December 2009 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Ham Radio Deluxe and TS-2000 for SSB sats
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 27 Dec '09

27 Dec '09

Hi! Omar XE1AO is asking me for advice on the frequencies to put into Ham Radio Deluxe for his TS-2000. He is trying to get set up for HO-68 (XW-1) when it is in SSB/CW. I do not have that radio, and do not use HRD right now. Could someone e-mail me the information that I can pass along to Omar for that combination of software and radio to get him set up for the new satellite (and possibly the other SSB/CW satellites as well)? If you prefer, you can e-mail Omar directly. He has an e-mail address registered on QRZ.com that is valid. Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK (on behalf of Omar XE1AO) http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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XW-1 Beacon in PF88jt
by Frank Woolfe 27 Dec '09

27 Dec '09

Great Sig's received from XW-1 this morning in Orbit 155 from PF88jt, AOS .5 Degs Elv, 335 Deg's Az,,,, LOS .5 Degs Elv, 214 Degs Az; Rec'd max distance 4155Klm towards Antarctic, Southern Indian Ocean, unfortunately no transponder operation. Frank VK5KV, PF88jt

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Christmas Gift: DJ-G7
by Lee Ernstrom 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

Howdy Folks, I received the Alinco DJ-G7 handheld tri-band radio for a Christmas gift from the XYL and I am looking forward to activating some of the more rare grids around northern Utah in the very near future. I dicovered, however, that my arrow antenna's BNC connector doesn't plug directly to the DJ-G7's SMA antenna jack (imagine that) so I just ordered a BNC to SMA adaptor. Anyway, my question is are there any other DJ-G7 users here that can give me some insight into how effective this hand held is on the satelites? Thanks in advance for your response. WA7HQD Lee Ernstrom Syracuse, Utah DN31xb

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XW-1 FM
by WCP 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

OK so what is the trick to work the FM repeater on WX-1 ? Using TS-2000 and set to : Uplink: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. Downlink 435.6750 MHz FM I have no problem working Linear Transponder.........................

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An interesting observation and thought on XW-1 and AO-7, VO-52.
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

I noted a number of times the past few days either AO-7 & XW-1 or VO-52 & XW-1 were visible to each other over NA. 5 KHz of VO-52s downlink and all of AO-7's 2m downlink fall into XW_1's uplink. With signals as strong as they are, it should be possible to make cross satellite contacts, ie. U/U. In on VO-52 or AO-7, out on XW-1. Just an observation but I don't recommend trying it as may interfere with other users. KB7ADL

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Re: VO-52 Orbit 25114, 1445z Today
by Jeffrey Koehler 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

Thanks to everyone that responded. It was Dave, KB1PVH. Happy Holidays, jeff WB2SYK --- On Sat, 12/26/09, Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] VO-52 Orbit 25114, 1445z Today > To: "Jeffrey Koehler" <jeffk13057(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Saturday, December 26, 2009, 10:24 AM > Jeff, > It was me, KB1PVH . > > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID > On Dec 26, 2009 10:17 AM, > "Jeffrey Koehler" <jeffk13057(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > If you are the KP1 station that worked WB2SYK on the above > VO-52 pass over Eastern NA this morning, could you please > drop me an email? I copied down your call as KP1PVH but you > don't appear in QRZ for my logging program. I may have > copied down your call incorrectly. > > > > > Thanks and Happy New Year to all, > > > > Jeff WB2SYK > > Syracuse FN13 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: Help with WISAT32
by 9w2qc＠9w2qc.net 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

Hi Erich, Many thanks for the reply and I must admit that not only the software is excellent but also the support given by the yourself is excellent. I am also glad to say that I have managed to solved point 1, 2 and 3 as below with your help. However, I have 2 more questions that once resolved should help me migrate the tracking software away from WISP. 1. Is it possible that WISAT32 run a program (.bat file) before AOS and LOS like what WISP can perform? The main use for this is because, for unattended operation, I need to run a batch (.bat) file to power on the station, and then after the pass, run another batch file to power off the station. Of course, this can be done in WISP since I still need to run it in parallel for the PACSATs, but I thought it would be a better idea to move everything to WISAT32 and keep WISP solely for the PACSAT PB/PG use. 2. Can SATPC32 work with IC-PCR2500 yet? As I do not see this model in the list of radios listed. Would be good if this is supported, as this is a good radio for me to use on the APT weather satellites and for receiving 38k4 data. Another separate question that I would like to ask is regarding dual frequency receive. I see that SATPC32 has already support for 2 radios. Take for example the HO-68 satellite that has 2 simultaneous downlinks. One is the CW telemetry/beacon which is always on and the other is perhaps the FM transponder downlink. It will be good if we are able to track the doppler for FM transponder uplink & downlink on radio 1 and the CW telemetry/beacon downlink on radio 2 simultaneously. Is this something that SATPC32/WISAT32 supports or plan to support in the future? I tried looking this up in the manual, but could not find this. Maybe perhaps I did not look far enough. Once again, thank you Erich for the excellent software and help. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2010 to you and your family. 73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9W2QC, WQ2C Original Message: ----------------- From: Erich Eichmann erich.eichmann(a)t-online.de Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:28:14 +0100 To: 9w2qc(a)9w2qc.net, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help with WISAT32 Hello Sion Chow, you can use Wisat32 parallel with Wisp32 (the "Wi" stands for Wisp, because the program was thought to be used with Wisp). The Wisp rotor and radio driver RR.dll doesn't work on NT based system (XP, Vista). So, you can use Wisp32 for data traffic and Wisat32 for rotor and CAT control. 1 + 2. Wisat can automatically switch to a particular satellite (when it rises) parallel with Wisp32. That requires an entry in the aux. file Prior.SQF with the same priority order the satellite has in GSC. The Wisat32 control "A" ("A" for Automatic Satellite change) must be switched to "A+". In menu "Options" this setting can be set as start option. The file Prior.SQF itself contains instructions what happens when 2 satellites with priority are audible at the same time. 3. With FM sats the 5 frequency controls are disabled, because FM sats work in fix channels. Nevertheless you can enable them manually by clicking control "V" to "V+". When you witch to an SSB/CW sat the 5 controls will automatically be enabled. Wisat takes over the radio and rotor settings from SatPC32 (Configr. #1) and it takes the data from the same data files (Doppler.SQF, Prior.SQF). So, these settings must be done in SatPC32. Wisat32 doesn't support semi duplex radios. For more instructions read the FAQs file on my Website, English page "Downloads" ("How to configure SatPC32 for a new Satellite") with a tutorial by W9AE. 73s, Erich, DK1TB ----- Original Message ----- From: <9w2qc(a)9w2qc.net> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 10:31 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with WISAT32 Dear All, After being very happy with SATPC32's results both for satellite tracking in my home station and during ARISS sessions, I have started exploring WISAT32 that is included in the SATPC32 package. Basically, what I am looking for is to have WISAT32 replace WISP that I have been using as my primary tracking software for the past few years. However, in WISAT32, I encounter a few problems that I hope someone could lead me to a solution: 1. I have loaded a list of satellites in WISAT32 (similar to how you do it in WISP). How do I get WISAT32 to start tracking the satellite automatically (rotor and CAT control) as soon as a particular satellite comes above the horizon? Under "Options", I have enabled "Auto Select" but the tracking still does not start unless I click on the satellite. 2. Also is it possible to set priority (like in WISP) as to which satellite to track, in case 2 satellites comes in at the same time? 3. It seems that the manual frequency control buttons has been disabled (200, 100, 500, 1k, 5k) as compared to SATPC32 main program. Is there a way to enable this back, as it is useful for some frequency "trimming" at times. Appreciate if someone could kindly help me with the above issues, which I believe is really a minor one that I am not aware of. Thank you. 73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9W2QC, WQ2C -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting

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XW-1 Linear Transponder report
by Nitin Muttin 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

All, Tried the XW-1 Linear transponder for the first time today Dec 26th during the 17:02 pass. The transponder was available exactly at 17:05 UTC as per the schedule published on www.camsat.cn <http://www.camsat.cn/> and I was able to hear my signal on the downlink very well. Any stations heard me can drop me a direct email. 73's Nitin [VU3TYG] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.120/2587 - Release Date: 12/26/09 13:57:00

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HO-68 26Dec09 1544z North America
by John Papay 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

An audio recording of the HO-68 26Dec09 1544z pass over North America is on my webserver: http://www.papays.com/HO-68_26Dec2009_154401z.mp3 I counted about 20 different stations on this pass. Packet continues to affect the voice repeater in such a way that it can be difficult to make a contact. 145.825 is a busy frequency and there are probably stations that are set to beacon at frequent intervals. Then there are those that are trying to connect to the BBS at the same time that others are trying to use the voice repeater. This does not work very well over the US where there is a great deal of activity. The following packets were copied during the pass. Many other packets were heard but not decoded. The date/time stamp was added to indicate when the packet was received. It is accurate to within a few seconds: BJ1SA-11>PBLIST [12/26/09 15:45:53]:PB: Empty. BJ1SA-11>KB2M [12/26/09 15:47:07]:NO -2 KB2M\D BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:47:28]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:48:04]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:48:28]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:48:41]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:49:41]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:50:05]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:50:17]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:50:29]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:50:42]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:51:06]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:51:18]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:51:30]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:52:06]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:52:43]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:53:19]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:54:07]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:54:31]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:54:44]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:54:56]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:55:20]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:55:44]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:55:56]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:56:20]:Open BJ1SA-12:1 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:56:32]:Open BJ1SA-12:1 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:56:57]:Open BJ1SA-12:1 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:57:09]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:57:21]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:58:21]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>N8MH [12/26/09 15:58:32]:¡26K BJ1SA-11>N8MH [12/26/09 15:58:53]:NO -2 N8MH\D BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:59:10]:Open BJ1SA-12:1 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:59:22]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:59:34]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:59:46]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 15:59:46]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>N8MH [12/26/09 15:59:49]:í26K BJ1SA-12>N8MH [12/26/09 15:59:53]¿ N8MH>BJ1SA-12 [12/26/09 15:59:57]: BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 16:00:34]:Open BJ1SA-12:1 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 16:01:23]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 16:01:35]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 16:01:47]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-12>BBSTAT [12/26/09 16:03:00]:Open BJ1SA-12:0 BJ1SA-11>N8MH [12/26/09 16:03:06]:NO -2 N8MH\D Signals were strong throughout the pass with some downlink polarization shifting. Thanks again to AMSAT-China for this very nice satellite. 73, John K8YSE EN91dh Cleveland, Ohio

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VO-52 Orbit 25114, 1445z Today
by Jeffrey Koehler 26 Dec '09

26 Dec '09

If you are the KP1 station that worked WB2SYK on the above VO-52 pass over Eastern NA this morning, could you please drop me an email? I copied down your call as KP1PVH but you don't appear in QRZ for my logging program. I may have copied down your call incorrectly. Thanks and Happy New Year to all, Jeff WB2SYK Syracuse FN13

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