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Loss of 3400-3410 MHz in Australia
by M5AKA 03 Apr '15

03 Apr '15

It appears that Australian amateurs will lose access to the 3400-3410 MHz Region 2/3 Amateur Satellite Service allocation. See the ACMA documents referred to at http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2015/20150314-2/index.php Can any Australian amateurs confirm my interpretation of this ? 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 100
by Joes Ham Mail 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

K1N confirmation N5JF Thanks to the K1N group for operating satellites on their expedition Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2015, at 2:17 PM, 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: M2 leo pack antenna (Rich/wa4bue) > 2. Simple setup for SO50 (Clint Bradford) > 3. Icom IC-471A repairs (James Hickox) > 4. ISS SSTV + AESP-14 Deployment Video (M5AKA) > 5. Fwd: Amateur Radio Roundtable (wa4hfn(a)comcast.net) > 6. K1N FO-29 Confirmed (K3SV) > 7. Re: K1N FO-29 Confirmed (John Geiger) > 8. LVBTracker issue and minor SatPC32 glitch (kb2m(a)arrl.net) > 9. Re: K1N FO-29 Confirmed (Paul Stoetzer) > 10. Re: LVBTracker issue and minor SatPC32 glitch (Kevin Schuchmann) > 11. Re: LVBTracker issue and minor SatPC32 glitch (kb2m(a)arrl.net) > 12. AMSAT/satellite presentation in Long Beach CA, Friday (3 > April) evening (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)) > 13. WD9EWK road trip, Friday through Sunday (3-5 April) > (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)) > 14. New RS sat? (Andrew Glasbrenner) > 15. Re: New RS sat? (Paul Stoetzer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:00:21 -0400 > From: "Rich/wa4bue" <richard.siff(a)verizon.net> > To: <kk5do(a)arrl.net>, "amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] M2 leo pack antenna > Message-ID: <0F95B43B46CC442993278AD7ED5E7039@RichardPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=response > > I am happy to hear how good they are. Certainly a big savings over the > smaller antennas and they do the job. > > R > W4BUE > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce" <kk5do(a)arrl.net> > To: "amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:56 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] M2 leo pack antenna > > >> We used my M2 Leo Pack antenna at the Houston Hamfest Saturday and they >> worked great from AOS to LOS on both passes. Both antennas use 'N' >> connectors. >> >> If you are going to build them, I would suggest installing the driven >> elements last, do not use the push retainers on those two until you are >> all done building the antenna. I built mine and messed up 2 of the push >> retainers. I think there were 1 extra in each of the 2m and 70cm antennas >> but I pushed a little too hard and the elements were no longer centered. >> You cannot back them up. You have to replace them. M2 does not ship one or >> two of them, I had to purchase a package of 50 just to get 2 of them. >> Cost... $13. I reckon if anyone else makes an oops, I can drop a few in >> the U.S. mail to you. >> >> Just a heads up. They will be shipping out the last of the AMSAT orders >> that have been waiting to ship... 5 going out in today's UPS delivery. >> They will have some packaged and on the shelf ready to ship for those that >> are ready to order now. No waiting. >> >> 73...bruce >> >> -- >> >> Bruce Paige, KK5DO >> AMSAT Director Contests and Awards >> ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE >> Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* >> Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com >> Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes >> Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News >> http://www.arrl.org >> >> AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: 2 > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:11:46 -0700 > From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Simple setup for SO50 > Message-ID: <C989E34D-8CE0-4F9F-8642-E0DBA2E7B35A(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Luciano - AMSAT-NA's new FOX-1A is going to actually be EASIER > to work with portable/minimum equipment! Engineers have promised > about a 6db INCREASE in its 2M downlink as compared to our recent > FM voice birds with their 440 downlinks! > > THANKS for the video! Keep up the wonderful work! > > Clint K6LCS > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:28:12 +0000 (UTC) > From: James Hickox <jameshickox(a)sbcglobal.net> > To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom IC-471A repairs > Message-ID: > <1003344502.989429.1427819292292.JavaMail.yahoo(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hello,I have a -471a that is deaf and dumb.? memories work, sound comes from speaker, squelch works, but will only hear HT signal when placed close to printed circuit board wen case is off.? Will go into transmit mode, but no power output noted.? Please let me know what might be the possible fixes, and is there is anyone within a couple of hundred miles of Abilene, Texas who will be willing to assist with repairs or who do it for a fee. > Thanks, > James, AA5AO > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:26:22 +0000 (UTC) > From: M5AKA <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV + AESP-14 Deployment Video > Message-ID: > <918485003.3269103.1427819182049.JavaMail.yahoo(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > ISS Slow Scan TV Active on Weekend of April 11 > http://amsat-uk.org/2015/03/31/iss-sstv/ > > Video of AESP-14 CubeSat deployment from ISS > http://amsat-uk.org/2015/03/30/video-of-aesp-14-cubesat-deployment-from-iss/ > > The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has published an article explaining to schools and other organisations what amateur radio is and how it work. Read How to ?Make That Call': #TalkToTim on the ISS > https://space.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/27/how-to-make-that-call-talktotim-on-the… > > Astronaut issues challenge for UK students to ?make that call? > http://amsat-uk.org/2015/03/20/astronaut-issues-challenge-for-uk-students-t… > > > ---- > 73 Trevor M5AKA > AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ > Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk > Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK > ---- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:41:05 +0000 (UTC) > From: wa4hfn(a)comcast.net > To: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Cc: "gol, Grid" <starcom-bb(a)star-com.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Amateur Radio Roundtable > Message-ID: > <291407767.17988872.1427820065271.JavaMail.zimbra(a)comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "W5KUB Broadcast" <wa5kub.video9(a)gmail.com> > To: "Tom Medlin" <wa5kub.video9(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:38:14 AM > Subject: Amateur Radio Roundtable > > Reminder - Amateur Radio Roundtable, a live weekly ham radio webcast can be > seen at W5KUB. <http://w5kub.com/>*com* every Tuesday night at 8:00 PM CDT > (0100 UTC Wednesday). > > > > The show covers all aspects of ham radio; such as, balloon launches, > Satellite, go-kits, emergency communications, SDR, digital modes, DXing, > home brewing, and much more. This week?s guests include: > > > > Russ Woodman, K5TUX, discussing Linux and open source for ham radio > > Brian Schell, KD8OTD, author, discussing D-star and Echolink for beginners > > Glen Popiel, KW5GP, author of the book ?Arduino for Ham Radio? > > > > To watch Amateur Radio Roundtable go to W5KUB.com, click on Live Events and > sign in with your existing User Name and Password. If you don?t have a user > name and password, just enter your call or name, leave the password blank > and hit sign in. > > > > We need your help with topics. If you have a specific subject that you > would like to present in a future show, send an email to tom(a)W5KUB.com. > > > > Join us for fun and interesting ham radio discussions. We?ll see you on > the webcast! > > > > Tom Medlin, W5KUB > > > > > > To follow our webcasts and to discuss ham radio, please join our Facebook > group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/. > > > > You are receiving this message because you joined W5KUB.com. If you would > like to be removed from these mailings, please click Reply and type ' > *Remove*' in the subject line. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:14:30 -0400 > From: K3SV <k3sv(a)pa.net> > To: Amsat <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] K1N FO-29 Confirmed > Message-ID: <75D42421-D8BD-437E-BDB7-13A3F9C32B66(a)pa.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Whoop whoop! >

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Re; 1
by James Hickox 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

referral http://isenosimao.com/cs/ Sent: 4/2/2015 12:17:23 PM >From James Hickox

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Re: [amsat-bb] 92
by James Hickox 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

referral link http://anorifugu.com/cjh/ Sent: 4/2/2015 11:22:19 AM >From James Hickox

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Re: [amsat-bb] A pass from the past
by Richard Tejera 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

Celestial does have an archive of old data that can used to recreate past dates. http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/archives/ 73 Rick K7TEJ On April 1, 2015, at 20:54, Pavel Milanes Costa <co7wt(a)frcuba.co.cu> wrote: Get gpredict for (windows/linux) it has a nice time controlling feature, and of course you want to use a "updated" tle for that (past) day. Just ask the list members for a tle set for a date, I'm also one of those the get it weekly via email since ever... 73 El 01/04/15 a las 17:17, Bryan Green escribió: > Hello, all! > > Long story short: > > I have handwritten notes and a recording from a past AO-73 pass. > > My notes are dated that the pass was from 05:18Z - 05:31Z on 2015-01-29. > > My recording indicates that the start was at 05:19Z on 2015-01-29. (I have the clock on the MP3 device set to UTC). > > I have a spreadsheet of every pass I've tracked since the beginning of the year, and I'm going back to update the AOS, Max, and LOS azimuths, since I didn't start recording those until February. > > Here's what I did: > > Fed the AMSAT TLE file from 2015-01-30 into Orbitron. > > It predicts AO-73 AOS at 05:32Z, and LOS at 05:39Z > > Got the old-school predict program, fed it the same file, and got exactly the same results. > > How can I best simulate an orbit prediction from the past? > > I have SatPC32 but I don't understand how to use it to get a pass prediction. > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > -- bag > > Bryan KL7CN/W6 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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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A pass from the past
by Bryan Green 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

Hello, all! Long story short: I have handwritten notes and a recording from a past AO-73 pass. My notes are dated that the pass was from 05:18Z - 05:31Z on 2015-01-29. My recording indicates that the start was at 05:19Z on 2015-01-29. (I have the clock on the MP3 device set to UTC). I have a spreadsheet of every pass I've tracked since the beginning of the year, and I'm going back to update the AOS, Max, and LOS azimuths, since I didn't start recording those until February. Here's what I did: Fed the AMSAT TLE file from 2015-01-30 into Orbitron. It predicts AO-73 AOS at 05:32Z, and LOS at 05:39Z Got the old-school predict program, fed it the same file, and got exactly the same results. How can I best simulate an orbit prediction from the past? I have SatPC32 but I don't understand how to use it to get a pass prediction. Thanks in advance for the help! -- bag Bryan KL7CN/W6

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K1N FO-29 confirmed N5JF
by Joes Ham Mail 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

Thanks to the K1N group for satellite operations Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 100
by Wayne Estes 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

Jeff KB2M wrote: If I run SatPC32 before I turn on the radio I get a SatPC32 error that could be a little easier to resolve then it is. Wayne W9AE replies: Maybe you could solve that problem by disabling the CAT "activate at start" function. But then you require one more click to get CAT started. Or maybe it's an Icom CAT quirk I know nothing about. Wayne Estes W9AE Oakland, Oregon, USA, CN83ik

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M2 LEO pack antennas in stock
by Andrew Glasbrenner 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

M2 has let us know they now have nine LEO pack antennas in stock ready to ship. Get special member pricing and free US shipping here at http://store.amsat.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=123 73, Drew KO4MA

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Re: [amsat-bb] A pass from the past
by Bryan Green 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

Hi, David! I do gave the data as E-mailed to me each week from AMSAT via ARRL. I have an archive. When I tried as you suggested, neither Orbitron nor predict showed the time I observed -- they both have it coming over at about 05:34Z. They appeared to use current keps. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2015, at 15:50, David G0MRF <g0mrf(a)aol.com> wrote: > > If I understand you correctly, you need to predict where the satellite was a couple of months ago. > > To do that you need a set of keps from a date close to the one you are looking to predict. > At present AO-73 shifts about 4 minutes over a period of 1 month, so you need to be within 1 week to get reasonable accuracy. > > I believe Celestrak or possibly the AMSAT archive may have this data.....but it's not very often used. > > Regards > > David > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Green <bryan(a)kl7cn.net> > To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 22:24 > Subject: [amsat-bb] A pass from the past > > Hello, all! > > Long story short: > > I have handwritten notes and a recording > from a past AO-73 pass. > > My notes are dated that the pass was from 05:18Z - > 05:31Z on 2015-01-29. > > My recording indicates that the start was at 05:19Z on > 2015-01-29. (I have the clock on the MP3 device set to UTC). > > I have a > spreadsheet of every pass I've tracked since the beginning of the year, and I'm > going back to update the AOS, Max, and LOS azimuths, since I didn't start > recording those until February. > > Here's what I did: > > Fed the AMSAT TLE file > from 2015-01-30 into Orbitron. > > It predicts AO-73 AOS at 05:32Z, and LOS at > 05:39Z > > Got the old-school predict program, fed it the same file, and got > exactly the same results. > > How can I best simulate an orbit prediction from > the past? > > I have SatPC32 but I don't understand how to use it to get a pass > prediction. > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > -- bag > > Bryan > KL7CN/W6 > _______________________________________________ > 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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