June 2007 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Re: Thanks!
by AC7YY - Kim 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

Wayne You did an outstanding job and a great service to AMSAT here in the Pacific Northwest. It was great to see the interest in amateur satellites from a large variety of hams at the show. I hope you send the photos of the booth for posting to the journal. It was a pleasure to meet you both and I too look forward to the March hamfest with an AMSAT display. 73 Kim - AC7YY AMSAT #26076 From: w7lrd(a)comcast.net [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 12:05 AM To: Wayne Estes Cc: ac7yy(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: Thanks! Wayne,Kim Likewise it was good to meet you guys. I wish I had, had more time available to spend at Sea Pac. It was a mix between ham and family etc. I will have a booth at the Mike & Key hamfest next March. Before then I will be tapping you for information. The March meeting is really huge, I will have some of my homebrew antennas at that time, as well as the "care Package" from Martha. Wayne this one is a long haul for you, if you can make it you will not be dissapointed. If there are any other events going on please keep me in mind. 73 Bob W7LRD -------------- Original message -------------- From: Wayne Estes <w9ae(a)charter.net> > Bob, Kim, > > Thanks for your help at SEA PAC. Total sales for the event was $737, > including 4 new AMSAT members. That was an excellent result for a > hamfest of this size. AMSAT hasn't been at any Pacific Northwest > hamfests in the last few years, so there was "pent up demand". > > It was nice to meet you in person and perhaps we will meet again at > another hamfest or AMSAT symposium. > > 73, > > Wayne W9AE >

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Satpc32
by Don Blachura 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

Hello Folks, Whats the secret in taking Satpc32 off the PC. I would like to reinstall it again. I did a system restore and it blew away something. Been trying to take it off completely and reinstall to start over. But It keeps my maps and other settings. Went to program files after using uninstall in control panel and no luck. Thanks Don...w2xb Using Vista......

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Re: AO-16 MIA was: Re: VO-52
by Andrew Glasbrenner 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

First I'd heard of it...I'm checking into getting a command op to look at it. Thanks for the report, and I may be in touch about the telemetry soon. 73, Drew -----Original Message----- >From: KC2MHU <kc2mhu(a)ramsat.org> >Sent: Jun 4, 2007 8:07 AM >To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-16 MIA was: Re: VO-52 > >Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: >> For the true diehard satellite operator there is AO-16! The 1200 baud BPSK downlink is easily decoded with MixW soundcard software, and the uplink requires Manchester FSK at 1200 baud. This is the tough part. QSOs can be completed via digipeating through the satellite, but the BBS is non-operative. >> >> >If only 'twere true! > >Unfortunately, PacSat too has gone silent. > >I was collecting regular telemetry from her strong, reliable signal thru >the 2330 pass on May 24 - since then, nothing. > >I do, however, have a nearly complete collection of that telemetry for >the past several years, but have not yet dived into it to look for any >sign of developing problems. > > >Bob, KC2MHU > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: VO-52
by Reicher, James 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

My two cents worth: FM birds are only worth 1 contact per channel. Last year, I used them only if there was no worthwhile pass on a pass-band transponder bird available. The results at my club, K0GQ, had were that last year we made more satellite contacts than in the previous 4 years combined. We made the most on AO-7, followed by FO-29, ISS (it was in cross-band repeater mode), VO-52, and one contact on SO-50. We made several attempts on AO51 but, due to the congestion, it was impossible to make a QSO on either channel. I'll put my money on the pass-band birds anytime. 73 de N8AU, Jim in Raymore, MO, Satellite Captain at K0GQ Light travels faster than sound... This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:15:43 -0700 From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg(a)hotmail.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VO-52 To: lists(a)hatzakis.net, kc6uqh(a)cox.net, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Message-ID: <BAY118-F3695A242D5EEEB48ACA5CAA9210(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Hi Mike, Normally I would agree that the FM Sats are easier to work, and more contacts can be made in a short time. But Field Day is far from a normal day. On FD, the FM Sats are swamped with far too many people trying to make a contact, and the single channel / FM Capture Effect generally results in nobody getting anywhere. As has been pointed out, any station is only allowed one Satellite contact, but there are so many stations trying for that one contact that none succeed. SSB/CW on a linear transponder is the best bet. VO-52 is likely to be one of the more successful birds, along with FO-29 (if they can bring it back in time), and maybe AO-51's mode LU on the second transponder (FM, but there are few enough stations out there with the right equipment that it might just work). AO-07 is a crap shoot for mode, and likely to suffer from too much uplink traffic for its severely weakened power system to handle. Please go easy on the old bird. SSB/CW can be a bit tricky, especially under the pressure of FD. But, that's what it's all about - operating under less than ideal conditions, and succeeding. Sounds like another option may be digital, i.e. digipeating through one of the digital birds. Hadn't tried that before... Greg KO6TH

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Re: HROFFT
by Mineo Wakita 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

Who were sending me a mail about the HROFFT program ? I lost your mail because of the trouble on my PC, sorry. de JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: VO-52
by Garie Halstead K8KFJ 04 Jun '07

04 Jun '07

--- "Greg D." <ko6th_greg(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Normally I would agree that the FM Sats are easier > to work, and more contacts can be made in a short > time. But Field Day is far from a normal day. > > On FD, the FM Sats are swamped with far too many > people trying to make a contact, and the single > channel / FM Capture Effect generally results in > nobody getting anywhere. As has been pointed out, > any station is only allowed one Satellite contact, > but there are so many stations trying for > that one contact that none succeed. Unfortunately, Greg's expericnce mirrors mine. If you're thinking of putting all your eggs in that basket, I'm afraid many of you are going to be very disappointed. His suggestion of going the CW/SSB route for FD is a valid one. Whatever you decide, good luck and have fun. 73, Gary -K8KFJ- AMSAT #32574 Sat VUCC #125 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/

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BOD Nominations
by Barry A. Baines 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

Since not every AMSAT member on amsat-bb receives ANS and given the importance of the BOD nomination and election process, I am taking this opportunity to send this ANS news item (released on Saturday, 2 June) regarding the nomination deadline that is coming up: To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-154.01 It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. A nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members to nominate an AMSAT member for the position. A director serves for a period of two years. Four directors' terms expire this year: Barry Baines, WD4ASW; Emily Clarke, N1DID; Rick Hambly, W2GPS; and, Gunther Meisse, W8GSM. Written nominations must be sent by regular mail and must be received at the AMSAT office no later than 12 June 2007. Nominations MUST be in writing and mailed to: AMSAT 850 Sligo Ave #600 Silver Spring, MD 20901 ------ Should you have any questions about the nomination process, please feel free to contact Martha at the AMSAT office or me. Barry Baines, WD4ASW AMSAT Corporate Secretary

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VO-52
by kc6uqh 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

I am considering using VO-52 for Field Day. Could anyone direct me to a site with operating information, not bragg tapes on this satellite. I found the Indian site but I could not find any real technical information. The AMSAT frequency guide mentions both Indain and Dutch transponders shows only one set of frequencies and no suggestion as to USB tX or RX does indicate U TX and V receive. Uses turnstile antennas, Rh or Lh Circular? Thanks, Art, KC6UQH

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GO-32 Up and Running
by Mark M 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

GO-32 is up and running fine this morning! 73, Ku7z Dn41

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[amsat-bb] S'il vous plaît aide à trouver Rui Pedro
by AMRAD 03 Jun '07

03 Jun '07

S'il vous plaît aide à trouver Rui Pedro Please, Help to find Rui Pedro http://www.ruipedro.net/index.php?rub=5 AMRAD www.amrad.pt

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