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

Re: G5500 Connector
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Several years ago, due to corroded pins, I contacted Yaesu for a replacement (the male side). I decided while at it I would get a spare female. The price they quoted before shipping was $100 Plus!!!! I hard wired it!! Used same fix for the on off switch on the control box! K8TL

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CubeSats and TubeSats in March SatMagazine
by Trevor . 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/5260 73 Trevor M5AKA

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HUDSON VALLEY SATCOM GROUP NET 8PMEASTERN ON N2EYH-L MARCH 01 ECHOLINK
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Hello all. it is time again for the HVSGN tonight @ 8 PM Eastern.Both Tom and I may be late if we make it for the net tonight. Stew WA2BSS will hold an informal net for us tonight Please check in and say hello. If you have any news for the net please share it with the net..73 Gary wa2aqh/Tomkc2dtq

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attn: any KH6 station!
by K4FEG 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Any one in Hawaii wanna try Mode B at about 0110UTC on AO7? we have a footprint into EM55 from the Hawaiian Islands for approximately 10 minutes. If anyone is willing to "try" or "listen" to see if they can hear something, please send me a private email and we will set up a schedule and frequency to give it a try. I keep hearing that there are folks on the linear birds in Hawaii but I can never get anyone to try when we have a "footprint" into the central US. If anyone over there wants to try, send me an email and I'll send you my telephone # and we can try and make a schedule! Thanks & help get a "ham" get his 50th state for Satellite WAS! Frank K4FEG

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Lightsquared Analogy
by Bob Bruninga 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

I finally figured out a good analogy about the LightSquared and GPS fiasco. --------------- There is a "music room" where people can go and, with headphones, listen to their own music. No one disturbs anyone else. Everyone is happy. A LightSquared rock band comes into the room and begins to play at max volume, and then insists there should be no problem because the headphones work just fine in providing the isolation between what each person is listening to. Therefore the interference to everyone in the room is not their fault, but the fault of the Headphone Manufacturers! Bob, WB4APR

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Rather frustrating AO-27 pass
by Bryan Herbert 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

I usually have no problems working AO-27 but a few minutes ago during the 2100 UTC pass over DM04 the pass started out with telemetry, some odd beeping and what sounded like packet. The pass was from south to north so like usual Spanish comms were heard but as AO-27 approached max elevation instead of getting a loud signal the bird went quiet and a few seconds later I found it jumped 10 kHz. I tried calling CQ and stations directly but apparently no one heard me. For those of you on at that time was I getting into the bird at all? -- Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA http://bryanherbert.com http://twitter.com/ke6zgp

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HamRadioNow – AMSAT Edition
by Trevor . 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

In this HamRadioNow video Lou McFadin W5DID describes the ARISSat-1 satellite, using the operational model at the AMSAT booth at the Orlando HamCation. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/5244 73 Trevor M5AKA

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AH0/AE6YW on Satellites from Saipan Feb. 29 - Mar 6
by JoAnne Maenpaa 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

Hello Everyone, Maybe someone will get a good satellite contact! Here is one more news item that would be almost too late if we waited for the weekend ANS news cycle: Just spotted in the DXNL 1769 - Feb 29, 2012 DX Newsletter ... KH0, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OC-086 Masayoshi,AE6YW/JI1DSO, plans to hit the airwaves as AH0/AE6YW from Saipan (OC-086, USi NI002S, WLOTA 1333, Loc QK25uf) working on 80m-6m and via satellite between Feb 29 and Mar 6. QSL via JA6GMC. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Fwd: HAMSAT Recovery operatrions - REG.
by Mani VU2WMY 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

Dear HAMSAT VO-52 users, With regrets, we confirm the non-availability of the transponder on HAMSAT VO-52 since 28th February 2012. This is the first ever interruption in the services of HAMSAT since 5th May 2005. The timely feed backs from John K8YSE, Domenico I8CVS, Eugenio IZ8JHD, Jan PE0SAT and Nitin VU3TYG were highly appreciated and acknowledged by the ISRO's HAMSAT Mission Management Board. I,m herewith enclosing the mail received from Mr. T.Parimalarangan, Operations Director-HAMSAT VO-52 regarding the 'Temporary Non-availability' of VO-52 transponder and beacon. ----- Forwarded message from tprangan(a)istrac.org ----- Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:32:43 +0000 From: T PARIMALA RANGAN <tprangan(a)istrac.org> Subject: HAMSAT Recovery operations - REG. To: ""wmy(a)isac.gov.in" <wmy(a)isac.gov.in>, Mr. Subramani VU2WMY: Thanks for obtaining the user feedback. You may please post the following message in the Users website. If possible, try to find out who has last operated HAMSAT payload transponder on 28th and at what time "HAMSAT Transponder services not available temporarily due to operational reasons. Inconvenience regretted" With Best Regards, T PARIMALARANGAN OD, HAMSAT (NP) ISTRAC/ISRO Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O) 080 - 2535 0132 (R) 0 - 9480333563 (M) 080 - 2202 9062 ________________________________________ ________________________________ Disclaimer: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies and the original message. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email or any action taken in reliance on this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The recipient acknowledges that any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and no binding nature of the message shall be implied or assumed unless the sender does so expressly with due authority of ISTRAC Management. Before opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defects as all liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. ________________________________ ----- End forwarded message ----- Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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cable connectors for the Yaseu G-5500 rotor
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Mar '12

01 Mar '12

I'm looking for a source for the male cable connectors that mount on the housing of Yaseu G-5500 Az-El rotor. Anyone have any suggestions where I can find these? Dave, AA4KN

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