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

AMSAT Wants to Publish Your Amateur Satellite News and Projects
by JoAnne Maenpaa 02 May '10

02 May '10

Hello Everyone, This is a call for YOUR input about your amateur satellite projects, achievements, and on-the-air activities. All news is invited ... if you got something to work, an event is planned or have a new idea for research other amateur satellite operators will want to know about it! Since the AMSAT-BB serves best as a forum for questions and and answers and last minute announcements we offer two addi- tional venues for publication: 1. ANS - AMSAT News Service + Are you or your club planning a satellite activity? + Perhaps testing a transponder via a balloon launch? + Your university just got approval for a CubeSat? + You just made a 7000 km contact via LEO? + You just got state #50 ... or VUCC? + Is there going to be a satellite demo at your next hamfest? + AMSAT Officers and volunteers are invited to send their team's latest news and all the good things going on within AMSAT. + Area Coordinators are invited to tell us how you are getting the word out. Short term news will be sent via the AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (ANS list). To get your message into an ANS bulletin just send an e-mail with the information to ans-editor(a)amsat.org. The deadline for the weekly bulletins is by Thursday evening of each week. The ANS editors will do the formatting ... all you need to do is send your e-mail! 2. The AMSAT Journal This bi-monthly publication by AMSAT-NA is one of the primary benefits of AMSAT membership. This print edition includes text, graphics, and photographs. The Journal staff welcomes technical input about your: + Satellite Station design + Satellite antenna projects + Satellite operations ... decoded telemetry and data showing operational trends + The Journal is an excellent place to publish your University's cubesat design + AMSAT Officers and volunteers are invited to write detailed updates about projects and AMSAT plans and project status. For the AMSAT Journal we need your articles provided as either plain text or MS-Word format. You do not need to worry about magazine column formatting since this will be done by our layout software prior to publication. Send photos and graphics as separate JPG files in as high resolution as you can save them in. Articles and items for the Journal are due by the 15th of the odd number months ... January, March, May, July, Sept- ember, November. Send your submissions to the AMSAT Journal to: journal(a)amsat.org I'll be glad to work with you to develop your ideas and assist you every step of the way in getting published via ANS or The AMSAT Journal. You can reach me at the e-mail address below. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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HO-68 Schedule - 02-09 May 2010
by Alan Kung 02 May '10

02 May '10

UTC: 02 May 2010 ================================ 17:20...Turn On--SSB/CW India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 18:05...Turn Off 18:50...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,Middle East,NA 19:35...Turn Off 23:15...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 24:00...Turn Off 03 May 2010 ================================ 01:05...Turn On--FM North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:21...Turn Off 02:05...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 02:50...Turn Off 18:55...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 19:40...Turn Off 04 May 2010 ================================ 00:00...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 00:45...Turn Off 01:45...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 02:30...Turn Off 02:40...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia, East Asia, South Asia 02:55...Turn Off 10:55...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe 11:40...Turn Off 16:50...Turn On--SSB/CW India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:35...Turn Off 18:35...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 19:20...Turn Off 05 May 2010 ================================= 02:24...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:39...Turn Off 10:40...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe 11:25...Turn Off 13:20...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,South America,Europe 14:05...Turn Off 18:20...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 19:05...Turn Off 22:25...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 23:10...Turn Off 06 May 2010 ================================= 02:11...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:26...Turn Off 05:40...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,North Asia,Middle East, Europe,Africa 06:25...Turn Off 10:20...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 11:05...Turn Off 16:15...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,India,Middle East,Europe,NA 17:00...Turn Off 18:05...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 18:50...Turn Off 07 May 2010 ================================ 23:55...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 00:40...Turn Off 01:52...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:08...Turn Off 10:05...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe 10:50...Turn Off 17:45...Turn On--SSB/CW India,Africa,Europe,NA 18:30...Turn Off 21:50...Turn On--SSB/CW NA,North Asia,Oceania 22:35...Turn Off 08 May 2010 ================================ 00:35...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 01:20...Turn Off 01:28...Turn On--FM North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:44...Turn Off 09:50...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 10:35...Turn Off 17:30...Turn On--SSB/CW Africa,Europe,NA 18:15...Turn Off 09 May 2010 ================================ 00:25...Turn On--SSB/CW South America,NA,North Asia 01:10...Turn Off 03:07...Turn On--FM North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 03:20...Turn Off 06:35...Turn On--SSB/CW North Asia,Europe,Africa 07:20...Turn Off 09:30...Turn On--SSB/CW Oceania,Asia,Europe 10:15...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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European Parliament ARISS Video
by Trevor . 02 May '10

02 May '10

Good video of the ARISS event at the European Parliament, April 27, on YouTube. See http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2010/ariss_eu_video.htm 73 Trevor M5AKA Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org Or Upload Using Form At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm ----

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Early Oscar and Martin Marietta
by Rich Dailey 02 May '10

02 May '10

This is an old, dusty Oscar history question, so anyone not interested in old, dusty questions - feel free to punch out here :-) Were there any Martin Marietta employees involved in the early Project Oscar days? Radio club participation perhaps? Any direct technical contribution, hardware or otherwise, by the company? I ask not as a current/former employee, just doing some historical research. Thanks, Rich, N8UX

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HO-68?
by Ron Overdrive 01 May '10

01 May '10

Just tried operating on HO-68 roughly an hour ago since the FM repeater was On and all heard was silence as I called CQ. Was anyone else on or is HO-68 having problems with the FM repeater? KC2WQW

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ANS-122 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 01 May '10

01 May '10

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-122 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org ******************************************************************** * The AMSAT team is preparing for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT * * Booth and activities. For the latest information go to: * * http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2010/Dayton.php * * * * Please be advised that tickets for the AMSAT-TAPR banquet at * * Dayton will not be sold at the booth. * *All tickets must be purchased at the AMSAT store by Monday, 10 May* * http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100158 * ******************************************************************** In this edition: * Successful ARISS Contact With European School in European Parliament * H-IIA Rocket to Launch Four Cubesats * Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 on PSLV-C15 * Satellite Shorts From All Over * ARISS Status - 26 April 2010 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-122.01 Successful ARISS Contact With European School in European Parliament AMSAT News Service Bulletin 122.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 2, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-122.01 On Tuesday, April 27 students of the European School II, Brussels enjoyed a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Astronaut Tim Creamer, KC5WKI operating the Amateur Radio station NA1SS aboard the International Space Station. The ISS was over South America during the contact with Adrian Sinclair's ARISS Telebridge station LU1CGB in Buenos Aires providing a solid earth station link. Twelve students selected from the school completed the contact. ARISS Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF hosted the event at the European Parliament in Brussels as a feature of a cultural exhibition set up in collaboration with the International Amateur Radio Union, the European Space Agency and sponsored by MEP Birgit, Sippel, Germany. The IARU Exhibition's name is "European Amateur Radio Benefiting Society" with the theme of Emergency, Education and Space. Because of the high profile of the location of the event at the European Parliament Building in Brussels there was considerable opportunity to raise awareness through media coverage, especially with Brussels Euro- pean School's 'model' schooling for Europe. This chance to participate in an ARISS project was actively embraced by the Science faculty and it is here where the opportunities for cur- ricular integration are gaining momentum. In the 1st Year Secondary (typically aged 11) students study forces, gravity, weight and basic ideas about 'fields'. In the 2nd Year, studies of the Solar System, and well beyond, link directly to the Shuttle missions and the Inter- national Space Station. In Year 7 (the final Baccalaureate year, when most students are aged 18) the Physics section on 'Gravitational Fields' is mainly about the mechanics of planetary and satellite motion. Topics (and questions) are often presented within the context of NASA and ESA missions. Reporting from Brussels, Gaston wrote, "In the European School, located in a residential area of Brussels, a similar setup was provided and many students listened in to the event live. Later in the same afternoon, ISS crew members came to visit the exhibition. ISS Commander Frank De Winne, ON1DWN, Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA and Roman Romanenko, each one representing a different Space Agency participated in a live question and answer session with a group of students from the European School and from another school." ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participa- ting countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crew members onboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crew members on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). [ANS thanks ARISS Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF; David Jordan, AA4KN; and ARISS for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-122.02 H-IIA Rocket to Launch Four Cubesats AMSAT News Service Bulletin 122.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 2, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-122.02 Four CubeSats in Japan are planning to launch on 17 May 2010 together with PLANET-C which belongs to JAXA by H-IIA rocket. Launch date, 17 May 2010 Launch time, 21:44:14UTC Launch site, Tanegashima Space Center in Japan http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2010/03/20100303_h2af17_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html Three of the CubeSats, Negai*", WASEDA-SAT2, KSAT, being launched by the H-IIA rocket on May 17 will be dropped off into a low earth orbit but UNITEC-1 will continue following the JAXA's Venus Climate Orbiter PLANET-C / AKATSUKI on its journey to Venus. UNITEC-1, NPO UNISEC (University Space Engineering Consortium) 5.840GHz, travel into deep space towards Venus http://www.unisec.jp/unitec-1/en/top.html Negai*", Soka University 437.305MHz CW, Packet 1200bps FSK AX.25 http://kuro.t.soka.ac.jp/main.html WASEDA-SAT2, Waseda University 437.485MHz CW(FM), PCM-FSK(FM) 9600bps http://www.miyashita.mmech.waseda.ac.jp/Waseda-Sat2/index.htm KSAT, Kagoshima University Uplink: S-band(2GHz, 10kbps), Downlink: Ku-band(13.275GHz, 10kbps/1Mbps) http://www.sci.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/~nishio/download/Ukaren2008Nishio.pdf [ANS thanks Mineo, JE9PEL, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-122.03 Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 on PSLV-C15 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 122.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 2, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-122.03 The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) would like to announce the delivery of Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 (NLS-6) cluster payload to Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (SDSC-SHAR), Andhra Pradesh, India, for launch on board PSLV-C15. PSLV-C15 will be launching from the First Launch Pad at SDSC-SHAR into 637 km sun-synchronous orbit with 10:30 Local-Time of Descending Node. NLS-6 shares this launch with Cartosat-2B primary, Alsat-2A co-primary, and STUDSAT auxiliary payload. NLS-6 is the 6th launch by SFL. The NLS-6 cluster comprises of two nanosatellite: AISSat-1 and TIsat-1. NLS-6 launch updates are being posted to http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-6/ About AISSat-1 ------------------------------ AISSat-1 is built by SFL for the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). It is intended to demonstrate a new maritime AIS receiver that has been developed by FFI. The AIS receiver will be used to monitor ship traffic in Norwegian waters. The design of AISSat-1 is based on SFL Generic Nanosatellite Bus (GNB). The spacecraft has a main structure measuring 20 cm by 20 cm by 20 cm and it is stabilized in three-axes using reaction wheels. It has a fixed 46 cm long VHF payload monopole antenna for the AIS receiver and four UHF uplink monopole antennas for the command receiver. The downlink in the S-Band. AISSat-1 has an overall dimension of 80 cm by 45 cm by 37 cm and an overall mass of 6.5 kg. AISSat-1 will be secured to the launch vehicle using the XPOD GNB separation system. AISSat-1 is not an amateur satellite and, as such, has coordinated appropriate frequencies. Its ground segment is located at Svalbard and its control centre is at FFI, near Oslo, Norway. More information on the spacecraft can be found at http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/AISSat-1/ and http://www.spacecentre.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=513… About TIsat-1 ------------------------------ TIsat-1 is a 1 kg CubeSat of 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm and is built by students and staff at University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). The primary mission objective is to involve students in systems engineering, development and test with a very challenging project and to provide students and staff at SUPSI with space mission knowledge. TIsat-1 will monitor the durability of material probes exposed to space environment, will test a micro electromechanical device and will validate the redundant, fault tolerant hardware and firmware design of the bus. Two monopole antennas (VHF and UHF) will be deployed after separation. Housekeeping and payload data will be communicated to the ground as orbital data profiles. TIsat-1 will be secured to the launch vehicle using the XPOD Single separation system. TIsat-1 communicates over amateur radio frequencies, as coordinated through the IARU, and they have been working with radio amateurs in Switzerland during the spacecraft's development. They have a Morse Code and data beacons. More information can be found at http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/tiSat1.html Future Launches by SFL ------------------------------ SFL has signed its 7th launch contract with ANTRIX for NLS-7 in late 2010/early 2011. NLS-7 will launch the twin-satellite CanX-4 and CanX-5 formation flying mission. SFL will be signing its 8th launch contract for NLS-8 momentarily, for the launch of two astronomy nanosatellites: BRITE-Austria (CanX-3A) and UniBRITE (CanX-3B). NLS-8 will also launch one partner spacecraft. In addition, SFL is under discussion for NLS-9, NLS-10, and NLS-11 launches in 2011/2012 time frame, and would like to extend an invitation to spacecraft developers world-wide to join our launches. For further information, please contact: Freddy M. Pranajaya Manager, Advanced Systems Group UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory 4925 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M3H 5T6 +1-416-667-7890 Voice +1-416-667-7799 Fax freddyp(a)utias-sfl.net http://www.utias-sfl.net/ [ANS thanks Daniel, VA3KKZ, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-122.04 Satellite Shorts From All Over AMSAT News Service Bulletin 122.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 2, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-122.04 + Hiroyuki, JG7PSJ will be QRV as JD1BMH from Chichijima, IOTA AS-031, from May 2 to 14. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters, and possibly 80 meters, using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL to home call. In addition, Makoto, JI5RPT will be QRV as JD1BLY, also from Chichijima, from May 2 to 7. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, digital modes and Satellites. QSL to home call. (via ARRL ARLD017 DX news) + Congratulations to Loren, K7CWQ, who just received his VUCC award - using a FT-60R and Arrow Sat antenna as his station. Well done, sir! + Also congratulations to KD0EM, Harold in EL98 Florida. On April 22 he worked W4AS for his first satellit contact via AO-27 FM. + Martha reminds us from AMSAT HQ that tickets for the AMSAT-TAPR banquet at Dayton will not be sold at the booth. All tickets must be purchased at the AMSAT store by Monday, 10 May: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100158 Dr. Robert McGwier, N4HY, will be the Banquet speaker + Gavin, M1BXF reports the Camb-hams, the social side of the Cambridge Repeater Group (ex Pye telecoms group) will be active on FM and SSB satellites as GS3PYE/P from grid IO67nt on the Island of Harris Scotland between May 1st and May 15th. More information can found on their DXpedition webpage: http://dx.camb-hams.com/dx-peditions/harris-dxpedition-10/ + A video has been released that explains the design philosophy of the core power control unit of New Zealand's first Amateur Radio satel- lite KiwiSAT. In the video Hans Holtz ZL1HB and Andrew Cammell ZL1AVC explains the design and operation of the KiwiSAT central power con- trol system know as the Battery Control Regulator or BCR. Watch at: http://tinyurl.com/28ocp8h + The Radio Club Ushuaia LU8XW is planning an expedition to the City of Tolhuin, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the radio club. LU8XW will be active in SSB, CW, PSK, RTTY and Satellites, from 01:00 UTC May 22 until 03:00 UTC May 24. QSLs via WD9EWK and LoTW (IOTA SA 008) - (W.A.P. - W.A.C.A Ref ARG-23) All contacts on this expedition are all contacts are valid for Radio Club Ushuaia Permanent Diploma. Please sen dany questions or comments to lu8xw(a)lu8xw.com.ar Please visit our web www.lu8xw.com.ar Thanks! Pablo LU6XV SOURCE: 73 de Augusto HB9TZA / I2JJR - SRT [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-122.05 ARISS Status - 26 April 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 122.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 2, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-122.05 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Nippon Boy Scout Amateur Radio Club in Mitaka-shi, Japan on Tuesday, May 4 at 15:09 UTC. The Japan Boy Scouts have an amateur radio club, JA1YSS and study amateur radio station operations. The boys look forward to speaking with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, a former Boy Scout. The Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, D.C. has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Family Day, Saturday, May 8 at 17:01 UTC via VK4KHZ in Australia. The Education Division of NASM is recruiting the young people who will participate in the contact. Generally, Boy Scouts and other groups are involved with this activity. The Museum draws approximately 30,000 on this Saturday in May. 2. Caldwell-Dyson Speaks with Houston School via ARISS On Monday, April 19, Expedition 23 astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with students from Jessup Elementary School in Houston, Texas. The connection was made through telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Prior to the contact, ARISS was incorporated into science, math, and language arts classes and children prepared 20 questions for the astronaut. Caldwell-Dyson answered them all as a crowd, filling the school's gymnasium, listened in. Several newspapers also attended and covered the event. 3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The monthly ARISS International Team teleconference was held on Tuesday, April 20. Topics of discussion included an update on the radio equipment for the Columbus Module and an ARISSat-1 status. Minutes have been posted. See: https://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2010-04-20.htm 4. Astronaut Training Status On Monday, April 19, astronauts Kevin Ford and Shane Kimbrough received an overview of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, followed by a Basic Ops session with Kimbrough. Both astronauts are scheduled to fly on future ISS expeditions. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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Hardware or software problems?
by Larry Gerhardstein 01 May '10

01 May '10

All, I feel like I'm no closer to a working sat station than I was one month ago. I have two computers to run SatPC32 on. Both are DELL Windows 7 Home Premium, one a desktop, the other a laptop. I have a Keyspan 4-port USB to RS232 box with optical isolators from CommFront connected to G-5500 and ICOM 910H interfaces. When I run SatPC32, I set up the COM ports and then enable R+ and C+. The computer then controls the xcvr and the rotors. After clicking on R and/or C a few times, or after clicking the transmit button on the ICOM, the computer crashes... Blue Screen, screen of death. IRQ_LESS_OR_EQUAL message. Both computers do the same thing. They crash after a short while. I've tried connecting the computer to an isolated power source, not part of the power company a.c. feeding my shack. This would be the generator in my RV. Same problem. SatPC32 ran for quite a time, but eventually the computer crashed. I have disconnected everything from the computer except for the USB going to the monitor, Keyspan box, mouse, and keyboard. Still same thing, computer crashes after awhile. The laptop crashes with only the Keyspan connected. I need expert advice again. I run SatPC32 as administrator; what about compatibility modes? What about critical o/s or driver upgrades or service packs? What about adding ferrite toroid to all wires going into and coming out of the computer? What about a power source isolator, like a UPS with a full-time inverter to get good isolated sinusoidal a.c. power to the computer and everything connected directly to it (like the monitor)? The Keyspan is USB powered. The good UPS's get expensive. Please reply on this BB (preferred) or to private email w7in(a)montana.com or call 406-826-7373. 73, Larry W7IN

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Re: Starter antennas
by kc8ran＠cox.net 01 May '10

01 May '10

I used them with preamps mounted on a 10 foot piece of PVC for a couple years. Not the greatest, but still made enough contacts to stay interested. I also used an Arrow on a camera tripod roughly pointed toward the max elevation azimuth on some low passes where the M2 loops didn't perform as well. Joe KC8RAN On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Jacob Tennant wrote: > I have a set of M2 loops antennas for 2 meters & 70cm and from reading > their website they state that they are good LEO antennas. So I was > wondering what the consensus is from anyone that has tried them. > > I understand that they won't be as good as a CP beam setup on a az/el > rotator, but since I have nothing up as of yet hoping they will at > least let me get started, was also hoping to use them for a mobile > satellite setup as well... > > Jacob Tennant - K8JWT > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: Hardware or software problems?
by Larry Gerhardstein 01 May '10

01 May '10

Win7 can run an executable in compatibility mode. I let it figure out which one to use and it chose XP S/P 2. Even so, the computer crashed anyway. I am investigating driver options and other serial interfaces. Larry W7IN On 5/1/2010 8:11 AM, N9IJ wrote: > Another possible option is to go back to XP. It was my understanding that new machines with Vista could be licensed to revert to XP, though MS is stopping XP support. Dunno if this applies to Win7 as well. Good luck with it, I will return to my iMac and MacDoppler.......sorry, couldn't resist. I do use XP still... > >

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STUDSAT and TIsat-1 launch postponed
by Trevor . 01 May '10

01 May '10

UB News - PSLV to be launched in June http://ub-news.com/news/pslv-to-be-launched-in-june/11382.html 73 Trevor M5AKA Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org Or Upload Using Form At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm ----

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