[amsat-bb] flex ?

2012-02-26 Thread Nick Pugh
Is anyone on the list using a FLEX radio to decode the 9.k kbs sats and if so what software are you using? Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School

[amsat-bb] Re: Motor for Yaesu G5500 Azimuth Rotator?

2012-02-26 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Phil Karn k...@ka9q.net To: Joe Fitzgerald jfitzger...@alum.wpi.edu Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:25 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Motor for Yaesu G5500 Azimuth Rotator? On 2/25/12 6:46 AM, Joe Fitzgerald wrote: controller, but

[amsat-bb] Re: Motor for Yaesu G5500 Azimuth Rotator?

2012-02-26 Thread Phil Karn
On 2/25/12 9:24 PM, Joe Fitzgerald wrote: On 2/25/2012 4:25 PM, Phil Karn wrote: If it really was a 3-phase induction motor then there *had* to be some sort of phase shift at least to start it. Of course you are right. I found a schematic of their controller

[amsat-bb] Launch Delay for 3U CubeSat Dove-1

2012-02-26 Thread Trevor .
Dove-1 (145.825 MHz AX.25 FM) had been planned for a Feb. 28 launch but this seems to have slipped further, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/5061 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] Re: Motor for Yaesu G5500 Azimuth Rotator?

2012-02-26 Thread Clive Wallis
Hi, I've been interested in this thread as I have a shorted G5500 elevation motor. I reported this several months ago, and found that it was a fairly common problem. I'm waiting for warmer WX when I plan to replace it. I'm wondering whether there have been any reports of the over heating

[amsat-bb] rover items for sale

2012-02-26 Thread Bill Booth
The last couple of summers I did some Algonquin Park canoe/backpak trips and put some unique grids on the sats with a portable setup using a handheld, android tablet, and mini personal computer. I powered all of them from a small 12v gelcell battery charged with a small solar panel. This year

[amsat-bb] Re: flex ?

2012-02-26 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Nick, According to Flex, the data through VAC has the standard voice pre/post emphasis filtering and limiting, which should make 9600 baud problematic. They do have a request in for a way to bypass all that. The equivalent of the direct connections in conventional rigs. This does have

[amsat-bb] Re: flex ?

2012-02-26 Thread Nick Pugh
TNx Alan It does not appear much audio is coming out of the VAC port when drying to decode 9.6 kbs FLEX dimo this rig as satellite ready over a year ago it is time for them to keep their promise. nick -Original Message- From: Alan P. Biddle [mailto:apbid...@united.net] Sent: Sunday,

[amsat-bb] Re: Launch Delay for 3U CubeSat Dove-1

2012-02-26 Thread Alan P. Biddle
I guess it will be a problem only for the oldsters, but there is already a Dove the First. Dove-Oscar-17. ;) Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Trevor . Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:57 AM To:

[amsat-bb] Re: flex ?

2012-02-26 Thread Craig Gagner
Change the RX Gain in Setup Audio VAC Craig -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nick Pugh Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 8:33 AM To: apbid...@mailaps.org; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: flex ? TNx Alan It

[amsat-bb] Re: Launch Delay for 3U CubeSat Dove-1

2012-02-26 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
First thing I thought of too. 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone On Feb 26, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Alan P. Biddle apbid...@united.net wrote: I guess it will be a problem only for the oldsters, but there is already a Dove the First. Dove-Oscar-17. ;) Alan WA4SCA -Original

[amsat-bb] th-d72 using external speaker?

2012-02-26 Thread Scott Smith
hi folks, starting to get the hang of this new radio. Is there a way to use an external (power) speaker?. i have the smc-34 speaker mic that came with the unit and cannot just plug the mic jack in my itself is there some kind of adaptor like a pigtail to seperate the mic and speaker jacks? any

[amsat-bb] Re: flex ?

2012-02-26 Thread Nick Pugh
There is plenty of white noise when there is no signal however when there is signal clearly present on the pan adapter the is almost no audio coming out of the VAC port. nick -Original Message- From: Craig Gagner [mailto:crgag...@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 8:04 AM To:

[amsat-bb] Re: Motor for Yaesu G5500 Azimuth Rotator?

2012-02-26 Thread David Palmer KB5WIA
Hi Clive, I haven't heard of failures of the controller or software directly, but this could happen. A more common problem might be mis-calibration, in that if your elevation rotor reads only 175 degrees and your software and controller is trying to send it to 180 degrees, the thing will keep

[amsat-bb] Re: th-d72 using external speaker?

2012-02-26 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Scott! hi folks, starting to get the hang of this new radio. Is there a way to use an external (power) speaker?. i have the smc-34 speaker mic that came with the unit and cannot just plug the mic jack in my itself is there some kind of adaptor  like a pigtail to seperate the mic and

[amsat-bb] Memorial to Dick Daniels, W4PUJ

2012-02-26 Thread Robert McGwier
Yesterday at Little Falls Church in Arlington, VA Family, friends, and colleagues had a memorial for Dick Daniels W4PUJ (SK) who died recently after a very brief fight against lung cancer. Barry, WD4ASW, President of AMSAT read a tribute written by Jan King W3GEY/VK4GEY.

[amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB from K9TSU

2012-02-26 Thread Vince Waelti
Hello fellow ham-ers, I am proud to say that I will start a Saturday Night Sat-Chat on the *AMSAT* Echolink server. This will be Saturday Nights, every Saturday Night, from 7PM central time to 8:30pm central time. That's 0100 Sunday (UTC) to 0230 Sunday (UTC). I will be 'net manager,' but

[amsat-bb] GAAS FET Preamp Component Question

2012-02-26 Thread Eugene Crist
I'm planning to build the GAAS FET Preamp for 430 MHZ that's in the 2008 ARRL Handbook on page 14.37. One of the components on the drain of Q1 looks like a ferrite bead. I've never used these in construction before and the parts list doesn't specify any particular value or rating. Does anyone know