[amsat-bb] Re: FX.25 on Castor and Pollux

Hi Ivan, Thats most interesting. I have come across, and read, your paper from 2006. It seems most interesting, please keep us informed of progress by posting on the BB. 73 Jim G3WGM > -Original Message- > From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]on > Behalf

[amsat-bb] ANDES-2 latest keps

DRAGONSAT 1 35690U 09038B 09212.91855109 .00018552 0-0 98913-4 036 2 35690 051.6389 077.0804 0005263 092.7131 267.4479 15.80470389 220 OBJECT C 1 35691U 09038C 09212.09676612 .00018444 0-0 1-3 014 2 35691 051.6400 081.3457 0001895 035.5288 324.5627 15.8011476466

[amsat-bb] Re: ANDES-2 latest keps

Nigel, Has anybody determined which "Objects" are Pollux and Castor? From looking at the keps, my assumption would be objects D and E. 73, Jeff WB3JFS - Original Message - From: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" To: "Amsat-BB" Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 3:48 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] AN

[amsat-bb] Re: ANDES-2 latest keps

Hi, I used OBJ E for the last pass with good results. But I think they are too close together at the moment to say what is what. 73, Mike DK3WN -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von Jeff Yanko Gesendet: Samstag, 1. A

[amsat-bb] Re: ANDES-2 latest keps

Hi Mike and the group, Due to being very busy on this end, I've yet to try copying the birds to test the keps, so I really can't deduce to which is which. Your correct, they are still much too close to accurately name. 73, Jeff WB3JFS - Original Message - From: "Mike Rupprecht"

[amsat-bb] Re: ANDES-2 latest keps

I don't know the order but I did publish a guess yesterday. That guess now doesn't appear correct. If we project these keps forward a few days, the order of the satellites is clearly D, Dragonsat, C, G, E, F. (D comes over first) If we assume that the highest mass object will stay up longest, t

[amsat-bb] Re: ANDES-2 latest keps

Telemetry decode can be found here: https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Main.html ___ 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: h

[amsat-bb] POLLUX TLM 13:30 UTC

Hi, Fm POLLUX-1 To CQ Via TELEM [15:34:50] MEMS 159060 2.58 2.57 2.45 13.990 14.06 12.118 -0.882 -0.669 0.779 -7.25 -1.89 21.48 18.38 18.98 18.69 2.60 7 12 38 Fm POLLUX-1 To CQ Via TELEM [15:37:28] SYST 159225 0 0 33 0 0180 13d8 0002 1268 0013 1248 0021 11e8 0010 1050 0156 08d2 0fba 0

[amsat-bb] Pollux tlm

Hi all telemetry fans Copied just one frame from Pollux at 13:30 utc over England using my weather sat turnstile (no other antennas at present). POLLUX-1/TELEM>CQ>UI,?,F0: SYST 159093 0 0 33 0 01b1 12f0 0002 1190 1198 0066 1110 0044 0f50 0158 08d0 0fc0 003e 73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] AMSAT INDIA - July Newsletter

All, AMSAT INDIA July News letter is available for download at www.amsatindia.org/Newsletter or directly at http://amsatindia.org/Newsletter/AmsatIndia-News-July-09.pdf Contents : 1. HAMSAT II Update. 2. VO-52 Contest 3. VO-52 Award Update 4. News From AMSAT Organizations worldwide. 73's Nitin

[amsat-bb] Re: USB-to-Serial adapter

When it comes to programming amateur HTs and such, there are many USB- to-Serial adapters that just didn't want to communicate. But the unit made by Belkin works great. And RT Systems carries a model which performs well. http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=459431 ht

[amsat-bb] Here's another set.

From Space-Track 12:05ish. DRAGONSAT 1 35690U 09038B 09212.91855109 .00018552 0-0 98913-4 036 2 35690 051.6389 077.0804 0005263 092.7131 267.4479 15.80470389 220 OBJECT C 1 35691U 09038C 09213.10866204 .00030506 0-0 16239-3 029 2 35691 051.6398 076.0992 0003398 034.569

[amsat-bb] More TLM

Timestamps are EDT (UTC-4) Fm POLLUX-1 To CQ Via TELEM [12:29:46] MEMS 169554 2.59 2.57 2.45 14.337 14.221 12.550 -0.550 1.04 1.110 -5.86 -2.67 -23.18 18.93 19.50 19.14 2.60 24 17 36 Fm POLLUX-1 To CQ Via TELEM [12:30:52] MEMS 169620 14.337 14.553 12.665 -0.554 0.444 3.664 -4.79 15.53 -3.35 18.

[amsat-bb] Re: More Telem

Came home, went up into the shack, turned the rig on and captured one packet within seconds. Time is NZST (UT + 12) Fm POLLUX-1 To CQ Via TELEM [23:11:07] SYST 150447 0 0 33 0 fffe 0fd0 fffe 0fc8 fffe 0f80 fffe 0b90 fffe 0b60 0158 08d6 0fba 003a Sil ZL2CIA _

[amsat-bb] Re: USB-to-Serial adapter

Norman, My experience is that some of the really cheap ones don't have proper level shifters on the RS232 (V.24) side. Instead, they use "power stealing" from the RS232 line. This doesn't always work. It certainly won't work if the TTL <--> RS232 level shifter you use to connect to the rig als

[amsat-bb] Re: ANDES-2 latest keps

Hi Larry. I'm not aware of decode software yet but the crib to help you is here https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Castor.html and here https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Pollux.html To load the keps into Orbitron, cut the keps from the e-mail and paste into a text editor (notepad for instance) Save it

[amsat-bb] Pollux & Castor Telemetery

Hi, Is there a central depository for ANDE2 telemetry? I have a couple a days worth stored up. Also, I noticed very few frames from Castor. Most telemetery frames posted are from Pollux. Is Castor running less power? Thanks, Armando, N8IGJ ___ Sent

[amsat-bb] Re: Pollux & Castor Telemetery

Castor is running the same power. I think the issue is the instruments mounted to the shells are interfering with the transmission. I was given permission to write up a couple articles about the satellites. I'll start that and push them for release and to the AMSAT journals. Ivan On Aug 1,

[amsat-bb] More Pollux TLM

More telemetry (times in EDT: UTC-4) Fm POLLUX-1 To CQ Via TELEM [17:16:13] SYST 186747 0 0 33 0 012e 15d0 003b 1450 011d 1478 001f 12c8 0046 1130 0158 08d2 0fba 0038 Fm POLLUX-1 To CQ Via TELEM [17:17:19] SYST 186813 0 0 33 0 003e 1638 01ce 14c0 0008 1500 1318 0027 1148 fff

[amsat-bb] ANS-214 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins

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[amsat-bb] small sat

I will be traveling to small sat conference who will join me/? Nick k5qxj ___ 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: h

[amsat-bb] Internet Routers in Space

I found an interesting story about Cisco's Internet Routers in Space (IRIS) project. "Cisco's new-market ambitions extend into orbit" Cisco's router will be hosted by Intelsat IS-14. (Is this the platform

[amsat-bb] Good results with verticals

Greetings from pat n2oeq This past week, I installed two seperate magnet mount verticals on two 3.5 foot square galvanized steel sheets on the roof. For mode J, I use a two meter 3 db mobile antenna and for 70 cm, I use a new MFJ 19 inch tall dual band magnet mount antenna on a second sheet o