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Re: Yaesu g 5500 rotator
by kf4hr3＠yahoo.com 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

These Yaesu Az/El rotators will work for a very, very long time if the antenna load is balanced, both side-to-side, and front-to-back. Balancing the load takes the stain off its tiny motors and gears. Case in point. I purchased a Yaesu G-5400 back in the late 80's. Over the years I have painted its metal brackets once and swapped out its OEM outer hardware with stainless, but 30 years later it's still working perfectly. Butch, KF4HR On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 07:38:36 PM EST, Gregory Beat via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Nick -Happy New Year ! IF you can not obtain the AC motor part from Yaesu USA or from Ham Radio Outlet (HRO),THEN You CAN rebuild (rewind) the existing AC Induction Motor. The Azimuth and Elevation Rotors use the SAME AC Induction Motor !==During the Japanese Parts Shortage, following the March 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Dave Palmer, KB5WIA faced the identical situation.He documented the DIY Rewinding of that AC Induction motor in March 2012.http://kb5wia.blogspot.com/2012/03/yaesu-g5500-rotator-motor-repair.ht… In October 2023, Ryan Hager, N8SAN post a similar situation with his Yaesu G-5500 rotator system on QRZ Tech Forum (General Questions). https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/yaesu-rotor-motor-substitute.88456… Ryan successfully completed the rebuild work AND Added a Thermostat to prevent overheating (future occurrence). CONTACT HIM DIRECTLY, He May Perform This Work, If you can not. greg, w9gbchicago ==Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:05:58 -0600 From: "nick" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Yaesu g 5500 rotator To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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K5TA Summary for the W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day
by Scott Davis 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

3 QSOs: see attached: 2x RS-44, 1x AO-7

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Re: Yaesu g 5500 rotator
by Gregory Beat 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

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N6UA Summary for the W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day
by Douglas B Tabor 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Ten fewer CW QSOs than Steve … and only two passes of RS-44 - one from the back deck and the other from the driveway. RS-44: NS3L, K5TA, and NA1ME (I heard both WB7VUF and KE8RJU/7.) A running tally/comments were made on “X” and tagged @AMSAT, including a photo taken this morning … (Thanks, Steve, for providing a reminder and template for submission to the BB.) 73, Doug, N6UA DN71qd, Archer, Wyoming

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NS3L Summary for the W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day
by Steve Nordahl 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Hi all, Made 13 CW contacts during the W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day on January 1, 2024 between 0000Z-2359Z. Mainly used RS-44 & JO-97 Worked the following stations:RS-44: W3AVP, W0BZ, KD4O, N6UA, NU1U, KE8RJU/7, NM3B, VA3NNA, N8MR. NA1ME, KN2KJO-97: WA8FXQ & WB2TQE Stephen J. Nordahl, NS3LNazareth, Pa. FN20hq

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Re: Sat antennas controllers
by mikflathead＠aol.com 01 Jan '24

01 Jan '24

My vote is for the SAT unit. Works great once you learn how to use it. A few Utube videos should do it. On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 02:19:11 PM EST, Gary Schafer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Which antenna controller do you guys like best, the CNN Technologies SAT unit or the EA4TX. Thanks Gary K4FMX Gary Schafer ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Sat antennas controllers
by Erik Eitel 01 Jan '24

01 Jan '24

I’m fairly new to the satellites, I purchased the CSN Technologies SAT box a few weeks ago. It took about 3 minutes to get it up and running, has worked flawlessly and any questions that I have had have ben answered very quickly by the developers. 73 Erik K2ERK - FN20 > On Jan 1, 2024, at 14:19, Gary Schafer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Which antenna controller do you guys like best, the CNN Technologies SAT unit or the EA4TX. > > Thanks > Gary K4FMX > > Gary Schafer > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Sat antennas controllers
by kf4hr3＠yahoo.com 01 Jan '24

01 Jan '24

I also have switched to the S.A.T. Controller by CSN Technologies. Excellent unit and fantastic product support. KF4HR On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 02:41:24 PM EST, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I started with EA4TX many years ago which was easy to setup with Orbitron for rotor control but needed a separate CAT for Radio control. The SAT from CNN is my primary controller now with all the great features. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Tuesday, 2 January, 2024 at 12:50:06 am IST, Gary Schafer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Which antenna controller do you guys like best, the CNN Technologies SAT unit or the EA4TX. Thanks Gary K4FMX Gary Schafer ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Ham sat launched last night?
by JOHN GEIGER 01 Jan '24

01 Jan '24

I see that BeliefSAT0 has a different set of TLEs than POEM 3. Which set is correct? 73 John AF5CC Sent using {0} ---- On Mon, 01 Jan 2024 13:38:57 -0600 Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote --- Note that BeliefSat 0 is not a separate satellite, but rather a payload on the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module 3 (POEM 3), that remains attached to the PSLV upper stage. And this upper stage is object 58695 (2024-001B). 73, Nico PA0DLO On 01-01-2024 20:22, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB wrote: POEM-3 1 58695U 24001B 24001.72040209 .00001705 00000+0 00000+0 0 9992 2 58695 9.6645 97.5677 0007367 329.3489 115.8059 15.73872371 88 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Tuesday, 2 January, 2024 at 12:21:30 am IST, graham shirville via AMSAT-BB mailto:[email protected] wrote: …and the coordinated frequencies are shown here! https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=942 73 Graham G3VZV From: Will Beers via AMSAT-BB mailto:[email protected] Sent: Monday, January 1, 2024 6:38 PM To: Jim Walls mailto:[email protected] Cc: Amsat-BB mailto:[email protected] Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Ham sat launched last night? Looks like the answer is yes! Took some digging, but this article points to BeliefSat-0 as an included payload: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-to-launch-xposat-and-10-othe… BeliefSat-0 looks to be this: https://github.com/NewLeapKjsieit/BeliefSat-0/tree/main , which includes an FM repeater and APRS digipeater. -Will, KK7OBE On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 10:10 Jim Walls via AMSAT-BB <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: I was watching the Indian PSLV launch carrying the XPoSat satellite last night. Although it was hard to understand due to the accent, I thought they said that one of the secondary payloads was an amateur satellite. Anyone know if there was an amateur satellite on that flight? -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC mailto:[email protected] Ofc: 818-548-4804 AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)http://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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)http://amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Ham sat launched last night?
by Nitin Muttin 01 Jan '24

01 Jan '24

Please use the POEM3, This is in equatorial orbit. POEM-3 1 58695U 24001B 24001.72040209 .00001705 00000+0 00000+0 0 9992 2 58695 9.6645 97.5677 0007367 329.3489 115.8059 15.73872371 88 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Tuesday, 2 January, 2024 at 01:17:20 am IST, JOHN GEIGER via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I see that BeliefSAT0 has a different set of TLEs than POEM 3. Which set is correct? 73 John AF5CC Sent using Zoho Mail ---- On Mon, 01 Jan 2024 13:38:57 -0600 Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote --- Note that BeliefSat 0 is not a separate satellite, but rather a payload on the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module 3 (POEM 3), that remains attached to the PSLV upper stage. And this upper stage is object 58695 (2024-001B). 73, Nico PA0DLO On 01-01-2024 20:22, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB wrote: POEM-3 1 58695U 24001B 24001.72040209 .00001705 00000+0 00000+0 0 9992 2 58695 9.6645 97.5677 0007367 329.3489 115.8059 15.73872371 88 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Tuesday, 2 January, 2024 at 12:21:30 am IST, graham shirville via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: …and the coordinated frequencies are shown here! https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=942 73 Graham G3VZV From: Will Beers via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Monday, January 1, 2024 6:38 PM To: Jim Walls <jim(a)k6ccc.org> Cc: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Ham sat launched last night? Looks like the answer is yes! Took some digging, but this article points to BeliefSat-0 as an included payload: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-to-launch-xposat-and-10-othe… BeliefSat-0 looks to be this: https://github.com/NewLeapKjsieit/BeliefSat-0/tree/main , which includes an FM repeater and APRS digipeater. -Will, KK7OBE On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 10:10 Jim Walls via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I was watching the Indian PSLV launch carrying the XPoSat satellite last night. Although it was hard to understand due to the accent, I thought they said that one of the secondary payloads was an amateur satellite. Anyone know if there was an amateur satellite on that flight? -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim(a)k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. 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