[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Not Heard

2011-08-20 Thread g0mrf
Hello Nader. I heard the sat go into eclipse over Europe earlier in the evening. It appeared to shut down immediately it passed into darkness. The battery does not appear to have any capacity left. Perhaps all AMSAT spacecraft should be designed to operate on solar panels alone after the batt

[amsat-bb] Fwd: ARISSAT heard on FUNcube Dongle - I/Q wav file read with iSDR on iPad

2011-08-20 Thread Bernard Pidouxx
> > Hello, > > Last night Aug 19, I captured ARISSAT VHF transmission using FCD and Audacity > audio software to save I/Q wide band signal on my Mandriva Linux system. > I monitored the signals using quisk. Doppler shift was not too fast at the > end of a nearly overhead pass in Paris. > For th

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat telemetry and Doppler tuning

2011-08-20 Thread Ronald G. Parsons
One thing I've discovered which makes things go more smoothly is to reduce the minimum Doppler tuning interval. I am using SatPC32 V12.8a. There are two parameters in the CAT menu -- the Speed which I changed to 5x (which is not sticky) and the minimum Doppler tuning step for SSB which I set t

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 TLM

2011-08-20 Thread Nader Omer
HI   UTC 13:32 - 13:43    . Orbit # 253. Good signal the entire pass. The spacecraft in High Power Mode. MET was 2666. 58 frames grabbed and forwarded.   73’s Nader ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT

[amsat-bb] FUNcube received ARISSAT stereo I/Q recording for SDR

2011-08-20 Thread Bernard f6bvp
Hello, This was a "proof of concept" i.e. recording under Linux with Audacity, ARISSAT signal received with an FUNcube dongle. Signals were weak for the record was performed at the end of the night pass. wav file can be transferred on an iPad an then read with the very nice application iSDR.

[amsat-bb] HamSpeak - SatSpeak

2011-08-20 Thread Thomas Doyle
QST adds a Hamspeak sidebar to articles to explain some of the jargon in the article. I feel the need for a SatSpeak sidebar. Today I heard a station working an FM pileup giving his grid location as "The Lighthouse". I thought I understood the grid system but "The Lighthouse" is a new one for me. P

[amsat-bb] Re: Hamspeak - Satspeak

2011-08-20 Thread Mike Schaffer
Tom:   You probably made contact with W2GSB. Here is the message he had posted on this board earlier.   Hello, I will be operating, as W2GSB,  from the historic Fire Island Lighthouse, FN30, for the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club tomorrow, 8-20 and 8-21st, the first pass will be with SO-50,

[amsat-bb] 2 to 10 meter converter

2011-08-20 Thread Richard Lawn
I've been making an effort to downsize a bit a found an old treasure, or it might be to someone. It is a downconverter made by parks electronics laboratory in Beaverton, or. Its labeled as Model 144-1 two meter converter. 144 = 28mhz and 145=29mhz. Has a self contained power supply. It is quite wel

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 voice telemetry 00:27z 8/21/11

2011-08-20 Thread Greg D.
Hii all, ARISSAt-1 voice telemetry just now: 00:27z 8/21/2011 received at CM98 MET 42 min IHU Temp = +30c Control panel temp = +20c Battery 3??? (lost to QSB) Battery current ??? ma SSTV picture followed (a real one this time, not pre-recorded!), then off. 00:29z 8/21/2011 received at CM98

[amsat-bb] Re: Turn off AGC when receiving BPSK-1000

2011-08-20 Thread Phil Karn
On 8/19/11 7:51 AM, Gregg Wonderly wrote: > What kind of digital are you suggesting? Voice and data both? A > digital path from anywhere on the planet to the appropriate ground > station is easily doable with some "documentation" of the ground stations. Digital voice would be the easiest to sup

[amsat-bb] ANS-233 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins

2011-08-20 Thread Lee McLamb
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-233 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 communic

[amsat-bb] Arissat-1 Comic

2011-08-20 Thread Kevin Deane
By request a new comic is on my QRZ page for veiwing... Kevin KF7MYK ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satelli

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Voice Telemetry 02:01z 8/21/2011 CM98

2011-08-20 Thread Greg D.
Wow, a nearly overhead pass, apparently mostly in high power mode (a first here at KO6TH) 02:01z 8/21/2011 as received in CM98 Voice announcement (possibly Chinese or similar) Telemetry: MET = 45 min IHU Temp = +33c Control panel temp = +21c Battery = 35.70v Current = ?? (QSB) Voice announce

[amsat-bb] EduSat active?

2011-08-20 Thread Giulio P. AOL
Hi to everyboby , are there any news/reports about reception of EDUSAT ? Thanks Giulio AB2VY ___ 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! Su

[amsat-bb] I heard it! (Was frustrated!)

2011-08-20 Thread Burns Fisher
Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. Tonight for the 7PM pass of ARISSat I went up on a hill where I had a good view of the horizon, taking my F6a and a slightly-better-than-stock ducky. I actually heard the bird! Not strongly, and (surprisingly) not until it was way down on the horizon tow

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Pass In DO33 2011-08-21 @ 0342 UTC

2011-08-20 Thread B J
The FM telemetry signal was acquired at 0342. The following was heard: - End of ID ("...01S") - Speech in unknown language - MET = 54 minutes - IHU temp. = +34 deg. C - Control panel temp. = +24 deg. C - Battery voltage = +35.54 V - Battery current = -20 mA - ID - Speech in another unknown langua