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

2820H/D710 fs
by Jeff KB2M 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

I'm selling my IC-2820H w/RC-D710 setup if anyone is looking for a full duplex mobile radio. And as always If sold here I will donate 10% of the sale to the buyers favorite AMSAT satellite fund... http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?372043-Icom-IC-2820H-w-Kenwood-RC-D710 73 Jeff kb2m

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WEB SITE
by Marci Miguel 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

here's a good resource also for satellite ops 73´s Marci EA1BYC

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North Korea
by Gary "Joe" Mayfield 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

They claim to have orbited a satellite. Is it in orbit? Anyone have any info? 73, Joe kk0sd

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Remeber 6D0LM from DK89df
by Omar Alvarez 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Hello Today I start working VO52 an FO-29 like 6D0LM from DK89df December 15th OPERADOR SATÉLITE HORARIO XE XE1AO FO-29 03:25 UTC, 05:05 UTC December 16th OPERADOR SATÉLITE HORARIO XE XE1AO VO-52 01:42 UTC XE1AO FO-29 04:12 UTC December 17th OPERADOR SATÉLITE HORARIO XE XE1AO VO-52 01:58 UTC XE1AO FO-29 05:00 UTC I hope contact you this weekend, QSL via XE1LM. Omar XE1AO DK89df ******************************** M.C. Omar Alvarez Cárdenas Facultad de Telematica, U de C 316 1075 xe1aom(a)ucol.mx omar_ac(a)hotmail.com ********************************

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FITSAT-1 LED movie (Correction)
by Mineo Wakita 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

In the movie, they are many common stars not the meteors. JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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FITSAT-1 LED movie
by Mineo Wakita 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

It was succeeded in the movie of the FITSAT-1 LED (10Hz) on 14 Dec 2012 by Toyama Astronomical Observatory in Japan. Because they pursued FITSAT-1, it seems to us so that the many meteors flow through the back of a satellite flashing on and off small in the vicinity of the screen center. FITSAT-1 movie http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/_ex/curators/hayashi/20121214FITSAT.avi (490MB) http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/_ex/curators/hayashi/20121214FITSAT.mpg (144MB) FITSAT-1 screen shot http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/21214fit.png Toyama Astronomical Observatory http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/tao/index.htm The International Project for Radio Meteor Observation http://www.amro-net.jp/radio.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: FITSAT-1
by andy thomas 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

My cold fingers last night typed 437.350 , should be 437.250 ! 73 de andy g0sfj

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FITSAT
by Bill Rushin 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

1:14am (6:14UTC) Heard strong beacon for 4 minute pass but due to heavy cloud cover over SE Virginia (FM17) no L.E.D. were visible at this time. Bill KK4KWB

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Fitsat-1 on 13 Dec
by andy thomas 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

This is my report of the FITSAT experiment last night from locator - IO92NL Rig is ICOM IC910 Antenna@ WiMo Helix for 435MHz pre-planned in azimuth and elevation No rotator (WiMo helix pre-set in azimuth and elevation)/no preamplifier (but building one) Listening to 437.350 + doppler (Sat pc 32) Telemetry at 2031 utc s288da8181 s300000000 s41e201f1e s51a5c8cc1 hi de niwaka japan s1f00301ba s28 Telemetry at 2210 approximately (I was in the garden) - LED not visible due to freezing fog outside. from cassette tape recorder: 0000 s41f201d1c s54a5ca384 hi de nawaka I haven't calculated it yet but s4 and s5 might show the effect of switching on the LEDs. 73 de andy G0SFJ

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FS Funcube Dongle Pro PLUS +++
by Stefan Wagener 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Have a brand new FCD Pro + (plus) for sale. Beautiful unit and works as advertised. Asking $210 shipped within US and Canada. $30 will go to AMSAT as donation for Fox. That is less if you order it now and you support AMSAT Fox. Stefan, VE4NSA

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Re: was NK but now Dr. Strangelove
by Joe Leikhim 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

You are going to answer to the coca cola company! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry2n4v9G4_k On 12/13/2012 9:53 PM, R Oler wrote: > Shoot, a > > > fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff." > > There actually is a couple of prints of that movie out, which I have a > DVD of where the original line is there "Shoot, a fella could have a > pretty good weekend in Dallas with all that stuff"...the movie was set > to come out two weeks after JFK was assasinated and they changed the > line to Vegas. Pickens (Major Kong) was from Abilene and all the > lines in it are more or less "ad libbed" there was a script by PIckens > just pulled the part well...and the "Dallas" line was his, as was the > call to change it. > > A superb movie "What is the meaning of this, you know you cannot fight > in the war room" (or something like that) > > Robert WB5MZO > > > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:16:12 -0500 > > From: rhyolite(a)nettally.com > > To: k7trkradio(a)charter.net > > CC: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: North Korea > > > > best movie ever! > > On 12/13/2012 6:38 PM, Ted wrote: > > > "....Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find: one forty-five > > > caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated > > > emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, > morphine, vitamin > > > pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature > > > combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in > rubles; > > > one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of > > > prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings. > Shoot, a > > > fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff." > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org > [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On > > > Behalf Of Joe Leikhim > > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 3:17 PM > > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: North Korea > > > > > > Gentleman, gentleman, - No fighting in the WAR ROOM! > > > > > > (snip) > > > > > > Uh oh...activate 'Dr. Strangelove Protocol'....watch for large > man, 'white > > > sidewalls' haircut, cheap black suit astride large > missile...subject will be > > > waving large cowboy hat, screaming 'Yee Hah' in Korean... > > > > > > That is all > > > > > > K7TRK out > > > > > > -- > > > Joe Leikhim > > > > > > > > > Leikhim and Associates > > > > > > Communications Consultants > > > > > > Oviedo, Florida > > > > > > JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com > > > > > > 407-982-0446 > > > > > > WWW.LEIKHIM.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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Joe Leikhim > > > > > > Leikhim and Associates > > > > Communications Consultants > > > > Oviedo, Florida > > > > JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com > > > > 407-982-0446 > > > > WWW.LEIKHIM.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 -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM

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Re: North Korea
by Joe Leikhim 14 Dec '12

14 Dec '12

Gentleman, gentleman, - No fighting in the WAR ROOM! (snip) Uh oh...activate 'Dr. Strangelove Protocol'....watch for large man, 'white sidewalls' haircut, cheap black suit astride large missile...subject will be waving large cowboy hat, screaming 'Yee Hah' in Korean... That is all K7TRK out -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM

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web-site
by Marci Miguel 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

here's a good resource also for satellite ops *http://www.logersat.com/* 73 Marci EA1BYC

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Live tracking for DPRK bird.
by Kevin Forbes 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Re: North Korea's Kwangmyongsong-3B Hello, I have quickly made a live satellite tracking page, for anyone wanting to try listening for the DPRK bird. http://www.vk3ukf.com/Space/GadgetSat-Kwangmyongsong-3B.htm I hope someone can find a signal soon. I found a suggestion for 479 MHz. VK3UKF

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Problems With NK Satellite?
by B J 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

http://www.space.com/18886-north-korean-satellite-out-of-control.html 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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FITSAT-1 LED Schedule
by Mineo Wakita 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

http://www.fit.ac.jp/~tanaka/fitsat.shtml http://www.satflare.com/track.php?q=fitsat#MAP http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/21213fit.png http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fitsatle.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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More North Korea Satellite and Launch Info
by Larry Koziel K8MU 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

I found several articles that may be of interest on a website "devoted to analysis of North Korea." The site <http://38north.org/> is a program of the US-Korea Institute at SAIS (School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University). The first was published in April, and has as detailed a description and photographs of what was probably the engineering prototype of the satellite that was successfully orbited: http://38north.org/2012/09/nhansen091212/. The second, published shortly before the launch, discusses GeoEye satellite imagery that shows preparations at the launch site: http://38north.org/2012/12/sohae121112/. A third article shows the launch trajectory and has a link to a KMZ file that illustrates approximately the first half-orbit that can be viewed in 3-D with GoogleEarth: http://38north.org/2012/04/tongchang041012/ <http://38north.org/2012/04/tongchang041012/>. Larry K8MU

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NKOR Keps
by Alan 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

Space Track has some Keps for an NKOR launch: OBJECT C 1 39028U 12072C 12347.60873326 .00281787 00000-0 15928-1 0 64 2 39028 097.4494 036.5191 0052188 172.7587 187.4413 15.10628457 93 OBJECT A 1 39026U 12072A 12347.74205676 .00132649 00000-0 79618-2 0 63 2 39026 097.4079 036.6613 0060008 169.7339 190.5082 15.08803122 101 OBJECT B 1 39027U 12072B 12347.74254585 .00129510 00000-0 79618-2 0 71 2 39027 097.4069 036.6591 0064301 171.4483 188.7842 15.07731393 119 As always, these are initial and approximate. Alan WA4SCA

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FITSAT-1 LED flashing experiments successful
by Mineo Wakita 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

[HP] http://www.fit.ac.jp/~tanaka/fitsat.shtml http://turing.cs.fit.ac.jp/~fitsat/led_world.html [Guide] http://www.jinkou-eisei.jp/FITSAT/index.html http://www.jinkou-eisei.jp/FITSAT/obs.html [11 Dec 2012] http://www.jinkou-eisei.jp/FITSAT/121211_news.html http://www.jinkou-eisei.jp/FITSAT/images/121211_m.jpg [12 Dec 2012] http://www.jinkou-eisei.jp/FITSAT/121212_news.html http://www.jinkou-eisei.jp/FITSAT/images/121212_watanabe.jpg [Supplement] http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fitsatle.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: North Korea
by Peter Guelzow 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

very good details and frequency hints: http://38north.org/2012/09/nhansen091212/ 73s Peter

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Good discussion of using two HF rigs with transverters for satellite comms
by Alan 12 Dec '12

12 Dec '12

All, Flex has an interesting article on using two rigs for full duplex operations using SATPC32. http://support.flexradio.com/Downloads.aspx?fr=1 Look for: A Full-Duplex VHF-UHF Satellite System using FLEX radios While some of the article is specific to Flex radios, there is an excellent discussion of considerations for transverter LO frequencies which is relevant to most rigs. 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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DynaCube - 145.980 MHz & 145.840 MHz
by Trevor . 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

The SARL report that three members of the Dynacube CubeSat team have now got their amateur radio licenses and more will be taking the exam in May. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=11842 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ----

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For Sale Gulf Alpha Easy Sat antenna
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

I'm selling my Gulf Alpha dual band easy sat antenna. It's about 3 years old, but spent the last 2 years in the garage. It has a 6ft boom with 6 elements on 2M and 8 on 70cm, $220 shipped. Contact me direct. Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless Droid RAZR

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Lithium Batteries and USPS
by Bruce 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

I was just at the post office in Houston shipping a package to Florida and they asked me there were any lithium batteries in the package. I said no and asked why. The postal worker said they no longer take packages with lithium batteries unless they are in a laptop or cell phone. I asked what about in a radio and she said no. hmmmmm 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z 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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FT-817 Sat-CAT Interface Boards and Kits
by Mark Spencer 11 Dec '12

11 Dec '12

Hi All, A while back, an article about a FT-817 Satellite Control Interface was published in QST. There were numerous requests for boards and kits on the project. There is a small quantity of the boards and kits available but the procurement information didn't make it in the original article. The raw boards are available for $20, and a kit with the board, parts and programmed PIC is available for $35. You can send an email to Debra Johnson at ARRL HQ and order them from her (djohnson(a)arrl.org). The proceeds from this effort is going back to AMSAT and the Fox birds, so anything above and beyond these amounts (which are basically at cost) will go into space as part of Fox. Questions? Let me know mspencer(a)arrl.org. Thanks, Mark Mark Spencer, WA8SME Education and Technology Program Director ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioTM 43 Pinelock Dr. Gales Ferry, CT 06335 860-381-5335 860-460-1139 (cell) mspencer(a)arrl.org

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