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

K2P ISS packet contacts
by kb2m＠arrl.net 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

While discussing the Pope Francis event with Pete W2JV, we both thought it would be a good idea to also offer QSL cards for a packet contact with K2P via the ISS. As I'm at my antenna restricted summer home location at the Jersey shore for the rest of the week I would be able to concentrate on the packet contacts only. I will be active every day in the morning and maybe at night till the end of the event. I'm not going to do any portable SSB/FM ops from here as I just went through a shoulder replacement and the packet contacts will all I will be able to do. Pete W2JV is covering the Lion's share of SSB and FM voice contacts as K2P anyway. So I would be beaconing as K2P when available, all I would need is a 599 to which I would reply a 599 to, you would then be in the log as a K2P packet contact. Everyone have fun, and enjoy this historical event, God Bless.. 73 Jeff KB2M (K2P)

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Re: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker v0.9 Firmware
by Sion Chow Q. C. (9M2CQC) 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

Hi Glenn, Thank you for the reply. Tried that hex file but unfortunately I got firmware 0.5 instead (shown on the LCD screen). 73, Sion, 9M2CQC <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk(a)suddenlink.net> </div><div>Date:09/25/2015 2:16 AM (GMT+08:00) </div><div>To: "Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)" <9w2qc(a)9w2qc.net>, AMSAT BBS <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker v0.9 Firmware </div><div> </div>The LVBTrack.hex file is contained within this v0_9.zip file: <http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/LVBTracker/v0_9.zip> Glenn AA5PK DM91 -----Original Message----- From: Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC) Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:31 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker v0.9 Firmware Dear All, I have been an original LVB Tracker for many years running firmware 0.7. Recently I am having some problems with the serial communications and from the forums, I notice that firmware version 0.9 has resolved these issues. However, the link published (many of which are few years ago) to download this firmware at http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/LVBTracker/LVBTrack.hex seems to be no longer valid. I have been trying to look around but failed to obtain a copy of the firmware version 0.9 .hex file. Would really appreciate any pointers of where I could obtain this new firmware. Thank you. 73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9M2CQC, WQ2C, 9V1QC, JG1XHM, ex: 9W2QC, AB3IO, WQ2C /HL1 /YB9 _______________________________________________ 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] XW-2F W2JV
by Fraser Bonnett 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

>I was on the 21:44 Pass of XW-2F and heard W3UTD and just my own downlink for the entire pass, transponder was solid. > >W2JV as K2P.. I heard myself, and I heard you, but I couldn't tune you in. So I'm wondering if I'm operating properly. I'm using SATPC32 and letting it correct Doppler on both Uplink and Downlink. Is that correct? Fraser, W3UTD --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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XW-2F W2JV
by W2JV 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

I was on the 21:44 Pass of XW-2F and heard W3UTD and just my own downlink for the entire pass, transponder was solid. W2JV as K2P..

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[keps] CAS-3 Satellites Added to KEP Distribution
by Ray Hoad 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

The Chinese new Long March 6 (CZ-6) launched 14 objects into orbit on 2015-09-19 at 23:01:14.331 UTC. Of the these 6 have been identified so far, including the CZ-6 rocket body itself. (Thanks go to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO and those emailing on AMSAT-BB for their much appreciated efforts.) The satellites added are as follows: Object A - NORAD CAT ID 40899 Object B - NORAD CAT ID 40900 Object C - NORAD CAT ID 40901 Object D - NORAD CAT ID 40902 XW-2A - NORAD CAT ID 40903 (Object E) Object F - NORAD CAT ID 40904 XW-2F - NORAD CAT ID 40905 (Object G) XW-2C - NORAD CAT ID 40906 (Object H) Object J - NORAD CAT ID 40907 LILACSAT-2- NORAD CAT ID 40908 (Object K) XW-2E - NORAD CAT ID 40909 (Object L) Object M - NORAD CAT ID 40910 Object N - NORAD CAT ID 40911 Object P - NORAD CAT ID 40912 Note there are no OBJECT I or OBJECT O in the Spacetrack list. I assume, because of the similarity between I and 1 and between O and 0 (zero). The CZ-6 rocket body is NORAD CAT ID 40913 and has not been included in the KEP distribution. Ray Hoad WA5QGD

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AMSAT website - menu
by Kevin M 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

Has the AMSAT website display gone squirrelly for anyone else? There is the initial pull down menu across the top, "AMSAT, Contact Us, blah, blah, blah Store"... But then there is 6 lines of other menu choices related to the AMSAT symposium and it covers up the pages content. It's like someone tried to add another menu but it's not displaying properly. Here I am using Firefox v41.0 for the coders. 73, Kevin N4UFO

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XW-2E xpndr nil hrd
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

Noted that the transponder on XW-2E was not heard on the 1415Z pass over western US. Its CW beacon was loud and clear. The XW-2F transponder and beacon were also loud and clear, but no one was on it but me. Glenn AA5PK DM91

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QB50P2 (EO-80)
by W3MAT . 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

Anyone know the current status of QB50P2? I just had 73 degree pass and heard nothing o 145.880 TLM or 145.840 Just curious... Thanks Loon W3MAT

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Re: [amsat-bb] Fox Telemetry Decoder Software Version 1.0 Available for Download
by Chris Thompson 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

Stefan, thanks for the feedback. I exchanged emails with Don earlier in the project. There is no way to read the Az El information from MacDoppler currently. I'm open to supporting it in the future if that feature becomes available. 73 Chris On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Stefan Wagener <wageners(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Very nice tool. Using a Mac I get the security warning and No, using the > command function to start it did not work (10.10.5 Yosemite). I had to > change the security settings for the application (possible correction for > the manual). Also, I would highly encourage you to contact Don Agro (Author > of MacDoppler) and see if you can find a doppler control integration > solution with MacDoppler (like you did via DDE with SatPC32 etc.). > > Very much appreciated and more testing will follow, > > Stefan VE4NSA > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Chris Thompson <g0kla(a)arrl.net> wrote: > >> Fox Telemetry Decoder Software Version 1.0 Available for Download >> >> Version 1.0 of the FoxTelem software, the Fox Telemetry Decoder is being >> released to enable setup, testing, and debugging of your Fox-1A ground >> station prior to the launch of the satellite. FoxTelem is used to >> demodulate, store and analyze telemetry data from AMSAT’s Fox series of >> Cube Sats. >> >> Fox-1 satellites include two telemetry formats: >> >> + Slow Speed, also called Data Under Voice (DUV) is 200 bps FSK data >> sent at the same time as the transponder audio. Whenever the trans- >> mitter is on, data is being sent. This happens during beacons and >> during live QSOs. >> >> + High Speed is 9600 bps FSK sent instead of the transponder. This is >> used for data intensive experiments such as the Virginia Tech Camera. >> This is only active when commanded from the ground. You can recognize >> High Speed because it sounds like an old school computer modem. >> >> FoxTelem will receive and store both formats assuming you can feed it >> audio >> that does not have the frequencies below 200 Hz filtered. For High Speed, >> the audio must also extend to include the full 9600bps bandwidth of the FM >> signal. For both modes this is best achieved from a Software Defined Radio >> or from the 9600 bps packet port of some radios. The FoxTelem User Guide >> provides more details. >> >> FoxTelem is supplied as an archive file (.zip on windows, .dmg file on >> MacOs, .gzip on Linux). Links for downloading can be found at: >> http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4532 >> You can unzip the contents and put it in the directory of your choice. >> Also, detailed in the User Guide, are instructions to select the sound >> source and set received audio levels on your computer. >> >> Until Fox-1A is launched you can confirm everything is working by testing >> with test wav file which will be available from: >> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/recordings . Access to the test file is >> accomplished by selecting “Load Wav File” from the FoxTelem File menu, >> then >> navigate to the directory where you saved the test wav file. Once you >> press >> the start button the file will play through the decoder. >> >> The FoxTelem page can also be accessed from the main AMSAT web page: >> http://www.amsat.org --> Fox Project --> FoxTelem Software for Windows, >> Mac, & Linux >> The direct link to the page is: http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4532 >> >> >> -- >> Chris E. Thompson >> chrisethompson(a)gmail.com >> g0kla(a)arrl.net >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Launchers Being Developed
by B J 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

http://www.parabolicarc.com/2015/09/23/multiple-small-satellite-launch-vehi… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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