From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May  1 00:14:03 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 20:14:03 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpLT18pv1inLsgG+SX9aT_AGBwW9J0MwF=HUXsxfMSr4A@mail.gmail.com>

Would it be that difficult to stand by and let QSOs be completed
before calling over those attempting to complete two-way exchanges?

73,

Paul, N8HM

From clintbradford at mac.com  Fri May  1 00:44:59 2015
From: clintbradford at mac.com (Clint Bradford)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:44:59 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
Message-ID: <3CC0C2E2-295A-4A70-9C86-D9530909E3A7@mac.com>

Are these chit-chatters taking up time? Or possibly someone who does not hear the downlink? 

Or a combination of the two?

Clint K6LCS

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May  1 00:49:22 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 20:49:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
In-Reply-To: <3CC0C2E2-295A-4A70-9C86-D9530909E3A7@mac.com>
References: <3CC0C2E2-295A-4A70-9C86-D9530909E3A7@mac.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOra0FvQd+iW2=006Ptfcfq1wmA_-F5a+9bRCXzQg1HFAw@mail.gmail.com>

No. These people hear the downlink. This was a pileup situation for a
rare grid. Everyone was just too impatient to let the QSO complete
before calling. I was clearly called by the DX, and when I attempted
to give my report, I was crushed by another station calling. Most of
it did get through, in pieces.

Could have used some more juice to make 100% sure that QSO was complete!

There are a few of us who will just have to wait and see if we did get
in the log.

73,

Paul, N8HM





On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com> wrote:
> Are these chit-chatters taking up time? Or possibly someone who does not hear the downlink?
>
> Or a combination of the two?
>
> Clint K6LCS
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From af5cc at fidmail.com  Fri May  1 02:58:54 2015
From: af5cc at fidmail.com (John Geiger)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:58:54 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOra0FvQd+iW2=006Ptfcfq1wmA_-F5a+9bRCXzQg1HFAw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <3CC0C2E2-295A-4A70-9C86-D9530909E3A7@mac.com>
	<CABzOSOra0FvQd+iW2=006Ptfcfq1wmA_-F5a+9bRCXzQg1HFAw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAHZ3kP8pPgT+ev1VWweboNDx5+n7QpnxtGfaD5Xo1htFgdQoOQ@mail.gmail.com>

Listened to any HF pileups recently?  The same thing constantly happens
there, why would the satellites be any different?

73 John AF5CC

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> No. These people hear the downlink. This was a pileup situation for a
> rare grid. Everyone was just too impatient to let the QSO complete
> before calling. I was clearly called by the DX, and when I attempted
> to give my report, I was crushed by another station calling. Most of
> it did get through, in pieces.
>
> Could have used some more juice to make 100% sure that QSO was complete!
>
> There are a few of us who will just have to wait and see if we did get
> in the log.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>
> wrote:
> > Are these chit-chatters taking up time? Or possibly someone who does not
> hear the downlink?
> >
> > Or a combination of the two?
> >
> > Clint K6LCS
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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> program!
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From kq6ea at verizon.net  Fri May  1 03:24:39 2015
From: kq6ea at verizon.net (Jim Jerzycke)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 03:24:39 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOpLT18pv1inLsgG+SX9aT_AGBwW9J0MwF=HUXsxfMSr4A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABzOSOpLT18pv1inLsgG+SX9aT_AGBwW9J0MwF=HUXsxfMSr4A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5542F1F7.10101@verizon.net>

Welcome to the crazy world of FM satellites.....

73, Jim

On 05/01/2015 12:14 AM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> Would it be that difficult to stand by and let QSOs be completed
> before calling over those attempting to complete two-way exchanges?
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
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From kq6ea at verizon.net  Fri May  1 03:27:11 2015
From: kq6ea at verizon.net (Jim Jerzycke)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 03:27:11 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
In-Reply-To: <CAHZ3kP8pPgT+ev1VWweboNDx5+n7QpnxtGfaD5Xo1htFgdQoOQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <3CC0C2E2-295A-4A70-9C86-D9530909E3A7@mac.com>
	<CABzOSOra0FvQd+iW2=006Ptfcfq1wmA_-F5a+9bRCXzQg1HFAw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAHZ3kP8pPgT+ev1VWweboNDx5+n7QpnxtGfaD5Xo1htFgdQoOQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5542F28F.4060306@verizon.net>

The FM birds are *far* worse than any HF pile-up I've ever heard, and 
I've been a Ham since 1964......


On 05/01/2015 02:58 AM, John Geiger wrote:
> Listened to any HF pileups recently?  The same thing constantly happens
> there, why would the satellites be any different?
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> No. These people hear the downlink. This was a pileup situation for a
>> rare grid. Everyone was just too impatient to let the QSO complete
>> before calling. I was clearly called by the DX, and when I attempted
>> to give my report, I was crushed by another station calling. Most of
>> it did get through, in pieces.
>>
>> Could have used some more juice to make 100% sure that QSO was complete!
>>
>> There are a few of us who will just have to wait and see if we did get
>> in the log.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Are these chit-chatters taking up time? Or possibly someone who does not
>> hear the downlink?
>>> Or a combination of the two?
>>>
>>> Clint K6LCS
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>> AMSAT-NA.
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>> program!
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From amsat at n0jy.org  Fri May  1 03:28:15 2015
From: amsat at n0jy.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:28:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
In-Reply-To: <CAHZ3kP8pPgT+ev1VWweboNDx5+n7QpnxtGfaD5Xo1htFgdQoOQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <3CC0C2E2-295A-4A70-9C86-D9530909E3A7@mac.com>	<CABzOSOra0FvQd+iW2=006Ptfcfq1wmA_-F5a+9bRCXzQg1HFAw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAHZ3kP8pPgT+ev1VWweboNDx5+n7QpnxtGfaD5Xo1htFgdQoOQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5542F2CF.1090809@n0jy.org>

Maybe we should have considered making Fox-1 dual frequency, so the DX
could work split and you would hear the full exchange from his end?   :-)

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 4/30/2015 21:58, John Geiger wrote:
> Listened to any HF pileups recently?  The same thing constantly happens
> there, why would the satellites be any different?
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
>


From richard.siff at verizon.net  Fri May  1 02:37:35 2015
From: richard.siff at verizon.net (Rich/wa4bue)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:37:35 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Friday morning SO 50
Message-ID: <1ECC8A121A404989A1A7FFAB4664E87A@RichardPC>

Great Bridge HS Electronics class will be on SO 50 during class time.

I hope they do not witness what must have happened today!

These gets will be taking their Tech tests on May 12th.

K4AMG Club

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May  1 03:40:23 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:40:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
In-Reply-To: <5542F2CF.1090809@n0jy.org>
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	<CABzOSOra0FvQd+iW2=006Ptfcfq1wmA_-F5a+9bRCXzQg1HFAw@mail.gmail.com>
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Next one! Though that wasn't the issue here. No one was stepping on
him, just those trying to respond.

I really didn't mean to start the FM satellite debate here as there
are obviously pros and cons and it's good to have both FM and linear
transponders available for voice communications. I believe that 80% of
the problems on SO-50 are caused by people who cannot hear (and Fox
should do a great job reducing that problem). This pass tonight
brought out some of that other 20% and I just felt like venting :)

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:28 PM, Jerry Buxton <amsat at n0jy.org> wrote:
> Maybe we should have considered making Fox-1 dual frequency, so the DX
> could work split and you would hear the full exchange from his end?   :-)
>
> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
>
> On 4/30/2015 21:58, John Geiger wrote:
>> Listened to any HF pileups recently?  The same thing constantly happens
>> there, why would the satellites be any different?
>>
>> 73 John AF5CC
>>
>>
>
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From samy_b1 at shell4you.net  Fri May  1 03:38:38 2015
From: samy_b1 at shell4you.net (samy_b1 at shell4you.net)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:38:38 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
In-Reply-To: <5542F28F.4060306@verizon.net>
References: <3CC0C2E2-295A-4A70-9C86-D9530909E3A7@mac.com>
	<CABzOSOra0FvQd+iW2=006Ptfcfq1wmA_-F5a+9bRCXzQg1HFAw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAHZ3kP8pPgT+ev1VWweboNDx5+n7QpnxtGfaD5Xo1htFgdQoOQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<5542F28F.4060306@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <2c398131089ab7b1a20322b8eef98320@shell4you.net>

 

I like it that way . Its like contesting . Takes practice and skill to
be able to retain call signs and be able to run with the pile up . That
actually lost of fun . Its almost like been on the other side of
DXpedition . 

Yanko, NX9G 

On 2015-04-30 22:27, Jim Jerzycke wrote: 

> The FM birds are *far* worse than any HF pile-up I've ever heard, and 
> I've been a Ham since 1964......
> 
> On 05/01/2015 02:58 AM, John Geiger wrote:
> Listened to any HF pileups recently? The same thing constantly happens there, why would the satellites be any different? 73 John AF5CC On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote: No. These people hear the downlink. This was a pileup situation for a rare grid. Everyone was just too impatient to let the QSO complete before calling. I was clearly called by the DX, and when I attempted to give my report, I was crushed by another station calling. Most of it did get through, in pieces. Could have used some more juice to make 100% sure that QSO was complete! There are a few of us who will just have to wait and see if we did get in the log. 73, Paul, N8HM On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com> wrote: Are these chit-chatters taking up time? Or possibly someone who does not hear the downlink? Or a combination of the two? Clint K6LCS _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri May  1 03:49:11 2015
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:49:11 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPDCA6pOEmJW+XuHCA8QMHMdm2Y7wuQDSNKDZPoZQE4ww@mail.gmail.com>

Since a lot of people are talking about SO-50 right now, let me ask a question:

I did try to work SO-50 once when all I had ever worked before was
SO-35, UO-14 and AO-27 and I was horrified by how hard it was to hear
and track.

I found a thread on qrz.com where they said it's very helpful to use a
preamp for SO-50 since it's so low power, even with the short runs of
coax required for an Arrow II satellite antenna. I know almost nothing
about preamps. What's the deal? Do they need power to work
(active/passive?). What do you recommend?

John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May  1 04:00:12 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 00:00:12 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKPDCA6pOEmJW+XuHCA8QMHMdm2Y7wuQDSNKDZPoZQE4ww@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKPDCA6pOEmJW+XuHCA8QMHMdm2Y7wuQDSNKDZPoZQE4ww@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOomjsGDXj+8PV=bR-wbkGxM-nsn64OJPsRCCWjr86GJCw@mail.gmail.com>

I use a High Sierra Microwave LNAA432 preamp powered by a 11.1v LiPo
battery pack (AAs or AAAs work fine too). I can work SO-50 down to the
horizon with the Arrow Antenna if I have a clear shot. I lost at about
a degree on the pass earlier. It's usually S1-2 below a couple of
degrees, S7 above 10 degrees, and my FT-817 shows S+ above 30 degrees
or so.

You have to be careful not to transmit into a receive only preamp like
this. I use two FT-817s, one for receive and one for transmit, so this
is not a problem for me, but if you use a single radio, you would need
to be sure that the preamp is between the 70cm antenna connection and
the diplexer so you don't fry it.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:49 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> Since a lot of people are talking about SO-50 right now, let me ask a question:
>
> I did try to work SO-50 once when all I had ever worked before was
> SO-35, UO-14 and AO-27 and I was horrified by how hard it was to hear
> and track.
>
> I found a thread on qrz.com where they said it's very helpful to use a
> preamp for SO-50 since it's so low power, even with the short runs of
> coax required for an Arrow II satellite antenna. I know almost nothing
> about preamps. What's the deal? Do they need power to work
> (active/passive?). What do you recommend?
>
> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri May  1 04:09:17 2015
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 00:09:17 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOomjsGDXj+8PV=bR-wbkGxM-nsn64OJPsRCCWjr86GJCw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKPDCA6pOEmJW+XuHCA8QMHMdm2Y7wuQDSNKDZPoZQE4ww@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOomjsGDXj+8PV=bR-wbkGxM-nsn64OJPsRCCWjr86GJCw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKMrs9jeDfVr3u2-hZZUXkaUBwnjuu_Z56CfEs+DA1kQTw@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks, I found that at their website:

http://www.hsmicrowave.com/Amateur%20LNA.html

I'm going to use two radios so that won't be an issue.

Man, so they do require power, or at least this one does.

I'm already starting to get tired of trying to track the satellites
with the Arrow II. Adding a preamp with a battery pack and a second
radio (I've mostly just been listening to the ISS lately) is going to
get even more cumbersome, plus you have to operate two radios while
compensating for doppler, right? How do you operate portably with your
FT-817s? Do you attach one to each hip?! I'm starting to think about
circularly polarized antennas I can just set and forget, but with a
low power satellite like SO-50 that might not work so well. Hmm.



On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> I use a High Sierra Microwave LNAA432 preamp powered by a 11.1v LiPo
> battery pack (AAs or AAAs work fine too). I can work SO-50 down to the
> horizon with the Arrow Antenna if I have a clear shot. I lost at about
> a degree on the pass earlier. It's usually S1-2 below a couple of
> degrees, S7 above 10 degrees, and my FT-817 shows S+ above 30 degrees
> or so.
>
> You have to be careful not to transmit into a receive only preamp like
> this. I use two FT-817s, one for receive and one for transmit, so this
> is not a problem for me, but if you use a single radio, you would need
> to be sure that the preamp is between the 70cm antenna connection and
> the diplexer so you don't fry it.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:49 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Since a lot of people are talking about SO-50 right now, let me ask a question:
>>
>> I did try to work SO-50 once when all I had ever worked before was
>> SO-35, UO-14 and AO-27 and I was horrified by how hard it was to hear
>> and track.
>>
>> I found a thread on qrz.com where they said it's very helpful to use a
>> preamp for SO-50 since it's so low power, even with the short runs of
>> coax required for an Arrow II satellite antenna. I know almost nothing
>> about preamps. What's the deal? Do they need power to work
>> (active/passive?). What do you recommend?
>>
>> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From dominic at del.co.uk  Fri May  1 11:23:32 2015
From: dominic at del.co.uk (Dominic Hawken)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 12:23:32 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKMrs9jeDfVr3u2-hZZUXkaUBwnjuu_Z56CfEs+DA1kQTw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKPDCA6pOEmJW+XuHCA8QMHMdm2Y7wuQDSNKDZPoZQE4ww@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOomjsGDXj+8PV=bR-wbkGxM-nsn64OJPsRCCWjr86GJCw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKMrs9jeDfVr3u2-hZZUXkaUBwnjuu_Z56CfEs+DA1kQTw@mail.gmail.com>
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The inaugural edition of Radcom Plus came out today, and the first article is on building a 2m masthead preamp - the DG8. I don't think it's particularly appropriate for handheld use, but looks interesting in that it uses (cheaper) mains relays - whilst I've only had a brief scan the article looks really well written and detailed. I've been looking for a cheaper masthead option for 2m to build and so far the relays have always been the significant cost. Power to this one is also over the coax, so it suits me well.

Radcom Plus is available online for RSGB members - http://rsgb.org/main/blog/front-page-news/2015/04/30/radcom-plus-vol-1-1/

No - I don't work for the RSGB - just genuinely impressed!

Best,

Dominic G6NQO


> On 1 May 2015, at 05:09, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, I found that at their website:
> 
> http://www.hsmicrowave.com/Amateur%20LNA.html
> 
> I'm going to use two radios so that won't be an issue.
> 
> Man, so they do require power, or at least this one does.
> 
> I'm already starting to get tired of trying to track the satellites
> with the Arrow II. Adding a preamp with a battery pack and a second
> radio (I've mostly just been listening to the ISS lately) is going to
> get even more cumbersome, plus you have to operate two radios while
> compensating for doppler, right? How do you operate portably with your
> FT-817s? Do you attach one to each hip?! I'm starting to think about
> circularly polarized antennas I can just set and forget, but with a
> low power satellite like SO-50 that might not work so well. Hmm.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>> I use a High Sierra Microwave LNAA432 preamp powered by a 11.1v LiPo
>> battery pack (AAs or AAAs work fine too). I can work SO-50 down to the
>> horizon with the Arrow Antenna if I have a clear shot. I lost at about
>> a degree on the pass earlier. It's usually S1-2 below a couple of
>> degrees, S7 above 10 degrees, and my FT-817 shows S+ above 30 degrees
>> or so.
>> 
>> You have to be careful not to transmit into a receive only preamp like
>> this. I use two FT-817s, one for receive and one for transmit, so this
>> is not a problem for me, but if you use a single radio, you would need
>> to be sure that the preamp is between the 70cm antenna connection and
>> the diplexer so you don't fry it.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Paul, N8HM
>> 
>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:49 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Since a lot of people are talking about SO-50 right now, let me ask a question:
>>> 
>>> I did try to work SO-50 once when all I had ever worked before was
>>> SO-35, UO-14 and AO-27 and I was horrified by how hard it was to hear
>>> and track.
>>> 
>>> I found a thread on qrz.com where they said it's very helpful to use a
>>> preamp for SO-50 since it's so low power, even with the short runs of
>>> coax required for an Arrow II satellite antenna. I know almost nothing
>>> about preamps. What's the deal? Do they need power to work
>>> (active/passive?). What do you recommend?
>>> 
>>> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
>>> _______________________________________________
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From g0mrf at aol.com  Fri May  1 14:14:17 2015
From: g0mrf at aol.com (David G0MRF)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 10:14:17 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
In-Reply-To: <7D7B0C04-2BCD-4B33-A7C2-8E74FAB92C7C@del.co.uk>
Message-ID: <14d0fd3f206-42fd-d517@webprd-m44.mail.aol.com>


Hi Dominic
 
I can recommend that device in the preamp.
It's the same one that's used in the AMSAT-UK  FUNcube dongle preamp. - But very nice to have the TX/RX switching as well
 
Thanks for the link
 
David  G0MRF
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Dominic Hawken <dominic at del.co.uk>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Fri, 1 May 2015 12:23
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?


The inaugural edition of Radcom Plus came out today, and the first article is on
building a 2m masthead preamp - the DG8. I don't think it's particularly
appropriate for handheld use, but looks interesting in that it uses (cheaper)
mains relays - whilst I've only had a brief scan the article looks really well
written and detailed. I've been looking for a cheaper masthead option for 2m to
build and so far the relays have always been the significant cost. Power to this
one is also over the coax, so it suits me well.

Radcom Plus is available
online for RSGB members -
http://rsgb.org/main/blog/front-page-news/2015/04/30/radcom-plus-vol-1-1/

No
- I don't work for the RSGB - just genuinely impressed!

Best,

Dominic
G6NQO


> On 1 May 2015, at 05:09, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>

> Thanks, I found that at their website:
> 
>
http://www.hsmicrowave.com/Amateur%20LNA.html
> 
> I'm going to use two radios
so that won't be an issue.
> 
> Man, so they do require power, or at least
this one does.
> 
> I'm already starting to get tired of trying to track the
satellites
> with the Arrow II. Adding a preamp with a battery pack and a
second
> radio (I've mostly just been listening to the ISS lately) is going
to
> get even more cumbersome, plus you have to operate two radios while
>
compensating for doppler, right? How do you operate portably with your
>
FT-817s? Do you attach one to each hip?! I'm starting to think about
>
circularly polarized antennas I can just set and forget, but with a
> low power
satellite like SO-50 that might not work so well. Hmm.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Fri,
May 1, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>> I use a High
Sierra Microwave LNAA432 preamp powered by a 11.1v LiPo
>> battery pack (AAs or
AAAs work fine too). I can work SO-50 down to the
>> horizon with the Arrow
Antenna if I have a clear shot. I lost at about
>> a degree on the pass
earlier. It's usually S1-2 below a couple of
>> degrees, S7 above 10 degrees,
and my FT-817 shows S+ above 30 degrees
>> or so.
>> 
>> You have to be
careful not to transmit into a receive only preamp like
>> this. I use two
FT-817s, one for receive and one for transmit, so this
>> is not a problem for
me, but if you use a single radio, you would need
>> to be sure that the preamp
is between the 70cm antenna connection and
>> the diplexer so you don't fry
it.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Paul, N8HM
>> 
>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:49 PM,
John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Since a lot of people are talking
about SO-50 right now, let me ask a question:
>>> 
>>> I did try to work SO-50
once when all I had ever worked before was
>>> SO-35, UO-14 and AO-27 and I was
horrified by how hard it was to hear
>>> and track.
>>> 
>>> I found a thread
on qrz.com where they said it's very helpful to use a
>>> preamp for SO-50
since it's so low power, even with the short runs of
>>> coax required for an
Arrow II satellite antenna. I know almost nothing
>>> about preamps. What's the
deal? Do they need power to work
>>> (active/passive?). What do you
recommend?
>>> 
>>> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
>>>
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From skristof at etczone.com  Fri May  1 15:14:07 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 11:14:07 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50
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I have kind of given up on the evening SO-50 passes while Yuri is sailing
the ocean blue. Nothing at all against Yuri or those working him for the
rare grid square. That's what all this stuff is for.
Just that I'm not going to QSO with anybody during those passes given my
mini-station and (mostly) my inexperience.
I'll be on during the day on weekends and listening at other times for a
break in the action.

Steve AI9IN

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:38 PM, <samy_b1 at shell4you.net> wrote:

>
>
> I like it that way . Its like contesting . Takes practice and skill to
> be able to retain call signs and be able to run with the pile up . That
> actually lost of fun . Its almost like been on the other side of
> DXpedition .
>
> Yanko, NX9G
>
> On 2015-04-30 22:27, Jim Jerzycke wrote:
>
> > The FM birds are *far* worse than any HF pile-up I've ever heard, and
> > I've been a Ham since 1964......
> >
> > On 05/01/2015 02:58 AM, John Geiger wrote:
> > Listened to any HF pileups recently? The same thing constantly happens
> there, why would the satellites be any different? 73 John AF5CC On Thu, Apr
> 30, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote: No. These
> people hear the downlink. This was a pileup situation for a rare grid.
> Everyone was just too impatient to let the QSO complete before calling. I
> was clearly called by the DX, and when I attempted to give my report, I was
> crushed by another station calling. Most of it did get through, in pieces.
> Could have used some more juice to make 100% sure that QSO was complete!
> There are a few of us who will just have to wait and see if we did get in
> the log. 73, Paul, N8HM On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Clint Bradford <
> clintbradford at mac.com> wrote: Are these chit-chatters taking up time? Or
> possibly someone who does not hear the downlink? Or a combination of the
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From k4gkj at embarqmail.com  Fri May  1 15:52:15 2015
From: k4gkj at embarqmail.com (Doug - k4GKJ)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 11:52:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS contact May 2nd
Message-ID: <n7s3j5jfkgw1fhivl0piril6.1430495535513@email.android.com>

I hear a rumor of a contact May 2nd, 14:30 UTC....... ?Africa & Italy with?
?Samantha......?
Don't know if it's telebridge or direct..... ?Check your prediction software to see if your in the footprint at that time...?

Doug
K4GKJ?


Doug Bennight
K4GKJ
528-5772

From k8bl at ameritech.net  Fri May  1 16:33:09 2015
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 16:33:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKPDCA6pOEmJW+XuHCA8QMHMdm2Y7wuQDSNKDZPoZQE4ww@mail.gmail.com>
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John,
No doubt a pre-amp would help immensely. However, I don't useone when portable since my feedline is less than 10 feet long. Themore important thing is to be able to change your polarity to matchthat of the Satellite. Mismatched polarity can degrade the signal bymore than 20 dB. I seldom have trouble hearing SO-50 as long asI keep up with the tumbling of the bird.
73/GL, ? ? Bob K8BL
      From: John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com>
 To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 11:49 PM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
   
Since a lot of people are talking about SO-50 right now, let me ask a question:

I did try to work SO-50 once when all I had ever worked before was
SO-35, UO-14 and AO-27 and I was horrified by how hard it was to hear
and track.

I found a thread on qrz.com where they said it's very helpful to use a
preamp for SO-50 since it's so low power, even with the short runs of
coax required for an Arrow II satellite antenna. I know almost nothing
about preamps. What's the deal? Do they need power to work
(active/passive?). What do you recommend?

John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
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From skristof at etczone.com  Fri May  1 16:42:42 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 12:42:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
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I'm a complete rookie at this, so take it for what it's worth, but I must
agree with Bob K8BL. I use an Arrow antenna and the reception is usually
59+ if you have the antenna pointed AND tilted (for polarity) in the right
direction. On low angles, reception can go from 59 to null just by rotating
the antenna 90 degrees.

Steve AI9IN

On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:33 PM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:

> John,
> No doubt a pre-amp would help immensely. However, I don't useone when
> portable since my feedline is less than 10 feet long. Themore important
> thing is to be able to change your polarity to matchthat of the Satellite.
> Mismatched polarity can degrade the signal bymore than 20 dB. I seldom have
> trouble hearing SO-50 as long asI keep up with the tumbling of the bird.
> 73/GL,     Bob K8BL
>       From: John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com>
>  To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>  Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 11:49 PM
>  Subject: [amsat-bb] What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
>
> Since a lot of people are talking about SO-50 right now, let me ask a
> question:
>
> I did try to work SO-50 once when all I had ever worked before was
> SO-35, UO-14 and AO-27 and I was horrified by how hard it was to hear
> and track.
>
> I found a thread on qrz.com where they said it's very helpful to use a
> preamp for SO-50 since it's so low power, even with the short runs of
> coax required for an Arrow II satellite antenna. I know almost nothing
> about preamps. What's the deal? Do they need power to work
> (active/passive?). What do you recommend?
>
> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
> _______________________________________________
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From tom.campie at gmail.com  Fri May  1 17:43:03 2015
From: tom.campie at gmail.com (TJ Campie)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 12:43:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB: Elk antenna
Message-ID: <CAK4_Zq174wxc3Oi1VKXYqR8CT7vQGFChFmsiD6SM8Q9oMiwp+w@mail.gmail.com>

Interested in purchasing an Elk dualband LPDA, please contact off list if
you have something!


73, W0EA
TJ
----
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NAQCC #3768 | Flying Pigs QRP #2254
http://W0EA.us
*Because QRO is too easy (but sometimes required!)*

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Fri May  1 17:50:51 2015
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 13:50:51 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB: Elk antenna
In-Reply-To: <CAK4_Zq174wxc3Oi1VKXYqR8CT7vQGFChFmsiD6SM8Q9oMiwp+w@mail.gmail.com>
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If you are going to Dayton, they will be available at the AMSAT booth. Get it early because we normally sell out.

73, Drew KO4MA

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 1, 2015, at 1:43 PM, TJ Campie <tom.campie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Interested in purchasing an Elk dualband LPDA, please contact off list if
> you have something!
> 
> 
> 73, W0EA
> TJ
> ----
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> NAQCC #3768 | Flying Pigs QRP #2254
> http://W0EA.us
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From hans at intekom.co.za  Fri May  1 17:21:21 2015
From: hans at intekom.co.za (Hans)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 19:21:21 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS contact May 2nd
In-Reply-To: <n7s3j5jfkgw1fhivl0piril6.1430495535513@email.android.com>
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Message-ID: <00d801d08433$40518ff0$c0f4afd0$@intekom.co.za>

Hi

I am facilitating the South African end. It is via telebridge

Hans

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Doug - k4GKJ
Sent: 01 May 2015 05:52 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS contact May 2nd

I hear a rumor of a contact May 2nd, 14:30 UTC.......  Africa & Italy with
 Samantha......
Don't know if it's telebridge or direct.....  Check your prediction software to see if your in the footprint at that time... 

Doug
K4GKJ 


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K4GKJ
528-5772
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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Fri May  1 19:34:29 2015
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 14:34:29 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS contact May 2nd
In-Reply-To: <n7s3j5jfkgw1fhivl0piril6.1430495535513@email.android.com>
References: <n7s3j5jfkgw1fhivl0piril6.1430495535513@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <005f01d08445$d757a6c0$8606f440$@net>

> I hear a rumor of a contact May 2nd, 14:30 UTC.......  
> Africa & Italy with Samantha

The Southgate site did a nice job relaying the ARISS press release:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2015/may/ariss_event_0205.htm

AMSAT relays the ARISS news on our SAREX list:
http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex

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AMSAT VP User Services



From AJ9N at aol.com  Fri May  1 19:40:31 2015
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 15:40:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS contact May 2nd
Message-ID: <cd3eb.41d6365b.427530af@aol.com>

Hi all,
 
I am the one who first posts all ARISS announcements to the SAREX BB  
(_sarex at amsat.org_ (mailto:sarex at amsat.org) ) concerning upcoming  scheduling, 
etc.  So you would need to be on the SAREX-BB mailing list to  get those 
regularly.
 
I do not normally post directly to the AMSAT-BB (_amsat-bb at amsat.org_ 
(mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org) ).
 
Within a few days of the contact, Dave AA4KN will also post an announcement 
 to the SAREX BB that has more details concerning the upcoming school and  
questions to be asked.
 
The upcoming contact is scheduled to be a telebridge via IK1SLD in Italy  
and Samantha IZ?UDF using IR?ISS.  She will be talking to students  from Sol 
Plaatje Primary School, Mahikeng, South Africa, and  Scuola  Secondaria di I 
Grado, Caprino Bergamasco, Italy.  The contact time is  scheduled to be Sat 
2015-05-02 14:34:27 UTC at about 45 deg max elevation.   It is recommended 
that one start listening approximately 10 minute before the  announced time 
to make sure that there was no orbital change.  And make  sure you are using 
the very latest Keps set.
 
Often times we are able to simulcast the contact via the  IRLP and Echolink 
systems.  John AG9D usually will post an  announcement if the contact is 
going to be on IRLP or Echolink as he handles the  interface for ARISS.  
Sometimes the schools will also stream using their  own system.  We try to post 
if any of this is going to  happen.
 
Hope this helps.  Thanks for your interest in  ARISS.
 
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS mentors
Huntington Beach, CA
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/1/2015 11:16:24 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
hans at intekom.co.za writes:

Hi

I am  facilitating the South African end. It is via  telebridge

Hans

-----Original Message-----
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k4GKJ
Sent: 01 May  2015 05:52 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS contact May  2nd

I hear a rumor of a contact May 2nd, 14:30 UTC.......  Africa  & Italy with
Samantha......
Don't know if it's telebridge or  direct.....  Check your prediction 
software to see if your in the  footprint at that time... 

Doug
K4GKJ 


Doug  Bennight
K4GKJ
528-5772
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From clintbradford at mac.com  Fri May  1 20:06:54 2015
From: clintbradford at mac.com (Clint Bradford)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 13:06:54 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 Pre-amp?
Message-ID: <EB93C8C9-739A-4472-A93A-A032A557C7C4@mac.com>

In front of scores of audiences over the years, I have never disappointed 
audiences and failed to hear SO-50 -  without ever using a pre-amp with 
either my tape measure beam or Arrow Satellite antennas ...

Such handheld ops, as low as 10-15 degrees of elevation, can be worked 
without a pre-amp.

I'd hate to see you invest in a 440 pre-amp, when the next "big" easily 
worked project will have a 2M downlink ... (grin)

Clint K6LCS
http://www.work-sat.com





From mccardelm at gmail.com  Fri May  1 20:58:46 2015
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (EMike McCardel)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 16:58:46 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS contact May 2nd
In-Reply-To: <n7s3j5jfkgw1fhivl0piril6.1430495535513@email.android.com>
References: <n7s3j5jfkgw1fhivl0piril6.1430495535513@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <6C755CE8-F4E6-4CD1-9626-D9042E82D270@gmail.com>

Upcoming contacts are usually reported in the weekly ANS which is published in AMSAT-BB as well.

EMike

EMike McCardel, KC8YLD
VP for Educational Relations AMSAT-NA

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 1, 2015, at 11:52 AM, Doug - k4GKJ <k4gkj at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I hear a rumor of a contact May 2nd, 14:30 UTC.......  Africa & Italy with 
>  Samantha...... 
> Don't know if it's telebridge or direct.....  Check your prediction software to see if your in the footprint at that time... 
> 
> Doug
> K4GKJ 
> 
> 
> Doug Bennight
> K4GKJ
> 528-5772
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri May  1 21:18:01 2015
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 17:18:01 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard on
 ISS freq 145.825 MHz
Message-ID: <CALn0fKOy0=k5P57D34CHSirMa1Yyn21FQCnv9VeGz97riOFkRw@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for all the responses on SO-50 preamps and portable setups. I'm
still digesting the info.

TL;DR: I heard automated packet transmissions on the ISS packet
frequency when the ISS wasn't in sight and recorded them to try and
figure out who/what they are, but my software isn't decoding anything.
Can you help me understand what they were, or even better, decode them
yourself?

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav


Here's another question that has me excited:

Yesterday after having visited with family in Maplewood, New Jersey
for several days, I drove home to North Carolina. I knew there was an
ISS pass at 10:26 AM/1426 UTC, right when I started my trip, so I
tuned to 145.825 MHz and heard its digipeater easily.

Then I left the radio on.

I'm not sure where I was in NJ, but about one hour later, around 11:33
AM local/1533 UTC, I heard packet on the frequency again but I was
confused because there weren't supposed to be any more passes for a
while. I confirmed on my phone that the ISS was over some far away
ocean at the time I was hearing these new transmissions, so I knew
they must be terrestrial. Still, it seemed odd that someone or
something was transmitting when the ISS wasn't in sight...

Maybe it's an internet gateway I thought. Or do people leave their
stations on the ISS frequency 24/7 so they can "work" any pass that
happens?

I tried recording videos of the transmissions for later decoding to
figure out who or what it was. Eventually I realized it was
transmitting every 2 minutes. It was almost certainly an automated
setup, adding credence to the idea that this was an internet gateway.
Unfortunately, before I realized that, and after recording one video
of it, the best reception I received during my drive by "pass," I
wasn't recording. As I drove further away it only got weaker and
weaker. I did manage to get two half way decent recordings of it, but
I have tried decoding them with Soundmodem on Windows and it's not
printing out anything like it normally does. I am very new to packet,
only becoming interested in it because the ISS uses it, so I thought
maybe someone else might be more equipped to decode it. Or certainly
someone could shed some light on what I heard, maybe the operator in
NJ is on this list.

I used Audacity to record the audio off the videos I made as well trim
and amplify the audio, but I haven't done anything else, though if
someone wants the unedited videos I can put them up too.

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav

John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05

From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Fri May  1 21:44:48 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 17:44:48 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
 on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKOy0=k5P57D34CHSirMa1Yyn21FQCnv9VeGz97riOFkRw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKOy0=k5P57D34CHSirMa1Yyn21FQCnv9VeGz97riOFkRw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <006701d08458$0f431f30$2dc95d90$@net>

For the packet data take a look at UISS software... also for those SSTV
transmissions from the ISS look at RX-SSTV..

You will also need a packet engine...

Here is what I use

Packet Engine Pro  web site = http://www.sv2agw.com/
UISS and RX-SSTV  web site = http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/

Hope this helps

73's
David
KK4QOE

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:18 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard on
ISS freq 145.825 MHz

Thanks for all the responses on SO-50 preamps and portable setups. I'm still
digesting the info.

TL;DR: I heard automated packet transmissions on the ISS packet frequency
when the ISS wasn't in sight and recorded them to try and figure out
who/what they are, but my software isn't decoding anything.
Can you help me understand what they were, or even better, decode them
yourself?

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav


Here's another question that has me excited:

Yesterday after having visited with family in Maplewood, New Jersey for
several days, I drove home to North Carolina. I knew there was an ISS pass
at 10:26 AM/1426 UTC, right when I started my trip, so I tuned to 145.825
MHz and heard its digipeater easily.

Then I left the radio on.

I'm not sure where I was in NJ, but about one hour later, around 11:33 AM
local/1533 UTC, I heard packet on the frequency again but I was confused
because there weren't supposed to be any more passes for a while. I
confirmed on my phone that the ISS was over some far away ocean at the time
I was hearing these new transmissions, so I knew they must be terrestrial.
Still, it seemed odd that someone or something was transmitting when the ISS
wasn't in sight...

Maybe it's an internet gateway I thought. Or do people leave their stations
on the ISS frequency 24/7 so they can "work" any pass that happens?

I tried recording videos of the transmissions for later decoding to figure
out who or what it was. Eventually I realized it was transmitting every 2
minutes. It was almost certainly an automated setup, adding credence to the
idea that this was an internet gateway.
Unfortunately, before I realized that, and after recording one video of it,
the best reception I received during my drive by "pass," I wasn't recording.
As I drove further away it only got weaker and weaker. I did manage to get
two half way decent recordings of it, but I have tried decoding them with
Soundmodem on Windows and it's not printing out anything like it normally
does. I am very new to packet, only becoming interested in it because the
ISS uses it, so I thought maybe someone else might be more equipped to
decode it. Or certainly someone could shed some light on what I heard, maybe
the operator in NJ is on this list.

I used Audacity to record the audio off the videos I made as well trim and
amplify the audio, but I haven't done anything else, though if someone wants
the unedited videos I can put them up too.

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav

John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
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From tnetcenter at gmail.com  Fri May  1 22:11:40 2015
From: tnetcenter at gmail.com (Jeff Moore)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 15:11:40 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
 on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKOy0=k5P57D34CHSirMa1Yyn21FQCnv9VeGz97riOFkRw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKOy0=k5P57D34CHSirMa1Yyn21FQCnv9VeGz97riOFkRw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALx_moQxroKut+W5RcH61=EE5AN_EOmOrOhrWU81yzMmuv3okw@mail.gmail.com>

I could be wrong, but it's possible you may have heard a different
satellite transmitting.   It's also possible and more likely, you heard
someone with their APRS or Packet station on the wrong frequency.   This
occurs occasionally with certain dual band radios with built in packet
modems like the D700/D710 or the Alinco 635 in that they are in a packet or
APRS mode and for whatever reason, the operator changes to a different
frequency on that side of the radio w/o shutting off the data
capability.    It can happen on single band radios as well but not as
often, it's easy to do it with the dual band radios.  This occurs all to
often all over the country.  I hear it once or twice a month on repeater
and simplex frequencies in my area so I know it's a widespread occurrence.

7 3
Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY

On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 2:18 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for all the responses on SO-50 preamps and portable setups. I'm
> still digesting the info.
>
> TL;DR: I heard automated packet transmissions on the ISS packet
> frequency when the ISS wasn't in sight and recorded them to try and
> figure out who/what they are, but my software isn't decoding anything.
> Can you help me understand what they were, or even better, decode them
> yourself?
>
>
> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav
>
>
> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav
>
>
> Here's another question that has me excited:
>
> Yesterday after having visited with family in Maplewood, New Jersey
> for several days, I drove home to North Carolina. I knew there was an
> ISS pass at 10:26 AM/1426 UTC, right when I started my trip, so I
> tuned to 145.825 MHz and heard its digipeater easily.
>
> Then I left the radio on.
>
> I'm not sure where I was in NJ, but about one hour later, around 11:33
> AM local/1533 UTC, I heard packet on the frequency again but I was
> confused because there weren't supposed to be any more passes for a
> while. I confirmed on my phone that the ISS was over some far away
> ocean at the time I was hearing these new transmissions, so I knew
> they must be terrestrial. Still, it seemed odd that someone or
> something was transmitting when the ISS wasn't in sight...
>
> Maybe it's an internet gateway I thought. Or do people leave their
> stations on the ISS frequency 24/7 so they can "work" any pass that
> happens?
>
> I tried recording videos of the transmissions for later decoding to
> figure out who or what it was. Eventually I realized it was
> transmitting every 2 minutes. It was almost certainly an automated
> setup, adding credence to the idea that this was an internet gateway.
> Unfortunately, before I realized that, and after recording one video
> of it, the best reception I received during my drive by "pass," I
> wasn't recording. As I drove further away it only got weaker and
> weaker. I did manage to get two half way decent recordings of it, but
> I have tried decoding them with Soundmodem on Windows and it's not
> printing out anything like it normally does. I am very new to packet,
> only becoming interested in it because the ISS uses it, so I thought
> maybe someone else might be more equipped to decode it. Or certainly
> someone could shed some light on what I heard, maybe the operator in
> NJ is on this list.
>
> I used Audacity to record the audio off the videos I made as well trim
> and amplify the audio, but I haven't done anything else, though if
> someone wants the unedited videos I can put them up too.
>
>
> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav
>
>
> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav
>
> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Fri May  1 22:17:26 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 18:17:26 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
 on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
In-Reply-To: <006701d08458$0f431f30$2dc95d90$@net>
References: <CALn0fKOy0=k5P57D34CHSirMa1Yyn21FQCnv9VeGz97riOFkRw@mail.gmail.com>
	<006701d08458$0f431f30$2dc95d90$@net>
Message-ID: <006801d0845c$9e0093c0$da01bb40$@net>

John,
	Almost forgot... those are basically APRS packets you are hearing..
so to test your setup prior to waiting for the ISS to fly over tune your
radio to 144.39 to listen a test the software...

Then when it's working to your satisfaction tune back over to the ISS data
and listen away...  

Thanks

David

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David L
Warnberg
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:45 PM
To: 'John Brier'; 'AMSAT BB'
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
on ISS freq 145.825 MHz

For the packet data take a look at UISS software... also for those SSTV
transmissions from the ISS look at RX-SSTV..

You will also need a packet engine...

Here is what I use

Packet Engine Pro  web site = http://www.sv2agw.com/ UISS and RX-SSTV  web
site = http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/

Hope this helps

73's
David
KK4QOE

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:18 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard on
ISS freq 145.825 MHz

Thanks for all the responses on SO-50 preamps and portable setups. I'm still
digesting the info.

TL;DR: I heard automated packet transmissions on the ISS packet frequency
when the ISS wasn't in sight and recorded them to try and figure out
who/what they are, but my software isn't decoding anything.
Can you help me understand what they were, or even better, decode them
yourself?

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav


Here's another question that has me excited:

Yesterday after having visited with family in Maplewood, New Jersey for
several days, I drove home to North Carolina. I knew there was an ISS pass
at 10:26 AM/1426 UTC, right when I started my trip, so I tuned to 145.825
MHz and heard its digipeater easily.

Then I left the radio on.

I'm not sure where I was in NJ, but about one hour later, around 11:33 AM
local/1533 UTC, I heard packet on the frequency again but I was confused
because there weren't supposed to be any more passes for a while. I
confirmed on my phone that the ISS was over some far away ocean at the time
I was hearing these new transmissions, so I knew they must be terrestrial.
Still, it seemed odd that someone or something was transmitting when the ISS
wasn't in sight...

Maybe it's an internet gateway I thought. Or do people leave their stations
on the ISS frequency 24/7 so they can "work" any pass that happens?

I tried recording videos of the transmissions for later decoding to figure
out who or what it was. Eventually I realized it was transmitting every 2
minutes. It was almost certainly an automated setup, adding credence to the
idea that this was an internet gateway.
Unfortunately, before I realized that, and after recording one video of it,
the best reception I received during my drive by "pass," I wasn't recording.
As I drove further away it only got weaker and weaker. I did manage to get
two half way decent recordings of it, but I have tried decoding them with
Soundmodem on Windows and it's not printing out anything like it normally
does. I am very new to packet, only becoming interested in it because the
ISS uses it, so I thought maybe someone else might be more equipped to
decode it. Or certainly someone could shed some light on what I heard, maybe
the operator in NJ is on this list.

I used Audacity to record the audio off the videos I made as well trim and
amplify the audio, but I haven't done anything else, though if someone wants
the unedited videos I can put them up too.

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav

http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
_145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav

John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
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From jimlist at zoho.com  Fri May  1 22:23:13 2015
From: jimlist at zoho.com (Jim Heck)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 23:23:13 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 mode change
In-Reply-To: <553AB7FC.9040508@zoho.com>
References: <DD357FA95DBC4C89A3D19AAB4EF3BFED@allgood.local>	<55282E67.7020104@zoho.com>
	<553AB7FC.9040508@zoho.com>
Message-ID: <5543FCD1.8040305@zoho.com>

Hi All,

Just to advise that FUNcube-1 AO73 has just (at approx 2315UTC) been 
commanded into continuous amateur mode. We expect to change it back to 
autonomous mode on Sunday pm.

Have FUN!

73

Jim G3WGM




From tnetcenter at gmail.com  Fri May  1 22:28:01 2015
From: tnetcenter at gmail.com (Jeff Moore)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 15:28:01 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
 on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
In-Reply-To: <006801d0845c$9e0093c0$da01bb40$@net>
References: <CALn0fKOy0=k5P57D34CHSirMa1Yyn21FQCnv9VeGz97riOFkRw@mail.gmail.com>
	<006701d08458$0f431f30$2dc95d90$@net>
	<006801d0845c$9e0093c0$da01bb40$@net>
Message-ID: <CALx_moQW-6OVXt6oEVF0Sdxjtkpz3szWhj5-bob6P-ebp++seg@mail.gmail.com>

Basically they are AX.25 packets NOT APRS packets.  I know that on my radio
(D710), the setup to work the ISS via packet is different from the normal
APRS setup.  It's been a while since I've done either on that radio, but I
do know that the setups are mutually exclusive.

Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY

On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:17 PM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
wrote:

> John,
>         Almost forgot... those are basically APRS packets you are hearing..
> so to test your setup prior to waiting for the ISS to fly over tune your
> radio to 144.39 to listen a test the software...
>
> Then when it's working to your satisfaction tune back over to the ISS data
> and listen away...
>
> Thanks
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David L
> Warnberg
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:45 PM
> To: 'John Brier'; 'AMSAT BB'
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet
> heard
> on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
>
> For the packet data take a look at UISS software... also for those SSTV
> transmissions from the ISS look at RX-SSTV..
>
> You will also need a packet engine...
>
> Here is what I use
>
> Packet Engine Pro  web site = http://www.sv2agw.com/ UISS and RX-SSTV  web
> site = http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/
>
> Hope this helps
>
> 73's
> David
> KK4QOE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Brier
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:18 PM
> To: AMSAT BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard on
> ISS freq 145.825 MHz
>
> Thanks for all the responses on SO-50 preamps and portable setups. I'm
> still
> digesting the info.
>
> TL;DR: I heard automated packet transmissions on the ISS packet frequency
> when the ISS wasn't in sight and recorded them to try and figure out
> who/what they are, but my software isn't decoding anything.
> Can you help me understand what they were, or even better, decode them
> yourself?
>
>
> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav
>
>
> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav
>
>
> Here's another question that has me excited:
>
> Yesterday after having visited with family in Maplewood, New Jersey for
> several days, I drove home to North Carolina. I knew there was an ISS pass
> at 10:26 AM/1426 UTC, right when I started my trip, so I tuned to 145.825
> MHz and heard its digipeater easily.
>
> Then I left the radio on.
>
> I'm not sure where I was in NJ, but about one hour later, around 11:33 AM
> local/1533 UTC, I heard packet on the frequency again but I was confused
> because there weren't supposed to be any more passes for a while. I
> confirmed on my phone that the ISS was over some far away ocean at the time
> I was hearing these new transmissions, so I knew they must be terrestrial.
> Still, it seemed odd that someone or something was transmitting when the
> ISS
> wasn't in sight...
>
> Maybe it's an internet gateway I thought. Or do people leave their stations
> on the ISS frequency 24/7 so they can "work" any pass that happens?
>
> I tried recording videos of the transmissions for later decoding to figure
> out who or what it was. Eventually I realized it was transmitting every 2
> minutes. It was almost certainly an automated setup, adding credence to the
> idea that this was an internet gateway.
> Unfortunately, before I realized that, and after recording one video of it,
> the best reception I received during my drive by "pass," I wasn't
> recording.
> As I drove further away it only got weaker and weaker. I did manage to get
> two half way decent recordings of it, but I have tried decoding them with
> Soundmodem on Windows and it's not printing out anything like it normally
> does. I am very new to packet, only becoming interested in it because the
> ISS uses it, so I thought maybe someone else might be more equipped to
> decode it. Or certainly someone could shed some light on what I heard,
> maybe
> the operator in NJ is on this list.
>
> I used Audacity to record the audio off the videos I made as well trim and
> amplify the audio, but I haven't done anything else, though if someone
> wants
> the unedited videos I can put them up too.
>
>
> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav
>
>
> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav
>
> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to
> all
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From richard.siff at verizon.net  Fri May  1 22:33:29 2015
From: richard.siff at verizon.net (Rich/wa4bue)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 18:33:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
 on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
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Which program is used for APRS packet Window 7?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter at gmail.com>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard 
on ISS freq 145.825 MHz


> Basically they are AX.25 packets NOT APRS packets.  I know that on my 
> radio
> (D710), the setup to work the ISS via packet is different from the normal
> APRS setup.  It's been a while since I've done either on that radio, but I
> do know that the setups are mutually exclusive.
>
> Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY
>
> On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:17 PM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> John,
>>         Almost forgot... those are basically APRS packets you are 
>> hearing..
>> so to test your setup prior to waiting for the ISS to fly over tune your
>> radio to 144.39 to listen a test the software...
>>
>> Then when it's working to your satisfaction tune back over to the ISS 
>> data
>> and listen away...
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> David
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David L
>> Warnberg
>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:45 PM
>> To: 'John Brier'; 'AMSAT BB'
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet
>> heard
>> on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
>>
>> For the packet data take a look at UISS software... also for those SSTV
>> transmissions from the ISS look at RX-SSTV..
>>
>> You will also need a packet engine...
>>
>> Here is what I use
>>
>> Packet Engine Pro  web site = http://www.sv2agw.com/ UISS and RX-SSTV 
>> web
>> site = http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/
>>
>> Hope this helps
>>
>> 73's
>> David
>> KK4QOE
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John 
>> Brier
>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:18 PM
>> To: AMSAT BB
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard 
>> on
>> ISS freq 145.825 MHz
>>
>> Thanks for all the responses on SO-50 preamps and portable setups. I'm
>> still
>> digesting the info.
>>
>> TL;DR: I heard automated packet transmissions on the ISS packet frequency
>> when the ISS wasn't in sight and recorded them to try and figure out
>> who/what they are, but my software isn't decoding anything.
>> Can you help me understand what they were, or even better, decode them
>> yourself?
>>
>>
>> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
>> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav
>>
>>
>> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
>> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav
>>
>>
>> Here's another question that has me excited:
>>
>> Yesterday after having visited with family in Maplewood, New Jersey for
>> several days, I drove home to North Carolina. I knew there was an ISS 
>> pass
>> at 10:26 AM/1426 UTC, right when I started my trip, so I tuned to 145.825
>> MHz and heard its digipeater easily.
>>
>> Then I left the radio on.
>>
>> I'm not sure where I was in NJ, but about one hour later, around 11:33 AM
>> local/1533 UTC, I heard packet on the frequency again but I was confused
>> because there weren't supposed to be any more passes for a while. I
>> confirmed on my phone that the ISS was over some far away ocean at the 
>> time
>> I was hearing these new transmissions, so I knew they must be 
>> terrestrial.
>> Still, it seemed odd that someone or something was transmitting when the
>> ISS
>> wasn't in sight...
>>
>> Maybe it's an internet gateway I thought. Or do people leave their 
>> stations
>> on the ISS frequency 24/7 so they can "work" any pass that happens?
>>
>> I tried recording videos of the transmissions for later decoding to 
>> figure
>> out who or what it was. Eventually I realized it was transmitting every 2
>> minutes. It was almost certainly an automated setup, adding credence to 
>> the
>> idea that this was an internet gateway.
>> Unfortunately, before I realized that, and after recording one video of 
>> it,
>> the best reception I received during my drive by "pass," I wasn't
>> recording.
>> As I drove further away it only got weaker and weaker. I did manage to 
>> get
>> two half way decent recordings of it, but I have tried decoding them with
>> Soundmodem on Windows and it's not printing out anything like it normally
>> does. I am very new to packet, only becoming interested in it because the
>> ISS uses it, so I thought maybe someone else might be more equipped to
>> decode it. Or certainly someone could shed some light on what I heard,
>> maybe
>> the operator in NJ is on this list.
>>
>> I used Audacity to record the audio off the videos I made as well trim 
>> and
>> amplify the audio, but I haven't done anything else, though if someone
>> wants
>> the unedited videos I can put them up too.
>>
>>
>> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
>> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav
>>
>>
>> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
>> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav
>>
>> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to
>> all
>> interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
>> views of AMSAT-NA.
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May  1 22:36:21 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 18:36:21 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
 on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
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They are probably from PCSAT (NO44) which also acts like a digipeater on
145.825 when sun angles are good.  But PCSAT is *barely alive*.  It can
barely do one or two packet users per pass before the batteries die again
(every orbit).

You can hear PCSAT more than you can decode it, since the batteries are so
weak, they usually cannot even finish a single packet before the TX power
drops off to nothing.  So you never decode bcause  you don't get the valid
checksum at the end.  You might tyry having PASSALL ON...

Bob, WB4APR

>  I heard automated packet transmissions on the ISS packet
> frequency when the ISS wasn't in sight and recorded them to try and
> figure out who/what they are, but my software isn't decoding anything.
> Can you help me understand what they were, or even better, decode them
> yourself?

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Sat May  2 00:00:33 2015
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 20:00:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB: Elk antenna
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I'm not sure if we will have a booth there, but the Elk And Arrows are Dayton only. Sorry.

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 1, 2015, at 7:37 PM, Ted <k7trkradio at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> How about SeaPac, Drew??
> 
> 73, Ted
> K7TRK
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
> Glasbrenner
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 10:51 AM
> To: TJ Campie
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WTB: Elk antenna
> 
> If you are going to Dayton, they will be available at the AMSAT booth. Get
> it early because we normally sell out.
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 1, 2015, at 1:43 PM, TJ Campie <tom.campie at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Interested in purchasing an Elk dualband LPDA, please contact off list 
>> if you have something!
>> 
>> 
>> 73, W0EA
>> TJ
>> ----
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>> QRP #2254 http://W0EA.us *Because QRO is too easy (but sometimes 
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From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Sat May  2 01:25:38 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 21:25:38 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
 on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
In-Reply-To: <584E1AE3620D4A5A97B0F26EB354F2C2@RichardPC>
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I don't like flag wars, but in *my experience* windows soundomdem & 
direwolf are the two best...

Direwolf has a powerful processing on the RX path with only a few 
missing packets but doesn't do connected mode (on windows), soundmodem 
have a better (easy?) GUI than Direwolf.

This two has the smallest rate of "not decoded" packet so far in my 
tests on 300/1200 bauds

Both talks KISS and AGW protocols, that's enough for APRS compatibility 
wit 99% of the APRS software on the market.

Other softs are AGW-PE, MixWin, Linux Soundmodem.

I repeat, in *my experience*...

Tip 1: there are two "soundomdem" software, one for linux with a few 
years of work and a recent one for windows that has nothing to do with 
the linux version, so it's desirable that we refer to the sistem of 
soundmodem when we speak...

Tip 2: Direwolf is multi-platform, it can work on linux also, and 
integrates 100% with the AX.25 stack/xastir/etc...

73

El 01/05/15 a las 18:33, Rich/wa4bue escibi?:
> Which program is used for APRS packet Window 7?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter at gmail.com>
> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet
> heard on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
>
>
>> Basically they are AX.25 packets NOT APRS packets.  I know that on my
>> radio
>> (D710), the setup to work the ISS via packet is different from the normal
>> APRS setup.  It's been a while since I've done either on that radio,
>> but I
>> do know that the setups are mutually exclusive.
>>
>> Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY
>>
>> On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:17 PM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> John,
>>>         Almost forgot... those are basically APRS packets you are
>>> hearing..
>>> so to test your setup prior to waiting for the ISS to fly over tune your
>>> radio to 144.39 to listen a test the software...
>>>
>>> Then when it's working to your satisfaction tune back over to the ISS
>>> data
>>> and listen away...
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David L
>>> Warnberg
>>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:45 PM
>>> To: 'John Brier'; 'AMSAT BB'
>>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet
>>> heard
>>> on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
>>>
>>> For the packet data take a look at UISS software... also for those SSTV
>>> transmissions from the ISS look at RX-SSTV..
>>>
>>> You will also need a packet engine...
>>>
>>> Here is what I use
>>>
>>> Packet Engine Pro  web site = http://www.sv2agw.com/ UISS and RX-SSTV
>>> web
>>> site = http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/
>>>
>>> Hope this helps
>>>
>>> 73's
>>> David
>>> KK4QOE
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John
>>> Brier
>>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 5:18 PM
>>> To: AMSAT BB
>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet
>>> heard on
>>> ISS freq 145.825 MHz
>>>
>>> Thanks for all the responses on SO-50 preamps and portable setups. I'm
>>> still
>>> digesting the info.
>>>
>>> TL;DR: I heard automated packet transmissions on the ISS packet
>>> frequency
>>> when the ISS wasn't in sight and recorded them to try and figure out
>>> who/what they are, but my software isn't decoding anything.
>>> Can you help me understand what they were, or even better, decode them
>>> yourself?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
>>>
>>> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav
>>>
>>>
>>> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
>>>
>>> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav
>>>
>>>
>>> Here's another question that has me excited:
>>>
>>> Yesterday after having visited with family in Maplewood, New Jersey for
>>> several days, I drove home to North Carolina. I knew there was an ISS
>>> pass
>>> at 10:26 AM/1426 UTC, right when I started my trip, so I tuned to
>>> 145.825
>>> MHz and heard its digipeater easily.
>>>
>>> Then I left the radio on.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure where I was in NJ, but about one hour later, around
>>> 11:33 AM
>>> local/1533 UTC, I heard packet on the frequency again but I was confused
>>> because there weren't supposed to be any more passes for a while. I
>>> confirmed on my phone that the ISS was over some far away ocean at
>>> the time
>>> I was hearing these new transmissions, so I knew they must be
>>> terrestrial.
>>> Still, it seemed odd that someone or something was transmitting when the
>>> ISS
>>> wasn't in sight...
>>>
>>> Maybe it's an internet gateway I thought. Or do people leave their
>>> stations
>>> on the ISS frequency 24/7 so they can "work" any pass that happens?
>>>
>>> I tried recording videos of the transmissions for later decoding to
>>> figure
>>> out who or what it was. Eventually I realized it was transmitting
>>> every 2
>>> minutes. It was almost certainly an automated setup, adding credence
>>> to the
>>> idea that this was an internet gateway.
>>> Unfortunately, before I realized that, and after recording one video
>>> of it,
>>> the best reception I received during my drive by "pass," I wasn't
>>> recording.
>>> As I drove further away it only got weaker and weaker. I did manage
>>> to get
>>> two half way decent recordings of it, but I have tried decoding them
>>> with
>>> Soundmodem on Windows and it's not printing out anything like it
>>> normally
>>> does. I am very new to packet, only becoming interested in it because
>>> the
>>> ISS uses it, so I thought maybe someone else might be more equipped to
>>> decode it. Or certainly someone could shed some light on what I heard,
>>> maybe
>>> the operator in NJ is on this list.
>>>
>>> I used Audacity to record the audio off the videos I made as well
>>> trim and
>>> amplify the audio, but I haven't done anything else, though if someone
>>> wants
>>> the unedited videos I can put them up too.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
>>>
>>> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_one.wav
>>>
>>>
>>> http://cupcakecarnival.net/sites/default/files/New_Jersey_Terrestrial_Packet
>>>
>>> _145825_2015-04-30-1540_UTC_two.wav
>>>
>>> John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to
>>> all
>>> interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>>> expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the
>>> official
>>> views of AMSAT-NA.
>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>> program!
>>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> all
>>> interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>>> expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the
>>> official
>>> views of AMSAT-NA.
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>>> program!
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From richard.siff at verizon.net  Sat May  2 02:30:23 2015
From: richard.siff at verizon.net (Rich/wa4bue)
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 22:30:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Great Bridge HS
Message-ID: <F64CB8B52DDE483EA2FAA2AF7C2E5A5F@RichardPC>

Thanks for the QSOs.  We had 6 students participating.

W4GBH

From k7trkradio at charter.net  Fri May  1 23:37:33 2015
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 16:37:33 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB: Elk antenna
In-Reply-To: <B21FFFB3-26F1-44DF-9C52-380C07C239F5@mindspring.com>
References: <CAK4_Zq174wxc3Oi1VKXYqR8CT7vQGFChFmsiD6SM8Q9oMiwp+w@mail.gmail.com>
	<B21FFFB3-26F1-44DF-9C52-380C07C239F5@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <001201d08467$cc4f9590$64eec0b0$@charter.net>

How about SeaPac, Drew??

73, Ted
K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
Glasbrenner
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 10:51 AM
To: TJ Campie
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WTB: Elk antenna

If you are going to Dayton, they will be available at the AMSAT booth. Get
it early because we normally sell out.

73, Drew KO4MA

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 1, 2015, at 1:43 PM, TJ Campie <tom.campie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Interested in purchasing an Elk dualband LPDA, please contact off list 
> if you have something!
> 
> 
> 73, W0EA
> TJ
> ----
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From pa3weg at amsat.org  Sat May  2 22:32:13 2015
From: pa3weg at amsat.org (wouter weggelaar)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 00:32:13 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full orbit
Message-ID: <CAKXf1rFb-bo6rhbO+7sSVXoXLXhR25O5YVWWdijYQ96z2VWEGA@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

I would like to inform you all that tomorrow, Monday 4th of may, there is a
fairly high chance we will be allowed to test the AMSAT-NL transponder for
one full orbit.

Details will be made available on short notice, but we are aiming for an
activation starting at ~08:30 UTC and lasting until ~10:10 UTC.

The aim is to characterize the power budget on board EO-79. So we encourage
the usage of this new transponder. Please also report the QSOs and signal
reports to pa3weg at amsat.org

Wouter PA3WEG
AMSAT-NL

From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Sat May  2 23:32:16 2015
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 18:32:16 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full
	orbit
In-Reply-To: <CAKXf1rFb-bo6rhbO+7sSVXoXLXhR25O5YVWWdijYQ96z2VWEGA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKXf1rFb-bo6rhbO+7sSVXoXLXhR25O5YVWWdijYQ96z2VWEGA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20384B8346334DDF8595512BF29C87A6@AA5PKPC>

Great news, Wouter.

Sadly 0830 - 1010 UTC is middle of the night for N. America.  But I suspect there will be night owls here to check it out.

Glenn AA5PK

-----Original Message----- 
From: wouter weggelaar 
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 5:32 PM 
To: AMSAT-BB 
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full orbit 

Dear all,

I would like to inform you all that tomorrow, Monday 4th of may, there is a
fairly high chance we will be allowed to test the AMSAT-NL transponder for
one full orbit.

Details will be made available on short notice, but we are aiming for an
activation starting at ~08:30 UTC and lasting until ~10:10 UTC.

The aim is to characterize the power budget on board EO-79. So we encourage
the usage of this new transponder. Please also report the QSOs and signal
reports to pa3weg at amsat.org

Wouter PA3WEG
AMSAT-NL


From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat May  2 23:38:42 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 19:38:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full
	orbit
In-Reply-To: <20384B8346334DDF8595512BF29C87A6@AA5PKPC>
References: <CAKXf1rFb-bo6rhbO+7sSVXoXLXhR25O5YVWWdijYQ96z2VWEGA@mail.gmail.com>
	<20384B8346334DDF8595512BF29C87A6@AA5PKPC>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOp_h4_HTev8yfZEUNLOjVDZrA2Seq-8tFukrEFHbpdfSg@mail.gmail.com>

I'd definitely be up to try it out, but there are no passes over North
America at that time.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk at suddenlink.net> wrote:

> Great news, Wouter.
>
> Sadly 0830 - 1010 UTC is middle of the night for N. America.  But I
> suspect there will be night owls here to check it out.
>
> Glenn AA5PK
>
> -----Original Message----- From: wouter weggelaar Sent: Saturday, May 02,
> 2015 5:32 PM To: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder
> testing for one full orbit
> Dear all,
>
> I would like to inform you all that tomorrow, Monday 4th of may, there is a
> fairly high chance we will be allowed to test the AMSAT-NL transponder for
> one full orbit.
>
> Details will be made available on short notice, but we are aiming for an
> activation starting at ~08:30 UTC and lasting until ~10:10 UTC.
>
> The aim is to characterize the power budget on board EO-79. So we encourage
> the usage of this new transponder. Please also report the QSOs and signal
> reports to pa3weg at amsat.org
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
> AMSAT-NL
>
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From kk0sd at tnics.com  Sun May  3 03:04:22 2015
From: kk0sd at tnics.com (Gary Mayfield)
Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 22:04:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] The Reflector
Message-ID: <0c0801d0854d$dade4480$909acd80$@com>

I am not longer seeing messages I send to the AMSAT-BB reflector. I use to
see them. Has a policy been changed?

 

Thanks and 73,

Joe kk0sd


From wageners at gmail.com  Sun May  3 03:12:17 2015
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 22:12:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] The Reflector
In-Reply-To: <0c0801d0854d$dade4480$909acd80$@com>
References: <0c0801d0854d$dade4480$909acd80$@com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHDCMXCoXwGdbdaMfYPukqO4-eugSZY+ACawgAstYLM_qw@mail.gmail.com>

Don't know if this is getting posted but had several messages rejected one
about the ISS having HamTv up and running.

73, Stefan VE4NSA

On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Gary Mayfield <kk0sd at tnics.com> wrote:

> I am not longer seeing messages I send to the AMSAT-BB reflector. I use to
> see them. Has a policy been changed?
>
>
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> Joe kk0sd
>
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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From mccardelm at gmail.com  Sun May  3 03:13:09 2015
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 23:13:09 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-123 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <CAM5+sosVqqy74tvJ_zp5xJW6wiV6=Dyhq6uZmGs4+OcMnjwmrw@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-123

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full orbit - May 4
* EO-79 / QB50p1 First Transponder Test Success
* 2015 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice
* "Where Over the World Is Astronaut Scott Kelly?" Geography From
  Space Trivia Contest
* Delfi-C3 has been in orbit 7 years
* $50SAT/MO-76/Eagle-2 Update
* 2015 ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) Announced
* AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention - Fourth call for volunteers
* AMSAT Plans Dayton Rollout for 2015 "Getting Started" Satellite Book
* AMSAT FieldOps Team SO-50 Operating Guide is Available
* AMSAT-SM donates $1600 USD for the FOX satellite project
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-123
ANS-123 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 123
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
May 3, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-123


Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full orbit - May 4

Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG from AMSAT-NL reported via the AMSAT-BB that
on Monday May, there is a fairly high chance that the AMSAT-NL
transponder will be tested for one full orbit.

Details will be made available on short notice, but the target time
for an activation starts at approximately 08:30 UTC and may last
until about 10:10 UTC.

The aim of the test is to characterize the power budget on board EO-
79. Usage of the transponder is being encourage. Please also report
the QSOs and signal reports to pa3weg at amsat.org

[ANS thanks Wouter Wouter PA3WEG for the above information]


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EO-79 / QB50p1 First Transponder Test Success

AMSAT-NL is delighted to announce that an initial series of tests of
the FUNcube transponder payload aboard the QB50p1 CubeSat have been
successfully completed.

QB50p1 is one of two QB50 precursor spacecraft that were launched
from Yasny in Russia in June 2014.

The primary science payloads are still being extensively tested but
it has now been possible to undertake a short test of the transponder
payload as well. The transponder is intended as a long term secondary
mission following the initial technology demonstration and de-risking
phase.

After spending ten months in space, the transponder was commanded on
for short periods during each of the three morning passes over Europe
on Monday 27th April 2015. A number of FUNcube team members in the
Netherlands and in the UK were standing by to run through a
predefined test plan.

The transponder has a similar performance to that of FUNcube-1 but
the passband is nominally 5 kHz wider by design.

It is not yet known when this transponder may be available for
regular usage but AMSAT-NL is delighted to be able to report that the
hardware is functioning and is very grateful to the QB50 project, the
Von Karman Institute and ISIS B.V. for their ongoing support.

More information about the QB50 project can be found at
https://www.qb50.eu/

AMSAT-NL: http://amsat-nl.org

AMSAT-UK: http://amsat-uk.org

[ANS Thanks Graham G3VZV for the above information]


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2015 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice

It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT-NA Board of
Directors election. Four director's terms expire this year: Barry
Baines, WD4ASW, Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, Mark Hammond, N8MH, and Jerry
Buxton, N0JY. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for
one year terms.

A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five
current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT-NA
member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's
name and call, and the nominating individual's names, calls and
individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA, 10605 Concord
St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895-2526. In addition to traditional
submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method,
the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These
include e-mail, Fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic
petitions should be sent to MARTHA at AMSAT.ORG or Faxed to (301) 822-
4371. No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later
than June 15th at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a
traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If it is
other than this, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written
petition MUST be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address
within 7 days following the close of nominations on June 15th.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE
NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]


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"Where Over the World Is Astronaut Scott Kelly?" Geography From
Space Trivia Contest

During his year-long stay on the International Space Station,
astronaut Scott Kelly wants to test your knowledge of the world
through a geography trivia game on Twitter. Traveling more than 220
miles above Earth, and at 17,500 miles per hour, he circumnavigates
the globe more than a dozen times a day. This gives Kelly the
opportunity to see and photograph various geographical locations on
Earth. In fact, part of his job while in space is to capture images
of Earth for scientific observations.

Follow @StationCDRKelly on Twitter and each Wednesday, Kelly will
tweet a picture and ask the public to identify the place depicted in
the photo. The first person to identify the place correctly will win
an autographed copy of the picture. Kelly plans to continue posting
weekly contest photos until he returns from the space station in
March 2016.

For more information, visit
http://tinyurl.com/ANS123-ScottKelly.

To learn more about the One-Year Mission, visit
http://www.nasa.gov/content/one-year-crew.

[ANS thanks the NASA Education Express Message for April 30, 2015
for the above information]


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Delfi-C3 has been in orbit 7 years

As of April 28, Delfi-C3 has been in orbit 7 years.

Wouter Weggelaarb, PA3WEG, reports, "When we designed Delfi-C3, no-
one would have dreamed it would last this long.

"The satellite still remains healthy and strong. We are delighted to
still get the support of the ham radio community and in all those
years there have been very few days where no telemetry was decoded
and submitted. Thank you very much to those still decoding and
sending in telemetry and also to those still signing up for new
accounts.

"Delfi-C3 has been praised numerous times as the ideal example of a
cooperation of radio amateurs and an university and the team is very
proud of that. Together we have demonstrated the first successful
Distributed Ground Station Network (DGSN) built around radio
amateurs. We as a community can be very proud of this achievement!
Without your continued support, this would not have been possible."

Wouer goes on to report that they may need to re-locate their data
collection server. When this happens he will report appropriate
updates to the AMSAT-BB.

[ANS Thanks Wouter PA3WEG for the above information]


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$50SAT/MO-76/Eagle-2 Update

The following status of $50sat/MO-76, one of the first Pocketqubes,
was recently posted by Michael Kirkhart,KD8QBA on the 50dollarsat
Yahoo group. Here is an excerpt:

"17 Months in Space, Still Working, and How Long Will a $10 Camera
Battery last

"Tuesday, April 21, 2015 marked the 17 month anniversary of the
launch of $50SAT/MO-76/Eagle-2, and believe or not, it is still
operating.  Unfortunately, the battery capacity has degraded to the
point where the satellite spends a significant amount of time with
the battery voltage below the 3300 mV minimum required for enabling
the transmitter.  As a result, those of us who live in the northern
hemisphere no longer hear any transmissions during the evening
passes, and for now, rarely hear any during the daytime passes as
well.  The last telemetry packet I captured here in EN82 land was
April 21, and the last one which was error-free on April 10.
Fortunately, I have been able hear it operate over Anton's (ZR6AIC)
WebSDR station in South Africa during the evening passes (which occur
between 4:00 and 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time), and occasionally am
able to capture error-free telemetry packets.  The last one available
is from April 24 at 21:25 UTC.

"This situation was fully expected; when looking at the battery
voltage chart (which, along with all the other telemetry, is
available from our Dropbox at
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l3919wtfiywk2gf/AABRl4iM5BFqVAcLQGSmdsVga/
Telemetryanalysis/Current-Telemetry)
the readings took a large drop sometime after February 12.  Given
this was a $10 camera battery that had gone through over 6,000
orbits, each with temperature swings of -30 degrees C to +30 degrees
C, it is surprising it has lasted this long!  At this point, it is
starting to behave more like a large capacitor than a battery.

"As we get closer to summer here in the northern hemisphere (and
after this winter, it cannot come soon enough), $50SAT/MO-76/Eagle-2
will spend more time in the sun before it makes each pass; this means
it will be warm enough to enable solar power sooner in the pass, and
makes it more likely it we will be able to hear it transmit before it
disappears over the southern horizon.  Those of you who live in the
southern hemisphere, however, should still be able to hear it during
both daytime and evening passes.  If you could, we would certainly
appreciate any telemetry you could gather and post.

"The orbit continues to decay at an average rate of about 1.5
km/week; apogee is just below 570 km at 569.8 km, and perigee is at
538.2 km. Someday, I will attempt to determine when it might actually
de-orbit. If any of you have access to STK or some other fancy
software which might be able to do a de-orbit prediction, please feel
free to run a simulation and let us all know.  Some basic parameters
you might need are as follows:

TLEs as of 2015-04-24, 23:53:15 UTC:

EAGLE 2
1 39436U 13066W   15114.82864817  .00033340  00000-0  23789-2 0  9991
2 39436  97.7463 190.7550 0022811 281.2509  78.6152 15.04244039 77466

Using these, the following can be computed:
Semi-major axis =  5743.7488705249 km
Apogee = 569.7766621696 km
Perigee = 538.1516552847
Average cross-sectional area = 0.014252 m^2
Mass = 210 g
Area/mass ratio = 0.06787 m^2/kg

In the meantime, I will continue to update the Dropbox with any new
telemetry gathered.  Please keep it coming, even if it has errors or
is incomplete.  At this point, we are happy to simply know that it is
still operating."

[ANS Thanks Howie DeFelice AB2S and Michael Kirkhart, KD8QBA for the
above information]


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2015 ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) Announced

The 2015 DCC will be in Chicago on October 9 - 11
in the northwest suburb of Arlington Heights not far from O'Hare
airport.The DCC has two full days of Technical presentations on
Friday & Saturday and on Sunday morning a deep dive into a technical
subject.
On Saturday there is a full day of concurrent Introductory sessions.
Be sure to register for the DCC and reserve your hotel room early.
DCC information is available at:
http://www.tapr.org/dccLook forward to your participation in the DCC.

TAPR at Dayton Hamvention
TAPR will have booths, forums and a joint banquet with AMSAT at the
Dayton Hamvention. Details about TAPR activities at the Hamvention
are available at: http://www.tapr.org/dayton

[ANS thanks Mark WB9QXB for the above information]


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AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention - Fourth call for volunteers

The Dayton Hamvention is less than three weeks away!

Last year, we had 52 people assist with the AMSAT booth at Dayton.
We've had a good response so far to our call for volunteers, but we
could really use another 10-15 people.

The interaction with AMSAT members, satellite operators, designers,
and builders makes the whole experience a lot of fun.  Meet or renew
acquaintances, exchange operating tips, and find out what antennas,
software and equipment other AMSAT members use.   We currently expect
all of the AMSAT senior officers and 5 of the 7 board members to be
there too.

The 2015 Hamvention is May 15-17.  Would you consider helping AMSAT
at Dayton this year?

If you're an experienced operator, great!  We can use you and your
experience.

If you've never operated a satellite before, but want to learn more,
that's OK.  We can use your help too.

Whether you're available for only a couple of hours or if you can
spend the entire weekend with us, your help would be greatly
appreciated.

Please send an e-mail to Steve, n9ip at amsat.org if you can help.
Thank you!

[ANS thanks Steve N9IP for the above information]


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AMSAT Plans Dayton Rollout for 2015 "Getting Started" Satellite Book

Gould Smith's book, "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites", is
being updated to tell you all about how you can get ready to operate
through the Fox-1 satellites launching later this year. Additional
chapters in the book tell you about tracking software, orbital
mechanics, antennas, radios, Doppler tuning, and operating
techniques. Chapters are also being added to tell you about the new
satellites soon becoming available for amateur radio.

Going beyond brief descriptions in hamfest flyers, this book will
provide a complete reference for new satellite users to assemble a
basic station and to make your first satellite contacts. Also this
book you will teach you how to incrementally upgrade your initial FM
satellite station, time and budget permitting, to include automated
tracking as well as operating through the CW/SSB linear passband
satellites.

A companion Fox-1A reference sheet is also being planned for release
at Dayton. This will be made available for AMSAT's FieldOps team for
distribution at hamfests and satellite operating demonstrations.

Watch for the 2015 "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites" book
and reference sheet at the AMSAT booth at the Dayton Hamvention. The
book will also be available in the AMSAT Store shortly after Dayton:
http://store.amsat.org/catalog/

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]


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AMSAT FieldOps Team SO-50 Operating Guide is Available

AMSAT's Director of Field Operations, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK says
the FieldOps team is working to make how-to-operate-satellites
information readily available on the web. Based on a hamfest handout
designed and written by Patrick, "Getting Started with the FM
Satellites", is available for download. Patrick shows the basic
equipment and techniques to learn successful operating on the
satellites. This guide also gives specific information on how to
operate via SO-50, the only currently available FM satellite at the
moment.

Patrick's guide is posted at:

http://www.amsat.org --> Satellite Info --> Station and Operating
Hints.

The direct link is http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2144 where you'll
find the link "Operating FM Satellites" (and a link to the Spanish
version also).

[ANS thanks the AMSAT FieldOps Team for the above information]


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AMSAT-SM donates $1600 USD for the FOX satellite project

"AMSAT-SM believe that FOX project is very important to continue to
develop amateur radio on board satellites. We therefore hope that our
contribution can help the FOX satellites up in space."

AMSAT-SM in Sweden has aprox 150 members. Membership is currently
free and registration is done online at our website: www.amsat.se

[ANS thanks Lars Thunberg SM0TGU for the above information]


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ARISS News

+ A Successful double contact was made with schools in South Africa
and in Italy. Participants at Sol Plaatje Primary School, Mahikeng,
South Africa and Scuola Secondaria di 1 Grado, Caprino Bergamasco,
Italy queried Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZ?UDF who was using
the Callsign IR?ISS. The contact began 2015-05-02 14:34:27  UTC and
lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridged via
IK1SLD. ARISS Mentor was IZ2GOJ.

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

Ryazan, Russia, direct via TBD
Contact is a go for Thu 2015-05-07 08:30 UTC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF

Kursk, Russia, WWII veterans, direct via TBD
Contact is a go for Sat 2015-05-09 08:20 UTC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Gennady Padalka RN3DT

>From  2015-05-11 to 2015-06-14, there will be no US Operational
Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS.  So any schools contacts during
this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team.

[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]

[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N information]


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+ Grid Master Award # 3
  Congratulations to WA4NVM Rick for working and confirming all 488
  US grids
  GRID MASTER AWARD #3 4-26-2015

+ 5 in EM55 Award
  Congratulations to WF7L  Jeff for 5 in EM55 award # 58

  [ANS Thanks Damon WA4HFN for the above



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From kk0sd at tnics.com  Sun May  3 03:18:35 2015
From: kk0sd at tnics.com (Gary Mayfield)
Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 22:18:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FODTrack with G-5500 Rotator
Message-ID: <0c1001d0854f$d7317e40$85947ac0$@com>

Well, I saw my last message so I will try again.

 

I have FODTrack controller that I use with SatPC32 v12.6 on a WindowsME
laptop. Old, I know, but it works just fine and has worked fine for many
years with a G-5400 rotator..

 

Newer versions of SatPC32 do not like WindowsME and newer operating systems
do not like the FODTrack.

 

We intend to drag it out to Field Day for the ooh and awe factor of
automatic rotator control. Unfortunately I will be working with kb0lcr's
G-5500 rotators instead of my G-5400 rotators as I am too lazy to take the
5400 down.

 

Is there a way to make the FODTrack work with the G-5500 rotator and its
different azimuth scale?

 

Thanks and 73,

Joe kk0sd

 


From w7lrd at comcast.net  Sun May  3 03:52:51 2015
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 03:52:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Planetary Society light sail project
Message-ID: <1616474981.1197203.1430625171835.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

Hello-Does anyone know of any collaboration between AMSAT and The Planetary Society's efforts with their light sail project? Scheduled for launch this May, sponsored by NASA's ELaNa program. They (Planetary Society) mention there are only two monitoring stations one in at Cal Poly and the other at Georgia Tech. whereas we (AMSAT) have potential world wide monitoring capability. This light sail effort is the first of two. Could a light sail be in our future? More information about all this can be googled. 
73 Bob W7LRD 
Seattle 

From kk0sd at tnics.com  Sun May  3 12:14:48 2015
From: kk0sd at tnics.com (Gary Mayfield)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 07:14:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Failed Messages
Message-ID: <0c4201d0859a$c024f650$406ee2f0$@com>

I was able to beat the bounce out of my SPAM filter.

 

Reporting-MTA: dns; lansing182.amsat.org

X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 5225C8818

X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; kk0sd at tnics.com

Arrival-Date: Sat,  2 May 2015 05:07:14 +0000 (UTC)

 

Final-Recipient: rfc822; amsat-bb at amsat.org

Action: failed

Status: 5.0.0

Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; User unknown in virtual alias table


From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sun May  3 13:29:43 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 08:29:43 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full
	orbit
In-Reply-To: <CAKXf1rFb-bo6rhbO+7sSVXoXLXhR25O5YVWWdijYQ96z2VWEGA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKXf1rFb-bo6rhbO+7sSVXoXLXhR25O5YVWWdijYQ96z2VWEGA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000001d085a5$37fa4130$a7eec390$@GMAIL.COM>

Nothing over North America, but let us know if there is any last minute change.  You never know who
will be up.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA



From skristof at etczone.com  Sun May  3 14:05:46 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 10:05:46 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Planetary Society light sail project
In-Reply-To: <1616474981.1197203.1430625171835.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
References: <1616474981.1197203.1430625171835.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <1D3896F4A6674B5D834AAFEBBA6BE4D9@StevePC>

What are the downlink frequencies going to be? I couldn't find that info 
during a brief look at the Planetary Society website. It would be nice if 
they would provide a link to decoding software, also. Just thinking out 
loud. We're all in this together!

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
skristof at etczone.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd at comcast.net>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 11:52 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Planetary Society light sail project


> Hello-Does anyone know of any collaboration between AMSAT and The 
> Planetary Society's efforts with their light sail project? Scheduled for 
> launch this May, sponsored by NASA's ELaNa program. They (Planetary 
> Society) mention there are only two monitoring stations one in at Cal Poly 
> and the other at Georgia Tech. whereas we (AMSAT) have potential world 
> wide monitoring capability. This light sail effort is the first of two. 
> Could a light sail be in our future? More information about all this can 
> be googled.
> 73 Bob W7LRD
> Seattle
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> expressed
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From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Sun May  3 14:29:00 2015
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 14:29:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Planetary Society light sail project
In-Reply-To: <1D3896F4A6674B5D834AAFEBBA6BE4D9@StevePC>
References: <1D3896F4A6674B5D834AAFEBBA6BE4D9@StevePC>
Message-ID: <1309847691.862537.1430663340127.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

IARU coordinated frequencies are given at 

http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/
73 Trevor M5AKA 



     On Sunday, 3 May 2015, 15:06, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
   

 What are the downlink frequencies going to be? I couldn't find that info 
during a brief look at the Planetary Society website. It would be nice if 
they would provide a link to decoding software, also. Just thinking out 
loud. We're all in this together!

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
skristof at etczone.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd at comcast.net>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 11:52 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Planetary Society light sail project


> Hello-Does anyone know of any collaboration between AMSAT and The 
> Planetary Society's efforts with their light sail project? Scheduled for 
> launch this May, sponsored by NASA's ELaNa program. They (Planetary 
> Society) mention there are only two monitoring stations one in at Cal Poly 
> and the other at Georgia Tech. whereas we (AMSAT) have potential world 
> wide monitoring capability. This light sail effort is the first of two. 
> Could a light sail be in our future? More information about all this can 
> be googled.
> 73 Bob W7LRD
> Seattle
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> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> expressed
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From skristof at etczone.com  Sun May  3 16:42:44 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 12:42:44 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] A good day
Message-ID: <B4601FD12C56489EAD5AF59D8C4C7745@StevePC>

Digipeated through the ISS, QSOs on SO-50, and downloaded telemetry from AO-73 all before noon today.
It's been a good amateur radio satellite day.

Update for those who were part of a past thread: I put up an M2 Eggbeater on top of my house. It works better for me on the ISS and AO-73 than did my 5/8 wave vertical. Basically, it's doing what I hoped it would do. (SO-50 is still a backyard with the Arrow antenna adventure.)
Someday in the future I will likely go full bore and get myself a rotor, etc., but, for now, I'm a happy camper.

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
skristof at etczone.com


From wouterweg at gmail.com  Sun May  3 18:52:53 2015
From: wouterweg at gmail.com (Wouter Weggelaar)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 20:52:53 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full
	orbit
In-Reply-To: <CAKXf1rEiKVnCHj3n9oVJkLEn9xxeRcwNNSi+hZ+0rS2UP4h8xw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKXf1rEiKVnCHj3n9oVJkLEn9xxeRcwNNSi+hZ+0rS2UP4h8xw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKXf1rE4XmiZuzRKfxaHkr-+9RCb5S=93cUcddeC69Ts7c+=_w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

I can hereby confirm Tomorrows intended activation of the AMSAT-NL
FUNcube-3 transponder on QB50p1 / EO-79.
Date and time:Monday 4th of May, activation around 0830 UTC for one orbit.

TLEs are in the normal repositories, COSPAR 2014-033-R, Object# 40025

We would like people to try the following frequencies if possible:
DOWNLINK: 145.960 USB
UPLINK: Tune to match downlink +/- 435.065 LSB
The transponder is linear inverting, nominally 30kHz wide, and approx.
500mW output.

Also, If you find the transponder busy on those frequencies, feel free to
move around and use the entire transponder passband.
The passband seems to have a "dip" in the middle which is bigger than
expected, but we do welcome feedback about the usability. Also, please
limit your uplink power, as it looks like this transponder is as sensitive
as FUNcube-1. The spacecraft antenna is a monopole, so we would also be
interested in signal fading reports.

The comissioning of the transponder done to date is very limited, three
activations for 5, 10 and 8 minutes respectively. So your reports are
greatly appreciated.

We do understand this is a very short notice, but hope that some of you
will be able to participate.
This was a take-it-or-leave-it opportunity offered by the ISIS engineers
for our consideration, and we are again very grateful to ISIS and VKI to
give us this opportunity.

Wouter PA3WEG
FUNcube team

On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 12:28 AM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I would like to inform you all that tomorrow, Monday 4th of may, there is
> a fairly high chance we will be allowed to test the AMSAT-NL transponder
> for one full orbit.
>
> Details will be made available on short notice, but we are aiming for an
> activation starting at ~08:30 UTC and lasting until ~10:10 UTC.
>
> The aim is to characterize the power budget on board EO-79. So we
> encourage the usage of this new transponder. Please also report the QSOs
> and signal reports to pa3weg at amsat.org
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
> AMSAT-NL
>

From koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl  Sun May  3 19:07:38 2015
From: koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl (Koos van den Hout)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 21:07:38 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help decoding/understanding terrestrial packet heard
 on ISS freq 145.825 MHz
In-Reply-To: <CALx_moQxroKut+W5RcH61=EE5AN_EOmOrOhrWU81yzMmuv3okw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKOy0=k5P57D34CHSirMa1Yyn21FQCnv9VeGz97riOFkRw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALx_moQxroKut+W5RcH61=EE5AN_EOmOrOhrWU81yzMmuv3okw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20150503190738.GA2077@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>

Quoting Jeff Moore who wrote on Fri 2015-05-01 at 15:11:

> I could be wrong, but it's possible you may have heard a different
> satellite transmitting.

Trying to find out why I had satellite 2014-033M added to my gpredict lists
I found out this is satellite Dutchifat-1 which also does APRS on 145.825
MHz :

http://amsat-uk.org/2012/08/29/duchifat-1-a-145-825-mhz-aprs-cubesat/

                                         Koos van den Hout PD4KH

-- 
Koos van den Hout                               Homepage: http://idefix.net/
                                               PGP keyid DSS/1024 0xF0D7C263
Webprojects:              Camp Wireless        http://www.camp-wireless.org/
                      The Virtual Bookcase   http://www.virtualbookcase.com/

From kk0sd at tnics.com  Sun May  3 22:36:26 2015
From: kk0sd at tnics.com (Gary Mayfield)
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 17:36:26 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FODTrack with G-5500 Rotator
In-Reply-To: <0c1001d0854f$d7317e40$85947ac0$@com>
References: <0c1001d0854f$d7317e40$85947ac0$@com>
Message-ID: <0cf101d085f1$97ad1660$c7074320$@com>

In SatPC32 - You must not only change the "Turning point" from South to
North, but also set the max elevation to 90 not 180 degrees.

Then and only then the option to set max azimuth to 450 is enabled.

This is under set | rotor setup.

Just thought someone else may need to know.

Thanks and 73,
Joe kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Gary
Mayfield
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 10:19 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] FODTrack with G-5500 Rotator

Well, I saw my last message so I will try again.

 

I have FODTrack controller that I use with SatPC32 v12.6 on a WindowsME
laptop. Old, I know, but it works just fine and has worked fine for many
years with a G-5400 rotator..

 

Newer versions of SatPC32 do not like WindowsME and newer operating systems
do not like the FODTrack.

 

We intend to drag it out to Field Day for the ooh and awe factor of
automatic rotator control. Unfortunately I will be working with kb0lcr's
G-5500 rotators instead of my G-5400 rotators as I am too lazy to take the
5400 down.

 

Is there a way to make the FODTrack work with the G-5500 rotator and its
different azimuth scale?

 

Thanks and 73,

Joe kk0sd

 

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expressed
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From wouterweg at gmail.com  Mon May  4 08:37:16 2015
From: wouterweg at gmail.com (Wouter Weggelaar)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 10:37:16 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full
	orbit
In-Reply-To: <CAKXf1rE4XmiZuzRKfxaHkr-+9RCb5S=93cUcddeC69Ts7c+=_w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKXf1rEiKVnCHj3n9oVJkLEn9xxeRcwNNSi+hZ+0rS2UP4h8xw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKXf1rE4XmiZuzRKfxaHkr-+9RCb5S=93cUcddeC69Ts7c+=_w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKXf1rEh=KgP4ePGBDng-OngTBzTX+r=-2+Jzuc_UewzEi-QdA@mail.gmail.com>

Transponder activated at 0830UTC for 95 minutes.

Wouter PA3WEG


On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I can hereby confirm Tomorrows intended activation of the AMSAT-NL
> FUNcube-3 transponder on QB50p1 / EO-79.
> Date and time:Monday 4th of May, activation around 0830 UTC for one orbit.
>
> TLEs are in the normal repositories, COSPAR 2014-033-R, Object# 40025
>
> We would like people to try the following frequencies if possible:
> DOWNLINK: 145.960 USB
> UPLINK: Tune to match downlink +/- 435.065 LSB
> The transponder is linear inverting, nominally 30kHz wide, and approx.
> 500mW output.
>
> Also, If you find the transponder busy on those frequencies, feel free to
> move around and use the entire transponder passband.
> The passband seems to have a "dip" in the middle which is bigger than
> expected, but we do welcome feedback about the usability. Also, please
> limit your uplink power, as it looks like this transponder is as sensitive
> as FUNcube-1. The spacecraft antenna is a monopole, so we would also be
> interested in signal fading reports.
>
> The comissioning of the transponder done to date is very limited, three
> activations for 5, 10 and 8 minutes respectively. So your reports are
> greatly appreciated.
>
> We do understand this is a very short notice, but hope that some of you
> will be able to participate.
> This was a take-it-or-leave-it opportunity offered by the ISIS engineers
> for our consideration, and we are again very grateful to ISIS and VKI to
> give us this opportunity.
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
> FUNcube team
>
> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 12:28 AM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I would like to inform you all that tomorrow, Monday 4th of may, there is
>> a fairly high chance we will be allowed to test the AMSAT-NL transponder
>> for one full orbit.
>>
>> Details will be made available on short notice, but we are aiming for an
>> activation starting at ~08:30 UTC and lasting until ~10:10 UTC.
>>
>> The aim is to characterize the power budget on board EO-79. So we
>> encourage the usage of this new transponder. Please also report the QSOs
>> and signal reports to pa3weg at amsat.org
>>
>> Wouter PA3WEG
>> AMSAT-NL
>>
>
>

From daniel at destevez.net  Mon May  4 08:40:27 2015
From: daniel at destevez.net (=?windows-1252?Q?Daniel_Est=E9vez?=)
Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 10:40:27 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full
 orbit
In-Reply-To: <CAKXf1rEh=KgP4ePGBDng-OngTBzTX+r=-2+Jzuc_UewzEi-QdA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKXf1rEiKVnCHj3n9oVJkLEn9xxeRcwNNSi+hZ+0rS2UP4h8xw@mail.gmail.com>	<CAKXf1rE4XmiZuzRKfxaHkr-+9RCb5S=93cUcddeC69Ts7c+=_w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKXf1rEh=KgP4ePGBDng-OngTBzTX+r=-2+Jzuc_UewzEi-QdA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5547307B.4050608@destevez.net>

El 04/05/15 a las 10:37, Wouter Weggelaar escribi?:
> Transponder activated at 0830UTC for 95 minutes.
> 

I think I heard somebody on the transponder a few minutes ago on the
SUWS websdr. Signal around 145.965 was too low to copy anything.
Hopefully the next pass at 10:00UTC will be better.

73,

Dani EA4GPZ.


From peter at m3php.com  Mon May  4 08:41:57 2015
From: peter at m3php.com (Peter Goodhall)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 09:41:57 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full
	orbit
In-Reply-To: <CAKXf1rEh=KgP4ePGBDng-OngTBzTX+r=-2+Jzuc_UewzEi-QdA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKXf1rEiKVnCHj3n9oVJkLEn9xxeRcwNNSi+hZ+0rS2UP4h8xw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKXf1rE4XmiZuzRKfxaHkr-+9RCb5S=93cUcddeC69Ts7c+=_w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKXf1rEh=KgP4ePGBDng-OngTBzTX+r=-2+Jzuc_UewzEi-QdA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFvUaioVgAStjiabcX5nshi-_rojjAiSkKDWvFhx7b41JZUOcg@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for turning it on, I managed to work Mike G0MJW at 08:36 who
was 55 with myself in Oxford IO91JS. as reported in earlier emails did
see quite a bit of fading.

73,

Peter, 2E0SQL

On 4 May 2015 at 09:37, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Transponder activated at 0830UTC for 95 minutes.
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
>
>
> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I can hereby confirm Tomorrows intended activation of the AMSAT-NL
>> FUNcube-3 transponder on QB50p1 / EO-79.
>> Date and time:Monday 4th of May, activation around 0830 UTC for one orbit.
>>
>> TLEs are in the normal repositories, COSPAR 2014-033-R, Object# 40025
>>
>> We would like people to try the following frequencies if possible:
>> DOWNLINK: 145.960 USB
>> UPLINK: Tune to match downlink +/- 435.065 LSB
>> The transponder is linear inverting, nominally 30kHz wide, and approx.
>> 500mW output.
>>
>> Also, If you find the transponder busy on those frequencies, feel free to
>> move around and use the entire transponder passband.
>> The passband seems to have a "dip" in the middle which is bigger than
>> expected, but we do welcome feedback about the usability. Also, please
>> limit your uplink power, as it looks like this transponder is as sensitive
>> as FUNcube-1. The spacecraft antenna is a monopole, so we would also be
>> interested in signal fading reports.
>>
>> The comissioning of the transponder done to date is very limited, three
>> activations for 5, 10 and 8 minutes respectively. So your reports are
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
>> We do understand this is a very short notice, but hope that some of you
>> will be able to participate.
>> This was a take-it-or-leave-it opportunity offered by the ISIS engineers
>> for our consideration, and we are again very grateful to ISIS and VKI to
>> give us this opportunity.
>>
>> Wouter PA3WEG
>> FUNcube team
>>
>> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 12:28 AM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I would like to inform you all that tomorrow, Monday 4th of may, there is
>>> a fairly high chance we will be allowed to test the AMSAT-NL transponder
>>> for one full orbit.
>>>
>>> Details will be made available on short notice, but we are aiming for an
>>> activation starting at ~08:30 UTC and lasting until ~10:10 UTC.
>>>
>>> The aim is to characterize the power budget on board EO-79. So we
>>> encourage the usage of this new transponder. Please also report the QSOs
>>> and signal reports to pa3weg at amsat.org
>>>
>>> Wouter PA3WEG
>>> AMSAT-NL
>>>
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From GW1FKY at aol.com  Mon May  4 08:49:43 2015
From: GW1FKY at aol.com (GW1FKY at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 04:49:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
Message-ID: <1a18ab.77ad12ff.42788ca6@aol.com>

Hi all,
Report on EO-73 transponder operation 0830 hrs UTC   4/515  ( My  location 
Wales -UK -IO81EM.
At 0833 hrs UTC,    I heard Peter 2E0SQL calling CQ on  downlink frequency 
145.964 Mhz.   
He was 5/9 but I could also hear some other burst of noise? -    Due to my 
terrain and obstructions I could not get access into the satellite but  will 
try again on the next pass which is a much higher elevation.
Congratulation to the team and to Peter of course for his success.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKY

From alancresswell at xtra.co.nz  Mon May  4 10:14:06 2015
From: alancresswell at xtra.co.nz (alancresswell at xtra.co.nz)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 10:14:06 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
In-Reply-To: <1a18ab.77ad12ff.42788ca6@aol.com>
References: <1a18ab.77ad12ff.42788ca6@aol.com>
Message-ID: <9A41ADD392894093B4B25C8DAC8824CF@SATELLITE2>

Worked Bill, ZL2AYZ at 0915 UTC with EO-79 in full eclipse.  Signals quite 
variable and never particularly strong and at times somewhat marginal copy. 
We repeated the exercise on AO-73 at 0953 UTC with strong to very strong and 
consistent signals although it should be noted that the EO-79 pass was at 12 
deg. elevation while the AO-73 pass was at 35 deg. elevation.
Thanks for the opportunity to try a new one.

Alan
ZL2BX

-----Original Message----- 
From: GW1FKY--- via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2015 8:49 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report

Hi all,
Report on EO-73 transponder operation 0830 hrs UTC   4/515  ( My  location
Wales -UK -IO81EM.
At 0833 hrs UTC,    I heard Peter 2E0SQL calling CQ on  downlink frequency
145.964 Mhz.
He was 5/9 but I could also hear some other burst of noise? -    Due to my
terrain and obstructions I could not get access into the satellite but  will
try again on the next pass which is a much higher elevation.
Congratulation to the team and to Peter of course for his success.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKY
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From GW1FKY at aol.com  Mon May  4 10:21:17 2015
From: GW1FKY at aol.com (GW1FKY at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 06:21:17 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Further Report EO-79
Message-ID: <d86dd.493e81e7.4278a21d@aol.com>

Hi ,
Further report EO-79 from here in Wales 1000 hrs pass ( aprox) .
I hear Peter ( 2E0SQL ) and Mike ( G0MJW )  both 5/9 but  again with noise.
As they checked out with one another at 1005 hrs zulu  - Appeared to  lose 
any activity, I was not expecting to shut down on the  transponder until 
1010 GMT as per schedule.
Not able to get into the transponder for some reason.  My  gear is OK and I 
am accessing AO-7 and FO-29.
Strange also using the same transponder frequencies as AO-73 ??
Well done once again to those involved.
Ken
GW1FKY
  

From peter at m3php.com  Mon May  4 10:21:18 2015
From: peter at m3php.com (Peter Goodhall)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 11:21:18 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
In-Reply-To: <9A41ADD392894093B4B25C8DAC8824CF@SATELLITE2>
References: <1a18ab.77ad12ff.42788ca6@aol.com>
	<9A41ADD392894093B4B25C8DAC8824CF@SATELLITE2>
Message-ID: <CAFvUairYY0toKF5uvhWuxi-pRjMFj3FWnmcpYa8Z=YzwXZ2YDQ@mail.gmail.com>

On the 10:00 UTC pass again worked Mike G0MJW who at 20 degrees was S5
then just before it was commanded off at 30 degrees was S9 without any
preamps using Wimo X-Quads.

Fading didn't seem too bad this pass however we both noticed that
there was a big frequency error 5kHz compared to earlier where it
wasn't so bad.

73,

Peter, 2E0SQL

On 4 May 2015 at 11:14,  <alancresswell at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> Worked Bill, ZL2AYZ at 0915 UTC with EO-79 in full eclipse.  Signals quite
> variable and never particularly strong and at times somewhat marginal copy.
> We repeated the exercise on AO-73 at 0953 UTC with strong to very strong and
> consistent signals although it should be noted that the EO-79 pass was at 12
> deg. elevation while the AO-73 pass was at 35 deg. elevation.
> Thanks for the opportunity to try a new one.
>
> Alan
> ZL2BX
>
> -----Original Message----- From: GW1FKY--- via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Monday, May 4, 2015 8:49 AM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
>
>
> Hi all,
> Report on EO-73 transponder operation 0830 hrs UTC   4/515  ( My  location
> Wales -UK -IO81EM.
> At 0833 hrs UTC,    I heard Peter 2E0SQL calling CQ on  downlink frequency
> 145.964 Mhz.
> He was 5/9 but I could also hear some other burst of noise? -    Due to my
> terrain and obstructions I could not get access into the satellite but  will
> try again on the next pass which is a much higher elevation.
> Congratulation to the team and to Peter of course for his success.
> Ken Eaton
> GW1FKY
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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From pa3weg at amsat.org  Mon May  4 10:24:42 2015
From: pa3weg at amsat.org (wouter weggelaar)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 12:24:42 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Further Report EO-79
In-Reply-To: <d86dd.493e81e7.4278a21d@aol.com>
References: <d86dd.493e81e7.4278a21d@aol.com>
Message-ID: <CAKXf1rHT02uRzpp5NCFm7fVvZSCPKCmSpPOC7Npb+cM+0ap+9w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Ken,

Thanks for your report. We believe the signal fading is higher on this
satellite as its spin is quite slow and it has a monopole antenna. So maybe
you have observed the antenna null. We can not be quite sure just yet.

73

Wouter

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 12:21 PM, <GW1FKY at aol.com> wrote:

>  Hi ,
> Further report EO-79 from here in Wales 1000 hrs pass ( aprox) .
> I hear Peter ( 2E0SQL ) and Mike ( G0MJW )  both 5/9 but again with noise.
> As they checked out with one another at 1005 hrs zulu  - Appeared to lose
> any activity, I was not expecting to shut down on the transponder until
> 1010 GMT as per schedule.
> Not able to get into the transponder for some reason.  My gear is OK and I
> am accessing AO-7 and FO-29.
> Strange also using the same transponder frequencies as AO-73 ??
> Well done once again to those involved.
> Ken
> GW1FKY
>
>

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Mon May  4 10:41:58 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 05:41:58 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
In-Reply-To: <CAFvUairYY0toKF5uvhWuxi-pRjMFj3FWnmcpYa8Z=YzwXZ2YDQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1a18ab.77ad12ff.42788ca6@aol.com>	<9A41ADD392894093B4B25C8DAC8824CF@SATELLITE2>
	<CAFvUairYY0toKF5uvhWuxi-pRjMFj3FWnmcpYa8Z=YzwXZ2YDQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000501d08656$f55c4a00$e014de00$@GMAIL.COM>

Hi Pete,

>> there was a big frequency error 5kHz compared to earlier where it

Was that compared to the pre-launch values?  The frequencies which Wouter gave were somewhat
different.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Peter Goodhall
<Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 5:21 AM
<To: Amsat
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
<
<On the 10:00 UTC pass again worked Mike G0MJW who at 20 degrees was S5
<then just before it was commanded off at 30 degrees was S9 without any
<preamps using Wimo X-Quads.
<
<Fading didn't seem too bad this pass however we both noticed that
<there was a big frequency error 5kHz compared to earlier where it
<wasn't so bad.
<
<73,
<
<Peter, 2E0SQL
<
<On 4 May 2015 at 11:14,  <alancresswell at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
<> Worked Bill, ZL2AYZ at 0915 UTC with EO-79 in full eclipse.  Signals quite
<> variable and never particularly strong and at times somewhat marginal copy.
<> We repeated the exercise on AO-73 at 0953 UTC with strong to very strong and
<> consistent signals although it should be noted that the EO-79 pass was at 12
<> deg. elevation while the AO-73 pass was at 35 deg. elevation.
<> Thanks for the opportunity to try a new one.
<>
<> Alan
<> ZL2BX
<>
<> -----Original Message----- From: GW1FKY--- via AMSAT-BB
<> Sent: Monday, May 4, 2015 8:49 AM
<> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<> Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
<>
<>
<> Hi all,
<> Report on EO-73 transponder operation 0830 hrs UTC   4/515  ( My  location
<> Wales -UK -IO81EM.
<> At 0833 hrs UTC,    I heard Peter 2E0SQL calling CQ on  downlink frequency
<> 145.964 Mhz.
<> He was 5/9 but I could also hear some other burst of noise? -    Due to my
<> terrain and obstructions I could not get access into the satellite but  will
<> try again on the next pass which is a much higher elevation.
<> Congratulation to the team and to Peter of course for his success.
<> Ken Eaton
<> GW1FKY
<> _______________________________________________
<> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
<> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
<> expressed
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<> AMSAT-NA.
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From peter at m3php.com  Mon May  4 11:39:31 2015
From: peter at m3php.com (Peter Goodhall)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 12:39:31 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
In-Reply-To: <000501d08656$f55c4a00$e014de00$@GMAIL.COM>
References: <1a18ab.77ad12ff.42788ca6@aol.com>
	<9A41ADD392894093B4B25C8DAC8824CF@SATELLITE2>
	<CAFvUairYY0toKF5uvhWuxi-pRjMFj3FWnmcpYa8Z=YzwXZ2YDQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<000501d08656$f55c4a00$e014de00$@GMAIL.COM>
Message-ID: <CAFvUaioSkczopm45Ogr8XKbDK_n6Zd8scRaFg5ozTUkoOp9s9Q@mail.gmail.com>

Yes Alan, thats probably why was using pre-launch freqs.

On 4 May 2015 at 11:41, Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Pete,
>
>>> there was a big frequency error 5kHz compared to earlier where it
>
> Was that compared to the pre-launch values?  The frequencies which Wouter gave were somewhat
> different.
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Peter Goodhall
> <Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 5:21 AM
> <To: Amsat
> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
> <
> <On the 10:00 UTC pass again worked Mike G0MJW who at 20 degrees was S5
> <then just before it was commanded off at 30 degrees was S9 without any
> <preamps using Wimo X-Quads.
> <
> <Fading didn't seem too bad this pass however we both noticed that
> <there was a big frequency error 5kHz compared to earlier where it
> <wasn't so bad.
> <
> <73,
> <
> <Peter, 2E0SQL
> <
> <On 4 May 2015 at 11:14,  <alancresswell at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> <> Worked Bill, ZL2AYZ at 0915 UTC with EO-79 in full eclipse.  Signals quite
> <> variable and never particularly strong and at times somewhat marginal copy.
> <> We repeated the exercise on AO-73 at 0953 UTC with strong to very strong and
> <> consistent signals although it should be noted that the EO-79 pass was at 12
> <> deg. elevation while the AO-73 pass was at 35 deg. elevation.
> <> Thanks for the opportunity to try a new one.
> <>
> <> Alan
> <> ZL2BX
> <>
> <> -----Original Message----- From: GW1FKY--- via AMSAT-BB
> <> Sent: Monday, May 4, 2015 8:49 AM
> <> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> <> Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
> <>
> <>
> <> Hi all,
> <> Report on EO-73 transponder operation 0830 hrs UTC   4/515  ( My  location
> <> Wales -UK -IO81EM.
> <> At 0833 hrs UTC,    I heard Peter 2E0SQL calling CQ on  downlink frequency
> <> 145.964 Mhz.
> <> He was 5/9 but I could also hear some other burst of noise? -    Due to my
> <> terrain and obstructions I could not get access into the satellite but  will
> <> try again on the next pass which is a much higher elevation.
> <> Congratulation to the team and to Peter of course for his success.
> <> Ken Eaton
> <> GW1FKY
> <> _______________________________________________
> <> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> <> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> <> expressed
> <> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> <> AMSAT-NA.
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From kayakfishtx at gmail.com  Mon May  4 12:27:06 2015
From: kayakfishtx at gmail.com (Clayton Coleman)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 07:27:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG/VE2 - FN35 & FN26
Message-ID: <CAPovOwf5ufHQyWPrgVD+cwV+sekbtaZYNKA2Xt4v0v=vug8S6g@mail.gmail.com>

I'll be visiting Montreal, QC, Canada again in a couple of weeks.
Several individuals have asked me about operating satellites from grid
FN26.  With those requests in mind, I will travel to FN26 for two
orbits of FO-29.  I do not know the specific passes at this time.

There are a few others who are looking to have FN35 confirmed.  I will
post about those operations on Twitter @w5pfg shortly before and
during the US Memorial Day Weekend Holiday.

Please email me off-BB if you are interested in the FN26 operation.

Thank you,

73
Clayton
W5PFG

From g0mrf at aol.com  Mon May  4 15:21:50 2015
From: g0mrf at aol.com (David G0MRF)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 11:21:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report
In-Reply-To: <9A41ADD392894093B4B25C8DAC8824CF@SATELLITE2>
Message-ID: <14d1f84dc0c-33c6-1985b@webprd-m56.mail.aol.com>


Hi Alan / group.
 
Similar results here monitoring the passband.
 
08:30 start, heard Peter and Mike easily 55 / 57 but the elevation was only 13 ish degrees and range was never closer than around 1750km.
I could hear two distinct noise peaks from the transponder at apx 145.967 and 145.952 but I could also hear transponder noise across the passband.

The transponder background noise increased whenever the EO-79 beacon was transmitting on 145.815, but that did not suppress the transponder QSOs.

Not sure about the sats attitude, but I think the signal level was slightly better as the satellite travelled away from me to the North.

At the end of the orbit 90 mins later, when it approached London from the south, the satellite switched off at 35 degrees elevation - range 1000km -the signals from Mike G0MJW and Peter 2E0SQL were strong and the quality was good.

Overall a very usable transponder but my first impression is it could be a little weaker than AO-73.  No Idea why that maybe but I note that AO-73 is a 1U with a dipole, while EO-79 has a monopole working against a 20cm long structure.
If that is a factor, we'll know more when Fox-1 is launched.

Thanks

David 


 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: alancresswell <alancresswell at xtra.co.nz>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Mon, 4 May 2015 11:14
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report


Worked Bill, ZL2AYZ at 0915 UTC with EO-79 in full eclipse.  Signals quite

variable and never particularly strong and at times somewhat marginal copy.

We repeated the exercise on AO-73 at 0953 UTC with strong to very strong and

consistent signals although it should be noted that the EO-79 pass was at 12

deg. elevation while the AO-73 pass was at 35 deg. elevation.
Thanks for the
opportunity to try a new one.

Alan
ZL2BX

-----Original Message-----

From: GW1FKY--- via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2015 8:49 AM
To:
amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79 Report

Hi all,
Report on EO-73
transponder operation 0830 hrs UTC   4/515  ( My  location
Wales -UK
-IO81EM.
At 0833 hrs UTC,    I heard Peter 2E0SQL calling CQ on  downlink
frequency
145.964 Mhz.
He was 5/9 but I could also hear some other burst of
noise? -    Due to my
terrain and obstructions I could not get access into the
satellite but  will
try again on the next pass which is a much higher
elevation.
Congratulation to the team and to Peter of course for his
success.
Ken
Eaton
GW1FKY
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Mon May  4 17:08:02 2015
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 10:08:02 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cochise A.R.A. hamfest on 2 May 2015 - report
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUfQX7mqJryXeykhcayQ-METwpigh2RvbuGFL3CupWkLyQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

On Saturday, 2 May 2015, I had an AMSAT table at the Cochise Amateur Radio
Association's annual hamfest in Sierra Vista, Arizona. This hamfest is held
at the club's property on the edge of Sierra Vista, where there are a couple
of buildings, some towers, and an empty lot that was divided between parking
and space for sellers to display their equipment. In past years, the lot had
lots of empty space. This year, it was almost full. A good turnout for the
half-day event.

During the morning, I had satellite demonstrations on SO-50, AO-73, and the
packet/APRS digipeater on the ISS. There were good crowds for the passes I
worked - three on SO-50, two on AO-73, and one ISS pass. It is always nice to
have AO-73 available for daytime passes on the weekends, since that helped
to show the differences between working it and FM satellites - in particular,
equipment and operating techniques. Thanks to everyone who called and worked
WD9EWK during those passes. For the ISS, I was able to complete two quick
QSOs using APRS messages from my TH-D72A HT with KO6TZ in southern California
and N7NEV near Phoenix. I'm finding that there are some who actually are at
their keyboards/radios for ISS passes, beyond the automatic beacons that seem
to dominate the passes.

I wasn't the only satellite operator at the hamfest. Leo W7JPI had a table
set up to sell some old gear. John K8YSE was also at the hamfest, and he
worked WD9EWK from each of his stations (K8YSE in Ohio/EN91, K8YSE in
Arizona/DM43) using a laptop and a WiFi hotspot not far from my table. It was
fun - and funny - to point him out to the crowd ("Did you hear K8YSE/7 and
K8YSE on that pass? He's sitting over there, using each of his stations
remotely.").

Talking about the recent announcements for the transponders on all 5 Fox-1
satellites, plus the plans for a geosynchronous payload, made for great
conversation throughout the morning. With Fox-1A's launch approaching, the
Fox-1A flyer was a popular item at my table. My "job" is much easier with
all of these satellite projects to talk about. :-)

Thanks to Kurt Edelman KF7PDV and the Cochise Amateur Radio Association for
their hospitality. I have been making the trip to Sierra Vista and hosting an
AMSAT table at this hamfest since 2008, and it is nice to see the hams in
that part of Arizona every year. Thanks also to John K8YSE for using both of
his stations to work me during that SO-50 pass.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK

From w1pa at hotmail.com  Mon May  4 17:52:06 2015
From: w1pa at hotmail.com (Bill ACITO, W1PA)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 13:52:06 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb]  What preamp to use for SO-50 and Arrow II antenna?
Message-ID: <BAY180-DS16C4A9B08F27BBDDF573FF98D20@phx.gbl>

Late, but...

I have an ARR (Advanced Receiver Research) 432 RF-switched 
pre-amp hanging from the UHF side of my Arrow
with its own 12V NiMH pack.

I went "switched" in case I do something stupid.

I wear a mic-headset (YH2) and run the FT-530 in my right 
hand, and hold the Arrow in my left.
I've rigged up patch cables that run HT audio (thru a 60db 
pad) into one side of my stereo digital recorder,
and ambient audio (from a mic) into the other so I can 
isolate what I said and what I heard.  Some of my log
recordings are a great argument for full-duplex; e.g. I can 
hear clearly and immediately if a letter got lost
and I need to repeat my grid a second time --- especially 
running 5W. The FT530 does not de-sense and I can
clearly hear my own downlink in the headset.

With the pre-amp, clean sky and polarization match, SO-50 is 
full scale into the FT-530 RX. Where it helps is
when I have trees and a less than optimal horizon (pretty 
common in New England).

I ran the same on AO-51 and AO-27 and could copy right down 
to the horizon, easily working into Europe.

Bill W1PA 


From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Mon May  4 19:29:42 2015
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 12:29:42 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] My New Mexico road trip,
	Saturday (2 May) afternoon/evening - report
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUe-QP8bUUjDdP4ZO1xN2X+hQtncC2jqhtM9FZpff7cpWA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

After the Cochise Amateur Radio Association's hamfest wrapped up on Saturday
(2 May) morning, I made a stop for lunch and then proceeded on my plan to
work some passes from New Mexico. I had asked on Twitter for possible
destinations on my post-hamfest drive, and I had just visited two grid
boundaries in southeastern Arizona (DM51/DM52, DM52/DM53) in late March after
a hamfest in Tucson. One request was made - New Mexico. So I went there...

After stopping for lunch, it took about an hour and a half to make the drive
just over the Arizona/New Mexico state line. I stopped at the small "town" of
Road Forks, New Mexico. The name of the town says it all - it is where the
old US-80 highway makes a turn to the south, away from what is now I-10. Not
much is here - a small motel with restaurant, and a fireworks shop. I parked
at an abandoned truck stop across the road from those businesses, which was
in grid DM52mf. I worked two passes from there - FO-29 at 2115 UTC, and AO-7
at 2135 UTC. I worked 9 stations on the FO-29 pass, but was shut out of the
AO-7 pass. I could hear some loud and strong CW signals through AO-7, and
could occasionally hear my own 5W CW and SSB signals, but no contacts.

After those two passes, I got back on I-10 and drove another 63 miles (just
over 100km) in the next 50 minutes to reach a truck stop west of Deming at
exit 68. This truck stop is a few hundred yards/meters east of 108 degrees
West longitude, also known as the DM52xf/DM62af grid boundary. I parked along
the side of the south frontage road along I-10, and worked a few passes from
here before sunset (and a bad thunderstorm). I started on FO-29 at 2300 UTC.
This was another good pass, and I logged 9 QSOs with stations from coast to
(almost) coast. The AO-7 pass that came by a few minutes later was also good
for me at this location. Unfortunately, after a minute or two of some strong
CW, the mode B downlink shut off.

Just as the AO-7 downlink shut off, I was visited by a sheriff's deputy. The
deputy was curious about what I was doing with radios on the roof of my car,
waving an antenna skyward. I explained what I was doing, and the deputy told
me that this area was a common route for people after illegally crossing the
US/Mexico border south of that area. I told the deputy I had no plans on
staying out here into the night, and that satisfied him. He left, and I still
didn't hear AO-7 in the last couple of minutes of that pass.

There was an ISS pass coming over just before 0000 UTC, so I set up my Kenwood
TH-D72A to use that. I saw a few call signs coming through, and was able to
make one QSO. I was able to exchange APRS messages with Brad KG7NXH in the
Phoenix area. This was a bonus, although I am finding I can make a QSO or two
on many ISS passes with just my TH-D72A lately. One of these days, I will set
up my laptop or one of my tablets so I can use a larger keyboard and screen
for those passes. Until then, I'll have fun making packet QSOs with just the
HT and antenna.

After the ISS made its pass, I planned on working two SO-50 passes from here.
The first of the passes, around 0045 UTC, went across the northern and eastern
sky, covering the continental USA. I logged 8 QSOs on this pass, including one
with KG7NXH who I worked on the earlier ISS pass. After that, the later SO-50
pass around 0225 UTC that covered the west coast added 3 more QSOs. As this
later pass started, a strong wind and rain started. After logging the last QSO
on that pass, I quickly put my gear in the back seat of my car, and drove back
to the truck stop. I did a better job of stowing my gear, with the cover over
the gas pumps shielding me from the rain.

Including a stop for fuel and a late dinner, it took about 4 hours to drive
home from Deming. I was "treated" to a thunderstorm complete with strong winds
and rain for the first 30 minutes of the drive. I wish I had a video camera
running for this part of my drive, because the light show was awesome. By the
time I reached the Arizona state line, the rain and strong winds stopped.
Except for some road construction on I-10 as I reached the edge of the Phoenix
area, I was able to set the cruise control and make good time on the drive
home.

I have uploaded all of my QSOs from Saturday - at the hamfest, and from these
two locations in New Mexico - to Logbook of the World. If you worked me and
would like to receive a QSL card, please e-mail me off-list with the QSO
details. If you are in my log, I will gladly send a QSL card. No need to
first send me a card and/or SASE.

73!






Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK

From kayakfishtx at gmail.com  Mon May  4 22:41:38 2015
From: kayakfishtx at gmail.com (Clayton Coleman)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 17:41:38 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] EL84 Dry Tortugas
Message-ID: <CAPovOweB6vUGtbg3+On1+Ex8PUydg52=hj3VXRYL93wEEXEW6Q@mail.gmail.com>

W4T has been heard making contacts on SO-50 and FO-29 this afternoon
from grid EL84. This is one of the rarer of the 488 grids needed in
all of the lower 48 states.  He should be there another few days.

73
Clayton
W5PFG

From wouterweg at gmail.com  Tue May  5 09:34:50 2015
From: wouterweg at gmail.com (Wouter Weggelaar)
Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 11:34:50 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Announcing EO-79 transponder testing for one full
	orbit
In-Reply-To: <CAKXf1rEh=KgP4ePGBDng-OngTBzTX+r=-2+Jzuc_UewzEi-QdA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKXf1rEiKVnCHj3n9oVJkLEn9xxeRcwNNSi+hZ+0rS2UP4h8xw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKXf1rE4XmiZuzRKfxaHkr-+9RCb5S=93cUcddeC69Ts7c+=_w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKXf1rEh=KgP4ePGBDng-OngTBzTX+r=-2+Jzuc_UewzEi-QdA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKXf1rFW6tZM_8ES2oBEC5QrSZxNKG2gfrFFB6zBWVeep5JnCw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

Thank you for sending in your reports and observations. We are one step
closer to comissioning this transponder.

ISIS engineers are busy downloading Whole Orbit Data files of the
activation, but will have to do this on top of their normal work.
Preliminary analysis shows that the power budget is close to calculated but
there is insufficient data at the moment to make conclusions.

We can at this time not be sure when the next activation will be, and when
permanent activation may be considered. If there is more information
available, I will update the BB on this.

>From the reports we can conclude that the current ADCS mode the satellite
is in may provide some signal fading challenges. It also looks like the
frequency is off-nominal. Lastly, we observe that the signal passband has a
different shape than pre-launch. The transponder is definetely workable,
but we would need more time to establish the frequency relation and
passband shape.


Thanks again, best 73s

Wouter PA3WEG

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Transponder activated at 0830UTC for 95 minutes.
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
>
>
> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I can hereby confirm Tomorrows intended activation of the AMSAT-NL
>> FUNcube-3 transponder on QB50p1 / EO-79.
>> Date and time:Monday 4th of May, activation around 0830 UTC for one orbit.
>>
>> TLEs are in the normal repositories, COSPAR 2014-033-R, Object# 40025
>>
>> We would like people to try the following frequencies if possible:
>> DOWNLINK: 145.960 USB
>> UPLINK: Tune to match downlink +/- 435.065 LSB
>> The transponder is linear inverting, nominally 30kHz wide, and approx.
>> 500mW output.
>>
>> Also, If you find the transponder busy on those frequencies, feel free to
>> move around and use the entire transponder passband.
>> The passband seems to have a "dip" in the middle which is bigger than
>> expected, but we do welcome feedback about the usability. Also, please
>> limit your uplink power, as it looks like this transponder is as sensitive
>> as FUNcube-1. The spacecraft antenna is a monopole, so we would also be
>> interested in signal fading reports.
>>
>> The comissioning of the transponder done to date is very limited, three
>> activations for 5, 10 and 8 minutes respectively. So your reports are
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
>> We do understand this is a very short notice, but hope that some of you
>> will be able to participate.
>> This was a take-it-or-leave-it opportunity offered by the ISIS engineers
>> for our consideration, and we are again very grateful to ISIS and VKI to
>> give us this opportunity.
>>
>> Wouter PA3WEG
>> FUNcube team
>>
>> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 12:28 AM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I would like to inform you all that tomorrow, Monday 4th of may, there
>>> is a fairly high chance we will be allowed to test the AMSAT-NL transponder
>>> for one full orbit.
>>>
>>> Details will be made available on short notice, but we are aiming for an
>>> activation starting at ~08:30 UTC and lasting until ~10:10 UTC.
>>>
>>> The aim is to characterize the power budget on board EO-79. So we
>>> encourage the usage of this new transponder. Please also report the QSOs
>>> and signal reports to pa3weg at amsat.org
>>>
>>> Wouter PA3WEG
>>> AMSAT-NL
>>>
>>
>>
>

From sford at arrl.org  Tue May  5 13:09:45 2015
From: sford at arrl.org (Ford, Steve,  WB8IMY)
Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 13:09:45 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Call for Papers
In-Reply-To: <6BDF4F7F3613DC4E90A42F93921B47BD1749DA58@EXCHANGE.ARRLHQ.ORG>
References: <6BDF4F7F3613DC4E90A42F93921B47BD1749DA58@EXCHANGE.ARRLHQ.ORG>
Message-ID: <6BDF4F7F3613DC4E90A42F93921B47BD174D2363@EXCHANGE.ARRLHQ.ORG>

Call For Papers: 2015 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference

We're soliciting technical papers for presentation at the 34th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference, to be held October 9-11 in Chicago, Illinois. Papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings. You do not have to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings. The submission deadline is August 17, 2015.

E-mail your submission to Maty Weinberg at ARRL Headquarters at maty at arrl.org<mailto:maty at arrl.org>. Please to do not send zip files as these will be rejected by our e-mail server.


From bruninga at usna.edu  Tue May  5 20:00:55 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 16:00:55 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Psat, BRICKsat,USS Langley Launch Announcement
Message-ID: <a13bdcff62efbbe214fd36649f94cc09@mail.gmail.com>

Subj:  Amateur Satellite Launch Notice:



On (or about) 20 May 2014, the next US Naval Academy satellites and Brno
University transponders will be launched on the AFSPC ULA Atlas-5 mission
from the Cape into a 50 something degree orbit.  We welcome radio amateurs
worldwide to tune into the downlinks and either IGate packets into the
global APRS-IS system or email to Bruninga at usna.edu.  After launch, the next
several orbits will be over USA and Europe.



Operations via PSAT or PSK31 are not authorized until on-orbit checkout is
complete (may take many,many days).  Downlinks (one or more packets per
minute):



PSAT:                 145.825 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 APRS ?
http://aprs.org/psat.html

BRICsat:            435.975 MHz 9600 baud AX.25 packet telemetry

USS Langley:   435.475 MHz 9600 baud AX.25 packet telemetry

PSK31:               435.350 MHz FM PSK31 telemetry



Further info will be posted when available on the PSAT page above.



Enjoy,



Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - USNA

Jin Kang, KB3UKS ? USNA

Mirek Kasal, OK2AQ - Brno University

Tomas Urbanec, OK2PNQ  - Brno University

Petr Vagner, OK2CPV - Brno University

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Wed May  6 05:44:55 2015
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 01:44:55 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Orbitron Prediction Output - More than three lines?
Message-ID: <CALn0fKM3GxdEoyZ_uj=8Pt8hhCqYuvPNhSHKW=RCxi1vR83wvA@mail.gmail.com>

You can select Brief or 3 lines (AOS, MET, LOS) but what I would like
is a line for every minute or two during the pass, maybe selectable.
Also, can I get directions instead of AZM? I haven't gotten used to
that yet. All this would be very helpful to me instead of having to
bring my laptop, which will be hard to see outside anyway. Something I
can just print out, and look at my watch to know where it is, and
where to point, would be more convenient, I think.

PS, I got into SO-50 this morning and this evening, meaning I could
hear myself clearly on the downlink. someone in a Delta grid square
came back to me this morning, but I didn't have the bird well enough
to receive very well and had to apologize for that. This evening I
heard myself multiple times but everyone was trying to work W4T. I got
a good audio recording of the evening pass too. If someone wants it,
let me know. My next attempt at SO-50 will be the Thursday morning
pass and the evening pass too perhaps if I don't get anything in the
morning. I must say, working this bird is very hard with such a low
power signal. It is still very fun, but I am definitely thinking about
a preamp! Hah!

73, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05

From kf5yxv at gmail.com  Wed May  6 14:51:19 2015
From: kf5yxv at gmail.com (Hector W5CBF/CO6CBF)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 09:51:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably FO-29 world distance record;
	QSO between US and UK
Message-ID: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>

Hello to all

I am pleased to report that Peter G4DOL and I had another extreme QSO on
FO-29.  It is my furthest contact on the birds!

Back on October 2013, Peter and I had a very nice contact between EL92sd,
Cienfuegos, Cuba and IO80so, Weymouth area, UK. It was a 7286 km contact and
probably the first contact between UK and Cuba on FO-29!

Peter and I desired to try again on FO-29, this time between EM21hs, Texas,
US and his habitual spot in  IO80so. We were able to complete a very nice CW
contact on the 92319 orbit of FO-29. Peter had just 0.1 degree as maxim
elevation while I had 0.8 during the 80 seconds mutual window.  As before,
Peter did all the hard work by driving until his habitual spot at a
cliff-top and  setting up his "portable satellite station"  (19 elements
Yagi for 435MHz and 10 elements Yagi for 2m both with  horizontal
polarization). FO-29 was sounding really good on these orbits. It was a
solid 559 satellite contact, we were very impressed.

We made the calculations using our 10 digit grid squares at
http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html The distance between the stations was
7537.799 km (4683.77 mi). To my knowledge,  the longest distance archived on
FO-29 until now had been 7,533.685 km between Frank, K4FEG and Erich, DK1TB.
http://www.qrz.com/db/k4feg It appears that an even longer distance is
achievable. It has been reported that FO-29 has a "theoretical maximum
range" of 7502 km, but I guess that at least 7600km is doable. We will try
to break our own record!

This contact was possible thanks to the great feature implemented on SatPC32
V12.8b. There is an option of seeing the frequency you are at the satellite
receiver at any time during a pass. It allows the operators to tune the
right frequencies and attempt a contact without having to search for each
other. 

We have some pictures, recording and GPS screen shoots. I will try to post
everything online. I will be happy to email everything, also.

Thanks very much to Peter for his persistence, effort and all the fun!

73!

Hector, W5CBF/CO6CBF



From bruninga at usna.edu  Wed May  6 15:46:07 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 11:46:07 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Psat, BRICKsat,
	USS Langley Launch Announcement (correction)
Message-ID: <199a75361c94badd04e53c1f2b298230@mail.gmail.com>

Corrections (year and Freqs):



Subj:  Amateur Satellite Launch Notice:



On (or about) 20 May 2015, the next US Naval Academy satellites and Brno
University transponders will be launched on the AFSPC ULA Atlas-5 mission
from the Cape into a 50 something degree orbit.  We welcome radio amateurs
worldwide to tune into the downlinks and either IGate packets into the
global APRS-IS system or email to Bruninga at usna.edu.  After launch, the next
several orbits will be over USA and Europe.



Operations via PSAT or PSK31 are not authorized until on-orbit checkout is
complete (may take many,many days).  Downlinks (one or more packets per
minute):



PSAT:                 145.825 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 APRS ?
http://aprs.org/psat.html

BRICsat:            437.975 MHz 9600 baud AX.25 packet telemetry

USS Langley:   437.475 MHz 9600 baud AX.25 packet telemetry

PSK31:               435.350 MHz FM PSK31 telemetry



Further info will be posted when available on the PSAT page above.



Enjoy,



Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - USNA

Jin Kang, KB3UKS ? USNA

Mirek Kasal, OK2AQ - Brno University

Tomas Urbanec, OK2PNQ  - Brno University

Petr Vagner, OK2CPV - Brno University

From fabianomoser at gmail.com  Wed May  6 17:18:57 2015
From: fabianomoser at gmail.com (Fabiano Moser)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 18:18:57 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably FO-29 world distance record;
	QSO between US and UK
In-Reply-To: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>
References: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <B9751350-94AE-4846-97E7-867A6D7CF14E@gmail.com>

Greetings to both!

73 CT7ABD
Fabiano Moser.
Enviado do meu iPhone

> On 06 May 2015, at 15:51, Hector W5CBF/CO6CBF <kf5yxv at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello to all
> 
> I am pleased to report that Peter G4DOL and I had another extreme QSO on
> FO-29.  It is my furthest contact on the birds!
> 
> Back on October 2013, Peter and I had a very nice contact between EL92sd,
> Cienfuegos, Cuba and IO80so, Weymouth area, UK. It was a 7286 km contact and
> probably the first contact between UK and Cuba on FO-29!
> 
> Peter and I desired to try again on FO-29, this time between EM21hs, Texas,
> US and his habitual spot in  IO80so. We were able to complete a very nice CW
> contact on the 92319 orbit of FO-29. Peter had just 0.1 degree as maxim
> elevation while I had 0.8 during the 80 seconds mutual window.  As before,
> Peter did all the hard work by driving until his habitual spot at a
> cliff-top and  setting up his "portable satellite station"  (19 elements
> Yagi for 435MHz and 10 elements Yagi for 2m both with  horizontal
> polarization). FO-29 was sounding really good on these orbits. It was a
> solid 559 satellite contact, we were very impressed.
> 
> We made the calculations using our 10 digit grid squares at
> http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html The distance between the stations was
> 7537.799 km (4683.77 mi). To my knowledge,  the longest distance archived on
> FO-29 until now had been 7,533.685 km between Frank, K4FEG and Erich, DK1TB.
> http://www.qrz.com/db/k4feg It appears that an even longer distance is
> achievable. It has been reported that FO-29 has a "theoretical maximum
> range" of 7502 km, but I guess that at least 7600km is doable. We will try
> to break our own record!
> 
> This contact was possible thanks to the great feature implemented on SatPC32
> V12.8b. There is an option of seeing the frequency you are at the satellite
> receiver at any time during a pass. It allows the operators to tune the
> right frequencies and attempt a contact without having to search for each
> other. 
> 
> We have some pictures, recording and GPS screen shoots. I will try to post
> everything online. I will be happy to email everything, also.
> 
> Thanks very much to Peter for his persistence, effort and all the fun!
> 
> 73!
> 
> Hector, W5CBF/CO6CBF
> 
> 
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed May  6 17:34:33 2015
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 13:34:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_Istituto_Te?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?cnico_Industriale_Statale_=22Enrico_Fermi=22=2C_Luc?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?ca=2C__Italy_and_Studi_di_Firenze_-_Dipartimento_di?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?_Fisica_e__Astronomia=2C_Sesto_Fiorentino=2C_Italy?=
Message-ID: <F15E73BF84634DFF81DC59FA043C3730@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi", Lucca,  Italy, direct via IQ5LU and Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Fisica e  Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy on 09 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:52 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The event will be direct between the ISS using call sign IR0ISS and ground stations IQ5PO (who will initiate the contact) and IQ5LU (who will end the contact). The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

 

 

Presentation Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi":

State Technical Industrial Institute is named to Enrico Fermi and is located in Lucca, Northern Tuscany. 5 years courses in Mechanics, Electrotechnology, Electronics, Information and Communication Technology with several laboratories. About 700 students aged 15-19.

They had an Amateur Radio Club with the callsign IK5YOI (license expired).

 

 

Presentation Universit? degli Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia:

In the Scientific Campus ("Polo Scientifico") of the University of Florence activities for secondary school's students are organized by OpenLab. OpenLab, which has been active since 2002, is the service of education and communication of the University of Florence and it is dedicated to science popularization in different areas (physics, chemistry, biology .). OpenLab includes interactive laboratories, conferences, stages, visits to research laboratories. For Physics we have more than 1000 students every year (primary and secondary school).

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

I = Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi"

U = Universit? degli Studi di Firenze

 

 

1U.  Quali sensazioni si provano durante la fase di lancio?

2I.   Quale sistema operativo ? utilizzato sui computer della ISS? Perch? 

      questa scelta? 

3U.  Dopo quanto tempo si ? abituata all' assenza di gravit?? 

4I.   Ci sono mai state collisioni con detriti orbitali? 

5U.  Come reagiscono le piante alla vita sulla stazione? Come vengono curate? 

6I.   Quando hai deciso di fare l'astronauta? Perch?? 

7U.  In che modo ti curi quando ti ammali? 

8I.    in cosa consiste la manutenzione della stazione? 

9U.  Sulla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale sono presenti dispositivi che 

     sfruttano le correzioni relativistiche dello spazio e del tempo, simili 

     ai nostri GPS? 

10I.  quando dormi sogni?

11U.  Qual ? stato il momento pi? difficile o la paura pi? grande affrontata 

      durante l'addestramento? 

12I.  E' difficile per una donna diventare astronauta? 

13U.  Sulla ISS ci sono correnti parassite indotte dalle variazioni del campo 

      magnetico terrestre sulla stazione stessa? 

14I.  Chi e che cosa ti manca di pi? della tua vita quotidiana? 

15U.  Che tipo di esperimenti fate? Qual ? il loro fine? 

16I.  Quali studi ti hanno condotto alla carriera di astronauta? 

17U.  Come avviene l'ossigenazione della stazione spaziale? 

18I:  Da astronauta, pensi ci possano essere forme di vita extraterrestri? 

19U.  Qual ? la sua paura pi? grande sull' ISS? 

20I.  cosa comporta dal punto di vista fisico e mentale vivere sulla ISS? 

21U.  In cosa consiste il vostro lavoro? Qual ? la tua funzione all'interno 

      della stazione spaziale? 

22I.  Qual ? la tua giornata tipo come astronauta? 

23U.  Cosa si prova a vedere la terra, l'alba, il tramonto e l'universo dallo 

      spazio? 

24I.  Come si vedono i pianeti del sistema solare dalla ISS? 

25U.  Credi che sia giusto spendere tanti soldi per le missioni spaziali 

      nonostante tutte le situazioni di povert? presenti sul nostro pianeta? 

26I.  Quali effetti ha l'assenza di forza di gravit? sul corpo umano? 

 

 

Translation:

 

1) How do you feel during the launch? 

2) Which operating system is used on the computers of the iss? Why this 

   choice?

3) How soon you got used to the absence of gravity? 

4) Have collisions with orbital debris ever happened?

5) How plants react to the station life conditions? How are they cared? 

6) When did you decide to be an astronaut? Why?

7) How do you take care of yourself when you get sick? 

8) How is made the maintenance of the station?

9) Are there, on the ISS, devices that use the relativistic corrections of 

   space and time, like our GPS devices do? 

10) when sleeping, do you dream?

11) Which was the hardest time or the biggest fear faced during training? 

12) Is it difficult for a woman to be an astronaut?

13) Are there, on the ISS, eddy currents induced by changes in the Earth's 

    magnetic field on the station itself?

14) Who and what do you miss more about your daily life?

15) What kind of experiments are you doing? What is their purpose? 

16) Which schools did you attend to become an astronaut?

17) How is carried out the oxygenation of the space station? 

18) As an astronaut, do you think extraterrestrial life forms exist?

19) What is your deepest fear on the ISS? 

20) What entails in terms of physical and mental life on the ISS ?

21) In what consists the crew job? What is your role inside the space 

    station? 

22) How is your typical day as an astronaut?

23) How it feels to see the earth, sunrise, sunset and the universe from     

    space? 

24) How do you see our solar system's planets from the ISS?

25) Do you think it is right to spend so much money for space missions 

    despite all situations of poverty on our planet? 

26) Which effects has the absence of gravity on human body?

 

 

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From k8bl at ameritech.net  Wed May  6 18:17:11 2015
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 18:17:11 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably FO-29 world distance record;
 QSO between US and UK
In-Reply-To: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>
References: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <10681557.1652993.1430936231864.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Hector,
Felicidades !! Excelente contacto y   reporte !!!   73,    Bob K8BL 
From: Hector W5CBF/CO6CBF <kf5yxv at gmail.com>
 To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Cc: 'Peter Atkins' <peterjohng4dol at aol.co.uk> 
 Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 10:51 AM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably FO-29 world distance record; QSO between US and UK
   
Hello to all

I am pleased to report that Peter G4DOL and I had another extreme QSO on
FO-29.? It is my furthest contact on the birds!

Back on October 2013, Peter and I had a very nice contact between EL92sd,
Cienfuegos, Cuba and IO80so, Weymouth area, UK. It was a 7286 km contact and
probably the first contact between UK and Cuba on FO-29!

Peter and I desired to try again on FO-29, this time between EM21hs, Texas,
US and his habitual spot in? IO80so. We were able to complete a very nice CW
contact on the 92319 orbit of FO-29. Peter had just 0.1 degree as maxim
elevation while I had 0.8 during the 80 seconds mutual window.? As before,
Peter did all the hard work by driving until his habitual spot at a
cliff-top and? setting up his "portable satellite station"? (19 elements
Yagi for 435MHz and 10 elements Yagi for 2m both with? horizontal
polarization). FO-29 was sounding really good on these orbits. It was a
solid 559 satellite contact, we were very impressed.

We made the calculations using our 10 digit grid squares at
http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html The distance between the stations was
7537.799 km (4683.77 mi). To my knowledge,? the longest distance archived on
FO-29 until now had been 7,533.685 km between Frank, K4FEG and Erich, DK1TB.
http://www.qrz.com/db/k4feg It appears that an even longer distance is
achievable. It has been reported that FO-29 has a "theoretical maximum
range" of 7502 km, but I guess that at least 7600km is doable. We will try
to break our own record!

This contact was possible thanks to the great feature implemented on SatPC32
V12.8b. There is an option of seeing the frequency you are at the satellite
receiver at any time during a pass. It allows the operators to tune the
right frequencies and attempt a contact without having to search for each
other. 

We have some pictures, recording and GPS screen shoots. I will try to post
everything online. I will be happy to email everything, also.

Thanks very much to Peter for his persistence, effort and all the fun!

73!

Hector, W5CBF/CO6CBF


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From w5iu at swbell.net  Thu May  7 19:22:17 2015
From: w5iu at swbell.net (Keith Pugh)
Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 14:22:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Demonstration Passes for Dayton Hamvention
Message-ID: <000e01d088fb$22fa6b30$68ef4190$@swbell.net>

An Amateur Radio Satellite Demonstration Station will again be active at
Dayton Hamvention this year on 15-17 May.  I have included the planned
schedule of passes below.  Times are in UTC - you can convert it to your own
time zone.  I have also included this as a text file in case there are
formatting problems.  

 

We plan to work as many of these passes as possible.  Our station is
outdoors so weather can give us problems and we only have a limited number
of operators so - we will work as many as possible.  I might also note that
we do have obstructions due to vehicles in the parking lot and parts of the
Hara Arena buildings from about 300 deg. through North and on around to
about 70 deg.  The plan only includes passes with peak elevations above 10
deg.  Lower elevations of any of the passes may be obstructed - be patient.

 

73 - Keith, W5IU

 

AMSAT DAYTON HAMVENTION DEMOS - 2015

TZ = UTC

N 39.820328        W 84.255224       ELEV. 296 M

MIN PEAK ELEV. = 10 DEG

GRID = EM79ut

* = Listen Only Pass - Telemetry, Doppler, Ant. Perf, etc. 

 

 WinAos   QTH: -84.3/39.8   T#: 13648   Sat.: 7 [Standard]

----------------------------------------------------------

     Day     Objects      AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl   AZ

----------------------------------------------------------

15.05.2015  ISS          12:15 12:22    07   11  308 - 056

15.05.2015  AO-07        12:41 12:55    14   11  359 - 271

15.05.2015  SO-50        13:31 13:40    09   10  280 - 018

15.05.2015  ISS          13:52 14:00    08   15  319 - 084

15.05.2015  HO-68  *     14:01 14:20    19   52  020 - 182

15.05.2015  AO-73        14:27 14:36    09   13  039 - 147

15.05.2015  ISS          15:28 15:37    09   66  309 - 123

15.05.2015  HO-68  *     15:50 16:07    17   30  003 - 230

15.05.2015  MO-76  *     15:58 16:08    10   32  026 - 174

15.05.2015  AO-73        16:02 16:14    12   54  007 - 205

15.05.2015  ISS          17:05 17:12    07   12  283 - 174

15.05.2015  MO-76  *     17:33 17:42    09   17  349 - 229

15.05.2015  AO-07        18:05 18:19    14   10  084 - 357

15.05.2015  SO-50        18:39 18:51    12   17  340 - 104

15.05.2015  FO-29        19:52 20:09    17   41  141 - 355

15.05.2015  AO-07        19:53 20:12    19   46  137 - 349

15.05.2015  SO-50        20:20 20:33    13   77  326 - 153

 16.05.2015  SO-50        12:14 12:26    12   26  245 - 024

16.05.2015  ISS          12:58 13:06    08   13  312 - 071

16.05.2015  HO-68  *     13:45 14:03    18   40  024 - 175

16.05.2015  ISS          14:35 14:44    09   37  313 - 110

16.05.2015  AO-73        14:46 14:57    11   21  028 - 161

16.05.2015  HO-68  *     15:33 15:50    17   39  005 - 223

16.05.2015  MO-76  *     15:54 16:04    10   29  027 - 172

16.05.2015  ISS          16:12 16:20    08   23  292 - 156

16.05.2015  AO-73        16:22 16:34    12   32  002 - 216

16.05.2015  MO-76  *     17:28 17:38    10   19  355 - 227

16.05.2015  AO-07        18:55 19:13    18   21  110 - 352

16.05.2015  FO-29        18:59 19:13    14   17  114 - 005

16.05.2015  SO-50        19:05 19:18    13   33  336 - 125

16.05.2015  FO-29        20:41 21:00    19   84  165 - 347

16.05.2015  AO-07        20:45 21:06    21   87  161 - 344

16.05.2015  SO-50        20:46 20:58    12   31  316 - 175

 

17.05.2015  ISS          12:06 12:13    07   11  313 - 062

17.05.2015  AO-07        12:34 12:49    15   12  360 - 266

17.05.2015  SO-50        12:41 12:52    11   13  266 - 021

17.05.2015  HO-68  *     13:28 13:46    18   30  027 - 168

17.05.2015  ISS          13:43 13:51    08   23  318 - 097

17.05.2015  AO-73        15:06 15:18    12   34  022 - 174

17.05.2015  HO-68  *     15:15 15:34    19   50  010 - 215

17.05.2015  ISS          15:19 15:28    09   46  302 - 142

17.05.2015  MO-76  *     15:49 16:00    11   26  025 - 170

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From w0sat2 at gmail.com  Thu May  7 19:37:25 2015
From: w0sat2 at gmail.com (Jerry Ehlers)
Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 14:37:25 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenpro rotors question
Message-ID: <CAKcwWq8NSvapqj8_8AOsyZCAAsjr6AorAgn1n6C5G0L_3ZcRiQ@mail.gmail.com>

 Hi: I have a rotor motor for Azimuth  that looks like a 5400B .
         The model number on it says 7501-002
            When I went to Google it wouldn,t cross.
           It looks like a KR 400 or 600 control might work on it
             Is anyone familiar with this model or seen one ??????
          This looks like the rotors I have used like the 800 and 1000 Yaesu
            and 5400B.
                Jerry w0sat

From jim at coloradosatellite.com  Thu May  7 22:26:35 2015
From: jim at coloradosatellite.com (Jim White)
Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 16:26:35 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Montserrat expedition announcement
Message-ID: <554BE69B.3090009@coloradosatellite.com>

N0KV, W0ZA, W0ETT, and WD0E will be operating from Gingerbread Hill, St. 
Peters, Montserrat (VP2M) (grid square FK86) from June 10^th to June 
19^th .Operation will be on 80-6 meters (SSB/CW/RTTY) with participation 
in the June VHF contest on 6 and 2 meters and some satellite operation 
by WD0E.

The two primary radios will be Elecraft K3?s with 500 watt 
amplifiers.Antennas include a Mosley Classic 33 on 10/15/20, a folding 
hexbeam by Folding Antennas (Germany) on 20-10 meters, verticals on 30 
and 40 meters, a dipole on 75-80 meters, and an M2 5 element 6 meter 
beam.We will run 500 watts on 6M SSB/CW and FSK441.A 6 meter beacon is 
planned and will be on 50.102 when the station is not manned, and 
receive will be active between beacon transmissions to listen for calls.

The primary call sign for the operation will be VP2MKV, and VP2MTT will 
probably be used on 6 meters.Near 24 hour operation is planned.Logs will 
be uploaded to LOTW soon after the group returns to the US.Paper QSL?s 
via N0KV, direct or via the bureau.US addressees send SASE; addressees 
outside the US send SASE plus $2 US for return postage. Use of Club Log 
has not been finalized at this time.Additional information will be 
posted under VP2MKV on QRZ.com.

Satellite operation:

VP2MKV will operate FO-29 only on selected passes.We will attempt the 
long hops to the edges of coverage if the equipment performs well at low 
elevations and obstructions allow.We will attempt to post passes we plan 
to work 24 hours in advance on amsat-bb.The uplink frequency will be 
145.925 and we will tune our downlink for stations calling. The location 
is 16.776924N 62.214474W in grid FK86vs.Equipment is an ICOM 910H and 
Arrow antenna.Uplink power will be about 20W.Stations are asked to work 
us only once on the satellite.If we respond with your call you are in 
the log.


From kf5yxv at gmail.com  Fri May  8 03:39:00 2015
From: kf5yxv at gmail.com (Hector W5CBF/CO6CBF)
Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 22:39:00 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably FO-29 world distance record;
	QSO between US and UK ---follow-up
Message-ID: <00a301d08940$85f93b40$91ebb1c0$@gmail.com>

Hi to all

Just a quick follow-up on my earlier message about my QSO with Peter, G4DOL
on FO-29.

I received an email from Frank, K4FEG; He let me know He misprinted the
distance of his contact in his QRZ web page. The correct distance of his
contact is 7,538.685 km. He already fixed it in his web page.

My contact with Peter is 886 m down their mark. You can see a couple of
pictures and listen to the recording at
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/06/uk-texas-extreme-dx-contact/

73!

Hector, W5CBF/CO6CBF


-----Mensaje original-----
De: Hector W5CBF/CO6CBF [mailto:kf5yxv at gmail.com] 
Enviado el: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 9:51 AM
Para: 'amsat-bb at amsat.org'
CC: 'Peter Atkins'
Asunto: Probably FO-29 world distance record; QSO between US and UK 
Importancia: Alta

Hello to all

I am pleased to report that Peter G4DOL and I had another extreme QSO on
FO-29.  It is my furthest contact on the birds!

Back on October 2013, Peter and I had a very nice contact between EL92sd,
Cienfuegos, Cuba and IO80so, Weymouth area, UK. It was a 7286 km contact and
probably the first contact between UK and Cuba on FO-29!

Peter and I desired to try again on FO-29, this time between EM21hs, Texas,
US and his habitual spot in  IO80so. We were able to complete a very nice CW
contact on the 92319 orbit of FO-29. Peter had just 0.1 degree as maxim
elevation while I had 0.8 during the 80 seconds mutual window.  As before,
Peter did all the hard work by driving until his habitual spot at a
cliff-top and  setting up his "portable satellite station"  (19 elements
Yagi for 435MHz and 10 elements Yagi for 2m both with  horizontal
polarization). FO-29 was sounding really good on these orbits. It was a
solid 559 satellite contact, we were very impressed.

We made the calculations using our 10 digit grid squares at
http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html The distance between the stations was
7537.799 km (4683.77 mi). To my knowledge,  the longest distance archived on
FO-29 until now had been 7,533.685 km between Frank, K4FEG and Erich, DK1TB.
http://www.qrz.com/db/k4feg It appears that an even longer distance is
achievable. It has been reported that FO-29 has a "theoretical maximum
range" of 7502 km, but I guess that at least 7600km is doable. We will try
to break our own record!

This contact was possible thanks to the great feature implemented on SatPC32
V12.8b. There is an option of seeing the frequency you are at the satellite
receiver at any time during a pass. It allows the operators to tune the
right frequencies and attempt a contact without having to search for each
other. 

We have some pictures, recording and GPS screen shoots. I will try to post
everything online. I will be happy to email everything, also.

Thanks very much to Peter for his persistence, effort and all the fun!

73!

Hector, W5CBF/CO6CBF



From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Thu May  7 00:59:20 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Wed, 06 May 2015 20:59:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Orbitron Prediction Output - More than three lines?
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKM3GxdEoyZ_uj=8Pt8hhCqYuvPNhSHKW=RCxi1vR83wvA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKM3GxdEoyZ_uj=8Pt8hhCqYuvPNhSHKW=RCxi1vR83wvA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <554AB8E8.6050800@frcuba.co.cu>

Give Gpredict a try.

It's a linux soft but on the internet there are Windows versions, This 
is the way I doit.

It prints he pass data in about 20 lines (1/3 of a letter sheet) and I 
use to draw by hand the polar view below it.

Select the sat, right click, next pass, list view, print.

73

El 06/05/15 a las 01:44, John Brier escibi?:
> You can select Brief or 3 lines (AOS, MET, LOS) but what I would like
> is a line for every minute or two during the pass, maybe selectable.
> Also, can I get directions instead of AZM? I haven't gotten used to
> that yet. All this would be very helpful to me instead of having to
> bring my laptop, which will be hard to see outside anyway. Something I
> can just print out, and look at my watch to know where it is, and
> where to point, would be more convenient, I think.
>
> PS, I got into SO-50 this morning and this evening, meaning I could
> hear myself clearly on the downlink. someone in a Delta grid square
> came back to me this morning, but I didn't have the bird well enough
> to receive very well and had to apologize for that. This evening I
> heard myself multiple times but everyone was trying to work W4T. I got
> a good audio recording of the evening pass too. If someone wants it,
> let me know. My next attempt at SO-50 will be the Thursday morning
> pass and the evening pass too perhaps if I don't get anything in the
> morning. I must say, working this bird is very hard with such a low
> power signal. It is still very fun, but I am definitely thinking about
> a preamp! Hah!
>
> 73, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From rwmcgwier at gmail.com  Fri May  8 09:52:16 2015
From: rwmcgwier at gmail.com (Robert McGwier)
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 02:52:16 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably FO-29 world distance record;
 QSO between US and UK
In-Reply-To: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>
References: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CA+K5gzdGQyvqUaDWmgZ52Qv+3ocY8PDfDfUNiU8PLv1LDk3W3A@mail.gmail.com>

Congratulations Hector. Glad to see you are still enthusiastically enjoying
satellites and sharing that with us.

73s
Bob


On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Hector W5CBF/CO6CBF <kf5yxv at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello to all
>
> I am pleased to report that Peter G4DOL and I had another extreme QSO on
> FO-29.  It is my furthest contact on the birds!
>
> Back on October 2013, Peter and I had a very nice contact between EL92sd,
> Cienfuegos, Cuba and IO80so, Weymouth area, UK. It was a 7286 km contact
> and
> probably the first contact between UK and Cuba on FO-29!
>
> Peter and I desired to try again on FO-29, this time between EM21hs, Texas,
> US and his habitual spot in  IO80so. We were able to complete a very nice
> CW
> contact on the 92319 orbit of FO-29. Peter had just 0.1 degree as maxim
> elevation while I had 0.8 during the 80 seconds mutual window.  As before,
> Peter did all the hard work by driving until his habitual spot at a
> cliff-top and  setting up his "portable satellite station"  (19 elements
> Yagi for 435MHz and 10 elements Yagi for 2m both with  horizontal
> polarization). FO-29 was sounding really good on these orbits. It was a
> solid 559 satellite contact, we were very impressed.
>
> We made the calculations using our 10 digit grid squares at
> http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html The distance between the stations was
> 7537.799 km (4683.77 mi). To my knowledge,  the longest distance archived
> on
> FO-29 until now had been 7,533.685 km between Frank, K4FEG and Erich,
> DK1TB.
> http://www.qrz.com/db/k4feg It appears that an even longer distance is
> achievable. It has been reported that FO-29 has a "theoretical maximum
> range" of 7502 km, but I guess that at least 7600km is doable. We will try
> to break our own record!
>
> This contact was possible thanks to the great feature implemented on
> SatPC32
> V12.8b. There is an option of seeing the frequency you are at the satellite
> receiver at any time during a pass. It allows the operators to tune the
> right frequencies and attempt a contact without having to search for each
> other.
>
> We have some pictures, recording and GPS screen shoots. I will try to post
> everything online. I will be happy to email everything, also.
>
> Thanks very much to Peter for his persistence, effort and all the fun!
>
> 73!
>
> Hector, W5CBF/CO6CBF
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>



-- 
Bob McGwier
Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
Research Professor Virginia Tech
Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri May  8 12:37:37 2015
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 08:37:37 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Orbitron Prediction Output - More than three lines?
In-Reply-To: <554AB8E8.6050800@frcuba.co.cu>
References: <CALn0fKM3GxdEoyZ_uj=8Pt8hhCqYuvPNhSHKW=RCxi1vR83wvA@mail.gmail.com>
	<554AB8E8.6050800@frcuba.co.cu>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPfuh7=xCwT6yEARW7RUpBNkStY6VhUdtTb6k9OjF_wsA@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you Tom and Pavel. I actually already installed Sat32PC but found it
hard to setup, and I found an easy setup guide for orbitron on YouTube.

Gpredict I have heard of but not tried. Will look into that too.

Thanks all.

John, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
On May 8, 2015 2:16 AM, "Pavel Milanes Costa" <co7wt at frcuba.co.cu> wrote:

> Give Gpredict a try.
>
> It's a linux soft but on the internet there are Windows versions, This is
> the way I doit.
>
> It prints he pass data in about 20 lines (1/3 of a letter sheet) and I use
> to draw by hand the polar view below it.
>
> Select the sat, right click, next pass, list view, print.
>
> 73
>
> El 06/05/15 a las 01:44, John Brier escibi?:
>
>> You can select Brief or 3 lines (AOS, MET, LOS) but what I would like
>> is a line for every minute or two during the pass, maybe selectable.
>> Also, can I get directions instead of AZM? I haven't gotten used to
>> that yet. All this would be very helpful to me instead of having to
>> bring my laptop, which will be hard to see outside anyway. Something I
>> can just print out, and look at my watch to know where it is, and
>> where to point, would be more convenient, I think.
>>
>> PS, I got into SO-50 this morning and this evening, meaning I could
>> hear myself clearly on the downlink. someone in a Delta grid square
>> came back to me this morning, but I didn't have the bird well enough
>> to receive very well and had to apologize for that. This evening I
>> heard myself multiple times but everyone was trying to work W4T. I got
>> a good audio recording of the evening pass too. If someone wants it,
>> let me know. My next attempt at SO-50 will be the Thursday morning
>> pass and the evening pass too perhaps if I don't get anything in the
>> morning. I must say, working this bird is very hard with such a low
>> power signal. It is still very fun, but I am definitely thinking about
>> a preamp! Hah!
>>
>> 73, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC, FM05
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions expressed
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>> AMSAT-NA.
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From nss at mwt.net  Fri May  8 12:36:45 2015
From: nss at mwt.net (Joe)
Date: Fri, 08 May 2015 07:36:45 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cargo Ship
Message-ID: <554CADDD.7010404@mwt.net>

I know somewhat off topic, but does anyone know of a tracking page for 
that supply ship that is coming down?

Joe WB9SBD
-- 
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri May  8 12:48:17 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 07:48:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cargo Ship
In-Reply-To: <554CADDD.7010404@mwt.net>
References: <554CADDD.7010404@mwt.net>
Message-ID: <000101d0898d$41d4e610$c57eb230$@GMAIL.COM>

"The Progress M-27M spacecraft ceased to exist at 05:04 Moscow time (0204 GMT) on 8 May 2015. It
entered the atmosphere... over the central part of the Pacific Ocean," Roscosmos said in a statement.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe
<Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 7:37 AM
<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: [amsat-bb] Cargo Ship
<
<I know somewhat off topic, but does anyone know of a tracking page for
<that supply ship that is coming down?
<
<Joe WB9SBD
<--
<Sig
<The Original Rolling Ball Clock
<Idle Tyme
<Idle-Tyme.com
<http://www.idle-tyme.com
<_______________________________________________
<Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
<to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
<are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
<Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
<Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri May  8 12:49:21 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 07:49:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] TAPR/AMSAT Banquet Tickets Must be Purchased by 1800 EDT
	Tuesday, May 12th
Message-ID: <000201d0898d$682f51b0$388df510$@GMAIL.COM>

All,

The speaker at the 2015 TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be Michael Ossmann, AD0NR, on "Adventures of a Hacker
Turned Ham." Tickets ($35 each) MUST be purchased online in advance at the AMSAT Store 

http://store.amsat.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=38&products_id=88

no later than 1800 EDT (2300 UTC) Tuesday, May 12th.  Tickets will not be sold at the Hamvention or at
the banquet door.  Tickets purchased online may be picked up at the AMSAT booth (433-435, 444-446) by
Friday afternoon.  

More information on the speaker, menu, and location may be found at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=190.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA




From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Fri May  8 04:41:56 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Fri, 08 May 2015 00:41:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably FO-29 world distance record;
 QSO between US and UK
In-Reply-To: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>
References: <000a01d0880c$1d784230$5868c690$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <554C3E94.8090800@frcuba.co.cu>

Felicidades Hector !!!

73 desde Cuba.

El 06/05/15 a las 10:51, Hector W5CBF/CO6CBF escibi?:
> Hello to all
>
> I am pleased to report that Peter G4DOL and I had another extreme QSO on
> FO-29.  It is my furthest contact on the birds!
>
> Back on October 2013, Peter and I had a very nice contact between EL92sd,
> Cienfuegos, Cuba and IO80so, Weymouth area, UK. It was a 7286 km contact and
> probably the first contact between UK and Cuba on FO-29!
>
> Peter and I desired to try again on FO-29, this time between EM21hs, Texas,
> US and his habitual spot in  IO80so. We were able to complete a very nice CW
> contact on the 92319 orbit of FO-29. Peter had just 0.1 degree as maxim
> elevation while I had 0.8 during the 80 seconds mutual window.  As before,
> Peter did all the hard work by driving until his habitual spot at a
> cliff-top and  setting up his "portable satellite station"  (19 elements
> Yagi for 435MHz and 10 elements Yagi for 2m both with  horizontal
> polarization). FO-29 was sounding really good on these orbits. It was a
> solid 559 satellite contact, we were very impressed.
>
> We made the calculations using our 10 digit grid squares at
> http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html The distance between the stations was
> 7537.799 km (4683.77 mi). To my knowledge,  the longest distance archived on
> FO-29 until now had been 7,533.685 km between Frank, K4FEG and Erich, DK1TB.
> http://www.qrz.com/db/k4feg It appears that an even longer distance is
> achievable. It has been reported that FO-29 has a "theoretical maximum
> range" of 7502 km, but I guess that at least 7600km is doable. We will try
> to break our own record!
>
> This contact was possible thanks to the great feature implemented on SatPC32
> V12.8b. There is an option of seeing the frequency you are at the satellite
> receiver at any time during a pass. It allows the operators to tune the
> right frequencies and attempt a contact without having to search for each
> other.
>
> We have some pictures, recording and GPS screen shoots. I will try to post
> everything online. I will be happy to email everything, also.
>
> Thanks very much to Peter for his persistence, effort and all the fun!
>
> 73!
>
> Hector, W5CBF/CO6CBF
>
>
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From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Fri May  8 13:12:07 2015
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Fri, 08 May 2015 15:12:07 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cargo Ship
In-Reply-To: <000101d0898d$41d4e610$c57eb230$@GMAIL.COM>
References: <554CADDD.7010404@mwt.net>
	<000101d0898d$41d4e610$c57eb230$@GMAIL.COM>
Message-ID: <554CB627.4010704@xs4all.nl>


Actually it re-entered at 02:20 UTC +/- 1 minute on May 8.

For the full story, see this page:
http://www.spaceflight101.com/progress-m-27m-re-entry.html

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2015-05-08 14:48, Alan wrote:
> "The Progress M-27M spacecraft ceased to exist at 05:04 Moscow time (0204 GMT) on 8 May 2015. It
> entered the atmosphere... over the central part of the Pacific Ocean," Roscosmos said in a statement.
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe
> <Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 7:37 AM
> <To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] Cargo Ship
> <
> <I know somewhat off topic, but does anyone know of a tracking page for
> <that supply ship that is coming down?
> <
> <Joe WB9SBD
> <--
> <Sig
> <The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> <Idle Tyme
> <Idle-Tyme.com
> <http://www.idle-tyme.com
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
> _______________________________________________
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From jimlist at zoho.com  Sat May  9 09:12:31 2015
From: jimlist at zoho.com (Jim Heck)
Date: Sat, 09 May 2015 10:12:31 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 mode change
In-Reply-To: <5543FCD1.8040305@zoho.com>
References: <DD357FA95DBC4C89A3D19AAB4EF3BFED@allgood.local>	<55282E67.7020104@zoho.com>	<553AB7FC.9040508@zoho.com>
	<5543FCD1.8040305@zoho.com>
Message-ID: <554DCF7F.6000206@zoho.com>

Hi All,

Just to advise that FUNcube-1 AO73 has just (at approx 1010UTC) been 
commanded into continuous amateur mode. We expect to change it back to 
autonomous mode on Sunday pm.

Apols for no mode change last evening, due to command station 
unavailability.

Have FUN!

73

Jim G3WGM





From k8tl at earthlink.net  Sat May  9 12:57:59 2015
From: k8tl at earthlink.net (Tom Lubbers K8TL)
Date: Sat, 9 May 2015 08:57:59 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sorry about my Packet
Message-ID: <25977906.1431176279622.JavaMail.root@mswamui-backed.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Due to inattention on my part I was transmitting packets on several orbits of SO-50. The good news is the number of operators who were able to determine what was going on and inform me of it.
Sorry for the QRM

Tom K8TL

From ku4os at cfl.rr.com  Sun May 10 02:58:52 2015
From: ku4os at cfl.rr.com (Lee McLamb)
Date: Sat, 09 May 2015 22:58:52 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-130  AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <554EC96C.9000200@cfl.rr.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-130

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* Deadline for 2015 TAPR/AMSAT Banquet ticket is Tuesday, May 12th at 
1800 EDT
* AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention 2015
* Work Fox-1A at Dayton
* Top 10 Reasons to Come to Dayton
* 7th European CubeSat Symposium
* ISS Ham Video transmitter now transmitting
* NASA Hosts Media Call on Draft Solicitation for New Class of Launch 
Services


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-130.01
ANS-130 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 130.01
  From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.
May 10, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-130.01

Deadline for 2015 TAPR/AMSAT Banquet ticket is Tuesday, May 12th at 1800 EDT

The speaker at the 2015 TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be Michael Ossmann, 
AD0NR, on
"Adventures of a Hacker Turned Ham." Tickets ($35 each) MUST be 
purchased online
in advance at the AMSAT Store no later than 1800 EDT (2300 UTC) Tuesday, May
12th.  Tickets will not be sold at the Hamvention or at the door.

Tickets purchased online may be collected at the AMSAT booth (433-435, 
444-446).
More information may be found at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=190.


[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]


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AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention 2015

The AMSAT theme for this year is "Year of The Fox", as we expect to launch
both Fox-1A and Fox-1C in 2015 and we're announcing the plans for Fox-1D and
Fox-1E.

The AMSAT booth is in the same location inside the Ball Arena as last year,
in booths 433-435 and 444-446. The Tracking Software Demos (433) and
Engineering & Education (434-435) are across the aisle from the Beginner's
Corner (444) and Membership, Books & Shirts (445-446). The closest entrance
to the AMSAT booth is the Ball Arena entrance (Door 1) at the southeast
corner of the building. The satellite QSO demonstrations will be outside
across from the entrance to the Ball Arena.

AMSAT Forum
-----------
The AMSAT forum will be Saturday morning from 11:15 a.m. through 1:30 p.m.
in Forum Room 5, close to the AMSAT booth. See the commercial vendor layout
map in the Hamvention program or the Hamvention website for the location of
Forum Room 5 (same as the last few years).

The following speakers will be presenting at the AMSAT Forum:

+ Moderator: Alan Biddle, WA4SCA

+ "AMSAT Status Report." Barry Baines, WD4ASW, AMSAT-NA President,
   will highlight recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some
   of the challenges, accomplishments, and exciting projects of the
   organization.

+ "ARISS Report 2015" Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT-NA Vice President
   for Human Spaceflight, will discuss ARISS development & operations
   on the International Space Station.

+ "AMSAT-NA Fox Satellite Program." Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT-NA
   Engineering Vice President, will discuss the upcoming launches
   of four Fox spacecraft and exciting new engineering developments.

+ "AMSAT Satellite Operations." Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT-NA
   Operations Vice President, will discuss current satellites, as
   well as those planned for launch in the next year.

+ "AMSAT's Skunk Works." Tom Clark, K3IO, AMSAT-NA President
   Emeritus, will discuss some innovative R&D items for future
   spacecraft.

+ "Amateur Satellites, Education, and You!" EMike McCardel, KC8YLD,
   AMSAT-NA Educational Relations Vice President, will discuss the
   resources and equipment which supports the educational goals of
   AMSAT-NA.

On-the-air Satellite Demonstrations
-----------------------------------

Keith Pugh, W5IU and other volunteers will be conducting satellite
demonstrations during the Hamvention. They will be demonstrating satellite
operation using a manual station to work all the currently available FM
satellites and SSB satellites. Hamvention has provided us a nice fenced area
right outside the Ball Arena entrance in which to do our satellite
demonstrations. A schedule of satellite passes for the Hamvention will be
available in the Beginner's Corner and in the demonstration area.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Dayton Hamvention Posse for the above information]


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Work Fox-1A at Dayton

Bring your HT to Dayton Hamvention, you can work each other on the Fox-1
engineering unit repeater at the AMSAT Engineering Booth!

Uplink:   435.180 MHz FM, CTCSS 67.0 Hz
Downlink: 145.980 MHz FM ? Doppler (which should be minimal)

[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT VP Engineering, for the above
information]


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Top 10 Reasons to Come to Dayton

10. Rub shoulders with 25,000 of your best friends at the largest hamfest
in the United States, including nearly all of the AMSAT Directors and
senior officers.

9. Find out how to organize a contact with the astronauts on the
International Space Station for your local school or youth group from our
Education and ARISS experts.

8. Pickup the latest AMSAT golf shirts, T-shirts, and hats.  Get your copy
of the updated "Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide" (laminated frequency
chart) and Gould Smith's just revised "Getting Started with Amateur
Satellites" (book).  We'll also have assembled wide-band preamps that are
great for portable operation.

7. See the latest equipment from Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Flex, Alinco, M2,
Arrow, and many other manufacturers of amateur radio equipment and
accessories.  Take advantage of discounted pricing you won't find anywhere
else.

6. See demonstrations of SatPC32 and MacDoppler satellite tracking
software, and get your operational questions answered.  Meet Don Agro,
author of MacDoppler (Friday & Saturday, 2-3 p.m.).  See a demonstration
of the LVB Tracker, a computer interface to the Yaesu azimuth-elevation
rotors.  Talk with Mike Young, who has built more LVB Trackers than anyone
else.  Assembled LVB Trackers will be available.

5. Hear the latest on the *five* Fox satellites, the geosynchronous
rideshare opportunity, the International Space Station, other current and
future satellites, Education news, and an AMSAT update at the AMSAT Forum
Saturday, from 11:15 to 1:30.

4. Get one-on-one guidance on setting up your satellite station and making
contacts at our "Beginner's Corner".  Witness live demonstrations of
contacts through satellites AO-7, FO-29, SO-50, AO-73, and the Fox-1C
engineering model using handheld antennas.

3. Bring your dual-band HT and listen (on 2m FM) to the Fox-1A engineering
model, and transmit through the model on 70cm.  Meet and interact with
some of the Engineering Team members working on the Fox-1 satellites.

2. Get satellite station and operating tips from some of the best
satellite operators in the country, including John Papay K8YSE (1,405
grids confirmed), Doug Papay KD8CAO (1,045 grids), Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA
(1,036 grids), Paul Stoetzer (444 grids), and Keith Pugh W5IU (ARISS
Mentor).

1. Receive special premiums when you join or renew your AMSAT membership
at Dayton, including an updated "Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide"
(laminated frequency chart), an AMSAT pen/stylus, and special pricing on
the SatPC32 satellite tracking software.

[ANS thanks Steve, N9IP, for the above information]


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7th European CubeSat Symposium

7th European CubeSat Symposium that will take place at Li?ge (Belgium) 
on 9-11
September 2015. The Symposium is co-organized by the von Karman 
Institute and
the University of Liege (Space Structures and Systems Laboratory). As in the
previous years, the Symposium is open to all CubeSat community around 
the World.

For more information and deadlines, please visit the symposium website
www.cubesatsymposium.eu

Please remember to submit your abstract before the 15th June 2015.
If you are a student, please apply for the sponsorship before that date.

The Symposium will be followed by a short course in astrodynamics 
organized by
the University of Li?ge (more information at this link).

[ANS thanks Dr. Masutti for the above information]


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ISS Ham Video transmitter now transmitting

Friday May 1st, 2015 the Ham Video transmitter on board the Columbus
module of the International Space Station was powered on and started
transmitting in "Blank Transmission" (BT) mode.

In this mode, the transmitter is operated without camera. The digital
TV signal is fully formatted, but the content of the video is black
and the content of the audio is at zero level. From a technical
perspective, the BT signal is all that is needed for testing and fine
tuning ground stations.

The European network of chained ground stations is presently nearly
complete. Six ground stations span the continent in "X"  formation.
For each ascending pass over Europe, four stations provide about ten
minutes of solid copy and the same is true for descending passes:

-    Ascending passes: Lisbon (Portugal ==> Poitiers (France) ==>
      Casale Monferrato (North Italy ==> Kolo (Poland)
-    Descending passes : Cork (Ireland) ==> Poitiers (France) ==>
      Casale Monferrato (North Italy ==> Matera (South Italy.

The chained ground stations are streaming the digital video to the
BATC server (British Amateur Television Club). BATC  set up a
multiviewer page, accessible at:

http://www.batc.tv/iss/

The page shows all six streams from the chained  ground stations. Each
view can be maximized to full screen and the audio of each stream can
be set to level or muted.

Presently, active stations stream technical data provided by the
software developed by Jean Pierre Courjaud F6DZP. Several data are
most interesting to observe:
-    the "constellations", which visualize the QPSK (quaternary PSK)
      modulated signal
-    the  digital Signal/Noise ratio = MER (dB) (Modulation Error Ratio)
-    the control LEDs that change from red to green on decoding the
      digital signal.

The Ham Video transmitter frequency is 2395MHz and the symbol rate is 
2.0Ms/sec.
More information is available at:

http://www.ariss-eu.org/columbus.htm

The Ham Video transmitter will stay on as long as on board operations
permit. When the ground stations will be operating reliably, the Ham
Video transmitter will be used to enhance ARISS school contacts.
Uplink will remain VHF audio only. This operational mode is dubbed
ARISS Ham TV.

[ANS thanks Gaston, ON4WF, for the above information]


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NASA Hosts Media Call on Draft Solicitation for New Class of Launch Services

NASA's Launch Services Program has issued a draft Request for Proposal 
(RFP) for
a new Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS), which would be commercial launch
services for small satellites and experiments on science missions using a
smaller than currently available class of rockets.
NASA Logo

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, May 11 to 
discuss
this strategic initiative, the RFP and the expectation for this class of 
launch
services.

At present, launch opportunities for small satellites -- often called 
CubeSats
or nanosatellites -- and small science missions are mostly limited to 
ride-share
type arrangements, flying only when space is available on NASA and other
launches. The Launch Services Program seeks to develop alternatives to this
approach and help foster other launch services dedicated to transporting 
smaller
payloads into orbit. The services acquired through such a contract will
constitute the smallest class of launch services used by NASA.

Participants in the media briefing are:

     Mark Wiese, chief, Flight Projects Branch, Launch Services Program 
Business
     Office, NASA's Kennedy Space Center
     Garrett Skrobot, mission manager, Educational Launch of Nanosatellites
     (ELaNa), Launch Services Program, NASA's Kennedy Space Center

This solicitation, and resulting contract or contracts, is intended to
demonstrate a dedicated launch capability for smaller payloads that NASA
anticipates it will require on a recurring basis for future science and 
CubeSat
missions. CubeSats already are used in markets, such as imagery 
collection and
analysis. In the future, CubeSat capabilities will include abilities, 
such as
ship and aircraft tracking, improved weather prediction, and broader 
Internet
coverage.

NASA intends to award one or more firm fixed-price VCLS contracts to 
accommodate
132 pounds (60 kilograms) of CubeSats a single launch or two launches 
carrying
66 pounds (30 kilograms) each. The launch provider will determine the launch
location and date, but the launch must occur by April 15, 2018.

To listen to the media teleconference, call 321-867-1220, 321-867-1240 or
321-867-1260 or listen online at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

Media may participate in the briefing by calling the Kennedy Space 
Center news
center at 321-867-2468 within 15 minutes prior to the start of Monday's
teleconference to obtain a passcode for voice access.

The draft RFP is open for written questions and comments from industry 
entities
until Wednesday, May 20. The final RFP, if issued, is anticipated to be 
released
in June. The draft RFP may be accessed at:

http://go.nasa.gov/1KMTeDR

For more information about NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/home/CubeSats_initiative.html

NASA's Launch Services Program is focused on assuring the availability 
of long-
term launch services for NASA while also promoting the continued 
evolution of
the U.S. commercial space launch market. The capability anticipated to 
meet the
requirement for a smaller launch vehicle represents an emerging category of
launch services.

For more information about NASA's Launch Services Program, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/index.html

[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]


/EX


In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.

Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org


From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Sun May 10 20:39:27 2015
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 21:39:27 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 Mode change
Message-ID: <8806D468F0ED47F580F667A9B25E3150@allgood.local>

Hi All,

Just to report that FUNcube-1 was switched back to autonomous mode around 20:25 UTC this evening.

We have received a request to provide an extended  period of continuous amateur mode this coming weekend from Friday morning 15th May until Sunday evening 17th May. This will support AMSAT transponder operations during the whole of the Dayton Hamvention event.

Unless we hear that this change will interfere with any planned schools activities during Friday 15th we will arrange for the transponder to switch on during the first suitable pass over EU on Friday morning.

73

Graham ? G3VZV
for the FUNcube Ops Team


From af5cc at fidmail.com  Sun May 10 22:05:57 2015
From: af5cc at fidmail.com (John Geiger)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 17:05:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO50 pass today
Message-ID: <CAHZ3kP9Rua=QTAdBqv9tv_vS28u_b6msA8M2V9YxaeUwBxkBHQ@mail.gmail.com>

Who was the station on from FM09 on SO50 today on the 2131Z pass?

73 John AF5CC

From n8hm at arrl.net  Mon May 11 02:37:40 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 22:37:40 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Updates to the AMSAT Upcoming Satellite Operations Page
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrbuBOOLFP+z7oQ_JEH=7LGu1pYgEELdUV+0bxxeDsVnw@mail.gmail.com>

Good evening,

I just wanted to let everyone know that there are 16 operations to
many rare grids and a couple of rare countries over the next two and a
half months now listed on the AMSAT Upcoming Satellite Operations page
( http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=3921 ). I encourage everyone to
bookmark the page and/or follow @AMSAT on Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/AMSAT) to see notifications when operations
are added to the page.

Please send me any updates, corrections, or new operations to add to the page.

73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM

From n8hm at arrl.net  Mon May 11 13:48:05 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 09:48:05 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 73 on 73 Award #19 - JH3XCU
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpwgboz2ZtRQY_POy6Sj9HYSZ7ghZAQ_MPUpPJfbT2Dtw@mail.gmail.com>

Good morning,

Congratulations to Hideo Kambayashi, JH3XCU, for working 73 different
stations on AO-73 since September 1, 2014. Notably, he is the first to
work all 73 different stations using CW.

For more information on the award see
http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/

73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Mon May 11 15:00:31 2015
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 11:00:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Video of my first SO-50 contact with K4FEG
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPOaSYfs1Ztw1TwsP43YiodCe=4ehN=DaGJF-GjxSqQCA@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks to all for welcoming me on the bird on the early morning pass.
I made a short video of my contact with K4FEG:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ3pvpVERFQ

Here's a quick video of my first contact on SO-50, with K4FEG in
Millington, TN. I didn't want to edit the whole thing because that
takes even more time, but I also made contacts with the following
stations:

N2PPL, Long Island, NY
W2HRO, Titusville, NJ
WI9I, Springfield, IL

And maybe KD8ATF in Fort Ashby, WV depending on if it's okay to
confirm something by listening to the recording. :-)

Thanks to all on the bird for making my first 2-way contacts so fun and easy!

73, John, KG4AKV, FM05

From jim at coloradosatellite.com  Mon May 11 15:24:08 2015
From: jim at coloradosatellite.com (Jim White)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 09:24:08 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VP2MKV pass plan
Message-ID: <5550C998.3040004@coloradosatellite.com>

Tentative satellite pass plan for VP2MKV operation: We will attempt to 
be on the first two FO-29 ascending node passes June 11 through 20.  If 
time allows we may be on the third ascending node those days.  Those 
passes happen in late morning to mid afternoon Montserrat time.  On 
those passes we will look first for South America when the satellite is 
South of us, then North America, then Europe during the short mutual 
window.  If there are 2 meter or 6 meter terrestrial openings during the 
VHF contest June 13 and 14 we will not be on satellite at those times.

Jim

From kx9x at yahoo.com  Mon May 11 19:08:29 2015
From: kx9x at yahoo.com (Sean K.)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 19:08:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
Message-ID: <759720838.1993653.1431371309963.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi all-
ARRL has provided a PowerPoint presentation on Logbook of The World focused on satellite operation in the ARRL Online Library. There is also an Intro to LoTW PowerPoint available.
Both may be found at www.arrl.org/library, in the PowerPoint area.
?Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X

From skristof at etczone.com  Mon May 11 19:16:25 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 15:16:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?
Message-ID: <C71D1570D50349C0AF69F2FAF464776C@StevePC>

I apologize if this has been dealt with in a previous thread, but if it was, I missed it.
Can we do a valid QSO by ISS digipeater? It seems to me that a message directed from one station directly to another station with a callsign, name and grid square and a directed reply in the same format would constitute a valid QSO.
I'd like to hear other's thoughts.
Even it doesn't constitute an "official" QSO, I'd like to try it anyway. I've been sending messages to specific stations on the Heard list via the UISS software, but have never received a reply specifically addressed to me.
If anyone is interested in doing that, I will probably be on Tuesday, May 12, around 1005 UTC and again around 1632 UTC.

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
EM79ji
skristof at etczone.com


From vlfiscus at mcn.net  Mon May 11 20:33:34 2015
From: vlfiscus at mcn.net (Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 14:33:34 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?
In-Reply-To: <C71D1570D50349C0AF69F2FAF464776C@StevePC>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20150511142601.00c2aca8@pop.earthlink.net>

At 03:16 PM 5/11/2015 -0400, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
>I apologize if this has been dealt with in a previous thread, but if it 
>was, I missed it.
>Can we do a valid QSO by ISS digipeater?


Yes, If you can get through the APRS QRM.

You have to unproto via the ISS digi callsign.  Back in the Mir
days packet contacts were easy, but APRS has rendered keyboarding
through the ISS digi pretty much impossible.

KB7ADL




From skristof at etczone.com  Mon May 11 19:47:04 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 15:47:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.2.20150511142601.00c2aca8@pop.earthlink.net>
References: <5.2.1.1.2.20150511142601.00c2aca8@pop.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <B8A4B51121D540CC85550838AC526FCB@StevePC>

The UISS software has a macro just for messages. That should work, yes?

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
skristof at etczone.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus at mcn.net>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?


> At 03:16 PM 5/11/2015 -0400, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
>>I apologize if this has been dealt with in a previous thread, but if it 
>>was, I missed it.
>>Can we do a valid QSO by ISS digipeater?
>
>
> Yes, If you can get through the APRS QRM.
>
> You have to unproto via the ISS digi callsign.  Back in the Mir
> days packet contacts were easy, but APRS has rendered keyboarding
> through the ISS digi pretty much impossible.
>
> KB7ADL
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of 
> AMSAT-NA.
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From wageners at gmail.com  Mon May 11 19:57:12 2015
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 14:57:12 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.2.20150511142601.00c2aca8@pop.earthlink.net>
References: <C71D1570D50349C0AF69F2FAF464776C@StevePC>
	<5.2.1.1.2.20150511142601.00c2aca8@pop.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHCFHhnAsXA7aON+0cm-=ftU0yLwn5LPxW3o=N90H-32kQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Vince,

I would disagree with that statement. While I don't have time every week to
do that, whenever I use the ISS APRS, I have been able to connect with one
or two stations (pending time and orbit) using UISS to have a quick
exchange. It is all within the operator and willingness to respond. The key
is to respond to a specific station in the beginning using their callsign
as listed by UISS.

Just checked on ARISS.net and folks have been chatting on the last pass
even today.

73, Stefan, VE4NSA

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL <vlfiscus at mcn.net>
wrote:

> At 03:16 PM 5/11/2015 -0400, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
>
>> I apologize if this has been dealt with in a previous thread, but if it
>> was, I missed it.
>> Can we do a valid QSO by ISS digipeater?
>>
>
>
> Yes, If you can get through the APRS QRM.
>
> You have to unproto via the ISS digi callsign.  Back in the Mir
> days packet contacts were easy, but APRS has rendered keyboarding
> through the ISS digi pretty much impossible.
>
> KB7ADL
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
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From w0jab at big-river.net  Mon May 11 20:01:02 2015
From: w0jab at big-river.net (John Becker)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 15:01:02 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.2.20150511142601.00c2aca8@pop.earthlink.net>
References: <5.2.1.1.2.20150511142601.00c2aca8@pop.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <55510A7E.6090404@big-river.net>



On 5/11/2015 3:33 PM,
> Yes, If you can get through the APRS QRM.

So true !



From kc0bmf at gmail.com  Mon May 11 20:02:23 2015
From: kc0bmf at gmail.com (John Fickes)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 15:02:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?
In-Reply-To: <C71D1570D50349C0AF69F2FAF464776C@StevePC>
References: <C71D1570D50349C0AF69F2FAF464776C@StevePC>
Message-ID: <CAG-+cObf+Ea3csUVy+djx+ofLuyQfV9a4nPtjg_BXdJQE6ozhw@mail.gmail.com>

?Steve
  Sure you can. What are you using for software ? I use UISS and what I do
is send call sign, some sort of signal report (it could be 59,599,grid or
combination of report and grid ) and then a 73?. I think as long as there
is protocol similar to JT65 where the three things are sent and received in
back and forth order,  other stations call,a report and 73, this way your
pretty sure there is someone on the other end and your not just getting
someones automatic announcement. Hope to see you on.

                 73 John  KC0BMF

1:16 Minutes:Greatest commercial EVER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1ZhINaHk

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com>
wrote:

> I apologize if this has been dealt with in a previous thread, but if it
> was, I missed it.
> Can we do a valid QSO by ISS digipeater? It seems to me that a message
> directed from one station directly to another station with a callsign, name
> and grid square and a directed reply in the same format would constitute a
> valid QSO.
> I'd like to hear other's thoughts.
> Even it doesn't constitute an "official" QSO, I'd like to try it anyway.
> I've been sending messages to specific stations on the Heard list via the
> UISS software, but have never received a reply specifically addressed to me.
> If anyone is interested in doing that, I will probably be on Tuesday, May
> 12, around 1005 UTC and again around 1632 UTC.
>
> Steve Kristoff AI9IN
> EM79ji
> skristof at etczone.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
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From kx9x at yahoo.com  Mon May 11 21:15:25 2015
From: kx9x at yahoo.com (Sean Kutzko)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 17:15:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?
In-Reply-To: <CAG-+cObf+Ea3csUVy+djx+ofLuyQfV9a4nPtjg_BXdJQE6ozhw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <C71D1570D50349C0AF69F2FAF464776C@StevePC>
	<CAG-+cObf+Ea3csUVy+djx+ofLuyQfV9a4nPtjg_BXdJQE6ozhw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5346E92F-F46C-4201-8175-2F83892FE70A@yahoo.com>

There needs to be an exchange of info and acknowledgement from both stations that reports were received on both ends.

Kx9x: CQ KX9X
Kc0bmf: KX9X de KC0BMF EM29
Kx9x: KC0BMF R FN31
Kc0bmf: KX9X R 73
Kx9x: 73 QRZ KX9X

UISS software can handle this quite easily.

That's my opinion, anyway.

Sean KX9X

Sent from Sean's iPad



> On May 11, 2015, at 4:02 PM, John Fickes <kc0bmf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ?Steve
>  Sure you can. What are you using for software ? I use UISS and what I do
> is send call sign, some sort of signal report (it could be 59,599,grid or
> combination of report and grid ) and then a 73?. I think as long as there
> is protocol similar to JT65 where the three things are sent and received in
> back and forth order,  other stations call,a report and 73, this way your
> pretty sure there is someone on the other end and your not just getting
> someones automatic announcement. Hope to see you on.
> 
>                 73 John  KC0BMF
> 
> 1:16 Minutes:Greatest commercial EVER
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1ZhINaHk
> 
> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I apologize if this has been dealt with in a previous thread, but if it
>> was, I missed it.
>> Can we do a valid QSO by ISS digipeater? It seems to me that a message
>> directed from one station directly to another station with a callsign, name
>> and grid square and a directed reply in the same format would constitute a
>> valid QSO.
>> I'd like to hear other's thoughts.
>> Even it doesn't constitute an "official" QSO, I'd like to try it anyway.
>> I've been sending messages to specific stations on the Heard list via the
>> UISS software, but have never received a reply specifically addressed to me.
>> If anyone is interested in doing that, I will probably be on Tuesday, May
>> 12, around 1005 UTC and again around 1632 UTC.
>> 
>> Steve Kristoff AI9IN
>> EM79ji
>> skristof at etczone.com
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Mon May 11 21:52:14 2015
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 14:52:14 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?
In-Reply-To: <5346E92F-F46C-4201-8175-2F83892FE70A@yahoo.com>
References: <C71D1570D50349C0AF69F2FAF464776C@StevePC>
	<CAG-+cObf+Ea3csUVy+djx+ofLuyQfV9a4nPtjg_BXdJQE6ozhw@mail.gmail.com>
	<5346E92F-F46C-4201-8175-2F83892FE70A@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUca1MfUnVM28Sk2tktFAWKA=75somcJU-fXH=f8px-=yQ@mail.gmail.com>

Sean (and others),

That looks good. The initial "CQ" call could start with receiving a station's
beacon containing the location or other text that is sent through the ISS
digipeater. Sometimes I'll see only a signal report from the other station
(59 or 599), since the location has already been received from a beacon
packet with that information. This would be similar to sending only a "59"
when working a DXpedition, where they really don't care to hear too
much when making lots of QSOs. I don't normally send a CQ when on
ISS passes (or, when it's behaving, NO-44 passes), but will enable a
beacon with my position and my two call signs when I'm at the radio.

By using APRS messaging instead of just typing free-form text, you will
be able to make packet QSOs with stations that may only have radios
like the Kenwood TH-D72A or TM-D710 (or their predecessors), as well
as those using programs like UISS that speak APRS messaging, or
simpler terminal programs that don't speak APRS messaging.  These
radios can receive the APRS messages, and - using the DTMF pads -
send APRS messages. My TH-D72A will see the call of a station that
sends me a free-form line of text like:

WD9EWK-9 UR 599 (grid)

but not the text. I might be able to see this packet on ariss.net, but that
would not be receiving it on my radio, so no QSO. If that free-form text
line includes a colon before the text:

WD9EWK-9 :UR 599 (grid)

(my call with -9, space, colon, then text)

my TH-D72A would interpret that as an APRS message directed to
me, from whoever sent it to me. The sender's call and a date/time
stamp would be stored with the received message, and then I can
view this message on the HT. From there, I can quickly send a
reply without having to enter the other station's call. I'm typing out
messages like we would on an old flip-style mobile phone, pressing
the buttons repeatedly to get certain characters on the screen. This
works, and provides a way to interact with other stations without
the need for a computer or other device connected to the radio.

I do not enable any automatic responses when I receive messages,
other than the ACK responses if I receive an APRS message that
expects one. Some will enable an automatic response that may say
something like "Thanks, 73!", and I think the Kenwood radios will
put an "AA:" before the response if it is generated by the radio and
not the operator. Other than my position packets, I try not to add to
the clutter from the unattended stations that squawk during every
ISS pass.

Whether I'm at home or on the road, using my Elk antenna or even
a long telescoping whip, I find I can get through the ISS digipeater
with my TH-D72A at just 5 watts. From Arizona, I have worked
stations on the ISS as far away as Wisconsin, Indiana, and east
Texas. On NO-44, I have worked stations from home as far as
Mississippi. I am also working stations at hamfests or other
demonstrations, and on my recent grid expeditions to Las Vegas
and New Mexico.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK



On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Sean Kutzko via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> There needs to be an exchange of info and acknowledgement from both stations that reports were received on both ends.
>
> Kx9x: CQ KX9X
> Kc0bmf: KX9X de KC0BMF EM29
> Kx9x: KC0BMF R FN31
> Kc0bmf: KX9X R 73
> Kx9x: 73 QRZ KX9X
>
> UISS software can handle this quite easily.
>
> That's my opinion, anyway.
>
> Sean KX9X
>
> Sent from Sean's iPad
>
>
>
>> On May 11, 2015, at 4:02 PM, John Fickes <kc0bmf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Steve
>>  Sure you can. What are you using for software ? I use UISS and what I do
>> is send call sign, some sort of signal report (it could be 59,599,grid or
>> combination of report and grid ) and then a 73. I think as long as there
>> is protocol similar to JT65 where the three things are sent and received in
>> back and forth order,  other stations call,a report and 73, this way your
>> pretty sure there is someone on the other end and your not just getting
>> someones automatic announcement. Hope to see you on.
>>
>>                 73 John  KC0BMF
>>
>> 1:16 Minutes:Greatest commercial EVER
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1ZhINaHk
>>
>> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I apologize if this has been dealt with in a previous thread, but if it
>>> was, I missed it.
>>> Can we do a valid QSO by ISS digipeater? It seems to me that a message
>>> directed from one station directly to another station with a callsign, name
>>> and grid square and a directed reply in the same format would constitute a
>>> valid QSO.
>>> I'd like to hear other's thoughts.
>>> Even it doesn't constitute an "official" QSO, I'd like to try it anyway.
>>> I've been sending messages to specific stations on the Heard list via the
>>> UISS software, but have never received a reply specifically addressed to me.
>>> If anyone is interested in doing that, I will probably be on Tuesday, May
>>> 12, around 1005 UTC and again around 1632 UTC.
>>>
>>> Steve Kristoff AI9IN
>>> EM79ji
>>> skristof at etczone.com
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>>> expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>>> AMSAT-NA.
>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>> _______________________________________________
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Mon May 11 21:56:29 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 17:56:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS? (use >)
Message-ID: <9cf168c7fe7746b89f042621586847d8@mail.gmail.com>

If packet stations simply put a ">" as the first character of their packet
then they instantly become "APRS Sttus" messages and will show on the
front panel of ALL APRS radios and handhelds.

Without that, the packet is undefined and not displayed as being non-APRS.
So packet stations desiring to be seen by most of the others on ISS,
should remember that if they want to be seen by others begin with a">".

Bob, WB4APR


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick
STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 5:52 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS?

Sean (and others),

That looks good. The initial "CQ" call could start with receiving a
station's beacon containing the location or other text that is sent
through the ISS digipeater. Sometimes I'll see only a signal report from
the other station
(59 or 599), since the location has already been received from a beacon
packet with that information. This would be similar to sending only a "59"
when working a DXpedition, where they really don't care to hear too much
when making lots of QSOs. I don't normally send a CQ when on ISS passes
(or, when it's behaving, NO-44 passes), but will enable a beacon with my
position and my two call signs when I'm at the radio.

By using APRS messaging instead of just typing free-form text, you will be
able to make packet QSOs with stations that may only have radios like the
Kenwood TH-D72A or TM-D710 (or their predecessors), as well as those using
programs like UISS that speak APRS messaging, or simpler terminal programs
that don't speak APRS messaging.  These radios can receive the APRS
messages, and - using the DTMF pads - send APRS messages. My TH-D72A will
see the call of a station that sends me a free-form line of text like:

WD9EWK-9 UR 599 (grid)

but not the text. I might be able to see this packet on ariss.net, but
that would not be receiving it on my radio, so no QSO. If that free-form
text line includes a colon before the text:

WD9EWK-9 :UR 599 (grid)

(my call with -9, space, colon, then text)

my TH-D72A would interpret that as an APRS message directed to me, from
whoever sent it to me. The sender's call and a date/time stamp would be
stored with the received message, and then I can view this message on the
HT. From there, I can quickly send a reply without having to enter the
other station's call. I'm typing out messages like we would on an old
flip-style mobile phone, pressing the buttons repeatedly to get certain
characters on the screen. This works, and provides a way to interact with
other stations without the need for a computer or other device connected
to the radio.

I do not enable any automatic responses when I receive messages, other
than the ACK responses if I receive an APRS message that expects one. Some
will enable an automatic response that may say something like "Thanks,
73!", and I think the Kenwood radios will put an "AA:" before the response
if it is generated by the radio and not the operator. Other than my
position packets, I try not to add to the clutter from the unattended
stations that squawk during every ISS pass.

Whether I'm at home or on the road, using my Elk antenna or even a long
telescoping whip, I find I can get through the ISS digipeater with my
TH-D72A at just 5 watts. From Arizona, I have worked stations on the ISS
as far away as Wisconsin, Indiana, and east Texas. On NO-44, I have worked
stations from home as far as Mississippi. I am also working stations at
hamfests or other demonstrations, and on my recent grid expeditions to Las
Vegas and New Mexico.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK



On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Sean Kutzko via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> There needs to be an exchange of info and acknowledgement from both
stations that reports were received on both ends.
>
> Kx9x: CQ KX9X
> Kc0bmf: KX9X de KC0BMF EM29
> Kx9x: KC0BMF R FN31
> Kc0bmf: KX9X R 73
> Kx9x: 73 QRZ KX9X
>
> UISS software can handle this quite easily.
>
> That's my opinion, anyway.
>
> Sean KX9X
>
> Sent from Sean's iPad
>
>
>
>> On May 11, 2015, at 4:02 PM, John Fickes <kc0bmf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Steve
>>  Sure you can. What are you using for software ? I use UISS and what
>> I do is send call sign, some sort of signal report (it could be
>> 59,599,grid or combination of report and grid ) and then a 73. I
>> think as long as there is protocol similar to JT65 where the three
>> things are sent and received in back and forth order,  other stations
>> call,a report and 73, this way your pretty sure there is someone on
>> the other end and your not just getting someones automatic
announcement. Hope to see you on.
>>
>>                 73 John  KC0BMF
>>
>> 1:16 Minutes:Greatest commercial EVER
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1ZhINaHk
>>
>> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Steve Kristoff
>> <skristof at etczone.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I apologize if this has been dealt with in a previous thread, but if
>>> it was, I missed it.
>>> Can we do a valid QSO by ISS digipeater? It seems to me that a
>>> message directed from one station directly to another station with a
>>> callsign, name and grid square and a directed reply in the same
>>> format would constitute a valid QSO.
>>> I'd like to hear other's thoughts.
>>> Even it doesn't constitute an "official" QSO, I'd like to try it
anyway.
>>> I've been sending messages to specific stations on the Heard list
>>> via the UISS software, but have never received a reply specifically
addressed to me.
>>> If anyone is interested in doing that, I will probably be on
>>> Tuesday, May 12, around 1005 UTC and again around 1632 UTC.
>>>
>>> Steve Kristoff AI9IN
>>> EM79ji
>>> skristof at etczone.com
>>>
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Tue May 12 02:25:32 2015
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 02:25:32 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Digi QSO via ISS? (use >)
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Hi Bob!

I was not aware of this. Thanks!  For me with just my TH-D72A, I'm still
partial to the APRS messages. Then I have a copy of what I sent and
received in the HT, without hoping that gateway stations have received
all of the packets and forwarded them to ariss.net. The APRS status
packets will be overwritten with successive packets received from the
other station(s), although if I see what I want to see I can still call it
a QSO.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK


On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 9:56 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> If packet stations simply put a ">" as the first character of their packet
> then they instantly become "APRS Sttus" messages and will show on the
> front panel of ALL APRS radios and handhelds.
>
> Without that, the packet is undefined and not displayed as being non-APRS.
> So packet stations desiring to be seen by most of the others on ISS,
> should remember that if they want to be seen by others begin with a">".
>
> Bob, WB4APR

From kx9x at yahoo.com  Tue May 12 02:38:24 2015
From: kx9x at yahoo.com (Sean K.)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 02:38:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
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Hi Mark-
For satellite QSOs, you need to enter BOTH xmit and receive bands, since they are different.
>From the presentation:
"Logging QSOs made through the Amateur satellites is not much different than logging any other QSO on the air.
The standard QSO information - callsign, date, time, band and mode are logged.
But to receive proper credit for a satellite QSO, the log entry must also include the receive band, propagation mode ("satellite"), and the satellite name."

?Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X
      From: Mark Johns <mjohns166 at yahoo.com>
 To: "kx9x at yahoo.com" <kx9x at yahoo.com>; "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:41 PM
 Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
   

| The PowerPoint on LoTW advises logging and uploading the receive (downlink) band. When I did this, I was regularly chastised and told that the correct procedure was to designate the transmit (uplink) band. So which is correct?
--
Mark D. Johns, K0MDJ
Decorah, Iowa USA
EN43



At May 11, 2015, 14:09:00, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB wrote:Hi all-
ARRL has provided a PowerPoint presentation on Logbook of The World focused on satellite operation in the ARRL Online Library. There is also an Intro to LoTW PowerPoint available.
Both may be found at www.arrl.org/library, in the PowerPoint area.
 Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Tue May 12 02:49:31 2015
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 02:49:31 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
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Sean,

I'm not sure the receive band is a mandatory field, unless something
recently changed. Many of us have been using a PDF file written by
John Barber N5JB to get our satellite QSOs into Logbook of the
World. It has been available from the ARRL web site for a long time:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf

In this PDF, only 7 fields are listed as mandatory to make a valid
satellite QSO record in LOTW:

CALL
QSO_DATE
TIME_ON
BAND
MODE
PROP_MODE
SAT_NAME

The SAT_NAME field must be one of the satellites named on the
LOTW FAQ page:

https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/frequently-asked-questions/#sats

(By the way, who at ARRL should we ask to get Mir listed as a
valid satellite? I've been e-mailing and filing help desk tickets,
but nothing has ever been done with my requests)

Optional fields that satellite QSOs could use include:

FREQ
BAND_RX
FREQ_RX

When I started to upload my satellite QSOs in 2011, I only used the
7 mandatory fields for my QSOs. I have since added the other 3 fields
on QSOs I've uploaded for the past 4+ years, to have a more
complete record in LOTW that I can log into and view anytime I want
to consult my log (and have Internet access).

Thanks, and 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK


On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Hi Mark-
> For satellite QSOs, you need to enter BOTH xmit and receive bands, since they are different.
> From the presentation:
> "Logging QSOs made through the Amateur satellites is not much different than logging any other QSO on the air.
> The standard QSO information - callsign, date, time, band and mode are logged.
> But to receive proper credit for a satellite QSO, the log entry must also include the receive band, propagation mode ("satellite"), and the satellite name."
>
>  Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
>       From: Mark Johns <mjohns166 at yahoo.com>
>  To: "kx9x at yahoo.com" <kx9x at yahoo.com>; "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>  Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:41 PM
>  Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
>
>
> | The PowerPoint on LoTW advises logging and uploading the receive (downlink) band. When I did this, I was regularly chastised and told that the correct procedure was to designate the transmit (uplink) band. So which is correct?
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K0MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA
> EN43
>
>
>
> At May 11, 2015, 14:09:00, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB wrote:Hi all-
> ARRL has provided a PowerPoint presentation on Logbook of The World focused on satellite operation in the ARRL Online Library. There is also an Intro to LoTW PowerPoint available.
> Both may be found at www.arrl.org/library, in the PowerPoint area.
>  Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
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>  |
>
>
>
>
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From kk0sd at tnics.com  Tue May 12 03:05:28 2015
From: kk0sd at tnics.com (Gary Mayfield)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 22:05:28 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
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Receive band is not required.  I have gotten credit for many a SAT QSO
without it.

73,
Joe kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick
STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 9:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial

Sean,

I'm not sure the receive band is a mandatory field, unless something
recently changed. Many of us have been using a PDF file written by
John Barber N5JB to get our satellite QSOs into Logbook of the
World. It has been available from the ARRL web site for a long time:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf

In this PDF, only 7 fields are listed as mandatory to make a valid
satellite QSO record in LOTW:

CALL
QSO_DATE
TIME_ON
BAND
MODE
PROP_MODE
SAT_NAME

The SAT_NAME field must be one of the satellites named on the
LOTW FAQ page:

https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/frequently-asked-questions/#sats

(By the way, who at ARRL should we ask to get Mir listed as a
valid satellite? I've been e-mailing and filing help desk tickets,
but nothing has ever been done with my requests)

Optional fields that satellite QSOs could use include:

FREQ
BAND_RX
FREQ_RX

When I started to upload my satellite QSOs in 2011, I only used the
7 mandatory fields for my QSOs. I have since added the other 3 fields
on QSOs I've uploaded for the past 4+ years, to have a more
complete record in LOTW that I can log into and view anytime I want
to consult my log (and have Internet access).

Thanks, and 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK


On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Hi Mark-
> For satellite QSOs, you need to enter BOTH xmit and receive bands, since
they are different.
> From the presentation:
> "Logging QSOs made through the Amateur satellites is not much different
than logging any other QSO on the air.
> The standard QSO information - callsign, date, time, band and mode are
logged.
> But to receive proper credit for a satellite QSO, the log entry must also
include the receive band, propagation mode ("satellite"), and the satellite
name."
>
>  Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
>       From: Mark Johns <mjohns166 at yahoo.com>
>  To: "kx9x at yahoo.com" <kx9x at yahoo.com>; "amsat-bb at amsat.org"
<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>  Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:41 PM
>  Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
>
>
> | The PowerPoint on LoTW advises logging and uploading the receive
(downlink) band. When I did this, I was regularly chastised and told that
the correct procedure was to designate the transmit (uplink) band. So which
is correct?
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K0MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA
> EN43
>
>
>
> At May 11, 2015, 14:09:00, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB wrote:Hi all-
> ARRL has provided a PowerPoint presentation on Logbook of The World
focused on satellite operation in the ARRL Online Library. There is also an
Intro to LoTW PowerPoint available.
> Both may be found at www.arrl.org/library, in the PowerPoint area.
>  Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
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>
>
>
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From bryan at kl7cn.net  Tue May 12 06:50:03 2015
From: bryan at kl7cn.net (Bryan Green)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 23:50:03 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
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It may not be required, but it sure it nice to have.

My electronic logbook of choice is Ham Radio Deluxe, also known as HRD.

HRD requires an awkward workflow to enter receive frequency and band. I will be glad when it does not.

I suppose that is an editorial opinion. :)

-- bag

Bryan KL7CN/W6

On May 11, 2015, at 20:05, Gary Mayfield <kk0sd at tnics.com> wrote:

Receive band is not required.  I have gotten credit for many a SAT QSO
without it.

73,
Joe kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick
STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 9:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial

Sean,

I'm not sure the receive band is a mandatory field, unless something
recently changed. Many of us have been using a PDF file written by
John Barber N5JB to get our satellite QSOs into Logbook of the
World. It has been available from the ARRL web site for a long time:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf

In this PDF, only 7 fields are listed as mandatory to make a valid
satellite QSO record in LOTW:

CALL
QSO_DATE
TIME_ON
BAND
MODE
PROP_MODE
SAT_NAME

The SAT_NAME field must be one of the satellites named on the
LOTW FAQ page:

https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/frequently-asked-questions/#sats

(By the way, who at ARRL should we ask to get Mir listed as a
valid satellite? I've been e-mailing and filing help desk tickets,
but nothing has ever been done with my requests)

Optional fields that satellite QSOs could use include:

FREQ
BAND_RX
FREQ_RX

When I started to upload my satellite QSOs in 2011, I only used the
7 mandatory fields for my QSOs. I have since added the other 3 fields
on QSOs I've uploaded for the past 4+ years, to have a more
complete record in LOTW that I can log into and view anytime I want
to consult my log (and have Internet access).

Thanks, and 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK


On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Hi Mark-
> For satellite QSOs, you need to enter BOTH xmit and receive bands, since
they are different.
> From the presentation:
> "Logging QSOs made through the Amateur satellites is not much different
than logging any other QSO on the air.
> The standard QSO information - callsign, date, time, band and mode are
logged.
> But to receive proper credit for a satellite QSO, the log entry must also
include the receive band, propagation mode ("satellite"), and the satellite
name."
> 
> Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
>      From: Mark Johns <mjohns166 at yahoo.com>
> To: "kx9x at yahoo.com" <kx9x at yahoo.com>; "amsat-bb at amsat.org"
<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
> 
> 
> | The PowerPoint on LoTW advises logging and uploading the receive
(downlink) band. When I did this, I was regularly chastised and told that
the correct procedure was to designate the transmit (uplink) band. So which
is correct?
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K0MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA
> EN43
> 
> 
> 
> At May 11, 2015, 14:09:00, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB wrote:Hi all-
> ARRL has provided a PowerPoint presentation on Logbook of The World
focused on satellite operation in the ARRL Online Library. There is also an
Intro to LoTW PowerPoint available.
> Both may be found at www.arrl.org/library, in the PowerPoint area.
> Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
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> 
> 
> 
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From dave at g4dpz.me.uk  Tue May 12 11:33:44 2015
From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 12:33:44 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Data Warehouse Maintenance
Message-ID: <CAHOBG6UGTHW6-QR8u9jc7ZDuUxB92AFp=AV5Sq9OMUV50jXqXw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

Just a quick heads up that we will be taking the warehouse offline for
about 20 minutes between 16:00 and 16:30 UTC 13th May 2015 to do some
maintenence on the database.

If this is goint to cause you a problem, please shout..

73

Dave, G4DPZ

From kx9x at yahoo.com  Tue May 12 13:22:42 2015
From: kx9x at yahoo.com (Sean K.)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 13:22:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
In-Reply-To: <FD426F17-E11C-4650-9EEA-4BFF9A067D1A@kl7cn.net>
References: <FD426F17-E11C-4650-9EEA-4BFF9A067D1A@kl7cn.net>
Message-ID: <992456823.401288.1431436962643.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

I just talked to Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, the ARRL LOTW Guy and author of the LoTW tutorials found in the ARRL Online Library. He said to include both bands, as it is a cross-band QSO.
?Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X
      From: Bryan Green <bryan at kl7cn.net>
 To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 2:50 AM
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
   
It may not be required, but it sure it nice to have.

My electronic logbook of choice is Ham Radio Deluxe, also known as HRD.

HRD requires an awkward workflow to enter receive frequency and band. I will be glad when it does not.

I suppose that is an editorial opinion. :)

-- bag

Bryan KL7CN/W6

On May 11, 2015, at 20:05, Gary Mayfield <kk0sd at tnics.com> wrote:

Receive band is not required.? I have gotten credit for many a SAT QSO
without it.

73,
Joe kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick
STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 9:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial

Sean,

I'm not sure the receive band is a mandatory field, unless something
recently changed. Many of us have been using a PDF file written by
John Barber N5JB to get our satellite QSOs into Logbook of the
World. It has been available from the ARRL web site for a long time:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf

In this PDF, only 7 fields are listed as mandatory to make a valid
satellite QSO record in LOTW:

CALL
QSO_DATE
TIME_ON
BAND
MODE
PROP_MODE
SAT_NAME

The SAT_NAME field must be one of the satellites named on the
LOTW FAQ page:

https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/frequently-asked-questions/#sats

(By the way, who at ARRL should we ask to get Mir listed as a
valid satellite? I've been e-mailing and filing help desk tickets,
but nothing has ever been done with my requests)

Optional fields that satellite QSOs could use include:

FREQ
BAND_RX
FREQ_RX

When I started to upload my satellite QSOs in 2011, I only used the
7 mandatory fields for my QSOs. I have since added the other 3 fields
on QSOs I've uploaded for the past 4+ years, to have a more
complete record in LOTW that I can log into and view anytime I want
to consult my log (and have Internet access).

Thanks, and 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK


On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Hi Mark-
> For satellite QSOs, you need to enter BOTH xmit and receive bands, since
they are different.
> From the presentation:
> "Logging QSOs made through the Amateur satellites is not much different
than logging any other QSO on the air.
> The standard QSO information - callsign, date, time, band and mode are
logged.
> But to receive proper credit for a satellite QSO, the log entry must also
include the receive band, propagation mode ("satellite"), and the satellite
name."
> 
> Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
>? ? ? From: Mark Johns <mjohns166 at yahoo.com>
> To: "kx9x at yahoo.com" <kx9x at yahoo.com>; "amsat-bb at amsat.org"
<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
> 
> 
> | The PowerPoint on LoTW advises logging and uploading the receive
(downlink) band. When I did this, I was regularly chastised and told that
the correct procedure was to designate the transmit (uplink) band. So which
is correct?
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K0MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA
> EN43
> 
> 
> 
> At May 11, 2015, 14:09:00, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB wrote:Hi all-
> ARRL has provided a PowerPoint presentation on Logbook of The World
focused on satellite operation in the ARRL Online Library. There is also an
Intro to LoTW PowerPoint available.
> Both may be found at www.arrl.org/library, in the PowerPoint area.
> Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
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From iz5xrc at gmail.com  Tue May 12 14:48:39 2015
From: iz5xrc at gmail.com (Fabio Azzarello IZ5XRC)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 16:48:39 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] WinKeps - Smoothed Keps
Message-ID: <CABvL4S+MK0gC4sguvqpyTn11zhmdAkwzQsWqu__=Ag4=ZvDq1w@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,
I was reading again: http://www.keplerian.com/AO-10.html
at the bottom of the page there's a reference to "WinKeps" sw program.

Does anybody know if this sw is still around?

I'm interested in smoothing keplerians for tracking/decay predictions.
Thanks.

best 73
Fabio
iz5xrc

From clintbradford at mac.com  Tue May 12 15:55:55 2015
From: clintbradford at mac.com (Clint Bradford)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 08:55:55 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] WinKeps - Smoothed Keps
Message-ID: <9C90317A-4822-4EAA-B71B-8C398F1655D5@mac.com>

I think the only programs he offers are on his page at ...

http://www.keplerian.com/

Clint K6LCS

From mccardelm at gmail.com  Tue May 12 16:19:44 2015
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 12:19:44 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Events of Interest at This Year's Hamvention
Message-ID: <CAM5+sosHXPuuHhNG-Qh0Xh34_QotCg7wtdRTcN1TS4Y7zO+0og@mail.gmail.com>

Folks,

Here is a list of Educational, Technical and Space Related events
happening at Dayton's Hamvention over the weekend. Just in the event
you might run out of things to do.

Make sure you visit the AMSAT Booth, Booths 433-435 and 444-446 (Both
sides of the aisle).

This would be a great time to join AMSAT in this "YEAR OF THE FOX"

EMike

AMSAT Dinner @ Tickets
Tickets Pub & Eatery, 7 West Main Street, Fairborn, OH 45324

The sixth annual AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) "Dinner at
Tickets" party will be held Thursday at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub &
Eatery at 7 W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. Great selection of Greek and
American food and great company! No program or speaker, just good
conversation. Food can be ordered from the menu; drinks (beer, wine,
sodas and iced tea) are available at the bar. Leave room for dessert;
there's an in-house ice cream shop! Come as you are. Bring some
friends and have a great time the night before Hamvention.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday 9:15-11:15 Room 1

TAPR Forum

Moderator: Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI, past TAPR Director and past TAPR
Vice President
Speakers: Steve Bible, N7HPR, TAPR President Steve Ford, WB8IMY, QST
Editor, Write for QST/QEX

Bill Curtice, WA8APB, and Bob Dixon, W8ERD, Hamnet Mesh: Consider the
Possibilities! High speed, digital, microwave mesh networks offer hams
an exciting array of new communications possibilities supporting
experimentation, remote sensing and control, and emergency
communications. Mesh is the ultimate "experimenter's sandbox", serving
as an ideal host for a wide variety of "maker" projects and
applications. This presentation will introduce mesh, describing what
it is, how it works, and how it's deployed. We will then address a
variety of mesh applications, to include those hosted by Raspberry Pi
and similar processors.

Bryan Fields, W9CR, High Speed IP Radio A presentation on High-Speed
IP radio with an emphasis on building regional highly available
networks. Utilizing the same techniques which enable the Internet,
Amateur Radio networks may be built; connecting projects to the
Internet or other sites. These networks form a resilient backup to
cable, DSL and phone commercial internet connections.

Chris Testa, KD2BMH, Whitebox Project: New Charlie Prototype Come
check out the third prototype of the Whitebox handheld SDR project.
This is a software-defined transceiver that will be FCC-legal and can
communicate using essentially any mode and protocol up to 1 MHz wide
on frequencies between 50 and 1000 MHz. It pairs with your smartphone,
and runs all Open Source Software on an embedded uClinux system.

Mike Ossmann, Spectrum Monitoring with Software Defined Radio Many of
the current crop of SDR platforms support a very wide range of
operating frequencies covering more than a GHz of bandwidth, but most
users of those platforms find themselves looking at waterfall displays
showing a few MHz at most. Let's look at how we can use SDR to monitor
activity over several GHz of spectrum and visualize the results over
both short and long periods of time.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday 10:30-12:00 Room 3

Instructors' Forum

Moderator: Carole Perry, WB2MGP The Instructors' Forum is designed to
inform and share ideas with teachers, instructors and leaders of youth
groups that incorporate Ham Radio in their programs with young adults.

Speakers: EMike McCardel,KC8YLD, VP for Educational Relations
AMSAT-NA, AMSAT Educational Outreach and New ARISS Proposal Guidelines
An overview of educational outreach opportunities and activities
available through AMSAT and its educational partners, including the
ARRL and ARISS.

Stan Reubenstein, WA6RNU, president emeritus of Radio Club of America
and on the RCA Youth Activities Committee, International Efforts to
Promote Youth in Ham Radio A discussion of the efforts in recruitment
in different countries and motivations to keep young hams involved and
engaged in radio.

Ed Engleman, KG8CX, co-founder of Y.A.C.H.T. (Young Amateurs
Communications Ham Team) program, Promoting Ham Radio to Youth in a
Boys and Girls Club Setting and Creating and Maintaining Activity and
Interest through an Echolink Youth Group and Net. All presenters will
provide handouts for the audience members.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday 11:30-12:30 Room 1

APRS

Speakers: Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, APRS Operating notes
Byon Garrabrant, N6BG, Byonics Update
Allen Lord, AF6OF, Microtrack Update
Jason Rausch, KE4NYV, RPC Electronics Update
Don Arnold, W6GPS, AVMAP G6 update
Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO, author of YAAC
Bryan Hoyer, K7UDR, NW Digital Radio

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Friday 12:15-2:15 Room 2

Balloon Sat

Moderators: Bill Brown, WB8ELK, & Doug Loughmille, W5BL
Speakers: Bill Brown, WB8ELK, Miniature Trackers and Long Duration Flights
Gene Swiech, WB9COY, Arizona Near Space Research Ballooning Brian
Tanner, Spaceport Indiana STEM Activities
Keith Kaiser, WA0TJT, Jurassic Pigs and Other Adventures in High
Altitude Ballooning, Part 2

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Friday 12:15-1:15 Room 3

Hams in Space Speakers:

Randy Schulze, KD0HKD, and Eddy Paul, KY0F

You don't need 100W of transmit power nor expensive antenna arrays to
work the FM amateur satellites! Many hams already have the necessary
equipment to "work the birds." The Hams in Space Presentation will
walk you through ALL the steps needed to successfully work ham
satellites. An emphasis of "Keep it Simple" and "Have Fun" is stressed
throughout.

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Saturday 9:15-12 Room 2

2015 Youth Forum

(Note: AMSAT will be presenting Gould's Getting Started guide the
presenters and a couple more for the Youth Drawing at this event)

Moderator: Carole Perry, WB2MGP Come show support and join the fun by
attending this forum that showcases our young, talented hams. Bring
kids with you to inspire them by seeing role models having fun and
being creative in ham radio activities. Lots of surprise guests will
be stopping by. We will be having fabulous door prizes for adults and
youth who are in attendance.
Speakers:
Tyler Hammond, KD8UAY, 13 years old, Contesting for Elementary Students

Abbigail Wilson, KF5BEW, 18 years old, and Kendra Wilson, KF5FYS, 16
years old, Youth and the Future of Ham Radio

Sam Case, KG7HBY, 11 years old, The Friday Night QSO Party

Jesse Shulins, KB1YNK, 17 years old, Pneumatic Mast Systems for the
Radio Amateur

Faith Hannah Lea, WA4BBC, 10 years old, and Zechariah Lea, WX4TVJ, 12
years old, Experiences in Antenna Selection, Construction, and Use for
VHF Applications

Cameron Thurston, N8CAM, 16 years old, Contesting with N3FJP Software
Saturday 11:15-1:30  Room 5

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AMSAT Forum

Moderator: Alan Biddle, WA4SCA
Speakers:

Barry Baines, WD4ASW, AMSAT-NA President, AMSAT Status Report will
highlight recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of the
challenges, accomplishments, and exciting projects of the
organization.

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT-NA Vice President for Human Spaceflight,
ARISS Report 2015 will discuss ARISS development & operations on the
International Space Station.

Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT-NA Engineering Vice President, AMSAT-NA Fox
Satellite Program will discuss the upcoming launches of four Fox
spacecraft and exciting new engineering developments.

Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT-NA Operations Vice President, AMSAT
Satellite Operations will discuss current satellites, as well as those
planned for launch in the next year.

Tom Clark, K3IO, AMSAT-NA President Emeritus, AMSAT's Skunk Works will
discuss some innovated R&D items for future spacecraft.

EMike McCardel, KC8YLD, AMSAT-NA Educational Relations Vice President,
Amateur Satellites, Education, and You! will discuss the resources and
equipment which supports the educational goals of AMSAT-NA.

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Saturday 12-1 Room 3

Fast Scan ATV

Moderator: Art Towslee, WA8RMC, Introduction and Wrap-Up
Speakers:
Gordon West, WB6NOA, Life After the P.C. Analog Tx/Rx

Mel Whitten, K0PFX, Getting started in Digital Amateur Television

Dr. Al Torres, KP4AQI, VSWR: Why It Does Not Mean As Much As You Think
(For ATVers)

Mike Collis, WA6SVT, ATV in Southern California, Overview


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Saturday 1:45-3:00 Room 5

ARRL Forum ARRL is honored to welcome NASA Astronaut Edward Michael
"Mike" Fincke (Colonel, US Air Force, retired) as our guest to
Hamvention.

Mike holds an Amateur Radio license, call sign KE5AIT, and operated
ham radio equipment from aboard the International Space Station as
part of the Expedition 9 and 18 crews -- making radio contacts with
students, teachers, and the general Amateur Radio community. In June
2004, Mike delighted many radio amateurs by making contacts during
ARRL Field Day. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) is a cooperative venture of ARRL, the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation (AMSAT), NASA, and other international space agencies and
international Amateur Radio organizations around the world. This forum
is sponsored by ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio.

Special Guest Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke, KE5AIT - NASA Astronaut
ARRL is honored to welcome NASA Astronaut Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke
(Colonel, US Air Force, retired) as our guest to Hamvention (R). Mike
holds an Amateur Radio license, call sign KE5AIT, and operated ham
radio equipment from aboard the International Space Station as part of
the Expedition 9 and 18 crews -- making radio contacts with students,
teachers, and the general Amateur Radio community. In June 2004, Mike
delighted many radio amateurs by making contacts during ARRL Field
Day. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a
cooperative venture of ARRL, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
(AMSAT), NASA, and other international space agencies and
international Amateur Radio organizations around the world. You can
meet and greet Mike in the ARRL exhibit area (times and locations will
be posted). Mike has also been confirmed as a Hamvention (R) forum
speaker

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Sunday 10:30-11:30 Room 3

Engaging Youth in Ham Radio through Informal Education Opportunities

(Note that ARRL's Teachers Institute is a close ally and partner of
AMSAT Education)

Moderator: Larry Kendall, K6NDL, Instructor, ARRL's Teachers Institute
on Wireless Technology
Larry Kendall, K6NDL, is an Instructor for ARRL's Teachers Institute
on Wireless Technology (TI) -- an outreach program that sponsors
professional development seminars for educators, motivating teachers
and schools to use radio electronics and related technologies to
inspire students studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
(STEM). Larry has been an educator and curriculum developer since 1981
and teaches middle school Technology and Robotics at Sitting Bull
Academy in Apple Valley, California. Before becoming a TI Instructor,
Larry participated in ARRL's TI-1, TI-2: Space in the Classroom, and
TI-2: Remote Sensing workshops. Larry will share some best practices
and resources, including experiences from participating in Scouting's
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) through his involvement as a board member
of the Victor Valley Amateur Radio Club. This forum is sponsored by
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio.

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AMSAT: Amateur Satellite Demonstrations
Fri, May 15,and May 16
Sat 9am - 4pm
Sun, May 17, 9am - 11am

Hara Arena Conference & Exhibition Center Door 1 Description Amateur
Satellite operation demonstrations will be held outside the Ball Arena
entrance. AMSAT will be demonstrating actual contacts with the
operational amateur satellites every day. We especially want to invite
youth to make a contact via an amateur satellite. All are invited to
observe, participate and ask questions. Satellite pass times will be
posted at the AMSAT booth (433-435, 444- 446) and in the demo area.

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AMSAT/TAPR Banquet Fri, May 15, 6:30pm - 9:00pm Kohler Presidential
Banquet Center,
4572 Presidential Way, Kettering, OH 45429

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE FROM AMSAT STORE

The ninth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be held on Friday night, May
15, at 1830 EDT. This dinner is always a highlight of the AMSAT (Radio
Amateur Satellite Corp.) and TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio)
activities during the Dayton Hamvention. This year's speaker will be
Michael Ossmann, AD0NR, "Adventures of a Hacker Turned Ham" Michael
Ossmann, AD0NR, grew up as a computer nerd embracing the hacker ethos.
Eventually Michael became very interested in the security of wireless
systems such as remote keyless entry, garage door openers, Wi-Fi, and
Bluetooth. He designed Ubertooth One, a Bluetooth sniffer that was
successfully funded on Kickstarter. Not one to rest, Michael later
designed and successfully funded HackRF One, an open source SDR
platform that attracted the attention of the amateur radio community.
Michael will talk about his unique perspective on the community as an
outsider looking in, why he resisted getting a license for years, and
why he finally decided to join. Michael will also share his thoughts
on what it means to be a hacker, what it means to be a ham, and what
amateur radio may look like in the decades to come. Tickets ($35 each)
must be purchased online in advance on the AMSAT website at
www.amsat.org through the AMSAT Store tab. Tickets will not be sold at
the Hamvention or at the door. Tickets purchased online may be
collected at the AMSAT booth (433-435, 444-446). The Banquet will take
place at the Kohler Presidential Banquet Center, 4572 Presidential
Way, Kettering, OH 45429 (just south of Dayton). The cash bar will
open at 1830 EDT, with the dinner commencing around 1900 EDT.

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SPACE FEST

Visit the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on May 15-16 for a
multitude of exciting space-related activities! The museum and a
number of partner organizations will offer hands-on activities for all
ages, including special appearances by astronauts, a 5K fun run/walk
and 1-mile kids' race, a star-gaze with telescopes, a chance to see
the museum's Space Shuttle Exhibit, model rocket building and
launching, and much more. Admission to most activities is FREE! More
information, including a detailed schedule is available at
www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ spacefest.asp.



E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD
V.P. for Educational Relations, AMSAT-NA

Have you donated to get your Fox-1 Challenge Coin Yet?
http://www.amsat.org/?p=3275

From wageners at gmail.com  Tue May 12 17:06:09 2015
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 12:06:09 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Events of Interest at This Year's Hamvention
In-Reply-To: <CAM5+sosHXPuuHhNG-Qh0Xh34_QotCg7wtdRTcN1TS4Y7zO+0og@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAM5+sosHXPuuHhNG-Qh0Xh34_QotCg7wtdRTcN1TS4Y7zO+0og@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHCnDQw9wNao=jSnPNyxC5d4icd6popD9PZfYtxRr1tebA@mail.gmail.com>

Very impressive!


Stefan

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:19 AM, E.Mike McCardel <mccardelm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Here is a list of Educational, Technical and Space Related events
> happening at Dayton's Hamvention over the weekend. Just in the event
> you might run out of things to do.
>
> Make sure you visit the AMSAT Booth, Booths 433-435 and 444-446 (Both
> sides of the aisle).
>
> This would be a great time to join AMSAT in this "YEAR OF THE FOX"
>
> EMike
>
> AMSAT Dinner @ Tickets
> Tickets Pub & Eatery, 7 West Main Street, Fairborn, OH 45324
>
> The sixth annual AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) "Dinner at
> Tickets" party will be held Thursday at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub &
> Eatery at 7 W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. Great selection of Greek and
> American food and great company! No program or speaker, just good
> conversation. Food can be ordered from the menu; drinks (beer, wine,
> sodas and iced tea) are available at the bar. Leave room for dessert;
> there's an in-house ice cream shop! Come as you are. Bring some
> friends and have a great time the night before Hamvention.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Friday 9:15-11:15 Room 1
>
> TAPR Forum
>
> Moderator: Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI, past TAPR Director and past TAPR
> Vice President
> Speakers: Steve Bible, N7HPR, TAPR President Steve Ford, WB8IMY, QST
> Editor, Write for QST/QEX
>
> Bill Curtice, WA8APB, and Bob Dixon, W8ERD, Hamnet Mesh: Consider the
> Possibilities! High speed, digital, microwave mesh networks offer hams
> an exciting array of new communications possibilities supporting
> experimentation, remote sensing and control, and emergency
> communications. Mesh is the ultimate "experimenter's sandbox", serving
> as an ideal host for a wide variety of "maker" projects and
> applications. This presentation will introduce mesh, describing what
> it is, how it works, and how it's deployed. We will then address a
> variety of mesh applications, to include those hosted by Raspberry Pi
> and similar processors.
>
> Bryan Fields, W9CR, High Speed IP Radio A presentation on High-Speed
> IP radio with an emphasis on building regional highly available
> networks. Utilizing the same techniques which enable the Internet,
> Amateur Radio networks may be built; connecting projects to the
> Internet or other sites. These networks form a resilient backup to
> cable, DSL and phone commercial internet connections.
>
> Chris Testa, KD2BMH, Whitebox Project: New Charlie Prototype Come
> check out the third prototype of the Whitebox handheld SDR project.
> This is a software-defined transceiver that will be FCC-legal and can
> communicate using essentially any mode and protocol up to 1 MHz wide
> on frequencies between 50 and 1000 MHz. It pairs with your smartphone,
> and runs all Open Source Software on an embedded uClinux system.
>
> Mike Ossmann, Spectrum Monitoring with Software Defined Radio Many of
> the current crop of SDR platforms support a very wide range of
> operating frequencies covering more than a GHz of bandwidth, but most
> users of those platforms find themselves looking at waterfall displays
> showing a few MHz at most. Let's look at how we can use SDR to monitor
> activity over several GHz of spectrum and visualize the results over
> both short and long periods of time.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Friday 10:30-12:00 Room 3
>
> Instructors' Forum
>
> Moderator: Carole Perry, WB2MGP The Instructors' Forum is designed to
> inform and share ideas with teachers, instructors and leaders of youth
> groups that incorporate Ham Radio in their programs with young adults.
>
> Speakers: EMike McCardel,KC8YLD, VP for Educational Relations
> AMSAT-NA, AMSAT Educational Outreach and New ARISS Proposal Guidelines
> An overview of educational outreach opportunities and activities
> available through AMSAT and its educational partners, including the
> ARRL and ARISS.
>
> Stan Reubenstein, WA6RNU, president emeritus of Radio Club of America
> and on the RCA Youth Activities Committee, International Efforts to
> Promote Youth in Ham Radio A discussion of the efforts in recruitment
> in different countries and motivations to keep young hams involved and
> engaged in radio.
>
> Ed Engleman, KG8CX, co-founder of Y.A.C.H.T. (Young Amateurs
> Communications Ham Team) program, Promoting Ham Radio to Youth in a
> Boys and Girls Club Setting and Creating and Maintaining Activity and
> Interest through an Echolink Youth Group and Net. All presenters will
> provide handouts for the audience members.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Friday 11:30-12:30 Room 1
>
> APRS
>
> Speakers: Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, APRS Operating notes
> Byon Garrabrant, N6BG, Byonics Update
> Allen Lord, AF6OF, Microtrack Update
> Jason Rausch, KE4NYV, RPC Electronics Update
> Don Arnold, W6GPS, AVMAP G6 update
> Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO, author of YAAC
> Bryan Hoyer, K7UDR, NW Digital Radio
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Friday 12:15-2:15 Room 2
>
> Balloon Sat
>
> Moderators: Bill Brown, WB8ELK, & Doug Loughmille, W5BL
> Speakers: Bill Brown, WB8ELK, Miniature Trackers and Long Duration Flights
> Gene Swiech, WB9COY, Arizona Near Space Research Ballooning Brian
> Tanner, Spaceport Indiana STEM Activities
> Keith Kaiser, WA0TJT, Jurassic Pigs and Other Adventures in High
> Altitude Ballooning, Part 2
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Friday 12:15-1:15 Room 3
>
> Hams in Space Speakers:
>
> Randy Schulze, KD0HKD, and Eddy Paul, KY0F
>
> You don't need 100W of transmit power nor expensive antenna arrays to
> work the FM amateur satellites! Many hams already have the necessary
> equipment to "work the birds." The Hams in Space Presentation will
> walk you through ALL the steps needed to successfully work ham
> satellites. An emphasis of "Keep it Simple" and "Have Fun" is stressed
> throughout.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Saturday 9:15-12 Room 2
>
> 2015 Youth Forum
>
> (Note: AMSAT will be presenting Gould's Getting Started guide the
> presenters and a couple more for the Youth Drawing at this event)
>
> Moderator: Carole Perry, WB2MGP Come show support and join the fun by
> attending this forum that showcases our young, talented hams. Bring
> kids with you to inspire them by seeing role models having fun and
> being creative in ham radio activities. Lots of surprise guests will
> be stopping by. We will be having fabulous door prizes for adults and
> youth who are in attendance.
> Speakers:
> Tyler Hammond, KD8UAY, 13 years old, Contesting for Elementary Students
>
> Abbigail Wilson, KF5BEW, 18 years old, and Kendra Wilson, KF5FYS, 16
> years old, Youth and the Future of Ham Radio
>
> Sam Case, KG7HBY, 11 years old, The Friday Night QSO Party
>
> Jesse Shulins, KB1YNK, 17 years old, Pneumatic Mast Systems for the
> Radio Amateur
>
> Faith Hannah Lea, WA4BBC, 10 years old, and Zechariah Lea, WX4TVJ, 12
> years old, Experiences in Antenna Selection, Construction, and Use for
> VHF Applications
>
> Cameron Thurston, N8CAM, 16 years old, Contesting with N3FJP Software
> Saturday 11:15-1:30  Room 5
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> AMSAT Forum
>
> Moderator: Alan Biddle, WA4SCA
> Speakers:
>
> Barry Baines, WD4ASW, AMSAT-NA President, AMSAT Status Report will
> highlight recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of the
> challenges, accomplishments, and exciting projects of the
> organization.
>
> Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT-NA Vice President for Human Spaceflight,
> ARISS Report 2015 will discuss ARISS development & operations on the
> International Space Station.
>
> Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT-NA Engineering Vice President, AMSAT-NA Fox
> Satellite Program will discuss the upcoming launches of four Fox
> spacecraft and exciting new engineering developments.
>
> Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT-NA Operations Vice President, AMSAT
> Satellite Operations will discuss current satellites, as well as those
> planned for launch in the next year.
>
> Tom Clark, K3IO, AMSAT-NA President Emeritus, AMSAT's Skunk Works will
> discuss some innovated R&D items for future spacecraft.
>
> EMike McCardel, KC8YLD, AMSAT-NA Educational Relations Vice President,
> Amateur Satellites, Education, and You! will discuss the resources and
> equipment which supports the educational goals of AMSAT-NA.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Saturday 12-1 Room 3
>
> Fast Scan ATV
>
> Moderator: Art Towslee, WA8RMC, Introduction and Wrap-Up
> Speakers:
> Gordon West, WB6NOA, Life After the P.C. Analog Tx/Rx
>
> Mel Whitten, K0PFX, Getting started in Digital Amateur Television
>
> Dr. Al Torres, KP4AQI, VSWR: Why It Does Not Mean As Much As You Think
> (For ATVers)
>
> Mike Collis, WA6SVT, ATV in Southern California, Overview
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Saturday 1:45-3:00 Room 5
>
> ARRL Forum ARRL is honored to welcome NASA Astronaut Edward Michael
> "Mike" Fincke (Colonel, US Air Force, retired) as our guest to
> Hamvention.
>
> Mike holds an Amateur Radio license, call sign KE5AIT, and operated
> ham radio equipment from aboard the International Space Station as
> part of the Expedition 9 and 18 crews -- making radio contacts with
> students, teachers, and the general Amateur Radio community. In June
> 2004, Mike delighted many radio amateurs by making contacts during
> ARRL Field Day. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
> (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of ARRL, the Radio Amateur Satellite
> Corporation (AMSAT), NASA, and other international space agencies and
> international Amateur Radio organizations around the world. This forum
> is sponsored by ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio.
>
> Special Guest Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke, KE5AIT - NASA Astronaut
> ARRL is honored to welcome NASA Astronaut Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke
> (Colonel, US Air Force, retired) as our guest to Hamvention (R). Mike
> holds an Amateur Radio license, call sign KE5AIT, and operated ham
> radio equipment from aboard the International Space Station as part of
> the Expedition 9 and 18 crews -- making radio contacts with students,
> teachers, and the general Amateur Radio community. In June 2004, Mike
> delighted many radio amateurs by making contacts during ARRL Field
> Day. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a
> cooperative venture of ARRL, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
> (AMSAT), NASA, and other international space agencies and
> international Amateur Radio organizations around the world. You can
> meet and greet Mike in the ARRL exhibit area (times and locations will
> be posted). Mike has also been confirmed as a Hamvention (R) forum
> speaker
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Sunday 10:30-11:30 Room 3
>
> Engaging Youth in Ham Radio through Informal Education Opportunities
>
> (Note that ARRL's Teachers Institute is a close ally and partner of
> AMSAT Education)
>
> Moderator: Larry Kendall, K6NDL, Instructor, ARRL's Teachers Institute
> on Wireless Technology
> Larry Kendall, K6NDL, is an Instructor for ARRL's Teachers Institute
> on Wireless Technology (TI) -- an outreach program that sponsors
> professional development seminars for educators, motivating teachers
> and schools to use radio electronics and related technologies to
> inspire students studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
> (STEM). Larry has been an educator and curriculum developer since 1981
> and teaches middle school Technology and Robotics at Sitting Bull
> Academy in Apple Valley, California. Before becoming a TI Instructor,
> Larry participated in ARRL's TI-1, TI-2: Space in the Classroom, and
> TI-2: Remote Sensing workshops. Larry will share some best practices
> and resources, including experiences from participating in Scouting's
> Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) through his involvement as a board member
> of the Victor Valley Amateur Radio Club. This forum is sponsored by
> ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> AMSAT: Amateur Satellite Demonstrations
> Fri, May 15,and May 16
> Sat 9am - 4pm
> Sun, May 17, 9am - 11am
>
> Hara Arena Conference & Exhibition Center Door 1 Description Amateur
> Satellite operation demonstrations will be held outside the Ball Arena
> entrance. AMSAT will be demonstrating actual contacts with the
> operational amateur satellites every day. We especially want to invite
> youth to make a contact via an amateur satellite. All are invited to
> observe, participate and ask questions. Satellite pass times will be
> posted at the AMSAT booth (433-435, 444- 446) and in the demo area.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> AMSAT/TAPR Banquet Fri, May 15, 6:30pm - 9:00pm Kohler Presidential
> Banquet Center,
> 4572 Presidential Way, Kettering, OH 45429
>
> TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE FROM AMSAT STORE
>
> The ninth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be held on Friday night, May
> 15, at 1830 EDT. This dinner is always a highlight of the AMSAT (Radio
> Amateur Satellite Corp.) and TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio)
> activities during the Dayton Hamvention. This year's speaker will be
> Michael Ossmann, AD0NR, "Adventures of a Hacker Turned Ham" Michael
> Ossmann, AD0NR, grew up as a computer nerd embracing the hacker ethos.
> Eventually Michael became very interested in the security of wireless
> systems such as remote keyless entry, garage door openers, Wi-Fi, and
> Bluetooth. He designed Ubertooth One, a Bluetooth sniffer that was
> successfully funded on Kickstarter. Not one to rest, Michael later
> designed and successfully funded HackRF One, an open source SDR
> platform that attracted the attention of the amateur radio community.
> Michael will talk about his unique perspective on the community as an
> outsider looking in, why he resisted getting a license for years, and
> why he finally decided to join. Michael will also share his thoughts
> on what it means to be a hacker, what it means to be a ham, and what
> amateur radio may look like in the decades to come. Tickets ($35 each)
> must be purchased online in advance on the AMSAT website at
> www.amsat.org through the AMSAT Store tab. Tickets will not be sold at
> the Hamvention or at the door. Tickets purchased online may be
> collected at the AMSAT booth (433-435, 444-446). The Banquet will take
> place at the Kohler Presidential Banquet Center, 4572 Presidential
> Way, Kettering, OH 45429 (just south of Dayton). The cash bar will
> open at 1830 EDT, with the dinner commencing around 1900 EDT.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> SPACE FEST
>
> Visit the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on May 15-16 for a
> multitude of exciting space-related activities! The museum and a
> number of partner organizations will offer hands-on activities for all
> ages, including special appearances by astronauts, a 5K fun run/walk
> and 1-mile kids' race, a star-gaze with telescopes, a chance to see
> the museum's Space Shuttle Exhibit, model rocket building and
> launching, and much more. Admission to most activities is FREE! More
> information, including a detailed schedule is available at
> www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ spacefest.asp.
>
>
>
> E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD
> V.P. for Educational Relations, AMSAT-NA
>
> Have you donated to get your Fox-1 Challenge Coin Yet?
> http://www.amsat.org/?p=3275
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Tue May 12 22:28:30 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 18:28:30 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dayton Satellite Demos on Periscope
Message-ID: <CABzOSOp2AzS9z-j+NT_q=ES2oSt7QvxR9thP_aXH73Kfgyx0HA@mail.gmail.com>

Good evening,

I plan to broadcast a few of the AMSAT satellite demos via Periscope.
If you can't make it to Dayton, feel free to tune in and see the AMSAT
demo station in action! Follow @PRStoetzer on Twitter and when the
Periscope stream is live, a link to it will be tweeted
(https://twitter.com/prstoetzer).

I will try to remind everyone of specific passes that I will broadcast
as we get closer to the date. This is, of course, dependent on
adequate cell phone data service outside of Hara Arena. With that many
people around, it may not be possible. Unfortunately, it will not be
possible to livestream the AMSAT forum due to a lack of cell service
inside the forum hall.

I may also do Periscope streams of other things relevant to those
interested in amateur satellites, so keep an eye on my Twitter account
over the weekend.

73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM

From n8hm at arrl.net  Wed May 13 00:04:33 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 20:04:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Periscope AO-73 Demo Tonight at 0155 UTC
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqp8jcACGp70n7MvKpyH3GTb2sR8_g1tH190eNbFL+fRg@mail.gmail.com>

Good evening,

As a test drive for Dayton, I will be demoing a pass of AO-73 tonight
at 01:55 UTC via Periscope. Check my Twitter account
(https://twitter.com/PRStoetzer) for the link about 5 minutes before
the pass starts, or follow me on Periscope.

This will be a short pass as the satellite will enter sunlight at
02:00:53 and the transponder will shut off.

73,

Paul, N8HM

From peter at peterkazakoff.ca  Wed May 13 06:33:03 2015
From: peter at peterkazakoff.ca (Peter Kazakoff)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 23:33:03 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Circular or linear polarization for a cubesat - amateur
	preference?
Message-ID: <CALfyHmv308MCgmaO9vHhjvS_oweit-Bdt+CB=tVpgcYWYZWWsA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi folks,

I'm currently working on finalizing the design of an undergraduate 3U cube
satellite (ECOSat-II at the University of Victoria in Canada) which will
retain some amateur satellite capabilities. The design won the Canadian
Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) in 2013, and the prize is a launch into a
600 km sun synchronous polar orbit, so it in all likelihood will actually
fly.

Current specifications are:

   - RX: 70cm amateur space band, < 1 dB noise figure, omnidirectional
   pattern
   - TX: 2m amateur space band, 2 watts maximum transmit power,
   omnidirectional pattern

Supported modes:

   - Narrowband FM repeat
   - 40 kHz wide non-inverting linear transponder
   - 9600 baud DQPSK custom digital mode with forward error correction

The satellite uses an SDR board with 200 kHz I-Q bandwidth that we've
designed ourselves, so all the modes can run concurrently on the single
communications system.

The digital mode is something that we designed for our telemetry & control
link, but we'll publish a specification so amateurs with SDRs can still
play with anything that isn't critical for spacecraft operation (for
example: amateurs can poll the status of various subsystems and read the
telemetry files, but can't change the attitude control setpoint or update
firmware). If there's time before launch we'll probably also implement some
kind of message board service on this mode so amateurs can send
store-and-forward text messages.

Anyway, here's a SolidWorks render of the current design:
http://on.fb.me/1cRkB4J.

You can see that the satellite uses two dipole antennas, one for each band.
The problem that I see with this is that amateurs are going to need
circular polarized antennas for full-duplex transmission - as the antennas
are mounted 90 degrees apart, pointing a linear Yagi at the satellite means
that both linear polarizations can't be received at the same time. You can
do it with a crossed Yagi (circular polarized) but at the expense of 3 dB
of link margin in each direction. (This wasn't my design - it was designed
before I joined the team).

I'm considering trimming both dipoles down to half-wavelength for 70cm and
then using them as a single turnstile antenna. I can then feed the antenna
through a diplexer and 90 degree hybrid to give a circular pattern. I think
this was unattractive before because the design was hard to model, but
Keysight just gave us a copy of some pretty expensive high end RF design
software and field simulators so I should be able to get it all working in
software before building it.

The advantage to this approach is that an amateur station on the ground can
use a straightforward linear Yagi and only suffer 3dB of loss regardless of
spacecraft orientation about the zenith-nadir axis. Amateur stations with
crossed Yagis can get the full signal, provided they match the polarization
and the satellite isn't tumbling.

Thoughts?

-- 
*Peter Kazakoff*
ECOSat <http://csdc.uvic.ca/> Communications Lead
4th Year Electrical Engineering Student
University of Victoria
*(250) 920 - 6870*

From bruninga at usna.edu  Wed May 13 13:09:15 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 09:09:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Circular or linear polarization for a cubesat -
 amateur preference?
In-Reply-To: <CALfyHmv308MCgmaO9vHhjvS_oweit-Bdt+CB=tVpgcYWYZWWsA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALfyHmv308MCgmaO9vHhjvS_oweit-Bdt+CB=tVpgcYWYZWWsA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <15d3c05ea88e38d4d5efcb5e5240490f@mail.gmail.com>

Regarding the antenna.  The only stations that will see pure circular
polarization are the ones directly below it, everyone else will see more
and more linear .  And stations are only directly below it (within 45
degrees) less than 5% of the total time in view.    AND they see signasl
that are 10 dB stronger, so circularity gains nothing.
See: http://aprs.org/LEO-tracking.html

The geopmetry of a LEO satellite pass is that the satellite is seen below
20 degrees to the horizon for more than 2/3rds of all pass times, so
everyone is seeing mostly linear signals anyway.  So it is not "circular"
polarization you want, but "cross polarization".  They are the same thing,
but the reality is that you just want to make sure that both polarizations
are covered since MOST of the time, MOST users are only going to be seeing
MOSTly just one or the other.

SO your antennas should not be two-monopoles out opposites sides of the
spacecraft, but two 90 degree fed monopoles on a corner.  This gives both
polarizations.

Besides two 1/4 wave monopoles fed on opposite edges of a 4" spacecraft
are not really a dipole since they are not fed at the center of a
half-wave dipole.  There will be additional nulls compared to a free space
dipole due to the 4" phasing separation of the monopoles.

Take these last comments with a grain of salt, but that's what I feel is
the reality of the situation.  Model and compare.  But the first part is
what most people overlook.... that is, almost all (95%) of satellite
operation is within 20 degrees of the horizon and most users then are
always off to the SIDE of the spacecraft.

Bob, WB4APR



-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Peter
Kazakoff
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 2:33 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Circular or linear polarization for a cubesat -
amateur preference?

Hi folks,

I'm currently working on finalizing the design of an undergraduate 3U cube
satellite (ECOSat-II at the University of Victoria in Canada) which will
retain some amateur satellite capabilities. The design won the Canadian
Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) in 2013, and the prize is a launch into
a
600 km sun synchronous polar orbit, so it in all likelihood will actually
fly.

Current specifications are:

   - RX: 70cm amateur space band, < 1 dB noise figure, omnidirectional
   pattern
   - TX: 2m amateur space band, 2 watts maximum transmit power,
   omnidirectional pattern

Supported modes:

   - Narrowband FM repeat
   - 40 kHz wide non-inverting linear transponder
   - 9600 baud DQPSK custom digital mode with forward error correction

The satellite uses an SDR board with 200 kHz I-Q bandwidth that we've
designed ourselves, so all the modes can run concurrently on the single
communications system.

The digital mode is something that we designed for our telemetry & control
link, but we'll publish a specification so amateurs with SDRs can still
play with anything that isn't critical for spacecraft operation (for
example: amateurs can poll the status of various subsystems and read the
telemetry files, but can't change the attitude control setpoint or update
firmware). If there's time before launch we'll probably also implement
some kind of message board service on this mode so amateurs can send
store-and-forward text messages.

Anyway, here's a SolidWorks render of the current design:
http://on.fb.me/1cRkB4J.

You can see that the satellite uses two dipole antennas, one for each
band.
The problem that I see with this is that amateurs are going to need
circular polarized antennas for full-duplex transmission - as the antennas
are mounted 90 degrees apart, pointing a linear Yagi at the satellite
means that both linear polarizations can't be received at the same time.
You can do it with a crossed Yagi (circular polarized) but at the expense
of 3 dB of link margin in each direction. (This wasn't my design - it was
designed before I joined the team).

I'm considering trimming both dipoles down to half-wavelength for 70cm and
then using them as a single turnstile antenna. I can then feed the antenna
through a diplexer and 90 degree hybrid to give a circular pattern. I
think this was unattractive before because the design was hard to model,
but Keysight just gave us a copy of some pretty expensive high end RF
design software and field simulators so I should be able to get it all
working in software before building it.

The advantage to this approach is that an amateur station on the ground
can use a straightforward linear Yagi and only suffer 3dB of loss
regardless of spacecraft orientation about the zenith-nadir axis. Amateur
stations with crossed Yagis can get the full signal, provided they match
the polarization and the satellite isn't tumbling.

Thoughts?

--
*Peter Kazakoff*
ECOSat <http://csdc.uvic.ca/> Communications Lead 4th Year Electrical
Engineering Student University of Victoria
*(250) 920 - 6870*
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From wouterweg at gmail.com  Wed May 13 14:43:10 2015
From: wouterweg at gmail.com (Wouter Weggelaar)
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 16:43:10 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Circular or linear polarization for a cubesat -
 amateur preference?
In-Reply-To: <CALfyHmv308MCgmaO9vHhjvS_oweit-Bdt+CB=tVpgcYWYZWWsA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALfyHmv308MCgmaO9vHhjvS_oweit-Bdt+CB=tVpgcYWYZWWsA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKXf1rFv14s9OfXJrqm+_HGCeAKS2UioENmJZ232=_DMiO_hHA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

If you would like to estimate the signals of both configurations, you can
also listen to existing satellites with certain antenna configurations that
are already in orbit.

Do you plan on stabilizing the satellite and if so, around which axis, or
do you plan to do pointing?
Its always difficult to select the correct antenna configuration based on
all variables. I do not think there is a certain preference, but you can
keep in mind that the majority of people entering the amateur satellite
hobby will first try linear antennas. The top stations may have
polarization switchable between LHCP, RHCP, and linear H/V or in case of
X-configuration, not exactly H/V.

If you want to get an idea of these signals, you can tune in to:
- Delfi-C3 (DO-64), 1200bd BPSK, canted turnstile (circular) on 3U body,
free tumbling in space (no fixed attitude)
- FUNcube-1 (AO-73), 1200bd BPSK with FEC, double dipole config, free
tumbling
- FUNcube-2 on UKube, 1200bd BPSK with FEC, monopole on 3U body, stabilized
- QB50p1 and p2 (EO-79 and EO-80), 1200bd BPSK AX.25, monopoles on 2U body,
stabilized
- Triton-1, 1200bd BPSK AX.25, monopole on 3U body, free tumbling

There are other satellites, but I am naming these because I built radio
hardware for all of them, and therefore know their configurations.

Notes:
* Delfi-C3 operates in sunlight only, and may not be on all the time
* Ukube had the FUNcube-2 payload that is not always on. You can also try
the main beacon 1200bps BPSK AX.25.
* The FUNcube telemetrey downlink is always ON and provides a nice way to
measure fading. The dashboard software also includes FEC error counts

If you need any help finding frequencies, let me know.

Wouter PA3WEG

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Peter Kazakoff <peter at peterkazakoff.ca>
wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I'm currently working on finalizing the design of an undergraduate 3U cube
> satellite (ECOSat-II at the University of Victoria in Canada) which will
> retain some amateur satellite capabilities. The design won the Canadian
> Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) in 2013, and the prize is a launch into a
> 600 km sun synchronous polar orbit, so it in all likelihood will actually
> fly.
>
> Current specifications are:
>
>    - RX: 70cm amateur space band, < 1 dB noise figure, omnidirectional
>    pattern
>    - TX: 2m amateur space band, 2 watts maximum transmit power,
>    omnidirectional pattern
>
> Supported modes:
>
>    - Narrowband FM repeat
>    - 40 kHz wide non-inverting linear transponder
>    - 9600 baud DQPSK custom digital mode with forward error correction
>
> The satellite uses an SDR board with 200 kHz I-Q bandwidth that we've
> designed ourselves, so all the modes can run concurrently on the single
> communications system.
>
> The digital mode is something that we designed for our telemetry & control
> link, but we'll publish a specification so amateurs with SDRs can still
> play with anything that isn't critical for spacecraft operation (for
> example: amateurs can poll the status of various subsystems and read the
> telemetry files, but can't change the attitude control setpoint or update
> firmware). If there's time before launch we'll probably also implement some
> kind of message board service on this mode so amateurs can send
> store-and-forward text messages.
>
> Anyway, here's a SolidWorks render of the current design:
> http://on.fb.me/1cRkB4J.
>
> You can see that the satellite uses two dipole antennas, one for each band.
> The problem that I see with this is that amateurs are going to need
> circular polarized antennas for full-duplex transmission - as the antennas
> are mounted 90 degrees apart, pointing a linear Yagi at the satellite means
> that both linear polarizations can't be received at the same time. You can
> do it with a crossed Yagi (circular polarized) but at the expense of 3 dB
> of link margin in each direction. (This wasn't my design - it was designed
> before I joined the team).
>
> I'm considering trimming both dipoles down to half-wavelength for 70cm and
> then using them as a single turnstile antenna. I can then feed the antenna
> through a diplexer and 90 degree hybrid to give a circular pattern. I think
> this was unattractive before because the design was hard to model, but
> Keysight just gave us a copy of some pretty expensive high end RF design
> software and field simulators so I should be able to get it all working in
> software before building it.
>
> The advantage to this approach is that an amateur station on the ground can
> use a straightforward linear Yagi and only suffer 3dB of loss regardless of
> spacecraft orientation about the zenith-nadir axis. Amateur stations with
> crossed Yagis can get the full signal, provided they match the polarization
> and the satellite isn't tumbling.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> --
> *Peter Kazakoff*
> ECOSat <http://csdc.uvic.ca/> Communications Lead
> 4th Year Electrical Engineering Student
> University of Victoria
> *(250) 920 - 6870*
> _______________________________________________
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From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Wed May 13 17:28:39 2015
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 17:28:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sarah Brightman's ISS Mission Postponed
Message-ID: <434385390.2261874.1431538119257.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Sarah Brightman ? Space Flight Postponed
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/13/sarah-brightman-space-flight-postponed/


73 Trevor M5AKA
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From dphelps1 at ameritech.net  Wed May 13 18:22:33 2015
From: dphelps1 at ameritech.net (Douglas Phelps)
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 18:22:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Need someone to call about Thursday AMSAT setup.
Message-ID: <1653986563.1484366.1431541353295.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

I am at the Brookville KOA. ?I have equipment related to the display. ?I need to know what time setup starts. ?I also need to find transportation. ?Keith Pugh ?please call me at 847-514-8566 today. ?If anyone can give me Keith's cellphone, that will work also.

From martha at amsat.org  Wed May 13 21:32:39 2015
From: martha at amsat.org (Martha)
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 17:32:39 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
Message-ID: <CAPk0USz+9RXOZSNxoG1Yi1bs4E11_Oc4x+mGRMe-xM0r=rAJRA@mail.gmail.com>

The AMSAT office  will be closed until Tuesday, May 19th.  I will be in
Dayton!

-- 

> 73- Martha (AMSAT's only employee)

From f6htj at aol.com  Wed May 13 21:39:47 2015
From: f6htj at aol.com (f6htj at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 17:39:47 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb]  FT847 satellite power output problem : solved
In-Reply-To: <14d4cbe7df6-3175-24a27@webstg-m08.mail.aol.com>
Message-ID: <14d4f381fc6-69ad-24af9@webstg-m02.mail.aol.com>


 
"Hello all; our F6KBR radio-club is almost ready to be active very soon via satellites with Yaesu FT847 rig but
we have a big problem: no power output on SAT position. Everything else is OK, any mode...
We tried full Reset (menu #39) but still same problem.

Thanks for any help.
73 de Michel F6HTJ"



    

 





 Hello all; now all is OK. The problem came from ALC mod.
 I had to remove the final ALC 2009 mod (cut the wire) and it works on sat position.
 
 http://www.ok2kkw.com/00000104/ft847_alc_mod/alc_ft847_en_2.htm
 
 73 de Michel F6HTJ
Amsat #7409
Radio club F6KBR (JN12kq)
   
    
           
       
      
      
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From ingejack at cox.net  Wed May 13 22:45:10 2015
From: ingejack at cox.net (ingejack at cox.net)
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 15:45:10 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT847 satellite power output problem : solved
In-Reply-To: <TZfq1q00d4F0Vt701ZfxzY>
Message-ID: <20150513184510.UQSQU.293222.imail@eastrmwml304>

Are you using Satpc32 ?? If yes then check your COM PORT in SATPC32... Also Baud rate should be 57600 for the FT847..
restart your SATPC32 and try the FT847 again ... 
I am using the FT847 and have no problems with my power out even if not using SATPC32.. 
Is your Microphone plugged in and tightened ?? I once could not get my FT847 to transmit due to a short in the Microphone plug..   That's all I can think of  73  JACK/KC7MG
---- f6htj--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote: 
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> "Hello all; our F6KBR radio-club is almost ready to be active very soon via satellites with Yaesu FT847 rig but
> we have a big problem: no power output on SAT position. Everything else is OK, any mode...
> We tried full Reset (menu #39) but still same problem.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 73 de Michel F6HTJ"
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> 
>  Hello all; now all is OK. The problem came from ALC mod.
>  I had to remove the final ALC 2009 mod (cut the wire) and it works on sat position.
>  
>  http://www.ok2kkw.com/00000104/ft847_alc_mod/alc_ft847_en_2.htm
>  
>  73 de Michel F6HTJ
> Amsat #7409
> Radio club F6KBR (JN12kq)
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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Thu May 14 23:50:59 2015
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa)
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 18:50:59 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Reminder: Cambi-Hams DXpedition to Mull Island is Active
	May 15-21
Message-ID: <000401d08ea0$d4518c10$7cf4a430$@net>

Good evening,

This news item will also run over the weekend in the ANS bulletins. We're
leaking it a bit early in case some may be able to take advantage of the DX
opportunity before the bulletins come out on Saturday ...

Reminder: Cambi-Hams DXpedition to Mull Island is Active May 15-21

The Cambi-Hams group is going to activate Mull, Inner Hebrides (IOSA NH15,
SCOTIA CN10, WW Loc. IO76EJ) from May 15 to 21. They plan to be active on
80-10m on SSB, CW, RTTY, and PSK; also on 6m, 4m, and 2m, and on satellites:
AO-7 (Mode B), VO-52, FO-29, SO-50, and AO-73. The group also hopes for
short trips to Iona (EU-008) and Treshnish Island (EU-108), see their
website for updates on that. QSL via ClubLog OQRS or via bureau.
http://dx.camb-hams.com/

[ANS thanks the DXNL Newsletter 1936 for May 13, 2015 for the above
information]

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org
AMSAT VP User Services




From rwmcgwier at gmail.com  Fri May 15 06:33:38 2015
From: rwmcgwier at gmail.com (Robert McGwier)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 02:33:38 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Flex 6000 Series Control Surface and Display
Message-ID: <CA+K5gzczw7_Ou8QvEZaqtCs8kGG1i7-WaDGnGTWB5PQzz=yy-A@mail.gmail.com>

This unit, called the Maestro, will eventually enable unprecedented
performance in SO2R with other offerings from Flex but also eventually
unparalleled full duplex operation..

http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/maestro/

-- 
Bob McGwier
Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
Research Professor Virginia Tech
Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)

From jimlist at zoho.com  Fri May 15 09:46:55 2015
From: jimlist at zoho.com (Jim Heck)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 10:46:55 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 mode change
In-Reply-To: <554DCF7F.6000206@zoho.com>
References: <DD357FA95DBC4C89A3D19AAB4EF3BFED@allgood.local>	<55282E67.7020104@zoho.com>	<553AB7FC.9040508@zoho.com>	<5543FCD1.8040305@zoho.com>
	<554DCF7F.6000206@zoho.com>
Message-ID: <5555C08F.9060506@zoho.com>

Hi All,

Just to advise that FUNcube-1 AO73 has just (at approx 1040 UTC) been 
commanded into continuous amateur mode. We expect to change it back to 
autonomous mode on Sunday pm.

Slightly earlier this weekend, to support demos at Dayton and DXpedition 
on Scottish Islands. See http://dx.camb-hams.com/ .

Have FUN!

73

Jim G3WGM




From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Fri May 15 20:58:45 2015
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 20:58:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?utf-8?q?Fox-1_September_=E2=80=93_Geo_Sat_on_5_and_1?=
	=?utf-8?q?0_GHz?=
Message-ID: <744154193.889033.1431723525276.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

ARRL report on Dayton Hamvention - Fox-1 launch September ? Geo Sat on 5 and 10 GHz
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/15/fox-1-launch-sept-geo-5-10-ghz/

Iowa CubeSat students get ham radio licenses
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/14/iowa-cubesat-students-get-ham-radio-licenses/


73 Trevor M5AKA
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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Fri May 15 22:22:14 2015
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 17:22:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-135 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Fox-1 News
	From Dayton
Message-ID: <007301d08f5d$98dd6100$ca982300$@net>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-135

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* Fox-1 News From Dayton
* AMSAT FieldOps Team Fox-1 Operating Guide is Available

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.01
ANS-135 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
May 15, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-135.01


Fox-1 News From Dayton

During the Dayton Hamvention, AMSAT Vice President Operations, Drew
Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and AMSAT Vice President - Engineering Jerry Buxton,
N0JY, provided more information about the Fox-1 satellites under
development. Buxton, N0JY, says Fox-1A has passed all environmental testing
and is integrated into the P-POD deployment canister. "The 'remove before
flight pin' has been pulled, the doors closed on the P-POD, and everything
is aboard the shipping container now en route to Vandenberg Air Force Base
in California for launch", said Buxton.

Previously Buxton had announced plans to incorporate an L band receiver in
Fox-1C and Fox-1D. The addition will allow ground commanded selection of the
U/v (normal Fox-1 bands) or the new L/v 1.2 GHz (23 cm) mode. Both bands
will operate as FM single channel. (See: http://www.amsat.org/?p=4000)

During the satellite operations segment of the AMSAT Forum Glasbrenner
provided the details of the uplink and downlink frequencies for the Fox-1 FM
cubesat fleet.

                               Fox-1 Frequencies

               Uplink FM (67 Hz tone)             Downlink FM

Fox-1A             435.180 MHz                    145.980 MHz

RadFxSat/Fox-1B*   435.250 MHz                    145.960 MHz

Fox-1C*            435.300 MHz                    145.920 MHz
                  1267.300 MHz **                 145.920 MHz

Fox-1D*            435.350 MHz                    145.880 MHz
                  1267.350 MHz **                 145.880 MHz

* Pending IARU Coordination, If needed, changes will be announced
** U/v and L/v operations switchable by command station, 
   not operational simultaneously

According to Buxton, the team is planning to have an affordable L band
uplink ground station available to amateurs by the time Fox-1C is on orbit.

+ Fox-1A will launch on a NASA ELaNa flight scheduled during the 
  third quarter, 2015 from Vandenberg AFB. Fox-1A is a passenger
  aboard this launch driven by the schedule of the primary payload.
  When updates are available with firm dates they will be announced 
  via the ANS bulletins and in the AMSAT Journal.

+ Fox-1B will fly with the Vanderbilt University radiation 
  experiments expected in 2016.

+ Fox-1C will launch on Spaceflight's maiden mission of the SHERPA 
  multi-cubesat deployer on a SpaceX Falcon 9 flight planned for
  late 2015.
  
+ Fox-1D is a flight spare for Fox-1C. If not needed as a spare 
  it will fly with the University of Iowa HERCI radiation mapping 
  experiment.

+ Fox-1E "Evolution" will carry a Mode J linear transponder. The 
  transponder is planned to be 30 kHz wide and will also have a 
  1200 bps BPSK telemetry beacon. Launch opportunities are being 
  developed, to be announced at a later date.

AMSAT has an immediate need to raise funds to cover both the launch contract
and additional materials for construction and testing for Fox-1C. Please
help us to continue to keep amateur radio in space. Donations may be made
via the:

+ Paypal and credit card payment on the AMSAT website at 
  http://www.amsat.org

+ Donation link in the AMSAT store: 
  http://store.amsat.org/catalog/

+ Call the AMSAT office at (888) 322-6728

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Engineering and AMSAT Operations Teams for the above
information]


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AMSAT FieldOps Team Fox-1 Operating Guide is Available

AMSAT's Director of Field Operations, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, invites you
to view and download the "Fox-1 Operating Guide" which was released at the
2015 Dayton Hamvention. This color PDF file is designed to print
double-sided. Two different resolution versions are available:

+ Low resolution PDF suitable for on-screen display (~400 KB size)

+ High resolution, press quality PDF for hard-copy printing (~2 MB size)

To access these files visit the AMSAT web and follow the path:

http://www.amsat.org --> Satellite Info --> Station and Operating Hints.

The direct link is http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2144 where you'll find the
link to the Guide.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT FieldOps Team for the above information]

/EX



From ka8qcu at pasty.net  Sat May 16 23:10:28 2015
From: ka8qcu at pasty.net (Doug Kuitula)
Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 19:10:28 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Test
Message-ID: <000c01d0902d$83158ca0$d359fb48@net>

Sorry just a test.

From wao at vfr.net  Sun May 17 03:39:40 2015
From: wao at vfr.net (Joseph Spier)
Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 20:39:40 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-137 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <55580D7C.6040508@vfr.net>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-137

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* Fox-1 Development, Launch, and Frequency Coordination Status at Dayton
* AMSAT FieldOps Team Fox-1 Operating Guide is Available
* US Naval Academy CubeSat Launch to Include Next APRS Satellite
* Iowa CubeSat students get ham radio licenses
* Extreme DX satellite contact between UK and Texas
* International Space Station Partners Adjust Spacecraft Schedule
* AMSAT Events
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over



SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-137.01
ANS-137 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 137.01
 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE May 17, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-137.01


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Fox-1 Development, Launch, and Frequency Coordination Status at Dayton
AMSAT Dayton Hamvention Annoucements (Saved)


During the AMSAT Forum at the Dayton Hamvention, AMSAT Vice President
Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and AMSAT Vice President ? Engineering
Jerry Buxton, N0JY, provided more information about the Fox-1 satellites 
under
development. Buxton, N0JY, says Fox-1A has passed all environmental 
testing and
is integrated into the P-POD deployment canister. "The 'remove before flight
pin' has been pulled, the doors closed on the P-POD, and everything is 
aboard
the shipping container now en route to Vandenberg Air Force Base in 
California
for launch", said Buxton.

Previously Buxton had announced plans to incorporate an L band receiver 
in Fox-
1C and Fox-1D. The addition will allow ground commanded selection of the U/v
(normal Fox-1 bands) or the new L/v 1.2 GHz (23 cm) mode. Both bands will
operate as FM single channel.
http://www.amsat.org/?p=4000

During the satellite operations segment of the AMSAT Forum Glasbrenner
provided the details of the uplink and downlink frequencies for the Fox-1 FM
cubesat fleet.

                                Fox-1 Frequencies

                Uplink FM (67 Hz tone)             Downlink FM

Fox-1A             435.180 MHz                    145.980 MHz

RadFxSat/Fox-1B*   435.250 MHz                    145.960 MHz

Fox-1C*            435.300 MHz                    145.920 MHz
                   1267.300 MHz **                 145.920 MHz

Fox-1D*            435.350 MHz                    145.880 MHz
                   1267.350 MHz **                 145.880 MHz

* Pending IARU Coordination, If needed, changes will be announced
** U/v and L/v operations switchable by command station,
    not operational simultaneously

According to Buxton, the team is planning to have an affordable L band 
uplink
ground station available to amateurs by the time Fox-1C is on orbit.

+ Fox-1A will launch on a NASA ELaNa flight scheduled during the
   third quarter, 2015 from Vandenberg AFB. Fox-1A is a passenger
   aboard this launch driven by the schedule of the primary payload.
   When updates are available they will be announced via the ANS and
   in the AMSAT Journal.

+ Fox-1B will fly with the Vanderbilt University radiation
   experiments expected in 2016.

+ Fox-1C will launch on Spaceflight?s maiden mission of the SHERPA
   multi-cubesat deployer on a SpaceX Falcon 9 flight planned for
   late 2015.

+ Fox-1D is a flight spare for Fox-1C. If not needed as a spare
   it will fly with the University of Iowa HERCI radiation mapping
   experiment.

+ Fox-1E ?Evolution? will carry a Mode J linear transponder. The
   transponder is planned to be 30 kHz wide and will also have a
   1200 bps BPSK telemetry beacon. Launch opportunities are being
   developed, to be announced at a later date.

AMSAT has an immediate need to raise funds to cover both the launch contract
and additional materials for construction and testing for Fox-1C. Please 
help
us to continue to keep amateur radio in space. Donations may be made via 
the:

+ Paypal and credit card payment on the AMSAT website at
   http://www.amsat.org

+ Donation link in the AMSAT store:
   http://store.amsat.org/catalog/

+ Call the AMSAT office at (888) 322-6728


[ANS thanks the AMSAT Engineering and AMSAT Operations Teams for the above
information]


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AMSAT FieldOps Team Fox-1 Operating Guide is Available


AMSAT's Director of Field Operations, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, invites you
to view and download the "Fox-1 Operating Guide" which was released at the
2015 Dayton Hamvention. This color PDF file is designed to print 
double-sided.
Two different resolution versions are available:

+ Low resolution PDF suitable for on-screen display (~400 KB size)

+ High resolution, press quality PDF for hard-copy printing (~2 MB size)

To access these files visit the AMSAT web and follow the path:

http://www.amsat.org --> Satellite Info --> Station and Operating Hints.

The direct link is
http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2144
where you'll find the link to the Guide.


[ANS thanks the AMSAT FieldOps Team for the above information]


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US Naval Academy CubeSat Launch to Include Next APRS Satellite


Sometime on or about May 20, the next US Naval Academy satellites and Brno
University PSK31 transponders head into space from Cape Canaveral on an 
Atlas 5
launcher and into an approximately 50? orbit. The launch will include 
the Psat
APRS satellite ? a pair of identical 1.5 U cubesats (A and B) ? as well 
as the
BRICsat and USS Langley (Unix Space Server Langley) nanosatellites.

  ?Psat is a Naval Academy student satellite project named in honor of 
one of
our graduates, Bradford Parkinson, of GPS fame, which contains an APRS
transponder for relaying remote telemetry, sensor, and user data from remote
users and Amateur Radio environmental experiments or other data sources 
back to
Amateur Radio experimenters via a global network of Internet-linked ground
stations,? explained APRS developer Bob Bruninga, WB4APR. In addition to the
data transponder, a secondary Brno University transponder will support 
multi-
user PSK31 text messaging. The APRS downlink will be 145.825 MHz (1200 baud
AX.25 APRS).

?We welcome radio amateurs worldwide to tune into the downlinks and either
IGate packets into the global APRS-IS system or to e-mail me,? Bruninga 
said.
?After launch, the next several orbits will be over USA and Europe.? 
Bruninga
said PSAT, including the PSK31 transponder, would not be available for use
until all on-orbit checks are complete, a process he said could take ?many,
many days.? He also requested reports on any PSK31 (FM) heard on 435.350 MHz
(the PSK31 uplink is 28.120 MHz).

The PSK31 multi-user FDMA transponder experiment on Psat and BRICsat  is
similar to the one on RAFT and PCSAT2. It will allow messaging among up 
to 30
modest ground stations simultaneously, Bruninga said.

Psat is one of five APRS-networked Amateur Radio satellites that will be in
orbit during 2015, and all will appear on the live APRS downlink page. The
others include PCsat-1, in orbit since 2001, QIKcom-1, set to launch in
September, QIKcom-2, set to launch in December, and the ARISS packet radio
system on board the International Space Station since 2007.

BRICsat will carry a PSK31 transponder with a 28.120 MHz uplink (2.5 kHz
bandwidth) and a UHF FM downlink on 435.350 MHz. Gunter?s Space Page 
describes
USS Langley as ?a proof-of-concept mission for providing global Internet 
access
via a nanosatellite constellation.? The satellite will act as a web 
server and
router in space, using Internet Protocol and Linux. Downlinks 437.475 
MHz (9600
baud AX.25 packet telemetry) with uplink at 145.825 MHz. The IARU 
coordination
page said that while 28.120 MHz is not in the band plan as a satellite
frequency, ?the panel considered the motivation for this frequency as to 
give
lower class license holders in the US the opportunity to participate in the
project.?

Bruninga said satellite experiments such as Psat ?serve our educational and
outreach goals for student projects encouraging young people to be 
interested
in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.? He said he hopes other 
schools
will build either additional 145.825 MHz relay satellites or experimental
sensors. ?We hope that Psat will be the ?egg? in this chicken-egg 
conundrum,?
he added.


[ANS thanks ARRL Letter for 5/14/2015 for the above information]


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Iowa CubeSat students get ham radio licenses


The University of Iowa reports its students will conduct a Van Allen 
radiation
belt experiment with the AMSAT Fox CubeSat

Thanks to a proposal by the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy, a 
group of
senior electrical and computer engineering students will reenact James Van
Allen?s original experiment ? this time with updated technology. Group 
members
Kevin Klosterman KD9CPF, Bryan Senchuk KD9CPD, Tyler Dunkel KE0CHR, and 
Patrick
Maloney KD9CPD took on the task as a part of their senior design project for
the College of Engineering.

The group is trying to figure out how much energy is emanating from the Van
Allen belts at a specific altitude. To measure that, they?ve built a 
radiation
sensor attached to a circuit board that will launch into space on a small
satellite. There, the radiation sensor will detect energetic particles  from
the Van Allen belts. The satellite will sit in a low-Earth orbit and 
circle the
globe every 90 minutes, some data will be transmitted in real time, but 
all of
it is stored for later transmission.

?I feel like we?ve learned something new every day,? Klosterman says.

Not only did the students have to come up with a design concept, write the
code to run the device, and build the circuit board by hand, they also 
had to
learn and become licensed ham radio operators as well.

The satellite that the students are using to launch into space is part 
of the
CubeSat program ? an initiative supported by NASA to help give students more
hands-on experience with space research ? and is being constructed by AMSAT,
the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, whose mission is to foster amateur
radio participation in space technology. The data from a full day of 
operating
the experiment will be transmitted from the satellite as it makes a 
single pass
over the CubeSat tracking station on top of Van Allen Hall.
The final result will be a full mapping of the radiation levels at a low 
Earth
orbit.

It is hoped the Fox CubeSat with an FM voice transponder will be launched
later this year.

Read the full story at
http://now.uiowa.edu/2015/05/seniors-reenact-van-allen-radiation-belt-
experiments

Each year 100?s of students are introduced to amateur radio through 
University
CubeSat satellite programs with many going on to get their amateur license.

AMSAT Fox
http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=1113


[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA and University of Iowa for the above information]


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Extreme DX satellite contact between UK and Texas


On April 27, 2015 at 1901 GMT, Cuban radio amateur Hector Martinez
W5CBF/CO6CBF achieved a 7537.8 km DX contact with UK amateur Peter 
Atkins G4DOL
via FO-29.

Hector reported, "I am pleased to report that Peter G4DOL and I had another
extreme QSO on FO-
29. It is my furthest contact on the birds!

Back on October 2013, Peter and I had a very nice contact between EL92sd,
Cienfuegos, Cuba and IO80so, Weymouth area, UK. It was a 7286 km contact and
probably the first contact between UK and Cuba on FO-29!

Peter and I desired to try again on FO-29, this time between EM21hs, 
Texas, US
and his habitual spot in IO80so. We were able to complete a very nice CW
contact on the 92319 orbit of FO-29. Peter had just 0.1 degree as maxim
elevation while I had 0.8 during the 80 seconds mutual window.

As before, Peter did all the hard work by driving until his habitual 
spot at a
cliff-top and setting up his ?portable satellite station? (19 elements 
Yagi for
435 MHz and 10 elements Yagi for 145 MHz both with horizontal 
polarization). FO-
29 was sounding really good on these orbits. It was a solid 559 satellite
contact, we were very impressed.

We made the calculations using our 10 digit grid squares at
http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html

The distance between the stations was 7537.799 km (4683.77 mi). To my
knowledge, the longest distance achieved on FO-29 until now had been 
7,533.685
km between Frank, K4FEG and Erich, DK1TB
http://www.qrz.com/db/k4feg

UPDATE 2015-05-08: K4KEG has now revised his distance to 7,538.685 km. This
puts his contact with DK1TB just ahead of that of W5CBF and G4DOL.

It appears that an even longer distance is achievable. It has been reported
that FO-29 has a ?theoretical maximum range? of 7502 km, but I guess that at
least 7600km is doable. We will try to break our own record!

This contact was possible thanks to the great feature implemented on SatPC32
V12.8b. There is an option of seeing the frequency you are at the satellite
receiver at any time during a pass. It allows the operators to tune the 
right
frequencies and attempt a contact without having to search for each other.

Thanks very much to Peter for his persistence, effort and all the fun!"

2013 FO-29 satellite contact between Cuba and the UK
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/10/20/fo-29-satellite-contact-between-cuba-and-the-uk/

FO-29 information
http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/two-way-comms-satellites/fuji-oscar-29-jas-2/


[ANS thanks Hector, W5CBF/CO6CBF and AMSAT-UK for the above information]


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International Space Station Partners Adjust Spacecraft Schedule


NASA and its international partners agreed Tuesday to set a new schedule for
spacecraft traffic to and from the International Space Station.

The partner agencies agreed to adjust the schedule after hearing the Russian
Federal Space Agency's (Roscosmos) preliminary findings on the recent 
loss of
the Progress 59 cargo craft. The exact dates have not yet been 
established, but
will be announced in the coming weeks. Roscosmos expects to provide an 
update
about the Progress 59 investigation on Friday, May 22.

The return to Earth for NASA's Terry Virts, ESA (European Space Agency)
astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov 
now is
targeted for early June. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts
Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka will remain aboard the station to 
begin
Expedition 44.

The next Russian cargo craft, Progress 60, will launch in early July to
deliver several tons of food, fuel and supplies. The space station has
sufficient supplies to support crews until the fall of 2015.

The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Expedition 44?s Kjell Lindgren of NASA, Oleg
Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency, will launch in late July from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The date of SpaceX?s seventh resupply flight under its commercial resupply
services contract with NASA still is under review but remains targeted 
for no
earlier than June 19. The mission will deliver to station additional 
supplies
and research that improve life on Earth and drive progress toward future 
space
exploration. It also will deliver the first of two international docking
adapters, which will enable future commercial crew vehicles to dock to the
orbiting laboratory.

Additional 2015 space station-related launch dates also are under review.

NASA will continue to update the launch schedule online at:
http://www.nasa.gov/launchschedule

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station


[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]


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AMSAT Events


Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around
the country.  Examples of these events are radio club meetings where
AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working
amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with
AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,
forums, and/or demonstrations).

*Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 15-17 2015, Dayton Hamvention in
Dayton OH (Hara Arena)

*Thursday, 21 May 2015 ? International Microwave Symposium 2015 in
Phoenix AZ

*Saturday, 6 June 2015 ? White Mountain Hamfest in Show Low AZ

*Friday and Saturday, 12-13 June 2015 ? HAM-COM in Irving TX (west of
Dallas)

*Thursday, 9 July 2015 ? presentation for the Escondido Amateur Radio
Society in Escondido CA

*Friday and Saturday, 7-8 August 2015 ? Austin Summerfest in Austin TX

*Saturday and Sunday, 22-23 August 2015 ? Boxboro Hamfest and ARRL
New England Convention in Boxborough MA

*Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 16-18 2015, AMSAT Symposium in
Dayton OH (Dayton Crown Plaza)


[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]


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ARISS News


Upcoming ARISS Contacts

It is unlikely that there will be any contacts with the Columbus module
station until after a crew change, which will probably occur in late June or
July.
Watch
http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html
for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled.

****************************************************************************

Latest ARISS News

* Gagarin from Outer Space: A contact was successful Thu 2015-05-07 at 
08:30
UTC with Ryazan State Radio Technical University, Ryazan, Russia, direct via
RK3SWB. The ISS callsign was RS?ISS, and the astronaut was Mikhail 
Korniyenko,
RN3BF.

* A contact was successful Sat 2015-05-09 08:20 UTC between Kursk, 
Russia, WWII
veterans, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign was RS?ISS, and the astronaut was
Gennady Padalka, RN3DT.

* Contacts on Sat 2015-05-09 09:52:06 UTC 27 deg with Istituto Tecnico
Industriale Statale ?Enrico Fermi,? Lucca, Italy, direct via IQ5LU, and with
Studi di Firenze ? Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino,
Italy, direct via IQ5PO, were both successful. The ISS callsign was 
IR?ISS, and
the astronaut was Samantha Cristoforetti IZ?UDF, who answered 22 questions.
There were several hundred in attendance at both locations, along with
newspaper and TV media. The event was streamed live on the Web.

State Technical Industrial Institute is named for Enrico Fermi and is 
located
in Lucca, Northern Tuscany. Five year courses are offered in Mechanics,
Electrotechnics, Electronics, Information, and Communication Tecnology with
several laboratories. There are about 700 students, aged 15 through 19. The
school had an Amateur Radio Club with the callsign IK5YOI (license expired).


[ANS thanks ARISS, and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information]


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Satellite Shorts From All Over


* Reminder: Cambi-Hams DXpedition to Mull Island is Active May 15-21

The Cambi-Hams group is going to activate Mull, Inner Hebrides (IOSA NH15,
SCOTIA CN10, WW Loc. IO76EJ) from May 15 to 21. They plan to be active 
on 80-
10m on SSB, CW, RTTY, and PSK; also on 6m, 4m, and 2m, and on 
satellites: AO-7
(Mode B), FO-29, SO-50, and AO-73. The group also hopes for short trips 
to Iona
(EU-008) and Treshnish Island (EU-108), see their website for updates on 
that.
QSL via ClubLog OQRS or via bureau.
http://dx.camb-hams.com/

Watch AMSAT's Upcoming Satellite Operations page for late breaking news 
about
DX and grid operations:
http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=3921

[ANS thanks the DXNL Newsletter 1936 for May 13, 2015 for the above 
information]


First all CW 73 on 73 Award

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, reports,
"Congratulations to Hideo Kambayashi, JH3XCU, for working 73 different 
stations
on AO-73 since September 1, 2014. Notably, he is the first to work all 73
different stations using CW."

For more information on the award see
http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/

AO-73 was launched on November 21, 2013 and is the first spacecraft to 
have a
primary mission of educational outreach to schools and the smallest ever
satellite to carry a linear (SSB/CW) transponder for radio amateurs.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]


New NASA Deputy Administrator is a Radio Ham

Prof. Dava Newman KB1HIK was sworn in as NASA Deputy Administrator on May 15
from her MIT office.

Her appointment had been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27. NASA
Administrator Charles Bolden (formerly KE4IQB) said, ?I am delighted 
with the
Senate confirmation of Dr. Dava Newman to be the deputy administrator of 
NASA.
The strong bipartisan support Dr. Newman received in the Senate is a 
reflection
of her well-earned reputation and renown as a global leader in science and
technology research and policy.?

Newman is a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and of engineering
systems. On the MIT faculty since 1993, she directs the Institute?s 
Technology
and Policy Program and MIT Portugal Program, and is co-director of the
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics? Man Vehicle Laboratory. She is a
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology faculty member, and a
Margaret McVicar Faculty Fellow.

Her research has included modeling human performance in low and 
micro-gravity
conditions, examining the dynamics and control of astronaut motion, and the
development of assisted walking devices for the physically handicapped. 
Perhaps
her most prominent project has been development of the BioSuit, a skintight
spacesuit that would give astronauts unprecedented comfort and freedom in
exploration of planetary surfaces and extra-vehicular activity.

After accepting the confirmation, Newman said, ?It?s an enormous honor to
serve at NASA in times when our country is extending humanity?s reach into
space while strengthening American leadership here on Earth. I?m profoundly
grateful to President Obama, the United States Senate, and Administrator 
Bolden
? along with everyone at MIT. I can?t wait to come aboard.?

http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/16/new-nasa-deputy-administrator-is-a-radio-ham/

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]


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73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
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-- 
-73
k6wao
Joe Spier
k6wao at amsat.net


From artnm1a at gmail.com  Sat May 16 22:13:24 2015
From: artnm1a at gmail.com (Art Charboneau)
Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 18:13:24 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] QSO on FO-29 with Dayton
Message-ID: <000301d09025$880c6dd0$98254970$@gmail.com>

Hello All,

 

This afternoon I worked a gentleman from the Dayton Hamvention running a
demo on FO-29. 

 

I inadvertently neglected to write down the callsign, if anyone can help me
out with the call it would be appreciated. 

 

The QSO was at 20:54Z on FO-29.

 

73

 

Art NM1A

nm1a at arrl.net


From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Mon May 18 04:41:26 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 00:41:26 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Gamma match on Circular polarization antennas?
Message-ID: <55596D76.7040402@frcuba.co.cu>

Hi,

I have read on numerous places that yaguis with gamma match must be 
avoided for circular polarization.

But it's my case.

I have access to cheap factory made 3 element yaguis for 2m with pretty 
good construction, and yes, it have gamma match.

I plan to use two of them 1/2 lambda apart and 90 degree shifted on X 
(V/H) and feed them in order to get either RHCP or LHCP...

Anyone has a real explanation of why I have to avoid gamma match for this?

It's really so bad, pros, cons?

Cheers to all.

-- 
M.Sc. Pavel Milanes Costa, CO7WT
SYSOP Nodo Gateway CO9JAZ
Ciudad de Camag?ey, Camag?ey, Cuba.
Cell: (+53) 53-847819


From rhyolite at leikhim.com  Mon May 18 07:02:20 2015
From: rhyolite at leikhim.com (Joe Leikhim)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 03:02:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb]  Gamma match on Circular polarization antennas?
Message-ID: <55598E7C.3040409@leikhim.com>

The old Cushcraft 144-20T CP antenna (Part of AOP-1) used Gamma Match on 
both phased yagis, on a common boom. This wasn't the greatest antenna in 
the world, it suffered precipitation static discharge because of the 
Gamma Match being ungrounded, among other mechanical deficiencies. But 
it did seem to have acceptable circularity, good directivity and plenty 
of gain  I suspect the problem may be in achieving identical phasing 
between antennas. A phasing problem will affect circularity.

See tuning discussion in the archive:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/200107/msg00595.html
-- 
Joe Leikhim


Leikhim and Associates

Communications Consultants

Oviedo, Florida

JLeikhim at Leikhim.com

407-982-0446

WWW.LEIKHIM.COM


From kayakfishtx at gmail.com  Mon May 18 15:19:38 2015
From: kayakfishtx at gmail.com (Clayton Coleman)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 10:19:38 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG/VE2 - FN35 & FN26 Update
Message-ID: <CAPovOwdCp6m-FtEEfT=mB1B=uKzYY_1Vw+fVbT73KSnOP=xgdg@mail.gmail.com>

I'm planning to operate the following passes from FN26 near Val-David,
QC, Canada on Thursday, 21 May:
SO-50 @ 17:55Z
FO-29 @ 19:40Z
FO-29 @ 21:27Z

73
Clayton
W5PFG (/VE2 starting Wednesday evening)

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll be visiting Montreal, QC, Canada again in a couple of weeks.
> Several individuals have asked me about operating satellites from grid
> FN26.  With those requests in mind, I will travel to FN26 for two
> orbits of FO-29.  I do not know the specific passes at this time.
>
> There are a few others who are looking to have FN35 confirmed.  I will
> post about those operations on Twitter @w5pfg shortly before and
> during the US Memorial Day Weekend Holiday.
>
> Please email me off-BB if you are interested in the FN26 operation.
>
> Thank you,
>
> 73
> Clayton
> W5PFG

From af5cc at fidmail.com  Mon May 18 17:56:11 2015
From: af5cc at fidmail.com (John Geiger)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 12:56:11 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS: Diamond 70cm beam
Message-ID: <CAHZ3kP_mBeZV5vko==yF9dF=XXdN4GQMJ-OxoyFekrO4X88u9w@mail.gmail.com>

I have for sale a Diamond A430S15 15 element UHF beam.  About 4 months old.
Comes with box and manual as well.  Still in great shape.

You can read more about it here:

http://www.diamondantenna.net/a430s15.html

These sell new at Ham Radio Outlet for $90 plus shipping.  I am asking $70
plus shipping or pickup in SW Oklahoma/Northern Texas.

73 John AF5CC

From w7lrd at comcast.net  Mon May 18 18:32:35 2015
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 18:32:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DN07 demand?
Message-ID: <1377928831.11363055.1431973955188.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

I will be in DN07 for a few days in mid July. Is there much demand for this square? If so I will attempt to accommodate. 
73 Bob W7LRD 

From n8hm at arrl.net  Mon May 18 18:34:08 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 14:34:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] DN07 demand?
In-Reply-To: <1377928831.11363055.1431973955188.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
References: <1377928831.11363055.1431973955188.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqxE8XqH0aj0SAu9C=6xF2eqj2_UU_d-KM8Pxyg8g5piw@mail.gmail.com>

I don't have it!

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net> wrote:
> I will be in DN07 for a few days in mid July. Is there much demand for this square? If so I will attempt to accommodate.
> 73 Bob W7LRD
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From gzook at yahoo.com  Mon May 18 18:34:12 2015
From: gzook at yahoo.com (Glen Zook)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 18:34:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] For trade or possible sale UEK-3000 2400 MHz converter
In-Reply-To: <CAHZ3kP_mBeZV5vko==yF9dF=XXdN4GQMJ-OxoyFekrO4X88u9w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAHZ3kP_mBeZV5vko==yF9dF=XXdN4GQMJ-OxoyFekrO4X88u9w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <687125422.1594118.1431974052668.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

I have a basically brand new SSB Electronics UEK-3000 receiving converter that converts 2400 MHz to 2404 MHz down to 144 MHz to 148 MHz. ?This converter is made to mount as close to the antenna as possible. ?That is, it is enclosed in a weatherproof case that has provisions for a "U" bolt to hold the converter to the antenna mast, tower, etc.
The only Internet site that shows a price for these converters has right at 500 pounds which converts to a little over $780!
I have never actually used this converter. ?However, I have verified that it is working properly using one of my HP signal generators that definitely covers the frequencies of the converter.
The specification sheet, on the UEK-3000, is at:
http://www.ssb.de/ssb/files/en-3018_uek_3000.pdf

I am open to trades. ?Basically, I don't really need "anything"! ?However, one can definitely "tickle my fancy" with offers from boat anchors to modern equipment to components to antennas and so forth. ?As for a sale, remember, these don't come cheap brand new. ?Reasonable offers considered.?Glen, K9STH?AMSAT 239 / LM 463

Website: http://k9sth.net
    
  

From skristof at etczone.com  Mon May 18 19:05:56 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 15:05:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] DN07 demand?
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOqxE8XqH0aj0SAu9C=6xF2eqj2_UU_d-KM8Pxyg8g5piw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1377928831.11363055.1431973955188.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
	<CABzOSOqxE8XqH0aj0SAu9C=6xF2eqj2_UU_d-KM8Pxyg8g5piw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <E2774F0EE70340A19013B42E44633FAE@StevePC>

I still need it.

Steve AI9IN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm at arrl.net>
To: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd at comcast.net>
Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] DN07 demand?


>I don't have it!
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net> wrote:
>> I will be in DN07 for a few days in mid July. Is there much demand for 
>> this square? If so I will attempt to accommodate.
>> 73 Bob W7LRD
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
>> Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of 
>> AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite 
>> program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of 
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Steve Kristoff
skristof at etczone.com

"A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside 
yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the 
financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New 
Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle, 
Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924 


From w7lrd at comcast.net  Mon May 18 19:47:41 2015
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 19:47:41 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79
Message-ID: <659681956.11418454.1431978461504.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

I received a good copy of EO-79 beacon, did not decode. From what I have found we will get to use the transponder in 2016. Can anyone with "higher" knowledge confirm this? 
73 Bob W7LRD 

From pe0sat at vgnet.nl  Mon May 18 19:54:34 2015
From: pe0sat at vgnet.nl (PE0SAT | Amateur Radio)
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 21:54:34 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79
In-Reply-To: <659681956.11418454.1431978461504.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
References: <659681956.11418454.1431978461504.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <3ad05e97e5887242a0c9297e38902b69@vgnet.nl>

Hi Bob,

It could be that QB50p1 (EO-79) was using 2400 BPSK this afternoon.

There is some analysing going on after the transponder test.
The outcome will also tell something about the transponder operation
in the feature.

73 Jan PE0SAT

On 18-05-2015 21:47, Bob- W7LRD wrote:
> I received a good copy of EO-79 beacon, did not decode. From what I
> have found we will get to use the transponder in 2016. Can anyone with
> "higher" knowledge confirm this?
> 73 Bob W7LRD
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite 
> program!
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-- 
With regards PE0SAT
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DK3WN SatBlog http://www.dk3wn.info/p/

From gmcdanl at sbcglobal.net  Tue May 19 19:50:37 2015
From: gmcdanl at sbcglobal.net (Gail A Mcdaniel)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 19:50:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM38 / EM37
Message-ID: <514190580.1099098.1432065037240.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Took a few days off and will be on SO-50 afternoon passes today and tomorrow (Tues&Wed) from EM38 ?Thursday I will work the afternoon passes from EM37 (Ha Ha Tonka State Park). ?Weather permitting...
73'sGail - KB0RZD?

From bruninga at usna.edu  Tue May 19 20:22:42 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 16:22:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Psat, BRICKsat,USS Langley Launch 16:00 UTC on 20 May
Message-ID: <078716d0f67e5d10f4f094b21e8e41c8@mail.gmail.com>

Updated PSAT Launch announcement:



Launch window begins at 1600z 20 May 2015, from Florida into a 55 degree
inclined orbit.  We welcome radio amateurs worldwide to tune into the
downlinks and either IGate packets into the global APRS-IS system or email
to Bruninga at usna.edu.



We expect first PSAT telemetry at 1839z over Sydney and New Zealand
followed 1910z pass over the USA.   For any launch delay, slide these times
later.  Launch can delay up to 2.5 hours or so.



Operations via PSAT or PSK31 are not authorized until on-orbit checkout is
complete (may take many,many days).  Downlinks (one or more packets per
minute):



PSAT:                 145.825 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 APRS ?
http://aprs.org/psat.html

BRICsat:            437.975 MHz 9600 baud AX.25 packet telemetry

USS Langley:   437.475 MHz 9600 baud AX.25 packet telemetry

PSK31:               435.350 MHz FM PSK31 telemetry



Further info will be posted when available on the PSAT page above.



Enjoy,



Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - USNA

Jin Kang, KB3UKS ? USNA

Mirek Kasal, OK2AQ - Brno University

Tomas Urbanec, OK2PNQ  - Brno University

Petr Vagner, OK2CPV - Brno University

From 4x4hsc at gmail.com  Tue May 19 20:22:54 2015
From: 4x4hsc at gmail.com (Herzliya Science Center)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 23:22:54 +0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests
Message-ID: <CADMOWumtPFbA93s3deS55eSu0xar8ibk_9Tyhe6DunS2SH0-hw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,
DUCHIFAT1, the Israeli high school students 1U Cubesat is ready for first
public tests.
People with the ability to send Compressed APRS location packets are
invited to join the tests.
The satellite will collect these packets worldwide along its flight at
620km high orbit, and will downlink them from time to time over our ground
station in Herzliya/Israel.
Participants are kindly requested to register in advance in order to get
their packet identified on the map.
The packets successfully received will be displayed on a map in our
Internet site and  QSL cards will be sent via Bureau to the stations
registered and recognized. (unfortunately, there is no way we can recognize
packets from unregistered stations because the packet is limited to 14
character at the satellite, so we assign two unique characters to every
registered station to enable us to identify them).

Registration can be done at www.h-space-lab.org

Also available in that site are operational information about the
satellite, and the following documents:

*Configuring TT4 Explanation.doc* - how to use the Byonics TinyTrak4 for
generating Compressed APRS packets

*Terms Of Use.doc* - terms and techniques for making the best use of the
satellite

There is also Ground station software available for download, written by
our students around ISIS space Demodulator software.

We hope many people will find it interesting and enjoyable,

good luck!
73
from the Herzliya Science Center students and teachers

From w9gb at icloud.com  Wed May 20 00:13:05 2015
From: w9gb at icloud.com (Gregory Beat)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 19:13:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail -- Request to ARS Ground Stations
Message-ID: <638B61C9-5A4A-4FFD-88CA-3C287D9B7707@icloud.com>

The Planetary Society : LightSail Mission Blog, by Jason Davis, Twitter: @jasonrdavis 

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150518-lightsail-first-day-space.html

We?re now able to release a timeline of events for LightSail?s first day in space. 

The chart on LightSail mission Page assumes a liftoff of 10:45 a.m. EDT, (14:45 UTC) at the start of the four-hour launch period. The actual window has not yet been released.

We aren't sure when we'll hear from LightSail, but the first possible opportunity comes three hours, 14 minutes after liftoff (17:40 UTC).

If you?re a member of the amateur radio community, YOU CAN HELP ! Our radio frequency is 437.435 MHz. Email me any data you collect from LightSail, including screenshots of the radio signal if you have them. I'll pass the information on to our engineering team, and we'll recognize your contribution on our blog.

LightSail's automated telemetry chirps start after antenna deployment and continue throughout the mission. We?ll update our Mission Control Center to show the spacecraft?s current position, including pass predictions for your device?s current location (courtesy of N2YO.com). 

#LightSail telemetry info from our engineering team: 

 437.435 MHz, Encoding: FSK, Baud: 9600 bps, AX.25

=====
greg, w9gb
... send queries to jason davis or follow him on Twitter.

Sent from iPad Air

From amsat at n0jy.org  Wed May 20 01:48:18 2015
From: amsat at n0jy.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 20:48:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Psat, BRICKsat,
 USS Langley Launch 16:00 UTC on 20 May
In-Reply-To: <078716d0f67e5d10f4f094b21e8e41c8@mail.gmail.com>
References: <078716d0f67e5d10f4f094b21e8e41c8@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <555BE7E2.3050809@n0jy.org>

Good luck, fingers crossed, looking for you on the air tomorrow Bob!

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 5/19/2015 15:22, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> Updated PSAT Launch announcement:
>
>
>
> Launch window begins at 1600z 20 May 2015, from Florida into a 55 degree
> inclined orbit.  We welcome radio amateurs worldwide to tune into the
> downlinks and either IGate packets into the global APRS-IS system or email
> to Bruninga at usna.edu.
>
>
>
> We expect first PSAT telemetry at 1839z over Sydney and New Zealand
> followed 1910z pass over the USA.   For any launch delay, slide these times
> later.  Launch can delay up to 2.5 hours or so.
>
>
>
> Operations via PSAT or PSK31 are not authorized until on-orbit checkout is
> complete (may take many,many days).  Downlinks (one or more packets per
> minute):
>
>
>
> PSAT:                 145.825 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 APRS ?
> http://aprs.org/psat.html
>
> BRICsat:            437.975 MHz 9600 baud AX.25 packet telemetry
>
> USS Langley:   437.475 MHz 9600 baud AX.25 packet telemetry
>
> PSK31:               435.350 MHz FM PSK31 telemetry
>
>
>
> Further info will be posted when available on the PSAT page above.
>
>
>
> Enjoy,
>
>
>
> Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - USNA
>
> Jin Kang, KB3UKS ? USNA
>
> Mirek Kasal, OK2AQ - Brno University
>
> Tomas Urbanec, OK2PNQ  - Brno University
>
> Petr Vagner, OK2CPV - Brno University
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From wageners at gmail.com  Wed May 20 02:00:13 2015
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 07:00:13 +0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail -- Request to ARS Ground Stations
In-Reply-To: <638B61C9-5A4A-4FFD-88CA-3C287D9B7707@icloud.com>
References: <638B61C9-5A4A-4FFD-88CA-3C287D9B7707@icloud.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHDonFuzMEVrcCtv-ohUV63WNSBTZ_U5+FyQf=AoHfE9Ww@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Greg,

Is the telemetry decoding software or code available for us to see/decode
the data and monitor the satellite? That would greatly help in getting
amateur radio operator support worldwide.

Good luck and 73,

Stefan, VE4NSA

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Gregory Beat <w9gb at icloud.com> wrote:

> The Planetary Society : LightSail Mission Blog, by Jason Davis, Twitter:
> @jasonrdavis
>
>
> http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150518-lightsail-first-day-space.html
>
> We?re now able to release a timeline of events for LightSail?s first day
> in space.
>
> The chart on LightSail mission Page assumes a liftoff of 10:45 a.m. EDT,
> (14:45 UTC) at the start of the four-hour launch period. The actual window
> has not yet been released.
>
> We aren't sure when we'll hear from LightSail, but the first possible
> opportunity comes three hours, 14 minutes after liftoff (17:40 UTC).
>
> If you?re a member of the amateur radio community, YOU CAN HELP ! Our
> radio frequency is 437.435 MHz. Email me any data you collect from
> LightSail, including screenshots of the radio signal if you have them. I'll
> pass the information on to our engineering team, and we'll recognize your
> contribution on our blog.
>
> LightSail's automated telemetry chirps start after antenna deployment and
> continue throughout the mission. We?ll update our Mission Control Center to
> show the spacecraft?s current position, including pass predictions for your
> device?s current location (courtesy of N2YO.com).
>
> #LightSail telemetry info from our engineering team:
>
>  437.435 MHz, Encoding: FSK, Baud: 9600 bps, AX.25
>
> =====
> greg, w9gb
> ... send queries to jason davis or follow him on Twitter.
>
> Sent from iPad Air
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From wouterweg at gmail.com  Wed May 20 08:19:00 2015
From: wouterweg at gmail.com (Wouter Weggelaar)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 10:19:00 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail -- Request to ARS Ground Stations
In-Reply-To: <CAKu8kHDonFuzMEVrcCtv-ohUV63WNSBTZ_U5+FyQf=AoHfE9Ww@mail.gmail.com>
References: <638B61C9-5A4A-4FFD-88CA-3C287D9B7707@icloud.com>
	<CAKu8kHDonFuzMEVrcCtv-ohUV63WNSBTZ_U5+FyQf=AoHfE9Ww@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKXf1rEuBJW=Q_PhXHMzrUyMrKPdipzQL=6Zi=Vd2qaUK7ZUiw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Stefan,

> greg, w9gb
> ... send queries to jason davis or follow him on Twitter.

Have you also sent the query to Jason, and if he responded, can you let us
know the outcome?
I do not have twitter, and have not found any E-mail address in the post.

Wouter PA3WEG


On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 4:00 AM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Greg,
>
> Is the telemetry decoding software or code available for us to see/decode
> the data and monitor the satellite? That would greatly help in getting
> amateur radio operator support worldwide.
>
> Good luck and 73,
>
> Stefan, VE4NSA
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Gregory Beat <w9gb at icloud.com> wrote:
>
> > The Planetary Society : LightSail Mission Blog, by Jason Davis, Twitter:
> > @jasonrdavis
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150518-lightsail-first-day-space.html
> >
> > We?re now able to release a timeline of events for LightSail?s first day
> > in space.
> >
> > The chart on LightSail mission Page assumes a liftoff of 10:45 a.m. EDT,
> > (14:45 UTC) at the start of the four-hour launch period. The actual
> window
> > has not yet been released.
> >
> > We aren't sure when we'll hear from LightSail, but the first possible
> > opportunity comes three hours, 14 minutes after liftoff (17:40 UTC).
> >
> > If you?re a member of the amateur radio community, YOU CAN HELP ! Our
> > radio frequency is 437.435 MHz. Email me any data you collect from
> > LightSail, including screenshots of the radio signal if you have them.
> I'll
> > pass the information on to our engineering team, and we'll recognize your
> > contribution on our blog.
> >
> > LightSail's automated telemetry chirps start after antenna deployment and
> > continue throughout the mission. We?ll update our Mission Control Center
> to
> > show the spacecraft?s current position, including pass predictions for
> your
> > device?s current location (courtesy of N2YO.com).
> >
> > #LightSail telemetry info from our engineering team:
> >
> >  437.435 MHz, Encoding: FSK, Baud: 9600 bps, AX.25
> >
> > =====
> > greg, w9gb
> > ... send queries to jason davis or follow him on Twitter.
> >
> > Sent from iPad Air
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
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>

From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Wed May 20 08:50:56 2015
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 08:50:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail -- Request to ARS Ground Stations
In-Reply-To: <CAKXf1rEuBJW=Q_PhXHMzrUyMrKPdipzQL=6Zi=Vd2qaUK7ZUiw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKXf1rEuBJW=Q_PhXHMzrUyMrKPdipzQL=6Zi=Vd2qaUK7ZUiw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1702265430.4199963.1432111856123.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Jason's contact details are at http://www.planetary.org/about/staff/jason-davis.html
A video about LightSail with TV's Bill Nye the Science Guy along with KI6EPH and KJ6KSF can be seen at 

http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/20/lightsail-1-launch/


73 Trevor M5AKA
----
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Twitter?https://twitter.com/AmsatUK
Facebook?https://facebook.com/AmsatUK
---- 


     On Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 9:19, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com> wrote:
   

 Hi Stefan,

> greg, w9gb
> ... send queries to jason davis or follow him on Twitter.

Have you also sent the query to Jason, and if he responded, can you let us
know the outcome?
I do not have twitter, and have not found any E-mail address in the post.

Wouter PA3WEG


On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 4:00 AM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Greg,
>
> Is the telemetry decoding software or code available for us to see/decode
> the data and monitor the satellite? That would greatly help in getting
> amateur radio operator support worldwide.
>
> Good luck and 73,
>
> Stefan, VE4NSA
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Gregory Beat <w9gb at icloud.com> wrote:
>
> > The Planetary Society : LightSail Mission Blog, by Jason Davis, Twitter:
> > @jasonrdavis
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150518-lightsail-first-day-space.html
> >
> > We?re now able to release a timeline of events for LightSail?s first day
> > in space.
> >
> > The chart on LightSail mission Page assumes a liftoff of 10:45 a.m. EDT,
> > (14:45 UTC) at the start of the four-hour launch period. The actual
> window
> > has not yet been released.
> >
> > We aren't sure when we'll hear from LightSail, but the first possible
> > opportunity comes three hours, 14 minutes after liftoff (17:40 UTC).
> >
> > If you?re a member of the amateur radio community, YOU CAN HELP ! Our
> > radio frequency is 437.435 MHz. Email me any data you collect from
> > LightSail, including screenshots of the radio signal if you have them.
> I'll
> > pass the information on to our engineering team, and we'll recognize your
> > contribution on our blog.
> >
> > LightSail's automated telemetry chirps start after antenna deployment and
> > continue throughout the mission. We?ll update our Mission Control Center
> to
> > show the spacecraft?s current position, including pass predictions for
> your
> > device?s current location (courtesy of N2YO.com).
> >
> > #LightSail telemetry info from our engineering team:
> >
> >? 437.435 MHz, Encoding: FSK, Baud: 9600 bps, AX.25
> >
> > =====
> > greg, w9gb
> > ... send queries to jason davis or follow him on Twitter.
> >
> > Sent from iPad Air
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


  

From skristof at etczone.com  Wed May 20 10:51:53 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 06:51:53 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 this morning?
Message-ID: <BDD519873D18474A8D5FC1A0C99D3FF6@StevePC>

Was anyone on the 10:35 UTC pass of SO-50 this morning? I didn't hear a thing. I need to figure out if it's my rig, or the satellite, or if there just wasn't anybody else up talking this morning.
Thank you!

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
skristof at etczone.com


From w9gb at icloud.com  Wed May 20 11:34:33 2015
From: w9gb at icloud.com (Gregory Beat)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 06:34:33 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail -- Request to ARS Ground Stations
In-Reply-To: <CAKu8kHDonFuzMEVrcCtv-ohUV63WNSBTZ_U5+FyQf=AoHfE9Ww@mail.gmail.com>
References: <638B61C9-5A4A-4FFD-88CA-3C287D9B7707@icloud.com>
	<CAKu8kHDonFuzMEVrcCtv-ohUV63WNSBTZ_U5+FyQf=AoHfE9Ww@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2776125E-7B99-4147-87C5-FC32D4A35BC4@icloud.com>

Stefan -

No, but Jason passed your query to engineering team.
Here is revision in Atlas 5 launch for LightSail (and X-37B/OTV), later this morning.
--
@jasonrdavis: Good morning from Cape Canaveral! 
Today's launch windows have been announced: 11:05-11:15 a.m. and 12:42-12:52 p.m. EDT. #LightSail #AFSPC5
--
w9gb
Sent from iPad Air

> On May 19, 2015, at 9:00 PM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Is the telemetry decoding software or code available for us to see/decode the data and monitor the satellite? That would greatly help in getting amateur radio operator support worldwide.
> 
> Good luck and 73,
> 
> Stefan, VE4NSA
> 
>> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Gregory Beat <w9gb at icloud.com> wrote:
>> The Planetary Society : LightSail Mission Blog, by Jason Davis, Twitter: @jasonrdavis
>> 
>> http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150518-lightsail-first-day-space.html
>> 
>> We?re now able to release a timeline of events for LightSail?s first day in space.
>> 
>> The chart on LightSail mission Page assumes a liftoff of 10:45 a.m. EDT, (14:45 UTC) at the start of the four-hour launch period. The actual window has not yet been released.
>> 
>> We aren't sure when we'll hear from LightSail, but the first possible opportunity comes three hours, 14 minutes after liftoff (17:40 UTC).
>> 
>> If you?re a member of the amateur radio community, YOU CAN HELP ! Our radio frequency is 437.435 MHz. Email me any data you collect from LightSail, including screenshots of the radio signal if you have them. I'll pass the information on to our engineering team, and we'll recognize your contribution on our blog.
>> 
>> LightSail's automated telemetry chirps start after antenna deployment and continue throughout the mission. We?ll update our Mission Control Center to show the spacecraft?s current position, including pass predictions for your device?s current location (courtesy of N2YO.com).
>> 
>> #LightSail telemetry info from our engineering team:
>> 
>>  437.435 MHz, Encoding: FSK, Baud: 9600 bps, AX.25
>> 
>> =====
>> greg, w9gb
>> ... send queries to jason davis or follow him on Twitter.
>> 
>> Sent from iPad Air
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> 

From w1pa at hotmail.com  Wed May 20 14:36:11 2015
From: w1pa at hotmail.com (Bill ACITO, W1PA)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 10:36:11 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb]  SO-50 this morning?
Message-ID: <BAY180-DS31999F4383D3DBAB5E66998C20@phx.gbl>

Steve,

I was on that pass. I worked K8OE?, and I think one other 
station. I think I heard you as well.
The last half of the the pass was quiet, just myself (I was 
dropping my call every 30 secs or so).
I think I had to reset the timer myself, too.

I have a log recording I can check at lunchtime.

Bill  W1PA 


From skristof at etczone.com  Wed May 20 15:06:29 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 11:06:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat satellite software
Message-ID: <CAJkFkuz_tqH-_B_4XAu+_yZWWyk6tRo8VLLtg8VcVzHJp0PduQ@mail.gmail.com>

Has anyone had any luck with the software from the Herzelia Space Center
for Duchifat?
When the recent announcement came out I downloaded and unzipped the
software, but it won't run. Some of the files seem to have a .GGG extension
which is not recognized by my computer.
Will any other software (MixW?) work instead?
Any help would be very much appreciated!
Thank you.

Steve AI9IN

From bruninga at usna.edu  Wed May 20 15:13:52 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 11:13:52 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Launch
Message-ID: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>

Expect first PSAT pass over USA about 1414 EDT (1314 CDT.)



Weak signal on 145.825 APRS packet  coming from pacific, over Texas and
across the North East.



Also need to capture 9600 packets  on  437.975 and 437.475

Email to lastname at usna.edu

Bob Bruninga, WB4APR

From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Wed May 20 15:25:52 2015
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 11:25:52 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Launch
In-Reply-To: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9Fd-a5d=uNujC-CTwHPzgHqx1sOA5THk8s3hREVvLa_zEg@mail.gmail.com>

Bob,

Are there any keps or are we playing hide and seek?

Dave-KB1PVH

Sent from my Samsung S4

From wouterweg at gmail.com  Wed May 20 15:31:27 2015
From: wouterweg at gmail.com (Wouter Weggelaar)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 17:31:27 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat satellite software
In-Reply-To: <CAJkFkuz_tqH-_B_4XAu+_yZWWyk6tRo8VLLtg8VcVzHJp0PduQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJkFkuz_tqH-_B_4XAu+_yZWWyk6tRo8VLLtg8VcVzHJp0PduQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKXf1rGT7Hj1Vz6Tug7iOq2cH8jbT3=m=O0ZjOEtgYHB4XGKwQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Steve,

I have noticed that as well. When I change the extensions from .GGG to
.EXE, the program seems to start.
It starts what looks like the ISIS demodulator demo APP, and also starts
another EXE. On my machine, this fails.

I am not sure what they have used to create the program. The ISIS
demodulator is done in JAVA, but the launcher expects EXE files.

Someone got any further?

Wouter



On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com>
wrote:

> Has anyone had any luck with the software from the Herzelia Space Center
> for Duchifat?
> When the recent announcement came out I downloaded and unzipped the
> software, but it won't run. Some of the files seem to have a .GGG extension
> which is not recognized by my computer.
> Will any other software (MixW?) work instead?
> Any help would be very much appreciated!
> Thank you.
>
> Steve AI9IN
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Wed May 20 16:12:05 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 12:12:05 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Keps
Message-ID: <367da97e39ed78282666a9625ed4310e@mail.gmail.com>

For the Launch that occurred at 1504z, (11:04 EDT), These homemade elements
are a start:



EPOC: 05/20/2015 15:10 UTC

MA:    47

MM:  15.155

Inc:  55.01

Ecc: .025

AP:   179.7

RAAN 000



First pass will be over the middle of the USA at 1417 EDT to 1437 EDT.
With first signals available over California at 1117 PDT.



PCSAT on 145.825 at 1200 baud (300 mW)

BRICsat on 437.975  at 9600 baud

Langley ohn 437.475 at 9600 baud



Bob, WB4APR

From skristof at etczone.com  Wed May 20 16:24:54 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 12:24:54 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests
In-Reply-To: <CADMOWumtPFbA93s3deS55eSu0xar8ibk_9Tyhe6DunS2SH0-hw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADMOWumtPFbA93s3deS55eSu0xar8ibk_9Tyhe6DunS2SH0-hw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3947158ADCA84B7EBA5736F580306887@StevePC>

I downloaded and unzipped the ground station software, but I can't get it to 
work, as my computer doesn't recognize the .GGG extension on the files.
However, I can report that I did receive the Morse beacon "hi de Duchifat" 
at around 1616 UTC. QTH here is EM79ji.

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
PO Box 44
Oldenburg IN USA
skristof @etczone.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herzliya Science Center" <4x4hsc at gmail.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:22 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests


> Hi all,
> DUCHIFAT1, the Israeli high school students 1U Cubesat is ready for first
> public tests.
> People with the ability to send Compressed APRS location packets are
> invited to join the tests.
> The satellite will collect these packets worldwide along its flight at
> 620km high orbit, and will downlink them from time to time over our ground
> station in Herzliya/Israel.
> Participants are kindly requested to register in advance in order to get
> their packet identified on the map.
> The packets successfully received will be displayed on a map in our
> Internet site and  QSL cards will be sent via Bureau to the stations
> registered and recognized. (unfortunately, there is no way we can 
> recognize
> packets from unregistered stations because the packet is limited to 14
> character at the satellite, so we assign two unique characters to every
> registered station to enable us to identify them).
>
> Registration can be done at www.h-space-lab.org
>
> Also available in that site are operational information about the
> satellite, and the following documents:
>
> *Configuring TT4 Explanation.doc* - how to use the Byonics TinyTrak4 for
> generating Compressed APRS packets
>
> *Terms Of Use.doc* - terms and techniques for making the best use of the
> satellite
>
> There is also Ground station software available for download, written by
> our students around ISIS space Demodulator software.
>
> We hope many people will find it interesting and enjoyable,
>
> good luck!
> 73
> from the Herzliya Science Center students and teachers
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"A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside 
yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the 
financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New 
Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle, 
Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924 


From wa4sca at gmail.com  Wed May 20 18:16:44 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 13:16:44 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Keps
In-Reply-To: <367da97e39ed78282666a9625ed4310e@mail.gmail.com>
References: <367da97e39ed78282666a9625ed4310e@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <001701d09329$21003bb0$6300b310$@GMAIL.COM>

I had to use a significantly different reference epoch, but these agree well with the AOS/LOS times
that Bob gave.  Use with caution as I was in a hurry and likely made errors:

PSAT
1 99999U 20000    15140.00763889  .00000000                   1    15
2 99999  55.0100 000.0000 0250000 179.7000  47.0000 15.15500000    19

Alan
WA4SCA





<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
<Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 11:12 AM
<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Keps
<
<For the Launch that occurred at 1504z, (11:04 EDT), These homemade elements
<are a start:
<
<
<
<EPOC: 05/20/2015 15:10 UTC
<
<MA:    47
<
<MM:  15.155
<
<Inc:  55.01
<
<Ecc: .025
<
<AP:   179.7
<
<RAAN 000
<
<
<
<First pass will be over the middle of the USA at 1417 EDT to 1437 EDT.
<With first signals available over California at 1117 PDT.
<
<
<
<PCSAT on 145.825 at 1200 baud (300 mW)
<
<BRICsat on 437.975  at 9600 baud
<
<Langley ohn 437.475 at 9600 baud
<
<
<
<Bob, WB4APR
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From skristof at etczone.com  Wed May 20 18:33:36 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 14:33:36 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Launch
In-Reply-To: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJkFkux4UQCFarEZONi=BA_EBva67kx4sa_L0XvJx1gxR4WqZQ@mail.gmail.com>

Weak packet signals heard in EM79ji (Oldenburg IN) between 1822 and 1828
UTC. None of the packets were strong enough to be decoded (at least by my
antenna/radio/interface/computer/software setup).



On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> Expect first PSAT pass over USA about 1414 EDT (1314 CDT.)
>
>
>
> Weak signal on 145.825 APRS packet  coming from pacific, over Texas and
> across the North East.
>
>
>
> Also need to capture 9600 packets  on  437.975 and 437.475
>
> Email to lastname at usna.edu
>
> Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
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From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Wed May 20 18:35:22 2015
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 14:35:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Launch
In-Reply-To: <CAJkFkux4UQCFarEZONi=BA_EBva67kx4sa_L0XvJx1gxR4WqZQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJkFkux4UQCFarEZONi=BA_EBva67kx4sa_L0XvJx1gxR4WqZQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9Fe0DgK4O2nMq9ZSkB3CZSH8TX5GUGFD8aO-G8Uu6wx75A@mail.gmail.com>

I'm decoding packets now. I'll post shortly.

Dave-KB1PVH

Sent from my Samsung S4

From james at wx4tv.com  Wed May 20 18:36:29 2015
From: james at wx4tv.com (James Lea - WX4TV)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 14:36:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM87
Message-ID: <B2BD577B-5BC5-4819-981E-F8524D2E936D@wx4tv.com>

I am working in West Virginia and have time to try to work the SO 50 pass in about a half an hour. If I can find a place that gives me a good view of the pass, I will activate the grid. Echo mike 87.

James Lea ~WX4TV


Sent from my iPhone

From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Wed May 20 18:44:51 2015
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 14:44:51 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Launch
In-Reply-To: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9FcgYhsF2Oxc2sh6KZmJekpw+v4384S4AO2L0RXTJBOrMg@mail.gmail.com>

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:31:14]
Burn in 672

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:32:08]
Burn in 616

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:32:21]
Burn in 602

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:32:34]
Burn in 588

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:33:01]
Burn in 560

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:33:28]
Burn in 532

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:33:42]
Burn in 518

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:33:55]
Burn in 504

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[14:33:59]
T#038,886,079,625,744,788,00011100

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:34:08]
Burn in 490

Fm W3ADO-13 To APRS Via PSAT-1*,SAFE* <UI pid=F0 Len=2 >[14:34:14]


Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:34:22]
Burn in 476

Fm W3ADO-13 To APRS Via PSAT-1*,SAFE* <UI pid=F0 Len=2 >[14:34:28]


Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:34:35]
Burn in 462

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:34:49]
Burn in 448

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:35:29]
Burn in 406

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:35:43]
Burn in 392

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:35:56]
Burn in 378

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:36:10]
Burn in 364

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[14:37:01]
T#041,875,075,619,718,785,00011100

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:37:04]
Burn in 308

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:37:17]
Burn in 294

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:37:31]
Burn in 280

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[14:38:02]
T#042,916,079,627,698,784,00011100


Dave-KB1PVH

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> Expect first PSAT pass over USA about 1414 EDT (1314 CDT.)
>
>
>
> Weak signal on 145.825 APRS packet  coming from pacific, over Texas and
> across the North East.
>
>
>
> Also need to capture 9600 packets  on  437.975 and 437.475
>
> Email to lastname at usna.edu
>
> Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Wed May 20 18:46:38 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 14:46:38 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM87 + FL11
In-Reply-To: <B2BD577B-5BC5-4819-981E-F8524D2E936D@wx4tv.com>
References: <B2BD577B-5BC5-4819-981E-F8524D2E936D@wx4tv.com>
Message-ID: <555CD68E.2040800@frcuba.co.cu>

I will be on this pass too,

A 90 degree pass for me this time,

CO7WT at Florida Lima 11

73

El 20/05/15 a las 14:36, James Lea - WX4TV escibi?:
> I am working in West Virginia and have time to try to work the SO 50 pass in about a half an hour. If I can find a place that gives me a good view of the pass, I will activate the grid. Echo mike 87.
>
> James Lea ~WX4TV
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From wa7eth at frontier.com  Wed May 20 18:53:29 2015
From: wa7eth at frontier.com (wa7eth at frontier.com)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 18:53:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT data
Message-ID: <149172021.2896569.1432148009188.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

The following data was copied here in CN88 on the 11:17 PDST pass.PSAT-1 audio level = 22??[NONE]

[0] PSAT-1>APOFF,ARISS:Burn in 1148<0x0d>

Unknown message type B, Ambulance


?
PSAT-1 audio level = 23??[SINGLE]

[0] PSAT-1>APOFF,ARISS:Burn in 1134<0x0d>

Unknown message type B, Ambulance


?
PSAT-1 audio level = 22??[NONE]

[0] PSAT-1>APOFF,ARISS:Burn in 1120<0x0d>

Unknown message type B, Ambulance


?
PSAT-1 audio level = 25??[NONE]

[0] PSAT-1>APOFF,ARISS:T#029,891,072,728,668,793,00011100

Telemetry analog values should be 3 digit integer values inrange of 000 to 255.


?
Some applications might not interpret "891"properly.

Telemetry analog values should be 3 digit integer values inrange of 000 to 255.


?
Some applications might not interpret "728" properly.

Telemetry analog values should be 3 digit integer values inrange of 000 to 255.


?
Some applications might not interpret "668"properly.

Telemetry analog values should be 3 digit integer values inrange of 000 to 255.


?
Some applications might not interpret "793"properly.

Telemetry, Ambulance

Seq=29, A1=891, A2=72, A3=728, A4=668, A5=793, D1=0, D2=0,D3=0, D4=1, D5=1, D6=

1, D7=0, D8=0


?
PSAT-1 audio level = 28??[NONE]

[0] PSAT-1>APOFF,ARISS:Burn in 1064<0x0d>

Unknown message type B, Ambulance

.73'...Ed ?WA7ETH

From bruninga at usna.edu  Wed May 20 18:55:25 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 14:55:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Works!
Message-ID: <29d5fc400a4590c656bbdf53d99629b1@mail.gmail.com>

PSAT heard, two frames of telemetry.  Command received.  Multiple other
burn-countdown packets were received till second burn attempt (though first
burn worked or we wouldn?t have any antennas!



So, TNC, RX and TX has been confirmed working.  Won?t know about CPU until
after 2nd Burn countdown next pass.



USER ACCESS **NOT** authorized.



Did not listen for PSK31 yet on 435.350

(both other UHF?s were listening for other spacecraft).



T#039 and T#040 were the two telemetry?s received. So spacecraft had been
operational for 39 minutes.  That places activation at about 13:57 EDT over
New Zealand (about 2 hours before sunup there).





Bob, Wb4APR

From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Wed May 20 19:07:56 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:07:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Launch
In-Reply-To: <CAEMY9FcgYhsF2Oxc2sh6KZmJekpw+v4384S4AO2L0RXTJBOrMg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAEMY9FcgYhsF2Oxc2sh6KZmJekpw+v4384S4AO2L0RXTJBOrMg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <555CDB8C.1060107@frcuba.co.cu>

W3ADO-13, humm...

I heard some packet here but I was thinking that was NO-44 and didn't 
try to listen decode, but both was Tx at the same time !!!

Bad for me.


El 20/05/15 a las 14:44, Dave Webb KB1PVH escibi?:
> Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:34:08]
> Burn in 490
>
> Fm W3ADO-13 To APRS Via PSAT-1*,SAFE* <UI pid=F0 Len=2 >[14:34:14]
>
>
> Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:34:22]
> Burn in 476
>
> Fm W3ADO-13 To APRS Via PSAT-1*,SAFE* <UI pid=F0 Len=2 >[14:34:28]
>
>

From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Wed May 20 19:12:02 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:12:02 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Works!
In-Reply-To: <29d5fc400a4590c656bbdf53d99629b1@mail.gmail.com>
References: <29d5fc400a4590c656bbdf53d99629b1@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <555CDC82.7040804@frcuba.co.cu>

Congratulation Robert,

To you and all other people that work in this launch, hope to work this 
new birds.

I can't wait to hear about PSK31 activation to the public for try it.

73

El 20/05/15 a las 14:55, Robert Bruninga escibi?:
> PSAT heard, two frames of telemetry.  Command received.  Multiple other
> burn-countdown packets were received till second burn attempt (though first
> burn worked or we wouldn?t have any antennas!
>
>
>
> So, TNC, RX and TX has been confirmed working.  Won?t know about CPU until
> after 2nd Burn countdown next pass.
>
>
>
> USER ACCESS **NOT** authorized.
>
>
>
> Did not listen for PSK31 yet on 435.350
>
> (both other UHF?s were listening for other spacecraft).
>
>
>
> T#039 and T#040 were the two telemetry?s received. So spacecraft had been
> operational for 39 minutes.  That places activation at about 13:57 EDT over
> New Zealand (about 2 hours before sunup there).
>
>
>
>
>
> Bob, Wb4APR
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Wed May 20 19:28:44 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:28:44 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM87 + FL11
In-Reply-To: <555CD68E.2040800@frcuba.co.cu>
References: <B2BD577B-5BC5-4819-981E-F8524D2E936D@wx4tv.com>
	<555CD68E.2040800@frcuba.co.cu>
Message-ID: <555CE06C.7030306@frcuba.co.cu>

Hummm...

Can anyone confirm that in some part of the pass I get trough the satellite?

This is CO7WT suspecting a TX antenna problem... RX is Ok.

I'm working half duplex with a homebrew crossed yagi and duplexer.

73 and thanks for the help in advance.

El 20/05/15 a las 14:46, Pavel Milanes Costa escibi?:
> I will be on this pass too,
>
> A 90 degree pass for me this time,
>
> CO7WT at Florida Lima 11
>
> 73

From james at wx4tv.com  Wed May 20 19:29:26 2015
From: james at wx4tv.com (James Lea - WX4TV)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:29:26 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM87 + FL11
In-Reply-To: <555CE06C.7030306@frcuba.co.cu>
References: <B2BD577B-5BC5-4819-981E-F8524D2E936D@wx4tv.com>
	<555CD68E.2040800@frcuba.co.cu> <555CE06C.7030306@frcuba.co.cu>
Message-ID: <9DD82EDD-F0A8-4712-AAD4-FC1CD97071FA@wx4tv.com>

I didn't hear you, but I had the same problem. 

James Lea
Sent from my iPhone

On May 20, 2015, at 15:28, Pavel Milanes Costa <co7wt at frcuba.co.cu> wrote:

Hummm...

Can anyone confirm that in some part of the pass I get trough the satellite?

This is CO7WT suspecting a TX antenna problem... RX is Ok.

I'm working half duplex with a homebrew crossed yagi and duplexer.

73 and thanks for the help in advance.

El 20/05/15 a las 14:46, Pavel Milanes Costa escibi?:
> I will be on this pass too,
> 
> A 90 degree pass for me this time,
> 
> CO7WT at Florida Lima 11
> 
> 73
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Wed May 20 19:39:15 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:39:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Telemetry
Message-ID: <53b9fbcc60b082799697623503aedec0@mail.gmail.com>

When PSAT is in SAFE mode, the callsign is PSAT-1 and TOCALL is APOFF.

The decode of PSAT-1 telemetry is as follows:



T#038,886,079,625,744,788,00011100



038 Means 38th (1 minute) packet.

886 means 8.86 volts (8.4V is full charge)

079 means 79 mA system current

625 is +Z temp

744 is -Z temp

788 is Battery temp



Decreasing Temperature counts mean warmer temps.  Calibration for +Z/-Z are
same, but for Battery is different.



T#041,875,075,619,718,785,00011100



3 minutes later +Z/-Z are still warming and at greater rate than internal
battery.



For +/- Z, Count of 600 is about 30C.  Count of 800 is about 0C.

For Battery, count 700 is about 30C.  Count of 840 is about 0C.



Again, this second count-down to BURN is a second attempt to burn in case
the first one failed.  But since we hear it, then the antenna burn was
successful and we need no more burn attempts.



Bob, WB4APR



Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:37:04]

Burn in 308

From skristof at etczone.com  Wed May 20 19:41:04 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:41:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM87 + FL11
In-Reply-To: <9DD82EDD-F0A8-4712-AAD4-FC1CD97071FA@wx4tv.com>
References: <B2BD577B-5BC5-4819-981E-F8524D2E936D@wx4tv.com><555CD68E.2040800@frcuba.co.cu>
	<555CE06C.7030306@frcuba.co.cu>
	<9DD82EDD-F0A8-4712-AAD4-FC1CD97071FA@wx4tv.com>
Message-ID: <F29C655D94DE413C848DF9D01ECFF25C@StevePC>

Pavel,
There is really no way to know unless someone answers your call. I have the 
same problem.
Usually it's the same 6 people exchanging grid squares and the satellite 
sinks slowly over the horizon.
All I can say is Good luck and Keep trying! I'll be listening for you and 
James.

Steve AI9IN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Lea - WX4TV" <james at wx4tv.com>
To: "Pavel Milanes Costa" <co7wt at frcuba.co.cu>
Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EM87 + FL11


>I didn't hear you, but I had the same problem.
>
> James Lea
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 20, 2015, at 15:28, Pavel Milanes Costa <co7wt at frcuba.co.cu> wrote:
>
> Hummm...
>
> Can anyone confirm that in some part of the pass I get trough the 
> satellite?
>
> This is CO7WT suspecting a TX antenna problem... RX is Ok.
>
> I'm working half duplex with a homebrew crossed yagi and duplexer.
>
> 73 and thanks for the help in advance.
>
> El 20/05/15 a las 14:46, Pavel Milanes Costa escibi?:
>> I will be on this pass too,
>>
>> A 90 degree pass for me this time,
>>
>> CO7WT at Florida Lima 11
>>
>> 73
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?A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside 
yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the 
financiers and politicians that ever lived.? ? Frank Littig, Littig?s New 
Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle, 
Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924 


From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Wed May 20 20:23:31 2015
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 16:23:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Telemetry
In-Reply-To: <53b9fbcc60b082799697623503aedec0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <53b9fbcc60b082799697623503aedec0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9FcRjpCoOGr0HWVcE8_rzvH=+YuVaqDunJSAaPqBX=pYfw@mail.gmail.com>

Here are new packets. Times are UTC

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=15 >[20:10:51]
s#000065,0z001

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[20:12:26]
T#135,870,071,656,664,810,00011100

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=15 >[20:12:27]
s#000066,0z001

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[20:13:27]
T#136,894,070,655,662,809,00011100

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=15 >[20:14:05]
s#000067,0z001

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[20:14:28]
T#137,880,071,661,655,808,00011100

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[20:15:29]
T#138,894,070,671,647,807,00011100

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=15 >[20:15:40]
s#000068,0z001

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=4 >[20:15:48]
Hi!

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=4 >[20:15:57]
Hi!

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[20:16:30]
T#139,903,085,689,640,806,00011100

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[20:17:31]
T#140,839,366,710,639,805,00011100

Dave-KB1PVH


On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> When PSAT is in SAFE mode, the callsign is PSAT-1 and TOCALL is APOFF.
>
> The decode of PSAT-1 telemetry is as follows:
>
>
>
> T#038,886,079,625,744,788,00011100
>
>
>
> 038 Means 38th (1 minute) packet.
>
> 886 means 8.86 volts (8.4V is full charge)
>
> 079 means 79 mA system current
>
> 625 is +Z temp
>
> 744 is -Z temp
>
> 788 is Battery temp
>
>
>
> Decreasing Temperature counts mean warmer temps.  Calibration for +Z/-Z are
> same, but for Battery is different.
>
>
>
> T#041,875,075,619,718,785,00011100
>
>
>
> 3 minutes later +Z/-Z are still warming and at greater rate than internal
> battery.
>
>
>
> For +/- Z, Count of 600 is about 30C.  Count of 800 is about 0C.
>
> For Battery, count 700 is about 30C.  Count of 840 is about 0C.
>
>
>
> Again, this second count-down to BURN is a second attempt to burn in case
> the first one failed.  But since we hear it, then the antenna burn was
> successful and we need no more burn attempts.
>
>
>
> Bob, WB4APR
>
>
>
> Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=12 >[14:37:04]
>
> Burn in 308
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From 4x4hsc at gmail.com  Wed May 20 20:29:55 2015
From: 4x4hsc at gmail.com (Herzliya Science Center)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 23:29:55 +0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests
In-Reply-To: <3947158ADCA84B7EBA5736F580306887@StevePC>
References: <CADMOWumtPFbA93s3deS55eSu0xar8ibk_9Tyhe6DunS2SH0-hw@mail.gmail.com>
	<3947158ADCA84B7EBA5736F580306887@StevePC>
Message-ID: <CADMOWun5iiO7LL-GRNSHtxkj9==LacA8aSAeQ=KS-hTLKX7BDw@mail.gmail.com>

Steve,
We have just replaced the program version in the site with the original
files, so no need to rename the files anymore.
You might need to refresh or clear your browser's history in order to get
the right file downloaded again.

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by that!

73 from shamai ( i am 4z1ws - one of the teachers at 4x4hsc)


2015-05-20 19:24 GMT+03:00 Steve Kristoff <skristof at etczone.com>:

> I downloaded and unzipped the ground station software, but I can't get it
> to work, as my computer doesn't recognize the .GGG extension on the files.
> However, I can report that I did receive the Morse beacon "hi de Duchifat"
> at around 1616 UTC. QTH here is EM79ji.
>
> Steve Kristoff AI9IN
> PO Box 44
> Oldenburg IN USA
> skristof @etczone.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herzliya Science Center" <
> 4x4hsc at gmail.com>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:22 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests
>
>
>  Hi all,
>> DUCHIFAT1, the Israeli high school students 1U Cubesat is ready for first
>> public tests.
>> People with the ability to send Compressed APRS location packets are
>> invited to join the tests.
>> The satellite will collect these packets worldwide along its flight at
>> 620km high orbit, and will downlink them from time to time over our ground
>> station in Herzliya/Israel.
>> Participants are kindly requested to register in advance in order to get
>> their packet identified on the map.
>> The packets successfully received will be displayed on a map in our
>> Internet site and  QSL cards will be sent via Bureau to the stations
>> registered and recognized. (unfortunately, there is no way we can
>> recognize
>> packets from unregistered stations because the packet is limited to 14
>> character at the satellite, so we assign two unique characters to every
>> registered station to enable us to identify them).
>>
>> Registration can be done at www.h-space-lab.org
>>
>> Also available in that site are operational information about the
>> satellite, and the following documents:
>>
>> *Configuring TT4 Explanation.doc* - how to use the Byonics TinyTrak4 for
>> generating Compressed APRS packets
>>
>> *Terms Of Use.doc* - terms and techniques for making the best use of the
>> satellite
>>
>> There is also Ground station software available for download, written by
>> our students around ISIS space Demodulator software.
>>
>> We hope many people will find it interesting and enjoyable,
>>
>> good luck!
>> 73
>> from the Herzliya Science Center students and teachers
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> Steve Kristoff
> skristof at etczone.com
>
> "A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside
> yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the
> financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New
> Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle,
> Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924
>

From w9gb at icloud.com  Wed May 20 21:49:03 2015
From: w9gb at icloud.com (Gregory Beat)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 16:49:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Light Sail : Mission Control w/Tracking
Message-ID: <EF7680DC-5B0E-4F5B-95B2-66CC390D8762@icloud.com>

The Planetary Society has a dedicated Mission Control Page for LightSail.
http://sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol

This Mission Control page has LaserSail tracking and information for submissions, 
PLEASE send your further questions via Jason Davis, Digital Editor for 
The Planetary Society at: jason.davis at planetary.org


Sent from iPad Air

From my.callsign at verizon.net  Wed May 20 23:44:57 2015
From: my.callsign at verizon.net (KO6TZ Bob)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 16:44:57 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT-1
Message-ID: <555D1C79.1080603@verizon.net>

The 23:20u pass was near my horizon, I only displayed 3 of the 1K2 packets.

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=15 >[16:26:13]
s#000201,0z001

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[16:27:16]
T#327,860,070,614,839,820,00011100

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=15 >[16:27:48]
s#000202,0z001

The next pass should be high enough to receive the 9K6 data.  Is there a 
preference for which of the three satellites I should listen for???


KO6TZ

From skristof at etczone.com  Wed May 20 23:56:15 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 19:56:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT-1 predictions
Message-ID: <9CC9DB24EEB846E3AB8892BDE3A4438D@StevePC>

Can we expect the PSAT orbit predictions to be available on the AMSAT Prediction site soon, or am I jumping the gun on this one?

Steve Kristoff
skristof at etczone.com


From kshaddrick at jetup.net  Thu May 21 00:20:24 2015
From: kshaddrick at jetup.net (Kelley)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 19:20:24 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 Hardware
Message-ID: <555D24C8.5090204@jetup.net>


What kind of hardware and/or software are people using to decode the 
9600 bps cubesats? I've got quite a few 1200 bps options, but nothing 
that does 9600 bps.

Thanks,

Kelley

-- 

Kelley - W?RK



From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 21 01:03:26 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 21:03:26 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 Hardware
In-Reply-To: <555D24C8.5090204@jetup.net>
References: <555D24C8.5090204@jetup.net>
Message-ID: <abd4bb0b5b88bbf143249900fd7a7fee@mail.gmail.com>

Any of the Kenwood APRS radios. D700 D710, D7, D72

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Kelley
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:20 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 Hardware


What kind of hardware and/or software are people using to decode the
9600 bps cubesats? I've got quite a few 1200 bps options, but nothing that
does 9600 bps.

Thanks,

Kelley

-- 

Kelley - W?RK


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From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 21 01:10:05 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 21:10:05 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements
Message-ID: <46092825a2d8c43997866461c1c1cf51@mail.gmail.com>

These are the launch provided elements for PPOD 3 deployment that included
PSAT:



ULTRASat3

1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009

2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014



Bob, WB4APR

From my.callsign at verizon.net  Thu May 21 01:23:28 2015
From: my.callsign at verizon.net (KO6TZ Bob)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 18:23:28 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRCSAT and LIGHTSAIL
Message-ID: <555D3390.3070707@verizon.net>

On the 0105u pass of BRCSAT,  I received one 9K6 packet.  That was also 
the only packet I heard.

1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI pid=F0 Len=19 >[18:05:07]

0000000936, 21,684



For the Light sail I received a lot of binary data at 9K6.  I do not 
have a decoder installed, so here is the "RAW" data.

Very easy copy, loud signal.


KO6TZ   BOB
**********************************************

1:Fm KK6HIT-1 To N6CP <UI pid=CC [DAMA] [EAX25] Len=248 >[18:02:26]
IP:len:248 129.65.147.33->129.65.147.36 ihl:20 ttl:64 DF prot UDP
UDP:len:228 50000->50800 Data:220
..?A..?A........???@DP5=??Q@???<?M?@
??<?
?;??:....??9 *..8?......:?............-8

?. ` 
`..........)?i`??jp??iP..i@??i`.?h?..h???i ..????.....+.-.%.%......c
~./.?.?.?.?

..w..?........... at ..?@

1:Fm KK6HIT-1 To N6CP <UI pid=CC [DAMA] [EAX25] Len=248 >[18:02:41]
IP:len:248 129.65.147.33->129.65.147.36 ihl:20 ttl:64 DF prot UDP
UDP:len:228 50000->50800 Data:220
..?A..?A........???@"P==??Q@??=.-?@??<?
<....?
?;....*..P?......J?.............9

?. ` 
`..........)?i`..j`..iP..i@??i`..h?..h?..i ..????.....+.-.%.%......c
~./.?.?.?.?

..w..?........... at ..?@
1:Fm KK6HIT-1 To N6CP <UI pid=CC [DAMA] [EAX25] Len=248 >[18:03:26]
IP:len:248 129.65.147.33->129.65.147.36 ihl:20 ttl:64 DF prot UDP
UDP:len:228 50000->50800 Data:220
..?A..?A........???@?o==??Q@) 
-=?M?@??<?
<d;?
?;??9 *..??......??............-9

?. ` `..........)?iP??j???i at ..i@??i`.xh?..h???i..????.....+.-.%.%......c
~./.?.?.?.?

..w..?........... at ..?@

1:Fm KK6HIT-1 To N6CP <UI pid=CC [DAMA] [EAX25] Len=248 >[18:02:26]
IP:len:248 129.65.147.33->129.65.147.36 ihl:20 ttl:64 DF prot UDP
UDP:len:228 50000->50800 Data:220
..?A..?A........???@DP5=??Q@???<?M?@
??<?
?;??:....??9 *..8?......:?............-8

?. ` 
`..........)?i`??jp??iP..i@??i`.?h?..h???i ..????.....+.-.%.%......c
~./.?.?.?.?

..w..?........... at ..?@

1:Fm KK6HIT-1 To N6CP <UI pid=CC [DAMA] [EAX25] Len=248 >[18:02:41]
IP:len:248 129.65.147.33->129.65.147.36 ihl:20 ttl:64 DF prot UDP
UDP:len:228 50000->50800 Data:220
..?A..?A........???@"P==??Q@??=.-?@??<?
<....?
?;....*..P?......J?.............9

?. ` 
`..........)?i`..j`..iP..i@??i`..h?..h?..i ..????.....+.-.%.%......c
~./.?.?.?.?

..w..?........... at ..?@
1:Fm KK6HIT-1 To N6CP <UI pid=CC [DAMA] [EAX25] Len=248 >[18:03:26]
IP:len:248 129.65.147.33->129.65.147.36 ihl:20 ttl:64 DF prot UDP
UDP:len:228 50000->50800 Data:220
..?A..?A........???@?o==??Q@) 
-=?M?@??<?
<d;?
?;??9 *..??......??............-9

?. ` `..........)?iP??j???i at ..i@??i`.xh?..h???i..????.....+.-.%.%......c
~./.?.?.?.?

..w..?........... at ..?@

1:Fm KK6HIT-1 To N6CP <UI pid=CC [DAMA] [EAX25] Len=248 >[18:04:11]
IP:len:248 129.65.147.33->129.65.147.36 ihl:20 ttl:64 DF prot UDP
UDP:len:228 50000->50800 Data:220
..?A..?A........?O?@\ 
A=??Q at R?=?n?@??<?
<???:....???0*..??......??......... ...
:

?. ` 
`..........)?iP??jP..i at ..i@??i`. at h?..h?..i..????.....+.-.%.%......c
~./.?.?.?.?

..w..?........... at ..?@

1:Fm KK6HIT-1 To N6CP <UI pid=CC [DAMA] [EAX25] Len=248 >[18:04:26]
IP:len:248 129.65.147.33->129.65.147.36 ihl:20 ttl:64 DF prot UDP
UDP:len:228 50000->50800 Data:220
..?A..?A........`=?@?(=??Q@?=?M?@??<?
<??9?
?;tB??4*..?......??......... 
...-:

?. ` 
`..........)?iP..j`??i at ..i0??h...h?..h?..i??????.....+.-.%.%......c
~./.?.?.?.?

..w..?........... at ..?@


From my.callsign at verizon.net  Thu May 21 01:34:37 2015
From: my.callsign at verizon.net (KO6TZ Bob)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 18:34:37 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 Hardware
In-Reply-To: <555D24C8.5090204@jetup.net>
References: <555D24C8.5090204@jetup.net>
Message-ID: <555D362D.4070801@verizon.net>

Kelley,

I use a sound card direct fed from the 9K6 port of my radios, and the 
AGW-PE software.

Been using this for years.


BOB  KO6TZ

From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Thu May 21 01:45:15 2015
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joe Fitzgerald)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 21:45:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT-1 predictions
In-Reply-To: <9CC9DB24EEB846E3AB8892BDE3A4438D@StevePC>
References: <9CC9DB24EEB846E3AB8892BDE3A4438D@StevePC>
Message-ID: <555D38AB.8030607@alum.wpi.edu>

PSAT predictions are now available on the AMSAT web site using the keps
Bob Bruninga provided for ULTRASat3

-Joe KM1P

On 5/20/2015 7:56 PM, Steve Kristoff wrote:
> Can we expect the PSAT orbit predictions to be available on the AMSAT Prediction site soon, or am I jumping the gun on this one?
>
> Steve Kristoff
> skristof at etczone.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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>


From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Thu May 21 02:44:08 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 22:44:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 Hardware
In-Reply-To: <555D24C8.5090204@jetup.net>
References: <555D24C8.5090204@jetup.net>
Message-ID: <555D4678.9020406@frcuba.co.cu>

Give the new Direwolf a try.

It has a new technology under the hood that is squeezing every bit of 
information; again this is pre-alpha but it's working excellent here.

The download URL is here, for linux/windows, take a moment to read the 
documentation in PDF included on the zip files.

Windows:
http://home.comcast.net/~wb2osz/Version%201.2/direwolf-1.2-dev-E-win.zip

Linux:
http://home.comcast.net/~wb2osz/Version%201.2/direwolf-1.2-dev-E-src.zip

It can do 300/1200/2400/9600 baud.

Configuration is a little tricky, I known... but you will enjoy the 
results at the end.

73 from CO7WT.

PS: I use the email via a 9600 packet link that use the new direwolf as 
TNC on both sides at 9600 baud, of every possible software I tried, this 
is the best. IMHO.

El 20/05/15 a las 20:20, Kelley escibi?:
>
> What kind of hardware and/or software are people using to decode the
> 9600 bps cubesats? I've got quite a few 1200 bps options, but nothing
> that does 9600 bps.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kelley
>

From GW1FKY at aol.com  Thu May 21 12:07:37 2015
From: GW1FKY at aol.com (GW1FKY at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 08:07:37 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PCSAT-1 - Report
Message-ID: <136abb.b13662c.428f2488@aol.com>

Hi,
I was monitoring the Funcube-1 Dashboard Data this morning (Thursday 21st  
May)  and after its pass I tuned around 145.825 Mhz.
I appear to have heard CW from PSAT-1 at a late stage of a pass before it  
got to low.  The frequency was 
around 145.824 Mhz and the time 1142 gmt.   Sorry I perhaps  missed an 
opportunity to monitor and give a full report.
Please note also that UO-11 is "off" at the moment but I was getting data  
bursts from NO-44  during an earlier pass.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKY

From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 21 13:36:01 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:36:01 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICsat now heard too!
Message-ID: <f12572e4cf64517899fe58b07750640b@mail.gmail.com>

BRICsat at 9600 baud 437.975 now heard

PSAT at 1200 on 145.825

PSAT PSK31 (Brno University) on 435.350



Power levels seem fine, so we are awaiting Brno to authorize users on
28.120 uplink.



Now listening for USS Langley on 437.475

The elements below seem to work fine.

Bob



*From:* Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu]
*Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2015 9:10 PM
*To:* amsat-bb at amsat.org
*Cc:* bruninga at usna.edu
*Subject:* PSAT Elements



These are the launch provided elements for PPOD 3 deployment that included
PSAT:



ULTRASat3

1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009

2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014



Bob, WB4APR

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Thu May 21 13:38:57 2015
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:38:57 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICsat now heard too!
In-Reply-To: <f12572e4cf64517899fe58b07750640b@mail.gmail.com>
References: <f12572e4cf64517899fe58b07750640b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPYgwHiCCNBVOgM3nCY7VCKx38yN=J4Hp6_1uXszSPEaQ@mail.gmail.com>

This is really cool, even just watching everyone *talk* about the
successful launch, not even watching video of it, or receiving it,
yet.

I am curious though, are there three separate satellites in one unit?
It's confusing for me to think that way.

On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> BRICsat at 9600 baud 437.975 now heard
>
> PSAT at 1200 on 145.825
>
> PSAT PSK31 (Brno University) on 435.350
>
>
>
> Power levels seem fine, so we are awaiting Brno to authorize users on
> 28.120 uplink.
>
>
>
> Now listening for USS Langley on 437.475
>
> The elements below seem to work fine.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> *From:* Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2015 9:10 PM
> *To:* amsat-bb at amsat.org
> *Cc:* bruninga at usna.edu
> *Subject:* PSAT Elements
>
>
>
> These are the launch provided elements for PPOD 3 deployment that included
> PSAT:
>
>
>
> ULTRASat3
>
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
>
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
>
>
>
> Bob, WB4APR
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Thu May 21 13:48:06 2015
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joe Fitzgerald)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:48:06 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICsat now heard too!
Message-ID: <eafd73de44db55b5a5dd0205a91b309e.squirrel@alum.wpi.edu>

In light of this happy news, I have added BRICsat to the list of
satellites on the AMSAT Predictions page.

-Joe KM1P


From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 21 13:54:17 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:54:17 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status
Message-ID: <b78f20feee2d771befce227c3f911462@mail.gmail.com>

US Naval Academy Satellite Status

Three of four transmitters on 3 separate spacecraft have been heard.  PSAT
has good voltages and nice temperatures.  BRICsat has now been heerd.
Awaiting permission from BRNO University to authorize HF user uplinks on
PSK31.

Also we have turned on Whole Orbit Data (WOD) and so each miniute PSAT
will include a packet (145.825) with alphapbet soup on the end.  Those
will be triplets of XYZ sun data for the last minute.  So we will be
looking for a rotation pattern in those values.

145.825 1.5U  cubesat PSAT 1200 baud
435.350 same cubesat PSAT PSK31 Brno University transponder
437.975 1.5U  cubesat BRICsat 9600 baud
437.975 3.0U  cubesat USS Langley  <yet to be heard from>

Bob, WB4APR
> ULTRASat3
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

From pe0sat at vgnet.nl  Thu May 21 14:08:37 2015
From: pe0sat at vgnet.nl (PE0SAT | Amateur Radio)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 16:08:37 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT and BRICSat Telemetry
In-Reply-To: <b78f20feee2d771befce227c3f911462@mail.gmail.com>
References: <b78f20feee2d771befce227c3f911462@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <046e68c66654041cb39a49496fd24e5f@vgnet.nl>


Is there a document that describes the values?


BRICSat-P Telemetry 21-05-2015 13:34 UTC


1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI R Pid=F0 Len=128> [15:34:09R]
0000000875, 17,674,0,239,754,875,989,  0,110,374,221,110, 27,110,321, 
78,  9,  0, 21,294,  0, 14,0.7,-1.9,0.5,0.000,0.000,0.000
1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI R Pid=F0 Len=28> [15:34:40R]
US Naval Academy: BRICSat-P
1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI R Pid=F0 Len=19> [15:35:12R]
0000000935, 18,664
1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI R Pid=F0 Len=28> [15:35:43R]
US Naval Academy: BRICSat-P
1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI R Pid=F0 Len=128> [15:36:14R]
0000000995, 18,673,0,222,750,875,989,290,110,403,100,110, 29,110,300, 
56,  7,  0, 20,294,  0, 15,0.7,-1.9,0.5,0.000,0.000,0.000
1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI R Pid=F0 Len=28> [15:36:46R]
US Naval Academy: BRICSat-P
1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI R Pid=F0 Len=19> [15:37:17R]
0000001070, 18,651
1:Fm BRCSAT To APUSNA <UI R Pid=F0 Len=28> [15:37:48R]
US Naval Academy: BRICSat-P

PSAT Telemetry 21-05-2015 13:41 UTC PSK31

W3ADO-5 beacon B ??7  8 44 785 247 +25
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??8 93 42 777 247 +25
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??9 87 34 784 247 +26
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?1? 99 37 776 247 +26
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?11 99 32 782 248 +26
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??? 34 45 796 245 +23
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??1 9? 37 784 249 +25
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??2 99 38 775 246 +25
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??3 87 47 779 247 +26
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??4 9? 48 772 247 +26
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??5 78 23 777 246 +26
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??6 99 38 774 246 +27
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??7 68 38 779 246 +27
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??8 99 4D 775 246 +27
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??9 68 37 772 246 +26


73 Jan PE0SAT

From kx9x at yahoo.com  Thu May 21 14:14:53 2015
From: kx9x at yahoo.com (Sean K.)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 14:14:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Any Need for FN22?
Message-ID: <135425767.3459021.1432217693132.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi all-
I'll be in Cooperstown, NY for the long weekend. Does anybody need FN22? If so, I'll bring an HT/Arrow for SO-50.
?Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X

From 4x4hsc at gmail.com  Thu May 21 13:57:22 2015
From: 4x4hsc at gmail.com (Herzliya Science Center)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 16:57:22 +0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests
In-Reply-To: <CADMOWumtPFbA93s3deS55eSu0xar8ibk_9Tyhe6DunS2SH0-hw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADMOWumtPFbA93s3deS55eSu0xar8ibk_9Tyhe6DunS2SH0-hw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADMOWumCPn4JpV73hnfeagzD7jApqcQ-SsYszR0KCU41WsaDJg@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,
We have experienced some problems in the registration process at our web
site.  Our students are working on fixing these problems and we estimate
this might take a few days.
We appologize for the difficulties some of you have experienced and we
appreciate your patience.

Please do not give up, and try again after we will notify you that the
problems are solved.

In the mean time you are welcome to try to receive and decode the
satellite, send us telemetry, and prepare your setup for sending COMPRESSED
APRS packets to DUCHIFAT1 after we will fix the registration issues.
(packets must be 14 bytes long "COMPRESSED APRS".  Regular APRS or MIC-E
won't work here.)

73 from 4X4HSC,
The Herzliya Science Center radio teachers - Shamai 4Z1WS and David 4X1DG
 ?????? 19 ???? 2015 23:22, "Herzliya Science Center" <4x4hsc at gmail.com>
???:

> Hi all,
> DUCHIFAT1, the Israeli high school students 1U Cubesat is ready for first
> public tests.
> People with the ability to send Compressed APRS location packets are
> invited to join the tests.
> The satellite will collect these packets worldwide along its flight at
> 620km high orbit, and will downlink them from time to time over our ground
> station in Herzliya/Israel.
> Participants are kindly requested to register in advance in order to get
> their packet identified on the map.
> The packets successfully received will be displayed on a map in our
> Internet site and  QSL cards will be sent via Bureau to the stations
> registered and recognized. (unfortunately, there is no way we can recognize
> packets from unregistered stations because the packet is limited to 14
> character at the satellite, so we assign two unique characters to every
> registered station to enable us to identify them).
>
> Registration can be done at www.h-space-lab.org
>
> Also available in that site are operational information about the
> satellite, and the following documents:
>
> *Configuring TT4 Explanation.doc* - how to use the Byonics TinyTrak4 for
> generating Compressed APRS packets
>
> *Terms Of Use.doc* - terms and techniques for making the best use of the
> satellite
>
> There is also Ground station software available for download, written by
> our students around ISIS space Demodulator software.
>
> We hope many people will find it interesting and enjoyable,
>
> good luck!
> 73
> from the Herzliya Science Center students and teachers
>

From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 21 14:24:20 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 10:24:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status (needs)
Message-ID: <2121eef3e67e1af88ce1aaf0656dbc76@mail.gmail.com>

The next things we are looking for are:
1) The first PSAT-1 packet heard via the ISS digipeater
2) The first PSAT-1 S#..... abcabcabcabcabcabc packet showing us spin rate
3) Any data from USS Langley

Thanks
Bob, WB4APR

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 9:54 AM
To: 'AMSAT BB'
Subject: USNA Sat Status

US Naval Academy Satellite Status

Three of four transmitters on 3 separate spacecraft have been heard.  PSAT
has good voltages and nice temperatures.  BRICsat has now been heerd.
Awaiting permission from BRNO University to authorize HF user uplinks on
PSK31.

Also we have turned on Whole Orbit Data (WOD) and so each miniute PSAT
will include a packet (145.825) with alphapbet soup on the end.  Those
will be triplets of XYZ sun data for the last minute.  So we will be
looking for a rotation pattern in those values.

145.825 1.5U  cubesat PSAT 1200 baud
435.350 same cubesat PSAT PSK31 Brno University transponder
437.975 1.5U  cubesat BRICsat 9600 baud
437.975 3.0U  cubesat USS Langley  <yet to be heard from>

Bob, WB4APR
> ULTRASat3
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

From w7lrd at comcast.net  Thu May 21 16:16:38 2015
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 16:16:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: LightSail tracking
In-Reply-To: <CA+H=Vr1dNaXM+S3LFpBM+MVg+EcETeGY=DEsC_5D-PhLm9Y2hA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+H=Vr1dNaXM+S3LFpBM+MVg+EcETeGY=DEsC_5D-PhLm9Y2hA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1318159442.13510165.1432224998036.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

I received this from the Planetary Society which I have been talking to awhile ago. Forwarding to the bb for anyone's interest. 
73 Bob W7LRD 

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: "Tom Kemp" <tom.kemp at planetary.org> 
To: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd at comcast.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:13:38 PM 
Subject: LightSail tracking 

Hi Bob - 

Are you or anyone else at AMSAT involved in tracking the LightSail? You probably know all this but the amateur radio tracking information is here. Scroll to the bottom of the page. 

http://sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol 

Successful launch this morning. Now it's a matter of tests and collecting data to see how well it works. 

Tom 
-- 
Tom Kemp 
Global Volunteer Coordinator 
The Planetary Society 
http://planetary.org 
tom.kemp at planetary.org 


From skristof at etczone.com  Thu May 21 16:38:09 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 12:38:09 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT1 - first 'Compressed APRS' tests
In-Reply-To: <CADMOWumCPn4JpV73hnfeagzD7jApqcQ-SsYszR0KCU41WsaDJg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADMOWumtPFbA93s3deS55eSu0xar8ibk_9Tyhe6DunS2SH0-hw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CADMOWumCPn4JpV73hnfeagzD7jApqcQ-SsYszR0KCU41WsaDJg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJkFkuynwPj0xO+gzjxSembcuixpwXBvVECF7=nbFY9=BqotsQ@mail.gmail.com>

I believe that I have the software for Duchifat up and running since you
made the new version with .exe files available.
On the most recent pass, a few minutes ago, I heard the Morse ID, but I was
unable to decode any packets.
The problem is probably my receiving system not being sensitive enough.
Morse ID for Duchifat heard about 1630 UTC.

Steve AI9IN
Grid EM79ji

On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Herzliya Science Center <4x4hsc at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear all,
> We have experienced some problems in the registration process at our web
> site.  Our students are working on fixing these problems and we estimate
> this might take a few days.
> We appologize for the difficulties some of you have experienced and we
> appreciate your patience.
>
> Please do not give up, and try again after we will notify you that the
> problems are solved.
>
> In the mean time you are welcome to try to receive and decode the
> satellite, send us telemetry, and prepare your setup for sending COMPRESSED
> APRS packets to DUCHIFAT1 after we will fix the registration issues.
> (packets must be 14 bytes long "COMPRESSED APRS".  Regular APRS or MIC-E
> won't work here.)
>
> 73 from 4X4HSC,
> The Herzliya Science Center radio teachers - Shamai 4Z1WS and David 4X1DG
>  ?????? 19 ???? 2015 23:22, "Herzliya Science Center" <4x4hsc at gmail.com>
> ???:
>
> > Hi all,
> > DUCHIFAT1, the Israeli high school students 1U Cubesat is ready for first
> > public tests.
> > People with the ability to send Compressed APRS location packets are
> > invited to join the tests.
> > The satellite will collect these packets worldwide along its flight at
> > 620km high orbit, and will downlink them from time to time over our
> ground
> > station in Herzliya/Israel.
> > Participants are kindly requested to register in advance in order to get
> > their packet identified on the map.
> > The packets successfully received will be displayed on a map in our
> > Internet site and  QSL cards will be sent via Bureau to the stations
> > registered and recognized. (unfortunately, there is no way we can
> recognize
> > packets from unregistered stations because the packet is limited to 14
> > character at the satellite, so we assign two unique characters to every
> > registered station to enable us to identify them).
> >
> > Registration can be done at www.h-space-lab.org
> >
> > Also available in that site are operational information about the
> > satellite, and the following documents:
> >
> > *Configuring TT4 Explanation.doc* - how to use the Byonics TinyTrak4 for
> > generating Compressed APRS packets
> >
> > *Terms Of Use.doc* - terms and techniques for making the best use of the
> > satellite
> >
> > There is also Ground station software available for download, written by
> > our students around ISIS space Demodulator software.
> >
> > We hope many people will find it interesting and enjoyable,
> >
> > good luck!
> > 73
> > from the Herzliya Science Center students and teachers
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From k.swaggart at charter.net  Thu May 21 16:38:45 2015
From: k.swaggart at charter.net (Ken Swaggart)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:38:45 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] USS Langley - nil
Message-ID: <5FFE942463084416B9F14DB7327992E8@BlackPC>

Specifically listened for USS Langley during the 1627Z pass, max el 32 deg, but nothing heard. 

73,
Ken, W7KKE
CN75xa

From amsat at n0jy.org  Thu May 21 16:47:25 2015
From: amsat at n0jy.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 11:47:25 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] USS Langley - nil
In-Reply-To: <5FFE942463084416B9F14DB7327992E8@BlackPC>
References: <5FFE942463084416B9F14DB7327992E8@BlackPC>
Message-ID: <555E0C1D.1000702@n0jy.org>

Seconded.

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 5/21/2015 11:38, Ken Swaggart wrote:
> Specifically listened for USS Langley during the 1627Z pass, max el 32 deg, but nothing heard. 
>
> 73,
> Ken, W7KKE
> CN75xa
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>


From kayakfishtx at gmail.com  Thu May 21 17:03:08 2015
From: kayakfishtx at gmail.com (Clayton Coleman)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 12:03:08 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG/VE2 - FN35 & FN26 Update
In-Reply-To: <CAPovOwdCp6m-FtEEfT=mB1B=uKzYY_1Vw+fVbT73KSnOP=xgdg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPovOwdCp6m-FtEEfT=mB1B=uKzYY_1Vw+fVbT73KSnOP=xgdg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPovOweumY+f=gkju9A=hpdpjJTzk1KAGkyo30bAk0Q8tW3sRg@mail.gmail.com>

Due to unforseen circumstances I will miss the SO-50 at 1755Z today but
I'll work the following FO-29's.

73
Clayton
W5PFG
On May 18, 2015 11:19 AM, "Clayton Coleman" <kayakfishtx at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm planning to operate the following passes from FN26 near Val-David,
> QC, Canada on Thursday, 21 May:
> SO-50 @ 17:55Z
> FO-29 @ 19:40Z
> FO-29 @ 21:27Z
>
> 73
> Clayton
> W5PFG (/VE2 starting Wednesday evening)
>
> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I'll be visiting Montreal, QC, Canada again in a couple of weeks.
> > Several individuals have asked me about operating satellites from grid
> > FN26.  With those requests in mind, I will travel to FN26 for two
> > orbits of FO-29.  I do not know the specific passes at this time.
> >
> > There are a few others who are looking to have FN35 confirmed.  I will
> > post about those operations on Twitter @w5pfg shortly before and
> > during the US Memorial Day Weekend Holiday.
> >
> > Please email me off-BB if you are interested in the FN26 operation.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > 73
> > Clayton
> > W5PFG
>

From w9gb at icloud.com  Thu May 21 17:05:41 2015
From: w9gb at icloud.com (Gregory Beat)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 12:05:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICsat now heard too!
Message-ID: <E6639EE7-94DA-48EF-BAFE-88EAEACA8BF2@icloud.com>

These spacecraft (and CubeSats) were onboard the Atlas V launch, yesterday:

? X-37B OTV-4 (USA 261)
? GEARRSAT 2 (GEARRS 2)
? LightSail A
? OptiCube 1 (O/C 1)
? OptiCube 2 (O/C 2)
? OptiCube 3 (O/C 3)
? USS Langley
? AeroCube 8A (IMPACT A)
? AeroCube 8B (IMPACT B)
? BRICSat-P
? PSat A (ParkinsonSat A)
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau2015.htm

Scroll down the AMSAT-UK web site 
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/20/lightsail-1-launch/
for a very good picture of the Dispenser, that was attached to the Centaur second stage.
After OTV-4, X-37B was released, the Centaur stage performed a orbital maneuver for release of these small satellites.  
--
BTW, Centaur has now been used for 51-1/2 years by USA on Atlas (and retired Titan boosters).

w9gb

Sent from iPad Air

From kx9x at yahoo.com  Thu May 21 17:36:58 2015
From: kx9x at yahoo.com (Sean K.)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 17:36:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Any Need for FN22?
In-Reply-To: <935499050.3603132.1432229786076.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <814EA39C4A39402D9BD57F12DD035CAA@AA5PKPC>
	<935499050.3603132.1432229786076.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <164263715.3586827.1432229818462.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

OK then. I'll be QRV from some passes. This is a vacation weekend and ham radio is secondary.
I'll email the reflector when I know the passes I'll be on (I won't be on every pass every day), and post activity to Twitter as well.
?Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X
 

     From: Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk at suddenlink.net>
 To: Sean K. <kx9x at yahoo.com> 
 Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 10:32 AM
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Any Need for FN22?
   
Yes!



-----Original Message----- 
From: Sean K. via AMSAT-BB 
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 9:14 AM 
To: AMSAT BB 
Subject: [amsat-bb] Any Need for FN22? 

Hi all-
I'll be in Cooperstown, NY for the long weekend. Does anybody need FN22? If so, I'll bring an HT/Arrow for SO-50.
Sean Kutzko
Amateur Radio KX9X
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From wa4hfn at comcast.net  Thu May 21 19:29:00 2015
From: wa4hfn at comcast.net (wa4hfn at comcast.net)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 19:29:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Star Comm Awards
In-Reply-To: <291082889.15886780.1432236075880.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <1012718932.15891609.1432236540431.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

 For the new satellite operators  please checkout our free awards 
    goto
www.starcommgroup.org     we are an Amsat support group

 Grid Master  for working and confirming all 488 us grids

 Got grids    for making one contact in the 10 grid blocks in the US.

 5 in em55    for working 5 stations in em55 or working 5 ops with the award

 Thanks and enjoy the birds
 WA4HFN em55   Damon

From martha at amsat.org  Thu May 21 21:22:45 2015
From: martha at amsat.org (Martha)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 17:22:45 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
Message-ID: <CAPk0USxT91Rus=r2Y7uhVbqR=kEtFmab3yA5wr2-Dqn9YzG9cg@mail.gmail.com>

The AMSAT Office will be closed on Friday, May 22nd through Monday, May
25th. I will be back on Tuesday, May 23rd.  Time to recover from Dayton!

-- 
73- Martha (AMSAT's only employee)

From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 21 22:30:06 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 18:30:06 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status (day 2)
Message-ID: <12ae834a8ad362fc35c8f0b83c08cb7a@mail.gmail.com>

We now have heard 4 of 5 transmitters from our 3 spacecraft all still in a
close cluster:

* PSAT packet is OK but WOD not working (no digipeating for users yet)
* PSAT PSK31 downlink is ok [remember, it is FM!]
* BRICSAT telemetry has been heard but is cycling OFF due to low power
* BRICSAT PSK31 downlink (also FM) has also been heard barely (when ON)
* USS Langley not heard

PSAT CPU shows the 4 day-fail-safe backup reset circuit is not counting
down, so we have lost this (1 of 3) fail safe backup RESET capabilities.
Bad line of code already found.  But cannot change it.

PSAT is not properly reporting WOD data and S#... STATUS packets are being
bundled until 255 byte packet length is reached and then it all comes down
at once.  Noone has captured any of these long packets.  Please try with
PASSALL ON so that you can receive partial packets.

Awaiting permission from BRNO University to authorize HF user uplinks on
PSAT PSK31.

BRICSAT PSK31 transponder is on identical frequencies as PSAT's.  You can
tell them apart because one has PSK Telemetry on 315 Hz and the other is
on 365 Hz.  Both on the UHF FM downlink 435.350 MHz

We'd LOVE to hear from USS Langley, and we'd love to capture one of those
long WOD packets from PSAT.  Our ground station is only getting a few
packets compared to some submissions from others.  Keep it up.

SUMMARY:

145.825 1.5U  cubesat - PSAT 1200 baud AX.25
435.350 same cubesat - PSAT PSK31 FM - Brno University transponder

437.975 1.5U  cubesat - BRICsat 9600 baud
435.350 same cubesat - BRICsat PSK31 FM - Brno University transponder

437.975 3.0U  cubesat - USS Langley  9600 bd   <not yet heard from>

ULTRASat3
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

Bob, WB4APR

From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 21 23:19:30 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 19:19:30 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink
Message-ID: <559edf5af7ff1ac54b106687d6a580c8@mail.gmail.com>

Receiving the PSAT (and BRICsat) 435.350 MHz FM downlink is as simple as
placing  your PSK31 laptop microphone next to the speaker on your FM
satellite UHF receiver and just watching the waterfall.

What you see is exactly what everyone else sees (its FM).  There is no
Doppler added to the tones due to your station's position relative to the
satellite.  But you DO have to retune your FM radio at least 3 times
during the pass (+5 KHz, 0, -5 KHz) to stay in the FM passband.

User uplinks, however, will shift in the waterfall according to each
user's position relative to the satellite.  The shift can be as low as 1
Hz per second to as high as 6 Hz per second.  This is because the uplink
is on 10 meters where the Doppler rate is only 1/15th of what it would be
on UHF.

The TELEMETRY channel at 315 Hz (PSAT) or 375 Hz (BRICsat) is FIXED with
no Doppler since it is generated onboard into the FM downlink

WHAT TO DO:

1) We will need PSK31 authors to open the PSK31 frequency tracking to
accommodate more than 1 Hz per second Doppler tracking.  Current
implementations can do 1 Hz/s but completely fail at 3 Hz/s.  2 Hz/s might
work a little...

2) Until then, ANY uplink user that is in line with a direct overhead pass
will have minimum Doppler at the start and end of his pass (1 Hz/sec) when
the satellite is going right at him and directly away from him.  (Though
it will be MAX (6Hz/sec) when it passes over his station).

3) Just turn on MULTI CHANNEL window and let the PSK31 decode everyone.
The ones with the least Doppler at any instant may be decoded for a while!

USERS can transmit later when BRNO University says it has completed its
tests.  Brno provided the transponders for use in the PSAT and BRICsat
satellites.

So start preparing your station to TX PSK31 on 10 meters SSB and to
receive the audio from an FM UHF rig on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz steps of
Doppler.

DOWNLINK Limitations:  The UHF downlink signal is only 300 mW and so a UHF
beam is needed on the downlink.

UPLINK RESTRICTIONS:  *NOTHING MORE THAN* a Vertical 1/4 wave or Dipole is
authorized on the 10m uplink  and no more than 25 Watts (for now).
Remember a 1/4 wave vertical is the ideal antenna because it maximizes the
signal at lower angles and tapers the signal as the satellite gets closer.
This keeps  user uplinks about the same during a pass.  Strong stations
just drive down the AGC and ruin it for everyone.

Use minimum power!!  Remember, this is crossband FULL DUPLEX so  you can
see yourself in the downlink just like everyone else can see you.  Act
accordingly.  And of course DO NOT TRANSMIT if you cannot see the
waterfall  ... Duh!

Enjoy!

Bob, WB4APR

From dquagliana at aol.com  Fri May 22 00:58:13 2015
From: dquagliana at aol.com (Douglas Quagliana)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 19:58:13 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status (day 2)
In-Reply-To: <12ae834a8ad362fc35c8f0b83c08cb7a@mail.gmail.com>
References: <12ae834a8ad362fc35c8f0b83c08cb7a@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <555E7F25.7050500@aol.com>

On 5/21/2015 5:30 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> PSAT is not properly reporting WOD data and S#... STATUS packets are being
> bundled until 255 byte packet length is reached and then it all comes down
> at once.  Noone has captured any of these long packets.  Please try with
> PASSALL ON so that you can receive partial packets.
>

Does anyone have a recording of a PSAT pass?  I would like to get either 
a 48k samples per
second recording or an I/Q recording.  I want to try my DSP software 
modem on the
long packets.

73,
Douglas KA2UPW/5


From saguaroastro at cox.net  Fri May 22 03:48:04 2015
From: saguaroastro at cox.net (Rick Tejera)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 20:48:04 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink
Message-ID: <rl591e74wktw43fiabps9dbf.1432266484466@email.android.com>


    




Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

-------- Original message --------
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> 
Date: 05/21/2015  16:19  (GMT-07:00) 
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Subject: [amsat-bb] Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink 

Receiving the PSAT (and BRICsat) 435.350 MHz FM downlink is as simple as
placing? your PSK31 laptop microphone next to the speaker on your FM
satellite UHF receiver and just watching the waterfall.

What you see is exactly what everyone else sees (its FM).? There is no
Doppler added to the tones due to your station's position relative to the
satellite.? But you DO have to retune your FM radio at least 3 times
during the pass (+5 KHz, 0, -5 KHz) to stay in the FM passband.

User uplinks, however, will shift in the waterfall according to each
user's position relative to the satellite.? The shift can be as low as 1
Hz per second to as high as 6 Hz per second.? This is because the uplink
is on 10 meters where the Doppler rate is only 1/15th of what it would be
on UHF.

The TELEMETRY channel at 315 Hz (PSAT) or 375 Hz (BRICsat) is FIXED with
no Doppler since it is generated onboard into the FM downlink

WHAT TO DO:

1) We will need PSK31 authors to open the PSK31 frequency tracking to
accommodate more than 1 Hz per second Doppler tracking.? Current
implementations can do 1 Hz/s but completely fail at 3 Hz/s.? 2 Hz/s might
work a little...

2) Until then, ANY uplink user that is in line with a direct overhead pass
will have minimum Doppler at the start and end of his pass (1 Hz/sec) when
the satellite is going right at him and directly away from him.? (Though
it will be MAX (6Hz/sec) when it passes over his station).

3) Just turn on MULTI CHANNEL window and let the PSK31 decode everyone.
The ones with the least Doppler at any instant may be decoded for a while!

USERS can transmit later when BRNO University says it has completed its
tests.? Brno provided the transponders for use in the PSAT and BRICsat
satellites.

So start preparing your station to TX PSK31 on 10 meters SSB and to
receive the audio from an FM UHF rig on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz steps of
Doppler.

DOWNLINK Limitations:? The UHF downlink signal is only 300 mW and so a UHF
beam is needed on the downlink.

UPLINK RESTRICTIONS:? *NOTHING MORE THAN* a Vertical 1/4 wave or Dipole is
authorized on the 10m uplink? and no more than 25 Watts (for now).
Remember a 1/4 wave vertical is the ideal antenna because it maximizes the
signal at lower angles and tapers the signal as the satellite gets closer.
This keeps? user uplinks about the same during a pass.? Strong stations
just drive down the AGC and ruin it for everyone.

Use minimum power!!? Remember, this is crossband FULL DUPLEX so? you can
see yourself in the downlink just like everyone else can see you.? Act
accordingly.? And of course DO NOT TRANSMIT if you cannot see the
waterfall? ... Duh!

Enjoy!

Bob, WB4APR
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From wb3csy at gmail.com  Fri May 22 05:33:21 2015
From: wb3csy at gmail.com (Rick Walter)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 01:33:21 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Error just started with SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3
Message-ID: <8191F12E-6553-4931-9E49-FDD3A482874A@gmail.com>

I usually update my Keplerian elements to track the birds with T.S. Kelso's SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3, stand alone Windows program. It has worked flawlessly for many years on my laptops running XP and Windows 7. Starting this week, I get an error on all three computers. The program downloads the master lists fine but when I click the button to parse them out and check for errors, I immediately get "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application Spacetrak ....
Index and length must refer to a location within the string parameter name length. I am using  version 3.0.1.3 (2013Jul17) and even upgraded on one computer to version 3.0.1.5 (2014 Dec18).  I sent an email to T.S. Kelso and attached a debug file but have not heard anything in several days. Any one have the same problem or know of a fix? Thank you. 
Rick
WB3CSY

Sent from Rick's iPad2

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri May 22 05:56:44 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (wa4sca at gmail.com)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 05:56:44 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb]
 =?utf-8?q?Error_just_started_with_SpaceTrack_TLE_Retri?=
 =?utf-8?q?ever_3?=
In-Reply-To: <8191F12E-6553-4931-9E49-FDD3A482874A@gmail.com>
References: <8191F12E-6553-4931-9E49-FDD3A482874A@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <555ec5fd.081c8c0a.7afc.408b@mx.google.com>

Have you updated to the new password requirement, and also entered it in the program?


Alan 

WA4SCA








From: Rick Walter
Sent: ?Friday?, ?May? ?22?, ?2015 ?12?:?33? ?AM
To: AMSAT-BB





I usually update my Keplerian elements to track the birds with T.S. Kelso's SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3, stand alone Windows program. It has worked flawlessly for many years on my laptops running XP and Windows 7. Starting this week, I get an error on all three computers. The program downloads the master lists fine but when I click the button to parse them out and check for errors, I immediately get "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application Spacetrak ....
Index and length must refer to a location within the string parameter name length. I am using  version 3.0.1.3 (2013Jul17) and even upgraded on one computer to version 3.0.1.5 (2014 Dec18).  I sent an email to T.S. Kelso and attached a debug file but have not heard anything in several days. Any one have the same problem or know of a fix? Thank you. 
Rick
WB3CSY

Sent from Rick's iPad2
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From wb3csy at gmail.com  Fri May 22 08:37:02 2015
From: wb3csy at gmail.com (Rick Walter)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 04:37:02 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Error just started with SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3
In-Reply-To: <555ec5fd.081c8c0a.7afc.408b@mx.google.com>
References: <8191F12E-6553-4931-9E49-FDD3A482874A@gmail.com>
	<555ec5fd.081c8c0a.7afc.408b@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <4FDDA32D-13C5-4C39-8EF3-32E9B0F5D1AF@gmail.com>

Hi Alan. Is this something just recent? I know while back we had to do something like that and then after that,we had to upgrade to a new version. 
Rick

Sent from Rick's iPad2

> On May 22, 2015, at 1:56 AM, <wa4sca at gmail.com> <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Have you updated to the new password requirement, and also entered it in the program?
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
> From: Rick Walter
> Sent: ?Friday?, ?May? ?22?, ?2015 ?12?:?33? ?AM
> To: AMSAT-BB
> 
> I usually update my Keplerian elements to track the birds with T.S. Kelso's SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3, stand alone Windows program. It has worked flawlessly for many years on my laptops running XP and Windows 7. Starting this week, I get an error on all three computers. The program downloads the master lists fine but when I click the button to parse them out and check for errors, I immediately get "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application Spacetrak ....
> Index and length must refer to a location within the string parameter name length. I am using  version 3.0.1.3 (2013Jul17) and even upgraded on one computer to version 3.0.1.5 (2014 Dec18).  I sent an email to T.S. Kelso and attached a debug file but have not heard anything in several days. Any one have the same problem or know of a fix? Thank you. 
> Rick
> WB3CSY
> 
> Sent from Rick's iPad2
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From k7trkradio at charter.net  Fri May 22 00:35:53 2015
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 17:35:53 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AGW Packet, UISS with TS-2000
Message-ID: <003b01d09427$429bda50$c7d38ef0$@charter.net>

Anyone successfully using the built-in TNC in KW TS-2000 with AGW Packet
engine. Unsure what to select in the drop down for TNC Make.

 

Any help appreciated

73, Ted

K7TRK


From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri May 22 10:57:25 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 05:57:25 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Error just started with SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3
In-Reply-To: <4FDDA32D-13C5-4C39-8EF3-32E9B0F5D1AF@gmail.com>
References: <8191F12E-6553-4931-9E49-FDD3A482874A@gmail.com>
	<555ec5fd.081c8c0a.7afc.408b@mx.google.com>
	<4FDDA32D-13C5-4C39-8EF3-32E9B0F5D1AF@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <003a01d0947e$1738c150$45aa43f0$@GMAIL.COM>

Rick,

Yes.  The deadline to upgrade your password was this week.  Go to Space Track and log in.  If you need to, it will take you to the form.  Then update and save the password in TLE Retriever 3.  No upgrade necessary.  If you have an incorrect password, it will give you exactly the errror message you reported.  You will probably see that the download in fact did not work, showing 0 files downloaded, but no error message is generated.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
<From: Rick Walter [mailto:wb3csy at gmail.com]
<Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 3:37 AM
<To: <wa4sca at gmail.com>
<Cc: AMSAT-BB
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Error just started with SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3
<
<Hi Alan. Is this something just recent? I know while back we had to do something like that and then after that,we had to
<upgrade to a new version.
<Rick
<
<Sent from Rick's iPad2
<
<On May 22, 2015, at 1:56 AM, <wa4sca at gmail.com <mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com> > <wa4sca at gmail.com
<<mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com> > wrote:
<
<
<
<	Have you updated to the new password requirement, and also entered it in the program?
<
<	Alan
<	WA4SCA
<
<
<	From: Rick Walter <mailto:wb3csy at gmail.com>
<	Sent: ?Friday?, ?May? ?22?, ?2015 ?12?:?33? ?AM
<	To: AMSAT-BB <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>
<
<	I usually update my Keplerian elements to track the birds with T.S. Kelso's SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3, stand alone
<Windows program. It has worked flawlessly for many years on my laptops running XP and Windows 7. Starting this week, I
<get an error on all three computers. The program downloads the master lists fine but when I click the button to parse them out
<and check for errors, I immediately get "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application Spacetrak ....
<	Index and length must refer to a location within the string parameter name length. I am using  version 3.0.1.3
<(2013Jul17) and even upgraded on one computer to version 3.0.1.5 (2014 Dec18).  I sent an email to T.S. Kelso and attached
<a debug file but have not heard anything in several days. Any one have the same problem or know of a fix? Thank you.
<	Rick
<	WB3CSY
<
<	Sent from Rick's iPad2
<	_______________________________________________
<	Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org <mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org> . AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
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<	Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From wb3csy at gmail.com  Fri May 22 11:29:33 2015
From: wb3csy at gmail.com (Rick Walter)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 07:29:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Error just started with SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3
In-Reply-To: <003a01d0947e$1738c150$45aa43f0$@GMAIL.COM>
References: <8191F12E-6553-4931-9E49-FDD3A482874A@gmail.com>
	<555ec5fd.081c8c0a.7afc.408b@mx.google.com>
	<4FDDA32D-13C5-4C39-8EF3-32E9B0F5D1AF@gmail.com>
	<003a01d0947e$1738c150$45aa43f0$@GMAIL.COM>
Message-ID: <98359515-192C-429B-A549-C84255D0630B@gmail.com>

Thank you Alan. I had no indication we needed to upgrade a password. I appreciate the help. 
73,
Rick

Sent from Rick's iPad2

> On May 22, 2015, at 6:57 AM, Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Rick,
> 
> Yes.  The deadline to upgrade your password was this week.  Go to Space Track and log in.  If you need to, it will take you to the form.  Then update and save the password in TLE Retriever 3.  No upgrade necessary.  If you have an incorrect password, it will give you exactly the errror message you reported.  You will probably see that the download in fact did not work, showing 0 files downloaded, but no error message is generated.
> 
> 73s,
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: Rick Walter [mailto:wb3csy at gmail.com]
> <Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 3:37 AM
> <To: <wa4sca at gmail.com>
> <Cc: AMSAT-BB
> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Error just started with SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3
> <
> <Hi Alan. Is this something just recent? I know while back we had to do something like that and then after that,we had to
> <upgrade to a new version.
> <Rick
> <
> <Sent from Rick's iPad2
> <
> <On May 22, 2015, at 1:56 AM, <wa4sca at gmail.com <mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com> > <wa4sca at gmail.com
> <<mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com> > wrote:
> <
> <
> <
> <    Have you updated to the new password requirement, and also entered it in the program?
> <
> <    Alan
> <    WA4SCA
> <
> <
> <    From: Rick Walter <mailto:wb3csy at gmail.com>
> <    Sent: ?Friday?, ?May? ?22?, ?2015 ?12?:?33? ?AM
> <    To: AMSAT-BB <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> <
> <    I usually update my Keplerian elements to track the birds with T.S. Kelso's SpaceTrack TLE Retriever 3, stand alone
> <Windows program. It has worked flawlessly for many years on my laptops running XP and Windows 7. Starting this week, I
> <get an error on all three computers. The program downloads the master lists fine but when I click the button to parse them out
> <and check for errors, I immediately get "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application Spacetrak ....
> <    Index and length must refer to a location within the string parameter name length. I am using  version 3.0.1.3
> <(2013Jul17) and even upgraded on one computer to version 3.0.1.5 (2014 Dec18).  I sent an email to T.S. Kelso and attached
> <a debug file but have not heard anything in several days. Any one have the same problem or know of a fix? Thank you.
> <    Rick
> <    WB3CSY
> <
> <    Sent from Rick's iPad2
> <    _______________________________________________
> <    Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org <mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org> . AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> <    to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> <    are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> <    Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> <    Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> <
> 
> 

From ewpereira at gmail.com  Fri May 22 11:45:28 2015
From: ewpereira at gmail.com (Edson W. R. Pereira)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 08:45:28 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSat Frames
Message-ID: <CALNQy49omE8vjWw8GjW0HvT3aSX=gOgQoxKhnNUwdb97sVoJDA@mail.gmail.com>

Received during the night @ GG56

PSAT-1/ARISS>APOFF>UI,?,F0:
s#001532,0z200,00000000000000000AaABcdDKhJLIMkEMilK

PSAT-1/ARISS>APOFF>UI,?,F0:
T#254,836,089,888,915,835,00011100
PSAT-1/ARISS>APOFF>UI,?,F0:
s#001533,0z200,LkKN0MbJMlhLHlKN0MdJMliLHlLMBMjJMmiK

PSAT-1/ARISS>APOFF>UI,?,F0:
T#256,861,074,788,914,838,00011100

73, Edson PY2SDR

---
- We humans have the capability to do amazing things if we work together.
- N?s seres humanos temos a capacidade de fazer coisas incr?veis se
trabalharmos juntos.

From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Fri May 22 11:55:43 2015
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 11:55:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Beijing may launch amateur satellites in July inc Linear
 Transponder
Message-ID: <990328116.490330.1432295743606.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Beijing may launch amateur satellites in July. One report says 20 CubeSats ?
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/22/beijing-satellites/

73 Trevor M5AKA
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From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Fri May 22 12:56:50 2015
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 08:56:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Beijing may launch amateur satellites in July inc
	Linear Transponder
In-Reply-To: <990328116.490330.1432295743606.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <990328116.490330.1432295743606.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <670D348C-13E2-4B3F-9452-DF46A5FB65F0@mindspring.com>

I am -really- curious to what orbit these are going.

73, Drew KO4MA

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 22, 2015, at 7:55 AM, M5AKA <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Beijing may launch amateur satellites in July. One report says 20 CubeSats ?
> http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/22/beijing-satellites/
> 
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
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From KE6PPE at aol.com  Fri May 22 13:08:02 2015
From: KE6PPE at aol.com (KE6PPE at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 09:08:02 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] HELP WITH SATPC32
Message-ID: <c3a5c.93559b7.42908432@aol.com>

My old computer crashed and I'm installing on a new machine. OS 8.1 .When I 
 start the program it come up with  { OLE-Fehler 8004503A, Class ID: (  
A5584957-EF07-419C-BACD-9931F1256D92} , ) . When I click ok it comes up  with  
{ OLE-Fehler 8004503A, Class ID: (  A5584957-EF07-419C-BACD-9931F1256D92}.  
What does this mean?
 
Larry  KE6PPE

From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May 22 13:55:53 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 09:55:53 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Spin Data reported!
Message-ID: <08a2d92e4b1dd30592088eef82de799c@mail.gmail.com>

Got good Spin packets from J



Finally Got spin data from JA0CAW And PY2SDR!



Since we have not yet written any decode software, we will be manually
processing these.

The format is OOOOmm,0z200,XYZXYZXYZXYZXYZXYZ?..XYZ



Where OOOO is the orbit number and mm is the MINUTE (0-to-95) into the
orbit.

0z200 is status, ill do later?



Tha Alphabet soup is the sun vector data over the last minute!  In this
case, every 5 seconds, Where the XYZ are the values of the XYZ sun vector.
CAPITAL letters are from +1 to +26 and lower case letters are from -1 to -26



This 4th packet below shows the satellite just coming into sun.  What an
amazing coincidence



[07:49:06R]

s#001156,0z200,hCIifHHfIIGHgFHdfIIcHEHHgDIBgIJ0HBHH

s#001157,0z200,gCIeeIHeIJFHdEIAfJIbIFGHeAJDfJJ0HCHH

s#001160,0z200,fbIdfIHcICFIfAIafHH0I0GHfaHCfIIBHaGH

s#001532,0z200,00000000000000000AaABcdDKhJLIMkEMilK

s#001533,0z200,LkKN0MbJMlhLHlKN0MdJMliLHlLMBMjJMmiK



Make a scale going positive from 0 to Z and negative from 0 to ?z.  Then
for each XYZ set, plot the three points.  Then connect the X?s and the Y?s
and the Z?s and we should see a pattern of rotation!



Im starting now.  By tte time I finish, a good programmer might beat me to
it!



Bob, WB4APR

From erich.eichmann at t-online.de  Fri May 22 14:07:53 2015
From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 16:07:53 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] HELP WITH SATPC32
In-Reply-To: <c3a5c.93559b7.42908432@aol.com>
References: <c3a5c.93559b7.42908432@aol.com>
Message-ID: <555F3839.9010500@t-online.de>

Hello Larry,
the reason could be that no speaker or headphones are plugged into the 
computer. Two other users reported the same error message and that was 
the reason.

See also the FAQs file on my website www.dk1tb.de, Engl. page "Downloads":
*
k. Ole error 8004503A??*
The SatPC32 voice feature requires the Microsoft Speech SDK (for Windows 
XP: SAPI 5.1 ) to be installed on the PC. If it is missing you will get 
the aforementioned error message. The SAPI 5.1 could  be downloaded for 
free from the Microsoft web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/tts.mspx
Unfortunately this site is no longer available. But  you will find other 
links, search with the keywords "SAPI 5.1 Download".

Windows 7 and 8 come with the Speech SDK installed. A user got the 
errror message under Windows 7, but found the reason: The message 
appears if no speakers or headphones are plugged into the computer.


73s Erich, DK1TB




Am 22.05.2015 um 15:08 schrieb KE6PPE--- via AMSAT-BB:
> My old computer crashed and I'm installing on a new machine. OS 8.1 .When I
>   start the program it come up with  { OLE-Fehler 8004503A, Class ID: (
> A5584957-EF07-419C-BACD-9931F1256D92} , ) . When I click ok it comes up  with
> { OLE-Fehler 8004503A, Class ID: (  A5584957-EF07-419C-BACD-9931F1256D92}.
> What does this mean?
>   
> Larry  KE6PPE
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May 22 15:04:00 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 11:04:00 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Spin Data reported! now plotted!
Message-ID: <06923c17715372c6b46804c14cbb5b6d@mail.gmail.com>

Spin Data Plotted!   3 RPM perfectly about Z as induced by differential
radiative pressure.

See plot:



http://aprs.org/psat.html





Now to see if it keeps spinning higher or has achieved equilibrium with
eddy current damping?



Bob, WB4APR



*From:* Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu]
*Sent:* Friday, May 22, 2015 9:56 AM
*To:* amsat-bb at amsat.org
*Cc:* bruninga at usna.edu; kang at usna.edu
*Subject:* PSAT Spin Data reported!



Got good Spin packets from J



Finally Got spin data from JA0CAW And PY2SDR!



Since we have not yet written any decode software, we will be manually
processing these.

The format is OOOOmm,0z200,XYZXYZXYZXYZXYZXYZ?..XYZ



Where OOOO is the orbit number and mm is the MINUTE (0-to-95) into the
orbit.

0z200 is status, ill do later?



Tha Alphabet soup is the sun vector data over the last minute!  In this
case, every 5 seconds, Where the XYZ are the values of the XYZ sun vector.
CAPITAL letters are from +1 to +26 and lower case letters are from -1 to -26



This 4th packet below shows the satellite just coming into sun.  What an
amazing coincidence



[07:49:06R]

s#001156,0z200,hCIifHHfIIGHgFHdfIIcHEHHgDIBgIJ0HBHH

s#001157,0z200,gCIeeIHeIJFHdEIAfJIbIFGHeAJDfJJ0HCHH

s#001160,0z200,fbIdfIHcICFIfAIafHH0I0GHfaHCfIIBHaGH

s#001532,0z200,00000000000000000AaABcdDKhJLIMkEMilK

s#001533,0z200,LkKN0MbJMlhLHlKN0MdJMliLHlLMBMjJMmiK



Make a scale going positive from 0 to Z and negative from 0 to ?z.  Then
for each XYZ set, plot the three points.  Then connect the X?s and the Y?s
and the Z?s and we should see a pattern of rotation!



Im starting now.  By tte time I finish, a good programmer might beat me to
it!



Bob, WB4APR

From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May 22 15:50:34 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 11:50:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink (Users Welcome)
Message-ID: <a6d6b5f0400954c62dab52cd4446f49e@mail.gmail.com>

The Brno University builders of the PSK31 transponder on PSAT have now
authorized user uplinks on 28.120 MHz PSK31 SSB.  Downlink FM on 435.350 +/-
5 KHz doppler.   Here is the announcement from Brno University:

"We can uplink open to all users. Please, do it." - Mirek OK2AQ

Do NOT operate if PSAT telemetry is below 7.20 volts.  Cease operations.
The voltage parameter is the second data field.  For example, this morning
the telemetry packet is showing 8.99 volts in the second data field:
T#658,899,072,583,875,854,00011100.  The third field is current (here
showing 72 mA so Transponder is off.  When PSK is on, then current goes to
over 300 mA)

We'd like to get some packets in the DARK showing battery voltage while not
charging?

Enjoy
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:20 PM
Subject: Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink

Receiving the PSAT (and BRICsat) 435.350 MHz FM downlink is as simple as
placing  your PSK31 laptop microphone next to the speaker on your FM
satellite UHF receiver and just watching the waterfall.

What you see is exactly what everyone else sees (its FM).  There is no
Doppler added to the tones due to your station's position relative to the
satellite.  But you DO have to retune your FM radio at least 3 times during
the pass (+5 KHz, 0, -5 KHz) to stay in the FM passband.

User uplinks, however, will shift in the waterfall according to each user's
position relative to the satellite.  The shift can be as low as 1 Hz per
second to as high as 6 Hz per second.  This is because the uplink is on 10
meters where the Doppler rate is only 1/15th of what it would be on UHF.

The TELEMETRY channel at 315 Hz (PSAT) or 375 Hz (BRICsat) is FIXED with no
Doppler since it is generated onboard into the FM downlink

WHAT TO DO:

1) We will need PSK31 authors to open the PSK31 frequency tracking to
accommodate more than 1 Hz per second Doppler tracking.  Current
implementations can do 1 Hz/s but completely fail at 3 Hz/s.  2 Hz/s might
work a little...

2) Until then, ANY uplink user that is in line with a direct overhead pass
will have minimum Doppler at the start and end of his pass (1 Hz/sec) when
the satellite is going right at him and directly away from him.  (Though it
will be MAX (6Hz/sec) when it passes over his station).

3) Just turn on MULTI CHANNEL window and let the PSK31 decode everyone.
The ones with the least Doppler at any instant may be decoded for a while!

USERS can transmit later when BRNO University says it has completed its
tests.  Brno provided the transponders for use in the PSAT and BRICsat
satellites.

So start preparing your station to TX PSK31 on 10 meters SSB and to receive
the audio from an FM UHF rig on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz steps of Doppler.

DOWNLINK Limitations:  The UHF downlink signal is only 300 mW and so a UHF
beam is needed on the downlink.

UPLINK RESTRICTIONS:  *NOTHING MORE THAN* a Vertical 1/4 wave or Dipole is
authorized on the 10m uplink  and no more than 25 Watts (for now).
Remember a 1/4 wave vertical is the ideal antenna because it maximizes the
signal at lower angles and tapers the signal as the satellite gets closer.
This keeps  user uplinks about the same during a pass.  Strong stations just
drive down the AGC and ruin it for everyone.

Use minimum power!!  Remember, this is crossband FULL DUPLEX so  you can see
yourself in the downlink just like everyone else can see you.  Act
accordingly.  And of course DO NOT TRANSMIT if you cannot see the waterfall
... Duh!

Enjoy!

Bob, WB4APR

From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May 22 16:56:29 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 12:56:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT downlink now showing on FINDU.COM
Message-ID: <9c7fb1b7b19a41bdd190dc42c9b6bb04@mail.gmail.com>

PSAT now on FINDU.COM:



Steve Dimse, K4HG author of FINDU.COM has now added PSAT packets to the
original (now going on 14

years) PCSAT Downlink data page.  So now packets injected by volunteer
ground stations around the world into the APRS-IS (internet system) are
being captured there.



See http://pcsat.aprs.org



Thanks Steve!



Bob, Wb4APR

From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May 22 17:07:12 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 13:07:12 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSK-31 Author ideas
Message-ID: <2d2bf089dc5723c79a9a0394101c7909@mail.gmail.com>

PSK31 authors:

Peter Martinez G3PLX, original author of PSK31 reminds me that the ideal
Satellite PSK31 decoder would take advantage of the full-duplex links and
simply have the user click on his own signal in the downlink and then his
own softwar would AFC his uplink based on his downlink.  Thus everyone
remains locked in place in the waterfall!

Bob, WB4APR

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Martinez [mailto:peter.martinez at btinternet.com]
Subject: Re: Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink (Users Welcome)

Bob:

In addition (or instead of?) urging PSK31 software authors to widen-out the
AFC on receive, it would be far better in the long term to get these authors
to include the ability to AFC the users uplink transmit frequency to null
the Doppler drift on the user's reception of his own signal in the downlink
baseband.   This will eliminate the risk of multiple uplink signals from
different directions drifting across each other, and opens up the
possibilities for many new techniques such as unattended reception (in the
same way that unattended reception of the tepemetry is possble now).

ModernPSK31 programs should have no difficulty letting the user spot his own
signal in the waterfall with a special mouse-click and applying the AFC to
the transmit audio tone while the program is running full duplex. The
multiple-receive features on these moderm programs can then be used to work
full duplex QSOs, with the user leaving his transmit signal keyed-on during
the whole pass.

Similarly, modern PSK31 programs should be able to measure the mean received
SNR of one's-own downlink signal and adjust the transmit tone amplitude to
keep the SNR to a reasonable level, say 14dB.  I have these two features
working on my own software today but this program is not sufficiently well
written that I am prepared to make it available on a wide distribution,
although program developers are welcome to have a copy to play with,
including the source code.

73
Peter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: "Miroslav Kasal" <kasal at feec.vutbr.cz>; "Peter Martinez"
<peter.martinez at btinternet.com>; "Urbanec Tom??" <urbanec at feec.vutbr.cz>;
"Petr Vagner" <petrv81 at gmail.com>
Cc: <bruninga at usna.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 3:55 PM
Subject: FW: Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink (Users Welcome)


> PSK31 team.  How many of you are on AMSAT-BB?
> I am making many posts about PSAT there, and have very little time
> (Personal, work, and family crises)...  So can I assume you see all
> copies there?  If one of you is on AMSAT-BB, then you can forward to
> others anything about PSAT?  Here is the announcement.
>
> Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu]
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 11:51 AM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: RE: Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink (Users Welcome)
>
> The Brno University builders of the PSK31 transponder on PSAT have now
> authorized user uplinks on 28.120 MHz PSK31 SSB.  Downlink FM on
> 435.350
> +/-
> 5 KHz doppler.   Here is the announcement from Brno University:
>
> "We can uplink open to all users. Please, do it." - Mirek OK2AQ
>
> Do NOT operate if PSAT telemetry is below 7.20 volts.  Cease operations.
> The voltage parameter is the second data field.  For example, this
> morning the telemetry packet is showing 8.99 volts in the second data
> field:
> T#658,899,072,583,875,854,00011100.  The third field is current (here
> showing 72 mA so Transponder is off.  When PSK is on, then current
> goes to over 300 mA)
>
> We'd like to get some packets in the DARK showing battery voltage
> while not charging?
>
> Enjoy
> Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:20 PM
> Subject: Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink
>
> Receiving the PSAT (and BRICsat) 435.350 MHz FM downlink is as simple
> as placing  your PSK31 laptop microphone next to the speaker on your
> FM satellite UHF receiver and just watching the waterfall.
>
> What you see is exactly what everyone else sees (its FM).  There is no
> Doppler added to the tones due to your station's position relative to
> the satellite.  But you DO have to retune your FM radio at least 3
> times during the pass (+5 KHz, 0, -5 KHz) to stay in the FM passband.
>
> User uplinks, however, will shift in the waterfall according to each
> user's position relative to the satellite.  The shift can be as low as
> 1 Hz per second to as high as 6 Hz per second.  This is because the
> uplink is on 10 meters where the Doppler rate is only 1/15th of what
> it would be on UHF.
>
> The TELEMETRY channel at 315 Hz (PSAT) or 375 Hz (BRICsat) is FIXED
> with no Doppler since it is generated onboard into the FM downlink
>
> WHAT TO DO:
>
> 1) We will need PSK31 authors to open the PSK31 frequency tracking to
> accommodate more than 1 Hz per second Doppler tracking.  Current
> implementations can do 1 Hz/s but completely fail at 3 Hz/s.  2 Hz/s
> might work a little...
>
> 2) Until then, ANY uplink user that is in line with a direct overhead
> pass will have minimum Doppler at the start and end of his pass (1
> Hz/sec) when the satellite is going right at him and directly away
> from him.  (Though it will be MAX (6Hz/sec) when it passes over his
> station).
>
> 3) Just turn on MULTI CHANNEL window and let the PSK31 decode everyone.
> The ones with the least Doppler at any instant may be decoded for a while!
>
> USERS can transmit later when BRNO University says it has completed
> its tests.  Brno provided the transponders for use in the PSAT and
> BRICsat satellites.
>
> So start preparing your station to TX PSK31 on 10 meters SSB and to
> receive the audio from an FM UHF rig on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz steps of
> Doppler.
>
> DOWNLINK Limitations:  The UHF downlink signal is only 300 mW and so a
> UHF beam is needed on the downlink.
>
> UPLINK RESTRICTIONS:  *NOTHING MORE THAN* a Vertical 1/4 wave or
> Dipole is authorized on the 10m uplink  and no more than 25 Watts (for
> now).
> Remember a 1/4 wave vertical is the ideal antenna because it maximizes
> the signal at lower angles and tapers the signal as the satellite gets
> closer.
> This keeps  user uplinks about the same during a pass.  Strong
> stations just drive down the AGC and ruin it for everyone.
>
> Use minimum power!!  Remember, this is crossband FULL DUPLEX so  you
> can see yourself in the downlink just like everyone else can see you.
> Act accordingly.  And of course DO NOT TRANSMIT if you cannot see the
> waterfall ... Duh!
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Bob, WB4APR

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri May 22 17:32:15 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 12:32:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink (Users Welcome)
In-Reply-To: <a6d6b5f0400954c62dab52cd4446f49e@mail.gmail.com>
References: <a6d6b5f0400954c62dab52cd4446f49e@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000001d094b5$3f15d050$bd4170f0$@GMAIL.COM>

SatPC32 users:

This should get you started:

PSAT,435350.0,28120.0,FM,USB,NOR,0,0,PSK31

If the TX update step is greater than 1 Hz, go to the CAT tab.  Select and store 1 Hz for the SSB/
CW interval. Check 10 X for the update speed.  I have my usual 10 Hz selected, and a fast machine, so
I get 1 Hz steps without changing anything.

The downlink should be fine, but the uplink will probably require a bit of adjustment to match your
rig.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
<Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 10:51 AM
<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink (Users Welcome)
<
<The Brno University builders of the PSK31 transponder on PSAT have now
<authorized user uplinks on 28.120 MHz PSK31 SSB.  Downlink FM on 435.350 +/-
<5 KHz doppler.   Here is the announcement from Brno University:
<
<"We can uplink open to all users. Please, do it." - Mirek OK2AQ
<
<Do NOT operate if PSAT telemetry is below 7.20 volts.  Cease operations.
<The voltage parameter is the second data field.  For example, this morning
<the telemetry packet is showing 8.99 volts in the second data field:
<T#658,899,072,583,875,854,00011100.  The third field is current (here
<showing 72 mA so Transponder is off.  When PSK is on, then current goes to
<over 300 mA)
<
<We'd like to get some packets in the DARK showing battery voltage while not
<charging?
<
<Enjoy
<Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
<
<-----Original Message-----
<Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:20 PM
<Subject: Receiving PSAT PSK31 FM downlink
<
<Receiving the PSAT (and BRICsat) 435.350 MHz FM downlink is as simple as
<placing  your PSK31 laptop microphone next to the speaker on your FM
<satellite UHF receiver and just watching the waterfall.
<
<What you see is exactly what everyone else sees (its FM).  There is no
<Doppler added to the tones due to your station's position relative to the
<satellite.  But you DO have to retune your FM radio at least 3 times during
<the pass (+5 KHz, 0, -5 KHz) to stay in the FM passband.
<
<User uplinks, however, will shift in the waterfall according to each user's
<position relative to the satellite.  The shift can be as low as 1 Hz per
<second to as high as 6 Hz per second.  This is because the uplink is on 10
<meters where the Doppler rate is only 1/15th of what it would be on UHF.
<
<The TELEMETRY channel at 315 Hz (PSAT) or 375 Hz (BRICsat) is FIXED with no
<Doppler since it is generated onboard into the FM downlink
<
<WHAT TO DO:
<
<1) We will need PSK31 authors to open the PSK31 frequency tracking to
<accommodate more than 1 Hz per second Doppler tracking.  Current
<implementations can do 1 Hz/s but completely fail at 3 Hz/s.  2 Hz/s might
<work a little...
<
<2) Until then, ANY uplink user that is in line with a direct overhead pass
<will have minimum Doppler at the start and end of his pass (1 Hz/sec) when
<the satellite is going right at him and directly away from him.  (Though it
<will be MAX (6Hz/sec) when it passes over his station).
<
<3) Just turn on MULTI CHANNEL window and let the PSK31 decode everyone.
<The ones with the least Doppler at any instant may be decoded for a while!
<
<USERS can transmit later when BRNO University says it has completed its
<tests.  Brno provided the transponders for use in the PSAT and BRICsat
<satellites.
<
<So start preparing your station to TX PSK31 on 10 meters SSB and to receive
<the audio from an FM UHF rig on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz steps of Doppler.
<
<DOWNLINK Limitations:  The UHF downlink signal is only 300 mW and so a UHF
<beam is needed on the downlink.
<
<UPLINK RESTRICTIONS:  *NOTHING MORE THAN* a Vertical 1/4 wave or Dipole is
<authorized on the 10m uplink  and no more than 25 Watts (for now).
<Remember a 1/4 wave vertical is the ideal antenna because it maximizes the
<signal at lower angles and tapers the signal as the satellite gets closer.
<This keeps  user uplinks about the same during a pass.  Strong stations just
<drive down the AGC and ruin it for everyone.
<
<Use minimum power!!  Remember, this is crossband FULL DUPLEX so  you can see
<yourself in the downlink just like everyone else can see you.  Act
<accordingly.  And of course DO NOT TRANSMIT if you cannot see the waterfall
<... Duh!
<
<Enjoy!
<
<Bob, WB4APR
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From timodoei at gmail.com  Fri May 22 16:06:04 2015
From: timodoei at gmail.com (Timo)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 18:06:04 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] More PSAT frames
Message-ID: <555F53EC.5050907@gmail.com>

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=52 >[10:06:39]
s#001617,0z200,FbGDAG0BHBaHEbHCAH0AHBaHDbGCBH0AHCbH

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[10:07:09]
T#376,795,352,494,836,863,00011100

Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[11:45:36]
T#473,807,354,509,867,888,00011100


Timo, PE1NTN

From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Fri May 22 17:49:59 2015
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 13:49:59 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with IC910 & SatPC32 PC/COM-Port
Message-ID: <555F6C47.2010007@denstarfarm.us>

Though I show COM#11 at 19200 8n2, and it's a
"Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port" ... SatPC32 never sees it.

For that matter, and as a test, DXLabs Commander" complains
"Invalid Porty number (8002) thePort=primary CAT port, port number=11 ...

But DevMgr shows it plain as day.

I've re-booted a couple times to see if that helped.

O/S is Win7/64bit

So anyone with an idea for me to try, please write.
List or Direct, egal


73,
-- 
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901

From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May 22 18:21:37 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 14:21:37 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early
Message-ID: <c08e02165ef6325881588911c4ba30e0@mail.gmail.com>

I am finding that PSAT is 6 MINUTES behind the predictions of the previously
provided original Launch TLE :

ULTRASat3
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

So until I get new ones.  Just point at AOS and wait 6 miuntes.

Also, I had said not to TX PSK31 on the 10m u plink until you heard the
downlink.  Well, that was dumb advise, because the transponder does not come
up unless it hears PSK31!

So the new rule is, Listen first.  If not heard, TX anyway.  If not heard
then, Fix your problem, and try again?

We don?t know how the power budget will work out.  So all we can do is
watch.

Bob, WB4APR

From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Fri May 22 18:32:06 2015
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 14:32:06 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with IC910 & SatPC32 PC/COM-Port
In-Reply-To: <555F6C47.2010007@denstarfarm.us>
References: <555F6C47.2010007@denstarfarm.us>
Message-ID: <555F7626.5060304@denstarfarm.us>

however, I also ran a bus-reset program I found ... this deletes added
Virtual Ports, hidden or not. After a sys reboot, suddenly my DxLabs
Commander as-well-as my SatPc32, read the IC91`0.

Go figure

now that my Az/El stuff is working, what are the current usable Sats for
comms, voice/CW/Data that we are using?


73,
-- 
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901

From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May 22 18:54:01 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 14:54:01 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status (day 3)
Message-ID: <2b66716d2036cb360cd884657ec4863a@mail.gmail.com>

PSAT Summary - Day 3

* PSAT packet telemetry is OK, Digipeater will be off (secondary mission)
* PSAT PSK31 transponder is ON with 28.120 MHz uplink! (primary mission)
* WOD data fixed.  Spin data now available.  Right now it is at 3 RPM with
+Z pointing at Sun
* Launch TLE elements (below) are 6 minutes ahead of satellite
* PCSAT.APRS.ORG web page is now also capturing PSAT telelmetry downlinks
* BRICSAT telemetry has been heard but is cycling OFF due to low power
* BRICSAT PSK31 downlink (also FM) has also been heard barely (when ON)
* USS Langley not heard

Only fault so far is the loss of the 4 day-fail-safe backup reset circuit
(1 of 3) fail safe backup RESET capabilities.  The lack of WOD data was
because we had a LOW-POWER bits set that was holding it off.

BRICSAT PSK31 transponder is on identical frequencies as PSAT's.  You can
tell them apart because one has PSK Telemetry on 315 Hz and the other is
on 365 Hz.  Both on the UHF FM downlink 435.350 MHz

SUMMARY:

PSAT:       145.825 - 1200 baud AX.25 telemetry - digi off
PSAT PSK31#1:  435.350 FM down, 28.120 SSB PK31 uplink - Brno University
Xponder

BRICsat:  437.975 - 9600 baud telemetry downlink every 20s
BRICsat PSK31#2 - same as PSAT but PSK TLM on 375 Hz (PSAT on 315 Hz)

USS Langley - 437.975  9600 baud telemetry

ULTRASat3  <these now predicting 6 minutes ahead of actual satellite>
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

Bob, WB4APR

From jimlist at zoho.com  Fri May 22 21:20:54 2015
From: jimlist at zoho.com (Jim Heck)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 22:20:54 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 mode change
In-Reply-To: <5555C08F.9060506@zoho.com>
References: <DD357FA95DBC4C89A3D19AAB4EF3BFED@allgood.local>	<55282E67.7020104@zoho.com>	<553AB7FC.9040508@zoho.com>	<5543FCD1.8040305@zoho.com>	<554DCF7F.6000206@zoho.com>
	<5555C08F.9060506@zoho.com>
Message-ID: <555F9DB6.6020704@zoho.com>

Hi All,

Just to advise that FUNcube-1 AO73 has just (at approx 2120 UTC) been 
commanded into continuous amateur mode. We expect to change it back to 
autonomous mode on Sunday pm.

Have FUN!

73

Jim G3WGM



From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May 22 21:49:04 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 17:49:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 Telemetry over Washington, DC 2130Z
Message-ID: <CABzOSOoDZ-44cEG_5hahO_tagnu36y=9WLaAbN914qA7Y64ZBQ@mail.gmail.com>

Good evening,

Nice strong signals from PSAT over southwest Washington, DC (FM18lv)
around 2130Z. I decoded several frames of telemetry from the beacon
and saw a couple of PSK31 signals in the passband, but from what I
could decode, they appear to have been terrestrial QSOs in progress.

I did not see the BRICSAT beacon at all.

I was not setup to transmit on this pass. Maybe tomorrow.

Thanks to the U. S. Naval Academy, WB4APR, and Brno University for
something different to try out. Hopefully I'll be able to make a QSO
soon!

The decoded telemetry is below. Receive setup was a Yaesu FT-817,
Arrow II, and HSM LNAA432 preamp. I had the levels screwed up when
live, so this is decoded off my recording with fldigi.

W3ADO-5 beacon B 008 90 27 780 250 +18  t5o
W3ADO-5 beacon B 009 99 29 7i 5 248 +18  a=
W3ADO-5 beacon B 010 99 32 775 248 +19 ea a
W3ADO-5 beacon B 011 28 23 775 249 +19 g ,l
W3ADO-5 beacon B 012 09 23 777 248 +19   =ce
W3ADO-5 beacon B 013 62 23 775 248 +20 eeetY
W3ADO-5 beacon B 014 53 23 771 249 +20 ve
W3ADO-5 beacon B 015 03 2e=777 248 +20 deaoo
W3ADO-5 beacon B 016 40 23 773 248 +20 e
rO
W3ADO-5 beacon B 017 56 23 773 247 +21
    t
W3ADO-5 beacon B 018 56 23 772 248 +21 l tnm  eo  ie? mo
W3ADO-5 beacon B 019 34 26 783 248 +19 Qc
W3ADO-5 beacon B 020 06 23 773 248 +20   setT
W3ADO-5 be Lt t,t
oite.eo n)d enttpg>ty-o1oatte c leem <RS>o
C  ,a abli
W3ADO-5 beacon A 000 03 23 793 8 +16  i
W3ADO-5 beacon A 001 09 23 771 248 +18  Si
W3ADO-5 beacon A 002 28 23 772 247 +20 o   de
W3ADO-5 beacon A 003 09 23 769 248 +20  tamn
W3ADO-F beacon A 004 03 23 770 248 +20 Se  l
W3ADO-5 beacon A 005 00 23 769 246 +20 e  tt
W3ADO-5 beacon T 0.6 00 23 765 247 +21
W3ADHr5 beacon A 007 03 23 769 24ei +w


73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Washington, DC (FM18lv)

From dave at w0dhb.net  Fri May 22 22:35:37 2015
From: dave at w0dhb.net (David W0DHB)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 16:35:37 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 transponder
Message-ID: <001301d094df$a00563b0$e0102b10$@w0dhb.net>

This last pass of PSAT I was able to successfully decode myself and others
(KI4ENY, K0RJV) using DM780 and MixW.

 

Couple of observations:

1)      MixW is the only PSK31 program I could find which can do full
duplex, 2 running copies of DM780 and fldigi work also.

2)      Using SATPC32 Doppler Shifting Uplnk and Downlink, set to 10 Hz
interval with "times 10" selected kept the downlink signals fairly stable
frequency wise.

3)      Probably due to TLE's, Uplink signal downlinks about 400 Hz High.

 

A recording of the pass can be found here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/825x9wxwteh2273/FM%20435.358633MHz%20%5B12k%5D%205
-22-2015%2021%2020%2004.wav?dl=0

 

55 MB

 

Dave W0DHB


From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Sat May 23 12:46:08 2015
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 08:46:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status (day 3)
In-Reply-To: <2b66716d2036cb360cd884657ec4863a@mail.gmail.com>
References: <2b66716d2036cb360cd884657ec4863a@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000c01d09556$70c06f10$52414d30$@com>

Congratulations Bob! It looks like another set of successful USNA
satellites.

I noticed Space Track isn't publishing keps for these as of yet. I know this
has happened with previous DOD launches that had secondary payloads. Do you
know if they will eventually provide them to the owners of the satellites
(like previous launches) for them to distribute? I'd like to be able to
track these automatically, and the current 6 minute difference is a bit much
error for an AO-13 class system.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:54 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status (day 3)

PSAT Summary - Day 3

* PSAT packet telemetry is OK, Digipeater will be off (secondary mission)
* PSAT PSK31 transponder is ON with 28.120 MHz uplink! (primary mission)
* WOD data fixed.  Spin data now available.  Right now it is at 3 RPM with
+Z pointing at Sun
* Launch TLE elements (below) are 6 minutes ahead of satellite
* PCSAT.APRS.ORG web page is now also capturing PSAT telelmetry downlinks
* BRICSAT telemetry has been heard but is cycling OFF due to low power
* BRICSAT PSK31 downlink (also FM) has also been heard barely (when ON)
* USS Langley not heard

Only fault so far is the loss of the 4 day-fail-safe backup reset circuit
(1 of 3) fail safe backup RESET capabilities.  The lack of WOD data was
because we had a LOW-POWER bits set that was holding it off.

BRICSAT PSK31 transponder is on identical frequencies as PSAT's.  You can
tell them apart because one has PSK Telemetry on 315 Hz and the other is on
365 Hz.  Both on the UHF FM downlink 435.350 MHz

SUMMARY:

PSAT:       145.825 - 1200 baud AX.25 telemetry - digi off
PSAT PSK31#1:  435.350 FM down, 28.120 SSB PK31 uplink - Brno University
Xponder

BRICsat:  437.975 - 9600 baud telemetry downlink every 20s BRICsat PSK31#2 -
same as PSAT but PSK TLM on 375 Hz (PSAT on 315 Hz)

USS Langley - 437.975  9600 baud telemetry

ULTRASat3  <these now predicting 6 minutes ahead of actual satellite>
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

Bob, WB4APR
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From vimone at alice.it  Sat May 23 12:49:38 2015
From: vimone at alice.it (Vincenzo Mone)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 14:49:38 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keplerians  & Frequencies new satellites.
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAALgqrd2N1rRAiaQvRd7pgRDCgAAAEAAAAJPyg6wM4ctJtd+0TLg40n8BAAAAAA==@alice.it>

Please i am looking for the Keplerians and the Frequencies  for the
following satellites:
LightSail-A 
PSAT
BRICsat 
USS

Any help?
Thanks
Enzo.

73's de Enzo IK8OZV
EasyLog 5 BetaTester
EasyLog PDA BetaTester
WinBollet BetaTester
D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
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From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Sat May 23 13:19:10 2015
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 13:19:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status (day 3)
In-Reply-To: <000c01d09556$70c06f10$52414d30$@com>
References: <000c01d09556$70c06f10$52414d30$@com>
Message-ID: <1319131430.1361936.1432387150481.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Yesterday @jasonrdavis (LightSail) tweeted: 
We may not get a new TLE until Monday, and apparently these aren't posted publicly - though I keep a TLE link at http://sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol 

73 Trevor M5AKA

       
                      


     On Saturday, 23 May 2015, 13:46, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com> wrote:
   

 Congratulations Bob! It looks like another set of successful USNA
satellites.

I noticed Space Track isn't publishing keps for these as of yet. I know this
has happened with previous DOD launches that had secondary payloads. Do you
know if they will eventually provide them to the owners of the satellites
(like previous launches) for them to distribute? I'd like to be able to
track these automatically, and the current 6 minute difference is a bit much
error for an AO-13 class system.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:54 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] USNA Sat Status (day 3)

PSAT Summary - Day 3

* PSAT packet telemetry is OK, Digipeater will be off (secondary mission)
* PSAT PSK31 transponder is ON with 28.120 MHz uplink! (primary mission)
* WOD data fixed.? Spin data now available.? Right now it is at 3 RPM with
+Z pointing at Sun
* Launch TLE elements (below) are 6 minutes ahead of satellite
* PCSAT.APRS.ORG web page is now also capturing PSAT telelmetry downlinks
* BRICSAT telemetry has been heard but is cycling OFF due to low power
* BRICSAT PSK31 downlink (also FM) has also been heard barely (when ON)
* USS Langley not heard

Only fault so far is the loss of the 4 day-fail-safe backup reset circuit
(1 of 3) fail safe backup RESET capabilities.? The lack of WOD data was
because we had a LOW-POWER bits set that was holding it off.

BRICSAT PSK31 transponder is on identical frequencies as PSAT's.? You can
tell them apart because one has PSK Telemetry on 315 Hz and the other is on
365 Hz.? Both on the UHF FM downlink 435.350 MHz

SUMMARY:

PSAT:? ? ? 145.825 - 1200 baud AX.25 telemetry - digi off
PSAT PSK31#1:? 435.350 FM down, 28.120 SSB PK31 uplink - Brno University
Xponder

BRICsat:? 437.975 - 9600 baud telemetry downlink every 20s BRICsat PSK31#2 -
same as PSAT but PSK TLM on 375 Hz (PSAT on 315 Hz)

USS Langley - 437.975? 9600 baud telemetry

ULTRASat3? <these now predicting 6 minutes ahead of actual satellite>
1 99993U? ? ? ? ? 15140.67013889? .00040043? 00000-0? 10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

Bob, WB4APR
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From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Sat May 23 13:02:22 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 09:02:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
Message-ID: <003101d09558$b86df920$2949eb60$@net>

This is what I caught this morning in Florida on the12:46 UTC pass from
PSAT.

 

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF <UI pid=F0 Len=4 >[08:53:09]

Hi!

 

 

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF <UI pid=F0 Len=52 >[08:53:44]

S#002723,0z200,a0McbLbcL0cLAbL00LcAMdaLdbL0cL0aLaAL

 

 

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF <UI pid=F0 Len=7 >[08:54:03]

PSKoff

 

 

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF <UI pid=F0 Len=7 >[08:54:12]

PSKoff

 

 

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF <UI pid=F0 Len=6 >[08:54:21]

PSKon

 

 

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF <UI pid=F0 Len=52 >[08:54:52]

S#002724,0z200,eBLd0LdaL0aL0ALcCLeBLd0LaaL00L0CLbDL

 

 

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[08:54:57]

T#960,768,361,497,921,867,00011100

 

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF <UI pid=F0 Len=52 >[08:55:52]

S#002725,0z200,dCLcALa0LA0LBCLAELaDLbBLa0LDaLEBLDDL

 

 

David

KK4QOE


From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Sat May 23 14:23:35 2015
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 16:23:35 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early
In-Reply-To: <c08e02165ef6325881588911c4ba30e0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c08e02165ef6325881588911c4ba30e0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <55608D67.2070800@xs4all.nl>

Bob,

Yesterday and today I performed detailed doppler measurements on high 
PSAT passes,
both on 70 cm and on 2 m.
I found that yesterday the satellite was 10 seconds early and today 14 
seconds early,
compared to the ULTRASat3 TLE set.

I wonder why you think it is 6 minutes late. Maybe you were confused by 
the ASCII
telemetry transmissions on 145.826 MHz of UoSAT-OSCAR 11, which passed 
about 6 minutes
after PSAT?

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2015-05-22 20:21, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> I am finding that PSAT is 6 MINUTES behind the predictions of the previously
> provided original Launch TLE :
>
> ULTRASat3
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
>
> So until I get new ones.  Just point at AOS and wait 6 miuntes.
>
> Also, I had said not to TX PSK31 on the 10m u plink until you heard the
> downlink.  Well, that was dumb advise, because the transponder does not come
> up unless it hears PSK31!
>
> So the new rule is, Listen first.  If not heard, TX anyway.  If not heard
> then, Fix your problem, and try again?
>
> We don?t know how the power budget will work out.  So all we can do is
> watch.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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From john at papays.com  Sat May 23 14:34:35 2015
From: john at papays.com (John Papay)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 10:34:35 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM update
Message-ID: <260272.2418.bm@smtp112.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Yuri has left Norfolk and is on his way
to Mariel Cuba.  You may have seen him at
anchor out in the bay after he left the
berth.  A fuel barge was next to him filling
up his tanks!

Yuri has sent mail to the following stations:
KD8CAO W5PFG W5CBF N5UXT KJ4MCZ KO4MA WA4NVM
K4FEG N2PPL K9HF K8II W1PA WN9Q.  If you don't
receive something in two weeks, please let me
know.  As you can imagine, it is no easy job to
confirm so many contacts with so many different
stations.  He does what he can considering the
time he can spare.  It is a never ending job for
him.

You may have heard that WX4TV and his family were
able to visit the ship yesterday just before it
sailed.  Yuri was very busy with his agents and
last minute paperwork but one of the crew gave
them a tour of the ship.  I expect that Jim will
be sharing some photos/video of that visit.

We are very fortunate to have someone like Yuri
take an interest in operating the satellites in
hundreds of water grids.  It's fun to make all
of those contacts, but it is also a lot of work
to get confirmations out when you are not at home.
Yuri is an amazing operator and ambassador for
ham radio.  His callsign is recognized by vhf'ers
around the world.  Good luck to everyone trying to
work him.  The route down to Cuba should be new for
many operators.

73,
John K8YSE


From kx9x at yahoo.com  Sat May 23 14:36:49 2015
From: kx9x at yahoo.com (Sean Kutzko)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 10:36:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] KX9X/2 FN22 today 1704z
Message-ID: <746CD0FC-00C9-46B2-9FF0-BE3EA7DBF651@yahoo.com>

Hi all-

I'm here in Cooperstown, NY, grid FN22. I have a 75-degree pass of SO50 from 1704-1720. Will be QRV for it.

Cooperstown is in a significant valley, so I may only get on for the middle of the pass.

Using a Handheld and Arrow antenna.

Sent from Sean's iPad



From bruninga at usna.edu  Sat May 23 14:51:42 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 10:51:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early
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Today, (over USA) I am finding satellite to be 8.5 minutes behind the
ULTRAsat3 TLE.  And get a very good match.  I am listening to the PSK31 *FM*
downlink on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz and swinging the beam and watching Doppler to
confirm I am tracking well.

But Nico (below) sees it on time in Europe.   I cannot explain the
difference... I am using the elements with an EPOC of 15 140.6701389 (shown
below) which were released at separation.  There have been no updates yet.
As soon as I get them I will post them.

I did just turn on 3 USA and 3 European packet bulletins.  And adjusted the
MA spacecraft counter so that the right bulletins will come on over the
right continents.  DIGI will remain off since PSK31 is working so well!

Bob, Wb4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Janssen
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:24 AM

Yesterday and today I performed detailed doppler measurements on high PSAT
passes, both on 70 cm and on 2 m.
I found that yesterday the satellite was 10 seconds early and today 14
seconds early, compared to the ULTRASat3 TLE set.

I wonder why you think it is 6 minutes late. Maybe you were confused by the
ASCII telemetry transmissions on 145.826 MHz of UoSAT-OSCAR 11, which passed
about 6 minutes after PSAT?

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2015-05-22 20:21, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> I am finding that PSAT is 6 MINUTES behind the predictions of the
> previously provided original Launch TLE :
>
> ULTRASat3
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
>
> So until I get new ones.  Just point at AOS and wait 6 miuntes.
>
> Also, I had said not to TX PSK31 on the 10m u plink until you heard
> the downlink.  Well, that was dumb advise, because the transponder
> does not come up unless it hears PSK31!
>
> So the new rule is, Listen first.  If not heard, TX anyway.  If not
> heard then, Fix your problem, and try again?
>
> We don?t know how the power budget will work out.  So all we can do is
> watch.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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From james at wx4tv.com  Sat May 23 15:56:33 2015
From: james at wx4tv.com (James Lea - WX4TV)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 11:56:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM update
In-Reply-To: <260272.2418.bm@smtp112.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
References: <260272.2418.bm@smtp112.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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Yuri's hospitality was incredible!  Photos and a write-up will be forthcoming. We are in the process of moving to FL, so it may take a while. 

For those who have sent QSL cards to us, we have them and the replies WILL go out prior to our leaving VA. Please be patient and bear with the pandemonium that comes with moving a family of six!

73,

James Lea - WX4TV
Sent from my iPhone

On May 23, 2015, at 10:34, John Papay <john at papays.com> wrote:

Yuri has left Norfolk and is on his way
to Mariel Cuba.  You may have seen him at
anchor out in the bay after he left the
berth.  A fuel barge was next to him filling
up his tanks!

Yuri has sent mail to the following stations:
KD8CAO W5PFG W5CBF N5UXT KJ4MCZ KO4MA WA4NVM
K4FEG N2PPL K9HF K8II W1PA WN9Q.  If you don't
receive something in two weeks, please let me
know.  As you can imagine, it is no easy job to
confirm so many contacts with so many different
stations.  He does what he can considering the
time he can spare.  It is a never ending job for
him.

You may have heard that WX4TV and his family were
able to visit the ship yesterday just before it
sailed.  Yuri was very busy with his agents and
last minute paperwork but one of the crew gave
them a tour of the ship.  I expect that Jim will
be sharing some photos/video of that visit.

We are very fortunate to have someone like Yuri
take an interest in operating the satellites in
hundreds of water grids.  It's fun to make all
of those contacts, but it is also a lot of work
to get confirmations out when you are not at home.
Yuri is an amazing operator and ambassador for
ham radio.  His callsign is recognized by vhf'ers
around the world.  Good luck to everyone trying to
work him.  The route down to Cuba should be new for
many operators.

73,
John K8YSE

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From af5cc at fidmail.com  Sat May 23 16:06:24 2015
From: af5cc at fidmail.com (John Geiger)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 16:06:24 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Oscar 7 Mode A
Message-ID: <CAHZ3kP8SPLC=y4sDz3mpm6STnp8ZL=aH6YpRyb-EP6Qatc35Ew@mail.gmail.com>

Does anyone have a rough idea as to when Oscar 7 will start going back into
Mode A every other day?

73 John AF5CC

From k.swaggart at charter.net  Sat May 23 16:13:00 2015
From: k.swaggart at charter.net (Ken Swaggart)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 09:13:00 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early
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The keps certainly look good here in Oregon. I had a predicted PSAT AOS out 
over the Pacific Ocean at 16:02:01Z and picked up the first PSK-31 beacon at 
16:02:16Z.

Ken, W7KKE

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Bruninga
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 07:51
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early

Today, (over USA) I am finding satellite to be 8.5 minutes behind the
ULTRAsat3 TLE.  And get a very good match.  I am listening to the PSK31 *FM*
downlink on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz and swinging the beam and watching Doppler to
confirm I am tracking well.

But Nico (below) sees it on time in Europe.   I cannot explain the
difference... I am using the elements with an EPOC of 15 140.6701389 (shown
below) which were released at separation.  There have been no updates yet.
As soon as I get them I will post them.

I did just turn on 3 USA and 3 European packet bulletins.  And adjusted the
MA spacecraft counter so that the right bulletins will come on over the
right continents.  DIGI will remain off since PSK31 is working so well!

Bob, Wb4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Janssen
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:24 AM

Yesterday and today I performed detailed doppler measurements on high PSAT
passes, both on 70 cm and on 2 m.
I found that yesterday the satellite was 10 seconds early and today 14
seconds early, compared to the ULTRASat3 TLE set.

I wonder why you think it is 6 minutes late. Maybe you were confused by the
ASCII telemetry transmissions on 145.826 MHz of UoSAT-OSCAR 11, which passed
about 6 minutes after PSAT?

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2015-05-22 20:21, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> I am finding that PSAT is 6 MINUTES behind the predictions of the
> previously provided original Launch TLE :
>
> ULTRASat3
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
>
> So until I get new ones.  Just point at AOS and wait 6 miuntes.
>
> Also, I had said not to TX PSK31 on the 10m u plink until you heard
> the downlink.  Well, that was dumb advise, because the transponder
> does not come up unless it hears PSK31!
>
> So the new rule is, Listen first.  If not heard, TX anyway.  If not
> heard then, Fix your problem, and try again?
>
> We don?t know how the power budget will work out.  So all we can do is
> watch.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Sat May 23 16:38:36 2015
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (Tom Schuessler)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 11:38:36 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: PSAT Telemetry
Message-ID: <006f01d09576$ea791df0$bf6b59d0$@net>

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Schuessler [mailto:tjschuessler at verizon.net] 
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 11:37 AM
To: 'bruninga at usna.edu'
Subject: FW: PSAT Telemetry

Bob,

Got a chance to listen to the PSAT PSK beacon this morning on what was to be
the 1246Z pass.  I used HDSDR controlled by SATPC32 to get the passband.
HDSDR ot Digipan through a virtual audio cable to decode.  The Doppler was
off which makes sense with the Keps that are off from what was posted.  Saw
some initial short transmissions with gaps in between and then a rather long
run of transmissions.  I never saw any other PSK31 activity besides the data
beacon.  Someday soon I will give transmissions a shot.

Attached is a file with the data I decoded this morning.  Approximate time
stamp of first beacon is at the head of the file.  

I know you have made some reference in BB emails as to what some of the
parameters generally mean.  Will there be more details or a telemetry
decoder soon?

I love the PSK transponder idea the University has created and look forward
to giving it a try.

73, Tom, N5HYP



From bruninga at usna.edu  Sat May 23 17:36:31 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 13:36:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early (Which satellite?)
Message-ID: <35dd8c49d90303bad8b9a6c04c1b03cf@mail.gmail.com>

Was PSK TLLM channel on 315 Hz or 375 Hz?
Were you also hearing PSAT 1200 baud packets on 145.825 at same time?

AL0I suggests some of us might be hearing BRICsat (TLM on 375 Hz)
While others (me) are hearing PSAT (TLM on 315 Hz) simultaneouisely with
PSAT packets on 145.825

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ken Swaggart
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 12:13 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early

The keps certainly look good here in Oregon. I had a predicted PSAT AOS out
over the Pacific Ocean at 16:02:01Z and picked up the first PSK-31 beacon at
16:02:16Z.

Ken, W7KKE

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 07:51
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early

Today, (over USA) I am finding satellite to be 8.5 minutes behind the
ULTRAsat3 TLE.  And get a very good match.  I am listening to the PSK31 *FM*
downlink on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz and swinging the beam and watching Doppler to
confirm I am tracking well.

But Nico (below) sees it on time in Europe.   I cannot explain the
difference... I am using the elements with an EPOC of 15 140.6701389 (shown
below) which were released at separation.  There have been no updates yet.
As soon as I get them I will post them.

I did just turn on 3 USA and 3 European packet bulletins.  And adjusted the
MA spacecraft counter so that the right bulletins will come on over the
right continents.  DIGI will remain off since PSK31 is working so well!

Bob, Wb4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Janssen
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:24 AM

Yesterday and today I performed detailed doppler measurements on high PSAT
passes, both on 70 cm and on 2 m.
I found that yesterday the satellite was 10 seconds early and today 14
seconds early, compared to the ULTRASat3 TLE set.

I wonder why you think it is 6 minutes late. Maybe you were confused by the
ASCII telemetry transmissions on 145.826 MHz of UoSAT-OSCAR 11, which passed
about 6 minutes after PSAT?

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2015-05-22 20:21, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> I am finding that PSAT is 6 MINUTES behind the predictions of the
> previously provided original Launch TLE :
>
> ULTRASat3
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
>
> So until I get new ones.  Just point at AOS and wait 6 miuntes.
>
> Also, I had said not to TX PSK31 on the 10m u plink until you heard
> the downlink.  Well, that was dumb advise, because the transponder
> does not come up unless it hears PSK31!
>
> So the new rule is, Listen first.  If not heard, TX anyway.  If not
> heard then, Fix your problem, and try again?
>
> We don?t know how the power budget will work out.  So all we can do is
> watch.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Sat May 23 17:46:23 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 13:46:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early (WRONG!)
Message-ID: <b9b90b00b03d59069f207e2bfac36e67@mail.gmail.com>

NEVERMIND!  End of SUBJECT Thread...

The original TLE is good!

***I must have made a typo entering TLE into Instantrack and had to retard
time by now 8.5 minutes to get it to work.
But with same TLE in SATPC32 (copy pasted instead of manually enered) then
predictions ARE CORRECT.

So FORGET this THREAD.  TLE's from launch day *are* OK.

Back under my rock.  Besides PSAT's PSK ID's as W3ADO-5 on 315 Hz and
BRICsat's as W3ADO-6 on 375 Hz.
Should be flying very very close to each other.  Separation spring between
them was only 1mm long.

Bob, WB4APR

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu]
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 1:37 PM
To: 'AMSAT BB'
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early (Which satellite?)

Was PSK TLLM channel on 315 Hz or 375 Hz?
Were you also hearing PSAT 1200 baud packets on 145.825 at same time?

AL0I suggests some of us might be hearing BRICsat (TLM on 375 Hz) While
others (me) are hearing PSAT (TLM on 315 Hz) simultaneouisely with PSAT
packets on 145.825

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ken Swaggart
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 12:13 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early

The keps certainly look good here in Oregon. I had a predicted PSAT AOS out
over the Pacific Ocean at 16:02:01Z and picked up the first PSK-31 beacon at
16:02:16Z.

Ken, W7KKE

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 07:51
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early

Today, (over USA) I am finding satellite to be 8.5 minutes behind the
ULTRAsat3 TLE.  And get a very good match.  I am listening to the PSK31 *FM*
downlink on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz and swinging the beam and watching Doppler to
confirm I am tracking well.

But Nico (below) sees it on time in Europe.   I cannot explain the
difference... I am using the elements with an EPOC of 15 140.6701389 (shown
below) which were released at separation.  There have been no updates yet.
As soon as I get them I will post them.

I did just turn on 3 USA and 3 European packet bulletins.  And adjusted the
MA spacecraft counter so that the right bulletins will come on over the
right continents.  DIGI will remain off since PSK31 is working so well!

Bob, Wb4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Janssen
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:24 AM

Yesterday and today I performed detailed doppler measurements on high PSAT
passes, both on 70 cm and on 2 m.
I found that yesterday the satellite was 10 seconds early and today 14
seconds early, compared to the ULTRASat3 TLE set.

I wonder why you think it is 6 minutes late. Maybe you were confused by the
ASCII telemetry transmissions on 145.826 MHz of UoSAT-OSCAR 11, which passed
about 6 minutes after PSAT?

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2015-05-22 20:21, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> I am finding that PSAT is 6 MINUTES behind the predictions of the
> previously provided original Launch TLE :
>
> ULTRASat3
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
>
> So until I get new ones.  Just point at AOS and wait 6 miuntes.
>
> Also, I had said not to TX PSK31 on the 10m u plink until you heard
> the downlink.  Well, that was dumb advise, because the transponder
> does not come up unless it hears PSK31!
>
> So the new rule is, Listen first.  If not heard, TX anyway.  If not
> heard then, Fix your problem, and try again?
>
> We don?t know how the power budget will work out.  So all we can do is
> watch.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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From k.swaggart at charter.net  Sat May 23 17:50:00 2015
From: k.swaggart at charter.net (Ken Swaggart)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 10:50:00 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early (Which satellite?)
In-Reply-To: <35dd8c49d90303bad8b9a6c04c1b03cf@mail.gmail.com>
References: <35dd8c49d90303bad8b9a6c04c1b03cf@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <30DE86C268414489A670AE3225E515AF@BlackPC>

For the 17:41Z pass - First packet seen, but not decoded, at 17:42. PSK-31 
was at 311 Hz. Partial PSK decodes:
B 022 25 22 803 248 +4
23 825 242 +1
W3ADO-r beacon B 024 00 23 860 241 +0 ? t

Ken


-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Bruninga
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:36
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early (Which satellite?)

Was PSK TLLM channel on 315 Hz or 375 Hz?
Were you also hearing PSAT 1200 baud packets on 145.825 at same time?

AL0I suggests some of us might be hearing BRICsat (TLM on 375 Hz)
While others (me) are hearing PSAT (TLM on 315 Hz) simultaneouisely with
PSAT packets on 145.825

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ken Swaggart
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 12:13 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early

The keps certainly look good here in Oregon. I had a predicted PSAT AOS out
over the Pacific Ocean at 16:02:01Z and picked up the first PSK-31 beacon at
16:02:16Z.

Ken, W7KKE

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 07:51
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early

Today, (over USA) I am finding satellite to be 8.5 minutes behind the
ULTRAsat3 TLE.  And get a very good match.  I am listening to the PSK31 *FM*
downlink on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz and swinging the beam and watching Doppler to
confirm I am tracking well.

But Nico (below) sees it on time in Europe.   I cannot explain the
difference... I am using the elements with an EPOC of 15 140.6701389 (shown
below) which were released at separation.  There have been no updates yet.
As soon as I get them I will post them.

I did just turn on 3 USA and 3 European packet bulletins.  And adjusted the
MA spacecraft counter so that the right bulletins will come on over the
right continents.  DIGI will remain off since PSK31 is working so well!

Bob, Wb4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Janssen
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:24 AM

Yesterday and today I performed detailed doppler measurements on high PSAT
passes, both on 70 cm and on 2 m.
I found that yesterday the satellite was 10 seconds early and today 14
seconds early, compared to the ULTRASat3 TLE set.

I wonder why you think it is 6 minutes late. Maybe you were confused by the
ASCII telemetry transmissions on 145.826 MHz of UoSAT-OSCAR 11, which passed
about 6 minutes after PSAT?

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2015-05-22 20:21, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> I am finding that PSAT is 6 MINUTES behind the predictions of the
> previously provided original Launch TLE :
>
> ULTRASat3
> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
>
> So until I get new ones.  Just point at AOS and wait 6 miuntes.
>
> Also, I had said not to TX PSK31 on the 10m u plink until you heard
> the downlink.  Well, that was dumb advise, because the transponder
> does not come up unless it hears PSK31!
>
> So the new rule is, Listen first.  If not heard, TX anyway.  If not
> heard then, Fix your problem, and try again?
>
> We don?t know how the power budget will work out.  So all we can do is
> watch.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
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From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Sat May 23 20:36:33 2015
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 16:36:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT announces mid-July launch with six U/V
	transponders
Message-ID: <00a401d09598$287a84b0$796f8e10$@com>

Alan Kung, BA1DU (CAMSAT CEO) recently sent AMSAT-NA a stunning press
release:

?CAMSAT orchestrated CAS-3 amateur satellite system is now nearing
completion, six Chinese amateur satellites will be launched in mid-July?it
includes different weight category satellites, consists of a 20 kg, three 10
kg and two 1 kg satellites. All six satellites are equipped with
substantially the same amateur radio payloads, a U/V mode linear
transponder, a CW telemetry beacon and an AX.25 19.2k/9.6k baud GMSK
telemetry downlink are attached in each of the six satellites, each set of
amateur radio equipments has the same technical characteristics, but
operates on different frequencies of 70cm band uplink and 2m band
downlink.?

See http://www.amsat.org/?p=4181 for further details.



73, Drew KO4MA




From dphelps1 at ameritech.net  Sun May 24 00:32:56 2015
From: dphelps1 at ameritech.net (Douglas Phelps)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 00:32:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT announces mid-July launch with six
	U/V	transponders
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References: <00a401d09598$287a84b0$796f8e10$@com>
Message-ID: <970896196.1044470.1432427576295.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Woo Hoo
 
      From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
 To: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 3:36 PM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT announces mid-July launch with six U/V transponders
   
Alan Kung, BA1DU (CAMSAT CEO) recently sent AMSAT-NA a stunning press
release:

?CAMSAT orchestrated CAS-3 amateur satellite system is now nearing
completion, six Chinese amateur satellites will be launched in mid-July?it
includes different weight category satellites, consists of a 20 kg, three 10
kg and two 1 kg satellites. All six satellites are equipped with
substantially the same amateur radio payloads, a U/V mode linear
transponder, a CW telemetry beacon and an AX.25 19.2k/9.6k baud GMSK
telemetry downlink are attached in each of the six satellites, each set of
amateur radio equipments has the same technical characteristics, but
operates on different frequencies of 70cm band uplink and 2m band
downlink.?

See http://www.amsat.org/?p=4181 for further details.



73, Drew KO4MA



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From mccardelm at gmail.com  Sun May 24 02:18:07 2015
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 22:18:07 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-144 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-144

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* CAMSAT announces mid-July launch with six U/V transponders
* 2015 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice
* AMSAT 2015 Field Day Announcement - June 27-28
* Beijing may launch amateur satellites in July
* Radio Amateur Sworn In as New NASA Deputy Administrator
* AMSAT News Lit up on the Web, Forums, and Social Media
* PSK31 and APRS CubeSat Status Update
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-144
ANS-144 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 144
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
May 24, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-144


CAMSAT announces mid-July launch with six U/V transponders

Alan Kung, BA1DU (CAMSAT CEO) recently sent AMSAT-NA the following
press release:

CAMSAT orchestrated CAS-3 amateur satellite system is now nearing
completion, six Chinese amateur satellites will be launched in mid-
July,it includes different weight category satellites, consists of a
20 kg, three 10 kg and two 1 kg satellites. All six satellites are
equipped with substantially the same amateur radio payloads, a U/V
mode linear transponder, a CW telemetry beacon and an AX.25
19.2k/9.6k baud GMSK telemetry downlink are attached in each of the
six satellites, each set of amateur radio equipments has the same
technical characteristics, but operates on different frequencies of
70cm band uplink and 2m band downlink.

During the years, CAMSAT works closely with DFH Satellite Co. Ltd to
complete the project, which is Chinese government aerospace
contractor and provided most of the support for this project. All the
satellites are currently conducting final testing and inspection,
here are the technical details:

CAS-3A:

? Micro-satellite architecture
? Dimensions: 400Lx400Wx400H mm
? Mass: 20kg
? Stabilization: three-axis stabilization system with its +Y surface
  facing the earth
? Antenna: Deployable antenna, one 1/4? monopole VHF antenna with
  max.0dBi gain is located at +Z side and one 1/4? monopole UHF
  antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at ?Z side, close to the each
  edge of satellite body
? Uplink: 70cm band
? Downlink: 2m band
? Amateur radio payloads:
Callsign: BJ1SB
CW Telemetry Beacon: 50mW, 22wpm
U/V Mode Linear Transponder: 100mW, 20kHz bandwidth, spectrum
Inverting
AX.25 telemetry: 100mW, 19.2k/9.6k baud GMSK

CAS-3B, CAS-3C and CAS-3D:

? Micro-satellite architecture
? Dimensions: 250Lx250Wx250H mm
? Mass: 9kg
? Stabilization: three-axis stabilization system with its +Y surface
  facing the earth
? Antenna: Deployable antenna, one 1/4? monopole VHF antenna with
  max.0dBi gain is located at +Z side and one 1/4? monopole UHF
  antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at ?Z side, close to the each
  edge of satellite body
? Uplink: 70cm band
? Downlink: 2m band
? Amateur radio payloads:
Callsign: BJ1SC ( for CAS-3B), BJ1SD ( for CAS-3C), BJ1SE (for CAS-3D
CW Telemetry Beacon: 50mW, 22wpm
U/V Mode Linear Transponder: 100mW, 20kHz bandwidth, spectrum
Inverting AX.25 telemetry: 100mW, 19.2k/9.6k baud GMSK

CAS-3E and CAS-3F:

? Cube-satellite architecture
? Dimensions: 110Lx110Wx110H mm
? Mass: 1.5kg
? Stabilization: Spinning stabilization using permanent magnet torquer
? Antenna: Deployable antenna, one 1/4? monopole VHF antenna with
  max.0dBi gain is located at +Z side and one 1/4? monopole UHF
  antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at ?Z side, close to the each
  edge of satellite body
? Uplink: 70cm band
? Downlink: 2m band
? Amateur radio payloads:
Callsign: BJ1SF ( for CAS-3E), BJ1SG ( for CAS-3F)
CW Telemetry Beacon: 50mW, 22wpm
U/V Mode Linear Transponder: 100mW, 20kHz bandwidth, spectrum
Inverting
AX.25 telemetry: 100mW, 9.6k baud GMSK

This launch will use an brand new Chinese launch vehicle named as
Long March ? 6 (LM-6 or CZ-6) at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center of
China, CAS-3A will operate at about 450 km height sun-synchronous
orbit, the other satellites will operate at about 530 km height sun-
synchronous orbit.

The launch will carry total of 20 satellites, there are other three
satellites named as CAS-3G, CAS-3H and CAS-3I involved in amateur
radio from other agencies of China will share the same launch, CAMSAT
was assisting Chinese government administration to coordinate and
allocate their frequencies, more details will be announced later.

[ANS thanks Alan Kung, BA1DU and CAMSAT for the above information]


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2015 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice

It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT-NA Board of
Directors election. Four director's terms expire this year: Barry
Baines, WD4ASW, Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, Mark Hammond, N8MH, and Jerry
Buxton, N0JY. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for
one year terms.

A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five
current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT-NA
member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's
name and call, and the nominating individual's names, calls and
individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA, 10605 Concord
St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895-2526.

In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which
is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made
by electronic means. These include e-mail, Fax, or electronic image
of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to
MARTHA at AMSAT.ORG or Faxed to
(301)822-4371.

No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than
June 15th at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional
written nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than
this, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST
be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days
following the close of
nominations on June 15th.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE
NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.

Alan Biddle
WA4SCA
AMSAT-NA  Corporate Secretary

[ANS thanks Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary for
the above information]


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AMSAT 2015 Field Day Announcement - June 27-28

It's that time of year again: Field Day! Each year the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day as a "picnic, a campout,
practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!"

The event takes place during a 24-hour period on the fourth weekend
of June. For 2015, the event takes place during a 27-hour period from
1800 UTC on Saturday June 27, through 2100 UTC on Sunday June 28,
Those who set up prior to 1800 UTC on June 27 can operate only 24
hours.

The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its own
version of Field Day for operation via the amateur satellites, held
concurrently with the ARRL event.

If you are considering ONLY the FM voice satellite SO-50 for your
AMSAT Field Day focus - don't - unless you are simply hoping to make
one contact for the ARRL rules bonus points. The congestion on FM LEO
satellites was so intense in prior years that we must continue to
limit their use to one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. This includes the
International Space Station. You will be allowed one QSO if the ISS
is operating voice.

You will also be allowed one digital QSO with the ISS or any other
digital, non-store-and-forward, packet satellite (if operational).
Many good contacts can be made on the linear transponder satellites
including AO-73, FO-29, and AO-7. During Field Day the transponders
come alive like 20 meters on a weekend. The transponders on these
satellites will support multiple simultaneous SSB or CW contacts.

The 2015 AMSAT Field Day event is open to all Amateur Radio
operators. Amateurs are to use the exchange as specified in ARRL
rules for Field Day. The AMSAT competition is to encourage the use of
all amateur satellites, both analog and digital.

AMSAT Field Day information is also posted on the web at:
http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=216

[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and
Awards, for the above information]


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Beijing may launch amateur satellites in July

Mineo Wakita JE9PEL reports on his website that Beijing may launch
satellites carrying amateur radio payloads in July 2015. It is
understood the launch would be on a CZ-6 rocket from the Taiyuan
Satellite Launch Center.

XW-2 (CAS-2) and LilacSat-2 will be carrying amateur radio payloads
but at the time of writing it is not clear if Tiantuo-3 and ZDPS-2
may also have amateur radio payloads.

Additionally it is reported elsewhere there may be up to 20?
CubeSats on the launch.

CAS-2A1 satellite: 270x270x250mm
2m CW telemetry beacon 100 mW
2m AX.25 digital telemetry beacon 500 mW
2m FM voice beacon 500 mW
U/V mode Linear transponder 50 kHz 500 mW
L/S mode Linear transponder 200 kHz 320 mW
U/V mode APRS repeater

CAS-2A2 satellite:
70cm CW telemetry beacon 100 mW
70cm AX.25 digital telemetry beacon 500 mW
13cm CW telemetry beacon 200 mW
3cm CW telemetry beacon 200 mW
V/U mode Linear transponder 500 mW

LilacSat-2 ? Harbin Institute of Technology
Approx. 11 kg 20x20x20 cm
Uplink: 145.825, 145.875 MHz
Downlink: 437.200 MHz beacon 437.225 MHz FM/APRS

Tiantuo-3 (TT-3) ? Small satellite from China?s National University
of Defense Technology

ZDPS-2 ? Nano-satellite mission of the Microsat Research Center
Zhejiang University

Source Mineo Wakita JE9PEL
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/lilacsat.htm

[ANS thanks Mineo Wakita JE9PEL and AMSAT-UK for the above
 information]


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Radio Amateur Sworn In as New NASA Deputy Administrator

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Dava Newman,
KB1HIK, has been sworn in as the deputy administrator of NASA.
President Barack Obama appointed Newman last October, and the US
Senate confirmed her appointment on April 27. The swearing-in took
place on May 15 in her MIT office in Cambridge. Newman is Apollo
Professor of Astronautics and Engineering Systems and the director
of the Technology and Policy Program at MIT. She started her
official duties as NASA's new deputy administrator on May 18 at the
agency's headquarters in Washington, DC.

"I'm very excited to be at NASA," said Newman. "I'm looking forward
to being a part of the agency's work to expand humanity's reach into
space, advance our journey to Mars and strengthen America's
leadership here at home."

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, ex-KE4IQB, said he's long admired
Newman. "Her talents and skills as an educator and technological
innovator will bring a new energy to our NASA leadership team, and
I'm ecstatic to have her on board," he said.

Newman had been on the MIT faculty since 1993. Her research has
included modeling human performance in low and microgravity
conditions, examining the dynamics and control of astronaut motion,
and the development of assisted walking devices for the physically
handicapped. Possibly her most prominent project has been the
development of the BioSuit, a skintight spacesuit that would give
astronauts unprecedented comfort and freedom in exploration of
planetary surfaces and extra-vehicular activity.

An avid sailor, Newman has circumnavigated the globe.


[ANS thanks the ARRL via Space Bulletin 008  ARLS008 for the above
 information]


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AMSAT News Lit up on the Web, Forums, and Social Media

VP of User Services JaoAnne Maenpaa K9JKM noted "Our e-mail lists
relayed the Fox-1 news from Dayton. Those lists have remained quiet
while the web and social media were lit up with AMSAT's news from
Dayton."

AMSAT-NA Facebook has 1,789 members. AMSAT's Twitter has 6,770
followers.

One of the biggest repeater systems in the Chicago area relays news
feeds on their facebook page from the internet:

https://www.facebook.com/suhfars?fref=nf which points to the QRZ.com
posts:

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?480200-Fox-1-news-from-Dayton
http://tinyurl.com/ANS144-QRZ-Report

Southgate ARC news:

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2015/may/fox_1_news_from_dayton.htm
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2015/may/fox_1_operating_guide.htm

Amateur Radio Newsline Facebook group is referring readers to:
ANS-135 Fox-1 News From Dayton which is a replay of the ANS bulletins

AMSAT-UK and ARRL published the ARRL news item about AMSAT:

http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/15/fox-1-launch-sept-geo-5-10-ghz/
http://tinyurl.com/ANS144-Hamvention

JoAnne reports two links of video from the AMSAT Forum:

First, the presentation by AMSAT president Barry Baines WD4ASW to
open the forum...
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/62340146

Second, a portion of Tom Clark's K3IO Forum presentation at:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/62343338

Hams in Space posted a copy of their Dayton forum slides including
mention of AMSAT at:

http://hamsinspace.com/resource/Sat_Radio_7_07_Dayton.pdf


[ANS thanks JoAnne K9JKM for the above information]


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PSK31 and APRS CubeSat Status Update

Martin G8JNJ reports receiving the PSAT PSK31 FM downlink on the
online SUWS WebSDR located at Farnham near London. At 22:30 GMT on
May 21, 2015 Bob Bruninga WB4APR posted the following update on the
AMSAT Bulletin Board about the three USNA CubeSats PSAT, BRICSAT and
USS Langley along with a guide on how to use the PSK31 transponder.

We now have heard 4 of 5 transmitters from our 3 spacecraft all
still in a close cluster:
* PSAT packet is OK but WOD not working (no digipeating for users yet)
* PSAT PSK31 downlink is ok [remember, it is FM!]
* BRICSAT telemetry has been heard but is cycling OFF due to low power
* BRICSAT PSK31 downlink (also FM) has also been heard barely (when
  ON)
* USS Langley not heard

PSAT CPU shows the 4 day-fail-safe backup reset circuit is not
counting down, so we have lost this (1 of 3) fail safe backup RESET
capabilities. Bad line of code already found.  But cannot change it.

PSAT is not properly reporting WOD data and S#? STATUS packets are
being bundled until 255 byte packet length is reached and then it all
comes down at once.  Noone has captured any of these long packets.
Please try with PASSALL ON so that you can receive partial packets.

Awaiting permission from BRNO University to authorize HF user
uplinks on PSAT PSK31.

BRICSAT PSK31 transponder is on identical frequencies as PSAT?s.
You can tell them apart because one has PSK Telemetry on 315 Hz and
the other is on 365 Hz.  Both on the UHF FM downlink 435.350 MHz

We?d LOVE to hear from USS Langley, and we?d love to capture one of
those long WOD packets from PSAT.  Our ground station is only getting
a few packets compared to some submissions from others.  Keep it up.

SUMMARY:

145.825 1.5U  cubesat ? PSAT 1200 baud AX.25
435.350 same cubesat ? PSAT PSK31 FM ? Brno University transponder

437.975 1.5U  cubesat ? BRICsat 9600 baud
435.350 same cubesat ? BRICsat PSK31 FM ? Brno University transponder

437.975 3.0U  cubesat ? USS Langley  9600 bd

ULTRASat3
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

Receiving the PSAT PSK31 FM downlink

Receiving the PSAT (and BRICsat) 435.350 MHz FM downlink is as
simple as placing  your PSK31 laptop microphone next to the speaker
on your FM satellite UHF receiver and just watching the waterfall.

What you see is exactly what everyone else sees (its FM).  There is
no Doppler added to the tones due to your station?s position relative
to the satellite.  But you DO have to retune your FM radio at least 3
times during the pass (+5 kHz, 0, -5 kHz) to stay in the FM passband.
[Note: UK users should remember to selected the wide FM (5 kHz
deviation/25 kHz channel spacing) setting on their rigs]

User uplinks, however, will shift in the waterfall according to each
user?s position relative to the satellite.  The shift can be as low
as 1 Hz per second to as high as 6 Hz per second.  This is because
the uplink is on 10 meters where the Doppler rate is only 1/15th of
what it would be on UHF.

The TELEMETRY channel at 315 Hz (PSAT) or 375 Hz (BRICsat) is FIXED
with no Doppler since it is generated onboard into the FM downlink

WHAT TO DO:

1) We will need PSK31 authors to open the PSK31 frequency tracking
to accommodate more than 1 Hz per second Doppler tracking.  Current
implementations can do 1 Hz/s but completely fail at 3 Hz/s.  2 Hz/s
might work a little?

2) Until then, ANY uplink user that is in line with a direct
overhead pass will have minimum Doppler at the start and end of his
pass (1 Hz/sec) when the satellite is going right at him and directly
away from him.  (Though it will be MAX (6 Hz/sec) when it passes over
her/his station).

3) Just turn on MULTI CHANNEL window and let the PSK31 decode
everyone.The ones with the least Doppler at any instant may be
decoded for a while!

USERS can transmit later when BRNO University says it has completed
its tests.  Brno provided the transponders for use in the PSAT and
BRICsat satellites.

So start preparing your station to TX PSK31 on 10 meters SSB and to
receive the audio from an FM UHF rig on 435.350 +/- 5 kHz steps of
Doppler.

DOWNLINK Limitations:  The UHF downlink signal is only 300 mW and so
a UHF beam is needed on the downlink.

UPLINK RESTRICTIONS:  *NOTHING MORE THAN* a Vertical 1/4 wave or
Dipole is authorized on the 10m uplink  and no more than 25 Watts
(for now).

Remember a 1/4 wave vertical is the ideal antenna because it
maximizes the signal at lower angles and tapers the signal as the
satellite gets closer. This keeps  user uplinks about the same during
a pass.  Strong stations just drive down the AGC and ruin it for
everyone.

Use minimum power!!  Remember, this is crossband FULL DUPLEX so  you
can see yourself in the downlink just like everyone else can see you.
Act accordingly.  And of course DO NOT TRANSMIT if you cannot see the
waterfall  ? Duh!

Enjoy!
Bob, WB4APR

Listen to satellite signals in the 145 and 435-438 MHz bands from
anywhere in the world using the online SUWS WebSDR located near
London. Further details at http://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/15/suws-websdr-
moves-to-new-site/

[ANS thanks Bob WB4APR and AMSAT-UK for the above information]


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ARISS News

It is unlikely that there will be any contacts with the Columbus
module station until after a crew change.
>From  5-11-2015 through 7-26-2015, there will be no US Operational
Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS.  So any schools contacts during
this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia  team.

Watch
http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html
for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled.

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]


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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ The AMSAT Office is closed from Friday, May 22nd through
  Monday, May 25th. Martha will be back in the office on Tuesday,
  May 26th.
  [ANS thanks the Martha for the above information]

+ These are the launch provided elements for PPOD 3 deployment that
  included PSAT:

ULTRASat3

1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

  The PSAT predictions are now available on the AMSAT web site using
  the keps Bob Bruninga provided for ULTRASat3

  [ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR and Joe KM1P for the above information]

+ Tentative satellite pass plan for VP2MKV operation:
  We will attempt to be on the first two FO-29 ascending node passes
  June 11 through 20. If time allows we may be on the third ascending
  node those days. Those passes happen in late morning to mid
  afternoon Montserrat time. On those passes we will look first for
  South America when the satellite is south of us, then North America,
  then Europe during the short mutual window. If there are 2 meter
  or 6 meter terrestrial openings during the VHF contest June 13 and
  14 we will not be on satellite at those times.

  [ANS thanks Jim WD0E for the above information]

+ The annual SA AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on 20 June at the
  Innovation Hub in Pretoria.  Book your seat now to take advantage
  of the early bird registration fee. Details and booking form is on
  www.amsatsa.org.za

 [ANS thanks SA AMSAT for the above information]

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/EX

AMSAT User Services and the Editors of the AMSAT New Service pass on
our condolences to ANS Weekly Co-Editor Joe Spier K6WAO and his
family on the death of Joe's mother this week.

In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.

Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, KC8YLD
kc8yld at amsat dot org

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From: davidahaworth at icloud.com (David Haworth)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 09:37:02 -0700
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PSAT-1>APOFF,ARISS [05/23/15 16:08:09]:T#151,879,075,549,914,873,00011100

Received APRS packet a few minutes ago at 05/23/15 16:08:09Z with 
Receiver: Kenwood TM-D710GA in Packet12 mode 
PC logging: Connected to PC with RS-232, using HyperTerminal to log packets.
Antenna: Arrow 2 meter vertical 15? off the ground.
My grid is CN85TQ north of Portland, OR.

Do I understand corectly that PSAT-1 was digipeated through the ISS in this case?

I did not see this in the recent activity on 
http://ariss.net/index.cgi?absolute=1

20150523155003 : RS0ISS]CQ,qAR,9W2JDY-1:]ARISS - International Space Station
20150523154803 : RS0ISS]CQ,qAR,9W2JDY-1:]ARISS - International Space Station
20150523151605 : PP5CAM-2]APUD01,RS0ISS*,SGATE,qAo,PY5UD:=2607.01SI04948.11W&** PP5CAM/PY5UD H24 BRAZILIAN ISS SAT GATE **
20150523151246 : PP5CAM-2]APUD01,RS0ISS*,SGATE,qAo,PY5UD:=2607.01SI04948.11W&** PP5CAM/PY5UD H24 BRAZILIAN ISS SAT GATE **
20150523151106 : PP5CAM-2]APUD01,RS0ISS*,SGATE,qAo,PY5UD:=2607.01SI04948.11W&** PP5CAM/PY5UD H24 BRAZILIAN ISS SAT GATE **
20150523150828 : LU2HAM-6]APRS,RS0ISS*,PCSAT,RS0ISS-4,W3ADO-1,WIDE3-3,qAo,LU2HAM-1:=3120.48S/06418.04W`Sat Gate H-24 Cordob {UISS53}
20150523150800 : RS0ISS]CQ,qAo,LU2HAM-1:]ARISS - International Space Station


73,
Clear and dark skies without RFI,
David Haworth, WA9ONY
http://www.stargazing.net/david


> On May 23, 2015, at 9:13 AM, Ken Swaggart <k.swaggart at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> The keps certainly look good here in Oregon. I had a predicted PSAT AOS out over the Pacific Ocean at 16:02:01Z and picked up the first PSK-31 beacon at 16:02:16Z.
> 
> Ken, W7KKE
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Robert Bruninga
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 07:51
> To: AMSAT BB
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT Elements are 6 minutes early
> 
> Today, (over USA) I am finding satellite to be 8.5 minutes behind the
> ULTRAsat3 TLE.  And get a very good match.  I am listening to the PSK31 *FM*
> downlink on 435.350 +/- 5 KHz and swinging the beam and watching Doppler to
> confirm I am tracking well.
> 
> But Nico (below) sees it on time in Europe.   I cannot explain the
> difference... I am using the elements with an EPOC of 15 140.6701389 (shown
> below) which were released at separation.  There have been no updates yet.
> As soon as I get them I will post them.
> 
> I did just turn on 3 USA and 3 European packet bulletins.  And adjusted the
> MA spacecraft counter so that the right bulletins will come on over the
> right continents.  DIGI will remain off since PSK31 is working so well!
> 
> Bob, Wb4APR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nico Janssen
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:24 AM
> 
> Yesterday and today I performed detailed doppler measurements on high PSAT
> passes, both on 70 cm and on 2 m.
> I found that yesterday the satellite was 10 seconds early and today 14
> seconds early, compared to the ULTRASat3 TLE set.
> 
> I wonder why you think it is 6 minutes late. Maybe you were confused by the
> ASCII telemetry transmissions on 145.826 MHz of UoSAT-OSCAR 11, which passed
> about 6 minutes after PSAT?
> 
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
> 
> 
> On 2015-05-22 20:21, Robert Bruninga wrote:
>> I am finding that PSAT is 6 MINUTES behind the predictions of the
>> previously provided original Launch TLE :
>> 
>> ULTRASat3
>> 1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
>> 2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
>> 
>> So until I get new ones.  Just point at AOS and wait 6 miuntes.
>> 
>> Also, I had said not to TX PSK31 on the 10m u plink until you heard
>> the downlink.  Well, that was dumb advise, because the transponder
>> does not come up unless it hears PSK31!
>> 
>> So the new rule is, Listen first.  If not heard, TX anyway.  If not
>> heard then, Fix your problem, and try again?
>> 
>> We don?t know how the power budget will work out.  So all we can do is
>> watch.
>> 
>> Bob, WB4APR
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73,
Clear and dark skies without RFI,
David Haworth, WA9ONY
http://www.stargazing.net/david <http://www.stargazing.net/david>
davidahaworth at icloud.com




From nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com  Sun May 24 03:02:39 2015
From: nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com (Nicholas Mahr)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 23:02:39 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Camsat launches
Message-ID: <CAGu+VYtGs=QmHuREE=_KDfGS6Yz8V6p7UD4QhYoFK4y8vHEkKg@mail.gmail.com>

Very glad to hear we will get 6 linear birds up there, I just hope the
orbit is higher... I hope one day they will get around the relay issue with
HO-68, that was a awesome satellite. But anyways great news!

From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Sun May 24 04:00:03 2015
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (Tom schuessler)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 23:00:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT and  Bricsat FM PSK on same frequencies
In-Reply-To: <mailman.724.1432433911.16258.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.724.1432433911.16258.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <A92551CF-C1F9-4D0E-9D51-54F15286263B@verizon.net>

Okay so I am a bit confused about how this will work with two satellites both using FM modulation on the same frequency.  FM has the capture ratio effect which basically means that if one signal is about twice as strong as the other that signal will capture the receiver and the other one may make a little background noise but won't be properly demodulates.  If both of them are received at the same power level pretty much you just get noise a.k.a. SO-50 on a crowded day.  So if these two satellites are transmitting simultaneously whichever one happens to be stronger at the moment will capture the receiver.  Regardless of whether one of them has a audio frequency modulated on the carrier at 315 hertz while the other ones at 375 you're most likely going to not here both of them simultaneously Heard or displayed on a PSK waterfall.

This may not be an issue in the future as the satellites drift apart from each other but right now as it seems to me they are pretty darn close so if they were both on they would be in the beam width of any directional antenna.

Aside from the frequency of the PSK carrier itself as modulated on the FM, I would also have to assume that the call sign of the PSK data beacon is hopefully different.  The PSK I decoded this morning had a beacon call sign of W3ADO-5. I would have to assume there is a different beacon call sign for both. In my reading I have not seen what the difference between the two would be.

Looking forward to soon trying to test an uplink on 28.120 and see if I can hear myself. This looks like a good challenge.

73. Tom. N5HYP

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun May 24 05:14:06 2015
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 05:14:06 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT (and ARRL) at the IEEE International Microwave
	Symposium 2015 - report
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUet-b8CdfD=pcsmcV9jdPhMXtsRO_ZVzyNoxje0OB7JHA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

On Thursday, 21 May 2015, I represented AMSAT and the ARRL at the IEEE
International Microwave Symposium 2015 that was at the Phoenix Convention
Center in downtown Phoenix. The ARRL had a booth in the symposium's
University Pavilion in the exhibit hall, manned by Ward Silver N0AX during
this week. Other hams helped Ward earlier in the week, and I was able to
take a day off and spend Thursday at the booth. Along with Ward, Hermann
Schumacher DF2DR, a professor from the University of Ulm in Germany, was
also there with me. Although this was not an amateur radio event, there were
lots of hams from around the world in the exhibit hall, and many students -
high school and university students. The high school students were from
different schools around the Phoenix area, and the university students were
from universities in the USA and other countries.

In addition to talking about the ARRL and amateur radio generally, Thursday
was promoted at the ARRL booth as the satellite day, complete with on-air
demonstrations in the afternoon. I brought my satellite equipment. I brought
some AMSAT Getting Started with Amateur Satellites books, frequency guides,
and Fox flyers to go with the ARRL literature. During the morning, I learned
that Hermann had worked AO-6 in the 1970s, but had moved away from satellite
operating. He enjoys SOTA operating on HF, and I think he's looking to give
the satellites another try when he returns home.

I had 3 demonstrations during the afternoon, starting with an SO-50 pass
just after 1930 UTC (12.30pm local time). I was able to work Dave W0DHB in
Colorado from outside the convention center, and then listen to the remainder
of the pass. Although I only logged one QSO, being able to hear the pileups
on SO-50 impressed the crowd.

The FO-29 pass around 2124 UTC was the most fruitful pass of the day. Not
only was it busy, I had my largest crowd of the 3 demonstrations. We walked
across the street from the convention center to a pedestrian bridge over
Washington Street, and had a good view of the sky from over the street. I
used one FT-817ND and my Elk log periodic antenna, and this was the first
time I had worked FO-29 half-duplex. I have heard others do this, and I
remember reading an AMSAT Journal article in 2005 by Drew KO4MA detailing
how to do this. It worked! I logged 6 QSOs with stations across the
continental USA, and the crowd enjoyed hearing the locations of those
stations. Thanks to K8YSE, AA5PK, N8HM, K0MDJ, KE4KOL, and N5AFV for calling
and being a part of this demonstration! This was a great way to show off the
coverage of our satellites, and how they could be used with a very simple
station like my FT-817ND and Elk antenna.

In the crowd for this FO-29 pass were a pair of university students from
Turkey, who are working on CubeSats at their university. They were not
familiar with amateur radio, and I have since e-mailed them information
about amateur radio, amateur radio organizations in Turkey, and more
information about AMSAT. I had taken a couple of pictures of them, and I
also included the pictures with my e-mail.

The later FO-29 pass, around 2310 UTC, yielded only one QSO, with Wyatt
AC0RA. I was standing on the same pedestrian bridge outside the convention
center, pointing my antenna to the west over downtown Phoenix on a 40-degree
pass.

For those keeping score, or logs, this symposium was in grid DM33xk. I have
uploaded my QSOs to Logbook of the World, and a few have turned into QSLs. I
will also send special QSL cards to everyone I worked during these satellite
demonstrations.

Hermann DF2DR assembled a short video that includes parts of the first two
demonstrations I gave, and some photos from the symposium. You can see this
video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYzzgkPrmuw

This symposium is a great example of a non-ham event where an amateur radio
presence can reach many who have never heard of the hobby. Simply hanging a
poster, or laying out flyers, with references to web sites would not have
had the same effect as a booth with hams ready and able to talk about the
hobby in general, and our satellites specifically. Thanks to Ward and Sean
Kutzko KX9X at the ARRL for inviting me to be a part of the ARRL's booth at
the symposium.

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK

From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sun May 24 06:57:19 2015
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 07:57:19 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT announces mid-July launch with
	six	U/V	transponders
In-Reply-To: <970896196.1044470.1432427576295.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <00a401d09598$287a84b0$796f8e10$@com>
	<970896196.1044470.1432427576295.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <005501d095ee$e0b09b90$a211d2b0$@sdr-radio.com>

Ah,

Reading the full press release I see they are LEOs. Must learn to read proper.

Simon Brown G4ELI
http://v2.sdr-radio.com

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Phelps

Woo Hoo 


From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sun May 24 06:51:46 2015
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 07:51:46 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT announces mid-July launch with
	six	U/V	transponders
In-Reply-To: <970896196.1044470.1432427576295.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <00a401d09598$287a84b0$796f8e10$@com>
	<970896196.1044470.1432427576295.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <005401d095ee$19bfa710$4d3ef530$@sdr-radio.com>

Woo Hoo indeed.

Do we know the projected orbit yet? If just LEO it's a welcome addition, if MEO then even better.

Simon Brown G4ELI
http://v2.sdr-radio.com

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Phelps

Woo Hoo 


From caleriffic at paradise.net.nz  Sun May 24 09:04:05 2015
From: caleriffic at paradise.net.nz (Sil)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 21:04:05 +1200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
In-Reply-To: <555CDB8C.1060107@frcuba.co.cu>
References: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>	<CAEMY9FcgYhsF2Oxc2sh6KZmJekpw+v4384S4AO2L0RXTJBOrMg@mail.gmail.com>
	<555CDB8C.1060107@frcuba.co.cu>
Message-ID: <55619405.1000800@paradise.net.nz>

Copied down here using very basic gear :


Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[08:46:39]
T#134,822,077,835,838,822,00011100

May 24, 2015 (Time is UT)

Sil - ZL2CIA

From vimone at alice.it  Sun May 24 09:35:17 2015
From: vimone at alice.it (Vincenzo Mone)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 11:35:17 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAALgqrd2N1rRAiaQvRd7pgRDCgAAAEAAAADwvLhQVj3hMnWJ2FMn1ZJUBAAAAAA==@alice.it>

Hi to the list,
this morning i had a pass of the PSAT.
I could hear it on 435.350 MHz, with the Funcube Dongle Pro Plus, but
couldn't understand how to decode it.
I've  tried in USB and could hear a sound that could not understand it
Also tried in FM but could hear just the background noise.
Please anybody can tell me where to listen?
Frequency and mode and also which program to use to decode it?
Any help will be really appreciated.


73's de Enzo IK8OZV
EasyLog 5 BetaTester
EasyLog PDA BetaTester
WinBollet BetaTester
D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
Skype: ik8ozv8520




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From Mvivona at yahoo.com  Sun May 24 12:51:29 2015
From: Mvivona at yahoo.com (Mvivona)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 08:51:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
Message-ID: <2156868C-DA28-4181-A926-CA253988ABE0@yahoo.com>

Heard a nice strong pass of PSAT this morning over Florida at 12:35Z. Handheld with Arrow antenna. No decode setup yet. The IOS app "GoSatWatch" tracked it perfectly on its way over. I plan on having decode setup for the next high pass. 

Michael Vivona
Sent from my iPad

From kx9x at yahoo.com  Sun May 24 13:45:34 2015
From: kx9x at yahoo.com (Sean Kutzko)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 09:45:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] KX9X/2 QRV So50 Sunday 1730z
Message-ID: <B267ABB1-83EE-4DA8-B861-55691EC1B291@yahoo.com>

Hi all-

I'll be on SO50 from FN22 again today from 1730-1745z. This is a 50 degree westerly pass for me, and probably the last pass I will do from FN22. Hope to work you.

Sent from Sean's iPad



From bruninga at usna.edu  Sun May 24 14:56:55 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 10:56:55 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT and Bricsat FM PSK on same frequencies
In-Reply-To: <A92551CF-C1F9-4D0E-9D51-54F15286263B@verizon.net>
References: <mailman.724.1432433911.16258.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<A92551CF-C1F9-4D0E-9D51-54F15286263B@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <835f099c08a7be546571f9704a1ed498@mail.gmail.com>

> ... how will this work with two FM satellites on the same frequency?

The idea is to serve users no matter which spacecraft is in view.  And to
not have the users have to always change frequencies and track different
objects.  Imagine a camper in the field.  Just point your beam towards AOS
generally and set +5 KHz tuing and when a satellite comes into view, you
can use it.

Many things separate them:
1) Distance
2) Time
3) Doppler
4) Users antenna beamwidth

When they are 5 minutes apart, the beam headings will be over 90 degrees
apart (10 to 15 dB separation), the Doppler will be typically 10  KHz
(10-15 dB separation) for a total of 20-30  dB or more to prevent capture
effect.

Since an orbit is 95 minutes long, and the satellites will drift, then 95%
of the time, this condition of at least 5 minute separation, will be met.

PSAT PSK (W3ADO-5) was built over 3 years ago and is hardwired to power up
by default (maximum chance it will work despite spacecraft packet link or
other failures)

BRIC PSK (W3ADO-6) was built just last year and has independent control by
Brno designers (can be off while sats are adjacent)  It also powers up by
default (again, for maximum availability in case of bus failure).

So I think the choice pretty much meets the goals of maximum availability
to users and as independent of spacecraft failures as we could make them.

Hope that Helps.
Bob, WB4aPR

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Tom
schuessler
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 12:00 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT and Bricsat FM PSK on same frequencies

Okay so I am a bit confused about how this will work with two satellites
both using FM modulation on the same frequency.  FM has the capture ratio
effect which basically means that if one signal is about twice as strong
as the other that signal will capture the receiver and the other one may
make a little background noise but won't be properly demodulates.  If both
of them are received at the same power level pretty much you just get
noise a.k.a. SO-50 on a crowded day.  So if these two satellites are
transmitting simultaneously whichever one happens to be stronger at the
moment will capture the receiver.  Regardless of whether one of them has a
audio frequency modulated on the carrier at 315 hertz while the other ones
at 375 you're most likely going to not here both of them simultaneously
Heard or displayed on a PSK waterfall.

This may not be an issue in the future as the satellites drift apart from
each other but right now as it seems to me they are pretty darn close so
if they were both on they would be in the beam width of any directional
antenna.

Aside from the frequency of the PSK carrier itself as modulated on the FM,
I would also have to assume that the call sign of the PSK data beacon is
hopefully different.  The PSK I decoded this morning had a beacon call
sign of W3ADO-5. I would have to assume there is a different beacon call
sign for both. In my reading I have not seen what the difference between
the two would be.

Looking forward to soon trying to test an uplink on 28.120 and see if I
can hear myself. This looks like a good challenge.

73. Tom. N5HYP
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Sun May 24 15:01:36 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 11:01:36 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
In-Reply-To: <55619405.1000800@paradise.net.nz>
References: <7a4ced201fffe64e8044203734cc3fa7@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAEMY9FcgYhsF2Oxc2sh6KZmJekpw+v4384S4AO2L0RXTJBOrMg@mail.gmail.com>
	<555CDB8C.1060107@frcuba.co.cu> <55619405.1000800@paradise.net.nz>
Message-ID: <cedae146533cbb3718f636d4c09bf6d7@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks!
You are first one to send in data in the dark.
It is COLD...
Solar panels 835 and 838 =-6C
Battery at 822 = 4C

But it must have been in the evening after sunset, because I think it gets
very cold before sunrise.

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Sil
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 5:04 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT

Copied down here using very basic gear :


Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[08:46:39]
T#134,822,077,835,838,822,00011100

May 24, 2015 (Time is UT)

Sil - ZL2CIA
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Sun May 24 15:03:13 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 11:03:13 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
In-Reply-To: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAALgqrd2N1rRAiaQvRd7pgRDCgAAAEAAAADwvLhQVj3hMnWJ2FMn1ZJUBAAAAAA==@alice.it>
References: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAALgqrd2N1rRAiaQvRd7pgRDCgAAAEAAAADwvLhQVj3hMnWJ2FMn1ZJUBAAAAAA==@alice.it>
Message-ID: <6740e43b5b814383feacf7dcf90cd2ad@mail.gmail.com>

UHF downlink is FM.  Just send audio to any PSK31 software
Bob, WB4aPR

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Vincenzo
Mone
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 5:35 AM
To: Amsat - BBs
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT

Hi to the list,
this morning i had a pass of the PSAT.
I could hear it on 435.350 MHz, with the Funcube Dongle Pro Plus, but
couldn't understand how to decode it.
I've  tried in USB and could hear a sound that could not understand it
Also tried in FM but could hear just the background noise.
Please anybody can tell me where to listen?
Frequency and mode and also which program to use to decode it?
Any help will be really appreciated.


73's de Enzo IK8OZV
EasyLog 5 BetaTester
EasyLog PDA BetaTester
WinBollet BetaTester
D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
Skype: ik8ozv8520




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From bruninga at usna.edu  Sun May 24 16:57:52 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 12:57:52 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
Message-ID: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>

PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with 6 bars using a
decent UHF Yagi.

But we have not seen any users other than those using the 28.120 PSK
channel on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment with it.
Everyone within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be
uplinked and heard on the 435.350 MHz downlink.

The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with plenty of power (we are
keeping the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for PSK31).

PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS tracker
http://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The PSK31 transponder is a
single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy in the Czech
Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing is a simple
Parallax Basic Stamp.

PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in a 1.5U package since the
flight was available and it gave us more power for our NON-SPACE solar
cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only half as efficient as
multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as much.

PSAT has a single 21" VHF  and 72" long HF whip.  It has two UHF 6"
orthogonal monopoles, all of very thin Nitinol wire.

More details will eventually follow as the page will be  updated over the
coming weeks.  http://aprs.org/psat.html

* PSAT packet telemetry is OK, Digipeater will be off (secondary mission)
* PSAT PSK31 transponder is ON with 28.120 MHz uplink! (primary mission)
* WOD data fixed.  Spin data now available.  Right now it is at 3 RPM with
+Z pointing 45 deg off Sun
* Launch TLE elements (below) are still very good
* http://PCSAT.APRS.ORG  web page is now capturing PSAT telelmetry that
users inject into the APRS-IS
* BRICSAT telemetry has been heard but is cycling OFF due to low power
* BRICSAT PSK31 downlink (also FM) has also been heard barely (when ON)
* USS Langley not heard

FREQUENCIES:

PSAT:       145.825 - 1200 baud AX.25 telemetry - digi off
PSAT PSK31-5:  435.350 FM down, 28.120 SSB PK31 uplink - Brno University
Xponder

BRICsat:  437.975 - 9600 baud telemetry evry 20s
BRICsat PSK31-6 - same as PSAT but PSK TLM on 375 Hz (PSAT on 315 Hz)

USS Langley - 437.475  9600 baud telemetry   <== CORRECTION

ULTRASat3  <these are still tracking well>
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

Bob, WB4APR

From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Sun May 24 18:42:47 2015
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 18:42:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Nine CAS-3 satellites to launch in July
Message-ID: <173989375.2041369.1432492967335.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Alan BA1DU has provided some additional information on the July launch and has confirmed that CAS-2A and CAS-2B, also with linear transponders, will be launched at a later date.
Nine CAS-3 amateur radio satellites to launch in July
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/24/nine-cas-3-ham-radio-satellites/


73 Trevor M5AKA
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From caleriffic at paradise.net.nz  Sun May 24 20:28:21 2015
From: caleriffic at paradise.net.nz (Sil)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 08:28:21 +1200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Psat
Message-ID: <55623465.6030807@paradise.net.nz>

Bob,

Yes, it was. The time stamp is UT, which is 20:46 local time (dark now, 
almost winter).

None of my steerable antennas are up yet, following a move into the 
city. I copied PSAT on a ground plane with a short length (5 metres 
maybe) of thin coax to a FT857D. PSAT must have a good signal.

Sil ZL2CIA



On 25/05/15 03:01, Robert Bruninga wrote:
 > Thanks!
 > You are first one to send in data in the dark.
 > It is COLD...
 > Solar panels 835 and 838 =-6C
 > Battery at 822 = 4C
 >
 > But it must have been in the evening after sunset, because I think it 
gets
 > very cold before sunrise.
 >
 > Bob

From mvivona at yahoo.com  Sun May 24 21:19:18 2015
From: mvivona at yahoo.com (mvivona at yahoo.com)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 21:19:18 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] First PSAT PKS31 decode
Message-ID: <305543743.1314141.1432502358094.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

My first?PSK31 beacon decode from PSAT using IC7000 controlled by HRD/DM780. On the 21:00Z pass over Florida just now.
h-5 beacon B ?11 99 44 787 248 +2? ?e7W3ADO-5 beaconai ?923 784 248 +21 w? tW3ADO-5 beacon B ?13 18 23 783 24+22 W3ADO-5 beacon B ?14 31 35 796 244 +1L o
?Michael VivonaKC4ZVA

From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Sun May 24 22:10:15 2015
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 23:10:15 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 Mode changes
Message-ID: <8D0784F2D5664971B51EA25D7E0C794E@allgood.local>

Hi All,

Just to confirm that FUNcube-1 was commanded back into autonomous mode this evening at around 22:00 UTC.

We are planning on switching back to continuous Amateur Mode next weekend but will be making this change, exceptionally, during one of the Friday morning passes over Europe rather than in the evening. This is to enable the FUNcube development team to attend a meeting over the weekend. 

best 73

Graham
G3VZV

From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Mon May 25 03:23:21 2015
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (Tom Schuessler)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 22:23:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT and Bricsat FM PSK on same frequencies
Message-ID: <001d01d0969a$270a97c0$751fc740$@net>

Bob,

Your explanation to my questions make much more sense now that I worked
another pass of the satellites.  Today the two were sufficiently separated
that I could see one lagging behind and thus higher up in frequency because
of Doppler shift.  Your explanation on why the same frequencies for the two
birds is quite nice.  Also the frequency offset difference for the PSK
beacons as well as the different IDs work as well.

Bricsat was quite a bit weaker but that was probably because I was trying to
track PSAT with my Arrow on a tripod.  It was also a couple of Khz higher
up.  I also saw the difference in the two beacons so now I know how to tell
which from which.

I did try transmitting PSK31 USB on 28.120 + 1Khz or so and listening
through HDSDR on 435.350.  I heard faint signals of other PSK signals but
believe they were just some other terrestrial QSOs and not directed through
the satellite.  They were slipping down the DIgipan waterfall as they would
be without correction.  I was not doing correction either on 28Mhz but I was
hoping, even on playback of the HDSDR I/Q recording, to find me but I never
did.  Going to try a different software configuration next weekend to try
and hear myself live.

The best time to test PSK through these satellite transponders will be
overnight passes when possible so as to avoid terrestrial stations from
calling other terrestrials and confusing things.  Will have to wait for
times to shift for that.

73, Tom, N5HYP

____________________________

Message: 11
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 10:56:55 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT and Bricsat FM PSK on same frequencies
Message-ID: <835f099c08a7be546571f9704a1ed498 at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

> ... how will this work with two FM satellites on the same frequency?

The idea is to serve users no matter which spacecraft is in view.  And to
not have the users have to always change frequencies and track different
objects.  Imagine a camper in the field.  Just point your beam towards AOS
generally and set +5 KHz tuing and when a satellite comes into view, you can
use it.

Many things separate them:
1) Distance
2) Time
3) Doppler
4) Users antenna beamwidth

When they are 5 minutes apart, the beam headings will be over 90 degrees
apart (10 to 15 dB separation), the Doppler will be typically 10  KHz
(10-15 dB separation) for a total of 20-30  dB or more to prevent capture
effect.

Since an orbit is 95 minutes long, and the satellites will drift, then 95%
of the time, this condition of at least 5 minute separation, will be met.

PSAT PSK (W3ADO-5) was built over 3 years ago and is hardwired to power up
by default (maximum chance it will work despite spacecraft packet link or
other failures)

BRIC PSK (W3ADO-6) was built just last year and has independent control by
Brno designers (can be off while sats are adjacent)  It also powers up by
default (again, for maximum availability in case of bus failure).

So I think the choice pretty much meets the goals of maximum availability to
users and as independent of spacecraft failures as we could make them.

Hope that Helps.
Bob, WB4aPR




From 4x4hsc at gmail.com  Sun May 24 21:44:49 2015
From: 4x4hsc at gmail.com (Herzliya Science Center)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 00:44:49 +0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT-1 registration is on
Message-ID: <CADMOWum0iTom2GApBQuJ+MhW2-+zqqFuaY-5m39rKrZM2kBhPQ@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,
The registration process for DUCHIFAT-1 is open and functional.

Please register and transmit your COMPRESSED APRS packets to the satellite.
It might take us few days between satellite dumps according to the students
schedule..

After successfull dumps all stations received by the satellite will appear
on our site map, and a QSL card will be sent back....

The site contains several guides:
  1. A walk through the registration process
  2. Terms of use on how to use the satellite
  3. How to configure the Byonics TinyTrak4  for generating the right
packets
  4. S/W and installation guide for telemetry decoding

Link: http://www.h-space-lab.org

good luck!
73
The HSC team

From k7trkradio at charter.net  Sun May 24 21:55:06 2015
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 14:55:06 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT in HRD
Message-ID: <005501d0966c$4c082160$e4186420$@charter.net>

Question:

 

My HRD Sat program is now pulling keps (from amsat, Celestrak and NORAD
links) and lists a satellite as 'PSAT'. However, I question that as the
program is not yet listing ULTRSat3, as Bob B. has published.

 

Is there an old 'PSAT' ?  

 

Also, is there another graphical site that shows the current 'PSAT' location
web or android phone)

Tnx,

K7TRK


From py4zbz at yahoo.com  Mon May 25 11:17:45 2015
From: py4zbz at yahoo.com (Roland Zurmely)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 11:17:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Psat transponder
Message-ID: <1122030345.1017071.1432552665798.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

My PicFall signal via Psat transponder !Up 28,120 kHz USB 10W dipole antenna.
<http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/psat.htm#a>

73 de Roland PY4ZBZ in GH70un

From kayakfishtx at gmail.com  Mon May 25 12:58:32 2015
From: kayakfishtx at gmail.com (Clayton Coleman)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 07:58:32 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG/VE2 - FN35 & FN26
In-Reply-To: <CAPovOwf5ufHQyWPrgVD+cwV+sekbtaZYNKA2Xt4v0v=vug8S6g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPovOwf5ufHQyWPrgVD+cwV+sekbtaZYNKA2Xt4v0v=vug8S6g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPovOwdmCQq5ffT=d53nBZXhu_QQUA2+dOniEOK7D2mWfMYExA@mail.gmail.com>

I've returned from my trip to Canada and will be uploading the QSO's I
made to ARRL's Logbook of the World over the next week.  All QSO's are
uploaded with my W5PFG/VE2 callsign certificate.  If you have uploaded
and do not see a QSL within two weeks, please send me a direct email.

I'll be sending out a special, trip-themed, printed QSL card for the
trip to all stations in my log.  It will be a few weeks before that
happens; therefore, if you are in a hurry to receive the grid
confirmation send me a SASE and I'll reply with my generic /P card.

73
Clayton
W5PFG

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll be visiting Montreal, QC, Canada again in a couple of weeks.
> Several individuals have asked me about operating satellites from grid
> FN26.  With those requests in mind, I will travel to FN26 for two
> orbits of FO-29.  I do not know the specific passes at this time.
>
> There are a few others who are looking to have FN35 confirmed.  I will
> post about those operations on Twitter @w5pfg shortly before and
> during the US Memorial Day Weekend Holiday.
>
> Please email me off-BB if you are interested in the FN26 operation.
>
> Thank you,
>
> 73
> Clayton
> W5PFG

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Mon May 25 14:16:25 2015
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 10:16:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
In-Reply-To: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <016101d096f5$62575970$27060c50$@com>

I copied a fair amount of telemetry on the PSK downklink just now on the
~1410z pass, which was a low one.

W3ADO-5 beacon B 038 34 29 793 257 +8 e  e e
W3ADO-5 beacon B 039 53 23 785 260 +12 Oe t{ t      
W3ADO-5 beacon B 040 34 23 799 257 +7 itostC e o ?adi  o ee eoO t   eD 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 041 34 23 787 257 +9   tr
W3ADO-5 beacon B 042 06 23 782 260 +12 ae 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 043 71 22 781 259 +14 ro
W3ADO-5 beacon B 044 34 23 791 258 +14 -   a
W3ADO-5 beacon B 045 31 23 780 257 +15 oa    
W3ADO-5 beacon B 046 21 23 777 255 +17 i  O 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 047 ao oeiet le  Er58 +17 r 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 048 53 23 776 256 +18 eeds
W3ADO-5a gn< i|atd eAt oa ea  wy=o
W3ADO-5 beacon B 000 34 23 787 257 +16    N
W3ADO-5 beacon B 001 40 23 776 256 +18  nR  ?ecn t     eti?  i 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 002 40 25 785 258 ena htil Ftt 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 003 40 23 775 255 +19 oestro mi

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 12:58 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)

PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with 6 bars using a
decent UHF Yagi.

But we have not seen any users other than those using the 28.120 PSK channel
on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment with it.
Everyone within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be uplinked
and heard on the 435.350 MHz downlink.

The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with plenty of power (we are keeping
the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for PSK31).

PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS tracker
http://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The PSK31 transponder is a
single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy in the Czech
Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing is a simple Parallax
Basic Stamp.

PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in a 1.5U package since the
flight was available and it gave us more power for our NON-SPACE solar
cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only half as efficient as
multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as much.

PSAT has a single 21" VHF  and 72" long HF whip.  It has two UHF 6"
orthogonal monopoles, all of very thin Nitinol wire.

More details will eventually follow as the page will be  updated over the
coming weeks.  http://aprs.org/psat.html

* PSAT packet telemetry is OK, Digipeater will be off (secondary mission)
* PSAT PSK31 transponder is ON with 28.120 MHz uplink! (primary mission)
* WOD data fixed.  Spin data now available.  Right now it is at 3 RPM with
+Z pointing 45 deg off Sun
* Launch TLE elements (below) are still very good
* http://PCSAT.APRS.ORG  web page is now capturing PSAT telelmetry that
users inject into the APRS-IS
* BRICSAT telemetry has been heard but is cycling OFF due to low power
* BRICSAT PSK31 downlink (also FM) has also been heard barely (when ON)
* USS Langley not heard

FREQUENCIES:

PSAT:       145.825 - 1200 baud AX.25 telemetry - digi off
PSAT PSK31-5:  435.350 FM down, 28.120 SSB PK31 uplink - Brno University
Xponder

BRICsat:  437.975 - 9600 baud telemetry evry 20s BRICsat PSK31-6 - same as
PSAT but PSK TLM on 375 Hz (PSAT on 315 Hz)

USS Langley - 437.475  9600 baud telemetry   <== CORRECTION

ULTRASat3  <these are still tracking well>
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

Bob, WB4APR
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From mjohns166 at yahoo.com  Mon May 25 14:21:51 2015
From: mjohns166 at yahoo.com (Mark Johns)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 14:21:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ULTRAsat telemetry
Message-ID: <427559679.1672067.1432563711322.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

I copied the following BPSK31 this morning at around 1410z on 435.350 FM. Now I just need to figure out what I was hearing and how to make sense of it! Any help? Is this PSAT?
W3ADOhel tee{ n ? ete nw 90 23 790 255 +12 ?sa i?W3ADO-5 beacon B 037 37 23 782 257 +14W3ADO-5 beacon B 040 34 23 799 257 +7 ? ? i ?to ?nie( ? ? ?i QTetiee t/l iW3ADO-5 beacon B 041 34 23 787 257 +9 ?f ? t?W3ADO-5 beacon B 042 06 23 782 260 +12 v ??W3ADO-5 beacon B 043 71 22 781 259 +14 t ? ?oeen ??W3ADO-5 beacon B 047 65 23 777 258 +17 te ? ?W3ADO-5 beacon B 048 53 23 776 256 +18 thl aW3ADO-5M ?a ? at ?t n o saot0 t: ? ? ?eoo ?ee?W3ADO-5 beacon B 000 34 23 787 257 +16 ?tAW3ADO-5 beacon B 001 40 23 776 256 +18 ? r e ?ttuoe ? ? eietW3ADO-5 beacon B 002 40 25 785 258 +17 9tetW3ADO-5 beacon B 003 40 23 775 255 +19 nan e o f ?t ?eno?--?Mark D. Johns, K?MDJDecorah, Iowa USA EN43-----------------------------------------------?"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,?you would stay out and your dog would go in."???? ---Mark Twain

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Mon May 25 14:24:57 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 09:24:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
In-Reply-To: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000001d096f6$944363b0$bcca2b10$@GMAIL.COM>

Bob,

Below is my capture from the 1400 UTC pass over Nashville today.  I noticed 2 Doppler shifted signals,
but also one nearly vertical indicating they were compensating.  The local terrain is too irregular to
get a good AOS time, but I found that the signal was 4 KHz low, +/- about 500 Hz over the pass.  That
is about what I saw Sunday.

Still no Keps from Space Track.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


W3ADO-5 beacon B ?33 ?9 23 788 259 +1?  
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?34 59 23 787 258 +12 t,? 
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?35 25 23 786 257 +13 Ito ottoc.e eP  tet
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?36 4? 23 79? 255 +12  eilo
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?37 37 23 782 257 +14  e 
-
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?38 34 29 793 257 +8 i 
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?39 53 23 785 26? +12 oV
-
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?4 s 34 23 799 257 +7   y
-
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?41 34 23 787 257 +9 ? 
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?42 ?6 23 782 26? +12 }w
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?43 71 22 781 E"9 +14 
-
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?44 34 23 791 258 +s 4  
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?45 31 23 78? 257 +15 =n 
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?s6 21 23 777 255 +17 o  
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?47 65 23 777 258 +17 iMn
W3ADO-5 beacon B ?48 53 23 776 256 +18 
-
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??? 34 23 787 257 +16 QX
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??1 4? 23 776 256 +18  
-
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??2 4? 25 785 258 +17 
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??3 4? 23 775 255 +19 edt  
-
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??4 34 32 79? 257 +13 to
-
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??7 31 23 785 257 +11  tv


From bruninga at usna.edu  Mon May 25 14:31:34 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 10:31:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT - BRICsat data?
Message-ID: <19bf82f0b08ceac4553e3a08087baa9e@mail.gmail.com>

PSAT ? BRICsat:



> Do you still want folks to send them in or are you getting want you want
from the aprs.org site?



We need people (who have time) to concentrate on capturing data from
BRICsat on 437.975 9600 baud.



PSAT seems stable and telemetry from volunteers is coming into the
pcsat.aprs.org site OK.  I am torn between using my UHF receiver for
montoring PSAT  PSK31, or concentrating on BRICsat..  But we need to figure
out what is going on with BRICsat and try to rescue it.  The PSK
transponder on BRICsat is newer and better.



I had been commanding PSK on PSAT to ON on every pass. But realized that
would be masking the weak PSK31 beacons from BRICsat.  SO I have stopped
doing that.  Now PSAT PSK is in auto ? meaning it will come on if there is
a user, but otherwise it will only come on once every 5m with a beacon.



I will be going on travel for a week starting tonight, and so PSAT is on
its own.  The BRICsat command team will be returning to the Academy on Wed
and may begin command efforts then.  Hence the value of capturing any data
to point them in the right direction.



Bob, WB4APR

From mjohns166 at yahoo.com  Mon May 25 14:36:40 2015
From: mjohns166 at yahoo.com (Mark Johns)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 14:36:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ULTRAsat telemetry
In-Reply-To: <427559679.1672067.1432563711322.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <427559679.1672067.1432563711322.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <630390001.1700885.1432564600422.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Stupid mail client stripped out all the Returns. Sorry. Trying again.
W3ADOhel tee{ n   ete nw 90 23 790 255 +12  sa i 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 037 37 23 782 257 +14 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 040 34 23 799 257 +7     i  to  nie(      i QTetiee t/l i 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 041 34 23 787 257 +9  f   t 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 042 06 23 782 260 +12 v ? 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 043 71 22 781 259 +14 t    oeen 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 047 65 23 777 258 +17 te 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 048 53 23 776 256 +18 thl a 
W3ADO-5M  a   at  t n o saot0 t:      eoo  ee 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 000 34 23 787 257 +16  tA 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 001 40 23 776 256 +18   r e  ttuoe     eiet 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 002 40 25 785 258 +17 9tet 
W3ADO-5 beacon B 003 40 23 775 255 +19 nan e o f  t  eno-- 
Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
----------------------------------------------- 
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, 
you would stay out and your dog would go in."   
  ---Mark Twain


________________________________
From: Mark Johns via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 9:21 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] ULTRAsat telemetry


I copied the following BPSK31 this morning at around 1410z on 435.350 FM. Now I just need to figure out what I was hearing and how to make sense of it! Any help? Is this PSAT?
W3ADOhel tee{ n   ete nw 90 23 790 255 +12  sa i W3ADO-5 beacon B 037 37 23 782 257 +14W3ADO-5 beacon B 040 34 23 799 257 +7     i  to  nie(      i QTetiee t/l iW3ADO-5 beacon B 041 34 23 787 257 +9  f   t W3ADO-5 beacon B 042 06 23 782 260 +12 v ? W3ADO-5 beacon B 043 71 22 781 259 +14 t    oeen   W3ADO-5 beacon B 047 65 23 777 258 +17 te    W3ADO-5 beacon B 048 53 23 776 256 +18 thl aW3ADO-5M  a   at  t n o saot0 t:      eoo  ee W3ADO-5 beacon B 000 34 23 787 257 +16  tAW3ADO-5 beacon B 001 40 23 776 256 +18   r e  ttuoe     eietW3ADO-5 beacon B 002 40 25 785 258 +17 9tetW3ADO-5 beacon B 003 40 23 775 255 +19 nan e o f  t  eno -- Mark D. Johns, K?MDJDecorah, Iowa USA EN43----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in."     ---Mark Twain
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From Mvivona at yahoo.com  Mon May 25 15:48:42 2015
From: Mvivona at yahoo.com (Mvivona)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 11:48:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT in HRD
In-Reply-To: <005501d0966c$4c082160$e4186420$@charter.net>
References: <005501d0966c$4c082160$e4186420$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <4C2767B1-EC48-4001-A8CB-B58C56F8FA42@yahoo.com>

I have been using HRD with PSAT as listed. It tracks just fine. I have decoded the downlink also with HRD/DM 780.

Michael Vivona
Sent from my iPad

On May 24, 2015, at 5:55 PM, Ted <k7trkradio at charter.net> wrote:

Question:



My HRD Sat program is now pulling keps (from amsat, Celestrak and NORAD
links) and lists a satellite as 'PSAT'. However, I question that as the
program is not yet listing ULTRSat3, as Bob B. has published.



Is there an old 'PSAT' ?  



Also, is there another graphical site that shows the current 'PSAT' location
web or android phone)

Tnx,

K7TRK

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From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Mon May 25 15:56:43 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 11:56:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT-1
Message-ID: <003601d09703$659d2d40$30d787c0$@net>

40 degree pass at 11:36 EST and I heard nothing.. Anyone heard from this
SAT?  

 

Thanks

 

David

KK4QOE

 

 


From dan at post.com  Mon May 25 16:02:14 2015
From: dan at post.com (Daniel Cussen)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 17:02:14 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT in HRD
In-Reply-To: <4C2767B1-EC48-4001-A8CB-B58C56F8FA42@yahoo.com>
References: <005501d0966c$4c082160$e4186420$@charter.net>
	<4C2767B1-EC48-4001-A8CB-B58C56F8FA42@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAF3DnKifFkZb2ZGbHaNOtkP_6zx7BLRWie75ka0VKxFd0NJOXw@mail.gmail.com>

Amsat is listing the following TLEs on:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt

PSAT
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
BRICSAT-P
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
LIGHTSAIL-1
1 91919U 15999A   15140.67013889  .00040047  00000-0  10233-2 0 00004
2 91919 054.9991 339.9648 0250932 182.3369 074.3135 15.12540571000018

PCSAT and BRCSAT-P are the same

From skristof at etczone.com  Mon May 25 17:14:13 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 13:14:13 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT-1
In-Reply-To: <003601d09703$659d2d40$30d787c0$@net>
References: <003601d09703$659d2d40$30d787c0$@net>
Message-ID: <12D4B99CEBE64B61B919299B3CDBFB41@StevePC>

I heard some digital signals from Duchifat and even decoded something around 
11:43 EDT. I'm in southeast Indiana at EM79ji.
I'm sending the telemetry to the Duchifat folks to see what I got.

Steve AI9IN
Oldenburg IN
EM79ji

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> 40 degree pass at 11:36 EST and I heard nothing.. Anyone heard from this
> SAT?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> David
>
> KK4QOE
>
>
>
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From lw8exs at yahoo.com.ar  Mon May 25 22:54:01 2015
From: lw8exs at yahoo.com.ar (Pablo J.M. - LW8EXS)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 19:54:01 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] report rx PSAT-1
Message-ID: <7856A71AB3FD465EADB10FC836E28678@PC1>

TIME UTC 22:48

2:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [19:48:08R]
T#381,840,089,671,824,808,00011100

Pablo - LW8EXS
Buenos Aires - Argetina

From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Tue May 26 16:32:43 2015
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joe Fitzgerald)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 12:32:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re;  PSAT in HRD
Message-ID: <2f778344dc6e72d8496031f1ce47c72d.squirrel@alum.wpi.edu>




>Is there an old 'PSAT' ?

AMSAT has never listed any other spacecraft as PSAT.

In general, the TLE's in nasabare.txt are the best available and are
updated as significantly better element sets present themselves.  In the
last week I have been using elements provided by USNA and the Planetary
Society as appropriate for PSAT, BRICsat and Lightsail.   Once NORAD has
sorted out all the objects from this launch, they will be updated weekly
with the other objects in nasabare.txt

ISS continues to be updated at least daily with data from NASA Johnson
space flight center.

- Joe KM1P





From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Tue May 26 18:27:00 2015
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 14:27:00 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT - BRICsat data?
In-Reply-To: <19bf82f0b08ceac4553e3a08087baa9e@mail.gmail.com>
References: <19bf82f0b08ceac4553e3a08087baa9e@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5564BAF4.10700@denstarfarm.us>

On 25-May-15 1031, Robert Bruninga wrote:

> We need people (who have time) to concentrate on capturing data from
> BRICsat on 437.975 9600 baud.

I'm using satpc32. where do I find the elements for BRICsat? I don't see
it in the 'Groups' .


73,
-- 
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901

From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Tue May 26 18:46:56 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 14:46:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT - BRICsat data?
In-Reply-To: <5564BAF4.10700@denstarfarm.us>
References: <19bf82f0b08ceac4553e3a08087baa9e@mail.gmail.com>
	<5564BAF4.10700@denstarfarm.us>
Message-ID: <004e01d097e4$574dd280$05e97780$@net>

I did not see any elements for BRICSat however it does show up now on the
AMSAT prediction page..

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/satloc.php?lang=en&satellite=BR
ICSAT-P

Thanks

David,  KK4QOE

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On 25-May-15 1031, Robert Bruninga wrote:

> We need people (who have time) to concentrate on capturing data from 
> BRICsat on 437.975 9600 baud.

I'm using satpc32. where do I find the elements for BRICsat? I don't see it
in the 'Groups' .


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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Tue May 26 22:00:53 2015
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 17:00:53 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Listen for LightSail - transmissions stopped
Message-ID: <006301d097ff$6fda5a60$4f8f0f20$@net>

Just read on-line at http://planet.ly/0gVop (Planetary Society) that the
LightSail satellite stopped transmitting. The team is attempting a reboot.
The telemetry data is sent on a downlink of 437.435 MHz, AX.25, 9600 bps
FSK.

Excerpt from their page ...
As of late Friday afternoon, LightSail was continuing to operate normally.
The spacecraft's ground stations at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Georgia
Tech were receiving data on each pass. Power and temperature readings were
trending stably, and the spacecraft was in good health. 

But inside the spacecraft's Linux-based flight software, a problem was
brewing. Every 15 seconds, LightSail transmits a telemetry beacon packet.
The software controlling the main system board writes corresponding
information to a file called beacon.csv. If you're not familiar with CSV
files, you can think of them as simplified spreadsheets-in fact, most can be
opened with Microsoft Excel. 

As more beacons are transmitted, the file grows in size. When it reaches 32
megabytes-roughly the size of ten compressed music files-it can crash the
flight system. The manufacturer of the avionics board corrected this glitch
in later software revisions. But alas, LightSail's software version doesn't
include the update.

Late Friday, the LightSail team received a heads-up warning them of the
vulnerability. A fix was quickly devised to prevent the spacecraft from
crashing, and it was scheduled to be uploaded during the next ground station
pass. But before that happened, LightSail's automated chirps fell silent.
The last data packet received from the spacecraft was May 22 at 21:31 UTC
(5:31 p.m. EDT).

A LightSail map tracking application is at:
http://sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org
AMSAT VP User Services




From my.callsign at verizon.net  Tue May 26 23:57:44 2015
From: my.callsign at verizon.net (KO6TZ Bob)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 16:57:44 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Listen for LightSail - transmissions stopped
In-Reply-To: <006301d097ff$6fda5a60$4f8f0f20$@net>
References: <006301d097ff$6fda5a60$4f8f0f20$@net>
Message-ID: <55650878.2020700@verizon.net>

Confirmed, nothing heard on the 23:45utc Pacific pass 5/26/15.

KO6TZ

From dan at post.com  Wed May 27 08:01:16 2015
From: dan at post.com (Daniel Cussen)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 09:01:16 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT - BRICsat data?
In-Reply-To: <004e01d097e4$574dd280$05e97780$@net>
References: <19bf82f0b08ceac4553e3a08087baa9e@mail.gmail.com>
	<5564BAF4.10700@denstarfarm.us>
	<004e01d097e4$574dd280$05e97780$@net>
Message-ID: <CAF3DnKiTN_XMfQsM0cwHkSfvoNb+sYC8K3GCn-vP3DJE5qRnHA@mail.gmail.com>

On 26/05/2015, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net> wrote:
> I did not see any elements for BRICSat however it does show up now on the
> AMSAT prediction page..

BRICSAT-P
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

This is based on predicted launch data, nothing better available yet.

From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Wed May 27 08:47:23 2015
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 08:47:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] OSCAR News articles wanted + Adding new sats to SatPC32
 and Gpredict
Message-ID: <435288302.113428.1432716443679.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>

Any articles for the next issue of the AMSAT-UK publication OSCAR News would be gratefully received by the Editors Jim Heck G3WGM and Graham Shirville G3VZV. Their contact details are at 
http://amsat-uk.org/about/contact-us/

The LightSail satellite has stopped transmitting. The team is attempting a reboot.The telemetry data is sent on a downlink of 437.435 MHz, AX.25, 9600 bps FSK.
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/26/lightsail-1-stops-transmitting/

UK radio amateurs use PSK31 satellite transponder
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/26/uk-hams-use-psk31-transponder/

29 MHz ? the forgotten frequency for amateur radio satellites
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/25/29-mhz-satellite-uplinks/

Nine CAS-3 amateur radio satellites to launch in July
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/24/nine-cas-3-ham-radio-satellites/

Adding new satellites to SatPC32, Gpredict and Nova
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/23/adding-new-satellites-to-satpc32/


73 Trevor M5AKA
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From wa4sca at gmail.com  Wed May 27 10:14:55 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 05:14:55 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT - BRICsat data?
In-Reply-To: <CAF3DnKiTN_XMfQsM0cwHkSfvoNb+sYC8K3GCn-vP3DJE5qRnHA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <19bf82f0b08ceac4553e3a08087baa9e@mail.gmail.com>	<5564BAF4.10700@denstarfarm.us>	<004e01d097e4$574dd280$05e97780$@net>
	<CAF3DnKiTN_XMfQsM0cwHkSfvoNb+sYC8K3GCn-vP3DJE5qRnHA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000601d09865$fb3333a0$f1999ae0$@GMAIL.COM>

Because the primary payload was classified, they are being very slow in providing the Keps for the
other spacecraft.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


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<Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 3:01 AM
<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT - BRICsat data?
<
<On 26/05/2015, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net> wrote:
<> I did not see any elements for BRICSat however it does show up now on the
<> AMSAT prediction page..
<
<BRICSAT-P
<1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
<2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014
<
<This is based on predicted launch data, nothing better available yet.
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From rwmcgwier at gmail.com  Wed May 27 10:47:21 2015
From: rwmcgwier at gmail.com (Robert McGwier)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 06:47:21 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Listen for LightSail - transmissions stopped
In-Reply-To: <006301d097ff$6fda5a60$4f8f0f20$@net>
References: <006301d097ff$6fda5a60$4f8f0f20$@net>
Message-ID: <CA+K5gzf5ZkVrLYA-ZvBZwz-MRNtTQqpzpw66Y51C0+63wZ99Uw@mail.gmail.com>

Good grief.

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 6:00 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm at comcast.net> wrote:

> Just read on-line at http://planet.ly/0gVop (Planetary Society) that the
> LightSail satellite stopped transmitting. The team is attempting a reboot.
> The telemetry data is sent on a downlink of 437.435 MHz, AX.25, 9600 bps
> FSK.
>
> Excerpt from their page ...
> As of late Friday afternoon, LightSail was continuing to operate normally.
> The spacecraft's ground stations at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Georgia
> Tech were receiving data on each pass. Power and temperature readings were
> trending stably, and the spacecraft was in good health.
>
> But inside the spacecraft's Linux-based flight software, a problem was
> brewing. Every 15 seconds, LightSail transmits a telemetry beacon packet.
> The software controlling the main system board writes corresponding
> information to a file called beacon.csv. If you're not familiar with CSV
> files, you can think of them as simplified spreadsheets-in fact, most can
> be
> opened with Microsoft Excel.
>
> As more beacons are transmitted, the file grows in size. When it reaches 32
> megabytes-roughly the size of ten compressed music files-it can crash the
> flight system. The manufacturer of the avionics board corrected this glitch
> in later software revisions. But alas, LightSail's software version doesn't
> include the update.
>
> Late Friday, the LightSail team received a heads-up warning them of the
> vulnerability. A fix was quickly devised to prevent the spacecraft from
> crashing, and it was scheduled to be uploaded during the next ground
> station
> pass. But before that happened, LightSail's automated chirps fell silent.
> The last data packet received from the spacecraft was May 22 at 21:31 UTC
> (5:31 p.m. EDT).
>
> A LightSail map tracking application is at:
> http://sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
> AMSAT VP User Services
>
>
>
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> expressed
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From rwmcgwier at gmail.com  Wed May 27 10:48:37 2015
From: rwmcgwier at gmail.com (Robert McGwier)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 06:48:37 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Listen for LightSail - transmissions stopped
In-Reply-To: <006301d097ff$6fda5a60$4f8f0f20$@net>
References: <006301d097ff$6fda5a60$4f8f0f20$@net>
Message-ID: <CA+K5gzdNi_91na=kNoTuqskBemm0hHnQ-j00NA_SjC3w-qtu4Q@mail.gmail.com>

The reboot will work but only if it erases beacon.csv otherwise it will
crash on the first telemetry packet.

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 6:00 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm at comcast.net> wrote:

> Just read on-line at http://planet.ly/0gVop (Planetary Society) that the
> LightSail satellite stopped transmitting. The team is attempting a reboot.
> The telemetry data is sent on a downlink of 437.435 MHz, AX.25, 9600 bps
> FSK.
>
> Excerpt from their page ...
> As of late Friday afternoon, LightSail was continuing to operate normally.
> The spacecraft's ground stations at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Georgia
> Tech were receiving data on each pass. Power and temperature readings were
> trending stably, and the spacecraft was in good health.
>
> But inside the spacecraft's Linux-based flight software, a problem was
> brewing. Every 15 seconds, LightSail transmits a telemetry beacon packet.
> The software controlling the main system board writes corresponding
> information to a file called beacon.csv. If you're not familiar with CSV
> files, you can think of them as simplified spreadsheets-in fact, most can
> be
> opened with Microsoft Excel.
>
> As more beacons are transmitted, the file grows in size. When it reaches 32
> megabytes-roughly the size of ten compressed music files-it can crash the
> flight system. The manufacturer of the avionics board corrected this glitch
> in later software revisions. But alas, LightSail's software version doesn't
> include the update.
>
> Late Friday, the LightSail team received a heads-up warning them of the
> vulnerability. A fix was quickly devised to prevent the spacecraft from
> crashing, and it was scheduled to be uploaded during the next ground
> station
> pass. But before that happened, LightSail's automated chirps fell silent.
> The last data packet received from the spacecraft was May 22 at 21:31 UTC
> (5:31 p.m. EDT).
>
> A LightSail map tracking application is at:
> http://sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
> AMSAT VP User Services
>
>
>
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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-- 
Bob McGwier
Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
Research Professor Virginia Tech
Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)

From bryce.salmi at gmail.com  Wed May 27 11:07:11 2015
From: bryce.salmi at gmail.com (Bryce Salmi)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 11:07:11 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Listen for LightSail - transmissions stopped
In-Reply-To: <CA+K5gzdNi_91na=kNoTuqskBemm0hHnQ-j00NA_SjC3w-qtu4Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <006301d097ff$6fda5a60$4f8f0f20$@net>
	<CA+K5gzdNi_91na=kNoTuqskBemm0hHnQ-j00NA_SjC3w-qtu4Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN5j0sqjpcWCsCMd=mtD4NHgTy4LS+RQtYFsxEgtNzsa5-ZWwQ@mail.gmail.com>

This is a good example of "let the engineering unit run over the weekend"

Bryce
On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 03:49 Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com> wrote:

> The reboot will work but only if it erases beacon.csv otherwise it will
> crash on the first telemetry packet.
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 6:00 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Just read on-line at http://planet.ly/0gVop (Planetary Society) that the
> > LightSail satellite stopped transmitting. The team is attempting a
> reboot.
> > The telemetry data is sent on a downlink of 437.435 MHz, AX.25, 9600 bps
> > FSK.
> >
> > Excerpt from their page ...
> > As of late Friday afternoon, LightSail was continuing to operate
> normally.
> > The spacecraft's ground stations at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Georgia
> > Tech were receiving data on each pass. Power and temperature readings
> were
> > trending stably, and the spacecraft was in good health.
> >
> > But inside the spacecraft's Linux-based flight software, a problem was
> > brewing. Every 15 seconds, LightSail transmits a telemetry beacon packet.
> > The software controlling the main system board writes corresponding
> > information to a file called beacon.csv. If you're not familiar with CSV
> > files, you can think of them as simplified spreadsheets-in fact, most can
> > be
> > opened with Microsoft Excel.
> >
> > As more beacons are transmitted, the file grows in size. When it reaches
> 32
> > megabytes-roughly the size of ten compressed music files-it can crash the
> > flight system. The manufacturer of the avionics board corrected this
> glitch
> > in later software revisions. But alas, LightSail's software version
> doesn't
> > include the update.
> >
> > Late Friday, the LightSail team received a heads-up warning them of the
> > vulnerability. A fix was quickly devised to prevent the spacecraft from
> > crashing, and it was scheduled to be uploaded during the next ground
> > station
> > pass. But before that happened, LightSail's automated chirps fell silent.
> > The last data packet received from the spacecraft was May 22 at 21:31 UTC
> > (5:31 p.m. EDT).
> >
> > A LightSail map tracking application is at:
> > http://sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol
> >
> > --
> > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> > k9jkm at amsat.org
> > AMSAT VP User Services
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
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>
>
>
> --
> Bob McGwier
> Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC
> Research Professor Virginia Tech
> Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
> Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
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From skristof at etczone.com  Wed May 27 11:11:23 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 07:11:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Digipeater QSOs
Message-ID: <CAJkFkuw6_FKe_W8BKbg37GnBcbqXDTdZW=Mq3DYiFGqVO+L-1A@mail.gmail.com>

I'm still looking for QSOs through the ISS digipeater. There's a pass in a
couple of minutes, but I'm open to making a sked in the future.
Thanks!

Steve AI9IN
Oldenburg IN
EM79ji

From g0mrf at aol.com  Wed May 27 13:54:23 2015
From: g0mrf at aol.com (David G0MRF)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 09:54:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
In-Reply-To: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <14d95a711a9-c2e-8cd@webprd-m108.mail.aol.com>


Congratulations Bob and USNA on another successful spacecraft.

I listened for the first time this morning and could hear the beacon and transponded PSK31 without any trouble.

But I was not expecting the 435.350 carrier to stop every now and again. 

What determines if the carrier is on or off. - Beacon timing.- OK, but is the transmitter also PSK activated in someway? Or is it a timer.
Very nice for saving power.

Thanks

David  G0MRF
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:58
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)


PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with 6 bars using a
decent
UHF Yagi.

But we have not seen any users other than those using the 28.120
PSK
channel on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment with it.
Everyone
within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be
uplinked and heard
on the 435.350 MHz downlink.

The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with
plenty of power (we are
keeping the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for
PSK31).

PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS
tracker
http://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The PSK31 transponder is
a
single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy in the
Czech
Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing is a
simple
Parallax Basic Stamp.

PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in
a 1.5U package since the
flight was available and it gave us more power for our
NON-SPACE solar
cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only half as
efficient as
multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as much.


 

From bruninga at usna.edu  Wed May 27 14:41:57 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 10:41:57 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
In-Reply-To: <14d95a711a9-c2e-8cd@webprd-m108.mail.aol.com>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
	<14d95a711a9-c2e-8cd@webprd-m108.mail.aol.com>
Message-ID: <CALdCfNJ176DNS4X6PJSRGfdS84khMrP6RjGm7z8+kn+ErNx1kQ@mail.gmail.com>

PSAT PSK31 is always in AUTO mode.  It will come up whenever it hears PSK31
on the 28.120 uplink.

Bob, WB4APR

On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:54 AM, David G0MRF <g0mrf at aol.com> wrote:

> Congratulations Bob and USNA on another successful spacecraft.
>
> I listened for the first time this morning and could hear the beacon and
> transponded PSK31 without any trouble.
>
> But I was not expecting the 435.350 carrier to stop every now and again.
>
> What determines if the carrier is on or off. - Beacon timing.- OK, but is
> the transmitter also PSK activated in someway? Or is it a timer.
> Very nice for saving power.
>
> Thanks
>
> David  G0MRF
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:58
> Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
>
>  PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with 6 bars using a
> decent
> UHF Yagi.
>
> But we have not seen any users other than those using the 28.120
> PSK
> channel on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment with it.
> Everyone
> within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be
> uplinked and heard
> on the 435.350 MHz downlink.
>
> The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with
> plenty of power (we are
> keeping the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for
> PSK31).
>
> PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS
> trackerhttp://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The PSK31 transponder is
> a
> single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy in the
> Czech
> Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing is a
> simple
> Parallax Basic Stamp.
>
> PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in
> a 1.5U package since the
> flight was available and it gave us more power for our
> NON-SPACE solar
> cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only half as
> efficient as
> multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as much.
>
>
>

From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Wed May 27 16:25:17 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 12:25:17 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 baud and IC-9100
Message-ID: <005101d09899$b8345500$289cff00$@net>

Ok, so I'm hearing something I cannot verify. I have be trying to capture
9600 baud packets from BRICSat. Now I discover  on the IC-9100 yahoo group
someone is saying the IC-9100 does not handle 9600 baud packets over the USB
port.  I find this hard to believe but can any confirm or deny this claim?

 

I have had issues catching anything with the IC-9100 and 9600 baud packets
so was wondering if it was the setup or the radio.

 

All feedback welcome please..

 

David,  KK4QOE


From lists at kc9doa.com  Wed May 27 19:12:59 2015
From: lists at kc9doa.com (Mike Miller)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 14:12:59 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
In-Reply-To: <CALdCfNJ176DNS4X6PJSRGfdS84khMrP6RjGm7z8+kn+ErNx1kQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>,
	<14d95a711a9-c2e-8cd@webprd-m108.mail.aol.com>,
	<CALdCfNJ176DNS4X6PJSRGfdS84khMrP6RjGm7z8+kn+ErNx1kQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5566173B.23850.8C22736@lists.kc9doa.com>

Is the uplink on 28.120 + audio or does the psk31 signal need to 
be at 28.120 i.e. 28.119 USB with 1000 Hz psk31?

I copied some beacons but didn't see anything from my attempt to 
uplink.

73
Mike kc9doa


On 27 May 2015 at 10:41, Robert Bruninga wrote:

> PSAT PSK31 is always in AUTO mode.  It will come up whenever it
> hears PSK31
> on the 28.120 uplink.
> 
> Bob, WB4APR
> 
> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:54 AM, David G0MRF <g0mrf at aol.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Congratulations Bob and USNA on another successful
> spacecraft.
> >
> > I listened for the first time this morning and could hear the
> beacon and
> > transponded PSK31 without any trouble.
> >
> > But I was not expecting the 435.350 carrier to stop every now
> and again.
> >
> > What determines if the carrier is on or off. - Beacon
> timing.- OK, but is
> > the transmitter also PSK activated in someway? Or is it a
> timer.
> > Very nice for saving power.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > David  G0MRF
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
> > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Sent: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:58
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
> >
> >  PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with 6
> bars using a
> > decent
> > UHF Yagi.
> >
> > But we have not seen any users other than those using the
> 28.120
> > PSK
> > channel on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment with
> it.
> > Everyone
> > within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be
> > uplinked and heard
> > on the 435.350 MHz downlink.
> >
> > The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with
> > plenty of power (we are
> > keeping the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for
> > PSK31).
> >
> > PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS
> > trackerhttp://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The PSK31
> transponder is
> > a
> > single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy in
> the
> > Czech
> > Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing is
> a
> > simple
> > Parallax Basic Stamp.
> >
> > PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in
> > a 1.5U package since the
> > flight was available and it gave us more power for our
> > NON-SPACE solar
> > cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only half as
> > efficient as
> > multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as much.
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
> available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
> membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
> views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur
> satellite program!
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From kc6nhj at charter.net  Wed May 27 19:37:51 2015
From: kc6nhj at charter.net (Mike)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 12:37:51 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
In-Reply-To: <5566173B.23850.8C22736@lists.kc9doa.com>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>,
	<14d95a711a9-c2e-8cd@webprd-m108.mail.aol.com>,
	<CALdCfNJ176DNS4X6PJSRGfdS84khMrP6RjGm7z8+kn+ErNx1kQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<5566173B.23850.8C22736@lists.kc9doa.com>
Message-ID: <000801d098b4$9f4ad080$dde07180$@charter.net>

Mike, I used my day to day DM780 settings. Dial setting was 28.120 and I
just picked the middle of the waterfall to TX. 

On the RX, you need to keep the cursor moving as the trace moves quickly. It
does not stay in one place like normal psk

73, Ted
K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mike Miller
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:13 PM
To: Robert Bruninga
Cc: amsat bb
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence

Is the uplink on 28.120 + audio or does the psk31 signal need to be at
28.120 i.e. 28.119 USB with 1000 Hz psk31?

I copied some beacons but didn't see anything from my attempt to uplink.

73
Mike kc9doa


On 27 May 2015 at 10:41, Robert Bruninga wrote:

> PSAT PSK31 is always in AUTO mode.  It will come up whenever it hears 
> PSK31 on the 28.120 uplink.
> 
> Bob, WB4APR
> 
> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:54 AM, David G0MRF <g0mrf at aol.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Congratulations Bob and USNA on another successful
> spacecraft.
> >
> > I listened for the first time this morning and could hear the
> beacon and
> > transponded PSK31 without any trouble.
> >
> > But I was not expecting the 435.350 carrier to stop every now
> and again.
> >
> > What determines if the carrier is on or off. - Beacon
> timing.- OK, but is
> > the transmitter also PSK activated in someway? Or is it a
> timer.
> > Very nice for saving power.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > David  G0MRF
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
> > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Sent: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:58
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
> >
> >  PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with 6
> bars using a
> > decent
> > UHF Yagi.
> >
> > But we have not seen any users other than those using the
> 28.120
> > PSK
> > channel on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment with
> it.
> > Everyone
> > within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be uplinked 
> > and heard on the 435.350 MHz downlink.
> >
> > The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with plenty of power (we are 
> > keeping the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for PSK31).
> >
> > PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS 
> > trackerhttp://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The PSK31
> transponder is
> > a
> > single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy in
> the
> > Czech
> > Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing is
> a
> > simple
> > Parallax Basic Stamp.
> >
> > PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in a 1.5U package since 
> > the flight was available and it gave us more power for our NON-SPACE 
> > solar cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only half as 
> > efficient as multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as much.
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available 
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
> Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect 
> the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite 
> program!
> Subscription settings:
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From lists at kc9doa.com  Wed May 27 19:50:34 2015
From: lists at kc9doa.com (Mike Miller)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 14:50:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
In-Reply-To: <000801d098b4$9f4ad080$dde07180$@charter.net>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>,
	<5566173B.23850.8C22736@lists.kc9doa.com>,
	<000801d098b4$9f4ad080$dde07180$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <5566200A.5749.8E48E85@lists.kc9doa.com>

Okay, I must be misunderstanding how this works. I thought the 
down link was FM like the beacon which for me is at 308 Hz on 
the waterfall.

73
Mike kc9doa

On 27 May 2015 at 12:37, Mike wrote:

> Mike, I used my day to day DM780 settings. Dial setting was
> 28.120 and I
> just picked the middle of the waterfall to TX. 
> 
> On the RX, you need to keep the cursor moving as the trace
> moves quickly. It
> does not stay in one place like normal psk
> 
> 73, Ted
> K7TRK
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of
> Mike Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:13 PM
> To: Robert Bruninga
> Cc: amsat bb
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
> 
> Is the uplink on 28.120 + audio or does the psk31 signal need
> to be at
> 28.120 i.e. 28.119 USB with 1000 Hz psk31?
> 
> I copied some beacons but didn't see anything from my attempt
> to uplink.
> 
> 73
> Mike kc9doa
> 
> 
> On 27 May 2015 at 10:41, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> 
> > PSAT PSK31 is always in AUTO mode.  It will come up whenever
> it hears 
> > PSK31 on the 28.120 uplink.
> > 
> > Bob, WB4APR
> > 
> > On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:54 AM, David G0MRF
> <g0mrf at aol.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Congratulations Bob and USNA on another successful
> > spacecraft.
> > >
> > > I listened for the first time this morning and could hear
> the
> > beacon and
> > > transponded PSK31 without any trouble.
> > >
> > > But I was not expecting the 435.350 carrier to stop every
> now
> > and again.
> > >
> > > What determines if the carrier is on or off. - Beacon
> > timing.- OK, but is
> > > the transmitter also PSK activated in someway? Or is it a
> > timer.
> > > Very nice for saving power.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > David  G0MRF
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
> > > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > > Sent: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:58
> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
> > >
> > >  PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with
> 6
> > bars using a
> > > decent
> > > UHF Yagi.
> > >
> > > But we have not seen any users other than those using the
> > 28.120
> > > PSK
> > > channel on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment
> with
> > it.
> > > Everyone
> > > within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be
> uplinked 
> > > and heard on the 435.350 MHz downlink.
> > >
> > > The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with plenty of power
> (we are 
> > > keeping the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for
> PSK31).
> > >
> > > PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS 
> > > trackerhttp://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The
> PSK31
> > transponder is
> > > a
> > > single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy
> in
> > the
> > > Czech
> > > Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing
> is
> > a
> > > simple
> > > Parallax Basic Stamp.
> > >
> > > PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in a 1.5U
> package since 
> > > the flight was available and it gave us more power for our
> NON-SPACE 
> > > solar cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only
> half as 
> > > efficient as multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as
> much.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
> available 
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
> membership. 
> > Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not
> reflect 
> > the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur
> satellite 
> > program!
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Wed May 27 19:53:35 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 15:53:35 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
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	<5566173B.23850.8C22736@lists.kc9doa.com>
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It is, but your uplink signal is going to be Doppler shifted, so it's
going to drift through the waterfall (+/- 0.7 kHz through a pass),
unless you are controlling your transmit frequency for Doppler.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Mike Miller <lists at kc9doa.com> wrote:
> Okay, I must be misunderstanding how this works. I thought the
> down link was FM like the beacon which for me is at 308 Hz on
> the waterfall.
>
> 73
> Mike kc9doa
>
> On 27 May 2015 at 12:37, Mike wrote:
>
>> Mike, I used my day to day DM780 settings. Dial setting was
>> 28.120 and I
>> just picked the middle of the waterfall to TX.
>>
>> On the RX, you need to keep the cursor moving as the trace
>> moves quickly. It
>> does not stay in one place like normal psk
>>
>> 73, Ted
>> K7TRK
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of
>> Mike Miller
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:13 PM
>> To: Robert Bruninga
>> Cc: amsat bb
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
>>
>> Is the uplink on 28.120 + audio or does the psk31 signal need
>> to be at
>> 28.120 i.e. 28.119 USB with 1000 Hz psk31?
>>
>> I copied some beacons but didn't see anything from my attempt
>> to uplink.
>>
>> 73
>> Mike kc9doa
>>
>>
>> On 27 May 2015 at 10:41, Robert Bruninga wrote:
>>
>> > PSAT PSK31 is always in AUTO mode.  It will come up whenever
>> it hears
>> > PSK31 on the 28.120 uplink.
>> >
>> > Bob, WB4APR
>> >
>> > On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:54 AM, David G0MRF
>> <g0mrf at aol.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Congratulations Bob and USNA on another successful
>> > spacecraft.
>> > >
>> > > I listened for the first time this morning and could hear
>> the
>> > beacon and
>> > > transponded PSK31 without any trouble.
>> > >
>> > > But I was not expecting the 435.350 carrier to stop every
>> now
>> > and again.
>> > >
>> > > What determines if the carrier is on or off. - Beacon
>> > timing.- OK, but is
>> > > the transmitter also PSK activated in someway? Or is it a
>> > timer.
>> > > Very nice for saving power.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > >
>> > > David  G0MRF
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
>> > > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> > > Sent: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:58
>> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
>> > >
>> > >  PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with
>> 6
>> > bars using a
>> > > decent
>> > > UHF Yagi.
>> > >
>> > > But we have not seen any users other than those using the
>> > 28.120
>> > > PSK
>> > > channel on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment
>> with
>> > it.
>> > > Everyone
>> > > within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be
>> uplinked
>> > > and heard on the 435.350 MHz downlink.
>> > >
>> > > The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with plenty of power
>> (we are
>> > > keeping the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for
>> PSK31).
>> > >
>> > > PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS
>> > > trackerhttp://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The
>> PSK31
>> > transponder is
>> > > a
>> > > single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy
>> in
>> > the
>> > > Czech
>> > > Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing
>> is
>> > a
>> > > simple
>> > > Parallax Basic Stamp.
>> > >
>> > > PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in a 1.5U
>> package since
>> > > the flight was available and it gave us more power for our
>> NON-SPACE
>> > > solar cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only
>> half as
>> > > efficient as multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as
>> much.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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From art.ballentine at gmail.com  Wed May 27 20:14:26 2015
From: art.ballentine at gmail.com (Franklyn A. Ballentine, Jr)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 20:14:26 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Radio Shack Rotator
Message-ID: <CABAKp2Eeg2Qnj2wNjbQb+qNcpvUdg8HGFNWGMixPo46bCZn1FA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,
I picked up the Getting On The Sats book at Dayton this year and it makes
mention of TV rotators. Another local Radio Shack is going under.  Is it
worth picking up their antenna rotator since it's probably at 60% off?

Thanks and 73
Frank B
kb1qzh

From lists at kc9doa.com  Wed May 27 20:15:02 2015
From: lists at kc9doa.com (Mike Miller)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 15:15:02 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOqFAd_Ef4WsJw4GMWv8zCMkjV75Qbgkd=fVP-Fhcss8jw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>,
	<5566200A.5749.8E48E85@lists.kc9doa.com>,
	<CABzOSOqFAd_Ef4WsJw4GMWv8zCMkjV75Qbgkd=fVP-Fhcss8jw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <556625C6.26523.8FAF64D@lists.kc9doa.com>

Thanks Paul,

The doppler would be enough to prevent the decode, but not 
enough to prevent me from seeing the trace, if I hit the 
bandpass. So far I haven't seen anything but the beacon and 
maybe something that looked like one of the MFSK type modes. Do 
you know the frequency of the actual center of the uplink 
bandpass and how wide it is?

73
Mike kc9doa

On 27 May 2015 at 15:53, Paul Stoetzer wrote:

> It is, but your uplink signal is going to be Doppler shifted,
> so it's
> going to drift through the waterfall (+/- 0.7 kHz through a
> pass),
> unless you are controlling your transmit frequency for
> Doppler.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> 
> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Mike Miller <lists at kc9doa.com>
> wrote:
> > Okay, I must be misunderstanding how this works. I thought
> the
> > down link was FM like the beacon which for me is at 308 Hz
> on
> > the waterfall.
> >
> > 73
> > Mike kc9doa
> >
> > On 27 May 2015 at 12:37, Mike wrote:
> >
> >> Mike, I used my day to day DM780 settings. Dial setting
> was
> >> 28.120 and I
> >> just picked the middle of the waterfall to TX.
> >>
> >> On the RX, you need to keep the cursor moving as the trace
> >> moves quickly. It
> >> does not stay in one place like normal psk
> >>
> >> 73, Ted
> >> K7TRK
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf
> Of
> >> Mike Miller
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:13 PM
> >> To: Robert Bruninga
> >> Cc: amsat bb
> >> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
> >>
> >> Is the uplink on 28.120 + audio or does the psk31 signal
> need
> >> to be at
> >> 28.120 i.e. 28.119 USB with 1000 Hz psk31?
> >>
> >> I copied some beacons but didn't see anything from my
> attempt
> >> to uplink.
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Mike kc9doa
> >>
> >>
> >> On 27 May 2015 at 10:41, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> >>
> >> > PSAT PSK31 is always in AUTO mode.  It will come up
> whenever
> >> it hears
> >> > PSK31 on the 28.120 uplink.
> >> >
> >> > Bob, WB4APR
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 9:54 AM, David G0MRF
> >> <g0mrf at aol.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Congratulations Bob and USNA on another successful
> >> > spacecraft.
> >> > >
> >> > > I listened for the first time this morning and could
> hear
> >> the
> >> > beacon and
> >> > > transponded PSK31 without any trouble.
> >> > >
> >> > > But I was not expecting the 435.350 carrier to stop
> every
> >> now
> >> > and again.
> >> > >
> >> > > What determines if the carrier is on or off. - Beacon
> >> > timing.- OK, but is
> >> > > the transmitter also PSK activated in someway? Or is it
> a
> >> > timer.
> >> > > Very nice for saving power.
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks
> >> > >
> >> > > David  G0MRF
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
> >> > > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> >> > > Sent: Sun, 24 May 2015 17:58
> >> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
> >> > >
> >> > >  PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting
> with
> >> 6
> >> > bars using a
> >> > > decent
> >> > > UHF Yagi.
> >> > >
> >> > > But we have not seen any users other than those using
> the
> >> > 28.120
> >> > > PSK
> >> > > channel on HF normally.  We welcome people to
> experiment
> >> with
> >> > it.
> >> > > Everyone
> >> > > within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will
> be
> >> uplinked
> >> > > and heard on the 435.350 MHz downlink.
> >> > >
> >> > > The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with plenty of
> power
> >> (we are
> >> > > keeping the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for
> >> PSK31).
> >> > >
> >> > > PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS
> >> > > trackerhttp://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space. 
> The
> >> PSK31
> >> > transponder is
> >> > > a
> >> > > single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno
> Universtiy
> >> in
> >> > the
> >> > > Czech
> >> > > Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and
> timing
> >> is
> >> > a
> >> > > simple
> >> > > Parallax Basic Stamp.
> >> > >
> >> > > PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in a 1.5U
> >> package since
> >> > > the flight was available and it gave us more power for
> our
> >> NON-SPACE
> >> > > solar cells.  We are using standard silicon that are
> only
> >> half as
> >> > > efficient as multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as
> >> much.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > _______________________________________________
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> forum
> >> available
> >> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
> >> membership.
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> not
> >> reflect
> >> > the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From dave at w0dhb.net  Wed May 27 21:40:51 2015
From: dave at w0dhb.net (David W0DHB)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 15:40:51 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 baud and IC-9100
In-Reply-To: <005101d09899$b8345500$289cff00$@net>
References: <005101d09899$b8345500$289cff00$@net>
Message-ID: <000b01d098c5$cd6ac450$68404cf0$@w0dhb.net>

David

This is true, the unprocessed FM audio require for 9600 baud packet is only
on pin 4 of the DATA2 jack, it is not available through the USB soundcard
built in to the 9100.  :-( 

Dave W0DHB

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David L
Warnberg
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:25 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 baud and IC-9100

Ok, so I'm hearing something I cannot verify. I have be trying to capture
9600 baud packets from BRICSat. Now I discover  on the IC-9100 yahoo group
someone is saying the IC-9100 does not handle 9600 baud packets over the USB
port.  I find this hard to believe but can any confirm or deny this claim?

 

I have had issues catching anything with the IC-9100 and 9600 baud packets
so was wondering if it was the setup or the radio.

 

All feedback welcome please..

 

David,  KK4QOE

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From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Wed May 27 21:58:02 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 17:58:02 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 baud and IC-9100
In-Reply-To: <000b01d098c5$cd6ac450$68404cf0$@w0dhb.net>
References: <005101d09899$b8345500$289cff00$@net>
	<000b01d098c5$cd6ac450$68404cf0$@w0dhb.net>
Message-ID: <007101d098c8$343cb7e0$9cb627a0$@net>

Well that throws a wrench in the works.... humm

Thanks for the info... did not see anything about this in the manual at all

Thanks Again

David,  KK4QOE

-----Original Message-----
From: David W0DHB [mailto:dave at w0dhb.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 5:41 PM
To: 'David L Warnberg'; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] 9600 baud and IC-9100

David

This is true, the unprocessed FM audio require for 9600 baud packet is only
on pin 4 of the DATA2 jack, it is not available through the USB soundcard
built in to the 9100.  :-( 

Dave W0DHB

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David L
Warnberg
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:25 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 baud and IC-9100

Ok, so I'm hearing something I cannot verify. I have be trying to capture
9600 baud packets from BRICSat. Now I discover  on the IC-9100 yahoo group
someone is saying the IC-9100 does not handle 9600 baud packets over the USB
port.  I find this hard to believe but can any confirm or deny this claim?

 

I have had issues catching anything with the IC-9100 and 9600 baud packets
so was wondering if it was the setup or the radio.

 

All feedback welcome please..

 

David,  KK4QOE

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From kc6nhj at charter.net  Wed May 27 18:52:22 2015
From: kc6nhj at charter.net (Mike)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 11:52:22 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)
In-Reply-To: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c2d75473055ece34c26f8e741db03fe0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000701d098ae$44723050$cd5690f0$@charter.net>

Transponder works well even on a 12-13 degree pass here.  Beacon decodes on
a separate track. TX from 10m SSB shows up separately. You will need to keep
moving your cursor (at least in DM780) to track and decode the SSB.  Now,
all I need is a better pass and someone to answer

73, K7TRK
Following is copy of text for that pass:

"18:30:16> Main
O 
t e
  xADO-5 beacon B 1?4 96 23 828 262 +1
pd}eeut
P
 taeRi  in Oregon
PSE K
e  tlo escdn Oregon
PSE K
e
e
7TRK
CQ CQ CQ de K7Tte_ X7TRK KPie fht u, r
 AT de K7TRK K7TRK
CQ CQ CQ de K7TRK K7TRK K7TRK  in Oregon
PSE K 
beacon B ??? 4? 24 832 246 +12  e  la
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??1 99 26 821 252 +15 _t t
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??2 18 23 821 252 "17   t3ADO-5 beacon B ??3 31 23 822 251
+18  
W3ADO-5 beacon?ao 34 23 827 2C219  _ 
W3ADO-5 beacon B ??5 31 23 859 244 +13  (
W3AD
too   ,i ? tS
-
U oW
CQ CQ Cm  CQ  aFe"

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 9:58 AM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT Status (day 4)

PSAT  PSK31 435.350 MHz FM downlink is full quieting with 6 bars using a
decent UHF Yagi.

But we have not seen any users other than those using the 28.120 PSK channel
on HF normally.  We welcome people to experiment with it.
Everyone within the 28.120 to 28.123 MHz ten meter passband will be uplinked
and heard on the 435.350 MHz downlink.

The Naval Academy's PSAT seems healthy with plenty of power (we are keeping
the APRS digipeater off to allow max power for PSK31).

PSAT 's radio and packet system are a simple $250 APRS tracker
http://www.byonics.com/mtt4b sent to space.  The PSK31 transponder is a
single 3.4" square circuit board made by Brno Universtiy in the Czech
Republic.  The CPU for controlling bulletins and timing is a simple Parallax
Basic Stamp.

PSAT is actually only about a 1U cubesat but in a 1.5U package since the
flight was available and it gave us more power for our NON-SPACE solar
cells.  We are using standard silicon that are only half as efficient as
multi-junction cells, but only cost 1% as much.

PSAT has a single 21" VHF  and 72" long HF whip.  It has two UHF 6"
orthogonal monopoles, all of very thin Nitinol wire.

More details will eventually follow as the page will be  updated over the
coming weeks.  http://aprs.org/psat.html

* PSAT packet telemetry is OK, Digipeater will be off (secondary mission)
* PSAT PSK31 transponder is ON with 28.120 MHz uplink! (primary mission)
* WOD data fixed.  Spin data now available.  Right now it is at 3 RPM with
+Z pointing 45 deg off Sun
* Launch TLE elements (below) are still very good
* http://PCSAT.APRS.ORG  web page is now capturing PSAT telelmetry that
users inject into the APRS-IS
* BRICSAT telemetry has been heard but is cycling OFF due to low power
* BRICSAT PSK31 downlink (also FM) has also been heard barely (when ON)
* USS Langley not heard

FREQUENCIES:

PSAT:       145.825 - 1200 baud AX.25 telemetry - digi off
PSAT PSK31-5:  435.350 FM down, 28.120 SSB PK31 uplink - Brno University
Xponder

BRICsat:  437.975 - 9600 baud telemetry evry 20s BRICsat PSK31-6 - same as
PSAT but PSK TLM on 375 Hz (PSAT on 315 Hz)

USS Langley - 437.475  9600 baud telemetry   <== CORRECTION

ULTRASat3  <these are still tracking well>
1 99993U          15140.67013889  .00040043  00000-0  10235-2 0 00009
2 99993 055.0004 339.9238 0251027 182.3314 074.3075 15.12517086000014

Bob, WB4APR
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From kshaddrick at jetup.net  Thu May 28 00:07:18 2015
From: kshaddrick at jetup.net (Kelley)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 19:07:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail Data?
Message-ID: <55665C36.4040204@jetup.net>


I left the rig and packet software running today while I was at work. I 
was listening to the LightSail beacon on 437.435 MHz. I had one entry on 
the screen when I got home:

1: Fm V-3 to 70-9 Via uH, , , -6 <RR P/F R5>[07:25:21]

No idea what it means, not sure if it was LightSail or not. Posted as an 
FYI. Curious to know what it might be.

-- 

Kelley - W?RK



From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Thu May 28 04:19:13 2015
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (Tom Schuessler)
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 23:19:13 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
Message-ID: <005d01d098fd$742d0640$5c8712c0$@net>

The original email from David, reprinted below noted the "Stopping of the
435 downlink carrier and Bob WB4APR came back and said that the transponder
is in an "Auto" mode which waits for a PSK signal and then turns on.  My
experience the other morning was that this was true, but as David says
below, he was surprised by it turning off periodically.  My surprise was
that I was able to repeatedly turn it on when I started transmitting on
28.120 +1Khz, but before my CQ ended, the carier would quit.  I repeatedly
brought it up and also saw other not so copyable psk carriers on the
waterfall but the transponder seemed not to stay on long enough to keep a
full QSO going.  I know for a fact because I duplicated at least three times
turning on the FM carrier about 2-3 seconds after I started to uplink.  I
personally have yet in my several feeble efforts, been able to make a full
QSO although I have been emailed by several to say that they did indeed hear
me.  This morning, 5-27 1207Z pass I was bad and had my RX radio to the
wrong frequency but will give another shot at the 114xZ pass on 5-28 to see
if I can make progress on making a Q.

Tom Schuessler

-  -  -  -  -   -   -   -   -   -   -

Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 09:54:23 -0400
From: David G0MRF <g0mrf at aol.com>
To: bruninga at usna.edu, amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT- transmission sequence
Message-ID: <14d95a711a9-c2e-8cd at webprd-m108.mail.aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8


Congratulations Bob and USNA on another successful spacecraft.

I listened for the first time this morning and could hear the beacon and
transponded PSK31 without any trouble.

But I was not expecting the 435.350 carrier to stop every now and again. 

What determines if the carrier is on or off. - Beacon timing.- OK, but is
the transmitter also PSK activated in someway? Or is it a timer.
Very nice for saving power.

Thanks

David  G0MRF





From skristof at etczone.com  Thu May 28 11:01:29 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 07:01:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS digi on?
Message-ID: <69B9AF482D4C433CA36D2AD97BE14DB7@StevePC>

Anybody hear anything from the ISS digipeater this morning (between 1019 and 1030 UTC)? This should have been a good pass at my QTH (EM79ji) and I heard nothing.
Is the digipeater off or am I "off"?

Steve Kristoff AI9IN
skristof at etczone.com


From gaston.bertels at skynet.be  Thu May 28 11:12:37 2015
From: gaston.bertels at skynet.be (Gaston Bertels)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 13:12:37 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS digi on?
In-Reply-To: <69B9AF482D4C433CA36D2AD97BE14DB7@StevePC>
References: <69B9AF482D4C433CA36D2AD97BE14DB7@StevePC>
Message-ID: <8005cc$3qn2f8@relay.skynet.be>

Hi,

ARISS equipment in Columbus is deactivated till June 1.

Reason is maintenance on other equipment needing temporary removal.

73, Gaston - ON4WF







At 13:01 28-05-15, Steve Kristoff wrote:
>Anybody hear anything from the ISS digipeater this morning (between 
>1019 and 1030 UTC)? This should have been a good pass at my QTH 
>(EM79ji) and I heard nothing.
>Is the digipeater off or am I "off"?
>
>Steve Kristoff AI9IN
>skristof at etczone.com
>
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From skristof at etczone.com  Thu May 28 11:37:28 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 07:37:28 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS digi on?
In-Reply-To: <8005cc$3qn2f8@relay.skynet.be>
References: <69B9AF482D4C433CA36D2AD97BE14DB7@StevePC>
	<8005cc$3qn2f8@relay.skynet.be>
Message-ID: <57B4439FC96C45E4A72644A32C9444D2@StevePC>

Thank you for the information.

Steve AI9IN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gaston Bertels" <gaston.bertels at skynet.be>
To: "Steve Kristoff" <skristof at etczone.com>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:12 AM
Subject: ISS digi on?


> Hi,
>
> ARISS equipment in Columbus is deactivated till June 1.
>
> Reason is maintenance on other equipment needing temporary removal.
>
> 73, Gaston - ON4WF
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 13:01 28-05-15, Steve Kristoff wrote:
>>Anybody hear anything from the ISS digipeater this morning (between 1019 
>>and 1030 UTC)? This should have been a good pass at my QTH (EM79ji) and I 
>>heard nothing.
>>Is the digipeater off or am I "off"?
>>
>>Steve Kristoff AI9IN
>>skristof at etczone.com
>>
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yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the 
financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New 
Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle, 
Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924 


From co7wt at frcuba.co.cu  Thu May 28 12:41:35 2015
From: co7wt at frcuba.co.cu (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 08:41:35 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail Data?
In-Reply-To: <55665C36.4040204@jetup.net>
References: <55665C36.4040204@jetup.net>
Message-ID: <55670CFF.3080009@frcuba.co.cu>

The packet modems relay on a CRC checksum of the packets to validate the 
data received as a good packet.

In some situations, like yours when a modem is listening a long time, 
the noise can "forge" a "good" packet. This is a statistically proved 
fact, the CRC is not as strong as we wish for this task.

I'm not saying that this is a noise forged packet, but it's a possibility.

73

El 27/05/15 a las 20:07, Kelley escibi?:
>
> I left the rig and packet software running today while I was at work. I
> was listening to the LightSail beacon on 437.435 MHz. I had one entry on
> the screen when I got home:
>
> 1: Fm V-3 to 70-9 Via uH, , , -6 <RR P/F R5>[07:25:21]
>
> No idea what it means, not sure if it was LightSail or not. Posted as an
> FYI. Curious to know what it might be.
>

From at746david at gmail.com  Thu May 28 13:14:25 2015
From: at746david at gmail.com (David)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 15:14:25 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT VHF RX frames
Message-ID: <556714B1.2040007@gmail.com>

Hi all:

I have been able to receive some AX25 frames in the 145.825 Khz downlink 
frequency.

Time showed in the frame is UTC+2

QTH is IN80CP

First two corresponding to orbit #117:

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [10:46:11R]
T#808,856,074,941,644,843,00011100

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [10:47:12R]
T#809,855,074,938,623,843,00011100

the next to the orbit #119:

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=38> [14:08:30R]
:BLN2USA :See APRS.FI & 144.39 users

1:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [14:11:14R]
T#010,822,357,830,736,832,00011100

Antenna is 9 elements yagi without elevation
Software is SoundModem by UZ7HO

Best 73s
David EA4SG

From kshaddrick at jetup.net  Thu May 28 17:57:07 2015
From: kshaddrick at jetup.net (Kelley)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 12:57:07 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail Data?
In-Reply-To: <55670CFF.3080009@frcuba.co.cu>
References: <55665C36.4040204@jetup.net> <55670CFF.3080009@frcuba.co.cu>
Message-ID: <556756F3.4040504@jetup.net>


Yup, I think I'll chalk it up to noise. Thanks all.

Kelley - W?RK

On 5/28/2015 7:41 AM, Pavel Milanes Costa wrote:
> The packet modems relay on a CRC checksum of the packets to validate 
> the data received as a good packet.
>
> In some situations, like yours when a modem is listening a long time, 
> the noise can "forge" a "good" packet. This is a statistically proved 
> fact, the CRC is not as strong as we wish for this task.
>
> I'm not saying that this is a noise forged packet, but it's a 
> possibility.
>
> 73
>
> El 27/05/15 a las 20:07, Kelley escibi?:
>>
>> I left the rig and packet software running today while I was at work. I
>> was listening to the LightSail beacon on 437.435 MHz. I had one entry on
>> the screen when I got home:
>>
>> 1: Fm V-3 to 70-9 Via uH, , , -6 <RR P/F R5>[07:25:21]
>>
>> No idea what it means, not sure if it was LightSail or not. Posted as an
>> FYI. Curious to know what it might be.
>>
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From redski at bellsouth.net  Thu May 28 18:58:06 2015
From: redski at bellsouth.net (Red Willoughby)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 13:58:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
Message-ID: <26D02501-9DC7-4F6F-AFD6-59CA409BD4FF@bellsouth.net>

A couple of questions:

How much power (to a dipole) is recommended for uplinking on 28.120 PSK31?

Also, what is it's altitude?

And, how long is its expected lifespan?

Thanks in advance.

Red
KC4LE


From n8hm at arrl.net  Thu May 28 19:04:07 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 15:04:07 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
In-Reply-To: <26D02501-9DC7-4F6F-AFD6-59CA409BD4FF@bellsouth.net>
References: <26D02501-9DC7-4F6F-AFD6-59CA409BD4FF@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrdKKdum1uZmckKVViCUr7Y6vG02v9DUkRis2_dHQi_kA@mail.gmail.com>

WB4APR recommends no more than 25 watts.

The prelaunch orbit estimate I saw was a 700 km x 350 km orbit with an
expected orbital lifespan of 3 years. I'm not sure how close that is
to the final orbit.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Red Willoughby <redski at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> A couple of questions:
>
> How much power (to a dipole) is recommended for uplinking on 28.120 PSK31?
>
> Also, what is it's altitude?
>
> And, how long is its expected lifespan?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Red
> KC4LE
>
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From redski at bellsouth.net  Thu May 28 19:08:22 2015
From: redski at bellsouth.net (Red Willoughby)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 14:08:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT
Message-ID: <C16EF199-E98E-4FE7-BC06-1176D9698C33@bellsouth.net>

Thanks Paul - I am hoping to get home in time to give it a try on the next pass.



From dave at w0dhb.net  Thu May 28 20:57:28 2015
From: dave at w0dhb.net (David W0DHB)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 14:57:28 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1
Message-ID: <013401d09988$e84a74a0$b8df5de0$@w0dhb.net>

A successful QSO between AA5PK DM91 and W0DHB DN70  this last PSAT-1 pass

Also heard was WC7V DN45 .

 

We're starting to get the hang of it


From wa4sca at gmail.com  Thu May 28 21:05:00 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 16:05:00 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1
In-Reply-To: <013401d09988$e84a74a0$b8df5de0$@w0dhb.net>
References: <013401d09988$e84a74a0$b8df5de0$@w0dhb.net>
Message-ID: <000201d09989$f65ca3a0$e315eae0$@GMAIL.COM>

Dave,

Great news.  Now all we need are some fresh Keps!

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
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<Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 3:57 PM
<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1
<
<A successful QSO between AA5PK DM91 and W0DHB DN70  this last PSAT-1 pass
<
<Also heard was WC7V DN45 .
<
<
<
<We're starting to get the hang of it
<
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From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Thu May 28 21:10:38 2015
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 17:10:38 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1
In-Reply-To: <000201d09989$f65ca3a0$e315eae0$@GMAIL.COM>
References: <013401d09988$e84a74a0$b8df5de0$@w0dhb.net>
	<000201d09989$f65ca3a0$e315eae0$@GMAIL.COM>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9FdgG7X1WxrxDOd-6vw4G1-s7iJ4yvF10Adj2pDyHdzp+Q@mail.gmail.com>

Take your pick from these.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o48dswYcTHb-op9ygaKhrizrelMGV9pYcUm0SFmxfS8/mobilebasic?pli=1

Dave-KB1PVH

Sent from my Samsung S4

From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Thu May 28 21:12:27 2015
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 16:12:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1
In-Reply-To: <000201d09989$f65ca3a0$e315eae0$@GMAIL.COM>
References: <013401d09988$e84a74a0$b8df5de0$@w0dhb.net>
	<000201d09989$f65ca3a0$e315eae0$@GMAIL.COM>
Message-ID: <01BCB3BBBDBE45A69DE3B00B26C64A7D@AA5PKPC>

The current Keps are serving us well for now.

Glenn
AA5PK

-----Original Message----- 
From: Alan 
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 4:05 PM 
To: 'David W0DHB' ; amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1 

Dave,

Great news.  Now all we need are some fresh Keps!

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


From wa4sca at gmail.com  Thu May 28 21:36:36 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan Biddle)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 16:36:36 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1
In-Reply-To: <CAEMY9FdgG7X1WxrxDOd-6vw4G1-s7iJ4yvF10Adj2pDyHdzp+Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <013401d09988$e84a74a0$b8df5de0$@w0dhb.net>	<000201d09989$f65ca3a0$e315eae0$@GMAIL.COM>
	<CAEMY9FdgG7X1WxrxDOd-6vw4G1-s7iJ4yvF10Adj2pDyHdzp+Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <55678A64.2090307@GMAIL.COM>

Dave,

I am reminded of the old joke about the electronics store that had a 
sale on mixed, unmarked 1% precision resistors.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


From dave at druidnetworks.com  Thu May 28 22:14:47 2015
From: dave at druidnetworks.com (Dave Swanson)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 17:14:47 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] KG5CCI/P - Road Trip MO/IA/NE
In-Reply-To: <C16EF199-E98E-4FE7-BC06-1176D9698C33@bellsouth.net>
References: <C16EF199-E98E-4FE7-BC06-1176D9698C33@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <55679357.80701@druidnetworks.com>

Good afternoon all,

I will be /P the next few days traveling thru Missouri, Iowa, and 
possibly Nebraska, thru EM36/37/38/29 and EN30/20/21/11, and back again. 
This is not a primary roving trip, but I will be bringing the portable 
kit along and will try to operate from at least a few of these spots as 
I drive. I have activated most of these places in the past, but if 
there's a state or grid you've missed, watch my Twitter feed (@KG5CCI) 
or shoot me an email with what you're needing, and I'll try and make an 
arrangement to be on from somewhere for you.

73!

Dave, KG5CCI

From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 28 22:40:48 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 17:40:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT - power requirements
Message-ID: <CALdCfNJ+mkSZb7pRGMXyfitOzZ3cUYb9wJ1nhEsKetmDuDFdBg@mail.gmail.com>

>
> > WB4APR recommends no more than 25 watts.
>
That was the design goal, but until we get more experience, we wont know
for sure.  But since everyone can see their own downlink just like everyone
else can see it, it should be no problem adjusting for minimum uplink power.

 But with any shared transponder it can also become an arms race.  As one
person increases power it drives the AGC down and everyone else goes down,
so they also increase power and this just keeps going until the AGC is
maximally tightened and everyone is transmitting max power and everyone is
weak.

What we really need (BEFORE this happens) is for everyone to give us
feedback as to the minimum power they needed to maintain a minimum signal
in the passband and of course, what kind of antenna they are using under
those conditions.  And this is best early on when there are only 1 or 2
usewrs at a time..

If you don't yet have PSK31, but want to get some data, team up with an HF
friend in your area and ask him to just transmit for the next 10 minutes
and you can then receie his downlink while commenting on his signal
strength throughout the pass.

>The prelaunch orbit estimate I saw was a 700 km x 350 km orbit with an
expected orbital lifespan of 3 years. I'm not sure how close that is
to the final orbit.
We don't know yet either, but perigee is nearer the morning passes and
apogee is nearer the later passes (THis is for the Northern Hemisphere.).
Both apogee and perigee being near the equator.

Bob, WB4aPR
On family travel and with very spotty Email till next week.


On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Red Willoughby <redski at bellsouth.net>
wrote:
> A couple of questions:
>
> How much power (to a dipole) is recommended for uplinking on 28.120 PSK31?
>
> Also, what is it's altitude?
>
> And, how long is its expected lifespan?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Red
> KC4LE
>
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From koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl  Fri May 29 09:29:02 2015
From: koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl (Koos van den Hout)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 11:29:02 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT - power requirements
In-Reply-To: <CALdCfNJ+mkSZb7pRGMXyfitOzZ3cUYb9wJ1nhEsKetmDuDFdBg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALdCfNJ+mkSZb7pRGMXyfitOzZ3cUYb9wJ1nhEsKetmDuDFdBg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20150529092902.GA17269@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>

Quoting Robert Bruninga who wrote on Thu 2015-05-28 at 17:40:

> If you don't yet have PSK31, but want to get some data, team up with an HF
> friend in your area and ask him to just transmit for the next 10 minutes
> and you can then receie his downlink while commenting on his signal
> strength throughout the pass.

At this moment in the year HF propagation on 10 meters is almost
non-existant in Europe (from time to time http://dxheat.com/dxc/ suggests
there is good propagation in the americas). This means the PSK31 uplink
band for PSAT is usually quiet.

A good time for testing this. I can do uplink on HF or downlink on 70cm,
but not both during the same pass. My locator JO22NC and my time is limited
due to work/family life ;). HF uplink is easier since that's all set up in
the shack.

                                                     Koos PD4KH

-- 
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access at campsites http://www.camp-wireless.org/  | http://idefix.net/
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From k7trkradio at charter.net  Thu May 28 21:25:55 2015
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 14:25:55 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1
In-Reply-To: <013401d09988$e84a74a0$b8df5de0$@w0dhb.net>
References: <013401d09988$e84a74a0$b8df5de0$@w0dhb.net>
Message-ID: <000c01d0998c$e23aa630$a6aff290$@charter.net>

David, what did you use for the exchange/?

Tnx, Ted

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 1:57 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Successful QSO on PSAT1

A successful QSO between AA5PK DM91 and W0DHB DN70  this last PSAT-1 pass

Also heard was WC7V DN45 .

 

We're starting to get the hang of it

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From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Fri May 29 11:08:14 2015
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 12:08:14 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 Mode
Message-ID: <2D8FA8F62B794A5EB0C1C90523A5F7B0@allgood.local>

Hi All,

Just confirm that FUNcube-1 was commanded into amateur mode at approx 10:54UTC this morning as planned for the weekend.

It is likely that the normal switch back to autonomous operation will not take place until one of the Monday (June 1st)  morning passes.


73
Graham
G3VZV

From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Fri May 29 11:49:49 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 07:49:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
Message-ID: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>

I'm not seeing BRICSAT on the Satellite Pass Predictions page any longer.
Anyone know why?

 

Thanks

 

David,  KK4QOE


From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May 29 11:52:45 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 07:52:45 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>

Those elements were removed from today's AMSAT keps set for some
reason. I noticed that after updating my HamSat iPhone app.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 7:49 AM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net> wrote:
> I'm not seeing BRICSAT on the Satellite Pass Predictions page any longer.
> Anyone know why?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> David,  KK4QOE
>
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From skristof at etczone.com  Fri May 29 11:54:20 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 07:54:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
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References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>
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I was listening for BRICSat UHF TLM this morning and got nothing. Can't go 
by my rig really, but maybe BRICSat isn't working?

Steve AI9IN
Oldenburg IN
EM79ji

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David L Warnberg" <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:49 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat


> I'm not seeing BRICSAT on the Satellite Pass Predictions page any longer.
> Anyone know why?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> David,  KK4QOE
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> expressed
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"A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside 
yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the 
financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New 
Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle, 
Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924 


From skristof at etczone.com  Fri May 29 12:25:59 2015
From: skristof at etczone.com (Steve Kristoff)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 08:25:59 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>
	<CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>

Are the BRICSat and PSAT predictions the same? They are not that far apart 
are they?

Steve AI9IN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm at arrl.net>
To: "David L Warnberg" <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat


> Those elements were removed from today's AMSAT keps set for some
> reason. I noticed that after updating my HamSat iPhone app.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 7:49 AM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
>> I'm not seeing BRICSAT on the Satellite Pass Predictions page any longer.
>> Anyone know why?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> David,  KK4QOE
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
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"A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside 
yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the 
financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New 
Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle, 
Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924 


From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Fri May 29 12:42:56 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 08:42:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>
	<CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>
	<049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>
Message-ID: <002a01d09a0c$fd212fc0$f7638f40$@net>

They were always fairly close but I don't think they were the same..  

David,  KK4QOE

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Kristoff
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 8:26 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat

Are the BRICSat and PSAT predictions the same? They are not that far apart
are they?

Steve AI9IN


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm at arrl.net>
To: "David L Warnberg" <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat


> Those elements were removed from today's AMSAT keps set for some
> reason. I noticed that after updating my HamSat iPhone app.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 7:49 AM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
>> I'm not seeing BRICSAT on the Satellite Pass Predictions page any longer.
>> Anyone know why?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> David,  KK4QOE
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
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"A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside 
yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the 
financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New 
Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle, 
Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924 

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From dwarnberg at verizon.net  Fri May 29 12:46:22 2015
From: dwarnberg at verizon.net (David L Warnberg)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 08:46:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>
	<CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>
	<049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>
Message-ID: <002b01d09a0d$7a1b5b90$6e5212b0$@net>

Speaking of... am I going blind or is that one also missing from the
Satellite Pass Predictions page??

David,  KK4QOE

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Kristoff
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 8:26 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat

Are the BRICSat and PSAT predictions the same? They are not that far apart
are they?

Steve AI9IN


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm at arrl.net>
To: "David L Warnberg" <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat


> Those elements were removed from today's AMSAT keps set for some
> reason. I noticed that after updating my HamSat iPhone app.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 7:49 AM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
>> I'm not seeing BRICSAT on the Satellite Pass Predictions page any longer.
>> Anyone know why?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> David,  KK4QOE
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
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"A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside 
yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the 
financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New 
Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle, 
Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924 

_______________________________________________
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May 29 12:49:36 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 08:49:36 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <002b01d09a0d$7a1b5b90$6e5212b0$@net>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>
	<CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>
	<049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>
	<002b01d09a0d$7a1b5b90$6e5212b0$@net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOojzvTQeURy-s8HdzNqQNJr-=A-uavtS7A93X8LXOXwuQ@mail.gmail.com>

Yes. Both of them were removed from today's set of AMSAT keps for some
reason. The AMSAT keps are what populate the Online Pass Predictions
page.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 8:46 AM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net> wrote:
> Speaking of... am I going blind or is that one also missing from the
> Satellite Pass Predictions page??
>
> David,  KK4QOE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Steve
> Kristoff
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 8:26 AM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
>
> Are the BRICSat and PSAT predictions the same? They are not that far apart
> are they?
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm at arrl.net>
> To: "David L Warnberg" <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
> Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
>
>
>> Those elements were removed from today's AMSAT keps set for some
>> reason. I noticed that after updating my HamSat iPhone app.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 7:49 AM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>> I'm not seeing BRICSAT on the Satellite Pass Predictions page any longer.
>>> Anyone know why?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David,  KK4QOE
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>>> AMSAT-NA.
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>> _______________________________________________
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>
>> expressed
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> Steve Kristoff
> skristof at etczone.com
>
> "A few chords strummed on a ukulele, enough to please a few others beside
> yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the
> financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New
> Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle,
> Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924
>
> _______________________________________________
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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Fri May 29 13:02:22 2015
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 08:02:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOojzvTQeURy-s8HdzNqQNJr-=A-uavtS7A93X8LXOXwuQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>	<CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>	<049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>	<002b01d09a0d$7a1b5b90$6e5212b0$@net>
	<CABzOSOojzvTQeURy-s8HdzNqQNJr-=A-uavtS7A93X8LXOXwuQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <001c01d09a0f$b3a66d80$1af34880$@net>

> Speaking of... am I going blind or is that one also missing
> from the Satellite Pass Predictions page??

See below for the element set sent via AMSAT's KEPS list. Perhaps we're
seeing a re-organization of the way ULTRASat elements are released at this
intermediate stage when it is too early to tell exactly which object is
which.

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org
AMSAT VP User Services



Below are KEP TLE sets associated with the 5/20/2015 Altas V launch from 
Cape Canaveral of a primary payload and 10 cubesats.  Since these objects 
remain close together, the KEP sets have not been associated with any 
specific object. We will have to wait until enough separation has occurred 
to identify each individual object. This data courtesy of http://cubesat.org

Thursday, May 28 16:30 UTC

ULTRASat1
1 90720U          15148.55800340 +.00015915 +00000-0 +41830-3 0 00151
2 90720 054.9957 305.7261 0249626 201.7290 191.9953 15.12934264001200
ULTRASat2
1 90721U          15148.55880183 +.00021762 +00000-0 +56569-3 0 00135
2 90721 054.9970 305.7165 0249435 201.7510 197.7276 15.13029622001208
ULTRASat3
1 90722U          15148.55988628 +.00024288 +00000-0 +63095-3 0 00148
2 90722 054.9917 305.7171 0249333 201.7254 202.1603 15.12996790001202
ULTRASat4
1 90723U          15148.56049123 +.00010056 +00000-0 +27012-3 0 00123
2 90723 054.9948 305.7217 0249980 201.6664 202.3594 15.12772433001061
ULTRASat5
1 90724U          15148.49354887 +.00009887 +00000-0 +26946-3 0 00127
2 90724 055.0103 306.0668 0250262 201.0171 186.6917 15.12357949001191
ULTRASat6
1 90725U          15148.43160443 +.00017459 +00000-0 +46574-3 0 00140
2 90725 055.0086 306.3265 0249761 200.8643 210.1314 15.12441351001185
ULTRASat7
1 90726U          15148.42781326 +.00013069 +00000-0 +35246-3 0 00135
2 90726 055.0081 306.3680 0249815 200.8687 189.0823 15.12394338001181
ULTRASat8
1 90727U          15148.43204319 +.00016865 +00000-0 +45053-3 0 00133
2 90727 055.0123 306.3380 0249797 200.7527 212.2775 15.12424359001189
ULTRASat9
1 90728U          15148.49387326 +.00017050 +00000-0 +45481-3 0 00110
2 90728 055.0131 306.0678 0249967 200.9166 188.8458 15.12425085001033
ULTRASat10
1 90729U          15148.55978801 +.00010570 +00000-0 +28186-3 0 00148
2 90729 055.0058 305.7490 0250157 201.7152 201.2267 15.12876352001201


_______________________________________________
Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps


From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Fri May 29 13:09:18 2015
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 15:09:18 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT and BRICSat identified
Message-ID: <556864FE.4020009@xs4all.nl>

All,

Using detailed doppler shift measurements, I find that PSAT is
object 90720, ULTRASat 1, and BRICSat is object 90729, ULTRASat 10.

Up-to-date TLE sets for these satellites can be found here:
http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~ops/ultrasat/ultrasat_jspoc.txt
http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~ops/keps/kepler.txt
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o48dswYcTHb-op9ygaKhrizrelMGV9pYcUm0SFmxfS8/pub

This means that PSAT is actually object 40652, 2015-025B, and
BRICSat is actually object 40661, 2015-025L, in the JSpOC catalog.
But Space-Track does not publish TLE sets for these objects.

Meanwhile, The Planetary Society suggests that the TLE set for
object 90721, ULTRASat 2, gives the best match for LightSail.
If that is correct, then LightSail is actually object 40653,
2015-025C, in the JSpOC catalog.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From FraserBonnett at verizon.net  Fri May 29 13:25:58 2015
From: FraserBonnett at verizon.net (Fraser Bonnett)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 09:25:58 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SATPC32 and PSAT
Message-ID: <001401d09a13$003b8060$00b28120$@verizon.net>

I am a somewhat of  newbie to Satellites, but right now I feel like a
complete idiot.  How can I get PSAT into SatPC32 so I can track it?

 

Thanks,

 

Fraser, W3UTD



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From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri May 29 13:27:49 2015
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 08:27:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOojzvTQeURy-s8HdzNqQNJr-=A-uavtS7A93X8LXOXwuQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>	<CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>	<049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>	<002b01d09a0d$7a1b5b90$6e5212b0$@net>
	<CABzOSOojzvTQeURy-s8HdzNqQNJr-=A-uavtS7A93X8LXOXwuQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000001d09a13$42a12ea0$c7e38be0$@GMAIL.COM>

Paul,

My understanding is that they were added "by hand" from the pre-launch values, rather than through the
normal process.  When the new set was generated, they probably got broomed, so standy by.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA



<-----Original Message-----
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<Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:50 AM
<To: David L Warnberg
<Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
<
<Yes. Both of them were removed from today's set of AMSAT keps for some
<reason. The AMSAT keps are what populate the Online Pass Predictions
<page.
<
<73,
<
<Paul, N8HM
<
<On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 8:46 AM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net> wrote:
<> Speaking of... am I going blind or is that one also missing from the
<> Satellite Pass Predictions page??
<>
<> David,  KK4QOE
<>
<> -----Original Message-----
<> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Steve
<> Kristoff
<> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 8:26 AM
<> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
<>
<> Are the BRICSat and PSAT predictions the same? They are not that far apart
<> are they?
<>
<> Steve AI9IN
<>
<>
<> ----- Original Message -----
<> From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm at arrl.net>
<> To: "David L Warnberg" <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
<> Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
<> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:52 AM
<> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
<>
<>
<>> Those elements were removed from today's AMSAT keps set for some
<>> reason. I noticed that after updating my HamSat iPhone app.
<>>
<>> 73,
<>>
<>> Paul, N8HM
<>>
<>> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 7:49 AM, David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
<>> wrote:
<>>> I'm not seeing BRICSAT on the Satellite Pass Predictions page any longer.
<>>> Anyone know why?
<>>>
<>>>
<>>>
<>>> Thanks
<>>>
<>>>
<>>>
<>>> David,  KK4QOE
<>>>
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<> skristof at etczone.com
<>
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<> yourself, does more good in this world than the combined efforts of all the
<> financiers and politicians that ever lived." - Frank Littig, Littig's New
<> Harmony Self Instructor Chords for Ukulele, Banjuke or Taro Patch Fiddle,
<> Chart Music Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois, 1924
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From joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com  Fri May 29 13:29:07 2015
From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 08:29:07 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SATPC32 and PSAT
In-Reply-To: <001401d09a13$003b8060$00b28120$@verizon.net>
References: <001401d09a13$003b8060$00b28120$@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <556869a2.481e6b0a.2976.ffffa90b@mx.google.com>

> How can I get PSAT into SatPC32 so I can track it?

This may help ...
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/23/adding-new-satellites-to-satpc32/

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org
AMSAT VP User Services




From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Fri May 29 14:14:19 2015
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (Tom schuessler)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 09:14:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT. BRICSAT KEPS
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1115.1432904965.16258.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.1115.1432904965.16258.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <80D405E7-84FA-45F7-BAC6-B37791B27190@verizon.net>

> A separate email was sent out to the KEPS distribution list listing the 10 ULTRASat objects. W 5QGD did not have either of the amateur payloads on last week at all.  hey were added by somebody else over the weekend to the past predictions. I think ULTRASat3 is PSAT
-----------------------------

Message: 12
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 08:49:36 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
To: David L Warnberg <dwarnberg at verizon.net>
Cc: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
Message-ID:
   <CABzOSOojzvTQeURy-s8HdzNqQNJr-=A-uavtS7A93X8LXOXwuQ at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Yes. Both of them were removed from today's set of AMSAT keps for some
reason. The AMSAT keps are what populate the Online Pass Predictions
page.

73,

Paul, N8HM

From amsat at n0jy.org  Fri May 29 17:18:39 2015
From: amsat at n0jy.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 12:18:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <BFF60E10B16847108A93707FC7A5557A@StevePC>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>
	<BFF60E10B16847108A93707FC7A5557A@StevePC>
Message-ID: <55689F6F.7010807@n0jy.org>

I haven't heard a peep, either.

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 5/29/2015 06:54, Steve Kristoff wrote:
> I was listening for BRICSat UHF TLM this morning and got nothing.
> Can't go by my rig really, but maybe BRICSat isn't working?
>
> Steve AI9IN
> Oldenburg IN
> EM79ji
>


From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Fri May 29 18:34:19 2015
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 14:34:19 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT reports
Message-ID: <5568B12B.1050801@denstarfarm.us>

I "seemed" to have made things work this pass. I copied the beacon form
Annapolis

I was also sending on 28.120 but didn't see myself ... or so it seems
anyway.


"W3ADO-5 beacon B ??1 34 23 838 262 +1?   aiH  "

circa 1828Z 29-may 435.34




73,
-- 
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901

From w7lrd at comcast.net  Fri May 29 20:47:00 2015
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 20:47:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5400 az meter 4 sale
Message-ID: <2106840052.19073770.1432932420466.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

I have a "extra" Yaesu G-5400 az meter south center scale for sale $15 plus shipping. Meter face is cardboard by G4DMF. 
73 Bob W7LRD 

From kayakfishtx at gmail.com  Sat May 30 01:54:59 2015
From: kayakfishtx at gmail.com (Clayton Coleman)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 20:54:59 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG/P EM72nu skeds
Message-ID: <CAPovOwdS9TDeb6UbFxd3Wxr6DdfHPFqF=y1akt6VwgUWMOH95A@mail.gmail.com>

30 May 2015 - All times UTC

AO-73 02:45
AO-73 16:14
SO-50 16:46
FO-29 20:05
FO-29 21:51

73
Clayton
W5PFG

From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Sat May 30 10:07:51 2015
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 06:07:51 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] more PSAT W3ADO beacon rpts
Message-ID: <55698BF7.90205@denstarfarm.us>

This morning, 30-may 0959Z


W3ADO-5 beacon B ?27 31 23 868 266 +2  ie  e
W3ADO-5 beac??{28 25 23 8?2 249 +6  nt F
W3ADO-5 bed??29 15 23 8?3 252 +7  a on r64 +7  MQ
W3ADO-5 bed??31 6 29 798 249 +1? ,  +t? 253 +8 n ae t

saw one other weak PSK trace

I sent CQ a few times also

73,
-- 
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901

From koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl  Sat May 30 12:03:23 2015
From: koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl (Koos van den Hout)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 14:03:23 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] more PSAT W3ADO beacon rpts
In-Reply-To: <55698BF7.90205@denstarfarm.us>
References: <55698BF7.90205@denstarfarm.us>
Message-ID: <20150530120322.GA27800@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>

Quoting Bob KD7YZ who wrote on Sat 2015-05-30 at 06:07:

> This morning, 30-may 0959Z

What is your location?

> W3ADO-5 beacon B ?27 31 23 868 266 +2  ie  e
> W3ADO-5 beac??{28 25 23 8?2 249 +6  nt F
> W3ADO-5 bed??29 15 23 8?3 252 +7  a on r64 +7  MQ
> W3ADO-5 bed??31 6 29 798 249 +1? ,  +t? 253 +8 n ae t
> 
> saw one other weak PSK trace
> 
> I sent CQ a few times also

I sent out signals for PE0SAT to recieve and decode on that same pass. I
transmitted from JO22NC at rising power levels (5, 10, 15 and 25 watts).
He has given me his IQ file to try and decode the PSK31 from, but I'm
currently seeing PSK31 like signals in FM, but not decoding. The fun part
is the IQ recording is in the .wav format of SDRsharp and I want to decode
in gqrx + fldigi in Linux. Hints on the correct conversion are welcome!

                                            Koos

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From daniel at destevez.net  Sat May 30 12:10:26 2015
From: daniel at destevez.net (=?UTF-8?B?RGFuaWVsIEVzdMOpdmV6?=)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 14:10:26 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 telemetry
Message-ID: <5569A8B2.8080003@destevez.net>

Hi everybody!

More PSAT telemetry reports. Time 11:40 UTC, 30/5/2015, locator IN80do.
Handheld arrow antenna and Funcube Pro + dongle.

PSAT's signal was sometimes quite strong S5, despite the very bad urban
receiving location with some buildings on the way of this low elevation
pass.

I also saw OE1KYA ending a QSO and then calling CQ, probably on
terrestrial PSK31.

I also saw some very short "blips" quickly raising in frequency (before
FM demod). I have the SDR recording if anyone is interested.

73 de EA4GPZ.

-------

3A5`eacon B u 31 23 875 2jau?r t
W3ADO-?beacon B 046 15 238G3 	5?1utu9 +12ttQ   eo  eeo-Ox\
OiC ? *on B 04
e e3 O21 251 +11    ?
W3ADO-5 beacon B 0h 0 18 30 826 249 +1I eo  o
WenADO-5  neacon B 051 6?2?w 252 +15  eE
HIA?  Q? asie. e
ykA ?-ta ?acon
eae
h  h  h
W3ADO-C beacon B 057 96 23 8ei2 250 +15  s o nW3ADO-5 beacon B 05ie 68
28 819 251 +1D eem t
W3ADO-5 ?acon B 059booo0e1 81" 252 +18  n
e

 # ooe    60 99 42 818 251 +19 iV
W3ADO-5 beadon B 061 87 29 816 	51 +19 o o  i
W3,DO-5 beacon B 062 9F 32 815 251 +20    eIa
W3ADO-5 beacon? 063 71 23 815 25C +?2eml?
W3ADO- l beacon B 000 31 37 6 246 +16 nsVo
W3ADO-5 beacon B 00G 75 35 813 252 +19 	8s
W3ADO-5 ceacon ?002 34 41 81-  251 +20  snr
WIADO-5 beacon B 0
ik 23 813 250 +n)U   -  u bO-5 beacon B 00o6 33 814 2 l1 +21  ?
W3A:O-5 beacon B 005 99 [1 811 251 +22  3o e
W3ADO-5 beacon 	 006 99 4! 810 25?+22 v eEa?ol
W3ADO-5 beacon B 0ae- ?7 3( 830 24V l tieu

From michel-f6glj at orange.fr  Sat May 30 13:35:06 2015
From: michel-f6glj at orange.fr (Michel F6GLJ)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 15:35:06 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT reports from IN94
Message-ID: <020701d09add$71a58ff0$54f0afd0$@fr>

On 30/05/2015 13:20 /13:28 UT

 

 

                beacon B 025 09 23 867 237 +5   

W3ADO-5 beacon B 026 46 27 811 248 +10

W3ADO-5 beacon B 027 34 23 862 238 +7

W3ADO-5 beacon B 030 90 34 810 248 +16    

 

 

73 qro de Michel F6GLJ

 


From ka8qcu at pasty.net  Sat May 30 15:35:49 2015
From: ka8qcu at pasty.net (Doug Kuitula)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 11:35:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Radio Shack Rotator
References: <CABAKp2Eeg2Qnj2wNjbQb+qNcpvUdg8HGFNWGMixPo46bCZn1FA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000401d09aee$507ce240$cf354b0c@net>

Frank,
 I've been using a Radio Shack rotator for a number of years for satellites.
It's not the best, but I've made many contacts with it.
.......73 de Doug KA8QCU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Franklyn A. Ballentine, Jr" <art.ballentine at gmail.com>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 16:14
Subject: [amsat-bb] Radio Shack Rotator


> Hi All,
> I picked up the Getting On The Sats book at Dayton this year and it makes
> mention of TV rotators. Another local Radio Shack is going under.  Is it
> worth picking up their antenna rotator since it's probably at 60% off?
>
> Thanks and 73
> Frank B
> kb1qzh
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From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Sat May 30 15:42:59 2015
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joe Fitzgerald)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 11:42:59 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] BRICSat
In-Reply-To: <000001d09a13$42a12ea0$c7e38be0$@GMAIL.COM>
References: <002501d09a05$9198d250$b4ca76f0$@net>	<CABzOSOq0E8P9jSoGDOXaZ0=PfSGMnfknn7u6+HpUpazKTs0zoA@mail.gmail.com>	<049DFC71F1EF4A4FA901BE845B96D96E@StevePC>	<002b01d09a0d$7a1b5b90$6e5212b0$@net>	<CABzOSOojzvTQeURy-s8HdzNqQNJr-=A-uavtS7A93X8LXOXwuQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<000001d09a13$42a12ea0$c7e38be0$@GMAIL.COM>
Message-ID: <5569DA83.5060802@alum.wpi.edu>



On 5/29/2015 9:27 AM, Alan wrote:
> Paul,
>
> My understanding is that they were added "by hand" from the pre-launch values, rather than through the
> normal process.  When the new set was generated, they probably got broomed, so standy by.

Alan is correct.  An automated process on the web server is subscribed
to the KEPS mailing list, and updates nasabare.txt as well as the
predictions page based on the 2l bulletin.  Since there were no elements
for BRICSAT, PSAT and LIGHTSAIL in this week's bulletin, they were
removed from the list through the automated process, and I evidently
botched my  manual web site fix up Thursday night.   This morning I
added the new NORAD/AFSPC elements.
 

Steve AI9IN wrote:


>
> <>
> <> Are the BRICSat and PSAT predictions the same? They are not that far apart
> <> are they?
> <>
> <> Steve AI9IN
>

Until this morning they were.  Now that we have data from NORAD, they
are tracked independently.  The Planetary Society provided separate
elements for Lightsail, so those elements were in use until Thursday.  
>From here on out, we expect that NORAD elements will be the best
available, and they will be included in next week's KEPS list.

Looks like CAMSAT will give us another opportunity to iron out kinks in
our KEPS/web prediction systems in July before Fox-1A launches.  See
http://www.amsat.org/?p=4181

-Joe KM1P



From dave at w0dhb.net  Sat May 30 18:49:57 2015
From: dave at w0dhb.net (David W0DHB)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 12:49:57 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 downlink
Message-ID: <001f01d09b09$6cf10490$46d30db0$@w0dhb.net>

I've been observing that with the current keps the Downlink frequency of the
PSK31 beacon is about 2Khz low.

 

A good US pass over the US at about 1936.

 

What I have been doing is decoding the entire 3 KHz with DM780's
Supersweeper or Fldigi  and fixing TX at about 600Hz.

That way I catch everybody and there is no need to match frequencies.

 

I've been trying to TX below 1KHz to minimize interfering with folks
operating normal 10m PSK.

 

Dave W0DHB


From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Sat May 30 19:23:31 2015
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 15:23:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] more PSAT W3ADO beacon rpts
In-Reply-To: <20150530120322.GA27800@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>
References: <55698BF7.90205@denstarfarm.us>
	<20150530120322.GA27800@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <556A0E33.6080709@denstarfarm.us>

On 30-May-15 0803, Koos van den Hout wrote:
> Quoting Bob KD7YZ who wrote on Sat 2015-05-30 at 06:07:
> 
>> This morning, 30-may 0959Z
> 
> What is your location?

EM88LL Northeast Kentucky

73,
-- 
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901

From va6bmj at gmail.com  Sat May 30 20:26:53 2015
From: va6bmj at gmail.com (B J)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 20:26:53 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Still Waiting To Hear From Lightsail
Message-ID: <CAP7QzkOX16Yj=wajN-Bpb_MaeEGDTThW-C2F7U04wYtDYOPt-g@mail.gmail.com>

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150529-lightsail-waiting-hardest-part.html

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sat May 30 21:26:01 2015
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 21:26:01 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] upcoming DM02 grid expedition, including satellites
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUer64EF+L2EZ2xR5yRCCiG5MaWdD6bONX3n0XocvcB31w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I received this e-mail on the mail reflector for my local DX club,
announcing an expedition to the waters near San Clemente Island
off southern California in grid DM02. I just tweeted the text of the
e-mail, but will also post it here for those not on Twitter:

**********

Along with Jim, K6ZH and Phil, N0KE, I am going on a boat trip to
activate the FFMA #1 most needed grid - DM02.  We are leaving
from San Diego on Wednesday,  June 10 aboard a 49' sailboat and
will be on the air sometime late Wednesday, through sometime on
Sunday, June 14, including most of the VHF contest.  Unfortunately,
we have to leave before the end of the contest because the Navy
has scheduled exercises in the area on Monday.

We will be active on 6 M, 2 M, probably 432, 1296 and satellites.
Phil is responsible for everything other than 6 M.  The easiest way to
work us from AZ is via meteor scatter and we will be on that mode
every morning and perhaps the evenings, unless there is Es.  We
understand there is no cell service (even though we will be close to
San Clemente Island), so we will be in contact with pilot stations on
2 M FM in order to announce ourselves on Ping Jockey.  If you don't
use meteor scatter, it's not too late to learn!  Otherwise you will have
to listen for a very short (distance) Es opening or backscatter or some
other nearly impossible propagation mode.

We will be running about 500 W and a 3 el yagi (due to constraints
from having to mount the antenna on a sailboat).  We will use the call
K6ZH.  Watch for packet spots announcing our transmit frequency.

Good luck.

73, Bud  N7CW

**********

I have e-mailed N7CW, asking for details on which satellites they are
looking to work during this grid expedition. Since K1N was able to have
success working FO-29 recently, maybe these guys can follow K1N's
lead and make a bunch of satellite operators (along with the 6m ops
and those on the other bands) very happy.

Good luck, and 73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK

From koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl  Sat May 30 21:31:08 2015
From: koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl (Koos van den Hout)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 23:31:08 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT - power requirements
In-Reply-To: <CALdCfNJ+mkSZb7pRGMXyfitOzZ3cUYb9wJ1nhEsKetmDuDFdBg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALdCfNJ+mkSZb7pRGMXyfitOzZ3cUYb9wJ1nhEsKetmDuDFdBg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20150530213108.GA5863@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>

Quoting Robert Bruninga who wrote on Thu 2015-05-28 at 17:40:

> What we really need (BEFORE this happens) is for everyone to give us
> feedback as to the minimum power they needed to maintain a minimum signal
> in the passband and of course, what kind of antenna they are using under
> those conditions.  And this is best early on when there are only 1 or 2
> usewrs at a time..
> 
> If you don't yet have PSK31, but want to get some data, team up with an HF
> friend in your area and ask him to just transmit for the next 10 minutes
> and you can then receie his downlink while commenting on his signal
> strength throughout the pass.

I decided to play the role of the HF friend and Jan van Gils PE0SAT was
kind enough to record the downlink for me in a pass that started at 09:59
UTC this morning for me in JO22NC.

The short conclusions:

- I needed 20 watts on HF to get through the satellite (when the telemetry
  signal was active) and produce a readable signal.

- The automatic switch in the transponder does not recognize PSK31 from
  earth very well. Every time it switched off when the beacon packets
stopped, even with reasonable strong PSK31 from earth.

The complete story of how this was done and the telemetry seen at

http://idefix.net/~koos/newsitem.cgi/1433017519

                                     Koos van den Hout PD4KH

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From w9gb at icloud.com  Sun May 31 00:51:50 2015
From: w9gb at icloud.com (Gregory Beat)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 19:51:50 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail-A Reboot
Message-ID: <3B1BF3C1-2A3E-47FD-BC8E-8927901FD47A@icloud.com>

The Cal Poly ground station detected a reboot of the onboard computer.
Cause of reboot unknown, but welcomed to resolve communication issue.
https://t.co/XphRtq5hD4

The RTC shows 908,125 seconds (roughly 10.5 days). 
Software patch will be loaded by ground stations (Cal Poly or Georgia Tech),
to prevent re-occurrence of this outage.
Two-way communications will be attempted tomorrow. 
http://sail.planetary.org

greg, w9gb
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From my.callsign at verizon.net  Sun May 31 00:54:38 2015
From: my.callsign at verizon.net (KO6TZ Bob)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 17:54:38 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 downlink & power requirements
Message-ID: <556A5BCE.1090204@verizon.net>

For the afternoon pass 21:17u @ 52 Deg, I used Dave's method and NOT try 
to match up signals.  Use a program that decodes all of the signals and 
try to reply to as many as I could.  With some practice, that should 
work out better.   I don't know if Glenn copied me or not.  He was the 
only satellite CQ I saw.

As for power:  I can barely  see my signal using my di-pole.  When I 
used 85 watts 70% ALC into a 1/2 wave vertical, (10m Ringo) I was able 
to turn on the FM transmitter and saw a good clean, 21 IMD, signal on 
the down-link. I have no idea what it looked like for the terrestrial 
users.

  I did not have to wait for the telemetry to turn on the FM 
transmitter, and I did not splatter across the waterfall of the down-link.

More practice coming.


BOB   KO6TZ

From rolf.krogstad at gmail.com  Sun May 31 01:05:06 2015
From: rolf.krogstad at gmail.com (Rolf Krogstad)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 20:05:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/0 MN Medallions
Message-ID: <CAJJyj=aeQeSnmV=U7wHrH-yVAhfQSWcUxBykdPaB=MpHfOF=QQ@mail.gmail.com>

Today I got a surprise in the mail.
The ARRL sent me two commemorative medallions mounted in a plexiglass
display which is engraved "NR0T was W1AW/MN"

Very sharp looking addition to the shack.
I worked only Satellite QSOs on both of the Minnesota weeks.

It is a beautiful commemorative gift and caught me totally by surprised.
Thank you ARRL!

73
Rolf NR0T
grid = EN34it

Memeber of the following organizations:
ARRL Life Memeber
Minnesota Wireless Association
Twin Cities DX Association
AMSAT
AMSAT-UK

From ku4os at cfl.rr.com  Sun May 31 01:48:06 2015
From: ku4os at cfl.rr.com (Lee McLamb)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 21:48:06 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-151  AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <556A6856.6070108@cfl.rr.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-151

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* 2015 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nomination Deadline Approaching
* Nick Lance, KC5KBO, SK
* Update - VP2MKV Satellite Operation June 11-20
* Planetary Society's LighSail Satellite Stops Transmitting
* 29 MHz ? the forgotten frequency for amateur radio satellites



SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-151.01
ANS-151 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 151.01
  From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.
May 31, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-151.01

2015 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nomination Deadline Approaching

It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT-NA Board of
Directors election. Four director's terms expire this year: Barry Baines,
WD4ASW, Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, Mark Hammond, N8MH, and Jerry Buxton, N0JY. In
addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one year terms.

A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current 
individual
members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT-NA member for Director. 
Written
nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating
individual's names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed
to: AMSAT-NA, 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895-2526. In 
addition to
traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred 
method,
the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These 
include e-
mail, Fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be
sent to MARTHA at AMSAT.ORG or Faxed to (301) 822-4371. No matter what means is
used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June 15th at the AMSAT-NA 
office. If
the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is 
required.
If it is other than this, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written
petition MUST be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address 
within 7
days following the close of nominations on June 15th.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT 
VALID
UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.

[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]


---------------------------------------------------------------------


Nick Lance, KC5KBO, SK

On  behalf of the ARISS-International team, it is with great sadness that
we announce the passing of long-time ARISS team member Nick Lance, KC5KBO,
SK.  Nick passed away on May 24 from an aneurism of the aorta.
Nick was  a smart, caring, considerate and helpful person that loved the
amateur radio  hobby.   As the primary amateur radio license trainer for the
ISS  astronauts, Nick played an integral role in encouraging and training
countless  astronauts (US, Canada, Japan and Europe) to pursue their amateur
radio license  and become active on ARISS.  He inspired and trained 
dozens of
NASA's  aerospace education specialists (who talk to schoolteachers
nationwide) to get  their ham tickets. He also taught a "Hamster" course to
middle schoolers, inspiring them to pursue careers in technology through 
Amateur
Radio and ARISS  activities.

Personally, I enjoyed working with Nick both as a NASA  engineer and an
amateur radio operator.  I will miss his quick wit and  sense of 
humor.   Nick
will be deeply missed by many.

A Celebration of Life for Nick Lance will be held Sunday, June 14, 2015,
2 p.m. at the Gilruth Center. A map to the public entrance of the Gilruth
Recreation Center, Building 207
http://ewh.ieee.org/r5/galveston_bay/events/GilruthCenterMapandDirections.pdf

A flag will be flown over Mission Control and presented to Renee and the 
family.

Our deepest  sympathy goes out to all that knew Nick, especially Renee, his
wife, and all his  family members.

Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
ARISS International  Chairman

[ANS thanks Frank, KA3HDO, for the above information]


---------------------------------------------------------------------


Update - VP2MKV Satellite Operation June 11-20

Operators Barry/N0KV, Ken/W0ETT, Greg/W0ZA and Jim/WD0E will be active as
VP2MKV from Gingerbread Hill, St. Peters (grid square FK86), between June
10-18th. Activity will be on 80-2 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will
also participate in the ARRL VHF Contest and some satellite operations
(FO-29 only on selected passes). The two primary radios will be Elecraft
K3's with 500 watt amplifiers. Antennas include a Mosley Classic 33 on
10/15/20, a folding hexbeam by Folding Antennas (Germany) on 20-10 meters,
verticals on 30 and 40 meters, a dipole on 75-80 meters, and an M2 5 element
6 meter beam. They will run 500 watts on 6m SSB/CW and FSK441. A 6 meter
beacon is planned and will be on 50.102 MHz when the station is not manned,
and the receiver will be active between beacon transmissions to listen for
calls. The primary callsign for the operation will be VP2MKV, and VP2MTT
will probably be used on 6 meters. Near 24 hour operation is planned.

Tentative satellite pass plan for VP2MKV operation: They will attempt to be
on the first two FO-29 ascending node passes June 11th through 20th. If time
allows they may be on the third ascending node those days. Those passes
happen in late morning to mid afternoon Montserrat time. On those passes
they will look first for South America when the satellite is south of them,
then North America, then Europe during the short mutual window. If there are
2 meter or 6 meter terrestrial openings during the VHF contest June 13th and
14th, they will not be on satellite at those times.

Logs will be uploaded to LoTW soon after the group returns to the US. Paper
QSLs via N0KV, direct or via the bureau. US addressees send SASE; addressees
outside the US send SASE plus 2 USDs for return postage. Use of ClubLog has
not been finalized at this time. Additional information will be posted under
VP2MKV on QRZ.com.

[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1215 for the above information]


---------------------------------------------------------------------


Planetary Society's LighSail Satellite Stops Transmitting

Excerpt from the Planetary Society's page http://planet.ly/0gVop
As of late Friday afternoon, LightSail was continuing to operate 
normally. The
spacecraft?s ground stations at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Georgia 
Tech were
receiving data on each pass. Power and temperature readings were trending
stably, and the spacecraft was in good health.

But inside the spacecraft?s Linux-based flight software, a problem was 
brewing.
Every 15 seconds, LightSail transmits a telemetry beacon packet. The 
software
controlling the main system board writes corresponding information to a file
called beacon.csv. If you?re not familiar with CSV files, you can think 
of them
as simplified spreadsheets-in fact, most can be opened with Microsoft Excel.

As more beacons are transmitted, the file grows in size. When it reaches 32
megabytes-roughly the size of ten compressed music files-it can crash 
the flight
system. The manufacturer of the avionics board corrected this glitch in 
later
software revisions. But alas, LightSail?s software version doesn?t 
include the
update.

Late Friday, the LightSail team received a heads-up warning them of the
vulnerability. A fix was quickly devised to prevent the spacecraft from
crashing, and it was scheduled to be uploaded during the next ground station
pass. But before that happened, LightSail?s automated chirps fell 
silent. The
telemetry data is sent on a downlink of 437.435 MHz, AX.25, 9600 bps 
FSK. The
last data packet received from the spacecraft was May 22 at 21:31 UTC 
(5:31 p.m.
EDT).

A LightSail map tracking application is at
http://sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol/

[ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM, for the above information]


---------------------------------------------------------------------


29 MHz ? the forgotten frequency for amateur radio satellites

Hans van de Groenendaaal ZS6AKV writes in the EngineerIT magazine about the
potential for 29 MHz as a satellite uplink band.

Universities and other scientific research institutions are using 
portions of
the amateur spectrum for their CubeSat?s which has caused the 145 and 
435 MHz
amateur-satellite band segments to be very crowded, leading to an increasing
number of satellite builders to explore alternatives.

For many, such as those requiring single-channel bandwidth greater than
approximately 12.5 kHz, the best answer will be found in the microwave 
bands.
However, for those who can use it, the International Amateur Radio Union 
(IARU)
satellite frequency coordination process has now opened another 
alternative: 29
MHz uplinks.

Read the EngineerIT article at
http://www.ee.co.za/article/29-mhz-forgotten-frequency-amateur-radio-
satellites.html

IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination http://www.iaru.org/satellite.html

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]


/EX


In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.

Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org


From saguaroastro at cox.net  Sun May 31 03:41:31 2015
From: saguaroastro at cox.net (Rick Tejera)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 20:41:31 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/0 MN Medallions
Message-ID: <hbajy3ld392xn522yg90kve8.1433043691048@email.android.com>


    
Got mine yesterday as well. Agreed it was a nice surprise. Though I did not activate W1AW/7 on sats, I believe I was the only one to activate W1AW/7 from a SOTA summit.
73RickK7TEJ


7 ent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

-------- Original message --------
From: Rolf Krogstad <rolf.krogstad at gmail.com> 
Date: 05/30/2015  18:05  (GMT-07:00) 
To: "<AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/0 MN Medallions 

Today I got a surprise in the mail.
The ARRL sent me two commemorative medallions mounted in a plexiglass
display which is engraved "NR0T was W1AW/MN"

Very sharp looking addition to the shack.
I worked only Satellite QSOs on both of the Minnesota weeks.

It is a beautiful commemorative gift and caught me totally by surprised.
Thank you ARRL!

73
Rolf NR0T
grid = EN34it

Memeber of the following organizations:
ARRL Life Memeber
Minnesota Wireless Association
Twin Cities DX Association
AMSAT
AMSAT-UK
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From nss at mwt.net  Sun May 31 03:49:15 2015
From: nss at mwt.net (Joe)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 22:49:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/0 MN Medallions
In-Reply-To: <hbajy3ld392xn522yg90kve8.1433043691048@email.android.com>
References: <hbajy3ld392xn522yg90kve8.1433043691048@email.android.com>
Message-ID: <556A84BB.1020400@mwt.net>

Is everyone that did these portable stations gonna get one of these? I 
was W1AW/9 Wisconsin 90% on 30 meters

Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 5/30/2015 10:41 PM, Rick Tejera wrote:
>      
> Got mine yesterday as well. Agreed it was a nice surprise. Though I did not activate W1AW/7 on sats, I believe I was the only one to activate W1AW/7 from a SOTA summit.
> 73RickK7TEJ
>
>
> 7 ent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Rolf Krogstad <rolf.krogstad at gmail.com>
> Date: 05/30/2015  18:05  (GMT-07:00)
> To: "<AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/0 MN Medallions
>
> Today I got a surprise in the mail.
> The ARRL sent me two commemorative medallions mounted in a plexiglass
> display which is engraved "NR0T was W1AW/MN"
>
> Very sharp looking addition to the shack.
> I worked only Satellite QSOs on both of the Minnesota weeks.
>
> It is a beautiful commemorative gift and caught me totally by surprised.
> Thank you ARRL!
>
> 73
> Rolf NR0T
> grid = EN34it
>
> Memeber of the following organizations:
> ARRL Life Memeber
> Minnesota Wireless Association
> Twin Cities DX Association
> AMSAT
> AMSAT-UK
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun May 31 03:57:12 2015
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 23:57:12 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/0 MN Medallions
In-Reply-To: <556A84BB.1020400@mwt.net>
References: <hbajy3ld392xn522yg90kve8.1433043691048@email.android.com>
	<556A84BB.1020400@mwt.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOp4iV=0cJtsGVx6WDP_8sDEWj-Mb5Nm2z52ZzhGgzGH_A@mail.gmail.com>

Yes. They should all be mailed by mid-June is what I heard.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Saturday, May 30, 2015, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> Is everyone that did these portable stations gonna get one of these? I was
> W1AW/9 Wisconsin 90% on 30 meters
>
> Joe WB9SBD
> Sig
> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
> http://www.idle-tyme.com
> On 5/30/2015 10:41 PM, Rick Tejera wrote:
>
>>      Got mine yesterday as well. Agreed it was a nice surprise. Though I
>> did not activate W1AW/7 on sats, I believe I was the only one to activate
>> W1AW/7 from a SOTA summit.
>> 73RickK7TEJ
>>
>>
>> 7 ent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Rolf Krogstad <rolf.krogstad at gmail.com>
>> Date: 05/30/2015  18:05  (GMT-07:00)
>> To: "<AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/0 MN Medallions
>>
>> Today I got a surprise in the mail.
>> The ARRL sent me two commemorative medallions mounted in a plexiglass
>> display which is engraved "NR0T was W1AW/MN"
>>
>> Very sharp looking addition to the shack.
>> I worked only Satellite QSOs on both of the Minnesota weeks.
>>
>> It is a beautiful commemorative gift and caught me totally by surprised.
>> Thank you ARRL!
>>
>> 73
>> Rolf NR0T
>> grid = EN34it
>>
>> Memeber of the following organizations:
>> ARRL Life Memeber
>> Minnesota Wireless Association
>> Twin Cities DX Association
>> AMSAT
>> AMSAT-UK
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>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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From on4hf at telenet.be  Sun May 31 10:08:29 2015
From: on4hf at telenet.be (Eric Knaps, ON4HF)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 12:08:29 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Received PSAT for the first time.
Message-ID: <556ADD9D.1080608@telenet.be>

Hello,

I just received PSAT orbit 161. This is what i got on my screen in mixw.

W3ADO-5 beacon B 025 37 25 839 262 +8
W3ADO-5 beacon B 026 62 44 826 258 +11
W3ADO-5 beacon B 027 12 23 822 255 +13
W3ADO-5 beacon B 000 34 43 837 260 +9
W3ADO-5 beacon B 001 59 23 810 254 +12
W3ADO-5 beacon B 002 37 23 838 262 +8
W3ADO-5 beacon B 003 81 46 820 259 +12
W3ADO-5 beacon B 004 65 38 820 258 +14
W3ADO-5 beacon B 005 31 23 821 d59 +15
W3ADO-5 beacon B 006 59 37 817 256 +16
W3ADO-5 beacon B 007 75 42 815 255 +17
W3ADO-5 beacon B 008 81 37 816 257 +18
W3ADO-5 beacon B 009 90 23 814 258 +18
W3ADO-5 beacon B 012 50 23 813 255 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon B 013 28 25 810 253 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon B 014 37 23 820 257 +2d

73,
Eric.

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From rolf.krogstad at gmail.com  Sat May 30 23:36:23 2015
From: rolf.krogstad at gmail.com (Rolf Krogstad)
Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 18:36:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W1AW/0 MN Medallions
Message-ID: <CAJJyj=bQu0pMCavMr6VpvK2VLjqZi9aMJ7aMCDbNmE1pcyHQUg@mail.gmail.com>

Today I got a surprise in the mail.
The ARRL sent me two commemorative medallions mounted in a plexiglass
display which is engraved "NR0T was W1AW/MN"

Very sharp looking addition to the shack.
I worked only Satellite QSOs on both of the Minnesota weeks.

It is a beautiful commemorative gift and caught me totally by surprised.
Thank you ARRL!

73
Rolf NR0T
grid = EN34it

Memeber of the following organizations:
ARRL Life Memeber
Minnesota Wireless Association
Twin Cities DX Association
AMSAT
AMSAT-UK

From wb2oqq at verizon.net  Sun May 31 16:03:31 2015
From: wb2oqq at verizon.net (peter)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 12:03:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT-1
In-Reply-To: <003601d09703$659d2d40$30d787c0$@net>
References: <003601d09703$659d2d40$30d787c0$@net>
Message-ID: <D5F5AE1F55474CE2B4520888DC458DBB@PeterPC>

David,

I had a 70 degree pass at 11:16 EST, nothing heard, are you or anyone receiving and data?

73 Peter
W2JV


From bruninga at usna.edu  Sun May 31 16:27:59 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 12:27:59 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 downlink
In-Reply-To: <001f01d09b09$6cf10490$46d30db0$@w0dhb.net>
References: <001f01d09b09$6cf10490$46d30db0$@w0dhb.net>
Message-ID: <7b0687a61a6bd29f2847c16a9bdb7935@mail.gmail.com>

I noticed the satellite about 1.5 minutes behind the original ULTRASAT3
elements.
I also noticed W0DHO calling CQ PSAT.  And a few other signals.  Remember,
operate full duplex and just leave your transmitter on the full pass and
keep your CQ dump going while watching for responses the entire pass.
Since most PSK31 programs don't run full duplex, you might need to run two
instances?  Good luck figuring out the sound cards!

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David
W0DHB
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 2:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 downlink

I've been observing that with the current keps the Downlink frequency of
the
PSK31 beacon is about 2Khz low.



A good US pass over the US at about 1936.



What I have been doing is decoding the entire 3 KHz with DM780's
Supersweeper or Fldigi  and fixing TX at about 600Hz.

That way I catch everybody and there is no need to match frequencies.



I've been trying to TX below 1KHz to minimize interfering with folks
operating normal 10m PSK.



Dave W0DHB

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From dave at w0dhb.net  Sun May 31 18:00:40 2015
From: dave at w0dhb.net (David W0DHB)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 12:00:40 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 1745 pass
Message-ID: <006f01d09bcb$b5078660$1f169320$@w0dhb.net>

Copied KO6TZ, KC9DOA and N4ZQ and 2 others who's call signs did not decode
here but copied a reference to PSAT

 

Dave W0DHB

DN70kc  Colorado


From my.callsign at verizon.net  Sun May 31 19:39:52 2015
From: my.callsign at verizon.net (KO6TZ Bob)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 12:39:52 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 1925 pass
In-Reply-To: <006f01d09bcb$b5078660$1f169320$@w0dhb.net>
References: <006f01d09bcb$b5078660$1f169320$@w0dhb.net>
Message-ID: <556B6388.3010803@verizon.net>

Copied W0DHB and N4QZ  also W3ADO-5 telemetry.

KO6TZ   Bob

From mda at n1en.org  Sun May 31 19:11:41 2015
From: mda at n1en.org (Michael Adams)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 19:11:41 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 downlink
In-Reply-To: <7b0687a61a6bd29f2847c16a9bdb7935@mail.gmail.com>
References: <001f01d09b09$6cf10490$46d30db0$@w0dhb.net>,
	<7b0687a61a6bd29f2847c16a9bdb7935@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <ea8ru4e5viot0k557uow4vgq.1433099491190@email.android.com>

It might be worth mentioning: fldigi has a command-line paramer (--condig-dir maybe?) that can be used to set up two instances of the program,  listening to two separate frequencies on two separate sound card devices.

(I am away from my computer,  so I am not positive about the parameter....)



--
Michael Adams | mda at n1en.org


-------- Original message --------
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
Date: 2015/05/31 12:27 (GMT-05:00)
To: David W0DHB <dave at w0dhb.net>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 downlink

I noticed the satellite about 1.5 minutes behind the original ULTRASAT3
elements.
I also noticed W0DHO calling CQ PSAT.  And a few other signals.  Remember,
operate full duplex and just leave your transmitter on the full pass and
keep your CQ dump going while watching for responses the entire pass.
Since most PSK31 programs don't run full duplex, you might need to run two
instances?  Good luck figuring out the sound cards!

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David
W0DHB
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 2:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 downlink

I've been observing that with the current keps the Downlink frequency of
the
PSK31 beacon is about 2Khz low.



A good US pass over the US at about 1936.



What I have been doing is decoding the entire 3 KHz with DM780's
Supersweeper or Fldigi  and fixing TX at about 600Hz.

That way I catch everybody and there is no need to match frequencies.



I've been trying to TX below 1KHz to minimize interfering with folks
operating normal 10m PSK.



Dave W0DHB

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From dave at w0dhb.net  Sun May 31 19:50:56 2015
From: dave at w0dhb.net (David W0DHB)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 13:50:56 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 1925 pass
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Copied N4ZQ, KO6TZ, N5HYP,WD5DJX had TX problems

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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT 1925 pass

Copied W0DHB and N4QZ  also W3ADO-5 telemetry.

KO6TZ   Bob
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From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Sun May 31 19:58:36 2015
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 15:58:36 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 1925 pass
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On 31-May-15 1550, David W0DHB wrote:
> Copied N4ZQ, KO6TZ, N5HYP,WD5DJX had TX problems


I copied ADO and N4ZQ. I was also calling CQ using MixW to my K3

However, I dunno how to adjust the K3 freq for Doppler using SatPC32. It
is keeping the IC910H Rx on freq though.

Also have DxLabs 'Commander' available fwiw as well as Mixw and digipan
,,,, Omnirig.

Some of the traces I watched were pretty horribly doppler shifted and
not sure if MixW is able to decode that coming up from ten meters and
drifting like the ones I sw.

O did make a QSO though on earlier pass of PSAT to AA5PK and that went
well. Though he didn't have any drift.



73,
-- 
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901

From my.callsign at verizon.net  Sun May 31 20:38:37 2015
From: my.callsign at verizon.net (KO6TZ Bob)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 13:38:37 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 1925 pass
In-Reply-To: <556B67EC.6040101@denstarfarm.us>
References: <556B67EC.6040101@denstarfarm.us>
Message-ID: <556B714D.7010400@verizon.net>

 >Some of the traces I watched were pretty horribly Doppler shifted and 
not sure if MixW is able to decode that
 >coming up from ten meters and drifting like the ones I sw.

 From me experience on DO-64 and FO-29 using PSK31/63,  I found 
adjusting for Doppler on the SSB up-link is a double edged sword.

When the frequency is updated for Doppler, you loose sync for a few 
characters.  If you don't correct the frequency, you will exceed the AFC 
limit of most programs, except  WINPSK.

  WINPSK doesn't support multi line copy.  Also using DigiPan in "munti" 
mode, there is no AFC.  The s/w just creates another line.

Pick your poison.....


KO6TZ   Bob




From my.callsign at verizon.net  Sun May 31 21:20:53 2015
From: my.callsign at verizon.net (KO6TZ Bob)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 14:20:53 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 21:05 pass 5/31/15
Message-ID: <556B7B35.1080100@verizon.net>

Contact with AA5PK

Doing PSK31 on PSAT is enough of a challenge to make it fun.


KO6TZ  Bob

From ko6th.greg at gmail.com  Sun May 31 21:35:41 2015
From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 14:35:41 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 2100z 5/31/15 pass CM98
Message-ID: <556B7EAD.3010900@gmail.com>

Hi all,

Tried listening for PSAT for the first time, and had a really nice 
pass.  I don't have the 10m uplink side configured, and this was all 
manually tuned.  So I still have a bit of work to do, but the results 
exceeded my expectations.  Signal peaked at S6 or so, full quieting.

I think the Keps (object 90721 Epoch 150.54728009) were a little ahead 
of reality, maybe 30 seconds to a minute.  There was some QSB, but it 
could also have been my coarse antenna rotation and manual tuning.  
Radio was a Yaesu FT-847, 2x16 element beam, and with FLDIGI on my Linux 
box, using the internal (motherboard) sound card.

Greg  KO6TH


W3ADO-5 beacon B 019 43 25 800 260 +10
W3ADO-5 beacon B 020 18 23 797 260 +12
W3ADO-5 beacon B 021 31 23 806 260 +1c

W3ADO-5 beacon B 000 43 26 802 249 +11
W3ADO-5 beacon B 002 99 35 796 251 +15
W3ADO-5 beacon B 003 65 30 800 252 +16
W3ADO-5 beacon B 004 99 32 802 252 +17

W3ADO-5 beacon B 007 93 42 796 252 +19
W3ADO-5 beacon B 008 87 23 796 252 +19

  tuning (er, clicking) around, found...

CQ CQ PSAT KO6TZ KO6TZ
CQ CQ PSAT KO6TZ KO6TZ

These seemed pretty solid, doppler-wise, but later I couldn't quite lock 
on to the subsequent QSO (doppler shift slightly too much for FLDIGI)

back to the beacon...

W3ADO-5 beacon B 011 31 42 798 249 +18

W3ADO-5 beacon B 000 40 31 802 248 +17
W3ADO-5 beacon B 001 81 42 795 251 +19
W3ADO-5 beacon B 002 34 31 799 251 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon B 003 87 37 800 252 +21

W3ADO-5 beacon B 006 68 38 792 251 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon B 007 87 23 792 252 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon B 008 46 43 791 250 +22

W3ADO-5 beacon B 006 37 28 817 250 +23


From w9gb at icloud.com  Sun May 31 22:37:05 2015
From: w9gb at icloud.com (Gregory Beat)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 17:37:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LightSail TLE - based on ground station comm.
Message-ID: <F7C647F0-9EFC-47E9-9445-14BFE430DDCC@icloud.com>

2-line TLE

NORAD ID: 40661U
International code: 2015-025L
Current LightSail TLE being used on sail.planetary.org/missioncontrol 
(best fit is ULTRASat8 - not confirmed)
1 40661U 15025L   15150.55115000 +.00017130 +00000-0 +45788-3 0 00150
2 40661 055.0112 297.1659 0249189 205.9605 230.4519 15.12499718001507

===
w9gb

Sent from iPad Air

From bruninga at usna.edu  Sun May 31 22:56:04 2015
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 18:56:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT key to success
Message-ID: <8e24d16174c55a16dbde0b36d82a25ee@mail.gmail.com>

Until we get authors adding Full duplex and AFC to their PSK31, here is a
scheme that will work.

Focus on the OVERHEAD pass.  Horizon to Horizon.  Because during these
passes, the satellite is coming right at you for the first 5 minutes, and
directly away from you for the next 5 minutes.  This means the Doppler is
nearly constant high during the first 5 minutes and then a rapid shift to
a constant LOW for the last 5 minutes.  And horribly shifting for the
middle 1 minute.

Your signal will have very little Doppler on the downlink and most anyone
with any kind of PSK31 decoder will decode you fine.

Don't do any frequency transmitteirn shift on the uplink  or as KO6TZ
says, you will cause people to lose lock..

When the satellite crosses overhead, you can then shift your TX frequency
UP by 1.15 KHz and people will see you more or less back where you
started... maybe.

Bob, Wb4aPR
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of KO6TZ Bob
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 4:39 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT 1925 pass

 >Some of the traces I watched were pretty horribly Doppler shifted and
not sure if MixW is able to decode that  >coming up from ten meters and
drifting like the ones I sw.

 From me experience on DO-64 and FO-29 using PSK31/63,  I found adjusting
for Doppler on the SSB up-link is a double edged sword.

When the frequency is updated for Doppler, you loose sync for a few
characters.  If you don't correct the frequency, you will exceed the AFC
limit of most programs, except  WINPSK.

  WINPSK doesn't support multi line copy.  Also using DigiPan in "munti"
mode, there is no AFC.  The s/w just creates another line.

Pick your poison.....


KO6TZ   Bob



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From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Sun May 31 23:03:08 2015
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 18:03:08 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 21:05 pass 5/31/15
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Agree.

-----Original Message----- 
From: KO6TZ Bob 
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 4:20 PM 
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSAT 21:05 pass 5/31/15 

Contact with AA5PK

Doing PSK31 on PSAT is enough of a challenge to make it fun.


KO6TZ  Bob
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From af5cc at fidmail.com  Sun May 31 19:17:21 2015
From: af5cc at fidmail.com (John Geiger)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 19:17:21 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] 4 stacked 70cm yagis for sale
Message-ID: <CAHZ3kP_54K6+=j5=TA_q1e-uwj6YV+KN57uz3L-F-EXp9Jv-3w@mail.gmail.com>

I have for sale a set of 4 10 element 70cm antennas.  These have 6 1/2 foot
booms and are end mounted.  With these antennas comes the H frame stacking
framework with mounting brackets.  The stacking distance is 3 feet by 4
feet.  It also comes with the power divider for the 4 yagis.  Everything
you need to get the 4 bay system going is there.  The antennas are homebrew
but very well made, resembling M2 yagis.  This system has been used for
70cm EME with good results.  The 4 antennas have a common horizontal cross
boom to mount in an elevation rotor if desired.

I would prefer a face to face deal but shipping is possible if you are
willing to pay shipping.  I can meet someone in the OKC area, around the
Dallas/Fort Worth area, SW Oklahoma or North Texas.  You can come to
Lawton, OK and pick them up also.  It might be possible to deliver this
setup to Central States conference in July as well.

I am not sure exactly what these are worth, but will entertain offers.
This setup will give you a big signal on mode B, or great reception on Mode
J, that is for sure.

73 John AF5CC

From af5cc at fidmail.com  Sun May 31 19:27:14 2015
From: af5cc at fidmail.com (John Geiger)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 19:27:14 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS: Cushcraft 214B 2 meter beam
Message-ID: <CAHZ3kP_g5f7QCvTOHfJ=N26xb11doe+k8csTrnqv0M8o4zUbkA@mail.gmail.com>

I have for sale a Cushcraft 214 two meter beam. This beam covers 144-146mhz
and has 15 elements on a 15 foot boom, 15.5 dB forward gain and a 24 DB F/B
radio.  Good condition it just needs a boom to mast clamp, something you
can probably make up yourself.


This would make a nice uplink antenna for Mode J, or Mode B receiving
antenna.  I am asking $60 plus shipping for it.  Pickup is also possible in
SW Oklahoma area.  I can take paypal/check/MO.

73 John AF5CC

From digitalfotografo at yahoo.com.ar  Sun May 31 21:42:44 2015
From: digitalfotografo at yahoo.com.ar (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Pablo_M=FChlberger?=)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 18:42:44 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] report RX PSAT-1
Message-ID: <8F3AD98102F24F1C8DA7BA0603621F68@PC1>



31-5-2015   21:33  UTC

2:Fm PSAT-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI R Pid=F0 Len=34> [18:33:48R]

T#820,850,070,743,685,810,00011100



73s de LW8EXS

Mercedes ( Buenos Aires ) Argentina