[amsat-bb] Re: Doppler Tuning IC-821H

2011-02-07 Thread Erich Eichmann
Hello Paul, you didn't purchase the wrong radio, hi. SatPC32 supports CAT control of the IC-821H. A friend of mine and I myself used the IC-821H for several years. I have just tested CAT control of this radio once again under Windows 7, 32-bit, and Vista, 64-bit. CAT control works flawlessly.

[amsat-bb] SO-67 and LOTW?

2011-02-07 Thread Helmuth Kump
Hello all, wonder if any of you have come across this. In the FAQ for LOTW (very last item) there's a list of supported satellites. SO-67 is on the list. However when I want to sign the .adi that contains my SO-67 contacts I get: Error: Invalid SAT_NAME (SO-67) on line 22 My .adi is an export

[amsat-bb] Fwd: SO-67 and LOTW?

2011-02-07 Thread Helmuth Kump
Should've googled first! A new config file (tq6?) was necessary. What boggles my mind is that I reinstalled TQSL with the latest distribution yesterday. Guess that config file is not in that distro? And nothing applicable returned on tq6 or configuration file in the FAQ? Anyway sorry for the

[amsat-bb] Re: Recorder battery died - anyone have a recording?

2011-02-07 Thread Roger Kolakowski
And this is where it SHOULD stand...this is a hobby...it is for personal satisfaction, not for every Tom, Dick and Harry to criticize in open forum without knowing the personal circumstances. If you want to criticize something that affects Satellite Operations... lets start listing the call

[amsat-bb] G5400 elevation issue

2011-02-07 Thread Dave Webb KB1PVH
The display on the control box reads correct elevation, but on my digital display on the Easy Rotor Controller shows erratic elevation position. I have recalibrated it several times with no success. It won't read any elevation until it is around 20° give or take. It also seems to have become

[amsat-bb] Re: G5400 elevation issue

2011-02-07 Thread w4upd
This sounds more like a problem with the calibration pot(s) within the control box. The control box has a set for the meters and another set for the digital/computer control of the rotator. I would expect the meters to also read incorrectly if the pot in the rotor was a problem. Reid, W4UPD

[amsat-bb] SO-67 on over Europe this week.

2011-02-07 Thread Ib Christoffersen
Hi all, SO-67 is on over Europe this week. You can see the planned times on: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ For the best result try to use normal FM but turn the mike gain down until your audio sounds good. Do not use the CTCSS tone. 73 OZ1MY Ib

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on over Europe this week.

2011-02-07 Thread Eric Knaps, ON4HF
Thanks Ib, I'll give it a try. 73 Eric. Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA Tel. +32472985876 (mobile) http://www.on4hf.be Op 7/02/2011 19:08, Ib Christoffersen schreef: Hi all, SO-67 is on over Europe this week. You can see the planned times on:

[amsat-bb] Re: Recorder battery died - anyone have a recording?

2011-02-07 Thread Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL
At 09:15 AM 2/7/2011 -0500, Roger Kolakowski rogerk...@aol.com wrote: And this is where it SHOULD stand...this is a hobby...it is for personal satisfaction, not for every Tom, Dick and Harry to criticize in open forum without knowing the personal circumstances. If you want to criticize something

[amsat-bb] ARISSAT

2011-02-07 Thread jerry
Has anyone found the software for the BPSK modes ? ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings:

[amsat-bb] Recordings

2011-02-07 Thread Kevin Deane
Boy, all this talk, I really dont care to voice my opinion on this, I think plenty has been said. I did want to know if anyone has any recordings of me? I was curious to see what I sound like. I know you guys are probably rolling your eyes and hitting the delete right now!! Dont hurt to ask,

[amsat-bb] Re: Recordings

2011-02-07 Thread Ted
Hi Kevin, You may want to check K8YSE's web site. John has current recordings of LEO passes and a bunch of other useful info. I think it is: www.papay.com (or just Google 'k8yse') 73, Ted K7TRK -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]

[amsat-bb] Re: Recordings

2011-02-07 Thread Zachary Beougher
Hi Kevin, I think I remember hearing you on a pass a few weeks ago, but I can’t remember the exact pass. If you keep a log of what passes you have been on, go to K8YSE's website and see if a recording is there: http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original

[amsat-bb] Portable Certs for LoTW

2011-02-07 Thread Zachary Beougher
Hi, I am in the process of uploading my logs to LoTW, and I sent a request for a certificate for KD8KSN/8 to cover my portable operations in Ohio, and I set the begin date and left the end date blank. After I did that I realized that you can only have one location per certificate. What

[amsat-bb] Re: Recorder battery died - anyone have a recording? 2/5/2011

2011-02-07 Thread Jim Adams
I do not understand the tone of some of the comments on this simple question. Banned from awards for life? Seriously? It's a HOBBY. I think some people take this stuff way too seriously. To answer the original posters question, K8YSE has several recording of the sats on his website:

[amsat-bb] Re: Portable Certs for LoTW

2011-02-07 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Zack, I am in the process of uploading my logs to LoTW, and I sent a request for a certificate for KD8KSN/8 to cover my portable operations in Ohio, and I set the begin date and left the end date blank.  After I did that I realized that you can only have one location per certificate.  What

[amsat-bb] Re: Portable Certs for LoTW

2011-02-07 Thread Zachary Beougher
Disregard my previous email – I was a few mouse clicks away from the answer. Zack KD8KSN From: Zachary Beougher Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 3:46 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Portable Certs for LoTW Hi, I am in the process of uploading my logs to LoTW, and I sent a request for a

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT

2011-02-07 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Jerry, It is not lost, merely in a secure, undisclosed location while final tweaks are being made. Once it is ready for release, it will be widely announced. Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of jerry Sent:

[amsat-bb] matches for LoTW

2011-02-07 Thread Ted
Good luck, and hope to see some matches from you in LOTW soon. Now that brings up a question for something I do not understand in LoTW. Patrick, we have several contacts and confirmations but only 1 shows in LoTW. Does that mean we only get credit for 1 grid when in reality there may be 2-3

[amsat-bb] Re: Recorder battery died - anyone have a recording? 2/5/2011

2011-02-07 Thread Joe
Yes I am serious Yes it is a hobby. But also there are achievement awards. That are to some not worth anything but to others they are worth a LOT, it shows their skills and effectiveness of THEIR STATION! And THEIR OPERATING ABILITIES, Not copying the information, and getting the info from a

[amsat-bb] Re: Recorder battery died - anyone have a recording? 2/5/2011

2011-02-07 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 13:59 -0700, Jim Adams wrote: I do not understand the tone of some of the comments on this simple question. Banned from awards for life? Seriously? It's a HOBBY. I think some people take this stuff way too seriously. This entire thread has been a great example of exactly

[amsat-bb] KD8KSN and KD8KSN/8 QSOs Now in LoTW

2011-02-07 Thread Zachary Beougher
Well, that sure was easy enough. That was one of the first times in awhile that I have followed the instructions on something and it has actually worked! ;-) I uploaded all QSOs that were in my log DATED **10-24-2010** TO PRESENT. Up until Oct. 24 I used paper logs. 268 regular and 73

[amsat-bb] Re: Recorder battery died - anyone have a recording? 2/5/2011

2011-02-07 Thread Ben Jackson
On 02/07/2011 04:23 PM, Joe wrote: Yes I am serious Yes it is a hobby. But also there are achievement awards. That are to some not worth anything but to others they are worth a LOT, it shows their skills and effectiveness of THEIR STATION! And THEIR OPERATING ABILITIES It does not show that.

[amsat-bb] Re: G5400 elevation issue

2011-02-07 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1...@gmail.com To: AMSAT -BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 5:16 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] G5400 elevation issue The display on the control box reads correct elevation, but on my digital display on the Easy Rotor Controller

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 1k BPSK software

2011-02-07 Thread Roland Zurmely
Demodulator/decoder software for 1k BPSK here:   https://svn.sarpeidon.net/viewvc/suitsat2/ground_station_software/ARISSatTLM/install-staging/   73 de Roland PY4ZBZ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 1k BPSK software

2011-02-07 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 15:01 -0800, Roland Zurmely wrote: Demodulator/decoder software for 1k BPSK here: https://svn.sarpeidon.net/viewvc/suitsat2/ground_station_software/ARISSatTLM/install-staging/ 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ Is there going to be source available so people on non-Windows

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on over Europe this week.

2011-02-07 Thread Bill Dzurilla
Hi, I did not see any passes for America on the schedule. Does this mean the bird is off over America until a new schedule is posted? I tried SO-67 for the first time over the weekend and was impressed. 73, Bill NZ5N Message: 5 Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 19:08:10 +0100 From: Ib

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 1k BPSK software

2011-02-07 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hi Roland, Perhaps this is a better link, since it clearly says released. https://svn.sarpeidon.net/viewvc/suitsat2/ground_station_software/ARISSatTLM/releases/ 73, Mark N8MH At 03:01 PM 2/7/2011 -0800, Roland Zurmely wrote: Demodulator/decoder software for 1k BPSK here:

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on over Europe this week.

2011-02-07 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
So-67 is scheduled for north and south America only during the first week of the month, in rotation with other areas. 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I did not see any passes for America on the schedule. Does

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on over Europe this week.

2011-02-07 Thread Rick Tejera
SO-67 is on over the Americas during the first week of the month. AMSAT-SA will update their website the bb when the new schedule is prepared. And agreed, SO-67 is a nice bird to work. Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ On Feb 7,

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on over Europe this week.

2011-02-07 Thread Bill Dzurilla
Thanks Drew and Rick. --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbren...@mindspring.com wrote: From: Andrew Glasbrenner glasbren...@mindspring.com Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on over Europe this week. To: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org amsat-bb@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 1k BPSK software

2011-02-07 Thread Ron Overdrive
Looking it over it looks like it will run under WINE or CrossOver. I have had it install under CrossOver on OSX just fine, but until ARISSat-1 is launched I don't know if it'd run into soundcard issues or not, but even if it does the software is capable of processing uncompressed WAV files. ~73,

[amsat-bb] Re: Recorder battery died - anyone have a recording? 2/5/2011

2011-02-07 Thread wa4hfn
You can thank the ARRL for all the contest and awards chasing. They have done as much bad for the hobby as they have the good things thats my 2 cents worth and PLEASE NO RE comments WA4HFN - Original Message - From: Gordon JC Pearce gordon...@gjcp.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday,

[amsat-bb] Old Cushcraft Parts

2011-02-07 Thread Bill Gillenwater
I am getting some 25+ year old Cushcraft antennas. The 416-TB and A144-20T, they need some work. Is there a place to purchase hardware for these antennas? thanks 73 Bill K3SV ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 BPSK software

2011-02-07 Thread Gould Smith
The ARISSat-1 team is still working on the first release version of the BPSK-1000 software. We hope to release a version within the next week. The PC version is only running on XP at the moment. There will be a Mac version also. There will a wav file available to test the operation. 73,

[amsat-bb] Satpc32 and Azimuth only rotors? Functional?

2011-02-07 Thread zach hillerson
I am getting closer to putting my first satellite base station together (in lieu of the Arrow that I am currently using) and am giving serious consideration to a fixed 15* antenna setup such as the Gulf Alpha designs.  Having never mounted antennas, rotors etc... I am a bit concerned about my

[amsat-bb] Re: Old Cushcraft Parts

2011-02-07 Thread Stan, W1LE
Hello Bill, Congrats on the new to you satellite antennas. 1. Look to the CushCraft website for documentation of each antenna. either order parts from CushCraft or for very common items, order from a large hardware store. 2. Verify what you have with the documentation. Element placing on the

[amsat-bb] Re: Old Cushcraft Parts

2011-02-07 Thread Glenn AA5PK
Bill, If you need the Cushcraft manual for the A144-20T, let me know and I'll send it to you. 73 Glenn AA5PK On 2/7/2011 8:07 PM, Bill Gillenwater wrote: I am getting some 25+ year old Cushcraft antennas. The 416-TB and A144-20T, they need some work. Is there a place to purchase hardware

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on over Europe this week.

2011-02-07 Thread Hans
Hi all SO67 operates on the following schedule Week 1 America Week 2 Europe Week 3 Asia Week 4 Eastern Asia/Australasia The schedules are published on www.amsatsa.org.za 73 Hans ZS6AKV -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 on over Europe this week.

2011-02-07 Thread Rick Tejera
Hans, Thank you for your efforts to keep this bird available for us. I enjoy working SO-67. I usually pick it up within 2-3 degrees of AOS, using a homebrew yagi Kenwood TH-D7A. 73 Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ On Feb 7,