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

AO-51 Reports--thank you!!
by Mark L. Hammond 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Thank you all for the increased frequency of reporting on http://oscar.dcarr.org/ . It is very helpful! Your continued support is appreciated... 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Ham IV rotor problem
by D. Craig Fox 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Greetings and happy new year to my fellow sat-ops. I thought I would try here before searching the entire ‘net, for some tips in trouble shooting a rotor problem. My up/down link sat antennas are mounted on a common boom, fixed el., above my HF yagi. I turn all of it with a very old Ham IV rotor and the original CDE controller. Here is the problem. The rotor turns fine, but there is no readout of direction. This first began to occur intermittently, then finally the needle just stopped moving while turning the antennas. I have checked the wiring at both ends and all seems in order. I am really hoping to avoid having to tear down the rotor, so any suggestions on trouble shooting from “outside the case” would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much. Craig N6RSX NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.

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SatStatus
by Andrew Rich 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

A while back I created a web page called sat status It could take sat reports from people and also from APRS streams I am thinking of re-instating this It had a dash board, an APRS data stream also made entries (from ISS) from example. I have also know worked out a simple chat server Interested ? - Andrew -

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Turkish satellite
by Howie DeFelice 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

A similar report showed up recently on the Satellite Today report: [Satellite TODAY 12-29-10] Turkey plans to send 3USAT, the nation’s first homemade communications test satellite, into orbit in September, satellite communications operatorTurksat announced Dec. 28. The satellite, under development at the Istanbul Technical University, is part of a Turksat program to manufacture Turkey's first communications satellite by 2015. “The satellite will provide wireless voice transmission over an amateur band between two groups of people at two distant locations. Next month, we will announce where the new satellite will be launched from,” Istanbul Technical University Professor Alim Rustem Aslan said in a statement. India placed Turkey's first homemade cubic satellite into orbit in September 2009. HowieAB2S

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New Turkish 3U cube with amateur two-way payload?
by Andrew Glasbrenner 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Turkey_To_Launch_First_Home_Made_Communic… Ignoring that silly drawing, has anyone heard about this before now? 73, Drew KO4MA

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HO-68 beacon heard.
by Eric Knaps, ON4HF 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hello Group, I am hearing the HO-68 beacon strong while writing this ( 21:25 utc) I have seen reports here that the bird was not heard for a while, I guess it's still out there. Only no transponder active. 73 Eric. -- Amateur Radio Station ON4HF Eric Knaps Satellite manager UBA Tel. +32472985876 (mobile) http://www.on4hf.be

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Re: New Turkish 3U cube with amateur two-way payload?
by Rich Dailey 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

At 12:24 PM 1/5/2011, you wrote: >http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Turkey_To_Launch_First_Home_Made_Communic… >Ignoring that silly drawing, has anyone heard about this before now? Sorry, but I'm really diggin' that design, with the log periodic antenna, and the mast with the red thing on top. Not to mention the fact that it will provide voice transmission wirelessly. :-) It all looks and sounds very scientific. I only hope that since it will be using an amateur band, radio amateurs are involved. Rich, N8UX https://twitter.com/RichDailey https://www.facebook.com/RichDailey

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We Need Help
by Martha 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

AMSAT is looking for members who are willing to work on the AMSAT Journal. If you are interested, please contact Gould Smith at 865-691-2718 -- 73- Martha

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K6LCS Site Validity
by Clint Bradford 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Someone just visited the LINKS section on eHam, found my satellite site, and entered this comment: "Question site validity that the funds actually go to. URL doesn't match AMSAT at all." That person obviously knows little about me. And less about the AMSAT fund raising widget program. The widget's script is what AMSAT sent to me, of course. And, of course, those "Links" comments are all entered anonymously. So, you ignorant moron, please call AMSAT's home office to verify "where my funds go." Since you do not trust me, just find the phone number yourself. It is posted on the AMSAT-NA Web site. You can also find email contact info there, too, for all current AMSAT board members. Un-freakin'-believable. Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com

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IR0CD D-Star repeater in satellite band ( 145.975 MHz) ?
by f6htj＠aol.com 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hello all; and here is another one: http://www.dstarusers.org/viewrepeater.php?system=IR0CD 73 de Michel F6HTJ

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