Re: [amsat-bb] Field Day ISS passes

[Scott Richardson]

I rested a digital recorder on the speaker of a handheld to get about 4 minutes 
of ISS audio on 6/29 near 2141Z. The recording picks up my vain attempts to get 
attention, which also desensed the receiver at times, so it's not clean, but 
it's better than nothing. These are the acknowledgments I can hear (with a tiny 
amount of guesswork). 

N1MA
K1-W
K3SMD 3A
KW2O
-C1ANE
W1CPS
N1WW
KC1AMT
KW3DN
--HMM
KB1WKI
--EE
KB2ZPB
--MY

73, Scott N1AIA


On Jul 2, 2014, at 4:39 PM,  wrote:

> Does any one have an audio copy of the ISS passes on Saturday for the
> east coast about doing it re?  I know that someone from AZ recorded the
> passes there but I didn't think about doing it here. I hope that someone
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[amsat-bb] Re: Need East Coast

[Scott Richardson]

I work into California occasionally. AO-27 in mid or late afternoon would be 
the way, as my gear is limited and in various states of disrepair. Crowded 
passes are sometimes tough for my portable station and when I get fed up with 
impolite ops and alligators I take a break of a few passes or a few weeks. Hope 
to work you one of these days. 

I've worked a few others in Maine, so keep listening.

73, Scott N1AIA
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On Jan 2, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Mervyn Hecht  wrote:

> Are there NO hams in Maine on the satellites?  I see good looking footprints 
> for Northern New England.
> Merv
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat clock and TLM records

[Scott Richardson]

Last night I captured my first telemetry frames by holding a digital
recorder in front of the speaker on my TH-F6A, then playing the audio back
through my soundcard an hour or so later. I was pleasantly surprised to get
a few good frames and impressed with how smoothly the software worked.

Unfortunately, the timestamps in the CSV file are the playback times, not
the capture times. I realized this after auto-submitting the telemetry.
Would this "bad data" have been filtered somehow upon submission? When I use
this method, should I manually edit the timestamps and submit the CSV via
email while turning off autosubmit?

Tnx and 73, Scott N1AIA


On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Douglas Quagliana wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> Don't worry.  All of the telemetry data sent to telemetry.arissattlm.orgis 
> timestamped with the UTC date and time when the receiving station
> received the telemetry.  All received telemetry is saved to a .CSV file (one
> CSV file per day) with one line per telemetry frame.  Each telemetry
> frame/line in the .CSV file is also timestamped with the UTC date and time
> when the receiving station received the telemetry.
>
> If you received any telemetry, please email your .CSV files to telemetry
> (at) arissattlm.org
>
> 73,
> Douglas KA2UPW/5
>
>
>
>
> Richard Ferryman wrote:
>
>> Now that the ARISSat clock seems to be resetting on a regular basis I am
>> wondering how this will affect the TLM and Kursk data which I am capturing
>> and uploading.  It seems to me that the only way of collating the data is by
>> the time of upload to telemetry.arissattlm.org
>> Dick G4BBH
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[amsat-bb] Voice TLM

[Scott Richardson]

Voice telemetry in FN43.

60442935.73-20201108160041
62453035.73-16201108160043
65453035.73-20201108160046

Scott N1AIA
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[amsat-bb] Special Word

[Scott Richardson]

I'm curious to know if the ARISSat-1 education team prefers the "special
words" to be kept secret or to be shared freely.

Scott N1AIA
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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 report

[Scott Richardson]

Recorded Greetings, message, US special word, and SSTV in FN43 at 1304-1307z
on 145.950. Handheld and Arrow.

73, Scott N1AIA
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[amsat-bb] TH-F6A tip request

[Scott Richardson]

I got a surprise gift of a Kenwood TH-F6A and look forward to giving it a
try on the satellites. I know there are a few owners on the list -- Drew,
Patrick, others -- and wonder if folks have any tips to share (I've read
through the eham reviews). I'm especially interested in experiences with
speaker/mics and headsets, headphones with 2.5mm plugs, quality of
after-market programming cables, etc. I'll typically be using the F6A as one
of two radios -- the receiver for the easy sats -- and want to record passes
while listening or operating. Thanks in advance for any ideas that will make
its use more effective and enjoyable.

73, Scott N1AIA
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[amsat-bb] Re: Is there software to decode packet without a TNC?

[Scott Richardson]

> Is there software to decode packet without a TNC?

I've been recording passes and decoding .wav files after the fact with 
TrueTTY. No need for a rig/soundcard interface. It's a bit clumsy, but easy. 
My satellite ops are all portable and I don't have a notebook computer.

73, Scott N1AIA 

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[amsat-bb] Re: digital voice recorder

[Scott Richardson]

> I am looking for an inexpensive digital voice recorder

Buff,

I don't recommend the Olympus VN-6200PC. Though it's a nice recorder, it 
saves only WMV files. I'd rather have had MP3. It also dramatically desenses 
the receiver in my FT-470 on the 70cm FAST1 downlink (maybe other 
frequencies, too, but I haven't surveyed the band).

73, Scott N1AIA

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[amsat-bb] Re: Log Book of the World and HO-68

[Scott Richardson]

> Logging HO-68 on LOTW works

Hurray! Thanks for posting instructions, Kerry -- and thanks for your QSLs 
via LoTW.

73, Scott N1AIA

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[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 new ops/best QSO practice

[Scott Richardson]

Thanks for stating what I've long had the urge to say, Drew:
The quickest way to a QSO is to call a known station. 
Weekend passes have many to choose from!

73, Scott N1AIA
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[amsat-bb] Public information brochure

[Scott Richardson]

Has AMSAT, or any frequent satellite demonstrator, developed an information 
brochure or card that explains the basics of amateur radio with a focus on 
space programs? I sometimes attract attention while operating in public and 
would like to provide a take-away for people -- licensed or not -- who show 
some interest.

73, Scott N1AIA

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[amsat-bb] Maine grids

[Scott Richardson]

I'll be portable in FN44 this week with one day (not sure which) in FN55. 
Next weekend I'll operate at Lobstercon in FN53. FM sats only.

73, Scott N1AIA 

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[amsat-bb] Re: HO-68 Schedule -20-27 June 2010

[Scott Richardson]

> 20 June 2010
> 
> 16:10...Turn On--FM/PACSAT

Alan or the group,

Does FM/PACSAT mean both Voice Repeater and PacSat BBS are acceptable modes?

Tnx, Scott N1AIA

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[amsat-bb] Re: RS-38?

[Scott Richardson]

> You will have to fill in an application form on line and
> wait for the authorisation but it is worth the trouble.

I applied at space-track several weeks ago and have heard nothing to date. I 
entered AMSAT-NA for the required "organization," but that was a guess. I 
did check Ham Radio Operator. For now, I'm satisfied with Orbitron updates 
via celestrak.

Scott N1AIA

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[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LOTW

[Scott Richardson]

> around the first of the coming year the ARRL will begin accepting LOTW for
> the VUCC award.  He said "now is the time to start uploading your QSOs."

Great news, Rick. Thanks for passing it along. Once I figured out how to 
upload satellite QSOs to LOTW from ACLog, I began hoping the league would 
finally include VUCC.

73, Scott N1AIA 

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[amsat-bb] Re: broken links

[Scott Richardson]

I can help with the website, too, and would be happy to be part of a team. 
My offer to volunteer went to Gould just a few days ago and he may not have 
had an opportunity to consider it yet.

I've kept my disappointment with the current site to myself, knowing that I 
cannot volunteer to be a standalone AMSAT webmaster. But like several others 
writing today, I am willing to take on part of the job. If the BOD needs a 
single responsible point of contact, it would be up to that person (if he or 
she exists) to decide if it's going to be a solo or shared effort.

The wiki approach sounds reasonable and wouldn't need to be hosted 
elsewhere. I don't know why we couldn't simply set up a subdomain at the 
current host(wiki.amsat.org?) and get the job started this week. It's also 
possible the site can be improved as currently structured, simply through 
intense attention to content.

73, Scott N1AIA

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[amsat-bb] Re: MFJ/Cushcraft

[Scott Richardson]

> The list of "problems" goes on.

FWIW the only Cushcraft item I ever purchased was built on the "MFJ model." 
It wasn't till after a rig went up in smoke that I discovered that only one 
half of the driven element was connected inside the factory-assembled feed 
housing. From my unfortunate perspective, the Cushcraft move to MFJ seems 
appropriate.

Scott N1AIA

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