-- J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B the2belo@msd.biglobe.ne.jp http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/ http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS Twitter: @Minus2_C ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:42:11 +0100 From: "Graham Shirville" g.shirville@btinternet.com To: the2belo@msd.biglobe.ne.jp, amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 Message-ID: 881E953A10A3431892EC96DC9C9902D2@allgood.local Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=original Hi Jeff, Firstly, many thanks for forwarding the telemetry from both FUNcube-1 and FUNcube-2! Sadly it is not possible at the moment to directly answer your question about possible transponder operations on FUNcube-2 but we hope that it will be possible in the fairly near future. In the meantime, the FC2 transmitter is currently continuously downlinking valid real time telemetry. This provides a good overview of the on board systems and thanks, to the many stations regularly listening (using the normal Dashboard), this data is available on the FUNcube Data Warehouse. Of course we can be looking forward to the launch of the 1U CubeSat - Nayif-1 around the middle of the year. This will also carry a FUNcube transponder and is presently being prepared for insertion into its QuadPack deployer. This operation will take place within the next few days and is in preparation for launch in mid summer on the same launcher as Fox1-C and Fox1-D. 73 Graham G3VZV -----Original Message----- From: J. Boyd (JR2TTS) Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 11:11 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:14:26 +0100, "Graham Shirville" g.shirville@btinternet.com wrote: > Hi All, > > FUNcube-1 is now changing mode autonomously again. In sunlight ? > Educational Mode and in eclipse ? Amateur mode. > > The FUNcube operations team really appreciates the telemetry that we > continue to receive from stations around the globe. This data is proving > invaluable in helping us understand exactly what the status is of all > the on board systems and we are very grateful for everyone?s support. > > If you have the opportunity to leave a receiver running on the > 145.935MHz nominal downlink frequency with FUNcube Dashboard running we > would be very pleased to have the data you receive. Full details of the > FUNcube Dashboard and the associated Data Warehouse can be found at the > https://funcube.org.uk/ website. On a related note, what is the status of UKube-1 as far as the transponder goes? I am regularly switching back and forth to send telemetry on both birds using the Dashboard (even though it's not really optimized for Ukube-1) and hope that one day I can eventually make a contact or two through it. 73 -- J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B the2belo@msd.biglobe.ne.jp http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/ http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS Twitter: @Minus2_C _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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 ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:51:18 +0900 From: "J. Boyd (JR2TTS)" the2belo@msd.biglobe.ne.jp To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 Message-ID: 20160411074932.C634.THE2BELO@msd.biglobe.ne.jp Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:42:11 +0100, "Graham Shirville" g.shirville@btinternet.com wrote: > Of course we can be looking forward to the launch of the 1U CubeSat - > Nayif-1 around the middle of the year. This will also carry a FUNcube > transponder and is presently being prepared for insertion into its QuadPack > deployer. This operation will take place within the next few days and is in > preparation for launch in mid summer on the same launcher as Fox1-C and > Fox1-D. Great, looking forward to it. Gee, with all these new birds going up, perhaps constant coverage is no longer a far-off dream.... :D -- J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B the2belo@msd.biglobe.ne.jp http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/ http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS Twitter: @Minus2_C ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 19:08:24 -0400 From: Bob WB4SON@gmail.com To: Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1pvh@gmail.com Cc: AMSAT-BB AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Setup for ISS Packet Message-ID: CAPonRZ_L=Xyv=PGaJmYw0vG7ntbOP--crZXQ3eX6STygWcis5g@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 And of course Dave's advice to use SatPCISS was spot on. Working just grand now. 73, Bob, WB4SON On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1pvh@gmail.com wrote: > Bob, > > Use SatPCISS because it puts the radio in same band split mode. > > Dave-KB1PVH > > Sent from my Samsung S4 > ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:59:06 -0700 From: "Ted" k7trkradio@charter.net To: "'John Brier'" johnbrier@gmail.com, "'AMSAT BB'" amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Will this antenna work for the potential new GEO sat? Message-ID: 005d01d1937c$96ca1970$c45e4c50$@charter.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CC&R's ?? K7trk -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Brier Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 11:24 AM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Will this antenna work for the potential new GEO sat? http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160409/perfect-man-cave-awaits-buyer-in- rural-preston-county 73, KG4AKV _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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 ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 16:30:46 -0700 From: Jim Barbre jbarbre@xmission.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Link budgets for upcoming HEO/GEO sats Message-ID: 570AE226.8030800@xmission.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Hello all, Has anyone considered this? It is a bit more expensive, but it looks like it will deliver 4W (36dBm) with 100mW (20dBm) input. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUNHANS-5-8GHz-4000mW-36dBm-Router-WiFi-Signal-Boost... 73 Jim Barbre KB7YSY On 4/10/2016 2:43 PM, Edward R Cole wrote: > John, etal: > > Hope someone tests this and gives a report. Cost is quite reasonable > for this kind of power at 5-GHz. Note that the DEMI 5670-144 > transverter output is +16 dBm (200mw) so one could obtain 2w with > drive from one. ERA-5 was common mmic used for this level. Getting > 600mw is a bit harder. > > Most of these run class-A so do dissipate a lot of heat; most of the > power becomes heat and not RF. 10-dB RF gain is respectable at microwave. > > Comment on az-el suitable for 1m dishes at 5 and 10-GHz. The Yaesu > satellite rotators do not resolve pointing angle less than 7-1/2 > degree so probably not adequate. There are some inexpensive telescope > drives that might work at reasonable prices. > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > > Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:24:40 -0500 > From: John Toscano tosca005@umn.edu > To: n1jez@burlingtontelecom.net > Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Link budgets for upcoming HEO/GEO sats > > Looking forward to testing mine too. I found another web site that claims > that 600mW of input drive would give nearly 5W of output. > > http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-Power-Microwave-TXPA58002W5-5-8... > > > He has a few pictures showing him taking power measurements himself, > making > this a bit more believable. Would have to watch the heat dissipation > closely, since they quote 20 watts of supply power (so 15 or more > watts of > heat). > > John > > > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > http://www.kl7uw.com > "Kits made by KL7UW" > Dubus Mag business: > dubususa@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@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 > ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 19:16:29 -0700 From: Greg D ko6th.greg@gmail.com To: Ted k7trkradio@charter.net, 'John Brier' johnbrier@gmail.com, 'AMSAT BB' amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Will this antenna work for the potential new GEO sat? Message-ID: 570B08FD.4090201@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Zoning, perhaps, but I doubt there'd be any neighbors close enough to complain. And if they did, just aim the antenna in their general direction... :) I'd make a great retirement project, only I'm not ready to retire, and it's on the wrong coast. Greg KO6TH Ted wrote: > CC&R's ?? > > K7trk > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Brier > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 11:24 AM > To: AMSAT BB > Subject: [amsat-bb] Will this antenna work for the potential new GEO sat? > > http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160409/perfect-man-cave-awaits-buyer-in- > rural-preston-county > > 73, KG4AKV > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@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@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 ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:37:51 -0400 From: n4csitwo@bellsouth.net To: ariss-press@amsat.org, "amsat-edu" amsat-edu@amsat.org, amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Valahia University of Targoviste, Targoviste, Romania Message-ID: 6114B95C5B774F99A216CD020DB8D792@DHJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Valahia University of Targoviste, Targoviste, Romania on 12 Apr. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:48 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and YO9INI. The contact should be audible over Romania and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The University Valahia of Targoviste (UVT) and its partners are organizing the first Romanian ARISS contact in this historic capital of Wallachia, where ruled Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad Dracula. The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology started its activity in 1995 and it is known for electronics, telecommunications, automation, computer science, electrical engineering and power energy, providing eleven bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs for over 780 students. It has a chapter for IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (Romanian section). We are proud of our students' involvement in several international challenges, conferences and various research events. For the ARISS contact UVT trained 20 pupils aged 12 to 18 who were recruited from different high schools in the county. Their training was offered through the European Space Education and Resource Office ESERO-Romania, which is a collaboration between ESA and national partner s (ROSA). The ARISS event was also supported by several companies and associations, namely Vodafone Romania and Start-Tech Association. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What are the qualities that define an astronaut? 2. What is the worst and the best part of your job? 3. Have you ever felt the impact of space debris hitting the ISS? 4. What was the most difficult test that you took during your astronaut training? 5. What is an everyday thing which is extremely difficult on ISS? 6. What is the most beautiful thing that you can see from space? 7. Have you ever observed solar radiation affecting ISS radio comm? 8. Is radio comm a passion or a job obligation? 9. What is the most interesting discovery made on ISS using plasma? 10. What's the biggest difference between expectation and reality when living in space? 11. Has food the same taste in space? 12. What is the first thing you will be doing when you come back to Earth? 13. What is your most challenging task on the ISS? 14. How did your know you had a passion for exploration? 15. Do you think spaceflight will be accessible for the masses in the future? 16. Given the chance, would you live exclusively on Earth, or on the ISS? 17. Has space travel changed your life? 18. Is it true that after coming back you shouldn't expose yourself to sunlight? 19. What do you do in your free time? 20. What is the coolest thing that you've done in microgravity? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Colegio Santa Rosa, Yerba Buena, Argentina, direct via LU1KCQ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-04-13 14:02:54 UTC 2. USA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington, D.C., telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-04-16 18:19:28 UTC 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), and the 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 informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.a rrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 04:11:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Mark Thompson wb9qzb_groups@yahoo.com To: "amsat-bb@amsat.org" amsat-bb@amsat.org, "hpsdr@lists.openhpsdr.org" hpsdr@lists.openhpsdr.org Subject: [amsat-bb] TAPR Digital Forum Schedule at Dayton Hamvention, Friday, 5/20 Message-ID: 1282703824.576371.1460347863481.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 2016 Dayton Hamvention? TAPR Digital Forum? Friday, May 20, 2016 Forum Room #1 Forum Schedule Moderator: Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI 9:15 to 9:25 am Introduction by Steve Bible, N7HPR, TAPR President 9:25 to 9:35 am "Write for QST/QEX" by Kai Siwiak KE4PT, QEX Editor 9:35 to 10:00 am "SatNOGS - A network of open source satellite ground stations". by Corey Shields KB9JHU Abstract: Cubesat operators tend to have few ground stations of their own and rely on amateur operators to help collect telemetry. With cubesat deployments on the rise, more and more data is lost as there are not enough ground stations listening. The SatNOGS Project is a Network of Open Source Satellite Ground Stations, focusing on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. In this presentation, we introduce SatNOGS as a way to increase the amount of data collected from these satellites and returned to their operators. Learn what the SatNOGS project is, how it works, and what we have planned for the future of amateur radio satellite reception. 10:00 to 10:25 am "HamWAN High Speed IP Radio Network" by Bryan Fields, W9CR Abstract: Presented will be an amateur radio high-speed IP backbone concept (HamWAN) with an emphases on building regional highly available networks. Utilizing the same techniques which enable the Internet, Amateur Radio networks may be built connecting projects to the Internet or other sites. Included will be an update on the regional HamWAN network deployments. 10:25 to 10:50 am "SDR Disrupt" by Chris Testa, KD2BMH Abstract: Tools and techniques for software defined radio continue to evolve at a rapid pace, and we'll go over the landscape and advancements in SDR technologies this past year. Numerous technologies are driving the power-price-performance curve to a new level of efficiency. We'll take a look at John Stephensen, KD6OZH's mesh project (part of TAPR), which helps pave the way for next-generation wireless links. Latest developments in digital voice will also be discussed. 10:50 to 11:15 am "Spectrum Monitoring with Software Defined Radio" by Mike Ossmann, AD0NR Abstract: Having developed HackRF One, the world's lowest cost wideband Software Defined Radio transceiver, the HackRF project continues to produce open source hardware designs for SDR. Find out about our designs in development now and our ideas for future boards that will enable the next generation of SDR enthusiasts. More information about TAPR activities at the Dayton Hamvention at:? http://www.tapr.org/dayton.html ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat-bb@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 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