Quickly dialed up 2 meter SSB/CW receiver this evening
Heard ARISSAT-1 CW beacon (weak) -- 15 August, 21:15 CDT.
Appeared to be in Lo Pwr mode, No BPSK telemetry or FM heard.
Copied part of the CW beacon (some fading) the "old fashion way" --
no computers were used or harmed with thi
Watching Live NASA TV .
As reported by NASA and Russian spacewalkers ... one antenna is missing from
KEDR/ARISSat-1 ..
and the satellite will be returned to ISS. No launch today.
greg
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 07:11:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: B J < top_gun_can.
Jeff -
Yaesu G-5500 Owner / Operator's Manual -- Schematic Diagram on LAST Page.
http://gatorradio.org/Manuals/Yaesu_G-5500_Operating_Rotor_Manual.pdf
If you have the paper manual, you have the schematic. LINK to Electronic
version provided above.
Fairly straight forward, compo
I would keep the screw metric threaded --- likely that was an earlier problem.
You can order the replacement terminal strips from Yaesu USA Parts.
Vertex Standard USA, Inc.
Yaesu Amateur Products Division
10900 Walker Street
Cypress, CA 90630
t.fac...@vxstdusa.com
Sales De
FYI, parts for the Landwehr pre-amps
Ted at Radio DAN still carries replacement Mitsubishi MGF1402 GaAsFET
(discontinued)
http://www.radiodan.com/ted_stuff/landwehr.htm
RF Parts lists the Mitsubishi MGF series
MGF1402 - was listed as $18.95 in 2007, currently (2011) you need to Call f
omagnetic waves in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide, and on other related
electromagnetic wave and plasma physics problems.
VLF Data
http://vlf.stanford.edu/vlfdata/
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- Original Message -----
From: "G. Beat"
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 201
Bob -
I apoligize for the tardinesss of reply to your query.
December is a busy time for me with projects finishing and planning for
2011 projects.
I would suggest the University of Alaska's work with Red Sprites and Blue Jets.
http://elf.gi.alaska.edu/
What are Red Sprites and B
Tony -
REMEMBER -- ALL this hardware is METRIC.
So use the proper parts and tools !
w9gb
- Original Message -
From: "Tony"
To: "G. Beat" , "AMSAT-BB"
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:21:45 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Kenpro 50
Tony -
Unless you have access to a local machine shop and machinist,
your only source for these Japanese manufactured parts is Yaesu USA.
SOME of the KR-500 parts may be identical (common) to the current production
Yaesu G-550 elevation rotator.
Yaesu purchased the Kenpro Company w
Louis Friedman, program director for LightSail-1, has announced that a back-up
craft to LightSail-1 will be built,
instead of an investment in insurance for an estimated cost of $ 200,000.
As previously announced in July 2010 by AMSAT News Service (SB SAT @ AMSAT
$ANS-206.08)
LightSail-
Bob -
Sadly, this is another example of an individual getting over his head in
acquiring (or starting) a business product
or enterprise for the amateur radio industry/hobby. A loss for the
weak-signal, EME, microwave, and satellite segment of the hobby.
The specific product you are a
Tom -
After I sold my VHF/UHF/sat equipment in late 1990s, I debated for 10 years
about purchasing the IC-910H (never did).
I had the IC-756Pro and now the Elecraft K3 for HF and 6 meters .. so the
Kenwood TS-2000 was never on my list.
I thought the IC-910H it came up a bit short, o
Bob -
Yes, the TRANSIT satellite appears to be designed for a low speed broadcast
style service.
An Internet entry/access page would permit an "ease of UI" for the creation of
the
message to be properly encoded, upilnked and then broadcast on the downlink.
Application would requi
Mike -
Contact Scott Malcom, KA7MEF Technician and Lead Go'fer at MTS Repair.
Scott worked for Icom Service, when this radio was new, and should be able to
provide
the necessary insight for your work.
He also has access to some parts from junked/donor radios of that classic Icom
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