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Dragon Crew vehicle
by Francis Geraci 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be visible on the East coast. Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida. The "sonic boom" may also be heard. >From w1fxx

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AMSAT-F RENCONTRE SPATIALE DU 9 & 10 MARS 2019 : Conferences broadcast live via the QO100 transponder
by christophe.mcr 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Dear All AMSAT-Francophone and Electrolab have deployed a ground station to operate the QO100 transponder in DATV. The "broadcast DATV" team led by Yannick Avelino and with the support of Evariste F5OEO has developed the station that will allow the conferences of the "AMSAT-F RENCONTRE SPATIALE DU 9 & 10 MARS 2019" to be broadcast live. The team has been in contact with AMSAT-DL and AMSAT-UK to obtain permission to operate the satellite during these days. We thank AMSAT-DL for allowing us this retransmission. 73 Christophe

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Fwd: Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by Bob Hammond 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Les, I recently finished the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller and am quite happy with it. I use a G5500B and SatPC32. Still waiting for the Icom IC-9700 so I can get on the air. All I have hooked up now is a SDRPlay rsp2. Bob W7OTJ On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:34 PM Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the > installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my > 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites > throughout their passes. > > I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone > point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? > > Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any > thoughts? > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > < > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > > > > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > Maylene, AL > EM63nf > AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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Re: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by John Brier 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Don't forget to CC amsat-bb in replies. 73, John Brier KG4AKV On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 08:41 Noel Petit <petitnoel47(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Highly recommend Easy Rotor Controller USB from Vibroplex.Get kit, cable > for 5500 and case. Assembly is simple and it works. Velcro it to the > the G5500 controller and off you go. I am using mine on SatPC32 and > WxTrack. > > Noel Petit > WB0VGI > Harris, MN > > > On 3/7/2019 6:38 AM, John Brier wrote: > > Below is a list of interfaces. Several of them are assembled or available > > assembled. > > > > > http://sats.wikidot.com/what-yaesu-g-5550-rotor-computer-interfaces-are-the… > > > > 73, John Brier KG4AKV > > > > P.S. You must have a big attic! > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > > > >> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the > >> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my > >> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track > satellites > >> throughout their passes. > >> > >> I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone > >> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? > >> > >> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any > >> thoughts? > >> > >> > >> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > >> < > >> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Les Rayburn, N1LF > >> Maylene, AL > >> EM63nf > >> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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Re: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by aj9n＠aol.com 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Another one to consider and I haven't seen it already listed, is the LabJack U12 along with its Piggyback. The Piggyback schematic can be found at http://www.dk1tb.de/lj_piggyback.JPG. The instructions for using the LabJack U12 are found under ?Hints (Rotor) Readme(Labjack.txt). I think it cost me less than $20 in parts to build the Piggyback. The Piggyback interfaces the LabJack U12 to the rotor control box; the U12 then interfaces with the computer via USB. SatPC32 also shows the LabJack U3 but I am unfamiliar with the capabilities of it. LabJack U12 info can be found at https://labjack.com/products/u12The LabJack U3 info can be found at https://labjack.com/products/u3. The U3 Piggyback schematic can be found at http://www.dk1tb.de/lj_piggyback_u3.JPG I have 2 of these U12s and both are solid. My first Piggyback I bought with Nova a long time ago. I build the second one so that I made sure I had spares since I loan my equipment out for schools to have an ARISS contact. Hope this helps. 73,Charlie Sufana AJ9NOne of the ARISS mentors In a message dated 2019-03-07 07:39:46 Eastern Standard Time, johnbrier(a)gmail.com writes: Below is a list of interfaces. Several of them are assembled or available assembled. http://sats.wikidot.com/what-yaesu-g-5550-rotor-computer-interfaces-are-the… 73, John Brier KG4AKV P.S. You must have a big attic! On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the > installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my > 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites > throughout their passes. > > I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone > point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? > > Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any > thoughts? > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > < > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > > > > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > Maylene, AL > EM63nf > AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by Les Rayburn 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites throughout their passes. I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any thoughts? https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… <https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-…> 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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Weekend Rove to CM-94
by Bob Keating 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

My lovely wife and I will be hooking up the 5th wheel and heading up to Refugio State Beach (CM-94) with the dogs for the weekend. I plan to work some of the passes of the FM satellites on a "holiday" schedule on March 8, 9 & 10. If I can get my FT-991 set up properly, I might even try FO-29. Hope to catch you on the birds! 73, Bob N6REK

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ANS-065 Special Bulletin - ARISS Auction
by Mark D. Johns 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE Special Bulletin - ARISS Auction ANS-065 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-065.01 ANS-065 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 037.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE March 6, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-065.01 Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS March 6, 2019 — The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction! Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts! Or, you could be top bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook! Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut signatures. Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes astronaut signatures among your book collection. JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new TS-890S for ARISS to auction. They first offered the radio for sale in the US in the last half of 2018. Kenwood has been a super support- er of ARISS for years, and it was the company’s idea for this radio, with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham opera- tor could own! The company hopes you’ll be a bidder who wants to sup- port ARISS. The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold out fast once ARRL posted their ad. It was the first time that ARRL divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase. ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction. When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS. You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities—and inspiring students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio! Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings and you’ll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic! More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for handling any required customs paperwork. ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood and ARRL for their generous support. And if you don’t do auctions, please contribute a donation to help ARISS launch its new radio system into space—look for the Donate but- ton near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page. Thank you! About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coopera- tive venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation ( AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educa- tors, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org

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ARISS News Release No. 19-04
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

ARISS News Release No. 19-04 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS March 6, 2019 - The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction! Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts! Or, you could be top bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook! Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut signatures. Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes astronaut signatures among your book collection. JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new TS-890S for ARISS to auction. They first offered the radio for sale in the US in the last half of 2018. Kenwood has been a super supporter of ARISS for years, and it was the company's idea for this radio, with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham operator could own! The company hopes you'll be a bidder who wants to support ARISS. The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold out fast once ARRL posted their ad. It was the first time that ARRL divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase. ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction. When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS. You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities-and inspiring students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio! Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings and you'll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic! More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for handling any required customs paperwork. ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood and ARRL for their generous support. And if you don't do auctions, please contribute a donation to help ARISS launch its new radio system into space-look for the Donate button near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page. Thank you! About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Also join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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AMSAT on HF
by skristof＠etczone.com 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

If you are working on the 50th Anniversary AMSAT on HF award, I will be calling "CQ AMSAT" in slow CW between 1830 UTC and 1900 UTC today. Frequency will be between 14.045 MHz and 14.055 MHZ. Info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ Steve AI9IN

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