[amsat-bb] For Sale : Yaesu G-5500 Controller

2009-11-10 Thread Paul Baldock
For Sale : G-5500 Controller, purchased as a spare but never used. This the controller ONLY (not the rotors). $150.00 - Paul KW7Y ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] SatPC32 V8 Doppler.SQF HELP

2009-11-10 Thread K3RWN
Can someone direct me to the location of the Doppler.SQF file in V8? I cannot find the file in the SatPC32V8 directory. In fact I cannot find any of the SQF files that are plentiful in V7. I wanted to add the freqs for DO64 and SO67 and cannot seem to pull it off Thanks in advance

[amsat-bb] Re: Yagi balance point

2009-11-10 Thread Greg D.
> - Original Message - > From: "David Wing" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:09 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Yagi balance point > > > > I have two yagis that I need to mount a little off center and wanted to > put > > a little weight on the back of the antenna as a counter balan

[amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point?

2009-11-10 Thread Luc Leblanc
On 10 Nov 2009 at 22:39, Peter Guelzow wrote: Date sent: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:39:39 +0100 From: Peter Guelzow Subject:[amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point? To: apbid...@mailaps.org Copies to: 'Amsat

[amsat-bb] no amateur radio payload but this is going to be

2009-11-10 Thread Rocky Jones
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/10solarsails/ neat visually...wonder if the telemetry is in the ham bands? Robert WB5MZO _ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. http://go.microsoft.co

[amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point?

2009-11-10 Thread Michael Tondee
Very nice to hear. I do apologize for my earlier characterization of a "a poor dead bird". Reading it over, it came out a bit harsher than I meant. I hope I didn't offend anyone. Thank you very much for your hard work and effort. 73, Michael Peter Guelzow wrote: > Hi Michael and Alan, > > I ca

[amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point?

2009-11-10 Thread Graham Shirville
Hi Peter, I can indeed confirm that Oscar News no 187 does include a good number of captioned fotos of P3E and her current location and environment. ON187 is due to be sent to AMSAT-UK members within the next 10 days. It is possible to join AMSAT-UK using our online application form which can

[amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point?

2009-11-10 Thread Trevor .
There was a demonstration of data transfer between the engineering model of the Integrated Housekeeping Unit, IHU-3, and a laptop via the 400 bit/s PSK interface at the recent AMSAT-DL AGM See EGM report in Google English at http://www.tinyurl.com/AMSAT-DL 73 Trevor M5AKA --- On Tue, 10/11/09

[amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point?

2009-11-10 Thread Peter Guelzow
Hi Michael and Alan, I can only repeat what Alan already said... Work on P3-E is continuing and we are busy looking for launch possibilities and other ways for financing it, i.e. on coat-tails of the P5 Mars Mission. This is our top priority at the moment and that's why you may not have heard so

[amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point?

2009-11-10 Thread Michael Tondee
I appreciate the answer Alan. I wasn't hearing anything about it and that does get discouraging. It would indeed be tragic for it never to see space after all the work that was put into it. As I said, I do support the AMSAT NA board in what they are now trying to do. I think we should take any o

[amsat-bb] The Yaesu rotators have sold.

2009-11-10 Thread John Hansen
Thanks for all the inquiries. John W2FS ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat

[amsat-bb] Re: Yagi balance point

2009-11-10 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: "David Wing" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:09 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Yagi balance point > I have two yagis that I need to mount a little off center and wanted to put > a little weight on the back of the antenna as a counter balance. > > > Assuming the

[amsat-bb] Re: Yagi balance point

2009-11-10 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
What "pain in the butt factor"? Remove the rear element, fit the ballast, refit the rear element. If the elements are not removable from the boom and the beam isn't already reasonably balanced then perhaps it was a lousy choice of antenna. David Wing wrote: > Inside the boom is a great idea but

[amsat-bb] Re: Yagi balance point

2009-11-10 Thread David Wing
Inside the boom is a great idea but unfortunately I think it would be a bit difficult as the rearmost reflector is only 1 inch from the end of the boom and it goes right through the boom. It could be done but I don't think the wind loading reduction would out weight the "pain in the butt" factor

[amsat-bb] digital voice webpage

2009-11-10 Thread Bruce Robertson
I don't believe that this web-page has been noted on amsat-bb http://codec2.org/ Besides pointing out some serious problems with using the proprietary codec that is currently built into DStar, it has the great idea of hacking out the digital voice daughterboard in an ICOM DSTAR radio and ploppin

[amsat-bb] Re: Yagi balance point

2009-11-10 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
How about putting them inside the boom? Joe Fitzgerald wrote: > > As a practical matter, I'd use the fishing weights tucked in as close to > the boom as possible to keep the additional wind load down. In fact if > the boom is hollow, you could stick the weights inside and not increase > the wind

[amsat-bb] Re: Yagi balance point

2009-11-10 Thread Joe Fitzgerald
As a practical matter, I'd use the fishing weights tucked in as close to the boom as possible to keep the additional wind load down. In fact if the boom is hollow, you could stick the weights inside and not increase the wind load at all. As long as the metallic counterbalance is not actually to

[amsat-bb] Yagi balance point

2009-11-10 Thread David Wing
I have two yagis that I need to mount a little off center and wanted to put a little weight on the back of the antenna as a counter balance. Assuming the counterbalance will need to go in front of the rearmost reflector, does it matter if the counter balance is metallic (i.e. some fishing weigh

[amsat-bb] Out of the Office

2009-11-10 Thread Martha
I will be out of the office on Wednesday, November 11th (Veterans' Day) and Thursday, November 12th. I will be on Friday. Office hours are 10:00AM ET - 6:00 PM ET. -- 73- Martha ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the auth

[amsat-bb] Re: Android/g-phone satellite tracking application

2009-11-10 Thread David Johnson
Hi, My Java source is a port of the original Predic C source and I honored the GPLv2 that John Magliacane used for that. It's been changed since then to increase performance when doing predictions for multiple sats over a one day schedule, for multiple gound-stations, as we need in Genso. - Dave

[amsat-bb] Re: SatMag - Thoughts On Satellite Filings

2009-11-10 Thread Samudra Haque N3RDX & S21X
Ok, I should have looked for IARU links a lot earlier. Even in S21 we had a lot of help, interaction for amateur radio service by the IARU, and without them the Bangladesh Amateur Radio League (any amsat folks also BARL members, I am also S21X) could not have opened up the ham radio license process

[amsat-bb] Yaesu 5400B Az-El Rotators for Sale

2009-11-10 Thread John Hansen
A set of Yaesu 5400B Az-El Rotators for Sale. Tested yesterday and found to work FB. There is a place in the vicinity of West where the indicator needle fluctuates as the rotator turns. This is probably the result of a dirty pot. The package includes a custom made heavy duty L bracket with side

[amsat-bb] Re: ultimatecharger website

2009-11-10 Thread Roger Kolakowski
Actually...if you follow the development of his website, it looks like Robert, W0LMD, may have chosen to go "Off the Grid." Roger WA1KAT - Original Message - From: "Rodney Waln" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:22 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ultimatecharger website hi, this is th

[amsat-bb] Re: ultimatecharger website

2009-11-10 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
What happened when you e-mailad him to ask? Pete Norris, K1HZU wrote: > Does W0LMD still maintain the "ultimatecharger" website, or has it been > changed? I have been on this website in the past, but I can no longer bring > it up. > Thanks, > Pete, K1HZU

[amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point?

2009-11-10 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Michael, AMSAT-DL, with the occasional support of other AMSAT organizations, is still working on getting it launched. I expect that it will find a ride, probably unexpectedly, as is often the case. It would be a tragedy to someday find the launch article in a museum somewhere. However, it is cl

[amsat-bb] Re: Linear transponder versus FM transponder for LEO satellites

2009-11-10 Thread Alan P. Biddle
JoAnne covered a lot of ground. We are also working at having presences at CubeSat and related meetings where many graduate and undergraduate students are present. W5DID's initiative to institute a reduced rate for students in AMSAT membership is a recognition of the need to attract, and keep, ne