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SATPC32 and Vista
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 May '10

22 May '10

A ham friend is having a problem with SATPC32. He didn't know what version he is running. His computer is running Vista and when he tries to load SATPC32, he gets a prompt that mentions a "64 bit" problem. Sorry to be so vague, but I'm getting this second hand. Has anyone had a problem that sounds similiar to this and if so, can you share any advice on how you solved it? Thanks, Dave, AA4KN

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HO-68
by Don 22 May '10

22 May '10

I will still take all the help I can get but I think I just answered my own question. I was taking another look at the schedule and noticed it said turn on cw/ssb DUH I don't think that is going to work with a FM rig. Now that I feel completely stupid I still wonder about the preamp. Don WB8ZOM Waterford, MI

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Rocket science ain't cheap
by Bob- W7LRD 21 May '10

21 May '10

How many of us have some little trinket, gizzmo, piece of equipment that we're, "going to get around to it". Where in the back of your head that little voice, doubts it. On Ebay one can sell "almost" anything. Don't have an Ebay account? Bet you know someone who does. Until Sept.1 D.A.R.A. will match any contribution to AMSAT contribution up to $5000. Now that little gizzmo you're going to get "around to it" maybe worth $10 or maybe a lot more. Why not contribute a piece of the profits or all of it to AMSAT and then it's times 2. My recent efforts by the time it's all done will be between $500-$800 to AMSAT. With little or no skin off my nose. I still have more stuff in my "around to it" pile. So check out your "around to it " pile. If you want information email me, I do not recommend the Mission Fish process. Remember, this is rocket science, and rocket science ain't cheap. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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HO-68
by Don 21 May '10

21 May '10

I have been trying to work HO-68 on fairly good passes but can no hear a thing. Sometimes I think I hear faint voices but that could be wishful thinking. I am new to using the sat's but have been around the hobby for years. I am using a Kenwood TH-G71 with the uplink and tone +downlink programmed into one memory. Also using a arrow antenna . I am talking about above 40 pass . I know it is around 1200 K up so do I need a preamp to hear it and what are my real chances of doing this with around 5 watts? According to the published schedules It should be on for NA. I know my track time was good because I did check near the end of the pass and could hear the packet burst from ARISS. Any help with this one? Don WB8ZOM in Waterford MI.

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UNITEC-1 Signal Received
by Trevor . 21 May '10

21 May '10

CW and FSK signals received in Japan from UNITEC-1 at a distance of 300,000 km, see http://sites.google.com/site/unitec1ops/ 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: new to sats
by Jimmy c 20 May '10

20 May '10

Hi all Thanks for all the rplys and links to vids pDFs and how to and genral advise. right now what i have to use is a ICom ic 28 HT 2 meter a HTX 202 a hand held VHF/UHF scanner for listen to the downlinks a dimound 510 on my tower & and a tri band whip aswell as a home brew 3 element yagi. I working on getting a yagi from a friens his not use 4 elment. a old camera tri pod to mount wicth wver yagi I use. right now im using gsat for tracking, but that will change Im trying to find tracking software I like. SO im thinking out of that list I cam make somthing work to get my fet wet. I been listening For FO-29 VO-52 AO-51 Ao 27 and ISS. they all made passes in the last few hrs. I dodnt hear amything but i guess that happens I was hoping to hear at least FO-29s CW beacon but i didnt. well it keep fidh though my gear and see what i got around the shack to make thinks easyer to listen, hear and make contact. this questoin may be off topic if so Im Sorry. Im disabled I found out about handihams, does anybody know if hamdaham has like a sat branch? just wondering 73 KC9PXZ JImmy c Norwalk WI

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Negai TLE update
by Mineo Wakita 20 May '10

20 May '10

Negai 1 00000U 00000H 10140.92363856 .00000730 00000-0 00000-0 0 00 2 000000 29.9659 238.9027 0000000 120.7250 357.125 15.908223575 00 Unitec1OrbitEstimation.exe http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/00520uni.jpg http://sites.google.com/site/unitec1ops/swdownload http://ssdl-www.aero.kyushu-u.ac.jp/unitec1/archives/data/Software/UNITEC-1… JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Teachers Institute Roswell NM
by Mark Spencer 20 May '10

20 May '10

I will be conducting the second in the 2010 ARRL teachers institutes series next week at the New Mexico Military Institute campus in Roswell (DM73). The satellite and space technology unit will be conducted May 25 in the afternoon. I will be attempting a satellite demonstration on the AO-27 pass at 2049Z on May 25. I will be using the call W1AW/5. I hope you will help with the demonstration and say hello to the participating teachers. If we make contact, and you'd like a QSL, a simple e-mail request to me will be sufficient (no SASE required, I'd send it back anyway). 73, Mark WA8SME Mark Spencer, WA8SME Education and Technology Program Coordinator ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioT mspencer(a)arrl.org www.arrl.org/education-technology-program www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-on-wireless-technology 530-495-9150

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2.4ghz helix on ebay
by Bob- W7LRD 20 May '10

20 May '10

Greetings Cleaning up the ham shack. I am putting a nice 20 turn helix on ebay. 50% goes to AMSAT. Rocket science ain't cheap! 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110535910807&ssPageName=…

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Any update on P3E?
by Peter Sils 20 May '10

20 May '10

I am wondering if there is any update to the status of P3E? I have not seen any mention of it for a long time and wondering if it is built and ready to launch or has the project been put on "hold" because of launch expenses? Any update would be appreciated! 73 Peter KD0AA

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