[amsat-bb] Re: LituanicaSAT-1 - Lithuanian CubeSat

2014-03-04 Thread VK2MAL yahoo
I am not sure we are talking about the same bird Trevor.
Is LituanicaSat-1 the same as LitSat-1. I thought they were 2 different 
satellites?
I was asking about the one built by the Kaunas University of Technology 
"LituanicaSat-1". This bird is the one that has the FM transponder, FM CW 
beacon and AX.25 FM Packet radio as well.
I see Mike DK3WN reporting briefly on the 2nd March reception of telemetry 
http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=42452
There hasn't been much more in the press on the satellite.
Any way guessing others may report when things are happening. 
Thanks
Malcolm VK2MAL
73s
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[amsat-bb] Re: Faking a software TNC as hardware

2014-03-04 Thread Stefan Wagener
Try Dire-Wolf as an alternative:

http://home.comcast.net/~wb2osz/site/

Stefan, VE4NSA


On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:14 PM, Kevin  wrote:

> Would that be a serial loopback interface as referenced in:
> http://www.soundcardpacket.org
>
> Kevin
>
> On March 4, 2014 8:46:49 PM EST, Clayton Coleman 
> wrote:
> >I am trying to use an application that expects a hardware TNC on
> >traditional serial port.  At this point in time I don't have a
> >hardware TNC connected to my satellite station.  I do have a
> >traditional multimode TNC I could utilize but I prefer not.
> >
> >I am looking for a way, if possible, to configure a soft TNC
> >application to pretend it is a traditional serial TNC.   Essentially,
> >the soft TNC would respond as a COMx,8N1 TNC just as if it were
> >hardware.   Is there a way to do this?
> >
> >73
> >Clayton
> >W5PFG
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[amsat-bb] Re: Faking a software TNC as hardware

2014-03-04 Thread Kevin
Would that be a serial loopback interface as referenced in: 
http://www.soundcardpacket.org

Kevin

On March 4, 2014 8:46:49 PM EST, Clayton Coleman  wrote:
>I am trying to use an application that expects a hardware TNC on
>traditional serial port.  At this point in time I don't have a
>hardware TNC connected to my satellite station.  I do have a
>traditional multimode TNC I could utilize but I prefer not.
>
>I am looking for a way, if possible, to configure a soft TNC
>application to pretend it is a traditional serial TNC.   Essentially,
>the soft TNC would respond as a COMx,8N1 TNC just as if it were
>hardware.   Is there a way to do this?
>
>73
>Clayton
>W5PFG
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[amsat-bb] Faking a software TNC as hardware

2014-03-04 Thread Clayton Coleman
I am trying to use an application that expects a hardware TNC on
traditional serial port.  At this point in time I don't have a
hardware TNC connected to my satellite station.  I do have a
traditional multimode TNC I could utilize but I prefer not.

I am looking for a way, if possible, to configure a soft TNC
application to pretend it is a traditional serial TNC.   Essentially,
the soft TNC would respond as a COMx,8N1 TNC just as if it were
hardware.   Is there a way to do this?

73
Clayton
W5PFG
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[amsat-bb] Re: LituanicaSAT-1 - Lithuanian CubeSat

2014-03-04 Thread M5AKA
If I understand the situation correctly they didn't send the first command to 
LitSat-1 until today at 
15:30:26 EET. 


I would image they will want to be confident in the operation of the satellite 
before activating the transponder  - I'm looking forward to it whenever it 
happens.


73 Trevor M5AKA




On Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 20:55, VK2MAL yahoo  wrote:
 
Hi every one

Any updates on the Lithuanian CubeSat?

I thought I heard a few seconds of the CW beacon the other night but it went 
into eclipse soon after the start of the pass. 

73s
Malcolm Pizzey VK2MAL


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[amsat-bb] Re: Two hundred 437 MHz satallites launch March 16 + WebSDR

2014-03-04 Thread Howie DeFelice
Yes, that is true, so are these licensed under an authority other than amateur 
radio ? If they aren't then my questions stand. 

Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 14:55:52 -0600
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Two hundred 437 MHz satallites launch March 16 + 
WebSDR
From: damonwa4...@gmail.com
To: howied...@hotmail.com
CC: amsat-bb@amsat.org

70 CM is not just for the ham bands, it is a shared band check the ruleswa4hfn 
Damon

On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Howie DeFelice  wrote:

Is CDMA an authorized emission type for the Amateur service? What is the 
chipping rate/bandwidth of these? Don't the PRN sequences need to be made 
public so as not to be classified as "encryption" ? Detailed specs on the 
Sprites is in short supply. Has anyone done a link budget, seems like allot of 
spreading gain is required to hear 10mW form a 300km orbit which translates 
into allot of bandwidth in a part of the band usually reserved for narrow band 
modes. The lack of transparency on many of these projects that use the amateur 
bands seems to run against the spirit of amateur radio in my opinion.




Howie

AB2S

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[amsat-bb] Re: Two hundred 437 MHz satallites launch March 16 + WebSDR

2014-03-04 Thread damon runion
70 CM is not just for the ham bands, it is a shared band check the rules
wa4hfn Damon


On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Howie DeFelice wrote:

> Is CDMA an authorized emission type for the Amateur service? What is the
> chipping rate/bandwidth of these? Don't the PRN sequences need to be made
> public so as not to be classified as "encryption" ? Detailed specs on the
> Sprites is in short supply. Has anyone done a link budget, seems like allot
> of spreading gain is required to hear 10mW form a 300km orbit which
> translates into allot of bandwidth in a part of the band usually reserved
> for narrow band modes. The lack of transparency on many of these projects
> that use the amateur bands seems to run against the spirit of amateur radio
> in my opinion.
>
> Howie
> AB2S
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[amsat-bb] LituanicaSAT-1 - Lithuanian CubeSat

2014-03-04 Thread VK2MAL yahoo
Hi every one

Any updates on the Lithuanian CubeSat?

I thought I heard a few seconds of the CW beacon the other night but it went 
into eclipse soon after the start of the pass. 

73s
Malcolm Pizzey VK2MAL


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[amsat-bb] Re: Two hundred 437 MHz satallites launch March 16 + WebSDR

2014-03-04 Thread Howie DeFelice
Is CDMA an authorized emission type for the Amateur service? What is the 
chipping rate/bandwidth of these? Don't the PRN sequences need to be made 
public so as not to be classified as "encryption" ? Detailed specs on the 
Sprites is in short supply. Has anyone done a link budget, seems like allot of 
spreading gain is required to hear 10mW form a 300km orbit which translates 
into allot of bandwidth in a part of the band usually reserved for narrow band 
modes. The lack of transparency on many of these projects that use the amateur 
bands seems to run against the spirit of amateur radio in my opinion.

Howie
AB2S  
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[amsat-bb] LitSat-1 candidate object

2014-03-04 Thread Ken Swaggart
Based on a high elevation pass (82 deg) with satellite rise over the Pacific, 
1998-067EM (39568) is a very good fit.  AOS was within 10 seconds of predicted 
AOS.  Doppler correction tracked good through TCA.

73, Ken
W7KKE
Lincoln City, OR
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[amsat-bb] Re: CAPE-2 over Brazil #1595

2014-03-04 Thread Nick Pugh K5QXJ
Thanks roland

nick

-Original Message-
From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Roland Zurmely
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 8:05 AM
To: AMSAT
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAPE-2 over Brazil #1595

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73 de Roland  PY4ZBZ  GH70un
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[amsat-bb] CAPE-2 over Brazil #1595

2014-03-04 Thread Roland Zurmely
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73 de Roland  PY4ZBZ  GH70un
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[amsat-bb] Re: Two hundred 437 MHz satallites launch March 16 + WebSDR

2014-03-04 Thread M5AKA
As I see it there's no absolute guarantee that any satellite won't become an 
orbital hazard at some point. 


The debris from weapons testing in space can generate hundreds of thousands of 
fragments but the biggest hazard is natural debris - there are tens of millions 
of natural debris fragments in Earth orbit.

73 Trevor M5AKA




On Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 2:06, B J  wrote:
 
On 3/4/14, M5AKA  wrote:

> Launch of Two Hundred 437 MHz Satellites
> http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/03/launch-of-two-hundred-437-mhz-satellites/
>
> Southampton University Wireless Society WebSDR Tracks LitSat-1
> http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/04/southampton-university-wireless-society-websdr/
>
> RSGB: IARU 2014 VHF/UHF/UW Consultation
> http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/02/rsgb-iaru-2014-vhfuhfuw-consultation/
>

Considering that space debris is a major concern, what guarantees are
there that some of these birds won't become orbital hazards?  (Yes,
I'm well aware that many of them won't be out there for very long, but
re-entry can't always be accurately predicted.)

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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