June 2013 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Re: TurkSat-3usat??
by M5AKA 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

> Have keps been made public as I can't find them. CubeSat keps including TURKSAT-3USAT are available at http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/cubesat.txt Information on the sats is posted at • TURKSAT-3USAT https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turksat3usat-Fun-Club/484648341591111 • AMSAT-TR https://www.facebook.com/tamsat.amsattr • Twitter https://twitter.com/tamsat_tr However, it doesn't appear in this list http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?page_id=29535 and I've not heard the beacon for a while. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Sub orbital launch from Wallops Island Virgina
by John Floyd 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

A Sub orbital launch from Wallops Island Virgina will carry a payload built by students from Eastern Shore Community College as a RockSat-c project. I am posting to this group in hopes that some of you mid-Atlantic hams with high gain 2 meter antennas and possibly elevation control (depending on where you are- approx 70 miles elevation at apogee) will give a listen for it. Due to antenna constraints it will have a very low eirp. It will be transmitting standard aprs packets on 144.390 Look for kn4ge-12 or kk4pgr -12 as the profile changes. Launch is scheduled for 5 am EST on June 20th. Keep abreast of any delays or follow the launch at: https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF?fref=ts Also, you can watch the launch live from Ustream when the time comes. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops Any reception reports are invited, even partially decoded packets at Thomas.c.Riley(a)NASA.GOV Of interest to many hobbyist, it will carry the first Raspberry Pi into space and also a nooelec SDR dongle that may possibly also be a first. I apologize in advance for any flooding of aprs that it causes but promise you it is a very fast flight. The profile change above 15k is intended to minimize potential for flooding. Thank You John KN4GE

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5 Band VUCC Award
by Les Rayburn 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

Several amateurs have written to tell me that they are reaching out to their ARRL Division Directors and endorsing the idea of a Five Band VHF-UHF Century Club Award. My hope is that VHF Associations such as the SEVHFS, Central States, AMSAT, etc. would also endorse the proposal. Some more clarification on my suggestion to create a Five Band VHF-UHF Century Club Award: The main purpose of the award is to increase on-air activity both during contests and band openings. It would also spur activity on linear satellites, and hopefully encourage more weak signal operators to try satellite operation. There are more than a few operators who have already achieved VUCC on multiple bands, and worked a lot of grids during their careers. Some of these stations now only get on for contests, and largely ignore band openings and day to day operation. The award is an incentive for these stations to return to the air since it resets everyone's score card to zero. My other hope is that the award will help to elevate the status of the VUCC Award overall, and encourage more operators to get involved in VHF DXing. 1.) A requirement to include at least one of the lower VHF bands such as 6 Meters, 2 Meters, or 222 to prevent someone from simply going out with microwave gear and earning the award in a weekend. Personally, I would favor 2 Meters as a requirement since this is perhaps the most difficult of the VUCC Awards to achieve and would insure the most on-air activity. 2.) By making the award a Five Band award, you insure that at least one microwave band will be required to earn the award, thus increasing participation on the Microwave bands. (Technically, this could be avoided by earning one for Satellite operation and then 902, but you get the point) 3.) Satellite VUCC has been available since the award was created. It would remain one of the options for earning the award and qualify as a "band" for that purpose. Anyone who thinks Satellite work isn't weak signal doesn't operate satellites. 4.) Resetting everyone to zero has no bearing on past VUCC award credit, FEMA credit, or your bragging rights. It just helps to get people out of their chair during the NFL Championship game and back onto the air. It also simplifies the programming requirements for Logbook of the World in implementing the new award, and makes it faster for the ARRL to implement the new award. 5.) Endorsements for modes such as CW, digital, EME, etc. would certainly be a good option. If anyone could earn this award on a single mode or type of propagation my hat would really be off to you! More likely would be endorsements for other bands, so you could have a eight band VUCC, etc. To work the award would need a lot of Public Relations support from the ARRL to promote it, and build it's prestige among amateurs. Sean are you listening? (ha, ha) VUCC has always suffered an identity crisis among hams, and been viewed as the "little brother" to the DXCC. The Fred Fish Memorial Award seems to have avoided that problem, and is coveted by operators. Have you checked the total number of VUCC Awarded once you exclude 6 Meters? It's amazingly small on some bands---proof positive that even VHF Operators don't always consider VUCC as a goal. Changing the perception of the award will be an important job for the league and VHF associations. -- -- 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf 6M VUCC #1712 AMSAT #38965 Grid Bandits #222 Southeastern VHF Society Central States VHF Society Life Member Six Club #2484 Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light

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WINAOS error message
by John Kopala 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

WINAOS was working earlier on one PC (V. 4.0) but giving an error message on the other (V. 12.8). Now I get error messages on both PC's with both versions: V 4.0 - Listenindex uberschreitet das Maximum (0) V 12.8 - Listenindex uberschreitet das Maximum (-1) With these errors, I can no longer print out a list of satellites for a desired time period. Any help would be appreciated. John Kopala N7JK jkopala(a)gmail.com

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TurkSat-3usat??
by Lawn, Richard 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Anyone have any info on this supposed new bird? Have keps been made public as I can't find them. Rick W2JAZ Sent from my iPad http://RickLawn.com

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Satellites Status
by Vincenzo Mone 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Hi to the list, It is about 4 years that i was off the bird due to rifacing roof so i had to pull down my antennas system. In this week i have mounted again the antennas system and would like to test them. I went on the amsat.org site to see the satellites status and i saw that the web is changed since my last visit and cannot find the requested page. Any body can please tell me which are the satellites that still works and perhaps also the frequencies as i saw that they have been launched mew ones? Any help will be really appreciated. 73's de Enzo IK8OZV Inviato da iPhone

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ISS O/S
by M5AKA 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

There's been mention on the web about NASA switching to using GNU/Linux on its part of the ISS. https://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/191-linux-training/711318-linux-f… From what's been said it would appears it's just the NASA section of the ISS that is changing, rather than the Russian, ESA and JAXA sections is that correct ? Will this have any impact on the laptop running the Slow Scan TV and any other amateur radio software ? I guess it depends on which organization owns the laptop. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: psk-1 tnc-nb96 question
by Mike Nettles 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

>From the link you posted looks like I have to use the TNC-MB96 and PSK-1 together to use it for regular 9.6k packet but I'm sure the TNC-MB96 could work by itself. I'll look at the jumper settings..ect and see what I can findout. Sure wish there were some birds up that I could use this with. Thanks for the reply, 73 Mike kb5wbh ----- Original Message ----- From: Stefan Wagener To: Mike Nettles Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] psk-1 tnc-nb96 question Looking at this: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/200003/msg00528.html it looks like it should work. Stefan On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Mike Nettles <Mike_Nettles(a)centurytel.net> wrote: I picked this up a while back and it came with all the docs, jumper info..ect. Can these be used for 9.6k baud regular packet? I hooked up the tnc and it comes on with WA8DED Tnc Firmware V 2.6 . If it can be used for regular packet can that firmware be replaced? Thanks 73 Mike kb5wbh _______________________________________________ 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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DM97
by ted 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

The plan for this day, if all goes well, is to work the 1630Z SO-50 pass from DM97. 73...ted....aa5ck

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Re: FOX-2 MPPT Presentation
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Hi, Many thanks for the information - Very interesting reading and useful information. Wish you lots of "Good Luck" and success with the project. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat -UK Amsat NA

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