I'm not sure if you can watch this program on BBC's iPlayer outside of the UK,
but this 30 min program this morning had it all. If not, look for it on
youtube (soon, I'm sure):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry/episodes/player
73,
Jerry, M0GOE
Mike,
I have the same combo and tried a Win 7 machine (laptop) with a USB-to-Parallel
adapter to no avail (I'm neither a PC guru nor patient). I gave up and just
keep a legacy machine running XP for this controller. It has worked reliably
since I bought it more than a decade ago.
73,
Jerry,
Cliff,
Having suffered from this malady for many years, I simple came to the
conclusion that no matter how big your beam is, you can never have a beam too
big. I believe this view is held by many, including the ARRL, who publish a
Handbook every year with many articles devoted to encouraging
Well done, Hector and Peter! I know this is hard to do, because Hector and I
tried it twice recently (once from a hiltop near Portsmouth, IO90) without
success. It sounds like Peter really brought out the big guns for the effort,
as I tried it with an Arrow and an FT-51R :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
K9STH wrote:
Sorry, but NFPA NEC (National Electrical Code) definitely requires that ALL
grounding electrodes MUST be connected together! There are VERY good reasons
for doing this...
Yeah, this is a requirement that has vexed designers of complex electrical
systems for years.
One
John,
What else can one say: COOL!
I suspect Bruce may be right: Randy, N7SFI, was the first person (and only
other) I ever heard of with the same remarkable achievement. My question is,
what's next?
73,
Jerry, M0GOE
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Memories of John are bittersweet... I first worked John on AO-10 in 1999 (from
Texas) and met him a year later at an amsat-uk colloquium in 2000. I had
worked John from Russia on FO-20 a few months before as R3/K5OE and we
exchanged cards at Surrey. I looked forward to meeting up with him
Thanks, Bob, for simply challenging the status quo. Your article made me think
(for a change).
“There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the
progressive.”
― Johann Kaspar Lavater
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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http://www.amsatnet.com/
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Jerry, K5OE
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Reaching N.A. from IO81/82 has proven harder than I thought, with Peter,
VO1ONE, my only success. The Malvern Hills have proven to be quite an
impediment for reaching the horizon :-) I went south of Ledbury yesterday to
the grid border, but still could not hear the birds until they were too
that far south). Looking
west, I realize I will only be able to reach into Nova Scotia, Quebec, and
W1/2/3, as I am traveling light with only an HT for AO-27 and SO-50. If you
need IO72, drop me a note and I'll try to listen for your call (k5oe at aol dot
com). I will be using my UK call, M0GOE
closer to the time
when I know my schedule.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Station 2 Oscar 12 Whiskey was heard and worked on FO-29 this
morning. QSL info is on qrz.com. This is a special event
station celebrating the London 2012 Olympic Games. They are
operating from IO81IJ. They should be active
center and call CQ
- be ready for the pile-up from the dozen 4-call stations in FL who will all
call you at the same time
You have about 60 seconds before the NE and mid-west get into the window...
after that, just play the downlink audio for the audience.
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I am pretty sure that was someone keying FM on and off, sounding a bit like
really bad code, or as some folks call chirpy. I know, because I made a few
contacts on FO-20 that way before I got an SSB rig for 2m :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Hi Folks,
Just for my own edification, what the heck
to improve your satellite station, it is to get
ready for his next trip once his summer vacation is over in Ukraine :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
KK5DO writes:
Congrats to Jerry, K5OE. He just submitted his VUCC upgrade to 1,000 grids
today, actually 1,008 but who';s counting.
It was an easy set
Pretty darn ingeneous packaging! Hams, unlike university students, all have
fat fingers and would struggle to extract that 3-part antenna boom. I like the
fabric roll-up concept, but wonder if it would present wind-load problems in a
real-world field application?
73,
Jerry, K5OE
You got to love the Hello Yagi! Great stuff...
73,
Jerry
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From: Ng, Peter peter...@bccdc.ca
To: K5OE k...@aol.com; amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Mon, May 7, 2012 3:10 pm
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
it appears his young
Confirmed. Nothing heard at 2357.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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be happier trying to work AO-27, VO-52, SO-50, ISS,
etc.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
---
Original message:
Hello Carlos,
You can try to search for a eggbeater antenna like this one
http://victrolla.homeip.net/wo5s/junkpile/432/eggbeater2.pdf
Attention old timers: anyone solve the 16-bit compatibility problem?
I like this program for the Mutual Visibility feature and would like to have it
available in my laptop.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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EJ78
Yuri
off coast of Costa Rica
73,
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a shout if I hear
you.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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of nice Mirage preamps
go on ebay last week for less than $50 each. If you do buy one that is not RF
switched, you can power it or switch it (with a relay) driven by the FT-8800's
data jack (usually pin 3 on late model Yaesu rigs).
73,
Jerry, K5OE
--- original posting ---
I recently purchased an M2
for the uplink and call CQ, then tune around
for someone coming back to me. This is not perfect, and runs the risk of
interfering with an adjacent QSO, but will work in a pinch. Just set your rig
to split and give it a try.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Hi all,
Does anyone have experience working the linear
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An old HT almost always needs a new aftermarket battery (or two) if you plan on
actually using it handheld.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
You omitted all of the other full duplex radios: The D7 and D72 HT's
PF dish about 60 cm, but it is steel, not aluminum like the
G3RUH. I used it on AO-40 for 24 GHz. Let me know off-list if you want it.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
previous message
You probably have one of the K5GNA BBQ dishes. The G3RUH is a solid round
spun dish.
73, Drew
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Kevin, et al,
I listened on Saturday and did not hear any packets on 437.550. The 2 m
downlink was working FB.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
ISS is working great but I forgot to try the 437.550 anyone know how that
side
is working?
Kevin
KF7MYK
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no other serious complaints (except it only has one PC port--but that
is another discussion).
73,
Jerry, K5OE
--
John, K8YSE posted:
As many of you know, my satellite radio is a TS2000X.
If you have visited my satellite
Here's one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mechanical-Paper-Oscar-Locator-Amateur-Satellite-1983-Second-Revision-/120793567902?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item1c1fdb929e
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Jerry, K5OE
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I logged a total of 34 contacts (some dupes and can't read my writing on one
K3, but I'll check John's recording later) from EL18. If you need a QSL card
for this grid, please just send me an email and I'll drop you one in the mail:
k5oe at amsat dot org
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Mike, K5TRI, writes:
p.s.: For the ironically challenged, this was irony. I don't run 1KW up
to any satellite as everybody knows it's not enough.
Apparently, not even for FO-29 any more. That's a shame to, because I always
had a nice signal on FO-29 when I ran the 1 KW amp.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Ohm cables in
parallel). You can various schemes in the literature, including the ARRL
Satellite Handbook.
My IOio beats your Arrow or Elk in terms of price by leaps :). But then again
it doesn't look as nice.
Wow, I finally met a humble ham!
73,
Jerry, K5OE
an easier
time, but the ops in NorCal (CM87) and NFL (EL88/98/99) will have a tough time
keeping up with this competition.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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, so I am sure he
will know how to organize this...
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Ray,
I heard you solid, 589, with some QSB, but never faint. I didn't reply because
I was going back and forth to 145.825 to see if the packet was operational (it
was not). I did not hear the reported QRM from packet bursts over that pass
(Pacific, SoCal, Baja).
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Also received packet burst, voice message in several languages, and SSTV in
South Texas at 1440. Was the special word Hola? It seems to precede every
transmission :-)
73,
Jerry
-original message
Recorded Greetings, message, US special word, and SSTV in FN43 at 1304-1307z
on 145.950.
is pretty common. If that really was a secret (I
didn't know there was a secret word), I apologize for spilling the beans.
73,
Jerry
-Original Message-
From: Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1...@gmail.com
To: K5OE k...@aol.com
Cc: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 10:02 am
Subject
community--and I look forward to working you both on P3-E...
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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I plan to be on Lake Travis this weekend (Fri/Sat) and may also venture
Houseboat Portable over to not-rare EM00,
If you need this grid, look for me on late afternoon evening passes of AO-51,
AO-27, and SO-50.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Congrats, John. You were #8.
I'm looking at my KOCMOC, it says No. 8-1 CT. 12 December 99.
I can't remember what the levels of achievement were. I was at
Step 1.
And it was one of the hand-delivered ones!
Step 1 was for 100 contacts
Step 2 was for 200 contacts
Step 3 was for 300
I knew I must be younger than you, Bruce... maybe Mike too :-)
KOCMOC 54
VUCC 88
But how many had their Cosmos Award hand-delivered in Moscow?
73,
Jerry
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all on royals
watch for the weekend.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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It was another case of blind justice!
Arlo Is Alive and Well and Living on Ganymede...
original message
So did they take 37 8 by 10 color glossy photo's with circles and arrows and a
paragraph on the back of each one describing what each one was to be used as
eveidence against
Anyone active in any of these holes in my map? Please reply off-list: k5oe
at amsat dot org.
Tnx es 73,
Jerry, K5OE
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I will be mobile today and tomorrow and will try to make some of the AO-27 and
SO-50 passes. The rest of the time I will be relaxing on Canyon Lake :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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, but do consider it a fatal flaw to anyone considering the
radio for use on AO-27 or SO-50 with a low-gain antenna system.
I’ll end with an echo of Dee’s comment below: spend your time and money on the
antennas, as almost any radio will work with a good signal.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
--- original
recommendation is borne
out of experience--only use the omni if you can't use a beam.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
--- original message ---
Interesting, Zack.
I would ask them about transmitting through the one with the preamp built in.
Can you do it? (i.e., is it RF-sensed/switched)
Or does the preamp
Patrick,
I don't mean to quibble, but don't you think using a Large Capacity Filter
could have biased the Arrow tests?
73,
Jerry, k5OE
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Zack,
Other things to consider before moving to CO:
- your WAS award will only count for contacts made from OH
- your DXCC award will count from anywhere in the lower USA
- your WAC award will count from anywhere in N.A.
- your WAP award will count from anywhere on Earth
73,
Jerry, K5OE
to be the most active
on 12 April and 15 April (days at sea). Per IARP rules I will be signing
HP/K5OE/MM while at sea and XE/K5OE/P while in Mexico.
No QSLs are needed: just send me an email request (k5oe at amsat dot org) with
your QSO date/time and I’ll confirm and send a QSL. Please wait
on a sticky note, and I
still didn't connect the dots when I couldn't hear myself in the downlink! I
deserved to miss that grid :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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the satellite is closer (higher
elevation), but you will greatly reduce the available time/footprint and your
number of contacts.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Agree !!
Along those lines, before I put up my Kenpro az/el rotor, I plan on testing
various locations using my Elk with a fixed el
Al is my hero. I noted from the March QST he is also among the top ops in 2m
EME.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Kevin,
I first worked Al in May 1978 on RS-12. He was my 85th contact and I believe
he was just starting out as well. Neither of us had good V/UHF rigs at the
time, so HF satellite was the way to go. Seems like yesterday...
73,
Jerry, K5OE
How long did that take might I ask? I have
OOPS! 1998!
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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73,
Jerry, K5OE
On 3/12/2011 7:25 PM, Bill Dzurilla wrote:
I was giving a presentation at our club meeting called Working DX on the
Satellites and afterwards someone had a good question: is it at all possible
that tropo, skip, or other form of enhanced propagation can enable a contact
as
well, and one of those with a double-ended BNC connector would bolt right onto
the Arrow driven element connector.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Does anyone have a recommendation for a UHF preamp suitable for use with an
HT and an Arrow? I always wish I had one when I listen for SO-50... it seems
like
Mal,
This nostalgia is almost too much for us old guys! I remember your call like
it was yesterday. I have you in the log for AO-27, FO-20 on CW for SKN, FO-29
SSB, and AO-40 SSB. Thanks for USVI and FK78!
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Many, many,
I particularly loved the qs I had from the Virgin
the Indian Ocean :-) I used to do the same thing on ISS
packet. From where I was located (Darwin, NT), there were no other population
centers within the footprint of the LEOs (not even Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, or
Singapore).
73,
Jerry, K5OE
Those were fun days Clare!
My most challenging contacts
repeater and it will
know all the other settings :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
... and to continue the recent bragging:
VUCC Satellite #88
WAS Oscar #276
DXCC Satellite #286
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QSLs hanging on the wall is a whole
lot more engaging to grandchildren than sending them a link with an ap for
their Iphone to see your LoTW records :-)
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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set up this winter (the ARRL 10 m
contest is just around the corner).
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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