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rotor feedback please?
by David J. Schmocker 10 Feb '19

10 Feb '19

Hello everyone: Has anyone direct experience using ProSistel PST-RR-55D ring or Creative Design ERC-51D or ERC-5AD (DC motor if there is one of these available)? with satellite antennas specifically a WiMo WX-220 2m RHCP cross-polarity yagi 4.3kG and 4.7m long boom, and also Helix 70cm per G3RUH design 16 Turns, 4.0 kG 2.8m boom length. These will be on a standard cross-boom of fiberglass tube which is 0.250 inch wall 2 inch OD). Please share good or bad rotator experiences. My personal requirement is to build major over-design capability into rotators because my experience (in the upper midwest) includes ice, snow, winds and I don¹t climb so I must rely on hired help for repairs. What has been your direct experience with these ProSistel and/or Creative Design rotors please? Thank you Very 73, Dave KJ9I

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SSTV suggestion
by Greg D 10 Feb '19

10 Feb '19

Hi folks, A quick suggestion for future SSTV events... I notice that with the 12 images sequence, and current orbit times, every pass tends to have the same images come up. I recorded several passes today, and have several full or partial copies of the same images (7, 8, and 10). Could we add or remove a few images so that the sequence is different each time the Station comes around? Probably easier than implementing a randomization routine, unless that's already present. Thanks, Greg KO6TH

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS-SSTV
by Roy Dean 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Do you guys have your times correct? The email below was sent at 17:36z. --Roy K3RLD > Got a picture on the 1911 UTC pass in EM79ji. Steve AI9IN On 2019-02-09 > 12:19, alex weimer wrote: > Great resolution even at 10 degree pass 2 > pictures at 1810Z > _______________________________________________ > Sent > via AMSAT-BB at 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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FUNcube Warehouse Development
by David Johnson 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Hi, A quick heads-up to say that there may be several short outages over the next few days as I add more features. As always, the Dashboards will catch up when the server comes back online. Will keep you updated. 73 - Dave, G4DPZ

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SSTV pic
by Ed Krome 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Just received the commemorating MIR pic from ISS. I worked (and received a QSL card) U2MIR back in 1988. What a rush. Man, 30 years. Hard to believe. Ed Krome K9EK (KA9LNV way back then) Sent from my iPhone

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Re US IC-9700 prices announced
by David G0MRF 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Hi Alan. Seems on par with the UK. Here in the UK the price is £1795. (probably the maximum they can get away with at the moment) To compare that figure you need to remove our outrageous local 20% tax. which is about £1496 + 20% So allowing about $1.30 to the UK Pound gives a US equivalent price of $1945 + your local taxes. Eventually, just under 2k Dollars looks about right. Could be a good reason to come to Washington this October...... 73 David Per reports from HamCation, MSRP is $2195. HRO, GigaParts, and DXEngineering are listing them for $2095 for delivery 2Q. 73, Alan WA4SCA

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ISS SSTV around 1710 UTC Saturday
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Hi! During the last ISS pass over central Arizona at 1710 UTC, I copied a part of one picture starting about 15 seconds after AOS, followed by a clean and complete picture a couple of minutes later. This was during a 9.5-degree pass over central Arizona. Signal strength was more like I remember from past SSTV events, even when the ISS elevation was below 1 degree. A pass like this would have been impossible to hear yesterday. You can see these pictures at: https://twitter.com/WD9EWK/status/1094287865637269505 (1710 UTC pic) https://twitter.com/WD9EWK/status/1094288150329847808 (1712 UTC pic) Both were recorded by my TH-D74 with an Elk log periodic, and then decoded using RX-SSTV on a Windows 7 laptop. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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ISS-SSTV
by alex weimer 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Great resolution even at 10 degree pass 2 pictures at 1810Z

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ISS SSTV
by Alex Brown 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Whatever the problem was it seems to be fixed now! Two great quality images copied on the 1417 to 1424 pass this afternoon. Max elevation in IO81qp 79 degrees. Alex GW7ERI

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MMSTV settings
by Michael A. Foster 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Hello All, What is the setting for Demodulation method for ISS? PLL or Hilbert T.F. Thanks

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