[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

2010-01-07 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
Greg D. wrote: 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

[amsat-bb] HO-68 BBS upload!!

2010-01-07 Thread Mineo Wakita
I succeeded in upload a file into BBS using WiSP, the file number was 'CB'. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xw1_digi.htm#bottom JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Douglas Anoman
I'm looking for a winter project can any one point me in the direction of a 2 meter tube amp nothing crazy about 25-50 out, 1-10 in. I have never used or played with a tube circuit so i thougt winter why not. Thanks 73 Thank You Douglas Anoman KC9MLN kc9...@amsat.org Amsat #37043

[amsat-bb] Hudson Valley Satcom Group Net Tonight 8PM OnEcholink N2EYH-L

2010-01-07 Thread Cotejaune2
Hope everyone had a great holiday season and found some new radio gear under the Christmas tree. It is time again for our net tonight at 8PM on Echolink N2EYH-L or on the Mt Beacon repeater at 146.970 pl 100 on your dial. We hope to have one or two Amsat area coordinators joining the net to

[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 Schedule

2010-01-07 Thread David Wing
Mineo, is there any update on the status of FO-29? I think there was an expectation that FO-29 would emerge from eclipse induced coma sometime this month. Is there still reason to be hopeful? David K6CDW -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
For the tube, I would recommend a QQV06-40 if you can find one. Was used extensively in the VHF mobile radio market (both for mobiles in the 1960s and base stations) Will need a 600V anode supply, 250V screen grid supply and 6.3 or 12.6V heaters. Can't find a specific design, I would just put

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread wrb
I would try to locate old QSTs or Amateur Radio Handbooks that contained such circuits. Tubes such as 6146, 829, etc. were good candidates. Also the 4x/4CX150 would give up to 100+ out with just a few watts in. Newer handbooks or magazines still provide you with he necessary theory to build

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread w6zkh
Agree, and even old tubes like the 2E26, 832, etc are good tubes for this power requirement, but the problem is that tubes from that vintage are usually sour by now, if you can even find one. I'd suggest looking for an 'Oldtimer' whom never threw anything away, like my dad (SK) and you might

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread w6zkh
Try to find an old 1950's ARRL Handbook, I am sure there are some projects like that in there. - Original Message - From: Douglas Anoman dano...@email.itt-tech.edu To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2010 7:56:29 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb]

[amsat-bb] HO-68 Schedule Jan 10-17

2010-01-07 Thread Alan Kung
10 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 16:25...Turn On India,Middle East Asia, Europe, NA 17:10...Turn Off 10 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 21:55...Turn On South Africa,Europe,NA,North Pole,North Asia 22:40...Turn Off 11 Jan. 2010 HO-68 Linear Tansponder 10:20...Turn On Australia,South

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Things like 6146 struggle on 10M. You're expecting a lot getting it to go on 145MHz. QQV06-40 or 2C39 are better bets for VHF. On 07-Jan-10 16:28, wrb wrote: I would try to locate old QSTs or Amateur Radio Handbooks that contained such circuits. Tubes such as 6146, 829, etc. were good

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
http://www.g1ogy.com/qqv-0640.html On 07-Jan-10 16:14, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: For the tube, I would recommend a QQV06-40 if you can find one. Was used extensively in the VHF mobile radio market (both for mobiles in the 1960s and base stations) Will need a 600V anode supply, 250V

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread w4upd
Not a problem when running them reduced power. 6146Bs worked well up to 50mhz and at half power ran them up to 2 meters. 2C39 will easily work on 2 since I have used them to 1.2 and 2.3 ghz. However, they are harder to socket them. All of the tubes mentioned (and others) are available as

[amsat-bb] HO-68 BBS upload!!

2010-01-07 Thread Dave Aitch
I also uploaded a file with WiSP. Hope you can download it OK. It would be nice if other voice users did not transmit until the packet transmission has stopped though. Patience gentlemen, please. 73, Dave. G1OCN. AMSAT 5766 Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 BBS upload!! I succeeded in upload a file

[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

2010-01-07 Thread Luc Leblanc
On 6 Jan 2010 at 20:44, Bob- W7LRD wrote: Date sent: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:44:26 + (UTC) From: Bob- W7LRD w7...@comcast.net Subject:[amsat-bb] probably simple To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Happy New Year all This is probably

[amsat-bb] Re: [CORR HO-68 trasatlantic pass

2010-01-07 Thread Luc Leblanc
On 7 Jan 2010 at 9:37, Luc Leblanc wrote: Date sent: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:37:06 -0500 From: Luc Leblanc luclebla...@videotron.ca Subject:Re: [eu-amsat] HO-68 trasatlantic pass To: eu-am...@yahoogroups.com Copies to: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Send reply to:

[amsat-bb] Re: [eu-amsat] HO-68 trasatlantic pass

2010-01-07 Thread Luc Leblanc
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[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Roger Kolakowski
You didn't say what band or what mode but you could us a couple of FM Prog Line dual 6146 strips to remove the few parts and have a tube that you can beat on and still replace with inexpensive new tubes or NOS. If you were just running FM, you could just whip up an input circuit and use the strip

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Roger Kolakowski
Ah...I now see that you wanted the amp for 2 meters...eyes are getting old or I have been staring at RF tuning adjustments too long... A GE Prog Line will drop right down for you. Roger Wa1KAT - Original Message - From: Douglas Anoman dano...@email.itt-tech.edu To: amsat-bb@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] SEEDS - Depuri Near Collision ?

2010-01-07 Thread Trevor .
From the JARL website http://tinyurl.com/JapanJARL http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jarl.or.jp%2Fsl=jatl=enhl=enie=UTF-8 The saying, SEEDS is to suggest the possibility of a collision with Depuri 73 Trevor M5AKA

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Yes he did. He specified 2 meter, that's 145MHZ to most of us. On 07-Jan-10 20:59, Roger Kolakowski wrote: You didn't say what band or what mode ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member?

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Roger Kolakowski
...I'm looking for a winter project can any one point me in the direction of a 2 meter tube amp nothing crazy about 25-50 out, 1-10 in. I have never used or played with a tube circuit so i thougt winter why not... I believe the power supply will be your biggest obsticle...in the old days,

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Roger Kolakowski
Actually, 2 Meters is 149.896229 MHz...since we are picking nits... Roger WA1KAT ___ 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

[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

2010-01-07 Thread Greg D.
Hi Drew, SatPC32 is probably an excellent program (I'm on Linux here, so can't use it), and if you've got the automation available, that's certainly the best way to go. And, by definition, the lower the elevation, the farther away the satellite is, so your DX contacts are going to be at the

[amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project

2010-01-07 Thread Rocky Jones
my project along your lines came from the third edition of the ARRL VHF handbook...page 102 it is an 829B amp for 144mhz. I've built a couple of them over the years...and they all played pretty easy just following the instructions in the article. There are some other 'easy amps the 6360 was

[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

2010-01-07 Thread Bob- W7LRD
Hi Greg, Drew, etc This conversation is starting to make my head hurt!  My example is to connect with some of our European friends.  Some of them I share maybe a 60 second window, with PA1TNO it is less than 30 seconds.  I have had several false starts in that I heard Paul 2E1EUB, by the

[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

2010-01-07 Thread Greg D.
Hi all, Here's my (updated!) answer: I think you're going to need to depend on a computer prediction program. I use Predict on Linux, but there is also a PC version. Predict, at least, can tell you what the doppler-adjusted up and downlink would be for a specific satellite-perceived

[amsat-bb] IC 910H query

2010-01-07 Thread Louis House
I plan to commission my new IC 910 H on Saturday this week.  I plan to drive the radio with the RigTalk and CIV cable from a USB port. Has anyone experienced any negative function from this data control system type??  In setting up the SatPC32 software, the addresses that appeared by default

[amsat-bb] Re: probably simple

2010-01-07 Thread Larry Gerhardstein
Bob W7LRD, I disagree that Doppler shift will be zero when your window to work northern EU is optimum. In SatPC32, I just did a Tracking-Preview and determined that when the AO-07 footprint includes both the northwest USA and northern Europe, the down link Doppler is +2.8 and up link Doppler