The Amateur Radio satellite XW-1 was launched this morning. As well as
transponders for SSB/CW and FM working it also has an AX.25 packet BBS:
PacSat BBS
Uplink: 145.825 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink: 435.675 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Currently only the telemetry beacon on 435.790 MHz CW has been
This is good news, thanks for posting it.
I use HRD's sat tracking program, does anyone know if we can add NEW birds
to that application ?
I have never tried that.
Andy K3UK
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Trevor . m5...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
The Amateur Radio satellite XW-1 was launched
The ARRL Newsletter mentioned ..
One of the major topics of discussion at the AC meeting involved the
upcoming WRC-12, the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2012. The
AC adopted preliminary IARU positions on the WRC agenda items that
relate to amateur radio or may impact the amateur radio
-Original Message-
From: Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 Time: 05:43:46
3. AI 1.19 - Software-defined radio and cognitive radio systems;
Just what is considered to be a cognitive radio system ? Most
radios these days are pretty smart, maybe the next
Snip.
Just what is considered to be a cognitive radio system ?
Snip...
A intelligent radio .
If you say one of the bad words like terrorism, bomb, president ... etc
The qso is stored as mp3 file . now if there is a cellphone repeater or a
wlan net available, the radio connects to cia and
Yes you can, I'll fix my antennas now and see if I can hear the new china :)
Let's hope their next satellite is a HEO or even MEO - would be fantastic
for the hobby.
Simon Brown
http://sdr-radio.com
From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of
James,
Wondering if anyone has done any digital voice other than with
the AOR unit? James W8ISS
I have several digital voice clips that you can listen to on my website. The
voice quality is quite good with FDMDV and WinDRM (MELP CODEC). Most were
recorded on 20 meters while we participated
Is anyone using a TS2000, or similar radio, with a Softrock Lite for
I.F. Stage Use ? I have half of what I need to do this and was
wondering if anyone here is already ahead of me ? I was wondering
about software that is available, I assume Simon's SRD console does
not interface with it... yet ?
For those , like me, that have not really tried SDR radios, Simon's
remote access to his SDR console is really amazing! I got to get
active via SDR.
go to sdr-radio.com and register, then read
http://sdr-radio.com/Forum/tabid/175/aff/1/aft/63/afv/topic/afpgj/1/Default.aspx#215
for details on
All,
Actually you don't need to register, you can download and play. SoftRock
(soundcard) support inside two weeks. And then when I add RSID detection
you'll be able to demod all digital modes in a bandwidth of up to 200kHz
(later 2MHz).
Simon Brown
http://sdr-radio.com
-Original
It seems to me that this is all in preparation of dehumanizing amateur radio as
we know it. Technology moves on, and maybe that is one of the reasons we seem
to be getting older and older. Young people look at it, and ask why they need
to bother to learn code, or even electronics, since they
DANNY DOUGLAS wrote:
This all may sound like sour grapes to those who are pushing these
innovations, but I do really worry about the future of this hobby, and where
it is heading, but I have heard others saying the same things. As one who
has enticed young people into the hobby, taught
There's much more to amateur radio than just operating - at least over this
side of the pond. Here self-education is important. Despite all the code
I've written there's nothing I enjoy more than listening to 160m CW.
Simon Brown
http://sdr-radio.com
From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
I first heard of cognitive radio systems when efforts were underway to make
use of the 'white space' in the television broadcast bands. The whole idea
is to make more efficient use the the spectrum by putting situational
awareness in to the client device.
I thought I'd run something up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes:
With the currently extended low sunspot cycle reducing the occurrence of 10
meter openings to near zero, there is little to offer new hams for radio
operating opportunities besides VHF FM. Many of the people who attend our
Same here. I do not operate digital modes at all personally, even those
I helped to create and/or improve. I operate 160m and 40m CW almost
exclusively. That does not stop me from conducting experiments, doing
design work, and using the brain I was given to learn and expand
knowledge. I
I doubt whether amateur radio has ever been more alive than it is at
present.
Simon Brown
http://sdr-radio.com
-Original Message-
From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Ackrill
It seems, to me, that the predictions of the death
I think it is a bad idea. With the way licensing has already been
simplified, anyone with a technician license can easily just go get a
General.
From: Gary grwes...@yahoo.com
Reply-To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:55:14 -
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
On Tuesday 15 December 2009 12:55:14 Gary wrote:
I thought I'd run something up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes:
With the currently extended low sunspot cycle reducing the occurrence of 10
meter openings to near zero, there is little to offer new hams for radio
operating
When I did 2k today it was plenty but 2MHz would be useful in a phone contest
On 12/15/09, Simon HB9DRV simon.br...@kns.ch wrote:
All,
Actually you don't need to register, you can download and play. SoftRock
(soundcard) support inside two weeks. And then when I add RSID detection
you'll be
Simon HB9DRV wrote:
There's much more to amateur radio than just operating - at least over this
side of the pond. Here self-education is important. Despite all the code
I've written there's nothing I enjoy more than listening to 160m CW.
And that's why the predictions of the death of Amateur
Sounds like an excellent idea to me, to get them involved in digital modes. I
do not, however suggest it be within the CW bands. And keep them limited to
less than 50 or at most 100 watts. Other than RTTY, I see no reason whatsoever
to run that much power on PSK etc. Todays rigs easily are
At 11:55 AM 12/15/2009, you wrote in part:
So... Here is the idea. Would you be amenable to allowing Technician Class
licensees to operate digital modes in the Technician CW bands.
No.
Gary,
I think that it is a very good idea. I would surely go into the Novice
sub-bands to work them. I for one see the Digital Modes as the future of
Amateur Radio. As the Digital Modes become more popular we are also going to
need more bandwidth. That will be something to think about as well.
A friend from me married power sdr together with hrd for controlling his ts
2000 and used the sdr soft for receiving
Don´t know if it is what you need
As I know he took the 12 khz if out of the ts 2000 without any additional
mixer
.
But if you put a downmixer at the if stage it is better
Perhaps I can give you some insight at various levels of though as to why new
hams are NOT getting on the air.
What I'm about to say should not be mistaken for the words of someone with an
axe to grind or confused with someone who is simply being unpleasant.
I want to start with the fact that
Indeed they are: here's a video of N9VV using my radio over the internet...
http://www.sdr-radio.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=DYGMyXoqIS8%3dtabid=178;
mid=1016
Simon Brown
http://sdr-radio.com
-Original Message-
From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
I am happy amateur radio
I first heard of cognitive radio systems when efforts were underway to make
use of the 'white space' in the television broadcast bands. The whole idea
is to make more efficient use the the spectrum by putting situational
awareness in to the client device.
One example we're discussing is
Why not? I used to do packet on 10 meters back about 1990 or so when I got my
Tech (Kam TNC with a Radio Shack HTX-100 at home. Whatever my club station had
at work.) Could stimulate more activity on 10 meters while waiting for the sun
spots to show up! Should also consider digital modes on
Gary,
From the ARRL website:
Novice and Technician classes:
28.000-28.300 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data--Maximum power 200 watts PEP
28.300-28.500 MHz: CW, Phone--Maximum power 200 watts PEP
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/allocate.html#10
Why not encourage them to simply UPGRADE their license?? Instead handing
out more freebies?
73 WB4M
Buddy
- Original Message -
From: Gary grwes...@yahoo.com
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:55 PM
Subject: [digitalradio] Techs on HF digital
I
Re: [digitalradio] Techs on HF digitalI totally agree with W2XJ
73 de WB4M
Buddy
- Original Message -
From: W2XJ
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Techs on HF digital
I think it is a bad idea. With the
So long as vanity repeaters are put up by people who are willing to
become litigious, this is a war that will have MANY casualties. We are
not the government (anywhere in the world, not just US) and have the
right of eminent domain over spectrum, property, etc.
I would love to see repeater
I would agree with Danny but think it would be better just limiting them to
5 watts (and avoiding the CW bands) . To really annoy people, I will point
out my long standing view that a license should not be required at all,
other than the completion of a three hour safety and regulation course.
At 03:33 PM 12/15/2009, you wrote:
Another problem is that the old guard who have an axe to grind against new
amateurs due to the change in licensing requirements and other new FCC
policies to go with that change which occurred back in Feb of 2007, are
running new amateurs off in droves.
I
One problem with cognitive radio is that it seems it will be designed to
detect only emissions similar to those it is meant to receive. Therefore, it is
best used in spectrum particularly allotted to just those kinds of emissions.
This rather defeats the purpose of white space.
RMS Express
Release Date
The target release date for HRD 5.0 is October 31st, 2009.
The next beta kit is scheduled for late October 2009.
Any one know when the final beta is coming out ???
Peter
VK6KXW
The key word here is past. we are in the here and now. People have changed. I
agree with Andy...get rid of licensing and just give amateurs a good, solid
course on safety, regulations, and ethical behavior.
--- On Tue, 12/15/09, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
From: Dave Ackrill
I have to disagree with this one. The one reason we have for being able to
legally work on or even build our own equipment is that we supposedly have
proven at least some technical knowledge and ability in the electronics field.
Where does it stop? CBers cannot even tune up their own gear,
At 06:54 PM 12/15/2009, you wrote:
I would agree with Danny but think it would be better just limiting them to 5
watts (and avoiding the CW bands) . To really annoy people, I will point out
my long standing view that a license should not be required at all, other
than the completion of a
...We're no longer amateur radio operators though. We're all just a bunch of
educated CB'ers. When you take the licensing we have in place, the lack of
equipment availability for working on one's equipment and teh fact that the
factories make it damn impossible even if you DO know what you're
I am looking into purchasing the ARD9000 MKII for the purpose of HF ssb
communications.
I have done quite a bit of research on the web trying to determine if how much
latency is involved with the digital audio mode during HF SSB communications.
Several of us are looking into this mode as a
I just downloaded V5 dated October 8, 2009 and I don't like it
They took out the info button where you could move the curser over a call to
see there qth OR IF YOU HAVE WORKED them or not
Now you have to have the logbook running before you can enter a call sign for
look up and have the
Hello Gary,
Gone are the days of being proud of getting your General or
Extra Class ticket. Taking a bus to the FCC field office in the city making
a day of it. Now days just memorize the answers and your a Extra Class.
The system nowadays is so easy a Cave Man with a IQ of
Mr. Hinton,
You have hit the nail right on the head! I have a really busy life the last
many months and want to get study in for my Extra class ticket. I have my ARRL
VE Credentials but cannot give a test until I have that Extra ticket in hand.
Your comment about being proud of earning your
Gary wrote:
So... Here is the idea. Would you be amenable to allowing Technician
Class licensees to operate digital modes in the Technician CW bands
and do you think that would be of interest to new hams?
I do not think this is a good idea. In fact if it were up for comment at
the FCC I
Ok fellas, I hear the message. No tech digital on the 80, 40, and 15 meter
bands. I'll drop the idea.
I do get a bit of a chuckle at the comments about reduced licensing
requirements. Sure, I and my buddies had to study hard for our tests and we
had to learn the code. By the time we took
Cortland Richmond wrote:
One problem with cognitive radio is that it seems it will be designed
to detect only emissions similar to those it is meant to receive.
Therefore, it is best used in spectrum particularly allotted to
just those kinds of emissions. This rather defeats the
Gary,
That was a great comeback. Eventually, sunspots should make 10 M usable for
the techs. If it doesn't, then we may be in for a new ice age (Maunder's
Minimum?) and ham radio will acquire a whole new value as a survival tool,
perhaps.
It's human nature to suspect that the next guy isn't
New ARRL Course on Digital Technology for
EmComms
With digital technology becoming an
integral part of Amateur Radio, hams interested in emergency communications now
have a new tool to help them take advantage of emerging modes such as Packet
Radio APRS, Winlink 2000, IRLP, EchoLink and
In the end, we're all just a bunch of nerds who enjoy a strange hobby
An honest assessment.
or
in the end, we're all a bunch of strange nerds who enjoy a hobby
Personally, I would not have it anyway.
philw de ka1gmn
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