[amsat-bb] GRE, Alinco and Grove electronics

2013-07-29 Thread Bruce
This was sent to a local club reflector and I thought it might be of interest to my satellite ham friends. 73...bruce Changes are ahead that you need to know about. GRE Electronics filled for Bankrupty after they lost there warehouse in China. GRE Electronics made Alinco Radios and GRE Police

[amsat-bb] AMSAT Phone

2013-07-29 Thread Martha
The AMSAT phone is temporarily out of service. Verizon said there is a problem with the outside line. It should be back in service some time tomorrow. ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member?

[amsat-bb] Turksat-3USAT Status

2013-07-29 Thread Paul Stoetzer
There seems to be total silence about the fate of this satellite. I've listened for the beacon a couple of times and heard nothing. No word from TAMSAT or anyone else. Does anyone have any information about the current status at all. Does anyone from AMSAT-NA have any contacts within TAMSAT to

[amsat-bb] ISS Ham-tv

2013-07-29 Thread Robert C. Campbell
I got my TechnoTrend S2-1600 the other day and tried to get it to work on a Windows XP and a Windows 7 machine. Both machines are presently out of commission because of driver issues and an array of error codes. Seems all is not as simple as plug and play with these little monsters. I don't think

[amsat-bb] Re: ISS Ham-tv

2013-07-29 Thread Stefan Wagener
Hi Rob, Any specific reason why you went with that model? A cheap used FTA receiver (DVB-S) will do. Biggest problem for receiving will not be the receiver, or dish or LNB/downconverter. Biggest problem will be the Yaesu G5400 and 5500 not being accurate enough. That eliminates most of the