[amsat-bb] ARISSSat-1 Help

2011-08-06 Thread Bill Photinos
Tried to work the 1201Z 06AUG2011 pass of ARRISSat-1 from FM26 this morning without much luck. I have been successfully working the FM birds for a while but this is my first attempt with a linear bird. I was wandering if someone with a similar setup could verify my settings? Equipment as foll

[amsat-bb] Carrying Arrow Sat antenna on airplane

2011-04-15 Thread Bill Photinos
Has anyone had any issues trying to carry an Arrow Sat antenna as a carry on on a airplane? Am going to be doing some traveling and would like to take it along to make some contacts. 73, Bill - W4RVN ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expre

[amsat-bb] LVB Tracker reset problem

2010-12-31 Thread Bill Photinos
Got my LVB Tracker from AMSAT last week. Installed it on a G5500. Calibrated it and it seemed to work fine until yesterday. It seem to now just randomly reset itself as if it were being power cycled. The LCD screen posts the startup firmware version message then goes back to normal. This hap