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Re: [amsat-bb] Delaware Contact
by Albert Ozias 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

I am encouraged by the numbers of Satellite operators who would also to like to make a DE contact. I appreciate that it is less complicated to set up a portable station for the FM mode but my hope is whomever makes DE available has linear satellite capability. With my present station in western OR I cannot work further east than MT on FM birds but can work the Midwest on CAS-4A/B and the east coast on RS-44. 73 - Al -N7EQF -CN84

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ISS Crossband Repeater
by BeetleJerald Oliver 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

I can hear the downlink on 437.800 Mhz great....However, cannot get into the repeater......Is 145.990 Mhz with 67 Hz tone correct ? Or did I miss something... Jerry KJ4EU

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Fwd: ISS Crossband Repeater
by David Worboys 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Yup, thats correct although I had difficulty accessing the repeater for the first 3 or 4 minutes of that last pass - after that it was fine! David KG4ZLB On Sep 3, 2020, at 10:48 AM, BeetleJerald Oliver via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I can hear the downlink on 437.800 Mhz great....However, cannot get into the repeater......Is 145.990 Mhz with 67 Hz tone correct ? Or did I miss something... Jerry KJ4EU _______________________________________________ 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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PO-101 QSL Card
by Tim Crawford 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Just a reminder to everyone that you can secure a QSL card from the operators of PO-101 (jpeg image) that they will email you. TimKE7TAC https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH Diwata2PH@Diwata2PH·Jan 19[QSL CARDS for QSOs]CQ operators of PO-101! If you have successfully operated PO-101, you can request a QSL card from us! Just fill in the necessary info and we'll send it to you as a token of appreciation for using PO-101 :) QSL Card:QSL Card for QSOs via PO-101Please fill out the necessary information for your QSL card. Complete this form for each confirmed QSO. QSL cards will be released at the end of the month through your provided email. 73docs.google.com

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Vega rocket (VV16) - lauched with success
by christophe.mcr 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Dear The Vega rocket was successfully launched. The satellites were separated. TLE Les TLE : 1 74002U 14900A 20247.14839410 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 04 2 74002 97.4424 320.0103 0002779 53.5911 328.5572 15.10021350 03 73 Christophe <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Garanti sans virus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [amsat-bb] 3D printing and threaded inserts
by Curt Laumann 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Hi Paul, Right! This 3D printing enables so many different projects, is relatively EASY and LOW COST !!! To share some of the salient points for those not too familiar with 3D printing: A good-quality printer can be had for $250 (Ender3 is a VERY popular printer) Parts the size of your fist cost about $1 to $2 (roughly speaking) As Paul noted, there are materials which nicely survive UV and heat. You could print PETG parts for outside, or in the heat of your car. Parts take between an hour and a day to print, depending on size, complexity and density. FreeCAD software is really, really a nice match to what we do in amateur radio. A couple of hams here in Tucson love it, and it is very nicely suited to making ham radio widgets :) Cura software (also free) is used to take the output of FreeCAD and create "gcode" which drives the 3D printer. The heat insert tool that Paul referred to in his previous email can be seen at the link below: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078K72615/?coliid=I1K4DNMRZKIRXN&colid=2BL2OM2F3… As for material, I get filament made by eSun which prints very nicely. I use PLA+ for stuff indoors, and PETG for outdoor products. Fun Fact: I print 27 whistles in a batch (takes 23 hours), add split rings, and give them away as gifts. They're about a dime each. Another Fun Fact: "Thingiverse" contains 1000's of projects that can be printed. All of this information is well known to avid 3D printer people, and I'm sure others can chime in with their perspective / ideas / product recommendations. BOTTOM LINE: If you like to build stuff, ANY stuff, and are willing to learn a very minor amount of software, the payoff is very very high! Curt / K7ZOO Tucson AZ On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 9:05 PM Paul Andrews <w2hro.fn20(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Curt, > > Nice presentation. I also started 3D printing in May and recently > discovered heated brass inserts. These items can really expand the range > of possibilities. I have designed a folding satellite dish with 3D printed > parts and waterjet cut aluminum. We recently improved the strength of a > few parts using the brass inserts for M3 bolts. > > A standard soldering iron works nicely but you can achieve better accuracy > using a soldering iron tip specially designed to install the inserts. > > What plastic are you printing? I found that PETG is easy to print, UV > stable and will hold up in summer heat outdoors. > > 73 - Paul - W2HRO > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 10:39 PM Curt Laumann via AMSAT-BB < > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> To support my interest in building amateur radio equipment I recently dove >> into 3D printing. I'm sure many are aware of the technique below, but >> still others might find it interesting. >> >> *You can easily install threaded brass inserts into 3D printed parts, >> making them very robust and useful.* Feel free to view the PDF file at >> the >> link below for a brief introduction to this technique. >> >> Curt / K7ZOO >> Tucson AZ >> >> >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pk_TxQrJCwZ3NnAyDzvdfZ9ijtQBwNNq/view?usp=… >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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[Video] Two videos about the new ISS crossband repeater
by John Brier 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Part 1: "The ISS crossband voice repeater is back!" https://youtu.be/6LIgfv_cDCk Part 2: "My first pass on the new ISS crossband voice repeater!" https://youtu.be/M4gYuUgPAWY Congrats to ARISS and all involved on this milestone for the next gen IORS. It sounds great. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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3D printing and threaded inserts
by Curt Laumann 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Hi All, To support my interest in building amateur radio equipment I recently dove into 3D printing. I'm sure many are aware of the technique below, but still others might find it interesting. *You can easily install threaded brass inserts into 3D printed parts, making them very robust and useful.* Feel free to view the PDF file at the link below for a brief introduction to this technique. Curt / K7ZOO Tucson AZ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pk_TxQrJCwZ3NnAyDzvdfZ9ijtQBwNNq/view?usp=…

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DELAWARE CONTACT?
by john＠papays.com 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Several are asking about a Delaware contact. DE has always been rare on satellites. It was one of the last I needed for WAS more than a decade ago. The most recent op that I am aware of was WA3X. He has no email in qrz and hasn't uploaded to LOTW in about a year. N8HM operated from there as W3ZM/3 in October 2019. Maybe Paul could be persuaded to take the train up there and satisfy the demand for Delaware? 73, John K8YSE

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Re: [amsat-bb] Just wondering. Are any of the modules on curently flying Fox Sats opensource?
by Bill Gaylord 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Thank you. Anyone know what licensing that documentation would be under? If any. (Like an opensource license or if its got no license making it All Rights Reserved) William Gaylord KD9KCK (Resent as I forgot to reply to the BB) On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 6:16 PM Robert Bankston <ke4al(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Bill, > > You can view Fox Engineering Data on the AMSAT website. Link is under > Projects|The Fox Project > > Direct link is > https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AMSAT-Fox-Docume… > > In addition, as an AMSAT member, you can review past issues of the AMSAT > Proceedings and The AMSAT Journal archive on our member portal, > launch.amsat.org. There's a lot of great information in there. > > Robert, KE4AL > > On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 05:43:52 PM CDT, Bill Gaylord via AMSAT-BB > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > I am just wondering are any of the stuff in the current Fox Sats > opensource? If not, why not? If so, where could I find information on it? > > William Gaylord, KD9KCK > _______________________________________________ > 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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