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LVB TRACKER
by Rick Hardin 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

Hello, We need 2 LVB Tracker interfaces, does anyone have 1 or 2 that they can sell ? Thank you Rick kb4bsa rick(a)rickhardinjr.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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OSCAR-Locators and Satellab
by na2x＠yahoo.com 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

The details of the original OSCAR-Locator was first described by it's creator, Kay Deskur, K2ZRO (SK), in an article in the 73 magazine issue dated July 1975. K2ZRO called it "Satellab". Since the 73 magazine is now in the public domain, electronic issues are available on the web. Look for the July 1975 issue at: https://mikeyancey.com/73mag/index.php This 73 magazine article was reprinted in the March 1976 AMSAT Newsletter. It's available on Phil Karn's web site at: http://www.ka9q.net/newsletters.html For production quantities of the device, now called OSCAR-Locator, I think AMSAT might have made some. I say this because the version I have (which is of very good quality) has K2ZRO printed on it and AMSAT's name and address. Later, The ARRL also sold their version. The ARRL printed updated ground tracks in QST for any new satellites that were launched. OSCAR-Locators and Satellab all basically worked the same.

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Call for Papers, Posters, Presentations for GNU Radio Conference 2019 - special focus on amateur radio and space communications!
by Michelle Thompson 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Dear friends and fans of GNU Radio, GNU Radio Conference celebrates and showcases the substantial and remarkable progress of the world's best open source digital signal processing framework for software-defined radios. In addition to presenting GNU Radio’s vibrant theoretical and practical presence in academia, industry, the military, and among amateurs and hobbyists, GNU Radio Conference 2019 will have a very special focus. Summer 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first humans on the Moon. GNU Radio Conference selected Huntsville, AL, USA as the site for GNU Radio Conference 2019 in order to highlight and celebrate space exploration, astronomical research, and communication. Space communications are challenging and mission critical. Research and development from space exploration has had and continues to have far-reaching effect on our communications gear and protocols. Please join us September 16-20, 2019 at the "Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center" hotel for the best technical conference of the year! Amateur satellite communications has a central place. Registration and an online and mobile-friendly schedule will be posted at the conference web site: https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon/grcon19/ Call for All! We invite developers and users from the GNU Radio Community to present your projects, presentations, papers, posters, and problems at GNU Radio Conference 2019. Submit your talks, demos, and code! Please share this Call for All with anyone you think needs to read it. To submit your content for the conference, visit our dedicated conference submission site at: https://openconf.org/GRCon19/openconf.php First round closes 1 July 2019. If accepted, your content will be immediately scheduled. Final round closes 1 September 2019. Space permitting. Pun intended. If you have questions or need assistance with OpenConf, or have content that doesn't quite fit and you want to talk it over, please write grcon(a)gnuradio.org Topics may include but are not limited to: Space (including ground stations)* Amateur radio Radio astronomy Atmospheric research Theoretical work Practical applications Aviation Biomedical Citizen Science Digital Signal Processing Education Radio Interface Machine Learning Cognitive Radio Transportation Wireless security *special focus awards given to all accepted work with Space as a topic! -Michelle W5NYV

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Satpc32 snafu
by 73 Bob W7LRD 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Hi My satpc32 is getting that Ole.... message, I have speakers plugged in. Also it does not appear to be reading the SQF files as that block is empty. 73 Bob- W7LRD

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First Satellite Contact for WA9PIE
by Les Rayburn 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Mike, Congratulations! Say hello to the amazing world of amateur space communications, and goodbye to your wallet. :-) I’m a registered user of Ham Radio Deluxe, and have been watching your progress on the area of satellite tracking closely. Once the bugs are worked out, I plan to convert my satellite station to HRD. Currently, I use it only for HF. Hope to work you on the birds soon. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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JY1-Sat JO-97
by Mike Seguin 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

I was successful in capturing the full image and audio during the last pass. Is there any setup for submitting telemetry captured? I notice in the setting, there is a site id and auth code. I assume I'll need those? Tnx, Mike -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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OSCAR-Locator & Amateur Satellite Report Number 154
by Les Rayburn 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Today’s mail brought me a vintage cardboard “OSCAR-Locator” purchased on QRZ.com. Also included was a back issue of the Amateur Satellite Report newsletter, Number 154 from July 27, 1987. I love collecting items related to the history of amateur satellites. The OSCAR-Locator is really neat—I’m digging through back issues of QST now trying to learn how to actually use it. Don’t think I’ll be giving up SatPC32 anytime soon however. Remember back even further when hams plotted satellite passes using a string and a globe? Remember watching my elmer, Ron Murray WA4IWN (SK) do that back in the day. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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Re: [amsat-bb] VUCC rules?
by Martin A Schuette 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

The Central States VHF Society offers a Reverse VUCC for rovers. Only a few have actually applied for the award on satellite. https://www.csvhfs.org/index.php/awards-and-programs/reverse-vucc On Feb 27, 2019 21:03, skristof(a)etczone.com wrote: I found this: 6. For VUCC awards on 50 through 1296 MHz and Satellite, all contacts must be made from locations no more than 200 km apart. For SHF awards, contacts must be made from a single location, defined as within a 300-meter diameter circle. located here: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/VHF%20UHF%20Rules20141pdf.pdf Steve AI9IN On 2019-02-27 21:35, IAN PARSONS wrote: > I've had a look -several, actually- at the VUCC info on the ARRL webiste, but it seems incomplete at best. No mention of categories, etc. For instance, is there a separate VUCC/r award? If so, what is the criteria? Likewise, what is the radius of the circle from which you can operate and still claim credit for being active from 'home'? Do qualifying Qs have to be made from a single grid? > > I'm certain I've read this info somewhere before, I just can't recall where. Or was I perhaps reading FFMA material instead? > > tnx es 73 > > Ian, K5ZM > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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] VUCC rules?
by IAN PARSONS 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Tnx, Bruce. Went back and gave it another read. Sure enough, there it was. > On February 27, 2019 at 6:47 PM Bruce <kk5do(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > > no vucc/r award. all not in single grid. i moved to the grid north of me and still within the radius, 200km or 124.27 miles. > > this is all in the rules under awards, vucc, rules. > > i am a vucc/was card checker as well. > > 73...bruce > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 27, 2019, at 8:35 PM, IAN PARSONS <k5zm(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > I've had a look -several, actually- at the VUCC info on the ARRL webiste, but it seems incomplete at best. No mention of categories, etc. For instance, is there a separate VUCC/r award? If so, what is the criteria? Likewise, what is the radius of the circle from which you can operate and still claim credit for being active from 'home'? Do qualifying Qs have to be made from a single grid? > > > I'm certain I've read this info somewhere before, I just can't recall where. Or was I perhaps reading FFMA material instead? > > > tnx es 73 > > > Ian, K5ZM > _______________________________________________ > 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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VUCC rules?
by IAN PARSONS 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

I've had a look -several, actually- at the VUCC info on the ARRL webiste, but it seems incomplete at best. No mention of categories, etc. For instance, is there a separate VUCC/r award? If so, what is the criteria? Likewise, what is the radius of the circle from which you can operate and still claim credit for being active from 'home'? Do qualifying Qs have to be made from a single grid? I'm certain I've read this info somewhere before, I just can't recall where. Or was I perhaps reading FFMA material instead? tnx es 73 Ian, K5ZM

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