December 2018 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

cube sat model
by Bob- W7LRD 07 May '21

07 May '21

Hi All-Is there a cube sat model, mock up etc, available anywhere 73 Bob W7LRD

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AMSAT: RFI from LED bulbs?
by Robert Bruninga 19 Jul '20

19 Jul '20

I am hearing reports of RFI from these LED bulbs. Not just HF, but also VHF. If you can make any quantitative assessments of such RFI, please let me know. And the amazing thing is that at VHF you will never notice it because RFI is noise power and it is noise power that keeps a squelch CLOSED. Manuallly open the squelch and sometimes RFI will show full scale on the S meter yet not open the squelch. And on my radios, when the squelch is closed, the S meter is inactive and shows 0. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR

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TLEdoctor program to check for preliminary TLE data
by Jarda 06 Aug '19

06 Aug '19

The program can easily detect and fix the TLE preliminary data errors for working in satellite programs after launching the satellite in orbit The original version of the program released before launching Fox-1D works in Windows-7 and higher. Version that works in Windows XP is now added. The program name for Win-XP changes to TLEdoctor. Both programs can be downloaded at http://oscar.ok2gz.eu/fox1d.php 73 Jarda ok2gz --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Fw: AO73 Mode change
by Graham Shirville 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Hi folks, AO73/FUNcube is now in amateur mode for the weekend with the transponder on! Please see below for all FUNcube mission info 73s Graham G3VZV and the FUNcube team. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FUNcube frequencies and other details ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ AO-73 FUNcube-1 The transponder is normally operational only when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. During weekends (from pm Fridays UTC to PM Sundays UTC) the transponder is operational 24/7. When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power, when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. During holidays, eg Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc, the transponder maybe activated for extended periods. Watch AMSAT-BB for announcements which are usually made on Friday evenings (UTC) The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.150 - 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.950 - 145.970 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.935 MHz BPSK (The passband may be up to 15kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Lower temperatures give higher freqs!) FUNcube-2 (aka FUNcube on UKube) The FUNcube-2 sub-system continues to operate autonomously and, almost continuously, in amateur mode. The transponder is operational and the telemetry downlink is functioning with about 70mW output. The FUNcube-1 Dashboard does not correctly display the telemetry but it does correctly decode the data and uploads it to the FUNcube Data Warehouse from where it can be examined. Most of the real time data channels are operational and these include battery voltages, temperatures and ADCS data coming via the main On Board Computer (OBC). The transponder is interrupted for a few seconds every 2 minutes when the other transmitter sends its CW beacon and, occasionally, for a few seconds when the main OBC reboots (approx seven times each orbit). The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.080 - 435.060 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.930 - 145.950 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.915 MHz BPSK (The passband may be up to 10kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Low temperatures give higher freqs!) EO79 FUNcube-3 Due to power budget constraints the transponder cannot be operational 24/7 and an orbit specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and will stay on for a period of 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in future months as a result of experience. The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.0723-435.0473 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.946-145.971 MHz USB Further detailed info on EO79 transponder frequencies is at: https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/10/eo79-funcube-3-transponder-commences-regula… EO88/Nayif-1/FUNcube-5 EO88 is presently operating in autonomous mode. The transponder is operational when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power, when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. The transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.045 – 435.015 MHz LSB (inverting) Downlink: 145.960-145.990 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.940MHz All FUNcube transponders are sponsored by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL. We are very grateful for the assistance given by Innovative Solution In Space Bv, The Netherlands. _______________________________________________ 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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JY1-sat dashboard
by Kevin 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Hi All, Is anyone else noticing any issues with the JY1-sat dashboard? I can start it with the sat present and it will instantly lock and track, next pass it will ignore the signal, kill it and restart it and bam instant lock. 73 Kevin WA7FWF

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FUNcube-1/AO73 Operations
by Graham Shirville 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

Hi All,Just to confirm that AO73 is now in continuous education mode with the high power telemetry. Amateur mode may be expected to resume on Thursday morning(UTC)73GrahamG3VZV

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Re: [amsat-bb] HRD tracking errors
by Francis Geraci 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Terry, Thanks for the thoughts. I "combed" thru the Keps. I did notice that AO-91 had a catalog # of 43015, not 43017. I corrected that. Still, no Joy. AO-92 is OK. AO-85 still a problem, and AO-91 is still 30 minutes off. It definitely is something with the Keps. HRD and SatPC32 use different "element sets". SatPC32 uses "nasa.txt", HRD uses "nasabare.txt and amateur.txt". I need to figure out how to get "nasa.all" into HRD. And, one of the 2 element sets, in HRD, is loading 3 keps entries for AO-91, each with different "catalog numbers", as noted above. Also, I have noticed with each "update" (many), the sat track gets slower loading. There is an "upcoming" update. I may try and "uninstall" HRD, reinstall with a "fresh" copy. Thanks again. Best from the "Florida Keys" WB1FXX On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 8:25 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne < wandtosborne(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Francis, > > Do you have multiple entries for AO-91 and AO-85? > I have found this to be a problem with some other tracking programs. > What happens is that you load the keps just after launch before the sats > have been finally identified. > The keps are then updated with a different object number and you get 2 > entries for a given sat. > > I've just downloaded a demo of HDR Sat and I just have 1 entry for each > and > it tracks correctly. > > 73, > Terry Osborne ZL2BAC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Francis Geraci > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2018 6:24 AM > To: Suryono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB > Subject: [amsat-bb] HRD tracking errors > > I use HRD Sat., SatPC32 and Amsat Droid. > SatPC32 and Amsat Droid agree on position of FM birds, HRD shows some birds > 30 min. earlier than expected. Mainly, AO-91 and AO-85. Anyone else noticed > this tracking error ? > I have "poured" thru ALL HRD's settings, reloaded keps, etc. Nothing seems > to correct this tracking anomaly. Grrrrr. > > Best to All - WB1FXX > _______________________________________________ > 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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HRD tracking errors
by Francis Geraci 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

I use HRD Sat., SatPC32 and Amsat Droid. SatPC32 and Amsat Droid agree on position of FM birds, HRD shows some birds 30 min. earlier than expected. Mainly, AO-91 and AO-85. Anyone else noticed this tracking error ? I have "poured" thru ALL HRD's settings, reloaded keps, etc. Nothing seems to correct this tracking anomaly. Grrrrr. Best to All - WB1FXX

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Icom CI-V programming
by Mike Diehl 02 Jan '19

02 Jan '19

I’m currently working on some projects that will implement CI-V control of my rig, an Icom IC-910H without the L band module. After a few struggles with the manual being either wrong or missing information I’ve run into what could be a potential problem later. When using command 0x00 to set the frequency, the rig will not switch bands on its own. Whether this makes sense or not is debatable and I have a couple possible workarounds, some uglier than others. I can either read the bands that Main and Sub are on and send my 2m and 70cm frequency to the correct place (elegant) or I can send them both the same frequencies and let the rig sort it out (ugly). Now comes the tricky part. I don’t have the L band module yet but when I do, how am I supposed to get the rig to switch from say L/v to U/v if it doesn’t auto switch bands? I’m not seeing any commands to handle this situation. Does anyone know if there is an undocumented command or some other type of workaround? I would also be curious what users of SatPC32 experience when they switch between L/v and U/v. Do you manually have to switch bands to regain frequency control or does the IC-910 become smart enough to switch on its own when the module is installed? Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated. 73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-12-27 22:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 02 Jan '19

02 Jan '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-12-27 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Next contact is expected to be scheduled sometime during the week of 2019-01-07. ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next window should go open in the spring of 2019. The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, click here. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) ****************************************************************************** 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. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 108 **************************************************************************** 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 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2018-12-27 22:00 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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1285. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1228. 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: 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 2018-12-14 18:00 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. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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