[amsat-bb] low hanging fruit:portable antenna setup

[Lizeth Norman]

Hi all,
Looking to optimize my portable antenna setup for best performance.
I've got an Elk dual band and an Elk 8 el uhf log periodic for
uplink/downlink. Gain figures (from Elk) are 7db give or take for both
bands and 8db for the 8el uhf
How should these be mounted to minimize interaction with the ground,
each other and the tripod for the best results?
73 es have fun,
Norm
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[amsat-bb] aprs via ariss

[Lizeth Norman]

Hi all,
I tried gating packets like this on 437.55 this afternoon. Is the format right?

N3YKF-3>APTT4,ARISS,IS:/131918z2901.30N/08210.41W>288/000/n3ykf mobile!/A=000121
!wgO!
Thanks,
Norm n3ykf
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[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 12.8b and Win7

[Jim Jerzycke]

OK, that's identical to the Fox Delta ST1 kit.

Have you calibrated it?

The procedure is here, on the Fox Delta page:

http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st1.htm

Scroll down to *Setup Guideline for SatPC & Nova for Windows**

*

On 07/14/2012 01:40 AM, Matt Severin wrote:

A Sat688 rotor interface.
Matt
On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Jim Jerzycke > wrote:


What rotor interface are you using?

Jim  KQ6EA


On 07/14/2012 12:02 AM, Matt Severin wrote:

While working with the 8 teachers at Teachers' Institute II, I
had a
variety of computer operating systems.  We had some odd
behavior with the
Win7 machines, but I am not sure if this was a fluke or a pattern.

We were using SatPC32 v12.8b with the SAEBRTrackBox setting in the
software, and the students with issues were running Win7.  The
G5500's did
not always respond as expected.  For example, if we commanded
it to move to
45 degrees elevation, it would, but if we manually entered 179
degrees it
would drop down to about 25 degrees.  The fix seemed to be to
set the
turning point of azim rotor under the 'Rotor Setup" to S
instead of N.  I
am running v12.8a and have not trouble with the exact same set
up and I am
set to 'N".

Has anyone else experienced this?  In my trouble shooting, I
believe I was
able to trace it back to the computers/software.  Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Matt, N8MS
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[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 12.8b and Win7

[Matt Severin]

A Sat688 rotor interface.

Matt

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Jim Jerzycke  wrote:

> What rotor interface are you using?
>
> Jim  KQ6EA
>
>
> On 07/14/2012 12:02 AM, Matt Severin wrote:
>
>>  While working with the 8 teachers at Teachers' Institute II, I had a
>> variety of computer operating systems.  We had some odd behavior with the
>> Win7 machines, but I am not sure if this was a fluke or a pattern.
>>
>> We were using SatPC32 v12.8b with the SAEBRTrackBox setting in the
>> software, and the students with issues were running Win7.  The G5500's did
>> not always respond as expected.  For example, if we commanded it to move
>> to
>> 45 degrees elevation, it would, but if we manually entered 179 degrees it
>> would drop down to about 25 degrees.  The fix seemed to be to set the
>> turning point of azim rotor under the 'Rotor Setup" to S instead of N.  I
>> am running v12.8a and have not trouble with the exact same set up and I am
>> set to 'N".
>>
>> Has anyone else experienced this?  In my trouble shooting, I believe I was
>> able to trace it back to the computers/software.  Any thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Matt, N8MS
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[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 12.8b and Win7

[Jim Jerzycke]

What rotor interface are you using?

Jim  KQ6EA

On 07/14/2012 12:02 AM, Matt Severin wrote:

While working with the 8 teachers at Teachers' Institute II, I had a
variety of computer operating systems.  We had some odd behavior with the
Win7 machines, but I am not sure if this was a fluke or a pattern.

We were using SatPC32 v12.8b with the SAEBRTrackBox setting in the
software, and the students with issues were running Win7.  The G5500's did
not always respond as expected.  For example, if we commanded it to move to
45 degrees elevation, it would, but if we manually entered 179 degrees it
would drop down to about 25 degrees.  The fix seemed to be to set the
turning point of azim rotor under the 'Rotor Setup" to S instead of N.  I
am running v12.8a and have not trouble with the exact same set up and I am
set to 'N".

Has anyone else experienced this?  In my trouble shooting, I believe I was
able to trace it back to the computers/software.  Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Matt, N8MS
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[amsat-bb] SatPC32 12.8b and Win7

[Matt Severin]

While working with the 8 teachers at Teachers' Institute II, I had a
variety of computer operating systems.  We had some odd behavior with the
Win7 machines, but I am not sure if this was a fluke or a pattern.

We were using SatPC32 v12.8b with the SAEBRTrackBox setting in the
software, and the students with issues were running Win7.  The G5500's did
not always respond as expected.  For example, if we commanded it to move to
45 degrees elevation, it would, but if we manually entered 179 degrees it
would drop down to about 25 degrees.  The fix seemed to be to set the
turning point of azim rotor under the 'Rotor Setup" to S instead of N.  I
am running v12.8a and have not trouble with the exact same set up and I am
set to 'N".

Has anyone else experienced this?  In my trouble shooting, I believe I was
able to trace it back to the computers/software.  Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Matt, N8MS
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[amsat-bb] Thank you

[Matt Severin]

Thank you to all of the hams that helped to make the ARRL Teachers'
Institute II a success.  I had 8 teachers this past week at the Dayton
Amateur Radio Assoc. club house learning how to set up and operate a
satellite station, and by the first part of Day 3 all 8 had made their
first satellite qso!  By the week's end many had made multiple contacts
with the satellite community.   Thank you for your patience and
stick-with-it-ness with this group.  They are very excited to get home and
set up their station, and even more excited to share satellites with their
students.

73

Matt, N8MS
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[amsat-bb] Fw: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message

[Peter Portanova]

Hello,

FYI

73 WB2OQQ

Subject: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message

Sir/Ma'am,

The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has updated a
predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 23657.

Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789)
Secondary Object: SCC# 23657
Time of Closest Approach: 15 JUL 2012 21:21 UTC

Overall miss distance: 748 meters
Radial (dU) miss distance: -179 meters
In-Track (dV) miss distance: -382 meters
Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -619 meters

Primary Radial Error (U): 26 meters
Primary In-track Error (V): 898 meters
Primary Cross-track Error (W): 11 meters

Secondary Radial Error (U): 8 meters
Secondary In-track Error (V): 208 meters
Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 2 meters

Very Respectfully,

JSpOC Orbital Protection Team
Joint Space Operations Center
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA

NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational
Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty,
either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the
information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose.

IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and
any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the
United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of
action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information,
whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related
action or omission.



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[amsat-bb] Behind NASA Video on Rover Landing

[Clint Bradford]

L.A. TIMES article - Behind JPL's "Seven Minutes of Terror" video on risky 
rover landing ...

http://soc.li/8graWEB

And don't forget to watch the launch of astronauts to the ISS Saturday morning!

Clint K6LCS
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[amsat-bb] Re: DM23/DM24

[Bob DeVarney W1ICW]

Heard you FB here in FN34 Patrick, but couldn't get the old computer 
booted up fast enough to work you on FO-29.


On 7/13/2012 3:46 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:

Hi!

After working FO29 & AO27 in the last hour, I'm back for
the passes on these birds in the next 45 minutes. It
is about 96F/36C, cloudy & humid. My glasses fogged up
when I got out of my car a little while ago.

Hope to work you on these upcoming passes... 73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - southeast of Parker, Arizona
http://www.wd9ewk.net/


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[amsat-bb] DM23/DM24

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

Hi!

After working FO29 & AO27 in the last hour, I'm back for
the passes on these birds in the next 45 minutes. It
is about 96F/36C, cloudy & humid. My glasses fogged up
when I got out of my car a little while ago. 

Hope to work you on these upcoming passes... 73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - southeast of Parker, Arizona
http://www.wd9ewk.net/


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[amsat-bb] LightSail-1 Videos

[Trevor .]

Videos showing the deployment of LightSail-1's Solar Sail, Solar Panels and 
Antennas can be seen at 

http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8912 

73 Trevor M5AKA



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[amsat-bb] Re: help satpc32iss

[Alan P. Biddle]

Nick,

It uses the same ones as the regular SATPC32.

Alan
WA4SCA
 

-Original Message-
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Nick Pugh
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 6:23 AM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] help satpc32iss

On satpc32iss where is the douppler.sqf and the radio config files stored?

 

Thanks

 

nick

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[amsat-bb] help satpc32iss

[Nick Pugh]

On satpc32iss where is the douppler.sqf and the radio config files stored?

 

Thanks

 

nick

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