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

FS: Standard C1208DA FM radio-good for FM and packet sats
by John Geiger 31 May '10

31 May '10

I have for sale a Standard C1208 2m radio with wideband receive. It will receive on the 70cm ham band, as well as 800mhz for public service, and plenty of other frequencies. It does 50 watts out on 2m and will do dual receive. This is the model that has the display and controls on the microphone. It also has a data in and out jack to use for packet and APRS. It comes with the mic unit, a power cord, and the manual. THe dual receive and 70cm receive makes it very good for satellite use and it will do full duplex. The data jacks also make it very user friendly for the packet satellites. Those of you familiar with Standard radios know that they were by far the best FM rigs on the market, with a price to match that. I am asking $140 plus shipping and can take paypal/check/MO. 73s John AA5JG

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Canberra Write-up
by Clint Bradford 31 May '10

31 May '10

Jim, VK3PC's write-up of the Canberra ARISS project - on South Gate News ... http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2010/canberra_ariss_contact.htm Clint, K6LCS

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Gift Idea - AMSAT Benefits
by Clint Bradford 31 May '10

31 May '10

For every order on my soy candles Web site between now and June 15, 2010, I will donate $5 to AMSAT - which, with DARA Doubling(tm), becomes a $10 donation to AMSAT. So ... Spend twenty bucks on a set of three fine, all-natural, clean-burning candles - with soy flakes grown and processed in the United States - and ten bucks goes to AMSAT. What a deal! My candle site is at ... http://www.soytives.com -Clint Bradford, K6LCS P.S. - Yes, this is a commercial solicitation. But that five buck donation eats all profit - so Clint really isn't benefitting financially from this offer. Hopefully, though, you'll come back later in the year for Christmas/Hanukkah candles ... (grin)

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HO-68 schedule for week?
by John Neeley 31 May '10

31 May '10

Anyone heard from Alan about this weeks pass schedule? Havent seen anything pass through the BB yet.. John W6ZKH

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Negai*" altitude
by Mineo Wakita 31 May '10

31 May '10

I calculated the altitude of Negai*" using 'Newton solution of Keplerian equation'. I noticed that the altitude follows a drop line slowly. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/00531ne2.jpg For more details, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/newtnkep.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Chinese President Hu Jintao visited XW-1 (HO68) special event station
by Michael Chen 31 May '10

31 May '10

President Hu Jintao of China today visited the amateur satellite station set up in the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing at around 10 A.M. Several children was operating HO68 while present was watching. He encouraged them for further activities and confirmed the positive effects of amateur satellites. BA1DU, BG1TTA, BA1EO, BG1HOB and BD5RV accompanies president's visit. Michael Chen, BD5RV/1 AMSAT-China: http://www.camsat.cn Email: michael.bd5rv(a)gmail.com MSN: bd5rv(a)jsdxc.org Skype: michael-bd5rv

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Operating question: FT-736r and HO-68/VO-52
by Bill West 31 May '10

31 May '10

Operating question: FT-736r and HO-68/VO-52 Hello: I have a Yaesu FT-736r and I am wondering the proper way to set a few switches for the CW/SSB satellites HO-68 and VO-52. I can set my transmit and receive in the middle of the uplinks and downlinks for these 2 satellites. - then- For these 2 satellites (2m-440) (inverting) how do I set the NOR/REV switch? and the USB/LSB switches for the 2 frequencies? A general rule for uplink freq and downlink freq (USB/LSB)?? (Trying to get it right - from the beginning...) Thanks, Bill - billwest007 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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Re: Alinco DJ-G7
by K8KFJ＠aol.com 30 May '10

30 May '10

>> I was wondering if someone on the list could tell me whether or not the >> Alinco DJ-G7 handi will now work full duplex ? In a message dated 5/30/2010 2:00:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com writes: > Not mine! Is it not advantageous to be able to hear your own audio during the pass and thus be able to determine how well you're getting into the bird? Making quick antenna corrections can lengthen your time on the air ... can it not? -- I'm an Arrow antenna guy -- I am quite surprised the DJ-G7 does not have the full duplex capability (if that's the case). - - - Guess I'll hold on to my old trusty FT-470 a little longer. :-) 73, Gary -K8KFJ- West Virginia Sat VUCC #125

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Re: Alinco DJ-G7
by Clint Bradford 30 May '10

30 May '10

With the latest firmware installed from Alinco's Web site, I have been told that the DJ-G7 is a good TRUE duplex performer - where you CAN monitor the sub-band while transmitting on the other. Clint, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com >I was wondering if someone on the list could tell me whether or not the >Alinco DJ-G7 handi will now work full duplex ? ---------------------------------- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com

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2010 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium - First Call for papers
by JoAnne Maenpaa 30 May '10

30 May '10

This is the first call for papers for the 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting to be held October 8 - 10 at the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn which is near O'Hare Airport. The Symposium Committee invites proposals for: + Papers for publication in the Proceedings + Symposium Presentations + Poster Presentations + Equipment and Operating Demonstrations These can be on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by September 1, 2010 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM at k9jkm(a)comcast.net. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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