[amsat-bb] ISS SSTV Batteries Flat (David Barber)

2009-05-28 Thread Frank Woolfe
Quick, someone UPS them a plug pack!!! Frank VK5MFW -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org Sent: T

[amsat-bb] Looking for AO7 Contacts

2009-06-25 Thread Frank Woolfe
Looking for possible Contacts from Stations on AO7 in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Malaya etc; CQ zones 26,27,28,29,30, VK Stations are always listening mainly Mode B and center of the passband. Frank VK5KV ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opini

[amsat-bb] Circular switching techniques

2009-06-25 Thread Frank Woolfe
All, has anybody had any real success with the switching method described in the ARRL Antenna Handbook using one coaxial relay and a length of 93 ohm line to switch from LHCP to RHCP on crossed yagi’s? I have tried this method several times and there appears to be very little difference in sign

[amsat-bb] Re; Circular switching

2009-06-26 Thread Frank Woolfe
Hi Jan PE0SAT, my emails are not getting through to you so I'll post here, I have had some success so far, I've made up two lengths of RG213 with 1/4 wave lengths of 75ohm cable on each end. These are to run from the coax relay to the 145mhz Yagi's as the ARRL drawing suggests. N type conne

[amsat-bb] diss- illusioned

2009-07-01 Thread Frank Woolfe
Now this makes me wonder, When posting on this board to provoke stimulation about SATCOMMS; It appears that posts can be more stimulated over QSL cards or who's operating the latest in Spam Radio Du-lux than antennas or pre-amps or phasing harness' or Polarity Switching or the latest in GAS-FET p

[amsat-bb] IC9100 and SATPC32

2011-03-16 Thread Frank Woolfe
Well the IC9100 has hit the market, when is SATPC32 going to be updated to accommodate this new offering from ICOM? Frank H Woolfe; Dip EE, VK5KV. ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA memb

[amsat-bb] Status on re-activating Prospero

2011-11-16 Thread Frank Woolfe
As a WOOMERA Vet that was on site for 13 years and been witness and supported in one way or another many Rocket Launches, I am also interested on the PROSPERO situation.. Regards, Frank H Woolfe; Dip EE,VK5KV. Radio Officer Coast Guard Port Augusta 7 Leahy Street Port Augusta, SA 5700

[amsat-bb] XW-1 Beacon in PF88jt

2009-12-26 Thread Frank Woolfe
Great Sig's received from XW-1 this morning in Orbit 155 from PF88jt, AOS .5 Degs Elv, 335 Deg's Az LOS .5 Degs Elv, 214 Degs Az; Rec'd max distance 4155Klm towards Antarctic, Southern Indian Ocean, unfortunately no transponder operation. Frank VK5KV, PF88jt ___

[amsat-bb] USB to Serial Converters

2010-05-05 Thread Frank Woolfe
Is anyone using a USB to Serial converter successfully to control a FT847?? Frank VK5KV.. ___ 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! Su

[amsat-bb] Lets move forward

2011-12-04 Thread Frank Woolfe
Unfortunately AO51 is gone, my thoughts are to get the P3E project moving and the thing in the air so we all can continue to enjoy this facet of the hobby; Can any one tell me what is the status of P3E? The web page appears to be not updated for some time. So I guess for those of you that have stoo