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Today's Topics:
1. Surplus cavity bandpass filters from the AO-10 era?
(Bill Dzurilla)
2. searching advice on low pass filter for 146 MHz
(Werner Kullmann, HB9BNK)
3. Re: Sat32PC Question (Mark L. Hammond)
4. Hector CO6CBF EL92 (John Papay)
5. Re: Sat32PC Question (Alan P. Biddle)
6. Using Yaesu VX-3R on the FM Birds (Ronald Nutter)
7. Re: Contest - AMSAT-NA Wins! (Clint Bradford)
8. PayPal Widget (Zachary Beougher)
9. VX-3R on FM Sats (Clint Bradford)
10. Re: searching advice on low pass filter for 146 MHz (Steve Meuse)
11. Re: Using Yaesu VX-3R on the FM Birds
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
12. PayPal Embed Code (Clint Bradford)
13. VX-3 on FM Sats (Clint Bradford)
14. Re: Hector CO6CBF EL92 (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:00:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Surplus cavity bandpass filters from the AO-10
era?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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In attempting to make a list of ham equipment I have owned in the past, I
recalled with fondness a surplus cavity bandpass filter I used with OSCAR
10. At the time, in the 1980s, these were cheap and quite popular with
satellite users. I was living in downtown New Orleans, and the filter,
which was mounted at the antenna next to the mast-mounted preamp, totally
eliminated my problems with birdies and local cross-mod.
Does anyone recall this filter and perhaps have a photo or info?
73, Bill NZ5N
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:15:51 +0200
From: "Werner Kullmann, HB9BNK" <hb9bnk@xxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] searching advice on low pass filter for 146 MHz
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4DB84F47.5030000@xxxx.xx>
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What an amazing responsetime on this list !
(post the question, go shopping, find valuable advice !)
thank you all very much !
It will be a few days, until I can get at the antenna. I will
report my findings here
Thanks and
73 Werner, HB9BNK
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:21:58 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Sat32PC Question
To: George Henry <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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FYI---Win7 puts files elsewhere...check:
C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32
73,
Mark N8MH
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:16 PM, George Henry <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> The SatPC32 main program files are in C:\Program Files\SatPC32, and the data
> files are in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
> Data\SatPC32.? Don't know about the WispDDE files.
>
> George, KA3HSW
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Paul Delaney - K6HR <paul.hamradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
>> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
>> Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 12:27:59 AM
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat32PC Question
>>
>>
>> I am using SatPC32 with WispDDE and all was working fine before an
>> unexpected shutdown on my PC. I think some files were corrupted. When I
>> uninstall both programs and reinstall them I notice the previous settings
>> are still there. Can anyone tell me where the files are located? I'd like
to
>> remove them so I can install from scratch.
>>
>> As these programs are running now they no longer tune the radio.
>> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Paul Delaney - K6HR
>> paul.hamradio@xxxxxxx.xxx
>> http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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--
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:59:53 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hector CO6CBF EL92
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hector, CO6CBF, made his first satellite QSO back on
January 27th, 2011 on the AO-51 satellite. He didn't
have much help getting started but he read and built an
antenna and made that contact after he could successfully
hear others on the satellite.
I've only worked 3 Cuban stations, CO8TW in FL20, CO5LU in EL93
and Hector CO6CBF in EL92. EL92 is rare. I did not have it and
neither did KO4MA, K6YK or NI7P/exN7SFI. I sent the card to
Hector before I did any research on the mail issues. It turns
out that mail from Cuba to the USA has been suspended by the
Cuban government due to delays with our TSA screening incoming
mail. Cuba feels that this delay is unacceptable. You would
think that mail from the USA to Cuba would be refused also but
that is not the case. Hector reported being very surprised to
receive a card from me with an IRC in tact. The mail from the
USA to Cuba works. Sending IRC's is acceptable. Green stamps
would not be acceptable.
Now the problem was how to return cards from Cuba to the USA.
Hector has friends that live in the US but visit Cuba from time
to time. He was finally able to send a number of cards back with
his friend and they in turn mailed them to me for distribution.
There are 75 QSL cards in the mail now from Hector, CO6CBF. Just
two of them are in envelopes received by Hector, however, he reports
that since that time, he has received several envelopes from the US.
There were a few cards with incorrect callsigns. I did my best to
determine the intended recipient but there may be some errors on my
part. If you get a card addressed to you for a contact you made with
Hector but your callsign is wrong, simply send a card to him and he
will send one back via the above mentioned process. Be patient.
Please remember that Hector's first language is not English. If he gets
your callsign wrong, it is likely due to your not using phonetics. There
is no need to discuss phonetics; just use them when making a QSO with Hector.
The QSL cards are smaller than the standard QSL, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2". That is
because the only printer that Hector has right now will not print that
size. He is trying to fix another printer that will allow the full size
card to be printed.
Hector has shared his plans for future satellite grid operations. He
will be trying to activate every grid in Cuba and may do some water grids
as well. His biggest problem right now is a portable UHF radio. He has
2 meter portables but nothing to take on the road for UHF. It is unfortunate
that we cannot send him a radio due to restrictions, however, other countries
like Canada and Mexico could. If there is anyone outside the US that has
a UHF portable that would cover the satellite band and would like to help
Hector, please consider sending it to him. He is trying to
build a uhf to 2meter downconverter that could be used with a 2m HT but the
outcome is unknown. Anything you build for UHF receive has to be very
sensitive as satellites run very low power. An HT would be the best
solution.
So if you are one of the lucky 73 who gets a QSL card from Hector,
unsolicited,
please take the time to make one out and return it to him. He is trying to
get his VUCC and it's a lot more difficult for him than it is for us. An
IRC always helps. Please do not send cards to me.
Thank you Hector for getting on the birds from Cuba. You have given many of
us a new grid as well as a new DXCC entity!
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:10:15 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Sat32PC Question
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <B0353304B6AF43B7A11D0D49A1521566@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
If all else fails when looking for the SATPC32 files, try searching for
files with a SQF extension. There may be a few other files with a different
extension, but that will get you to the right directory(ies).
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:23:47 -0500
From: "Ronald Nutter" <rnutter@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Using Yaesu VX-3R on the FM Birds
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<10b3638e86fc12c7be44e0668beb37f9.squirrel@xxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
Just picked up a VX-3R to build a Microsat portable station. Reading the
specs, it appears I should have any problems programming it for the birds
but have been told that I have to "mod" the radio to get it accept all the
sat frequencies. Has anyone used the VX-3R and did you need to do the
radio mod and if so, which one ?
Ron
KA4KYI
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:26:59 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Contest - AMSAT-NA Wins!
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <C0E628E5-EF24-42FA-B6AE-1BDDA5BF119F@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
This is FUN! I have answers from at least three continents so far!
Some are incomplete answers ("I think that is the sister of so-and-so ... ").
A couple entries are missing the inclusion of an approximate DATE that the
photo was taken ("I am not sure, Clint, but it was LONG time ago ... (grin) ).
Keep your answers coming in - We should have a declared winner by the weekend!
Clint, K6LCS
http://tinyurl.com/K6LCS-CONTEST
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:31:46 -0400
From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] PayPal Widget
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <SNT111-DS108F959E6E4598B1547862B3980@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Hi All,
Can anyone give me some tips on why I cannot get the AMSAT-NA PayPal widget
to work on my blogspot page (see the link)? BlogSpot does accept HTML and
Java script, and I have tried codes from a few different sources but it
still does not work. I don?t know if it matters or not, but when I go to
retrieve the code from one of the widgets, I put my name in (KD8KSN), my
website (BlogSpot in this case), and the URL (http://kd8ksn.blogspot.com/),
and when I hit ?get HTML? it gives an error saying that the URL is invalid.
I removed the website name and URL since they are optional, and I was then
able to get the code.
Zack
KD8KSN
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:33:41 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VX-3R on FM Sats
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <09A31444-9CA4-43C9-B49B-2EFDCE890B96@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII
Radio transmits at 435 ... receives everything (grin) - (throw a long wire
on it, and sit-------------
Message: 10
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:35:05 -0400
From: Steve Meuse <smeuse@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: searching advice on low pass filter for 146
MHz
To: "Werner Kullmann, HB9BNK" <hb9bnk@xxxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <20110427183504.GB8005@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Werner Kullmann, HB9BNK expunged (hb9bnk@xxxx.xxxx
> What an amazing responsetime on this list !
>
> (post the question, go shopping, find valuable advice !)
>
> thank you all very much !
Since you have plenty of gainr, one cheap alternative might be to try a
tuned stub inline with the feedline.
-Steve
N1JFU - http://n1jfu.blogspot.com - smeuse@xxxxxxx
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:37:41 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Using Yaesu VX-3R on the FM Birds
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <BANLkTim4aacs8ZC_S+PQ=1=-byyPoLZvBQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Hi Ron!
> Just picked up a VX-3R to build a Microsat portable station. ?Reading the
> specs, it appears I should have any problems programming it for the birds
> but have been told that I have to "mod" the radio to get it accept all the
> sat frequencies. ?Has anyone used the VX-3R and did you need to do the
> radio mod and if so, which one ?
No mods are needed. The VX-3Rs for North America transmit and receive
across the 430-450 MHz range, so you are covered for satellites at 435-438
MHz. You will not have full-duplex operation with that radio, but can use a
couple of ways to work the FM birds. I programmed groups of memories for
each satellite in the VX-3R I previously had, and it worked OK.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:42:25 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] PayPal Embed Code
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <569720A8-AACC-47C3-AD5E-607D99D6F6CB@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII
>> ... PayPal widget won;t show up ...
You have the "visitor globe" there - was that an "insert html" or an "insert
source code" task?
Does your blog admin panel have a "insert widget" choice?
Clint
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:47:09 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VX-3 on FM Sats
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <F21125C2-254E-4950-9E00-FA97DEE02A13@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII
Even the VX-3E for the European market transmits 144-146 / 430-440 and
receives everything.
Clint
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:56:58 -0400
From: Dave b@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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