[amsat-bb] Re: Down East Microwave 2355LYK 1.2GHz 55 elements loopantenna

2010-02-10 Thread n1jez
I'm using a 2455LY for satellite (1269 MHz) work. (1240 -1285 MHz) The 2355 is for terrestrial at 1296 MHz. Feeding it with a DL2AM 80 watts amp via 7/8 hardline. It's been on the tower for years. Working great. I mounted it with the loops down to minimize any damage to the loops. I did use a

[amsat-bb] Office Closed

2010-02-10 Thread Martha
Due to blizzard conditions today, the AMSAT office is closed. -- 73- Martha ___ 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:

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Signal Strength Post Flip

2010-02-10 Thread B J
--- On Tue, 2/9/10, Auke de Jong, VE6PWN sparkyci...@shaw.ca wrote: From: Auke de Jong, VE6PWN sparkyci...@shaw.ca Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Signal Strength Post Flip To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Received: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 9:42 PM Another observation from DO33 (yo Bernhardt),

[amsat-bb] Anybody use a Soft66ADD SDR?

2010-02-10 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Found this today, look interesting. Prices are quite reasonable (if not cheap). Performance is the question.. I suppose the quality of the system sound card is a big issue. Anybody here own one or seen one in use? How about piping a 10.7 MHz IF into it for VHF/UHF?

[amsat-bb] HO-68 Telemetry 10-02-2010 18:45 UTC

2010-02-10 Thread PE0SAT
Decoded the following CW Telemetry from HO-68 BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUE T6T ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AU4 ABE ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AU4 4VE ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AU4 TDE ETT TTT TTT

[amsat-bb] Re: New Lindy's QRV

2010-02-10 Thread Bill Dzurilla
Ed, Congrats, it seems like you are in business if you heard the bird down to the horizon. HO-68 is louder, in some cases much louder, than most of the other sats, so check some others. If you can copy SO-50 to the horizon, then leave your antenna alone, it's working great. I measured a

[amsat-bb] Re: Anybody use a Soft66ADD SDR?

2010-02-10 Thread Robert Liesenfeld
Hi Mark- I'm the friend Owen refers to; I just built a Soft66ADI. I keep meaning to do a blog post about it, but I'll summarize here. I really liked the form factor of the Soft66; the software-selectable BPFs and the fact that the control software is open source really sealed the deal for me.

[amsat-bb] Re: Anybody use a Soft66ADD SDR?

2010-02-10 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hi Robert, Thank you for your candid assessment. After looking over the website, I decided that a kit form wouldn't be a good choice for me (and I love to build!) So, the assembled unit does look like a good option. I wish you had some performance reports! On the other hand, maybe you just

[amsat-bb] A flight to near space this weekend

2010-02-10 Thread Graham Shirville
Hi all, Check this page for details of a rare balloon flight from the UK this Saturday! http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?s=01467ce8e3c05447a2d6ee6f01c169a7showtopic=6463pid=155319st=0#entry155319 73 Graham G3VZV ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] Re: Anybody use a Soft66ADD SDR?

2010-02-10 Thread Sebastian
Robert, this looks like an interesting little device. I have an SDR-IQ which is great, but expensive compared to this one. I looked at the kit, and when I saw surface mount ICs, I said no way. Most people don't have the equipment, eyesight or steady hands to solder a surface mount IC. Maybe