[amsat-bb] Re: AO51 Uplink?
Thanks Drew, I saw your post right after I sent the email. That makes sense now. 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: Andrew Glasbrenner Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 8:31 PM To: Zachary Beougher Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO51 Uplink? Zack, See my previous message to -bb. I switched the uplink to 920 mid pass to try to alleviate the jamming that was occurring. Sorry for the confusion. 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2010, at 5:43 PM, Zachary Beougher zack.kd8...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi All, I just got off of AO51, and I could not get in for some reason. I was in V/U mode, and I am aware that it is in V/SU. I was transmitting on the 145.880 uplink (no PL). I heard several others on, but I could not hear myself in the downlink, and no one would respond to my calls. All I can figure is that I overlooked something – any ideas? 73! Zack KD8KSN ___ 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] Rotors
All, Is there any other good light duty rotor other than the Yaesu G-5500 that would work well for satellite work? I might like to consider getting one for some homemade antennas that I might use for a rover setup. Other than the rotor and a computer, what do I need to be able to get the thing to track the birds. I know I obviously need a tracking program like SatPC32, Orbitron, HRD – Are any of those better than another? Sorry for the “amateur” questions – I have never done anything with rotors – just the Arrow/HT and standing out in the cold freezing combination. ;-) 73! Zack KD8KSN ___ 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] New AO-27 schedule uploaded
A new schedule was uploaded to AO-27 yesterday (12/19), so if you use the Java schedule lister, make sure you update your data files! I have also been advised that the timing error on the AO-27 website has been corrected. George, KA3HSW Java Schedule Lister available at http://sites.google.com/site/ao27satellitescheduler ___ 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: Working HO-68
The latest schedule has not been posted to the -BB yet, nor on the CAMSAT website. However, the beacon will tell you whether the transponder is on, and in which mode (although I have observed 2 instances where the beacon indicated a mode different than what the satellite was actually operating in). Just listen to the first part of the beacon transmission: after sending the callsign BJ1SA, the beacon will transmit XW twice. The next 2 CW groupings will tell you the mode: AAA TTT means beacon only. TTT TAT means that the linear transponder is on. TTT TTA means that the FM transponder is on. The rest of the beacon consists of telemetry data, and ends with XW XW. Hope this helps! George, KA3HSW - Original Message - From: John Neeley w6...@att.net To: Richard Lawn rjl...@gmail.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 11:48 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Working HO-68 Rick.HO-68 is not turned on every pass. At that 2130 utc time, it was off, even though it flew over the US, and the beacon is always on no matter what. HO-68 usually has morning passes, coming from the north down to the south. Check the Amsat-bb here for latest schedule and mode, think it was just the other day infact. John W6ZKH From: Richard Lawn rjl...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sat, December 18, 2010 6:43:26 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Working HO-68 Doing what I try to do every vacation which is try to spend a little time back on the birds. I've yet to have a QSO on HO-68. I hear the beacon just fine. But I just finished my 2nd pass from NJ and was unable to hear any signals let alone myself coming back on any mode. Did I misread the operating schedule or am I doing something wrong? MacDoppler told me there was a good pass to this part of the world are around 21:30 my time. Great beacon strength but nobody else was home. Rick W2JAZ ___ 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: Rotors
If you're talking light-duty, for modest-sized homemade antennas, there are several azimuth-only TV rotors and light-duty ham rotors that would do the job. Just mount your antennas at a fixed elevation of 15 degrees, and you will be able to work most passes up to 45 degrees or so. (If they go higher than that, just work 'em early or late in the pass when they are lower). Look for a rotor that provides a DC position feedback voltage to the controller (0 to 5 volts for 0 to 360 degrees is what most satellite controllers expect - you may need to modify the rotor or its controller to provide the voltage.) There was one available at a lot of home-improvement and *-Mart stores a few years ago called the Orbit 360 that was ideal. Check eBay, Craigslist, and The Rotor Man on the web for that, and other options. Software-wise, I am a HUGE fan of SatPC32. The developer, Erich Eichmann, is a member of this group and provides unparalleled support, the price is very reasonable, and 100% of the proceeds go to AMSAT to build and launch satellites. George, KA3HSW - Original Message - From: Zachary Beougher zack.kd8...@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 8:53 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Rotors All, Is there any other good light duty rotor other than the Yaesu G-5500 that would work well for satellite work? I might like to consider getting one for some homemade antennas that I might use for a rover setup. Other than the rotor and a computer, what do I need to be able to get the thing to track the birds. I know I obviously need a tracking program like SatPC32, Orbitron, HRD – Are any of those better than another? Sorry for the “amateur” questions – I have never done anything with rotors – just the Arrow/HT and standing out in the cold freezing combination. ;-) 73! Zack KD8KSN ___ 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] Malware at CAMSAT site?
I have not operated HO-68 for several months. Today I tried to navigate to camsat.cn to get the latest schedule for the bird, but instead the site was blocked by my Firefox browser with the message, Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer! The website at www.camsat.cn appears to host malware. Tried with Chrome browser, same result. What's up? If the CAMSAT site is indeed infected, is there another site to get the HO-68 schedule? 73, Bill NZ5N ___ 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] HO-68 Schedule 19-26 Dec 2010
UTC: 19 Dec 2010 17:05...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 17:50...Turn Off 18:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 19:30...Turn Off 20:20...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 21:05...Turn Off 23:00...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 23:45...Turn Off 20 Dec 2010 02:40...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:55...Turn Off 13:40...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,South America 14:25...Turn Off 16:45...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 17:30...Turn Off 18:20...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 19:05...Turn Off 22:40...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia, Oceania 23:25...Turn Off 21 Dec 2010 02:20...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia, East Asia,South Asia 02:35...Turn Off 10:35...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe 11:20...Turn Off 13:20...Turn On--CW/SSB NA, South America 14:05...Turn Off 16:30...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:15...Turn Off 18:20...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Middle East,Europe,NA 19:05...Turn Off 19:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 20:30...Turn Off 22 Dec 2010 = 00:15...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia Oceania 01:00...Turn Off 02:11...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:27...Turn Off 13:05...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 13:50...Turn Off 16:15...Turn On--CW/SSB India, Africa,Europe,NA South America 17:00...Turn Off 17:55...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:40...Turn Off 19:30...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 20:15...Turn Off 23 Dec 2010 = 23:55...Turn On--CW/SSB NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 00:40...Turn Off 01:50...Turn On--CW/SSB Asia,Oceania 02:03...Turn Off 14:35...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 15:20...Turn Off 16:00...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,India,Middle East Europe,NA 16:45...Turn Off 17:50...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 18:35...Turn Off 19:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 20:00...Turn Off 23:40...Turn On--CW/SSB Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 24:25...Turn Off 24 Dec 2010 01:34...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:45...Turn Off 14:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe, NA,South America 15:00...Turn Off 17:30...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 18:15...Turn Off 19:15...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 20:00...Turn Off 20:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 21:30...Turn Off 25 Dec 2010 23:25...Turn On--CW/SSB South America,NA,North Asia 00:10...Turn Off 01:12...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:28...Turn Off 14:00...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe, NA,South America 14:45...Turn Off 17:15...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 18:00...Turn Off 19:00...Turn On--CW/SSB India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:45...Turn Off 20:25...Turn On--CW/SSB Africa,Europe,NA 21:10...Turn Off 23:05...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 23:50...Turn Off 26 Dec 2010 02:52...Turn On--CW/SSB North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:07...Turn Off 13:45...Turn On--CW/SSB Europe,NA,South America 14:30...Turn Off 16:55...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 17:40...Turn Off 18:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:30...Turn Off 20:10...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 20:55...Turn Off 22:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 23:35...Turn Off 73! Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn ___ 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] first 1000 QSOs
Being snow-bound today, I decided to count up QSOs per bird for my first 1000 QSOs on the FM satellites. I Stopped at 1000 to make the percentages easy to figure. I wonder if my percentages are typical of other hams who has been on the FM birds for about one year. AO-51665 AO-27163 SO-50 90 SO-67 15 HO-68 67 Merry Christmas to all 73 Loren k7cwq CN94 ___ 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: Malware at CAMSAT site?
Bill, I get the same thing from Norton. I just wait for it to get posted here. Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my VerizonWireless DROID On Dec 20, 2010 11:37 AM, Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com wrote: I have not operated HO-68 for several months. Today I tried to navigate to camsat.cn to get the latest schedule for the bird, but instead the site was blocked by my Firefox browser with the message, Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer! The website at www.camsat.cn appears to host malware. Tried with Chrome browser, same result. What's up? If the CAMSAT site is indeed infected, is there another site to get the HO-68 schedule? 73, Bill NZ5N ___ 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: Malware at CAMSAT site?
Bill, Alan Kung normally posts the same schedule here, and in fact just did so today. I usually just save the message text for future use. FWIW, IE let me go there, but that may not be much of an endorsement. ;) Firefox gave me the same message. Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bill Dzurilla Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 10:27 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Malware at CAMSAT site? I have not operated HO-68 for several months. Today I tried to navigate to camsat.cn to get the latest schedule for the bird, but instead the site was blocked by my Firefox browser with the message, Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer! The website at www.camsat.cn appears to host malware. Tried with Chrome browser, same result. What's up? If the CAMSAT site is indeed infected, is there another site to get the HO-68 schedule? 73, Bill NZ5N ___ 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: first 1000 QSOs
Loren, I'm nearing 200 QSO's on the birds. Here's my tally: Sat QSO's % AO-51 87 44.16% AO-27 46 23.35% SO-50 34 17.26% HO-68 19 9.64% SO-67 11 5.58% Total 197 100.00% Clear Skies Rick Tejera Editor SACnews, Public Outreach Coordinator Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org saguaroas...@cox.net K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452 -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Loren Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 9:56 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] first 1000 QSOs Being snow-bound today, I decided to count up QSOs per bird for my first 1000 QSOs on the FM satellites. I Stopped at 1000 to make the percentages easy to figure. I wonder if my percentages are typical of other hams who has been on the FM birds for about one year. AO-51665 AO-27163 SO-50 90 SO-67 15 HO-68 67 Merry Christmas to all 73 Loren k7cwq CN94 ___ 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: Malware at CAMSAT site?
I get a warning message from Norton as well, however, it does allow me to access it. Like the others said, I just usually wait till it comes around the bb as I believe Alan posts it here before he posts it to camsat. 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: Bill Dzurilla Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 11:27 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Malware at CAMSAT site? I have not operated HO-68 for several months. Today I tried to navigate to camsat.cn to get the latest schedule for the bird, but instead the site was blocked by my Firefox browser with the message, Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer! The website at www.camsat.cn appears to host malware. Tried with Chrome browser, same result. What's up? If the CAMSAT site is indeed infected, is there another site to get the HO-68 schedule? 73, Bill NZ5N ___ 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: first 1000 QSOs
Congratulations Loren! I would say your percentages below are very common of someone that has been on the birds for a year. I have never taken the time to look at mine, but I would guestimate they are about the same. 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: Loren Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 11:55 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] first 1000 QSOs Being snow-bound today, I decided to count up QSOs per bird for my first 1000 QSOs on the FM satellites. I Stopped at 1000 to make the percentages easy to figure. I wonder if my percentages are typical of other hams who has been on the FM birds for about one year. AO-51665 AO-27163 SO-50 90 SO-67 15 HO-68 67 Merry Christmas to all 73 Loren k7cwq CN94 ___ 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] AO-51 Straight Key Night CW over FM
Please could someone explain better this mode for your use on Straight Key Night for AO-51: Uplink: 145.880 MHz CW (is this A1 ?) Downlink: 435.300 MHz CW over FM (is this A2 over FM ?) Thanks ! ___ 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] EM14/EM15
If everything works out today I'm going to try to work the afternoon passes of AO-27 from EM14/EM15. (1853Z, 2031Z) Should you need a card, an email will work fine. 73tedaa5ck ___ 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: first 1000 QSOs
Hi Loren, I would hazard a guess and say in one word -- NO! :-) The split between the satellites may be similar to what others are doing, but I seriously doubt if ANYONE is working the satellites to the level that you are. If you stopped at 1000 qso's, how many did you actually work? Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY CN94 - Original Message - From: Loren lorenrasmus...@bendbroadband.com Being snow-bound today, I decided to count up QSOs per bird for my first 1000 QSOs on the FM satellites. I Stopped at 1000 to make the percentages easy to figure. I wonder if my percentages are typical of other hams who has been on the FM birds for about one year. AO-51665 AO-27163 SO-50 90 SO-67 15 HO-68 67 Merry Christmas to all 73 Loren k7cwq CN94 ___ 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: Malware at CAMSAT site?
My Apple computer is giving me the same warning. 73 Jeff WB2SYK --- On Mon, 12/20/10, Zachary Beougher zack.kd8...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Zachary Beougher zack.kd8...@hotmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Malware at CAMSAT site? To: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com, amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 12:58 PM I get a warning message from Norton as well, however, it does allow me to access it. Like the others said, I just usually wait till it comes around the bb as I believe Alan posts it here before he posts it to camsat. 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: Bill Dzurilla Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 11:27 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Malware at CAMSAT site? I have not operated HO-68 for several months. Today I tried to navigate to camsat.cn to get the latest schedule for the bird, but instead the site was blocked by my Firefox browser with the message, Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer! The website at www.camsat.cn appears to host malware. Tried with Chrome browser, same result. What's up? If the CAMSAT site is indeed infected, is there another site to get the HO-68 schedule? 73, Bill NZ5N ___ 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 ___ 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] DOUBLE Your Contribution to AMSAT
If you donate to AMSAT here ... http://www.work-sat.com ... your contributions are DOUBLED. That's right - the next few contributors who send AMSAT money through my site will have their donation DOUBLED by K6LCS - up to another $100 and a deadline of midnight PST 12/24/2010. After you use the PayPal system to donate, you must PRIVATELY EMAIL ME so I can double your donation - cl...@clintbradford.com SMALL PRINT - There is none. 100% of your donation goes directly to AMSAT-NA, less any PayPal fees they may incur. This is NOT an affiliate type of relationship - it is pure donations going directly to AMSAT-NA - K6LCS makes nada. Questions? Call me at 909-241-7666 (cell) or 951-685-8614 (res). __ Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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] It's WORKING ...
This $25 donation to AMSAT just DOUBLED by K6LCS at http://www.work-sat.com ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Clint: You woke me up and got be excited about the sats again. I just donated 25.00 to AMSAT. Used AO-13 for years and then dropped out after it died. Have got a 910H and a gulf alpha antenna and plan to start on AO-51. Your site is just super. Thanks for all you are doing and best of holiday greetings. Best 73. Joe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ___ 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: no signals from RAX-1 heard
Hi All, RAX is recovering from a low battery charge condition. We observed an anomaly last week that has severely reduced RAX's power generation capability on her remaining three panels (the first being shorted out). The only two safe operating modes for RAX in this condition are infrequent beacons (every 1-2 minutes) or beacons off to regain energy spent on engineering diagnosis tests. I can't discuss the reason for the fault at the moment, but I can tell you our team is converging on the cause at this time. We can provide more info when we are certain of the cause, and will also speak to the impact on the mission. In the meantime, I will send occasional updates as to when the beacon will be on for those listening. Thanks and 73. Matt KF6RTB --- On Sun, 12/19/10, P.H. bbjun...@f2s.com wrote: From: P.H. bbjun...@f2s.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: no signals from RAX-1 heard To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 4:50 AM I heard it at approx 04:05 UTC however I was wondering if there was something wrong, the beacons were very infrequent, I think I only heard 3 during the whole pass. Unfortunately I don't have 9600bps hardware at present, so I can't provide any tlm from them. Pete MI3EPN On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Alan Cresswell alancressw...@xtra.co.nz wrote: Nothing from RAX over ZL on the 0959 UT pass Alan ZL2BX _ From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mike Rupprecht Sent: Sunday, 19 December 2010 07:36 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: 'James Cutler' Subject: [amsat-bb] no signals from RAX-1 heard All, nothing heard from RAX this morning over Europe . :-( 73, Mike DK3WN ___ 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 _ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3324 - Release Date: 12/18/10 ___ 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 ___ 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] Go32
I hear a lot of noise from GO32 on it's pass on the beacon downlink of 435.325 . It is supposed to be 9600bps , but I can't copy any packet . Is the noise the packet beacon ? Jerry WB5LHD ___ 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] Elk dualband antenna experiences
How does the Elk Dualband yagi work as a satellite antenna in a base setup when you are not elevating it? Is it better to mount it for vertical or horizontal polarization to get maximum coverage of satellite passes? Still trying to figure out the best FM sat setup here after some station redesign. 73s John AA5JG ___ 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: Rotors
Hi Zack, I use an Alliance TV-type rotor on its side for elevation, and a regular light duty ham-type rotor for azimuth, both tied into a home-brewed controller for fully automatic operation. See: http://home.wavecable.com/~ko6th/ at the top of the page. Have fun, Greg KO6TH From: zack.kd8...@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:53:59 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Rotors All, Is there any other good light duty rotor other than the Yaesu G-5500 that would work well for satellite work? I might like to consider getting one for some homemade antennas that I might use for a rover setup. Other than the rotor and a computer, what do I need to be able to get the thing to track the birds. I know I obviously need a tracking program like SatPC32, Orbitron, HRD – Are any of those better than another? Sorry for the “amateur” questions – I have never done anything with rotors – just the Arrow/HT and standing out in the cold freezing combination. ;-) 73! Zack KD8KSN ___ 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] OX/N0RC QSL Cards
I'm finally getting around to getting all the QSL requests from OX/N0RC sent out. Sorry for the delay. 73, Reid N0RC ___ 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
