Nick and Bryce, In another email, Bruce (KK5DO) mentioned trying to get all of the college stations on the air for a few passes. Let me know if you'd be interested. I suggest we time it somewhere around School Club Roundup.
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Bryce Salmi <bstguitar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Andrew! > > If your college club is active definitely check out K2GXT (Rochester > Institute of Technology) http://www.rit.edu/sg/amateurradioclub/ as they > are very active. Theres a semi-functional satellite station there, finding > time to finish it was the hardest part. Give them an email! Congrats on the > station! > > Bryce > KB1LQC > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Andrew Koenig <ke5...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello Group! >> >> After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur >> Radio >> Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up our satellite >> station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case of beer to get the >> job done, but this required a little more planning and involvement as we >> had to collect the parts from various people and build several components >> on our own; not to mention the fact that we get side-tracked like no other >> club. For example, an effort to get the rotor controller resulted in >> moving >> about four truckloads worth of gear. >> >> We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for our >> rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using an >> Arduino. >> It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has to do >> with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily fixed with an >> update. >> >> The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science >> building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of luck, >> we >> had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating mount just >> hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks up to the roof >> for >> that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have about 20 feet of Davis >> Bury-flex for our initial run, which then feeds some very nice ARR >> preamps. >> The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are a >> few >> jumpers here in the shack too. >> >> I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be more >> active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble picking out >> some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. Telemetry >> collection is one of the primary goals for this station. Our other goals >> for this station, aside from having fun on the air, are to get club >> recognition on campus and to work with the William B. Hanson Center for >> Space Sciences on upper atmospheric projects. >> >> Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ >> >> Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or >> handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could have >> been possible without them. >> >> 73! >> Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB >> Vice President, K5UTD >> Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > -- Andrew Koenig _______________________________________________ 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
