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CAPE-2 over Brazil orbit #202
by Roland Zurmely 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

New CW mode : FM with 500 Hz tone. Please see here: http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/cape.htm 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ GH70un

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CAPE-2 received
by Mineo Wakita 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

05:58-06:10 UTC, 3 Dec 2013, Ele 63 NW-S-SE, 145.825MHz CW -> Voice -> Packet http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/31203ca2.mp3 http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/31203ca3.mp3 CAPE-2 39380U 13064A University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Fwd: South American station on AO-7
by PY5LF 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: PY5LF <py5lf(a)falautomation.com.br> Date: 2013/12/2 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] South American station on AO-7 To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> Hi Paul Probably is my friend Renato , PU2RAS . He is very active on sats . 73 PY5LF Luciano 2013/12/2 Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > Good evening, > > Just after AOS on AO-7 this afternoon around 2117Z, I heard a station > calling with the suffix RAS. He never was heard after that. I was just > curious who that could have been. I assume it's a station from South > America and I heard him just before his LOS. Anybody have any ideas? > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: South American station on AO-7
by f6htj＠aol.com 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Good evening, Just after AOS on AO-7 this afternoon around 2117Z, I heard a station alling with the suffix RAS. He never was heard after that. I was just urious who that could have been. I assume it's a station from South merica and I heard him just before his LOS. Anybody have any ideas? 73, Paul, N8HM ----------------------------------------------------- LW1DXH-@ 145950.0 PU2RAS SAT. AO-07 2139 18 Aug Brazil 73 de Michel F6HTJ

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Panadapter for the FT-817
by Mike Seguin 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Hi Patrick, I think there are several advantages to adding the Panadapter interface. 1.) It uses the common IF of the FT-817, so it works with whatever band/mode you tune with the FT-817 - 160M through 432. The Funcube stays on 68.33 MHz. 2.) It's fully integrated with the FT-817, so no need to worry about accidentally transmitting in to your FunCube. (this was a big one for me!) 3.) It has band pass filtering on the 68.33 MHz common IF feed. Sensitivity is very good. I use it primarily with HDSDR. Using OmniRig within HDSDR linked to the FunCube creates a very powerful system. You lock the Funcube setting to 68.33 MHz (I actually use 68.32 to get away from the center channel spike). In HDSDR, the display is the actual FT-817 frequency. You now can tune either the FT-817 or HDSDR and they both track - The Funcube stays on 68.32 MHz so you always see ± 48 kHz of your center tuning (I use the original Funcube, so 96 kHz). HDSDR has DDE as well. I'm sure there is more and there are specific benefits for satellite work. Once you start working with a Panadapter on satellite, I don't think you'll ever want to go back to the old way. Seeing the whole transponder at once or the ability to record the full I&Q bandwidth for post processing later is very powerful. (no more "audio recorder" to log qso's) The choice is really whether to use the FunCube standalone or integrated via the interface. Both of my FT-817's have the Interface! Mike On 12/1/2013 9:32 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote: > > To those who suggested I modify one of my FT-817NDs to > have a panadapter interface and then use both the 817 > and dongle on the downlink, what advantages would I > have in doing that, instead of just using the dongle > as the downlink receiver? I apologize if this is a > silly question, but I'm wanting to learn more about > what I can do with this dongle, by itself or alongside > my existing gear. I'm looking forward to seeing N1JEZ's > article in an upcoming AMSAT Journal, and will look at > the link Mike suggested to learn more about this option.-- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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South American station on AO-7
by Paul Stoetzer 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Good evening, Just after AOS on AO-7 this afternoon around 2117Z, I heard a station calling with the suffix RAS. He never was heard after that. I was just curious who that could have been. I assume it's a station from South America and I heard him just before his LOS. Anybody have any ideas? 73, Paul, N8HM

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CAPE-2 Tracking Information Updated 12/02/2013
by Rizwan Merchant 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Here is a link to all information the CAPE Team currently has for tracking the Satellite. A program will be released in the next few days to decode data. http://ulcape.org/cape-2-tracking-update-12022013/ On behalf of the CAPE-2 Team, we would really appreciate any data you can relay to us on the satellite. Sincerely, Rizwan Merchant Call Sign: KF5BNL Notice of Confidentiality This E-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. This information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. This email communication contains private and confidential information that is intended for the specific recipient, if you have received this communication in error please contact the sender immediately by phone or email to be removed from the contact list and please destroy all contents immediately.

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CAPE-2 CW over Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/cape.htm 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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SpaceX To Attempt Launch Later Today
by B J 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/007/status.html SpaceX's comments on what caused this past Thursday's scrub: http://www.spacex.com/webcast/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Juno flyby news
by andy thomas 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

On enquiry, I'm told by JPL that they hope to share some information about the ham radio particpation in the Juno flyby, next week at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union. 73 de andy g0sfj

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