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

2011-12-30 Thread Zachary Beougher
Hi Kirk, Like Greg said, ARRISat-1 is Robot 36. I also found that I received the clearest pictures when I ran the audio directly into the pc versus letting it pickup the audio from a speaker. I imagine you are probably already doing this. 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original Message-

[amsat-bb] OSCAR-11 Report

2011-12-30 Thread Clive Wallis
OSCAR-11 REPORT 29 December 2011 This report covers the period from 01 September to 28 December 2011. The satellite has continued to operate in a very predictable way since the last report, and no changes have been observed. During this time the satellite has been heard reliably

[amsat-bb] EM46 grid trip 12.26.11

2011-12-30 Thread K4FEG
I am putting in the mail today cards for the following stations for my Grid trip on 12.26.11: AC0RA KO4MA CO6CBF (direct to George) NX9B KB0RZD K4MOA WD9EWK XE1AO I know I worked others, if you need a confirmation for EM46, email the contact info and I will send you out my card, no card or

[amsat-bb] EM45 on SO50

2011-12-30 Thread wa4hfn
I will try to work SO50- portable in EM45 at 0935 utc today 12-30-11 and maybe AO27 later also WA4HFN/P em45 ___ 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

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

2011-12-30 Thread G0MRF
Hi Kirk. You need a very good signal to noise ration with that SSTV via FM. I've had OK (ish) pictures with a 3 element beam, but it's not ideal. Try a near overhead pass, it must be a lot closer now than it was 2 months ago when I last tried. 73 David G0MRF In a message dated

[amsat-bb] PCSAT Status (and needs)

2011-12-30 Thread Bob Bruninga
PCSAT SUMMARY and SOLICITATION: Our PCSAT recovery attempt this week was unsuccessful this time, but she will be back to normal (intermittent, weak) operation in a few weeks. BACKGROUND: PCSAT is functional a few times a day in the northern hemisphere year round. You can see its telemetry and

[amsat-bb] ARRISat-1 Activity Report

2011-12-30 Thread GW1FKY
Hi all, Pleased to report lots of activity on the last two passes of ARRISat-1 over here in Europe today (Friday) Some calls at 1507 hrs PD0RKC, heard you and you were 5 X 8 but dropped to 5 X 5 rather quickly. At 1639 hrs heard ON4GP calling and then in contact with DG1ER, you were both

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

2011-12-30 Thread Farrell Winder
All, I am most pleased to advise that ARISSat-1/ RADIOSKAF-V/ KEDR is very much alive and giving an excellent performance through the 475.750/145.930 MHz TRANSPONDER. On the 17:54Z pass over Cincinnati today December 30, I sent and copied my picture. Picture was my ATV call ID used for

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

2011-12-30 Thread kp hpjr
Zack and others. Yes, audio feed is direct as with all digi modes I operate. Just had a pass of ARRISat-1 of 45 degrees plus over head. The downlink into my M2 5 element yagi @ 35 degrees elevation was S-9 plus 10db. A very good (great) signal. 2 times during the pass the SSTV was

[amsat-bb] ARRISSAT1

2011-12-30 Thread Joe Batty
Hi guys,   Well, I heard the announcement enough times I thought I'd try some CW. So at the 1930 UTC pass today I had the rig set up and a soon as I heard the sat I started calling cq But, not having the kepps Installed I had to keep adjusting the VFO, which was OK. There was some one else

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

2011-12-30 Thread Zachary Beougher
I had a similar issue when I first started downloading SSTV, and if I recall correctly I believe it was because I had the input audio set way too high (I cranked it down to just about no audio to get a clear pic). If you have downloaded pictures before from HF and have had success at your

[amsat-bb] HamSatDroid

2011-12-30 Thread Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF
My biggest requests would be a) Get it onto the Barnes Noble Nook marketplace. b) Allow other filename/locations for the keps file. On 30/12/11 19:56, amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org wrote: Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid New Feature Discussion

[amsat-bb] BBC - Hackers plan space satellites

2011-12-30 Thread Trevor .
BBC News story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042 Chaos Communication Congress Dec. 27-30 http://events.ccc.de/congress/2011/Fahrplan/events/4699.en.html 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those

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

2011-12-30 Thread rogerkola
If you record the signal first with something like Scanner Recorder (freeware), you can adjust levels or try to clean the signal between passes... Plus, you can leave it on during those passes you aren't there for and play it back when you get time. Roger WA1KAT -Original

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

2011-12-30 Thread Burns Fisher
I've had good luck with MMSSTV using a Fun Cube Dongle, SDR-Radio and then Virtual Audio Cable to get the audio from SDR-Radio to MMSSTV (all on the same PC). Today I threw in a 4KHz filter from SDR_Radio and that seems to improve the S/N ratio. There was a lot of noise removed by that filter.

[amsat-bb] ARRISSat-1 telm - sensor failure?

2011-12-30 Thread Ken Swaggart
During the 2229Z pass today, max el 17 deg, the -Z PPT 6 panel temp was -1. Wondering if this is a sensor failure from high temperature? Last pass it was 88 C. The highest panel temp was +Z PPT 3 at 68 C. RF temp was 65 C compared to last pass when it was 57 C. 73, Ken, W7KKE CN75xa

[amsat-bb] Chicken Little Contest Update

2011-12-30 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Now that ARISSat-1 is in its last days, the Chicken Little Contest web site has been updated to include the individual submissions in each category nearest its likely reentry time. www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ARISSat/ARISSatContest You can see how you are doing compared to the competition! It

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

2011-12-30 Thread kp hpjr
On the latest pass, only about 17 degrees I had some success with a photo. It is in no way a clear photo but I can see call letters in the upper left hand side of the print. The rest of the pix seems to be that of a half globe or something like that...lots of noise present in photo. To

[amsat-bb] Re: BBC - Hackers plan space satellites

2011-12-30 Thread George and Cheryl Abbott
It is quite apparent that the news media and the internet are being controlled and managed by the world government.CNN has become a big joke!What ever happened to Storyfull Real Time?Were they spreading around too much truth? -Original Message- From: Jeff Moore Sent: Friday, December

[amsat-bb] Hackers to build geostationary satellite network.

2011-12-30 Thread Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042 ___ 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] Re: MMSSTV and ARRISat-1

2011-12-30 Thread Greg D.
Hi Zack, It sounds like you don't have a clear enough signal from the satellite. For a good picture, you will need to have full-quieting FM reception. How did the voice announcements sound, prior to the SSTV session? On good pass earlier today, I copied this picture:

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

2011-12-30 Thread Zachary Beougher
Hi Greg, I think you have me confused with Kirk, N0KK, the op experiencing the SSTV issues. I do agree, however, that your signal must have no static if you want to get a clear picture. S5-S7 sometimes doesn’t even cut it. I used the Arrow (no preamp), and I was able to get it to S7-S9 as

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

2011-12-30 Thread Greg D.
Yeah, sorry about that. My fingers didn't read carefully enough before springing into action. So, Nick, any luck? Greg KO6TH From: zack.kd8...@hotmail.com To: ko6th_g...@hotmail.com; inservice2...@hotmail.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: MMSSTV and ARRISat-1 Date: Fri,