[amsat-bb] Hi

2011-03-05 Thread Greg D.
Hey i put all my effort into this http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cnbc7&btnI=1 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the a

[amsat-bb] Re: Kit

2011-03-05 Thread Rich Dailey
At 10:50 PM 3/4/2011, you wrote: >I know there is a kit out there for a receiver and or a SSB converter. >2-meter/70cm SSB receiver. I heard there was an article in QST so it must >exist. Search the QST archives, as well as QEX, The ARRL Handbook, The VHF/UHF manual, The UHF/microwave experiment

[amsat-bb] AO-51 and L/U PacSat BBS Mode

2011-03-05 Thread Vincenzo Mone
Hi Folks, I am trying the bird on: 9k6 BBS and Telemetry. Does it work? With the MSPE I can just receive numbers like: B:44253341 What does it mean? I am trying to request the DIR on 1268.700 MHz, but I do not get any response. On the upper side of the MSPE program often I can read: Frames Hea

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 and L/U PacSat BBS Mode

2011-03-05 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hello Enzo, Yes, the 9k6 BBS is operational and working. Please adjust your uplink freqency (try UP and DOWN in 500 Hz or 1 kHz steps) and see if that helps. Most users report that a high gain antenna with 10-50 Watts power at the antenna for the L-band uplink results in success. I find 1268.

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 and L/U PacSat BBS Mode

2011-03-05 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Enzo, It is definitely harder to access on the L uplink than on the rarely used V uplink, but it does work. It requires significantly more ERP, and you may find that it works better either approaching or receding due to SC antenna location. Many of us have found 1268.703-1268.705 MHz to be a b

[amsat-bb] OSCAR-11 Report

2011-03-05 Thread Clive Wallis
OSCAR-11 REPORT 04 March 2011 OSCAR-11 celebrated it's 27th birthday on 01 March! It was designed, built and launched within a period of six months, using commercially available 'off the shelf' components (COTS). Once again, congratulations to Professor Sir Martin Sweeting G3Y

[amsat-bb] SSB

2011-03-05 Thread Kevin Deane
I did not mean for my sarcasim to be insulting, I gather they must go hand in hand, my opologies... So I did find a hombrew 2-meter all band in the 1999 QST, Sept,Oct,Nov... called the DSP-10. A little more than I was looking for and I think it was discontinued. Several hundred were sold.

[amsat-bb] Re: KIT

2011-03-05 Thread Douglas Quagliana
Hi Kevin, you wrote: >I know there is a kit out there for a receiver and or a SSB converter. >2-meter/70cm SSB receiver. I heard there was an article in QST so it >must exist. You might be thinking of the KK7B receivers which were in QST magazine in the early 1990s. These receivers include

[amsat-bb] Re: R: AO-51 and L/U PacSat BBS Mode

2011-03-05 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hi Enzo, Either TNC should work, but I would give the advantage to the Paccomm for AO-51. 73, Mark N8MH At 07:33 PM 3/5/2011 +0100, Vincenzo Mone wrote: >Hi Mark, >Thanks for your help. >I will try on the next Pass ( That will be tomorrow for me ). >I have checked in the wisp setup and I ha

[amsat-bb] Re: SSB

2011-03-05 Thread Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL
At 08:43 AM 3/5/2011 -0800, you wrote: > > >I did not mean for my sarcasim to be insulting, I gather they must go hand >in hand, my opologies... > >So I did find a hombrew 2-meter all band in the 1999 QST, Sept,Oct,Nov... >called the DSP-10. A little more than I was looking for and I think it wa

[amsat-bb] Re: SSB

2011-03-05 Thread Sebastian
Tony Parks (KB9YIG) who makes the SoftRocks, on occasion has a 2 meter receiver kit for approximately $50 or so. Since it's an SDR, you are only limited by software as to the modes it covers. I think if we email him enough, he'll start to make them available again. The only 70cm kit that I kno

[amsat-bb] Re: SSB

2011-03-05 Thread Bryan Green
On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Kevin Deane wrote: > > I did not mean for my sarcasim to be insulting, I gather they must go hand > in hand, my opologies... > We're sensitive on the AMSAT-BB, aren't we? ;) > Goes to show it can be done. Roger I think said something about a > downconverter, I d

[amsat-bb] TS2000 and satpc

2011-03-05 Thread wa4hfn
Has anyone experienced the TS 2000 Tone jumping to 1750Hz while using SAT PC? WA4HFN Damon ___ 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! Subscriptio

[amsat-bb] Re: Shuttle launch from a nearby airliner

2011-03-05 Thread Joseph Armbruster
This video just made my evening. I work in Orlando and ran downstairs to watch it but I was only able to catch a short glimpse of it between the clouds and above the trees. Thanks a ton for sharing this video, being on flight with a view like that is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Joseph Ar

[amsat-bb] Re: SSB

2011-03-05 Thread Franklyn A. Ballentine, jr
Along the same theme: how hard is it to restart a project like the DSP-10? I remember emailing them (or it might've been TAPR) on the DSP-10 and not getting a good response. The thing that sucks for me was this project probably died way before I had my Tech or head of QST. frank b. kb1qzh On Sa

[amsat-bb] ANS-065 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

2011-03-05 Thread JoAnne Maenpaa
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-065 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communica

[amsat-bb] Re: Shuttle launch from a nearby airliner

2011-03-05 Thread Jim Jerzycke
One of the few things I can truly describe as "AWESOME, DUDE"! 73, Jim On 03/06/2011 01:16 AM, Joseph Armbruster wrote: > This video just made my evening. > > I work in Orlando and ran downstairs to watch it but I was only able to catch > a short glimpse of it between the clouds and above the tr