December 2015 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Colorado Amateur Satellite net Begins in 1 hour
by Skyler F 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

NOTE, THE NET HAS BEEN DELAYED BY 15 MINUTES TODAY DECEMBER 24. Happy holidays. This is a reminder that the Colorado Amateur Satellite net will begin in 1 hour from now (7PM mountain time Thursday). 6PM Pacific 7PM Mountain 8PM Central 9PM Eastern Please visit us on *AMSATNET.INFO <http://amsatnet.info/>* *IRLP* 9870, the Denver Reflector *ALLSTAR LINK* 40764, direct hookup to the repeater here. 41715, KC9ZHV hub at a data center if I am out of bandwidth. More info on AllStar - amsatnet.info/#node *ECHOLINK* *AMSAT* unless there is an ARISS contact, then go direct to KD0WHB-L *LOCAL RF* 449.625 (-) 141.3 ( WØKU Lookout Mountain) 447.225 (-) 141.3 (The STEM school repeater we set up) 447.850 (-) 141.3 (ACØKQ's repeater where he lives on TOP of saddleback mountain) 147.450 SIMPLEX (Aurora, CO) 446.275 (-) 100.0 Galena St. Local repeater at my house, giving a whopping 5 blocks of great coverage *REMOTE RF* Your Repeater here!, Email me if you want to link in or me to link your echolink or allstar repeater in automatically (no automatic IRLP linking supported) Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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A good morning on FO-29
by Andrew Glasbrenner 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

I just wanted to relate the outstanding early morning pass I had on FO-29 today. I had set up a schedule with AL7RS in AP65, way out in western Alaska. We have been emailing a while, and Dan indicated he was ready to try, and even agreed to try SSB since I'm not a big CW fan. After a few emails the night before to set up specifics, we were go for the 1016Z pass, right as FO-29 came over at near apogee. I heard him as soon as the sat popped over the horizon, and we made a leisurely exchange for a new grid and field for us both. Mission Accomplished! As I was quietly sitting filling out my log, at just after 5AM local, listening to the transponder hiss, I heard a very strong signal pop up, exactly where I was listening. It was WH6XM calling CQ from BK29 in Hawaii! Now, I've been on satellites on and off since 1992, and hardcore since about 2000. I have QSLs from Hawaii on both AO-10 and AO-40, but have never heard KH6 on a LEO! I started answering his CQ before he was even done, hoping he was full duplex and we wouldn't run out of time and pass before we made the QSO. After a few quick back and forths, we got the calls and reports exchanged, and I heard him until my LOS. Actually, he was strong to past where I should have had LOS, to about -1.5 degrees. Thank you Gulf of Mexico tropo for a bit of an extension. A quick email confirmed what I knew was a good QSO, and off to bed I went again, a very happy ham. So, I just wanted to thank both Dan and Bob for being there, having good receive setups, and making the QSOs with me. This stuff is still exciting! 73, Drew KO4MA

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Downlinks and Beacons
by Timothy A. Holmes 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

HI Folks; MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!! Reading the thread on receiving the weather satellites has sparked a bit in me. I would like to be able to capture the telemetry and beacons from amateur satellites -- Ive got a 2m/440 vertical and an HF wire. An Icom 706mk IIG and a computer running kubuntu linux. Any input or suggestions would be most appreciated Thanks TIM W8TAH

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Re: [amsat-bb] WX sats
by Rick Tejera 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

Roland, Does wxtoimg decode the Meteor sats? If do anything different in the set up? 73 & Merry ChristmasDeRick Tejera K7TEJSaguaroAstro(a)cox.net623-203-4121 -------- Original message -------- From: Roland Zurmely via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 12/24/2015 3:52 AM (GMT-07:00) To: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] WX sats APT picture from NOAA-19 on 23 dec 2015 over Brazil/Atlantic ocean: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/N192312151706.jpg> RX setup: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/apt.htm> LRPT picture from Meteor M1 on 24 dec 2015 over Brazil/Atlantic ocean: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/2015-12-24-8-19-42-509_123.rem.jpg> RX setup: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/lrpt.htm> 73 de Roland. _______________________________________________ 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] Downlinks and Beacons
by PA3GUO 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

Hi Tim, The vertical is somewhat a limitation (compared to for example an arrow), signals will be a bit weaker. But: it is usable for sure! The HF wire is great: you can receive for example AO07 with it (downlink 10 meters), and that is just awesome. Source for details: http://www.dk3wn.info/satellites.shtml All satellites, frequencies, etc. Source for status: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?page_id=29535 That is a one page overview of all satellites. The best there is. Reports on Cubesats (and a bit more): http://www.dk3wn.info/p/ Why Cubesats: there are a lot, you can use them to test your system. Reports on amateur satellites: http://www.amsat.org/status/ When ISS is back with packet, you should be able to hear that on your vertical for sure. See here for status: http://issfanclub.com/ Let us know what you can hear and what not, the group will help you. Welcome & enjoy ! Henk, PA3GUO HI Folks; MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!! Reading the thread on receiving the weather satellites has sparked a bit in me. I would like to be able to capture the telemetry and beacons from amateur satellites -- Ive got a 2m/440 vertical and an HF wire. An Icom 706mk IIG and a computer running kubuntu linux. Any input or suggestions would be most appreciated Thanks TIM W8TAH

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PD6YOTA @ SO-50
by Lennart Kieft 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

Good day, At 1530 UTC and 1710 UTC i will be active as PD6YOTA at SO-50 please be easy on me as i'm not a highly skilled operator PD6YOTA is one of the 42 YOTA stations participating in the YOTA December month YOTA stands for Youngsters on the Air, which you might know from the YOTA summer camps, where groups of youngsters gathering together for a week full of ham radio. During the December month, special callsigns ending with YOTA will be on the air, those stations are operated by youngsters for various ages. for more information see the website : www.ham-yota.com Merry x-mas '73 Lennart PD5LKM Dit e-mailbericht is verzonden vanaf een virusvrije computer die wordt beschermd door Avast. www.avast.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] GO-32 Beacon / SCS Tracker Modem
by PA3GUO 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

Hi Tony, If you want to try 9600 baud telemetry, you could try Grifex also: https://www.facebook.com/Michigan.Exploration 437.479 MHz FM ~12 elements works fine 9600 baud Beacon every 10 seconds 2 pieces of free software needed only: - Decoding using UZ7HO soundmodem (hs modem) (enable out KISS at port 9100) - Nice telemetry analysis software (reads from KISS at 9100), see screenshot here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=66907 Henk, PA3GUO

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WX sats
by Roland Zurmely 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

APT picture from NOAA-19 on 23 dec 2015 over Brazil/Atlantic ocean: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/N192312151706.jpg> RX setup: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/apt.htm> LRPT picture from Meteor M1 on 24 dec 2015 over Brazil/Atlantic ocean: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/2015-12-24-8-19-42-509_123.rem.jpg> RX setup: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/lrpt.htm> 73 de Roland.

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G5500 Bearing
by Rupert Hamblin 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

Hi Guys, First of all, wishing all Amsat followers a Happy Christmas ! My quick question.... So I'm in the final stages of setting up my G5500 rotator & antennas, to get the whole thing Aligned I want to set a reference to North. I'm thinking this should be to True North not magnetic North. Can you confirm Regards RH / G0TKZ

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Office Closed
by Martha 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

The AMSAT office will be closed until January 4th. Have a Happy, Healthy New Year! -- 73- Martha

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