[amsat-bb] Re: TS-2000 70cm Tx problem with AO 7

2010-01-17 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hello Starr, Perhaps you can first try an update to the radio firmware. There was an early fix specifically for issues when the PC updates the frequencies while transmitting. http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/pop_ts2000.html You only need to update the most current version,

[amsat-bb] Re: TS-2000 70cm Tx problem with AO 7

2010-01-17 Thread Henk, PA3GUO
Hi The referred to article is mine: http://www.pa3guo.com/pll_unlock.html When then the radio shows dots .. and you hear a U in morse code it is the (rara) PLL unlock issue. Firmware update does not help ps: Yahoo TS2000 groups have lot of info also Henk PA3GUO (loves his TS2000)

[amsat-bb] Ongoing Spacecraft Systems RD @ BU

2010-01-17 Thread Alex, N3SQ
Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:11:46 -0500 From: Andrew Glasbrenner glasbren...@mindspring.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 feat! To: Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfis...@mcn.net Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote: Well, it certainly wasn't on FM. Why

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 feat!

2010-01-17 Thread kladuke1144
Thanks to all who expressed an interest in the qso between WC7V and RN1NW on ao7b. I have hoped to make this contact for over 30 years. The fact that it happened is thanks to Oscar 7 and Ted, RN1NW was 559 even as ao7 approached his horizon. The satellite was ascending at my qth and

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 feat!

2010-01-17 Thread Tim - N3TL
Hey Kerry, I couldn't agree with you more about AO-7 contacts. I feel very fortunate to have discovered the current fleet of amateur satellites in time to enjoy the Grand Old Girl. Congratulations on the wonderful contact. Here's to many more like it! 73, Tim - N3TL -Original Message-

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 feat!

2010-01-17 Thread w6zkh
Same here Tim, since I've only been on the satellites since June 9, 2009 with Glenn AA5PK being my first contact, starting with homebrew antennas, old mobile dualbander. Now I have graduated into the linears where it is a different mindset compared to single channel birds. After almost 55 years

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Members

2010-01-17 Thread Anthony Monteiro
At 12:03 PM 1/17/2010, Glen Zook wrote: ... Based on the consumer price index, the $50 that I spent for my life membership back around 1970 is today the equivalent of right at $3300! That is 66 times in absolute dollars. Compare that to the present life membership fee of $880. That means

[amsat-bb] Many Thanks

2010-01-17 Thread Louis House
To All: I have had many replies to my query concerning logging software that supports accurate transfer of log data to LoTW and eQsl in the ADI format.  To keep the traffic low on the BBS, I have answered each of you via your own E addresses. In a public way I want to say thanks to each person

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Members

2010-01-17 Thread Rocky Jones
Glen. while I might quibble with some numbers, the sentiments you expressed are right on. The pejorative statements that a few made about life members (old etc) as well as the claim that people who are life members are making claims which are never stated, by saying that they are life

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Members

2010-01-17 Thread Edward Cole
Probably a method more personal to one's finances is compare your paycheck at the time getting the life membership with what one is paid, today. If I do that for 1985 vs 2009 I get 92K/15K = 6.13 Of course It will not do for me to use 2010 pay as that is only Unemployment ;-) I still pay my

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Members

2010-01-17 Thread Stephen E. Belter
Glen, When I use your calculator, I get Tony's results ($277.17). The following is copied directly from the web page results using initial year 1970, initial amount 50.00, and desired year 2009: Current data is only available till 2008. In 2008, $50.00 from 1970 is worth: $277.17 using

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Members

2010-01-17 Thread Glen Zook
I did the calculations twice and got the same $3300 figure! However, I just redid the calculations and got the much lower figure! I did use 1970 and 2009 as the years. Frankly, I have no idea as to why the different figures! Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Sun, 1/17/10, Glen

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Membership

2010-01-17 Thread Clint Bradford
... my $50 membership thirty years ago is worth $1,000,000 in 2010 dollars ... All moot, of course. Your fifty bucks contributed years ago was exactly that - and nothing else - period. It was used back then - and any comparison to what it is worth today is valueless. What have you done for

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Membership

2010-01-17 Thread Glen Zook
Had not members contributed to AMSAT back in the early to mid 1970s there would probably not even be an AMSAT today! So soon people forget their roots! As for what I have personally contributed to AMSAT lately? Obviously you haven't read the September/October 2009 issue of the AMSAT Journal!

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Membership

2010-01-17 Thread Jonathan Guthrie
Clint Bradford wrote: ... my $50 membership thirty years ago is worth $1,000,000 in 2010 dollars ... All moot, of course. Your fifty bucks contributed years ago was exactly that - and nothing else - period. It was used back then - and any comparison to what it is worth today is

[amsat-bb] Doppler correction - HRD 5.0 compared to SatPC32

2010-01-17 Thread PE0SAT
Hello, I would like to share an experience and ask this board if others have the same? I have used Ham Radio Deluxe for two years but have recently switched to SatPC32. The reason is that the Doppler correction of HRD with my Yaesu FT-847 always gave problems. It was a constant battle to stay

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Membership

2010-01-17 Thread Rocky Jones
What have you done for AMSAT recently? - is a much more appropriate discussion. Clint Bradford, K6LCS AMSAT President's Club member - for each of the past few years AMSAT benefactor ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] FW: AO-7 feat!

2010-01-17 Thread ps8rf Piraja
Congratulations Bob. You and Fedor managed to work a good distance via AO-7. 73, Piraja, PS8RF _ Com o Windows 7 nenhum arquivo vai se esconder de você. Clique para conhecer !

RE: [amsat-bb] AO-7 feat!‏

2010-01-17 Thread ps8rf Piraja
Congratulations Bob. You and Fedor managed to work a good distance via AO-7. 73, Piraja, PS8RF _ Agora é fácil compartilhar fotos no Messenger: solte todas na janelinha. Veja como!

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Membership

2010-01-17 Thread Clint Bradford
... As for what I have personally contributed to AMSAT lately? Obviously you haven't read the September/October 2009 issue of the AMSAT Journal! No, I have. And you are to be lauded for your contributions to AMSAT. I am sorry if I inferred that monetary contributions were the only positive

[amsat-bb] Re: Doppler correction - HRD 5.0 compared to SatPC32

2010-01-17 Thread Tim - N3TL
Hi Jan, I have had consistently good success with the Doppler correction in HRD. I use it to guide either two FT-817NDs, or one 817 and a FT-857D. However, I have encountered issues with what I believe to be the load on the Atom processor in the Acer netbook I use. Even though Simon has noted

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Members

2010-01-17 Thread Dee
All, With all the MATH wizards coming out of the closet, Do we have any calculations required to further the next satellite project? This thread seemed doomed from the start. We all gave the life membership at the time we thought AMSAT needed the extra monetary boost. Now if we can find

[amsat-bb] I: Doppler correction - HRD 5.0 compared to SatPC32

2010-01-17 Thread Francesco Grappi
Hi, SatPc32 works perfectly for doppler correction also on my Kenwood TS-790E and Yaesu FT-736R. Thank you to Erich DK1TB, great job ! 73 Frank IW4DVZ -Messaggio originale- Da: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Per conto di PE0SAT Inviato: domenica 17