[amsat-bb] K4T

2010-03-16 Thread Mike
Well, the party is over and we had a great time and we hope you did too. You can see a few of the pictures here: http://aroadventures.org/page26.html We had a few glitches but it all worked out. We ran two 910H's. One with yagis and one with egg beaters plus a portable station. It was pretty

[amsat-bb] Re: fun with preamps

2010-03-16 Thread n1jez
Hi Bob, Here's a method I've used for setting preamp gain. Got it from GM3SEK. = Here's a method that requires no test equipment at all. It comes from G4DGU, who designed all the original muTek transverters and outboard preamps to have adjustable gain. This method uses the sharp threshold

[amsat-bb] Re: K4T

2010-03-16 Thread Mark Hammond N8MH
K4T was a super event, thanks to Mike and a great group of guys. Thanks to all of you for your contacts! On my early report I misread the log file, but our total contact number on satellite and vhf/uhf was right at 300. Futher details about the trip, the contacts, the station, and QSL info

[amsat-bb] K4T wind turbine

2010-03-16 Thread Mike
The wind turbine is a TLG500 http://www.tlgwindpower.com/default.htm . They are bomb proof and worked flawlessly. The cost is $1,375.00 and if you mention K4T as a promotion code they will give you $25.00 off of the shipping. I built a special tripod for it to make it portable and we had it up

[amsat-bb] HO-68 - Digital

2010-03-16 Thread PE0SAT
To all, Sorry I worked HO-68 in voice :( this evening I didn't realize that it was reserved for packet operation. It won't happen again. 73 PE0SAT -- With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page http://www.ham.vgnet.nl/ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org.

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2010-03-16 Thread Jack Barbera
Bob,with the AG25 preamp on I see s5/6. I do get the audio at a higher level ,it seems to me,. Just added to AO-51 the L/u to my doppler for satpac32 FM/FM to add for cross mode do I have to add a separate line or add to the info on the FM/FM string. If anyone can figure out what my ? is pls

[amsat-bb] Rooms for Dayton

2010-03-16 Thread Martha
If you are planning to go to Dayton AND work the AMSAT booth, there are hotel rooms available until April 13th. We are staying at the Country Inn Suites in Fairborn. The cost is $99 (2 queen beds). To get a room in the AMSAT block, please call me at 301-589-6062. I need your room nights and a

[amsat-bb] Re: (no subject)

2010-03-16 Thread Edward Cole
At 11:45 AM 3/16/2010, Jack Barbera wrote: Bob,with the AG25 preamp on I see s5/6. I do get the audio at a higher level ,it seems to me,. Just added to AO-51 the L/u to my doppler for satpac32 FM/FM to add for cross mode do I have to add a separate line or add to the info on the FM/FM string.

[amsat-bb] Where my pul file # 161 gone?

2010-03-16 Thread Nader Omer
At HO-68 Orbit #1205 Wisp started to upload a file number 161 The file 161 partial uploaded .on the next pass orbit # 1206 Wisp try to upload what left from the file but the sever on satellite denied existance of file # 161 !! and shift to upload the next file #162 (see 2nd photo) Again the

[amsat-bb] Scottsdale AZ hamfest on 13 March - report

2010-03-16 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! Last Saturday's Scottsdale (Arizona) Amateur Radio Club hamfest was a very successful event. After 2 decades, this hamfest moved to a new location at a casino on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Indian reservation east of Scottsdale. While the hamfest was taking place, a local FM radio

[amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois

2010-03-16 Thread Clint Bradford
I just finished giving my How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois. Club president Gregg Sperling, KB9E, contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if I could speak at the March meeting of his Southern Illinois University Amateur Radio Club in

[amsat-bb] K4T Wind Turbine and Recordings

2010-03-16 Thread John Papay
There is a picture of the wind generator that was used to power all of the radios on the K4T Dry Tortugas dxpedition up on my webserver. There are also 13 recordings of K4T passes to listen to. http://www.papays.com/sat I believe that this is the first time a major dxpedition has

[amsat-bb] Re: Sat Presentation in Illinois

2010-03-16 Thread David H. Jordan
Clint, Thanks for sharing this. That shows some real ingenuity. Dave, AA4KN Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Clint Bradford clintbradf...@mac.com Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:01 To: AMSAT BBamsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois I