[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna direction calibration

2013-07-18 Thread i8cvs
Hi Dave, KB5WIA To align the antennas, I don't look at the shadow of the antennas on the ground, but I adjust the position of the antenna in Azimuth and Elevation until the Sun-Noise received in my Signal Streng indicator is the maximum. This is very important particularly at very high frequencie

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna direction calibration

2013-07-18 Thread David Palmer KB5WIA
I actually use the sun for aligning the antennas. SatPC32 comes with a program called SuM, which can point the antennas directly at the sun (or moon!). To align the antennas, I look at the shadow of the antennas on the ground, and adjust until the shadow is minimum size. It's really easy, (and yo

[amsat-bb] UKube-1 linear transponder CubeSat may launch October

2013-07-18 Thread M5AKA
BBC News is reporting that the UK Space Agency's first CubeSat UKube-1, being built by Clyde Space in Glasgow, may launch in late October 2013. Clyde Space Senior Systems Engineer Steve Greenland will be giving a presentation on UKube-1 to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium which takes

[amsat-bb] Re: New Radio

2013-07-18 Thread i8cvs
Hi Vincenzo, IK8OZV If you remember a few years ago I suggested you to sell to me your TS-790E By the way I was fortunate enought that you do not accepted my offer because I purchased a second hand TS-790E from a seller in internet complete with 23 cm module and all accessories for 800,00 Euro, a

[amsat-bb] D STAR AMSAT users net tonight

2013-07-18 Thread damon runion
https://sites.google.com/site/memphisdstar/d-satellite-amsat-net If you do not have a d star radio or dv dongle ,you can still checkin using drats , The down load is on the above link .Tonights net will be informal and open to all satellite and grid chasers. Thanks Damon WA4HFN 5in em55 ___

[amsat-bb] New Radio

2013-07-18 Thread Vincenzo Mone
Hi to the list, as I cannot find the piece for my TS-790E as it is discontinued, I am thinking that it is time to change my radio. Anybody can suggest me on that has already enclosed 2m, 7cm and 23cm. Also it will be wonderful if is already ready to RX and TX 9600 baud and 38k4 baud Without to modi