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

FS: NIB Yaesu G5600B Az/El rotator combo. $600
by JC Smith 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

I hope it's still OK to post stuff for sale in the BB. Please let me know if it is not. Yaesu G5600B Az/El rotator combo. NIB, $600 New in unopened box. The G-5600B is a heavy-duty version of the G-5400B. It has 51 ft-lbs of rotation torque and 289 ft-lbs of braking torque vs. 44 & 145 ft-lbs for the 5400. Elev rotators are the same. I had a 5400 on a US Towers MA-550MDP rotating tower and it turned a HY gain TH-3 Mk III tribander on top and a pair of the largest M2 sat antennas (2M22CX & 435 40CX) on the El rotor at the top of the first section. I bought the 5600 "just in case" but turns out I never needed it, no problems at all. Price includes shipping anywhere in the lower 48. Contact: K0HPS(a)AMSAT.ORG

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LoTW Dxpeditions being uploaded
by Jeff Griffin 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

I have over 15,000 sat contacts that aren't in LoTW format. I also used to work sat's a lot when I traveled, and fished offshore. But Randy was the best. Bruce didn't mention he is the only sat op I know of who worked sat WAS in reverse. Someday I might also find the time to fix and upload all of my pre LoTW sat contacts, good show Randy...... 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 9:28 AM To: amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org Subject: [amsat-bb] LoTW Dxpeditions being uploaded For the past week or so, Randy, WI7P (ex N7SFI) has been uploading many of his old logs to LoTW and you might find credit for many of his grid operations. He was one of the first ones to work us from a grid other than his home grid with way more than 100 grids. One time he was maritime mobile, kayaking on a river. He also operated from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Park City Utah. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018 AMSAT Board Alternate 2015-2016 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 _______________________________________________ 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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NJ7H Wind Cave National Park (NP55) NPOTA Activation - AO-7 at 20:26 UTC.
by Paul Stoetzer 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Gabriel, NJ7H, will activate Wind Cave National Park (NP55) in grid DN83 on the upcoming AO-7 pass around 20:26 UTC. He'll be around 145.938 MHz at the satellite. 73, Paul, N8HM

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FS: NIB Yaesu G5600B Az/El rotator combo
by JC Smith 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Yaesu G5600B Az/El rotator combo. NIB, $600 New in unopened box. The G-5600B is a heavy-duty version of the G-5400B. It has 51 ft-lbs of rotation torque and 289 ft-lbs of braking torque vs. 44 & 145 ft-lbs for the 5400. Elev rotators are the same. I had a 5400 on a US Towers MA-550MDP rotating tower and it turned a HY gain TH-3 Mk III tribander on top and a pair of the largest M2 sat antennas (2M22CX & 435 40 CX) on the El rotor at the top of the first section. Worked for years with no problems at all. I bought the 5600 "just in case" but never needed it. Price includes shipping anywhere in the lower 48.

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SDR tracking: Suggestions Please
by jameshickox 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Hello All, I am now living in an apartment for the next year or so, then moving into a RV full time on semi-retirement. I plan to build my downlink out of a RTL-SDR dongle LNA and a couple of short (2ft long) yagi antennas. I would like to also perform automatic tracking via an Arduino and a couple of Easy driver cards and stepper motors So far, so good. What I am wondering about is there an integrated software program that will allow for reception of the downlink signal with doppler correction, control of the unlink frequency, and position control of the rotators. The simple way would be to run separate software for each, but I would like to be able to do all of this in a single, compact unit. Right now, I am thinking about Simon's SDR-RADIO V3, but I am having issues with my dongle staying stable on it for more than 2 seconds. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 73,James, AA5AO Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

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LoTW Dxpeditions being uploaded
by Bruce 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

For the past week or so, Randy, WI7P (ex N7SFI) has been uploading many of his old logs to LoTW and you might find credit for many of his grid operations. He was one of the first ones to work us from a grid other than his home grid with way more than 100 grids. One time he was maritime mobile, kayaking on a river. He also operated from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Park City Utah. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018 AMSAT Board Alternate 2015-2016 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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NJ7H/p upcoming FO-29 at 17:59 UTC
by Clayton Coleman 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Gabriel, NJ7H, plans to activate Mount Rushmore National Park (NPOTA NM19) in grid DN83 on the upcoming FO-29 pass today at 17:59 UTC. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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AMSAT store?
by skristof＠etczone.com 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Does anyone know when the AMSAT "store" will be open? I would like to check out the AMSAT preamp noted in previous postings. The website says the store will open "on or before September 15". Looks like we missed that deadline. Steve AI9IN

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K6R Logs and Thanks
by David Swanson 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Hey everyone, Wyatt and I are traveling today back to our respective QTHs, and im typing on my phone, so I'll keep it brief. We just want to thank everyone that worked us on the island. We have tons of video and a bunch of great pictures that we'll share over the next few weeks, but it's going to take some time to sift thru it all. I've also gotten several 'am I in the log' emails already.. rest assured I'll work on the logs before anything else and probably do a full list post before uploads. I was really hoping to do nightly updates with a full readout of the logs, but we worked so many stations it would have taken 30 minutes of transmit time to read them all, which would have eaten precious amp hours... Chances are if you called us, we heard you. Never fear :-) Finally I want to send a massive thanks to Jimmy KK6FAH/VE2BMC for his local support and being on the repeater promptly each night even though we weren't always on time. He was absolutely outstanding and a true testament to the ham spirit. Also a huge thanks to W5PFG for the tremendous logistical support both before the trip with lodging arrangements, and airwave support during the trip... Until the next epic adventure on the birds, 73 all. -Dave, KG5CCI

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Re: [amsat-bb] Sat Look Down
by Joe 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

UnBeliveable! That did it so far. At Least it's running! I had it running one time before, and about a week or so ago it would run untila sat became in range then that error would also pop up. But never ran as admin b4 UG! Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 9/19/2016 10:11 AM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > > Did you try right clicking on it and run as administrator? > > Dave-KB1PVH > > Sent from my Galaxy S7 >

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