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UISS Satgate Mode
by Robert Smith 04 Aug '19

04 Aug '19

Aloha I recently obtained the UISS Satgate module. After downloading and installing I ran into several problems (self induced I am sure): 1. When trying to connect to satgate.aprsca.net:14580, I recv. the error message “Can’t connect to Satgate.aprsca.net:14580.” This happens when using the “Connect” command in the module. In Prgm. settings the host is satgate.aprsca.net. The validation no. I am using is a 5 digit no. I recvd. from UIView many years ago (I had a viable satgate back when but discontinued for several years). 2. My “normal” UISS no longer displays incoming traffic nor the digipeat of my packets in RED. This situation exists whether I am in UISS only or have both UISS and and the Satgate open. 3. I am able to view incoming packets with some accessory routines but wud like to get back to seeing those nice “RED” incomings and obviously I would like a functional satgate Any guidance appreciated. Mahalo Respectfully, And 73 Robert, NH7WN Honolulu Sent from my iPhone

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PO-101?
by skristof＠etczone.com 04 Aug '19

04 Aug '19

Did anybody else try PO-101 just now (around 1900 UTC)? I didn't hear a thing. I also tried calling but didn't hear myself and got no responses. Steve AI9IN

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FPGA iCEBreaker Workshop - digital communications for amateur satellites
by Michelle Thompson 04 Aug '19

04 Aug '19

Greetings all! Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are one of three fundamental types of digital architectures used for communications R&D. The others are general purpose processors and graphical processing units (GPUs). This fall, in San Diego, California, there will be an FPGA course sponsored by Open Research Institute. There are 10 spots with amateur space communications as the focus of the work. FPGAs are a primary technology in modern satellite communications. They're used in R&D and in deployment. It is difficult to get started with FPGA design for several reasons. The tools have traditionally been proprietary. The companies that make the tools price them for large corporations to buy. Coursework for FPGA design is rare. This is where iCEBreaker makes a difference. An iCEBreaker Workshop 10 pack has been made available, and arrived today. This kit is described at this link https://www.crowdsupply.com/1bitsquared/icebreaker-fpga We (me and a few other local volunteers) will use this hardware to put on a course for anyone interested in amateur radio satellite and terrestrial development. All course materials will be published. The first course will be in San Diego. If you're in the area, please get in touch! MakerPlace and CoLab are the likely sites. Later workshops could be at places like Symposium, Xenia, or Hamcation. The full course cannot be accomplished in a day, but a workshop could get the basics across and provide a substantial boost to motivated amateur satellite engineering volunteers. Let me know what you think! more soon, -Michelle W5NYV

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AM1SAT Event Sept 9-15, 2019
by Robert Bankston 04 Aug '19

04 Aug '19

AMSAT-EA will be on the air with the AM1SAT callsign from September 9 to 15 to celebrate IberRadio 2019. The goal is to operate from every EA grid on all available satellites with the AM1SAT callsign. Please visit https://www.amsat-ea.org/ for more info, or download the AM1SAT info sheet https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/11555713/AMSAT+EA+-+AM1SAT+CONTEST+RU… 73, Robert Bankston, KE4ALVice-President, User ServicesRadio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

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ICQ Podcast interview with AMSAT Treasurer and Past President Keith Baker KB1SF
by M5AKA 04 Aug '19

04 Aug '19

The popular ICQ Amateur Radio Podcast has been running for over 11 years and on August 4, 2019, the ICQ Podcast team released their 300th edition which features an interview with Treasurer and Past President of AMSAT Keith Baker KB1SF, listen at https://amsat-uk.org/2019/08/04/amsat-in-300th-icq-podcast/ SSA defends 23cm band against Galileo threat https://amsat-uk.org/2019/08/01/ssa-defense-of-23cm-band-against-galileo-th… AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Milton Keynes October 12-13 https://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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Yaesu G-5500
by BeetleJerald Oliver 04 Aug '19

04 Aug '19

Well, it finally happened....After 14 years, my Yaesu G-5500 rotator blew a fuse......I think it is just the controller, but not sure yet.Any suggestions beside the obvious yaesu repair facility? I will be down until I get it fixed...... Jerry...KJ4EU

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Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite pirates.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 03 Aug '19

03 Aug '19

The biggest satellite pirate was "Captain Midnight" the guy who was able to overpower the uplink signal for HBO on Hughes Galaxy 1 (If I remember right). This whole incident caused the FCC to enact rules that continuously Identified the RF uplink (ATIS, Automatic Transmit ID System, I thing again I am remembering right). Every satellite uplink truck, flypack and permanent site had to have uplinks capable of doing this. Some were IDs burned into the vertical interval, some as CW IDs. One of the first piracy solutions for both uplink and downlink was the analog enription schemes that began to be popular in the later 1980s that killed the TVRO C Band backyard dish industry. Tom, N5HYP Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 09:34:08 -0700 From: Bryan Green <bryan(a)kl7cn.net> To: Mike Diehl <diehl.mike.a(a)gmail.com> Cc: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org, Ground Station <ground-station(a)lists.openresearch.institute> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite pirates. Message-ID: <CBC405C1-CE4C-4F2E-8A45-DDDB7B0A8C7F(a)kl7cn.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Perhaps he meant the Brazilian folk who commonly use the uncontrolled US Navy satellites for communication: https://www.wired.com/2009/04/fleetcom/ -- bag Bryan KL7CN/W6 bryan(a)kl7cn.net > On Aug 3, 2019, at 09:30, Mike Diehl via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > The article you linked to was quite lengthy so I skimmed over it. From what I can tell it?s all about receiving pay television programming. Cant figure out how this applies to an amateur radio satellite. > > 73, > Mike Diehl > W8LID/VE6LID > >> On Aug 3, 2019, at 07:28, KC9SGV via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >> >> ?Hi All, >> Just getting into this aspect of GEO satellite security... >> I found this very informative, though old article about satellite >> pirates and their hacking techniques in the old days of satellite TV >> (ca. 1993) >> >> Since any new ham GEO satellite might be an emolation of these earlier TV satellites, it is imperative that some sort of security for the system might be prudent. >> >> http://www.nmia.com/~roberts/sat.pirates >> >> Bernard, >> KC9SGV >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: >> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ > 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-91
by George Carr 03 Aug '19

03 Aug '19

Kevin, Thank you for your email. I just sat down to offer my apology to all on that AO-91 pass when I read your email suggesting I was on simplex.. ("Were you operating simplex on AO-91? A bunch of stations including me came back to you. You were also TX on top of people who were already in QSO, adding to the confusion that a weekend FM bird already has. Hope to work you sometime soon.") Here is my narrative of the sad situation: I pressed the mic ppt when I was in the footprint and id'd. I heard my signal. I was dumbfounded no one was on the pass, yet, I could hear my voice coming back! Very strange. As you rightly said, I announced my presence a few more times and each time heard my signal...but no others...in the headset. My interference was not intentional. And, I am very embarrassed and apologetic for that interference. When the pass ended, I took off my headset and went to turn down the Receive audio gain. IT WAS ALREADY DOWN! I turned it up and only then realized that here were others on the pass. I had the transmit monitor on! I felt terrible as I instantly knew I had to have caused interference to others. My only defense (and a poor one at that) is that I have been experiencing periods of confusion and yes, dimentia. If I might, let me express my sadness that after 55 years of hamming, I have really messed up! My apologies to all. 73 George WA5KBH On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 6:20 PM Kevin Zari <kk4yel(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Were you operating simplex on AO-91? > a bunch of stations including me came back to you. You were also TX on top > of people who were already in QSO, adding to the confusion that a weekend > FM bird already has. > Hope to work you sometime soon > -Kevin > > -- George Carr Certified Chip Carving Instructor Amateur Radio Station - WA5KBH

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MMSSTV with 9700
by Richard Lawn 03 Aug '19

03 Aug '19

Is anyone using MMSSTV with their 9700. I'd be interested in knowing what settings you've used in the MMSSTV setup screen. TNX 73 Rick, W2JAZ

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AMSAT Awards Update
by Bruce 03 Aug '19

03 Aug '19

Here we are, the first half of 2019, I have been posting all the Rover Awards on my Twitter account and tagging @AMSAT. I will include all the Rover Awards here for those that do not have Twitter. What will you be doing for AMSAT's 50th Anniversary for the rest of 2019? Operating awards are in full swing and hope you are enjoying them, AMSAT Members and Non-AMSAT Members can participate. AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO Gerald Clouatre, AG5AY Wil Marchant, KW4WZ Bob Keating, N6REK Russ McRee, N3SC John Colville, KC7JPC James Lawson, KC2JED Wayne Morris, AC5V Robert Fielder, Jr, KE4H Tony Milluzzi, KD8RTT Tamir Rosenberg, N6JJ David Hoffmann, KL1XI Pedro Dutra Sousa, CU2ZG From Youngsters on the Air in South Africa Jan, ZS4RAL James Lea, ZS6/WX4TV Faith Lea, ZS6/AE4FH Mateo Frigo, ZS6/IU2GGL Franciesco De Giudici, ZS6/IU3GNB Domantas Petrauskas, ZS6/LY1JA Linas Dragunas, ZS6/LY5AT Matthias Pistrol, ZS6/OE1MPR Benjamin Veitschegger, ZS6/OE3BVB Wilhelm Elofson, ZS6/SA6BET Kyle Hooper, ZS6KH Youngsters on the Air, ZS9YOTA Robert van der Meulen, ZU6BOB ------ AMSAT Communications Achievement Award ** Note - Number 590-599 and 601-610 were the special 50th Anniversary Certificates Dmitry Krglov, UA4RAB, #588 Bob Keating, N6REK, #589 Ronald Parsons, W5RKN, #590 Chris Tabor, K7TAB, #591 Brian Karcher, KG5GJT, #592 Christy Hunber, KB6LTY, #593 John E. Stone, KC9VGG, #594 Frank Westphal, K6FW, #595 Dwight Fletcher, N1RCN, #596 David Loftus, K5IX, #597 Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, #598 Casey Tucker, KI7UNJ, #599 Gary Pritchard, W5RTX, #600 Adrian Liggins, VA3NNA, #601 Andrew Northam, KE8FZT, #602 Ruth Willet, KM4LAO, #603 Mike Styne, K2MTS, #604 Robert Hudson, VE3CWU, #605 Stephen Nordahl, NS3L, #606 James Oulman, K4WPX, #607 Paul Locke, KB4PML, #608 Nicholas Mahr, KE8AKW, #609 Robert Sours, K9UO, #610 Brandon Nuss, WH6ETF, #611 Anthony Milluzzi, KD8RTT, #612 James Lawson, KC2JED, #613 Micha Klein, 4Z1KM, #614 Dennis Madarang, KD2QET, #615 David Hoffmann, KL1XI, #616 Robert Switzer, KA2CZU, #617 Cal Spreizter, N3CAL, #618 Pedro Dutra Sousa, CU2ZG, #619 ------ AMSAT South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award Michael Lozano, KI7WIB, #US211 Bob Keating, N6REK, #US212 Gary Pritchard, W5RTX, #US213 Brandon Nuss, WH6ETF, #US214 Anthony Milluzzi, KD8RTT, #US215 James Lawson, KC2JED, #US216 Dennis MadarangKD2QET, #US217 David Hoffmann, KL1XI, #US218 Robert Switzer, KA2CZU, #US219 Cal Spreitzer, N3CAL, #US220 Pedro Dutra Sousa, CU2ZG, #US221 ------ AMSAT Sexagesimal Communications Achievement Award Pedro Dutra Sousa, CU2ZG, #183 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award Charles Reiche, N3CRT, #97 Frank Westphal, K6FW, upgraded to 4,000 Adrian Liggins, VA3NNA, upgraded to 4,000 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI 5,000 Award Adrian Liggins, VA3NNA, #35 ------ AMSAT Rover Award (New for 2019) Rover Call ===== ======== 041 KI7UNJ 042 CJ7EWK/3 043 N7EGY 73...bruce To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org and click on Services the Awards Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes

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