April 2020 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

FoxDelta trackers
by James Brown 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Thanks Gang Both Fox Delta trackers are committed! Jim KI6WJ

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Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 Question
by MICHAEL WILLIAMS 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

My thinking has been to put it out of balance, especially with the light weight satellite antennas we use. In a perfectly balanced system, the wind will work the gearing back and forth. In an unbalanced system, the gears will stay meshed in one direction not working the internal parts when the antennas are moving or are at rest. It's difficult to balance a system when coax and preamps added to the rear. It's also good to have the least wind resistance when SatPC32 returns antennas to the rest position The Yaesu elevation rotors are pretty tough. I used an Alliance U-110 for years with no problems. Talk about out of balance, check my qrz page. Good luck with this. It has been an interesting subject. 73, Mike (K9QHO)

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Yaesu G-5500 question
by Roy Dean 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

For what it's worth, I've been using a (prior to me owning it) well used G5400 for the past year with end mounted M2 Leo-Pack yagis..... with no problems at all. My rotator is low enough that "mid mounting" the array (on a fiberglass boom) is not possible, and counterweighting would likely involve a large weight due to the lack of moment arm length available off the back of the array. If/when it fails, I'll be sure to report my findings to this group. --Roy K3RLD

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Test - Please ignore
by Ronald Parsons 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

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Garmin ETREX 10 GPS
by alex weimer 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Thanks to all who answered my request. I now have the info I needed .. Looks like it's the way to go for me . Thank you Paul and Patrick

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Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 question
by Bob Hammond 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Thanks for the quick replies M5ET, NR0T, and VE3NXK. The M2 LEO antennas are designed to be end-mounted and M2 has no idea how they'll perform if mid-mounted as they aren't designed for that. Hence, my counterbalance scheme. Bob W7OTJ On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 8:01 AM Bill Booth <ve3nxk(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > How many of you with similar antennas and a G-5500 have NOT used a > > counterbalance? > > I did not balance mine in the current install. I did move the mounting > brackets > on the boom when I had the A40 dish on the main boom to help with balance. > > Attached pic of current setup. > > > > -- > Bill Booth VE3NXK > Sundridge ON, Canada > 79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N > FN05ns > > Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html > > Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life > Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference. >

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Fwd: iPhone Program
by Mark L. Hammond 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

For ease of use and setup (just add the satellites you want), I find SatSat to be perfect for what I want to do; including a nice feature to add a calendar reminder with notification! Easy to see passes for the next week, etc. Try a few---use what works for you! ;) Mark N8MH On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 9:53 AM BRAD SMITH via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > I use the HamSat app from the App Store. It is so easy. I have tried > others and not been satisfied. Brad KC9UQR > > Sent from Brad’s 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 > -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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iPhone Program
by BRAD SMITH 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

I use the HamSat app from the App Store. It is so easy. I have tried others and not been satisfied. Brad KC9UQR Sent from Brad’s iPad

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Re: [amsat-bb] Satelitte Rig, IC-7900 Pros & Cons
by Yono Adisoemarta 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Coming from Yaesu FT-847 and Kenwood TS-2000, I like my IC-9700 very much. 73 de Yono YD0NXX Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2020, at 4:58 AM, ke4kol via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >

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Satelitte Rig, IC-7900 Pros & Cons
by ke4kol 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Thinking about updating my sat station. Any and all suggestions appreciated. Thaks,Jim Ke4kol

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