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

Maybe Activating Blueridge parkway in North Carolina
by John Brier 22 Aug '15

22 Aug '15

I'm headed to the parkway mainly to get closer to the Arizona ARISS contact happening this afternoon but I'll have my gear to get on SO-50 for perhaps both Sat and Sun depending on when I decide to come back home to Raleigh. Looks like grids EM96, EM95 and EM85. No promises as I haven't even looked up if there are passes but if you need those grids look out for me! John, KG4AKV

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Servo Based Rotator for $375
by Bill Attwood 21 Aug '15

21 Aug '15

After fielding a number of questions about my light-duty rotator I finally got around to making a bit of a parts list, etc. I've posted it at https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=118737 for anyone interested. I do hope to clean up the instructions and add some photos as time permits! 73, Bill VE6WK --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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how can I decode packet thru a Funcube?
by Bob KD7YZ 21 Aug '15

21 Aug '15

I want to monitor a few satellites by using my Funcube Dongle Pro Plus on a different computer. I have a spare antenna, an M2 2m440XP ? I've tried setting the FCDP+ to a frequency with their own controlling device then letting MixW or UISS/Soundmodem listen ... but nothing gets decoded. Is this even possible? 73, -- Bob KD7YZ http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz AMSAT LM#901

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HH8/KD8CAO Haiti
by John Papay 21 Aug '15

21 Aug '15

The last satellite operation by Doug, HH8/KD8CAO, will be on the Friday afternoon passes of FO-29 and SO-50. He is still working on the radio station there and hopes to have everything completed before they leave the island on Saturday. He has also been working HF pileups on 14251 in the evenings with the 5W FT817 and a dipole antenna. Conditions have been good to the US and many satellite op's have made an HF contact with him. No operation is planned for tonight. 73, John K8YSE

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KX9X/m this weekend
by Sean Kutzko 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

Hi all- I'll be heading back to CT beginning Saturday morning. Will take a couple days to pass through the following grids on my way home: EN92 FN02 FN03 FN13 FN23 Will be on SO50 and FO29. for FO29, I'm half-duplex, transmitting on 145.930. Hope to work you. Sent from Sean's iPad

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FN53
by Andrew Glasbrenner 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

I will be on FO29 and probably SO50 on the early morning passes tomorrow from Bath, Maine. There have been some other ops up higher in the passband where I normally go, plus I will be paying attention for Europe early in the pass, so I may be in the middle or slightly below the middle of the passband. I'm only running 5watts from a pair of 817s and an Arrow antenna, so listen closely :-). Thanks, and 73, Drew KO4MA/1 Sent from my iPhone

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Ariane 5 Launch Webcast Today
by JoAnne Maenpaa 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

Not an amateur radio payload today, but if you enjoy the rumble in the Amazon Jungle of an Ariane launch tune into http://arianespace.tv/ at 19:56 UTC. Ariane 5 will orbit 2 satellites: EUTELSAT 8 West for EUTELSAT, and Intelsat 34 for INTELSAT. It will be launched from the Ariane 5 launch complex N° 3 (ELA3), in Kourou, French Guiana. Webcast begins at 19:56 UTC. Launch is planned for a window between 20:10 to 21:56 UTC. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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ISS and H-II Transfer Vehicle Both Eyeball Visible
by JoAnne Maenpaa 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ is a cool tool to find the times that the ISS and the H-II transfer vehicle are eyeball visible for the next few days. H-II and ISS are about 10 minutes apart (with H-II flying by first) from an earthling's point of view. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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KX9X/m grid update
by Sean Kutzko 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

Hi all- I'll be on SO 50 today from the EN60/EM69 line in rural Illinois today from 1616-1950z today. Will also try FO29 half duplex passes, but in having trouble getting that to work. I will transmit on 145.930 and trying to listen as I can. I also need suggestions for Sunday activations. I'll be staying Saturday night in Erie, PA, EN92. Won't get there in time for Saturday's SO50 afternoon passes. What else in that neck of the woods do people need? FN23 is as far north as I can go. Be sure to log me as KX9X/x for LOTW uploads, this includes KX9X/9 for today's activation. Sean KX9X Sent from Sean's iPad

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IARU Coordination of Satellite Frequencies
by M5AKA 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

The IARU have announced they are committed to only coordinate satellite frequencies within the internationally aligned IARU band plans http://amsat-uk.org/2015/08/20/iaru-coordination-of-satellite-frequencies/ Rad1o 50-4000 MHz SDR Transceiver video features AMSAT-TAPR Banquet speaker Michael Ossmann AD0NR http://amsat-uk.org/2015/08/13/michael-ossmann-chaos-computer-camp/ Amateur Radio Allocations Discussed http://amsat-uk.org/2015/08/13/amateur-radio-allocations-discussed/ 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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