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Call for Papers--2007 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
by Ford, Steve, WB8IMY 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 26th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 28-30, 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31, 2007. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg ARRL 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111 or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights. 73 . . . Steve, WB8IMY ARRL

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Re: EggBeater
by Bill Dzurilla 30 May '12

30 May '12

Steve, I have both a commercial and a homebrew Eggbeater and am disappointed with both, especially in light of its rather high price. Connected to my IC-7000 via an ARR mast-mounted preamp, performance is far less than with an HT and an Arrow. Guess an omni can't cut it, at least not from my QTH. Maybe if I could get it up higher, clear of all roofs, it would do better. I can make contacts at relatively high sat elevations, but can do just as well with a $10 dual band ground plane. My friend has an Eggbeater and the same preamp at a clearer QTH, and he hears substantially better, down to 10 degrees elevation in some directions. Good luck and 73, Bill NZ5N > > Hi Steve, > > > > It is surprising to read that you are not hearing > anything. I have > > repeatedly used a 2m and 70cm Eggbeater for the sats > and have had no > > problem hearing things. No pre-amp. > > > > I was using a short cable (e.g. less than 10 meters). > The rigs I > > used were a FT-736r (deaf) and a FT-847 (so-so). > > > > 73, > > > > Dave

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FW: Re: The Moon is our Future
by Dave 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

We have met the enemy and they are us. WE need to do something. Yes, $15m is outta reach, but isn't there a cash prize for the first on-commercial moon landing? Dave DM78qd // KA0SWT If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners.-- Johnny Carson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Davis Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:35 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Moon is our Future On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 06:48:51AM -0600, Jack K. wrote: > communications anyway) and move forward... We can put up all the leos > we want, but until someone makes something like B. Bruninga's cell > concept work, we are only going to have more of the same, We don't > need more of the same! I couldn't agree more - we don't need more of the same. If I want to sit back and have a two hour rag-chew with someone on the other side of the planet I will use Skype or my cell phone! Dreaming about what *might* be in space is a fun exercise. Actually doing something about it requires sending things to LEO because reality has dictated that's as far as we can afford to go. How's about we use some of that frustrated *imagineering* to come up with interesting new concepts at LEO? We don't need any more FM repeaters buzzing overhead, but what about more cameras downloading HD images, scientific payloads that monitor the ongoing climate change, payloads to study the Earth's magnetic field, etc. etc. Our own 'Twitter' messaging network from space...? The Apollo 13 creed of "failure is not an option" has completely infected the brains at AMSAT and this list. You want something at HEO or on the moon, cut a check for $15 million dollars and let's get on with it. Been waiting since 1996 for another AO-13 and I am getting too old to keep waiting. AMSAT is becoming completely irrelevant as it strives without success for the impossible mission and exhibits a shocking amount of leadership malfesance as it stubbornly refuses to recognize and adapt to realities in the launch business. I know, I know maybe NEXT year someone rich will die and leave us a boatload of cash. Or the bankrupt US government will suddenly cough up a billion dollars for some orbiting emergency communication system. In the meantime we have to stifle the truth because it might blow yet another *secret* deal that's in the works and *almost* a done deal, so let's not complain publicly and ruin it. Heard the stories, heard the lies, got all the t-shirts and ball caps. Whatever. -- Jeff, KE9V AMSAT-NA member since 1994, Skeptic that we will ever go back to HEO since 2002 _______________________________________________ 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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HO-68 Schedule - 01-07 Feb 2010
by Alan Kung 02 Feb '10

02 Feb '10

31 Jan. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder ======================================= 19:20...Turn On South Africa, Europe, NA 20:05...Turn Off 23:05...Turn On South Africa,South America,Europe, NA,North Pole,North Asia 23:50...Turn Off 01 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder ======================================= 02:35...Turn On South Pole, South America,NA,North Asia,North Pole 03:20...Turn Off 11:40...Turn On Australia,New Zealand,South Asia, East Asia,North Asia,Europe 12:25...Turn Off 19:05...Turn On South Africa,Europe,NA,North Pole,North Asia 19:50...Turn Off 02 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder ======================================= 00:30...Turn On South America,NA,North Asia, North Pole 01:15...Turn Off 04:20...Turn On South America,NA,Middle Asia 05:05...Turn Off 15:15...Turn On Australia, India,South Asia,Europe,NA 16:00...Turn Off 18:45...Turn On Africa,Europe,NA 19:30...Turn Off 03 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder ======================================= 00:20...Turn On South America, NA,North Asia 01:05...Turn Off 03:45...Turn On South Pole,South America, NA North Asia, North Pole 04:30...Turn Off 13:10...Turn On Australia, South Asia, East Asia,North Asia 13:26...Turn Off 16:55...Turn On India,Middle East Asia,Europe,NA, 17:40...Turn Off 04 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder ======================================= 01:40...Turn On South Pole,South America,NA,North Asia 02:25...Turn Off 01:55...Turn On South America,NA,North Asia 02:40...Turn Off 03:45...Turn On South America,NA,North Asia 04:30...Turn Off 10:50...Turn On Oceania,South Asia,East Asia,North Asia 11:35...Turn Off 16:35...Turn On India,Middle Asia,Africa,Europe,NA 17:20...Turn Off 20:00...Turn On Africa,Europe,NA,North Asia 20:45...Turn Off 05 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder ======================================= 01:25...Turn On South America,NA,North Asia 02:10...Turn Off 03:15...Turn On South America,NA,North Asia 04:00...Turn Off 12:37...Turn On Oceania,South Asia, East Asia, North Asia 12:52...Turn Off 16:15...Turn On India,Middle Asia,Europe,NA 17:00...Turn Off 19:45...Turn On Africa,Europe,NA 20:30...Turn Off 06 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder ======================================= 01:10...Turn On South America,NA,North Asia 01:55...Turn Off 10:15...Turn On Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 11:00...Turn Off 16:00...Turn On India,Middle Asia,Europe,NA 16:45...Turn Off 19:25...Turn On Africa,Europe,NA,North Asia 20:10...Turn Off 07 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder ======================================= 00:50...Turn On South America,NA,North Asia 01:35...Turn Off 01:47...Turn On South Asia,East Asia, North Asia 02:02...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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presentation & demo yesterday
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

Hi! My presentation and demo for the Mesa Community College Amateur Radio Club (KM7CC) yesterday was a good way to spend the afternoon. This is a new club, and the club has tried to showcase different parts of amateur radio available to those with the entry-level Technician license. Satellite operating is definitely one of those things, and I was invited to give a presentation to the club. As part of that, I also gave them an on-air demonstration after the presentation on an AO-27 pass. The club is a small club, but there was a good turnout for a Saturday afternoon on the MCC campus. A couple of those in attendance already had their licenses, and a couple of others are in the process of getting their licenses. I had my assortment of portable equipment and antennas laid out on a table, showing what I use to work the satellites. After the presentation, we went outside to prepare for the AO-27 pass just after 2100 UTC. A few days ago, I asked if I could use the club's KM7CC callsign for the AO-27 demonstration. I was told I could. As we were going outside to prepare for this pass, I was told that the callsign had not been used on the air. As we set up a table for my equipment, I answered questions from the audience. Then, the main event... Once AO-27 started its 20-second packet burst, a couple of people were able to hear the downlink on their HTs as I heard it on my radio. I was able to make a call in the first moment of the pass, and make a few quick contacts. This was, of course, a busy pass covering most of North America. Jim ND9M was also on from the Colorado/Wyoming state line (grids DN80 and DN81), and I listened for part of the pass as stations worked ND9M from his rare location. I was able to log ND9M and a couple more QSOs before the end of the 7-minute repeater time. As all of this was going on, the audience listened and enjoyed hearing the club callsign on the air. KM7CC made 9 QSOs with stations across the continental USA and Mexico. Clint K6LCS even called me from the Palm Springs hamfest in California that he was at, and ND9M gave me a call as well. I apologize to those who were unsuccessfully trying to make a QSO with KM7CC on that pass. Club members were paying attention to the exchanges with the grid locators, and several of them had Icom grid maps I brought to the meeting to make sense of those locators. I will mail QSL cards to the 9 stations I worked. There's no need to send me - or the club - SASEs for the QSL cards. If you'd like to send a QSL card for a QSO with KM7CC, please mail the card to the address on QRZ.com for KM7CC. Thanks to Allen W7AS and the club for inviting me to their meeting, and for the use of their callsign on the AO-27 pass. It was a fun afternoon. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: Best dualband FM rigs
by Dave-K7DAA 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

Ham Radio Outlet has them in stock now. I took at look at one at the Sunnyvale store last week. 73, Dave - K7DAA On Jan 31, 2010, at 12:00 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:07:46 -0600 > From: "Rick - WA4NVM" <wa4nvm(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Best dualband FM rigs > To: "Doug Kuitula" <ka8qcu(a)pasty.net>, "John Geiger" > <aa5jg(a)yahoo.com>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Message-ID: <37781A3A34C3439A95DC164D917A0613@HamRadioRoom> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > Hi All, > > They had them on the table at the Jackson, MS hamfest yesterday. They > have a very big display that would be easy to read in a mobile > install. > Price was $599 for this dealer. For those of us that use 220mhz, > we were disappointed that it only has 1 watt on that band. > > 73 to all, > > Rick WA4NVM > > >> John, >> I just saw an advertisement in QST (page 6 February issue) for a >> Yaesu >> FTM-350R dual band rig that may be interesting. It has 2m & 440, with >> 1200/9600 packet. >> Other features are bluetooth capability as well as APRS/GPS, as >> well as >> other features. It's not available yet in the U.S. It still has to >> get FCC >> approval. Looks like we'll have an option to the Kenwood TM-710. >> Has anyone outside the US had any experience with it yet? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg(a)yahoo.com> >> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:40 >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Best dualband FM rigs >> >> >>> What are considered the best dualband FM rigs for working the mode >>> J FM >> sats-like AO27, SO50, and AO51? Which hear the birds the best on >> 70cm FM? >>> >>> 73s John AA5JG >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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DN41 ANYONE?
by Lee Ernstrom 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

I am thinking about making a treck over to DN41 for the 2259-2310 UTC AO-51 pass this afternoon which is just a couple miles to the east of me. Is anyone interested in that grid? I could set up on the DN31/DN41 line. The satelite will rise to 16 degrees to the east of me and I will have a very short window due to the Wasatch range of the Rocky Mountains to the east. Then, on the next AO-51 pass the satelite will be at 66.3 degrees. I would entertain that possibility also. I will commit to it if I have any takers. WA7HQD Lee Ernstrom Syracuse, Utah

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Re: Yaesu FTM-350R
by Clint Bradford 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

>> ... It's not available yet in the U.S. ... only 1W on 220 ... It's been available for about three weeks in the U.S. It makes me wonder how/why Kenwood has been able to get full 5W on 2M, 220, and 440 with their little TH-F6a handheld, while all the other manufacturers cannot get more than a Watt or two on 220 from even their mobile multi-band rigs. Just played with one for a few minutes a couple weeks ago at HRO-Anaheim. I am not sure if it is true full-duplex, nor how sensitive the sub-band is for us. Clint, K6LCS

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WISP KISS MIXW - and keying the soundcard
by Nader Omer 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

wisp kiss mixw via onlinekiss:-) Software :- 1-Virtual Serial Ports Emulator from Eterlogic.com free software work on my pc more better than ComEmulDrv3!!. 2-WISP Software by Mr.Chris Jackson ZL2TPO/G7UPN 3-ONLINEKISS a free software from Mr. Mike Rupprecht DK3WN 4-The wounderful software - MixW by UT2UZ &UU9JDR My setup :- Created 2 pairs of com on VSPE . COM1 & COM2 COM4 & COM5 WISP --->COM1 (TNC-2 selected on wisp) ONLINEKISS INPUT ---> COM2 ONLINEKISS OUTPUT ---> COM 5 MIXW EMULATION TNC--->COM4 Result:- Wisp keying the Mixw and gave out a brust of digital packet frams througth the soundcard. Further test wll follow on receving ! I hope soon on bird !! Thanks to my friends Mike DK3WN AND Mineo and many other Ham for their fine work software and information they provided and forwarded to other (Great friendship sprit) . Watch the KISS in a vedio in my blog http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/ 73 Nader

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Best dualband FM rigs
by John Geiger 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

What are considered the best dualband FM rigs for working the mode J FM sats-like AO27, SO50, and AO51? Which hear the birds the best on 70cm FM? 73s John AA5JG

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