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2E
by jeffory broughton 31 Oct '15

31 Oct '15

No transponder or beacon this morning from 2E on the 12:06 utc pass. jeff broughton

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2E
by jeffory broughton 31 Oct '15

31 Oct '15

Now that's kinda scary. I will try to listen later. jeff broughton

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WD9EWK on the next 3 AO-85 passes tonight...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

Hi! Now that the weekend is here, I plan on trying the next 3 AO-85 passes from my back yard, and (for the latest pass) possibly the front yard. The middle of the 3 passes is almost directly overhead, and the latest pass - just before 0800 UTC - appears to cover Hawaii and parts of the southwestern USA. If anyone can be on AO-85 from Hawaii for that late pass (around 2200 local time in Hawaii), I will be happy to try working you from here in Arizona. The pass around 0800 UTC is up to 10 degrees maximum elevation on this end, but that should be sufficient if I operate from my west-facing driveway instead of my east-facing back yard. I'll have my SDR setup receiving all 3 passes, but may have the SDRplay on my VHF crossed dipole for the middle of the 3 passes. I plan on trying an HT with my Elk for that pass, and will have the SDRplay on the omnidirectional antenna running to collect telemetry and (hopefully) my signals from the HT through AO-85. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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SatPC32 and M2
by Jim White 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

Anyone successfully using SatPC32 to drive M2 rotors, the RC2800PX control boxes? Here both SatPC32 and SuM will move the AZ but not the EL.

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Audio Coverage of Wednesdays ARISS Contact
by John Spasojevich 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the Eleanor Palmer School, London, United Kingdom on Wednesday November 4th. AOS is anticipated at 09:51 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK6MJ in Western Australia. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally started around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution Team

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Re: [amsat-bb] No TLM on AO-85 during 20:15 UTC pass.
by Jerry Buxton 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

We will announce when AO-85 is commissioned and turned over to Operations for scheduled use. Meantime due to travel and work, it has been a little hit and miss on testing this week. Nothing has been said yet about any scheduled testing because it has been a matter of whether our people are home to test and if the satellite is in view of enough of us to gather data. I expect that we'll just continue that at least for tonight, so the satellite will be available but might just disappear into Data or Safe Mode during a U.S. pass... :-) If we go into Data Mode all who recognize that and can switch to and gather the high speed telemetry with FoxTelem are appreciated. Jerry Buxton, NØJY On 10/30/2015 16:04, Dave Remnant wrote: > Thanks Jerry > > Also received reply from Kevin > > I know you guys are still commissioning so I guess notice of changes will be > rare, if at all. > > Do you plan on some form of notice when commissioning over? > > Thanks to you and all the team. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Buxton > Sent: 30 October 2015 20:52 > To: Dave Remnant > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] No TLM on AO-85 during 20:15 UTC pass. > > Hi Dave, > > We commanded into Data Mode during that pass, so what you heard was the high > speed telemetry data and when you hear that again you can decode by > switching FoxTelem to high speed on the input tab. > AO-85 will switch back to Transponder Mode automatically after 15 minutes in > Data Mode. > > Jerry > N0JY > > On Oct 30, 2015 3:35 PM, Dave Remnant <dave.remnant(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: >> The TLM was making some strange noises and the "eye" was distorted and >> I received no packets from AO-85 >> >> >> >> I could hear the transponder fine, but switching between the >> transponder audio and the TLM shows the difference. >> >> >> >> I have video of this if any of the team are interested. >> >> >> >> Was this planned or is it something I may have done inadvertently? >> >> >> >> 73 de Dave M0SAT >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > _______________________________________________ > 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://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > >

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Re: [amsat-bb] No TLM on AO-85 during 20:15 UTC pass.
by Jerry Buxton 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

Hi Dave, We commanded into Data Mode during that pass, so what you heard was the high speed telemetry data and when you hear that again you can decode by switching FoxTelem to high speed on the input tab. AO-85 will switch back to Transponder Mode automatically after 15 minutes in Data Mode. Jerry N0JY On Oct 30, 2015 3:35 PM, Dave Remnant <dave.remnant(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > > The TLM was making some strange noises and the "eye" was distorted and I > received no packets from AO-85 > > > > I could hear the transponder fine, but switching between the transponder > audio and the TLM shows the difference. > > > > I have video of this if any of the team are interested. > > > > Was this planned or is it something I may have done inadvertently? > > > > 73 de Dave M0SAT > > _______________________________________________ > 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://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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Re: [amsat-bb] No TLM on AO-85 during 20:15 UTC pass.
by Kevin Schuchmann 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

it was switched to high speed mode, if you switched over the eye would have come back and you would have gotten packets Kevin wa6fwf On 10/30/2015 1:35 PM, Dave Remnant wrote: > The TLM was making some strange noises and the "eye" was distorted and I > received no packets from AO-85 > > > > I could hear the transponder fine, but switching between the transponder > audio and the TLM shows the difference. > > > > I have video of this if any of the team are interested. > > > > Was this planned or is it something I may have done inadvertently? > > > > 73 de Dave M0SAT > > _______________________________________________ > 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://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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No TLM on AO-85 during 20:15 UTC pass.
by Dave Remnant 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

The TLM was making some strange noises and the "eye" was distorted and I received no packets from AO-85 I could hear the transponder fine, but switching between the transponder audio and the TLM shows the difference. I have video of this if any of the team are interested. Was this planned or is it something I may have done inadvertently? 73 de Dave M0SAT

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AO-85 frequencies
by Tom Worthington 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

I seem to get the best quality echo audio if I transmit on 435170 (at the satellite). The downlink doesn't seem to make much difference either for the audio or the telemetry decode but I use 145978 (at the satellite). I have not had a QSO but there are no others in Hawaii active now so I have only a short window to the western US. 73, Tom, NH6Y (BL10ts)

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