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

Re: Presentation--Introduction to Amateur radio?
by Clint Bradford 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

"Amateur Radio Today" is a good six-minute video, narrated by Walter Cronkite ... http://www.arrl.org/ARToday/ Clint Bradford 909-241-7666 >> ... Does anybody have an "Introduction to Amateur Radio" PowerPoint presentation ....

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Re: Beacon tone beeping
by Rodney Waln 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

hi, all i am also hearing it and i accidentally have done it in the past (Fixed now) is it ATRS or smart beaconing or range beaconing?? even heard some aprs the other night, and some dead carriers with interference, i had to turn my ATRS off or it will do it when transmitting it was on by default, Rodney kc0zhf

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Re: Kenwood TM D700A Satgate?
by Rodney Waln 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

hi, and welcome to the fun world of learning satellites (i am still learning) this will show you the setup in detail with pictures http://www.aj3u.com/tm-d700-tips/ all credit goes to him (them) i am just passing on the information :-) Rodney kc0zhf

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Re: Kenwood TM D700A Satgate
by Rodney Waln 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

hi, and welcome to the fun world of learning satellites (i am still learning) this will show you the setup in detail with pictures http://www.aj3u.com/tm-d700-tips/ all credit goes to him (them) i am just passing on the information :-) Rodney kc0zhf

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Sumbandilasat keps
by Kostas Ioannidis 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Hello all, Are there any preliminary keplerians for the Sumbandila Sat? I want to catch it as soon as possible. 73 de sw1ixp, Kostas Ioannidis

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Re: ISS
by Erich Eichmann 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Hello, my mail to you was twice returned by the Mail Delivery System, I don't know why. Here my text again: Make sure that you are using actual Keps, that the PC clock is exact and that you entered your locaction correctly. You may compare the ISS position in the SatPC32 world map with the position shown on the AMSAT site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/satloc.php If the positions in both maps are equal probably your location entry will be the reason for the wrong AOS. 73s, Erich, DK1TB ----- Original Message ----- From: "WCP" <wcp2(a)mchsi.com> To: <dk1tb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:39 AM Subject: ISS > Trouble tracking ISS with SatPC32 . My SatPC32 running under WIN98SE > always > has ISS AOS about 20min. late. I have Ver 12.7 #GI102116121 > Any idea what I might be doing wrong? KA9ERV > WCP > >

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Re: Volunteered
by rwmcgwier＠gmail.com 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Only if people end this nearly useless thread. This ground is so beaten down it is not funny. Member dues and most of their donations do not buy a single component. But to live to fight another day and to keep "those who can" thinking about things to do for those "those who use" and even "those who mostly whine and do nothing at all except whine" these member donations are vital to the organization's health. The amsat organization is undergoing some reorg. Lots of different faces on the board and different faces in engineering even with our inability to get a significant launch speaks well for the potential of the organization. I think personally that those who complain should go stand in front of the mirror and ask themselves 1) what have I personally done for the organization lately? 2) follow that with "Am I part of the problem or the solution?" Bob LM N4HY ------Original Message------ From: Randy Sender: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org To: amsat bb ReplyTo: RSwart1(a)twcny.rr.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered Sent: Sep 10, 2009 10:46 PM Bruce filled me in on where a lot of the "donations" go.. Couple others beat me up .. LOL So is there a win-win on this topic ? Randy _______________________________________________ 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 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Beacon tone beeping
by w6zkh＠comcast.net 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

This may have been asked in the past, but I cant find any reference to it, but for several weeks now, on both AO-51 and today on SO-50 passes, I heard beeping tones along with the carriers. These tones sounded just like the Sputnik beeps from years long ago. (yes, I was around for it) No one I've asked about them knows the answer, so I am bringing this to this forum. Also, on SO-50 seems we are getting some spurious conversations on the same carrier as the satellite. Wonder if those are just mixes, and they usually are more prevelant over Mexico than over the US proper. John W6ZKH

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Kenwood TM D700A Satgate?
by Robert Smith 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Aloha I have a relatively "new" D700 which I use exclusively for satellite work. The unit operates more as a base station than mobile, but on occasion I will take the Kenwood into the field for low passes in order to "hit" the mainland (Voice). Currently, I seem to be the only operational Satgate in Hawaii. Because of the nature of my setup it it somewhat cumbersome to take into the field (unlike an HT). Question: Is there a means of xmitting, receiving and Igating with the Kenwood? I have seen a tips article on the web that describes how to route terrestrial traffic to the ISS but the article doesn't appear to describe the operator doing the same? What I envision is xmitting to ISS/PSCAT on channel B (packet); freq. 145.825 up AND down and Igating the digipeated packet on channel A; freq 144.390 into the APRS system (findu). It does me no good to climp to the top of a mountain to digipeat the ISS if there is not a functional Satgate to Igate that traffic. Doing this at home is simple with UISS/UIVIEW/AGWPE and other software. Perhaps my hangup is paths, ie W3ADO-1 versus WIDE2-2 etc etc, ie, just a configuration thing. Can this be done purely mobile?? Comments, refs, would be greately appreciated. Mahalo and 73. Respectfully robert NH7WN, Honolulu ps: Yes, I am still "learning this radio"

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KH6 on Ao51
by RONALD CADE 15 Sep '09

15 Sep '09

Aloha from Kauai I will be on Ao51 this aftenoon at 4:48 Hawaii time from BL01. Ron, W6ZQ

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