January 2019 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

KLM Crossed Yagis
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

I have replaced my KLM's. If anyone is interested and close enough to pick them up contact me. k8tl(a)earthlink.net

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AMSAT at Thunderbird Hamfest in Glendale AZ, 12 January 2019
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club's Thunderbird Hamfest 2019 on Saturday, 12 January 2019. The hamfest will be at a new site, at the Glendale Nazarene Church on the corner of 59th Avenue and Cactus Road in Glendale, Arizona. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/content.php?348-hamfest During the hamfest, I will have demonstrations of satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on any passes, please call and be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest is located in grid DM33, Maricopa County. All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. If you would like to receive a QSL card for working WD9EWK during the hamfest, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you are in my log, I will send you a QSL card. I will post updates from the hamfest on my @WD9EWK Twitter account. If you do not use Twitter, you can still see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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FT-857D and PstRotator
by NA1SA Loon 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

Does anyone use an FT-857D with PstRotator? Just wondering how Omni-Rig works at keeping doppler up to date. Loon NA1SA

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FT-857D and PstRotator
by NA1SA Loon 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

Does anyone use an FT-857D with PstRotator? Just wondering how Omni-Rig works at keeping doppler up to date. Loon NA1SA

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Sat rigs for sale
by Stephan Greene 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

I am posting this for a fellow club member who is handling an estate sale for an SK. Please contact Paul, N4PD, Radio.N4PD(a)gmail.com with any questions about this equipment, prices, and shipping or local pickup. I can vouch that Paul is a very reliable seller. Equipment is in Northern VA (Wash DC suburbs). Contact Paul for the complete list, I've narrowed it down to the rigs I think would be of most interest for satellite use. Kenwood TS-2000 HF/VHF/UHF - $1200. Yaesu FT-847 - HF/VHF/UHF - $750. Kenwood TM-D710A - VHF/UHF - $400. iCom iC-901A - VHF/UHF - $175. iCom iC-V8000 - VHF - $125. Yaesu FT-7800R - VHF/UHF - $165. iCom iC-W32A - VHF/UHF - $100. Yaesu FT-60R - VHF/UHF - $135. Yaesu FT-50R - VHF/UHF - $75. Yaesu VX-170 - VHF/UHF - $50. Yaesu VX-8DR - VHF/UHF (4 bands) - $350. 73 Steve KS1G FM18

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 & Wouxun KG-UV9D - more testing (long)
by Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

Hi, How do you feel about the Wouxon KG-UV9D Plus these days? 73, doug

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Arrow modification
by Douglas B Tabor 03 Jan '19

03 Jan '19

I’ve been using my well faded Arrow for 4 years. The boom is a much appreciated LIDstick so the old man can swing it as well as a 3 year old. Has anyone modified the Arrow to have 2m and 70cm elements in the same plane (instead of stock 90 degrees)? I’m just curious what the performance result might be - I know it would be easier to get in and out of the RoverMobile instead of doing the twist-and-angle it out. HNY and 73, Doug, N6UA Douglas Tabor dtabor52(a)icloud.com

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Hawaii
by Gabriel Zeifman 02 Jan '19

02 Jan '19

Happy New Year to all the Bird Folk of North America, Today is my final day in Hawaii. I am planning to be on AO-7 at 2253Z from BL11 and will find a perfect horizon, this pass has footprint about as far east as you’ll ever see to Hawaii. At 0215Z I will work FO-29 from BL01, this pass is a little further west but since it’s coming from the NE I should also be able to find a perfect horizon for it which should allow QSOs as far east as Ohio and maybe even parts of Pennsylvania. Might do a few random passes throughout the day or passes by request, Twitter is best for that AL6D_Alaska. Can do passes as late as 0600Z likely. 73, Gabe AL6D/KH6

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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 Satellite Operations
by Robert Bankston 02 Jan '19

02 Jan '19

Attention all grid chasers: There are some exciting roving trips happening in January and February. Be sure to check out the Upcoming Satellite Operations page on the AMSAT website for more information. https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ Happy Hunting, 73, Robert Bankston, KE4AL AMSAT-NA VP of User Services Twitter: @KE4ALabama Website: KE4AL.wordpress.com

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