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Re: [amsat-bb] IC-910 Split operation in SatPc32
by LB2TG Paul 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

Hi. Yes I know, but how do you set up SatPC to do this? --- 73, Paul ________________________________________ Fra: Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk(a)suddenlink.net> Sendt: 7. desember 2016 12:32 Til: LB2TG Paul Emne: Re: [amsat-bb] IC-910 Split operation in SatPc32 Paul, Page 37 of the manual deals with split frequency operation. [split] -----Original Message----- From: LB2TG Paul Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 5:16 AM To: Amsat BB Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-910 Split operation in SatPc32 I have one more question to make..... How do you set up SatPc32 so the IC-910 are working split? Like when SatPc32ISS is stared. I mean when both up- and downlink are in the same band, or same freq, just correcting for dopplershift. So far I have not found anything in the manual. Connecting two different radios maybe works....... 73, Paul LB2TG _______________________________________________ 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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IC-910 Split operation in SatPc32
by LB2TG Paul 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

I have one more question to make..... How do you set up SatPc32 so the IC-910 are working split? Like when SatPc32ISS is stared. I mean when both up- and downlink are in the same band, or same freq, just correcting for dopplershift. So far I have not found anything in the manual. Connecting two different radios maybe works....... 73, Paul LB2TG

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Free to a good home: LVB tracker board
by Norm n3ykf 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

Dead LVB tracker board. Good ADC AZ and EL. Took a lightening strike. Shot the bug down to the serial port. No output. Is it the uC or the line driver? I'll include a direct cross for the latter. Lucky recipient will have the pleasure of crossing his or her fingers and powering up. Any 16x2 44870 compatible display will work. NO LCD, CASE OR BUTTONS. These had a higher calling. PS: I'll include the never working difficult to find AMSAT official USB port. Great conversation piece. Norm n3ykf

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Ham Radio University- 2017
by Peter 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

Good Afternoon, HRU, located in Bethpage, NY, http://hamradiouniversity.org/, is scheduled for January 8th, 2017, and I could use some help. I will have an AMSAT table, running from 9 AM to 3 PM, and would like to do as many passes as the schedule allows. If you are a current AMSAT member, send me an email, to let me know if you can help out. If you can operate portable or can answer some questions at the satellite table that would be a big help, thank you. 73 Peter W2JV(a)amsat.org

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keps & SATSKED
by Quirino 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

HI Ii'll appreciate so much a trick for KEPS updating in SATSKED. The same file from amsat org renamed .TXT is Good for istantrack, gpredict, TRAKBOX but only random for satsked. now I'm standby at day 259 and have difficulty to find the sat....Pse is there any "Fred Flintstone" OM like me that can help with a trick? TNX de Quirino i6jzh e-mail: 6jzh(a)libero.it

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Upcoming contact with Collège Jean Charcot, Saint Malo, France
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTION: Concerning today's ARISS Press Release for the upcoming contact on Dec. 8 with Collège Jean Charcot, Saint Malo, France, the downlink frequency will be 437.525 MHz instead of 145.800 MHz as was noted in the release. Dave, AA4KN ARISS PR --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Collège Jean Charcot, Saint Malo, France
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Collège Jean Charcot, Saint Malo, France on 08 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:19 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French. St Malo is a city of north Brittany, surrounded by ramparts since the 12th century, famous for the corsair sailor merchants during the 17th century. The college Jean Charcot is named after the famous early 20th century Polar explorer. Since 3 years, the 8th / 9th grade students could follow a Science option at the college including: Mathematics and physics through the solar system, stars and spectrum analysis, tidal phenomena, Philae lander and comets, global earth warming, phytoplankton effect on climate, astronomy. By participating to the ARISS project, teachers hope to make students open to science or exploration, and proud to follow their famous "malouins" predecessors like Jacques Cartier, Pierre Louis de Maupertuis or Robert Surcouf. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Quelle est l'heure de référence à bord? 2. Fabriquez-vous vous-même votre dioxygène ou avez-vous des réserves? 3. Comment faites-vous si quelqu'un se blesse gravement dans la station? 4. Sur quoi portent vos expériences actuellement? 5. Avez-vous fait des découvertes? 6. Peut-il y avoir de la buée dans votre casque? 7. La gravité est-elle constante dans l'ISS durant sa révolution? 8. Comment ressentez-vous physiologiquement la variation de gravité entre laTerre et l'ISS? 9. L'eau que vous consommez est-elle recyclée ou provient-elle de stocks? 10. Où en est-on sur les expériences concernant le caisson d'habitation gonflable? 11. A part la Terre, que pouvez-vous observer dans l'espace depuis l'ISS? Voyez-vous des étoiles? 12. Quelle est la plus belle chose que vous ayez vue? 13. Quelle température fait-il dans l'ISS et dans l'espace? 14. Au bout de combien de temps pouvez-vous marcher normalement lorsque vous revenez sur Terre? 15. Y a-t-il des étapes importantes à gérer lors de votre retour sur Terre dans la capsule Soyouz? 16. Comment savez-vous que la nuit est tombée? 17. Comment faites-vous si vous perdez la liaison radio avec la Terre? 18. Lors d'une sortie dans l'espace, combien de temps d'autonomie avez-vous? 19. Comment faites-vous pour vous nourrir, faites-vous des cultures? 20. Comment savez-vous que vous êtes à l'envers ou à l'endroit dans l'ISS? Translated: 1. What's the reference time on board? 2. Do you produce your own oxygen or do you have supplies on board? 3. How do you manage if someone gets badly hurt in the station? 4. At the moment, what is the nature of your experiments? 5. Have you already made major discoveries? 6. Can your helmets fill with condensation? 7. Does gravity remain constant in the ISS during her revolution? 8. : How do you feel, physiologically speaking, the variations of gravity between the earth and the ISS? 9. Is the water you drink recycled or does it come from water supplies? 10. What results have you had so far regarding the BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module)? 11. Apart from the earth what can you see in space? Can you see stars? 12. What is the most beautiful thing you have seen yet? 13. What's the temperature in the International Space Station and in space? 14. How long does it take you to walk normally, when you're back on Earth?) 15. Are there any important steps to cope with, when you're travelling back to Earth in Capsule Soyuz? 16. How do you know when night has fallen? 17. What do you do if you lose the radio connection with Earth? 18. When you go into space, how long can you stay there? How much autonomy do you have? 19. How do you manage to eat, do you grow vegetables or things? 20. How do you know if you are standing upright or upside down in the ISS? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. The Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci), Schenectady NY, direct via W2IR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-12-10 19:49 UTC 2. Maristes High School, Toulouse, France, direct via F8IDR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-12-12 13:29 UTC 3. Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Niccolò Pisano", Marina di Pisa, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-12-15 12:31 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Parking the rig and the antennas
by LB2TG Paul 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

Hi. Maybe it's here somewhere but I'll take the chance to ask .... Has anyone using SatPc32 found a way to park the rig and antennas after each pass? I want to set my antennas pointing 225, zero elevation and the rig on 145.600. I did try to make a fake satellite with no result. Earlier, when I used Uni-trac I had a satellte called "park" that did this job. 73, Paul LB2TG

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-12-06 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-12-06 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Collège Jean Charcot, Saint Malo, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-12-08 15:19:45 UTC 74 deg This contact might be on the downlink of 437.525 MHz The Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci), Schenectady NY, direct via W2IR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-12-10 19:49:54 UTC 85 deg Maristes High School, Toulouse, France, direct via F8IDR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-12-12 13:29:47 UTC 38 deg (***) Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Niccolò Pisano”, Marina di Pisa, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-12-15 12:31:13 UTC 68 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. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. **************************************************************************** *** All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. **************************************************************************** *** 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 123 Gaston ON4WF with 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 118 **************************************************************************** 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 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-12-06 07:00 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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1095. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1060. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. 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, South Dakota, 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 2016-11-29 06:30 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. 49 on orbit Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Andrei Borisenko Sergey Ryzhikov Exp. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Oleg Novitskiy **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Ft817 high power question
by jeffory broughton 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

P.S. both radios are running on the stocK Fully charged internal batteries,no external power supply is connected When I experience this . jeff broughton

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