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Today's Topics:
1. Office Closed (Martha)
2. Re: AO51 Tracking Gadget (Jeff Moore)
3. Re: AO51 Tracking Gadget (Zachary Beougher)
4. Re: SO67 at Dayton Hamvention (Mark L. Hammond)
5. FS: M2 149T-CP14 Circular Polarized Antenna (David Palmer KB5WIA)
6. Re: FS: M2 149T-CP14 Circular Polarized Antenna (i8cvs)
7. new sat (Nick Pugh K5QXJ)
8. Re: new sat (i8cvs)
9. FS: Satellite Antenna System (John Germanos)
10. Relay ISS via NO44 (jerry keeton)
11. My First Satellite Contacts (Ted)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 17:46:18 -0400
From: Martha <martha@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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The AMSAT office will be closed from Thursday, May 19th - Monday, May 23rd.
See you in Dayton!
--
73- Martha
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 16:12:04 -0700
From: "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO51 Tracking Gadget
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <139DA1370B224CDB92AEBC68B907CFFE@xxxxx>
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You go to the Amsat page you referenced, do a View Page Source from your
browser. Copy the link for the gadget and change the satid line to the
correct Norad ID for the satellite you want the gadget to track. Embed the
new edited link in your web page and you're good to go!
You should probably also go to Google and the N2YO web-sites and make sure
you have permission to use their gadget. Don't want to violate any
copyrights!
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY
CN94
----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Beougher"
<zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Hi All,
Can anyone tell me how/where I can get the code for the AO51, AO27, ISS,
SO50, etc., Google tracking gadgets powered by N2YO? See AO27?s gadget
here:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=7&retURL=/satellit
es/status.php
(halfway down) I see these things on a couple different sites, so there
must be an easier way to get it on my page without creating an entire new
gadget.
BTW, for those of you that will be commuting to Dayton, you can board the
ark in Cincinnati. ;-) It does look like the rain is going to hold off for
most of the weekend:
Friday, 20th: Partly Sunny, 74F
Saturday, 21st: Partly Sunny, 76F
Sunday, 22nd: Mostly Sunny w/ a 30% chance of storms. 80F
73,
Zack
KD8KSN
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 20:21:11 -0400
From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO51 Tracking Gadget
To: "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I read through their terms of use and I can't find anything that says I
can't do that. If I was going to alter it in some fashion I would guess
that I probably shouldn't be doing this, but if I am just using it for its
intended purpose I don't see an issue with it.
Thanks for the responses!
73,
Zack
KD8KSN
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Moore
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:12 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO51 Tracking Gadget
You go to the Amsat page you referenced, do a View Page Source from your
browser. Copy the link for the gadget and change the satid line to the
correct Norad ID for the satellite you want the gadget to track. Embed the
new edited link in your web page and you're good to go!
You should probably also go to Google and the N2YO web-sites and make sure
you have permission to use their gadget. Don't want to violate any
copyrights!
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY
CN94
----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Beougher"
<zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Hi All,
Can anyone tell me how/where I can get the code for the AO51, AO27, ISS,
SO50, etc., Google tracking gadgets powered by N2YO? See AO27?s gadget
here:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=7&retURL=/satellit
es/status.php
(halfway down) I see these things on a couple different sites, so there
must be an easier way to get it on my page without creating an entire new
gadget.
BTW, for those of you that will be commuting to Dayton, you can board the
ark in Cincinnati. ;-) It does look like the rain is going to hold off for
most of the weekend:
Friday, 20th: Partly Sunny, 74F
Saturday, 21st: Partly Sunny, 76F
Sunday, 22nd: Mostly Sunny w/ a 30% chance of storms. 80F
73,
Zack
KD8KSN
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 22:16:44 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SO67 at Dayton Hamvention
To: "Hans" <hans@xxxxxxx.xx.xx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: 'Keith Pugh' <w5iu@xxxxxx.xxx>
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Hans,
Thank you so very much to the So-67 team! This will come in handy for the
demonstration area at the big Hamvention :)
73,
Mark N8MH
At 02:47 PM 5/17/2011 +0200, Hans wrote:
>Hi
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>
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>An additional schedule has been implemented to cover S067 operation during
>the Dayton Hamvention. Details on www.amsatsa.org.za
><http://www.amsatsa.org.za/>
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>
>Hans van de Groenendaal
>
>Features Editor EngineerIT
>
>www.eepublishers.co.za
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>012 991 4662
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>082 781 4631
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 03:58:44 +0000
From: David Palmer KB5WIA <kb5wia@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS: M2 149T-CP14 Circular Polarized Antenna
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Everyone,
I was contacted by a local ham recently who'd like to find a good home
for a sat antenna currently located at their emergency comms site.
The antenna appears to be a M-Squared 149T-CP14 circular polarized
antenna. It has the following measured specs: Boom 118? (9? 10?),
Driven elements (2): about 37.5?, Reflectors (2): about 39?, Other
Elements ? range about 35 to 34?. The spec sheet for this antenna
indicates it has 10.3 dBi gain and a frequency range of 148-150 MHz
(yes, this is outside the 2m ham band).
http://m2inc.com/products/commercial/136r149tcp14.html
It's been at a fixed az/el position on an office bldg roof for a while
but is reportedly in great shape. They don't use the antenna anymore,
so he'd like to know whether anyone in the satellite community would
be interested in this one. Contact me off-list if you're interested
and I'll put you in touch!
73 de Dave KB5WIA / CM88 Northern California
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 10:06:04 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FS: M2 149T-CP14 Circular Polarized Antenna
To: "David Palmer KB5WIA" <kb5wia@xxxxx.xxx>, "AMSAT BB"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <000e01cc15fb$9a0b2ce0$0401a8c0@xxxxxx>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Palmer KB5WIA" <kb5wia@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 5:58 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS: M2 149T-CP14 Circular Polarized Antenna
Hi Everyone,
I was contacted by a local ham recently who'd like to find a good home
for a sat antenna currently located at their emergency comms site.
The antenna appears to be a M-Squared 149T-CP14 circular polarized
antenna. It has the following measured specs: Boom 118? (9? 10?),
Driven elements (2): about 37.5?, Reflectors (2): about 39?, Other
Elements ? range about 35 to 34?. The spec sheet for this antenna
indicates it has 10.3 dBi gain and a frequency range of 148-150 MHz
(yes, this is outside the 2m ham band).
http://m2inc.com/products/commercial/136r149tcp14.html
It's been at a fixed az/el position on an office bldg roof for a while
but is reportedly in great shape. They don't use the antenna anymore,
so he'd like to know whether anyone in the satellite community would
be interested in this one. Contact me off-list if you're interested
and I'll put you in touch!
73 de Dave KB5WIA / CM88 Northern California
Hi Dave, KB5WIA
The above antenna 149T-CP14 has been designed for the ATS
Advance Technological Satellite use into the band 148-150 MHz
and so of no interest for the Amateur Radio Satellites.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 03:39:39 -0500
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] new sat
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
A 1u cube satellite cost < $50k Just get a university to sponsor it. A bird
that can get out to 1200 KM is < $150k . Three of these sat would get us
several hours of coverage a day. AMSAT has approximately 4000 members so
raise the dues $20 a year and by year 2 you have the money.
Thanks
nick
Office 337 593 8700
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 12:35:12 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: new sat
To: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT BB'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <003901cc1610$6fa565a0$0401a8c0@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:39 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] new sat
> A 1u cube satellite cost < $50k Just get a university to sponsor it. A
> bird that can get out to 1200 KM is < $150k . Three of these sat would
> get us several hours of coverage a day. AMSAT has approximately 4000
> members so raise the dues $20 a year and by year 2 you have the money.
>
> Thanks
>
> nick
> Office 337 593 8700
> Cell 337 258 2527
>
Hi Nick K5QXJ
AMSAT-NA has much more than approximately 4000 members !
Look at the following message signed from Rick Tejera K7TEJ
AMSAT member 38452
So raise the dues $20 a year and by only year 1 you have appoximately
$769040..........a good donation to AMSAT-DL for P3E ! !
Only one HEO satellite would get us several hours of coverage a day
all over the globe or I am wrong ?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
To: "'Ben Napper'" <ben.napper@xxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:19 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: My First Satellite Contacts
< snip >
> Rick Tejera
> Saguaro Astronomy Club
> Phoenix, Arizona
> www.saguaroastro.org
> saguaroastro@xxx.xxx
>
> K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452
Best 73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 10:45:11 -0500
From: "John Germanos" <wb9pnu@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS: Satellite Antenna System
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx. org" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <FCEBILKJBICLKKPHONNDIEILEBAA.wb9pnu@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I have the following for sale:
M2 436CP30 with PS-70CM polarity switch installed
M2 2MCP14 with PS-2M polarity switch installed
M2 Model HD-FG Fiberglass Boom
Yeasu Model G-5400B AZ/EL Rotor
W0LMD Rotor Computer Interface
All in working order.
Pick up only. $600.00 takes all.
John WB9PNU
314 843 3031
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 13:15:21 -0500
From: "jerry keeton" <jkboxk@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Relay ISS via NO44
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BC03CA3A8B6C436FB0C2E2643217E4C3@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Should have noticed this earlier , a possible skip from ISS to NO44 or vice
versa . This pass @xxxx or there abouts if this gets posted soon enough .
Jerry WB5LHD
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 11:46:10 -0700
From: "Ted" <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] My First Satellite Contacts
To: "'Ben Napper'" <ben.napper@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <85AF94652CC143D3831FF673D6F17E81@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Ben,
1. if you use HRD Logbook, you need to input the satellite name and indicate
'propagation' as 'satellite' on that tab. Name must be exact name of sat
including hyphen: AO-51 not ao51. Not doing this will not pick up the
contact in LoTW.
2. Always use most current version of HRD. (I think HRD is the best overall
CAT program as it blends all your needs into 1 program - others will
disagree) and the price is right ! (there is a HRD Group on Yahoo Groups
that is helpful or you can look in the HRD forums for an answer)
3. There is a LoTW tab in the current version of HRD Logbook. If you
highlight an entry and click the LoTW tab it will prompt you through the
process. If you have a log page open, you can hold the 'ctrl' key down and
highlight multiple entries. Or you can export your log and upload the entire
log each time. I have been uploading on a weekly basis, usually on a Monday
(after a contest or weekend sat passes)
4. QSL cards are often a budget issue. My personal choice for best quality
and the ability to work with you on your own design is RUSPRINT (Google it)
Darryl will customize the back side of the card for sat contacts (look at
the back of K8YSE's card for example of a layout)
5. It is customary to include SASE. Ask the other guy - look at his QRZ.com
page). The frustration is that not all sat folks will return a card, even
with a SASE, but that is part of the game . Now that LoTW has a VUCC, you
could rely solely on that, but it may not happen in your lifetime depending
on your age.
Good hunting, Ted K7TRK
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Ben Napper
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:32 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] My First Satellite Contacts
Wow!
I've been grinning ear-to-ear for a little while now that I have my first
satellite contacts completed. I find it astonishing that a hobby as mundane
sounding as Amateur Radio can have any aspect of it that is
as exhilarating as this experience has been. From the day I got my Tech
ticket, I've wanted to work the birds, but, being a younger ham, life takes
its turns. Thank you to my #1 - K8YSE, #2 - AC0RA, #3 - W7JPI, #4 - WA4NV,
and #5 - K8TL.
That said, I've learned a few things while lurking on here and the
satellites.
- Be patient. There's a lot of hams and only a few FM birds. (I'd love to
get into the linear birds too, but I'd need congressional approval from the
wife for the budgetary consideration required to make that a reality.)
- Don't try to transmit on the bird's downlink frequency. No matter how
hard you try, you will be doing a lot of talking to yourself.
- Clean up the dog poo in the backyard.
Now, some questions: I want to use Ham Radio Deluxe as my log (unless I hear
of something that is much better) and I'm setup for LotW. How often should
I upload to LotW? Are there any gotchas with logging satellite contacts?
Best practices?
Also, I want to (eventually) do paper QSL cards. If you do them, how do you
usually handle them? Who do you recommend to use to get them made?
Thanks,
Ben Napper - KC0PCQ
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