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

German 144 MHz CEPT paper + High Altitude Balloon Conference
by M5AKA 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Talks by radio amateurs at UK High Altitude Society Conference in London on Saturday, Sept 7 https://amsat-uk.org/2019/08/25/talks-by-radio-amateurs-ukhas-conference/ New French CEPT paper still seeks 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical Mobile Service https://amsat-uk.org/2019/08/24/new-french-cept-paper-still-seeks-144-146-m… Germany tells CEPT it "cannot determine a single realistic sharing scenario, not leading to serious mutual interference on both sides and not seriously degrading the use of the 144-146 MHz band" https://www.cept.org/Documents/cpg/53066/cpg-19-info108_d-ai10-german-view-… 144-146 MHz WebSDR at Goonhilly now available https://amsat-uk.org/2019/08/24/goonhilly-144-146-mhz-websdr/ There is also a WebSDR at Farnham near London http://farnham-sdr.com/ AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Milton Keynes October 12-13https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ 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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Help at Shelby NC Hamfest this weekend
by Philip Jenkins 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Hi all Just reaching out to see if there are any BB readers who are attending the Shelby Hamfest this weekend (even if it's Saturday only, out of the three days). I do have an extra admission ticket which I'll give to you. Two people who had planned to be there have had schedule conflicts arise, so right now it is just me manning the table and presenting the forum. I do have another ham from the Atlanta area who could help, but I'd hate to ask him to attend if there are others closer by who are attending anyway. I'm mainly looking for help manning the info table to answer questions (although if you want to do demonstrations, that would be a plus) as 1) I would like to step away from time to time and 2) it does get busy at times. You don't have to be an expert (because I don't claim to be! :-)) on satellites to be helpful, just have a working knowledge. I'll be in Shelby Thursday night, and should be around the Fairgrounds most of the day Friday (there is a little shopping/browsing I'd like to do myself), but packing up and leaving mid to late afternoon on Saturday (won't be there Sunday at all). Please email me if you're interested 73 Philip N4HF AMSAT Ambassador

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ARRL/TAPR DCC, Detroit, 9/20-22 (Early Bird Registration Discount Ending)
by Mark Thompson 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

2019 ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference) Detroit, MI (near airport) September 20 - 22 Early Bird Discount Registration Discount Ending on Thursday, August 15th DCC Features: - Two days of Technical Forums on Friday & Saturday - Introductory Forums on Saturday - Saturday Night Banquet with Keynote Speaker & Prize Drawing - Sunday Morning In-Depth Seminar - Demo Room with Free Tables Available https://www.tapr.org/dcc#registration

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Friends of 50 Award
by Brad Smith 25 Aug '19

25 Aug '19

Has anyone actually received their Amsat Friends of 50 Award? I submitted a few months ago, but no award has arrived. Just wondering? Brad Smith KC9UQR

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Finally copied BricSat2
by Bob KD7YZ 25 Aug '19

25 Aug '19

I've been trying to snag this one automatically and last nite finally did with my simple M2 crossed yagis on a SPID 1:Fm USNAP1-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=11 >[21:17:47] >Bank0-SAFE 1:Fm USNAP1-1 To APOFF Via ARISS <UI pid=F0 Len=34 >[21:18:13] T#854,762,000,000,000,669,01000100 -- 73 Bob KD7YZ AMSAT LM #901

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Looking for info on AO-6
by Bill Gaylord 25 Aug '19

25 Aug '19

Hello, I am trying to collect information about AO-6. The reasons for this is much like AO-7 it (according to what I could find) due to a battery issue. Which means there may be a possibility of it coming back to life eventually like AO-7. (Depending on how it was hooked up internally.) I was wondering if anyone knew it’s the frequencies used by it or if any documentation about its internals exist. (Like to actually know if it was setup in a way that allowed it to come back.) Thanks, William Gaylord

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Re: [amsat-bb] doppler sqf files
by Mineo Wakita 25 Aug '19

25 Aug '19

This update file is at the top of my site. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode B Questions (difficulty getting in)
by Roy Dean 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

M2 Leo pack on standard cross boom, G5400b. ARR pre-amps and MFJ diplexers, LMR240 and 240UF feedlines. https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/ao-7-tx-power.668185/ This thread has most of the details, as well as a screen grab of this afternoon's attempt. I'm wondering if I am actually getting in just fine, but the RTL-SDR dongle is just too pathetic to pick it up. But if that's the case, then it would mean that the other signals are blasting into the transponder. Did anybody have a qso stomped on this afternoon by "K3RLD testing"? --Roy K3RLD > My thought was desense from your transmitter. What's the antenna setup? I > think I saw that answer on QRZ or somewhere, but don't recall. 73, Drew > KO4MA

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doppler sqf files
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

Hi Bob! I use Nader's ST2NH's Dopppler .SQF file I found on his website when I first setup SATPC32. This one is about 1 year old so your gonna have to edit some of the new satellites and modes in but this will do the majority of the work for you! http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/2018/10/dopplersqf-for-satpc32.html?spref… 73 Nick KE8AKW

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doppler sqf files
by 73 Bob W7LRD 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

where can I find a listing of all the doppler sqf files for our sats? 73 Bob W7LRD

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