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

videos uploaded from Hamvention demonstrations
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 23 May '12

23 May '12

Hi! I recorded 3 videos of passes that were worked from the AMSAT demonstration station at last weekend's 2012 Dayton Hamvention. The videos are now available on my YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/va7ewk Two of the 3 videos were from VO-52 passes last Friday (18 May) and Saturday (19 May). Later on Saturday, the third video from an SO-50 pass was recorded. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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IC-910H & SatPC32
by Ted 22 May '12

22 May '12

I seem to have lost CAT control between the program and the radio. ( I had to do a reset of the radio for another reason ) SatPC says it cannot find COM 3 (where cat control lives) Radio connects fine with HRD and HRD's Sat program..but will not with SatPC Is there a menu in the radio that I have turned off or?? Any help appreciated Ted, K7TRK

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SatPC32 Rotor Control
by Fraser Bonnett 22 May '12

22 May '12

Has anyone made SatPC32 work with EA4TX's new ARS-USB controller? If so, how? 73, Fraser, W3UTD

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Dragon Is In Orbit
by B J 22 May '12

22 May '12

Its photovoltaic arrays have been deployed and it's now on its way to the ISS. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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WD9EWK @ Indiana/Ohio state line early Saturday (19 May) morning
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 22 May '12

22 May '12

Hi! The first day of the Dayton Hamvention was great. Along with an early- morning trek out to the Indiana/Ohio state line west of Dayton, I worked a few passes at AMSAT's demonstration station out in a parking lot. Thanks for all the QSOs with WD9EWK, as well as those who worked Keith W5IU earlier in the day. The AMSAT demonstration station will be back on the air tomorrow (Saturday) morning, throughout the day. You may hear different calls coming on from there, besides W5IU and WD9EWK, depending on who is at the mic. The QSOs I made have already been uploaded to Logbook of the World. If I wake up early enough in the morning, I will make another trek out to the Indiana/Ohio state line east of the I-70/US-40 interchange, about 30 miles/50km west of the Hamvention. My plans are to work the AO-7 passes in mode B at 1032 and 1225 UTC, and possibly the VO-52 pass at 1250 UTC, before driving back to the Hamvention. The spot I parked at this morning, and will use again tomorrow, is on the state line is in grid EM79ot, in Richmond (Wayne County) IN and Preble County OH. Special note for Logbook of the World QSOs on boundaries other than Maidenhead grid boundaries/intersections... ARRL's Logbook of the World is not able to handle multiple states/provinces in a single QSO record. A QSO record must be uploaded for each state/province, and the QSO time must differ in each of those records by at least 1 minute. In other words, to confirm a QSO with me on the state line at 1230 UTC, stations will need to upload a QSO with WD9EWK at 1230 UTC, and another QSO with the time at least a minute earlier or later than the time in the first record. For my example, the second QSO record can't have 1230 UTC as its time, but can have a time of 1229 or 1231 UTC, or some other different time within 30 minutes +/- of my QSO record, for a QSL in LOTW (assuming other fields also match up). Otherwise, two records with the same date/time and other information for a QSO with a callsign will only result in one of those records (the last of those records uploaded) being in the system. It is extra work, but I'm not going to complain about it. Along with my LOTW uploads, I'm happy to send QSL cards confirming QSOs with WD9EWK - from the Indiana/Ohio state line, at the Hamvention, or wherever else I may end up in the next couple of days before I fly home. Just drop me an e-mail with the QSO details, and I'll check my log. If you're in the log, I will send a card. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Miamisburg, Ohio http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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SpaceX / Falcon 9 Dragon sighting
by Armando Mercado 22 May '12

22 May '12

Hello, Falcon 9/Dragon was sighted from West Michigan. It (they) were about 15 mins behind the ISS. There were 4 objects total, 1 object in front was of steady brightness approximately 1st magitude. This was the Dragon I think. The other three were tumbling shinning from 1 to <4 magitude at about one flash per 3 seconds. One object would be the booster, don't know what the other 2 would be. Everything passed about 3 degrees north of Altair at 0927UTC. Good luck Dragon. Armando, N8IGJ

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LVB Tracker
by K4FEG 22 May '12

22 May '12

I am looking for a good used LVB Tracker. If anyone is downsizing their station and would like to get rid of a LVB tracker, I am interested in a good, used, operational LVB Tracker, for my antenna system. If anyone has one for sale or any other type of rotor control that will function like the LVB Tracker, please contact me direct at: k4feg(a)k4feg.com Thanks Everyone! Frank K4FEG

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QRZ listing IC910H
by K4FEG 21 May '12

21 May '12

Listing for a 910H http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?347052-ic910-loaded-w-1-2g-for-sale

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Updated NASA TV Schedule For SpaceX Mission
by B J 21 May '12

21 May '12

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/cargo/cots_tv_schedule.html 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Horyu over Brasil
by Roland Zurmely 21 May '12

21 May '12

"http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/satelite/horyu.htm" 73 de Roland.

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