[amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions

2011-09-22 Thread Trevor .
> the "2015 time frame" might be beyond my chicken little date > so I wonder if there are there any LEO linear sats in the works > in other parts of the world. AMSAT-ZL are working on a 435/145 MHz linear transponder sat, see http://www.kiwisat.org/ AMSAT-UK are developing FUNcube-1 with a 43

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2011-09-22 Thread Ted
"Are the linear sats too complicated? Do people not have SSB and CW equipment or are they just not interested anymore." Tom, speaking only for me, I have tried several times to work a linear. I have a TS 2000 with the sat function and HRD sat program which allegedly adjust the Doppler, 2m/440 SSB

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2011-09-22 Thread Ted
problems with HRD's Doppler. I want more proof K7TRK _ From: kq...@verizon.net [mailto:kq...@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 4:23 PM To: k7trkra...@charter.net; tomdoyle1...@gmail.com; AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions try SatP

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2011-09-22 Thread Joe
See Below, On 9/22/2011 5:50 PM, Ted wrote: "Are the linear sats too complicated? NO! Do people not have SSB and CW equipment or are they just not interested anymore." That is Hard to say,, Tom, speaking only for me, I have tried several times to work a linear. I have a TS 2000 with the sat

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2011-09-22 Thread Michael Schulz
; > > > K7TRK > > > > _ > > From: kq...@verizon.net [mailto:kq...@verizon.net] > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 4:23 PM > To: k7trkra...@charter.net; tomdoyle1...@gmail.com; AMSAT-BB@amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions > &

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2011-09-22 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: "Joe" To: Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 2:47 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions > See Below, > On 9/22/2011 5:50 PM, Ted wrote: > > "Are the linear sats too complicated? > NO! > > Do people not have SSB a

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2011-09-22 Thread Michael Schulz
From: "Joe" > To: > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 2:47 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions > > > See Below, > > > On 9/22/2011 5:50 PM, Ted wrote: > > > > "Are the linear sats too complicated? > > > NO! > > > >

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2011-09-22 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: "Michael Schulz" To: Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 5:20 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions > Domenico, > > There seems to be a lot of bashing of clueless newbs wherever I turn on > the Internet when it comes to ham radio. So I

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2011-09-23 Thread Buckley, Jack
I love it :) Controversy that is! Real men use Linux/UNIX anyway (sorry couldn't resists and a bit of controversy is always fun ;) ). 73 Mike K5TRI Mike, I thought real men could use anything or rather make anything work including computer operating systems (OSes)? :O ;) :) Boy does

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2011-09-23 Thread Mark L. Hammond
> >SATPC32 looks to me like an 80's dos program. Very unattractive. > >// >K7TRK > > SatPC32 might not have the spiffiest graphics (there is a non-cartoon mode, btw), but its function is phenomenal. If you want frequency and rotor control, it's hard to beat. One radio, two radios, transver

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2011-09-23 Thread Michael Schulz
On Sep 23, 2011, at 6:13 AM, Buckley, Jack wrote: > Mike, > > I thought real men could use anything or rather make anything work including > computer operating systems (OSes)? :O ;) :) > > Boy does a discussion regarding OSes open a can of worms or what? Around here > it can get downrigh

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2011-09-23 Thread Michael Schulz
; To: > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 5:20 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions > >> Domenico, > > >> >> There seems to be a lot of bashing of clueless newbs wherever I turn on >> the Internet when it comes to ham radio. So I have to ask you: have y

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2011-09-23 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! WB9SBD commented: >> "Are the linear sats too complicated? > > NO! > > > > As far as doppler correction,,, we turned the large knob on the front of the > radio,  thats our doppler correction system. > > > > Simple and very effective  thousands of hams did it for decades, no reason > it won't

[amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions

2011-09-23 Thread Michael Schulz
On Sep 23, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote: > I hope you are able to be on VO-52 on Saturday, 22 October, when I am doing > demonstrations on FM and SSB satellites from a hamfest in Tucson AZ that > morning. If there are FM passes available that morning, I will be on th

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2011-09-23 Thread Rick - WA4NVM
Message - From: "Michael Schulz" To: Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 5:20 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Two Questions Domenico, There seems to be a lot of bashing of clueless newbs wherever I turn on the Internet when it comes to ham radio. So I have to ask you: have you done anything l

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2011-09-23 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Mike! > In the morning should be a 9:40ish am pass local time for me. So I might be > on it > sipping my coffee :). The big difference that you can show is, that the > linear birds > are not like a zoo at times (except for the 5 am passes during the weekends > on AO-51) > and you can have a

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2011-09-23 Thread Jeffrey Koehler
I use a FT-726R. An Alliance az rotor. A yaesu elevation rotor. And computer control of none of them. And using them for both says and EME. Doppler is not a big deal on EME. But, I'm as dumb as a stump. Trial and error is the norm in my shack. If I can do it, any one can. Just keep doing it unti

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2011-09-24 Thread K5OE
K5TRI Wrote: > Next project will be to build a 2nd IOio and phase them together 90 deg off > to > see if that will help with the fading issue (mostly on FO-29) vs buying or > building a > complex RHCP/LHCP switchable setup. Good plan on building a second linear antenna. This is not as comple