[amsat-bb] G5500 and LVB tracker interface
Hi Group, I have finally order the fibre glass pole from Moonraker of all places and am awaiting its replacement after being damaged in post! Anyway, I have also received and played with my new shiny LVB tracker to interface to the G5500 and have a couple of questions that may you guys could help me with! a) I have calibrated the rotator with the G5500 and it would appear at 0 degrees on the LVB tracker, the control box is at 0? If I use the controls on the control box it moves about 2 degree to the stop point. Is this normal or have I missed something as I have recalibrated several times! b) The tracker has a USB interface and uses a virtual serial port to communicate with, but it seems to disconnect quite a lot when using NOVA during the testing? c) What are the recommended settings for NOVA as I am not sure I understand them 100%! I know it uses the G232A command set and does control the rotator, but I am not sure I have set the interface section correctly.. Do I set the maximum azimuth to 450 and leave the azimuth setting to 0-360? Sorry for the questions, but I know how to use it once its been working, just never had to create all this from stratch. I have checked the archive on AMSAT-BB and not found much to help, although some hints to actually get the rotator talking did come from the group! Many Thanks, Chris Bloy - M0DQO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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: G5500 and LVB tracker interface
Sorry that sentence is suppose to read the control box isn't at 0 degree but at approx 2-3 degrees! Sent from my iPhone On 8 Sep 2011, at 21:22, Chris Bloy ch...@photofuture.co.uk wrote: Hi Group, I have finally order the fibre glass pole from Moonraker of all places and am awaiting its replacement after being damaged in post! Anyway, I have also received and played with my new shiny LVB tracker to interface to the G5500 and have a couple of questions that may you guys could help me with! a) I have calibrated the rotator with the G5500 and it would appear at 0 degrees on the LVB tracker, the control box is at 0? If I use the controls on the control box it moves about 2 degree to the stop point. Is this normal or have I missed something as I have recalibrated several times! b) The tracker has a USB interface and uses a virtual serial port to communicate with, but it seems to disconnect quite a lot when using NOVA during the testing? c) What are the recommended settings for NOVA as I am not sure I understand them 100%! I know it uses the G232A command set and does control the rotator, but I am not sure I have set the interface section correctly.. Do I set the maximum azimuth to 450 and leave the azimuth setting to 0-360? Sorry for the questions, but I know how to use it once its been working, just never had to create all this from stratch. I have checked the archive on AMSAT-BB and not found much to help, although some hints to actually get the rotator talking did come from the group! Many Thanks, Chris Bloy - M0DQO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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-BB@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: Fibreglass tube for G5500?
Hi all, Thank you all very much for your input and as expected the aluminium pole isn't an option, so I am going down the route of fibreglass tube with wood insert. Just need to source a UK company that can supply the tubing! I have contacted Engineering Composites and will await a price! All the best! Chris - M0DQO FUNcube Educational Outreach :) www.funcube.org.uk www.projectoscar.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 22 Aug 2011, at 16:28, Alan P. Biddle apbid...@united.net wrote: Chris, As has been pointed out, an aluminum liner won't work. I have a fiberglass tube, and found a solid wood rod at a local building supply store. It is a perfect friction fit. I cut it about 2 inches shorter than the tube, leaving about an inch space at each end. I stood it on end, and filled one end with RTV. After it hardened, I swapped ends and sealed the other end. It has been in use for almost 15 years with no failures or leakages. 73s, Alan WA4SCA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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] Fibreglass tube for G5500?
Hi All, Does anyone in the UK know where the best place to buy fibreglass antenna pole for the G5500? I have two WiMO X-Quads mounted currently on a 6ft aluminium pole, but they are back mounted and are quite heavy on the rotator (Forward motion!) So, I was wondering, can I get say a 1 ½ fibreglass pole and then slip the slightly small aluminium pole inside to give extra strength without affecting the radiation pattern? I have googled a couple of places and it appears I need to get tubing but not sure if anyone has any experience in this department? Many Thanks, Chris M0DQO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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: ASISSAT-1 Returning to ISS
Hi Clint, Looks like a missing antenna deployment :( Thanks, Chris M0DQO -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: 03 August 2011 16:28 To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] ASISSAT-1 Returning to ISS Aborted deployment? Taking back to ISS 8:27AM PDT. Clint Bradford clintbradf...@mac.com ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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-BB@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] Update on FalconSat-3
Hi All, I have received some news regarding FalconSat-3 and the amateur payload, I have posted it on my website http://wordpress.projectoscar.co.uk/?p=720 and hopefully we will get use of it soon! The amateur payload can run up to 4w's of power so could easily be used digital mobile, no frequency has been release as yet, but I have asked if it could be made available! Thanks, Chris - M0DQO www.projectoscar.co.uk ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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] MR0DQO event summary
Hi All, Thank you to all the stations that took part in the Royal Wedding special events station yesterday and we are pleased with the number of stations calling us! However we believe we missed some of you as the recording is hard to pick out your callsigns! Please contact me if you worked us as we would be happy to add you to our list! Below is a summary link to our website: http://wordpress.projectoscar.co.uk/#/?p=628 Many thanks, Chris - M0DQO (MR0DQO) Founder of Project OSCAR UK Sent from my iPhone ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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] Special event for Royal Wedding
Hi All, For those in Europe we will be operating on all FM sats on Friday under a special event callsign of MR0DQO. Please visit our website after the event for callsigns worked. http://wordpress.projectoscar.co.uk/#/?cat=45 Many thanks, Chris Bloy M0DQO - Founder Project OSCAR Uk www.projectoscar.co.uk Sent from my iPhone ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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: Go32
Unfortunately go-32 is end of mission! Mike DK3WN I have been tracking this for a while now and it's solar panels cannot produce enough juice to keep the on board computer going hence why it enters emergency mode quite often :( Shame as Bob did a good thing with Aprsing it! Chris m0dqo Www.Projectoscar.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 21 Dec 2010, at 15:08, Mark L. Hammond marklhamm...@gmail.com wrote: These days GO-32 goes into a strange emergency mode where it transmits something at 9600 (hard to decode)when in this mode, it makes constant noise...not just your normal 9600 baud hh sounds, either. The emergency mode sounds more like noise with distinct clicks in it at regular intervals (1 sec or so?) When out of emergency mode, it tends to send 9600 telemetry packets every minute or (that's close...) Mark N8MH On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Robert Bruninga bruni...@usna.edu wrote: 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 ? Probably. Ill try to take a listen today. GO-32 was abandoned a year? Ago due to frequent resets, but maybe they are trying to revive it. For the last two years of its useful life they enabled APRS style packet digipeating. At 9600 baud, any of the APRS mobiles and HT radios could use it for global messaging and digipeating. See www.aprs.org/GO32-ops.html Bob, WB4APR ___ 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 -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] ___ 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: Please help us Track the FASTRAC satellites once they are launched Nov. 19th!!
Hi Joe, The keps generally don't get released until the satellite is in orbit and has been radar located by the ground satellite trackers :) Thanks Chris ProjectOSCAR UK Www.Projectoscar.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 17 Nov 2010, at 11:57, joe barkley jbark...@truvista.net wrote: Does Celestrak.com have these in their catalog yet. I found one named FAST but the elements did not seem to match up. Thanks Joe KI4TZ ___ 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] Oldest working orbiting satellite? Todays quiz!
Hi Group, Ok, so I think I can answer the oldest working Amateur satellite is... (AO7!?) But what about the oldest:- Non-working Amateur Satellite still in-orbit? (AO-13?) Non-working commercial sat? Vanguard-1? Working commercial satellite still in orbit? Many Thanks, Chris ___ 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: Oldest working orbiting satellite? Todays quiz!
Hi Robert, Non-working Amateur Satellite still in-orbit? (AO-13?) Oscar III...then Oscar V...Oscar V has no chance of coming back to life, it was battery powered.. III? I dont think that there were enough solar cells on it to actually power the bird, but I could be wrong. I do listen for it. Ah, that's interesting.. I did have a quick check on Space Track via date search, but didn't know that III was still there! Non-working commercial sat? Vanguard-1? Yes. Technically the rocket body is older but that is the oldest in orbit Technically the R/B isn't a satellite?? Working commercial satellite still in orbit? Probably one of the 1960's ERG's...but I can check. From http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/tech-head-news-items/140262-oldest-workin g-comms-sat.html : (Thanks John LA2QAA) The record holder appears to be ATS-3 still nominally operational after an amazing 41 years! That's a record we want AO-7 to break isn't it? Thanks, Chris Project OSCAR UK www.projectoscar.co.uk - www.projectoscar.eu ___ 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: Oldest working orbiting satellite? Todays quiz!
Hi Tony, Technically the R/B isn't a satellite?? The R/B _is_ a satellite if it's in orbit around the Earth, and it's non functional - it became non functional when it finished its job of putting the satellite into its orbit. :) Hmm, this I guess is true so maybe I need to ensure that I include operational communications satellite to rule out the R/B etc! The record holder appears to be ATS-3 still nominally operational after an amazing 41 years! That's impressive! Yes, it amazed me too! There really is some amazing information available for this hobby! That's a record we want AO-7 to break isn't it? Would be nice. :) :) Oh yes...! I am yet to make a contact on this old lady, but its coming! (you listening LA2QAA?) Chris ___ 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: AO-27 Operation Behavior Question
Hi Bruce, No, the telemetry dump at the end is the end of its scheduled transmit time. This also happens at the beginning too. Check out www.ao27.org for more info on the schedule. Chris -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Semple Sent: 20 October 2010 19:17 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 Operation Behavior Question Is there some sort of IDLE / switch over / recovery time after AO-27 does it's telemetry dump before you can get back into the FM repeater? I have strong signals S9+30+ going into the telemetry dump -- and then it appears to be dead after it finishes. 73, Bruce WA3SWJ ___ 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] Another go at Antennas!
Hi All, I know this has been properly discussed a 1000 times in the past, but I am going to ask it anyway :- Currently I have a crossed 2 (9 ele) / 70 (19 ele) yagi that appears to work quite well on 2m up 70 down, but does suffer de-sense on 70/2 ops. So my question is twofold, first I am thinking about having two antennas mounted on the rotator which will stop the de-sense? I am looking at getting a WiMO X-Quad for 70cms but the website doesn't appear to be to helpful in the polarization side of things! The X-quad is fed by two times N-Types and they sell a phasing harness. Which brings me to my question.. What is better L/RHCP as they don't appear to sell a switcher for 70cms to changer the polarization manually? I think this is why I couldn't work the linear satellites with a 70cms uplink? I would like to try and make contacts on AO7,HO68 and VO52! FM is no problem when people listen! Thanks in advance, Chris - M0DQO ___ 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] Contact on AO-51
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All,
I wonder if someone can confirm the details of the /MM station I
worked on AO-51 today at about 16:15?
Details were :-
UK1FG/MM with a grid locator of KA07UT however thats just south of
Cape town, I am sure I have seen a message on this list with the
correct grid.,.
Thanks and look forward to a reply
Chris - M0DQO
on behalf of GB0BWS - Jota Station for the weekend..
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[amsat-bb] Re: Contact on AO-51
Perfect! That's it! Very busy pass on AO51 here in Europe so good to work him!!
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On 16 Oct 2010, at 16:47, Glenn AA5PK aa...@suddenlink.net wrote:
Probably UT1FG/MM. Yuri is pretty active on the satellites.
73
Glenn AA5PK
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Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 10:34 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Contact on AO-51
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Hi
All,
I wonder if someone can confirm the details of the /MM station I
worked on AO-51 today at about 16:15?
Details were :-
UK1FG/MM with a grid locator of KA07UT however thats just south of
Cape town, I am sure I have seen a message on this list with the
correct grid.,.
Thanks and look forward to a reply
Chris - M0DQO
on behalf of GB0BWS - Jota Station for the weekend..
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[amsat-bb] Re: Guess the mystery noise
Hi Gordon, This is UO-11 back for a brief spell! Thanks, Chris Sent from my iPhone On 31 Aug 2010, at 21:03, Gordon JC Pearce gordon...@gjcp.net wrote: http://www.gjcp.net/~gordonjcp/weirdnoise.mp3 Recorded on 145.825MHz at around 20:57 BST, in IO75ww - I have no idea what it is. From the way it faded up and down I'd guess it was something in orbit but I can't figure out what. It's not the ISS, it's not NO-44 - I know a couple of other sats use 145.825MHz but none of them seem to fit the bill either. Gordon MM0YEQ ___ 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] GO-32 not-operational
Hi All, I have received the UK copy of Oscar news and there is an article stating that GO-32 is now non-operational and has completed its 11 year mission successful. However, due to the degraded state of the solar panels it cannot keep the software in a stable condition. The ground operating station has asked that we mark this satellite as no longer able to support any continued operation. It's a shame to hear as this was a great strong satellite for operating APRS on. All the best, Chris, M0DQO ___ 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] Fwd: [Sumbandila: 250] Digest for sumband...@googlegroups.com - 3 Messages in 1 Topic
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Hi All,
Please see news posted by Sumbandila :-
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Today's Topic Summary
Group: http://groups.google.com/group/sumbandila/topics [1]
*[Sumbandila: 247] Sumbandila amateur radio schedules [2] [3
Updates]
Topic: [Sumbandila: 247] Sumbandila amateur radio schedules [3]
Eddie ZS6BNE May 07 03:49AM -0700 ^ [4]
Hi guys,
What’s happening amateur radio wise on Sumbandilasat lately? It
would
be really great to see some amateur radio activity schedules again!
I’m in the process of writing the “Amateur Radio in Space’
[ARiS]
column for Radio ZS and I’d really like to write of some good
news.
73 Eddie ZS6BNE
Jan-Albert Koekemoer May 07 01:34PM +0200 ^ [5]
Hello
We've indeed have a long radio silence now. Some good news is that
we're
reprogramming the command transceiver on the satellite used by the
SA-AMSAT
payload (CTR-VU2) tonight. This will hopefully sidestep the issue
we've had
with the cut-off at the PTT tail. The idea is to keep the PTT active
for the
15 minute duration that the SA-AMSAT payload will be active at a
time, i.e.
uncouple the PTT functionality from the rest of the SA-AMSAT payload
functions.
We will then make sure it works as expected (hopefully first half of
next
week) and if all goes well, aim to have the payload fully
operational and in
service again by the end of the week.
With some unexpected hiccups on the satellite, the commissioning
took longer
than expected. We've already completed the initial transfer of
operations to
SAC (March) and will be completing the training of their Mission
Specialists
this coming Mon - Wed. We should then be in a position to have 95%
of
mission operations in place at SAC.
SunSpace will continue to provide expert support for the duration of
the
satellite lifetime.
Thank you for your patience!
Regards
JA
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[mailto:sumband...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Eddie ZS6BNE
Sent: 07 May 2010 12:49 PM
To: Sumbandila satellite
Subject: [Sumbandila: 247] Sumbandila amateur radio schedules
Hi guys,
What's happening amateur radio wise on Sumbandilasat lately? It
would
be really great to see some amateur radio activity schedules again!
I'm in the process of writing the Amateur Radio in Space' [ARiS]
column for Radio ZS and I'd really like to write of some good news.
73 Eddie ZS6BNE
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May 07 01:39PM +0200 ^ [7]
Eddie see SARLNEWS for last Sunday
SUMBANDILASAT SOON BACK IN AMATEUR RADIO MODE
SA AMSAT announced that SumbandilaSat will soon be back in the
Amateur Radio
Mode. Currently Sunspace will re-program CR2 with a fix for the SA
AMSAT
PTT problem . This is expected to be completed by mid May.
Programming of the Amateur Radio Payload will in future be carried
out by
the CSIR Satellite Application Centre at Hartebeeshoek. SA AMSAT
will work
with SAC to coordinate operational requests. More details on how to
request
operation will be announced in the next two weeks and published on
www.amsatsa.org.za.
We will not be using googlegroups.
Eddie
I am in the process of updating www.amsatsa.org.za. the request for
areas
to be included in the schedule, special events etc will have to be
sent to
saam...@intekom.co.za by Mondays . SA AMSAT will coordinate with SAC
and
publish a schedule for the following week during Friday.
Currently Jan-Albert is testing the PTT software change.
Hans.
Hans van de Groenendaal
Features Editor EngineerIT
012 991 4662
082 781 4631
- Original Message -
From: Eddie ZS6BNE
To: Sumbandila satellite
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 12:49 PM
Subject: [Sumbandila: 247] Sumbandila amateur radio schedules
Hi guys,
What’s happening amateur radio wise on Sumbandilasat lately? It
would
be really great to see some amateur radio activity schedules again!
I’m in the process of writing the “Amateur Radio in Space’
[ARiS]
column for Radio ZS and I’d really like to write of some good
news.
73 Eddie ZS6BNE
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[amsat-bb] Dragonsat (Aggiesat-2) Heading Home
Hi Guys, Looks like Dragonsat (AGGIESAT-2) is heading home :- 35690 DRAGONSAT 2009-038B US 2010-03-20 Predicted entry from Space Track, last reports on Mike's blog (www.dk3wn.info/p/) was October 3rd last year.. Beacon on : 436.250 MHz Thanks, Chris | M0DQO | | Amsat UK | Project Oscar Uk | ___ 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] Test Schedule SO-67
Posted: 11:30 - 11:41 (Japan) 12:47 - 13:01 (Australia) 15:06 - 15:20 (Canada / USA) 16:43 - 16:55 (Canada / USA) 19:05 - 19:18 (RSA) The CTCSS tone for the transponder is 233.6 Hz. Uplink: 145.875MHz Downlink: 435.345MHz Additional recommendations: Use only narrow FM Switch off compression Speak softly (mic gain down) Satellite characteristics: All antennas are linear vertically polarized (1/4 wavelength) Sat Tx power = 5W Sat Rx sensitivity = -116.5dBm for 12dB SINAD Max antenna gain = 4dBi Thanks, Chris - M0DQO ___ 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] Correction
Hi All,. Sorry the Schedule was for the 1st November! Thanks, Chris - M0DQO South Coast UK Portable Sat Station ___ 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] SUMBANDILASAT *update on amateur payload*
From the Amsat SA pages :- STOP PRESS The First test of the amateur payload will be carried out on 14 October during the 21.12 CAT pass. Watch for updates here Update from Ground Control 13 October 2009 Source : http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ Chris - M0DQO ___ 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: AO-27
Hi Jim, This is the Whole Orbit Data stream, it contains the battery status and solar panel voltages for the orbit. It can be decoded by using a TNC or via a software TNC... Thanks, Chris - M0DQO Jim Jerzycke wrote: I asked this question after working AO-27 on Field day. There's a data burst right before it switches into repeater mode, and another one when it switches back out. It's related to the timer that turns it on and off on each pass. jim KQ6EA --- On Sun, 8/16/09, Jerry Felts nr5aje...@gmail.com wrote: From: Jerry Felts nr5aje...@gmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 3:14 PM Just tried to worknthe AO-27 pass a few minutes ago but my lil FT-60R and ELK Ant could not cut it. What is the digital signal at the beginnig and end of the pass? ___ 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
