[amsat-bb] Re: FT736 Problem
Kevin Phx Az wrote: > I did the reset but has not fixed my problem. > > When I press the F button to set the Rpt up/down it does not change > it from simplex and 01 comes up in the display to the right of the vfo > frequency displayed as if I had pressed the MR button. > Any suggestions? > Yep, that's what it does. After pressing the F button, press the appropriate mode button to change what you want. Just tried it on my 736 and that's what it does. -- 73 --------- Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: Semi-remoting the controller for a Yaesu G5400
Lowell White wrote: > My Yaesu G-5400 rotor pair is about 150' from my shack. > > I am wanting to gauge the feasibility of putting the rotor controller within > 100' (due to on-hand control cable lengths) of the antennas (in a garage). > > I would then run a separate (on-hand) PC-controller cable (fewer conductors as > using the DIN interface on the back of the controller) to the rotor controller > box from a PC and adapter / interface (if needed) in my shack (approx. 50'). > > Is it crazy to consider or should I just pony up for more of the (dual) rotor > control cable and run the control box itself in my shack? > > What would I need to do at the PC end to appropriately 'signal' the > 'semi-remote' control box. > I am making an assumption, that may not be the case. I am assuming that there is a protected location closer to the tower. For example the tower is next to the garage and the shack is in the house. If that is the case, what I would do is run the remote control PC at the remote location, and control it over your LAN with a remote desktop program such as VNC (http://www.realvnc.com/). That does make the assumption that you have an extra PC floating around, but for most of us the question is not IF we have one, but rather which of of the several should I use... It also assumes that you have a house LAN - although if you don't, most PCs these days have a network connection already built in so it would be easy to implement. -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: MFJ/Cushcraft
Bob wrote: > I don't know if this is good or not. We'll see. > > http://www.mfjenterprises.com/cushcraft/ > Too bad to see another good company get bought by MFJ. From what I hear (I only have experience with Mirage), they pretty much have gone down hill shortly after MFJ bought them. -- 73 ----- Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: WAS - Award - Mistake
K7WIN - Jeff wrote: > I received my WAS award yesterday. Upon opening it I noticed that it did not > indicate "Satellite" and was numbered #53,981. > > > > I initially indicated on my application that it was for Satellite by > checking the "Satellite" box. > > > > What is the WAS Satellite Award supposed to have displayed on the Award and > what are the numbers up to? > I can only go by mine as a reference. It has OSCAR printed above and slightly to the right of the large A of WAS. The number is #285 and dated 30 July 2001. I somehow doubt that it has gone from 285 to 53,981 in 8 years... -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: All Satellites (Alan P. Biddle)
Bruce Robertson wrote: > In a recent conversation on this list, I did the math and > conservatively estimated that 125 1U cubesats could be launched for > the current quoted price of a HEO launch alone. > > The more I think about this digital cubesat constellation proposal, > the more I see its merits. I guess that would be if you had the slightest interest in digital satellite operation. Personally I have absolutely ZERO interest in digital satellite operation, only very little in the single channel FM birds, a lot more in linear LEO birds, and even more in linear HEO birds. For the most part, I don't care about DXing, but actually being able to talk to someone for more than a few minutes is rather nice. I will admit that I was happy to get Africa confirmed to complete my Satellite Worked All Continents a few years ago - only to have the ARRL lose the cards. -- 73 --------- Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: Outdoor box for preamp?
Michael Tondee wrote: > Just got my new ARR SP432VDG preamp in the mail today. Since I'm on a > budget, I opted to buy this unit rather than a mast mount outdoor amp. > It is still my intention to mast mount this preamp though. Advanced > Receiver Research themselves say that you can do this using a NEMA > outdoor electrical enclosure. The problem is that I've been looking at > outdoor electrical enclosures and have yet to find one that has > dimensions that the preamp will fit in. I have really only been looking > at outlet type boxes. > Anyone have any suggestions as to what I can use? The unit is about 3 > inches tall including the N connectors and about 4 and 5/8 > inches wide. I need something relatively cheap that will give reliable > protection. > Thanks Michael, I have used a 4 X 6 X 6 inch metal box for years and it has worked out just fine. Available at Home Depot (or your other favorite home improvement store). Photo with both 2M and 430 ARR preamps available at: http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc/Photo/Pics/SatAnt2.html -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: Satellite array & tower Up
Edward Cole wrote: > Thursday, Dec. 3rd we got the satellite tower tilted back up with > antennas for 145, 435, 1268, and 2401. Cables and the electronics > enclosure remain to be installed. I do have the 15w 1268 Tx up and > tested. I have a 150-foot piece of LMR-400 to run to the 435 > x-yagi. I have LMR-400 and N-connectors to make more cables. > > photos of the array on: http://www.kl7uw.com/sat.htm > Looks good Ed, but what's all that white stuff on the ground? My ground is green and brown :) -- 73 --------- Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: keps age
On 2/19/2011 8:09 PM, Bob- W7LRD wrote: > How does one determine the age of the keps in a computer? I guess that depends on what you are trying to look with. I use Nova for windows and it will tell how old the keps are for the selected satellite by selecting AutoTracking > Summary. That resulted in: > Satellite name : OSCAR 10 > Catalog number : 14129 > Keps age : 1174d,03hr > Next AOS : > Location : Glendora, CA > Latitude : 34° 07' 00" N > Longitude : 117° 51' 00" W > Algorigthm : G3RUH > AutoTracking : Disabled The 3rd line shows the age of the keps. Yes, those really are 3 1/2 years old... If you look at a TLE file, the epoch time is the 3rd element in a 2 digit year followed by the 3 digits before the decimal and a bunch after the decimal point. So in the TLE below, the epoch time was 32.75507474 days into 2006. AO-07 1 07530U 74089B 06032.75507474 -.0028 0-0 1-3 0 05556 2 07530 101.5919 078.9684 0012116 149.1255 211.0532 12.53571784428419 Here is a web site that explains it. http://www.satobs.org/element.html -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Starter antennas
Jacob Tennant wrote: > I have a set of M2 loops antennas for 2 meters & 70cm and from reading their > website they state that they are good LEO antennas. So I was wondering what > the consensus is from anyone that has tried them. > > I understand that they won't be as good as a CP beam setup on a az/el > rotator, but since I have nothing up as of yet hoping they will at least let > me get started, was also hoping to use them for a mobile satellite setup as > well... > Jacob, They will work, but understand that you will be dealing with a VERY WEAK signal. In my opinion, not the best for a starter antenna. An experienced operator who knows what they are getting into, and is willing (or desiring) the extra challenge can do fine with them. I have used a set of those loops for mobile operations, but I also have thousands of satellite QSOs in my log, and I know what I can and cannot do with them. -- 73 --------- Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: Logging Frequencies
On 7/29/2010 19:41, Rick Tejera wrote: > A quick question. I've been on the birds about a week now and have started > keeping a log and breaking out the QSL cards. So what do enter for the > frequency? The uplink or downlink or both? Or nothing since the frequencies > are well known (at least on the FM birds). I had custom QSL cards printed for satellite operating. You can see pictures at the URL below. On the satellite card, the box right below the middle C of my callsign is "Satellite and mode". I printed the satellite and operating mode - for example: FO-20 V / U. The next box was the operating mode - for example: SSB. I made no attempt to print the exact frequency - especially since it changed throughout the contact (I spent most of my time on the linear birds). http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/QSL.html -- 73 --------- Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: Need Advice for SDR choice
On 1/3/2011 1:26 PM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL wrote: > You know what's really interesting to me about this. With a WX type > enclosure you could put the receiver right at the feedpoint of the antenna. > > Well, maybe not, I don't know what the maximum USb cable length can be. Remember that there are USB over Cat-5 devices that can carry USB much farther than a native USB. We are using a bunch of them at work. We're only trying to get about 75 cable feet, but they are supposed to work much farther than that. -- 73 --------- Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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: Proposal for 460-470 MHz CubeSat Band
On 8/26/2012 04:46, Trevor . wrote: At the recent Summer CubeSat Workshop there was a presentation about the draft of US WP 7B which is proposing a band at 460-470 MHz for the use of CubeSats. That certainly would not work well here in the USA. That spectrum is some of the most heavily used for business radio and A LOT of public safety / local government. -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Timing on VUCC Upgrade Processing
On 6/10/2013 14:21, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote (in small part): But, as N5AFV mentioned earlier, we satellite operators should file for this award. Even if all it does is show ARRL that we're out here. 73! Patrick I have not been satellite active for several years (mostly because of no birds to actually talk through for more than 3 seconds at a time). LOTW was fairly new when I stopped operating satellite, but at that time the general comment from those that were using LOTW was that particularly for satellite operations, LOTW was such a pain to use, and really did not support satellite ops without putting in incorrect data (it did not understand our cross band operation or that there are actually more than one satellite in use). Maybe someone who is using it currently can advise if works better for satellite operations now. One of these days I will get back on the birds, but I do have several thousand satellite QSOs that I could log from years back if there were really any reason to do so. -- 73 ----- Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Spam through amsat.org
> A significant fraction of the spam I get on my primary email account > comes by way of the amsat.org email reflector; by my count, 18 of the 76 > spam emails I've received in the last day. Same here. I stopped using my amsat.org address about a decade ago because it was so badly spammed. It is still a valid address but it forwards to a separate address on my mail server. I check it every few days. These days, most of the spam is in Chinese. Only reason I keep it at all is because that is the address used on several very old references that I did and I get E-Mail regarding those now and then. > I wonder if it would be possible to set up some sort of auto-responder > on amsat.org so that instead of just forwarding email, returns a message > to the sender with a non-machine-readable image of the user's actual > email address, possibly accompanied with a sound file with the same > information for anyone with impaired vision. Spammers couldn't handle > it, especially since most don't even use valid return addresses. But any > real human could resend his email directly to its destination. An interesting idea for getting around the spammers... Almost any of the autoresponders do block most of the spam, but some legit users will also get blocked. 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Res: 626-914-4641Ofc: 818-548-4804 Cell: 626-482-0927 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
