October 2017 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

WiSP on 32 bits Windows 10
by Roland Zurmely 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

Please see here my successful test, WiSP and Falconsat-3 : <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/falconsat.htm#c> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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WISP on 64-bits WIndows
by Edson W. R. Pereira 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

Has anyone successfully requested directory fill from Falconsat-3 using Windows 64-bits? It seems that WISP sends a corrupt request to the satellite on Windows 64-bits. I have tried running WISP on two different machines. Both with Windows 64-bits -- one running Windows 7 64-bits and the other running Windows 10 64-bits. On both, every time MSPE requests a directory fill, I get a "NO -5 PY2SDR" response from the satellite. Roland PY4ZBZ tried on his 32-bits Windows 10 system and the satellite replies with a OK. Comparing the directory fill request packet sent to the satellite by my station and Roland's, it seems that, on my station, WISP is corrupting the directory hole pair data and also introducing one more byte to the request. This is PY4ZBZ (good) request: 10 F4 00 42 8F E5 59 FF FF FF 7F 0D 0A This is PY2SDR (bad) request: 10 F4 00 BF 12 E0 59 FF FF FF FF FF FF 7F 73, Edson PY2SDR

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FUNcube-1 Operations
by Graham Shirville 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

Hi All, FUNcube-1/AO73 is now in amateur mode continuously for the weekend.. the transponder is active with lower power telemetry. Have a great FUN JOTA weekend everyone! 73 Graham

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JOTA 2017 on Satellite.
by Tom Schuessler 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

Jamboree on the Air is this weekend and I am sure there are going to be a number of operators on Satellite in support of various Scout organizations all over North America. If you have not already, find one near you and volunteer your services to introduce our fun and challenging aspect of Amateur Radio to some youngsters (and adult leaders alike). Personally I will be in support of Circle Ten Council in Dallas EM12, with a JOTA activation in support of a new branch of BSA called STEM Scouts. Our group will be using borrowed call N5BSA and running a limited schedule from 1500-1900Z on October 21. Look for us and give a shout if you do. Tom Schuessler N5HYP

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UKUBE-1
by Kevin Schuchmann 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

So did I mess something up or has UKUBE-1 gone silent? last 2 passes nothing heard. 73 WA7FWF Kevin

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Wisp TNC Commands?
by Tony 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

All: Is there a way to monitor the commands Wisp sends to a TNC during startup? I searched the Wisp directories and couldn't find anything. A utility program that monitors commands being sent to the TNC would be helpful. Thought of using a simple terminal program along with a comport splitter of some kind, but not sure if that would work. Perhaps there's a list of Wisp TNC commands for different TNC's somewhere on the web. Thanks, Tony -K2MO

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Countdown to Launch: RadFxSat (Fox-1B)
by Paul Stoetzer 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

Only three weeks remain until the next AMSAT Fox-1 satellite launches! RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is scheduled for launch at 01:47 PST (09:47 UTC) on November 10, 2017. RadFxSat is one of four CubeSats making up the NASA ELaNa XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-1 mission. JPSS-1 will launch on a Delta II from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. RadFxSat is a partnership with Vanderbilt University ISDE and hosts four payloads for the study of radiation effects on commercial off the shelf components. RadFxSat features the Fox-1 style FM U/v repeater with an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on 145.960 MHz. Satellite and experiment telemetry will be downlinked via the “DUV” subaudible telemetry stream and can be decoded with the FoxTelem software. https://www.amsat.org/countdown-to-launch-radfxsat-fox-1b/

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September/October 2017 Apogee View posted
by Paul Stoetzer 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

The September/October 2017 edition of Apogee View has been posted on the AMSAT website at https://www.amsat.org/apogeeview/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Secretary Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

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Re: [amsat-bb] CAS-4A & 4B transponders are excellent and cover USA
by Robert Bruninga 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

These should be popular sats. The inclination is 43 degrees so they will come over central USA latitudes seven times a day each. We just need more people using them with SSB radios. Just monitor 145.87 and 145.925 SSB. -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eduardo PY2RN Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAS-4A & 4B transponders are excellent Transponder looks cleaner than the other XW sats, no beats or pulse signals noticed so far. QSOs on CAS 4A and CAS 4B this afternoon with PU2RAS, LU2DPW and LU2FGL. 73 Ed PY2RN From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx(a)gmail.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-4A & 4B transponders are excellent I was able to hear my voice through CAS-4A and 4B transponders tonight under one degree of elevation using ~5 watts into 10' of LMR-240uf and a 4 element 70cm / 2 element 2m "Short Arrow" yagi. Very easy satellite to work with minimal power. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Fwd: JOTA 2017 on Satellite.
by Suryono Adisoemarta 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

Repost as somehow my reply only went to the OP not the list. Begin forwarded message: > > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] JOTA 2017 on Satellite. > > IO-86 satellite will have several FM repeater activation this weekend to support JOTA activities. > > Follow @lapansat on Twitter for the latest IO-86 schedule. > > 73 de Yono YD0NXX > > > Sent from my mobile device > >> On Oct 19, 2017, at 8:37 AM, Tom Schuessler <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> wrote: >> >> Jamboree on the Air is this weekend and I am sure there are going to be a >> number of operators on Satellite in support of various Scout organizations >> all over North America. If you have not already, find one near you and >> volunteer your services to introduce our fun and challenging aspect of >> Amateur Radio to some youngsters (and adult leaders alike). >> >> Personally I will be in support of Circle Ten Council in Dallas EM12, with a >> JOTA activation in support of a new branch of BSA called STEM Scouts. Our >> group will be using borrowed call N5BSA and running a limited schedule from >> 1500-1900Z on October 21. Look for us and give a shout if you do. >> >> Tom Schuessler >> N5HYP >> >> >> _______________________________________________

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