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

Rocket Lab Launch for NASA ElaNa-19 due next week
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 07 Dec '18

07 Dec '18

Hi Folks, >From Rocket Lab’s recent twitter post: A nine-day launch window for the ELaNa-19 mission opens 13 – 21 December 2018, UTC. Lift-off from Launch Complex 1 is scheduled between: 04:00 - 08:00 UTC (13 Dec) 17:00 - 21:00 NZDT (13 Dec) 20:00 - 00:00 PST (12/13 Dec) 23:00 - 03:00 EST (12/13 Dec) See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-prepares-to-launch-his… The launch will be streamed from their web site: www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream See also: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/launch-info/launch-complex-1/ Satellites to be launched are: ELaNa XIX Date: NET December 11, 2018 Mission: Rocket Lab Flight 4, Electron, Mahia, New Zealand 10 CubeSat Missions scheduled to be deployed a.. ALBUS – NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio b.. CeREs – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland c.. CHOMPTT – University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida d.. CubeSail – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois e.. DaVinci – North Idaho STEM Charter Academy, Rathdrum, Idaho f.. ISX – SRI International/ California Polytechnic University, Menlo Park, California g.. NMTSat – New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico h.. RSat – United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland i.. Shields-1 – NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia j.. STF-1 – West Virginia University / NASA IV&V, Morgantown, West Virginia 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Heard Fox1Cliff D Safemode
by Joe Puma 07 Dec '18

07 Dec '18

>From Staten Island, NY https://vocaroo.com/i/s03ejeMhRR2F Joe Kd2nfc Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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Recalibrate Control Box
by Vincenzo Mone 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

Hello all, I own a Yaesu G-5500 Azimuth/Elevation Rotator. I am noticing that it is like it is not right calibrated. As I have to do some maintenance on the antennas, I would like To recalibrate both Azimuth and Elevation Rotator with the control Box in the shack. Is there any tutorial or somebody can tell me the correct way to recalibrate them. Any help will be really appreciated 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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Who can be my antenna elmer?
by Hans BX2ABT 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

I am in need of a patient and experience DIY antenna elmer who can advice me on yagi antennas and feedlines and help me think of testing methods and how to interpret the results. If you are willing to engage with me on an email exchange (probably a few a week) and are willing to put up with me :-) then please do mail me off-list. I would really appreciate it as I don't have anyone here locally who can help me out. Thank you and 73 de Hans BX2ABT P.S. I do have good DIY skills, but limited resources to test: a cross-needle SWR meter and an HT only. I already built a 70cm 7 element yagi, I'm not starting from scratch.

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Has anyone heard the Exceed Satellite?
by Loren M. Lang 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

After several passes, I still have not heard the Exceed satellite coordinated for 145.900 MHz. Has anyone else heard it or has it changed frequencies? - Loren K7IW

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TH-72E
by cl.rudi＠gmail.com 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

Dear All, Many thanks for all info on the APRS settings but nothing helps. The radio sends the beacon but does not receive any aprs info on the screen I can hear the packet sound loud and clear. Can it be that is has something to do with US or EU settings. Thanks for info and reply. Rudi / ON7CL

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ESEO telemetry information now available
by Dani EA4GPZ 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

Hi all, ESA has updated the telemetry documentation for the ESEO satellite, available in https://www.esa.int/Education/ESEO/Be_the_first_to_catch_a_signal_from_ESEO This will help us Radio Amateurs to build a telemetry decoder for ESEO. Could you please assist us and gather telemetry packets from ESEO so that we can test our decoder? The beacon is at 437.000MHz and it is 4k8 or 9k6 FSK AX.25, so it can be received with any packet radio TNC, such as UZ7HO's soundmodem, direwolf, or similar. 73, Dani EA4GPZ.

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Fox-1Cliff in FN41fn 15:41 - 15:47 UTC
by Bob 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

Very nice overhead pass here in RI. Heard "Fox1Cliff Safe Mode" full quiteing four times from 15:41 through 15:47 on a M2 Eggbeater. No telemetry yet until I get my IC-9100 connected via the data jack on the back. Congrats to the Fox Team! 73, Bob, WB4SON

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Hawaiian Grid request
by johnv＠frontier.com 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

Good day KH6 Haawii satellite users I'm in Honolulu until Thursday December 6, then Maui for the 8th and 9th and back to Oahu to the westside until the 13th. My scheclue is somewahat open to you but I am here for our 50th and my wife wants some of my time. I would like to work several of the grid here to get closer to my VUCC and work towards my first rover. To schedule... JohnN7AME425.280.6396

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Fox-1Cliff "tail" via baudline
by Zach Metzinger 06 Dec '18

06 Dec '18

I captured this, indoors, with a horizontal folded dipole and a FCDP+, which is not the ideal setup. :-) http://www.n0zgo.net/oscar/fox_tail_cliff_annotated.png No captured frames and a lot of trash, of course. Still, fun to see! --- Zach N0ZGO

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