[amsat-bb] Alpha Spid Big-RAS AZ EL Rotator

2013-07-31 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, I understand that the Alpha Spid Big-RAS AZ EL Rotator requires 4 control cables each for it Azimuth and Elevation control. However, I am not able to find out if the connector on the outdoor rotator end consist of 2 separate connectors for the AZ and EL motor (like the Yaesu

[amsat-bb] Re: Alpha Spid Big-RAS AZ EL Rotator

2013-07-31 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
source is still far less expensive then anyone in NA. Hope that helps, Stefan VE4NSA On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:11 AM, Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC) 9w...@9w2qc.netwrote: Dear All, I understand that the Alpha Spid Big-RAS AZ EL Rotator requires 4 control cables each for it Azimuth and Elevation

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

2013-07-09 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, Greetings from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I have a Yaesu G-5500 rotator that has a spoilt azimuth motor while the elevation motor works fine. Looking at the specifications published by Yaesu, the G-800 rotator seems to be very similar with the azimuth motor of the G-5500.

[amsat-bb] Yaesu Rotator Repair Services in VK

2012-07-19 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, I have two units of stuck Yaesu rotators (G-5500 azimuth unit and G-2800) that I use for satellite and terrestrial communications and have been finding it difficult to locate repair services around this region. As I will be heading to Sydney, Australia next month, I wonder if

[amsat-bb] IC-910H with SATPC32ISS

2011-09-27 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, Previously we have been using the ICOM IC-910H transceiver with SATPC32ISS for doppler control for our ARISS school contacts. Due to ISS has both its TX and RX frequencies in the 2M band, we had to use an extra wire between the IC-910H's ACC jack and the PC's COM port to

[amsat-bb] Re: Decoding wideband recordings

2011-08-15 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Mike, First of all, thank you for the very great software :) Just to clarify, in this case you will be tuning dopper at HDSDR instead of FCD control level? Which if I get it right will result in the I/Q of the pass being recorded without doppler control? 73, Sion, 9M2CQC Quoting Mike

[amsat-bb] Re: Decoding wideband recordings

2011-08-14 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Quoting Bruce Robertson ve9...@gmail.com: On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Phil Karn k...@philkarn.net wrote: On 8/10/11 8:24 PM, Tom Azlin N4ZPT wrote: I have a Fun Cube Dongle so I would Phil. Thanks and 73, Tom n4zpt Okay, everybody make and keep your wideband I/Q recordings and I'll

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 13 Aug 1057 UTC

2011-08-13 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, Below are telemetry from ARISSat-1, 13 Aug 1057 UTC. Satelite was in high power mode then switched to low power mode: MET - 60 Min IHU Temp - +40C Control Panel Temp - +48C Battery Voltage - 35.77v Battery Current - -8mA (discharging) This was also the first time using the FCD to

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Telemetry 12 Aug 1022 UTC and 1155 UTC

2011-08-12 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, I notice that the MET was reset too as per the following telemetry copied from ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia: 12 Aug at 1822 MYT (3 deg Elevation) MET - 69min IHU Temp - 42c -Nothing else heard due to strong QSB- 12 Aug at 1955 MYT (57 deg Elevation) MET - 65 min IHU Temp - 42C

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 HEARD over West Malaysia 12 Aug 2151 UTC

2011-08-12 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, After seeing so many NOT heard reports, I am pleased to inform that I heard ARISSat-1 as below: 12 August, 2151 Hours, all time UTC or 13 August, 0551 Hours, MYT Maximum elevation: 3 degrees FM Voice Telemetry: Battery Voltage 35.66v Battery Current (unfortunately there seems to

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia 12 Aug 2325 UTC

2011-08-12 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia, 12 Aug at 2325 UTC: 1. Satellite was in high power mode 2. FM downlink was heard very clearly 3. Managed to capture and forward 24 telemetry on the BPSK1000 downlink which was strong Based on telemetry from CW decoder (unfortunately I had my telemetry

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 10 Aug 2340 UTC over West Malaysia

2011-08-11 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, Not sure if this was low power or high power, but the TX seems to be on continuously, so I believe the satellite was in high power mode. The following was copied from the voice telemetry on 145.950 MHz +/- FM 11 Aug at 0740 MYT or 10 Aug at 2340 UTC, ARISSat-1 Telemetry: MET -

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 11-12 Aug Telemetry

2011-08-11 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, ARISSat-1 Telemetry over West Malaysia: ARISSat-1, 12 Aug 0648 MYT or 11 Aug 2248 UTC MET - 11772min IHU Temp - 38C Control Panel Temp - 42C Battery Voltage - 35.73v Battery Current - +119mA (charging) ARISSat-1, 12 Aug 0823 MYT or 12 Aug 0023 UTC MET - 11865min IHU Temp - 39C

[amsat-bb] Diamond A430S15 Antenna Dimensions

2011-08-08 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Hi Group, First of all, sorry for the bandwidth. I am trying to model a new satellite system for the V/U/L/S bands and wonder if anyone happen to have the element spacing for the Diamond A430S15 yagi. Unfortunately, the manual provides only the individual element lengths, but not the

[amsat-bb] SSB Preamp Dealers in Japan

2011-08-08 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, Sorry for the bandwidth again. I would be glad if anyone could advice me if there are any dealers or distributors dealing with SSB Electronic Preamps in Japan. Any pointers will be greatly appreciated, and kindly reply me off the list. Thank you. 73, Sion, 9M2CQC

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat TLM soundcard selection (and submission listings)

2011-08-07 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Hi Henk, I totally agree with your suggestion, and to make it easy student is the key to get the younger generation interested in all these. I also understand that the ARISSat-1 team is already working on a page to show the submission of telemetry, so we shall wait a while and see. 73,

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia 07 Aug 0202 UTC

2011-08-06 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, Had a 20 degree elevation pass in sunlight of ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia at 0202 UTC, 07 August 2011. Managed to copy and forward 21 telemetry and kursk frames to the ARISSatTLM server, and this time I had SATPC32 adjust the doppler in 10 Hz steps. Although the doppler

[amsat-bb] ARISSSat-1 5th August at 1356 UTC

2011-08-05 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Hi All, ARISSat-1 Telemetry copied on 145.950 MHz Voice FM at 1356 UTC: Following the announcement sequence: ? Unknown Temperature: 40 C ? Unknown Temperature: 29 C Battery: 32.37 V Current: -201 mA Can someone advice what is the sequence of voice telemetry, so that we can understand what is

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia

2011-08-04 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, It was great to receive ARISSsat-1 over West Malaysia during 5th August 2011, 0223 UTC pass. Maximum elevation was 89 degrees. The downlink of both 145.919 MHz USB and 145.950 MHz FM was 59+60db, very strong but with huge QSB observed. A total of 3 SSTV pictures were forwarded

[amsat-bb] Repair of SSB Preamp/Downconverter

2011-07-27 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, I remember asking on this list before about sources to repair a fault SSB SP-7000 70CM Masthead Preamp and SSB UEK-3000 2.4 GHz - 144 MHz downconverter a while back (should be about 2 years ago if my memory serves me right) and got a reply from someone in Japan who does provide

[amsat-bb] XW-1 over Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2009-12-16 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
to work the FM and Linear transponder, but unfortunately could not get the downlink. Is the transponder off during this pass? Time permitting, will try out again 1.5 hours from now. Congratulations to the China team for the very successful launch. 73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9W2QC, WQ2C

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 over Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2009-12-16 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Dear All, Just a resent in case this one did not go through. Here is a recording of the 2nd pass, 17th December 2009, 0005 hours MYT, 12 degrees elevation. This is equivalent to 16 December 2009, 1605 UTC. http://www.9w2qc.net/amsatbb/xw-1_171209_0005_MYT_12_deg.mp3 73, Sion Chow Q. C

[amsat-bb] Re: For Sale - Assorted Satellite Related Items

2009-07-14 Thread Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)
Hi A. J. Farmer, Just wondering, is the M2 2MCP22 still available? Thank you. 73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9W2QC / WQ2C. -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of A.J. Farmer Sent: Monday, 6 July 2009 7:02 AM To: AMSAT BB Subject