January 2016 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Icon ID-51A for satellite
by Oliver 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Considering purchasing an icom. Can anyone comment on using the 51A vs a baofeng? Particularly how sensitivity compares. Thanks and 73 KD9CFO

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PSAT elset help request.
by Paul Telco 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

Hi, Can anyone help me to find a reliable source of tle Keps for PSAT please? I'm trying to track it for APRS and maybe a bit of PSK31 later. For some reason PSAT (Parkinsonsat NORAD #40654) is not published in any of the normal resources that I use. Space-Track lists it but doesn't have Keps for it. I think that is why Celestrak etc doesn't have it at all. Interestingly, Heavens-Above does have an old elset which is about a week old and http://www.n2yo.com has it from December 2015. I haven't had this sort of problem before. Normally If it's up there then it is listed in any number of different places and formats. With only two or three APRS Sats available I thought there would be a ton of interest in this one but it is tricky to find! Many thanks for your help, Paul

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Re: [amsat-bb] Icon ID-51A for satellite
by Kevin M 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

I have to agree with you, Pavel... I actually tried using two Baofengs, a UV-3R+ and a UV-5R, with an Arrow antenna to run full duplex on SO-50. Did not matter the configuration, I experienced terrible desense on receive. I abandoned trying to operate with two HTs and went back to one HT and semi-duplex operations. 73, Kevin N4UFO ---------------------Hi, I don't recommend the Baofengs for TX side in 2m, many of them has a notable spectral "impurity" with very strong 3rd harmonic on 70cm, see this:

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TG9AMD tonight on SO-50
by Fernando Ramirez 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

Good afternoon! Dani, TG9AMD, will work SO-50 from EK44, Guatemala City starting at 0151 utc (2016-01-22). At that time, SO-50 will be over southern Texas and the footprint shall include most of the continental United States. Dani uses a handheld and Arrow antenna and puts out a nice signal into the bird. He plans to operate from EK34 in the future, so stay tuned! 73 Fernando, NP4JV

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AO-73 RECEIVER DRIFT
by jeffory broughton 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

The AO-73 satellite is one of my favorite .It has a phenomenal transmitter and receiver.I checked the amount of drift a year ago and again this evening. It is exactly the same, 200 hz per 30 Seconds or 400 per min.I had been correcting during a qso with the cat box open ,clicking away with my mouse.I just discovered that the plus and minus buttons in my keyboard are actually a XIT control ! I watch the clock in the upper right corner of satpc32 and tap away. I am able to stay right on during the entire pass. Hope this helps others. I know some folks avoid this bird because until you figure this out it can be tough to work.WB8RJY JEFF jeff broughton

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-20 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-20 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Brihaspati Vidyasadan, Kathmandu, Nepal, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact was successful: Wed 2016-01-20 08:37:04 UTC 26 deg (***) PSU. Wittayanusorn School, Kho Hong District, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand, direct via E29AJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-01-30 11:06:23 UTC 63 deg **************************************************************************** ** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 115 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 115 (***) **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-01-20 23:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1019. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 984. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2016-01-20 23:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 43/44 on orbit Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 45 on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Exp. 46 on orbit Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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XW2-C Active
by LU2DPW Juan Carlos 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Hi to all This satellite transponer in active, nice SSB QSO with Miguel LU3EMB, strong signal. 73 de Juan LU2DPW - Mercedes (BsAs) - GF05gi

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Memorial Service for W3OTC
by Martha 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

The memorial service for W3OTC has been postponed for 1 week due to weather. It will take place at 7:00 PM on Saturday, January30th at the chapel of Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg MD -- 73- Martha

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FS: Cushcraft A270-10S dualband yagi
by John Geiger 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

I have for sale a Cushcraft A270-10S dualband beam. This is the model with 5 elements on each band on a 6 foot boom. It can be mounted horizontal or vertical in terms of polarization. Small enough to take and hold on mobile grid activations on the satellites. I have used it on both the FM satellites and the linear ones with good results. It is about months old and works fine. Sells new for $160, I am asking $125 shipped and can take paypal/check/MO. I also have a 2m/70cm diplexer with leads and PL259 connectors for a little more if needed. 73 John AF5CC

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Satpc32 problem developed.
by Terry Surface 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Morning. After working fine for several months, my Satpc32 program began giving me this error, no source file found for group standard, when I open the program. I tried to follow the instructions for finding it, but I don’t understand what I need to do. Can anyone refer or explane,what I need to do? Thanks, and enjoy the day. Terry N4IQV.EM96 Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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