[amsat-bb] SatPC32

2009-09-06 Thread Art McBride
Hi All, I am trying to get my ICom 820H working under CAT. I have an OPC-478UC It is USB to single line CI-V required by the ICom 820H. I have shifted it's output to the tip from the sleeve on the 1/8 phone plug. Under System / Device hardware the OPC 478 shows up as com 3. The radio does not

[amsat-bb] AO-51 MODE L/U

2009-09-06 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Had a couple of good QSOs this morning. According to KD8CAO, the mode should be around a bit longer while the new schedule is being finalized. Have a great Labor Day weekend! 73s, Alan WA4SCA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] FT 847 (loaded)/SYMEK TNC 3S for sale on EBAY

2009-09-06 Thread wgrav...@juno.com
I am selling this combination on EBAY ( Item 230374998108). The auction is open to registered EBAY folks. The FT 847 has been modified with the F-IFD board to handle 38.4 kbaud downlink. The TNC3S has a 9600 AND a 38.4k baud board in it. There is a reasonable reserve on this auction ; all

[amsat-bb] DSTAR on AO-27

2009-09-06 Thread Luc Leblanc
A quick test on the 1330 pass using DSTAR was successful i was able to hear my downlink with my call sign data Q5 with a clear crisp audio as good as the terrestrial DSTAR audio. But no one else seems to be on at that time. - Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall

[amsat-bb] Re: Increasing range from LEO/SpaceX/APRS

2009-09-06 Thread Luc Leblanc
On 4 Sep 2009 at 21:17, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: Date sent: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:17:10 + From: Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1...@gmail.com Subject:Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Increasing range from LEO/SpaceX/APRS To: Luc Leblanc

[amsat-bb] Re: Increasing range from LEO/SpaceX/APRS

2009-09-06 Thread Rocky Jones
Luc...I would add this. What is firmly missing in the amateur satellite effort is something repeatable that encourages solid commercial gear to be available to people who want to use the sats. Wayne Green (w2nsd who I think is still with us)...had some pretty wild stuff in the startup of the

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 MODE L/U

2009-09-06 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
It looks like we'll hold the current configuration until about 1200Z on Tuesday September 7. At that time we'll switch back to L/U PBBS for the week. I hope to have the rest of the schedule ready and posted today. 73, Drew KO4MA - Original Message - From: Alan P. Biddle

[amsat-bb] Re: Increasing range from LEO/SpaceX/APRS

2009-09-06 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
If all you want to do is communicate with no experimenting or technical involvement then forget amateur radio and sit at your computer and use the internet. It even now works throughout the world via easy to set up satellite links using solid commercial gear. Rocky Jones wrote: Luc...I would

[amsat-bb] WD9EWK from DM31ov - report

2009-09-06 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! Despite the evening thunderstorms that rolled in from northern Mexico, ruining my chance to work one more pass, my day-trip to grid DM31 yesterday (Saturday, 5 September 2009) was successful. I was able to look around the area, so I could have a better idea of the surroundings than I could