[amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000

2011-08-19 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: i8cvs To: Dave Guimont Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000 Hi Dave, WB6LLO Please look also at my article "Experimental Investigation of 2400 MHz Quadrifilar Helix Antennas

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 478

2011-08-19 Thread Burns Fisher
Thanks for the ideas, Mike. I am using FM for sure, and no I was never able to receive ARISSat-1 with the stock antenna in the shack. I'll certainly try removing the duplexer. And thank for the info about the roofing material. I don't have aluminum siding, but I don't know about that kind of roo

[amsat-bb] Re: Official Word for the 70cm Antenna?

2011-08-19 Thread Clare Fowler
As ARISSat1 now is opertional in high power at a decent hour in the evening here I have been making a few attempts at SSB transponder operation. I have 2x10 turn helix atennas and a 100 watt brick amplifier which would give me an ERP in the order of 4KW on the 70 cm uplink. The Aug 19 23:55 UTC

[amsat-bb] LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND

2011-08-19 Thread Peter Portanova
Hello, I will be operating, as W2GSB, from the historic Fire Island Lighthouse, FN30, for the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club tomorrow, 8-20 and 8-21st, the first pass will be with SO-50, 16:30 U and all the subsequent FM passes. A special certificate is available, mail to W2GSB Lighthous

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Not Heard

2011-08-19 Thread Nader Omer
HI ARISSat-1 Not Heard Orbit #245 00:19 - 00:30 UTC   73 Nader st2nh ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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://am

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1 SQF

2011-08-19 Thread Dee
Pat, here is the data ARISSat-1,145918.5,0,USB,,,0,0,BPSK/CW-2 ARISSat-1,145950.0,0,FM,,,0,0,VOICE/SSTV ARISSat-1,145930.0,435750.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,XPDR ARISSat-1,145938.5,0,USB,,,0,0,CW-1 -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1 SQF

2011-08-19 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hi Pat, Try this: ARISSat-1,145918.5,0,USB,,,0,0,BPSK/CW-2 ARISSat-1,145950.0,0,FM,,,0,0,VOICE/SSTV ARISSat-1,145930.0,435750.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,XPDR Now, please note this assumes you have this entry in the AmsatName.txt file too!!! 37772 98067CK ARISSat-1 73, Mark N8MH At 02:35 PM 8/19/

[amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1 SQF

2011-08-19 Thread Pat McGrath
Can someone share with me the SATPC SQF file for ARISSAT-1. ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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.

[amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000

2011-08-19 Thread Dave Guimont
For additional information read http://www.w2du.com/r2ch22.pdf and look at Fig 22-7 page 10 of 20 Radiation Pattern of the 1 1/2 turn 1,25 wavelenght Quadrifilar Antennas. Tnx, Dom for that info. I received a number of requests for quadfilar information, again. Goto http://cid-1973adc8c1

[amsat-bb] ARISSAT telemetry - top submitter list

2011-08-19 Thread Mike Rupprecht
All, you can find the latest statistic file of all telemetry submitters now here: www.dk3wn.info/files/arissat/submitters.txt There are actually 148 stations who forwarding her telemetry J 73, Mike DK3WN ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org.

[amsat-bb] Re: Kursk files bug in telemetry software?

2011-08-19 Thread Mike Rupprecht
Hi Roland, there are several strange things with the KURSK files. The first one is ARISSatTLM itself - a complete exp file should have a length of 2048 bytes (piece file 1..4 = 504 bytes and piece file 5 = 32 byte) An .exp file generated by ARISSatTLM is 1797 bytes - so the software incorrectly j

[amsat-bb] Re: 5 in EM55

2011-08-19 Thread saguaroastro
Jim, The Details are on Damon's (WA4HFN) QRZ page. 73 Rick K7TEJ "Jim Cameron "KC9PXZ"" wrote: > congrats, what is this award and were can i find the info on it? > Tx > 73 > KC9PXZ > Jimmy > - Original Message - > From: amsat-bb@amsat.org> > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 7:48

[amsat-bb] EL91/FL01 QSOs now in LotW

2011-08-19 Thread Hector Luis Martinez Sis
Hello Hams � I just updated to LotW the log of my portable operation in the line grid EL91/FL01. Please, update the contacts using only my call CO6CBF without /P. � If you have any trouble with the matches; please, let me know. � 73! � Hector, CO6CBF � EL92 �

[amsat-bb] CO6CBF QSL Manager

2011-08-19 Thread Hector Luis Martinez Sis
Hello friends � As you know, I have been some troubles sending and receiving the QSL cards to/from USA. I have lost a lot of QSL cards in the mail. � To solve this problem; Now, WA5KBH, George will be my QSL manager for the USA stations. � If you sent your solicited QSL card via direct s

[amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000

2011-08-19 Thread Art McBride
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[amsat-bb] Re: Frustrated -- not hearing ARRISat

2011-08-19 Thread Mike Schaffer
Burns:   Make sure your receive mode for frequency 145.950 is FM on your Kenwood F6A handheld.   Before you upgraded with additional hardware could you receive ARISSat-1 signals using the stock antenna inside your shack?   If you can, the next step is to remove the Diamond 2m/70cm duplexer as it m

[amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000

2011-08-19 Thread JoAnne Maenpaa
> What kind of digital are you suggesting? Voice and data both? The Eagle project at one point proposed an AMSAT Advanced Communications Package (ACP) microwave, digital-uplink (5650 MHz) and digital downlink (3400 MHz). Realizing that microwave earth station design is beyond the scope of most h

[amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000

2011-08-19 Thread Gregg Wonderly
On 8/18/2011 10:38 PM, Phil Karn wrote: On 8/18/11 11:03 AM, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: Yeah, we still have dreams! At various times it had been called AMSAT-Eagle, Phase IV Lite, C-C Rider, and other things. You'll notice from the dates on these papers how long we've had this dream of a millions

[amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000

2011-08-19 Thread i8cvs
Dave, Phil and Bob, For additional information read http://www.w2du.com/r2ch22.pdf and look at Fig 22-7 page 10 of 20 Radiation Pattern of the 1 1/2 turn 1,25 wavelenght Quadrifilar Antennas. With the antenna straight up pointed to Zenith the gain is 4 dBi all around the azimuth at 30° elevat

[amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000 (aiming your satellite)

2011-08-19 Thread JoAnne Maenpaa
> fact that none of these piggyback payloads have ever come > to fruition, Yeah, it brings us back to the original question about "why don't you guys propose a satellite that hooks on a bigger satellite?" ... we can't say we haven't tried ... Synchronous Amateur Radio Transponder (SYNCART) was a

[amsat-bb] Re: Edusat

2011-08-19 Thread Mike Rupprecht
Hi Nick, EDUSAT 1 37788U 11044A 11230.15968707 .0662 0-0 1-3 082 2 37788 098.2675 303.7015 0077628 354.9388 005.1162 14.75898316 121 70cm Downlink: 435.750 MHz 9k6 GMSK 73, Mike DK3WN -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bou

[amsat-bb] Re: Edusat

2011-08-19 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
Keps for the entire launch... 73, Drew KO4MA EDUSAT 1 37788U 11044A 11231.11902615 -.0053 0-0 0+0 0 131 2 37788 098.2620 304.6550 0040028 343.7327 016.2595 14.67546824 261 NIGERIASAT 2 1 37789U 11044B 11231.13514710 -.0046 0-0 0+0 0 120 2 37789 098.2577 304.

[amsat-bb] Edusat

2011-08-19 Thread Nick Pugh K5QXJ
Does anyone of the list have the frequencies and keps for Edusat? Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opin