[amsat-bb] Sked with NA East coast to try FO-29 QSO tomorrow 20th-3-2013

2013-03-19 Thread David
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[amsat-bb] Sked with NA East coast to try FO-29 QSO tomorrow 20th-3-2013

2013-03-19 Thread David
Hello all: Looking for stations located in the east coast of NorthAmerica to try a QSO via FO-29 tomorrow 20th-March-2013. There is a nice usable 5 minutes window between 13:25 UTC to 13:30 UTC . Please send me an email to arrange the sked. Thanks David EA4SG

[amsat-bb] Arissat-1 reentry?

2012-01-03 Thread David
Hello everybody: This is David EA4SG. Just a moment ago at 16:54 UTC while the Arissat-1 was over the vertical of Madrid, I was listening to the SAT and it stopped/interrumped suddenly its transmissions while it was still in a theorical "sunny or iluminated area". Not sure if

[amsat-bb] Heil Headset

2010-04-05 Thread David
Greetings. Is there anyone that is using a Heil headset on the FT-736R, and if so which one, which mike cartage and what adapter. I would like to replace the hand mike on the 736R, which will free up both my hands. Thanks for any help you can pass on. Dave VA7DG ___

[amsat-bb] Heil Headset Thank's

2010-04-07 Thread David
I would like to thank all that contacted me, from all the good advice I have now ordered the proper adapters, they should be hereby the end of his week. Again thanks to all. DaveVA7DG ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those

[amsat-bb] Re: Smartphone app antenna pointing???

2012-12-29 Thread David Johnson
Hi It's on the list of ideas for HamSatDroid but the compass sensors do need regular calibration so cannot be guaranteed to work reliably. The Galaxy S is really bad at loosing calibration :-( Dave On 29 Dec 2012 00:38, "Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197" wrote: > It seems to me that some smart

[amsat-bb] HamSatDroid

2013-01-13 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Just a note to say that there will be a series of updates coming out in the next few weeks which will introduce some of the most popular feature requests. Also a quick heads up to say that once these are done we will be introducing a paid HamSatDroidPlus version which will have a richer inter

[amsat-bb] HamSatDroid

2013-01-15 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Another update... We are in the process of changing the ownership of the Google Play account that manages HamsatDroid from JCRQ to G4DPZ. This is to allow us to tie the free and paid versions to the same account. There may be a requirement to re-install as the App Signature will change whe

[amsat-bb] Re: Please make available for Kindle as wel.

2013-01-16 Thread David Johnson
Hi, We will do our best but we cannot target every platform specifically. I already build for four google devices. Nexus 1,S,7 & 10. The kindle fire and Barnes and Noble devices have to be side loaded and we would have to set up a download site and PayPal payment mechanism for the paid version.

[amsat-bb] US Towers TMM-433HD for sale

2013-03-16 Thread David Reinhart
On the ground, heavy duty 33 ft. crank up tower with fold-down fixture. Ten ft. mast, four coax arms, inverted vee arm. Everything except anchor bolts. Pick up only in Holden, MA. Originally $2,500. Asking $1,500. Contact Dave at wa6...@amsat.org. __

[amsat-bb] Re: Better/best operating system for SatPC32?

2013-05-18 Thread David Giles
Linux. 73 de David VK5DG On 18/05/13 06:07, Philip Jenkins wrote: I'm in the process of buying a very low-end refurbished PC for use at Field Day and at a 10 day local fair this Fall to demonstrate satellite operating. All that this PC will be used for is running packet software and SatPC32 i

[amsat-bb] New version of HamSatDroid

2013-05-28 Thread David Johnson
Hi, I'm just in the process of release version 0.9 of HSD. You will have to uninstall version 0.8 and re-install 0.9 because it has a new signing certificate. (I have taken over ownership) New features in this version; Support for phones and 4/7/10 inch tablets Landscape map for ground-track I

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid 0.9

2013-05-29 Thread David Johnson
your updates. I'm looking forward to a donation-ware version incorporating some of the user-suggested features. In the mean time I will attempt an upgrade to 0.9 tomorrow. 73 Clayton W5PFG On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 2:40 PM, David A B Johnson <mailto:d...@g4dpz.me.uk>> wrote:

[amsat-bb] Re: Is there anyway to get a linear transponder on theISS?

2013-05-30 Thread David Barber
hanks David G0MRF ___ 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/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

[amsat-bb] Re: Missing helpful feature request

2013-06-07 Thread David Johnson
Hi Greg, Yes that is on the wish list for HamSatDroid already. Unfortunately, there is no centralised repository for this information that is available as a web service which could be polled to get updates.. Mike Rupprecht DK3WN and a number of AMSAT sites have a rich set of info as web pages but

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid now AmsatDroid FREE

2013-06-09 Thread David Johnson
iOS. I do cross platform ones for the day job and you can end up with the lowest common denominator in terms of functionality. Dave On Jun 9, 2013 11:39 PM, "Bryan Herbert" wrote: > Any chance of getting a Windows RT version of AmSatDroid? > > > On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 2:18 PM,

[amsat-bb] Re: APRS & Twitter

2013-07-10 Thread David Johnson
Hi Twitter have a restful API. Take a look at https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1 73 Dave, G4DPZ On 10 Jul 2013 14:04, "Rizwan 'Drake' Merchant" wrote: > Greetings AMSAT! > > I am one of the software engineers on the CAPE-2 Cubesat project at > the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I am i

[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu G-5500 Azimuth Motor Replacement

2013-07-10 Thread David Palmer
> In conclusion, I guess I will have to either (1) Replace the azimuth portion > with a G-800 > using a seperate control box for azimuth and elevation or (2) try to replace > the azimuth > portion with a G-450 rotor. Or: (3) Purchase a replacement G5500 Az motor from Yaesu (they should be back

[amsat-bb] AMSAT-UK Colloquium Programme

2013-07-15 Thread David Johnson
Hi, I'm pleased to let you know that programme is now complete. However, If you are bursting to share some info with us, I might be able to squeeze in two more 20 minute presentations, one each on Saturday & Sunday afternoons. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aq4J8y0gGRnkdG9uVks

[amsat-bb] US Towers TMM-433HD for sale

2013-07-15 Thread David Reinhart
On the ground, heavy duty 33 ft. crank up tower with fold-over fixture. Ten ft. mast, four coax arms, inverted vee arm. Everything except anchor bolts. Pick up only in Holden, MA. Originally $2,500. Make offer. Contact Dave at wa6...@amsat.org. ___ Sent

[amsat-bb] Re: apogee prediction?

2013-07-16 Thread David Johnson
Hi Bob, Are you looking for the subsat point at apogee? If so the calculation is dead easy. I could add it to AmsatDroid. Dave On 16 Jul 2013 07:49, "Bob- W7LRD" wrote: > Hello (again)...Is there a way (program) that one can predict when the > apogee of a given satellite will favor a given grid

[amsat-bb] AmsatDroid Free

2013-07-17 Thread David Johnson
Hi, For those of you that do not get automatic updates, the latest version 1.0.5 is now in the play store. Bug fixes and map drawing performance improvements. I also re-introduced the prediction calculation for the current pass. More details of the paid version at the AMSAT-UK colloquium this we

[amsat-bb] Pacificon website is now online, Call for Presenters

2013-07-26 Thread David W6DTW
Website is now online for attendee and vendor registration. http://www.pacificon.org/ There is also a Call for Presenters. Submit your proposal via the website. http://www.pacificon.org/2013/#cfp Also FYI there are 16 tables set aside for non-profit amateur organizations. AMSAT could reque

[amsat-bb] AmsatDroid Free 1.0.6

2013-08-05 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Just a quick note to say that a new version has been released with two additional keps sources. cubesats and NOAA from celestrak. 73 Dave ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now

[amsat-bb] Re: A0 40 replacement - mode K cubesat?

2013-09-05 Thread David Johnson
Hi, ZACUBE is a HF beacon. Something like this may be a foundation for what you're suggesting. http://amsat-uk.org/2012/08/25/14099-khz-cput-cubesat-to-launch-end-of-november/ It's riding along with FUNcube in the same POD. Take a look at this page, about half way down you'll see the ZACUBE

[amsat-bb] Lightning protection

2013-10-16 Thread David Carr
very important to me. Thanks for the help, David KD5QGR ___ 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/ma

[amsat-bb] FUNcube Dashboard/Data Warehouse Registration

2013-11-14 Thread David Johnson
Hi, With the release of the FUNcube Dashboard and it's associated documentation, we have also released help info on how to register your Dashboard for use with the Data Warehouse. Please visit: http://forum.funcube.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18 If you have any follow up questions, please sub

[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube Dashboard/Data Warehouse Registration

2013-11-14 Thread David Johnson
different identifier? Thanks Jerry N0JY On 11/14/2013 8:20 AM, David Johnson wrote: Hi, With the release of the FUNcube Dashboard and it's associated documentation, we have also released help info on how to register your Dashboard for use with the Data Warehouse. Please visit:

[amsat-bb] FW: FT-736R question

2013-11-16 Thread David Beumer
Tom The FT-736 does not have ability for CAT to read it's frequency only set it. SATPC32 needs this feature to allow manual tuning. 73's Dave W0DHB -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Tom Worthington Sent: Saturday, Novembe

[amsat-bb] Re: FT-736

2013-11-17 Thread David Beumer
Tom I read up on that N6BIL emulator box, it appears its' main purpose is to emulate an FT-847 for software that does not support the 736. This won't solve your manual tuning issue. A local buddy that uses a 736 does the manual tuning using the tuning buttons in SATPC32. He is seriously consid

[amsat-bb] Re: FunCube Dashboard under Wine?

2013-11-17 Thread David Giles
Hi Greg, I've installed it on a virtual box running XP and it appears to work ok. Haven't tried it using wine. 73 de David VK5DG On 17/11/13 13:54, Greg D wrote: Hi all, Before I try, does anyone know if the new FunCube Dashboard software will run on Linux under Wine? Ex

[amsat-bb] Re: AO7 calibration

2013-11-18 Thread David W0DHB
Bob I have observed this also with AO-7 and VO-52 and to a lesser degree with FO-29 Dave W0DHB -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 10:00 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-b

[amsat-bb] Re: FT-736R Question

2013-11-20 Thread David W0DHB
I was able to view, here's a pdf of it https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlwbsj58t3o1xp0/ft847emulator.pdf Dave W0DHB -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mike Seguin Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 4:22 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.or

[amsat-bb] Dumb question 9600 FSK

2013-11-21 Thread David W0DHB
Folks What mode should your RX be in to receive the 9600 baud FSK telemetry downlink signals. USB, FM ?? I've gotten several different answers, does it vary by SAT ? Thanks Dave W0DHB ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are tho

[amsat-bb] Re: Dumb question 9600 FSK

2013-11-22 Thread David W0DHB
: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Dumb question 9600 FSK On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 03:45:04PM -0700, David W0DHB wrote: > > What mode should your RX be in to receive the 9600 baud FSK telemetry > downlink signals. USB, FM ?? It should be FM, and you must pick up the signal from b

[amsat-bb] Re: too many satellites

2013-11-23 Thread David W0DHB
I agree Here's a list of the Dnepr launch sats http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/a-list-of-satellite-frequencies- dnepr.html -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 11:50

[amsat-bb] Re: Funcube-1 - Ao-73

2013-11-23 Thread David Johnson
Hi Steve; Yes, that is the intent. The primary mission is STEM outreach with the beacon in sunlight. 73 Dave; g4dpz On 23 Nov 2013 23:29, "Stefan Wagener" wrote: > Great! > > Congratulations. I guess we have to wait until the sat is in the "dark" to > use it here in NA. > > Just wondering why

[amsat-bb] Re: Funcube-1 - Ao-73

2013-11-23 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Yes you can see that if you look at the realtime pa fwd power in eclipse it varies quite a lot. Ingore the reflected value error. Dave On 23 Nov 2013 23:50, "Paul Stoetzer" wrote: > Would the transponder mode potentially have lower average power > consumption than full power telemetry mode

[amsat-bb] AO-73 Transponder calibration

2013-11-24 Thread David W0DHB
What sort of calibration numbers is everyone seeing for AO73 ? I'm seeing greater than 10K and I know that can't be right. Uplink 435.130 to 435.150 Downlink 145.950-145.970 Correct ? Copied folks great on 03:26 pass 10 deg Thanks Dave W0DHB __

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-73 Transponder calibration

2013-11-24 Thread David W0DHB
PM To: David W0DHB Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73 Transponder calibration It's definitely running high. I tune manually and I can usually estimate where I need to tune my uplink for AO-7 and VO-52 quite close when I want to call a station. I had a hell of a time on the last

[amsat-bb] Re: Amazing New HAMSAT - AO-73!

2013-11-24 Thread David W0DHB
That's what I'm seeing, about 10K high to calibrate . Dave W0DHB -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Wagener Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 8:54 PM To: Andy MacAllister Cc: AMSAT BBS Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Amazing N

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-73 keps

2013-11-26 Thread David W0DHB
Ron I've observed he same behavior since launch, I'll verify on the 17:14 pass. Dave W0DHB -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ronald G. Parsons Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 8:58 AM To: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-

[amsat-bb] tle-new.txt

2013-11-29 Thread David W0DHB
Tle-new.txt is now designating AO-73 as AO-73, not 2013-0066B , ditto Triton1 and others ___ 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] AO-73 now on oscar.dcarr.org

2013-11-30 Thread David Carr
I have been out of town for several days, but AO-73 should now be active on oscar.dcarr.org. Please enjoy! 73s, David Carr KD5QGR ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] Re: General Telemetry Question

2013-12-09 Thread David Johnson
Hi, In the case of FUNcube the on board sensors give their readings as n bit values when they are interrogated. This data is agregated into a data frame for transmission using forward error correction to improve the s/n ratio. The problem with on board conversion is that you would have to store t

[amsat-bb] Re: why not to buy an M2 antenna

2013-12-10 Thread David Metz
The damage shown in the photos is simply the plastic (my guess is it is Delrin) breaking down from UV exposure. Back in the 80's I built my own circular polarized antennas for 70cm and 2M for AO-13. Having a lathe I made some parts from white Delrin (a nylon like material). After about ten ye

[amsat-bb] Re: Historical AO-73 WOD

2013-12-12 Thread David Johnson
cy. I would like to be able to correlate the sudden > shifts of frequency to other environmental parameters. > > Ron W5RKN > > > --- > Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:21:54 + > From: David A B Joh

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellites and IT challenges

2013-12-22 Thread David Johnson
Hi We chose to use https on the funcube warehouse to protect login registration info. It turns out that the certificate provider we use does not fully honour the protocol and does not send the organisation 'O' code. We are aware of the problem and are going to revert back to http and remove login

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-73 Question

2013-12-26 Thread David Johnson
Hi Peter. The satellite is only in transponder mode when it is in eclipse, with the beacon on low power. In full sunlight it is in beacon mode only. 73 Dave, G4DPZ FUNcube Team Member On 27 Dec 2013 04:55, "Peter Budnik" wrote: > Dear Felloe Satellite Hams > > I've been listening to AO-73 Tel

[amsat-bb] Re: Operating linear transponders - Newbie.

2013-12-30 Thread David Johnson
Hi Peter. If you don't have computer control, always tune the higher frequency. Ie the one with the most doppler. For ao73 keep the rx fixed and adjust the uplink as the doppler changes. 73 Dave g4dpz On 30 Dec 2013 23:39, "Peter Wilson" wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I have just tried working t

[amsat-bb] High Resolution Data available for download from the FUNcube Data Warehouse

2014-01-03 Thread David Johnson
**Hi, As promised, we are making the High Resolution Data available for download on the Data Warehouse: https://warehouse.funcube.org.uk/highres.html?satelliteId=2 It contains Hi-Res data generated every hour, on the hour for the 60 minutes preceding the extract. Please note that unlike t

[amsat-bb] Re: iOS Sat Tracking

2014-01-16 Thread David Johnson
GoSatWatch gets my vote 73 Dave, G4DPZ Author, AmsatDroid > On 16 Jan 2014, at 15:56, Jeff Davis wrote: > > Looking for recommendations for sat tracking on an iPad. > > Thanks. > > Jeff, KE9V > ___ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed a

[amsat-bb] Re: G3RUH plan 13 algorithm help

2014-01-24 Thread David Johnson
HI, Right Ascention of the Ascending node. The point in the orbit at which it crosses the equator going northbound. Here 's a good example: http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/satellite/ 73 Dave, G4DPZ On 24/01/14 08:59, Lizeth Norman wrote: *HI all,Found this at this page:http://www.amsat.org/amsa

[amsat-bb] Re: Manual sought

2014-01-30 Thread David Barber
This might be useful: http://wordpress.ianandfaye.com/?p=2144 -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of RICK THOMPSON Sent: 30 January 2014 05:28 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Manual sought Did you ever lo

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite logging software - eQSL

2014-01-31 Thread David Beumer
Peter In HRD Logger you need to set the Satellite name and Propagation mode to satellite and both LoTW and eQSL will recognize QSO as Satellite . Dave W0DHB -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Peter Wilson Sent: Thursday, J

[amsat-bb] Re: Some Big Game on Sunday?

2014-01-31 Thread David Beumer
Sorry.. Home team is playing ! Go Broncos ! Dave W0DHB -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:54 AM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Some Big Game on Sunday? I have already see

[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 (AO-73)

2014-02-03 Thread David Johnson
Hi, I've just had confirmation from Chris Peat, who runs Heavens-Above that FUNcube-1 has been added to the list of Amateur Satellites. http://www.heavens-above.com/AmateurSats.aspx 73 Dave, G4DPZ FUNcube Team Member ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 CAT with IC-9100

2014-02-08 Thread David Beumer
Suggest you email Erich and ask him erich.eichm...@t-online.de -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Gabriel - EA6VQ Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 11:22 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 CAT with IC-9100

[amsat-bb] Colorado W1AW/0 Centennial QSO party Satellite operations.

2014-02-10 Thread David W0DHB
I looking for CO folks who would like to operate a satellite pass or passes as W1AW/0 for the ARRL Centennial QSO party. Colorado operations will be during the weeks starting 21 May 2014 and 16 July 2014 . More info on the QSO party at http://www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-party I'd sure

[amsat-bb] FUNcube Data Warehouse Realtime Min Max Values

2014-02-12 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Since deployment, we have been capturing the minimum and maximum Realtime values for each channel when they have been uploaded by a groundstation. This has given us a good overview for the early operation and initial commisioning. We have now moved into a steady state of operation and ne

[amsat-bb] Re: AO 73

2014-02-13 Thread David W0DHB
Rich If you use the Uplink calibration buttons on the SATPC32 CAT menu, only the uplink frequency changes . Dave W0DHB -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Rich/wa4bue Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:55 PM To: amsat-bb@

[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube Warehouse Upload Ranking Changes

2014-02-20 Thread David Johnson
olumn showing rankings added? 73, Bill NJ1H On 2/20/2014 11:40 AM, David A B Johnson wrote: Hi, At the request of several users we have added another column to the page which enumerates the position in the ranking as well as the number of uploads. http://warehouse.funcube.org.uk/ranking

[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube Warehouse Upload Ranking Changes

2014-02-20 Thread David Johnson
vor, which only helps the project. Plus, if it doesn't hurt anyone, why even care? Much better things to get tweaked about. 73, Drew KO4MA -Original Message----- From: David Johnson Sent: Feb 20, 2014 4:10 PM To: "Bill Bordy, NJ1H " , Amsat - BBs , eu_am...@yahoogroups.co.

[amsat-bb] OFCOM VHF Consultation Document

2014-03-24 Thread David Barber
Link to OFCOM VHF consultation - Includes potential expansion of UK 2m. http://tinyurl.com/o3tdohe David Barber G8OQW ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] OFCOM Update on 2.3GHz & 3.4GHz

2014-04-07 Thread David Barber
OFCOM Update on 2.3GHz & 3.4GHz bands. http://tinyurl.com/ofhvh2z David Barber G8OQW ___ 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 pro

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellites with Transponders

2014-04-12 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Take a look at the web site of Mike, DK3WN: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?page_id=29535 73 Dave, G4DPZ FUNcube Team Member On 12/04/2014 17:45, Les Rayburn wrote: I've had trouble lately keeping up with the launches of new satellites, and trying to separate those that carry experiments, beac

[amsat-bb] FUNcube Data Warehouse Outage

2014-04-14 Thread David Johnson
Hi, If you experienced problems uploading or accessing the warehouse at around 21:00 UTC on the 14th March, we were appliying security patches and the Apache web server did not come up cleanly after the reboot. All fixed now. 73 Dave, G4DPZ FUNCube Team Member __

[amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 Wiring

2014-04-20 Thread David Rush
nal on the controller goes to which pin on the rotor plugs. Is it simply 1-1, 2-2, ... 6-6? David, ky7dr ___ 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! Su

[amsat-bb] Re: My Juno QSL card received - thanks!

2014-04-28 Thread David Barber
Mine arrived too this morning, posted on the 23 April. First Class International Mail @ Only $1.15 David Barber G8OQW -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of andy thomas Sent: 28 April 2014 10:35 To: amsat Subject

[amsat-bb] FUNcube Warehouse Upload Problems

2014-05-02 Thread David Johnson
Hi We have been receiving reports of users with missing packet upload scores. If you have suffered this, please email me directly with your siteId and when you suffered the problem. I shall be investigating this today. 73 Dave, G4DPZ ___ Sent via AM

[amsat-bb] FUNcube Warehouse Outage during Europe pass

2014-05-12 Thread David Johnson
I had to check some processing under high load and do a swap of the data processor during the pass. Apologies for any inconvenience. 73 Dave ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now t

[amsat-bb] FUNcube Data Warehouse UKube-1 Preparation

2014-05-29 Thread David Johnson
Hi, You may see some data appearing under the 'UKube FC2 Payload' menu. This is TEST DATA generated to exercise the warehouse processes, please ignore. FC1 will continue operation as normal. 73 Dave, G4DPZ FUNcube Team Member ___ Sent via AMSAT-

[amsat-bb] Satellite gear for sale

2011-08-22 Thread David Reinhart
It's been more than two years since our move to the new QTH and it's very plain now that I'm not getting back on the birds, so I'm putting the following equipment up for sale: SSB Electronics 70cm GaAsFET preamp--$200 SSB Electronics DCW-15B Bias Tee/Preamp sequencer (Qty. 2) w/N connectors--$

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite gear for sale

2011-08-22 Thread David Reinhart
I'm sorry, I should also have stated that I'll only ship to U.S. addresses. My apologies. Dave WA6ILT ___ 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 progra

[amsat-bb] Sequencers and pre-amp sold.

2011-08-23 Thread David Reinhart
Thanks to all who inquired. Dave WA6ILT/1 ___ 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/mailman/listinfo/am

[amsat-bb] Re: rotor ???

2011-08-28 Thread David 4X1DG
Hi Bob' 1. Has it worked before? 2. What tracking software do you use? 3. Is the serial port part of the computer, or is it a USB to serial converter, if it is a converter, what model it is? GL David 4X1DG - Original Message - From: Bob- W7LRD To: amsat-bb@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: g5400b problems

2011-08-28 Thread David 4X1DG
Sounds like your RS-232 cable became faulty. - Original Message - From: Bob- W7LRD To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 8:17 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] g5400b problems Hello Further details. Rotor controller will not talk with computer. Rotors work manual

[amsat-bb] Re: Tracking Program

2011-08-29 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Take a look at HamSatDroid: http://sites.google.com/site/hamsatdroid/ It's on the Android Market 73 Dave, G4DPZ On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Joseph Armbruster < josepharmbrus...@gmail.com> wrote: > Harvey, > > I intended to release an android app that would allow you to map ARISSat-1

[amsat-bb] W4/G4DPZ

2011-09-05 Thread David Johnson
Hi Folks, My wife and I will be in Orlando for 10 days from the 10th of September. I'm taking the Arrow and my TH-D7 so when we're not in the parks or Space Center, I hope that I'll catch you on one of the birds or one of the many Orlando repeaters. My thoughts are with my American friends and c

[amsat-bb] Re: 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina

2011-09-05 Thread David 4X1DG
Domenico, It can help our community, if you could provide some info on the vendor. was it an eBay vendor? - Original Message - From: "i8cvs" To: "Amsat - BBs" Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 1:32 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] 6800 uF electrolitic capacitor purchased in Cina Hi All, J

[amsat-bb] Re: HB9DRV

2011-09-29 Thread David Moisan
-Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Schaefer Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:53 AM To: Simon HB9DRV Cc: Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HB9DRV I have to say the statement about people not having the experience, time

[amsat-bb] My long absence

2011-09-29 Thread David Wing
be back on the satellites this weekend so I'm looking forward to working you all again soon. 73 David K6CDW ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the am

[amsat-bb] AO-27 Scheduler

2011-09-29 Thread David Wing
have been off the birds? David K6CDW ___ 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/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

[amsat-bb] NA1SS Chats with Lompoc, CA

2011-09-29 Thread David Wing
degrees.really clean, strong signal. First time for me hearing the ISS because I rarely check it out and typically don't have SatPC32 even tracking it. Sure glad I decided to use it as a test target! 73 David K6CDW ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsa

[amsat-bb] Old Maplin Electronics Kit for UoSat 2 Reception

2011-10-07 Thread David Johnson
Hi, About 25 years ago Maplin Electronics (UK) provided a RX kit for FM reception of UoSat 2 it had doppler correction by changing the vxo by reading the discriminator voltage and adjusting it. Does anyone have one of these kits lurking on their shelf, either built of still a bag of bits?

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 586

2011-10-23 Thread David Moisan
A quote from Churchill is apropos: "When the old and the young fight each other, both lose the future." I've tried to remember that. I am an Advanced-turned-Extra, first licensed as a no-code Tech in 1991, following the license change in the US in the 1990's, and I have a GROL and Radar (post

[amsat-bb] Re: Charge for Satellite Tracking?

2011-11-01 Thread David Johnson
Good to see the AMSAT educational papers being mentioned again. I'm using James' 'Sun's Up' paper to model illumination for my FUNcube Orbital model. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/g3ruh/112.html Regards Dave http://www.g4dpz.me.uk On 1 Nov 2011, at 00:11, Peter Guelzow wrote: > On 31.1

[amsat-bb] HamSatDroid New Feature Discussion

2011-12-29 Thread David Johnson
Hi, I've released a set of candidate features that have been proposed for HamSatDroid: https://sites.google.com/site/hamsatdroid/news/new-features If you are currently using the app or know someone that is, please take a moment to look at the page and give us some feedback. 73 Dave, G4DPZ AMSA

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 transponder question

2011-12-31 Thread David Palmer
Hi Thu, Happy New Year to you as well! I don't have a TS-2000 myself, but that rig should be fully capable of working the ARISSat-1 transponder, many hams use the rig for AO-07 and VO-52 which work essentially the same way as ARISSat. The challenges (above copying the downlinks as you're doing n

[amsat-bb] ARRL and TAPR 2011 DCC videos are available

2012-01-07 Thread David Bern
All: ARRL and TAPR 2011 Digital Communications Conference videos are available to view for free at http://arvideonews.com/dcc2011/index.html Of particular note, take a look at the open source codec2 speech codec presentation by David Rowe, VK5DGR at http://arvideonews.com/dcc2011

[amsat-bb] Re: [SPAM-29] Re: [VHF] Re: Icom 451 questions

2012-01-14 Thread David Upton
a bad radio at the right price. Here in NE, they are still hovering around $200 or more depending on condition. David, WB1CMG Mont Vernon, NH 03057 FN42DV On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Crownhaven wrote: > No more than $100. I actually think they are about worthless based on the > cur

[amsat-bb] Re: Probably a silly idea...

2012-01-18 Thread David Johnson
he amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- David A. Johnson Senior Software Engineer Black Pepper Software Limited t: +44 1926 886 467 m: +44 7733 106 990 e: david.john...@blackpepper.co.uk Web: www.blackpepper.co.uk Black Pepper Software L

[amsat-bb] Re: Hamtronics converter

2012-01-20 Thread David Reinhart
One thing I learned the hard way about Hamtronics converters is that they can't take any transitory transmit RF. Just powering up my old TS-440S with a UHF Hamtronics converter attached would blow the MMIC. David Reinhart WA6ILT ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] Re: RS-39 Chibis heard

2012-01-24 Thread David Giles
Hello All, Also just heard RS-39 over VK at 04:36 UTC. Didn't collect much telemetry as I caught it half way through the pass. Good strong signal. 73 de David VK5DG On 25/01/12 15:00, Nitin Muttin wrote: All, Heard the RS-39 CW telemetry during the 4:14 UTC pass over India. Recordin

[amsat-bb] New version of HamSatDroid

2012-01-29 Thread David Johnson
-NA Life Member AMSAT-UK Committee Member FUNcube Data Warehouse Developer -- David A. Johnson Senior Software Engineer Black Pepper Software Limited t: +44 1926 886 467 m: +44 7733 106 990 e: david.john...@blackpepper.co.uk Web: www.blackpepper.co.uk Black Pepper Software Limited The Mews, Trinity

[amsat-bb] CHIBIS-M

2012-02-02 Thread David Hopkins
Gentlemen, Anyone heard CHIBIS-M at all today? I have listened on three pass today, but heard nothing. David David G. Hopkins (VK4ZF) CAPALABA QLD AUSTRALIA 27.32.38S 153.12.03E QG62OL Skype :- davhop ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions

[amsat-bb] HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread David Johnson
Hi, We are pleased to announce that we've released a new version of the app! This now uses my Java port of John Magliacane's Predict SDP4 to support the elliptical orbit CubeSats to be launched on VEGA. The app is free and is available for download from the Android Marketplace. 73 Dave John

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Glad it's being so well used. I'm the new custodian of the code and we've got Juan Ranuarez to thank for the idea and original code-base. WRT landscape mode, that's already being worked on. It uses the built in sensors to detect the rotation. Take a look at the Roadmap on the site: ht

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread David Johnson
SA > > > > > On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:38 PM, David Johnson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > We are pleased to announce that we've released a new version of the app! > > > > This now uses my Java port of John Magliacane's Predict SDP4 to support > the

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread David Moisan
+1 for Nook Tablet support. I'm using the "old" version on the Nook. It's fine. The problem with the Nook right now is that shortly after the Nook Tablet was released, BN released a firmware update that blocked the ability to "sideload" applications (in other words, bypass the BN app store) w

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