Re: [amsat-bb] Trakbox pricing ?

2014-06-21 Thread richard limebear
Joe Are you talking about the TAPR/JAMSAT TrakBox? Yes. Already has the turbo chip etc and a backlit display. Now for sale (UK only so far), advert in Oscar News; asking 100 UK pounds. They work pretty well. The only drawback is the RS232 interface for the KEPS. I am going to try and add

[amsat-bb] Trakbox pricing ?

2014-06-02 Thread richard limebear
Hi Gang I'll be selling a Trakbox soon; would be grateful for advice on what price to ask (in UK money). Original price AFAIRC 100-150 UK pounds. For those who don't know this item, its an az/el rotator controller. Feed it keplers on the RS232 input occasionally and it'll track both rotators

[amsat-bb] Funcube Handbook Spanish (Espanol)

2013-12-30 Thread richard limebear
Gang The latest translation of the Funcube Handbook is into Spanish and is now available at http://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-handbook/ and some other websites. Offers for other translations would be welcome. 73 Richard G3RWL ___ Sent

[amsat-bb] Funcube Handbooks

2013-11-30 Thread richard limebear
Folks It seems some people are unable to find the handbook (in English, French and Italian). Look here: http://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-handbook/ I am awaiting the translations into Dutch and Spanish, maybe the translators were waiting for me to get back from holiday (got back

[amsat-bb] Funcube Handbook - French

2013-11-13 Thread Richard Limebear
Guys The handbook has been translated into French by Christophe Mercier. It is now on some of the FUNcube websites, hopefully it will be on the main funcube.org website shortly 73 Richard G3RWL ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions

[amsat-bb] Funcube Handbook - Italian

2013-11-12 Thread richard limebear
Guys The handbook has been translated into Italian by Pierluigi IW4BIG. It is now on some of the FUNcube websites, hopefully it will be on the main funcube.org website shortly 73 Richard G3RWL ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] Re: Need help dismantling KR-500

2013-10-15 Thread Richard Limebear
Thanks to all the kind folks who responded. All I need now are the product names of greases available in the UK 73 Richard G3RWL ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] Need help dismantling KR-500

2013-10-14 Thread Richard Limebear
Its been up on the mast 20+ years but still turns ok. I now have it off the mast and, before I sell it, I'd like to clean it up, replace the grease etc. Loosening the screws has been quite a journey, strong wrench and lots of blowlamp. Before I finally open it up I recall that someone had put

[amsat-bb] UK Only: J-Beam 2m 70cm beams

2013-09-30 Thread richard limebear
Took my Phase-3 antennas down last week; won't be replacing them. J-beam doesn't seem to exist any more. 2m 9XY with RHCP/LHCP switching available to a good home and for a small exchange of funds. Needs gentle treatment (couple of slightly bent elements), buyer collects from Enfield (M-25

[amsat-bb] Re: HF Satellite Experiment

2011-04-20 Thread Richard Limebear
Bob The idea is a keyed CW oscillator on 7.010 MHz with harmonics on 14.020, 21.030 and 28.040 MHz. As an HF operator may I suggest you have a base frequency of 7.020 or higher rather than 7010. The lower parts of the bands can get quite congested at times so this would give ground stations

[amsat-bb] Re: Fwd: Launch your own satellite for only eight grand

2009-08-06 Thread Richard Limebear
VE4YZ wrote: They need a track record. They need a launch site. Googling Neptune 30, Tubesat, Spaceport Tonga and anything else on their web site reminds me of a circular reference in Excel. Colour me suspicious. I'm surprised no-one else has done the math on this. The website says