Let me clarify this battery charging issue for ARISSAT. The crew has the capability to charge the battery onboard ISS. The battery is a Russian suit battery. That means they have a certified charger on board. The system was designed such that it's easy to remove the battery and charge it. From what we can tell they elected to not do that. We have very little knowledge as to what the status of ARISSat is. There has been no word from the Russians. If any of the ARISS or AMSAT team has word. It will be published as quickly and as widely as we can do it.
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Today's Topics:
- Re: AMSAT Logo (Zachary Beougher)
- Lets get it right! (n4csitwo@bellsouth.net)
- Re: The Need for Phonetics (Scott Rights)
- Space-Flute Duet (Clint Bradford)
- ARISSat-1 (-ve copy ) (Nader Omer)
- Re: The Need for Phonetics (i8cvs)
- Re: The Need for Phonetics (Luc Leblanc)
- Re: Fwd: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada (Eric Thompson)
- Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC (Edward R. Cole)
- ARISSat-1 nothing over ITALY (Giulio P. AOL)
- Typical pass for Echo? (Bill W1PA)
- Re: The Need for Phonetics (Jeff Moore)
- Call for Papers--2011 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (Ford, Steve, WB8IMY)
- real satellite situation (Bob- W7LRD)
- Re: Typical pass for Echo? (KM9U)
- BBC - PLT Interference at VHF (Trevor .)
- ARISSat-1 tlm decoder. (G0MRF@aol.com)
Message: 1 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:19:23 -0400 From: "Zachary Beougher" zack.kd8ksn@hotmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Logo To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: SNT111-DS207593AB8713298F253D19B3A80@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original
WOW! I never knew there were so man variations of the AMSAT logo out there.... After going through several logos I found one that will work - thanks for all of the replies!
Zack KD8KSN
-----Original Message----- From: Zachary Beougher Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:50 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Logo
Does anyone have or know of anyone that has a good quality copy of the AMSAT logo I can use on a Power Point presentation? I have permission to use it, but I can not find any good ones. I found several that have the white background behind them, but I need one that I can overlay on a (eg) grey background and not have the white rectangular box around the logo. I did find one - http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/misc/logo/official-scan.gif - but the graphics where really bad (very rough edges) when overlaid on a grey background. I see several on the AMSAT website, so I know there are some out there.
Thanks!
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Message: 2 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:26:05 -0400 From: n4csitwo@bellsouth.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Lets get it right! To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: D66E73ABCEE34A86B25DCCEA784B4446@DHJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
BTW everyone,
Its ARISS and ARISSat-1. Not ARRIS, ARRISS, ARRISSat, etc.
Message: 3 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:28:02 -0700 From: Scott Rights scott.rights@gmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics To: "amsat-bb@amsat.org" amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: F876DD65-570C-476D-AB98-0BA576ED1677@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I agree Glen
I use the ICAO phonetics for work, but I have terrible luck with them when working DX! Scott N6PG
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Message: 4 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:32:18 -0700 From: Clint Bradford clintbradford@mac.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Space-Flute Duet To: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 6B052723-F9ED-4F04-80C4-20D7E429AEB4@mac.com Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII
You'd better believe this will be played - LOUD - tomorrow night during our ARISSat-1 / Yuri Party!
http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Tull.html
Quite a bit of history in making this project happen ... search the BBC and your other regular news sources for background.
Clint
Message: 5 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:36:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Nader Omer st2nh@yahoo.com Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 (-ve copy ) To: amsat bb bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 695101.40503.qm@web161210.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
All, Nothing?from ARISSat-1 over Africa during the last two passes!! ?:-((((( ? 73.Nader
Message: 6 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:44:27 +0200 From: "i8cvs" domenico.i8cvs@tin.it Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics To: "Glen Zook" gzook@yahoo.com, "amsat-bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org, "Jeff Moore" tnetcenter@gmail.com Message-ID: 000701cbf880$dea2baa0$0401a8c0@b3o7f1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi Glen, K9STH
I agree completely with you and via OSCAR-10, OSCAR-13 and AO40 as well in HF when calling stations in South America I realized that for best understanding it was better to use geographical linguage instead of the ICAO phonetics and my call letters i8CVS becomes Italia Ocho Canada' Victoria Santiago or Italia Ocho Condensador Valvula Sintonia and with QRM,QSB and weak signals my call was better understud by people of espanish linguage.
By the way when calling stations in USA the ICAO phonetics Italy Eight Charlie Victor Sierra sounded better for me.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Zook" gzook@yahoo.com To: "amsat-bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org; "Jeff Moore" tnetcenter@gmail.com Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:43 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics
I can assure you that in basically 52 years of working DX that geographical names definitely work better in the vast majority of situations than the ICAO phonetics. Yes, eventually, the ICAO phonetics will be understood. However, the station on the other end is generally going to work stations that are the easiest to recognize and that includes what phonetics are used. Therefore, how much time you spend in the pileup depends on how well the DX station understands your transmissions. As for me, I prefer not to spend a long time in a pileup!
I give up! The same arguments that are made time after time on QRZ.com for using only the ICAO phonetics are being made here. Frankly, the ICAO phonetics do NOT work well, if at all, for certain letters when the other station does not have English as their first language, especially when QRM or QSB is present.
I keep saying that ICAO phonetics are fine when English is the first language of the person or if the person who does not have English as their primary language has had formal training in the "proper" use of the ICAO phonetic alphabet. However, when the ICAO phonetic alphabet fails, then the operator needs to have an alternate phonetic alphabet available rather than continue to attempt to get the information across using the ICAO phonetics.
I am receiving numerous E-Mails from people who definitely agree that when working DX using geographical names usually works much better. But, those persons are hesitant to enter into this discussion.
Basically, everyone is chasing their tail. That is, those who think that the ICAO phonetics are sacred and need to be used no matter what against those who believe that certain circumstances require using an alternative phonetic alphabet. Few persons are going to change their minds!
One needs to look at the public safety arena where the ICAO phonetics are just not used. If the ICAO phonetics are so great then why is there an APCO phonetic alphabet? The basic answer is that public safety organizations have found that the ICAO phonetics just don't do a good job. Therefore, the APCO phonetic alphabet.
I can assure you that this discussion will never end because those who insist that the ICAO phonetics must be used no matter what seldom realize that they are no panacea and that alternate phonetics do have a place in radio communications.
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com
--- On Sun, 4/10/11, Jeff Moore tnetcenter@gmail.com wrote:
This is a bunch of baloney! Your "unpublished" non-standard just confuses most people. I've listened to hours of DX and the ITU alphabet gets through just fine. It's when people start throwing out their cutesy made up alphabet that it gets confusing.
Stick to the standard and it will work fine.
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Message: 7 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:53:44 -0400 From: Luc Leblanc lucleblanc6@videotron.ca Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: eu-amsat@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: 4DA33218.25082.EE3DAF@lucleblanc6.videotron.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
When a station does not copy my call sign or anything else i use any mean to have them understand if international phonetics does not work i try something else period. Some called this the KISS way...
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall VE2DWE WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
Message: 8 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:08:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Eric Thompson n6spp@yahoo.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fwd: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada To: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]" kenneth.g.ransom@nasa.gov, "Edward R. Cole" kl7uw@acsalaska.net, "amsat-bb@amsat.org" amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: AL4S_Rich_k3 rich@gillin.us Message-ID: 552545.47204.qm@web111108.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Thnx Kenneth-??
?I'll post my prediction chart again here for S.Central AK---?
Here is what I see for BP51 passes- (Six more ?passes at +1 elev or more)
For AOS+ max elevation (bp51cf) I show: ? monday +3 max elev??? aos:?? 0710AK tues???????? +5????????????????????????????? 0117AK tues??????? +12??????????????????????????? 0250AK tues??????? +13???????????????????????????? 0425AK tues???????? +6????????????????????????????? 0600AK wed???????? +1????????????????????????????? 0009AK wed???????? +9????????????????????????????? 0141AK ? Initial xsmsn ending Wednesday at 0230 AK local. ? So maybe a shot for the guys that want to try at 0250 or 0425 AK local tomorrow.. at max elev-ISS in southern sky. ? ? Will see what we can get...?? Eric? n6spp (ps- any help is great.. + I have the arrisat2 links+ a few programs+iphone apps etc)
From: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]" kenneth.g.ransom@nasa.gov To: Edward R. Cole kl7uw@acsalaska.net; "amsat-bb@amsat.org" amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: Thompson n6spp@yahoo.com Sent: Mon, April 11, 2011 10:52:21 AM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada
ARISSat-1 should be active until April 13 at 10:30 UTC. You get a shot at it on April 12.
Kenneth - N5VHO
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Edward R. Cole Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:09 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: Thompson Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada
Eric, N6SPP/KL7 no reception of ARISSat at 1512utc? Next time ISS is visible will be 9:15utc Apr. 12? 5-deg max elevation.? ARISSat will be turned off before the pass at 10:50utc.? Very little chance to observe from Alaska.
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:22:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Eric Thompson n6spp@yahoo.com Subject: Re: ARRISAT Initial xmsn//Pass#1 @0712AK=nada
Nada here on 145.95,919, or 939..? ? Elk? horiz.. no polarity control.. +3 degrees max elev? at 0712AK...? wav file recording? ready..
? ? Eric n6spp
From: Eric Thompson n6spp@yahoo.com Sent: Sun, April 10, 2011 11:28:35 PM Subject: ARRISAT Initial transmissions- Monday 11th 0700AK
Hey guys-
Please see the attached ISS quick-pass list.
According to the latest bulletin, the timed transmissions are from (BP51- AOS) 0710 AK Monday to? (BP51-AOS) 0141 AK Wednesday..
If I'm reading this right, there are seven passes during this period.. BP51 local pass times are 0710,0250, 0425. 0600? etc..
Max elevations are 3, 5, 12,13,6,1, 9 degrees? etc..
Looks like an early morning challenge.? Yow
? Dale, am I on the right page? Are you going to attempt some of these sigs just above the horizon?
? Initial transmission downlinks:? 145.95 FM? voice,telem,robot 36,bpsk. 145.939 cw-1, 145.919 cw-2.
? I'd like to make recordings and send to KA2UPW/5, but not sure if I'll be awake. hi
? ? Eric? KL/N6SPP
73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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Message: 9 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:03:21 -0800 From: "Edward R. Cole" kl7uw@acsalaska.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC To: vu3tyg@amsatindia.org, amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 201104112003.p3BK3Mgm081888@cordova.acsalaska.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Not wanting to be a naysayer, but this was discussed a few weeks ago on Amsat-bb with the word from the mission staff that no external power connection was provided. In other words it runs on solar-charged batteries. Of course, we know they had some sort of "bench power connection" for testing. I hope the "folks" on the ISS are good technicians and can "rig up" something. There was a concern the batteries might drop off in storage until this summer when the "Main Show" is to happen.
Of course maybe they can "duck tape" it outside and let it run on the panels/batteries? OK that was in jest (humor).
I only have operational is a 2m Lindenblad CP omni directional antenna that is probably not good enough to hear ARISSat when down at the horizon and at max range. Just luck that my 2m-eme system is out of commission at present else I would had a excellent receiver.
GL and 73's Ed - KL7UW
At 09:19 AM 4/11/2011, Nitin Muttin wrote:
Nothing heard on the 16.20 UTC pass, watch the live feed from ISS from http://spaceflight.nasa.gov looks like the crew is working on addressing the issue, the last comment I heard is recharging the batteries ( Please excuse if I am wrong J ).
73's
Nitin [VU3TYG]
From: Nitin Muttin [mailto:vu3tyg@amsatindia.org] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 8:24 PM To: 'amsat-bb@amsat.org' Cc: 'amsatindia@yahoogroups.com' Subject: ARRISSat Reception 14.45 UTC
All,
Nothing heard from the ARRISSat-1 on 145.950 / 437.550 and 145.919 during the 14.42 UTC pass over India.
73's
Nitin [VU3TYG]
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Message: 10 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:10:43 -0400 (EDT) From: "Giulio P. AOL" giuliop70@aim.com Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 nothing over ITALY To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 8CDC6A40D4527A8-1588-229A6@webmail-d041.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
No Signals in the pass 20:58 - 21:07 UTC over ITALY
73 de Giulio AB2VY / I4
Message: 11 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:14:47 -0400 From: "Bill W1PA" w1pa@hotmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Typical pass for Echo? To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Message-ID: BAY157-ds15ECC60222F74654B1814F98A80@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response
This is not intended as a "troll", or written with any attitude.
Today's 3:30 EDT AO-51 pass was the first pass I have tried to work on a LEO in a long time (years). Blew the dust off the FT-530 and Arrow and sat out in the parking lot at work.
Was that pretty typical (i.e. quantity of stations) now for a mid-afternoon, weekday pass over the US? What about the very early morning passes?
Bill W1PA
Message: 12 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:17:49 -0700 From: "Jeff Moore" tnetcenter@gmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics To: "amsat-bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 73731D4F928E41A39863FDA06A74AFE2@JEFFS Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
See comments in line below:
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY
----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Zook" gzook@yahoo.com
I can assure you that in basically 52 years of working DX that geographical names definitely work better in the vast majority of situations than the ICAO phonetics. Yes, eventually, the ICAO phonetics will be understood. However, the station on the other end is generally going to work stations that are the easiest to recognize and that includes what phonetics are used. Therefore, how much time you spend in the pileup depends on how well the DX station understands your transmissions. As for me, I prefer not to spend a long time in a pileup!
<== If everybody is using the same phonetic alphabet, then there shouldn't be any problem understanding what one is saying.
I give up! The same arguments that are made time after time on QRZ.com for using only the ICAO phonetics are being made here. Frankly, the ICAO phonetics do NOT work well, if at all, for certain letters when the other station does not have English as their first language, especially when QRM or QSB is present.
<== Don't you ever wonder why you keep seeing the same arguments?? The ITU phonetic alphabet works fine if it's used.
I keep saying that ICAO phonetics are fine when English is the first language of the person or if the person who does not have English as their primary language has had formal training in the "proper" use of the ICAO phonetic alphabet. However, when the ICAO phonetic alphabet fails, then the operator needs to have an alternate phonetic alphabet available rather than continue to attempt to get the information across using the ICAO phonetics.
<== "Training" comes from use. What I don't understand is how you can advocate a phonetic alphabet that by your own admission isn't even documented legitemately anywhere let alone recognized or recommended.
I am receiving numerous E-Mails from people who definitely agree that when working DX using geographical names usually works much better. But, those persons are hesitant to enter into this discussion.
<== Could it be that they understand the quicksand you're standing on?
Basically, everyone is chasing their tail. That is, those who think that the ICAO phonetics are sacred and need to be used no matter what against those who believe that certain circumstances require using an alternative phonetic alphabet. Few persons are going to change their minds!
<== There's nothing "sacred" about the ITU phonetic alphabet. It's just the current Internationally recognized and recommended standard that should be used. Anything else just confuses people.
One needs to look at the public safety arena where the ICAO phonetics are just not used. If the ICAO phonetics are so great then why is there an APCO phonetic alphabet? The basic answer is that public safety organizations have found that the ICAO phonetics just don't do a good job. Therefore, the APCO phonetic alphabet.
<== Public safety organizations use their own phonetic alphabet for the same reason they use their own numeric codes, to confuse the general public and make it harder for them to understand the info being passed. It has nothing to do with one being easier to understand than the other.
I can assure you that this discussion will never end because those who insist that the ICAO phonetics must be used no matter what seldom realize that they are no panacea and that alternate phonetics do have a place in radio communications.
<== You're right! As long as people argue against the accepted, documented, recommended prevailing standard, the discussion will go on. Come up with a documented, better phonetic alphabet and get it internationally recognized and recommended and then this discussion will go away (or at least be changed to an argument between the old and new standard). As long as there is no official alternative (and I don't give a rip about how long the geographic non-documented non-standard has been used), the internationally recognized standard is what should be used. You can play your word games all day long on DX, but as soon as you start working emcomm - you'd better be using the accepted standard or you're putting people's lives at stake.
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com
--- On Sun, 4/10/11, Jeff Moore tnetcenter@gmail.com wrote:
This is a bunch of baloney! Your "unpublished" non-standard just confuses most people. I've listened to hours of DX and the ITU alphabet gets through just fine. It's when people start throwing out their cutesy made up alphabet that it gets confusing.
Stick to the standard and it will work fine.
Message: 13 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:46:03 -0400 From: "Ford, Steve, WB8IMY" sford@arrl.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Call for Papers--2011 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference To: "RTTY Reflector" rtty@contesting.com, amsat-bb@amsat.org, vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu, psk31@bipt106.bi.ehu.es, digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: 145372871023544E98881538F29B1DFC0DCC19@cartagia.ARRLHQ.ORG Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 30th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 16-18, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31, 2011. Please send papers to:
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Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights.
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Message: 14 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:01:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Bob- W7LRD w7lrd@comcast.net Subject: [amsat-bb] real satellite situation To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 38097653.3898144.1302559285318.JavaMail.root@sz0126a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net
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This next pass of AO-51 at 2222Z I will be trying out for the first time my FT-8800 running mobile in my truck.? I have no idea how this will play.? Be gentle with me.
73 Bob W7LRD
CN87
Seattle
Message: 15 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:07:35 -0400 From: "KM9U" arskm9u@gmail.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Typical pass for Echo? To: "Bill W1PA" w1pa@hotmail.com, AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Message-ID: BA544E5EEB3A446282E530838843A325@dv9000 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original
I did not listen to the AO-51 pass you mention, but I would guess it was very crowded as is common. I will not comment on a guess but I will say that early morning passes are generally less crowded and "laid back". If you are up for the VERY early morning passes of SO-50...come join me, I'm often by myself.
Chuck, KM9U
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill W1PA" w1pa@hotmail.com To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 17:14 Subject: [amsat-bb] Typical pass for Echo?
This is not intended as a "troll", or written with any attitude.
Today's 3:30 EDT AO-51 pass was the first pass I have tried to work on a LEO in a long time (years). Blew the dust off the FT-530 and Arrow and sat out in the parking lot at work.
Was that pretty typical (i.e. quantity of stations) now for a mid-afternoon, weekday pass over the US? What about the very early morning passes?
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Message: 16 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:16:12 +0100 (BST) From: "Trevor ." m5aka@yahoo.co.uk Subject: [amsat-bb] BBC - PLT Interference at VHF To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 438047.64464.qm@web27204.mail.ukl.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
This report is worth a read:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp-pdf-files/WHP195.pdf
73 Trevor M5AKA
Message: 17 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:21:46 EDT From: G0MRF@aol.com Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 tlm decoder. To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 48a7b.200a4f48.3ad4d8fa@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Hi all.
I have a minor (probably operator error) with the TLM software.
Is there a way to get the audio to feed through to the PC speakers? I've tried Spectran and Spectraview without problem, but the ARISSat software does not appear to send audio out on my system. I cant hear the radio as I have a jack in the headphone socket which mutes the radio's speaker.
The software is working. I can decode the CW callsign and locator of a 2m beacon and the level is controlled nicely with the windows 'microphone' record level.
It's not muted It's got the correct input selected and the gain turned up.
But.....no audio out...so I'm just setting the frequency by visually putting the signal in the right place.
73
David
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