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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Fundraising ... (Clint Bradford)
2. Re: Is it possible to work LEO sats (FM or SSB) with antennas
in attic? (Joe Krepps)
3. RAX Decode (Vincenzo Mone)
4. FUNcubeDongle: out of the box test results (excellent !) (PA3GUO)
5. Re: Is it possible to work LEO sats (FM or SSB) with antennas
in attic? (N0JY)
6. Re: RAX Decode (Matt Bennett)
7. HAPPY NEW YEAR (iw2ndx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
8. FUNcube Dongle (Howard Long)
9. Re: RAX Decode (Mark L. Hammond)
10. Let Your Garage Charge Your Radio (Clint Bradford)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:12:14 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fundraising ...
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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CLINT >> Got some attractive "spare"accessories just taking up room in your
shack?
Get rid of 'em - by having the recipient send a couple bucks to AMSAT.
DEE >> ... Good ideas ...
EVERYBODY wins! The recipient gets a needed accessory. The recipient gets
"credit" for the
tax-deductible donation to AMSAT-NA.
And Clint's spouse is happy that there's one less thing laying 'round the
house ...
HAPPY NEW YEAR, AMSAT-BB!
Clint, K6LCS
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:34:03 -0500
From: "Joe Krepps" <occupant@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Is it possible to work LEO sats (FM or SSB)
with antennas in attic?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Question: when mounting an Arrow to a TV rotator, are the 2m elements
vertical, horizontal or ...?
Guess I better hang onto my bought-from-eBay-but-never-used ARR 432MHz
preamp!
Tnx & 73,
Joe WB3CFN <-now on the hunt for a good ol' U100 (Ka-CHUNK Ka-CHUNK
Ka-CHUNK...)
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:44:57 +0100
From: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX Decode
To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hello,
i would like to receive the RAX Satellite.
as i read on the Amsat web it is GMSK 9600 BPS.
I would like to know what to hear.
Should i hear the noise like the AO-51 bird?
What do i need to decode it?
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: 4
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 1:33:52 +0100
From: PA3GUO <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcubeDongle: out of the box test results
(excellent !)
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZGlqKPPQo
(HD video: set to 720p and Fullscreen)
YouTube video featuring the first results;
- HO68 CW
- HO68 FM
- AO51 FM
- VO52 SSB
- OOREOS 1k2 AX25 (packet radio with MixW)
Results are amazing. The FUNcubeDongle gives
results similar to the Kenwood TS2000x.
Tests are done with the dongle straight out
of the box, no tweaking.
Great achievement Howard & team !
Henk, PA3GUO, The Netherlands
http://www.pa3guo.com
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:20:00 -0600
From: N0JY <n0jy@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Is it possible to work LEO sats (FM or SSB)
with antennas in attic?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Dave,
I put my HEO setup in the attic at our new home, actually I had the
architect specifically design the attic to hold it. It works great for
the satellites that are up there now, anyway. Even on L and S band.
Our home has the foam encapsulation, so the attic has no metal "heat
barrier" or other lining and it stays a pretty comfortable 70-90 degrees
depending on the season for working on the antennas. There is a spot
where the foil covered HVAC duct runs cross the horizon of the antennas
but I haven't really noticed a big degradation of the signals by that.
Have a peek at http://www.qsl.net/n0jy/antennas.html
About 15 feet floor to ceiling (beams) to answer WB2LLP's question.
Perhaps I'll put some more detail into a Journal article if anyone is
interested?
73 and Happy New Year!
Jerry
N0JY
On 12/27/2010 8:59 PM, David Mennerich wrote:
> I have HOA rules that prevent me from putting antennas on the roof
> where I live. However, I can put antennas in the attic. I have an
> Az/El setup that I could mount up in the attic, but wanted to get some
> feedback from folks on any experience they've had working the LEO
> satellites with antennas in the attic.
>
> Thanks!
> - Dave N2TEB
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:37:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Matt Bennett <kaisermuche@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: RAX Decode
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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> Hi Enzo,
>
> We are glad to hear you are interested in tracking RAX! RAX
> beacons sound just like the noise you'd hear if you opened
> your squelch wide open. Beacon intervals are normally every
> 20 seconds. RAX is experiencing some power problems right
> now, so are keeping the beacon off most of the time to
> conserve battery life for the year ahead. I notified the BB
> earlier this month that I will post a message when we are
> beaconing regularly again.
>
> The software to auto-decode beacons can be found on our
> website at http://rax.engin.umich.edu. Mike
> Rupprecht (DK3WN) also has his own version at
http://www.dk3wn.info/software.shtml.
>
> 73,
>
> Matt Bennett
> KF6RTB
> RAX Project Manager
>
>
> --- On Wed, 12/29/10, Vincenzo Mone <vimone@xxxxx.xx>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Vincenzo Mone <vimone@xxxxx.xx>
> > Subject: [amsat-bb]? RAX Decode
> > To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> > Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 12:44 PM
> > Hello,
> > i would like to receive the RAX Satellite.
> > as i read on the Amsat web it is GMSK 9600 BPS.
> > I would like to know what to hear.
> > Should i hear the noise like the AO-51 bird?
> > What do i need to decode it?
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > 73 de Enzo IK8OZV
> > EasyLog 5 BetaTester
> > EasyLog PDA BetaTester
> > WinBollet BetaTester
> > D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
> > Skype: ik8ozv8520
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ? ? ? **********************************
> > ? ? ? *******? ? GSM? +39 338
> > 9749786? ? *******
> > ? ? ? ******? ?
> > ???SMS? +39 338 9749786? ?
> > ???******
> > ? ? ? *****? ? ? ?
> > ? FAX? +39 328 7244294? ? ? ?
> > ? *****
> > ? ? ? ***? ? ? ? ?
> > 2nd e-mail: vimone@xxx.xxx
> > ? ? ? ? ***
> > ? ? ? *********************************
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx.
> > Opinions expressed are those of the author.
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>
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:06:24 +0100 (CET)
From: <iw2ndx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HAPPY NEW YEAR
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
de IW2NDX (Stefano)
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:43:20 -0000
From: "Howard Long" <howard@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Dongle
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Folks
Henk PA3GUO has kindly put up a video of his FUNcube Dongle in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZGlqKPPQo
The FUNcube Dongle was originally developed for educational outreach as part
of the ground segment for the FUNcube satellite. However we realised it can
be used for many other applications as well, so AMSAT-UK developed a Pro
version too.
We sold out in just over a minute on the first batch about ten days ago. We
have some more on stream that will be available from 20:00UTC on Sunday 2
January 2011. You can order them here: http://www.funcubedongle.com
A proportion of the sales of the FUNcube Dongle goes to support AMSAT-UK's
FUNcube satellite (http://www.funcube.org.uk).
Season's greetings & 73, Howard G6LVB
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:10:47 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: RAX Decode
To: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone@xxxxx.xx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <pSAr1f00G56cfur05SArxu@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Enzo,
A regular 9600 baud modem (same one you use on AO-51) will work fine.
When it's ON, the beacons sound like a short packet burst from AO-51 (or any
other 9600 source).
73!
Mark N8MH
At 09:44 PM 12/29/2010 +0100, you wrote:
>Hello,
>i would like to receive the RAX Satellite.
>as i read on the Amsat web it is GMSK 9600 BPS.
>I would like to know what to hear.
>Should i hear the noise like the AO-51 bird?
>What do i need to decode it?
>Thanks in advance
>
>73 de Enzo IK8OZV
>EasyLog 5 BetaTester
>EasyLog PDA BetaTester
>WinBollet BetaTester
>D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
>Skype: ik8ozv8520
>
>
>
>
> **********************************
> ******* GSM +39 338 9749786 *******
> ****** SMS +39 338 9749786 ******
> ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 *****
> *** 2nd e-mail: vimone@xxx.xx ***
> *********************************
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>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
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:05:36 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Let Your Garage Charge Your Radio
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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This has to be one of the most unique radio-charging setups I have ever
heard of. Gene KJ6BRR privately emailed me earlier this week, asking me what
I thought of his setup.
He owns an FT-60R. He rarely uses it - and doesn't carry it around with him.
An occasional event or drill - that's all. But he wants it 100% charged and
ready to go when he DOES need it. Here's what he has done.
He built a little "charge station" shelf in the garage, and hooked up the
FT-60's wall wart to the garage door opener's AC outlet. And every time the
garage door is opened - four times a day - the radio received four-minute
charges.
He also performs a "cycling" of his battery pack every 60 days (running the
radio until it won't power on, then charging).
After a year-and-a-half of this, his voltage indication is still quite high.
When he performs his "cycling," the pack seems to not have lost a bit of
capacity.
He asked me for my opinion of the setup. "Wonderfully innovative ... slick
... and it WORKS for you ... " are phrases that immediately came to my mind.
NOT for EVERYone - but for Gene's life with his FT-60R, he is ready to go at
a moment's notice!
Clint Bradford
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