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

AO-51 S-band // WIFI USB dongle as receiver?
by ac0z 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Hello to the AMSAT brain trust. I am new to satellites and have a new person question: > Is there any way to utilize a WIFI (2.4 GHZ, 13cm) USB dongle (with SMA ant. port) into a gain antenna, and successfully receive the S-band downlink from AO-51? This is a 13cm transceiver, but I suspect the answer is no. I already have a 24db gain dish, so I thought I would ask. Outside of WIFI, is there anything useful I can do with this dongle? The more conventional units (transverters, receivers, etc.) are a bit spendy for me right now. thanks. paul ac0z

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AO-27 Off Frequency?
by Zachary Beougher 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Hi, The last two AO27 passes I have worked over the past two days that come up from my SE appearing to be about 5kHz off frequency (high). I have to monitor 436.810 to receive the signal clearly at AOS. I would usually start at .805, 10kHz above the transmit frequency of 436.795. On the passes that favor my west all appears to be normal. Am I the only one that has noticed this? 73! Zack KD8KSN

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Re: OT: NASA Website access?
by Jeffrey Koehler 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

I get a "webpage not available " message. 73 Jeff WB2SYK Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone wb7dru(a)usfamily.net wrote: >Am I the only one having issues accessing nasa.gov? It fails on Verizon and Frontier Networks. Google has no new news. It seems the entry is gone from any DNS I can do a lookup on... > >Could very well be my cloud has turned against me >Dave > >__________________________________ >Dave Donaldson >HAM:WB7DRU >Navy/MC MARS:NNN0AXK >Burnsville, MN >Sent from my android device. >_______________________________________________ >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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OT: NASA Website access?
by wb7dru＠usfamily.net 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Am I the only one having issues accessing nasa.gov? It fails on Verizon and Frontier Networks. Google has no new news. It seems the entry is gone from any DNS I can do a lookup on... Could very well be my cloud has turned against me Dave __________________________________ Dave Donaldson HAM:WB7DRU Navy/MC MARS:NNN0AXK Burnsville, MN Sent from my android device.

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ao-27
by Dads 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Hi : The last pass on AO-27 the station GL08 doesn,t appear on the data base. Jerry w0sat

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Re: Droid Sat
by Tom 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

I'm seeing the same, Mike. I tried changing the text color thinking it may be set to white on white but saw no change in the satellite list. Tom - KØTW >Anyone running Droid Sat? I just installed it to try out. When I access the >list of satellite, all I see is a white screen with no text. I can select a >line and it does bring up a satellite.... > >73, >Mike, N1JEZ >AMSAT 29649

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HO-68
by Ellis Foley 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Return Mail to wa1rks(a)yahoo.com Does anyone have any info on HO-68,and the Camsat site? I can't seem to update or create an account. or get any info per the bird,and what its schedule is,or its health etc. Any input would be appreciated here. or at wa1rks(a)yahoo.com Tnks de Ellis WA1RKS.

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Droid Sat
by n1jez＠burlingtontelecom.net 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Anyone running Droid Sat? I just installed it to try out. When I access the list of satellite, all I see is a white screen with no text. I can select a line and it does bring up a satellite.... 73, Mike, N1JEZ AMSAT 29649 "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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Re: Android satellite tracking
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

Wayne, When you are on the page of predictions, click on one and it will display a circle with a line that shows the satellite's path from AOS to LOS. During the pass there is a dot that travels along the line depicting the satellite's location. So it gives a little better idea where it is in relation to you. It's not exactly what you're looking for, but it does help. Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Feb 26, 2011 2:36 AM, "Wayne Estes" <w9ae(a)charter.net> wrote:

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Android satellite tracking
by Wayne Estes 26 Feb '11

26 Feb '11

What are the preferred Android satellite tracking programs for ham satellites? Most seem to be intended for visual sighting. This subject came up months ago, but without a search function I can't find it in the amsat-bb archives. Wayne Estes W9AE Oakland, Oregon, USA, Cn83ik

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