works.  Does anyone have any idea or instructions on how to install?  Or 
are they known to NOT work, in which case, what are people using for 
64-bit Windows 7?


Thanks & 73,
Jim
wb4...@amsat.org


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[amsat-bb] Yaesu 5400B "guts"

[George Henry]

Does anyone know offhand whether the "guts" of any particular past or 
present Yaesu rotor are a direct replacement for those of a G-5400B azimuth 
rotor?  I sent mine to Yaesu for an overhaul, and they returned it saying 
parts were no longer available...


George, KA3HSW 


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[amsat-bb] Re: VO-52 in Mode J?

[George Henry]

Must have been a hardware issue at your end, as VO-52 was quite active for 
Field Day.  Remember, its downlink is on 2 meters, while AO-27 and FO-29 
downlink on 70cm, so hearing them would tell you nothing about your ability 
to hear VO-52 (or not).



George, KA3HSW


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From: 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 10:03 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VO-52 in Mode J?


[snip]


I dont't know, but I usually have zero trouble working VO-52 during Field 
Day, but this year I never heard even a peep from it on about a dozen 
passes that I tried. It felt almost as if the satellite was not there or 
the transponder was off. Probably an equipment problem on my end, but I 
was able to hear (but not work) AO-27 and FO-29 a few times, so I know I 
at least had my Android phone set up properly for making pass predictions, 
and they also matched the pass predictions on AMSAT.ORG online. So, unlike 
prior years, when I've done stupid things like not correct for Daylight 
Saving Time or updated the station coordinates, I know I at least had 
those major goofs prevented. But I was shocked and disappointed that I 
could not even hear the slightest bit of activity or signal return this 
past weekend. Like I said, this has always been an excellent, reliable 
linear transponder, so I was particularly surprised...


W0JT (for the W0BU Field Day effort)


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[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC Win List Error

[George Henry]

The first error translates as "invalid numeric input"...  your keps may be 
corrupt, or you may have selected a satellite which has re-entered.  WinListen 
and WinAOS use the same keps file as SatPC32, so I would suggest downloading 
fresh keps, or downloading them from a different provider, and then try running 
it again.


George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: "saguaroas...@cox.net" 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Tue, June 19, 2012 10:36:40 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC Win List Error
> 
> All,
> 
> I'm trying to get some predictions for Field day on winlist and when  I open 
>the program get the following error: ungültige numerische  eingabe.
> 
> I think it has something to do with finding the kep files, since  if I click 
>anything else it takes me to a file open dialog. I select a file and  then try 
>to change the default location and I get this error: e/a-Febleu  32
> 
> has anyone seen these issues and know how to beat them?
> 
> Thanks  in  advance.
> Rick
> K7TEJ

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[amsat-bb] Re: US Towers TMM-433HD for sale

[George Henry]

Don't give up so easily...  Massachusetts is one of the states that has 
codified 
PRB-1 into state law, so your fight should be easier than in a state where one 
has to go thru the federal courts.  Does Holden have an antenna ordinance, and 
if so, what does it say?  What steps have you taken so far, and what has been 
the outcome?  Remember, the FCC & the courts have said that any "balancing 
test" 
is not allowed, arbitrary height limits do NOT meet the requirement of 
"reasonable accomodation" and "minimum practicable regulation", and under no 
circumstance can the municipality's actions have the effect of precluding 
amateur communication.



George, KA3HSW


PS - your XYL is wrong:  if you don't fight for your rights, who will?



- Original Message 
> From: David Reinhart 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Sat, June 16, 2012 7:02:20 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] US Towers TMM-433HD for sale
> 
> Crank-down, fold-over tower with coax arms, inverted vee arm and steel mast 
> for 
>sale on ground in Holden, MA.  Complete except for anchor bolts.  Over $3,000 
>new from US Tower, asking $2,000 or make offer. Buyer must pick up.  The town 
>is 
>never going to let me put this thing up and my XYL won't let me fight the 
>zoning 
>board, so it's got to go. Contact wa6...@amsat.org.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dave


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[amsat-bb] Re: IC-910H options ?

[George Henry]

You will do just fine with the 910H as is...  The first one I ever tried had no 
options installed, and I loved it so much I promptly bought my own.  I have 
added the DSP and high-stability oscillator over the years (good eBay finds), 
but neither is a necessity for FM, SSB, or CW satellite operations, by any 
means.  I am keeping my eyes out for a 1.2 GHz module at a *reasonable* price, 
but again, I don't consider it all that important to my needs - just a "would 
be 
nice to have someday" item.

The best bang for your buck is investing in your antennas, low-loss coax, and a 
UHF preamp:  as the saying goes, you can't work 'em if you can't hear 'em!


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: chuck allen 
> To: "amsat-bb@amsat.org" 
> Sent: Thu, June 14, 2012 10:37:30 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-910H options ?
> 
> Hello folks.
> 
> I'm totally new to sat operation and VHF/UHF operating (kind  of bored with 
>HF).
>  
> Since I already had a very nice HF and 6 meter rig,  after a bit of research 
> on 
>the candidate rigs in my price range (the IC-9100  would have been nice except 
>for the $$) I recently purchased an ICOM  IC-910H. 
> The used market for the IC-910H rigs is not exactly cheap at that.  The Unit 
> is 
>a very late model in new condition which is why I made a quick  decision and 
>hit 
>'buy'.
> 
> It is a 'stock' unit with no optional modules; no  DSP, no narrow cw filters, 
>no 1.2 GHz module.
> There doesn't look to be much  satellite activity at 1.2 GHz but I'm 
>questioning my purchase now due to the  lack of options and my lack of 
>experience.
>   
> 
> So is the stock unit  going to be a problem in working the sats (i'm 
> interested 
>in working FM, SSB,  and CW ... perhaps later digital)? 
> 
> 
> Thanks for any  advice?
> chuck
> AF4XK
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[amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron

[George Henry]

Silly question, but did you download the latest keps?  If so, you may have 
corrupt data for the ISS.



George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Mike" 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:16 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Orbitron



I was wondering if anyone has been having problems with Orbitron lately. I
down loaded it yesterday and the ISS was all over the place on the map! It
just kept bouncing around. I uninstalled it and reinstalled and got the 
same

thing! I tried the Weather Sats and it seemed like it was ok. I'm running
Windows XP. Mike/N8GBU



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[amsat-bb] Re: Stupid Italian Repeater is still ON

[George Henry]

Where exactly is it?  Maybe I can call in a favor and have a Predator drone 
re-tasked...  :-)


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Ib Christoffersen 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Sat, June 9, 2012 6:53:21 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Stupid Italian Repeater is still ON
> 
> Hi all,
> I do not remember when it started with an output frequency of 145.850  MHz.
> Right on the uplink of AO-27 and SO-50.
> It is probably more than a  year ago.
> 
> Please can someone do something serious about it :-)
> 
> Yes  - I know it is an other organization than the official IARU  national
> organization that is behind it.
> 
> I just listened to a pass of  AO-27 and the repeater is a solid 59 copy on
> the downlink.
> Some of the  real users had great difficulty using AO-27 :-(
> 
> Have a nice weekend  all,
> 
> 73  OZ1MY
> Ib
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[amsat-bb] Re: software

[George Henry]

SatPC32.  Free demo (fully functional except for saving your location), and if 
you register it, all proceeds go to AMSAT.


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Alan Beck 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Wed, May 30, 2012 12:44:32 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] software
> 
> OK, I will phrase my question another way.
> 
> What is the consensus tracking  program that is most likely to tune my FT-950 
>  
>CAT?
> 
> Alan
> VY2WU
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[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 Rotor Control

[George Henry]

Website says it's "100% Yaesu GS-232A compatible", so I would suggest selecting 
the Yaesu_GS-232 option is SatPC32 Rotor setup and see how that flies.  Be sure 
to read & follow Erich's tips under "?", "Hints [Rotor]", "Yaesu_GS232".

George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Fraser Bonnett 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Mon, May 21, 2012 11:06:46 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Rotor Control
> 
> Has anyone made SatPC32 work with EA4TX's new ARS-USB controller?  If  so,
> how?
> 
> 
> 
> 73, Fraser,  W3UTD
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[amsat-bb] Re: IC-910H & SatPC32

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Probably a baud rate mismatch.  I think that the radio defaults to 9600, so if 
you had SatPC32 set up to use a different baud rate, that could be your issue.


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- Original Message 
> From: Ted 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 2:55:07 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-910H & SatPC32
> 
> I seem to have lost CAT control between the program and the radio. ( I had
> to  do a reset of the radio for another reason )
> 
> 
> 
> SatPC says it  cannot find COM 3 (where cat control lives)  Radio connects
> fine with  HRD and HRD's Sat program..but will not with SatPC
> 
> 
> 
> Is there a  menu in the radio that I have turned off  or??
> 
> 
> 
> Any help  appreciated
> 
> 
> 
> Ted, K7TRK
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[amsat-bb] Scout-o-Rama satellite operation

[George Henry]

I will be doing an all-day satellite demo for the Three Fires Council 
Scout-o-Rama tomorrow, May 19, from 1300 to 2200Z.  Not sure whether we'll 
be signing something-9BSA or W9CCU for the event, but look for us on AO-7, 
VO-52, FO-29, AO-27, and SO-50!


George, KA3HSW 


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[amsat-bb] Re: Video - FM Interference to Linear Transponder Satellites

[George Henry]

And on this side of the pond we have clueless people setting up Echolink and 
IRLP nodes in the satellite sub-bands, as well as the illegal 2-meter Chinese 
long-range cordless phones that pop up on eBay all the time


George, KA3HSW 




- Original Message 
> From: Trevor . 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Tue, May 8, 2012 6:56:46 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Video - FM Interference to Linear Transponder Satellites
> 
> A good video by OZ9AEC highlights the problem of people who do not understand 
>  
>the bandplan and hold local FM contacts in the satellite segments.
> 
> See  http://www.uk.amsat.org/7260 
> 
> 73 Trevor  M5AKA
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[amsat-bb] Re: Use of Amateur Satellite Frequencies by Olympic andParalympic Games

[George Henry]

I guess OFCOM doesn't understand that satellite downlinks like AO-27's and 
SO-50's don't respect international borders, and certainly won't shut down 
just to accommodate their foolhardy choice of frequencies...



George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Trevor ." 

To: 
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 1:32 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Use of Amateur Satellite Frequencies by Olympic 
andParalympic Games



The United Kingdom communications regulator Ofcom have announced the 
restrictions on the use of the 430, 2300 and 3400 MHz bands as a result of 
the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The restrictions apply from June 28 
until September 23.


They impact the Amateur-satellite Service frequencies from 436.25-437.25 
MHz.


Further information and links are on the AMSAT-UK website at

http://www.uk.amsat.org/6574

73 Trevor M5AKA


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[amsat-bb] Re: ANYBODY IN ILLINIOS?

[George Henry]

How about VO-52 tomorrow night (well, Tuesday morning, really...) 01:30Z 
around 145.908 +/- QRM and doppler?



George, KA3HSW
EN51ww


- Original Message - 
From: "Mervyn Hecht" 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 8:15 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANYBODY IN ILLINIOS?


if you are in Illinois and can set up a schedule with me on any sat I 
would be appreciative.  Merv KO6E

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[amsat-bb] Re: North Korean Polar weather satellite

[George Henry]

Wanna bet that something happens to the "satellite" and it never reaches orbit 
or becomes functional, or that there is some "failure" during the flight (after 
they've proven their long-range missile) that requires self-destruct?



George, KA3HSW





- Original Message 
> From: andy thomas 
> To: amsat 
> Sent: Wed, March 28, 2012 2:07:00 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] North Korean Polar weather satellite
> 
> All
> 
> I remember those days as an SWL when KCNA messages (amongst others)  flowed 
>across the monitor screen in green letters... if you have nostalgia for  those 
>days and are also interested in the planned polar orbiter then I've just  
>prdcuced these extracts from the KCNA news flow. 
>
> 
> 
> They suggest that  there will be a launch of a polar-orbiter weather 
> satellite 
>around April 15th  and that they have notified the relevant authorities about 
>it. Would someone  like to do a FOIA request for a copy of their notification?
> 
> If there is a  bird and she is a polar orbiter transmitting data maybe it'll 
> be 
>in APT format,  although I think the recent Russian launches are in a format 
>incomprehensible to  anyone else, so would not guarantee it.
> 
> Press propaganda  follows:
> 
> 
[snip]

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[amsat-bb] Re: Transatlantic balloon attempt

[George Henry]

Thank you, Trevor.  There are no technical details of the mission that I could 
find on the Project Blue Horizon website, so I wondered.


George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Trevor . 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; George Henry 
> Sent: Wed, March 28, 2012 5:01:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Transatlantic balloon attempt
> 
> --- On Wed, 28/3/12, George Henry  wrote:
> > So do they  have a control link, or are
> > they operating with no control?
> 
> On  another list it was mentioned that they use the 10 MHz band for control  
>purposes. 
>
> 
> They apparently are using a Small Wonder Labs QRP transceiver  and the 
> onboard 
>microcomputer decodes CW commands.
> 
> 73 Trevor  M5AKA
> 
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Transatlantic balloon attempt

[George Henry]

I am curious as to how they are controlling the HF beacons, as a beacon may 
not be automatically controlled below 28.200 MHz (Part 97.203(d)).  So do 
they have a control link, or are they operating with no control?


Or did they receive a waiver from the FCC?


George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Bob Bruninga " 

To: 
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 1:28 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Transatlantic balloon attempt


I still have not heard of anyone copying the HF beacons on 30 and 40m. 
(10.147 and 7.102 MHz).  I am curiouis about this because our next balloon 
flight will only have an HF beacon and nothing else.


I have been  in the 400 mile footprint most of the morning, and have heard 
nothing, though it is tracking out past Nova Scotia just fine on APRS... 
http://aprs.fi/KD2AUC-1


Bob, WB4APR


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[amsat-bb] Re: Winorbit in Windows 7?

[George Henry]

People always mention XP Mode, which can only be installed on Win 7 Pro, 
Ulitimate, or Enterprise, but if you have an installation disk for XP 
available, you can install & run XP on lower versions of Win 7.


Simply download & install the standalone version of Virtual PC from 
Microsoft (free), create a virtual machine, and then install XP on it (note 
that, if you don't have a CD drive, you must burn an ISO of the installation 
disk to a flash drive and configure that as a virtual CD-ROM in your virtual 
machine).  You will end up with the same thing as with XP Mode, the only 
difference being that YOU must provide a licensed copy of XP, where it is 
included with XP Mode.


I know it works, because I installed it on my Acer netbook with Win 7 Home 
Premium.



George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)" 

To: 
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 7:50 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Winorbit in Windows 7?


Windows 7 doesn't do 16 bit programs.  If you have XP mode 
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx) , it might 
work in there.


Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

On 3/23/2012 8:00 PM, K5OE wrote:

Attention old timers:  anyone solve the 16-bit compatibility problem?

I like this program for the Mutual Visibility feature and would like to 
have it available in my laptop.


73,
Jerry, K5OE


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[amsat-bb] Re: Round the world APRS balloon

[George Henry]

Question:  since the balloon will be flying below 50 km, and therefore not 
operating as a space station, how are you handling the issue of a US amateur 
station transmitting in foreign jurisdictions?  Reciprocal operating permits or 
licensure in all anticipated jurisdictions in the flight path, or what?  And do 
all jurisdictions thru which your payload will fly, or might land, allow 
amateur 
transmissions on 10 meters?



George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Bob Bruninga 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Fri, March 2, 2012 8:45:44 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Round the world APRS balloon
> 
> An around the world balloon attempt will be made sometime next week.   The
> payload is about the size of two 9v batteries (50 grams) and will be  carried
> by 10 underinflated party balloons above 40,000 feet in the Jet  Stream.
> 
> The balloon will only have CW battery, Inside and Outside temp  data.  All
> tracking will be done by DFing on 28.223 MHz.  Ideallly,  everyone with APRS
> will enter DF reports using the built-in DF functions in  most clients so
> that the track can be plotted.  Those without APRS can  email DF headings to
> the indicated address.
> 
> The web page is in work  but will simply be APRS.ORG to  keep the CW short.
> 
> We are busy finishing it.  Anything new will be  posted on the web page when
> we know it.
> 
> Bob,  WB4APR
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[amsat-bb] Re: Getting "Cheep" ...

[George Henry]

Whenever I do a satellite demo with my 910H, Gulf Alpha CP antennas, az/el 
rotors, and computer control, I always take along an HT and a tape measure beam 
& show my audience that the FM birds *can* be worked with a much simpler setup. 
 


HOWEVER, I always stress the same rule of thumb that applies to HF operations:  
"if you can't hear 'em, you can't work 'em", so if they *don't* hear the bird, 
STOP trying, and find & fix the problem...


George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: John Geiger 
> To: Clint Bradford 
> Cc: AMSAT BB 
> Sent: Fri, January 20, 2012 1:55:57 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Getting "Cheep" ...
> 
> I do think we need to be careful that we don't send the message that you
> must  have a complex (and expensive) station to work the FM sats.  I
> wouldn't  want someone interested in the sats to give up because they
> thought they  needed circularly polarized  yagis, elevations rotors, mast
> mounted  preamps, and computer control for doppler shift.
[snip]
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[amsat-bb] Re: Very Interesting Radio - Possible Sat Use

[George Henry]

Hmmm... the review on QRZ says they're not full duplex.  Guess they actually 
ARE.

Oops. My bad.


>
>From: Thomas Doyle 
>To: George Henry 
>Cc: AMSAT 
>Sent: Thu, January 12, 2012 1:40:25 PM
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Very Interesting Radio - Possible Sat Use
>
>You might want to take a quick look at the posting that started this thread. 
>
>73 W9KE tom ...
>
>
>On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 1:01 PM, George Henry  wrote:
>
>Main drawback appears to be that they are not full duplex...  but at those
>>prices, why not buy TWO?
>>
>>
>>George, KA3HSW
>>
>>
>>
>>- Original Message 
>>> From: Clayton Coleman W5PFG 
>>> To: Thomas Doyle 
>>> Cc: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org
>>> Sent: Thu, January 12, 2012 11:49:11 AM
>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Very Interesting Radio - Possible Sat Use
>>>
>>> Excellent idea and post, Tom.
>>>
>>> I have posted two YouTube videos of the  Baeofeng UV-3R being used for
>>> satellite work.  I would suspect  performance of the UV-X4 to be
>>> similar in nature.  AC0RA and I have made  a few "Baofeng to Baofeng"
>>> contacts to test the performance on several of the  LEO FM satellites.
>>> Timing and antenna orientation is key and I would  recommend two the
>>> radios be used for full-duplex, as in your suggestion  Tom.
>>>
>>> Here's a video of receiving AO-27 using the stock rubber duck:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZyC_vkew0
>>>
>>> here's a video of  receiving AO-51 using an Arrow:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRN4uJXvnK0
>>>
>>> (I did make a contact on  this AO-51 pass, though I wouldn't recommend
>>> it because of the semi-duplex  limitation)
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Clayton
>>> W5PFG
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>
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>Sent from my computer.
>
>tom ...
>
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[amsat-bb] Re: Very Interesting Radio - Possible Sat Use

[George Henry]

Main drawback appears to be that they are not full duplex...  but at those 
prices, why not buy TWO?


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Clayton Coleman W5PFG 
> To: Thomas Doyle 
> Cc: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org
> Sent: Thu, January 12, 2012 11:49:11 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Very Interesting Radio - Possible Sat Use
> 
> Excellent idea and post, Tom.
> 
> I have posted two YouTube videos of the  Baeofeng UV-3R being used for
> satellite work.  I would suspect  performance of the UV-X4 to be
> similar in nature.  AC0RA and I have made  a few "Baofeng to Baofeng"
> contacts to test the performance on several of the  LEO FM satellites.
> Timing and antenna orientation is key and I would  recommend two the
> radios be used for full-duplex, as in your suggestion  Tom.
> 
> Here's a video of receiving AO-27 using the stock rubber duck:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZyC_vkew0
> 
> here's a video of  receiving AO-51 using an Arrow:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRN4uJXvnK0
> 
> (I did make a contact on  this AO-51 pass, though I wouldn't recommend
> it because of the semi-duplex  limitation)
> 
> 73,
> Clayton
> W5PFG
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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[George Henry]

I have a brother in Strafford, NH (not a ham) - next time we go out there 
for a visit, I will take the radio and the Elk antenna and activate NH, ME 
and MA.  (I wonder if there's a spot where I can activate all three at once? 
Oh, Google Earth...)


George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 3:21 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast


Hi!

[snip]

Scott N1AIA has been the regular Maine representative on the FM
birds for a while.  When he's active, he can get through and put his
state in many logbooks.  New Hampshire... there's a state I did not
work at all in 2011, and only 8 times since I've been on the satellites
over the past 6 years.  The last New Hampshire contact I logged via
satellite was with WA1ZDV in October 2010, while I was at the AMSAT
Symposium in the Chicago area.  I've also worked N1ABA, N1XED,
and N1DCG - all resident in the state, per QRZ.com - along with
WA5KBH when he was up there in October 2009.  I seem to catch
them more often when I am away from home, as the last time I worked
that state from here in the Phoenix area was in mid-2007.

[snip] 


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[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 heard by several European stations

[George Henry]

Just worked N0KK on the 19:45 pass, heard AC0RA as well, but no QSO...  bird 
sounds great!  Nice to have her back!!!


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Andrew Glasbrenner 
> To: Ib Christoffersen ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Sat, December 31, 2011 12:14:11 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 heard by several European stations
> 
> 
> Nice and strong on the 1812 pass here in EL88. It looks like the batts are 
> good 
>enough to get through eclipse. Maybe we ought to limit use when it's not 
>illuminated?
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> -Original Message-
> >From: Ib Christoffersen 
> >Sent: Dec 31, 2011 11:35 AM
> >To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> >Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-29 heard by several European stations
> >
> >Hi all,
> >At the report page several European stations report FO-29 on.
> >
> >http://oscar.dcarr.org/
> >
> >She worked very well. Any comment from our Japanese friends ?
> >
> >Happy New Year to all.
> >
> >73 OZ1MY


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[amsat-bb] Re: ISS packet was Re: FW: [aprssig] K6RPT-11 Has Left The US Mainland - Europe Get Ready to Monitor 144.39

[George Henry]

ISS was on 145.825 last night...  I gated quite a few stations on the 01:10Z 
pass over the U.S.



George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Gordon JC Pearce 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Tue, December 13, 2011 10:43:08 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FW: [aprssig] K6RPT-11 Has Left The US Mainland - 
>Europe Get Ready to Monitor 144.39
> 
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:28:38 -0600
> Gregg Wonderly   wrote:
> 
> > I believe Bob meant that from Europe, they need to point  their high gain 
>beams 
>
> > to the west, not to the east.
> > 
> >  Gregg Wonderly
> 
> I don't know what it's like down south but if it's  anything like the weather 
>at 56°N then you won't be pointing them west for very  long!
> 
> On the upside my 2m vertical has a bit of an inclination tilting  its 
> radiation 
>pattern up to the south, ideal for when the ISS goes back onto  145.825 ;-)
> 
> -- 
> Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ 

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[amsat-bb] AO-27 scheduler data file error

[George Henry]

There was a typo in the Topr.txt file as received from the AO-27 control team:  
the second line of the file, which defines the transponder "on" period, should 
read 420, not 240.

You can edit the file yourself with your favorite text editor, or download a 
corrected version of the file from the scheduler website, 
http://sites.google.com/site/ao27satellitescheduler.

Still no word on when the official AO-27 website will be back up.



George, KA3HSW


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[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 status

[George Henry]

I have renamed the files with only the first letter capitalized to fix the 
case-sensitive OS issue.


I have also e-mailed Michael Wyrick to double-check the new Topr.txt file, 
as it shows the analog transponder only on for four minutes, and it 
definitely seemed to be on for the usual 7 minutes when I listened to a pass 
yesterday.  I think it's a typo...


George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "Greg D." 

To: 
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 12:29 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 status




Exactly, an O/S thing.  Windows (and its predecessor DOS) are case 
insensitive for file names.  Linux (which I run) is case sensitive - 
EOPC.txt and Epoc.txt are two entirely different names - and the program 
had an awful time with the apparently missing file.  I don't know what 
would happen on a Mac, but if you have trouble, that's one place to look.


Greg  KO6TH



Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 09:52:26 -0600
From: n...@lavabit.com
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 status

Interesting.  I installed the program last night, and then downloaded
and copied the epoch and topr files into that directory.  Epoch is
indeed all caps on the download, but the file in my directory from the
install had just the capital e.  Upon copying and choosing the replace
option in Vista, the capital e is retained with the rest lower case, and
the file works fine.  I guess that is an operating system thing, then?

73,
Jerry
N0JY



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[amsat-bb] AO-27 status

[George Henry]

Today I received the latest TOPR and EPOCH files for AO-27 from Mike Wyrick, 
NU3C, and have uploaded them to the AO-27 Satellite Scheduler website so 
that users of the Java scheduler program can update their files.  Simply 
download them to the same folder that the Scheduler resides in.  DO NOT use 
the "Update Data" option from within the program, as it will try to connect 
to the AO-27 website, which is still down.  (They are working to get it back 
online.)




George, KA3HSW

http://sites.google.com/site/ao27satellitescheduler/ 


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[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite Satire

[George Henry]

Better yet, take the 10.8 MHz IF output from one of their old Bearcat scanners, 

programmed for a 2-meter uplink, add an appropriate local oscillator and  high 
pass filter, feed the resulting signal to the final stage from one of  their 
old 

sideband CB's, and you've got a mode A *LINEAR*  satellite!!

We could call it OSCAR 10-4!


George,  KA3HSW




> - Original Message 
> > From: K4FEG 
> > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> > Sent: Tue,  November 29, 2011 8:49:31 AM
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite  Satire
> > 
> > OK I have a suggestion: a new inexpensive satellite, It  will be 
> > designated:  
>
> >*ReNe-Sat-3, *that will be an abbreviation  for: *Red Neck Satellite #3 ( 
>Dale  
>
> >Ernharts Sr. NASCAR #).
> > 
> > *We will take 2 Woxun HT's, 2 Larsen Mag-mounts,  2**1/4 wave  antennas, a 
>solar 
>
> >panel with charger from Northern Hydraulics and   last but not least about 
> >100 
>
> >feet of NASCAR 200mph duct tape.
> > 
> > We take the  2 radios set them up for our frequencies, duct tape  them 
>together 
>
> >mount the  antennas on the solar panel hook the solar  panel up to the HT 
> >batteries and last  but not least we send two of  the south's finest: 
>*Astronaut 
>
> >"Bubba &  Cooter"* up with the  new bird to deploy it. We will tell Bubba & 
> >Cooter that  they  can have free passes to all the NASCAR races for 2012 
> >when 

> >they get  this  satellite working and in orbit.
> > 
> > I promise they will  have that thing  (or  should i say "thang") up and 
>running 
>
> >in  HEO and be back before the  first race in February 2012.
> > 
> >  For those that are not sure, YES I AM MAKING  A JOKE!
> > 
> > /*It  is difficult work to keep these satellites working and the  control 
> >operators deserve a round of applause from us for all that they  have  done 
> >to 
>
> >extend the life of AO51 and all of the other  birds.
> > 
> > THANK YOU ONE  AND ALL! A JOB WELL   DONE!
> > */
> > Frank
> > K4FEG
> 
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[amsat-bb] AO-7 log: planetemily.com DOWN

[George Henry]

"Account suspended"...  hacked, perhaps?


George, KA3HSW
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[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27/SO-50

[George Henry]

AO-27 was up as of yesterday...  see http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html for 
recordings of 2 passes.

The website has been down for about 2 months, but the satellite itself is still 
operational.


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Richard Grabotin 
> To: David Palmer KB5WIA 
> Cc: "amsat-bb@amsat.org" 
> Sent: Mon, October 24, 2011 11:14:20 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-27/SO-50
> 
> Thank you everyone for your help. I had my first successful contact on SO-50. 
> 
> AO-27 appears to be on hiatus, since the website is also down. 
> 
> My next endeavor is learning the linear transponder birds. I have been  
> trying 
>to receive AO-7. I never heard a beacon on either mode A or B. (Daytime  pass) 
>I 
>tuned around the downlink and I might have heard some very faint  stations. I 
>guess I need bigger antennas? Perhaps some phasing cables will help.  (it's in 
>the mail)
> 
> Thank you KB5WIA for the contact this evening. 
> 
> 
> Richard 
> K7LWV
> 
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Antennas For AO-7 Mode A

[George Henry]

A loop for 10 meters is 8 feet (app. 2.4 meters) on each side - totally 
impractical for hand-held use.  I have had some success using a 10 meter mobile 
whip on a mag mount on the car, and even better luck using 2 mobile whips in a 
horizontal dipole configuration at the top of a 10-foot (3M) mast, rotated by 
hand for the best signal.

If you wanted to get really creative, you could use 4 whips, crossed at 90 
degrees, and add a proper phasing cable between them to make a turnstile, but 
that's a lot of stuff to lug around with you, and getting really far from your 
objective of hand-held.

Otherwise, your only option for something remotely hand-holdable for HF is some 
type of active antenna, such as the MFJ-1020C.



George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: B J 
> To: amsat-bb 
> Sent: Sun, October 23, 2011 11:07:36 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Antennas For AO-7 Mode A
> 
> I'm looking for a suitable antenna that I can use to operate over AO-7  in
> mode A .  The main requirement that it be hand-held.
> 
> I've  looked on the Internet and, so far, I haven't found any  off-the-shelf
> antennas.  I did, however, find several websites that have  instructions for
> home-brew designs but none were specifically for mode  A.
> 
> One possibility that occurred to me is to combine 2 different types,  such as
> an eggbeater for 2 m and a hand-held HF loop for 10 m.  One  drawback that I
> see for this arrangement is that it might be too big or too  heavy for it to
> be practical as a hand-held unit.
> 
> Does anyone know of  a commercially available mode A antenna suitable for
> hand-held operation or  know of a home-brew design for one?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 73s
> 
> Bernhard  VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27/SO-50

[George Henry]

Since the AO-27 website is down at this time, your best bet for tracking the 
operating schedule is the Java AO-27 schedule lister that my son wrote for me.  
You can download it at .  
Make sure you download the current data files (EPOCH.TXT and TOPR.TXT) from the 
site also, and drop them into whatever folder you unzip the scheduler files to 
(replace the files included in the ZIP).  It's always accurate to within 2 
minutes of the actual operating schedule (due to drift in the satellite's 
clock).



George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Richard Grabotin 
> To: "amsat-bb@amsat.org" 
> Sent: Sun, October 23, 2011 11:37:50 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27/SO-50
> 
> I am new to satellites as of this weekend. I have worked AO-51 three times 
> with  
>much success. SO-50 I can hear off and on, but I am having trouble raising it. 
> 
>As for AO-27, I had a nice daytime direct overhead pass and heard nothing. I 
>am  
>using a yeasu g-5500 rotator with the AMSAT controller and ham radio deluxe.  
>Kenwood ts-2000 for the rig and a 8 element 440 and a 4 element 2 meter 
>antenna.  
>The antennas are currently linear polarized since my phasing cables still have 
> 
>not arrived from the manufacturer.  
>
> 
> My questions are, is AO-27  difficult to work? Is it on a schedule? Any ideas 
>why I could not raise or hear  it?
> 
> As for SO-50: Should I be listening 5khz down? Ham radio deluxe is  
> controlling 
>the radio frequencies and I made a custom entry for 5khz down and  corrected 
>for 
>Doppler. This still did not seem to help. 
>
> 
> 
> Richard
> K7LWV
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[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 version 12.8b is released

[George Henry]

The registration code can be found on the 4th line of the file UserDaten.txt, 
either in c:\documents and settings\owner\application data\SatPC32 (XP) or 
c:\Users\owner\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32 (Vista/Win7)  where "owner" is your 
username.


George, KA3HSW



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> From: Dee 
> To: Wayne Estes ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Fri, October 21, 2011 10:51:40 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 version 12.8b is released
> 
> Wayne,
> A question everyone will ask me now that this new version  is
> available..  Do I have to pay for the upgrade?  I  purchased
> SATPC32 from an AMSAT rep at a flea market and it didn't  come
> with a code to be put in to make it work... When I run the
> program-it  says "registered" and is fully functional..
> Maybe you know if this is the  case, Wayne. Martha is not in
> today.
> 
> 73,
> Dee,  NB2F
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: SatPc32 kepler Data

[George Henry]

I'm guessing you're running XP on that computer?  If so, the kepler folder is 
now (v12.8) located at C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application 
Data\SatPC32\Kepler where "Owner" is the profile name you sign on with.


George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Howard Kowall 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Tue, October 11, 2011 2:49:10 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPc32 kepler Data
> 
> Hello all
> I have an older laptop that has no internet connection,I run  Satpc32 on my 
>main computer that has internet connection and I am able to update  the kepler 
>data.I want to use the  kepler data from my main computer,and  copy it to my 
>laptop via USB  flash drive.I cant seem to find the kepler  folder in the 
>SatPc32 folder.Has anyone one shared the kepler data.
> Thanks to  all who read and reply in  advance
> Howard
> VE4ISP
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[amsat-bb] Re: KickSat - a personal spacecraft of your own in space

[George Henry]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 900 MHz only allocated for 
terrestrial use, worldwide?  I know that there's no amateur satellite service 
allocation at 902 MHz...


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: JoAnne Maenpaa 
> To: Bill Ress ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Mon, October 10, 2011 9:29:21 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: KickSat - a personal spacecraft of your own in space
> 
> > Will each Sprite have it's own frequency?
> > 
> > Since these  Sprites are operating in the Amateur satellite 
> > bands, how will you  license them? How will you handle the 
> > frequency coordination of these  transmitters?
> 
> The information that Zac and his team provided to AMSAT  News Service in May,
> 2011 reported that the Sprite prototypes that were  deployed on the ISS
> operated with 10 milliwatts of RF power at 902 MHz using  MSK modulation
> (minimum-shift keying) with a chipping rate of 50  kbps.
> 
> Copy of original release below ...
> 
> --
> 73 de JoAnne  K9JKM
> k9...@amsat.org 
> Editor, AMSAT News  Service
> 
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[amsat-bb] Boy Scouts Jamboree on the Air 10/15 - 10/16

[George Henry]

On Saturday, October 15th, I will be on the satellites as WA9BSA from the Three 
Fires Council (Illinois) Camporall for Jamboree on the Air.  I plan to try all 
workable passes of the FM and linear sats, between 1400Z and 2200Z (if set up 
in 
time, I may start even earlier), using both an HT and my 910H (QRP) with an 
Arrow antenna.  The scouts will participate by holding & aiming the antenna, 
logging, and may even make some contacts (although in the past, they've been 
pretty mic-shy).

More than 5000 scouts have registered for the Camporall, and we anticipate 
several hundred passing thru the amateur radio demo area throughout the day.  
In 
addition to the satellites, we will have HF stations operating on several of 
the 
published JOTA frequencies, +/- QRM  (see 
http://www.scouting.org/jota/operators_guides.aspx), and will attempt a sked 
with the World Scout Bureau station in Geneva, Switzerland.  


Be sure to give JOTA stations a chance on the birds this coming weekend!

73,

George, KA3HSW

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[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 Scheduler

[George Henry]

That's due to normal precession...  over time, the ground track moves eastward, 
causing the workable passes to occur about 28 minutes earlier each day.  You'll 
soon see workable passes in the evening, which will work their way into the 
afternoon as they get earlier, day by day.

What goes around, comes around.


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: David Wing 
> To: AMSAT BB 
> Sent: Thu, September 29, 2011 9:50:24 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 Scheduler
> 
> Has the schedule on AO-27 changed radically? 
> 
> 
> 
> Here in the  western US I've been used to being able to work AO-27 twice
> during the early  afternoon but now it seems like the transmitter operation
> is during the wee  hours of the morning.  Has something changed in the last
> few months  while I have been off the birds?
> 
> 
> 
> David
> 
> K6CDW
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[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 Site Down

[George Henry]

The AO-27 site has been down for about 2 weeks.  I e-mailed Mike Wyrick, but 
haven't heard anything back yet.

The Java scheduler app will always be accurate to within 2 minutes (the 
cumulative error in the satellite's clock) as long as a new schedule hasn't 
been 
uploaded to the bird itself.  I have also asked Mike to let me know if a new 
schedule is uploaded before the website is back up.

Inasmuch as one cannot download the required data files for the Java app until 
the website is back up, I have placed the most recent files (May 2011) on the 
Java scheduler download page 





George, KA3HSW






- Original Message 
> From: Clint Bradford 
> To: AMSAT BB 
> Sent: Wed, September 7, 2011 10:43:32 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 Site Down
> 
> I was trying to confirm whether or not AO-27 was going to be ON for the 
> 2141UTC  
>pass on Saturday September 10 here 
>
> in Southern California. But the AO27.org  site has been unavailable. The 
> AO-27 
>Java app shows OFF at 2037 UTS and not 
>
> back ON until 2210 UTC ...
> 
> Has the Java app been reliable in its  predictions three days out?  
> 
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: satellite tracking problem (stb)

[George Henry]

I am not familiar with either Nova or the Uni-trac 2003, but I can say that 
split mode is the only way for the 910H to handle doppler a satellite such 
as the ISS  with the uplink & downlink in the same band.  For V/U and U/V 
satellites, it should put the uplink on the sub-band, while the downlink 
appears on the main band.



George, KA3HSW

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To: 
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Subject: [amsat-bb] satellite tracking problem (stb)


using the uni_trac 2003 control my icom 910h xcvr switches between vfo a 
and vfo b (via the split function in the radio when) I try to track the 
iss. Is there a known fix for this satellite and any other amateur radio 
satellites. I am having a problem with nova allowing the 2003 to tune the 
910h radio as well as control the az el function of my g5500 rotors. I 
have talked with Mr. John Bealand just this week about these problems and 
his suggestion was to post them on the amsat-bb. help on how to overcome 
these problems is greatly appreciated, Al T.


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[amsat-bb] Re: SP-2000 Preamp?

[George Henry]

You can't compare reception of ARISSat-1 to the ISS...  The Kenwood radio on 
the ISS transmits with something like 20 times the power that ARISSat-1 
does!  How well you hear the OTHER low earth orbit satellites like AO-27, 
AO-51, and SO-50 will tell you a lot more about the effectiveness of your 
setup.

That being said, a preamp makes a HUGE difference.

George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 

>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been listening on a couple of ARISSat-1 passes, both with the bird 
>> in
>> sunlight.  The first time I vaguely heard what might have been a voice. 
>> The
>> second time (and this one was 80 or 85 degrees elevation) I could clearly
>> hear that there was a voice, but could not understand, although some of 
>> the
>> pattern sounded like the call sign being announced.  I may have heard a 
>> bit
>> of SSTV too; not sure.  I'm listening with a Kenwood handheld, sometimes
>> with a 1/4 after-market antenna, sometimes with a 2M eggbeater.
>>
>> So clearly I need something better.   Since I can pick up the ISS well
>> enough, I think I probably need a preamp.  Maybe if I were retired and 
>> had
>> more time, I'd build one, but for now, I'm thinking to go for the 
>> top-end;
>> that appears to be an SSB Electronics SP-2000.  But so far, no answer nor
>> return call on my message to SSB.  Does anyone know of a different place 
>> to
>> buy these things, or do they only feel through their rep?  How about 
>> second
>> hand?  Anyone looking to sell one?
>>
>> Of course any other suggestions welcome too...
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Burns, W2BFJ
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[amsat-bb] Re: Transponder

[George Henry]

No joy on the 12:00Z pass (48 deg max elev) here...  could hear the CW beacon, 
BPSK, and FM transmissions with deep fades, but otherwise quite well.  No other 
stations heard in the transponder passband, nor could I hear myself on the 
downlink, from 5 to 75 watts uplink using omnis (M2 eggbeater w/preamp on the 
downlink, homebrew turnstile on the uplink).  Next pass here not until 04:30Z.

It doesn't appear that the satellite has any active or passive attitude control 
system.  I have heard that the spin should eventually settle around the same 
axis as the antenna, but is there any reasonable hope that that would happen 
during the satellite's operational lifetime?

George, KA3HSW

 
- Original Message 
> From: "rsoi...@aol.com" 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Sat, August 6, 2011 8:48:21 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Transponder
> 
> On the ARISSat-1 pass just ended here (23 degrees max elevation), results  
> were about the same as yesterday.  I heard my CW downlink for about a  
> minute, peaking 559.  Several other CW signals were in there, but  I couldn't 
>get 
>
> their calls due to the deep fades.
> 
> Bruce appears to be right that the transponder's performance depends  
> largely on the spacecraft's orientation.
> 
> 73 Ray W2RS


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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSSat-1 Help

[George Henry]

In HRD, do you have the transponder set up as inverted (RX mode USB, TX mode 
LSB, Linear Inverting Transponder button clicked)?  If you have it set up 
right, 
the TX frequency should track in the opposite direction as you tune the RX.

It is normal for the TX frequency to be lower in the early part of the pass and 
higher later:  you are trying to maintain a constant frequency received at the 
satellite, and the motion of the satellite ADDS to your uplink frequency as it 
approaches you, and subtracts from it as the satellite moves away.

George, KA3HSW


 
- Original Message 
> From: Bill Photinos 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Sat, August 6, 2011 8:02:51 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSSat-1 Help
> 
> Tried to work the 1201Z 06AUG2011 pass of ARRISSat-1 from FM26 this 
> morning without much luck.  I have been successfully working the FM 
> birds for a while but this is my first attempt with a linear bird.  I 
> was wandering if someone with a similar setup could verify my settings?
> 
> Equipment as follows:
> 
> Icom IC-910H
> Gulf Alpha  2M/70cm dual band yagi.  2M->6 element 70cm->8 element antenna
> 
> LVB tracker box connected to a Yaesu G-5500 Az/El Rotator controlled by 
> Ham Radio Deluxe.
> 
> In HRD I set the following:
> 
> Rx - Center of 145.930 USB
> Tx - Center of 435.750 LSB
> 
> I set it to control doppler on *both* freqs.
> I am pulling the keps from Celestrak now.
> 
> 
> This morning's pass was to North->South and to the West of my 
> location(FM26au).  I noticed that the Rx was always being set lower than 
> the center freq, and the Tx was lower before max elev and higher after 
> Max elev.  I had about a 9min window.  About a 1/3 of the way into the 
> pass I thought I heard some garbled voice.  In the last 1/4 of the pass 
> I definitely was hearing some CW.  I can post the recorded .wav file if 
> necessary.
> 
> Would greatly appreciate any help.
> 
> 73,
>   Bill - W4RVN


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[amsat-bb] Re: ARRISat-1 Keps now available from Celestrak

[George Henry]

 You can certainly edit the keps file in Notepad or any other text editor to 

 display ARISSAT-1 if you prefer...  one nice feature of SatPC32 is the 
 "AmsatNames" file, which maps the NORAD or international designator of any 
 satellite in the keps file to whatever name you wish.
 
 George,  KA3HSW
 
 
 
 
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 > From: Ted 
 > To: apbid...@mailaps.org; AMSAT-BB ; SAREX-BB 
 >
 > Sent: Fri, August  5, 2011 2:47:12 PM
 > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISat-1 Keps now available  from Celestrak
 > 
 > Just updated my HRD Sat program and it now lists  keps for 'Radioscaf-B'.
 > (no  ARRISat-1' listing)
 > 
 >  Will that eventually change?
 > 
 > Ted  K7TRK
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARRISat-1 Keps now available from Celestrak

[George Henry]

Also good because ISS keps are no longer valid for ARISSat-1, as it is now 
slightly ahead of the ISS, so AOS/LOS and doppler values would all be off.


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: George Henry 
> To: apbid...@mailaps.org; AMSAT-BB ; SAREX-BB 
>
> Sent: Fri, August 5, 2011 2:02:40 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISat-1 Keps now available from Celestrak
> 
> Good, 'cause I can't remember my SpaceTrack username or  password...
> 
> 
> George, KA3HSW
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARRISat-1 Keps now available from Celestrak

[George Henry]

Good, 'cause I can't remember my SpaceTrack username or password...


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Alan P. Biddle 
> To: AMSAT-BB ; SAREX-BB 
> Sent: Fri, August 5, 2011 1:46:31 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  ARRISat-1 Keps now available from Celestrak
> 
> Just checked the latest AMATEUR.TXT download from Celestrak, used by  many
> tracking programs.  ARRISat-1 is now included, though with the  alternate
> name RADIOSCAF-B.  Thanks as always to Tim  Kelso.
> 
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
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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
[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: THE ROUGH TREATMENT OF ARISSAT-1 (relax!)

[George Henry]

That would be because the 437.55 signal was the ISS radio cross-banding 
ARISSat-1's 2 meter signal, not the satellite's 70cm TX ...


George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Doug Kuitula" 
To: "Bob Bruninga" ; "'amsat-bb'" 
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 6:10 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: THE ROUGH TREATMENT OF ARISSAT-1 (relax!)


Well said Bob. Even if the 70 CM antenna was still rolled up, I still had a
much stronger signal on the 400 MHZ band than  on 2M, when they were doing
the test earlier this week. Enjoy the bird and get your kids to listen when
it comes by. That's the point. So everyone take a breath and have some fun
with ARISSAT-1.
73 de Doug KA8QCU

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[amsat-bb] Re: Good stills on Flickr

[George Henry]

They also appear to be from this morning's failed launch attempt, not the 
successful (well, except for the whole broken antenna thing) deployment this 
afternoon.



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- Original Message 
> From: Gregg Wonderly 
> To: Mark L. Hammond 
> Cc: Amsat - BBs 
> Sent: Wed, August 3, 2011 4:13:27 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Good stills on Flickr
> 
> These photos need some retouching to fix the details back into  view...
> 
> Gregg
> 
> On 8/3/2011 4:02 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/valkyries1/6005117203/in/set-72157627223306577/
> >
> >  Thanks to the ARISSat website for the link!  http://www.arissat1.org/v3/
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 - LED Status?

[George Henry]

The switches were all placed in the "off" position after this morning's aborted 
launch attempt.  According to the audio of this afternoon's launch, they were 
turned back on prior to release.  Sadly, no live video of the release, but they 
supposedly were taking pictures.

George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Clint Bradford 
> To: AMSAT BB 
> Sent: Wed, August 3, 2011 1:48:30 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  ARISSat-1 - LED Status?
> 
> Did the Russian astronauts re-state the LED status before deployment? Or has 
> it  
>been transmitting since they first flipped 
>
> switches this  morning?
> 
> 
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 to be Deployed

[George Henry]

Just deployed


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- Original Message 
> From: Michael Chen 
> To: George Henry 
> Sent: Wed, August 3, 2011 1:41:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 to be Deployed
> 
> They said the 70cm band antenna is coiled in the satellite and the
> astronaut  is going to check it.
> 
> Michael Chen, BD5RV/4
> AMSAT-China: http://www.camsat.cn
> ---
> Twitter:  http://twitter.com/bd5rv
> Email:   michael.bd...@gmail.com
> MSN:bd...@jsdxc.org
> Skype:   michael-bd5rv
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:20 AM, George Henry   wrote:
> > Without the  70cm antenna, or did they find & attach it?  Not watching NASA 
>TV at
> >  the moment...
> >
> > George,  KA3HSW
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > - Original Message  
> >> From: Clint Bradford 
> >>  To: AMSAT BB 
> >> Sent:  Wed, August 3, 2011 1:17:19 PM
> >> Subject: [amsat-bb]  ARISSat-1 to be  Deployed
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Clint  Bradford
> >> clintbradf...@mac.com
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 to be Deployed

[George Henry]

Without the 70cm antenna, or did they find & attach it?  Not watching NASA TV 
at 
the moment...

George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Clint Bradford 
> To: AMSAT BB 
> Sent: Wed, August 3, 2011 1:17:19 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  ARISSat-1 to be Deployed
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Clint Bradford
> clintbradf...@mac.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat: Did an antenna break off?

[George Henry]

One of the cosmonauts said "it's been on the station for 3 months & I can 
confirm, there was only one antenna originally" (or something to that effect)


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- Original Message 
> From: D Carlisle 
> To: "amsat-bb@amsat.org" 
> Sent: Wed, August 3, 2011 10:38:12 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  ARISSat: Did an antenna break off?
> 
> ?
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1 deploy behind schedule: SCRUBBED

[George Henry]

Deployment scrubbed...  question of whether 70cm antenna is missing. 

(and boy, was I worried for the solar panels & the 2m antenna:  they smacked 
that thing against the strut SEVERAL times!)


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Burns Fisher 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Wed, August 3, 2011 9:44:01 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Arissat-1 deploy behind schedule
> 
> The spacewalk is current at least 10 minute behind schedule.  As nearly as  I
> can hear, they have not opened the hatch yet (at about 1444Z).   Currently
> doing leak checks etc.  There is also currently no video,  except from
> Mission Control Moscow.  They cosmonauts are wearing helmet  cams, but the
> NASA commentator indicated that the coverage would be  spotty.
> 
> 73 from Burns,  W2BFJ
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISsat-1 reception in New England

[George Henry]

Since you were using a 2M Eggbeater for the downlink antenna, I presume you 
were 
trying to receive the 145.950 downlink...  Note that ARISSat-1 has a fraction 
of 
the power output that the ISS radio has, so your ability to receive the ISS 
doesn't automatically translate to the ability to receive a 250 mW signal from 
ARISSat-1.

Also, many have reported receiving only a carrier on some passes, while others 
received the voice and SSTV transmissions.  I, myself, received nothing on 
145.950 on two passes (even with a preamp), but received a noisy SSTV pic on 
the 
437.55 crossband link on a different pass.

Hopefully, the "real thing" will be better.  We'll see on Wednesday!


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Burns Fisher 
> To: AMSAT BB 
> Sent: Mon, August 1, 2011 11:45:49 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  ARISsat-1 reception in New England
> 
> Did anyone in New England (or other locations in the same general  area)
> receive ARISsat-1's VHF test messages on the ~0230EDT (0630Z)  pass?  I got
> nothing at all using an HT connected to a 2M  eggbeater.  I usually receive
> the ISS fine with this, but nothing at all  from ARISsat-1.  Of course I know
> it was operating generally since there  were lots of reception reports.
>  However, I did not happen to see any around  that time/location.  It was not
> the highest pass, but I could not stay  up any later!
> 
> Hoping for better luck in a few days at high  power.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 73 de W2BFJ,  Burns
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[amsat-bb] Re: Pin assignments on a stereo mic input?

[George Henry]

Standard 3.5mm stereo connector wiring is: shell is ground, tip is left 
channel, 
and ring is right channel.  


What kind of mic are you using?  If it is a condenser mic, make sure that the 
recorder is providing bias voltage on BOTH tip and ring of the mic jack.  Test 
it by plugging the mic into each input jack of the splitter, without the radio 
cable plugged in.  Also, some recorders have a "line/mic" switch to select the 
input level, and if set to line, will probably not supply bias voltage on the 
mic jack.


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Bill Acito W1PA 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Thu, July 28, 2011 4:55:49 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Pin assignments on a stereo mic input?
> 
> One more for today...  I am using a stereo digital recorder for logging. It 
> has a stereo 3.5mm mic socket.
> I am using a "attenuating" patch cable from the HT audio into a "stereo 
> splitter" plugged into the mic input
> (it has a stereo plug, and two mono sockets ---  tip and base, and ring and 
> base). The other side of
> the splitter has a mic.  So the intent it to put the HT into one channel, 
> and the external mic (recording me)
> into the other channel, when recording.
> 
> I am only hearing the HT audio on playback. I have a feeling that the plug 
> "base" connection is not ground --
> it is on the ring or tip.
> 
> Any one have or know the signal assignment on a recorder mic jack?  base, 
> ring , and tip?  I would assume
> it would also match the assignment of the mic input of a PC (if you know 
> that)?
> 
> Bill
> W1PA


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[amsat-bb] Arrow yagis

[George Henry]

Anybody have any experience with the solid-element single-band yagis from 
Arrow?  I can't put up my big Gulf Alphas at home (deed restrictions) and I'm 
tired of struggling with stealth omnis...  


I might be able to get away with putting up a pair of the Arrow yagis on a 
rotor 
on the back side of the roof & trying to pass them off as TV antennas.  A lot 
less expensive than any of the dual-band cross-polarized yagis out there.  


Just wondering if anyone has used them & can vouch for their durability.


George, KA3HSW

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[amsat-bb] Re: Any way I can get AOS.EXE to run on Win7 64-bit?

[George Henry]

That may be the problem...  Are you using the standalone AOS from www.dk1tb.de, 
or the one that comes bundled with SatPC32?  The standalone version is listed 
on 
the Downloads page as a "DOS version."  Not sure if it will run under Win7.  
The 
version bundled with SatPC32 expects to find the keps file in 
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\Kepler\ .  Not sure if it has any 
other dependencies.  


Erich, the author, is on this list & will probably chime in...


George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: Bill Acito W1PA 
> To: George Henry ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Wed, July 13, 2011 1:31:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb]  Any way I can get AOS.EXE to run on Win7 64-bit?
> 
> I only have AOS.exe and its files, dropped them in their own folder in 
> /Program  
>Files/ and ran as admin.
> 
> b
> 
> -Original Message- From: George  Henry
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:17 PM
> To: Bill Acito W1PA ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Subject: Re:  [amsat-bb] Any way I can get AOS.EXE to run on Win7 64-bit?
> 
> I didn't have  to do anything special to get it to run on my Win7/64 
machine...
> 
> Did you  install SatPC32 to the default folder (Program Files\SatPC32)? Win7's
> User  Account Control can cause problems if programs are installed to the  
>Program
> Files folder, and you are not running as  Administrator.
> 
> 
> George, KA3HSW
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: Any way I can get AOS.EXE to run on Win7 64-bit?

[George Henry]

I didn't have to do anything special to get it to run on my Win7/64 machine...  

Did you install SatPC32 to the default folder (Program Files\SatPC32)?  Win7's 
User Account Control can cause problems if programs are installed to the 
Program 
Files folder, and you are not running as Administrator.


George, KA3HSW



- Original Message 
> From: Bill Acito W1PA 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Wed, July 13, 2011 8:49:50 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Any way I can get AOS.EXE to run on Win7 64-bit?
> 
> I really like the simplicity of this program...  it does what I  want.
> 
> I am relatively new to both Win 7 and 64-bit; is there a simple  way
> to get it running in this OS? A compatibility mode, or some sort of 
> emulator/wrapper?
> 
> Bill  W1PA
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[amsat-bb] Re: Linear satellites (was Re: FM satellites)

[George Henry]

And really, the 910H isn't THAT big


George, KA3HSW




- Original Message 
> From: John Geiger 
> To: amsat...@wd9ewk.net
> Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 11:06:55 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FM satellites
> 
> In terms of a small compact, SSB satellite station, you can work the  SSB
> birds with a single FT817. It is more difficult than having full duplex,  but
> it can be done.  I have done it plenty of times with similar  radios.
> 
> 73s John AA5JG
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date?

[George Henry]

Good question...  after the "test" prior to "Yuri's Day" the battery was 
apparently depleted.  Whether it has been recharged or replaced, who knows? 
I'd still like to know whether NASA ever signed off on powering up the 
satellite inside the space station...  seems like much of the time Roscosmos 
forgets that they have PARTNERS in this venture.

George, KA3HSW



- Original Message - 
From: "R Oler" 
To: ; "Amsat BB" 
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:03 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date?


>
> Do we know ARISSAT works?  Robert G. Oler WB5MZO Life Member AMSAT ARRL 
> NARS
>
>> From: gould...@bellsouth.net
>> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
>> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:00:44 -0400
>> Subject: [amsat-bb]  ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date?
>>
>> I would like to be able to give a firm date for the ARISSat deployment, 
>> but
>> there are a few issues that make that a moving target.
>> The deployment is scheduled to occur during Russian EVA 29, today that is 
>> 27
>> July 2011.
>> >From a teleconference last week there was a notice that the EVA may be
>> pushed back a week or two if the Shuttle arrives in early July- nothing 
>> firm
>> yet.
>> We have another teleconference 6 July. I will release any probable dates 
>> or
>> updates when I know them.  Thank you for your patience.
>>
>> 73,
>> Gould, WA4SXM
>> AMSAT ARISSat project manager

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[amsat-bb] Re: Problem with registering WiSP using WIN7

[George Henry]

If the default installation folder for WiSP is under C:\Program Files, 
that's likely your problem.  Windows 7 User Account Controls limits certain 
write activities to sub-folders under the Program Files folder.  Try 
uninstalling it, then re-install but DON'T accept the default installation 
directory.  I set up a Ham Stuff folder in the root directory that I install 
everything to, and have not run into any problems.

Or turn off UAC.

George, KA3HSW


- Original Message - 
From: "Alan P. Biddle" 
To: "AMSAT-BB" 
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 12:02 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Problem with registering WiSP using WIN7


>I have finally switched to WIN7 32 bit from XP, and have a few odd little
> issues.  One is that WiSP no longer recognizes my registration number as
> valid.  (Double checked from the original e-mail.)
>
> Possibly a clue is that when I start the program, it already has ALAN-PC 
> in
> the Callsign box.  That is the name of the PC.  Of course I clear it.  It
> did register, once, and I _thought_ it was due to the caps lock being off.
> However, when I booted up this morning, it was unregistered and doesn't
> accept the registration with or without the caps lock being on.  I did try
> some backward compatability settings, but no help.
>
> Anybody have this happen, with a solution?  I am toying with changing the
> name of the machine to WA4SCA, but am holding off until some other support
> issues are solved.
>
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
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[amsat-bb] Re: Criminal Clint

[George Henry]

ARLO and OBIE would be great names for future satellites...



George, KA3HSW





- Original Message 
> From: D. Craig Fox 
> To: Bob- W7LRD ; "saguaroas...@cox.net" 
>
> Cc: Clint Bradford ; "amsat-bb@amsat.org" 
>
> Sent: Thu, June 30, 2011 1:33:49 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Criminal Clint
> 
> Clint now resides on the group W bench
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: CA Ham Plates - Warning!

[George Henry]

Illinois has more specialized plates than any other state, so I'm surprised 
things like Clint's "trouble" don't happen much more often here...


George, KA3HSW

- Original Message - 
From: "k6yk" 
To: 
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 1:23 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CA Ham Plates - Warning!


>
> Hee Hee... !
> I love it..  It's not just ham plates but any of those
> personalized or "special" plates that cause confusion.
>
> I have run lots of plates that came back invalid, and by doing
> as you say, putting in spaces, or trying a different category of
> plate, etc. they will come back OK.
>
> Also, you might have commercial plates with ham call on them.
> Now, what do they do?  Run it as a "Auto", or "commercial" ?
> Try both!
>
> What usually brings the coppers on in force is when you run a plate
> and it comes back valid but to another car..  Definitely something
> strange
> going on there!
>
> Watch your back~!
>
> 73,
> John, K6YK
>

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[amsat-bb] Re: Off Topic AO-27/ISS

[George Henry]

That's 1200 baud AFSK telemetry.  See  for 
a 
link to download the telemetry-gathering program & instructions on how to 
record 
& submit your telemetry captures.


George, KA3HSW





- Original Message 
> From: Kevin Deane 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Mon, June 27, 2011 4:29:32 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Off Topic AO-27/ISS
> 
> 
> When AO-27 goes in digital mode what is that D-Star??? I take it if I had  
> that 
>equipment would I be able to communicate with people or is that the sats  time 
>for basic telemetry/control operator stuff?
> 
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