[amsat-bb] Antennas for sale
I have the M2 440-6SS and the M2 2M-3SS for sale - ideal for confined spaces or areas where the condo commanders prowl - see here http://www.m2inc.com/index2.html and follow the links to the 2 Meter and 70 CM pages for details. $107.99 shipped anywhere in the lower 48 (Shipping included) Contact me off list, thanks! David KG4LB ___ 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] Items For Sale - UPDATE
All sold except the Heil (off to e-bay!) Thanks David KG4ZLB On 9/11/2010 7:43, David - KG4ZLB wrote: LVB Tracker complete with all cables and instructions, perfect condition. $135 --- Icom AG-25 (2m) and Icom AG-35 (70cm) mast mounted pre-amps for sale. $99 each or both for $160 --- Heil HS-2 hand switch $20 shipped - All prices include shipping to the lower 48; Paypal fine! Contact me off list, thanks David KG4ZLB ___ 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] Items For Sale
LVB Tracker complete with all cables and instructions, perfect condition. $135 --- Icom AG-25 (2m) and Icom AG-35 (70cm) mast mounted pre-amps for sale. $99 each or both for $160 --- Heil HS-2 hand switch $20 shipped - All prices include shipping to the lower 48; Paypal fine! Contact me off list, thanks David KG4ZLB ___ 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] Items For Sale (update)
LVB Tracker complete with all cables and instructions, perfect condition. $135 --- Icom AG-25 (2m) and Icom AG-35 (70cm) mast mounted pre-amps for sale. $99 each or both for $160 _*SOLD SOLD SOLD*_ --- Heil HS-2 hand switch $20 shipped - All prices include shipping to the lower 48; Paypal fine! Contact me off list, thanks David KG4ZLB ___ 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] Interesting article from the BBC
The ever growing flock of space 'birds' The space above us is about to get a lot more crowded. A fascinating report from Euroconsult [220KB PDF] http://www.euroconsult-ec.com/news_press_release/download?name=37-1-200-satellites-to-be-launched-over-the-next-10-years-press-release.pdf, a research and analyst firm specialising in the satellite sector, has released a forecast for how many birds it expects to see fly between now and the end of the decade - 1,220 satellites. Satellites That's a lot of spacecraft...and a lot of rockets that will be needed to put all those satellites in orbit. It works out at an average of 122 satellites per year, which is up significantly on the average annual rate of 77 satellites seen in the 2000s. It's one more indication I guess of just how important space has become. In money terms, Euroconsult reckons the manufacturing and launch of those 1,220 satellites will generate revenues of some $194bn worldwide. Rachel Villain, director for space for Euroconsult, is the editor of the report. She told me: About two-thirds of these 1,220 satellites are for governments, and that of course means the commercial sector will represent the other one-third. Most government satellites are launched to low-Earth orbit [a few hundred km above the Earth], while commercial companies launch mainly in geostationary orbit [about 36,000km above the Earth]; and almost exclusively commercial operators will launch communications satellites into geostationary orbit. Government LEO, on the other hand, is quite diversified - for example, Earth observation, telecommunications, science, and also satellites to test the technology for future satellites and new applications or services. A couple of good examples of demonstrators would be the recent launch by Norway http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10599774 of a small spacecraft that can track ships in its territorial waters; several nations are thinking of doing this. And in the next few weeks, you should also hear a formal announcement of TechDemoSat http://www.sstl.co.uk/news-and-events?story=1549, a small UK platform, funded by the government, which will prove several new sensors to study the Earth. In China, the scale of space activity right now is most impressive. The China Great Wall Industry Corporation http://www.cgwic.com/ which has the sole rights to provide satellites for the government says it has 100 contracts for the next five years, meaning it will be launching something like 20 rockets a year. Satellite chart A couple of factors contributing to the upward trend are worth noting. One is that some of the big commercial TV satellite operators happen to be in that part of the cycle where they need to replace and upgrade their fleets. And there are also some big constellations of satellites being rolled out mid-decade. Think about Galileo - Europe's new satellite-navigation system http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8442090.stm which will put at least 18 satellites in a medium-Earth orbit (MEO - about 23,000km up). Think also about the satellite phone, messaging and internet operators who want to re-new, supplement or simply establish fleets of spacecraft. Comsat concerns like Iridium http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10212836, Globalstar, Orbcomm, and O3B will between them loft 115 spacecraft. The numbers inevitably highlight the subject of space debris and the need to remove redundant satellites from orbit in a timely fashion to reduce the risks of collision. And it illustrates, too, the headache rocket companies will face this decade as they try first to ramp up launch rates to accommodate the rush to orbit, and then to rescale their efforts once the backlog has been cleared. For more (presumably including the illustrations that will not appear in this posting, click this! http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/jonathanamos/2010/09/the-ever-growing-flock-of-spac.shtml ___ 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: New Satellite Downlink?
I would have to side with Nigel here as my understanding is that he is quite correct - you are not allowed to listen into the Police frequencies for instance or any other frequency that you are not authorized for - maybe you can in Scotland Gordon :-P As always, I am happy to be corrected though. David M0ZLB/KG4ZLB On 8/28/2010 14:45, Gordon JC Pearce wrote: On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 23:40 +, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: I don't know where you've been in Europe, but that would be perfectly legal in the UK. 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] Re: Fw: DELFI C3 Close Approach
Pete, Is the other object, a known object and is not named cos' its a hush hush spy satellite or is it a spelling mistake and should be An (un)known object ?? Just curious David KG4ZLB On 7/20/2010 9:45, Peter Portanova wrote: Hello, We might want to listen for TLM on DELFI C3 (DO-64) 73's Pete WB2OQQ AMSAT NY Area Coordinator www.massapequanyweather.com Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:45 AM Subject: DELFI C3 Close Approach ___ 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: ISS
I may be wrong but technically you would need to have NA1SS repeat your call to be a true contact - he may have written your call down and forgot to acknowledge you by callsign in which case send a QSL and you might get lucky - if not then keep trying, Its great when it does happen and you know that an Astronaut flying at 17600mph in space is talking directly to you! Best of luck David KG4ZLB On 7/12/2010 20:18, Jeremy Cowgar wrote: With all the talk about ISS, I decided to try. I heard Col Wheelock on two passes but he never acknowledged my call. Then the pass today at 22:30 I was calling KB8LFA Jeremy in Akron, Ohio... He came back and said Got you loud and clear Akron, We are now passing ... It might not happen all the time and probably not at the exact time I transmit but how do I know there was not a stronger station saying Akron, Ohio as well? Is this what constitutes a contact w/NA1SS? Jeremy KB8LFA http://www.kb8lfa.com On 7/11/2010 7:01 PM, wa4...@comcast.net wrote: ___ 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] ISS
The last two decent ISS passes for my location, when the ISS has been in packet mode, have been nothing but FM RS0ISS to CO2SR and other CO2SR messages. Its been so bad that its almost impossible to get any messages up-linked as there is hardly any space in between messages - I saw a couple of others get through but CO2SR (Armando in Cuba) seems to have every pass sewn up). Can anyone tell me what is going on? Many thanks David KG4ZLB ___ 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] 'Zombie-sat' and the clever orbital dance
The dead-but-alive telecommunications satellite, Galaxy-15 http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/Communications/PanAmSat/, has begun to enter the space of neighbouring craft, and their operators are planning evasive action. Zombie-sat has captured the imagination of the internet space forums these past few weeks. It's probably the nickname that's done it. When we sit on the sofa skipping across the smorgasbord of channels with our remote-controls, we don't usually give much thought to the bent pipes that sit 36,000km above our heads, delivering the televisual feast. Intelsat's Galaxy-15 http://www.intelsat.com/resources/galaxy-15/operational-status.asp satellite was put in geostationary orbit five years ago to re-distribute TV services to cable companies across North America, and also to send navigation data to aeroplanes to improve the accuracy of their GPS receivers. But the bird experienced a major hiccup at the beginning of April. It's not known precisely what happened. One possibility is that it was damaged by high-speed particles billowing off the Sun in a solar storm - an ever-present danger for orbiting electronics. The satellite is still operational: it's still on, but Intelsat cannot control it. Any signal it receives, it re-transmits at high power. It's a very unusual situation. What doesn't help is the fact that Galaxy-15, which is supposed to sit at 133 degrees West (over the eastern Pacific), is drifting slowing eastwards by about 0.05 degrees a day. This will take it into the path of other satellites, and first to have an issue is AMC-11 http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/satellites/01_amc-fleet/amc-11/index.php, another TV services spacecraft operated by SES World Skies http://www.ses-worldskies.com/worldskies/index.php. If SES were to do nothing, Zombie-sat would soon start picking up and retransmitting signals sent to AMC 11. To users on the ground who depend on AMC 11 for their daily dose of MTV, this could lead to a horrendous mash-up. It would be like trying to listen to two people who are shouting the same conversation at you. So, SES World Skies will today begin a delicate orbital dance, in which they will allow AMC 11 to drift in tandem with Galaxy-15 while at the same time sneaking up another satellite behind the pair. The plan is for the SES controllers to then leapfrog many of the services on AMC-11 across to this other satellite, known as SES-1, thereby minimising the disruption to customers. The manoeuvres are unprecedented, says Alan Young, the chief technology officer with SES World Skies. The closest AMC-11 and Galaxy-15 will come is measured in kilometres, and in space terms that's quite close. But the risk here is not one of collision; we're not at all concerned about that. The problem is that they're so close when viewed from Earth that it's not easy to distinguish between the two satellites and seeing as they both operate in the same frequency band, there will be interference if we're not careful. We've gone to a number of measures, including moving customers on AMC-11 on to a very large uplink antenna. This means we can very finely discriminate between the two spacecraft so that we can direct all of the energy into AMC-11 and as little energy as possible into Galaxy-15. If you don't put anything into Galaxy-15, you won't get anything out. AMC-11 will eventually be moved back to its orbital slot to resume normal operations once the zombie has passed through, which should be 7 June. All satellite operators and comms companies will have to work out what Galaxy-15 means to them. Here at the BBC, we've had to consider how some of our international services like the BBC World News channel http://www.bbcworldnews.com might be affected. This channel is fed through Intelsat's Galaxy-13 platform. The most recent calculations suggest everything should be fine. Anyone sitting on their sofa in North America should be oblivious to the space waltz that is about to take place. There are some wider issues, however. For satellite manufacturers, there will be keen interest in understanding exactly what happened to Galaxy-15. Satellites have redundant, or back-up systems http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8458203.stm; and when they have major upsets, there are usually modes that will completely re-boot the spacecraft automatically after a period of time. Galaxy-15 was made by Orbital Sciences http://www.orbital.com/, but Patrick Wood, the chief technical officer for EADS Astrium satellites http://www.astrium.eads.net/, told me the entire industry had an interest in finding out what went wrong: Part of our design review process is to check through the architecture to ensure there isn't a single point that, were it to fail, we'd lose complete control of the spacecraft. Clearly Galaxy-15 has had a major event and most organisations will want to
[amsat-bb] Re: 2.4ghz helix on ebay
Mostly because of the donation to AMSAT but also because Bob builds a great antenna, I would encourage anyone who is thinking of getting on S band to seriously consider buying this! I have one for 2.4 and one for 1.2ghz both built by Bob; they both work extremely well and a bonus is that they are not at all big (dimensionally) which, for someone like me living in Condo Commander land, is a real boon! Bid without fear! 73 - David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com On 5/20/2010 15:51, Bob- W7LRD wrote: Greetings Cleaning up the ham shack. I am putting a nice 20 turn helix on ebay. 50% goes to AMSAT. Rocket science ain't cheap! 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=110535910807ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT ___ 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: new to sats
Dave, The Satellite Handbook was updated, I think last year, and was put together by Steve Ford. I have a copy but I still refer to the Martin Davidoff originals! 73 David KG4ZLB On 5/20/2010 19:06, Dave Guimont wrote: Keep it up, Jimmy...It may seem daunting at first, but it is really very simple... A good place to start is the Satellite Handbook from ARRL..It IS dated, but the info there will get you started... Newbie questions are welcome here, of coursejust ask... 73, Dave, WB6LLO dguim...@san.rr.com Disagree: I learn Pulling for P3E... ___ 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: Icom 9100
Buy the 910 now while stocks last then - it obviously make sense! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com On 5/15/2010 17:44, John Geiger wrote: Not a bad price at all considering it does true dualband receive. The next cheapest radio that does true dualband receive is the FTDX5000, and look how much it costs, and it doesn't give you 2m, 70cm, or 1.2g. 73s John AA5JG --- On Sat, 5/15/10, myles landsteinmyles.landst...@gmail.com wrote: ___ 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: Arecibo on 432 MHz Moon Bounce (some calculations)
That because we English do it that way. The rest of the Europe, Germany and France for instance, seem to like inserting a comma instead! :-D David KG4ZLB On 4/21/2010 18:45, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: Agreed. The only thing, other than for times and dates, that I write between numbers is a decimal point. Commas and dots to split numbers into groups of three have no use. OK, I might write 5 megawatts as 5E6 watts. On 21-Apr-10 22:22, i8cvs wrote: ___ 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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: Arecibo
Nothing heard on SSB but as soon as they switched to CW the signal came in very loud! David KG4ZLB EL96 On 4/17/2010 15:28, Edward Cole wrote: At 10:31 AM 4/17/2010, Edward Cole wrote: Briefly heard voice on 432.044.500 about 1920 when Moon was 24.5 deg.elevation; maybe the Moon traversed a sidelobe of my yagi? I checked with KL7XJ who is also trying to hear Arecibo to see if he might have been transmitting - he was not. No other 432 SSB stations within 70-miles so that rules out QRM. 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-600w, 432-100w, 1296-60w, 3400-fall 2010 DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: fun with preamps
Bob, I have been running both the Icom pre-amps with my 910 for some time now! I do not need S/N ratio's or fancy tests to know that without them I would have missed many a contact; True, they are not brilliant (Icom does not even publish figures for them) but they work and unless I feel like chucking the thick end of a large amount of green at something else, they will continue to work. And a large plus is that you can tx through them without fear of goobering them up and they operate through the coax so no messy power line runs with the coax! Just my 2 cents worth of course! David KG4ZLB On 3/15/2010 20:31, i8cvs wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob- W7LRDw7...@comcast.net To:amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:28 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] fun with preamps Smeter=0, preamp on Smeter=7. Signals appear better after backing down the volume with the preamp. I have 8-10 feet of LMR400uf from antenna to preamp, 50 feet of LMR400 to shack. I suppose I was expecting more dramatic results, I realize the AG-25 isn't the greatest and best, but it works well with the 910. Are these real world results for what I have. S7 noise level seems a bit high. Hi Bob, W7LRD No preamp noise Smeter=0, preamp on Smeter=7 means very small. Step 1 without preamplifier tune your receiver in SSB or CW on a very weak carrier like a beacon and rotate your antenna into a null until you can barely hear a bit at about 1000 Hz over the noise. Step 2 now connect your preamplifier and see by hears if the Signal to Noise ratio S/N improves or not. If you can hear better the 1000 Hz bit your preamplier is useful othervise S meter = 7 means only or mostly the amplified preamplifier noise. Your test can be more accurate if instead to use your hears you connect an analog AC voltmeter at the audio output of your receiver.More is the swing of the AC voltmeter and better is the preamplifier i.e. lover is it's Noise Figure. Have fun. 73 de i8CVS Domenico ___ 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: FS ICOM W2E
I never realised you were a trucker Dave! :-D David KG4ZLB On 3/7/2010 17:45, Dave Aitch wrote: UK Only please. Works OK but only with DC in the top connector. DC lead, got a headset too. I used to use it /M with a 19 whip when out and about trucking. Worked great. Don't do trucking anymore, so its surplus to me. Lets haggle. Cheers, Dave. G1OCN. AMSAT UK 5766. ___ 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: How to correctly log multiple grids?
Two entries. Separate them by 1 min in the time field! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com On 3/1/2010 19:55, Michae J. Wolthuis wrote: Can anyone tell me when Jim (ND9M) says he is in EM00/01 how do I best enter that in N3FJP's Amateur Contact Log program? Currently I have been putting in the grid exactly as EM00/01 but I don't know if that works with eQSO or LoTW or is even appropriate. Should I be making two entries? Also, If Jim says Portable I put it in as ND9M/P or if someone says handheld I put callsign/H is that the appropriate logging method for eQSO and LoTW or should I just put ND9M? Thanks Jim for the grids again tonight! 73s Mike Kb8zgl ___ 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: n3fjp logging + eqso + ADIF format - please help
For uploads from N3FJP to eQSL: AO-51; Band = 2 (if its in V/U); Mode = FM; Prop_Mode = SAT Of course this changes as AO-51's operating mode changes. L/U for instance would be Band = 23 73 David KG4ZLB On 2/7/2010 20:19, Michae J. Wolthuis wrote: I really like n3fjp logging that everyone here recommended. I have not been able to get eqso to upload though. It keeps telling me bad mode. Can anyone who is using this software and eqso tell me what are you entering for your AO-51 contacts in Band and Mode? I tried 2, 2M and SAT J in Band and tried SAT, FM and FM (SAT) in Mode to no avail. Maybe I need to enable a field or something? I have read the whole manual from the website and it doesn't really talk about entering satellite contacts. Thanks for any help, I really want to get my whole log uploaded to eqso. Thanks, Mike Kb8zgl ___ 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: shuttle launch coming up the coast?
I believe after launch it heads out eastwards towards Europe which is why one of the emergency landing sites is in Spain. From here (EL96 - the other side of Florida) I get some great views at night as it launches but once it starts heading out I quickly lose it. I may be wrong of course but someone else can provide the detail I am sure! 73 David KG4ZLB On 2/7/2010 20:30, Tyler Harpster wrote: The rescheduled shuttle launch is for early Monday morning. Is there any way of finding out what direction they are heading during launch? It would be pretty cool to see it from the eastern seaboard if it came up that way. Thanks KM3G, Tyler Shrewsbury, PA ___ 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 time on HO68
I too used HO-68 for the first time last night and found it incredibly difficult to hold the repeater open for any decent length of time despite having a good high pass. I question the sense in trying to run digital and voice at the same time on the same frequency (although that question is for minds much cleverer than mine(!); maybe that's where my access problems were emanating from (?). When I did get in though, the signal was very strong so congrats to the team on that! Thanks to W4AS and WA4NVM for providing me with my first two contacts on this satellite - I hope the SSB mode is a bit easier to work! 73 David KG4ZLB EL96ck On 2/5/2010 10:43, John Geiger wrote: I was on HO68 for the first time last night, and had a blast. Congrats to the satellite team for a very well operating satellite-the downlink signal was very strong here. I look forward to getting on this one again. What was all of the packet I was hearing on it? Is that other amateurs using packet through it, or some other type of user with packet? 73s John AA5JG EM04to ___ 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] FS - 23cm M2 antenna
I have an M2 23CM22EZ antenna for sale, 16dbd gain, 28dB front to back. It will take 600 watts (!), and survive 100mph winds, overall length is 63 inches which is about 5 and bit feet in old money. And that was where the problem was; 5 and a bit feet was just too long for my available space so I ended up buying one of Bob's (W7LRD) most excellent helicals. So its never been in the air, just gathering dust in my garage. Looking at HRO, it seems that maybe M2 have superseded this model with the 23CM22EZA which retails for a whopping $185! Any interest on here before I fleaBay it at the weekend! Let me know off board; I have photographs that I can send you! 73 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: FS - 23cm M2 antenna - sold!
_*SOLD!*_ On 2/3/2010 12:32, David - KG4ZLB wrote: I have an M2 23CM22EZ antenna for sale, 16dbd gain, 28dB front to back. It will take 600 watts (!), and survive 100mph winds, overall length is 63 inches which is about 5 and bit feet in old money. And that was where the problem was; 5 and a bit feet was just too long for my available space so I ended up buying one of Bob's (W7LRD) most excellent helicals. So its never been in the air, just gathering dust in my garage. Looking at HRO, it seems that maybe M2 have superseded this model with the 23CM22EZA which retails for a whopping $185! Any interest on here before I fleaBay it at the weekend! Let me know off board; I have photographs that I can send you! 73 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] FO-29
So nice to hear FO-29 booming again on this last pass at 00:46, really strong and loud - congrats to the team on getting this one back in shape, very much appreciated! And hi to VE4EMU who obliged me with a contact although I lost you completely after the exchange! A couple of others on as well! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: It's NOT Censorship
It's not altogether surprising that this topic is being discussed but really folks, lets look at the facts! The whole issue revolves around just a few members/posters who continually try and push the boundaries on what is a large list with respected and influential members all over the World. We all know who they are; the ones that immediately post a facetious reply to a newbie question, the ones that post one line,or worse still, one word answers that are ambiguous at best and downright rude at worst; the ones that take childish delight in trying to elicit the maximum controversy with seemingly innocuous postings. We know who they are and they know who they are and the laws of defamation restrict me in naming them! There is a delete key on your keyboard; there are message filters built in to your e-mail client and if you really get offended then there is always the un-subscribe route. But if anyone on the list ever gets to having to be warned by AMSAT about their conduct on the BB or worse still, be faced with suspension/expulsion from the list then shame on you! For the most part we are all responsible adults involved in a fairly expensive hobby (note hobby) that is both highly technical and to most people, quite complicated. If anyone feels that they can do a better job than anyone on the current Board then by all means file a motion of no confidence and see how many fully paid up members back you. Put up or shut up. That we have even had to come to an Acceptable Use Policy for this board should make certain members/posters question whether they should even be members. Rant over David KG4ZLB ___ 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: probably simple
Bob, I concur with Alan regarding SatPC32. I used AO-7 the other evening for the first time in a couple of months and my up and down links were spot on first time! David KG4ZLB Alan P. Biddle wrote: Bob, SATPC32? As long as the spacecraft systems are good, and AO-7 will wander a bit, I can always find myself. A quick tweak requiring a few seconds, and I am in business. Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD Sent: 06 January, 2010 14:44 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] probably simple Happy New Year all This is probably simple, however, I need a quick and simple way of determining my uplink frequency given a specific downlink frequency. Usually I will just send a few dits to find myself. When trying to work a sked footprint edge to edge I need to be at the right frequency at the right time, without hunting around for myself. I am refering to AO-7 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle, Wa. ___ 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] Re: RS-38?
Mmm...agreed; lighten up a bit Nigel, New Year and all that! :-D Elan Portnoy wrote: Now that I know where to find them, perhaps I will sign up. I never asked anyone to download them for me--perhaps you should read my post more carefully--or ask someone else to read it to you. --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net wrote: ___ 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: RS-38?
I take your point but there might surely be better ways of phrasing it! I thought your reply was a little...how shall I put it... abrupt! In actual fact, if you filtered out the sort of postings that you are referring to, there wouldn't be much traffic left on the AMSAT bb ! :-) -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: It's not a case of lighten up. How often have you seen the Amsat or ARRL keps bulletin and noticed a severe lack of the satellite you were looking for. Why not get them yourself and get the satellites you need, not those someone else thought you should have. We should be teaching people to be reasonably self sufficient not teaching them to expect someone else to do it. http://www.space-track.org/perl/login.pl On 02-Jan-10 00:40, David - KG4ZLB wrote: ___ 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: Software to run a ts-200 and LVB
SatPC32 Don't bother with HRD if all you want it for is satellite work. HRD's satellite function is a bolt on to the whole suite; SatPC32 is the tool for the job, has the most excellent back-up service from its creator and is of benefit to AMSAT. Nuff said! - David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com racer5039 wrote: I am having a really hard time getting HRD to run with Windows 7 or Vista. Is there something else out there that will run the 200 and the LVB tracker? HRD was working real well til the last couple of updated but I'm ready to try something else. Thanks Marv. N0FJP ___ 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: Tonight's launch from cape.
Dave, From what I can see, the launch details are Dec 3 @ 8:23-8:43 pm - Delta 4 - WGS SV 3, so if that's edt, its a bit early yet* :-D *73* * -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com David H. Jordan wrote: Does anyone know if the rocket launched from the cape tonight? Dave, AA4KN Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ___ 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: SO-67 28Nov2009 1340-1345z
Nothing heard over US on 15:14 utc (10:14 local) but that might be operator (me) error (?) -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com OZ1MY wrote: Hi John, It was not on during the pass over Europe either. That should have been with start 1027 UTC. Hope for tomorrow. Have a nice weekend. 73 OZ1MY Ib - Original Message - From: John Papay j...@papays.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 2:54 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-67 28Nov2009 1340-1345z ___ 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: Icom 9100 release date?
Although there has been some talk about various models being discontinued, both the 910 and the756ProII are still very much evident on the Icom America website! The 9100 is billed as a satellite transceiver (I mean it does has a little button on it marked satellite, so it must beyes?) but in essence its a TS2000 clone (a shack in a box) and my fear is that because it has so many features packed in to it, its only going to be as good as its weakest component. I will wait for those operators with vastly deeper pockets than mine to give it a thorough shakedown before I would consider trading in my trusty 910 - after all, if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Sometimes I think we are a bit guilty of being rig tarts (quaint English saying meaning to be enamoured of the next shiny box that comes along to the detriment of our existing gear!) -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Howard Kowall wrote: Hello I believe it's the IC756 ProIII that has been discontinued not the 746pro and Is the 9100 actually a Satellite transceiver. I havent seen any proof of full duplex operation and doppler control thanks Howard VE4ISP - Original Message - From: John Geiger aa...@yahoo.com To: i...@mailman.qth.net; v...@w6yx.stanford.edu; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:54 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom 9100 release date? ___ 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 SSTV
Evening All, I would be interested to know if anyone received my SSTV image transmitted on the most recent AO-51 pass (23:40 utc) Thanks -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Arrow tote bag F S
I have the 30 Arrow tubular style bag for sale; never used. Arrow want $24 plus $12 shipping. Yours for $20.00 shipped to the lower 48 only. Paypal OK -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: w32a won't transmit
Turn the full duplex to semi! Try that first. -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Gary Lockhart wrote: W32A Owners, I have a new to me radio that I can receive on and I beleive is set-up correctly. Full crossband duplex is turned on, autorepeater is turned off, squelch is open and receive band is set as main. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance, Gary AB3ID ___ 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: Ares
Not yet it hasn't! Weather problems. rwmcgw...@gmail.com wrote: Launch at 9:49 am edt Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ___ 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: Ares
Here! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_I-X Andrew Rich wrote: What is ARES and what is on it ? - Original Message - From: Bob McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com To: kg4...@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:03 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ares No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.33/2461 - Release Date: 10/26/09 20:22:00 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: LuSat Silent
Your right John except for the the last hi. It ID's as // /LUSAT HI HI/ I will have a listen for it as it always presents a strong signal. 73 David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com John Marranca, Jr wrote: I heard LuSAT the other night...I believe. It may have drifted off frequency significantly. I thought that it was a problem with HRD not tracking...but when I hit F2 for Manual Tune, I QSYd UP...and found its strong CW being sent. Next pass, try hunting around for it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I can swear I heard it ID as LUSAT hihihi. I know I'll be listening later. John KB2HSH ___ 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: What Are Others Using
Seconded! Buy the licence, donate to AMSAT - easy! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Elan Portnoy wrote: SatPC32 works great on the linear birds. Takes a little tuning to get on the right freq, but works nicely after setup. --- On Thu, 10/15/09, Joel Black jbbl...@charter.net wrote: ___ 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: L/U repeater back on
Sounding good, I just had a 30 degree pass up the middle of the Gulf of Mexico and spoke with John (K8YSE) and Jeff (K7WIN) - great to have it back in this mode for a while! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: L/U repeater is back on now. Sorry about switching back and forth twice, I had to go back and fix something. 435.150 is at 450mw, and 435.300 is at 630mw. Friday morning we'll probably switch back to digital for a pass, then to JOTA configuration that evening. 73, Drew KO4MA ___ 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: FM satellite operations again again over Europe
Perhaps these could be translated into Spanish! David KG4ZLB Eric Knaps, ON4HF wrote: Hello all, I found these nice rules from VK3JED: 1. First and foremost is to listen before and while (if possible) transmitting, to ensure your transmissions don't drown out a weaker station who may be on the edge of a pass or running QRP. Satellites should be an alligator free zone. It is strongly recommended that you set your station up so you can monitor the downlink while transmitting, so you can hear how well you are accessing the satellite and whether you accidentally clobbered someone else. Similarly, if you can't hear the transponder, don't transmit. Do something else more productive, such as realign your receiving antenna to improve reception. 2. Be brief. Because the traffic levels can be quite high, contest style (callsign/signal report/next station) operation is the most appropriate for most situations. Many stations also exchange QTH and first names, which is OK if time permits. If transponder activity is low, you can have a brief chat, but the opportunities for this are becoming rare now. 3. Take turns. If you've just worked a handful of stations, be polite and hand the transponder over to someone else so they can work a few. There may be an opportunity to call back in later during the pass and work some different stations as the satellite passes over different areas, and others will appreciate your courtesy. 4. When calling, a simple announcement (e.g. This is VK3JED listening SUNSAT or even VK3JED listening) will suffice, like it does on a terrestrial repeater. Anyone within transponder range will hear your call. A short CQ call (CQ SUNSAT, this is VK3JED) is OK too. Long CQ calls waste transponder time and frustrate everyone listening. Save the long CQs for HF, where they're appropriate. Only call CQ when there's a distinct lack of activity, such as at the very start of a pass and sometimes late in the pass after everyone else has finished. A well placed CQ call late in a pass might alert someone ahead of the satellite that a pass has just commenced over their QTH. 5. Wait your turn. If a QSO is in progress, wait until it finishes before putting in your call. Butting in too soon is rude and wastes precious transponder time as the stations involved in the QSO have to repeat themselves due to your QRM. 6. Don't tune up! Believe it or not, there are stations who test their satellite access by dropping a carrier over the top of everyone and perhaps announcing Hello hello. Simply putting out a call at the appropriate time will provide all the signal checks you need (and get you a worthwhile contact! :) ), without annoying everyone else on the transponder. If you're really that doubtful about your equipment, perhaps connect your dummy load, test in the shack and try again another day, rather than disrupting everyone else. If you just want to hear your voice, well a tape recorder or a pair of walkie talkies will do just as well... 7. Reward good operation. If you're answering a call, why not reward the good operators and put the alligators last on your list of priorities. If all satellite users favour good operators, perhaps everyone will learn that good ops have the highest QSO rates and earn the most satellite awards. :-) Peer pressure is a powerful motivating force, as any teenager will know (but probably not admit to! :-) ). 8. Use the minimum power necessary. While power levels are not critical on FM satellites (unlike linear transponders where an excessively strong signal can affect other QSOs on the transponder), using the minimum power necessary allows you to easier tell if you're 'doubling' with someone else. For the South African SUNSAT satellite, you shouldn't need more than 5 watts into a basic (1/2 wave handheld or turnstile) antenna, perhaps a bit more if the antenna is setup for terrestrial operation, to overcome radiation pattern limitations. As an example of good operation, recently one station who had multiple beams wound his power back to 20 mW. The signal into the bird was full quieting, but it was still possible to tell if someone else was underneath his signal. If he had run 100W, he couldn't have known if he'd stepped on anyone else, due to the capture effect of FM. If everyone follows these simple guidelines (which are basically common sense and courtesy), then FM satellite operation can be enjoyable for everyone, regardless of whether you run a sophisticated satellite station or a couple of handhelds from the back yard. FM satellite transponders are like FM repeaters, only more extreme. On the positive side, they can
[amsat-bb] Can we get them to fix AO-40 first then?
Rogue satellites to be cleared from Earth's orbit by German robots German-built robots are to be sent into Earth's orbit to repair 'dead satellites' or push them into outer space, according to a report in Sunday's Guardian newspaper. Robots that rescue failing satellites and push 'dead' ones into outer space should be ready in four years, it has emerged. Experts described the development by German scientists as a crucial step in preventing a disaster in the Earth's crowded orbit. Last year it was reported that critical levels of debris circling the Earth were threatening astronauts' lives and the future of the multibillion-pound satellite communications industry. But senior figures at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) told the /Observer/ they have been given the go-ahead to tackle a crisis that will come to a head in the next five to 10 years as more orbiting objects run out of fuel. Their robots will dock with failing satellites to carry out repairs or push them into graveyard orbits, freeing vital space in geostationary orbit. This is the narrow band 22,000 miles above the Earth in which orbiting objects appear fixed at the same point. More than 200 dead satellites litter this orbit. Within 10 years that number could increase fivefold, the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety has warned. You can read the full article / 'Rogue satellites to be cleared from Earth's orbit by German robots'/ at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/11/space-robots-clear-rogue-satellites -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: Launch coverage!
Well I suppose that's a start but it would be good to see it live; I guess NASA is not as confident as the Russians that a launch will be successful so they delay any inside shots! David KG4ZLB Joe Fitzgerald wrote: I have seen split screens on NASA TV, usually a day or two after launch. A quick you-tube search revealed this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WdQHQY0xJs -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 ___ 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: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ Site
And in English this means.? Need PHP session logins -- Andrew Rich Airways Technical Officer Grade 4 Surveillance - RADAR ADS-B Amateur Radio Callsign VK4TEC email: vk4...@tech-software.net web: www.tech-software.net - Original Message - From: David Carr d...@dcarr.org To: Danny Casier danny.cas...@skynet.be Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:46 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ Site No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2389 - Release Date: 09/22/09 17:54:00 ___ 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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Icom W32A for sale
Icom W32A dual band, full duplex h/t, comes complete with stock antenna, battery and wall charger. Battery holds full charge, no sign of wear. Some wear on the top row of buttons but otherwise in perfect condition, screen unscratched (its been kept in the case) full 5w output in Hi position. Extras: Icom speaker mic Icom Leatherette case Icom AA battery box Icom CP12L cigarette lighter charger No original manual but I can print a copy and include it. $275 including shipping to anywhere in the lower 48. -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Euro news
Dutch authorities propose rebanding D-STAR into 70cm satellite band Information received from the Netherlands this week indicated a growing threat to frequencies allocated and used by the Amateur Satellite Service. Worldwide, including the Netherlands, amateur use of frequencies in many portions of the 70cm band are allocated as secondary users. The threat arises from proposals to move the output frequency band of terrestrial D-STAR repeaters from the 439-440 MHz range down to 437-438 MHz. Dutch regulators have halted amateur D-STAR repeater licensing in that country because they plan to reallocate 439.500 MHz and upward to the Differential GPS (DGPS) service. Despite protest from Dutch amateur radio operators, amateur clubs in the surrounding countries, and regulators in nearby countries, it seems as if the Dutch authorities are still planning on this frequency re-allocation to favor DGPS operation in violation of ITU allocations. If completed this reallocation of the terrestrial D-STAR repeater outputs would place them right in the downlink band of the Amateur Satellite Service. This would have immediate operational impact on European amateur satellite stations. Longer term it may open the door for future infringement on satellite operations in other countries. ___ 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: ic-910 switching help
Andy, You need to use SatPC32ISS, not the regular SatPC32 David KG4ZLB/M0ZLB andy thomas wrote: I know this is an old chestnut, but when in satpc32 and with both frequencies set on the iss simplex 145.825, satpc32 shows the up/downlink doppler but switches the 70cm tx subband. How do I configure so that the up and down links can be in the same band? immediate problem is packet on the iss (in between pollux!) I found out it couldn't be done in HRD so i am evaluating satpc32. 73 de andy g0sfj ___ 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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Volunteering and things!
All, After careful consideration concerning this thread it seems we have three distinct areas that need to be, or are being, addressed. Perhaps we could get some definitive answers as to where we/AMSAT stand on them as in some cases nothing further has been heard. 1) *The website* - my understanding is that this will become a Wiki style affair and that someone has already volunteered to start it Is this correct? Is this happening? Who is doing this? 2) *The Satellite Status page* - I was asked to supply information to correct any inaccuracy's just before the idea was hatched to use the dcarr Live Oscar Satellite Status site as a feeder. Again I understand that this has been approved by David Carr, KD5QGR and is awaiting implementation. Is this correct? Is this happening? Who is doing this? 3) *The volunteer page* - clearly the thing is broken and clearly people do not know this until after they have filled in the form. So would it not be an idea to state clearly on the home page of the website that the site is undergoing some sort of revamp? In that way viewers know the we know that the issues are being addressed. Secondly, on the Satellite Status page, again some sort of wording should be appended referring to the ongoing upgrade of the site, also mentioning the future amalgamation of information from David Carr's site and provide a direct link to it? Maybe David would be kind enough to reciprocate with a direct link back to the AMSAT home page so that viewers can return easily. Lastly the Volunteer page, again some words on it saying that it is not functioning, do not waste half an hour filling it in only to hit send and find its buggered. If interested e-mail Gould or someone else so designated. I fear that without some positive short term damage limitation on the website, these threads are just going to keep popping up. The Volunteer page issue is now so old its got grey hairs! Even if no body steps forward to volunteer to change anything at all, if the correct wording is applied to the website then people know where to go for the answers and information that they need and we/AMSAT don't look incompetent. -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Glen Zook wrote: I thought long and hard before replying to you. Unfortunately, it is the fault of the organization when the systems do not work. On purpose? Of course not. But, it still is within the control of the organization and therefore it definitely is the fault of the organization. There is a Catch 22. There is a need for volunteers but the prime method of volunteering is not available. Why? Because there are not enough volunteers to fix the method of volunteering. Yes, there are other ways of eventually having someone's volunteering to help being recognized. However, most individuals are not going to go through a trial and error means of finding the correct means of offering their services. Frankly, this is just not going to happen. I have submitted an article for publication in The AMSAT Journal on this very problem. Hopefully it will be published in the next edition and, again, hopefully it will help alleviate, at least in some small way, the problems that presently exist. Glen, K9STH AMSAT 239 / LM 463 Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Wed, 9/9/09, myoung myo...@neo.rr.com wrote: So if someone wants to volunteer and they use the volunteer function of the AMSAT website and it doesn't work and someone doesn't get in touch with you... IT IS AMSAT's FAULT? Is that it? So if you order something from the AMSAT website or any website and the item never arrives... YOU JUST FORGET IT? This is a mindset of failure! A HORRENDOUS COP OUT FOLKS!!! The AMSAT office has a phone. The number is on the website, please use it! Do you really want to volunteer? PROVE IT! AND FOLLOW THRU! PROMISES DON'T GET THINGS DONE! ___ 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: Shuttle landing
*The landing of the shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center has been delayed for at least a day due to bad weather in Florida.* Thunderstorms and strong winds meant that the US space agency NASA skipped both Thursday landing possibilities. The shuttle, which is returning from a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), will have to orbit the earth for a 14th day. The new landing slot is at 1754 (2154 GMT) on Friday. However the weather forecast for Friday is worse, and Saturday is only a little better. NASA says if necessary it will consider the possibility of using a runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. ___ 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: G5500
Randy, No; Yes; Yes! :-D -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Randy wrote: Does the G5500 come with any rotor cable? Or just the connectors and we have to buy cable and install the connectors? Randy - N2CUA ___ 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: 1.2 ghz antenna?
Nigel, I don't think Bob has a website up at the moment but no doubt he will read this thread and respond to any interested people. As an aside, he also donates 20% (I think its 20%) of every sale to AMSAT. I can send you pictures of mine if that helps (?) 73 David KG4ZLB Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: URL? David - KG4ZLB wrote: ___ 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: WD9EWK cards arrived today!!!!!!
I guess the Post Office doesn't work quite as quickly down here (difference of two weeks!) but thanks Patrick! And Al, your card for the V/S contact arrived yesterday and mine to you will be in the mail today! 73 David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Allen Vinegar wrote: Thanks Patrick, mine arrived today! Quite impressed with your personal postage stamp!!! 73, Al W8KHP ___ 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: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS
On top of that, it is inherently difficult, nay almost impossible, to become an AMSAT Volunteer - trust me, I have been trying for over a year now and have just about given up! - David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: I think one of the problems volunteers face, which seems to have not been addresses, is one of geography. The US is a big country. The existing volunteers are widespread. I work better as a member of a team rather than as an induvidual. I need a normal work environment. I'm inherently lazy and don't have the motovation to reliably work from home. I don't know of any active Amsat volunteers within, say, 30 miles of me, that I can team up with. Find me a project within 30 miles of Xenia, Ohio, in which I have some experience, and i will happily join the team. Bob Bruninga wrote: ___ 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 mode change
To any Command Team members: I have a great pass at just after 7.00pm edt this evening, that's only 23:00 utc - so will AO-51 remain in its current config until 00:00utc and be commanded by someone else on the planet? I just don't want to set everything up for Mode S to find that its stopped an hour earlier than scheduled! Thanks David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] AO-51 V/S
Great pass at 22:43, thanks to John (K8YSE) and Al (W8KHP) for the contacts - its been a while since I worked mode V/S. Thanks to the team for scheduling these modes. 73 David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: Kudos from K4DLG
I too have tried to help Dave with his BB problem including sending his message of help directly to the List Administrator - on the basis that you have had to post a message for him Tim, I guess the problem still exists (unfortunately!) David KG4ZLB n...@bellsouth.net wrote: Hey everyone, Dave, K4DLG, has asked me to post the following because he is unable to get posts through to the BB. From Dave: I just want to take a moment to thank a number of folks that have been adding much enjoyment to my satellite operations lately. Wednesday I found an envelope in my mailbox with a bunch of QSLs from Jim (ND9M) confirming QSOs in 13 different grid squares with 6 of them new ones for me along the East coast from Delaware to Florida. I recently logged 5 new squares with contacts with Patrick (WD9EWK) in AZ and UT. A few weeks ago I received some QSLs from Doug (KD8CAO) providing me some new contacts into upper MI. In addition there has been Gail (KB0RZD) adding to my collection in the midwest with many new grids, and John (K8YSE) with his trip to DE helping those that needed DE for WAS or just for an additional grid worked. Rob (KD4ZGW) is always popping up somewhere in the US and always willing to provide a contact to anyone making the trip. Last year Allen (N5AFV) provided me with some great contacts to some very wet grid squares while operating /MM from a cruise ship. There have been others which I have missed, but none the less their efforts are appreciated. These guys armed with their laptops, GPS units, handheld antennas, radios, and maps take off into remote country and areas to provide us with the enjoyment of working a new grid. Then when they return they have to face a pile of QSL requests from folks like me wanting to confirm our new contacts. They spend a lot of time and money with nothing in return except the thanks from those of us that have benefited from their efforts. There have been other posts recently publicly thanking these guys but I just wanted to chime in and add my thanks for some great contacts with some great guys! I just took a break from writing this note to go work AO-27. I didn't expect much because of the short pass and the fact that it was a low pass to the East of me, however, much to my surprise and good fortune I made a contact with Nick (KB1RVT) working from FN54! Thanks Nick, you made my day! Guys, I just want to add my sincere thanks and appreciation to your efforts and desire to help enhance the amateur radio hobby for a great many of us that enjoy working the birds! I hope someday the conditions will allow me to pack up a radio and trek off into some area where I also can provide some contacts in a new area and provide some QSLs for others. However, in the meantime, thanks to those of you that are currently spending time to better the hobby for all of us! Thanks! 73, Dave - K4DLG ___ 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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle at 8500 feet and travelling at 1650mph as the sonic boom hit my house - made the dog bark! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite
/**//*It is anticipated FUNcube will be launched into a Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit about 600-700km above the earth using one of the many launch opportunities that exist for Cubesat missions.*/ *_Many_* launch opportunities ??? -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com David Johnson wrote: Hi, AMSAT-UK has announced a new amateur satellite project – FUNcube – that features a 435 to 145 MHz Linear Transponder for SSB/CW operation. The project has received major initial funding from the Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) and is expected be developed in collaboration with ISIS-Innovative Solutions in Space BV. FUNcube is an educational single cubesat project with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. It will support the educational Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM) initiatives and provide an additional resource for the GB4FUN Mobile Communications Centre. The target audience consists of primary and secondary school pupils and FUNcube will feature a 145 MHz telemetry beacon that will provide a strong signal for the pupils to receive. It is planned to develop a simple receiver board that can be connected to the USB port of a laptop to display telemetry in an interesting way. The satellite will contain a materials science experiment, from which the school students can receive telemetry data which they can compare to the results they obtained from similar reference experiments in the classroom. FUNcube is the first cubesat designed to benefit this group and is expected to be the first UK cubesat to reach space. More details can be found at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/696/68/ 73 Dave, G4DPZ AMSAT-UK 1267 AMSAT-NA LM-1260 ___ 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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Doug's (KD8CAO/P) recent road trip!
All, I wanted to publicly thank Doug for going on the road recently and activating grids that we might not see again for some time and more especially for the QSL cards which he sent subsequently. Mine arrived today, a card for each contact with full 6 character grid square locators and County information - great for those of us that chase these additional bits of information. Many thanks Doug! 73 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: Evidence of moon landings....!
See Moon astronauts urge Mars mission here! http://foxyurl.com/p4w Rumours that Stephen Spielberg has been signed up to provide the special effects are currently unsubstantiated but obviously the BBC are already on board. :-P David KG4ZLB ___ 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] Evidence of moon landings....!
..but there again, the BBC could also be in on this supposed hoax.yawn! See for yourself http://foxyurl.com/oUk. 73 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: IF you had a choice...
Hi Norman, This is a topic that surfaces every so often and is not an easy one to answer. So my two penneth worth is this! If you are only interested in VHF and above, Satellites and terrestrial work - the 910 every time. If you want a shack in a box that can do (primarily) HF, then the TS wins the day! The reason I say primarily is that the TS exhibits a birdie right in the downlink frequency for SO-50 which renders use of that bird more or less impossible on that radio. Its like trying to compare apples with oranges. For sat work (for me) the 910. For HF work, the Icom 756 Pro series. :-D Others will give you different answers of course but the main factor for me if I was buying a radio now would be the SO-50 birdie issue. It may only affect one bird but there are not that many left up there and no plans to get any more up! 73 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Norman W Osborne wrote: Greetings to all. I am looking for owners and potential owners of the Icom 910H or Kenwood TS-2000. Opinions and thoughts of each radio appreciated. 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: IF you had a choice...
Drew just e-mailed me about my comment: / It may only affect one bird but there are not that many left up there and no plans to get any more up! / and that that might be misleading! I am happy to correct my statement by saying that what I was referring to was the easy sats, the FM voice, 2m up 70cm down or 70cm up 2m down, that everyone cuts their teeth on! Drew has pointed out that Sumbandilla is V/U FM, CAS is V/U FM and transponder both, and Kiwisat is U/V FM and transponder. According to the AMSAT website, Sumbandilla and Kiwisat are both awaiting a launch date and I have just heard that the other one is not up there either but all are slated for this year. On the basis that they actually make it to orbit (and that's a big *if* of course, no sure thing in the launch business!), there will be AO-51, SO-50, AO-27, AO-7, ISS, and the three to come. Throw in FO-29 and VO-52 (not strictly FM easy sats being as they are SSB birds) and we might have 10 usable voice birds. Take out the two birdie issue satellites from the *current* 7 usable easy sats and the TS can not work nearly 30% of the available easy sats. Factor in that AO-7 is getting old, ISS is rarely in cross band mode, and that brings the figures down to 5 working birds, three (or 60%) of which the TS *can* work. If Kenwood have fixed the problem (and I haven't heard that they have or how they could retrospectively) and you want to get into serious satellite work, don't hamper yourself with a radio that will not do the job. I am sure someone will say that my math is wrong but you get the point. (Standing by with helmet and flak jacket on :-D ) -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com David - KG4ZLB wrote: Hi Norman, This is a topic that surfaces every so often and is not an easy one to answer. So my two penneth worth is this! If you are only interested in VHF and above, Satellites and terrestrial work - the 910 every time. If you want a shack in a box that can do (primarily) HF, then the TS wins the day! The reason I say primarily is that the TS exhibits a birdie right in the downlink frequency for SO-50 which renders use of that bird more or less impossible on that radio. Its like trying to compare apples with oranges. For sat work (for me) the 910. For HF work, the Icom 756 Pro series. :-D Others will give you different answers of course but the main factor for me if I was buying a radio now would be the SO-50 birdie issue. It may only affect one bird but there are not that many left up there and no plans to get any more up! 73 ___ 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: IF you had a choice...
you have old teeth :-D Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: I cut my teeth on Oscar 6 and 7, 2M UP, 10M DOWN, SSB. David - KG4ZLB wrote: easy sats, the FM voice, 2m up 70cm down or 70cm up 2m down, ___ 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: AMSAT Forum videos from Dayton Hamvention
Yes indeed. Richard's presentation at the AMSAT forum was a much shorter version of the one he gave at the Banquet the night before and it would be great to have that in the archives. 73 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote: Hi Steve! Thanks for your work with the camcorder at Dayton! During the AMSAT Forum, I had asked if videos would be made available in some form - and it's nice that they have. I will look at them when I return home tomorrow, and have access to broadband. A question... regarding Richard Garriott, you uploaded one video of Richard speaking during the AMSAT Forum at the HamVention: Is there any chance of posting Richard's talk at the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet the night before the AMSAT Forum? I thought I saw you with the camcorder there as well. That talk was longer, and would be a great addition to what Richard said at the Forum. 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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: The Moon is our Future
On the contrary, we need more LEO's to augment and replace the existing aged fleet. Whilst AMSAT works on the HEO's lets put some of our efforts towards the Universities who seem to regularly put up 2/70 satellites! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Jack K. wrote: I heard the same things when the first HEOs went up. It takes to much money, it takes to much specialized equipment, it takes to much knowledge, it is for elitists only... The bottom line is a LOT of hams used them and it took some ingenuity, some new equipment, and yes we all had to learn now things to use them. the bottom line is they worked and worked well... My suggestion is quit looking at pitfalls and problems as reasons not to do something, but as opportunities to learn to accomplish new things (or improved communications anyway) and move forward... We can put up all the leos we want, but until someone makes something like B. Bruninga's cell concept work, we are only going to have more of the same, We don't need more of the same! DE - KD1PE - Original Message - From: kd8...@aol.com To: bruni...@usna.edu; 'Joe' n...@mwt.net; 'MM' ka1...@yahoo.com Cc: 'Jack K.' kd1p...@gmail.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org; kg4...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:28 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: The Moon is our Future ___ 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: The Moon is our Future
Just a question but if you do not think the US got to the Moon in 1969 and neither do you think they will get back to the Moon in 2012, how do you propose seeing an amateur repeater on the Moon? Get the crew of the ISS to toss out a repeater, like SuitSat, but throw it really, really hard in the general direction of the Moon and hope it lands? I don't understand your logic. 73 David KG4ZLB kd8...@aol.com wrote: Don't want to get a whole new thing started here but - I don't think we ever went to the moon in 1969 and I don't think we will ever goto the moon - in 2012 or whenever they proposed a return to the moon I would love to see an amatuer repeater on the moon thou - from my understanding EME is expensive to do, so I think it would leave most of us out Where as and bringing things back around - LEOs are realitive low cost to use to the normal everyday day I will put my two cents in for more LEOs - :-) Hey are there any geosynchinze amatuer sats up? LeRoy, KD8BXP http://www.HamOhio.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] Re: The Moon is our Future
OK, I just love conspiracy theories :-D Are you really Michael Moore ? :-D kd8...@aol.com wrote: I don't think man will ever walk on the moon. And I really didn't want to start a whole thing on this - Someone said that a man would have to roll out an antenna for a amatuer project - I just don't think that will ever happen A small robotic rover could do it but then you are talking expensive unless nasa was willing to give us time on a rover that was going to do experiments for nasa LeRoy, KD8BXP http://www.HamOhio.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] Re: NASA Kills Ulysses
I know it would be expensive but on the if you spread your net wide enough view of thinking, could we not approach commercial satellite projects prior to launch and bung a transponder on them only to be used when the primary mission fails? OK, so you might win some, might lose some and I know it would be expensive but it seems better than the situation we have now, plus we could be potentially building in some long term birds that would replace the current ageing fleet. It would be a long term view, but it would be something! Presumably this has been brought up before but no harm in re-hashing it for any new ideas especially with the BoD voting soon to happen! :-D 73 David - David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com STeve Andre' wrote: About the only thing we could do is use them as training guides for receiving weak signals. Satellities are not designed to qsy, or do anything other than they actual function(s), specified long before they were ever built. Add more to a bird increases complexity, and also failures. I'll bet they turned it off to free up that frequency for something else. If that is the case then we can't even really try monitoring. I've often wondered about the ham community using old systems but except for really rare cases, they are just too specific to do anything for us. --STeve Andre' wb8wsf en82 On Wednesday 01 July 2009 12:13:19 w7...@comcast.net wrote: ___ 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: Field Day Call Signs
W4F from Naples, Florida Tim! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com n...@bellsouth.net wrote: Hey everyone, How about posting the call sign you'll be using over Field Day weekend for satellite contacts? Here, I'll be providing the satellite station for the combined FD effort of the Athens Amateur Radio Club and the Northeast Georgia ARC, and they have obtained the special 1x1 call W4G for Field Day. I know many of us will be using club calls over Field Day, and I'm interested in know who will be who this weekend. I'm also interested in CW contacts on AO-7, FO-29 and VO-52, so I hope those of you who will be working those three will bring a key or paddle along. If you do, please listen for W4G a few kHz below the middles of theses satellites' passbands. 73 to all, and enjoy Field Day! Tim - N3TL Athens, Ga. - EM84ha W4G for Field Day 2009 ___ 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: AO-51 Off U/S
According to the website, 435.150 is currently the downlink for 1.2 uplink on the B side (Mode L/U) - I had a great 80 degree pass last evening which was showing great promise as the bird approached but I assume that it was terminated for telemetry collection reasons! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Luc Leblanc wrote: On the 1300Z pass over FN36 there was no signal on 435.300mhz but the data channel 435.150mhz was on! - 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: AO-51 L/U
Listening on the 22:24utc pass of AO-51 just now and for the second day running, the sudden distinct change in sound reception tells me that the analogue signal is being switched over to digital for TLM collection just as it gets to me in Florida. If this is so then could we have a schedule of what passes TLM is going to be collected please - we only get a few days to work mode L and I am 0 for 2 and I can not be bothered to waste time if the published schedule is not going to be adhered too! If its just not working in L/U then forget the rant! Thanks -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com n...@bellsouth.net wrote: Thanks for this Drew. I have just seen that designation on the AO-51 information page (the one linked to the status page on the AMSAT site) for the first time, although I've made countless visits to that page over the past year. For those who will operating Field Day from remote/portable sites and using antennas like the Elk or Arrow, you may wish to check out this PDF, which I found on the Cushcraft Web site: http://www.cushcraft.com/comm/support/pdf/Antenna-Polarization-14B32.pdf After reading it, I believe that AO-51 could prove to be more challenging to work than usual this weekend, given a TX output in the SO-50 neighborhood and the antenna mismatch many of us will be dealing with (i.e., linear polarized antenna at the ground station vs. circularly polarized at the satellite). If I misread the document and have drawn inaccurate conclusions, I hope someone will post a correction. However, it seems to me like this provides all the more reason for us to focus on AO-7, FO-29 and VO-52 if we can. Thanks to all, Tim - N3TL -- Original message from Andrew Glasbrenner glasbren...@mindspring.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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] AO-51 V/S
Luc, Sorry. In the heat of battle this morning I totally didn't recognise your call sign but thanks for the mode V/S contact on AO-51 just a short while ago! 73 David KG4ZLB -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: Full Duplex HT's
A couple or three years ago there was an influx of h/t's into the UK via e-bay with origins in China - I believe they were marketed under the name JingTong (I kid you not) If I recall correctly, they were so bad and caused so much interference that eventually the Regulatory Authority stepped in and ordered a ban on the sale of these things. I was going to point out that they also did not have the CE mark (meaning they were not type approved in Europe) but to be honest that really does not make a jot of difference - anything can come in the UK, its only when it causes so much of a problem and enough people kick up a stink that matters are retrospectively actioned by which time its too little, too late! You just have to love light touch regulation! But I am with Clint here. Steer well clear. 73's David KG4ZLB Howard Kowall wrote: Hello to all Just a follow up to the posting of full duplex handhelds Came across this ht,that a local ham ordered He was not sure if it was full duplex or not I will see if I can download a manual to see Just for a point of interest. I once had a VHF of a similar ht didn't work to good in the ham band And not sure if theses are type approved or FCC approved just a little head scratched for all of you out there Howard VE4ISP ___ 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: DJ-G7T programming cable question
Whether or not a question is raised after someone has actually tried to work it out for themselves or not is immaterial. If this reflector, which lets face it is concerned with some fairly high level stuff in comparison to normal ham radio operations), is going to go the way of responding to a perfectly reasonable question with the reply of read the **g manual, then newcomers and interested observers are going to beat a hasty retreat thinking that AMSAT is elitist. We must not be seen to be typical of the 'those that know' wanting to protect their playground mentality. I have asked some downright stupidly basic questions on here over the years and have always been responded to with friendliness and professionalism even though I have often had a mental picture of my helpers banging their heads against a wall in frustration. But on the back of that I have been able to help with other people's issues where the same question has arisen. If questions offend then use a combination of filters and the delete key. My 2 peso's worth. David KG4ZLB Justin Pinnix wrote: Well, there's a guy on eHam who responds to every question with that's a stupid question or go look it up. That just doubles the amount of noise :-) I'm all for experimenting as well, but randomly plugging unknown devices together is a good way to blow something up. What if the programming cable is putting out +-12v (EIA RS-232) but the radio only wants to see +5 (CMOS/TTL)? 73 de AJ4MJ On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.netwrote: ___ 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: DJ-G7T programming cable question
No, don't agree. Man has to eat and will learn or be taught to fish or die! If man can not program his radio and can not work it out for himself and can't get a reply on a board such as this then he will go and maybe never come back and that's another satellite operator we may have lost. But he will still eat :-D David KG4ZLB Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: Surely we should encourage people to think for themselves and at least try to sort their own issues. What are they going to do when the more experienced are no longer here. Isn't Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime relevent here? David - KG4ZLB wrote: -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: Kenwood TM-D710A - help needed!
Many thanks to Jim (KQ6EA) and Kim (AC7YY) for responding with help! David KG4ZLB David - KG4ZLB wrote: Hi everyone, If anyone in the group is using one of these radio's to send and receive ISS and PCSAT packet, could they spare me some time with a couple of e-mails (off board) in helping me set my radio up for this? Thanks in advance David KG4ZLB David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: unknown packet signal information
Is NO-44 (PCSAT) working again then? David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com David J wrote: Tim and Mike, Thanks for letting me know it was NO-44. I wasn't tracking it nor setup to demodulate the mode either. Dave ___ 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: iss 9k6 today?
Its 1200 baud, that was a typo! -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Mr Jeffrey L Ross wrote: hi folks, in the latest sat report 141 they are reporting that the ISS downlink/uplink is 9k6. is this true, see they did just change the digi to rs0iss-3. it was rs0iss-4. I hit it the other day at 1k2 (1200baud) kc8gkf-5 ___ 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 -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: Equipment/Software
Greetings, I just wanted to update my comment about only being able to control only one Icom radio with SatPC32 without the proper Icom CI-V deely! Both Tim and Stan sent me e-mails and I then entered into e-mail correspondence with Erich. After visiting CellPhone Shack, (sorry RadioShack), I purchased a splitter and then connected the 706MKIIG and the 910 and changed the CI-V addresses in SatPC32 and yes, I now have control of both radio's from SatPC32 which means that I can uplink on 2m using the 706 when AO-51 is in v/s mode and also receive on 10m using the 706 for AO-7 in Mode A. Yet another addition to my long line of recommendations for the use of SatPC32! David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com David - KG4ZLB wrote: Hi Mike, Well I am sure that my set-up is very similar to a lot of other op's on this board but here goes! 1) Radio is an Icom 910HX, Rotator is the G5500 and SatPC32 to do the tracking! Why SatPC32? Because its a dedicated program that does exactly what it says on the tin (unlike Ham Radio Deluxe which is a jack of all trades and master of none, IMHO, and still has Icom issues), has great customer service, all sale proceeds go to AMSAT and a lot of people on the BB use it so there is no shortage of help when needed (Thanks to Alan, WA4SCA!) 2) Interface between 910 and PC is a CI-V clone cable available on e-bay for less than $20 3) Interface between PC and G5500 is an LVB Tracker - why? Again, profits to AMSAT, super after sales service, it works and works well and it really looks nice in my shack! If you have the money then sure, go buy the Yeasu alternative but you can buy an awful lot of other goodies with the change that an LVB will give you! 4) Because I do not have the proper Icom CI-V unit, I can only control one radio at a time with SatPC32 so when AO-51 is in Mode S, I use the 910 for the receive side allowing SatPC 32 to calculate the doppler. For transmitting, say on 2m (When in Mode V/S) I use my Icom 706MKIIG and just leave the transmit frequency alone - works like a charm. When AO-51 is in Mode L/S then SatPC32 can do everything I need through the 910. The 706 is only used when Mode S is on as it ties up the 2m band. 5) 1.2Ghz antenna is the helical antenna built and sold by Bob, W7LRD - its solid, performs excellently, Bob is on hand in the event of problems and he donates 20% of each sale to AMSAT. 6) Currently I have a BBQ dish feeding a downconverter but I spoke to Bob (W7LRD) about ordering a 2.4ghz helical antenna which will replace the BBQ dish as its rather heavy and cumbersome. but again, it works and as I paid $15 for it and the downconverter, I really can't complain. But with Dayton next week, I am saving my pennies so I will order the antenna when I get back. Now one thing that I did not see on your list was pre-amps! Again in my opinion, you really can not do without them. A lot of people will steer you towards SSB Electronics or ARR as sources and yes, they are great pre-amps but if you are putting a station together and you have the 910 have a think about the much maligned Icom pre-amps - yes, I know they do not publish noise figures and everyone says they are crap etc, etc but you can not blow them up by transmitting through them, they do not need a separate DC feed, they are readily available and they do work. Last evening I had an SO-50 15 degree pass out over the Atlantic and I worked a station and then turned the pre-amp off afterwards and I could not hear him. That pre-amp made the difference between a successful QSO or not one at all. Now I know that people reading this will say, hang on, 15 degrees, why the big problem? but let me explain that currently I live in an HOA community that does not like you painting the front door or changing the brand of toilet tissue without having written permission from the Board of very old people with far too much time on their hands. So my antennas are probably no more than 6 feet off of the ground within the confines of a pool cage. Whilst that sounds very restrictive, and to an extent it is, I work all of the analogue birds, the ISS and I get pictures from the weather sats. Last month I worked 171 stations. So it can be done. I hope that some of the above is of use, if you want any pictures of what I have here then please e-mail me off the BB and I would be happy to send you some. 73's for now David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.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] Re: Equipment/Software
Hi Mike, Well I am sure that my set-up is very similar to a lot of other op's on this board but here goes! 1) Radio is an Icom 910HX, Rotator is the G5500 and SatPC32 to do the tracking! Why SatPC32? Because its a dedicated program that does exactly what it says on the tin (unlike Ham Radio Deluxe which is a jack of all trades and master of none, IMHO, and still has Icom issues), has great customer service, all sale proceeds go to AMSAT and a lot of people on the BB use it so there is no shortage of help when needed (Thanks to Alan, WA4SCA!) 2) Interface between 910 and PC is a CI-V clone cable available on e-bay for less than $20 3) Interface between PC and G5500 is an LVB Tracker - why? Again, profits to AMSAT, super after sales service, it works and works well and it really looks nice in my shack! If you have the money then sure, go buy the Yeasu alternative but you can buy an awful lot of other goodies with the change that an LVB will give you! 4) Because I do not have the proper Icom CI-V unit, I can only control one radio at a time with SatPC32 so when AO-51 is in Mode S, I use the 910 for the receive side allowing SatPC 32 to calculate the doppler. For transmitting, say on 2m (When in Mode V/S) I use my Icom 706MKIIG and just leave the transmit frequency alone - works like a charm. When AO-51 is in Mode L/S then SatPC32 can do everything I need through the 910. The 706 is only used when Mode S is on as it ties up the 2m band. 5) 1.2Ghz antenna is the helical antenna built and sold by Bob, W7LRD - its solid, performs excellently, Bob is on hand in the event of problems and he donates 20% of each sale to AMSAT. 6) Currently I have a BBQ dish feeding a downconverter but I spoke to Bob (W7LRD) about ordering a 2.4ghz helical antenna which will replace the BBQ dish as its rather heavy and cumbersome. but again, it works and as I paid $15 for it and the downconverter, I really can't complain. But with Dayton next week, I am saving my pennies so I will order the antenna when I get back. Now one thing that I did not see on your list was pre-amps! Again in my opinion, you really can not do without them. A lot of people will steer you towards SSB Electronics or ARR as sources and yes, they are great pre-amps but if you are putting a station together and you have the 910 have a think about the much maligned Icom pre-amps - yes, I know they do not publish noise figures and everyone says they are crap etc, etc but you can not blow them up by transmitting through them, they do not need a separate DC feed, they are readily available and they do work. Last evening I had an SO-50 15 degree pass out over the Atlantic and I worked a station and then turned the pre-amp off afterwards and I could not hear him. That pre-amp made the difference between a successful QSO or not one at all. Now I know that people reading this will say, hang on, 15 degrees, why the big problem? but let me explain that currently I live in an HOA community that does not like you painting the front door or changing the brand of toilet tissue without having written permission from the Board of very old people with far too much time on their hands. So my antennas are probably no more than 6 feet off of the ground within the confines of a pool cage. Whilst that sounds very restrictive, and to an extent it is, I work all of the analogue birds, the ISS and I get pictures from the weather sats. Last month I worked 171 stations. So it can be done. I hope that some of the above is of use, if you want any pictures of what I have here then please e-mail me off the BB and I would be happy to send you some. 73's for now David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Mike wrote: Okay, I am starting to build my station after playing around with the portable. So far I have acquired an IC-910 with 1.2G, power supply, G-5500 AZ/EL rotor, M2 2MCP14 and 436CP30 antennas. To finish I have the following questions. 1. What radio, rotor and tracking software are you using and why? (I am using Orbitron right now) 2. What interface are you using for an IC-910H and why? 3. What interface are you using for your G-5500 rotor and why? 4. What are you using for the radio side for 2.4G? 5. What antenna are you using for 1.2G? 6. What antenna are you using for 2.4G? Thank you in advance for your time and help. 73 Mike ___ 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
