January 2012 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

05 Jan '12

There were actually a lot of easterners on AO-27 this day on the first pass for me, about 3.5 degree elevation max. I heard no Maine, though. But I have worked almost every grid in Maine and most of the counties. Actually all the grids in W1, 2, 3, 4 lands except one in Maine, but not lately! Keep trying! It doesn't happen overnight. Took me several years of waiting for Vermont and Delaware to finish WAS. 73, John, K6YK On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 17:05:17 -0800 Mervyn Hecht <mervynhecht(a)gmail.com> writes: > my direct email is <mervynhecht(a)yahoo.com> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f026931a33c010cc44dst03vuc

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Re: Need East Coast
by Bill Acito W1PA 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

Odd... I am surprised at the number of folks who need NH... there are actually a large number of hams in southern NH. And I work less than 15 minutes from the MA/NH border. HRO Salem, NH is 20 (and no one there will question what I am doing in the parking lot) There is a large regional hamfest in Deerfield, NH (NEARFEST, formally known as Hosstraders) twice a year ---spring and fall; an excellent opportunity for portable/handheld operation. And this past summer I did spend a few weekends up in ME (Old Orchard Beach). If you really do need NH or ME (or MA, for that matter), please send an email to <my call> at hotmail dot com. Put the state abbreviations you need (only) in the subject line e.g. ME or ME NH I'll build a quick dis list and email when I am going to be on from those locations. I'd rather not "open post" because I think it swamps the birds. I can do AO-27 now, and I'm figuring out a good way to program the FT-530 for SO-50. Bill W1PA

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Re: Looking for a G3RUH dish
by Angelo Glorioso 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

Doug and Alan, The LVB Tracker II will do the same as well. From what I read, to convert a LVB tracker 1 to a LVB tracker II, it requires a Eprom change and new software load. http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/LVBTracker2/index.htm 73, Angelo --------------------------------------------------------- If you don't ask, you will never know!! > From: APBIDDLE(a)UNITED.NET > To: faunt(a)panix.com; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 06:14:47 -0600 > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Looking for a G3RUH dish > > Doug, > > FODTRACK does have a GPS input for the location. > > http://ludens.cl/Electron/fodtrack/fodtrack.html > > Note that it is a VERY old, DOS program, but according to the web page, with > some effort will work with Vista and presumably WIN7. FWIW > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 12:39 AM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Looking for a G3RUH dish > > Speaking of which, can any of the available amateur software packages > handle a moving ground station? I'd like to be able to automate the > antenna tracking on a boat. > > 73, doug > > > On 05-Jan-12 05:55, Greg D. wrote: > > > > Hi Bob, > > > > I'm trying to visualize you driving (bouncing) down the freeway at 70 mph > with a square yard of curved (airfoil!) metal sitting at odd angles to the > air flow, trying to aim it at a target you may not be able to see clearly, > which is also moving at some rate in another direction, with an accuracy of > +/- a half dozen degrees (which is what you get with a dish that size). I > had a hard enough time aiming my 30 inch BBQ grill at AO-40, from my nearly > stationary house (this is California, after all), with up to date KEPS, a > rotor system calibrated earlier against the position of the Sun, NBS-sync'd > clock on a Linux PC, and so forth. > > > > Even if you mount the dish inside a camper minivan with a fiberglass roof > (think mobile Radome), I don't see how this is going to work. I've seen you > do amazing things, but what are you thinking? > > > > The best use of the dish would probably be to catch the balloon payload as > it falls from the sky... > > > > Greg KO6TH > > > > > >> From: bruninga(a)usna.edu > >> To: k5oe(a)aol.com; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > >> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:54:02 -0500 > >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Looking for a G3RUH dish > >> > >>> Regarding your Cu wire dish... you might look at > >>> the Tek Sharp dishes as an easier alternative to "rolling your own." > >> > >> We are after absolute minimum wind drag. I don't think the Tek dish > would > >> survive accurate tracking while driving along the interstate at 70 PMPH > to > >> catch a balloon. And we want it to be a good 3' by 4' dish... Need the > >> gain for the tiny wifi video link... > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> > >> > >> I picked one up on ebay about a year ago and put it in my attic... > waiting > >> for amsat-dl :-) > >> > >> http://www.plumdragon.com/teksharp/hr_AO-40_products.htm > >> > >> Drew, > >> I have a spare PF dish about 60 cm, but it is steel, not aluminum like > the > >> G3RUH. I used it on AO-40 for 24 GHz. Let me know off-list if you want > it. > >> > >> 73, > >> Jerry, K5OE > >> > >> ---- previous message ---- > >> You probably have one of the K5GNA "BBQ" dishes. The G3RUH is a solid > round > >> spun dish. > >> > >> 73, Drew > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Bob Bruninga<bruninga(a)usna.edu> > >>> Sent: Jan 3, 2012 2:19 PM > >>> To: 'Andrew Glasbrenner'<glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com>, 'amsat-bb' > >>> <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > >>> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Looking for a G3RUH dish > >>> > >>>> I'm looking for one of the 60cm G3RUH dishes > >>> > >>> Got one, (but not available). > >>> > >>> Questions: I measured reflector grid separation as .88 inches which > works > >>> out to be about 0.18 wavelength. I always thought the grid had to be > >>> tighter than 0.1 inches to be an effective "surface". > >>> > >>> Maybe the difference with almost double the spacing is not that > >> significant? > >>> (especially for a steel one which would be quite heavy. > >>> > >>> Reason I am asking is that I also need another S band dish (at 70 MPH on > >> the > >>> roof of a tracking van) and we are thinking about building one by using > an > >>> old solid 6' TVRO dish as a form and laying in copper wire and soldering > it > >>> to copper straps. With all that labor, I'd not want to get the spacing > >>> wrong. > >>> > >>> Bob, Wb4APR > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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AMSAT-UK now at Association of Science Education Conference
by Trevor . 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/2012/01/05/3362/ 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Thank You
by JoAnne Maenpaa 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

This is a quick note to thank Paul, KB5MU, the gentleman behind the listmaint(a)amsat.org curtain for all the hard work to get the AMSAT e-mail lists operational. Today was a day of headlines for AMSAT. Paul got things moving. Thank you for what you do for AMSAT! -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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K2BSA/5 on the air for ARRL Kids Day, January 8.
by Tom Schuessler 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

K2BSA/5 will be on the air this Sunday for ARRL Kids Day from the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas, EM12. Although satellite pass opportunities will be limited, we should be able to hit the 1936Z and 2117Z AO27 passes. 1936 will be almost 66 degrees but the later pass will be only 10 or so. My hope is to have multiple radios and antennas in the hands of Scouts tracking and listening to the downlinks while I get a few on the mic. Take it patient and slow but please call K2BSA/5 and get some Scouts and adults excited about Ham Radio Next K2BSA/5 opportunity from the Museum will be February 11 for a Radio Merit Badge class. Hope to meet you on the birds. Tom Schuessler 2713 Lake Gardens Drive Irving, Texas 75060 972-986-7456 214-403-1464 (Cell) tjschuessler(a)verizon.net

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Re: Email via The ISS
by Chris Maness 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Andre <pe1rdw(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Op 5-1-2012 2:05, Chris Maness schreef: > >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Andre<pe1rdw(a)amsat.org> wrote: >>> >>> Op 5-1-2012 1:45, Chris Maness schreef: >>> >>>>> Short emails are posible trough iss >>>>> http://wa8lmf.net/bruninga/aprs/sset-email.GIF >>>>> >>>>> it's one way only but good enough for checkin messages, there are >>>>> enough >>>>> monitoring stations to cover most needs, africa might be a bit hard at >>>>> places but even there, there should be posibileties. >>>>> >>>>> 73 Andre PE1RDW >>>>> >>>> I had a low pass right now and I did not get a repeat of what I sent >>>> up. I am beaconing: >>>> >>>> KQ6UP>BEACON,ARISS:<UI>: :EMAIL :[email protected] This is a >>>> test of ISS mail. >>>> >>>> This did not echo back, but this is what I did decode: >>>> >>>> ISS Crew Keyboard. Crew may not be available. For BBS/PMS use >>>> RS0ISS-11 >>>> >>>> RS0ISS-4>N7HQB:<<UA>>: >>>> and three more very similar lines. >>>> >>>> Should I be using RS0ISS for the via? Has the call sign changed? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Chris Maness >>>> KQ6UP >>>> >>> iss should digi both trough ariss and rs0iss-4, if someone is using the >>> bbs >>> there will be a lot of colisions so you will have to give it several >>> tries, >>> especialy on low power, you can always test the email system on 144.390. >>> you can also look at http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi for >>> successfull repeats. >>> >>> 73 Andre PE1RDW >> >> How do I send email on 144.390? Is the same way as I would send via the >> ISS? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> >> > yes, you could replace the via path with wide2-1, that should show if you > are getting recieved as wel. > > 73 Andre PE1RDW Thanks, Andre. I used: cq via keller Keller peak is a high level digipeater. I will try wide2-1 also. Chris KQ6UP

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Email via The ISS
by Chris Maness 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Bob Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: >> KQ6UP>BEACON,ARISS: <UI>: :EMAIL :[email protected] > > This is a test of ISS mail. > > That is a good APRS email packet. But the3 next lines indicate > that you were CONNECTING to RS0ISS and not remaining in UI mode. If y ou are connected, then you get the "crew not available" text, and you will not be able to see any digipeates for your APRS beacon while you are connected. > > APRS and the ISS digipeater have nothing to do with connections. CONNECTIONS to or via satellties are VERY inefficient and should never be used (normally). > > Bob, Wb4APR > The person connected was not me, it was N7HQB: RS0ISS-4>N7HQB: <<UA>>: Thanks for checking over my work. I see that my terrestrial email test worked. I got: This is a test of email via APRS. ---------------------------------------- Date : 2012-01-05 01:12:39 UTC From : KQ6UP To : KQ6UP(a)KQ6UP.ORG IGATE : N6EX-3 ---------------------------------------- --- OpenAPRS.Net Message to Email Gateway Looks Iike I am good to go. I just need to keep trying :o) Thanks, Chris Maness KQ6UP

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Email via The ISS Was: What Happened to the PacSats?
by Chris Maness 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

> Short emails are posible trough iss > http://wa8lmf.net/bruninga/aprs/sset-email.GIF > > it's one way only but good enough for checkin messages, there are enough > monitoring stations to cover most needs, africa might be a bit hard at > places but even there, there should be posibileties. > > 73 Andre PE1RDW > I had a low pass right now and I did not get a repeat of what I sent up. I am beaconing: KQ6UP>BEACON,ARISS: <UI>: :EMAIL :[email protected] This is a test of ISS mail. This did not echo back, but this is what I did decode: ISS Crew Keyboard. Crew may not be available. For BBS/PMS use RS0ISS-11 RS0ISS-4>N7HQB: <<UA>>: and three more very similar lines. Should I be using RS0ISS for the via? Has the call sign changed? Thanks, Chris Maness KQ6UP

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Re: Email via The ISS Was: What Happened to the PacSats?
by Chris Maness 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Andre <pe1rdw(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Op 5-1-2012 1:45, Chris Maness schreef: > >>> Short emails are posible trough iss >>> http://wa8lmf.net/bruninga/aprs/sset-email.GIF >>> >>> it's one way only but good enough for checkin messages, there are enough >>> monitoring stations to cover most needs, africa might be a bit hard at >>> places but even there, there should be posibileties. >>> >>> 73 Andre PE1RDW >>> >> I had a low pass right now and I did not get a repeat of what I sent >> up. I am beaconing: >> >> KQ6UP>BEACON,ARISS:<UI>: :EMAIL :[email protected] This is a >> test of ISS mail. >> >> This did not echo back, but this is what I did decode: >> >> ISS Crew Keyboard. Crew may not be available. For BBS/PMS use RS0ISS-11 >> >> RS0ISS-4>N7HQB:<<UA>>: >> and three more very similar lines. >> >> Should I be using RS0ISS for the via? Has the call sign changed? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris Maness >> KQ6UP >> > iss should digi both trough ariss and rs0iss-4, if someone is using the bbs > there will be a lot of colisions so you will have to give it several tries, > especialy on low power, you can always test the email system on 144.390. > you can also look at http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi for > successfull repeats. > > 73 Andre PE1RDW How do I send email on 144.390? Is the same way as I would send via the ISS? Thanks, Chris

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