AMSAT-BB September 2014

104 participants
163 discussions

W1AW/P on the Satellites for AMSAT Journal
by JoAnne Maenpaa 27 Sep '14

27 Sep '14

Hello Everyone, Planning is underway for articles going into the November/December AMSAT Journal. We would like to include as much coverage as possible of the W1AW/P events on the satellites. Please send your commentary and photos (JPG hi-res files work best) to me at k9jkm(a)comcast.net or journal(a)amsat.org Thanks! -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT Journal

1 0

EO-88 Question
by Dave Marthouse 27 Sep '14

27 Sep '14

What's the status of EO-88? I attempted to listen on it's downlink frequency of 145.880MHZ and nothing was heard. Any information would be appreciated. -- Dave Marthouse N2AAM dmarthouse(a)gmail.com

3 2

LVB Tracker and OLED Display
by Kevin Schuchmann 27 Sep '14

27 Sep '14

Hi All, I see talk about new firmware needed to support a oled display, exactly what version of firmware is needed? latest I find on Howards site is v010. What should I be looking for and where can I find it. Thanks Kevin WA6FWF

2 1

Re: [amsat-bb] VE6 satellite operators using LVB Tracker
by Scott Smith 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

Tnx to the response of everyone, I have now ordered the proper USB to RS232 cord. 73 de VE6ITV Scott

1 0

VE6 satellite operators using LVB Tracker
by Scott Smith 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

Hi Scott here VE6ITV My LVB Tracker arrived and I need a USB to RS232 cord. I Tried my local “The Source” store and the have them in stock, only problem the do not work with windows 7 or 8. I have windows 8.1 and wonder where in Edmonton there is a store which sells the proper cords?. any help will be appreciated 73 de VE6ITV Scott n

3 3

Two Weeks From Today
by Martha 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

The 2014 AMSAT Space Symposium will take place 2 weeks from today. Please go to the AMSAT website and sign up. Let's all celebrate our 45th Anniversary! -- 73- Martha

1 0

Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 336
by Daniel 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

Oh some one help me.. I have my kW ts2000 I can control it via computer, I have a rascal glx with 13 pin din I tested it with 2m on mix w hear the cw I am sending, The issue is this when I try to use hrd I get nothing at all no keying of the mic. I joined the ts2k yahoo GRP but the info they have is out dated. I would love to be able to do packet with the Iss again and hit the other birds with ssb n all. Any one able to assist me? Off list is just fine Daniel kf1bu Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID 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. AMSAT-UK Colloquium in TX Factor Show (M5AKA) > 2. EO-88 Question (Dave Marthouse) > 3. Re: EO-88 Question (Paul Stoetzer) > 4. "Oscar and the Ham" (E.Mike McCardel) > 5. Wiseman and Coleman Session (Clint Bradford) > 6. FUNcube at IARU Region 1 General Conference (M5AKA) > 7. New JT270M Dual Band Radio (Gary "Joe" Mayfield) > 8. Re: New JT270M Dual Band Radio (Joe) > 9. FUNcube/AO-73 - Now in Full time low power beacon/ > Transponder ON mode (Wouter Weggelaar) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:48:20 +0100 >From: M5AKA <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> >To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-UK Colloquium in TX Factor Show >Message-ID: > <1411649300.62702.YahooMailNeo(a)web172304.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > >Among those interviewed is AMSAT-NA VP Operations Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/25/amsat-uk-colloquium-in-tx-factor/ > > >---- >Trevor M5AKA >AMSAT-UK >Website http://amsat-uk.org/ >Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk >Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK >---- > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:56:17 -0400 >From: Dave Marthouse <dmarthouse(a)gmail.com> >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-88 Question >Message-ID: <54241F01.9070304(a)gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >What's the status of EO-88? I attempted to listen on it's downlink >frequency of 145.880MHZ and nothing was heard. Any information would be >appreciated. > > > >-- >Dave Marthouse N2AAM >dmarthouse(a)gmail.com > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 10:08:16 -0400 >From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> >To: dmarthouse(a)gmail.com >Cc: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-88 Question >Message-ID: > <CABzOSOpRWYB4A0tzfNsRoDW-sTtJy+iSrRjDUd3SaSDS1zRy4A(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > >I assume you are referring to EO-80 (QB50p2). > >Telemetry was posted on DK3WN's site yesterday: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=169 > >Maybe they are only turning on the downlink over the ground stations in Europe? > >73, > >Paul, N8HM > >On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Dave Marthouse <dmarthouse(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> What's the status of EO-88? I attempted to listen on it's downlink >> frequency of 145.880MHZ and nothing was heard. Any information would be >> appreciated. >> >> >> >> -- >> Dave Marthouse N2AAM >> dmarthouse(a)gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:50:16 -0400 >From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm(a)gmail.com> >To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] "Oscar and the Ham" >Message-ID: > <CAM5+sotYGEjF46JypWeb4aVH4H1xJhBzUk2W8NRwCq8amBDv3w(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >I am actively in search of a video produced by Connecticut Public TV >in the mid 70s, "Oscar and the Ham" it was commissioned by ARRL and >served as supplemental material for use with Talcott Mountain Science >Center's curriculum guide Space Science Involvement. It features Jean >Sheppard K2ORS and Dr. Owen Garriot W5LFL. If anyone has access to, >or knows the whereabouts of an existing copy, please contact me >offline. > >73, > >E.Mike > >E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD >V.P. for Educational Relations, AMSAT-NA > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:59:10 -0700 >From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> >To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Wiseman and Coleman Session >Message-ID: <B3C1694D-634E-4262-8652-F504F31DED5F(a)mac.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a flight engineer with Expedition 40 currently aboard the >International Space Station, and Expedition 26/27 NASA astronaut Cady Coleman spoke at >the closing session of the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York yesterday. > >If you missed it live, here it is ... > >http://youtu.be/-riwCepog-o?list=PLi...DI-naOwo1H5gaB > >Clint Bradford, K6LCS >http://www.work-sat.com > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:13:15 +0100 >From: M5AKA <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> >To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube at IARU Region 1 General Conference >Message-ID: > <1411672395.10684.YahooMailNeo(a)web172301.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > >FUNcube at IARU Region 1 General Conference >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/25/funcube-at-iaru-region-1-general-conference/ > >Also on the AMSAT-UK website: > >AMSAT-UK Colloquium in TX Factor Show >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/25/amsat-uk-colloquium-in-tx-factor/ > >G3BJ elected IARU Region 1 President >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/25/g3bj-elected-iaru-region-1-president/ > >IARU R1 VHF/UHF/uW C5 meeting has started work >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/23/iaru-r1-vhfuhfuw-c5-meeting/ > >24th IARU Region 1 General Conference opens >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/22/24th-iaru-region-1-general-conference-opens/ > >Ofcom WRC-15 Consultation Responses >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/22/ofcom-wrc-15-consultation-responses/ > >Frequencies of Es?hail 2 Geostationary Amateur Radio Transponders >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/21/eshail-2-ham-radio-transponders/ > >IARU R1 Release VHF/UHF/Microwave Handbook >http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/19/iaru-r1-release-vhfuhfmicrowave-handbook/ > >---- >Trevor M5AKA >AMSAT-UK >Website http://amsat-uk.org/ >Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk >Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK >---- > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 7 >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:44:12 -0500 >From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield(a)hotmail.com> >To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] New JT270M Dual Band Radio >Message-ID: <BAY173-DS13A149B5CBA328E33465748ABF0(a)phx.gbl> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Anyone know anything about the dual band mobile from Jetstream? > > > >The JT270M... > > > >There is very little to go on here: > >http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath= ><http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=71892 >> &products_id=71892 > > > >73, > >Joe kk0sd > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 8 >Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:16:37 +1000 >From: Joe <gjmagee(a)optusnet.com.au> >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New JT270M Dual Band Radio >Message-ID: <54252EF5.9000501(a)optusnet.com.au> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >On 26-Sep-14 1:44 PM, Gary "Joe" Mayfield wrote: >> Anyone know anything about the dual band mobile from Jetstream? >> >> >> >> The JT270M... >> >> >> >> There is very little to go on here: >> >> http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath= >> <http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=71892 >>> &products_id=71892 >> >> >> 73, >> >> Joe kk0sd >> >> >Have a look here. >http://fccid.net/document.php?id=2374868#axzz3EPZfxoq6 > >73 >Joe vk3bki > > > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4025/8276 - Release Date: 09/26/14 > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 9 >Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:59:46 +0200 >From: Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg(a)gmail.com> >To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube/AO-73 - Now in Full time low power beacon/ > Transponder ON mode >Message-ID: > <CAKXf1rFCH5p1wZQMLHHKuK6UwsDorq_5SiVRYQvaG63AO-OqwQ(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > >Hi All, > >At approx 11:55 UTC, AO-73 was switched into continuous low power beacon/ >transponder ON Mode for radio amateurs use during the weekend. > >We'll be going back to normal mode at the end of the weekend. > >Enjoy! > >73s Wouter PA3WEG >FUNcube-1 control team > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >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 member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 336 >****************************************

1 0

FUNcube/AO-73 - Now in Full time low power beacon/ Transponder ON mode
by Wouter Weggelaar 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

Hi All, At approx 11:55 UTC, AO-73 was switched into continuous low power beacon/ transponder ON Mode for radio amateurs use during the weekend. We'll be going back to normal mode at the end of the weekend. Enjoy! 73s Wouter PA3WEG FUNcube-1 control team

1 0

New JT270M Dual Band Radio
by Gary "Joe" Mayfield 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

Anyone know anything about the dual band mobile from Jetstream? The JT270M... There is very little to go on here: http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath= <http://www.randl.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=71892 > &products_id=71892 73, Joe kk0sd

2 1

FUNcube at IARU Region 1 General Conference
by M5AKA 25 Sep '14

25 Sep '14

1 0

Jump to page:

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

AMSAT-BB September 2014