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CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) amateur radio satellite will be launched at UTC 03:11:31 on 2021-12-26
by Alan Kung 25 Dec '21

25 Dec '21

Hello, The CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) amateur radio satellite will be launched at UTC 03:11:31 on 2021-12-26 , and will be deployed at 98.858°E and 28.413°S at UTC 03:35:58, location close to Western Australia. Radio amateurs will receive CW beacon and GMSK telemetry signals approximately 38 seconds after the satellite is separated from the launch vehicle, and then the linear transponder will be put into use after approximately 49 seconds. CAMSAT is looking for the CW beacon and telemetry monitoring from Western Australia, South America and North America during the first orbit of the satellite. TNX & 73! Alan Kung, BA1DU -- 网易VIP邮箱提醒：安全收发邮件，务必核实往来邮件地址、银行账号等机密信息，请通过电话或视频等多种方式确认信息真实性，提高警惕，请勿轻易透露个人重要信息。 Alert message of Netease Vipmail：Never provide your password, security questions, verification codes, or any other personal important information details to anyone else. You can identify mail message by telephone,video-chat or other ways.You should make sure that your email address, bank account and other confidential information as secure as possible. Thank you for keeping your email account secure.

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CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) Satellite is Go for Launch!
by Alan Kung 25 Dec '21

25 Dec '21

Hello, Everything is ready for the launch of CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS9) satellite. It will be launched at UTC 03:11:31 on December 26 as planned, in about 9 hours later from now. Merry Christmas & 73! Alan Kung, BA1DU -- 网易VIP邮箱提醒：安全收发邮件，务必核实往来邮件地址、银行账号等机密信息，请通过电话或视频等多种方式确认信息真实性，提高警惕，请勿轻易透露个人重要信息。 Alert message of Netease Vipmail：Never provide your password, security questions, verification codes, or any other personal important information details to anyone else. You can identify mail message by telephone,video-chat or other ways.You should make sure that your email address, bank account and other confidential information as secure as possible. Thank you for keeping your email account secure.

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New release of AMSAT Status for Android
by Loren M. Lang 24 Dec '21

24 Dec '21

I first announced this over a year ago on the mailing list, but I have finally gotten back to this project. I have an Android app I've developed for publishing status updates to the AMSAT website and pulling down previous reports through their published API. I have been working on a few improvements to it since the last update and would like to get it into people's hands in time for the upcoming ARISS SSTV event happening Dec. 26th - 31st. I don't want to abuse my time on this mailing list with updates so please email me directly if you want to follow along or join in on the beta, please email me directly. I currently have the app on the Android Play Store in a closed beta, but hope to have it open publicly soon. I just need to make sure I don't have any critical issues or compliance problems with the use of the AMSAT name. Since last year, I have fixed a few bugs on different Android platforms and also added a Google Maps view which shows the location of satellite reports on a map. It will also save your preferred satellite and has a find me button for filling in the grid square automatically. To join in on the testing, open this link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.northwinds.amsatstatus And the app can be opened on your phone with this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.northwinds.amsatstatus Or search for AMSAT Status. Please provide any feedback or feature requests you want on the app. 73s, Loren K7IW

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements needs a new author.
by Ronald Parsons 24 Dec '21

24 Dec '21

Effective after the JANUARY 1, 2022 issue, I will be retiring as its author. I hope someone will pick up the task. My method is completely manual, so someone might want to automate. New authors might speak up by replying to this. Ron W5RKN

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RT8 or FT3 on Satellites
by Vincenzo Mone 24 Dec '21

24 Dec '21

Hello Everyone, First Merry Xmas to all. I am seeing on the list this new mode to use the satellites in Digital modes on FT4 or FT8 but I cannot understand how to set my radio a Kenwood TS-2000 And the WSJT-X program and the PSTRotator program. I had a try this evening on the RS-44 bird but I cannot set properly the doppler In the programs so I see the signal drifting. Please any advices? Thanks 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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SatPC32 question
by Bob Meyers 24 Dec '21

24 Dec '21

I updated my Kep file but I did something went wrong. Now when I start the program I get the message, No source file was found for the group Standard. Please select a source file for this group after the OK. Where do I find this file? I have been using this program for many years and never had this problem before. Any advice would be appreciated. Merry Christmas Bob WA8FXQ

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IC 9700
by Bernie and Cheryl 24 Dec '21

24 Dec '21

Jim: I just switched from an FT-736R to an IC 9700 last March, somewhat reluctantly since I've had such a good run with the 736 since 1993. I only use the 9700 for satellite work, which is the same use I had for the 736 (I've never used a 910 so I can't compare that radio to a 9700). Thus, I'll confine my comments to the satellite arena. My joke about the 9700 is that it is a computer that has some radio characteristics. In short, once it's mated to the computer and software, it truly is an amazing piece of work on satellite. It is a dream to operate at that point handling doppler compensation without any problem whatsoever. In addition to its ability to handle a sophisticated connection to a computer without breaking a sweat, it has some nice features for basic satellite operation. One of those is the bandscope which lets me find other stations on the linear birds almost instantly. Another feature is the "automatic frequency control" (AFC) which I use on the FM birds only since, once enabled, it will cause the receive frequency to lock onto the signal and shift with it as doppler changes (I generally don't find it necessary to shift the uplink frequency when using FM). It truly makes a world of difference for me. I don't do EME (though I have thought about it and will likely try it in the future), so I don't have direct experience. However, there are multiple 9700 users that complain about frequency instability when using digital applications with it. Many of those folks have used a Leo Bodnar Reference Injection Board, which literally takes over from the 9700's internal frequency reference. It does require an external GPS reference clock. Here's a link to these accessories: http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=… On a side note, you have probably long forgotten, but over 27 years ago, you were kind enough to take a phone call from me and answer some satellite questions when I really didn't know where to turn to find the answers. I really appreciated that and just wanted you to know that your advice was helpful and valuable. Hope to work you sometime. 73 de Bernie, KF0QS

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IC 9700
by Jim White 24 Dec '21

24 Dec '21

I'm considering replacing my IC910 used for satellite work and FT736R used mostly for 2M EME with a single IC9700. I'd appreciate hearing from folks who use the 9700 about their experiences. It will of course have to implement a set of coax switches and relays to allow the 9700 to be connected to 5 different antennas, three amps, three preamps, etc. But I'm mostly concerned about the cabling and interface to WSJT-X, a KPC9612, a sequencer for the EME side, etc. Interfacing the FTdx101D to WSJT-X required simple cabling but several settings in both the radio and WSJT-X, and another set of settings in WSJT-X for using that radio with a mast preamp and sequencer for 6 meters. All that was a bit painful to figure out. Any pitfalls with the IC9100? Jim, WD0E

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SatPC32 Problem
by Richard Lawn 23 Dec '21

23 Dec '21

In an effort to reconfigure my apps to work using WSJTX on FT4 something has gotten screwed up in SatPC32. I suspect it may be in a config file or something that needs to be manually changed. When I open SatPC32 now it ends up in the tray at the bottom of the screen and cannot be used to do anything including making configuration changes. Does anyone know how I can fix this? I tried rebooting to no avail. Rick, W2JAZ

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CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) Satellite TLE
by Alan Kung 23 Dec '21

23 Dec '21

Hello, Two-Line Orbital Element: XW-3(CAS-9) 1 99999U 21360.14997609 .00000032 00000-0 10363-4 0 00007 2 99999 098.5836 072.3686 0004232 307.2415 261.3002 14.38559758000156 73! Alan Kung, BA1DU -- 网易VIP邮箱提醒：安全收发邮件，务必核实往来邮件地址、银行账号等机密信息，请通过电话或视频等多种方式确认信息真实性，提高警惕，请勿轻易透露个人重要信息。 Alert message of Netease Vipmail：Never provide your password, security questions, verification codes, or any other personal important information details to anyone else. You can identify mail message by telephone,video-chat or other ways.You should make sure that your email address, bank account and other confidential information as secure as possible. Thank you for keeping your email account secure.

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