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Re: [amsat-bb] Bob WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
by Robert Bruninga 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Warning - TMI (too much info! ...but as an engineer who sees things in numbers...) Turns out I went from 200 lbs down to 160 in 4 months as tumor grew and was finally removed 0.1" larger than a basketball! They still cannot identify it! In recovery. Lesson is push Dr's for reports and scheduling. One week delay between each of 22 Dr procedures adds up over 4 months, and 3 surgeon team over 8 hours. And 8 days in hospital... I cannot imagine the cost! So glad to have insurance. No emails please. It is 8th day in hospital and 1st time to to look at computer and 8 day backlog. Things are looking uup! Bob, WB4APR On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 4:04 PM Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: > Bob (WB4APR) will be offline till march. > > I found a soft ball size tumor in Oct. After 22 procedures and Dr visits, > they have done ever increasing invasive biopsies and even Cancer center at > Johns Hopkins cannot still identify. And they cannot do anything until > they > can identify the type and how to treat it. But now that it is the size of > a > football in my lower abdomen, They have scheduled major surgery on Monday > to > take it out anyway along with other stuff it is touching. > > I must deliver PSAT3 for launch by 28 Feb. Been working full time plus > weekends and holidays but only at 10% body energy level. Its not ready. > So > I hope recovery is possible quickly so I can finish. It is identical to > PSAT2 function but without the stupid 5v/4v power mistake. > > So, don’t expect any email responses from me till march. > > Bob, WB4APR >

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ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 20-02
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-02 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process Feb 3, 2020 -Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the schools and host organizations selected for the second half of 2020. Of the proposals submitted during the recent proposal window, 10 were accepted to move forward in the selection process for a scheduled amateur radio contact with a crew member on the ISS. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) activities and raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities. The schools and host organizations are now engaged in the next step of the acceptance process. When ready, they will be put in the scheduling queue for a contact during the July to December 2020 time period. Although ARISS expects to schedule all 10 during this period, changes to NASA crew availability might force some delays to the next time period. The schools and host organizations are: Estes Park Elementary School Estes Park, CO Green Bank Elementary School Green Bank, WV Tecumseh Public School Tecumseh, OK RSU #21 Kennebunk, ME JFK High School Denver, CO Oregon Charter School Mill City, OR Newcastle High School Newcastle, WY Tarwater Elementary School Chandler, AZ Kopernik Observatory Vestel, NY Salem-South Lyon District Library South Lyon, MI About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR

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Re: [amsat-bb] HUSKY-1 TELEM DATA
by Roy Dean 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

> > I don't know about recording it with a > microphone/speaker or even hardwired from a radio. Anyone have any > experience with doing it that way? Paging KG4AKV...... How did you record the audio from your 706MKIIG? (John posted a youtube video of him decoding a recording successfully, but not sure how he recorded it). --Roy K3RLD

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HUSKY-1 TELEM DATA
by Mike Lucas 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Is Husky-1 transmitting telemetry every pass? I could hear it yesterday OK but it was a high elevation pass a few min ago & heard nothing. Secondly, if someone posts up a good audio recording we should be able to replay it with our own FOX-1 s/w and decode frames, is that a correct assumption? Thanks everyone! Mike N7ASZ

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wb4apr
by Jeff 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Does anyone know how Bob's operation went. I'm hoping he's doing ok.. concerned Jeff kb2m

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Re: [amsat-bb] Help with new SatPC32 Setup with IC-9700
by Bob 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Hi Jeff, Thanks for the tip! I did answer one of my two questions myself. I had failed to turn "CI-V USB Echo Back" ON in the IC-9700 settings, and without that, it won't do more than one step (I guess it fails to hear back from the radio that it succeeded). So turning that ON, allows it to correct for Doppler per the CAT Setting step size. Still can't get the map to stay centered on my observer location. 73, Bob, WB4SON On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 3:55 PM Jeff <kb2mjeff(a)att.net> wrote: > Hi Bob. Try resetting your USB connection by removing/ plug in the cable > from the 9700 and restart SatPC32. I also had the same issue of the > program > following the sat instead of my location a few months ago when setting up > a > new laptop with SatPC32. Even though I had observer selected as the center > map on it didn't take after a store and reboot of the program. I think it > fixed it's self after a windows reboot. > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Bob via AMSAT-BB > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2020 15:39 > To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with new SatPC32 Setup with IC-9700 > > I have just downloaded and installed a new copy of SatPC32 12.8d and > registered it. I'm using it with a new radio as well, an IC-9700. I did > all > the things I thought I remembered to setup the program and radio, and it > sort of works.... > > My problem is when the program starts up, it will shift the radio into the > Satellite Mode (good), and if I toggle the "C-/C+" CAT ON/OFF command, it > will take the calculated frequency and set the radio correctly (good). > However the radio is frequency is never updated after that, despite having > a > CAT Tuning Interval of 30 Hertz for SSB. If I toggle the "C" command off, > then back on, it will update once, but never again. The other interesting > thing is the manual tuning controls (the arrows to the right of the > frequency display on SatPC32) work all the time. Click up 1k and the > Downlink changes by 1k. > > All of the above seems to make me think that the radio and SatPC32 have > been > setup correctly (and are talking to each other), but I don't understand why > I just get an initial frequency correction and nothing else. Likely some > bone-headed thing I have forgotten to do. Any ideas? > > The other odd thing is that I can't fix the map to be stationary on the > observer -- it always follows the satellite. I've stored that setting and > restarted several times. > > Thanks in advance! > > 73, Bob, WB4SON > _______________________________________________ > 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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Help with new SatPC32 Setup with IC-9700
by Bob 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

I have just downloaded and installed a new copy of SatPC32 12.8d and registered it. I'm using it with a new radio as well, an IC-9700. I did all the things I thought I remembered to setup the program and radio, and it sort of works.... My problem is when the program starts up, it will shift the radio into the Satellite Mode (good), and if I toggle the "C-/C+" CAT ON/OFF command, it will take the calculated frequency and set the radio correctly (good). However the radio is frequency is never updated after that, despite having a CAT Tuning Interval of 30 Hertz for SSB. If I toggle the "C" command off, then back on, it will update once, but never again. The other interesting thing is the manual tuning controls (the arrows to the right of the frequency display on SatPC32) work all the time. Click up 1k and the Downlink changes by 1k. All of the above seems to make me think that the radio and SatPC32 have been setup correctly (and are talking to each other), but I don't understand why I just get an initial frequency correction and nothing else. Likely some bone-headed thing I have forgotten to do. Any ideas? The other odd thing is that I can't fix the map to be stationary on the observer -- it always follows the satellite. I've stored that setting and restarted several times. Thanks in advance! 73, Bob, WB4SON

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FoxTelem
by James Jipping 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Good Morning. Getting setup to copy telemetry from HuskeySat-1. Are the Keps for the bird correct in FoxTelem and/or SDRConsol/ satellites?? Is NasaBare.txt correct ?? I can track using SatPC32 w/Foxtelem/ FUNCube Pro or SDRConsol w/wispdde/ FUNCube Pro. Any advice ?? Thank you!! Jim , W8MRR (AMSAT #5512)

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Phoenix CubeSat Upcoming Deployment!
by Sarah Rogers 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Hello, everyone! On Feb 12, several CubeSats are scheduled to be deployed from the ISS into orbit. Among them is the Phoenix CubeSat, which is a 3U CubeSat developed by Arizona State University to study the effects of Urban Heat Islands through infrared remote sensing. Following deployment, our operations team would appreciate as much help as possible with identifying the spacecraft and verifying that it is operational! Phoenix is scheduled for a deployment time of *8:30 UTC.* In addition, I would also like to call special attention to the fact that two CubeSats being deployed on this date operate on the same frequency. Both Phoenix and QARMAN share the frequency of *437.35 MHz*, and and utilize an AX.25 9600 baud protocol with GMSK modulation. Both CubeSats will also be deployed within 1.5 hours of each other, and will therefore be close to each other in orbit. If you intend to track the CubeSats on this upcoming deployment, please be mindful of this situation, and if you have any doubt about the CubeSat that you are receiving from, please feel free to get in touch with me with any questions or concerns. To read more about the Phoenix CubeSat, it's transmitter characteristics, and how you can decode the signal, please see our website at http://phxcubesat.asu.edu/content/amateur-operations! Cheers, Sarah Rogers Project Manager, Phoenix CubeSat

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Foxtelem
by Pete vk2pet 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Good afternoon from a hot Australia. I'm trying my hand at Foxtelm, but I can't get it to work. Setup is: IC9100, output is on Data1 on the discriminator tap, into the line in on the computer. (ic9100 is set to it's wide band width, 15khz) Antenna setup is 2 x 16 element ((crossed polarized) vhf & uhf beams on GG5500 rorator. Line tap is going into a win10 pro machine running Foxtelem, sound card is set to 48000hz. I have read the instructions & everything seams to as same as the instructions, but still no data. Any ideas? 73'3 Pete Chatwin vk2pet

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