January 2010 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Re: Logging software
by Larry Gerhardstein 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Louis, I have worked out the VI/VIM macro to edit an ADI file to include the PROP_MODE field for satellite contacts. Contact me if you need it. Larry W7IN DN27

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Re^3: FO-29 schedule Jan, Feb.
by Mineo Wakita 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

I'm glad to hear your report. Thank you. I posted it on my web, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29ecli.htm > Thanks for all the information regarding FO-29 > > > If the TX will be switched on at 2100 UTC on Jan 16, > > then it will be switched off by UVC at about 21:24 UTC due entering > > the eclipse. > > It didn't switch off :) in JO21ho the pass began on 22:26CEST (21:26UTC) > and the old lady was loud and clear during the entire pass. > > Here is a recording from that pass: > > http://www.ham.vgnet.nl/downloads/FO-29-16012010-2226CEST.mp3 > > The first 2 minutes there is Beacon CW information and after that a QSO > I had with ON5NY. > > 73 Jan - PE0SAT JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re^2: FO-29 schedule Jan, Feb.
by Mineo Wakita 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

The TX will be ON till the Voltage Controller (UVC) decided to switch OFF. Now FO-29 is still in eclipses. For example, if the TX will be switched on at 2100 UTC on Jan 16, then it will be switched off by UVC at 21:24 UTC due entering the eclipse. I understand it from the chart below. Black boxes are the eclipses. Yellow means sunlight (percent of illumination). You can see that FO-29 is not free of eclipses but they are getting more and more shorter. FO-29 is will be switched on after a eclipse and UVC will switch off if the satellite enters the eclipse (a black box). And you can see the last eclipse will be on Feb 08 at 00:15 UTC -> after then we have no eclipses anymore. You can also use a satellite software like Orbitron to simulate the orbit and the satellite illumination. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/00116f29.jpg Tnx. DK3WN, Mike JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 5, Issue 25
by Clint Bradford 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

>> ... If you are a member of AMSAT in my view short of threatening death or shouting fire when there is no fire...you pretty much get to lay ones two cents on the line ... Yo, Robert - I'm coming over to your house this weekend. No, you didn't invite me, but I'll show up anyway. I am bringing my sick St. Bernard - he might mess up the carpet a little until he gets well. I might stay a week or so, I dunno. I kinda like that artwork on your mantle - I think I'll take it home with me when I leave. Sorry about the spilled Pina Colada stain on the rug - I get excited while watching San Diego Chargers football. And I knocked a hole in the wall of that back bedroom - to feed some cabling through for the portable tower I brought with me. The smoke damage from that little fire I accidentally started in the kitchen won't cost you too much in repairs - and the awful smell will go away in a year or so, no biggie. Hey - the fridge is now empty - great Omaha steaks, by the way ... and I used up all your charcoal ... No, Robert, you would not welcome my presence in your house. You would ban me for life. You'd change the locks and have a restraining order issued. A private club's (i.e., one not sponsored by the government) membership message board can be set up in any way its officials decide. Those that are not allowed in have no legal recourse. Heck, there was a post today right here that - if *I* were moderating the system - would never have been seen by anyone else. And so it goes .... Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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FT3000m on FM sats
by Juan Antonio Fernandez 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Hi John I have a FT300M in my movil station for years. It works great with FM sats with 1/4 whip on the roof. You will only need a headset if you want to work in full-duplex, although in half-duplex also works fine beacuse of its high power, near of 70 Watts. But I enjoy receiving with a UHF hand held HT and a CJU antenna attached to it and using the FT3000M with a 1/4 whip antenna to uplink. You can see some videos at: http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com http://personales.ya.com/ea4cax/ Juan Antonio EA4CYQ 73s Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:15:35 -0800 (PST) From: John Geiger <aa5jg(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Message-ID: <666954.32158.qm(a)web45111.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Has anyone on the list used a Yaesu FT3000M on the Mode J FM sats? Does it have pretty good receive sensitivity for the birds? Can it do full duplex, where you can hear your own downlink? What I have seen written about it seems to indicate that it can. Any other comments-good or bad-about this model? 73s John AA5JG

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EL84
by Mike 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Forgot, our web site is: www.aroadventures.org 73's Mike, AC2V

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EL84
by Mike 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Amateur Radio Outdoor Adventures, Inc. will be activating EL84 March 11-15, 2010. This is Ft. Jefferson, Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas 72 miles west of Key West. We have a dedicated satellite station with an Icom 910H and a pair of V/U M2 yagis with ARR preamps, Yaesu 5500 with an LBV Tracker. We will try and hit all the passes that we can. We have a 12 member team and will be operating 24hrs a day. 73's Mike, AC2V

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Jim, W6ASL (SK)
by books47925＠mypacks.net 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Hello Satellite Friends, I'm very sorry to pass along the information below about my dear friend Jim, W6ASL. Many of you may have worked Jim as he was quite active on the birds, using his indoor antenna setup. I met Jim through the microwaves and will never forget the 10 GHz QSO with him from Mt Shasta to his back yard (CM87). de KB8VAO, Steve RIP Jim W6ASL(sk) Subject: [Sbms] Jim, W6ASL I am sorry to pass along this information from Jim Von Striver's daughter. Jim, W6ASL after a short illness battling emphysema and pneumonia passed away on Friday January 15, 2010. Services are pending. Jim was a true friend, a nice guy and always a gentleman. He will be missed by many friends and family. Ron, K6GZA

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sat radio
by Peter Gibson 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

I agree with Jack WA1ZDV this is a hobby and it should be fun and we should all be helpful to all so that we ALL can enjoy the satellites Peter G7LJA

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AMSAT adopts Acceptable Use Policy for mailing lists
by Gould Smith 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

AMSAT adopts Use Policy for AMSAT mail lists The AMSAT Board of Directors unanamously adopted an Acceptable Use Policy for the AMSAT Public Mailing Lists on January 5, 2010. This policy takes effect immediately and applies to all those using the AMSAT mailing lists. The policy can be read below in text format or is available via a link on the front page of the amsat.org Web site or directly from this link http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/images/fck_images/AMSAT%20AUP.pdf Following the October 2009 AMSAT Board meeting Gould Smith, WA4SXM AMSAT VP of User Services appointed a committe to develop a use policy for the mailing lists. The members of the committe did an outstanding job of putting together a document that is acceptable to all the committe members and was passed without change by the BoD. Thank you to the committee members: Stephen Belter, N9IP; Alan Biddle, WA4SCA ; Mark Hammond, N8MH; Samudra Haque, N3RDX ;and Paul Williamson,KB5MU. The policy will be added to the AMSAT Web site and included as part of the process when applying to join any of the AMSAT mailing lists. ================================================================================ Acceptable Use Policy for the AMSAT Public Mailing Lists Approved by the AMSAT BoD 5 January 2010 The AMSAT Bulletin Board (AMSAT-BB) public mailing list carries general AMSAT information and discussion. The purpose of this mailing list is to provide a forum for general discussion of any satellite-related topic. The Space Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) public mailing list contains information and discussion pertaining to amateur radio operation on manned space missions, including the Space Shuttle, Mir (formerly), and the International Space Station. The name is leftover from the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) aboard Space Shuttle flights. It is now mainly concerned with ARISS operations aboard the International Space Station. There are also regional AMSAT public mailing lists (e.g., AMSAT-DC, AMSAT-Florida, and AMSAT-NE) and numerous private mailing lists (e.g., Board of Directors, Officers, AO-51 operations, etc.). Anyone can read the messages posted on any of the public mailing lists, and many people from around the world do so. Our audience includes AMSAT members, board members, and officers. At any given time, the readers may also include amateur radio operators, shortwave listeners, minors, potential financial donors, potential launch providers, officials from other amateur radio and satellite organizations, officials from international space agencies, and equipment suppliers and manufacturers. Since the archives of the public mailing lists are available on the AMSAT website, the contents of individual messages are easily found using common search engines. Because of this wide readership, AMSAT insists that messages posted on its public mailing lists conform to this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). Acceptable Content We embrace diversity of opinions and values. In order to preserve a constructive environment, we do insist that messages contain appropriate content and are respectful of the members and readers of the list. All posts should include the author's first name and call sign, or full name if not currently licensed. In general, messages for the AMSAT mailing lists should be related to amateur radio satellites. Examples of on-topic posts include: * Announcements of general interest, including but not limited to AMSAT news, meetings, satellite availability, and DXpeditions. * Technical discussions, including the physics of space flight, modulation techniques, satellite design, RF path loss calculations, noise figure, etc. * Inquiries and suggestions about choosing equipment, learning operating techniques, and troubleshooting problems. * Discussion of AMSAT plans and policies in ways that foster better understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs, and limitations that AMSAT faces, and constructive suggestions for improvement. * Posting of amateur radio satellite-related equipment and software available for sale. Unacceptable Content Strong disagreements on issues are inevitable, but the AMSAT mailing lists are not the place for exchanges which become spiteful, unproductive exchanges. If you must have a heated exchange, it should be conducted privately and not in public on a mailing list. 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