[amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Satellite operation in NOA

Fri Jul 15 15:10:51 UTC 2016

Hi guys!
in the coming days I will be SSB satellites operating in the northwestern region of Argentina (NOA) in the Puna and the Andes in the provinces of Salta and Jujuy with close to 5000 meters (16.000 feet ) above sea level heights.
I'll be very close to the border with Bolivia so I hope to contact any station Central America or USA!
73!
Mike
LU3EMB

El 13 de julio de 2016 14:46:52 GMT-03:00, amsat-bb-request at amsat.org escribió:

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Today's Topics:

   1. Headset for a Kenwood TH-D7A HT (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
   2. Re: Headset for a Kenwood TH-D7A HT (E.Mike McCardel)
   3. AO-85 (skristof at etczone.com)
   4. LilacSat-2 Linear Transponder over North America 13-Jul
      (Paul Stoetzer)
   5. Re: LilacSat-2 Linear Transponder over North America 13-Jul
      (Peter Laws)
   6. RM
Italy ULA-100 UHF (70 cm) linear amplifier
      (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
   7. RadFxSat Launch Vehicle Assembly (Jerry Buxton)
   8. Re: RadFxSat Launch Vehicle Assembly (Peter Laws)
   9. Re: AO-85 (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
  10. Re: AO-85 (Jerry Buxton)
  11. Re: AO-85 (Clayton W5PFG)
  12. Re: AO-85 (skristof at etczone.com)
  13. Re: RadFxSat Launch Vehicle Assembly (Jerry Buxton)
  14. Re: RadFxSat Launch Vehicle Assembly (Peter Laws)
  15. Re: RadFxSat Launch Vehicle Assembly (Jerry Buxton)
  16. Re: RadFxSat Launch Vehicle Assembly (Jim Walls)
  17. Re: RadFxSat Launch Vehicle Assembly (Peter Laws)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:04:27 -0400
From: <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Headset for a Kenwood TH-D7A HT
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Does anyone know if there is a 2-ear headset w/mic that will play well with a Kenwood TH-D7A handheld? My old Kenwood HMC-3 (single ear) set that was made for the D7A finally broke and I'd like to replace it with a full 2-ear headset.

Dave, AA4KN

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:58:56 -0400
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm at gmail.com>
To: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Headset for a Kenwood TH-D7A HT
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Dave,

I shared an eBay link in a separate email,
But search Amazon or eBay for
Headset for a Kenwood TH-D7A HT

In believe Wouxan boufang and others use the same pin out.

EMike

EMike McCardel, AA8EM
Rotating Editor AMSAT News Service
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 On Jul 12, 2016, at 4:04 PM, <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:

 Does anyone know if there is a 2-ear headset w/mic that will play well with a Kenwood TH-D7A handheld? My old Kenwood HMC-3 (single ear) set that was made for the D7A finally broke and I'd like to replace it with a full 2-ear headset.

 Dave, AA4KN

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:51:31 -0400
From: skristof at etczone.com
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85
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So, what's the most common reason that the FoxTelem program won't
decode?

I'm running HDSDR software with an RTL-SDR dongle. It has worked in the
past, but hasn't been decoding for about two weeks now. I can see the
peak of the AO-85 on the HDSDR screen and manually track the doppler
shift.
Everybody is set to 48000 sample rate. I get perfect "eyes" on
the FoxTelem screen. But zero decoding.

Anybody got any hints or tips?

Steve AI9IN

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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:12:18 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 Linear Transponder over North America
 13-Jul
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I made my first QSOs via LilacSat-2's SDR linear transponder on two
passes this morning - both with W5PFG - on the 1112Z and 1248Z passes.

The transponder sounds quite good, though it seems somewhat less
sensitive than other linear transponders. Running 25 watts to an
Alaskan Arrow (with the top section removed - 8 elements on 70 cm and
3 elements on 2 m), my
signal was weaker than on FO-29, AO-73, or any
of the XW-2s. Telemetry bursts also occasionally interrupt
transmissions on the transponder, but they are very short and not of
much consequence.

I was manually tuning since I operate portable without a computer.
Keeping up with the nearly doubled Doppler shift compared to a
inverting transponder is a challenge. I was leaving my uplink
frequency fixed and tuning the receive as per convention for manual
tuning and had to continuously tune to keep my downlink within the
receiver's passband near TCA. On the first pass, W5PFG answered my CQ,
though on the second pass, I tuned around to answer his CQ after
receiving no responses to my own. Tuning around the passband manually
reminds me of playing Halo back in the dorms at Michigan State and
subbing in for another player who used the non-inverted controls (I
have always played video games using the flight simulator
style of
down=up).

Other stations were heard on the pass using LSB up and LSB down. That
will work, of course, but goes against convention, which is to always
receive in USB. If you choose LSB/LSB, you'll likely receive fewer
responses to your CQs.

73,

Paul, N8HM

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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:11:28 -0500
From: Peter Laws <plaws0 at gmail.com>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
Cc: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 Linear Transponder over North
 America 13-Jul
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On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
 Tuning around the passband manually
 reminds me of playing Halo back in the dorms at Michigan State and
 subbing in for another player who used the non-inverted controls (I
 have always played video games using the flight simulator style of
 down=up).

Nerd.  :-)

 Other stations were heard on the pass using LSB up and LSB down. That
 will work, of course, but goes against convention, which is to always
 receive in USB. If you choose LSB/LSB, you'll likely receive fewer
 responses to your CQs.

Next time I am involved in a ham class I plan to make it a point to
mention that it's "USB everywhere".  The only place where the
convention is to use LSB is 160/80/40 m (because reasons) and on the
uplink of inverting transponders (because that's how
they work).
Everything else, unless a station is being operated by a contrarian,
is USB.