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

AO-92 camera mode
by Andrew Glasbrenner 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

July 10 and 11 we'll be running the camera on AO-92 in support of the ARRL Teachers Institute. Exact pass times TBD, but expect anything that passes over Florida in the morning to be possible. More to follow. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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Re: [amsat-bb] Tripod Mount for Arrow
by Clint Bradford 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

To relieve stress to your wrist, elbow, and shoulder, you could mount a “handle” on the end of the Arrow’s boom. Photos if this ergonomic enhancement here: http://www.k6lcs.com/Photos/Pages/Arrow_Mod.html Clint Bradford K6LCS

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Tripod mount for Arrow.
by Brad Smith 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

Don: What kind of mount do you have to hold your Arrow on the tripod? I rove and the Arrow sits on a tripod while I sit on my butt. On Saturday, July 6, 2019, 11:13:50 AM EDT, Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Sent from Brad's iPod

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Field Day score submission drawing near
by Bruce 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

Only about one day left to get your scores in for AMSAT Field Day 2019. You have until 11:59PM, Monday, July 8, 2019 to get those scores emailed to me. If you have some pictures, send them along. If you have a story about your field day experience, send it along as well. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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W3ZM/KH6 from BL20ca
by Mark L. Hammond 07 Jul '19

07 Jul '19

Hi all, getting near the end of the operating time here in Hawaii. I am currently limited to the east by hills/mountains, so I need like 8 deg ELE or more, working from BL20ca. Two passes coming up shortly: 7/8 (soon! ) AO-7 pass around 0005 z . Listen for me at 145.938 (at the satellite). FO-29 pass around 0040z. Very short window with enough elevation, but I'll try it. Listen 435.882 (at the satellite) 73! Mark N8MH . -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Wow! Do not discount AO-85 yet!
by John Brier 07 Jul '19

07 Jul '19

It just worked/sounded as good as ever on the 1602 UTC pass (2019-07-06). I was able to get in easily with 5 watts through most of the last half of the pass. It was not fading in RX or TX capability at all like it was the previous few times I worked it. This was a 72 degree pass for me. Perhaps its solar panels were lit perfectly and maybe its RX antenna was lined up perfectly for me... either way, I am impressed. I'll upload my recording later but just wanted to put this out there as there were a ton of WMPLOTA stations on AO-91 earlier... maybe spread the traffic out on AO-85 some. At least when it is not in eclipse. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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IC-9700 mode setting problem
by Erich Eichmann 07 Jul '19

07 Jul '19

Hello, A German user of the IC-9700 (Firmware vers. 1.11) reports the following problem when controlling the radio by SatPC32: When he selects a satellite the frequencies are set correctly, but the downlink mode goes immediatly to DATA mode. With FO-29, AO-07 the radio displays 'USB-D' as downlink mode, with SO-50 'FM-D', the same with all satellites. The mode settings in Doppler.SQF are correct (USB, FM etc.). The uplink mode is set correctly to LSB, FM etc. He can change to normal mode by pressing the field DATA in the mode screen, but when he selects another satellite the radio switchs again to DATA mode. With my radio (Firmwarevers. 1.06) also the donwlink mode is set correctly to USB , FM etc (without the '-D'). I can manually switch to USB-D, FM-D etc. by pressing the field 'DATA' in the mode screen. The '-D' then remains until I switch to another satellite, because the program sets the mode only once when the satellite is selected. When I switch to another satellite the radio goes to back to USB, FM etc. Has someone noticed such problem? Many thainks. 73s, Erich, DK1TB

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PSAT-2 SSTV
by Roland Zurmely 07 Jul '19

07 Jul '19

<https://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/psat2.htm#b> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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ARMADILLO over Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 07 Jul '19

07 Jul '19

Mensagens a 19k2 do ARMADILLO RX por PY4ZBZ 07-07-2019 12:21 UTC 1:Fm KE5DTW To WH2XYR <UI R Pid=F0 Len=256> [09:21:24R] [AA] [+++++++] Getting bored of space.Do you smell something burning?What's your favorite thing about space? Mine is space.There's a star. There's another one. Star. Star star star. Star.Don't like space. Don't like space.It's too big. Too big. Wanna go home. Wanna go to earth.Here, let me put on some adventure music.This ain't Marquis of Queensberry Rules, sweetie! Pour on the mustard!There's nothing in space! That's why it's space!You know what I hope's in space? Fire. I hope you go to space and catch on fire.We will both die because of your negligence.This situation is hopeless.Oh. Play cool. Play cool. Here come the space cops. Here come the space cops.Atmosphere. Black holes. Astronauts. Nebulas. Jupiter. The Big Dipper.Ohhh, the Sun. I'm gonna meet the Sun. Oh no! What'll I say? 'Hi! Hi Sun!' Oh boy!Come here, space, I have a secret for you. No, come closer.I'm in space!I know! Spell it! S P... AACE. Space. Space. 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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SATpc32/IC-9700 Start Up Issue
by Edward Roth 07 Jul '19

07 Jul '19

I wrestled with this problem for over a week trying everything I could think of to change and test. I finally saw a post by one of the developers of either the N1MM Contest Logging program or the WSJT-X digital program - can't remember which - saying that if you use their program with the IC-9700 then turn OFF the CI-V Transceive function or you will have data collisions. I turned it off in my IC-9700 and haven't had the problem since (the default is ON). Go to page 8-13 in the manual to see how to get to this setting. I'd be interested in knowing how many people had this problem. ED, K0NW Original Message From: Frank Karnauskas <n1uw(a)gokarns.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 23:41:55 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32/IC-9700 Start Up Issue After watching Daniel, W5EKG's You Tube video, I had SatPC32 and the IC-9700 working beautifully on the first try. (Thanks, Daniel!) The radio frequency tracked the software real-time just like it should. However, after playing around for a few minutes (changing satellites, turning the main tuning knob, etc.) The radio suddenly stopped following the frequency changes from SatPC32. The frequency intermittently updates after 10-20 seconds accompanied by the frequency on the radio display flashing white from MAIN to SUB for a brief moment. Usually nothing happens until I choose another satellite then the frequency updates once then...crickets.

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