In the not so distant past, in a galaxy not so far away, we had college satellite night the first Thursday of the month.
73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Andrew Koenig <ke5...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
