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Re: [amsat-bb] Working in the "Field"
by Scott Davis 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

Coming from the HF DX/contest world, very active since 1966, I would encourage people to expect and accept , if not embrace, a certain level of chaos in their radio operations. That’s what makes it fun. Surely, if certain individuals repeatedly and stubbornly act contrary to good practice, they should be called out. But in the mean time, find a new freq and keep on truckin’. I’ll follow you up 5. (Not on FM) -Scott K5TA

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Fox Delta ST2 with G5500DC?
by Ben Cook 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

Greetings! Has anyone else successfully used a Fox Delta ST2 interface with a Yaesu G5500DC? With the ST2 unit off and the GT5500DC on, I have having issues with high voltage (~15V) on GND and +VE, around 2.2V on GND and AZ, and then only about 1.1V on GND and EL. The ST2 will calibrate for AZ, but nothing at all on the EZ side. When I plug in the USB and power up the ST2, the voltage on EZ drops even further to about 0.8V The Yaesu AZ and EL meter readings on the controller have been just fine throughout. Any help or suggestions appreciated! -- Ben Cook n6elf(a)nanoloop.io

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Rudeness, and Powerful Stations
by Brad Smith 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

<I think you missed my point. > My comment was not aimed at you, but you gave me a starting point. I am sick of the rudeness of fellow hams stepping on others. I am sick of the "I am better than you" attitude. "I do it good and you don't." I am sick of hearing hams criticize others, instead of being helpful. I am sick of the disruptors with open mics and feedback. And that has to be powerful stations to override all others on the pass. It is not the problem of the equipment, it is the way the equipment is being used. Brad KC9UQR

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Working in the "Field"
by Brad Smith 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

<More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They might get an idea of what manual everything entails.> What I see is ops sitting in front of their SDR computer screen, and criticizing someone who is out in a field, holding an Arrow in one hand and an HT in the other, and combating fading, because they missed something in a call, or did something that they don't like. I only work satellite portable and don't know the luxury of working from a temperature controlled room with computer screens, rotating and elevating antenna, pen and paper, etc. But we handheld ops are still giving them the grids. Brad KC9UQR

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ISS Update for satPC32
by Gerald Payton 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

I may have overlooked or missed information about how to update satPC32 for the new ISS frequencies. Our internet service has been out. Please advise. THANKS Jerry AB5R EM12kh

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2020
by Ronald Parsons 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period September 1, 2020 through October 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! WOW! Long list again this month! Almost a record. CALL Sept October K8YSE 1935 2007 Only 30393 to go! N8HM 1102 1127 N8RO 1070 1075 K8YSE/7 671 842 W5RKN 721 732 WD9EWK (DM43) 617 623 K9UO 575 600 AD0HJ 478 500 KE8FZT 450 475 MI6GTY 459 460 N7EGY 456 457 W4ZXT 327 431 KJ4EU 261 404 XE2RV 262 385 KC9UQR 351 377 KC9VGG 336 374 AC9O 204 359 K5CIS 250 300 WB7QXU 204 252 KF6JOQ 201 251 KB9STR 138 229 PU4JOE 150 210 AA8CH/N8R 113 206 K5TA 101 202 W8LR 149 175 KJ4M 170 171 N5EKO 108 152 N7AME 148 150 N1PEB (FN42) New 138 W7YED New 127 KO4AQF 104 126 WB9VPG New 116 K1ECU 100 115 N5BLY New 106 KC3KJQ New 103 K2KA New 102 N8SGZ New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Did anyone archive Clive's UO-11 website? Or, do you have any of the .zip files?
by Karl Heinz Kremer 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

You can find the archive of the site on the Internet Archive - you may need to go back even further if there are gaps in what was archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20150506055410/http://www.g3cwv.co.uk:80/oscar1… 73, Karl Heinz - K5KHK Friends, > > Clive Wallis, G3CWV, used to maintain a website with lots of UO-11 > information, recordings and telemetry. Unfortunately, he became a silent > key in 2015. > > I recently tried to go to Clive's UO-11 website, > http://g3cwv.co.uk/oscar11.htm, and discovered that is no longer on the > web. I tried the Internet Archive's Wayback machine and found that they > had archived most of the HTML pages, but not the zip files with the > telemetry and recordings. > > Did anyone make an archive or a copy of Clive's website? Or, did you > ever download and save any of the .zip files with the audio recordings or > telemetry? If so, I would like to get copies of the .zip files with the > recordings and telemetry. > > 73, > Douglas KA2UPW/5 > >

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DM46 active Sunday Oct 4th 2pm-8:15pm Ariz (2100-0300Z)
by Curt Laumann 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

Hi All, I'll be working satellites close to Page Arizona this coming Sunday. Satellites that I'll attempt to use include:ISS, CAS-4A, CAS-4B, SO-50, AO-7, AO-73, AO-27, XW-2D, XW-2F, XW-2C. Hope to catch you on the air! Curt / K7ZOO

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ARISS News Release No. 20-18
by David Jordan 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-18 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on theInternational Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals New Proposal Window is October 1st, 2020 to November 24, 2020 September30, 2020 --- The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions andorganizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radiocontact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling andISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radiocontact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw largenumbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developededucation plan. Thedeadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020. Proposalinformation and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and theproposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISSIntroductory Webinar session will be held on October 8, 2020 at 8 PMET. The Eventbrite link to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2020.eventbrite.com The Opportunity Crewmembers aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduledAmateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes inlength and allow students to interact with the astronauts through aquestion-and-answer session. AnARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radiobetween astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms andcommunities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learnfirsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and tolearn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunityto learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science.Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of schedulingactivities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility toaccommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. AmateurRadio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and spaceagencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizationswith this opportunity. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts providethe equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew onthe ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. Pleasedirect any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Search on Amateur Radio onthe ISS and @ARISS_status.

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Sad Tale of a New Rover
by Mark Johns, K0JM 30 Sep '20

30 Sep '20

I've been at this satellite thing for more than 35 years, so when a family trip took me through some relatively rare grids in Nebraska last week, I thought it would be a great chance to try out my new FT-818 on a rove. Looks like fun, and how hard can it be? Well, this old satellite hand had forgotten many of the skills needed back before I built a capable, computer-controlled station. I didn't practice enough with the new rig at home, I didn't get familiar enough with the location apps, and I assumed too much expertise on the part of the operator. In fact, I couldn't even find the grid line correctly! And on another pass, I couldn't even hear the bird (still working on what happened there). So, moral of the story, sometimes getting out of one's comfort zone and trying something different is a good thing. But doing so requires some humility. Some things are harder than they look, whether it's building and launching a satellite, or just working one from a gravel road in Nebraska. My hat is off to the successful rovers across the nation. And I shall work on (re)learning the necessary basic skills before setting out again. (P.S., if you were one of the stations I worked from the "grid line," the LoTW upload has been corrected. Sorry, it was only EN11.) -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain

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