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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS (rebuttal) (Jeff Davis)
2. MFJ/Cushcraft (Bob)
3. if it's there use it (w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxxx
4. Re: MFJ/Cushcraft (Jim Walls)
5. Re: MFJ/Cushcraft (Jim Jerzycke)
6. lvb tracker circuit -- xtal? (Stefano Simonetti)
7. Re: MFJ/Cushcraft (John Geiger)
8. Re: lvb tracker circuit -- xtal? (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
9. Re: lvb tracker circuit -- xtal? (Stefano Simonetti)
10. AO-7 TLM Beacon (Joseph Armbruster)
11. Re: AO-7 TLM Beacon (Andrew Glasbrenner)
12. Orbitron-Wispdde (Gary Lockhart)
13. Re: lvb tracker circuit -- xtal? (Steven Bienvenu)
14. Re: Semi-remoting the controller for a Yaesu G5400 (Lowell White)
15. Orbitron-Wispdde (Gary Lockhart)
16. Re: New ICOM VHF / UHF / SHF Radio (Karl Sandstrom)
17. Best source for current satellite status (Randy)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:56:07 +0000
From: Jeff Davis <ke9v@xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS (rebuttal)
To: Rocky Jones <orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <20090822195607.GA6409@xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>
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On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:51:19AM -0500, Rocky Jones wrote:
>
> because if we do satellites for educational purposes then the effort is non
sustainable.
Your logic is flawed in several places here.
First of all, you are making the same mistake as many on this BB that
whatever choices that we have are somehow "options".
Given the "option" we would build several million dollar satellites and
then spend $8 million US a piece to get them into a suitable transfer
orbit. Fine. All we need is $25 million US and we can begin that
construction tomorrow...
Another flaw in your argument is this common thread that somehow it was
the sophistication of AO-40 that led to its demise. The notion that such
a thing exists as a "simple" HEO satellite needs desperately to be
exorcised from the thinking of all AMSAT members.
There ain't no such animal.
It continues to fall on deaf ears that the entire P3 program consisted
of P3A (blew up on launch), P3B (malfunction on release even though
AO-10 gave a lot of people a lot of joy it was not at all a 100%
success), P3C was nearly perfect except that its life was terminated
much sooner than it should have been due to an orbital miscalculation.
And then there was P3D and we all know its story.
Four launches; one success and three not so successful launches. That's
it. 1-4 is our thirty-year record at HEO.
The failures were not for lack of trying, effort, or intelligence on our
part, but rather, indicate what a daunting task it is to build a
satellite "in a garage" that includes an onboard propulsion system and
some sort of attitude control -- along with a communication package that
doesn't piss off half the members because it will require them to invest
another $200 in a new transverter...
Your point about educational projects being non-sustainable is
questionable.
By encouraging, mentoring, and working with Universities to produce
Cubesat type projects and payloads, we will be exposing amateur radio to
a number of students who are presumably studying for a career in science
and aerospace. Some of these will go on to become the engineering
managers for the spate of commercial launch companies that will very
soon arrive on the scene.
And maybe, just maybe, one of them will one day have the opportunity to
recommend an amateur radio project for one of those "spare" lifts to GTO
that you and others think might some day exist and that we need to be
ready to take advantage of...
The truth is, we have arrived at a place in history where given the
circumstances, we very likely will not be returning to HEO anytime soon,
if ever. We can kick and scream and lay down and die, or we can dust
ourselves off, take what we have and move forward.
Of course its just my opinion, but we've cried in our beer long enough
and we need to get over it and get moving. Quite frankly, the future for
amateur radio in space for the next twenty-years is at LEO. AMSAT can
choose to embrace that and make progress or ignore it and become totally
irrelevant.
AMSAT can ignore LEO but radio amateurs will not. We will keep playing
with whatever assets appear on orbit with or without AMSAT but then
given that scenario, who needs AMSAT?
--
Jeff, KE9V
AMSAT-NA
AMSAT-DL
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:06:46 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] MFJ/Cushcraft
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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I don't know if this is good or not.? We'll see.
http://www.mfjenterprises.com/cushcraft/
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:18:52 +0000 (UTC)
From: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] if it's there use it
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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With all the bruhaha over satsuit, heo, meo, leo, sstv, fm,ssb/cw etc.? Not
being "tuned" in to the politics etc of building, launching satellites.? I
(and most of us should) just contribute ($), use and enjoy what we have when
we have it.? Strap a handheld to a brick and throw it over my house and I'll
try to work it!
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:53:51 -0700
From: Jim Walls <jim@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: MFJ/Cushcraft
To: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4A905ADF.3060602@xxxxx.xxx>
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Bob wrote:
> I don't know if this is good or not. We'll see.
>
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/cushcraft/
>
Too bad to see another good company get bought by MFJ. From what I hear
(I only have experience with Mirage), they pretty much have gone down
hill shortly after MFJ bought them.
--
73
-------------------------------------
Jim Walls - K6CCC
jim@xxxxx.xxx
Ofc: 818-548-4804
http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc
AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:45:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: MFJ/Cushcraft
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx Bob <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <58584.78873.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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I just bought a Cushcraft MA5B "mini-beam" From Texas Towers. I joked with the
sales guy about wanting to get one ASAP, before MFJ got their grubby little
paws on it and "Martinized" it. He cracked up, and said the Laird Technologies
rep had told him things were going to continue to be built in the same
factory, to the same specs, by the same people "for at least the next six
months", and that no changes would be made to their product line.
So, if you want a Cushcraft product, I'd suggest ordering it NOW.
73, Jim? KQ6EA
--- On Sat, 8/22/09, Bob <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
From: Bob <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] MFJ/Cushcraft
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 1:06 PM
I don't know if this is good or not.? We'll see.
http://www.mfjenterprises.com/cushcraft/
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:45:29 +0000 (GMT)
From: Stefano Simonetti <iw1rdz@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] lvb tracker circuit -- xtal?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi, I have problems in?making?the LVB tracker circuit run.
I have built the LVB tracker ver. PCB v1.2, Firmware v0.7, Programmer v0.2,
Documentation v1.9, ?7 Dec 2004, by G6LVB.
The firmware was flashed?successfully with IC-PROG v 1.06B, a
homebrewed?interface for LPT, and an old PC with LPT1 running win98.??
The LVB circuit requires?a 4 MHz?XTAL for the PIC 16F876A.
I tried with a?10MHz, and a 3,5795MHz?as I?haven't a 4MHz. No success. No
LCD,?no serial communication at all.
Does anybody?know if the problem could be?in having?installed a different?xtal
(i.e.: does?the firmware takes care about the frequency of the clock?)?
Regards, Stefano Simonetti (IW1RDZ) - Italy.
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:59:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Geiger <aa5jg@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: MFJ/Cushcraft
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx Bob <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>, Jim Jerzycke
<kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <838407.90027.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I guess having MFJ take them over is better than Cushcraft going out of
business completely.
73s John AA5JG
--- On Sat, 8/22/09, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: MFJ/Cushcraft
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx "Bob" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 4:45 PM
> I just bought a Cushcraft MA5B
> "mini-beam" From Texas Towers. I joked with the sales guy
> about wanting to get one ASAP, before MFJ got their grubby
> little paws on it and "Martinized" it. He cracked up, and
> said the Laird Technologies rep had told him things were
> going to continue to be built in the same factory, to the
> same specs, by the same people "for at least the next six
> months", and that no changes would be made to their product
> line.
> So, if you want a Cushcraft product, I'd suggest ordering
> it NOW.
> 73, Jim? KQ6EA
>
> --- On Sat, 8/22/09, Bob <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> wrote:
>
> From: Bob <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb]? MFJ/Cushcraft
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 1:06 PM
>
>
>
> I don't know if this is good or not.? We'll see.
>
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/cushcraft/
>
>
> 73 Bob W7LRD
>
>
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:31:25 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: lvb tracker circuit -- xtal?
To: Stefano Simonetti <iw1rdz@xxxxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Crystal probably sets the serial bit rate but I wouldexpect the display to
still work.
Stefano Simonetti wrote:
> Hi, I have problems in making the LVB tracker circuit run.
>
> I have built the LVB tracker ver. PCB v1.2, Firmware v0.7, Programmer v0.2,
Documentation v1.9, 7 Dec 2004, by G6LVB.
>
> The firmware was flashed successfully with IC-PROG v 1.06B, a homebrewed
interface for LPT, and an old PC with LPT1 running win98.
>
> The LVB circuit requires a 4 MHz XTAL for the PIC 16F876A.
>
> I tried with a 10MHz, and a 3,5795MHz as I haven't a 4MHz. No success. No
LCD, no serial communication at all.
>
> Does anybody know if the problem could be in having installed a different
xtal (i.e.: does the firmware takes care about the frequency of the clock?)?
>
> Regards, Stefano Simonetti (IW1RDZ) - Italy.
>
>
>
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825 5032
Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail nigel@xxxxx.xxx www
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International #385,
Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC,
GCARES, XWARN.
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:36:11 +0000 (GMT)
From: Stefano Simonetti <iw1rdz@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: lvb tracker circuit -- xtal?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <538246.16808.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I 've read now the .c file included in the lvb distribution, I noticed that
xtal frequency surely affects the baud rate.
I will find a 4 Mhz xtal, sorry for BW.?
________________________________
Da: Stefano Simonetti <iw1rdz@xxxxx.xx>
A: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Inviato: Sabato 22 agosto 2009, 23:45:29
Oggetto: [amsat-bb] lvb tracker circuit -- xtal?
Hi, I have problems in?making?the LVB tracker circuit run.
I have built the LVB tracker ver. PCB v1.2, Firmware v0.7, Programmer v0.2,
Documentation v1.9, ?7 Dec 2004, by G6LVB.
The firmware was flashed?successfully with IC-PROG v 1.06B, a
homebrewed?interface for LPT, and an old PC with LPT1 running win98.??
The LVB circuit requires?a 4 MHz?XTAL for the PIC 16F876A.
I tried with a?10MHz, and a 3,5795MHz?as I?haven't a 4MHz. No success. No
LCD,?no serial communication at all.
Does anybody?know if the problem could be?in having?installed a different?xtal
(i.e.: does?the firmware takes care about the frequency of the clock?)?
Regards, Stefano Simonetti (IW1RDZ) - Italy.
? ? ?
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:27:27 -0400
From: Joseph Armbruster <josepharmbruster@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 TLM Beacon
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4A907EDF.60509@xxxxx.xxx>
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Is anyone able to hear the AO-7 beacon on: 145.9775 MHz CW?
I just tried without any luck, from Orlando FL.
Joseph Armbruster, KJ4JIO
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:55:42 -0400
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 TLM Beacon
To: "Joseph Armbruster" <josepharmbruster@xxxxx.xxx>,
"AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <9CD9F9A4BBB84C8B9118DD84D9677F68@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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AO-7 is in continuous illumination right now, and the spacecraft toggles
between Mode A and Mode B every 24 hours. Check http://oscar.dcarr.org/ to
see which mode it is in at present. Looks like tonight it was in Mode A,
with a 29 MHz downlink.
Hope that helps some.
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Armbruster" <josepharmbruster@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:27 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 TLM Beacon
>
> Is anyone able to hear the AO-7 beacon on: 145.9775 MHz CW?
>
> I just tried without any luck, from Orlando FL.
>
> Joseph Armbruster, KJ4JIO
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:02:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gary Lockhart <gary_lockhart33@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Orbitron-Wispdde
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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I am trying to put together a computer controlled az-el rotator system with
BS2 processor control like KO6TH using U-100 rotors. With Orbitron for
satellite prediction and Wispdde comunication I do not get data display on the
LCD display. The display works for other program titles. I tried Nova (demo)
thinking the BS2 needed different input but still nothing to display. I used
Free Serial Port Monitor and could see ASCI output that looked like what I
wanted with satellite name, AZ and EL with numbers but the values did not
match the satellite tracking program, they never changed! This was true with
both Orbitron and Nova. I am using Orbitron 3.71, Wispdde 4.2, 4.3.0.7 and
4.3.0.2 modified by AD5JN. I have tried all the Wispdde programs at 1200 and
9600 baud. My radio is a FT726 so there is no CAT control there to confirm
operation of other equipment. I have tried BS2 programs off the web from KO6TH
and SAEBRTrack with out success. My BS2 is rev G and I
am using a SC-IOREL4 relay board to mount the BS2. Demo display and relay
programs run fine. I do not understand why the data into the BS2 isn't the
same showing on Wisp panel. Any thoughts?
Gary AB3ID
Snow Hill, MD?
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:44:46 -0500
From: "Steven Bienvenu" <sbienv@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: lvb tracker circuit -- xtal?
To: "Stefano Simonetti" <iw1rdz@xxxxx.xx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <2C64F076143D450690BF5E70FDF14CD6@xxxxxx>
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Yes, depending on the software the xtal rate could affect both serial comms
and lcd display operation.
If you can't find a 4 mhz crystal quickly, let me know.
73,
Steve W5ZA Shreveport, La.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefano Simonetti" <iw1rdz@xxxxx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:36 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: lvb tracker circuit -- xtal?
I 've read now the .c file included in the lvb distribution, I noticed that
xtal frequency surely affects the baud rate.
I will find a 4 Mhz xtal, sorry for BW.
________________________________
Da: Stefano Simonetti <iw1rdz@xxxxx.xx>
A: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Inviato: Sabato 22 agosto 2009, 23:45:29
Oggetto: [amsat-bb] lvb tracker circuit -- xtal?
Hi, I have problems in making the LVB tracker circuit run.
I have built the LVB tracker ver. PCB v1.2, Firmware v0.7, Programmer v0.2,
Documentation v1.9, 7 Dec 2004, by G6LVB.
The firmware was flashed successfully with IC-PROG v 1.06B, a homebrewed
interface for LPT, and an old PC with LPT1 running win98.
The LVB circuit requires a 4 MHz XTAL for the PIC 16F876A.
I tried with a 10MHz, and a 3,5795MHz as I haven't a 4MHz. No success. No
LCD, no serial communication at all.
Does anybody know if the problem could be in having installed a different
xtal (i.e.: does the firmware takes care about the frequency of the clock?)?
Regards, Stefano Simonetti (IW1RDZ) - Italy.
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:59:34 -0500
From: "Lowell White" <whiteld@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Semi-remoting the controller for a Yaesu G5400
To: Jim Walls <jim@xxxxx.xxx>, Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Jim,
Yes, that would be a possibility.
The "in between" is indeed a garage - technically attached to our home but as
far as cabnle paths go, somewhat removed to to an obfuscated connection
between respective attics.
A spare, old PC is not scarce... may consider. Besides, who doesn't have CAT5
in their garage... or close to it? ;-)
Another has suggested I just go ahead and home run the standard cables all the
way to the shack / office so as to have manual control in addition to PZC
control... and a simpler intermediate step. That will mean an additional
splice block but can be done as long as the rotors are happy with a lengthier
run... which was part of my initial concern.
Thanks,
Lowell
------ Original Message ------
Received: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:00:36 PM CDT
From: Jim Walls <jim@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Semi-remoting the controller for a Yaesu G5400
> Lowell White wrote:
> > My Yaesu G-5400 rotor pair is about 150' from my shack.
> >
> > I am wanting to gauge the feasibility of putting the rotor controller
within
> > 100' (due to on-hand control cable lengths) of the antennas (in a
garage).
> >
> > I would then run a separate (on-hand) PC-controller cable (fewer
conductors as
> > using the DIN interface on the back of the controller) to the rotor
controller
> > box from a PC and adapter / interface (if needed) in my shack (approx.
50').
> >
> > Is it crazy to consider or should I just pony up for more of the (dual)
rotor
> > control cable and run the control box itself in my shack?
> >
> > What would I need to do at the PC end to appropriately 'signal' the
> > 'semi-remote' control box.
> >
>
> I am making an assumption, that may not be the case. I am assuming that
> there is a protected location closer to the tower. For example the
> tower is next to the garage and the shack is in the house. If that is
> the case, what I would do is run the remote control PC at the remote
> location, and control it over your LAN with a remote desktop program
> such as VNC (http://www.realvnc.com/). That does make the assumption
> that you have an extra PC floating around, but for most of us the
> question is not IF we have one, but rather which of of the several
> should I use... It also assumes that you have a house LAN - although if
> you don't, most PCs these days have a network connection already built
> in so it would be easy to implement.
>
> --
> 73
> -------------------------------------
> Jim Walls - K6CCC
> jim@xxxxx.xxx
> Ofc: 818-548-4804
> http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc
> AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395
>
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:05:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gary Lockhart <gary_lockhart33@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Orbitron-Wispdde
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I am trying to put together a computer controlled az-el rotator system with
BS2 processor control like KO6TH using U-100 rotors. With Orbitron for
satellite prediction and Wispdde comunication I do not get data display on the
LCD display. The display works for other program titles. I tried Nova (demo)
thinking the BS2 needed different input but still nothing to display. I used
Free Serial Port Monitor and could see ASCI output that looked like what I
wanted with satellite name, AZ and EL with numbers but the values did not
match the satellite tracking program, they never changed! This was true with
both Orbitron and Nova. I am using Orbitron 3.71, Wispdde 4.2, 4.3.0.7 and
4.3.0.2 modified by AD5JN. I have tried all the Wispdde programs at 1200 and
9600 baud. My radio is a FT726 so there is no CAT control there to confirm
operation of other equipment. I have tried BS2 programs off the web from KO6TH
and SAEBRTrack with out success. My BS2 is rev G and I
am using a SC-IOREL4 relay board to mount the BS2. Demo display and relay
programs run fine. I do not understand why the data into the BS2 isn't the
same showing on Wisp panel. Any thoughts?
Gary AB3ID
Snow Hill, MD?
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:24:47 -0500
From: "Karl Sandstrom" <k5man@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New ICOM VHF / UHF / SHF Radio
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h7Z7pEKkpg
Karl R. Sandstrom, K5MAN
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:00:05 -0400
From: "Randy" <RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Best source for current satellite status
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Is the AMSAT status page the best source for ALL possible
Amateur radio satellites that we can access?
I got a new 440 yagi and cant find a satellite to test on ..
I know AO-51 would be good, but not in that mode untiul Monday.
And I heard that some of the older satellites only run off the solar array
So nitetime passes are unusable?
My capability here is only 2 meter / 70 cm FM. ( for now anyways. )
Thanks for help and input..
Randy
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