[amsat-bb] Re: SumbandilaSat Frequencies

2009-09-14 Thread Alan P. Biddle
David, And the uplink is on the QRP transponder uplink. Joy. Alan WA4SCA So with all the space on 70cm. The voice beacon is on the same frequency as AO-51. Is that right ? David G0MRF In a message dated

[amsat-bb] FW: GB rotor control

2009-09-14 Thread Jerry
-Original Message- From: owner-glowb...@piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu [mailto:owner-glowb...@piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu] On Behalf Of Jerry Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:57 PM To: glowb...@piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu Subject: GB rotor control Help: I,m working on a Yaesu

[amsat-bb] Re: SumbandilaSat Frequencies

2009-09-14 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
All, A few months ago I corresponded with the AMSAT-SA webmaster about that. I think it is a typo and the correct frequency is 435.350. As far as the 145.880 frequency being the same as the QRP uplink on AO-51, they are correct in using it. AO-51 is not coordinated on 145.880, and they are.

[amsat-bb] Re: SumbandilaSat Frequencies

2009-09-14 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Drew, Interesting, and good to know. The flexibility of AO-51 gives us lots of options if needed. 73s, Alan WA4SCA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] Re: SumbandilaSat Frequencies

2009-09-14 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Hi, Drew!! Lots of amateur satellite frequency information is available to everyone. Suggest seeing: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/ http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/ We have the IARU coordination process to try to work out frequency planning issues, most times before launch!! I

[amsat-bb] SumbandilaSat launch

2009-09-14 Thread Graham Shirville
Hi all, I have just spotted this link for tomorrow's Sumbandilasat Launch - not sure how well it will work tho! 73 Graham G3VZV Live coverage of this launch will be on September 15th at http://www.tv-tsenki.com/livechoose.php Beginning of this coverage - 14:00 UTC, ending - 17:00 UTC.

[amsat-bb] KB9BIT DM86/87

2009-09-14 Thread Thomas Laskowski
I will plan to make two trips to the DM86/87 grid boundary which is the OK-CO state line about 6 miles north of my current QTH in DM86. This will depend on the weather. I plan to be on: 16 Sept on AO-51 for the 23:57 pass 17 Sept on SO-50 for the 00:47 pass 19 Sept on SO-50 for the 00:05

[amsat-bb] Euro news

2009-09-14 Thread David - KG4ZLB
Dutch authorities propose rebanding D-STAR into 70cm satellite band Information received from the Netherlands this week indicated a growing threat to frequencies allocated and used by the Amateur Satellite Service. Worldwide, including the Netherlands, amateur use of frequencies in many

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-14 Thread Rocky Jones
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:12:41 + From: ni...@ngunn.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered It amazes me that this group does not have an owner/moderator/administrator to stop/delete/kill all this worthless bitching. Rocky Jones wrote:

[amsat-bb] KH6 on Ao51

2009-09-14 Thread RONALD CADE
Aloha from Kauai I will be on Ao51 this aftenoon at 4:48 Hawaii time from BL01. Ron, W6ZQ ___ 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!

[amsat-bb] Re: SumbandilaSat Frequencies

2009-09-14 Thread Trevor .
Does anyone have any information on the Very Low Frequency (VLF) radio experiment from the University of KwaZulu-Natal that's on the satellite ? 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.

[amsat-bb] FW: SumbandilaSat Frequencies

2009-09-14 Thread ps8rf Piraja
Hello, Yes the SumbandilaSta frequencies are correct. To confirm from the website: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/SumbandilaSat.htm 73 Pirajá, PS8RF From: g0...@aol.com Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:44:55 -0400 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SumbandilaSat Frequencies To: ps...@hotmail.com;

[amsat-bb] Beacon tone beeping

2009-09-14 Thread w6zkh
This may have been asked in the past, but I cant find any reference to it, but for several weeks now, on both AO-51 and today on SO-50 passes, I heard beeping tones along with the carriers. These tones sounded just like the Sputnik beeps from years long ago. (yes, I was around for it) No one

[amsat-bb] Re: Beacon tone beeping

2009-09-14 Thread Ernie
Perhaps this is from the high power long range cordless telephones? They keep a carrier up with a status beep. There are a lot of these in use south of the USA. The FCC shut down a few in the USA before. Ernie W8EH w6...@comcast.net wrote: This may have been asked in the past, but I cant find

[amsat-bb] Presentation--Introduction to Amateur radio?

2009-09-14 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hi all, I'm giving 2 talks in the next 2 weeks to two compeletey different audiences. This Thursday will be to the Johnston Amateur Radio Society, and I hope to do a live demonstration during the ~7pm Eastern pass of AO-51! The point of this email, however, is that the following week I am going

[amsat-bb] Re: KH6 on Ao51

2009-09-14 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Ron! Aloha from Kauai I will be on Ao51 this aftenoon at 4:48 Hawaii time from BL01. (4.48pm Hawaii time = 0248 UTC) If I'm not at work at that hour, I hope to be on for that pass. It will be another pass with a maximum elevation of 4 degrees here in Phoenix, a workable pass (0251-0259

[amsat-bb] Help

2009-09-14 Thread Jack Barbera
Being some what new to amsat need a little help.  When new SATS are placed in operation how are these loaded into SATPC32 program for tracking such as Sumbandilsat? Is there an easy way to switch from SATPC32 to SATPC32 ISS with out shutting down one to go to the other? Thanks for any help.  

[amsat-bb] Re: Beacon tone beeping

2009-09-14 Thread Eric Knaps
I also heard this when the satellite is above Europe. It started a few weeks ago. Eric Knaps Waterstraat 30 B-3980 Tessenderlo Belgium Tel. +32472985876 (mobile) http://www.on4hf.be Ernie schreef: Perhaps this is from the high power long range cordless telephones? They keep a carrier up

[amsat-bb] Re: (Reporting web pages needing updates)

2009-09-14 Thread Andrew Rich
At the bottom of many pages of the AMSAT web site is a link entitled: Report a bug on this page The stuff I found was from 2002 and 2004 - no link there buddy Thats why I asked -- Andrew Rich Airways Technical Officer Grade 4

[amsat-bb] Re: ISS

2009-09-14 Thread Andrew Rich
We found a problem with the position of the ISS We have fired the retro rockets to correct it to meet your tracking software. NASA thanks you for pointing this out to us You are indeed correct, the ISS was 20 minutes late This is due to a new female commander on boad Cheers -

[amsat-bb] Re: Kenwood TM D700A Satgate

2009-09-14 Thread Rodney Waln
hi, and welcome to the fun world of learning satellites (i am still learning) this will show you the setup in detail with pictures   http://www.aj3u.com/tm-d700-tips/   all credit goes to him (them) i am just passing on the information :-) Rodney kc0zhf

[amsat-bb] Re: Kenwood TM D700A Satgate?

2009-09-14 Thread Rodney Waln
  hi, and welcome to the fun world of learning satellites (i am still learning) this will show you the setup in detail with pictures   http://www.aj3u.com/tm-d700-tips/   all credit goes to him (them) i am just passing on the information :-) Rodney kc0zhf

[amsat-bb] Re: Beacon tone beeping

2009-09-14 Thread Rodney Waln
hi, all i am also hearing it and i accidentally have done it in the past (Fixed now) is it ATRS or smart beaconing or range beaconing?? even heard some aprs the other night, and some dead carriers with interference,   i had to turn my ATRS off or it will do it when transmitting it was on by

[amsat-bb] SatPc32

2009-09-14 Thread WCP
Thanks for help with SatPc32.Must be a better tracking program! Any suggestions? ___ 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!

[amsat-bb] AO-40 (R.I.P.) query

2009-09-14 Thread Samudra Haque
Hi, I was looking at some information from the 2005 Edition of the ARRL handbook, which referred to AO-40 in some detail... but of course, AO-40 is non-functional at present. The information I was able to gather from web sources imply there is a chance the primary battery may become open-circuit,

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-40 (R.I.P.) query

2009-09-14 Thread w7lrd
It's still up there, every once in awhile I throw a little RF to it (sobsob). 73 Bob W7LRD - Original Message - From: Samudra Haque samudra.ha...@gmail.com To: Amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 7:43:28 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject:

[amsat-bb] Re: Sumbandilasat keps

2009-09-14 Thread Mineo Wakita
Subject: SumbandilSat TLE From: Mineo Wakita To: saamsat Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:00:37 +0900 Hello, Do you have an early element of SumbandilSat ? Thank you. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/sumbandi.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita RE: SumbandilSat TLE From: Hans To: Mineo Wakita Date: Tue,

[amsat-bb] Not everyone is working on ARISSat-1

2009-09-14 Thread Alex, N3SQ
There are some of us out here who are trying to bring a little order to the chaos and help AMSAT, but we are all not working on ARISSat-1. Our effort lies in the following vectors and scalars: - Change needs to be EVOLUTIONARY not REVOLUTIONARY. - Chaos can be harnessed with the correct