Hi,
It has been reported that there is a problem on the SkyMap in the latest
version that shows an incorrect IARU locator.
I have replicated the problem and will be fixing it in the next few hours.
I will let you know when it's available in the Google Play store.
My apologies for any
Hi,
I have just released a new version 1.0.7 of the application which fixes
a problem whereby viewing the SkyMap was causing the
it to crash (on a very small number of occasions).
Please note that I have moved the base SDK version to 4.0.3
(ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH) rather than 2.3.3 (GINGERBREAD)
Hi,
The team are aware that dashboard data is not being uploaded.
We will be working on this over the weekend.
Please keep in touch via forum.funcube.org.uk
73
Dave, G4DPZ
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Hi,
We had a problem with decoding data for FC2 in the data warehouse this
morning (31st Nov).
This has been fixed and if you have any bin files which you recorded
between 0:00 and 14:00 utc, please replay
them into the warehouse.
Many thanks
Dave, G4DPZ
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
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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
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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
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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
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,
Hi,
It took 40 minutes to write the code of the train on the way to work
this morning and was
an interesting challenge and the Google Analytics spiked as soon as I
released and and announced it.
So I'm happy with it, as are the the FUNcube team. One of those asking
for it, is part of the
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 d...@thejohnsonsonline.net
Sent: Feb 20, 2014 4:10 PM
To: Bill Bordy, NJ1H n...@comcast.net, Amsat - BBs amsat-bb
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
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
GoSatWatch gets my vote
73
Dave, G4DPZ
Author, AmsatDroid
On 16 Jan 2014, at 15:56, Jeff Davis stuck...@gmail.com wrote:
Looking for recommendations for sat tracking on an iPad.
Thanks.
Jeff, KE9V
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**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
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 prot...@virginmedia.com wrote:
Hi all,
I have just
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 kb1...@comcast.net wrote:
Dear Felloe Satellite Hams
I've been
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
Hi Ron,
We have stored realtime, highres and wod since the satellite was first
turned on in the lab.
The plan is to make this available via a login to the warehouse and
allowing download of such correlations.
Please bear with us. My todo list is quite long :-)
I'm currently working on the
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
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 wagen...@gmail.com wrote:
Great!
Congratulations. I guess we have to wait until the sat is in the dark to
use it here in NA.
Just
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 n...@arrl.net wrote:
Would the transponder mode potentially have lower average power
consumption than full power
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=3t=18
If you have any follow up questions, please
with a 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: http
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
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
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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
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 w7...@comcast.net wrote:
Hello (again)...Is there a way (program) that one can predict when the
apogee of a given satellite will
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.
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 kommandantdr...@gmail.com
wrote:
Greetings AMSAT!
I am one of the software engineers on the CAPE-2 Cubesat project at
the University of Louisiana
The problem with development for mobile platforms is that there is no
commonality between vendors other than when doing a web based application.
That's not viable for ASD as it's intended for offline use.
To do ASD for windows would be a completely new development, as would one
for iOS.
I do
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
Hi,
I just had an email from Google Play support and I can't issue 0.9 as it
needs the original authors signing key.
I am (with the approval of AMSAT) going to move it to AmsatDroid 1.0 as
a fund raising app.
73
- Dave
On 29/05/13 00:01, Clayton Coleman wrote:
Dave,
I appreciate your
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
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.
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
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
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 fa...@panix.com
wrote:
It seems to me
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To: Graham Shirville g.shirvi...@btinternet.com
Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Wed, October 24, 2012 1:01:48 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Request for a file of amateur satellite frequencies
It's one of the features that are planned for HamSatDroid
Hi,
That's what I was proposing at the colloquium too.
It's easy to set up but someone would have to maintain it :-)
73
Dave
On 24 Oct 2012 18:27, Graham Shirville g.shirvi...@btinternet.com wrote:
Hi All,
This may seem odd but I cannot seem to locate any website that has a
simple list of
It's one of the features that are planned for HamSatDroid but it could also
be exposed as a service too.
Dave
On 24 Oct 2012 18:27, Graham Shirville g.shirvi...@btinternet.com wrote:
Hi All,
This may seem odd but I cannot seem to locate any website that has a
simple list of ACTIVE satellites
Hi,
To keep all the HSD users in the loop
I'm looking at what the basic / paid release should be so that we can
get the
better navigation / API functions.
The problem occurs when it comes to phone v tablet
For phone, Android v2.3.3 is recommended
For tablet, Android v4.0.3 (or v4.1) to
Take a look at hamsatdroid:
https://sites.google.com/site/hamsatdroid/
We've got some major improvements coming up for tablets.
Sorry to say that it will be a paid app with funds going to the amsat uk
satellite building fund. Which has contributed to many of the projects
worldwide.
The current
Hi,
As do 'Predict' and it's derivatives.
My Java open source implementation does u/l and d/l and is used in GENSO
for realtime tracking, amongst others.
- Dave
On 10/06/12 03:23, i8cvs wrote:
Hi David, G0MRF
If you read the old issues of OSCAR-News from AMSAT-UK you
will realize that a
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
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:
at 4:38 PM, David Johnson d...@g4dpz.me.uk 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
elliptical orbit CubeSats to be launched on VEGA.
The app is free
Hi,
There is a new version of the free HamSatDroid app now available on the
Android Market.
I've changed it:
- to use my SGP4 implementation, as used in GENSO.
- plot three orbits ahead on the map
- plot the footprint
- take keps from celestrak
I've got quite a few more changes in
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
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
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
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
Hi All,
This is the final call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2010
which will be held at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, UK
(same venue as in 2009) on *Sat 31st Jul and Sun 1st Aug 2010*, with a
beginners session on the afternoon of Friday 30the.
AMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur
Hi All,
This is the final call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2010
which will be held at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, UK
(same venue as in 2009) on *Sat 31st Jul and Sun 1st Aug 2010*, with a
beginners session on the afternoon of Friday 30th.
AMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur
Hi Clive,
Dave is correct about MacDoppler, it works a treat.
What Don (the writer on MD) and I do for GENSO is set a rotator dead
spot and indicate to the software that it should allow the
elevation to flip the rotators 180 degrees before the pass. The
prediction algorithm then knows that if
Hi All,
This is the first call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2010
which will be held at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, UK
(same venue as in 2009) on *Sat 31st Jul and Sun 1st Aug 2010*
AMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur radio, space and associated
activities, for this event. They
.
- Dave
Jonathan Guthrie wrote:
On Fri, 2009-11-06 at 15:07 +, David Johnson wrote:
Hi,
I'm just writing an IARU Locator App at the moment. Once I've done that,
I'll have the gound-station location sorted.
I've already ported Predict SGP-4/SDP-4 to Java (in use by Genso) so I
think the next
Hi,
FYI, Here are the counts of records received and stored in my
APRSPackets table in the past 24 hours:
+-+--+
| count(CallsignSSID) | CallsignSSID |
+-+--+
| 44 | PCSAT-1 |
| 3 | PCSAT-11
Nachricht-
Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im
Auftrag von David Johnson
Gesendet: Freitag, 31. Juli 2009 15:52
An: Graham Shirville
Cc: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
Betreff: [amsat-bb] Pollux in APRS Database
Hi,
FYI, Here are the counts of records received
Hi,
I'll dig out my ANDE-1 / PCSAT-2 telemetry decoding web site code and
put up a site on one of my servers.
73
Dave
G4DPZ
van Galysh wrote:
The hemispheres are about 1/2 inch thick solid aluminum. It's built to
be heavy.
Ivan
Joe wrote:
Pretty cool,
But Ok I see what is all
Hi Joanne,
It has been a great weekend at the colloquium meeting old friends,
making new ones and watching
really interesting presentations. From a personal point of view, it has
been a pleasure to prepare the
programme of speakers for over 7 years but this was my last time and the
committee is
Hi,
We collected all the presentations and they are going to be put on the
we site as soon as we can.
73
Dave
Nick wrote:
Are the amsat colloquium presentations archived for viewing ?
Thanks nick
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Hi,
AMSAT-UK has announced a new amateur satellite project – FUNcube – that
features a 435 to 145 MHz Linear Transponder for SSB/CW operation. The
project has received major initial funding from the Radio Communications
Foundation (RCF) and is expected be developed in collaboration with
Hi,
We are pleased to announce that Dr Andreas Mogensen, currently at SSC
and recently selected as one of the new the ESA Astronaut corps, has
agreed to give a talk in the 1015-1100 hrs slot on Saturday 25th,
covering briefly the history of the ESA astronaut corps and then about
the steps that he
Hi,
The final (I hope) version of the speakers programme is now available on
the AMSAT-UK web site.
Unfortunately the hotel is now full but there are still rooms to be
found in Guildford using laterooms.com. Therefore, it's still not too
late to book in as day visitors, at the hotel, details on
This year AMSAT-UK will be holding their Colloquium on Saturday July
25th and Sunday 26th July at the Holiday Inn in Guildford, Surrey.
Details of this and previous events can be found at:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium
AMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur radio space and associated
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