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

FW: Re: Mounting a Primestar Dish
by w7lrd＠comcast.net 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

-- "if this were easy, everyone would be doing it" -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: w7lrd(a)comcast.net To: "Reicher, James" <JReicher(a)hrblock.com> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mounting a Primestar Dish Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:08:40 +0000 Hello Jim Attached are the some pictures of what I have done. I bolted an aluminum plate on the back of the dish and attached the angle iron brackets to it. It is balanced on the rotor. I have found the "sweet spot" for the location of the 5 1/2 turn helix is very forgiving. If you have any questions, just ask. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle -- "if this were easy, everyone would be doing it" -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Reicher, James" <JReicher(a)hrblock.com> > I've got a G5500 rotor on its way to my QTH very soon, to become a part of my > station. I also have a Primestar dish, the really oblong one with a single feed > arm, that I want to mount on the rotor. I need some suggestions about how to > mount, balance, and calibrate the dish so I don't muck up the whole thing. > > Please reply off-list > > > > 73 de W0HV, Jim in Raymore, MO (ex-N8AU) > > Light travels faster than sound... This is why some people appear bright until > you hear them speak. > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateu r satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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2.4Ghz satellites and signals ?
by Tim Tuck 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Hi all, Having just got my 2.4Ghz down converter going I was wondering if there is any signals space-side besides AO-51 and the lunar orbiter that I could go and listen for ? regards Tim -- VK2XTT :: QF56if :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSAT =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Scanned with Copfilter Version 0.84beta3a (ProxSMTP 1.6) AntiSpam: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 AntiVirus: ClamAV 0.91.2/7764 - Mon Jul 21 02:42:45 2008 by Markus Madlener @ http://www.copfilter.org

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Re: Bill Ress - N6GHz - Board Candidate - OperatingSurvey
by Ronald Long 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

I do not think this is helpful. IMHO a survey should come from the BOD, and the design should incorporate the thoughts of a number of persons - the BOD, of course, but also others that the BOD recruits. ron w8gus

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Re: BATC streaming TV of 2008 colloquium
by Graham Shirville 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

Hi Steve, Good question... Web streaming shud start from 1300GMT on Friday 25th July until approx 1700GMT On Saturday 26th July from 0800 GMT until 1800GMT On Sunday 27th July from 0900 GMT until 1500GMT hope that helps all times are approximate and subject to alteration! cheers Graham G3VZV -----Original Message----- From: [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 22 July 2008 20:51 To: g3wgm(a)amsat.org Subject: BATC streaming TV of 2008 colloquium For those of us around the that will be watching...In GMT, what time will BATC be streaming realtime colloquium activities. None of the press on this event/coverage has said specifically what time we should begin to watch. Thanks, Steve K5PK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today.

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Off List Replies
by joe cassano aka jmario 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

All: Please view this post as a gentle request/suggestion - this post is most definitely not intended as a rebuke or flame ... This list serves a number of purposes. I think some of the most useful purposes of this list are to allow folks to learn from other folks experiences and to build a searchable collection of community knowledge (I've had more that a few Google searches lead back to the amsat bb). In order to share experiences and learn from other's experiences I suggest that the well intended phrase "please reply off-list" be used only when it is obvious that the information to be shared is not of general interest (such as replying to an item for sale or participating in a heated dispute). FWIW, I just happen to have a G5400 rotor pair and a Primestar dish sitting in the garage waiting to be installed in my back yard and am also interested in any responses to: > > I've got a G5500 rotor on its way to my QTH very soon, to become a part of my station. I also have a Primestar dish, the really oblong one with a single feed arm, that I want to mount on the rotor. I need some suggestions about how to mount, balance, and calibrate the dish so I don't muck up the whole thing. > > Please reply off-list > I suggest we view most of the questions asked on this list in the same manner that an instructor/teacher in high school or college might view a question from a student. If one student is asking a question the odds are that there are several folks who have the same question and can make good use of the answer(s). Regards, JoeC K3FMA

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by Tim Tuck 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

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AO-51 repeaters
by Alan P. Biddle 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

Hi, The 145.880/435.150 repeater is up and working great. Unfortunately, nobody is using it. I talked to myself for an entire pass, rather like mode L/S. When 145.920/435.300 sounds like Field Day, give the other one a try. Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture from such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain

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[Fwd: Class 10, 000/100, 000 Clean Rooms Available Free of Charge]
by Tim Tuck 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

Hi all, I wouldn't normally forward commercial email to the list but this may be useful to any satellite builders looking for for a facility like this. regards Tim -- VK2XTT :: QF56if :: BMARC :: WIA :: AMSAT

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Volunteering
by mvm 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

And again... No reply.... Statistically spoken, I didn't expect one... Funny organization! Rick Hambly (W2GPS) schreef: > Luc, > > You and Dave are very creative. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you used your > creativity for something useful and positive? I'm sure there must be > something you can do that would help the Ham community you obviously > care so > much about. > > Rick > W2GPS > AMSAT LM2232 > > Rick, Interesting point!! What if I wanted to volunteer? On 3 occasions over the last 3-4 years I have filled out the volunteer questionnaire on the amsat website because I was motivated to volunteer, have many of the skills that are requested, a lot of free time and money to spend. I followed up with email also. I have NEVER received any feedback; not on the questionnaire, not on the follow up emails. Never got an answer when I asked why... BR, -- /\/\arc LM2304

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Re: Bill Ress - N6GHz - Board Candidate - Operating Survey
by Bill Ress 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

Hi John, Sorry John, I typed John when I meant James. Thanks for your comments too! Regards...Bill - N6GHz John Price wrote: > What statements about your employment are you referring to Bill. I was > not responding to you but > to James and his comments concerning my post. Please explain. 73's << John N4QWF > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Bill Ress <bill(a)hsmicrowave.com> wrote: > >> Hello John, >> >> Thanks for taking the time to express your views. >> >> Regarding your comments about my employment and as stated in the ballot >> statement, I run a RF.microwave components company. While some of the >> products can be used in satellite applications, I seriously doubt that could >> constitute any conflict of interest by my running for the board. >> >> Quite the contrary, I think AMSAT could benefit from having more folks like >> me with technology industry experience helping guide AMSAT's future. After >> all, a satellite is one big hunk of state of the art technology. >> >> Regards...Bill - N6GHz >> , >> John Price wrote: >> >>> James, I wont be investing in 3 gig equipment. If I had plenty of >>> money and lots of expertise all things would be possible. In the real >>> world it just don't work that way. You are trying to sell Amateur >>> Satellite service to the masses by offering them a chance to work >>> something that they can't use or afford. The time and expense that is >>> put into developing transponders that you can't buy a radio to work is >>> not practical. Do you know that Yaesu has withdrawn from the satellite >>> market? Kenwood offers the 1.2 gig module for there 2000 at a cost of >>> an additional $500.00 making that radio over $2000.00. That is it as >>> far as I know for off the shelf rigs for 1.2 gig. Downeast has a >>> upconverter for about the same cost as the Kenwood module. Now in the >>> real world that is a bunch to invest to add one band to your station. >>> >>> Your comment concerning appliance operators sure wont endear many new >>> hams to Amsat. I have no formal training in electronics. I spent 25 >>> years as a Deputy Sheriff and knew nothing >>> of ham radio or electronics when I got my ticket. Over the past 20 >>> years I have learned a little >>> thanks to a bunch of wonderful skilled hams. Together with one of my >>> friends a RF engineer who retired from GE we built a 1.2 gig station >>> for field day a year ago out of a old Master III and a >>> signal generator. Got the contact and was mighty proud. I have >>> listened on L/u a few times since and have worked three contacts. If >>> the 3 gig flys I might decide to do the same thing. My point >>> is how many of those "appliance operators" are going to be able to do >>> the same. We are going to have another satellite with a bunch of >>> electronics that might get used by 10 people. >>> >>> My since of adventure is tempered by my practicallity I guess. >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 9:45 PM, James French <w8iss(a)wideopenwest.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Mon, 2008-07-21 at 19:00 -0400, John Price wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I for one am very opposed to the 3 and 10 gig transponder. I have seen >>>>> little or no interest in the 1.2 uplink. Folks are not willing to >>>>> spend $500.00 to work a transponder that is mostly quite and >>>>> could go away over night like 2.4 did with AO-40. Did anyone listen to >>>>> the L/u AO-51 on Field Day. >>>>> While V/u was jammed I worked the first station I heard on L/u and >>>>> there were maybe 5 others on that pass. I don't maintain 1.2 gig >>>>> equipment here. It is not worth the investment. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> And what would be the trigger for you to invest in the equipment? There >>>> is NO GAURUNTEES that any of these new birds will get to orbit in one >>>> peice. Look at AO-40. She was a GREAT birds at the beginning, then >>>> something happened and all we had were a couple of uplinks with one >>>> downlink. >>>> >>>> Where is your sense of adventure with experimenting with something new >>>> and untested? How are you helping advance the Art of Amateur Radio and >>>> Satellites if we are STUCK back in the stone ages with 2m and 70cm and >>>> FM birds? >>>> >>>> I for one would and have invested in the higher bands as I am also using >>>> that equipment for Rovering and some contesting which I have found that >>>> I really like. I also use this equipment to talk around my area/state. >>>> This equipment with a little modification is can also be used for when >>>> we have a HEO or GEO satellite in orbit. >>>> >>>> I WANT more digital store-and-forward birds along with more Sideband >>>> voice birds on bands OTHER than 2mand 70cm. Right now there is no >>>> CHALLENGE in the current crop of satellites we have when all I can do >>>> MOST of the time is get on and have enough time to get a GRID SQUARE >>>> and a NAME/CALLSIGN of the person I am talking to. I want to be able >>>> to hold a net where I can talk to a NUMBER of people and find out more >>>> about everyone or ask for help and get it. I want to be able to send >>>> video via these new birds of my latest project or of the 'kids' as they >>>> operate. I want to be able to demonstrate what Amatuer radio is and can >>>> do that the internet can't. I want to be able to TINKER on these new >>>> birds with a new mode that I have either developed or have an interest >>>> in. I want to be able to use that new microwave transverter for things >>>> other than to talk to or see (video) locals. >>>> >>>> Where is EVERYONES sense of experimentation or did we as amateur radio >>>> operators/licenses leave that at the door when we got licensed or are we >>>> just content with what has been done and happy to sit on our laurels >>>> and let the world leave us behind as a group that WILL die out in about >>>> twenty/thirty years as we don't have any NEW blood to carry on with the >>>> experimentation, thinking, and tinkering? Are we going to let the >>>> INTERNET be the thing to determine how and where we go as a group? >>>> Everyone on here gripes about how the internet is taking away everything >>>> what about how we are making things interesting to entice these people >>>> in the hobby and into Satellites? Where is the challenge anymore? I >>>> want to be able to EXPERIMENT on thse new crop of birds, not just sit >>>> around on 2m and 70cm and make a couple quick qso's to exchange grid >>>> squares!!! >>>> >>>> Bill, I looked at your webpage and see that you MIGHT have a reason to >>>> have new birds up and running other than just as a member that wants to >>>> help out AMSAT through these trying times. I see no problem with that at >>>> all as AMSAT has had others like you on the BoD before and they have >>>> done a great job of not compromising their integrity as a Director. I >>>> just don't see anything saying if you are a owner or an employee of this >>>> company. Could you enlighten me and the others before I make a decision >>>> on which three candidates are the best? >>>> >>>> James W8ISS - a voting member that has issues with the current crop of >>>> APPLIANCE OPERATORS on the amateur bands!!! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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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