[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

At 12:44 PM 1/6/2010, you wrote: Happy New Year all This is probably simple, however, I need a quick and simple way of determining my uplink frequency given a specific downlink frequency. Hi Bob, Use SATPC 32once set for AO7 it will be within your rit knob in seconds

[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

Bob, I concur with Alan regarding SatPC32. I used AO-7 the other evening for the first time in a couple of months and my up and down links were spot on first time! David KG4ZLB Alan P. Biddle wrote: Bob, SATPC32? As long as the spacecraft systems are good, and AO-7 will wander a bit,

[amsat-bb] REALY Old ...

Want to see something old? Check out what the Hubble program just released - shots taken last August that show galaxies between 12.9 and 13.1 billion years old. Considering the universe is probably about 13.5 to 14 billion years old, this is incredible. (Insert your own old age joke here.)

[amsat-bb] The Brave AO-51

Hello All, A few months ago, I had stopped working the AO-51, why I could not listen me on the downlink. I was a little frustrated because I can't heard me via AO-51. I thought it was because of software problems and changes to the settings of the satellite. There are 4 days ago, I discovered

[amsat-bb] Thanks

Thanks to all who replied to my request for help on HO-68. Don't know of any one in 50 mile circle who ia into satellities,so no one around to ask questions or compare notes. Thanks to all againGeorge ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions

[amsat-bb] Re: ARRL Sat Article

Idle-Tyme wrote: It might be an Urban Legend But I always remember that those early birds antennas were simply made from tape measure like materials. That is pretty much state of the art, even now. Take a look at the photos of PCSAT at http://wa8lmf.net/bruninga/pcsat.html You can just

[amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ Glendale AZ hamfest, Saturday (9 January)

Hi! I will have an AMSAT table at the ThunderBird Amateur Radio Club's WestFest hamfest in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday 9 January 2010. The hamfest will be in the Activity Center on the Thunderbird School of Global Management campus, from 0700 to 1200 local time (1400-1900 UTC). More

[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

Hi Bob, Whatever the satellite, if you're trying to stretch the footprint, your sked is always going to be at the peak of elevation, for that fleeting moment when the satellite is a few degrees above the horizon. That means that you're always going to be at zero doppler shift, and the math