Jerry,
If you want to make your life easy: Download the tle-new.txt keps from
celestrack and use object 2013-066B. No manual editing kep files.
Cheers,
Andy
From: Jerry Ehlers
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Tuesday, 26 November 2013 8:00 AM
Subject: [amsat-
James,
now, not at all. Nobody is gonna dismiss your problems / concerns. For the
people who work SSB satellites, they know that it can be a tricky business to
get it right. And if you add to this a more-or-less un-proofen, new satellite
it can make it even more tricky.
Now to my observations
I needed about 5 kHz high on last nights pass over VK.
Andreas VK4TH
From: David W0DHB
To: 'Stefan Wagener'
Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Monday, 25 November 2013 2:29 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Amazing New HAMSAT - AO-73!
That's what I'm seeing, about 1
Telemetry came thru loud and clear.
Transponder was strong, however I had to correct uplink frequency to about + 4
kHz. at the beginning of the pass. Kept changing too, so at the end of the pass
uplink frequency had to be + 5.2 kHz. to hear myself properly; and that is with
doppler correction
Its interesting isn't it ? Before the launch there is usually all kinds of info
available ... telemetry decoding software, launch vehicle and window, developer
info including their website; often even enthusiastic youtube videos from
excited university students and a general hype in the amateur
Bit of a shame that the people in charge at NASA decide its worth flying an
accoustic guitar to the ISS so some astronaut can have his 5 minutes of fame,
but dont spend $ 2000 on a tiny FM repeater which 10.000+ hams worldwide would
enjoy in many years to come, let alone the educational impact.
Clayton,
good stuff. You are certainly right, a rotor, PC and computer based doppler
correction are all optional.
There is a certain thrill in working SO 50 with a 10 W HT and a hand held arrow
antenna, and pretty rewarding to.
But honestly, when you work AO-7 on SSB with your fully automated
if the radio
didn't get modified then, you're out of luck as there are no more parts.
The change over point is somewhere in the 8G05 range.
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 05/28/13, Andy Kellner wrote:
FT 847 no computer assisted doppler ? Why ?
My FT 847 happily gets its doppler correction from
FT 847 no computer assisted doppler ? Why ?
My FT 847 happily gets its doppler correction from SatPC32 - all you need is a
cable.
Add a cheap tv rotor and a bit of homebrew software and you are all set ! (
http://evolution2enterprises.com/sat/sat.html )
This system works well for me for about
Same here in Australia. Lots of analog local Law Enforcement / Public Service
there.
From: Jim Walls
To: Amsat-BB
Sent: Monday, 27 August 2012 1:27 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Proposal for 460-470 MHz CubeSat Band
On 8/26/2012 04:46, Trevor . wrote:
> At t
Joel,
I am not sure if thats exactly what u are looking for, but here is some
material which might help you further. The setup is not strictly for 2 x u110
rotors, but can be adapted for other
simple non-feedback rotors (radio shack etc.) as well.:
Original idea, setup and software from K8DAV: h
Hehehe. Lol. 5 panels 1 m wide with night lightning. Anybody can shut you down
for 6 months. Jail if you dont install the panels.
Good April's fools one ! Well written.
From: Roger
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Monday, 2 April 2012 6:32 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb]
Hello,
I've noticed that the Masat-1 Beacon message changed to "Please help Compass-1".
Does somebody know what is meant by that ? I've checked some sources and as far
as I can tell compass-1 is inoperable since 2009 ? No news of blog site has
been updated since.
How exactly can we help ?
Th
Wow. Stunning. Thanks for sharing.
Andreas
From: Dave Guimont
To: JoAnne Maenpaa ; amsat-bb@amsat.org
Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Wednesday, 29 February 2012 9:03 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Another ISS Video
Yea,
I agree...the shimmer of the sun on the h
Interesting video actually, which shows what tests those cubesats have to go
thru (just watch it muted :) ).
From: Trevor .
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Saturday, 25 February 2012 9:47 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Vietnam Student CubeSat F-1
Gunters Space Page is
All,
I have been asked to do a presentation at a high-school about satellite
telemetry and LEO amateur satellites and such.
I wonder if there is any material I could use out there such as power points or
so with pretty diagrams and pictures ? Maybe even something
about the latest batch of cubesa
me up, I didn't even consider that it was
>>>> supposed to "match" to the website registration page.
>>>>
>>>> Will know tomorrow, but that has to be my problem.
>>>>
>>>> Makes sense...another "duh" moment
I wonder if somebody has any clue what that very last packet in the MaSat - 1
sequence could be ? The single packet which gets transmitted at the end of the
sequence, before
the 10 seconds or so of silence and the beginning of the CW.
It never decodes with the software, even in excellent signa
Looks like the Masat team updated / fixed their website, too.
Now when you go to the 'track our satellite' section, it actually shows the
position
of the satellite and - more importantly - the 'Packets Received' from each
registered
Amateur station ! So now you can check if the packet upload is
All,
I got some answers from the team in Hungary and apparently the software is
_in_deed_ automatically
sending the packets to the server over there ! The 'offline' sign in the lower
left corner has nothing
to do with it:
> Hi Andreas,
> Thanks for the packets!
> New TLE from Celestrak:
> 201
All,
I got an email from a team member in Budapest and apparently the automatic
server side storage is online and functioning. He said use the latest version
of the software. Apparently it works for folks over there. Unfortunately there
are no details about how to configure it and what to do if
So now with the NORAD TLEs out (doesn't really matter which one you choose, as
long it is not 2012-006A and 2012-006B) I've switched my station into fully
automatic
MaSAT-1 tracking, doppler-correction, receive and decode mode. 4 hours left
until first pass .. I 'll be sound asleep then. We'll s
No names yet, but looking it at I would say 2012-006A is LARES and B is ALMASAT.
C-J are the cubesats IMHO. Take your pick.
2012-006A
1 38077U 12006A 12045.34170990 .00075337 33376-5 11441-2 063
2 38077 69.5095 236.8571 0799714 45.5517 320.7952 14.12063853 121
2012-00
Just received and decoded a few packets from Masat over Queensland, orbit #6.
Sat had 6 reboots so far, so it seems its rebooting every orbit. Low power mode.
Cheers,
Andy - VK4HHH
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>From the amsat-dl website:
"Following preliminary work the formal go-ahead was given in 2002 by AMSAT-DL
for the P5A Mars probe.
It should begin its nine-month journey during launch windows in 2009 or 2011.
Before then AMSAT-DL will
launch the P3E communications satellite with many test ele
> It should have been simple, but one *major* component of both SuitSat
and ARRISat was the triple redundant timer that kept the transmitters
off for 15 minutes after 3 toggle switches were turned on. This allowed the
> satellites sufficient time to travel away from the ISS before the
low-pow
Could somebody please explain to me why turn signals on cars are useless ?
From: "wa4...@comcast.net"
To: AMSAT
Sent: Friday, 9 December 2011 1:36 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] cube sats and turn signals
Cube sats are about as worthless to the ham op as turn signa
-and-cheese sandwich
will do.
Andreas - VK4HHH
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From: Thomas Doyle
To: Andy Kellner
Sent: Friday, 9 December 2011 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] 9 cubesats on board Vega
How many cubesats does the Amateur Radio community have ready for launch - not
talkin
I'll be darned. 9 (nine!) cubesats on board of this launch vehicle and the
whole world wide amateur radio community has major problems finding somebody to
launch 1 every 5 years ?
Whats wrong with this picture ? I would like to find out why ESA for example
has no problems launching the cubesats
Hmm, unlikely I would say:
A typical WX ballon goes up to about 30 km, maybe 50 km if you get a high
performance one. The AO-51 orbit is at about 750 km.
I witnessed the X2 (Spaceship one) launch in 2004. The rocket for the orbiter
fired at about 15 km (from the carrier plane) and burned for 90
Yes, I think thanks are in order for you and the operations team who provided
us with many years of enjoyment on countless AO-51 QSO's. Job well done from
start to finish.
RIP little satellite. May your solar panels always been shone on ;) Look up and
see what your grand-daddy, AO-07, has done a
All,
I would put my hand up for the Yaesu FT 847. Its designed for, and has all the
features a full duplex sat radio needs (4 antenna connectors, 12 V over coax
out for mast-mount pre-amps, normal and inv. doppler correction, plenty of
memory spaces etc.) It works flawlessly on U/V and is a pr
"They also are not learning the political skills that they
will need to have to survive in the corporate world, where career success
depends more on how you suck up to authority than on your ability to design or
build anything."
Well said Daniel. Working in the aerospace industry for a number of y
JNU strong signal over Australia. Pass 11:30 UTC 12.10.2011 44 degrees.
Telemetry string is something like this: #aavjugnumpmppdiafaatehbzxvaaagg#
Not sure if that makes sense ?
Andreas - VK4HHH
From: Mani VU2WMY
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Wednesday, 12
Do you have any updated keplers ?
From: Mani VU2WMY
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Cc: cq...@yahoogroups.com; amsatin...@yahoogroups.com; vuh...@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 12 October 2011 8:13 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] CW telemetry from 'Jugnu'
Dear friends,
On beh
All,
just my 2 cents: I think the project is rather interesting and I would be
willingly to sponsor it with my $300 (thats the number I've read to sponsor my
own personal sprite), if -
and thats a big if - I am able to receive and decode the signal with my average
equipped Oscar station.
Som
There is also GoSatWatch, which I like to predict / visualise passes.
--- On Wed, 14/9/11, Joel Black wrote:
From: Joel Black
Subject: [amsat-bb] iPad App - HamSatHD
To: "Amsat BB"
Received: Wednesday, 14 September, 2011, 10:52 PM
The company I work for gave me a 16GB iPad for work and I ca
Unbelivable !
--- On Mon, 5/9/11, i8cvs wrote:
From: i8cvs
Subject: [amsat-bb] 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina
To: "Amsat - BBs"
Received: Monday, 5 September, 2011, 10:32 AM
Hi All,
Just for curiosity please look at this 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased
in Cina !
This also works fine for the Yaesu FT 847.
--- On Wed, 31/8/11, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
From: Mark L. Hammond
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC and TS-2000
To: "Carl Rimmer W8KRF" , amsat-bb@amsat.org
Received: Wednesday, 31 August, 2011, 12:56 PM
Hi Carl,
Maybe this will work for you---seems fi
Bob,
Use the process of elimination to isolate the problematic component:
Try to install a serial port monitor on your system:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896644
This should give you an idea if the data is sent to the serial port from
SatPc32. If you see the data sent, I
Switch to decaf ?
--- On Sun, 21/8/11, Kevin Deane wrote:
From: Kevin Deane
Subject: [amsat-bb] Seriously Get Over It!
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Received: Sunday, 21 August, 2011, 10:56 AM
Enough with the friggin ARISSAT-1 reports, gee I heard it too. Post your
reports here http://oscar.dcar
Satellite is high power mode. Strong Signal on VHF downlink.
MET: 1 minute (must just come out of reset ?)
Battery Voltage: 35.7 V
Current: - 4 mA
Temp: 26.5 Deg.
Heard several greeting messages, voice telemetry and 2 very nice sstv pictures.
Attached one, but not sure if that goes thru to the m
Dont know about those particular ones, but I am using a pair of Dressler mast
mounted pre-amps with the 847. I supply the 12 V via the coax and they perform
beautifully.
Cheers,
Andreas - VK4FHAW
--- On Tue, 9/8/11, Sebastian, W4AS wrote:
From: Sebastian, W4AS
Subject: [amsat-bb] Mirage prea
Richard,
well here is an easy test to verify function of the pre-amp, if you can access
a local UHF repeater. Just open the repeater without any preamps (neither
internal nor external), and note the S-Meter. Then do the same with the
internal pre-amp and then the external preamp and compare. Us
ArissSat was designed for this environment and apparently it survived just
fine.
Bob, WB4APR
Huh ? Sorry but maybe you have another ARISSAT-1. The ARISSAT-1 I was looking
forward to had a linear transponder so I can actually use it as a HAM Radio
Operator and have QSO's with other HAM Radio O
No .. Linear .. Transponder !
Thank you very much Alexander Samokutyaev, Sergei Volkov and Roscosmos for a
job well done.
VK4FHAW
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Is it just me, or did it look that crew did handle the satellite extremely
unprofessional ?
The removal of the Solar Array covers was pretty uncoordinated. They basically
just ripped them off. Once outside they let the satellite bounce around like a
basketball. For several minutes the satellite
Launch aborted ! One Antenna is missing ! They handle that thing like it is a
peace of garbage :( Way to rough !
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10:45 pass over Australia. About 25 degrees / 8 minutes.
Strong FM audio greetings heard and a very nice SSTV picture received, followed
by some spoken telemetry.
Picture and some recordings on my qrz.com page:
http://qrz.com/db/VK4FHAW
Cheers,
Andreas Kellner - VK4FHAW
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Seems like it. Not heard over VK/ZL or JA either. Only over North America (I
guess when they restart the software from there). Still prefer AO-7 anyways :)
I hope that grand ole lady goes another 40 years.
Cheers,
Andy
VK4FHAW
--- On Wed, 27/7/11, mm0kjg wrote:
From: mm0kjg
Subject: [amsat-b
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