[amsat-bb] ARISSat Today--low power, I would guess

2011-12-29 Thread Burns Fisher
Hi, I had two passes of ARISSat today over New Hampshire. The first one, I only caught the tail end and got a Kursk frame or 2, but no satellite telemetry. The second one I had nice and strong as soon as it appeared above the horizon, but it must have been in low power mode. The transmission

[amsat-bb] FUNcube at Science Education Conference

2011-12-29 Thread Trevor .
AMSAT-UK will be explaining the potential of the FUNcube satellite as a teaching tool at the Association of Science Education (ASE) Conference Jan 5-7, 2012. The ASE exists to provide support and ideas for school science teachers in the UK. AMSAT-UK will be having a small stand in the marquee

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1

2011-12-29 Thread N0JY
Strong signal on the FM downlink 145.950 here in urban Cali, Colombia, S.A. on a nearly overhead pass at 14:55UTC. 73, Jerry N0JY ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1

2011-12-29 Thread Farrell Winder
Dear Luciano, I am pleased to note your report on the ARISSat-1 Transponder. Would it be possible for you or others to experiment with an SSTV picture through the Transponder? I did manage to get a complete image via the transponder in November . I note there are two others who have sent

[amsat-bb] Arrissat-1 UK Status Report.

2011-12-29 Thread GW1FKY
Hi all, It may not be significant as I note from Roland that it was OK,however over here in Wales ( UK ) the pass today ( Thursday 29th Dec. at 1345 hrs) it did not sound as healthy on the downlink as I normally receive the satellite. Did hear my downlink much weaker and also heard 2E0SQL

[amsat-bb] Arissat-1

2011-12-29 Thread PY5LF
Hi Arissat-1 still working fine . Transponder signal very good on a pass of 45 degrees. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws9W78_t_C0 73 PY5LF LUCIANO FABRICIO Curitiba-PR-Brazil GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf

[amsat-bb] HamSatDroid New Feature Discussion

2011-12-29 Thread David Johnson
Hi, I've released a set of candidate features that have been proposed for HamSatDroid: https://sites.google.com/site/hamsatdroid/news/new-features If you are currently using the app or know someone that is, please take a moment to look at the page and give us some feedback. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid New Feature Discussion

2011-12-29 Thread Clint Bradford
Some of the requested features scare me on your behalf, Dave (grin). • Doppler correction information (1) • Footprints (2) • Satellite information including frequencies, modes (5) If invoked, you will need to update the program VERY often ... because if there's a mode

[amsat-bb] ARRISSat-1 telemetry in idle

2011-12-29 Thread Ken Swaggart
At 2110Z had a 70+ degree pass. ARRISSat appeared to be in low power mode, but the doppler correction was aproximately 1 KHz off even with less than day old keps. When the telemetry beacon came on it never appeared to come out of idle mode and no telemetry was decoded. 73, Ken, W7KKE CN75xa

[amsat-bb] ARISSAT-1

2011-12-29 Thread Carl Rimmer W8KRF
I was able to copy ARISSat-1 during three passes today but as was mentioned in a previous bulletin, the signal seems much weaker, and I have had to correct the frequency often which means the keps are not up to date although I downloaded them this morning. I just downloaded them again a few

[amsat-bb] G5400 azimuth rotor - Can I install G5600 limit switches?

2011-12-29 Thread Mike N8MR
I just bought a used (originally purchased in 1996) G5400 az/el rotor combo for my local radio club. The rotors are in great shape. In fact the az rotor is still in its original wrapping! Years ago and at another club, I got used to their G5600 rotors, which had limit switches in both the

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid New Feature Discussion

2011-12-29 Thread Dinesh Cyanam
Hi Dave, I have been using HamSatDroid from the time it was released and I simply love the app. Thank you for that. On the features side, I feel that the satellite list should be sorted. I always end up scrolling up and down the list a couple of times to find the right satellite. Another

[amsat-bb] Re: MMSSTV and ARRISat-1

2011-12-29 Thread Greg D.
SSTV pictures on HF are often in Scottie-1 mode, while the ARISSat-1 are in Robot-36. Perhaps you are receiving in the wrong mode? That's about the only thing I can think of that might be mis-matched, if HF works, since with the satellite's downlink being in FM mode, you can't be off in