Let me add an additional recommendation. Learn to love the soundcard. Go into the back ACC socket on your radio, find the fixed level AF signal, and send it over to the line in on your PC soundcard. Now you can copy most of the digital modes with software like MixW or the programs provided by the owner of the satellite. SatPC32 set up to Doppler track, and tweaked for time and freq offsets, is invaluable. When you can decode a CW or AFSK beacon from AOS to LOS and not touch the VFO, now you've really done something!
73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Stefan Wagener <wagen...@gmail.com> >Sent: Sep 26, 2012 6:40 AM >To: Bob- W7LRD <w7...@comcast.net> >Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: beep box help > >Hi Bob, > >I don't think we have any "beep boxes" out there. If that is what you call >cubesats, nano and picosats, I would highly discourage you to even look at >them. Now having said that, let's assume you want to receive data from >these satellites, there is NO one tutorial. On the other hand you could >write one :-) > >It is all about you doing your own homework, compiling information, >learning along the way and using resources like Mike Rupprecht's beautiful >website: http://www.dk3wn.info/satellites.shtml >for more information. > >What you do with the data is totally up to you. Many of us help these teams >and forward telemetry information to them. Some teams have developed >special software to decode the data and allow us to actively monitor the >status of the satellite and any experiments.That's the beauty of this hobby >that we can do some technical stuff, learning about the satellite etc. and >are not reduced to mindless rag chewing with someone who could care less >what my cats name is. Actually I only have a dog > >Regarding the keps, maybe you should look up all the great stuff that comes >out of Celestrack and look at: >http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/cubesat.txt >and that is just one source (Google here I come....) > >Hope that helps, > >Stefan VE4NSA > > > > > > >On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:48 AM, Bob- W7LRD <w7...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Where can I find a good tutorial on "how to" monitor/decode the many and >> ever increasing beep boxes up there. Then, what do you do with data? Also >> is there a place where the keps for these little gizzmos can be easily >> accessed and downloaded into Satpc-32 >> work them till they drop >> 73 Bob W7LRD >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >_______________________________________________ >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.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ 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.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
