[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW

Hi Ted, I am not sure but I believe you have to have the SAT name as well. This you can edit in the TQSL program if you need to. Joe KI4TZ Ted wrote: > Boy, after playing with this on LOTW, we may need an 'owners manual'. I > created a 'VUCC Satellite' account and uploaded my entire HRD Logbook:

[amsat-bb] Desensitized Receiver Issues

Hi All, I have a friend who is experiencing receiver sensitivity issues when he tries to transmit into the birds using his IC-V82 and IC-U82 and Arrow II antenna. When he transmits on 2m the 440 downlinked is wiped out. I have never had this issue before, so I don’t really know the easiest so

[amsat-bb] Re: Zack's Setup

Hi John, I began experiencing the same issue again yesterday, and after some testing I discovered the center conductor in the 2m side of the duplexer was loose. Time to replace a connector I guess. 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: John Neeley Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011

[amsat-bb] Re: Desensitized Receiver Issues

Zack, You can use a duplexer/diplexer on the 70cm side. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/Mode-J/ Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jan 14, 2011 9:53 AM, "Zachary Beougher" wrote: ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions e

[amsat-bb] Re: Shack Changes - FS IC-910H plus Accessories

Hi, Now on eBay: 270692765876 73 - Dave On 13/01/11 13:48, David A. B. Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > I'm upgrading the shack so have an IC-910H with the following > accessories for sale: > > CR-293 : Crystal unit > UX-910 : Band Unit > 2 x UT-106 : DSP units > > Power Cable > Icom Hand Mic > Origina

[amsat-bb] VUCC Satellite now supported on LOTW

Finally! Just activated this morning. Go to your LOTW account, click on Awards, and in the lower left hand corner you will see Create New VUCC Award Account. Create the account and you will immediately see your confirmed satellite (and other VHF-UHF) grids. 73, Bill NZ5N ___

[amsat-bb] HO-68 Status

In this week I received many reports from all over the world about faults of HO-68 telemetry beacon. After we analyzed situation of the satellite, we think that the software of payload management MPU was not running properly, the communication of onboard data bus between payload management MP

[amsat-bb] so-50 and ao-51 power management

Hi all! What power management scheme is used for so-50 and ao-51 when the birds are eclipsed? thanks, Norm n3ykf ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellit

[amsat-bb] Re: HO-68 Status

Alan, many thanks to you and your team for maintaining this bird so the rest of us can play! ;) 73's Peter VE7NGP -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Alan Kung Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 8:42 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: so-50 and ao-51 power management

On 1/13/2011 5:55 PM, normn3...@stny.rr.com wrote: > Hi all! > What power management scheme is used for so-50 and ao-51 when the birds are > eclipsed? > thanks, > Norm n3ykf > ___ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.

[amsat-bb] Re: so-50 and ao-51 power management

I'll add just a bit... There are something like 8 different voltage settings/thresholds that interact with the power management and the battery management on AO-51. And of course, there is 1 or 2 different transmitter power settings to deal with at the same time. It takes some tweaking to get i

[amsat-bb] Office Closed

The AMSAT office will be closed on Monday, January 17th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. -- 73- Martha ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur sate

[amsat-bb] Fw: SATPC32

  need a little help.Is it possible to add addition Sats to track?Go from 12 to18  or 24.If not could it be added to the wish list? Thanks  Jack WA1ZDV ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSA

[amsat-bb] Re: Desensitized Receiver Issues

Thanks everybody for the tips - Chuck got it all figured out and working! 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: Zachary Beougher Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 9:40 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Desensitized Receiver Issues Hi All, I have a friend who is experiencin

[amsat-bb] Cause Of Galaxy 15 Satellite Malfunction Identified

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1101/14galaxy15/ http://satellite.tmcnet.com/topics/satellite/articles/134564-intelsat-galaxy-15-drifts-from-zombie-a-phoenix.htm http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/01/14/intelsat-galaxy-15-returns-to-service/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL ___

[amsat-bb] Re: Cause Of Galaxy 15 Satellite Malfunction Identified

This is a perfect example of human ingenuity for the benefit of all. I'm glad that they have been so forthcoming about the technical details around the problem... now future satellites, including Amateur satellites, will benefit from this experience. The message? The importance of fault-toleran