January 2011 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

KLM-2M-C22 Polarity
by Louis House, KD5GM 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

I am using the KLM-2m-c22 (also the 432 model) with the CS-3 relays. These antennas are mounted in the X pattern and are working very well. The question is: under normal construction, (by the book), of the antennas, are they left hand or right hand polarized before the CS-3 relay is energized? Thanks in advance for any information. LOUIS, KD5GM in EL29kq CW, The original digital mode AMSAT #37061: FIST #3606

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Satellite Magazine - Fastsat, NanoSail-d and O/OREOS
by Trevor . 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Fastsat, NanoSail-d and O/OREOS feature on pages 61/62 of the latest issue of Satellite Magazine. Download a copy from http://www.satmagazine.com/2011/SM_January_2011.pdf Also see Prime Time on page 14 and SpaceX page 60 73 Trevor MI5AKA Daily Amateur Radio Email/RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email Your News To: editor at southgatearc.org Or Upload At: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news_1.htm ----

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Eclipse Seen from Space
by Clint Bradford 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Eclipse, as seen by Hinode satellite January 4 ... http://bcove.me/57037ei2 Clint

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LVB Tracker & G-5500 Rotator
by Bob Herrell 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

Hi All, I am having problems trying to use the LVB Tracker/G5500 on the Serial Port. My box will not communicate. Mike Young sent me another box with the MAX232 chip and I am not able to communicate with it either. I can control the G5500 via the LVB faceplate. I am using COM Port 1, 9600, 8-N-1 None and CAN communicate with hyperterminal with a loopback plug. When it is plugged to the LVB box I am NOT able to communicate via hyperterminal or SatPC32. The SDX Server is set correctly to COM1/9600, has been saved and SatPC32 recycled. Still no go. My original box, when the USB chip is removed and a MAX232 chip installed appears to communicate with the G5500, but when the G5500 is powered off, both meters on the G5500 peg to the max. Very strange. Still not control via Serial port. Anyone have any ideas? Mike & I are stumped on this one. 73, Bob Herrell AJ5C

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K0BAM 2010 Sat Stats
by Jim Adams 08 Jan '11

08 Jan '11

I saw in another thread a breakdown of satellite passes, and thought what a cool idea. I didn't start working sats until January 2010, because I wasn't licensed until December 2009. All of my sat work is standing outside, with an ht and Arrow antenna. Due to my being surrounded by 13,000 ft mountain ranges, all passes I work have to be 30 degree elevation or higher. I get to work AO-27, AO-51 and SO-50 each once a day. I know I listened for a week before I had the courage to transmit but what a thrill those first few contacts were! 1st contact was 01/19/2010 with KI6IUJ Last contact was 12/31/2010 with WD9EWK AO-27 - 322 AO-51 - 208 SO-50 - 173 HO-68 - 25 SO-67 - 18 TOTAL - 746 contacts plus one with the ISS I've qualified for VUCC, just waiting on the award to arrive. Worked sats from DM68 (home grid) and portable from DM57, DM58 and DM67. This summer I plan on making several trips to rare grids around me. Working sats for me is a blast, frustrating at times but still lots of fun. And thank goodness for digital tape recorders! Jim Adams - K0BAM Ridgway, Colorado

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unknown signal
by jerry keeton 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Was monitoring 435.325 listening for GO-32 . Got the message below but not sure if that is from Oscar 32 . Was on 9600 bps . Anyone have any clues? Jerry WB5LHD 1:Fm -2 To vr-2 <I P R3 S2 pid=7C Len=7 >[17:19:51] ìâ¿Îà^ 2:Fm -2 To vr-2 <I P R3 S2 pid=7C Len=7 >[17:19:51] ìâ¿Îà^

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UT1FG around South America !
by Roland Zurmely 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

Look here, map with the 36 grid squares of my satellite contacts with Yuri : http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/satelite.htm#y 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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WD9EWK @ Glendale AZ hamfest on Saturday (8 January)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi! I will be at the Thunderbird Hamfest 2011 on Saturday (8 January) morning in Glendale, Arizona, with an AMSAT table. The hamfest starts at 7am (1400 UTC), and should run until midday (1900 UTC), more or less. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/Hamfest_2011.html Although this is an indoor hamfest, I plan on going outside with my portable satellite station and have demonstrations throughout the morning. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass, please feel free to say "hello" to the crowd. If you work WD9EWK and would like to receive a QSL card for the contact(s), please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you're in the log, I will happily send you a card. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: HF gathering FQ
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Damon, Back in March or so, I ran into VE1SKY, and NL7VX talking about starting some kind of "after the pass" type net on I think 40 Meters. I'm not sure if that ever materialized or not. Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jan 6, 2011 9:02 PM, <wa4hfn(a)comcast.net> wrote:

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HF gathering FQ
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Is there an HF frequency for bird workers to gather,tell stories , bragg or what ever? WA4HFN Damon

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