[amsat-bb] Re: [CAUTION] The Satellite ID of CelesTrack is wrong!

2014-03-23 Thread GW1FKY
Hi John, I believe I am correct in stating that SHIDAISAT is correct and it operates on 437.525 Mhz +/- doppler. Regards Ken Eaton GW1FKY ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now

[amsat-bb] Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary “Phase 4” amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Peter Guelzow
Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary “Phase 4” amateur radio transponders !! As a result of a concept proposed by the Qatar Amateur Radio Society, Es’ Hailsat, the Qatar Satellite Company, have announced that their new, geostationary, Es'HailSat-2 communications spacecraft will provide

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4 amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Gary Joe Mayfield
I checked my calendar. It is not April 1st! Peter, Any guess as to the longitude of the satellite? 73, Joe kk0sd -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Peter Guelzow Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 6:25 AM To: AMSAT;

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4 amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Michael R. Lengruesser
Satellite position will be 26° E Michael, DD5ER -- AMSAT-DL e.V. -- International Satellites for Communication, Science and Education -- mlengrues...@amsat-dl.org http://www.amsat-dl.org Am 23.03.2014 13:31, schrieb Gary Joe Mayfield: I checked my calendar. It is not April

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4 amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Mike Seguin
Wow, this would be great if we are in the footprint. I might finally get a chance to use the 2.4 GHz transverter I built back in the AO-40 days. And with the cheap LNB's we've been playing with on 10 GHz, receive would be pretty easy. I built a 10 GHz receive system here to monitor my 10 GHz

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4 amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Stefan Wagener
That is indeed a great project! Now, if the satellite is positioned at 26 degrees east it will not be useful for North America. Is that correct? Preliminary footprint analysis shows it just touches the east side of Brazil. Thoughts and comments appreciated. On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 6:24 AM,

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4 amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Stefan Wagener
Thanks. See footprint of Es'hail 1 at 25.5 E http://satstar.net/beams/eutel25b_east.html Badr 6 at 26 E http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/badr6_high.html Stefan On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Michael R. Lengruesser mlengrues...@amsat-dl.org wrote: Satellite position will be 26° E

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4 amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Peter Guelzow
Hi Joe, Unfortunately the geostationary footprint at 26° East will not cover North America, only parts of Brazil will be covered. Basically the same position as Es'HailSat-1 Perhaps we will find another one willing to sponsor a position more in the West... 73s Peter DB2OS On 23.03.2014

[amsat-bb] Ham Video

2014-03-23 Thread Gaston Bertels
Ham Video now transmitting on 2395MHz at 2.0 MS/s 73, Gaston - ON4WF ___ 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:

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4 amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Stephen E. Belter
I agree with you Stefan. At 26 degrees east, the satellite should cover all of Europe and Africa. Coverage may stretch west to Iceland, eastern Greenland, and the eastern tip of Brazil. Coverage should stretch to the east to most of India, and western halves of China and Russia. It won't

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4 amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread M5AKA
Picture of coverage area at  https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/971160_703730143003104_2059623090_n.jpg 73 Trevor M5AKA On Sunday, 23 March 2014, 13:29, Peter Guelzow peter.guel...@kourou.de wrote: Hi Joe, Unfortunately the geostationary footprint at 26° East will

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Jeff Kelly
Opportunity for Gateway stations! Jeff K2SDR -Original Message- From: M5AKA Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 9:36 To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4amateur radio transponders !! Picture of coverage area at

[amsat-bb] Re: Ham Video

2014-03-23 Thread Mike Seguin
Hi Gaston, Is 2395 MHz what will be used routinely? I notice that 2422-2437 MHz is listed as primary and 2369-2396 MHz is listed as 'contingency'. I'm in the process of updating the AMSAT Frequency Guide and this info would be helpful. Tnx! Mike On 3/23/2014 9:29 AM, Gaston Bertels

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary Phase 4amateur radio transponders !!

2014-03-23 Thread Michael R. Lengruesser
We think about ! Michael, DD5ER -- AMSAT-DL e.V. -- International Satellites for Communication, Science and Education -- mlengrues...@amsat-dl.org http://www.amsat-dl.org Am 23.03.2014 14:46, schrieb Jeff Kelly: Opportunity for Gateway stations! Jeff K2SDR

[amsat-bb] Es'HailSat-2

2014-03-23 Thread Håkan Harrysson
Hello! If you want to see how footprint looks from 26 degrees east you can have a look on Picture athttp://www.amsat.se/ This is very exiting news! Thankyou to all working with it. 73 de Hakan SM7WSJ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org.

[amsat-bb] AO-73

2014-03-23 Thread Jeff KB2M
I just tried to work AO-73. I can hear the beacon just fine, but no transponder. Isn't it supposed to be on low power? Is anyone hearing it? 73 Jeff kb2m ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-73

2014-03-23 Thread Paul Stoetzer
Jeff, It is still in it's normal day/night mode. They are reviewing the data from yesterday's test and will decide if they can put it in full time transponder mode on the weekends based on that data. 73, Paul, N8HM On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Jeff KB2M k...@comcast.net wrote: I just

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-73

2014-03-23 Thread Clayton Coleman
It worked fine last night. It's in autonomous mode. The transponder is active in eclipse, not in the sun. 73 Clayton W5PFG On Mar 23, 2014 9:56 AM, Jeff KB2M k...@comcast.net wrote: I just tried to work AO-73. I can hear the beacon just fine, but no transponder. Isn't it supposed to be on

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2

2014-03-23 Thread Robert Bruninga
Is that the zero degree horizon footprint or the more usual 10 degree footprint? Bob, Wb4aPR On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Håkan Harrysson sm7...@telia.com wrote: Hello! If you want to see how footprint looks from 26 degrees east you can have a look on Picture at

[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2

2014-03-23 Thread Håkan H
Hello Bob! I just took this satellite footprint at 26 degrees east as an example to show what an amazing footprint we are looking at. If you look on the outer border of the footprint (in for example) Brazil they have at that line 0 degrees elevation. The picture is a realley good

[amsat-bb] Yaesu G5400B rotator

2014-03-23 Thread Robert Smith
Aloha My Yaesu G 5400B elevation rotor is seized, but the motors seem fine. Any suggestions on where to get it fixed and how much it'll cost. Yep, I realize Yaesu may be my primary option. Just looking for an array of options (if possible). 73 and Mahalo Respectfully, robert, NH7WN

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-73

2014-03-23 Thread Jeff Griffin
Ok, thanks I thought it was in the mode described in the email the other day indefinitely... 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: prstoet...@gmail.com [mailto:prstoet...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Paul Stoetzer Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:58 AM To: Jeff KB2M Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] More on Smiling

2014-03-23 Thread Gus
The Amazon Smile program only works if you use the smile.amazon version of their website (as opposed to the WWW.amazon version). But if you follow a link you find on the net, it will probably take you to the WWW version. You can manually edit the location bar to change to the smiley version