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

Primer on Digital modes for Sats
by Jeremy Widner 20 May '11

20 May '11

Where would I start if I am looking for a primer on digital modes on Sats? -- 73 Jeremy Widner K0PDX http://k0pdx.us Secretary Raytown Amateur Radio Club - K0GQ http://k0gq.com/

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WB2OQQ/ SPECIAL EVENT
by Peter Portanova 20 May '11

20 May '11

Hello, The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club has invited me to do a Satellite Presentation and Passes in honor of Armed Forces weekend. I will be situated at historic Republic Airport, home of many of the aircraft that were used to defend our freedom, in fact I will be using my ELK Antenna and Yaesu FT-50R in the shadow of an F-102, Interceptor I will be available for the following passes on Saturday 5/21/2011 only, the call you will hear is W2GSB/APM, if you're interested visit their website www.w2gsb.org if you want the special event QSL you can send an SASE to my QRZ address. GRID: FN30, Farmingdale, LI, NY Date Satellite Time UTC 5/21 AO-27 16:40 5/21 SO-50 16:54 5/21 AO-27 18:18 5/21 SO-50 18:35 73's and Enjoy WB2OQQ Pete

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ISS QSOs through voice or digipeater for LOTW
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 20 May '11

20 May '11

Hi! Since I haven't seen an answer posted to your question from earlier, here goes. Yes, QSOs between two stations on the ground through the ISS is acceptable for LOTW. Use the satellite name "ARISS" for the ISS, as shown in the LOTW FAQ: https://p1k.arrl.org/lotw/faq (all the way at the bottom of the page) 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - at LAX airport http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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My First Satellite Contacts
by Ben Napper 19 May '11

19 May '11

Wow! I've been grinning ear-to-ear for a little while now that I have my first satellite contacts completed. I find it astonishing that a hobby as mundane sounding as Amateur Radio can have any aspect of it that is as exhilarating as this experience has been. From the day I got my Tech ticket, I've wanted to work the birds, but, being a younger ham, life takes its turns. Thank you to my #1 - K8YSE, #2 - AC0RA, #3 - W7JPI, #4 - WA4NV, and #5 - K8TL. That said, I've learned a few things while lurking on here and the satellites. - Be patient. There's a lot of hams and only a few FM birds. (I'd love to get into the linear birds too, but I'd need congressional approval from the wife for the budgetary consideration required to make that a reality.) - Don't try to transmit on the bird's downlink frequency. No matter how hard you try, you will be doing a lot of talking to yourself. - Clean up the dog poo in the backyard. Now, some questions: I want to use Ham Radio Deluxe as my log (unless I hear of something that is much better) and I'm setup for LotW. How often should I upload to LotW? Are there any gotchas with logging satellite contacts? Best practices? Also, I want to (eventually) do paper QSL cards. If you do them, how do you usually handle them? Who do you recommend to use to get them made? Thanks, Ben Napper - KC0PCQ

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Re: AO-51 Tracking Widget
by Clint Bradford 19 May '11

19 May '11

>> ... do a View Page Source from your browser. Copy the link for the gadget and change the satid line ... That is called "stealing" another's work. SEND N2YO AN EMAIL - and ask him for what you would like. What is wrong with doing that? I had sent him a small donation earlier this year. And he created a CUSTOM WIDGET for me - just listing my favorite five satellites. He is approachable. He answers polite email messages. He is a ham. He SHOULD be considered a valuable resource/reference person for us ... and NOT someone whose code should be snagged and edited to our whims. UNLESS, of course, he plainly states that his works are free to the world, for us to edit however we want with them. But last time I looked, that was not the case. Clint Bradford 909-241-7666

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Relay ISS via NO44
by jerry keeton 19 May '11

19 May '11

Should have noticed this earlier , a possible skip from ISS to NO44 or vice versa . This pass @1345 or there abouts if this gets posted soon enough . Jerry WB5LHD

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FS: Satellite Antenna System
by John Germanos 19 May '11

19 May '11

I have the following for sale: M2 436CP30 with PS-70CM polarity switch installed M2 2MCP14 with PS-2M polarity switch installed M2 Model HD-FG Fiberglass Boom Yeasu Model G-5400B AZ/EL Rotor W0LMD Rotor Computer Interface All in working order. Pick up only. $600.00 takes all. John WB9PNU 314 843 3031

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new sat
by Nick Pugh K5QXJ 19 May '11

19 May '11

A 1u cube satellite cost < $50k Just get a university to sponsor it. A bird that can get out to 1200 KM is < $150k . Three of these sat would get us several hours of coverage a day. AMSAT has approximately 4000 members so raise the dues $20 a year and by year 2 you have the money. Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School

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FS: M2 149T-CP14 Circular Polarized Antenna
by David Palmer KB5WIA 19 May '11

19 May '11

Hi Everyone, I was contacted by a local ham recently who'd like to find a good home for a sat antenna currently located at their emergency comms site. The antenna appears to be a M-Squared 149T-CP14 circular polarized antenna. It has the following measured specs: Boom 118” (9’ 10”), Driven elements (2): about 37.5”, Reflectors (2): about 39”, Other Elements – range about 35 to 34”. The spec sheet for this antenna indicates it has 10.3 dBi gain and a frequency range of 148-150 MHz (yes, this is outside the 2m ham band). http://m2inc.com/products/commercial/136r149tcp14.html It's been at a fixed az/el position on an office bldg roof for a while but is reportedly in great shape. They don't use the antenna anymore, so he'd like to know whether anyone in the satellite community would be interested in this one. Contact me off-list if you're interested and I'll put you in touch! 73 de Dave KB5WIA / CM88 Northern California

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SO67 at Dayton Hamvention
by Hans 19 May '11

19 May '11

Hi An additional schedule has been implemented to cover S067 operation during the Dayton Hamvention. Details on www.amsatsa.org.za <http://www.amsatsa.org.za/> Hans van de Groenendaal Features Editor EngineerIT www.eepublishers.co.za 012 991 4662 082 781 4631

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