[amsat-bb] I am tired of D-star thread/argument

2013-11-13 Thread Tom Gentry
I don't have it, don't want it, don't want to hear about it. Lets talk about the new satellites going up. Tom K5VOU On 11/13/2013 2:00 PM, amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org wrote: Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb@amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide

[amsat-bb] Trip to Texas

2012-12-25 Thread Tom Gentry
Better bring your snow shoes :) Tom K5VOU -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:05:34 -0600 From: wyattdirks wyattdi...@msn.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AC0RA/M 12/26/12 Message-ID:

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 346

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Gentry
Rubbish! I built my own antennae from wood and welding rod, cut my own phasing lines and built a computer from scraps to run the tracker software. I did have an AZ-EL motor set from the 80s but it had to have the controller rebuilt and the case crack repaired. My old radio FT726 doesn't have

[amsat-bb] The chicken and the egg.syndrome.

2012-09-20 Thread Tom Gentry
My name is Tom and my call is K5VOU. I am a life-member of AMSAT and the ARRL as well as an Extra Class license holder. I have observed both organizations at work from the inside both as a volunteer and a vendor. My satellite ground station is an old Yaesu FT-726 and the antennas are

[amsat-bb] No tune in transmit on FT-726

2012-08-03 Thread Tom Gentry
Mystery is solved. The Repeater offset switch MUST be in Simplex for this to operate correctly. 73, Tom K5VOU On 8/2/2012 2:00 PM, amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org wrote: My Operators manual for the FT-726R instructs me to tune the receiver while transmitting to the satellite in order to listen

[amsat-bb] Re: G-5500 alignment

2012-08-02 Thread Tom Gentry
On 8/2/2012 2:00 PM, amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org wrote: I had a 5500 azmith rotator lockup over winter. I finally had time to take it down and find the problem. Now a different problem. I forgot to mark the housing position before separating the upper/lower azmith assemblies. I think I know where

[amsat-bb] Amsat.org alias not working.

2012-08-01 Thread Tom Gentry
Since I have referenced k5...@amsat.org as how to reach me, I discovered that the alias is not working although it shows the correct destination email in the system and such. k5...@arrl.net does work so please use that one for now. Anyone know if there is an issue with the system? 73, Tom

[amsat-bb] FT-726R tuning problems.

2012-08-01 Thread Tom Gentry
Hi, My Operators manual for the FT-726R instructs me to tune the receiver while transmitting to the satellite in order to listen for my down link. However on my 726, the RX tuning is locked while in transmit, duplex or otherwise. Is there a mod necessary or is this a software change made

[amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 voltages

2012-07-30 Thread Tom Gentry
On 7/30/2012 2:00 PM, amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org wrote: Message: 7 Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:41:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Pete Norris, K1HZUk1...@yahoo.com To:amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] yaesu G-5500 Message-ID: 1343659267.81494.yahoomailclas...@web120001.mail.ne1.yahoo.com

[amsat-bb] Using less mobile bandwidth in replies.

2012-07-24 Thread Tom Gentry
This BBS is a joy to read and in general has great deportment (that's what teachers call behaviour) and very few flame incidents. However I have a suggestion to reduce congestion, at least on my mobile devices. Before you click on reply to answer someones email, highlight the text you are

[amsat-bb] Circularity question.

2012-07-16 Thread Tom Gentry
Do I go RHCP on the downlink and LHCP for the uplink or vice versa for Mode B? I may add RH/LH switching later but for now my new antennas will be fixed. Is there a reference that speaks to this issue? 73, Tom K5VOU ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] AO-07 mode?

2012-07-15 Thread Tom Gentry
Is AO-07 mode hopping or stuck in one mode at the present? On 14 July 2012; at 23:55 UDT, I just had a nice 40 degree high pass and heard nothing on 145 MHz. Me or the bird? Tom K5VOU ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-07 mode?

2012-07-15 Thread Tom Gentry
W5PFG wrote: Checking the web page at http://oscar.dcarr.org/ is the best indication/predictor of mode A/B operation I've found. 73 Clayton W5PFG On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Tom Gentry t.gen...@verizon.net wrote: Is AO-07 mode hopping or stuck in one mode at the present? On 14 July 2012