[amsat-bb] Re: 10GHZ transceiver
Luc... A quick google search leads to this page that even has a contact phone number...there is entirely too much information for me to digest however it looks like a component in the portable personal HUGHESnet satellite system... http://www.mobileinternetsatellite.com/HughesNetUserGuide/UserGuide.html#505 65121_pgfId-39526 Roger WA1KAT - Original Message - From: Luc Leblanc luclebla...@videotron.ca To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: eu-am...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:08 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] 10GHZ trabsceiver Just a resend first one come out with wrong date. In view of what's is planned for the next P3E HEO i want to try some 10ghz band experiment I got a local Hamfest a Hughes LNA P/N 1011836-0009 personal earth station. My first google search does not give any results nor a direct call to Hughes company who even give less results... This LNA has a N type connector on it marked IF a F connector marked LNC another F marked POINTING and on the side another F connector on probably the LNA model PLV-810A. There is a rotary adjustable ring for vertical or horizonthal polarisation and a hand writing note 10-15GHZ KU the TX power is 1Watt. If someone is aware ot the use of this PES or know where to get some manual it will help me to see if i can put this on the air? You can see a similar unit on e-bay at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRIitem =11039559 5319 Thank's - Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE ___ Sent via amsat...@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...@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
[amsat-bb] Re: M2 Xyagi sat 2 meter antenna
Hi Norman: I used KLM with a polarity switch many years ago. The polarity switch seemed unreliable and lossy, and I often forgot to change polarity on Leo’s. When I replaced my KLM with M2, I decided not to bother with switching polarity and just run RHCP. The benefits: No switch losses, more gain. Do not need to worry about forgetting to hit the polarity switch. Transmitter power not limted to switch. Other Tips: Go with the most elements you can afford for a single boom. 20+ elements on 2-meters 40+ elements on 440 Coax: You can now get Flexible thick coax that will support an antenna Rotor. Most people used RG-8 style coax, which is approximately 10 mm in diameter. However you can now get flexible rotor grade coax which is approximately 15 mm in diameter, and has much lower loss than the best RG-8 style coax. Example: Belden RG-213 145 MHz 2.5 dB loss per 100 feet 438 MHz 4.5 dB loss per 100 feet LMR 600 UltraFlex Rotor cable 145 MHz 1.1 dB loss per 100 feet 438 MHz 2.0 dB loss per 100 feet As you can see, by switching from 10mm coax to 15mm coax you can reduce you loss by over 50%. The 15mm cables cost 2-3 times as much, however you will not have to worry about coax losses any more on Frequencies below 2 gig. 73 wf1f --- On Wed, 5/27/09, Norman W Osborne ve3...@gmail.com wrote: From: Norman W Osborne ve3...@gmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] M2 Xyagi sat 2 meter antenna To: amsat-bb AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 1:41 PM Hi Everyone, Anyone out there using m2 Xyagi sat antenna with switching? Would like to hear your comments. I have settled on the gulf alpha for 70cm but I am looking for more gain for 2 meters. 73, Norman. ___ Sent via amsat...@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...@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
[amsat-bb] Re: 10GHZ transceiver
On 28 May 2009 at 8:53, Roger Kolakowski wrote: Luc... A quick google search leads to this page that even has a contact phone number...there is entirely too much information for me to digest however it looks like a component in the portable personal HUGHESnet satellite system... http://www.mobileinternetsatellite.com/HughesNetUserGuide/UserGuide.html#505 65121_pgfId-39526 Roger WA1KAT Thank's Roger a step closer to have this PES doing something. - Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE ___ Sent via amsat...@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
[amsat-bb] WD9EWK at Prescott (AZ) hamfest on Saturday, 30 May
Hi! On Saturday, 30 May 2009, I will have an AMSAT table at the hamfest in Prescott, Arizona. This hamfest is a joint venture between the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club and Verde Valley Amateur Radio Association, and will be held at the Granite Mountain Middle School in Prescott (grid DM34sn). The hamfest runs from 0800 to 1300 local (1500-2000 UTC). More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.w7yrc.org/ham_fest.htm During the hamfest and before it officially opens, I will have demonstrations on FM satellite passes as well as VO-52. You may hear me on as early as 1300 UTC, even if I have nobody listening to the pass at my station except for me. After the hamfest, as I have typically done in the past year or so, I will make a long drive back home. I hope to make it as far north as grid DM36 for the AO-51 passes Saturday evening (somewhere on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, inside Grand Canyon National Park), and may be on AO-27 and/or SO-50 from grids DM34 and/or DM35 after the hamfest on my way toward grid DM36. If you work WD9EWK on Saturday, either from the Prescott Hamfest or from some other location later in the day, I will be happy to send you a QSL card (or cards) to confirm the contact(s). Please e-mail me directly the details for each QSO, and - if you're in the log - I will mail you the card(s). No need to send me QSLs or SASEs for my activity on Saturday. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___ Sent via amsat...@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
[amsat-bb] Re: ERP
I'm not so sure that Joe is using too much power. I have a feeling that he may have a problem with his radio. I have discussed this with him several times, to no avail. As such, I usually stay away from AO-7. I won't apologize, because I frankly think it should be the other way around, as most anyone who gets on AO-7 is aware of this. 73 de W4AS Sebastian On May 27, 2009, at 9:47 PM, WILLIAMS MICHAEL wrote: My apologies to Joe (K9SZH) and to the AMSAT-BB. I should have sent my message directly to him and not through the BB. The ham mind works incorrectly sometimes, and I fell right into a wrong decision. Mike (K9QHO) ___ Sent via amsat...@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
[amsat-bb] Re: 10GHZ transceiver
On 28 May 2009 at 12:26, n1...@burlingtontelecom.net wrote: Hi Luc, What are you exactly trying to do? Are you trying to convert this into a 10 GHz transverter for use terrestrially on 10.368 GHz? Or are you looking at converting to a 'receive only' system on 10.450 GHz (P3E) From everything I've seen on these units, the transmit portion is Ku band and won't move down to 10 GHz (internally matched) 73, Mike, N1JEZ If feasable both as there is the TX and the RX on the same body. I think someone play with this unit as a handwriting note appears as 10- 15GHZ KU but i have no clue for the transmit IF value nor the RX IF too. Is it possible theses unit can be wide enough to cover from 10 to 15GHZ it seems to be a bit extreme. Without any specs it is hard to come up with some solution to have it working in our bands. - Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE ___ Sent via amsat...@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
[amsat-bb] Re: GO-32 status
Hello David, For what seems like an eternity GO-32 has been sending a telemetry packet at 9600 baud one per minute.So, NO, the BBS isn't open (and hasn't been for a long time). You can decode the telemetry GO-32 frames thanks to Mike DK3WN! Actually, he has decoders for just about every satellite ever launched ;) at http://www.dk3wn.info/software.shtml 73, -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] __ Hello All, What is the status of GO-32? Is the BBS back up and running? 73 de David VK5DG ___ Sent via amsat...@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
[amsat-bb] Hughes PES
Hi Luc, The PES hasn't been around for a long time, almost 20 years. I don't have manuals for this anymore and memory fades but the recive range is probably 11.7 to 12.2 Ghz and the transmit range is probably 14.0 to 14.5 Mhz. I think the receive IF range is the standard 950-1450 Mhz range but Hughes used a proprietory transmit IF. Voltage was supplied on the IFL cable using bias T's internal to the InDoorUnit. It was also customary to inject the 10 MHz PLL reference on the TX and sometimes RX IFL cable(s). The unit on eBay is the second generation OutDoorUnit manufactured by NEC of Japan for Hughes. The pointing output supplied a DC voltage proportional to signal strength. This unit will require allot of surgery to be useful 10 Ghz. ...de Howie AB2S ___ Sent via amsat...@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
[amsat-bb] Re: 10GHZ transceiver
I believe the waveguide is WR-75 which is rated for 10-15 GHz, but I also believe the system will not move down to the 3cm amateur radio band without serious modifications. John WA4WDL -- From: Luc Leblanc luclebla...@videotron.ca Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:03 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 10GHZ transceiver On 28 May 2009 at 12:26, n1...@burlingtontelecom.net wrote: Hi Luc, What are you exactly trying to do? Are you trying to convert this into a 10 GHz transverter for use terrestrially on 10.368 GHz? Or are you looking at converting to a 'receive only' system on 10.450 GHz (P3E) From everything I've seen on these units, the transmit portion is Ku band and won't move down to 10 GHz (internally matched) 73, Mike, N1JEZ If feasable both as there is the TX and the RX on the same body. I think someone play with this unit as a handwriting note appears as 10- 15GHZ KU but i have no clue for the transmit IF value nor the RX IF too. Is it possible theses unit can be wide enough to cover from 10 to 15GHZ it seems to be a bit extreme. Without any specs it is hard to come up with some solution to have it working in our bands. - Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE ___ Sent via amsat...@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...@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
[amsat-bb] Thanks to the A0-51 control team
Drew and Gould, Thanks for getting A0-51 back up on the last pass. (around 0010utc) Not sure who pulled the trigger, but I know both of you keep the bird working for our ongoing communications. Thanks again for the fast service, Rick - WA4NVM ___ Sent via amsat...@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
[amsat-bb] Re: Thanks to the A0-51 control team
Amen to that! Thanks guys. Tim - N3TL -- Original message from Rick - WA4NVM wa4...@comcast.net: -- Drew and Gould, Thanks for getting A0-51 back up on the last pass. (around 0010utc) Not sure who pulled the trigger, but I know both of you keep the bird working for our ongoing communications. Thanks again for the fast service, Rick - WA4NVM ___ Sent via amsat...@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...@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
[amsat-bb] Re: Thanks to the A0-51 control team
Gould does 99% of the commanding...I'm more the arranger and scheduler and planner. He deserves ALL the credit! 73, Drew KO4MA - Original Message - From: Rick - WA4NVM wa4...@comcast.net To: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:39 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Thanks to the A0-51 control team Drew and Gould, Thanks for getting A0-51 back up on the last pass. (around 0010utc) Not sure who pulled the trigger, but I know both of you keep the bird working for our ongoing communications. Thanks again for the fast service, Rick - WA4NVM ___ Sent via amsat...@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...@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
[amsat-bb] FT-847 vs IC-910
For vhf/uhf satellite use I'm seriously thinking about selling off my FT-847 for money toward a IC-910. Could some of you on this list comment on how these 2 radios compare for satellite (and if you know vhf/uhf weak signal) work? why one radio over the other? What are your thoughts and experiences with the IC-910 ? Same question for the FT-847. Thanks, Eric AF6EP ___ Sent via amsat...@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
