[amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 363

Thu Nov 17 03:33:12 UTC 2016

If you know someone looking for a TenTec 2510, I have one available.
I used it a year or so ago for several QSOs on AO-7, so it is still working.

Rolf.  NR0T
EN34it

On Nov 14, 2016 12:02 PM, "Glenn Pritchard" <hfcomnet at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I guess it would be time to take those Ten Tec 2510B transverters out of
> the closet now wouldn't it??
> I have two of them and looking to pick up third for a new ham.
>
> Nice to see this bird up.
>
> For those of you who don't know the 2510 is an analog transverter designed
> to use a 10 meter I.F. on RX to mix the 2 meter downlink to 29 Mhz. It has
> a 435 Mhz uplink at, you guessed it, 435 to 435.500.
>
> Have fun, I will.
>
> Glenn, VE6ND, DO20xv
>
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> >    1. EO-79 (ingejack at cox.net)
> >    2. Tracking EO79 (Sean K.)
> >    3. Re: FunCube 3  EO-79 (wa2ndv at gmail.com)
> >    4. Re: Tracking EO 79 (Alan)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 10:45:15 -0700
> > From: <ingejack at cox.net>
> > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-79
> > Message-ID: <20161112124515.BPKC8.279729.imail at fed1rmwml214>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
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> > EO-79 very strong but lots of noise on the Sat. Had to correct Doppler
> > through the pass continuously. Heard many stations trying to find
> > themselves but no contacts. My Settings were
> > Uplink  435066
> > DWNLINK  145954
> > Using Satpc32 Cat tuning I was able to control Doppler through pass...
> > 73  JACK-KC7MG
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 18:17:26 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: "Sean K." <kx9x at yahoo.com>
> > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Tracking EO79
> > Message-ID: <637482023.2401061.1478974646455 at mail.yahoo.com>
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> >
> > Hi all-
> > A very basic question. If I understand correctly, EO79 will be QRV 27
> > minutes after being in sunlight, for a 25-minute period.
> > What is the best way to determine if EO79 will be audible when it passes
> > overhead? Should I simply aim for daytime passes??Sean Kutzko Amateur
> Radio
> > KX9X
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 11:18:47 -0500
> > From: <wa2ndv at gmail.com>
> > To: Keith O'Brien via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FunCube 3  EO-79
> > Message-ID: <582740e7.a131ed0a.52d46.27d4 at mx.google.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >
> > I also heard the sat here on Long Island NY with my 3 ele beam fixed at
> 30
> > deg elevation.
> > I did hear lots of wideband noise in several spots throughout the
> > passband. Never did hear any SSB.
> >
> > Maybe it was cockpit error as Im still a noobie.
> >
> >
> > Frank
> > WA2NDV
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Keith O'Brien via AMSAT-BB
> > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 11:12 AM
> > To: AMSAT-BB
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] FunCube 3 EO-79
> >
> > Saturday morning local was the first chance I had to try out Funcube 3.?
> > Finding my correctuplink frequency required a lot of tuning. I finally
> > located it about 21 KHz up from the
> > published frequency of 435.050.
> >
> > Signal level was good considering my antenna limitations here. Called CQ
> > entire passand heard a lot of signals trying to find themselves, but got
> no
> > replies this pass.
> > Nice to have another satellite to play with....
> > Keith N4ZQ EL88
> >
> >
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> > ------------------------------
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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 12:57:23 -0600
> > From: Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com>
> > To: "'Sean K.'" <kx9x at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Tracking EO 79
> > Message-ID: <000001d23d16$9b1e6140$d15b23c0$@GMAIL.COM>
> >
> > Sean,
> >
> > SatPC32 and some other tracking programs have a method of generating a
> > list of times which include when
> > the satellite is eclipsed.  Taking WinListen as an example, you can
> > generated a list, note the times it
> > exits eclipse, calculate with active window, and then compare with your
> > local passes.  It sounds
> > cumbersome, but should only take a couple of minutes per day.
> >
> > 73s,
> >
> > Alan
> > WA4SCA
> >
> >
> > 12.11.2016 E 15:36:00  92.9 -56.9    183.0    612  11398   24 -18  13030
> >  -
> > 12.11.2016 E 15:38:00 101.0 -58.2    188.3    614  11537   23 -25  13030
> >  -
> > 12.11.2016 E 15:40:00 109.4 -59.2    193.6    616  11645   21 -33  13030
> >  -
> > 12.11.2016 E 15:42:00 118.1 -59.9    198.9    617  11721   19 -40  13030
> >  -
> > 12.11.2016   15:44:00 127.0 -60.4    204.2    619  11767   16 -47  13030
> >  -
> > 12.11.2016   15:46:00 136.1 -60.6    209.5    621  11782   13 -55  13030
> >  -
> > 12.11.2016   15:48:00 145.1 -60.5    214.8    623  11767    9 -62  13030
> >  -
> > 12.11.2016   15:50:00 154.1 -60.1    220.1    624  11723    3 -69  13030
> >  -
> >
> >
> >
> >
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