[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 24
Dimitrios Pallis
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Tue Jan 13 22:39:53 PST 2009
εχεις ΔΑΝΙΑ που εγω δεν εχω. κοιτα να την επιβεβαιωσεις γιατι δεν βγαινει συχνα αυτοςDimitrios Pallis (JIMMY)73 de SW1JGWwww.sw1jgw.com> From: amsat-bb-request at amsat.org> Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 24> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:00:02 -0800> > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to> amsat-bb at amsat.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> amsat-bb-request at amsat.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> amsat-bb-owner at amsat.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. AO-7 (David - KG4ZLB/M?ZLB)> 2. Nov/Dec Journal (Ed Long)> 3. Re: Computer Control IC-1271 (Greg D.)> 4. demo (Nick Pugh)> 5. Re: demo (Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ)> 6. Outstanding ops on AO51 (Mark Lunday, WD4ELG)> 7. Unable to hear AO-7 (Ma
rk Lunday, WD4ELG)> 8. Re: Nov/Dec Journal (Bent Bagger)> 9. Re: Outstanding ops on AO51 (Curt Nixon)> 10. DO-64 Telemetry. (Dave Aitch)> 11. Re: Outstanding ops on AO51 (Mark Lunday, WD4ELG)> 12. Re: DO-64 Telemetry. (Alan P. Biddle)> 13. AO51: mode LU: lot of fun ! (Henk, PA3GUO)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:02:58 -0500> From: David - KG4ZLB/M?ZLB <m0zlb at btinternet.com>> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7> To: "'AMSAT-BB'" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <496BCC22.9060007 at btinternet.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > Evening All!> > I am sure there is an answer to this but I can't immediately think of > one so here goes!> > Whilst listening for AO-7 just a while back to see if it was in mode A > or B (it was A), I noticed that SatPC32 showed the orbit number of AO-7 > as 56325. Another copy of SatPC32 that I have on another PC also shows this.> > On the AO-7 lo
g page, the latest entry, shows as orbit number as 56337> > Any ideas?> > Thanks in advance!> > David> KG4ZLB/M0ZLB> www.kg4zlb.com> > > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:34:32 -0500> From: Ed Long <wa4swj at hotmail.com>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Nov/Dec Journal> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <BAY107-W2052E570699D4C56AC356A83D90 at phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > > Everyone,> > This issue has been uploaded to the printer moments ago. You should have it in your mailbox soon.> > Thanks to our new associate editors we are getting more articles. We hope to get the Journal back on schedule within a couple of issues.> > Thanks for your support and patience!> > 73,Ed Long> WA4SWJ> Editor, The AMSAT Journal> ----> > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:11:50 -0800> From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg at hotmail.com>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Computer Control IC-1271> To: <gary_may
field at hotmail.com>, <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <BLU133-W14E315146326D4425768B7A9D90 at phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"> > > Hi Joe,> > I looked into this recently, as I also have an IC-1271A, and have automated everything else in the shack. Same problem as you, no CI interface in the rig. Without one, it appears that the only control you might be able to try is some sort of up/down control via the mike buttons. > > Since my main satellite rig is a Yaesu 736R, I decided it would be easier and more convenient to find a 23cm module for the Yaesu instead of trying to upgrade or lash up something to the ICOM. I managed to secure one over this past weekend, and all the automation now applies to L-band as well. (Well, almost... I had to fix a bug in my CAT program that talks to Predict, but that was easy.)> > So, I know that's not what you were looking for, but it ended up being the right answer for me. Tx power is the same (by spec; I haven't measure
d either directly), and I was able to get into AO-51 without too much difficulty. Full quieting with QSB, even though I have a helix antenna.> > Good luck,> > Greg KO6TH> > p.s. The ICOM is available, if anyone is interested...> > > > From: gary_mayfield at hotmail.com> > To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org> > Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:19:51 -0600> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control IC-1271> > > > I'm having a snow day! One of the joys of life in South Dakota! Don't> > worry it costs me a day of vacation time. I knocked the dust off my ic-1271> > and worked myself on AO-51 as she went by. Has anyone played with computer> > controlling and IC-1271? My radio does not have the IC-EX309 interface> > unit. I believe that means it will not even accept (CI-V) /TTL level> > commands in its current state as there is no connection for them. Has> > anyone gone down this road, and solved computer control of an IC-1271?> > > > > > > > Thanks and 73,> > > > Joe kk0sd> > > > > > > > __________________
_____________________________> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!> > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > _________________________________________________________________> Windows Live? Hotmail?: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail. > http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_012009> > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:44:52 -0600> From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh at bellsouth.net>> Subject: [amsat-bb] demo> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <035201c97574$59a12940$0ce37bc0$@net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > I ran this request Sunday and got no response so I am asking once more.> > > > I have a demo for 12 year old kids Thursday at about 1600 gmt. I would> like to demo Echo link with some ham outside of the USA. If you have the> tim
e to come up on Echo link and talk about ham radio and satellites please> get email me.> > > > > > > > Thanks> > > > Nick k5qxj> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 5> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:32:11 +0000> From: Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ <gordonjcp at gjcp.net>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: demo> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org> Message-ID: <1231849931.6127.1.camel at elric>> Content-Type: text/plain> > On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 05:44 -0600, Nick Pugh wrote:> > I ran this request Sunday and got no response so I am asking once more.> > > > > > > > I have a demo for 12 year old kids Thursday at about 1600 gmt. I would> > like to demo Echo link with some ham outside of the USA. If you have the> > time to come up on Echo link and talk about ham radio and satellites please> > get email me.> > Can you do IRLP? I would be available then, but I don't have echolink.> > Gordon> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 6> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:43:47 -0500> From: "Mark Lunday, WD4EL
G" <mlunday at nc.rr.com>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Outstanding ops on AO51> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <000d01c9757c$94163e50$bc42baf0$@rr.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Working from home this week, so I wanted to hit some passes. This morning> on the 1230 UTC pass for AO51, it reminded me of a military radio net.> Patience, professionalism, no one talking over anyone else. It truly was an> excellent example of the best of ham radio.> > N3TL - Tim> WA5KBH - George> WA4NVM - Rick> KU8L - Curt> > A couple of others I missed because of a phone call I received during> mid-pass.> > FB, OM's!> > > Mark Lunday> WD4ELG> wd4elg at arrl.net> http://wd4elg.net> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 7> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:58:53 -0500> From: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" <mlunday at nc.rr.com>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Unable to hear AO-7> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <000e01c9757e$b04aa1e0$10dfe5a0$@rr.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii
"> > Maybe I am doing something wrong on Mode A. Over the summer I had a couple> of successes. Since then, nothing. > > Station works all the other birds with ease.> > I recall AO7 has no battery so it must be illuminated. So I only try when> the bird is in sunlight. > > I cannot seem to find my signal on the downlink. I am using dipole,> vertical, end fed, every possible combination. Last evening, I thought I> may have heard my CW note, but I am not sure.> > I typically can hear K3SZH calling CQ on the downlink, but just barely. > > AO7 has low power, but I have worked it before. Certainly it is me who is> missing something.> > Mark Lunday> WD4ELG> wd4elg at arrl.net> http://wd4elg.net> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 8> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:44:40 +0100> From: Bent Bagger <bent.bagger at fern.dk>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Nov/Dec Journal> To: Ed Long <wa4swj at hotmail.com>> Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <496CB6E8.6010503 at fern.dk>> Content-Typ
e: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > Ed Long skrev:> > Everyone,> > > > This issue has been uploaded to the printer moments ago. You should have it in your mailbox soon.> > > > > The *September/October* issue arrived here in OZ-land today. Well done.> > 73, Bent/OZ6BL> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 9> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:41:06 -0500> From: Curt Nixon <cptcurt at flash.net>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Outstanding ops on AO51> To: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" <mlunday at nc.rr.com>> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org> Message-ID: <496CC422.9060809 at flash.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > Well..it was pretty quiet this morning...besides, you caught me before I > had a chance to get all caffeine'd up all caffeine'd up :)> > Curt> > > > > > Mark Lunday, WD4ELG wrote:> > Working from home this week, so I wanted to hit some passes. This morning> > on the 1230 UTC pass for AO51, it reminded me of a military radio net.> > Patience, profes
sionalism, no one talking over anyone else. It truly was an> > excellent example of the best of ham radio.> >> > N3TL - Tim> > WA5KBH - George> > WA4NVM - Rick> > KU8L - Curt> >> > A couple of others I missed because of a phone call I received during> > mid-pass.> >> > FB, OM's!> >> >> > Mark Lunday> > WD4ELG> > wd4elg at arrl.net> > http://wd4elg.net> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!> > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> >> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 10> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:07:32 -0000> From: "Dave Aitch" <dave at g1ocn.com>> Subject: [amsat-bb] DO-64 Telemetry.> To: "'AMSAT-BB'" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <006d01c975a1$6c3e0c80$44ba2580$@com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Hi Wouter.> > I have listened several times f
or the data as > per your last message but I am not receiving > any data.> > Is DO-64 still working OK ?> > Do you still require telemetry ?> > 73, Dave. G1OCN> AMSAT UK 5766> IO80SM> Portland. Dorset.> > ================> I did send this note direct on the 10th Jan, > but guess it got lost in the byte bucket.> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 11> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:23:38 -0500> From: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" <mlunday at nc.rr.com>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Outstanding ops on AO51> To: "'Curt Nixon'" <cptcurt at flash.net>> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org> Message-ID: <000301c975ac$0e976f80$2bc64e80$@rr.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Lol ditto here, Curt. Maybe I am the cause of some of that QRM!> > Mark Lunday> WD4ELG> wd4elg at arrl.net> http://wd4elg.net> -----Original Message-----> From: Curt Nixon [mailto:cptcurt at flash.net] > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:41 AM> To: Mark Lunday, WD4ELG> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Outst
anding ops on AO51> > Well..it was pretty quiet this morning...besides, you caught me before I > had a chance to get all caffeine'd up all caffeine'd up :)> > Curt> > > > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 12> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:23:33 -0600> From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE at UNITED.NET>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: DO-64 Telemetry.> To: "'Dave Aitch'" <dave at g1ocn.com>, "'AMSAT-BB'" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Message-ID: <52AD4C313EB044BE9C239C790D8F83DF at WA4SCA>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Dave,> > I try to copy a pass daily, and find the signal very strong and reliable.> Daylight only, of course! Good copy this morning in the states.> > Alan> WA4SCA> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 13> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:37:32 +0100 (CET)> From: "Henk, PA3GUO" <hamoen at iae.nl>> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO51: mode LU: lot of fun !> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>> Cc: pa3guo at amsat.org> Message-ID: <1596.212.61.85.20.1231875452.squirrel at webmail.
iae.nl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > Report out on AO51, mode LU (23cm up, 70cm downlink)> > Uplink: Kenwood TS2000X, 10W, 35 element TONNA> Downlink: Kenwood TS2000X, 2x7 elements Cushcraft> > Need to switch polarization during the pass> (LHCP, RHCP, H, L) on the downlink for strongest signal.> > Lots of QSB on the uplink, signal varying from noise free> to not at all able to copy.> > Used HRD for automatic doppler correction / control.> > mp3 clip of QSO with IK1SOW, IW4DVZ and EA2BJM (Jan 12)> http://www.pa3guo.com/ao51_modeLU_12jan09_ik1sow_iw4dvz_ea2bjm.mp3> > Picture of the antennas used:> http://www.pa3guo.com/ant_jun_2008.jpg> > This evening I also had a 50% complete QSO with Ib, OZ1MY.> > 73, Henk, PA3GUO> http://www.pa3guo.com> > > > > > > > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> Sent via amsat-bb at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.> Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amate
ur satellite program!> http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 24> ***************************************
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