[amsat-bb] Re: Universitetsky 2 (Tatiana 2

2009-09-18 Thread andy thomas
When I was at MGU (Moscow state university) in May this year I heard that because of the controversy over the use in the Amateur band of the multiplex system Doka on Yubileiny, they had decided not to use an amateur band on this bird. Doka is a system used by Russian universities, originating

[amsat-bb] D-Star in the Netherlands

2009-09-18 Thread Gaston BERTELS
D-Star frequencies in the Netherlands. Abraham van den Berg, PB0AOK - VERON's VHF manager, clarified the D-Star issue in the Netherlands. VERON is the Dutch IARU society. It is untrue that the Dutch administration is thinking about D-Star repeaters operating in the 437-438 MHz band. Presently,

[amsat-bb] Re: Universitetsky 2 (Tatiana 2) heard ?

2009-09-18 Thread David Barber
Just copied a cw telemetry signal centred on 435.365MHz here in UK. AOS around 09.12utc as a continuous carrier. At approx 09.14utc cw telemetry started until LOS at 09.20utc. Telemetry appears to consist of alpha / numeric blocks of 7 characters. No keps here so no idea if it's what we're all

[amsat-bb] Re: keps

2009-09-18 Thread ps8rf Piraja
SumbandilaSat Keps: SUMBA2 1 35870U 09049F 09260.92529515 -.0070 0-0 0+0 011 2 35870 97.3743 311.0021 0009230 287.0950 72.9081 15.2294359738 ( http://www.amsatsa.org.za ) 73 Piraja, PS8RF

[amsat-bb] Re: keps

2009-09-18 Thread Rodney Waln
thank you for the info, that is same information i found on there site listed first set, Satpc32 claimes when i loaded the keps and looked for the nexted few days passes, that it will be hight 312.7 to 309.6 mi just higher than ISS, but cover most of the us on a center us pass?? space track has

[amsat-bb] Re: Universitetsky 2 (Tatiana 2) heard ?

2009-09-18 Thread David Barber
OK got it recorded this time. Not as strong as last pass though. AOS @ 10.46utc LOS @ 10.59utc Centre frequency 435.365MHz Initial signal carrier only with short breaks then at 10.50utc cw blocks of alpha numerics until end of pass. Regards David G8OQW ** -Original

[amsat-bb] keps

2009-09-18 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Looks as though there were two launches yesterday. OBJECT A 1 35865U 09049A 09260.93646957 .0176 0-0 1-3 039 2 35865 098.8073 311.0962 0003522 107.5299 252.6413 14.2183182936 OBJECT B 1 35866U 09049B 09261.00674671 .0178 0-0 1-3 035 2 35866 098.8010

[amsat-bb] Re: accidental satellite ops

2009-09-18 Thread n1jez
Hi Dom, Correct. There are a couple of selectable modulation modes like M.C. TLM etc. But it can never be activated. I have copies of the FCC paperwork where they denied the request. 73, Mike, N1JEZ AO-7 Cmd Op AMSAT 29649 A closed mouth gathers no feet - Original Message - From:

[amsat-bb] Thursday Night Fun

2009-09-18 Thread Clint Bradford
Thanks to AO-51 operators in Idaho, Ohio, Washington, Texas, Patrick in Arizona, and others during the 5:50PM PDT (00:50 GMT) pass of AO-51 last night! I don't record the contacts while making demonstrations, but I wish I had last night while showing off AO-51 to the Conejo Valley Amateur

[amsat-bb] Re: keps

2009-09-18 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Looks as though the extra Object A (35873) is Nimiq-5, a telecommunications satellite launched from Baikonu yesterday and currently in a GTO. Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: Looks as though there were two launches yesterday. OBJECT A 1 35865U 09049A 09260.93646957 .0176 0-0

[amsat-bb] Re: Universitetsky 2 (Tatiana 2) heard ?

2009-09-18 Thread David Barber
This time only 9 minutes of pass heard. Any opinions as to identity? Is it Tatiana 2? Mid frequency 435.365MHz AOS 12.26utc LOS 12.35utc CW for whole period. Example of copied data (not consecutive blocks): IABB1?9 ISPB132 TAB?132 TABB130 TSEP131 TSEP132 David G8OQW

[amsat-bb] Re: Tiny 2 TNC EPROM

2009-09-18 Thread Greg Beat
Steve - I assume that you did not get a response from Linda Reedy? (Gywn Reedy's (W1BEL, sk) wife who has been managing the company since his death) She can be reached at: sa...@paccomm.com I did have her mobile number somewhere in my Rolodex, if that would be helpful. She was changing

[amsat-bb] Re: Thursday Night Fun

2009-09-18 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Clint! Thanks to AO-51 operators in Idaho, Ohio, Washington, Texas, Patrick in Arizona, and others during the 5:50PM PDT (00:50 GMT) pass of AO-51 last night! I don't record the contacts while making demonstrations, but I wish I had last night while showing off AO-51 to the Conejo Valley

[amsat-bb] Re: keps

2009-09-18 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
OBJECT A 1 35865U 09049A 09260.93646957 .0176 0-0 1-3 039 2 35865 098.8073 311.0962 0003522 107.5299 252.6413 14.2183182936 OBJECT B 1 35866U 09049B 09261.49918563 .0178 0-0 1-3 040 2 35866 098.8024 311.6782 0004215 074.6926 285.4715 14.22297633

[amsat-bb] Other Computer Controlled Rotator Options

2009-09-18 Thread Franklyn A. Ballentine, jr
Hi All, I tried googling through the AMSAT-BB archives and didn't find what I was looking for so here's my question. Has anyone tried using a motorized pan\tilt mount for a CCTV as their Az\El rotator? If so, what model? I heard of one example on another forum and want to see if anyone here has

[amsat-bb] Cushcraft A432-20T

2009-09-18 Thread Luc Leblanc
I just get a Cushcraft A432-20T at a recent Hamfest. As per the theory if the longest matching line is connected to the horizontal element and the shortest to the vertical one i should have a RHCP but if i reverse the connections should i have LHCP? If i rotate the antenna by 90 degress how i

[amsat-bb] Re: Other Computer Controlled Rotator Options

2009-09-18 Thread Franklyn A. Ballentine, jr
I believe the 13th and 14th images (counting left to right \ top to bottom) in the S-band section is an example: http://www.uhf-satcom.com/rx/ Frank B. KB1QZH On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Simon (HB9DRV) si...@hb9drv.ch wrote: Frank, Do you (or anyone) have a URL for something like this?

[amsat-bb] Re: Other Computer Controlled Rotator Options

2009-09-18 Thread Joe Fitzgerald
Check out Section C in http://tmo.jpl.nasa.gov/progress_report/42-176/176D.pdf -Joe KM1P ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!

[amsat-bb] Re: Other Computer Controlled Rotator Options

2009-09-18 Thread Alan VE4YZ
http://www.quickset.com/pages/pan_tilt_positioners/62.php -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Simon (HB9DRV) Sent: September 18, 2009 12:05 PM To: Franklyn A. Ballentine, jr; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Other

[amsat-bb] Re: Other Computer Controlled Rotator Options

2009-09-18 Thread Alan VE4YZ
The opposite of the very expensive QuickSet is a homemade Arrow AZ/EL system published in the March 2009 AMSAT India newsletter. http://www.amsatindia.org/Newsletter/AmsatIndia-News-March.pdf More details here http://ka6puw.tripod.com/azimuth1.html YouTube video of it in action here

[amsat-bb] RS-28

2009-09-18 Thread Mike Rupprecht
18:54 UTC good match with TLE OBJECT E (NORAD 35869). Strong signals and much activity from groundstation in Russia (data transfer) 2 downlink frequencies: 435.365 MHz and 435.465 MHz screenshots and audio see here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=41 http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=41 73, Mike

[amsat-bb] nice signal from new object

2009-09-18 Thread Danny Casier
Had a pas over of the group of new-objects from 18:55z - 18:59 and heard telemetri on 435.360 in FM. Strong Sounds strange mode. I have a record 73 Dan ON5UE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] Re: RS-28

2009-09-18 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
RS28? Mike Rupprecht wrote: 18:54 UTC good match with TLE OBJECT E (NORAD 35869). Strong signals and much activity from groundstation in Russia (data transfer) 2 downlink frequencies: 435.365 MHz and 435.465 MHz screenshots and audio see here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=41

[amsat-bb] AO-51/QRP

2009-09-18 Thread Tim - N3TL
My thanks to the AO-51 control team for this week's schedule, which includes activation of 145.880/435.150 for QRP operation. There is another week of this QRP Pair coming up later in the month. I hope more of you will take the time to see just how little power it takes for effective

[amsat-bb] WD9EWK from DM24 (possibly DM23/DM24), Saturday afternoon/evening

2009-09-18 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! Another Saturday without work at the office, another quick road trip to an unusual Arizona grid. I will head west toward grid DM24 for the afternoon AO-27 passes, the late afternoon SO-50 pass around 0030 UTC, and the afternoon/evening AO-51 passes on the normal 145.920/435.300 MHz

[amsat-bb] Re: Cushcraft A432-20T

2009-09-18 Thread i8cvs
Hi Luc, VE2DWE Standing behind the reflector connect first one reflector element Vertical with the U bolt attachement to your left side Then mount a drive element Vertical with the U bolt attachement to your left side.The driving element must be mounted with the gamma match arm looking upword and

[amsat-bb] Re: keps

2009-09-18 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
METEOR-M 1 35865U 09049A 09261.85130047 .0176 0-0 1-3 040 2 35865 098.8004 312.0250 0003601 080.8898 279.2547 14.21823900 165 OBJECT B 1 35866U 09049B 09261.49918563 .0178 0-0 1-3 040 2 35866 098.8024 311.6782 0004215 074.6926 285.4715 14.22297633

[amsat-bb] Possible EM88/EM98 Grid Activation Sunday 20Sept

2009-09-18 Thread John Papay
Weather permitting I will be operating on the EM88/EM98 grid boundary in West Virginia on Sunday, September 20th. The current forecast is a 50% chance of rain so it might not work out for all passes. I'll try to operate on the following passes: