December 2014 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

France on AO-07 (IN94)
by Michel F6GLJ 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Hello I ll be on AO-07 ext pass 18:22 18:33 UT very good pass for qso France NA. Happy new year. 73 qro de Michel F6GLJ

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Happy New Year
by Rich/wa4bue 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

>From Rich W4BUE and the K4AMG Memorial Amateur Radio Club, Inc. Happy New Year. Look for all of you on SKN.

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W100AW QRV sats through 12/31/14
by Sean K. 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Hi all- I'll make an effort to activate W100AW on as many satellite passes as possible until the call sign expires at 0000 UTC on 1/1/2015. Will start on the AO-73 pass beginning for us at 1447z today. I'm still somewhat new to the linear birds but I'll do my best. Hope to get you in the log. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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Boon doggerel
by tom.wz9u＠gmail.com 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

It came to me in a dream: I’d gladly “work the birds,” If only I were heard! My beam is pointing high, Directly at the sky, But when I key the mic My neighbor’s wife goes white And o’er he comes To use his thumbs And squeeze my windpipe tight! Sent from Windows Mail

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Cuba Active in ISS APRS in FL11
by Pavel Milanes Costa 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

Hi to all & HNY !!!! Since a few days now, a cuban station is active on the ISS packet, he is CM7BLC and he is getting addicted to APRS... He will try to be on every ISS pass until January 5, he is new to that mode... He is using AGWPE+UISS and in the rig section a commercial kenwood radio (TK-760G) with 25W and a 4 element yagui with a manual rotator... Despite the low power of the ISS packet tx, he has a very good copy of the station... He can be reached at: cm7blc at frcuba dot co dot cu I'm coaching him to get into LoTW, so any QSL from a contact will be confirmed that way in the future when he receive his LoTW credentials... 73 and again happy holidays and HNY!!!

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EN74/EN75 Line - FO-29 2105Z
by Paul Stoetzer 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

Good afternoon, I will be on FO-29 from the EN74/EN75 line (the 45th parallel) near Gaylord, MI on the 2105Z pass this afternoon. I'll be on other passes from that line this week as well. Other passes today will be from EN74. I also plan to go to EN84/EN85 later this week. Unfortunately, I don't think I will make it to EN76 or EN86. 73, Paul, N8HM

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS
by Cor PDØRKC 29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

Hello John KC0BMF, In the past I have used long time a tnc2multi packet modem with UISS and AGWE software. I also have tried AGWE soundcard mode. But last period I use soundmodem to decode ISS packet. With soundmodem I decode much more weak packet signals even with a bit noise. Soundmodem has good software filters. 73s Cor PD0RKC

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APRS on 145.850
by Nitin Muttin 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

I have been hearing 1200 baud APRS signal on 145.850 Mhz for some days now but was unable to decode. Anyone knows which could be this satellite having APRS downlink on 145.850. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG]

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Fwd: Icom 7100
by Hilary Bridel 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

Hi Richard, There was an issue with the IC-7100 and SatPC32. I contacted the developer. Erich, in March this year. It was an issue with the routine that checks the RX/TX status, and Erich sent me an updated version of SatPC32. I am not sure if the current version has this fix for the 7100. Erich follows this list, so hopefully he can give you further information. Hilary VK2IUW On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Richard Lawn <rjlawn(a)gmail.com> wrote: > just curious if anyone has tried the 7100 on sats and if it's compatible > with SatPC32. > > Happy Holidays > Rick > W2JAZ > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- Hilary -- -- Hilary --

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Satrack
by Robert C. Campbell 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

Has anyone assessed or compared Satrack with SatPc32 I would be interested in your results before I change to Satrack. Bob kb3pmr

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