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

Congratulations!
by Clint Bradford 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Congratulations - and THANK YOU - to all who were elected and also committed themselves to serve AMSAT. IMHO, we continue to be in "good hands." Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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Hudson Valley Satcom Group Net Tonight Sept.16 8PM On N2EYH-L
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Hello everyone its time again for the HVSG Net at 8 PM on Echolink N2EYH-L or the MtBeacon repeater 146.970 pl 100. Tonight is our fifth anniversary Net. This will be net number 101. Hope you can join us for the net. 73/Gary WA2AQH

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Gitmo
by garymf＠aol.com 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Jordan KJ4TLB will be on the FM sats from Gitmo. Believe its a short trip and not sure of the call. Gary K4MF

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LVB Tracker / 5500 rotor / USB-Serial Port coversion
by Knut 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

I am struggling trying to establish a proper USB - Serial port conversion on my laptop. Can someone tell me which software is best for this conversion and what are the pitfalls. I have tried the FTDI Drivers as described in the LVB Tracker Box Manual without success. With so many LVB Trackers in use I am sure there is a way, but I have not found it yet. I may be doing something wrong during the installation of this software and I can not figure it out. Any suggestion will really be appreciated and tried. Newbe Knut / N6BNP SoCAL

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Yaesu FT-736R loaded for sale
by John Belstner 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

Greetings, I have an excellent FT-736R for sale with the following extra options/accessories. 6 m module 23 cm module CW filter CTCSS board Keyer CAT cable (w/USB adapter) DC power cable Original box and packing. Contact me off list if interested. Thanks much! John W9EN W9EN(a)AMSAT.ORG Sent from my iPad

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Re: ao51 up link ??
by Tom Schuessler 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Glen, Do note that starting this month, the AO51 team is keeping the main V/U crossband repeater constant but is doing weekly hanges of modes and operating patterns for the second, low power repeater. I personally will be trying the second QRP repeater when it is turned on to V/U FM next week. It is explained in the link. Lots of opportunities to experiment. Tom Schuessler 2713 Lake Gardens Drive Irving, Texas 75060 972-986-7456 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp(a)arrl.net Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:40:37 -0500 From: "Glenn AA5PK" <aa5pk(a)suddenlink.net> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ao51 up link ?? To: "Ted" <k7trkradio(a)charter.net> Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Message-ID: <63A6EA202D1B4E31B7F483EE138B9750@RadioShack> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original 145.92 http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted" <k7trkradio(a)charter.net> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 7:22 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] ao51 up link ?? > Doing some troubleshooting my radio and noticed on the AO51 web site that > there are 2 uplink frequencies listed. > > > > Are we on 145.880, no PL or 145.920 w/PL > > > > Tnx, > > > > Ted > > _______________________________________________ > 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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BL11 Operation Tuesday - Thursday
by Tom Deeble 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Greetings, It looks like contacts from Hawaii are really possible via AO-51. On Sunday I made two contacts to northern California and today made a contact with AA5PK in San Angelo, Texas. We were both at around 1.5 degrees and almost 3600 miles apart. So I'm very happy with my modest IC-W32A & Arrow setup. I'm planning on operating on four passes over Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday as follows: Tuesday 9/14: AO-51 4:12 - 4:20 PM HST, 7:12 - 7:20 PM PDT, 0212 - 0220 9/15 UTC Wednesday 9/15 HO-68 9:14 - 9:25 AM HST, 12:14 - 12:25 PM PDT, 1914 - 1925 UTC Note: HO-68 shuts OFF at 1925 UTC AO-51 3:31 - 3:39 PM HST, 6:31 - 6:39 PM PDT, 0131 - 0139 9/16 UTC Thursday 9/16 HO-68 8:58 - 9:05 AM HST, 11:58 - 12:05 PM PDT, 1858 - 1905 UTC Note: HO-68 shuts OFF at 1905 UTC Hope to make some more contacts here in BL11 land (Diamond Head - Waikiki). 73's, Tom - KA6SIP

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2010 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors election results
by Alan P. Biddle 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

The 2010 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors election has been completed with the following results: Tom Clark, K3IO, 674 votes (Regular Member) Lou McFadin, W5DID, 655 votes (Regular Member) Gould Smith, WA4SXM, 523 votes (Regular Member) Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, 491 votes (Alternate Member) A total of 813 ballots were received. In accordance with the Bylaws of AMSAT-NA, those receiving the three highest number of votes are elected as regular members of the Board of Directors for the next 2 years, with the forth becoming an alternate to serve one year until the next election. Congratulations to the new Board members. Alan Biddle WA4SCA AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary

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KD8KSN/0 in DN60
by Rodney Waln 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

also he had a pass on HO68 a little but before that pass, and worked a few, nice surprise with ka6sip BL11 in the mix, kc0zhf

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Re: New to Linear Satellites
by Patrick E Farcon 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

I am not sure if this went through the first time I sent it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and 73! Pat N2VYT FN20un Sent from my iPhone On Sep 13, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Patrick E Farcon <pfarcon(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Good afternoon. I am looking for some advice at working the linear satellites such as FO-29 and VO-52. I just got SatPC32 installed and controlling my Icom 706mkiiG. Unfortunately therefore I am not working full duplex however I was able to copy a pass of FO-29 last night although not exactly on the frequency that SATPC32 was tuning my rig onto. Are there corrections that need to be made to correct the shift in frequency? Are those corrections set once based on the rig being used or is it satellite specific as well? > > In addition I am looking to add a second all mode rig so that I can work full duplex. This rig would need to be compatible or tested with SatPC32. > > Any help/suggestions to point this newbie in the rift direction would be great! > > Thanks, > > Pat > N2VYT > FN20un > > Sent from my iPhone

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