[amsat-bb] Re: 5 in em 55

2011-08-23 Thread Michael Schulz
And you say that in public when you exactly know that there are people from 
Texas on this list? :)

#55 would be cool. I need one more so I'm just waiting it out then ;)

Congrats to Brandon.

73 Mike K5TRI

On Aug 22, 2011, at 7:19 PM, wa4...@comcast.net wrote:

> Yep Memphis BBQ is the best and all the rest is just a Sloppy Joe meal
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Brandon Rasmussen" 
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 7:02:46 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 5 in em 55
> 
> Now that BBQ would be some good eats!! 
> 
> #55 would be cool.  At least 5 squared = my #25 :)
> 
> Brandon
> K7BBR
> 
> On Aug 22, 2011, at 5:45 PM, Ted wrote:
> 
>> For #55, Damon comes to your house with 55lbs of real Memphis BBQ !!  whoo
>> hoo !!
>> 
>> K7TRK
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
>> Behalf Of KM9U
>> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 4:20 PM
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>> 
>> I'm just waiting to see who gets #55how cool would that be?
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>>> Congrats to Brandon K7BBR for   5 in EM 55 award #25
>>> WA4HFN em55
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[amsat-bb] Re: Fibreglass tube for G5500?

2011-08-23 Thread Chris Bloy
Hi all,

Thank you all very much for your input and as expected the aluminium pole isn't 
an option, so I am going down the route of fibreglass tube with wood insert.

Just need to source a UK company that can supply the tubing! I have contacted 
Engineering Composites and will await a price!

All the best!

Chris - M0DQO
FUNcube Educational Outreach :)

www.funcube.org.uk

www.projectoscar.co.uk 

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On 22 Aug 2011, at 16:28, "Alan P. Biddle"  wrote:

> Chris,
> 
> As has been pointed out, an aluminum liner won't work.  I have a fiberglass
> tube, and found a solid wood rod at a local building supply store.  It is a
> perfect friction fit.  I cut it about 2 inches shorter than the tube,
> leaving about an inch space at each end.  I stood it on end, and filled one
> end with RTV.  After it hardened, I swapped ends and sealed the other end.
> It has been in use for almost 15 years with no failures or leakages.
> 
> 73s,
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
> 
> 

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[amsat-bb] Re: Fibreglass tube for G5500?

2011-08-23 Thread Howard Long
Chris

Haydon Communications stock (or at least did stock) various diameters/lengths.

Howard

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On 23 Aug 2011, at 08:03, Chris Bloy  wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Thank you all very much for your input and as expected the aluminium pole 
> isn't an option, so I am going down the route of fibreglass tube with wood 
> insert.
> 
> Just need to source a UK company that can supply the tubing! I have contacted 
> Engineering Composites and will await a price!
> 
> All the best!
> 
> Chris - M0DQO
> FUNcube Educational Outreach :)
> 
> www.funcube.org.uk
> 
> www.projectoscar.co.uk 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 22 Aug 2011, at 16:28, "Alan P. Biddle"  wrote:
> 
>> Chris,
>> 
>> As has been pointed out, an aluminum liner won't work.  I have a fiberglass
>> tube, and found a solid wood rod at a local building supply store.  It is a
>> perfect friction fit.  I cut it about 2 inches shorter than the tube,
>> leaving about an inch space at each end.  I stood it on end, and filled one
>> end with RTV.  After it hardened, I swapped ends and sealed the other end.
>> It has been in use for almost 15 years with no failures or leakages.
>> 
>> 73s,
>> 
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 voice telemetry 00:27z 8/21/11

2011-08-23 Thread Anthony Monteiro

Hi Greg,

That sounds like a great project for a telemetry
"Sherlock!"

73,
Tony AA2TX
---

On 8/23/2011 12:18 AM, Greg D. wrote:

Ah, interesting.  So, values around +/- 0 mean that the battery is (or
thinks it is) fully charged, and the satellite is running on just the
solar panels. Since that happens pretty quickly after start-up (low MET
values), that certainly supports the conclusion that the battery has
nearly zero capacity left in it.

But if it's "fully charged", there must be something else going on,
because I've heard passes where the satellite appears to be in "high
power" mode - several voice, SSTV, and telemetry segments back-to-back -
then suddenly turns off after one of the segments. This is where the
reported battery voltage has remained in the mid- to high-35 volts
range, consistent with high power operation. Did the satellite happen to
spin to a less favorable angle for a moment between telemetry readings,
causing the low power mode threshold to trip?

Playing Armchair Sherlock,

Greg KO6TH


 > Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:41:29 -0400
 > From: aa...@comcast.net
 > To: ko6th_g...@hotmail.com
 > CC: amsat-bb@amsat.org
 > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 voice telemetry 00:27z 8/21/11
 >
 > Hi Greg,
 >
 > The battery current is not really negative
 > under these conditions. This is just a small
 > drift in the zero point of the measurement.
 >
 > 73,
 > Tony AA2TX
 > ---


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[amsat-bb] Re: Fibreglass tube for G5500?

2011-08-23 Thread John Heath
Hi Cris

There is an additional benefit with Fibreglass tube.
Just use the wood inserts on the clamping areas, rotator and antenna clamps.
Then the tube will flex in high winds and absorb some wind enegy.

73 John G7HIA





From: Howard Long 
To: Chris Bloy 
Cc: Amsat - BBs 
Sent: Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 8:24:38
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fibreglass tube for G5500?

Chris

Haydon Communications stock (or at least did stock) various diameters/lengths.

Howard

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On 23 Aug 2011, at 08:03, Chris Bloy  wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Thank you all very much for your input and as expected the aluminium pole 
> isn't 
>an option, so I am going down the route of fibreglass tube with wood insert.
> 
> Just need to source a UK company that can supply the tubing! I have contacted 
>Engineering Composites and will await a price!
> 
> All the best!
> 
> Chris - M0DQO
> FUNcube Educational Outreach :)
> 
> www.funcube.org.uk
> 
> www.projectoscar.co.uk 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 22 Aug 2011, at 16:28, "Alan P. Biddle"  wrote:
> 
>> Chris,
>> 
>> As has been pointed out, an aluminum liner won't work.  I have a fiberglass
>> tube, and found a solid wood rod at a local building supply store.  It is a
>> perfect friction fit.  I cut it about 2 inches shorter than the tube,
>> leaving about an inch space at each end.  I stood it on end, and filled one
>> end with RTV.  After it hardened, I swapped ends and sealed the other end.
>> It has been in use for almost 15 years with no failures or leakages.
>> 
>> 73s,
>> 
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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[amsat-bb] Kenwood THD 72A full duplex question

2011-08-23 Thread wa4hfn
Is there a way to listen on 440 while TXing on 144. If they say full duplex, I 
want it to do it for satellite operations. The 710 rig will and has alot of the 
same settings as the new 72 HT.
WA4HFN Damon

please reply direct not on the BBS  Thanks
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[amsat-bb] E7/9A5YY , E77AA and E71ABC satellite operations planned

2011-08-23 Thread Neven 9A5YY
Neven, 9A5YY is pleased to announce the activation of  E7 (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 
on the radio amateur satellites. 

Neven, 9A5YY plans to operate the amateur radio satellites from Cazin, 
Bosnia-Herzegovina (grid JN75WB) together with 

Enver, E77AA (ex E74QA) from Thursday 25th August until Sunday 28th August 
2011. It will be used the following callsigns:
E7/9A5YY, E77AA and E71ABC ( http://www.nikolatesla-cazin.com). During these 
four days these callsigns will be active
during the day on the majority of passes. It will be used all active 
radio amateur satellites in SSB and FM modes. At this moment
the active radio amateur satellites are AO-7, AO-27, FO-29, SO-50, AO-51 and 
VO-52.  Please, visit Live OSCAR Satellite 

Status Page http://oscar.dcarr.org/ to see which satellites are operational. 
Read the QSL information for callsigns 

E7/9A5YY, E77AA and E71ABC on the http://www.qrz.com/. During satellite 
operation it will be used Neven's portable 
satellite station. It will be our pleasure, if you answer on our satellite CQs 
and you work satellite QSOs  with E7 (Bosnia-Herzegovina)!



73 de Neven, 9A5YY
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[amsat-bb] Mini-Circuits ZHL-5W-1A Amplifier For Sale

2011-08-23 Thread Greg B

Mini-Circuits ZHL-5W-1A, 5 Watt Power Amplifier, 40dB Gain, 5-500 MHz. SMA 
connectors. Non-Heat Sink Version. Great for HF-UHF driver projects. New In 
Box. $200ea,  30 available

Features
• High power, 5 Watt
• Wideband, 5 to 500 MHz
• High power output, +37dBm min.
• High gain, 40 dB Min.
• Low noise figure, 4 dB typ.
• High IP3, +49 dBm typ.
Applications
• VHF/UHF
• Instrumentation
• Laboratory

SEE SPECS HERE: http://www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/ZHL-5W-1.pdf 

  
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[amsat-bb] SSB Electronic E-Mail

2011-08-23 Thread Tom Lubbers K8TL
HK4MKE,

SSB Electronic USA doesn't have an e-mail!!

Too bad it isn't a 1202 you are looking for!!

73 and good luck

Tom K8TL
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[amsat-bb] ARISSat1 Report

2011-08-23 Thread Stuart Balanger
*Stuart Ballinger(WA2BSS) Date: 8/23/11  2137 UTC
Telemetry: Battery Volts: 36.77V
Signal Strength: varied bet. 0 & S5 to S7
Rig: Kenwood TM-255A
Telemetry Freq.: 145.95 MHz.
Antenna: 2 Meter "Squalo"
E-Mail: wa2...@gmail.com
Poughkeepsie,NY (USA)
Grid Square: FN31

PS:  Couldnt Copy the rest of the Telemetry,
the noise floor came up & covered the rest!
73,.Stu Ballinger (WA2BSS)
*
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[amsat-bb] THD 72 HT

2011-08-23 Thread wa4hfn
Thanks to all that send me info on the Kenwood THD72.This link works
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/200901/msg13011.html
Thanks again
WA4HFN Damon
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[amsat-bb] Re: THD 72 HT

2011-08-23 Thread Jeremy Bomkamp
I am sure I am not the only one that gave you the same advice, use the A
side VFO to RX and the B VFO to TX.  Unfortunately you cannot program cross
band odd splits on the TH-D72, but it only adds one extra memory per sat.
 The downside is, is that you have to switch between VFO's to change the RX
freq to adjust for doppler and switch the the other VFO to TX again, it can
be simplified somewhat with the use of the SMC-33 speaker/mic with
programmable buttons.  It is a very nice HT to have

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 5:54 PM,  wrote:

> Thanks to all that send me info on the Kenwood THD72.This link works
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/200901/msg13011.html
> Thanks again
> WA4HFN Damon
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[amsat-bb] Re: 5 in em 55

2011-08-23 Thread K5OE

Well, I finally got my fifth one and sent in the report to Damon.  I think I am 
going to propose tonight on the Houston AMSAT Net that we offer a 29 in EL29 
award.  I am sure over the years there probably have been that many sat ops in 
this grid.  Bruce, KK5DO, is an experienced awards manager, so I am sure he 
will know how to organize this...

73,
Jerry, K5OE



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[amsat-bb] Space Launches Over Time

2011-08-23 Thread B J
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38339/

Note the distribution of amateur spacecraft.

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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[amsat-bb] HO-68 & SO-67 status ?

2011-08-23 Thread Ted
With all the ARISSAT-1 reporting here, the other 'sick' little buggers have
been forgotten.

Any updates on the current status or these birds and any hope of coming back
on line.

Informed opinions welcomed

73, Ted
K7TRK
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[amsat-bb] 5 in em55

2011-08-23 Thread wa4hfn
Congrats to Jerry K5OE for award #26  5 in EM55
WA4HFN Damon
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[amsat-bb] Sequencers and pre-amp sold.

2011-08-23 Thread David Reinhart

Thanks to all who inquired.

Dave
WA6ILT/1
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[amsat-bb] Re: SSB electronics EMAIL

2011-08-23 Thread i8cvs
Hi Alvaro, HK4MKE

The MGF1302 is available at

http://www.rfmicrowave.it/catalogue.php?lang=eng

You can pay it with credit card and they ship material 
via air mail in any country

73" de 

i8CVS Domenico

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Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 5:49 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSB electronics EMAIL


Hello all

I am looking for the SSB electronic USA email

I need a spare GaFet MGF1302 for my SSB 7000 so I need contact them

73
HK4MKE

algavi...@une.net.co 



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[amsat-bb] Re: 5 in em 55

2011-08-23 Thread Greg D.

I guess there's no point of trying that here.

Greg  KO6TH  (CM98)


> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> From: k...@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:39:57 -0400
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 5 in em 55
> 
> 
> Well, I finally got my fifth one and sent in the report to Damon.  I think I 
> am going to propose tonight on the Houston AMSAT Net that we offer a 29 in 
> EL29 award.  I am sure over the years there probably have been that many sat 
> ops in this grid.  Bruce, KK5DO, is an experienced awards manager, so I am 
> sure he will know how to organize this...
> 
> 73,
> Jerry, K5OE
> 
> 
> 
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