[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC #227

2012-03-16 Thread Bob Herrell
Congratulations Rick. 73, Bob Herrell - AJ5C VUCC #203 ___ 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: http://amsat.org

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C report for Sunday Jan 29, 2012

2012-01-29 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts on AO-27 at 1756z pass with XE3ISS, WA8SME, N1AIA, N2BX, KE3LB, AA5PK and N1RCN. I appreciate the contacts guys as difficult as it was today. 73 de Bob HI4/AJ5C for a few more days. ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C report for Saturday Jan 28th

2012-01-28 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts for AO-27 at 1824z were with KI4OTG, CO6CBF, N8MS, AA3JH, WB0KFC, WA4HFN, N9AMW, N8MH, and AJ4A. Thanks for the contacts guys. 73 de Bob ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member?

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C today

2012-01-27 Thread Bob Herrell
I will be on AO-27 at 1853z turn on and will be listening for the following who asked for a contact today: AA5PK, K3CLM, N9IP and AJ4A. I hope to be able to make these contacts and more if the situation allows. 73, Bob HI4/AJ5C ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C report for Jan 27th

2012-01-27 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts for today on AO-27 (not AOL-27 as my fingers typed -LOL) were N9IP, K3CKM, and W1MSG. I will be on tomorrow, Saturday, AO-27 at 1827 turn on. I will be listening for any calls, please call me. I have a little over 3 minutes in the footprint. 73, Bob HI4/AJ5C

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C report for Jan 25th

2012-01-27 Thread Bob Herrell
Forgot this update.Worked 2 good contacts on AO-27 at 18:11z. They were Joe, WA4OVO and Duane, K5VGU. 73 de Bob HI4/AJ5C ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] AOL-27 HI4

2012-01-26 Thread Bob Herrell
If you want to make a sked with me for a contact on AO-27, please email me off list and I will see what I can do. I would like to accommodate all those that are needing FK49 for an award. And PLEASE, if someone is trying to make a contact with me give them the space. I will only be here another

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C update for Jan 24th

2012-01-24 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts AO-27 1839z pass de HI4/AJ5C: N8RO, N5ZNL, AA4QE, WB2OQQ, N3YKF, and K8TL. PLEASE, if you have already worked me at least once, please standby and give others a chance. There is NO award for making the most contacts. Still listening for the following that have requested a contact:

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C revised update for Jan 24th

2012-01-24 Thread Bob Herrell
After checking everything there was a good contact with W4UPD at 1842z. 73, Bob HI4/AJ5C ___ 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

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C update for Jan 23rd.

2012-01-23 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts AO-27 1907z de HI4/AJ5C: XE1AO, N5AFV, KF5LOQ, KB1PVH, K8JMH, WC7V, WA8SME, K6YK and K8YSE. Tnx all. 73 Bob ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C

2012-01-23 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, Looks like I have run the gamut of all the usual suspects as they say. Is there anyone else that needs a contact with me on AO-27? Please email me direct at aj5catamsat.org and let me know. I will be operational until Feb 8th. Most contacts now are duplicates.. Remember, QSL cards will be

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C update

2012-01-20 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts for 1/20/12 AO-27 1853z de HI4/AJ5C: N9AMW, KB0RZD, W5PFG/m, K5OE/m, K0BAM, NX9B, N4ZQ and K8BL/4. 73 Bob ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] Linear birds with an IC-706MkIIG

2012-01-19 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, Does anyone have experience working the linear birds with a single IC-706MkIIG? Thanks Bob Herrell HI4/AJ5C ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C update for 1-18-12

2012-01-18 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts AO-27 01/18/12 1811z de HI4AJ5C: K9OIM, K4FEG/M, W4MPS, KB0RZD, KD0QAF, KE3LB, WA8SME and KD8QBA. 73, Bob HI4/AJ5C ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] HNI4/AJ5C follow up

2012-01-16 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts for today, Jan 16, 2012 on AO-27 1907z pass: K0BAM, N8RO, WA4NVM, and AC0RA. de Bob HI4/AJ5C ___ 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] HI4/AJ5C Operations follow-up

2012-01-13 Thread Bob Herrell
Good contacts today AO-27 1853z: N8RO, KB0RZD, K8YSE/P (EL97), AA5CK, KD0QAF, WD9EWK, KD0QAE, K4MOA (EM85) and N4RQ. Tnx de Bob HI4/AJ5C ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to

[amsat-bb] AO-27 11/1801z pass

2012-01-11 Thread Bob Herrell
Thanks for all the contacts. Today I was able to confirm the following stations during the pass: N3YKF, WA5KBH, KF5LOQ, W1PA, KB1RVT, WB3CSY, N2BX, W3KXR, WB8TGY, KD8QBA, N2HVR, K8YSE/P and WC7V. To see where I am, go to this link. I operate in a pasture next to a baseball field on the east side

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C Operations

2012-01-11 Thread Bob Herrell
Thanks for all the contacts. Today I was able to confirm the following stations during the pass: N3YKF, WA5KBH, KF5LOQ, W1PA, KB1RVT, WB3CSY, N2BX, W3KXR, WB8TGY, KD8QBA, N2HVR, K8YSE/P and WC7V. To see where I am, go to this link. I operate in a pasture next to a baseball field on the east side

[amsat-bb] AO-27 pass 10 Jan 1840z

2012-01-10 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, Good contacts for AO-27 10/1840z de HI4/AJ5C: K8YSE, N5UXT, N1HOQ, NX9B, XE2AT, WA8SME, KD8CAO and KE3LB That was a really fast 2.5 minutes. Hope to be on the eastern pass tomorrow @1810z. 73, Bob - HI4/AJ5C ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org.

[amsat-bb] HI4/AJ5C Operations

2012-01-09 Thread Bob Herrell
I will QSL direct to all contacts that are in my log. I will also upload to LoTW (as soon as I figure out how to make a new account) and to Eqsl. No SASE needed. This will take place once I return home in mid February. Hope to work you on AO-27 and maybe SO-50. 73, Bob - HI4/AJ5C

[amsat-bb] 5,000th Contact

2011-05-07 Thread Bob Herrell
forward to working you again soon. See ya on the birds! 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C ___ 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: http

[amsat-bb] eQSL

2011-01-31 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, After taking with several of you, I have decided to upload my logs to EQSL also. Just finished uploading 4,082 new records. Hope that helps with your EQSL Awards. I upload LOTW every evening. 73, Bob AJ5C ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org.

[amsat-bb] LoTW SO-67

2011-01-29 Thread Bob Herrell
All 48 of my SO-67 contacts have been uploaded to LoTW. 73, Bob AJ5C ___ 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] LoTW

2011-01-19 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, My logs are all current on LoTW. I am beginning to see new calls for my satellite contacts showing up. Still like them old fashion paper cards though. I will continue to upload every evening after the last pass. 73, Bob AJ5C ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] LVB Tracker G-5500 Rotator

2011-01-07 Thread Bob Herrell
is removed and a MAX232 chip installed appears to communicate with the G5500, but when the G5500 is powered off, both meters on the G5500 peg to the max. Very strange. Still not control via Serial port. Anyone have any ideas? Mike I are stumped on this one. 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C

[amsat-bb] Re: more about the TH-D72A for satellites

2010-12-06 Thread Bob Herrell
) will not work. Hope these new batteries last longer than the old NiCad's. 73, Bob Herrell, AJ5C ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription

[amsat-bb] WAS

2010-11-12 Thread Bob Herrell
Congratulations Loren, K7CWQ for receiving Satellite WAS #323. Excellent!!! 73, Bob Herrell...AJ5C Satellite WAS #321 Satellite VUCC #203 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 mode Switch time

2010-11-12 Thread Bob Herrell
It startled me too. I was in QSO with W7LRD and it just went dead. Then I looked at the time and thought it may have switched over to Mode A. Yep, it did! 73, Bob AJ5C ex-NK7I From: Howard Kowall hkow...@shaw.ca To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, November 12,

[amsat-bb] SAT VUCC #203, #204 #205

2010-11-07 Thread Bob Herrell
Contact Award Level. Thanks for all your help. 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C EM36kg ___ Sent via amsat...@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: AO-51 short experiment

2010-10-24 Thread Bob Herrell
Any chance we could get the ISS to change their packet frequency? 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C From: Andrew Glasbrenner glasbren...@mindspring.com To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sat, October 23, 2010 5:13:29 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 short experiment

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 short experiment

2010-10-24 Thread Bob Herrell
continuously on 145.825MHz is crazy. I do send packets to the ISS myself, but ONLY when it is in view and turned on. It all boils down to the old idea of Listen before you talk. 73, Bob AJ5C From: Alan P. Biddle apbid...@united.net To: Bob Herrell n...@yahoo.com; amsat-bb

[amsat-bb] Satellite WAS #321

2010-10-22 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, Received my ARRL Satellite WAS #321 in the mail today. A big thanks to all the stations that made this possible. Look forward to working you again on the birds. 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C EM36 Arkansas ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions

[amsat-bb] FO-29

2010-10-15 Thread Bob Herrell
What's wrong with FO-29? Not a peep during this pass. No beacon either. 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program

[amsat-bb] SatPC32 Windows 7

2010-10-12 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, Anyone running and IC-910H with SatPC32 and Windows 7 64-bit? Everything seems to work except for the CAT function. I have the proper port selected for the radio, but cannot get CAT to do any controlling. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks 73 Bob Herrell AJ5C

[amsat-bb] AMSAT Banner

2010-10-11 Thread Bob Herrell
HI all, Where can I get an AMSAT Banner to use when we do demos? Could not find any in the Amsat Store online. 73, Bob AJ5C ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the

[amsat-bb] LVB Tracker problem

2010-10-11 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, Lately my LVB Tracker (USB) has been stopping in the middle of a pass. It does not happen all the time, but lately it has been happening more often. When this happens I have to turn the G-5500 off/on then restart SatPC32. Has anyone experienced this with their tracker? I wonder if I

[amsat-bb] Corrected passes for demo

2010-10-08 Thread Bob Herrell
) AO-27 Sat 18:06Z ( Might be too low) AO-27 Sat 19:43Z We will be using an Arrow FT-817ND, plus TH- D7A Elk Will also have the IC-910H on display, hooked to my laptop running Windows 7 and SatPC32. Hope to work you during the demo. 73, Bob Herrell, AJ5C AMSAT # 36645

[amsat-bb] Satellite Demo from NW Arkansas (EM26)

2010-10-07 Thread Bob Herrell
AO-27 Sat 18:06 ( Might be too low) AO-27 Sat 19:43 We will be using an Arrow FT-817ND, plus TM- D7A Elk. Will also have the IC-910H on display, hooked to my laptop running Windows 7 and SatPC32. Hope to work you during the demo. 73, Bob Herrell, AJ5C AMSAT # 36645 PS - My OSCAR VUCC

[amsat-bb] Hawaii needed for WAS-Satellite

2010-08-14 Thread Bob Herrell
Hello all. I need help with a contact with Hawaii. It is my last state for WAS - Satellite. Anyone in Hawaii that might be able to help? I have emails into NH7WN and NH6VB. Thanks 73, Bob Herrell - AJ5C AMSAT #36645 __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature

[amsat-bb] SO-67 CAT data

2009-12-23 Thread Bob Herrell
I am using SatPC32 with my IC-910H. The radio will do Narrow FM. Is there any way to program the Doppler file to make the radio go to FMN automatically? This sure would be handy for SO-67. I have tried both NFM and FMN to no avail. 73 Bob Herrell AJ5C __ Information from ESET Smart

[amsat-bb] Thanks

2009-12-23 Thread Bob Herrell
Thanks to all those who set me straight on the CAT files. Still learning all this stuff. Hope to work you soon. Happy Holidays. 73, Bob AJ5C __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4713 (20091223) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart

[amsat-bb] Logging programs

2009-11-25 Thread Bob Herrell
Hi all, Is there a logging program that will log satellite contacts (grid square and satellite) as well as keeping track of the grid squares worked so you know if it is a dupe? I have not been able to find anything that will do it. Thanks 73, Bob AJ5C EM36 __ Information from ESET

[amsat-bb] Logging programs

2009-11-25 Thread Bob Herrell
Thanks to all who answered. I have used several of these programs, Logic 8 is my main logger. I guess I need to learn how to massage them to do what I am looking for. Thanks and see ya on the birds. 73, Bob AJ5C EM36 __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus