May 2008 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Replacement for TH-D7A(G) ?
by Ronald Nutter 07 May '08

07 May '08

I stopped by the local ham store today to buy the TH-D7A(G) but was told they were out of stock and it had been discontinued. Has anyone heard of its replacement and have any info ? I was thinking of getting this to start working the Digital birds. Thanks, Ron KA4KYI

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AO-7 log.
by John Hackett 07 May '08

07 May '08

I think it's about time to put a notice on the AO-7 log again for the benefit of those who *CAN'T* see what everybody else does. PA1NTO at 14:45 ... then again at 14:46. PE1BVQ at 16:26 ... then again at 16:40. If people make a mistake they *CAN* correct it ... (tick the *REMEMBER ME* box and edit the entry with the hourglass). .................................................................................................. PLEASE !!! ... ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PASS ... (max 6 stations worked) ... MORE !!! than 6 stations per pass and you may use two entries for the same pass. The QSO's pane means the callsign of the station you worked, *NOT* the fact that you called CQ. There are lots of stations calling CQ who never put an entry in the log so a a mere CQ really of much interest to anybody. There is a dedicated COMMENTS pane ................................................................................................... 73 John. <la2qaa(a)hotmail.com>

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SEEDS II Operation Mode
by Raul Romero CA3SOC 07 May '08

07 May '08

miércoles 7 de mayo 00:10 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 01:47 FM packet 11:02 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 12:39 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 22:54 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink jueves 8 de mayo 00:29 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 02:06 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 09:49 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 11:20 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 12:58 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 23:12 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink viernes 9 de mayo 00:47 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 02:26 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 10:06 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 11:39 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 13:18 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 23:30 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink sábado 10 de mayo 01:06 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 10:23 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 11:57 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 13:38 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 23:48 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink domingo 11 de mayo » 00:01 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 01:25 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 10:41 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink 12:16 FM packet and Digi-talker downlink Se muestran los eventos programados hasta el 7/6.Buscar más --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Are you still wasting your time with spam?... There is a solution!" Protected by GIANT Company's Spam Inspector The most powerful anti-spam software available. http://mail.spaminspector.com

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Delfi-C3 status update 7 May 12:00 UTC
by Wouter Jan Ubbels 07 May '08

07 May '08

Hi all, another status update of the Delfi-C3 satellite: 1. Delfi-C3 is now in orbit for over a week, and continues to perform well. 2. We are aware of the transmitter distortion and drop outs occurring. These two are related, and are not related to the transmitter itself, but are the result of a power / attitude issue combined with the way our Electrical Power System works. Thanks to all your reports we now have a clear view of what is happening, and are in the process of taking corrective actions while the s/c is over our groundstation. We are taking these actions step by step so the phenomenon will continue to occur over the coming days. Your reports on this phenomenon are welcome. 3. We are still not sure which TLE's correspond to Delfi-C3, so it is indeed kind of like a lottery hi:) Time will tell, since the s/c will drift further apart over time, so that we can discriminate better between the individual satellites. During the last days, our groundstation has been using object #32789 with good results. 4. There have been a number of orbits where the spacecraft entered "emergency mode". Up till now, every eclipse (reset) has cleared these issues. We think we have an understanding of what causes this. If you hear the satellite in emergency mode, your reports are appreciated, either on the BB or at missioncontrol(a)delfic3.nl 5. Today we tried listening to the satellite using handheld receivers and Arrow antennas, on the groundstation roof. Delfi-C3 was nice and strong during this overhead pass, we had a tremendous amount of fun as you can see from the photos at http://www.delfic3.nl/photoblog/ It was a magnificent feeling to be staring into the blue sky knowing that our spacecraft was somewhere up high. 6. Up till now we have received 70000+ AX.25 telemetry frames from the satellite on our servers, thank you all for listening and submitting telemetry! 73 on behalf of the Delfi-C3 team, Wouter Jan Ubbels PE4WJ

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FCAL data
by Ivan Galysh 07 May '08

07 May '08

Hello all, FCAL is nearing the end of its mission. During its last few weeks, who ever can send me the most unique data (no duplicates) until reentry will win a mission patch. Send the data to ivan.galysh(a)nrl.navy.mil Ivan Galysh KD4HBO

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Trakbox * problem solved *
by renauld halbardier 07 May '08

07 May '08

Hello, Thank you to all of you giving me their opinions. Related to the problem described in my previous message, the solution (easy) was to REPLACE the Lithium-Battery BT1 by a new one . Trakbox is now working and out of the dust after many years ! Tnx Delfi C3 ! Renauld ON4KVI

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ANDE FCAL heard 0433UTC
by Armando Mercado 07 May '08

07 May '08

Greetings, ANDE FCAL still in orbit as of 0433UTC 07May2005. Packets copied this morning: 07-May-08 04:33:41 KD4HBO>TELEM,TELEM:029824EAFFFEFD0FFFE0298FFFEFEF0FFFE02C0FFFEFEF0FFFE02A0 07-May-08 04:33:48 KD4HBO>TELEM,TELEM:Analog 000600FF00EC00DB00AB000800DE0008N 0000001E 07-May-08 04:34:26 KD4HBO>TELEM,TELEM:0298251FFEFD98FFFE0270FFFEFED0FFFE02B0FFFEFEF8FFFE0270 07-May-08 04:34:33 KD4HBO>TELEM,TELEM:Analog 000800FB00F900DA00A6000500DD0010N 0000001E 73, Armando, N8IGJ

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Linux based WRT54G Routers (and others too)
by William Liporace - NA2NA 07 May '08

07 May '08

I have had a few requests, so here is what I know... I used the DD-WRT version successfully on the WRT54G routers. DD-WRT now supports over 80 devices :- I just did a Google Search for Linux wrt54g and got lots of hits www.ddwrt.com www.sveasoft.com www.openwrt.org Just as a reminder... This will void any warranty. I am NOT responsible for any one blowing up their router. You can make your router totally useless... You can also improve the RF signals, make them more secure and have a lot of fun.... 73 es GL Will WC2L

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SEEDS II Now Packet !!!! Over CHILE
by Raul Romero CA3SOC 07 May '08

07 May '08

Yes Now Copy SEED II in Packet Mode 437.485 FM Very Strong My Fyles in my Pc Server http://ce3soc.no-ip.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Are you still wasting your time with spam?... There is a solution!" Protected by GIANT Company's Spam Inspector The most powerful anti-spam software available. http://mail.spaminspector.com

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DELFI decoded
by ji1izr/Masahiro SANADA 07 May '08

07 May '08

Dear everyone, I finally decoded DELFI by RASCAL. It is very difficult to tune for decoding. I got only 2 packets. Masahiro Sanada JI1IZR *************************** Masahiro Sanada de ji1izr Hiratsuka-city Kanagawa,Japan ji1izr_1975(a)nifty.com ji1izr(a)jarl.com ji1izr(a)jamsat.or.jp web: http://ji1izr.atnifty.com/ blog: http://ji1izr.air-nifty.com/ ***************************

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