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

Possible ISS Voice Contacts on Field Day
by JoAnne Maenpaa 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

Current discussions between the ARISS team and NASA suggest the possibility of voice contacts with the International Space Station (ISS) during Saturday's ARRL Field Day activities this coming weekend. Read the full story at: http://www.amsat.org/?p=2860 and http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2014/000797.html to view the ANS Special Bulletin on this. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Dnepr 37 Satellites List
by Mineo Wakita 24 Jun '14

24 Jun '14

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/dneprsat.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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SpaceX Launch Rescheduled To Next Month
by B J 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/space-flight-missions/commercial-space-sp… http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/06/spacex-falcon-9-v1-1-orbcomm-og2-mis… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Fodtrack Serial rotor controller on HamLib
by Greg D 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Hi folks, So all this talk about Gpredict got me to look at updating my own setup, which pre-dated the modern Gpredict capabilites. But being so archaic, I need some help connecting the dots... I have Gpredict / Hamlib talking to my Yaesu FT-736R radio for Doppler tracking just fine, but the rotor is a problem. My controller is home-brewed, and emulates the subset of the "Yaesu serial protocol" as output from the original DOS version of FODTrack. The syntax is the letter "W" followed by the Azimuth, a space, the Elevation, and terminated with a carriage return (hex 0d). Both the Az and El are whole decimal integers. When I moved to Linux and Predict (the ncurses version) in 2002, I modified the software to copy that same syntax, and all was fine. Tab forward over a decade to my question: What model "Yaesu controller" was FODTrack thinking it was talking to? I need to find an equivalent model for Hamlib's rotctl daemon, and none of the choices seem to match. They all seem to want to talk to a single rotor (Az or El, not both). Is there an equivalent model, Yaesu or otherwise, that accepts "Waaa eee\n" for Az + El positioning? Thanks, Greg KO6TH

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Re: [amsat-bb] Question for Gpredict Users
by Pavel Milanes Costa 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

My mistake... I found a error y my commands earlier sended to you... In every sentence that states /dev/USB0 you you must put /dev/ttyUSB0 and so on.. note the tty between /dev/ and USB0 Sorry, I was away from home and now I tested at home and found the "bug" 73 El 20/06/14 18:30, Richard Lawn escribió: > Still doesn't seem to work, but thank you for your help. Linux is nearly > like a foreign language to me hi hi. I'll paste a screen shot of the > terminal window that might help diagnosis. > > When I then typed into the terminal - rigctl -m 101 -r /dev/ttyS0 the > window just froze. I left it open and then tried to engage radio control > through Gpredict and the screen dimmed and would not respond to any > controls other than to shut down the application. Suggestions? > Rick > > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 6:07 PM, Pavel Milanes Costa <co7wt(a)frcuba.co.cu > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Richard... > > In Linux with Gperdict you have to use a hamlib "proxy"... > > First install the package hamlib-utils, using the console or terminal... > > If debian > > su - > (provide your debian root paswd) > apt-get install hamlib hamlib-utils > > if ubuntu > > sudo apt-get install hamlib hamlib-utils > (provide your user passwd here) > > Then you must tune your rigctld command > > for a FT-847 this is a good starting point... again, in console... > > rigctld -m 101 -r /dev/USB0 > > Where > > -m 101 is you telling the soft that you have a FT-847... > -r /dev/USB0 is your serial device, in this case I use a usb to > serial interface, if you use a REAL serial port in yopur PC you have > to change /dev/USB0 by /dev/ttyS0 > > The 0 in all this is the order... 0 is COM1 like in windows, and > /dev/USB0 is the forst usb you connected... > > I think you already have dialup permissions... > > > 73 de CO7WT > > ----- Mensaje original ----- > De: Richard Lawn <rjlawn(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> > Para: Amsat BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]>> > Enviado: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:41:24 -0400 (CDT) > Asunto: [amsat-bb] Question for Gpredict Users > > I'm new to using Ubuntu-Linux. I finally with a lot of outside > counciling > got FlDigi to run using either Hamlib or Flrig to handle CAT on my > FT-847. > I thought I was home free until I found that Gpredict would not > control CAT > on the radio. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help? Linux is my only > resource on this old XP P3 computer. Ubuntu runs great if I can only > learn > how to use command line Linus language hi hi! > 73 > Rick > W2JAZ > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]>. 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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[Info] FOTOS _ Field Day _ 2014
by ARVM 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

<http://www.arvm.org/fd14.html> FOTOS <http://www.arvm.org/fd14.html> Field Day _ 2014 In: <http://www.arvm.org/fd14.html> http://www.arvm.org/fd14.html <mailto:[email protected]> arvm(a)arvm.org A.R.V. M. --- Este email está liivre de vírus e malware porque a proteção avast! Antivirus está ativa. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ Esta mensagem está de acordo com a legislação Europeia sobre o envio de mensagens. Qualquer mensagem deverá estar claramente identificada com os dados do emissor que deverá proporcionar ao receptor a hipótese de ser movido da lista. Para ser removido da nossa lista, basta que nos responda a esta mensagem colocando a palavra "Remover" no Assunto. (Dir ectiva 2000/31/CE do Parlamento Europeu; Relatório A5-0270/2001 do Parlamento Europeu.

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I heard on6/22/14
by Richard Elverum SR. 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

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64 bit tracking software?
by w0hv＠sbcglobal.net 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

Getting ready for Field Day, I tried to fire up good, old, reliable Predict on my nice new laptop with Windows 8.1 with 64 bit processing. I was sad to see a message saying it wouldn't run because it's a 32 bit program. I've previously had Satscape, at least until Win7. So, what freeware software can I look at set up and install quickly, and without a steep learning curve? Oh, and please! No rants about Windows and how I should switch to Linux. Not gonna happen. Jim Reicher, W0HV

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CAT control for TX and RX
by Stu2 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

I'm preparing for Field day and would like to use a combination of HDSDR (RX) and a Kenwood TS-2K (TX) radio. The RTL-SDR dongle and preamp make a great RX. Ham Radio Deluxe only connects to a single radio. (Transceiver) Is there a way to control both radios at once to correct for Doppler? The problem would be similar to controlling two FT-817s, except both radios would be different in my case. Thanks and 73's Stu2 W7IY

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 203
by Robert C. Campbell 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

The other day I was using my Yeasue el/az rotator just fine in flip mode with sat-pc and PST-rotator. Today trouble. In Pst-rotator If I ask for 90 the position bar showed actual 120 and it continues to show about 30 degrees off all the way to 359 where it will stop 30 degrees in advance of where it should since it thinks it is there. Is this one of those problems that happens when the wire breaks on the resister or perhaps something else? It has been loyal for many years. Is it time to send it back for repair? Any help would be good. Kb3pmr On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 8:00 AM, <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: LilacSat-2 will have FM voice transponder capability > (wmc_jx(a)163.com) > 2. Re: LilacSat-2 will have FM voice transponder capability (M5AKA) > 3. XE1SEW/P DL90 & Operating FO-29 Portable (Clayton Coleman) > 4. NanosatC-BR1 (PY5LF) > 5. FUNcube/AO-73 Mode change (Jim Heck) > 6. Question for Gpredict Users (Richard Lawn) > 7. SpaceX Launch Postponed (B J) > 8. Tracking assistance requested for DTUsat-2 on 2.4GHz > (Jonas Bjarn?) > 9. Re: Trakbox pricing ? (Joe Leikhim) > 10. CAT control for TX and RX (Stu2) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:53:10 +0800 > From: "wmc_jx(a)163.com" <wmc_jx(a)163.com> > To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 will have FM voice transponder > capability > Message-ID: <201406202153083758227(a)163.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi All, > > LilacSat-2 is expected to be launched in May or June 2015. > > We haven?t decided how to use the repeater yet. An idea is to use a > subaudio PSK31 telemetry with it. > > About XW-2, LilacSat-2 will be launched with several satellites designed > by CAST and CAMSAT with amateur radio, but we don't know the exact name > indeed. > > We will update our website later. > > 73! > > Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:48:57 +0100 > From: M5AKA <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 will have FM voice transponder > capability > Message-ID: > <1403279337.38228.YahooMailNeo(a)web172305.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Thanks for the update. > > Trevor M5AKA > > > > On Friday, 20 June 2014, 16:40, "wmc_jx(a)163.com" <wmc_jx(a)163.com> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > LilacSat-2 is expected to be launched in May or June 2015. > > We haven?t decided how to use the repeater yet. An idea is to use a > subaudio PSK31 telemetry with it. > > About XW-2, LilacSat-2 will be launched with several satellites designed > by CAST and CAMSAT with amateur radio, but we don't know the exact name > indeed. > > We will update our website later. > > 73! > > Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:59:53 -0500 > From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx(a)gmail.com> > To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] XE1SEW/P DL90 & Operating FO-29 Portable > Message-ID: > <CAPovOwc8MVxixau7WmHADmgEbs0dcBKbm= > 4PbPzeqHqQfhL_gA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On the last pass of SO-50 (15:27 UTC, 20-Jun) over North America, I worked > XE1SEW operating portable in DL90. > > Last night he was calling CQ on FO-29 from EL00. I do not believe he made > any successful contacts due in part to many stations calling CQ within 3 > kHz of him. There may have been other factors. Having operated many times > portable, I can assure you that neighboring stations on adjacent > frequencies can pose challenges. I am not laying blame but rather making > an observation. > > Please, consider moving away from FO-29's passband center if you intend to > operate portable. As a general rule on FO-29 I try to transmit portable > below 145.93 and above 145.97. As a portable station this provides some > shielding from the "death zone" of higher power, fixed stations who always > seem to appear and call CQ +/- 10 kHz of the transponder's center > frequency. (some suffering from terminal CHS syndrome) > > 73, > Clayton > W5PFG > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:31:33 -0300 > From: "PY5LF" <py5lf(a)falautomation.com.br> > To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org>, <starcom-bb-bounces(a)star-com.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] NanosatC-BR1 > Message-ID: <008701cf8cad$7c8203c0$75860b40$(a)falautomation.com.br> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi > > The first Brazilian cubesat are working well . > > > > Video ; http://youtu.be/FZdiZMX9rcI > > > > Preliminary TLE ; > > > > NANOSATC-BR1 > 1 00362U 00362A 14170.81049769 .00000000 00000-0 10000-4 0 7 > 2 00362 97.9897 66.2289 0012982 291.8733 244.3145 14.85013404 03 > > > > Doppler for SatPC32; > > > > NANOSATC-BR1,145868.0,,USB,,,,TLM > > > > Thank you > > > > > > PY5LF > > Luciano Fabricio > > Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm > > http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:48:53 +0100 > From: "Jim Heck" <jimlist(a)zoho.com> > To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube/AO-73 Mode change > Message-ID: <008301cf8cc0$ac3d1f10$04b75d30$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Folks, > > FUNcube/AO-73 is now in continuous transponder mode with low power > beacon, as at approx 20:24 UTC. Change back to Auto eclipse mode > planned for Sunday PM UTC. > > Enjoy the transponder > > 73s Jim G3WGM > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:41:24 -0400 > From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn(a)gmail.com> > To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Question for Gpredict Users > Message-ID: > < > CADQmrTGLNWzACfvOZGK5nC_okeCGhcod2dac0ht_X_Ks0Gsomg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I'm new to using Ubuntu-Linux. I finally with a lot of outside counciling > got FlDigi to run using either Hamlib or Flrig to handle CAT on my FT-847. > I thought I was home free until I found that Gpredict would not control CAT > on the radio. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help? Linux is my only > resource on this old XP P3 computer. Ubuntu runs great if I can only learn > how to use command line Linus language hi hi! > 73 > Rick > W2JAZ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 01:11:22 +0000 > From: B J <va6bmj(a)gmail.com> > To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] SpaceX Launch Postponed > Message-ID: > < > CAP7QzkMWM+OXLEfq4S_uoe+bNoPmStGKeLzmaRWsA2n59qLsDw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/space-flight-missions/commercial-space-sp… > http://www.americaspace.com/?p=62948 > http://innerspace.net/spacex/spacex-orbcomm-launch-attempt-scrubbed/ > > http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/06/spacex-falcon-9-v1-1-orbcomm-og2-mis… > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:12:18 +0200 > From: Jonas Bjarn? <sveskemos(a)gmail.com> > To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Tracking assistance requested for DTUsat-2 on > 2.4GHz > Message-ID: > <CAFt0jx8KymGqUJ_vwx3jPJmhqEp8jHbNGaua=_ > cFCR0h-UU2Kw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Guys, > > DTUsat-2 is now operational on orbit and transmitting both CW beacons and > AX25 frames at 1200bps 2FSK. Beacons are alternating at 30sec intervals. > > Any help you could offer in tracking and recording beacons would be much > appreciated at this early stage in the mission. Please find attached a > short technical note on how to decode CW beacons. More information is also > available on our project webpage at : > http://www.dtusat.dtu.dk/index.php?id=130 > > Next pass here at DTU is coming up in 20minutes, whish us luck! > > 73's all around! > Jonas Bjarnoe > OZ3AGY, OZ2DTU > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 03:29:01 -0400 > From: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite(a)leikhim.com> > To: "amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org>, g3rwl(a)demon.co.uk, > richard(a)g3rwldemon.co.uk > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Trakbox pricing ? > Message-ID: <53A5343D.4010802(a)leikhim.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Are you talking about the TAPR/JAMSAT TrakBox? > > I bought a nice one a couple years ago for about $200 USD shipped from > Canada. I found a turbo kit available from someone here on AMSAT to > speed up the CPU and installed it. The turbo kit if still available is a > bargain, new CPU, Y2K firmware, a faster crystal and another faster > chip. Apart from soldering the crystal, there is not much to do but > follow instructions. > > I also plan to install a back-lighted LCD display to be easy on my eyes. > > They work pretty well. The only drawback is the RS232 interface for the > KEPS. I am going to try and add an Ethernet to RS232 adapter so I can > use a browser to upload the KEPS. > > What I like is that it has real time tracking, _doppler __correction > _and autonomous operation in one package. I don't think there is > anything on the market that has everything these have. > > Assuming the lithium battery has not leaked and the kit is well > constructed, you should be able to recoup your investment. They are no > longer available. > > Joe K4SAT > > > > Hi Gang > > > I'll be selling a Trakbox soon; would be grateful for advice on what > > price to ask (in UK money). Original price AFAIRC 100-150 UK pounds. > > > For those who don't know this item, its an az/el rotator controller. > > Feed it keplers on the RS232 input occasionally and it'll track both > > rotators at the right time. > > > 73 Richard G3 > > -- > Joe Leikhim > > > Leikhim and Associates > > Communications Consultants > > Oviedo, Florida > > JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com > > 407-982-0446 > > WWW.LEIKHIM.COM > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 07:32:33 -0400 > From: Stu2 <stu(a)stu2.net> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] CAT control for TX and RX > Message-ID: <53A56D51.3050907(a)stu2.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I'm preparing for Field day and would like to use a combination of HDSDR > (RX) and a Kenwood TS-2K (TX) radio. The RTL-SDR dongle and preamp make > a great RX. Ham Radio Deluxe only connects to a single radio. (Transceiver) > > Is there a way to control both radios at once to correct for Doppler? > > The problem would be similar to controlling two FT-817s, except both > radios would be different in my case. > > Thanks and 73's > > Stu2 > W7IY > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 203 > **************************************** >

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