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

The Chosen!!!
by Clint Bradford 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

OH MY GAWD - I was just chosen to attend this event! Meeting and rubbing shoulders with Astronaut Luca Parmitano for an afternoon in April ... That's the GOOD news. The BAD news? The meeting is at the European Space Agency site in Rome, Italy. 'Cuse me while I check out Travelocity for air fares ... Clint Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666

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$50sat MO-76
by Howie DeFelice 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

While it is true that MO-76 does not have a transponder, the satellite WILL send you a signal report if you send it a correctly formatted data packet. To do this requires some technical ability. The satellite uses an RFM-22 transceiver and receives FSK, not AFSK, data signals. The packet must be formatted to the RFM-22 specification, it's not AX.25. All the required information for doing this is outlined in the $50sat communications document available from our dropbox account. The dropbox can be accessed through a link at www.50dollarsat.info. The MO-76 team will even award a Certificate of Technical Achievement to anyone that can confirm the two way QSO with the satellite. Hey, it's the best three guys working from their hamshacks can do in a 2" x 2" x 3" satellite.....at least until next time :) Howie AB2S

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Re: JUNK
by John Wright 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

At 18:49 17/03/2014, you wrote: >I thought this BB was for making satellite contacts on ham birds, I >see everything but that on here. >Come on guys lets work the birds and make grid trips and things like >that , Leave the spam off. >Support AMSAT NA not cube sats that we cant work Seems to me that a big part of these posts is about the capabilities of satellite communication, & whilst not really amateur related, it is satellite related

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Re: FUNcube-1 (AO-73) Continuous Transponder Test Update
by Andrew Glasbrenner 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

Take a look at http://warehouse.funcube.org.uk/realtime.html?satelliteId=2#tabs-rf You'll find max and min values listed for each telemetry channel. For example the comm system temperature ranges from -6 to 19.7 degree C Lots to explore on that website. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Rich/wa4bue <richard.siff(a)verizon.net> >Sent: Mar 18, 2014 7:44 AM >To: M5AKA <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk>, AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube-1 (AO-73) Continuous Transponder Test Update > >What are the temperature extremes on the satellites. > >God bless > >R >W4BUE >_______________________________________________ >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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auto trackers for sale
by Perry Yantis 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

I have and no longer use these auto tracking devices. Unitrac 2000 set up for a parallel port and a TS 2000. Endevour Auto tracker this will control the antennas but the tuning chip is not there (I think you can still get one?). $75 each and I will pay shipping. These items have not been used for 4-5 years, but they should still work OK. Perry WB8OTH py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro

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FUNcube-1 (AO-73) Continuous Transponder Test Update
by M5AKA 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

An update on the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) transponder test this Saturday can be seen at http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/18/funcube-1-continuous-transponder-test/ Also on the AMSAT-UK site WRAPS Antenna Rotor System Introduction http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/17/wraps-antenna-rotor-system-introduction/ HamTV received on 2395 MHz http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/17/hamtv-received-on-2395-mhz/ ---- Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK Website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396 Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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Re: ROCKET MAN
by Clint Bradford 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

OK, Les, YOU started this ... (grin) Here's my partial PlayList from my Yuri Gagarin party ... The Beatles, "Across the Universe" Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Bad Moon Rising” Elton John, “Bad Side of the Moon” Emerson, Lake and Palmer, “Black Moon” Marcels, “Blue Moon” Ella Fitzgerald, “Blue Moon” Diana Krall "Fly Me to the Moon" Pink Floyd, “Dark Side of the Moon” Jamiroquai, “Cosmic Girl” Dinah Washington, “Destination Moon” The Byrds, “Eight Miles High” Duran Duran, “Electric Barbarelle” Neil Young, “Falling Off the Face of the Earth” Sinatra, “Fly Me to the Moon” The Doors, "Moonlight Drive" Duran Duran, "Electric Barbarella" ELO, "Ticket to the Moon" Jimi Hendrix, "3rd Stone from the Sun" Elton John, "Rocket Man" Led Zeppelin, "Stairway to Heaven" Julie London ,"Fly Me to the Moon" The Marcels, "Blue Moon" Louis Philippe, "Yuri Gagarin" Pink Floyd, "Dark Side of the Moon" The Police, "Walking on the Moon" Will Smith, "Men in Black" Richard Strauss, "Also Sprach Zarathustra", theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey Feist, “My Moon, My Man” Van Morrison, "Moondance” Dinah Washington, "Destination Moon" John Williams, “Theme to Star Wars” Zager and Evans, "In the Year 2525 Elton John, “Rocket Man” (a live version) Nick Reece’s NEW album, “Gagarin - Son of the earth” Clint

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W1AW/7 Arizona activity tonight
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Hi! I just worked an FO-29 pass as W1AW/7, and plan on working at least 3 more passes. First up, an AO-73 pass around 0416 UTC that will cover the continental USA. As that pass wraps up, there is a very shallow western FO-29 pass I plan to try. I should be able to barely hear the downlink around 0426-0431 UTC, in case anyone is on from Hawaii or near the US west coast. Then a shallow SO-50 pass at 0520 UTC. I might stay up for the western AO-73 pass at 0552 UTC, if anyone on the west coast will be up around that time (please e-mail me directly or send a tweet to @WD9EWK to let me know if you want to try for a QSO on that pass). I will not be able to work the later SO-50 passes, but almost nobody has been on any of those passes that approach 0700 UTC or after. John K8YSE/7 should be on passes during the day Tuesday, to wrap up the W1AW/7 Arizona activity for this week. Arizona gets the W1AW/7 call again in late August, going through the Labor Day weekend into early September, and I plan on requesting the use of the call for satellite activity. Thanks again for all the contacts as W1AW/7 this week. Again, this has been a fun week, even if we are working on some passes to make even one QSO in 10-20 minutes. It's been good to make sure that W1AW/7 has been on lots of passes, giving satellite operators a chance to log this special call. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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AMSAT Awards Update
by Bruce 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Here is our latest induction into some of the AMSAT awards community. There is a pretty good batch since my last report. The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO. Alan Ehrenberg, N9EDV Benjamin Gaston, KV4RH Scott Medbury, KD5FBA Doug Birky, KB8M Richard Manderski, W2SKI Eric Stapleton, VA7TU The following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award. Richard Manderski, W2SKI, #562 The following have earned the South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award. Richard Manderski, W2SKI, #US190 To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes

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Uni-Trac 2003 Parallel Port Version - Any Users out there ?
by Mike Sprenger 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Greetings, I'm still running a Uni-Trac Parallel port interface with ZL2AMD's Uni-Trac 3.0.b software on Windows XP to control a Yaesu G5400B. Yes its old, and yes, it works fine. It even has DDE capability to run it from SATPC32, which is credited to DK1TB (Erich - SATPC32 Author). Question, is there anyone out there using this tracker on an O/S later/other than Windows XP ? (If so, I'd be interested in the details) -- 73 Mike

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