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

UIView32 Config for ISS APRS
by Peter Kaminski 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

Hello, I have a few question to the experts of APRS via ISS. Very often I got packets back from the ISS with my location - so my signals are copied. But it seems to be that not all station could decode my infos sending out. Sometime on aprs.fi my position will be shown but in the last heard list my callsign will not appear. So I read the following article: http://www.aprs.org/iss-aprs/issicons.html Interesting to me but I am not shure how to optimize my UIView32 configuration. May be somebody can help me. In the Station Setup dialog I set (of course text without ") Unproto port: "1" Unproto address: "APRS,ARISS" Beacon comment: (no input) UI-View Tag: (set to on) So can I optimize my Unproto address/APRS path and may be it usefull to deactivate UI-View Tag?? In the article the author says it is possible to send also grid and operator name. Is this still correct? So if so how can I do this. Is "APRS,ARISS,JO43XO,Peter" the correct way to do it in UIView32?? The article says also it should be neccessary to incluce "CQ VIA" in the path field. But is this realy neccessary in UIView32? Anothing thing is that the article says a ">" should be as first character in the status text. Is this correct for UIView32 too?? regards Peter DL9DAK

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Re: [amsat-bb] IC-910H for sale
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

Sorry, it's joew5ui(a)gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: Clayton Coleman Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 7:19 PM To: Glenn Miller - AA5PK Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] IC-910H for sale You put joew5iu ... is it joew5ui? :) On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk(a)suddenlink.net> wrote: > A local, Joe W5UI, has a IC-910H for sale. Cosmetically it's a 10. > > I checked it out on FO-29 and it works as well as my own 910. It's bare > bones--no DSP or CW filters--just comes with the hand mic. > > For price negotiation or further information, contact Joe Kent at (325) > 896-2038 or email him at joew5iu(a)gmail.com. > > 73 > Glenn AA5PK > _______________________________________________ > 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

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IC-910H for sale
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

A local, Joe W5UI, has a IC-910H for sale. Cosmetically it's a 10. I checked it out on FO-29 and it works as well as my own 910. It's bare bones--no DSP or CW filters--just comes with the hand mic. For price negotiation or further information, contact Joe Kent at (325) 896-2038 or email him at joew5iu(a)gmail.com. 73 Glenn AA5PK

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has the bbs moved?
by Perry Yantis 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

for months now I haven't seen the bbs?? did it move and if so where?? Perry WB8OTH py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro

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VC-H1 Kenwood Visual Communicator FS
by n4qwf . 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

I have one of these in like new condition. It has the cable to connect it to the Kenwood D7 handheld. It also has the cable to connect it to the 9 pin computer comport. The original instruction manual is also included. I offer it here for $250.00 including shipping to lower 48 before I list it on eBay. I also have the Kenwood D7 handheld but I really don't wont to sell it. I will consider a package deal if someone insist. First email offering to buy gets it. Thanks for your consideration. 73's << John -- N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator Email N4QWF(a)AMSAT.ORG Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ 8BDXCC DXCC mixed 309 WAS HF #57,114 WAZ HF #9073 VUCC SAT #135 WAS SAT #296 OSCAR-11 20th birthday #1 51 on AO-51 #13 LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il >From the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains *Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!"

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INVADER (CO-77) Final Message Mode
by Akihiro Kubota 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

Dear all, The last day (deorbit) of INVADER is approaching. INVADER's CW moved into the "Final Message Mode" today. It (only) count up numbers, report temperature and some words from INVADER. Please listen and report the will of INVADER to http://api.artsat.jp/report/ Final Message Mode CW Formart: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1336163/INVADER_CW_FORMAT_WILL.xls https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1336163/INVADER_CW_FORMAT_WILL.pdf Thanks in advance and all the best, Akihiro Kubota, ARTSAT project

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ISS Keplerian elements direct from NASA
by Wayne Estes 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

A few months ago I was trying to help a new SatPC32 user track the ISS. His prediction was way off because of a recent boost in the ISS orbit. He was getting bad predictions using elements from AMSAT and Spacetrack. I figured that NASA must surely be the most authoritative source of the ISS orbit. I stumbled onto a NASA web page that supplies details of each boost and DAILY predicted ISS 2-line elements after the boost. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP… The date is in epoch format, so you have to convert it to today's calendar date. Today is 2014 day 239, which in epoch format is described at 14239. Here's a link to an epoch converter: http://www.epochconverter.com/epoch/daynumbers.php It's kind of a nuisance to convert the date and manually copy today's predicted 2-line elements into your Keps file before attempting to hear the ISS. But it works! Wayne Estes W9AE Oakland, Oregon, USA, CN83ik

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San Marino Dxpedition
by Andrew Glasbrenner 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

This was posted on the AMSAT North America Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/7828379515/) today, and I thought the group might be interested. 73, Drew KO4MA Boris, T7/9A2GA and Neven, T7/9A5YY plan to operate the amateur radio satellites from the Republic of San Marino (grid JN63FW) from Friday 5th September until Sunday 7th September 2014 and will be active during the day on the majority of satellite passes. They plan to be on air via AO-7, FO-29 and SO-50 satellites (CW, SSB, FM) Please, be short giving reports and give others chance to do satellite QSO with them. QSL via home calls 9A2GA and 9A5YY, for details see: http://www.qrz.com/.

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Symposium
by Nick Pugh K5QXJ 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

I will be attending the Symposium and would like to share a room. I will be there Thursday through Saturday. Please let me know if you want to save a little money. Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School

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UKube-1 (FUNcube-2) Communications in the news
by M5AKA 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

Satellite Today article at http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2014/08/26/communications-anomaly-… The story mentions the primary communications link anomaly but says the FUNcube Educational Subsystem is operational and running at high power (300 mW). ---- Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK Website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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