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

AMSAT-UK Colloquium2016 Final Call for Speakers
by David Johnson 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Hi, This is the final call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2016 which will be held from Saturday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, United Kingdom: https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, space and associated activities, for this event. They are also invited to submit papers for subsequent publishing on the AMSAT-UK web site or Oscar News. Those wishing to participate should contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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SDR testing:portable operation
by Norm n3ykf 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Had the B210 in the driveway with the portable gear this am. Using one receiver, was able to hear myself on FO-29's downlink at 2 degrees elevation, through a bunch of houses and trees. 50 watts from the 857d as the (twoards the very end) uplink. No filtering other than what's in the preamps. Remained set up for AO-7. Battery caved in on laptop. End of fun. Using HDSDR as the client. Indoor tests revealed no problems using it as the downlink rx, either for VHF or UHF. Real field tests eliminate suprises. Will be testing the power supplies/sequencers/filtering/amp modules later this week. Plan on the 8640b as an exciter. Norm n3ykf

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Re: [amsat-bb] UNISAT-6 celebrates its second anniversary in orbit
by Andrew Glasbrenner 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Congratulations on the continued success of your program. Has your organization considered an open comms mission for amateurs on any of your existing or future spacecraft? 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: GAUSS TEAM <info(a)gaussteam.com> >Sent: Jun 20, 2016 12:50 PM >To: info(a)gaussteam.com >Subject: [amsat-bb] UNISAT-6 celebrates its second anniversary in orbit > >Dear All, > >We are glad to inform you that UniSat-6 has turned two! > >Our eighth satellite has been launched on the 19th of June 2014 and, after >two years, it continues to be fully operative and its onboard systems are >functioning well. >Such result let us collect a great amount of data and gave us the >opportunity to test our own technology in space, demonstrating the >reliability of our products and confirming the capabilities of the UniSat >platform. > >We are very thankful to everyone involved in the project and to the >radioamateurs for their feedback. > >For more information about our services <http://www.gaussteam.com/services/>and >products <http://www.gaussteam.com/products/>and for updated news >about the UniSat-6 >mission <http://www.gaussteam.com/unisat-6-mission/>, visit our website ><http://www.gaussteam.com/>. > >We are looking forward to the next mission: UniSat-7 is going to be >launched in 2017! Click here <http://www.gaussteam.com/satellites/unisat-7/>to >find out more. > >Best regards, > >the GAUSS Team >----- >*GAUSS Srl* >*Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems* >Via Poggio Moiano 23 >00199 Roma - ITALY >+390697881440 > >website <http://www.gaussteam.com/> >facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GaussSrl?fref=ts> >twitter <https://twitter.com/gaussteam> >linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/gauss-srl> >_______________________________________________ >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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UNISAT-6 celebrates its second anniversary in orbit
by GAUSS TEAM 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Dear All, We are glad to inform you that UniSat-6 has turned two! Our eighth satellite has been launched on the 19th of June 2014 and, after two years, it continues to be fully operative and its onboard systems are functioning well. Such result let us collect a great amount of data and gave us the opportunity to test our own technology in space, demonstrating the reliability of our products and confirming the capabilities of the UniSat platform. We are very thankful to everyone involved in the project and to the radioamateurs for their feedback. For more information about our services <http://www.gaussteam.com/services/>and products <http://www.gaussteam.com/products/>and for updated news about the UniSat-6 mission <http://www.gaussteam.com/unisat-6-mission/>, visit our website <http://www.gaussteam.com/>. We are looking forward to the next mission: UniSat-7 is going to be launched in 2017! Click here <http://www.gaussteam.com/satellites/unisat-7/>to find out more. Best regards, the GAUSS Team ----- *GAUSS Srl* *Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems* Via Poggio Moiano 23 00199 Roma - ITALY +390697881440 website <http://www.gaussteam.com/> facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GaussSrl?fref=ts> twitter <https://twitter.com/gaussteam> linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/gauss-srl>

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Phase 4B
by Robert McGwier 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Neglect the "First geosynchronous" article. I did not write it and it is like all mistakes, firmly in archives and not fixable. http://www.hume.vt.edu/geo/ 73s Bob -- Bob McGwier Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc Research Professor Virginia Tech Chief Scientist: The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ) Director of AMSAT

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FW: SolarImpulse: New York to Sevilla
by Robert Bruninga 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Solar Impulse is in the air for the first solar solo cross-atlantic flight. You can see the track and live cockpit images here: http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-15-from-New_York-to-Sevilla Bob, WB4APR

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UKube-1
by David G0MRF 20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

Hi. Thank you for the very nice video which clearly shows the frequency offset of the transponder. I believe the drop in signal that you saw several times during the pass occurs when the satellite's primary transmitter is active. Nice to see some signal coming through at this time. It appears to be several S-points down. Hope you completed the QSO with your friend in LU Regards David G0MRF Hi friends Here is my report about Ukube-1 ; https://youtu.be/bT5vkFT16wg Has was reported , sometimes the signal drops a lot , as you can see at end of this short video. 73

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2016 ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference), St. Petersburg, FL, September 16 - 19, 2016
by Mark Thompson 19 Jun '16

19 Jun '16

2016 ARRL / TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference ) Hilton Saint Petersburg Bayfront Hotel Tampa, FL September 16 - 19, 2016 DCC Information at: www.tapr.org/dcc

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C6AGZ active from the Bahamas (FL06)
by Paul Stoetzer 19 Jun '16

19 Jun '16

KM4RTS is active today from Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas as C6AGZ. I just worked him on the last pass of FO-29. If you need the grid (FL06) or country, he'll be on the following passes using two FT-817s and an Arrow. UKube-1: 1733Z FO-29: 1810Z AO-7: 2005Z (if in Mode B) SO-50: 2103Z Gabriel is a new ham. He's only been licensed since March and just started working the linear transponders with two FT-817s a few days ago, but he's doing a great job. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home call. 73, Paul, N8HM

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Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 APRS digipeater mode
by Rick Tejera 19 Jun '16

19 Jun '16

DOH! I may just add it in if they turn it on again. www.w7tbc.org 623-572-0713 623-203-4121 (cell) SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net -----Original Message----- From: Clayton Coleman [mailto:kayakfishtx@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2016 10:48 AM To: Rick Tejera Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 APRS digipeater mode Yes, BJ1SI-1 would be your UNPROTO path. However, it was turned off by the orbit I mentioned. 73 Clayton W5PFG On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Rick Tejera <saguaroastro(a)cox.net> wrote: > Clayton, > > By "just use BJ1SI-1 as your first repeater" do you set BJ1SI-1 in the > packet path? > > Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) > Saguaro Astronomy Club > www.saguaroastro.org > Thunderbird Radio Club > www.w7tbc.org > 623-572-0713 > 623-203-4121 (cell) > SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Clayton > Coleman > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:28 AM > To: AMSAT-BB > Subject: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 APRS digipeater mode > > BG2BHC sent out the following messages on Twitter this morning. I am > going to be on as W5PFG-1 via LilacSat-2 on 1230 UTC pass: > > > LilacSat-2 multi-mode APRS digipeater is ON now. The uplink is on > 144.350 and the downlink is on 437.200. @amsat @amsatuk > > For the real-time mode, just use BJ1SI-1 as your first repeater. @amsat > @amsatuk > > For the delayed mode, use BJ1SI-2 and minutes to be delayed in ASCII > as your 1st and 2nd repeater. Pad 0 for bytes unused. @amsat @amsatuk > > > 73, > Clayton > W5PFG > _______________________________________________ > 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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