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

never gets old
by Bob- W7LRD 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Ya know this stuff never gets old. I've been messing around with this stuff for about 50 years. This afternoon I finished installing my FT-8800 in my truck. I felt as nervous as when I was a novice with my home brew 6L6 (look it up). I worked 5 guys on AO-51. I just discovered a new wrinkle to this never ending hobby, my wife thinks I need a intervention, or help. Craig, it works super! 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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NASA Statement on ARISSat-1
by Clint Bradford 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

To those who intimately KNOW ARISSat-1 - Does this all make sense to you? Especially the part, " ... checking out its 430 MHz transmitter from the satellite control panel ... " You do not need to get technical with me in an answer - but does what this statement say "feel" like all is well? Clint " ... Dmitri performed hardware setup and test activation of the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B “Kedr” microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk module, connecting it to an 825M3 Orlan battery and checking out its 430 MHz transmitter from the satellite control panel.[The small satellite was named Kedr in honor of the call sign of Yuri Gagarin. It will be activated onboard the station tomorrow, April 12, i.e., Cosmonautics Day, when the world celebrates the anniversaries of the first human flight into space and the first Space Shuttle flight. Development, manufacturing and launch of Kedr is the first phase in Russia’s integrated program approved by UNESCO, with the goal to create and operate mini-satellites with a mass less than 100 kg by combined efforts of students across the world. Once Kedr is activated, it will transmit 25 greetings in 15 languages, pictures of Earth, and telemetry data from science hardware and support systems, as well as historical audio recordings. 50 years after Gagarin’s flight all ham radio operators across the world thus will have a unique opportunity to hear the famous “Poyekhali” (Let’s Go!) from Earth orbit.]" /end/ Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666

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ARISSat-1 service call
by Alan P. Biddle 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

For those who are familiar with ISS crew operations, a question. Assuming they don't pull an all nighter, when is the crew likely to get back on the problem? I am deciding when to set my alarm clock. ;) Alan WA4SCA

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Arissat still silent
by P. Pakr 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Next pass over Czech, nothing heard here :-( 73! Petr

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Re: ARISSat-1 tlm decoder
by Nader Omer 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hi David Check you setup with other soundcard decoding software e.g. MMSSTV. ARISSat-1 tlm decoder V.4 was unstable and it use to shut itself wit the soundcard out put on my PC!! (Dell P4, OS XP). The last version V5 is so stable at least until now. 73 de Nader

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ARISsat-1 Setup
by Armando Mercado 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Hello, http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html reports ARISsat-1 has been setup... Dmitri performed hardware setup and test activation of the TEKh-43 Radioskaf-B "Kedr" microsatellite in the MRM2 Poisk module, connecting it to an 825M3 Orlan battery and checking out its 430 MHz transmitter from the satellite control panel. [The small satellite was named Kedr in honor of the call sign of Yuri Gagarin. It will be activated onboard the station tomorrow, April 12, i.e., Cosmonautics Day, when the world celebrates the anniversaries of the first human flight into space and the first Space Shuttle flight. Development, manufacturing and launch of Kedr is the first phase in Russia's integrated program approved by UNESCO, with the goal to create and operate mini-satellites with a mass less than 100 kg by combined efforts of students across the world. Once Kedr is activated, it will transmit 25 greetings in 15 languages, pictures of Earth, and telemetry data from science hardware and support systems, as well as historical audio recordings. 50 years after Gagarin's flight all ham radio operators across the world thus will have a unique opportunity to hear the famous "Poyekhali" (Let's Go!) from Earth orbit.] The part of connecting it to an Orlan battery and 430MHz transmitter has me confused... Hopefull to hear something. 73, Armando N8IGJ

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Re: Typical pass for Echo?
by Bill Dzurilla 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Welcome back to the sats. I did not hear the pass you mentioned, but typically AO-51 is very busy on mid-day passes, even more so on weekends. The early morning passes are usually better. Of the FM birds, AO-51 is the busiest, AO-27 is a bit less busy, and SO-50 is usually not very busy. SO-67 is also not that busy, but it has been turned on just for a week or two a month. The SSB birds are all uncrowded, with room for everybody. 73, Bill NZ5N > > Today's 3:30 EDT AO-51 pass was the first pass I have tried > to > work on a LEO in a long time (years). Blew the dust > off the FT-530 and Arrow and sat out in the parking lot at > work. > > Was that pretty typical (i.e. quantity of stations) now for > a > mid-afternoon, weekday pass over the US? > What about the very early morning passes? > > Bill W1PA

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Arissat-1 still nil here
by Petr, OK1IN (ex OK1UND) 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

First pass over EU - no signal from ISS :-( 73! Petr

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Typical pass for Echo?
by Bill W1PA 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

This is not intended as a "troll", or written with any attitude. Today's 3:30 EDT AO-51 pass was the first pass I have tried to work on a LEO in a long time (years). Blew the dust off the FT-530 and Arrow and sat out in the parking lot at work. Was that pretty typical (i.e. quantity of stations) now for a mid-afternoon, weekday pass over the US? What about the very early morning passes? Bill W1PA

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real satellite situation
by Bob- W7LRD 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

This next pass of AO-51 at 2222Z I will be trying out for the first time my FT-8800 running mobile in my truck. I have no idea how this will play. Be gentle with me. 73 Bob W7LRD CN87 Seattle

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