[amsat-bb] 2009 AMSAT Annhual Meeting and Space Symposium - Call for papers

This is the first call for papers for the 2009 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held October 9 - 11 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel at the Baltimore Washington Airport. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the

[amsat-bb] Re: BBC - Judica-Cordiglia brothers

Hello, all info and listening about Judica-Cordiglia brothers are grouped in the www.lostcosmonauts.com site. 73 Claudio IK1SLD / W1SLD -Messaggio originale- Da: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Per conto di Trevor . Inviato: domenica 31 maggio 2009 21

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

FWIW, the ICOM IC-X2A will also do full duplex, but on 70cm and 23 cm. Just the thing for AO-51. 73, doug ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite prog

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

What about Kenwood TH-75A Howard VE4ISP - Original Message - From: "John W Lee" To: Cc: Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:38 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios > > OK, Here's another oldie but a goodie: > > Heathkit HW-24 or HW-24A. > This is a dual band FM mobile rig, the "

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

OK, Here's another oldie but a goodie: Heathkit HW-24 or HW-24A. This is a dual band FM mobile rig, the "A" model is 25 watts, the plain model is 10 watts. This is NOT a kit radio, it was factory built, I have had one for about 20 years, and used it a lot on satellite FM work. It also d

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

Would it be possible to add what modes these radios are capable of and NOTE to AMSAT webmaster... If this list is not already on the AMSAT website, it should be :) regards Tim -- VK2XTT :: QF56if :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSAT-VK :: AMSAT =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

Craig, A Couple more additions your cool and handy list :-) ! Mobile -- Icom IC-2340 Icom IC-2720 Yaesu FT-4700 Base -- Yaesu FT-726 (with OSCAR Module) Thanks and 73, Joe kk0sd -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of D.

[amsat-bb] LVB Tracker oooops

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[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

The Yaesu FT-50 is not full duplex. It is 'dual watch' which isn't what you want. The Kenwood TM-733 mobile is full duplex. Add that one to your list. Ernie W8EH D. Craig Fox wrote: > At the request of several following my late night post, set forth below is > the list I copied off this or th

[amsat-bb] Help with Satscape

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[amsat-bb] true duplex radios

At the request of several following my late night post, set forth below is the list I copied off this or the VX-8 listserv. I have added the new Alinco. I do not think this list is complete so others please feel free to add to it. 73s Craig N6RSX HTs - Icom IC-W2A Icom IC-W31A Icom IC-W3

[amsat-bb] Jewelry contests

I've had several questions on the reflector regarding the "jewelry contests" we ran at the conventions for about eight years... For the newbies they were formulated to provide some interest for the wives of those hams, not interested in ham radio...OT's will remember... The "jewelry" was design

[amsat-bb] Re: Mobile Coax?

On May 30, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Edward Cole wrote: > Yep. Commercial NMO mount mobile VHF/UHF antennas typically come > with 17-feet of RG-58 and a connector to install when coax is trimmed > for the particular installation. I have way too many 100w mobile > installs in my past ;-) Of course, FM

[amsat-bb] Re: Re eggbeater performance - mobile

On May 30, 2009, at 6:19 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote: > Absolutely, For a 19.5" whip in center of roof: > > 1) Has 5 dBi gain above 20 deg on 2m > 2) Has 7+ dBi gain above 30 deg on 70cm > 3) Is an omni > 4) does not sacrifice 3 dB for circular > 5) Above 25 deg, satellite is 6 to 10 dB closer! > 6) w

[amsat-bb] Re: BBC - Judica-Cordiglia brothers

--- On Sun, 31/5/09, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote: > Only for the next 5 days, as I send this.  And it's > not very good. Hi Doug, Yes for some reason the BBC only hold shows on the site for a few days. I've just got home after being away for a few days and I see that as they don't

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

Craig, I own a TH-F6A and it does not operate full-duplex. You can find the complete manual here: http://inform3.kenwoodusa.com/Brochures/Communications/UnitedStates/AMA%5CTH-F6A.pdf Over the last couple months, I have gathered a few other PDFs including a partial command reference for progra

[amsat-bb] Re: FT-847 vs IC-910

FT-847 with Ham Radio Deluxe Work very nice i work all satellite very nice look in youtube my radio Station with 101 video http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ce3soc&view=videos 73 Raul CA3SOC - Original Message - From: "Eric Fort" To: "Amsat BB" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 1:21 AM

[amsat-bb] Re: BBC - Judica-Cordiglia brothers

Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 12:39:10 + (GMT) From: m5...@yahoo.co.uk >From http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2009/bbc_radio4_space_radio_drama.htm A drama by the Britsh Broadcasting Company (BBC) based on the Judica-Cordiglia brothers interception of transmissions from early

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

Tim, Good to see you! 73 de Tim, K4SHF ___ 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/am

[amsat-bb] ANS-151 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-151 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and co

[amsat-bb] Re: FT-847 vs IC-910

Good Morning to all Just wondering if the Kenwood TS-2000 was considered I would like to hear any thought on the TS-2000 (yes I know about the birdies) lol Howard VE4ISP - Original Message - From: "Eric Fort" To: "Amsat BB" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 12:21 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-847

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

How about post your list here so we can see if we know of anything that's missing? Joe WB9SBD D. Craig Fox wrote: >Greetings. Ok so this issue gets revisited every few months or so-- as it >seems. I have a nice list of many fully duplex VHF/UHFradios-- I forget who >put together-- that list

[amsat-bb] BBC - Judica-Cordiglia brothers

>From http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2009/bbc_radio4_space_radio_drama.htm A drama by the Britsh Broadcasting Company (BBC) based on the Judica-Cordiglia brothers interception of transmissions from early Russian space missions can now be heard on the web. Direct link - http://www.bbc.co

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

The new Alinco is the only current-production HT that offers full duplex operation. Kenwood's TH-F6A is not a full-duplex radio. 73, Tim - N3TL -- Original message from "D. Craig Fox" : -- Greetings. Ok so this issue gets revisited every few months or so-- as it seem

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

On Sun, 2009-05-31 at 00:35 -0700, D. Craig Fox wrote: > > Ok so the main reason for the post is first to ask (for the hums): > does the Kenwood TH-F6A operate in fully duplex mode? the reviews on > eham were not exactly clear on this point. If so, then any peculair > problems SO The TH-F7E (w

[amsat-bb] Frequencies for CubeSat

Hi, I'm looking for any comparison which frequency select for cubesat (command, telemetry). I know that many of designers used UHF UHF, but link budget margin that better to use VHF - smaller path loss for about 10dB what are the main reason for use UHF --> antenna size, free frequency on UHF ba

[amsat-bb] true duplex radios

Sorry for the typos in the last- good reason why one should not send posts to listservs late at night after one's bedtime! hihi Anyway, thanks and 73s Craig N6RSX NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this

[amsat-bb] true duplex radios

Greetings. Ok so this issue gets revisited every few months or so-- as it seems. I have a nice list of many fully duplex VHF/UHFradios-- I forget who put together-- that list is taped to the wall next to my station. This comes in handy for shopping on eham, ebay, etc. However, I am wondering