[amsat-bb] AMICALSAT Award

cjhurst at bigpond.net.au cjhurst at bigpond.net.au
Mon Nov 2 08:01:37 UTC 2020 

Stefan and Jean Marc,
I have been downloading from AmicalSat since launch.
Never noted 30 second telemetry over VK.
Until recently has been beaconing at 5minute 1 second duration over VK.
Currently this has extended to 7minutes 9 seconds.
All my downloads while AmicalSat in sunlight, late morning passes.
73 Colin VK5HI.

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Monday, 2 November 2020 16:01
To: Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com>
Cc: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMICALSAT Award

Good Day,

I also get 1 transmission per pass of about 25 frames, last pass a few minutes ago was a 8 deg. elevation and battery voltage 12.9V. I will have a better pass with ele. 34 deg. in about 1 hr and will try to check timing between two transmission.

Also, I went to the French AmicalSat WEB site and it is quite clear there that the Awards are for sending Telemetry to AMSAT Francophone directly with the AmicalSat decoder only. So I am sending to both Satnogs and AMSAT Francophone DB’s.

73


Jean Marc (3B8DU)

> On Nov 2, 2020, at 12:35 AM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Interesting, battery voltage showed 12.87 and 12.63 and there was only one transmission for ~10 minutes.
> 
> 
> 
> 73, Stefan VE4SW
> 
> On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 1:26 PM christophe.mcr <christophe.mcr at gmail.com <mailto:christophe.mcr at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Dear Stephan
> 
> The frequency of the beacon depends on the battery health. In normal mode, one beacon each 30 seconds. 
> 
> 73
> 
> Christophe
> 
> 
> Le dim. 1 nov. 2020 à 19:32, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com <mailto:wageners at gmail.com>> a écrit :
> Hi folks,
> 
> Is the satellite telemetry transmission on a timer or location specific? I only seem to get one transmission even on a 10min pass. What's the frequency/timing of the transmission?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stefan VE4SW
> 
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 11:56 AM Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> Good Evening,
> 
> Address amsatf at amsat-f.org <mailto:amsatf at amsat-f.org> <mailto:amsatf at amsat-f.org <mailto:amsatf at amsat-f.org>> bounce back presently, probably not yet activated.
> 
> Nice initiative from AMSAT-FR to motivate us to send TLM. Bravo Messieurs.
> 
> I am already sending via Satnogs and this will surely motivate me further to do so in future.
> 
> All the best to Amicalsat, strong signal this side.
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> Jean Marc (3B8DU)
> 
> > On Oct 31, 2020, at 6:25 PM, christophe.mcr via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> > 
> > Dear
> > 
> > The french version is available on :
> > https://site.amsat-f.org/2020/10/11/diplome-amsat-f-amicalsat/ 
> > <https://site.amsat-f.org/2020/10/11/diplome-amsat-f-amicalsat/>
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> >  --
> > *Christophe Mercier*
> > *Président AMSAT-Francophone*
> > 
> > Le sam. 31 oct. 2020 à 15:21, christophe.mcr 
> > <christophe.mcr at gmail.com <mailto:christophe.mcr at gmail.com>> a écrit :
> > 
> >> Dear all
> >> 
> >> The satellite has been active since September 3, 2020. The launch 
> >> of the Vega rocket went well. According to the project team, the 
> >> commissioning of the satellite is in progress and is proceeding 
> >> normally. The team has succeeded in stabilizing the satellite and 
> >> is beginning to test image capture and retrieval.
> >> 
> >> The contributions of radio amateurs have been very important for 
> >> the project. This has contributed to the commissioning of the 
> >> satellite. In the case of AMICALSAT , it is possible to send 
> >> telemetry to the dashboard hosted by the Satnogs network via
> >> 
> >> 
> >>   - a Satnogs station
> >>   - the AMICALSAT Decoder software provided by AMSAT-F. (
> >>   https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/src/site/markdown/UserManual.md <https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/src/site/markdown/UserManual.md>
> >>   )
> >>   - the software edited by DK3WN (TLM Forwarder)
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Data from AMICALSAT Decoder is also sent to the AMSAT-F database ( 
> >> https://amsat.electrolab.fr/ <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/>). To 
> >> date, more than  42 radio amateurs from all over the world have contributed more than 28,000 telemetry frames.
> >> 
> >> In order to thank the radio amateurs who have sent telemetry via 
> >> AMICALSAT Decoder software before December 31, 2020, AMSAT-F will issue a diploma.
> >> 
> >> *Rules for issuing the diploma*
> >> 
> >> The diploma in electronic format will be given to all radio 
> >> amateurs or earphones that have received data from the Amicalsat 
> >> satellite and sent these data to the AMSAT-F database with the "AMICALSAT Decoder" software.
> >> 
> >> Depending on the number of data received on the AMSAT-F database (( 
> >> https://amsat.electrolab.fr/ <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/>)
> >> ) , the nature of the diploma will be different depending on the 
> >> number of frames received before December 31, 2020 23:59 UTC :
> >> 
> >> 
> >>   - GOLD Diploma for persons having sent more than 5000 frames to the
> >>   AMSAT-F database.
> >>   - Silver Diploma for those who have sent between 2500 & 4999 frames to
> >>   the AMSAT-F database.
> >>   - Bronze Diploma: for those who have sent between 500 & 2499 frames to
> >>   the AMSAT-F database.
> >>   - Diploma without mention for persons having sent between 1 & 499
> >>   frames to the AMSAT-F database
> >> 
> >> 
> >> The request for a diploma is done by sending an email to 
> >> amsatf at amsat-f.org <mailto:amsatf at amsat-f.org> indicating your 
> >> callsign or the name given in the AMSAT-F database to send the data.
> >> 
> >> Only the received frames actually registered on 
> >> https://amsat.electrolab.fr/ <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/> will be taken into account.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Regards
> >> 
> >> Christophe Mercier
> >> Amsat-F president
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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