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Today's Topics:
1. How to work SO-67 with a TS-790E (Vincenzo Mone)
2. HRD Rotator Program (Merle Olmsted)
3. Re: HRD Rotator Program (P.H.)
4. AO-7 mode Switch time (Bob- W7LRD)
5. WAS (Peter Portanova)
6. Satellite WAS # 323 (Loren)
7. Re: Satellite WAS # 323 (John Neeley)
8. Re: AO-7 mode Switch time (Howard Kowall)
9. Re: WAS (John Neeley)
10. Re: How to work SO-67 with a TS-790E (Mark L. Hammond)
11. Re: SO-50 pass over FN42 at 12:25a local / 0525Z (Chris Danis)
12. will operate tonight's SO-50 pass over FN42 at 2342 EST /
0442 Z (Chris Danis)
13. DN34/35 and DN24/25 (KERRY LA*DUKE)
14. Re: will operate tonight's SO-50 pass over FN42 at 2342 EST /
0442 Z (Chris Danis)
15. WAS (Bob Herrell)
16. Re: AO-7 mode Switch time (Bob Herrell)
17. solar flare earth bound (wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxxx
18. Re: will operate tonight's SO-50 pass over FN42 at 2342 EST /
0442 Z (Jeremy Kiehner)
19. Re: AO-7 Mode A Antennas (John Neeley)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:32:51 +0100
From: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] How to work SO-67 with a TS-790E
To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi folks,
tonight for the first time i heard SO-67
and with difficult I could work TA7OM.
Checking the frequencies on the Amsa.org site,
I can read that on the uplink I have to use
FM NARROW.
I own a ts-790E and would like to know how to set the FM NARROW
Or do I need a filter?
If I need a filter what it is the name?
Thanks in advance
73 de Enzo IK8OZV
EasyLog 5 BetaTester
EasyLog PDA BetaTester
WinBollet BetaTester
D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:58:35 -0500
From: Merle Olmsted <mlolmsted@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HRD Rotator Program
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Has anyone successfully used the HRD rotator program to drive the LVB
tracker? Is so, what rotator listing in the HRD rotator list did you use?
Merle, AA4QE
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:07:59 +0000
From: "P.H." <pholmes102@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HRD Rotator Program
To: Merle Olmsted <mlolmsted@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi Merle,
LVB uses GS-232 protocol. Refer to http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/LVBTracker/
Hope this helps
73
MI3EPN
Pete
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Merle Olmsted <mlolmsted@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Has anyone successfully used the HRD rotator program to drive the LVB
> tracker? Is so, what rotator listing in the HRD rotator list did you use?
> Merle, AA4QE
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:28:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 mode Switch time
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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FYI-AO-7 switched from mode B to A right at 2321Z.? Right in the middle of a
qso.? The old bucket of bolts seems to pretty good time.
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:27:17 -0500
From: Peter Portanova <roic@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WAS
To: k7cwq <lorenrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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Loren,
What a noteworthy achievement, and a shinning example for others who believe
a big antenna and power is sometimes what it takes. I'm sure you have many
"driveway stories" to share, please consider an AMSAT article on your
exploits!
Congratulations.
73- Pete
WB2OQQ
www.massapequanyweather.com
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:29:13 -0800
From: "Loren" <lorenrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite WAS # 323
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <93AE16A68BB94056821101387CBEBA40@xxxxxxxxx>
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I have received Satellite WAS #323 from ARRL.
And I am jazzed. My first contact was on 11-6-2009,
with K8YSE. All of my contacts have been with an HT
and an Arrow, from my driveway. I would like to thank
all the hams who sent the cards that allowed me to
get this award.
I have needed help in this pursuit, and have been
fortunate to get help and good advice from a number
of Sat Ops. I need to go and pick up a frame.
Thanks again.
73
Loren
k7cwq
CN94
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:40:32 -0800 (PST)
From: John Neeley <w6zkh@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Satellite WAS # 323
To: Loren <lorenrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <416182.30783.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
WTG Loren......geez we just talked about this yesterday, you must have been on
the fast track from ARRL, hi...
John W6ZKH
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From: Loren <lorenrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Fri, November 12, 2010 4:29:13 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite WAS # 323
I have received Satellite WAS #323 from ARRL.
And I am jazzed. My first contact was on 11-6-2009,
with K8YSE. All of my contacts have been with an HT
and an Arrow, from my driveway. I would like to thank
all the hams who sent the cards that allowed me to
get this award.
I have needed help in this pursuit, and have been
fortunate to get help and good advice from a number
of Sat Ops. I need to go and pick up a frame.
Thanks again.
73
Loren
k7cwq
CN94
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:47:47 -0600
From: "Howard Kowall" <hkowall@xxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 mode Switch time
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hello
Yes I also herd this
Scared me I just set up a new antenna system,thought something on my end
packed it in.
Thanks for the info Bob
Howard
VE4ISP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 5:28 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 mode Switch time
>
>
>
>
>
> FYI-AO-7 switched from mode B to A right at 2321Z. Right in the middle of
> a qso. The old bucket of bolts seems to pretty good time.
>
> 73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:41:32 -0800 (PST)
From: John Neeley <w6zkh@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: WAS
To: Peter Portanova <roic@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, k7cwq
<lorenrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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Tell them how cold it was yesterday morning in the dark, Loren....hi hi...
John W6ZKH
________________________________
From: Peter Portanova <roic@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: k7cwq <lorenrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Fri, November 12, 2010 4:27:17 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] WAS
Loren,
What a noteworthy achievement, and a shinning example for others who believe a
big antenna and power is sometimes what it takes. I'm sure you have many
"driveway stories" to share, please consider an AMSAT article on your
exploits!
Congratulations.
73- Pete
WB2OQQ
www.massapequanyweather.com
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:16:44 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: How to work SO-67 with a TS-790E
To: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone@xxxxx.xx>, "Amsat - BBs"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Enzo,
I have a TS-790A. As far I can tell and remember, only CW mode on the MAIN
band offers a choice of "narrow."
I think about the best you can do is keep the microphone gain low and see if
that helps.
73,
Mark N8MH
At 09:32 PM 11/12/2010 +0100, Vincenzo Mone wrote:
>Hi folks,
>tonight for the first time i heard SO-67
>and with difficult I could work TA7OM.
>Checking the frequencies on the Amsa.org site,
>I can read that on the uplink I have to use
>FM NARROW.
>I own a ts-790E and would like to know how to set the FM NARROW
>Or do I need a filter?
>If I need a filter what it is the name?
>Thanks in advance
>
>73 de Enzo IK8OZV
>EasyLog 5 BetaTester
>EasyLog PDA BetaTester
>WinBollet BetaTester
>D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
>Skype: ik8ozv8520
>
>
>
>
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:19:31 -0500
From: Chris Danis <cdanis@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SO-50 pass over FN42 at 12:25a local / 0525Z
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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First of all: thanks to everyone who replied, on-list or off, for all the
helpful comments, kind welcomes, and offers for skeds. What a great group!
Early yesterday evening I listened for a pass of AO-51 and then another one
of the FM birds, forget which. (I had only planned on the first, but the
second came overhead almost immediately afterwards while I was still
outside.) Again, didn't hear anything. I had to give up on working sats
for the day after that; it was time for my weekly poker group.
Tonight I got home from work too late for any passes (well, at least ones
>12 degrees of elevation). But I noticed a few things:
* the SWR of the 70cm section was really high. I don't have any absolute
measurements -- the only SWR "meter" I have good at 70cm is the one built in
to the FT817ND -- but it was practically full scale.
* occasionally it jumped down and then back up if I shook the antenna.
So I desoldered the coax. Then I noticed I hadn't gotten the dimensions of
the driven element quite right -- I had bent the brass rod into a tighter
corner than WA5VJB specifies -- about 3/4" instead of 1". So I bent and
un-bent and re-bent things for a while until I wound up much closer to 1".
After I re-soldered, I'm now seeing 0 bars of SWR on the '817 in the
vicinity of 435MHz. Hopefully this was the issue, and not just *a* issue...
My full setup is:
FT817ND with internal battery
poorly-constructed WA5VJB yagi, 2el on 2m, 4el on 70cm, elements made of
brass hobby rod and each band mounted perpendicular (Arrow-style)
no diplexer, just using both antenna ports on the 817. (May soon try 817+HT
for full-duplex.)
on an Android phone: HamSatDroid for tracking, Compass app, and Voice
Recorder
vy 73! and thanks again!
-chris N2YYZ
FN42
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:45:30 -0500
From: Chris Danis <cdanis@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] will operate tonight's SO-50 pass over FN42 at
2342 EST / 0442 Z
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx Rick Tejera <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>, Jeremy
Kiehner <kb3dlp@xxxxx.xxx>
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I'm really hankering to make some satellite contacts ASAP. Looks like the
last workable pass of the evening over my location is for SO-50 at 23:42
EST, or 04:42 UTC. Looks like a nice pass, 60+ degrees max elevation. I'll
be giving it a shot.
Rick and Jeremy, I cc'd you because you offered a sked. Sorry for the late
notice! If you can't make this time, don't worry at all -- I'll be trying
again over the weekend, and will give more than an hour's heads-up next
time. And Rick, I *think* the first few minutes of the pass has you in the
footprint, but I'm not sure.
Thanks again, all! & 73
-chris N2YYZ
FN42
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:41:08 -0700
From: KERRY LA*DUKE <kladuke1144@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DN34/35 and DN24/25
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <COL117-W1449F5CD792EFCA836DA93BC340@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
All,
I plan to operate from DN24,25,34,35 starting with the AO27 pass at
1950Z on November13, 2010. I will operate AO27, SO50, AO51. HO68 may be in
FM mode on Sunday. There is a possibility I will be operating on some
earlier passes on November 13 depending on travel time. I wil try and
operate some passes on November 14 starting with AO51 at 1247Z. I will be
in DN35 first, then try and operate from the gridline of DN24/34 and
finally, in DN25. I may operate some from DN36 also.
73
WC7V
Kerry
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:16:33 -0500
From: Chris Danis <cdanis@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: will operate tonight's SO-50 pass over FN42 at
2342 EST / 0442 Z
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
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Wow ! It worked!
This time the only thing holding me back was lack of operator skill. Jerry
W0SAT was on SO-50. I know he copied at least my suffix and my grid square.
Unfortunately I don't think we managed to complete a QSO -- I lost the
satellite while it was directly overhead and never heard my signal report.
What a rush. I'll definitely be on the birds tomorrow.
vy 73!
-chris N2YYZ
FN42
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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:21:01 -0600
From: Bob Herrell <aj5c@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WAS
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4CDE203D.90200@xxx.xxx>
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Congratulations Loren, K7CWQ for receiving Satellite WAS #323. Excellent!!!
73,
Bob Herrell...AJ5C
Satellite WAS #321
Satellite VUCC #203
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Message: 16
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:24:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Bob Herrell <nk7i@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 mode Switch time
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <200995.7963.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
It startled me too. I was in QSO with W7LRD and it just went dead. Then I
looked
at the time and thought it may have switched over to Mode A. Yep, it did!
73,
Bob
AJ5C
ex-NK7I
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From: Howard Kowall <hkowall@xxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Fri, November 12, 2010 6:47:47 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 mode Switch time
Hello
Yes I also herd this
Scared me I just set up a new antenna system,thought something on my end
packed it in.
Thanks for the info Bob
Howard
VE4ISP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 5:28 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 mode Switch time
>
>
>
>
>
> FYI-AO-7 switched from mode B to A right at 2321Z. Right in the middle of
> a qso. The old bucket of bolts seems to pretty good time.
>
> 73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 17
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:53:54 +0000 (UTC)
From: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] solar flare earth bound
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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EARTH-DIRECTED ERUPTION: Active sunspot 1123 erupted during the early hours
of Nov. 12th, producing a C4-class solar flare and apparently hurling a
filament of material in the general direction of Earth. Click on the image
to play a three and a half hour (0000 - 0330 UT) time lapse movie of the
event:
from space weather.com
WA4HFN Damon
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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:25:47 -0500
From: Jeremy Kiehner <kb3dlp@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: will operate tonight's SO-50 pass over FN42 at
2342 EST / 0442 Z
To: Chris Danis <cdanis@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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Congrats! Yes that first contact is a rush without a doubt! I just started
myself little more than a month ago, and the rush is still there! Biggest
rush thus far for me was the ISS crew contact using simplex, to Col Doug
Wheelock. Hope to hear you on the birds soon! I'll be working passes as I
can as well this weekend.
73,
Jeremy
KB3DLP / FM19
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 13, 2010, at 12:16 AM, Chris Danis <cdanis@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Wow ! It worked!
>
> This time the only thing holding me back was lack of operator skill. Jerry
> W0SAT was on SO-50. I know he copied at least my suffix and my grid square.
> Unfortunately I don't think we managed to complete a QSO -- I lost the
> satellite while it was directly overhead and never heard my signal report.
>
> What a rush. I'll definitely be on the birds tomorrow.
>
> vy 73!
> -chris N2YYZ
> FN42
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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:36:58 -0800 (PST)
From: John Neeley <w6zkh@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode A Antennas
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <319079.13751.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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In my reference to my thread of last month concerning what folks were using
for
AO-7 Mode A RX antennas (29.45mhz), just about everyone had a different type,
from CB mobile whips to Cubical Quads. In my quest to build something simple,
that I hoped would fit my property footprint, I came up with a Vertical Wire
Dipole, housed inside some PVC which is mounted against the wooden property
fence. This antenna has seemed to work fairly well, and I've had numerous
contacts using it. It seems to fit my bill and wallet also. No preamp is
used
at the antenna, which I am sure would/could help some, as only feeding this
antenna with 50' of RG-58/u coax to the FT-847 transceiver. I have noticed
that
sometimes I hear the other station quite well, whereas I just barely can
hear my
own signal coming back on the downlink. I really think this is due to my
uplink
antenna which consists of just a single Arrow with the 2m elements in the
horizontal plane. Unknown if it would improve if vertical, but too it could
be
a problem from RH to LH polarization, which I noticed when I still had my
KLM's
(which I should have never let go....). Anyway, for those looking for an easy
downlink Mode A antenna, this vertical seems to fit the bill, at least for me.
photo at: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/W6ZKHJOHN/NewImage.jpg
John W6ZKH
DM06
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