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

E1P telemetry reception
by Ken Swaggart 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Finally worked out the bugs in my receiving setup for E1P. My antenna is only a 70 cm HO loop with a mast mounted preamp. Haven't yet repaired the G-5500 (Yaesu hasn't responded to my queries!). Surprisingly, that antenna works quite well for E1P. Here's how I configured my equipment: Receiver Mode: LSB Freq: 437.5017 at pass start (excluding Doppler) drifting down to 437.50110. This could either be due to a slight error in the keps, or drift in the satellite's transmitter. This requires manual tweaking of the receiver in addition to Doppler correction. I tuned the receiver so the 1 second tuning tone from E1P was at the upper 1200 baud packet marker in MixW. Demodulator: MixW set at normal 1200 baud packet. Using a virtual serial port emulator to connect to the E1P telemetry decoder. Also fed the audio to a KPC-9612, but was not able to decode any packets, even though MixW was having no problem with the signal. I'm really amazed that I could collect data from a cube sat using my omni antenna! So far my best (in two passes) was 23 decoded telemetry frames. Ken, W7KKE CN75xa

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Extra, Extra, Read your copy of the Proceedings
by Bruce 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

I have just added the Proceedings of the AMSAT-NA 29th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting to the AMSAT online store under Publications. If you were unable to attend the Symposium, this is your chance to get a copy of the Proceedings. Copies are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 73...bruce AMSAT Online Store Manager -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Question about E1P
by Raidel Abreu Espinet 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi, What's the modulation for recieving the Montana University Explorer-1 Prime satelite, FM, USB??? Any info will be very appreciate as I would like to try to recieve it. Also if any one has the latest keplers or know if finally it has or not its own catalogue number. Regards, Raydel, CM2ESP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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em56/55 line
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Look for W4HLR on the em55 56 line today 09 Nov 2001 WA4HFN

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5 in EM55
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Congrats to Joe WA4OVO for award #40 5 in EM55

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Re: Symposium Photos
by Edwin M. "EMike" McCardel, KC8YLD 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Gould, I've posted some of my pictures, in an album, on the AMSAT facebook page. Use 'em anyway you want. EMike, KC8YLD E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, ARRL NO CODE REQUIRED When All Else Fails... There's Amateur Radio Learn more via www.ARRL.org <http://www.arrl.org/> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 1:51 AM, <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:54:32 -0800 (PST) > From: "G. Gould Smith" <gouldsmi(a)bellsouth.net> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Symposium Photos > Message-ID: > <1320706472.63132.YahooMailClassic(a)web181103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I am writing an article for the Journal about the 2011 Symposium. > ? > Please email me any photos or links to your online image storage to > include in the article. > ? > Thanks, > Gould, WA4SXM > E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, ARRL NO CODE REQUIRED When All Else Fails... There's Amateur Radio Learn more via www.ARRL.org

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Re: Frustrated...need detumbling program.
by Nader Omer 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi Carl Please see the link . Hope it w'll help. How to setup software to Rx E1p-U2I telemetry data. http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-decode-e1p-u2-cubesat.html 73 de Nader ST2NH

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adding new cubesats to oscar.dcarr.org
by Kevin Deane 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Personaly I think if you can not get something from the satellite then in my opinion it is not worthy of the page!!! Kevin KF7MYK > From: mail(a)mike-rupprecht.de > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 21:55:41 +0100 > Subject: [amsat-bb] adding new cubesats to oscar.dcarr.org > > I think, it would make sense to add the new cubesats AubieSat-1, M-Cubed, > RAX-2 and E1P to the http://oscar.dcarr.org/ list. What do you think? > > > > 73 Mike > > DK3WN > > _______________________________________________ > 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: adding new cubesats to oscar.dcarr.org
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi Mike, A very good suggestion and would prove very useful for a number of reasons, a common point fro collective information and reporting on the status. Secondly it would not only avoid emails to the bbs but also perhaps hold back on reporting or enquiring on the status I appreciate of course the frequency of operation in some cases is not strictly in the amateur bands and which may also be the reasons for the delays in these objects being allocated a classified identification. This fact and delay may not help in placing them on the oscar.dcarr.org web site. Appreciate all of your pioneering and good work on decoding and reporting on your own web pages. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat -UK Amsat NA

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Mars Curse Strikes Again?
by B J 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

It looked like a good launch, but the spacecraft may be lost: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/11/live-zenit-2launch-fobos-grunt-sampl… Origin of the Great Galactic Ghoul: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_Mars#Mars_Curse Meanwhile, the Mars Science Laboratory's scheduled to be launched later this month. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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