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

CP4 is alive again
by Bryan Klofas 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

Hey Everybody-- We heard CP4 this morning, and decoded two beacons. It's beaconing every 5 minutes (yeah, too long period) on 437.325 MHz. Since it's been brain dead for the past year, we would like to gather as many beacons as we can to determine satellite health. We'll increase the beacon rate to once per minute probably tomorrow. Just send any data back to me. Thanks for all your help! Here's the data we got this morning: Found port: COM6 ---> BEGIN ACK <--- Source: 9C 6C 86 A0 40 40 E0 Dest: 9C 6C 86 A0 40 40 61 Response: COMM B ---> END ACK <--- ---> BEGIN SENSOR SNAP <--- Type: 01 (Sensor Snapshot) SeqNum: 36377 RTC: 10:9:14 (HH:MM:SS) -- Side Panel Data -- JPx: SPV/SPI/PPTI/MAGI/MAGA/MAGB/INTT/EXTT/3VSP JP5: 4.5 V 1.8 mA 11.0 mA 3.7 mA 5E 95 4.3 C 1.0 C 3.0 V JP6: 4.5 V 12.9 mA 18.4 mA 3.7 mA 7C B0 -5.2 C -4.3 C 3.0 V JP7: 4.2 V 1.8 mA 0.0 mA 14.7 mA 99 2D 2.1 C -0.3 C 3.0 V JP8: 4.5 V 207.7 mA 176.5 mA 5.5 mA 8E 60 39.7 C 42.6 C 3.1 V JP9: 4.3 V 0.0 mA 0.0 mA 3.7 mA 65 86 12.9 C 12.4 C 3.0 V -- CDH Data -- CDHDAQ: RFAI = 0.0 mA CDHDAQ: RFBI = 46.0 mA CDHDAQ: 3CDH = 2.9 V CDHDAQ: RFAT = 4.3 C CDHDAQ: 3VCA = 2.9 V CDHDAQ: 3VCB = 2.9 V CDHDAQ: VSUM = 4.2 V -- Power Data -- POWDAQ: CDHI = 29.4 mA POWDAQ: SPAI = 27.6 mA POWDAQ: SPBI = 20.2 mA POWDAQ: CAI = 18.4 mA POWDAQ: CBI = 7.4 mA POWDAQ: PAYI = 9.2 mA POWDAQ: CDHT = -1.6 C POWDAQ: CAPT = -5.7 C POWDAQ: CBPT = -4.6 C POWDAQ: 3SPA = 2.9 V POWDAQ: 3SPB = 2.9 V -- Battery A Data -- BATA: PROT = 11000011 OV: Cell Overvoltage Fault UV: Cell Undervoltage Fault /COC: No Charge Overcurrent Fault /DOC: No Discharge Overcurrent Fault /CC: Charge Protection Inactive /DC: Discharge Protection Inactive CE: Charging Enabled DE: Discharging Enabled Status = 11000111, 4.3 V, 0.0 C, 80.0 mA AccCurr = -5791.0 mAh -- Battery B -- BATB: PROT = 11001011 OV: Cell Overvoltage Fault UV: Cell Undervoltage Fault /COC: No Charge Overcurrent Fault /DOC: No Discharge Overcurrent Fault CC: Charge Protection Active /DC: Discharge Protection Inactive CE: Charging Enabled DE: Discharging Enabled Status = 11000111, 4.1 V, 0.0 C, 0.0 mA AccCurr = -5801.8 mAh -- CDH -- Status: SENSOR_SNAP_NOW State: PRE_OPS CDH Reset Count = 02B0 -- COMM -- Status: SEL_RF (COMM A) SEL_RX READY XCVR_CAL CAL = 26, POW = 08, RSSI = 5E -- Bryan Klofas, KF6ZEO Cal Poly State University

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aprs UIView
by Bill Bruno 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

I'm trying to switch from winaprs to UIView32. I cannot find a way to register it. Been looking for two days now. Can someone point me in the right direction. Bill KB2RC

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aprs/UIView
by Bill Bruno 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

Thanks all. Finally got the registration. Had to get done from another computer. Don't know why. Bill

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2008 AMSAT Board of Directors Election!
by Stefan Wagener 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

Hi folks, In the past, the candidates running for the AMSAT Board of Directors positions have used this forum to provide the membership with some thoughts and ideas about their intentions if elected. I would very much appreciate if that could happen again. Also, in light of the current discussion on LEO’s and HEO’s, it would be very helpful to see where the candidates are standing. Thanks, 73, Stefan VE4NSA

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Re: Kid's day
by Interdonato, Dominick 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

Drew, You have to forgive me since I never heard of kids day. Now that I know it is an ARRL adventure, I realize why nothing too news on the AMSAT sites. I am going to program my HT with the uplink and hopefully I can get a few kids on the air that might be at the hamfest. I think an ANS bulletin could have gotten more attention to June 21st.... 73, Dee, NB2F -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Glasbrenner [mailto:glasbrenner@mindspring.com] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:10 AM To: Interdonato, Dominick Subject: Re: Kid's day http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html We've participated in KId's Day with AO-51 for about three years, twice a year. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- From: "Interdonato, Dominick" Sent: Jun 20, 2008 8:51 AM To: ko4ma(a)AMSAT.Org Subject: Kid's day Drew, Is there a place I can get all the info for Kid's day on AO-51?? I looked etc. and no info except that it's kid's day. If while I'm demo ing tomorrow I can get a few kids to talk I would like to know what kid's day is all about. Seems that no one knows what this day is supposed to be operationally except diff freqs and easier to get a contact. Please advise or point me to the right page... Thanks, Dee, NB2F nb2f(a)amsat.org Dominick Interdonato Maintenance Unit Supervisor COMSEG PANYNJ- Tech Center- Room 103 241 Erie Street Jersey City, NJ 07310 Communications, Security & Electronics Group 201-216-2150 201-216-2155 FAX NOTICE: THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHMENTS CONTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AND AFFILIATES. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY, PERMANENTLY DELETE THIS E-MAIL (ALONG WITH ANY ATTACHMENTS), AND DESTROY ANY PRINTOUTS. NOTICE: THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHMENTS CONTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AND AFFILIATES. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY, PERMANENTLY DELETE THIS E-MAIL (ALONG WITH ANY ATTACHMENTS), AND DESTROY ANY PRINTOUTS.

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Alaska Calling!
by Ken Farr 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

I am looking for FM contacts on AO-51, AO-27 and SO-50 from here in Anderson, Alaska, BP54kh (Alaska's Interior- 85 miles south of Fairbanks). I am active from 1600 to 0200 the following day GMT seven days a week until I return to Northern California. I am willing to arrange schedules. Please contact me at KL1WE(a)arrl.net. 73, Luci

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AO-51 L-band uplink off for ~24hrs / Kid's Day this Saturday
by Andrew Glasbrenner 20 Jun '08

20 Jun '08

The AO-51 L-band bbs uplink was turned off tonight for a day or so to aid in some command station functions before this weekend and the V/U and L/U dual repeater mode leading up until Field Day. Also, please remember AO-51 will be reserved this Saturday for Kid's Day contacts, and utilizing the alternate uplink of 145.880 and a downlink of 435.300. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Info Request
by Clint Bradford 19 Jun '08

19 Jun '08

From another forum - please reply directly to: siddhartha(a)siddharthajain.net I attended a presentation by Matt Ettus, N2MJI, at the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association's monthly meeting about the Advanced Communications Package. The project sounded very interesting and as I remember, Matt said that the ACP project's goal was to send up these amateur stations on commercial satellites in the geostationary orbit so that it eventually, someday, gives a trans-global reach for amateurs with portable/handheld radios. This was supposed to be an alternative to the Eagle project. I got talking to a friend and fellow operator who used to be very interested in amateur satellite work and he was very interested in knowing more about ACP. Is there a whitepaper, wiki or some kind of documentation briefly describing the project? I looked at the AMSAT site and could not find much. Any pointers will be appreciated. 73, - Siddhartha WV6U Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359 909-241-7666

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Satellite antenna question
by John Geiger 19 Jun '08

19 Jun '08

I have a kind of minimal satellite antenna setup: a 16 element and a 14 element, both horizontally polarized, with no elevation. I notice that on some passes I can barely hear the satellites, or not at all, and other times they come through strong. Would upgrading to a real satellite antenna system: circular polarization with elevation remove these variances in signal strength? With such a setup, would I have perfect copy on every sat pass, or does is the differences in signal from pass to pass something everyone lives with? 73s John AA5JG (ex: W5TD, NE0P) 6M WAS #1275, 6m VUCC #1260 2m VUCC #615, Satellite VUCC #129

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Re: LEO
by Armando Mercado 19 Jun '08

19 Jun '08

Hi Andy, You have nothing to apologize for. You posting showed more balance and maturity than the ranting of the 3 or 4 "gentlemen" that appear on the list from time to time. Best 73, Armando, N8IGJ ------------------------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:47:13 -0500 > From: "Andrew Koenig" <andrewkoenig(a)thathamkid.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LEO's > To: "Edward Cole" <kl7uw(a)acsalaska.net> > Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: > <2f52b89b0806181247y7192e24fv3398747cf158daec(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > When I sent my first email out I didn't mean to bash the HEOs in any way. > I > just intended to get the point across that FM LEOs take the modest of > setup > to get onto, and that complaining about the lack of HEOs isn't helping > anyone.

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