[amsat-bb] Sat Demo Yesterday

2010-10-17 Thread Zachary Beougher
Hi all, I just wanted to say thanks for the QSOs on SO50 yesterday morning while as was at the CBF Amateur Radio Club. At the time we only had one member and a Sony video camera, but they both really enjoyed it. I tried the 1805z AO27 pass along with my foxhunt teammate, K8QY (I wanted him

[amsat-bb] ND9M Road Trip Update #11

2010-10-17 Thread claryco
I'm back to running counties on HF CW and SSB. With 53 counties in North Dakota to put out, it's difficult to predict when I'll be in a particular grid square. You can check a county hunting website (http://ch.w6rk.com) for spots on my HF ops and see where I'm at. For the time being, it's the

[amsat-bb] New User-New Station-Antennas-ADVICE?

2010-10-17 Thread Dean Maluski
Realizing I need to crawl before I can walk but need to have a goal. I've grown a strong interest in working SATS, have a few bucks and am rebuilding my station for SATS from the ground up. Been reading the G Gould Smith Getting Started... book I picked up in Boxboro, MA at a fest a couple months

[amsat-bb] Re: PREDICT for 64-bit Winderz?

2010-10-17 Thread Greg D.
Hi Mark, I don't have that problem (I *do* run it under Linux :-) ), but what I believe some do for this sort of thing is to get DosBox running first, and then run stuff from inside there. DosBox is a full PC emulation and DOS environment, separate from the embedded CMD prompt.

[amsat-bb] Re: PREDICT for 64-bit Winderz?

2010-10-17 Thread (KP4TR)Ramon Gonzalez
Here's my answer. Install Sun/Oracle Virtualbox within Windows 7 and install Windows 95/ME/XP in VirtualBox. Then install Predict/Instantrack or any other DOS based software you really need to run on this virtual machine. 73! On 10/17/2010 9:06 AM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: Hi All,

[amsat-bb] FP/KV1J 26 Oct 2010 - 2 Nov 2010 FM Sats

2010-10-17 Thread John Papay
(Relayed from KV1J who is having trouble posting) I will be operating from the island of Miquelon (Grid GN17) from October 26 through November 2 as FP/KV1J. The dates may shift a bit depending on the weather and available transportation. This is a French territory (Collective) off the coast of

[amsat-bb] AO-51 new ops/best QSO practice

2010-10-17 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
All, I heard quite a few new ops on the 435.300 repeater tonight. Many seemed to be getting the hang of things quickly, and I even heard some coaching in the background as contacts were made. That's great! I've noticed that the new ops who do the best are those that follow a simple practice.

[amsat-bb] Re: FP/KV1J 26 Oct 2010 - 2 Nov 2010 FM Sats

2010-10-17 Thread Ian - K8MM
Eric, Have fun operating from Miquelon, I was on the birds from there in 2005. FP is an awesome place to operate from because of the windows to both EU and W/VE. You'll be amazed how close to the ocean's horizon you can work either the analog or FM birds, I could hear them even before the

[amsat-bb] Re: FP/KV1J 26 Oct 2010 - 2 Nov 2010 FM Sats

2010-10-17 Thread Ian - K8MM
Eric, Have fun operating from Miquelon, I was on the birds from there in 2005. FP is an awesome place to operate from because of the windows to both EU and W/VE. You'll be amazed how close to the ocean's horizon you can work either the analog or FM birds, I could hear them even before the

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 new ops/best QSO practice

2010-10-17 Thread Scott Richardson
Thanks for stating what I've long had the urge to say, Drew: The quickest way to a QSO is to call a known station. Weekend passes have many to choose from! 73, Scott N1AIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not

[amsat-bb] Re: PREDICT for 64-bit Winderz?

2010-10-17 Thread Luc Leblanc
On 17 Oct 2010 at 9:06, Mark L. Hammond wrote: Date sent: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:06:10 -0400 From: Mark L. Hammond marklhamm...@gmail.com Subject:[amsat-bb] PREDICT for 64-bit Winderz? To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Hi All, Yesterday I