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Yaesu G5400B - First and next steps
by Franklyn A. Ballentine, Jr 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

Hi All, I just picked up a Yaesu G5400B Az\El from another ham who was using it for EME. This is my first rotator, so any hints and tips would be greatly appreciated. I have noticed some sticking in the control box, so I'm guessing DeOxit is in my future. The goal is to get this under computer control. What's the best way of doing this? Thanks, Frank B kb1qzh

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Satpc-32
by Doug 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

Quick question. Does dates run on Windows 10? Thanks Doug wd8z Sent from my iPhone

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Few additional VHF/UHF items for sale
by John Geiger 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

I have a few more VHF/UHF related items for sale. Here is what I have available: 1.A Hygain AR30 light duty TV type rotor with a couple of pieces of 3 conductor rotor cable with it. Asking $25 plus $15 shipping. 2. A Micronta 2m/70cm wattmeter and SWR meter. Has two settings for power-15 watts and 60 watts. Asking $25 plus $5 for shipping. 3. 3 RG8X coax jumpers with PL259s on each end. Each one is 3 feet long. Asking $5 each plus $2 for shipping. Buy all 3 for $16 shipped. 4. A Daiwa 2 position heavy duty coax switch, good thru the UHF range. Asking $20 plus $5 shipping. 5. Two N male to SO239 adaptors. One looks brand new, the other one has some coax seal residue on it but it works fine. Asking $9 shipped for both. I can take paypal/check/MO. 73 John AF5CC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-08 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-08 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Briargreen Public School, Nepean, ON, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-06-13 15:19:15 UTC 31 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. **************************************************************************** *** All ARISS contacts are made via the Ericsson 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: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 116 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-06-08 06:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1062. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1027. 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 2016-06-07 07:00 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. 46 on orbit Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Exp. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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G5400 B
by Noel J Petit 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

You will need an interface from the computer to the control box. One that uses USB from the computer is the ERC-M <http://schmidt-alba.de/eshop/> It is a simple system and interfaces well with SATPC32 or WxTrack Another is the: <http://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=1_25> LVB tracker sold by AMSAT <http://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=1_25> If you have radios with CAT interfaces you can use SATPC32 or WxTrack to run the radios and the rotor tracker. All have their quirks but keep asking on this list and we will try to help. Noel Petit

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Optimal QTH? (Re: WAS-SAT 38 Years Later!
by Peter Laws 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:02 AM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > SAT Operators, > I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 years of casual operating! Congrats! I am currently awaiting an Arrow from Arrow HQ and hope to start making contacts. Not sure I can wait 38 years, however. :-) I am in EM15, so shouldn't have much trouble even with LEOs, but has anyone calculated the "optimal" area for WAS QSOs? I would expect it's pretty close to where I am but footprint is a factor, too. Anyone figured it out? -- Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!

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WAS-SAT 38 Years Later!
by R.T.Liddy 07 Jun '16

07 Jun '16

SAT Operators, I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 years of casual operating! Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously. Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a confirmation which he quickly returned. Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd - KB1RVT Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!! WHEW!! Thanks to all who helped & 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979)

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2m/70cm beams and accessories for sale-good for satellites
by John Geiger 07 Jun '16

07 Jun '16

I have for sale the following VHF/UHF antennas and accessories: 1. Cushcraft A148-10S 2 meter yagi. 10 elements on a 12 foot boom. About 4 months old, works fine. Sells new for $130 I am asking $85 shipped. 2. Diamond A430S15 15 element 70cm yagi on a 7 foot boom. Very easy to assemble, would make good roving antenna as well. Sells new for $90 plus shipping. I am asking $70 shipped. 3. MFJ 1762 3 element 6 meter yagi on a 6 foot boom. Weighs all of 2 pounds. Works nicely for a 3 element beam. Very easy to assemble/disassemble, would make a nice roving antenna. I had to modify how the one side of the director mounts to the boom, but still easy to take on and off. Sells new for $99.95 plus shipping, I am asking $60 shipped. 4. MFJ 2m/70cm diplexer with SO239 connectors on it. Used for 2 or 3 days only, works fine. These sell new for $30 plus shipping, I am asking $25 shipped. 5. Hygain (pre-mfj) CD-44 antenna rotor. Medium duty rotor, recently refurbished, with Ham IV style control box, and around 50 feet of 8 wire cable. Performs excellent. A new CD45 rotor sells for $430 plus the cable. I am asking $200 shipped. I also have the lower mast mounting bracket if you need that as well. All prices include shipping in the US. I can take paypal/check/MO. 73 John AF5CC

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Re: [amsat-bb] WAS-SAT 38 Years Later!
by Rick Tejera 07 Jun '16

07 Jun '16

Paul, it certainly would be more satisfying on LEO given the challenge. The mutual window has to be quite short, I'd imagine. Rick Tejera K7TEJSaguaroAstro(a)cox.net623-203-4121 -------- Original message -------- From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> Date: 07/06/2016 10:18 (GMT-07:00) To: Rick Tejera <saguaroastro(a)cox.net> Cc: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl(a)ameritech.net>, Amsat Bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WAS-SAT 38 Years Later! I agree. However, it would be nice to do it on LEO as well. I know there have been Washington, DC to Hawaii QSOs on AO-7 in the past (though I'd likely go to a nice tall, quiet hill in Virginia within 50 miles for a sked). After a Hawaii QSO, then I'd like a QSO with Siberia on FO-29 or AO-7 to complete a LEO WAC! 73, Paul, N8HM On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Rick Tejera <saguaroastro(a)cox.net> wrote: > Hopefully the proposed phase 4 & HEO opportunities will come to fruition snd > make HI more reslistic. > > Rick Tejera K7TEJ > SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net > 623-203-4121 > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > Date: 07/06/2016 08:07 (GMT-07:00) > To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> > Cc: Amsat Bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WAS-SAT 38 Years Later! > > Congrats, Bob! > > I'm sitting at both 49 states confirmed by paper QSL and 49 states > confirmed in my LoTW account. I just need someone in Hawaii who can > work down to the horizon to try an AO-7 sked (max elevations of no > more than 1.5 degrees on each side from within my WAS range). > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:02 AM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: >> SAT Operators, >> I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 >> years of casual operating! >> Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make >> some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting >> through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice >> that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close >> to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously. >> Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom >> Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a >> confirmation which he quickly returned. >> Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State >> WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd - KB1RVT >> Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM >> 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!! WHEW!! >> Thanks to all who helped & 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979) >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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] WAS-SAT 38 Years Later!
by Rick Tejera 07 Jun '16

07 Jun '16

Hopefully the proposed phase 4 & HEO opportunities will come to fruition snd make HI more reslistic. Rick Tejera K7TEJSaguaroAstro(a)cox.net623-203-4121 -------- Original message -------- From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> Date: 07/06/2016 08:07 (GMT-07:00) To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> Cc: Amsat Bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WAS-SAT 38 Years Later! Congrats, Bob! I'm sitting at both 49 states confirmed by paper QSL and 49 states confirmed in my LoTW account. I just need someone in Hawaii who can work down to the horizon to try an AO-7 sked (max elevations of no more than 1.5 degrees on each side from within my WAS range). 73, Paul, N8HM On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:02 AM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > SAT Operators, > I just received my WAS-Satellite Award #341 which ended upcovering 38 years of casual operating! > Earlier this year, I was going through my paper QSL's getting readyto make some submissions for various ARRL Awards at the DaytonHamvention. Sorting through the Cards, I made a stack of SatelliteQSL's. I started to notice that I had quite a few States confirmed andwondered if I was finally close to WAS even though I wasn't really inthe hunt very seriously. > Would you believe I had them ALL worked but was only missing a QSLfrom Vermont?!! Happily, it was Nick KB1RVT who I KNEW was alwaysgood for a confirmation which he quickly returned. > Oldest QSL used - W7LSV in Oregon, 10/13/78 Oscar 8 Mode A CWLast State WKD - North Dakota W0N (Wyatt AC0RA) 11/13/15 SO50 FMLast QSL Rcvd - KB1RVT Nick in Vermont, 1/4/16 SO50 FM > 50 States on SAT, 50 Paper QSL's, 38 Years!! WHEW!! > Thanks to all who helped & 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT since 1979) > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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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