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Today's Topics:
1. 2.4 Gh /2 Meter Down converter for sale UEK 3000 (Mike Miller)
2. September Mini Gridexpedition (Zachary Beougher)
3. Equipment/ for Sale Cleaning out shack (Mike Miller)
4. ISS keps (Larry Gerhardstein)
5. KR500 bearings (Bob- W7LRD)
6. Re: KR500 bearings (Jim Jerzycke)
7. DCC Forum Schedule Announced for ARRL/TAPR Digital
Communications Conference, Portland, OR September 24 - 26
(Mark Thompson)
8. New to APRS (Clint Bradford)
9. Re: New to APRS (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
10. Re: New to APRS (Clint Bradford)
11. Re: New to APRS (ALEJANDRO HP1COO)
12. Re: ISS keps (Pughkeithd@xx.xxxx
13. Re: KR500 bearings (Patrick)
14. Re: AO-7 Logbook Website Contact - Other (john hackett)
15. Re: New to APRS (Alan P. Biddle)
16. Re: ISS keps (Dave Taylor)
17. Droid Sat Program (joe barkley)
18. SatPC32 & Easy Com (Lawn, Richard)
19. Re: SatPC32 & Easy Com (Mark L. Hammond)
20. DN20 Nevada (Lee Ernstrom)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:28:03 -0500
From: "Mike Miller" <mmiller@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2.4 Gh /2 Meter Down converter for sale UEK 3000
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000f01cb5902$56bb8e50$0432aaf0$@xxx>
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Have a nice UEK 3000 2.4 Ghz / 2 meter downconverter.by SSB asking $275
.+ shipping
Also have 2 meter cross yagi 14C by M2 and arrow 70cm 14 element cross
yagi.wired for RHC polarization
Mike Miller KA5SMA
615 545 6035
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:57:15 -0400
From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] September Mini Gridexpedition
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <SNT111-DS4A27BDC585BEC59A6A180B37E0@xxx.xxx>
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Hi All,
First off I wanted to say thank you for all the QSOs during my mini
gridexpedition to Colorado! I made 138 QSOs on 21 passes from 3 grids in
Colorado and 3 in Kansas - EM08 (KS) mobile on the way out, DM78, DN70 and
DN60 portable in Colorado and EM08, EM19 and EM29 mobile in Kansas on the
way back. Hopefully I got some of you a couple new grids. I have already
received several QSL requests, and I will respond to these as soon as I get
the cards in. Unfortunately, the cards will probably not be in from UX5UO
print for 4-5 weeks. I will try to send out an email when I have a better
ETA. If you would like a QSL, please send your request to my address listed
on QRZ.com. An SASE would also be appreciated to help defray postage costs.
Operating conditions were very favorable for the most part of the trip.
Interference from mountains was very minimal, and the weather was fantastic!
I did not do much operating at the beginning of the trip, only the mobile
operating in EM08. We arrived on Friday and spent the next couple nights at
an RV resort south of Colorado Springs. On Saturday we ventured up to
Pike's Peak (DM78), and I was able to operate one AO27 pass before we had to
go down due to the thin air. My Mom overheard the interesting conclusions
people were coming to as to what I was doing - "He is a Ham Radio operator";
"He is with the Air Force Academy"; "He is talking to the world". I thought
these were pretty good.
The following day (Sunday) I was able to get on from DM78 for a second time
on an early morning SO50 pass. It was nice to be able to work a few of the
eastern stations along with K8YSE/p who was doing a satellite demo at the
Findlay hamfest.
Sunday afternoon we traveled up to Estes Park in the Rocky Mountain Park and
setup camp for the night at a park campground. Operating became a little
more consistent over the next few days from DN70 with 13 of the 21 passes
being done from this grid.
On Wednesday we took a little side trip down to Grandby on the southern side
of the park to do a DN60 grid activation. I really wanted to do the DN70/60
boundary, but there was no suitable place to operate along Rt. 40. We ended
up driving about a mile into DN60 before taking a gravel back road (and I
mean back road) up into public land in the hills in search of a higher spot
to operate. Just to give you an idea of how back road-ish it was, there
were cow skeletons along the road. It was true "cowboy country". Anyway,
we found a spot about a mile up the road and got set up about 45 minutes
before the AO27 pass at 1929z. This enabled me to get on the 1905z HO68
pass and work a few stations. Four contacts were made on HO68 with 21 on
AO27. I hope that everyone that wanted this grid was able to get it. I
wanted to stay longer, but we needed to get back across the mountains (which
is a 2 hour trip) before dark.
Operating continued from DN70 until we left on Friday. Friday evening I was
able to get on AO27 from EM08, SO50 from EM19 and AO51 from EM29 (KS side).
It was really fun to be able to work into the birds with a quarter wave
mounted on the van roof. I could only hear between approximately 35-75
degrees which kept operating mobile short, but it was fun to make a few more
QSOs using different equipment.
Videos of the Pike's Peak operating and the DN60 grid activation have been
uploaded to YouTube (look under KD8KSN), and to my QRZ page as well. The
footage was not the best, but it gives you an idea of how high Pike's Peak
is, and how remote the DN60 activation was. Pictures have also been
uploaded to my QRZ page.
Thanks again to everyone who supported me during this trip, and for all the
contacts! I certainly hope to return to more rare grids in the future.
73!
Zack
KD8KSN
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:43:26 -0500
From: "Mike Miller" <mmiller@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Equipment/ for Sale Cleaning out shack
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000001cb5915$4087fbb0$c197f310$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
KR 500 Elevation Rotor with manual and control box $225
Alliance HD 73 Rotor with manual and control box (rebuilt in 2004)-$85
Diamond S 100 Watt Meter 1.5 to 60 mhz- $50
Diamond S 400 Watt Meter 140-500 mhz- $100
225 ft ? inch Hard Line with N-Connectors-$175
Heil PR 20 microphone-never used still in box
With yaesu cable---------------------------------- $85
DL 650 Dummy Load--------------------------------$20
BFS-1 Dx Engineering Beverage Receive System --$20
Mike Miller KA5SMA
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:44:18 -0600
From: Larry Gerhardstein <gerhardstein@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS keps
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4C97F1D2.1080205@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Is there a special or alternate keps for ISS? Today I listened to
NA1SS and when Col. Doug reported a QTH of North Dakota, my SatPC32 was
displaying them at about Indiana. Still was able to copy them over my
12 degree hill when SatPC32 was reporting them over the Atlantic coast
line. I had just done an update.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:54:48 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] KR500 bearings
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<1521869722.1339968.1285026888387.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xxx
xxxx.xxx>
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Hi-I am looking for a supplier of bearings and the support for them for the
KR500 el rotor.? I called Vertex and they're not sure if the bearings are
the same as the current 5400/5500 series.? The Kenpro product line is no
longer in production.
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:23:27 +0000
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: KR500 bearings
To: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4C97FAFF.7010502@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
On 09/20/2010 11:54 PM, Bob- W7LRD wrote:
>
> Hi-I am looking for a supplier of bearings and the support for them for
the KR500 el rotor. I called Vertex and they're not sure if the bearings
are the same as the current 5400/5500 series. The Kenpro product line is no
longer in production.
>
> 73 Bob W7LRD
>
> Seattle
> _______________________________________________
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If you have a bearing ball in good condition, measure it and see if
Small Parts has replacements in the correct size.
http://www.smallparts.com/s/ref=sp_search?searchNodeID=16310161&keywords=steel
+balls&x=0&y=0&Action=submit
Jim KQ6EA
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:49:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark Thompson <wb9qzb_groups@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DCC Forum Schedule Announced for ARRL/TAPR Digital
Communications Conference, Portland, OR September 24 - 26
To: digitalradio@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx DigitalModes@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
APRS@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx soft_radio@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
SDRlist@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx wl2kemcomm@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
WINMOR@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx dstar_digital@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
D-STAR_23cm@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx Ham-ATV@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
hspacket@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
PSK_VHF_UHF_HAMRADIO@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <53698.55728.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
The ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communication Conference)
will be in Portland, OR on September 24 - 26.
TAPR is the national digital ham organization and the DCC is the annual
conference.
?
The DCC Forum Schedule has been published & is available at:
www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC_2010_Schedule2010-09-17.pdf
As you will see there is something for everyone at the DCC including Technical
Presentations & Papers
covering Digital Voice, Digital Amateur Television, Softwware Defined Radio &
Digital Data and also Introductory Presentations.
The Saturday night banquet speaker will be Dr. Nathan ?Chip? Cohen, W1YW.
Yaesu has contributed a VX-8DR HT as a major banquet prize. There will be
other
prizes as well.
More details about the banquet at: www.tapr.org/dcc#banquet
?
The Sunday morning Seminar will be conducted by Rick Muething, KN6KB and
will cover DSP Tools, Techniques, and Tricks.
More information about the Sunday seminar at: www.tapr.org/dcc#seminar
?
Complete information about the DCC is available at: www.tapr.org/dcc
?
We hope many of you can attend the DCC this year.
You can follow TAPR activities on Facebook & Twitter at
TAPR's Facebook Profile at: www.facebook.com/TAPRDigital &
TAPR'S Facebook Fan Page at: www.facebook.com/pages/TAPR/116614778354245
and on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/TAPRDigital
?
The Summer 2010 edition of the TAPR PSR Journal is now available at:
www.tapr.org/psr/psr112.pdf
73, Mark, WB9QZB
TAPR Board Member
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Try this for starters. http://www.aprs.org/
Dave - KB1PVH
Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID
On Sep 20, 2010 11:46 PM, "Clint Bradford" <clintbradford@xxx.xxx> wrote:
Say you ran into someone who was really APRS-illiterate. But say this ham
attended, for example, a local ham convention over the weekend, and met the
fine folks at Byonics. Further say this ham picked up a TinyTrak4, display,
GPS receiver, and associated radio cabling - hooked it all up - and is
receiving packet info.
What book/manual/text would you recommend to this fictitious ham to learn
more about this exciting aspect of amateur radio?
Please let me know ... and I will make sure to read --- er, I mean, I'll be
sure to pass on the info to this ham.
Clint, K6LCS
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:53:33 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New to APRS
To: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <83643FB6-F996-441A-B373-471210199DB4@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>> ... aprs.org ...
I have been there for a while tonight ...
Looking for the basics. "Intro to APRS" / "APRS for Dummies" kind of stuff.
I think I may have found it in one of Bob's PowerPoint presentations he has
online.
YES - Bob's APRS site does, indeed, have a wealth of information. But, man,
I just NEED some basics before I can understand what this is all about.
Ooops - gave it away that *I* am the APRS-illiterate one ... (grin)
Clint
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:16:16 -0500
From: "ALEJANDRO HP1COO" <hp1coo@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New to APRS
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <004a01cb5943$bcb831e0$362895a0$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Go to this page <http://aprs.fi/> http://aprs.fi/ and look for APRS
activity in your area, chances are you are already on the map!
Take a look at the last 12 hours, you will see the path of moving vehicles.
If you put the pointer on one of the dots, you will see the path the signal
follows maybe crossing one or two digipeaters before arriving into the
gateway to be transferred to the internet.
Nothing like real data to understand how the system works!
Regards,
Alejandro HP1COO, yes from PANAMA
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:46:58 EDT
From: Pughkeithd@xx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS keps
To: gerhardstein@xxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsatexplained what I was doing, they gave me the
bearings I needed for free. The guy said it sounded interesting and
since I did not need that many, he was more than happy to let me have them.
Worth a try if you have a distributor nearby.
Patrick
KA4ZNU
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:28:00 +0200
From: john hackett <la2qaa@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Logbook Website Contact - Other
To: <dj8dt@xxxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <BAY144-W21AC6B91A276AD18010629817F0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
DJ8DT,
I stopped maintaining the AO-7 log 2 years ago. I'm now the local
area coordinator (Northern Europe) for HO-68.
To edit your own entries click on the spyglass at the the left hand side of
the screen and follow the on-screen instructions.
73 John. <la2qaa@xxxxx.xxx>
..............................................................................
..............................................................................
.........................
> Subject: AO-7 Logbook Website Contact - Other
> To: emily@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx la2qaa@xxxxxxx.xxx
> From: postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:40:37 -0700
>
>
>
> The following message was received from the AO-7 Logbook website on 20
Sep, 2010 at 08:40
>
> Email: dj8dt @xxxx.xxxxxxxxxx for Contact: Other
>
> Message Text:
> Dear OM,
>
> tell me please, how I can edit the AO-7 log to correct
> my entries ?
>
> 73 de DJ8DT
>
>
>
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:04:25 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New to APRS
To: "'Clint Bradford'" <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT BB'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <D3FF678641EF4BD89D97CD263620A46E@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Clint,
I have been looking for a reference like that for some time, but as someone
else has mentioned, there really doesn't seem to be an "APRS for Dummies" to
recommend. Recently the area where I live "discovered" APRS, and it required
a bit of effort to keep some of the more enthusiastic members from going off
into the weeds. WB4APR's site is the best in that it is the most current
and accurate. One thing to watch for is that there have been some changes
as the technology evolves, but there are a lot to references which include
old data. For instance, the paths used to include terms such as RELAY and
WIDE. These have been replaced with WIDE1-1 and WIDEN-n. You will still
see excellent discussions in most aspects which have the old information on
paths.
Fortunately the basics are easy to pick up by osmosis. I would suggest
subscribing to the TT4 mailing list for specific information, and the TAPR
APRS mailing list for general infvention over the weekend, and met the
fine folks at Byonics. Further say this ham picked up a TinyTrak4, display,
GPS receiver, and associated radio cabling - hooked it all up - and is
receiving packet info.
What book/manual/text would you recommend to this fictitious ham to learn
more about this exciting aspect of amateur radio?
Please let me know ... and I will make sure to read --- er, I mean, I'll be
sure to pass on the info to this ham.
Clint, K6LCS
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:10:18 -0400
From: Dave Taylor <dave.w8aas@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS keps
To: amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <8EAD6360-72B8-46AE-A00C-65A1433D602B@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
I noticed that over the weekend. He reported being over the junction
of Lakes Huron and Erie, when the tracking program showed him over the
east coast. I think he's just looking out the window at an angle
rather than straight down.
Dave Taylor, W8AAS
ARISS team member
AMSAT #8974
On Sep 20, 2010, at 7:44 PM, Larry Gerhardstein wrote:
> Is there a special or alternate keps for ISS? Today I listened to
> NA1SS and when Col. Doug reported a QTH of North Dakota, my SatPC32
> was
> displaying them at about Indiana. Still was able to copy them over my
> 12 degree hill when SatPC32 was reporting them over the Atlantic coast
> line. I had just done an update.
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the
> author.
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> program!
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:53:19 -0400
From: joe barkley <jbarkley@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Droid Sat Program
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4C989CAF.7040006@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hi All,
I found the hamsat droid program, but wondered
if there was one out there that could show multiple
Sats and info.
Tnx es 73,
Joe
KI4TZ
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:55:31 -0400
From: "Lawn, Richard" <RLawn@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 & Easy Com
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <C8BE2383.3E978%rlawn@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Can anyone tell me if SatPC32 works with Easy Com style rotor interfaces?
Rick
W2JAZ
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Message: 19
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:19:36 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 & Easy Com
To: "Lawn, Richard" <RLawn@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<AANLkTimiMRa=+U0CxWhvLwUmAUsRWKPg1ZhA0Xczjn+B@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Hi Rick,
Yes it does, and it works well. If you tell SatPC32 that you have a
SAEBRTrackbox tracker, it will use the EasyComm I communication
protocols.
73,
Mark N8MH (co-creater of SAEBTrack tracker)
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Lawn, Richard <RLawn@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if SatPC32 works with Easy Com style rotor interfaces?
> Rick
> W2JAZ
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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--
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 20
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:30:07 -0600
From: "Lee Ernstrom" <iamsavedbygrace@x.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DN20 Nevada
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP15429FE6AF039E3461FA63EAD7F0@xxx.xxx>
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