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nick -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:10 PM To: Andrew Koenig Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air 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 _______________________________________________ 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
