Sad indeed. This is the satellite that also got me interested in the linear
birds, forced me to buy my TS2000, put up yagis and figure out SATPC. I had
hundreds of contacts through this bird.
Thank you VO52, RIP, and thank you to those responsible for putting her into
orbit and keeping her op
Keith I have a 2000 and originally intended to set up the TNC. Before I did,
however, another 2000 owner turned me on to the Signalink USB soundcard
interface. For about $100 you get a device that simply plugs into the ACC rear
jack on the 2000, and to a USB port on your computer, and will do
Last night LituanicaSat-1 arrived over southern California a little behind my
predicted time of 8:12PM PDST, moving roughly from the south to southeast.
Heard the greeting, cut the power to 10 w, keyed the TS-2000 and immediately
heard my downlink. My downlink quickly went from partial to full
I was on AO73 last night from southern Cal (DM13) at around 0555z, calling many
CQs. I kept my downlink at about 145.955. My sigs peaked at S9 (no preamp), 5
el fixed at 30 deg.
AO73 was very loud. I had no replies and heard no one but myself. It does
take a little more work to keep up with th
Answer: go to www.heavens-above.com
put in your location, click on "Daily Predictions for Brighter Satellites".
Depending on how dark your sky is, dozens can be visible. Always fun to see
and identify.
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bo
Check out the FoxDelta. Simple, inexpensive and works great
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf
Of Wayne Estes
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:28 AM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] simplest USB rotor interface
A
Tim, I also have a G5400 I use for my EME antenna. Someone on this great list
alerted me to www.foxdelta.com for a small digital controller with computer
interface like the LV Tracker, only less expensive. I have been using it for
some time with my G5400 with great success.
Craig
N6RSX
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When I bought my TS2000 several years ago I too played "chase the downlink" for
about a week and did a fair job. But if it was annoying to me to have to do
that, I knew how annoying it must have been to other, Doppler controlled
stations chasing me. I am not a computer whiz by any means, but m
Clint now resides on the group W bench
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf
Of Bob- W7LRD
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:26 PM
To: saguaroas...@cox.net
Cc: Clint Bradford; amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Criminal
I worked VE8EV on it last night.
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf
Of Rick Tejera
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 4:12 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-67
Has anyone heard from SO-67 after the reports of no
The easiest one I have found and use daily (and it is free), is "satellite
tracker."
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf
Of Bryan Green
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 1:42 PM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsa
Greeting fellow sat-ops. A few weeks ago I posted about a problem I was having
with my Ham IV rotor display not properly functioning, and received a number of
very useful responses. I promised to report back.
So, as I previously reported, although the rotor turned fine, the controller
display w
Sat Tracker still my fave for iphone. Easiest of them all to use.
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf
Of Bruce
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 2:50 PM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] sat tracking progr
Thanks again to all for the useful suggestions.
LRD- I hope you are wrong! hi
I will report back.
73s
Craig
N6RSX
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rom: Scott Armstrong [mailto:em1...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:02 PM
To: D. Craig Fox; amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Ham IV rotor problem
Hi Craig,
I've attached a copy of the HamIV manual. Let me know if you get it OK. It
has some troubleshooting info t
Greetings and happy new year to my fellow sat-ops. I thought I would try here
before searching the entire ‘net, for some tips in trouble shooting a rotor
problem. My up/down link sat antennas are mounted on a common boom, fixed el.,
above my HF yagi. I turn all of it with a very old Ham IV ro
Sure, UISS and AGWPE with a sound card interface like a Signalink USB or a
homebrew interface. Works like a champ.
http://www.kc2rlm.info/soundcardpacket/
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf
Of vtnn...@comcast.ne
I would do as Stan first suggested and make sure you are hearing terrestrial
stations before getting into the real diagnostics.
Good luck
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf
Of Gary "Joe" Mayfield
Sent: Tuesday,
Hello fello sat-ops
I bought a beautiful M squared 2M5WL SERIOUS 2mtr boomer to step up for EME
JT65, meteor scatter and even those low AO7 passes. But, to get that serious
gain, it is 33 ft long and, well, on top of my modest tract home, it is a
little too much for the XYL, and where it would
Bob, what you said and more!
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]on
Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:24 PM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] lonely to the west
When AO-7 is out over the N. Pacific it is c
Fellow sat-ops, last night I had the supreme pleasure of completing my first
EME contact. (Yes, THAT satellite) It was with JR3REX . We were working JT65B
on 144.122. I was in normal mode- ie, no "deep search" mode or signal
averaging (for those who run this mode).The reason I am posting this i
In fact I think I had my first sat CW contact on it, with John W6ZKH (thanks
John)
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]on
Behalf Of John Neeley
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 3:30 PM
To: Bob Cutter; amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb
Worked it last night.
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]on
Behalf Of Bob Cutter
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 10:53 AM
To: amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-29?
Is it operational?
73, Bob KIØG
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The preamp is sold. Thanks
Craig
N6RSX
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Before I put this on eham and the others, I wanted to offer it up here first.
This is an ARR 2 mtr GaAsFET preamp. It can handle up to 25 wts.
Specs: http://www.advancedreceiver.com/page7.html
It is brand new in sealed bag. I received it as part of another deal, but
already have a 2 mtr p
Unless California changes Vehicle Code section 40802 (speed traps prohibited),
this wonderfully techno-geeky system will not be lawful for any excess speed
prosecution in California. My 911 was happy to hear that. hihi
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [
Greetings all. Having only 12 el on 70cm and no az/el, Arecibo is so not
happening at my QTH. But I digress. I recently went to a new Windows 7 (Intel
Core I-7 processor) computer from a P4 (what a delight.) Anyway, SatPC,
digipan, MMRTTY, HRD all work fine using my Signalink. What no longer
out here in 6 land I keep my 5 el on 2 mtr and 11 elements on 70cm (both
horizontal) at 30 degs above my HF beam and miss very little on FM or SSB birds
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]on
Behalf Of Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Sent:
Just had to weigh in on this occasionally recurring issue. I have now had a
KWood D-7 for a year and there is nothing like full duplex. Sawson, KG6NUB and
I both use them and routinely work the country with an AR-800 whip, or down to
50 MW on his Arrow or my Elk for real "gain". Being able to
Neal requested that the following info be posted. Neal reports that his boat
took on water and was damaged. [I assume this was while anchored.] Apparently
his radios were damaged as well, but Neal and parrot are fine.
Craig
N6RSX
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As I posted sometime back, I have been using free Satellite Tracker on my
iphone. I cannot imagine any tracking program could be easier to use. The
graphics are rather crude compared to ProSat but it is extremely simple to use,
updates easily and shows information for subsequent passes of any
Tim, Sawson and I frequently have such contacts on AO51, SO50 and AO27, and we
would invite anyone with a duplex handheld like our D7s, and elks, arrows and
even AR800s to give it a try. The high passes are the easiest, but folks would
be surprised how well 50 mw radiates through space at most
Done
de N6RSX
Craig
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]on
Behalf Of Tim - N3TL
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 2:04 PM
To: BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Want to email KG6NUB
Hey everyone,
Can anyone who is local to Sawson, KG6NUB, please
I spoke to Neil last night on VO52. He said that a storm off Baja was delaying
his departure. I thought he said 3 days, but I may have misunderstood. He
always has a nice strong signal, just no doppler control.
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:
hello all on this distinguished listserv!
I love staying in the loop thru this listerv. But I digress. Recently I
notice that VO52 has been getting dropped off of my sat 32 pc sat list. I have
to make a point of adding it back on. This never used to happen.
Any clues/suggestions? Thanks in a
Hello fellow V052 fans! Dale I think you must go to bed early as I am on at
least one pass most nights (ok, usually late) that lights us both up and n'er a
peep from the north! LOL Geez this sat lights up Siberia, northern Canada,
central America, at times most all of the US, and the lack of
Greetings all. I just downloaded "Satellite Tracker" from the iphone app store
for free. In spite of a number of less than glowing reviews ("it crashes") I
was pleasantly surprised at how good this actually works. Very intuitive and
easy to use with handheld operations or just to pull out and
Ditto Clint's comments. Quite exhilarating to see them both- because of
having previously, accidently figured out to look earlier than the predicted
ISS pass time, I was waitin' this time!
very cool to see from urban OC
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.or
Jan, I and a regular group of operators in the western US are regularly on
V0-52, FO-29 and AO-7, down to very low elevations. But I would ask the same
question as you. I have a fairly good signal into these sats and have never
even heard any stations outside of Canada, US or Mexico. That is
Peter, absent other responses here, you might try getting onto the yahoo TS2000
group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adjust_ts2000/
73s
Craig
N6RSX
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org]on
Behalf Of Peter Gibson
Sent: Tuesday, July
Ditto K8CXM's comments. I have much less enthusiam for the FM sats than FO29,
AO7 and VO52. Using SATPC, these are a piece of cake to regularly work with no
crowds, big footprints and super doppler control. Also, notwithstanding the
birdie, I have no difficulty working SO50 or AO27 once the d
Thanks Andrew! As the one who started this thread I am pleased it has
generated so much interest and willingness to participate. For those of us who
like to shop EHAM, QRZ and QTH, and the 'fests, for potential satellite radios,
this list has great utility. Perhaps it would be something worth
At the request of several following my late night post, set forth below is the
list I copied off this or the VX-8 listserv. I have added the new Alinco. I
do not think this list is complete so others please feel free to add to it.
73s
Craig
N6RSX
HTs -
Icom IC-W2A
Icom IC-W31A
Icom IC-W3
Sorry for the typos in the last- good reason why one should not send posts to
listservs late at night after one's bedtime! hihi
Anyway, thanks and 73s
Craig
N6RSX
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Greetings. Ok so this issue gets revisited every few months or so-- as it
seems. I have a nice list of many fully duplex VHF/UHFradios-- I forget who
put together-- that list is taped to the wall next to my station. This comes
in handy for shopping on eham, ebay, etc. However, I am wondering
Worked Yuri last night on SSB on FO29. He is apparently still in port in EM40.
73s
Craig, N6RSX
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We'll miss you here in socal but be waiting on your return Bob!
Craig
N6RSX
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Behalf Of w7...@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:39 PM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 withdra
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