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Today's Topics:
1. S Band (Peter Portanova)
2. Re: Latest version SatPC32 (Clint Bradford)
3. Re: Icom 9100 (Dee)
4. Stamps Auction - CONGRATULATIONS! (Clint Bradford)
5. Re: Icom 9100 (Bruce)
6. Re: Stamps Auction - CONGRATULATIONS! (Bruce)
7. trip from WY to SD (Rodney Waln)
8. Re: Stamps Auction - CONGRATULATIONS! (Bill Ress)
9. Re: Icom 9100 (Trevor .)
10. Satellite Contact in Newspaper (Trevor .)
11. Re: Icom 9100 (Jonathan Guthrie)
12. ISS and Shuttle Silhoutte Against Sun (Clint Bradford)
13. UNITEC-1 (Bunshiro Tamura)
14. UNITEC-1 Japanses pages sorry! (Bunshiro Tamura)
15. Re: New FO-29 Solar Array Current Graph (Mineo Wakita)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 16:35:36 -0400
From: Peter Portanova <roic@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] S Band
To: amsAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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Hello,
Is anyone using M2 SBAND21R Horn Antenna's; I'm curious to hear your
comments on the it's performance, thank you.
73's Pete
WB2OQQ
www.massapequanyweather.com
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 14:26:18 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Latest version SatPC32
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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>> ... If you have "Voice announce" enabled ...
Helpful Ham Hint #47 -
If you value your marriage, make sure you turn your talking satellite
tracker program OFF before retiring for the evening. Oh, there's nothing
quite like the look on your spouse's face as she returns from a late-night
trip to the kitchen for some warm milk - after dropping it because she was
scared crudless when a voice from the home office made a satellite AOS
announcement.
Clint - been dere, done that ... once - Bradford, K6LCS
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 15:30:42 -0400
From: Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100
To: tosca005@xxx.xxxx "'Edward R Cole'" <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Satellite enthusiasts,
To give everyone the actual Pre-release specs, I have attached the copy
(specs only) of the Icom pamphlet I was offered at Dayton about the IC9100.
I think that if Yaesu comes in with a $2000 version, they will corner the
market- I own 2 (yes, two) IC910's and love them but the price of this
IC9100 is out there with the satellites somewhere. The estimated cost of
$4000 is out of reach for the average satellite enthusiast. This is a
hobby, not a profession...and while it looks great, the satellite users need
something they can afford so they can also donate to & support a Launch fund
to allow AMSAT-NA to put up another HEO bird. (One of the top questions to
AMSAT at the Dayton 2010 booth while spending 14+ hours assisting with fund
raising & fielding members questions.) Similar obstacles are being
encountered by AMSAT-DL. Putting together a satellite our members have asked
for is within sight, however, launching them is presently out of reach.
AMSAT-NA is presently putting together several LEO projects to keep the
spark alive.
Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Alinco, & other manufacturers, a campaign for the
launch costs for the benefit of all is needed to re-kindle the satellite
spirit of yesterday. (AO-10, AO-13 and AO-40) DARA has started in this
direction with their matching funds offer(Thanks). Let's continue with this
support. See you on the birds.
73,
Dee, NB2F
AMSAT Life member and Satellite enthusiast
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of tosca005@xxx.xxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:00 PM
To: Edward R Cole
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100
On May 17 2010, Edward R Cole wrote:
>At 02:38 PM 5/17/2010, tosca005@xxx.xxx wrote:
>>
>>Here's a thought: buy two SoftRocks for a lot less than the price of
>>the Flex 5000 -- one would be the v6.3Rx/Tx and the other could be the
>>V9 Rx only.
>Huh? Why? Put a xvtr for the uplink band on the Tx and another xvtr
>for the downlink for the Rx.
Because the SoftRock v6.3Rx/Tx is half-duplex only. It receives OR it
transmits, but doesn't do both at the same time. So my proposal is that an
Rx/Tx unit provides the transmit, and a completely separate Rx only model
provides the receive.
>>, and use two coaxial relays to route the 28 MHz SoftRock IF Rx and Tx
>>separately to the correct receive and transmit transverters.
>
>I thought you had two separate Softrocks, so why the relays?
Not an Rx/Tx relay. What I was imagining (and similar to what I am building
myself) uses a single pole, 6-position coaxial SMA relay. For satellite use
(full-duplex), the Tx port goes to the common, and the Tx port of 6
different transverters go onto the six selectable ports. The Rx port goes to
a second 6-way relay common, and the six poles go to the Rx side of 6
different bands.
Six-pole relays are hard to find, you might find it easier to come up with
4- pole relays, but I snatched up a bunch of six-pole relays from eBay a few
years back. In fact, i snatched up twice as many as I really wanted at the
time, because my regular auction looked to be in jeopardy of losing, so I
bid on a Buy-it-now auction, and of course, won both.
Four-pole relays would be plenty for V, U, L, and S bands in all legal
combinations.
In my application for terrestrial use, one 6-pole relay goes to a 10M SDR
common, and the 6 poles go to (1) HF, (2) 50 MHz Xvt, (3) 144 MHz Xvt, (4)
222 MHz Xvt, (5) 432 MHz Xvt, (6) to a special 2M-10M intermediate Xvt,
which goes to another 6-pole relay, and from there to the 6 higher bands:
902, 1296, 2304, 3456, 5760, and 10368 that all need a 2M IF instead of a
10M IF.
>> A bit of innovation/homebrewing would be needed for convenient
>>band-switching, since you would need to switch two different
>>transverters into the correct "position" depending on the mode: V/U vs.
>> U/V
>>vs. V/S vs. U/S vs. L/S vs. L/U vs. whatever other modes you wanted to
>>support. But 4 transverters (145, 435, 1269, and 2400 MHz) would give
>>you lots of satellite modes.
>
>four xvtrs would give you every conceivable combination of up and down
>link: V/U, U/V, V/L*, L/V, V/S, S/V, U/L*, L/U, U/S, S/U, L/S, S/L*
>* These modes are not allowed for Amateur Radio space-coms.
>
>If each xvtr was configured for separate Rx and Tx antenna and IF
>connections the configuration tree would be simpler. I count nine
>configurations (excluding HF bands).
>If eighteen coax relays seem a bit much, make a coax patch panel and
>use coax jumpers to configure for the mode you want.
One 4-pole relay for the Tx side, and one 4-pole relay for the Rx side
(well, you only need 3-pole since L-band is not an acceptable downlink) and
two rotary switches to select the Rx band and the Tx band would do it. But
wouldn't you prefer to be able to just push a button labelled "L/S" and have
the Tx and Rx relays switched to the appropriate band positions?
That's what I ment with innovation / homebrewing for convenient band
switching.
>>Ideally, the transverters would be dual frequency, so that you could
>>tune to 432 terrestrial or 435 satellite; 1269 satellite or 1296
>>terrestrial; and 2304 terrestrial or 2400 satellite.
>
>With the newest xvtrs using PLL in place of xtal oscillators; this is a
>dc switch to shift LO's. I am installing PLL's into my 1296 and 3400
>DEMI xvtrs.
Yeah, I bought one for my 10368 MHz transverter, but haven't gotten around
to installing it in place of the MicroLO board. I even have a 10 MHz
rubidium standard to lock it onto the correct frequency. More projects than
time to work on them!
>>Newer DEMI transverters with the
>>synthesized LO board can be configured that way, at least on the
>>higher bands. Then you'd have not only a kick-@xx satellite system,
>>but also an outstanding weak-signal terrestrial system.
>
>DEMI is planning for PLL from VHF up (when they can get to it). PLL
>available now 1296 and up.
That's good to know. I realized they were working down the bands in their
quest to redesign their transverters to all work with the PLL board. I
didn't know that they already had 1269/1296 and 2304/2400 PLL transverter
configurations ready.
>>Unfortunately, DEMI is once again revamping their lineup of products.
>>Of course, this is good for us who want the latest and best, but bad
>>for us who want something right NOW. Prices and specs are a little bit
>>harder to obtain from DEMI right now, but I expect that the wait will be
worth it.
>
>Prices are announced on the webpage. Some of the xvtrs are shipping in
>June (I have 144/28 ordered). They are shipping assembled units first,
>then will offer kits later in the summer.
Per the web site:
No prices currently listed for 6M through 70cm bands. "in redevelopment"
No PLL models announced for 33cm and 23cm yet.
All models from 13cm and higher frequency now listed as PLL models with
pricing information.
You may have more information than I do on that. I pretty much stay chained
to my desk here in the sub-basement most of the day.,.
73 de W0JT
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 20:21:16 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Stamps Auction - CONGRATULATIONS!
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <9725551A-75D7-4DB3-86A4-D0023A93BEB5@xxx.xxx>
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Congrats to the winner of the eBay AMSAT stamps auction ... you can proudly
boast that you are responsible for $192.50 x 2 = US$ 385 being donated to
AMSAT!
Clint, K6LCS
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:25:35 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4BF35A2F.6040500@xxxxx.xxx>
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I won't count on any price of a product before that product is actually
in the hands of a dealer that is offering it for sale. After all, the
easiest way for a competitor to boost their sales is to start a rumor
about a price of an unreleased product. It might very well be $4k. No
rep for a product is going to say what it is going to sell for until it
is ready to come to market. After all, what if they find a really neat
way to design the XYZ chip in the radio and it saves them lots of money
right before final production and they can bring the cost way down.
Won't we look silly.
Before we start saying no one will purchase it and it is out of
everyone's reach, we really need to give Icom a chance to bring it to
market. If they decide simply by listening to what people are saying and
say there is no reason to manufacture this radio, their goes our
opportunity for a new rig.
I sold my Icom IC 756 Pro and Icom IC 821H back in September, awaiting
for the IC-9100. I am not going to decide on another radio until I see
how much this one is. I just looked at Flex 5000 and it looks nice as
well. My logging software (Logic 8) will also work with the Flex 5000
and I am sure it will work with the IC 9100 (maybe with a little design
fix for the USB port by Dennis at PDA).
No base satellite radio and no HF radio and waiting....73...bruce
On 5/18/2010 2:30 PM, Dee wrote:
> Satellite enthusiasts,
> To give everyone the actual Pre-release specs, I have attached the copy
> (specs only) of the Icom pamphlet I was offered at Dayton about the IC9100.
> I think that if Yaesu comes in with a $2000 version, they will corner the
> market- I own 2 (yes, two) IC910's and love them but the price of this
> IC9100 is out there with the satellites somewhere. The estimated cost of
> $4000 is out of reach for the average satellite enthusiast. This is a
> hobby, not a profession...and while it looks great, the satellite users need
> something they can afford so they can also donate to& support a Launch fund
> to allow AMSAT-NA to put up another HEO bird. (One of the top questions to
> AMSAT at the Dayton 2010 booth while spending 14+ hours assisting with fund
> raising& fielding members questions.) Similar obstacles are being
> encountered by AMSAT-DL. Putting together a satellite our members have asked
> for is within sight, however, launching them is presently out of reach.
> AMSAT-NA is presently putting together several LEO projects to keep the
> spark alive.
> Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Alinco,& other manufacturers, a campaign for the
> launch costs for the benefit of all is needed to re-kindle the satellite
> spirit of yesterday. (AO-10, AO-13 and AO-40) DARA has started in this
> direction with their matching funds offer(Thanks). Let's continue with this
> support. See you on the birds.
> 73,
> Dee, NB2F
> AMSAT Life member and Satellite enthusiast
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> Behalf Of tosca005@xxx.xxx
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:00 PM
> To: Edward R Cole
> Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100
>
> On May 17 2010, Edward R Cole wrote:
>
>
>> At 02:38 PM 5/17/2010, tosca005@xxx.xxx wrote:
>>
>>> Here's a thought: buy two SoftRocks for a lot less than the price of
>>> the Flex 5000 -- one would be the v6.3Rx/Tx and the other could be the
>>> V9 Rx only.
>>>
>> Huh? Why? Put a xvtr for the uplink band on the Tx and another xvtr
>> for the downlink for the Rx.
>>
> Because the SoftRock v6.3Rx/Tx is half-duplex only. It receives OR it
> transmits, but doesn't do both at the same time. So my proposal is that an
> Rx/Tx unit provides the transmit, and a completely separate Rx only model
> provides the receive.
>
>
>>> , and use two coaxial relays to route the 28 MHz SoftRock IF Rx and Tx
>>> separately to the correct receive and transmit transverters.
>>>
>> I thought you had two separate Softrocks, so why the relays?
>>
> Not an Rx/Tx relay. What I was imagining (and similar to what I am building
> myself) uses a single pole, 6-position coaxial SMA relay. For satellite use
> (full-duplex), the Tx port goes to the common, and the Tx port of 6
> different transverters go onto the six selectable ports. The Rx port goes to
> a second 6-way relay common, and the six poles go to the Rx side of 6
> different bands.
>
> Six-pole relays are hard to find, you might find it easier to come up with
> 4- pole relays, but I snatched up a bunch of six-pole relays from eBay a few
> years back. In fact, i snatched up twice as many as I really wanted at the
> time, because my regular auction looked to be in jeopardy of losing, so I
> bid on a Buy-it-now auction, and of course, won both.
>
> Four-pole relays would be plenty for V, U, L, and S bands in all legal
> combinations.
>
> In my application for terrestrial use, one 6-pole relay goes to a 10M SDR
> common, and the 6 poles go to (1) HF, (2) 50 MHz Xvt, (3) 144 MHz Xvt, (4)
> 222 MHz Xvt, (5) 432 MHz Xvt, (6) to a special 2M-10M intermediate Xvt,
> which goes to another 6-pole relay, and from there to the 6 higher bands:
> 902, 1296, 2304, 3456, 5760, and 10368 that all need a 2M IF instead of a
> 10M IF.
>
>
>>> A bit of innovation/homebrewing would be needed for convenient
>>> band-switching, since you would need to switch two different
>>> transverters into the correct "position" depending on the mode: V/U vs.
>>> U/V
>>> vs. V/S vs. U/S vs. L/S vs. L/U vs. whatever other modes you wanted to
>>> support. But 4 transverters (145, 435, 1269, and 2400 MHz) would give
>>> you lots of satellite modes.
>>>
>> four xvtrs would give you every conceivable combination of up and down
>> link: V/U, U/V, V/L*, L/V, V/S, S/V, U/L*, L/U, U/S, S/U, L/S, S/L*
>> * These modes are not allowed for Amateur Radio space-coms.
>>
>> If each xvtr was configured for separate Rx and Tx antenna and IF
>> connections the configuration tree would be simpler. I count nine
>> configurations (excluding HF bands).
>> If eighteen coax relays seem a bit much, make a coax patch panel and
>> use coax jumpers to configure for the mode you want.
>>
> One 4-pole relay for the Tx side, and one 4-pole relay for the Rx side
> (well, you only need 3-pole since L-band is not an acceptable downlink) and
> two rotary switches to select the Rx band and the Tx band would do it. But
> wouldn't you prefer to be able to just push a button labelled "L/S" and have
> the Tx and Rx relays switched to the appropriate band positions?
> That's what I ment with innovation / homebrewing for convenient band
> switching.
>
>
>
>>> Ideally, the transverters would be dual frequency, so that you could
>>> tune to 432 terrestrial or 435 satellite; 1269 satellite or 1296
>>> terrestrial; and 2304 terrestrial or 2400 satellite.
>>>
>> With the newest xvtrs using PLL in place of xtal oscillators; this is a
>> dc switch to shift LO's. I am installing PLL's into my 1296 and 3400
>> DEMI xvtrs.
>>
> Yeah, I bought one for my 10368 MHz transverter, but haven't gotten around
> to installing it in place of the MicroLO board. I even have a 10 MHz
> rubidium standard to lock it onto the correct frequency. More projects than
> time to work on them!
>
>
>>> Newer DEMI transverters with the
>>> synthesized LO board can be configured that way, at least on the
>>> higher bands. Then you'd have not only a kick-@xx satellite system,
>>> but also an outstanding weak-signal terrestrial system.
>>>
>> DEMI is planning for PLL from VHF up (when they can get to it). PLL
>> available now 1296 and up.
>>
> That's good to know. I realized they were working down the bands in their
> quest to redesign their transverters to all work with the PLL board. I
> didn't know that they already had 1269/1296 and 2304/2400 PLL transverter
> configurations ready.
>
>
>>> Unfortunately, DEMI is once again revamping their lineup of products.
>>> Of course, this is good for us who want the latest and best, but bad
>>> for us who want something right NOW. Prices and specs are a little bit
>>> harder to obtain from DEMI right now, but I expect that the wait will be
>>>
> worth it.
>
>> Prices are announced on the webpage. Some of the xvtrs are shipping in
>> June (I have 144/28 ordered). They are shipping assembled units first,
>> then will offer kits later in the summer.
>>
> Per the web site:
>
> No prices currently listed for 6M through 70cm bands. "in redevelopment"
> No PLL models announced for 33cm and 23cm yet.
> All models from 13cm and higher frequency now listed as PLL models with
> pricing information.
>
> You may have more information than I do on that. I pretty much stay chained
> to my desk here in the sub-basement most of the day.,.
>
> 73 de W0JT
> _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
--
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
http://www.arrl.org
AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:33:21 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Stamps Auction - CONGRATULATIONS!
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4BF35C01.5050907@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
On behalf of AMSAT and as the eBay/Mission Fish manager for AMSAT, I
would like to thank Clint, K6LCS for his winning bid and Bob, WL7RD for
his 100% donation of the proceeds from this auction to AMSAT.
73...bruce
On 5/18/2010 10:21 PM, Clint Bradford wrote:
> Congrats to the winner of the eBay AMSAT stamps auction ... you can
proudly boast that you are responsible for $192.50 x 2 = US$ 385 being
donated to AMSAT!
>
> Clint, K6LCS
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
--
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
http://www.arrl.org
AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 21:00:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rodney Waln <kc0zhf@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] trip from WY to SD
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <541502.6572.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
hi all, i have been off the air for awhile after a very long move to wyDN71
from sd DN94,
some of my radios were not at the right place at the right time to do
satellites,
(long story) any way i will be trying to get back up there to get some other
stuff
this week end and plan on working satellites on the way up there, grids will
be,
?
DN-81,82 in Nebraska, DN-83,84 in?South Dakota afternoon and evening passes on
FM birds times will depend on thunder storms :-|
contacts can email details or qsl to address on qrz.com
kc0zhf
new home DN-71
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:21:31 -0700
From: Bill Ress <bill@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Stamps Auction - CONGRATULATIONS!
To: kk5do@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4BF3755B.7000304@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
My personal thanks to Clint and Bob for their consistent and generous
support of AMSAT.
Regards...Bill - N6GHz
AMSAT Board Member
Bruce wrote:
> On behalf of AMSAT and as the eBay/Mission Fish manager for AMSAT, I
> would like to thank Clint, K6LCS for his winning bid and Bob, WL7RD for
> his 100% donation of the proceeds from this auction to AMSAT.
>
> 73...bruce
>
>
> On 5/18/2010 10:21 PM, Clint Bradford wrote:
>> Congrats to the winner of the eBay AMSAT stamps auction ... you can
proudly boast that you are responsible for $192.50 x 2 = US$ 385 being
donated to AMSAT!
>>
>> Clint, K6LCS
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>>
>
>
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 08:33:51 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100
To: tosca005@xxx.xxxx "'Edward R Cole'" <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, Dee
<morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <470380.55023.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Hi Dee,
Looks a great unit, the preliminary spec is at
http://www.icomuk.co.uk/getFile.asp?categoryID=3508&cCID=16907&fFID=244
I noted the 1240 MHz band coverage goes out to 1320 MHz, be useful in the UK
as our 23cm band goes out to 1325. The incorporation of a USB port is good,
wish all rigs had one.
The only disappointment is the absence of the 70 MHz band which we now have
in much of Region 1. I look forward to the QST review which will should a
good indication how it performs in practice.
Agree the price is steep, clearly aimed at the very top of the Amateur
market, it makes the IC-910 look cheap, but there are lots of other options
for equipment for low cost satellite working.
73 Trevor M5AKA
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--- On Tue, 18/5/10, Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Date: Tuesday, 18 May, 2010, 20:30
> Satellite enthusiasts,
> To give everyone the actual Pre-release specs, I have
> attached the copy
> (specs only) of the Icom pamphlet I was offered at Dayton
> about the IC9100.
> I think that if Yaesu comes in with a $2000 version, they
> will corner the
> market-? I own 2 (yes, two) IC910's and love them but
> the price of this
> IC9100 is out there with the satellites somewhere.?
> The estimated cost of
> $4000 is out of reach for the average satellite
> enthusiast.? This is a
> hobby, not a profession...and while it looks great, the
> satellite users need
> something they can afford so they can also donate to &
> support a Launch fund
> to allow AMSAT-NA to put up another HEO bird. (One of the
> top questions to
> AMSAT at the Dayton 2010 booth while spending 14+ hours
> assisting with fund
> raising & fielding members questions.) Similar
> obstacles are being
> encountered by AMSAT-DL. Putting together a satellite our
> members have asked
> for is within sight, however, launching them is presently
> out of reach.
> AMSAT-NA is presently putting together several LEO projects
> to keep the
> spark alive.
> Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Alinco, & other manufacturers, a
> campaign for the
> launch costs for the benefit of all is needed to re-kindle
> the satellite
> spirit of yesterday. (AO-10, AO-13 and AO-40) DARA has
> started in this
> direction with their matching funds offer(Thanks).?
> Let's continue with this
> support. See you on the birds.
> 73,
> Dee, NB2F
> AMSAT Life member and Satellite enthusiast
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 11:14:34 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Contact in Newspaper
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <388359.29158.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Adam KC2WWC got some good publicity for Amateur Satellites in the Oneonta
Daily Star newspaper
http://thedailystar.com/localnews/x433570065/Oneonta-boy-broadcasts-interest-i
n-amateur-radio-with-students
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 09:27:27 -0500
From: Jonathan Guthrie <ka8kpn@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Icom 9100
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4BF3F54F.6040703@xxxxxx.xxx>
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On 05/19/2010 03:33 AM, Trevor . wrote:
> I noted the 1240 MHz band coverage goes out to 1320 MHz, be useful in the
UK as our 23cm band goes out to 1325. The incorporation of a USB port is
good, wish all rigs had one.
Expanding on the message I wrote directly to Trevor: USB is good, but I
think Ethernet would be better, and I think it should speak an
established protocol for controlling radios, like the rigctld protocol,
which is based on TCP/IP.
USB is designed to connect peripherals to a main computer, which means
that connecting to a radio using USB are going to need drivers to do it.
I expect that the radio will show up as a logical serial port, and it
will be necessary to use a protocol to communicate over that serial port
to control the radio.
On the other hand, Ethernet is for connecting separate systems together,
and since most computers speak TCP/IP over Ethernet already, it wouldn't
be necessary to create drivers to talk to the radio. It would only be
required to write applications that know how to use the protocol that
the radio knows. Since, in both cases, a protocol must be defined, the
advantage goes to Ethernet, I think. Further, if a previously defined
protocol is used then it is likely that there may be available
applications that already know how to drive the radio before the radio
is even available. I like the rigctld protocol because it's what the
program I use (gpredict) knows.
In fact, at the cost bandied about for this radio, I think it should
have 100Base-T switch built into it, although I agree with Bruce that
real information about pricing won't be known until the dealers tell us
what they're going to charge for it.
!DSPAM:117,4bf3f555170034201613473!
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 10:08:01 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS and Shuttle Silhoutte Against Sun
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <41828884-9F65-4A56-80B5-CF9964B1935E@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I just don't tire of seeing these incredible photographs.
French astro-photographer Thierry Legault captured the ISS and Space Shuttle
Atlantis 50 minutes before docking last week.
http://tinyurl.com/34hrt2m
Clint Bradford
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 17:34:51 +0900
From: Bunshiro Tamura <ja5fnx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] UNITEC-1
To: <jamsat-bb@xxxxxx.xx.xx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<moon-net@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx>, moon@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Message-ID: <20100519173450.AC31.F38621D6@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
We Launch Unitec-1 in 2010!
Unitec-1
UNITEC-1 is the world first type of deep space satellite of the university
development.
It rides together the satellite of JAXA,
named Planet-C. And it flying toward Venus.
http://www.unisec.jp/unitec-1/en/top.html
Latest Information of UNITEC-1 Operation
http://sites.google.com/site/unitec1ops/
---
JA-EME eme.dokidoki.ne.jp K.K IC Land Computer Room Bun 0894.jp
SDR-JAPAN groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/sdr-japan ja5fnx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx
bun.dokidoki.ne.jp/xoops/ Tel:+81-894-24-4457 Fax:+81-894-24-4456
Bunshiro Tamura / 824-2 Matsukaya-Ko Yawatahama Ehime 7960010 JAPAN
PGP Finger Print = 37 82 A3 94 12 14 2C 6D 54 24 B7 02 A6 FE 0B 77
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 17:53:23 +0900
From: Bunshiro Tamura <ja5fnx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] UNITEC-1 Japanses pages sorry!
To: <jamsat-bb@xxxxxx.xx.xx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<moon-net@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx>, moon@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Message-ID: <20100519175322.AC39.F38621D6@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
include Telemetry UNITEC-1.
using google translate.
http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=ja&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&e
otf=1&u=http://www.unisec.jp/unitec-1/ja/cooperation.html&sl=ja&tl=en
---
JA-EME eme.dokidoki.ne.jp K.K IC Land Computer Room Bun 0894.jp
SDR-JAPAN groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/sdr-japan ja5fnx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx
bun.dokidoki.ne.jp/xoops/ Tel:+81-894-24-4457 Fax:+81-894-24-4456
Bunshiro Tamura / 824-2 Matsukaya-Ko Yawatahama Ehime 7960010 JAPAN
PGP Finger Print = 37 82 A3 94 12 14 2C 6D 54 24 B7 02 A6 FE 0B 77
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 23:52:16 +0900
From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New FO-29 Solar Array Current Graph
To: <fwmeyer@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <5CDE8F6619EF476CA6BD72412A71D7D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-2022-jp";
reply-type=original
New FO-29 Solar Array Current Graph
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29sola.htm
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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