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

Pile Up FO-29 on EK57
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

EK57 give a big Pile Up on FO-29, I could only work 19 stations, many others not listen. Thanks, I had a lot of fun. https://soundcloud.com/w5pfg/fo-29-2016-12-17-1600z-xe3dx-ek57 Thanks Clay W5PFG for Recording David Maciel XE3DX *http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>* *david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com <david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com>*

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Statistics 6 Grid activated (weekend)
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Today I finish the work by different rare grids of the southeast of Mexico, some of difficult access and zones of jungle, thanks to the stations that were listening to my trip. 151 stations worked, in 6 activated Grids ( 4 Days ) EK37-EK47 = 42 stations (line) EK57 = 38 stations EK48 = 38 stations EK37 = 06 stations (Many work before online EK37-EK47) EK38 = 12 EK27 = 15 151 Workstations. * Contacts will be on LoTW tonight, please if you do not use LoTW do not send QSL card, first check on http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ or https://www.qrz.com/lookup/xe3dx if you are in the log. David Maciel XE3DX *http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>* *david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com <david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com>*

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Donations to AMSAT... smile
by Bruce 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

As you place orders for the holiday season, if you use Amazon.com, please remember that you can place your order at smile.amazon.com and a percentage of your order will be donated to AMSAT. I just placed another order on Amazon and used smile.amazon.com as I usually do. I had not noticed before, on the main smile.amazon.com webpage, under the search window is a "Supporting Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation" showing who my donations go to. Hover your mouse over the wording and a pop up will show you how much your orders have generated for AMSAT. If you click in the pop up window on "Your AmazonSmile impact", it will show you how much everyone's orders have contributed to AMSAT. My orders alone have given AMSAT $33.09 and all of the other people that have used smile.amazon.com have given $1,325.93 That is not bad for not doing anything except ordering what you normally would.This could really be used as a no load fund raiser. It costs AMSAT nothing to receive a donation and it costs the person ordering from Amazon nothing to choose AMSAT as their supporting charity. It is a win/win for everyone. remember.... smile.amazon.com to place your amazon orders. You can place everything in your cart at amazon.com, just remember to go to smile.amazon.com when you are ready to check out. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018 ARRL Awards Field Checker (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

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Re: [amsat-bb] FT-736 CAT Cable & Rotor controller
by Albert van Deursen 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Hi Jeff, Further to the discussion on the fake chips etc can only recommend to go for the real stuff. No cheap FTDI imitations nor Prolific ones as I was running constantly into a lot of (driver) problems. Long story but after some time of driver problems decided to throw all cheap(er) ones out and go for the 100% real. Since than zero problems. Have the FT-736,FT-817 and IC-910 all connected this way at the same time to HRD. All my problems were gone once I decided to only use the original FTDI sets as eg advertised e.g. on http://www.g4zlp.co.uk/unified/YaesuCAT.shtml. 73 Albert PD0OXW -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org Sent: 19 December 2016 18:46 To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 398 Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.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..."

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Extra - Extra - Read all about it - LVB Tracker
by Bruce 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Extra - Extra - Read all about it I stocked the shelves at the AMSAT Online Store with LVB Tracker Complete. A limited number are available. Shipments will not go out until after Christmas due to long lines at the post office. There is no choice in the color of the LED, some are Blue and some are Amber. You get what is in the box when shipped. Do not forget, these make great stocking stuffers and under the tree gifts. Although you will have to box a card saying one is on the way after Christmas. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018 ARRL Awards Field Checker (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

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Low Noise RF Sensing Preamps
by Fred Castello 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Hi Folks, I am in need of two RF sensing preamps one for 2 meters and one for 70 cms. If you have either that you would be willing to sell/part with, please contact me through my email at : fredcastello(a)gmail.com. Thanks so much for your time! Best, Fred-KF4FC

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STARS-C deployed
by Masahiro Arai 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

STARS-C was deployed from ISS using JSSOD at 0830z 19th Dec. You can see the deployment on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOseY2mE5LY I hope you will like it though it is in Japanese. JAXA announced another 6 CubeSats transported to ISS by HTV-6 will deploy at Jan. Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan

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CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R
by Jeff Bollettino K4AMK 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Hi all, I'm getting back into the hobby after a lengthy absence. I had to re-test for extra as my old license had lapsed and I've taken care of that and shortened my call by one letter by getting an available vanity call sign. So now I want to get my old Yaesu FT-736R operating the satellites and could use some help. First up is interfacing SATPC32 on a new windows 10 machine to the CAT interface. I've read through all the AMSAT-BB threads I could find on the topic, with one approach being to add an RS-232 interface to the PC and building a TTL to RS-232 cable with some electronics. If I can buy rather than build I'd prefer to do that for time reasons. I found a cable on the UK site radioarena.co.uk that is a "Yaesu USB Programming / CAT Cable for Radios with 6-pin DIN Connector" which sounds perfect but one learns to be suspicious when it seems too easy. Has anyone tried this USB to Yaesu CAT cable with an FT-736R, or otherwise knows why it would or would not work? Here's the link: https://radioarena.co.uk/programming-cables/yaesu/yaesu-usb-programming-/-c… Second, I'm planning to get an Arrow LEO antenna with a low noise figure preamp and try a fixed elevation with just an azimuth rotator, mounted in an attic. Could I get some suggestions on the rotor controllers that interface most easily/best with SATPC32? I know there's a list of all of them in the read me file but this program's been around for awhile and I'm looking for what is easily available and integrates without running into unnecessary snags. I haven't owned a rotator before, and so I'm not familiar with them. I think what I need with a small, attic antenna is probably at the small end of the rotor scale. I'll probably go through Norm's Rotor service, but it would be great to have some experienced recommendations on what to get. thanks for any guidance you can offer 73 Jeff

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Required - ICOM UT-84 CTCSS Unit
by Nitin Muttin 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Hi All, I am in need of ICOM UT-84 CTCSS unit for my ICOM 821H. If anyone has one for sale please write to me directly. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG]

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Re: [amsat-bb] Pratham: IITB Student Satellite
by Aayush Yadav 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Hello all, We are glad to inform you that PE0SAT was able to receive the beacon of the satellite yet again. We have started the preparation to track the satellite in the hopes of establishing if the satellite is active again. We would be glad if you could help us in this and try receiving the signal from Pratham. Downlink: Frequency: 437.455 MHz Modulation: FSK Beacon: Frequency: 145.98 MHz Modulation: CW OOK Morse code. Kind Regards, Team Pratham.

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