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ISS digipeater back up?
by Terry Fischer 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

I received packets from RS0ISS and KF1BUZ on the 04:03 low pass in DM13hw. The OSCAR status page gives me an error every time I try to post a report. Terry K6TDI ---------- iPhone > On Aug 8, 2017, at 5:52 PM, John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> wrote: >

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Anyone else not receive their BOD ballot for the election?
by Norm n3ykf 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

I'd have contacted our well paid staff. info(a)amsat.org bounces from the webpage. No ballot yet. Did receive the mag, so the database has the correct address. Don't want to miss my opportunity to exercise governance. Wonder why this happened. Spent 5 years as the Secretary Treasurer of a labor union. Teamsters sent me to school so that I might learn all about governing, governance and regulations. Elections can be nullified by irregularities. Loss of 501c3? Norm McSweyn n3ykf

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Re: [amsat-bb] Icom 910 / 9600 baud
by George Henry 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

I've had the 1.2 gig module on my eBay watch list for a couple of years. When they DO show up (not often), the asking price is usually way out of my budget... George, KA3HSW _____ From: W3AB/GEO [mailto:w3ab@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 9:35 PM To: Andrew Rich Cc: George Henry; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Icom 910 / 9600 baud Yes indeed. The radio is very configurable. I really like mine. Thinking about adding the 1.2 gig module. ___ Sent from my two way wrist watch 73 de W3AB/GEO On Aug 8, 2017, at 18:09, Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)internode.on.net> wrote: Perfect thanks George I noted some menu settings in the radio as well Cheers thanks for that Sent from my iPhone On 9 Aug 2017, at 10:57 am, George Henry <ka3hsw(a)att.net> wrote: Not actually doing 9600 baud packet myself, but the data connectors on the back use pin 1 for 1200/9600 data in, pin 2 is ground, pin 3 PTT, pin 4 9600 data out, pin 5 1200 data out, and pin 6 SQL status (LOW when open, 8V when closed). George, KA3HSW -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Rich Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 6:12 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom 910 / 9600 baud Anyone using an icom 910 on 9600 baud packet ? Where do you connect on radio ? A _____ 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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CW on Sats
by mrtoburen7 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

Gentlemen, I'm pretty new to sats and very surprised there aren't any CW QSOs. Why? CW is much easier to track than SSB w Doppler. Marshall AA0FO Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Anyone else not receive their BOD ballot for the election?
by Daniel Schultz 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

>>No ballot yet. Did receive the mag, so the database has the correct address. >>Don't want to miss my opportunity to exercise governance. >>Wonder why this happened. Is your membership lapsed? That's what happened to me last year, forgot to send in the renewal. >>Elections can be nullified by irregularities. Issuing duplicate ballots to everyone who claims to have not received their first ballot is another good way to cause irregularities in the vote. The ballot comes as an enclosure inside a first class letter with candidate biographies and registration material for the symposium, it is not sent to you as a postcard. I have rarely if ever had a first class letter go missing, whatever you think of our government postal system, they do deliver the mail 99.99% of the time. (And the private UPS company lost one of our boxes of symposium proceedings last year, which is why some of you did not get your proceedings book in a timely manner on board the ship.) Call Martha and see if your membership is current..... 73, Dan N8fGV

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Re: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab test flight analysis released
by Gregory Beat 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Terry - I read this Rocket Lab "post-flight analysis" of the Electron launcher earlier today. https://www.rocketlabusa.com/latest/rocket-lab-completes-post-flight-analys… As I came to analysis section about the handling of flight telemetry (not turning ON the Forward Error Correction (FEC) before launch), I had an AMSAT-NA moment. I remembered Phil Karn, KA9Q at the annual AMSAT-NA Conferences in 1990s ... pushing that Forward Error Correction (FEC) to be included in future telemetry designs. The general reception, 20+ years ago was mixed (Why change?), but AO-40 saw its usage. http://www.ka9q.net/ao40/ So after 20 to 25 years ... Rocket Labs has shown that the "human component" continues to exhibit unacceptable failure rates. greg, w9gb Sent from iPad Air

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Icom 910 / 9600 baud
by Andrew Rich 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Anyone using an icom 910 on 9600 baud packet ? Where do you connect on radio ? A Sent from my iPhone

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ISS digipeater back up?
by Scott 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

I see there are recent entries on ariss.net indicating packets digipeated via the ISS. Anyone have information on the status of that asset? I have a good pass later tonight and will certainly give it a try. Thanks! -Scott, K4KDR

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Digipeater back up?
by Roy Dean 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:11 PM, <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: > I see there are recent entries on ariss.net indicating packets digipeated via the ISS. > > Anyone have information on the status of that asset? > > I have a good pass later tonight and will certainly give it a try. > > Thanks! > > -Scott, K4KDR > > Scott, it's been sporadic the last day or so. I'm going to attempt the 00:52z pass myself, see if I can get in.

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YOTA 2017 ISS contact now at 2015 GMT
by M5AKA 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

ISS contact with #YOTA2017 at Gilwell Park, UK will now take place at 2015 GMT (9:15pm BST) on 145.800 MHz FM. Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA will use the Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver located in the Russian Service Module. There will be no HamTV as that is located in the Columbus Module amateur station. You can use the SUWS Online Radio to listen to the ISS downlink on 145.800 MHz FM from anywhere in the world http://websdr.suws.org.uk/ #YOTA2017 video from the HamTV on the ISS UHF Satcom @uhf_satcom Tweeted: A quick bit of video from the @BATCOnline Minitiouner board captured directly from the ISS @ 2395MHz; using usual 88cm dish with helix feed http://pic.twitter.com/SS9NXqTvyi Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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