[amsat-bb] LUSAT silent

Hi all, nothing heard from LUSAT LO-19 today. Last report from Jim AC4AV was on October 11th, 2009. http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=15 73, Mike DK3WN ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are t

[amsat-bb] Handy Sat predictor

There is a simple one page (or screen) sat predictor for most used birds at http://amsat.org.ar/?f=d After setting your grid locator you get next passes in local time at your location. If using mobile phone or pda navigate to http://lu7aa.org.ar 73, lu7abf, Pedro

[amsat-bb] Re: LuSat Silent

I heard LuSAT the other night...I believe. It may have drifted off frequency significantly. I thought that it was a problem with HRD not tracking...but when I hit F2 for Manual Tune, I QSYd UP...and found its strong CW being sent. Next pass, try hunting around for it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I can

[amsat-bb] Re: LuSat Silent

Your right John except for the the last "hi". It ID's as // /"LUSAT HI HI"/ I will have a listen for it as it always presents a strong signal. 73 David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com John Marranca, Jr wrote: > I heard LuSAT the other night...I believe. It may have drifted off > frequency s

[amsat-bb] Re: LuSat Silent

Hi John, I heard in the range of +/- 15 KHz around the nominal frequency - there was nothing in all European passes today. Thanks and best 73 Mike -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von John Marranca, Jr Gesendet: Fre

[amsat-bb] Sumba Test Schedule

The SA Amsat warns on its website that tomorrow 24th October, will test the tranponder of SumbandilaSat. Some regions of the planet will have the privilege. So, good luck. Test Schedule 24 October all times in UTC: 07:35 – 07:46 (over Eastern part of Southern Africa) 09:06 – 09:21 (over

[amsat-bb] Re: antenna question

Some maritime TVRO antennas used a mechanical scan at the feed point. A motor would either rotate an attenuator disk or offset the feed in a circular motion. A resolver kept track of the feed location in relation to received signal strength. The antenna was then slewed in the direction of best

[amsat-bb] Re: LUSAT Silent in AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 565

I guess I'm not the only one who uses LO-19 as a test signal... > 12. LUSAT silent (Mike Rupprecht) > 13. Handy Sat predictor (Pedro Converso) > 14. Re: LuSat Silent (John Marranca, Jr) > 15. Re: LuSat Silent (David - KG4ZLB) > 16. Re: LuSat Silent (Mike Rupprecht) I was listening du

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 Test Schedule, SATPC-32 settings

Based on this, you will need to add a line in the SUBTONES.SQF file. For the FT-847 this is: SO-67,233.6,$01,1 It will be different for the FT-736, and possibly other rigs, so check the file for hints. The line in the DOPPLER.SQF file will read: SO-67,435345,145875,FM,FM,NOR,0,0 Looks like t

[amsat-bb] AO-51 BBS uplink off for ~24 hours

I'll be shutting the user uplink for the BBS on L band off at about 2240Z 23OCT for about 24 hours. Telemetry will remain on. There may also be a brief interruption on the repeater at about this time, and an increase in power. Just an FYI. 73, Drew KO4MA

[amsat-bb] Newsweek Article

PLUG-AND-PLAY SATELLITES, by Benjamin Sutherland, Newsweek, October 26th, 2009, page 16 is worth reading! Get a chance, read it! 73, Luciano PT9KK ... BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; } ___ Sent via amsat..

[amsat-bb] W3XO's book?

A couple weeks ago at the Symposium, the following was talked about:   "Symposium attendees will also receive   a 40th Anniversary History of AMSAT written/edited by Bill Tynan, W3XO   in their registration packets.  Many of us don't know the 'story of   AMSAT', and thanks to the work of Bill Tyn

[amsat-bb] Re: Sumba Test Schedule

Hi Pirajá, all please note - these times are local -> UTC + 2 ! 73, Mike DK3WN -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von ps8rf Piraja Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Oktober 2009 22:27 An: amsat-bb@amsat.org Betreff: [amsat-bb]

[amsat-bb] Re: HT supports full duplex satellite operation

Nice list! The FT-4700 does tones. 73, Joe kk0sd -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of JoAnne Maenpaa Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:45 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HT supports full duplex satellite o