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EL15&16 L/V, tonight AO-92
by Bob Cutter 16 Feb '19

16 Feb '19

Trying a new HB Helical Antenna, please listen. 72, Bob KI0G Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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ARISS SSTV--This Weekend
by ka3hdo＠gmail.com 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

All, The ARISS team expects that a second SSTV transmission event will occur from ISS this weekend. ARISS Russia team member Sergey Samburov, RV3DR, worked with the mission control center flight controllers to schedule in ISS crew member time to configure the JVC Kenwood radio to support SSTV operations in the Service Module. SSTV setup is expected to start around 8:45 UTC on February 15 and conclude around 17:25 UTC on February 17. These dates/times are expectations and may vary. The ARISS team wanted to give the community another opportunity to downlink the SSTV images we developed for you given the weak signal situation that occurred last weekend. For clarity, these will be the same 12 images that were downlinked last weekend. As a reminder, you can get the latest SSTV information on the ARISS SSTV Blog Spot: <http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/> http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ Once received, Images can be posted and viewed by the public at <http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php> http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php And you can receive a special SSTV ARISS Award for posting your image. See <https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/> https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/. For simplicity, we have added a new tab for SSTV, under general contacts, on the ARISS web site <http://www.ariss.org> www.ariss.org For those that are asking, we are still not totally clear what caused the issue last weekend. We believe it may have been either a loose feedline cable or an antenna switch that did not fully engage. Once the crew reset the system and checked the cabling and switches, the radio system started to perform nominally. Enjoy!! 73, Frank, KA3HDO *************************************** Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI ARISS International Chair AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

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ISS Images
by Francis Geraci 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

Acquired ISS at predicted time. Using HRD. Radio : IC PCR-2500 Receiver - recording On. Antenna : 5/8 mobile antenna @ 20 feet. S9 - signal @ 145.800 Acquired signal @ 40 degree Elevation - to the East of Marathon, Fl. Recorded : 10 mb SSTV .wav file. Need to to "wash" it thru SSTV, See what I got. Will continue to record, the whole Event. Best W1FXX - Marathon,Fl.

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Office Closed
by Martha 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

The AMSAT Office is closed on Monday February 18th in observance of President's Day. -- 73- Martha

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EN71 FO-29 2/16 22:26z
by Andrew Northam 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

Hi Grid Chasers, I will be headed down tomorrow night at 22:26z and plan to activate EN71 (most likely EN71/72 grid line) on FO-29 (fixed TX .960). Follow me on twitter for updates: http://twitter.com/andrewbnortham -Andrew/KE8FZT -- Regards, Andrew Northam andrewbnortham(a)gmail.com (269) 762-0532

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IC-910 SatPC 32 Doppler
by Greg 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

I am having trouble getting my TX frequency control using CAT. When I first turn on CAT, the frequency’s that are listed for a particular SSB sat do transfer to the radio (downlink and uplink). When I use the CAT to adjust TX frequency, nothing happens. When I use the CAT to adjust the receive frequency, the radio does change to the new frequency. However, there is no corresponding TX change. Feel like I’m a step away but can’t get it. Is it the labeling of a VFO in my uplink on the radio itself? Feel free to contact me off board in case this is a duplicate post that I missed over recent weeks. Greg N3MVF

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HRD sat program help
by James Brown 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

Need help with Set up instructions for HRD satellite tracking. got basic tracking working and rotor with single radio. HRD tech got second radio working for uplink. Lost all after shutting down the programs. How do I get the second radio to work for uplink and how do I either save the profiles or a checklist for startup! I want to start using HRD and log sat contacts. My station is FT817 downlink IC 7100 uplink. ERC AZ/EL rotor Normally use SAT 32. Thanks Jim

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QO-100 DXCC,WAC?
by Andy Brian 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

Hi, how many countries are QRV via QO100 now? Anyone have statistic already ;) And how many countries inside circle are not allowed to transmit over QO100? For WAC only NA missing right? regards Andy

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SATPC32 - Is there a way to adjust downlink only?
by Bob 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

Hi, I'm using an Icom IC-9100 and the RIT control is almost useless as it changes frequency very slowly. To change 1 KHz takes about 15 seconds, a lifetime on a pass. In other words if a station calls me and they are a KHz off, then they will be off the air before I can get the RIT set. I'm running SatPC32 v 12.8d. The manual implies that there are Downlink adjustments when the V+ mode is turned on, but I only see uplink adjustments to the right of the frequency display that can either be moused up/down, or respond to the +/- keys. Perhaps there is something else that would open Downlink adjustment to the left of the display? Or maybe other keys that adjust the Downlink? 73, Bob, WB4SON

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AO73 - FUNcube-1 Mode change
by Graham Shirville 15 Feb '19

15 Feb '19

The bird is now in transponder mode for the weekend...please enjoy! 73 Graham G3VZV

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